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"Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town" is a Christmas song written by J. Fred Coots and Haven Gillespie, and first recorded by Harry Reser and His Orchestra. [1] When it was covered by Eddie Cantor on his radio show in November 1934 it became a hit; within 24 hours, 500,000 copies of sheet music and more than 30,000 records were sold.
The song talks about Hank Williams giving a concert on October 15, 1951 (known from the lyrics "I Love Lucy debuted on TV"). In the words of C. Eric Banister (Johnny Cash FAQ: All That's Left to Know About the Man in Black), Cash and Jennings sing "of the excitement that accompanied an appearance by Williams" and of "the memories they'll always have of him."
"Sixteen Tons" was previously a hit for Tennessee Ernie Ford, "The Big Light" is an Elvis Costello song from his album King of America, released the previous year and "Let Him Roll" is from Guy Clark's debut, Old No. 1. The album reached #36 on the country charts, while the only released single, "The Night Hank Williams Came to Town", peaked at ...
The album was devised as a response to Phil Spector's A Christmas Gift for You from Philles Records (1963), an album Brian had attended recording sessions for. [7] He played piano on the song "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town" but was dismissed by Spector due to his "substandard" piano playing. [8]
A song originally recorded for Tina Turner’s hit 1980s album “Private Dancer” and thought to be lost has been rediscovered after four decades. “Hot For You Baby” has been unearthed from ...
Dinosaur Song; The Diplomat; Dirty Old Egg-Suckin' Dog; Do Lord; Do What You Do, Do Well; Doesn't Anybody Know My Name; Doin' My Time; Don't Go Near The Water; Don't Make Me Go; Don't Sell Daddy Any More Whiskey; Don't Step On Mother's Roses; Don't Take Anyone To Be Your Friend (Don't Take Everybody For Your Friend) Don't Take Your Guns To Town
Kelly Clarkson is known for some of her most famous pop songs like "Since U Been Gone" and her 2002 rendition of "A Moment Like This."
He found work as a "plug" man, entertaining audiences at local vaudeville shows by playing and singing songs he had written. They had only one child, Haven Lamont Gillespie, who was born January 10, 1910. His first break came in 1911 when he met Roy Steventon, performing with Mildred Lovejoy in a dancing act at the Keith Theater in Cincinnati.