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"Danny Boy" is a song with lyrics written by English lawyer Frederic Weatherly in 1910, and set to the traditional Irish melody of "Londonderry Air" in 1913.
Danny Boy and Other Songs I Love to Sing is the eighth studio album by American pop singer Andy Williams.It was released in early 1962 by Columbia Records.This was his first project after leaving Cadence Records, where his albums each had a specific theme.
Danny Boy was born on October 31, 1977, and grew up in the Austin neighborhood on the West Side of Chicago, Illinois.In 2016, Danny Boy announced that he is gay. [3] He has said in numerous interviews that the suicide of a man he had been in a relationship with pushed him to come out, and that he wants to be a positive role model for LGBTQ people experiencing shame over their sexuality.
A 1938 film, The Londonderry Air, features the song. A. P. Herbert's poem "Let Us Be Glad", written for the conclusion of the 1948 Summer Olympics, and sung at the end of the event, used the melody. [14] The 2007 computer game BioShock features the song "Danny Boy", in a 1950s recording by Mario Lanza.
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The first of Weatherly's well-known works was the hymn "The Holy City", written in 1892 to music by the British composer Stephen Adams. The song includes the refrain "Jerusalem, Jerusalem!". He wrote the song "Danny Boy" while living in Bath in 1910, but it did not meet with much success.
It's About Time is the debut album by Danny Boy, released on April 20, 2010. The album features pre-recorded songs with production from DJ Quik and DeVante Swing and has guest appearances from Roger Troutman and JoJo from Jodeci.
House of Pain was an American hip hop trio that released three albums in the 1990s. The group consisted of DJ Lethal, Danny Boy, and Everlast.They are best known for their 1992 hit single "Jump Around", which reached number 3 in their native United States of America, number 6 in Ireland and number 8 in the United Kingdom.