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"Skylark" is an American popular song with lyrics by Johnny Mercer (1909-1976), and music by Hoagy Carmichael (1899-1981), published in 1941. [1] Background.
Title song sung by Nat King Cole from the film of the same name Autumn Leaves Roger Williams No. 1 Billboard Charts 1955 1957 Bernadine: Johnny Mercer Pat Boone (#1 Billboard charts for 1 week 1957 1941 Blues in the Night: Harold Arlen 1946 Come Rain or Come Shine: Harold Arlen 1939 Cuckoo in the Clock: Walter Donaldson: 1939 Day In, Day Out ...
The 1997 film adaptation directed by Clint Eastwood features prominently Hoagy Carmichael/Johnny Mercer song "Skylark", sung by k.d. lang. The movie soundtrack contains 14 Mercer songs performed by artists such as Alison Krauss, Paula Cole, and Cassandra Wilson; the film's star, Kevin Spacey, sang Mercer's 1942 hit "That Old Black Magic".
Skylark was a Canadian pop and rock band active from 1971 to 1973 and based in ... The song's popularity was boosted by frequent play on CKLW-AM radio after its ...
"Wildflower" is a song written by Doug Edwards and Dave Richardson in 1972. First performed by the Canadian band Skylark, it has been covered by many artists and more recently has been sampled in a number of hip hop songs.
Foster was a keyboardist for the pop group Skylark, discovered by Eirik Wangberg. The song "Wildflower" was a top ten hit in 1973. [3] When the group disbanded, Foster remained in Los Angeles [8] and, together with Jay Graydon, he formed the band Airplay. In 1975, Foster played on George Harrison's album Extra Texture.
Douglas Fraser Edwards (March 15, 1946 – November 11, 2016) was a Canadian musician, composer and multi-instrumentalist best known for co-creating the hit song "Wildflower" for the pop/rock band Skylark. He was also part of The Hometown Band and later was bassist for Vancouver band Chilliwack.
"To a Skylark" is a poem completed by Percy Bysshe Shelley in late June 1820 and published accompanying his lyrical drama Prometheus Unbound by Charles and James Ollier in London. [ 1 ] It was inspired by an evening walk in the country near Livorno , Italy, with his wife Mary Shelley , and describes the appearance and song of a skylark they ...