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She's About a Mover is a 1965 song by the Sir Douglas Quintet [3] that was quickly covered by several other artists. The song has a 12-bar blues structure, and is essentially a rewrite of The Coasters ’ 1957 hit, " Searchin' " The song was recorded in Houston , Texas at Gold Star Studios .
The Sir Douglas Quintet was an American rock band formed in San Antonio, Texas in 1964. [2] With their first hits, they were acclaimed in their home state. When their career was established (subsequent to working with Texas record producer Huey Meaux), the band relocated to the West Coast. Their move coincided with the burgeoning San Francisco ...
She's About a Mover" peaked at number 13 on the Billboard Hot 100, [29] and reached number 15 on the UK Singles Chart. [30] The success of the song propelled the Sir Douglas Quintet to tour, and to become an opener for The Beatles and The Beach Boys. [31] They appeared on Hullabaloo, and host Trini Lopez revealed the real origin of the band.
La cheminée du roi René, Op. 205, [1] is a suite in seven movements for wind quintet, composed in 1939 by the French composer Darius Milhaud. The title alludes to a Provençal proverb playing on words for 'fireplace', 'chimney' and 'promenade': the 15th-century King of Sicily René d'Anjou is said to have enjoyed walks in the winter sun of ...
Border Wave is an album by the American band the Sir Douglas Quintet, released in 1981. [1] [2] Doug Sahm was inspired to record the album after the success of Joe Carrasco and Elvis Costello. [3] [4] It was Sahm's second album for Takoma Records. [5] Border Wave peaked at No. 184 on the Billboard 200. [6] The band supported the album with a ...
Quintet of the Americas (QOA) have performed recitals; at Carnegie Hall, including the débuts of three commissions for quintet with orchestra in the Carnegie Hall American Music Week Series at Weill Recital Hall; Chamber Music Northwest; Pan American Music Festivals at the Library of Congress and the O.A.S.; two Lincoln Center Out-of-Doors Festivals; retrospective concerts for Karel Husa ...
She Moves was an American pop trio consisting of Carla Duren, Diana Bologna and Danielle Flora, formed in 1997 by German pop producers the Berman Brothers.The trio, all former dancers for the New York Knicks, are perhaps best-known for their one-hit wonder "Breaking All The Rules", a dance-pop track which achieved moderate success in late 1997, peaking at No. 32 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Vanessa is an American opera in three (originally four) acts by Samuel Barber, opus 32, with an original English libretto by Gian Carlo Menotti.It was composed in 1956–1957 and was first performed at the Metropolitan Opera in New York City on January 15, 1958 under the baton of Dimitri Mitropoulos in a production designed by Cecil Beaton and directed by Menotti.