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Oh, Danny boy, Oh Danny boy, I love you so! But when ye come, and all the flowers are dying, If I am dead, as dead I well may be, Ye'll come and find the place where I am lying, And kneel and say an Avé there for me. And I shall hear, though soft you tread above me, And all my grave will warmer, sweeter be, For you will bend and tell me that ...
The title of the air came from the name of County Londonderry, and was collected by Jane Ross of Limavady in the county.. Ross submitted the tune to music collector George Petrie, and it was then published by the Society for the Preservation and Publication of the Melodies of Ireland in the 1855 book The Ancient Music of Ireland, which Petrie edited. [1]
His first album with Columbia, Danny Boy and Other Songs I Love to Sing, was a chart success, peaking at number 19. He was then asked to sing "Moon River", the theme from Breakfast at Tiffany's, at the 1962 Academy Awards, where it won Best Original Song. [13]
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.
"Danny's Song" is a song written by American singer-songwriter Kenny Loggins, as a gift for his brother Danny for the birth of his son, Colin. It first appeared on an album by Gator Creek [ 1 ] and a year later on the album Sittin' In , the debut album by Loggins and Messina .
The interview included Kearns' insights about his meteoric career and rise to fame, and a performance by Kearns of "Danny Boy", [8] and "The Lord's Prayer". [9] Said Huckabee after the interview, "When [Anthony] sang 'Danny Boy' and 'The Lord's Prayer' on my show, he had one of the most positive responses of any guest I've had to date."
The Sweetheart Tree is an album by American pop singer Johnny Mathis that was released by Mercury Records on September 30, 1965, [1] and included songs associated with Italy ("Arrivederci Roma"), France ("Clopin Clopant"), Ireland ("Danny Boy"), and Scotland ("The Skye Boat Song") as well as several selections, such as "I'll Close My Eyes" and "The Very Thought of You", from English composers.
Carl Lee Perkins (April 9, 1932 – January 19, 1998) [1] [2] was an American guitarist, singer and songwriter. A rockabilly great and pioneer of rock and roll, he began his recording career at the Sun Studio, in Memphis in 1954.