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The beginning of Swanee River is played by Ed Norton (on the harmonica) before Ralph's apology in "A Matter of Record" (#1.15). In the episode, "The $99,000 Answer" (#1.19), Norton has a strange habit that before he can play any song, he always plays a few notes of "Old Folks at Home"/"Swanee River" to warm up.
Swanee River is a 1939 American biographical musical drama film directed by Sidney Lanfield and starring Don Ameche, Andrea Leeds, Al Jolson, and Felix Bressart. It is a biopic about Stephen Foster , a songwriter from Pittsburgh who falls in love with the South, marries a Southern girl, then is accused of sympathizing when the Civil War breaks out.
The Suwanee (given as "Swanee") is the locale of the protagonist's longed-for home in two famous songs: Steven Fosters 1851 "Old Folks at Home", which is commonly called by its first line ("Way down upon the Swanee River") or just "Swanee River", [13] and George Gershwin's 1919 song "Swanee" (partly inspired by Foster's song) [14] made a #1 hit ...
In 1983, then-governor Bob Graham suggested adding another, more upbeat state song. [10] In 1997, state Representative Willie Logan introduced a bill to change the song, citing the offensive nature of the lyrics; [10] the bill was strongly opposed by lawmakers who represented the Suwannee River region, and ultimately was withdrawn by Logan. [11]
Swanee River may refer to: Old Folks at Home , an 1851 song often known unofficially as "Swanee River", written by Stephen Foster Swanee River (1931 film) , an American film
"Facts of Love" is a song by Jeff Lorber with Karyn White on lead vocals. It was released as a single in 1986 from their album Private Passion. [2] [3] [4] ...
Foster's name is included in the rapid fire litany of musicians and songs that make up the lyrics of the 1974 pop novelty song "Life Is a Rock (But the Radio Rolled Me)" by Reunion. Neil Sedaka wrote and recorded a song about Foster and released it on his 1975 album, The Hungry Years .
The journalists who work for the site have interviewed thousands of artists and songwriters to get the facts behind the songs, including Peter Murphy, [5] Gene Simmons, [6] Mick Jones, [7] Ian Anderson, [8] Brad Arnold (3 Doors Down), [9] Billy Steinberg, [10] Matt Thiessen, [11] Tomas Haake, [12] Jo Dee Messina, Marc Roberge, Bill Withers ...