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James Thurston Nabors (June 12, 1930 – November 30, 2017) was an American actor, singer, and comedian, widely known for his signature character, Gomer Pyle.. Nabors was discovered by Andy Griffith while working at a Santa Monica nightclub, and he later joined The Andy Griffith Show, where he played the good-natured, unsophisticated Gomer Pyle.
The Jim Nabors Hour "I Was A King At Jesus' Birth" b/w "O Holy Night" (from Jim Nabors Christmas Album) Columbia 45053 Non-album track 1970 "Tomorrow Never Comes" b/w "It's My Life" Columbia 45126 The Jim Nabors Hour "I'll Begin Again" b/w "Louisiana Lady" Columbia 45271 For The Good Times -- The Jim Nabors Hour: 1972 "(At) The End (Of A Rainbow)"
There are more than 500 versions available on such sites as Amazon, recorded by various artists such as Loretta Lynn, Johnny Cash, Jim Nabors, and Willie Nelson, to the traditional tune. The lyrics have also been set to new music by contemporary gospel artists such as Doris Johnson.
In 1964, Jim Nabors, Don Knotts, Andy Griffith, and a choir performed the song on The Andy Griffith Show, in the episode "The Song Festers". Italian-American crooner Jerry Vale recorded a popular version of the song. Tom sang the first verse of the song at the beginning of the Tom and Jerry cartoon Cat and Dupli-cat. Jerry also scats along to ...
Jim Nabors covered the song in 1970 for his vinyl album of the same name. Reaching #124 on the Billboard Hot 200 chart. Bing Crosby recorded the song for his 1972 album Bing 'n' Basie. Neil Sedaka performed a version on his 1976 album Live in Australia. [13] Dana named her 1980 album after the song. It made #43 in the UK chart.
Released as a single in early 1969, Laine's version of the song was a hit single for the 55-year-old singer on U.S. singles charts. It peaked at #24 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in March of that year, remaining in the Top 40 for seven weeks, [2] and was the final Top 40 hit of Laine's long career.
Morris wrote down the words and music and published the song “Just a Closer Walk with Thee” that year, 1940, adding a few lyrics of his own to provide more breadth. Within two years the song became a standard in gospel music, eventually becoming a standard in Jazz, and then moving into the realm of American folk music, known and sung by ...
He and his brother Jim begin performing together [1] in or around 1947. They originally performed under the name, "The McReynolds Brothers." [2] In 1951, Jesse and Jim, joined by Larry Roll on guitar, made their first recording, ten gospel songs for Kentucky Records under the name "The Virginia Trio". [2]