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First child to Roebuck "Pops" Staples and his wife Oceola Staples, Cleotha was born in Drew, Mississippi, in 1934. [6] Two years later, Roebuck moved his family from Mississippi to Chicago . [ 1 ] Roebuck and Oceola's children, son Pervis and daughters, Mavis and Yvonne, were born in Chicago. [ 6 ]
Dana Rosemary Scallon (born Rosemary Brown; 30 August 1950) [1] known professionally as Dana (/ ˈ d æ n ə /), is an Irish singer, songwriter and politician. While still a schoolgirl she won the 1970 Eurovision Song Contest with "All Kinds of Everything". It became a worldwide million-seller and launched her music career.
Annmarie O'Riordan (born 15 August 1990, [1] in Duhallow in County Cork) is an Irish singer (singer-songwriter).. She was born to Humphrey O'Riordan and Eileen Creedon O'Riordan, and her musical interest were early encouraged by her parents.
The Irish Rovers pay tribute to ol' Seth Davy, a sad puppeteer who makes dolls dance in an old crate on the corner of Beggars Bush, in this 1968 folk song. 'Lift the Wings' by Bill Whelan
Nic Amhlaoibh joined the traditional Irish group Danú in 2003. Ciarán Ó Gealbháin, Danú 's former lead singer, left the band in 2003, and Nic Amhlaoibh took over as singer and whistle player, occasionally joining band member Tom Doorley in playing the flute. [5] She recorded her first album with Danú in 2003, called The Road Less Travelled.
Spillane is an advocate of the resurgence of the Irish language having released two albums almost entirely in Irish. The first being a collaboration with Irish poet Louis de Paor under the pseudonym "The Gaelic Hit Factory". The album of the same name was critically acclaimed and Spillane and De Paor combined their talents to win the Realta ...
Bridie sang mainly ballads or as they later became known as Country and Irish. One of her best known songs was "The Boys From The County Armagh", which sold over 250,000 copies, the biggest-selling Irish single at that time. [3] Bridie also recorded "Cottage by the Lee", written by Irish songwriter, Dick Farrelly.
2. “RIVER” BY LEON BRIDGES. Best lyrics: “Oh, I wanna come near and give ya/Every part of me”. Just jump ahead to the 1:30 mark to get to the good stuff.