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Lynyrd Skynyrd, whose lead singer Ronnie Van Zant considered Rodgers one of his favorite artists, often performed the song. [65] Actor and singer Harry Dean Stanton remembered "Blue Yodel" as one of the first blues songs he ever sang. [66] Bonnie Parker, a fan of Rodgers, often sang the song during her childhood. [67]
Music and Lyrics is a 2007 American musical romantic comedy-drama film written and directed by Marc Lawrence. It focuses on the relationship that evolves between a former pop music idol (of the fictional band PoP!) and an aspiring writer as they struggle to compose a song for a reigning pop diva.
Foster MacKenzie III (July 9, 1944 – June 8, 1993), known professionally as Root Boy Slim, was an American musician and songwriter.. He was born in Asheville, North Carolina but raised in Washington, D.C.'s Maryland suburbs.
"John the Revelator" is a gospel blues call and response song. [2] Music critic Thomas Ward describes it as "one of the most powerful songs in all of pre-war acoustic music ... [which] has been hugely influential to blues performers". [3] American gospel-blues musician Blind Willie Johnson recorded "John the Revelator" in 1930.
Delta blues is one of the earliest-known styles of blues. It originated in the Mississippi Delta and is regarded as a regional variant of country blues. Guitar and harmonica are its dominant instruments; slide guitar is a hallmark of the style. Vocal styles in Delta blues range from introspective and soulful to passionate and fiery.
The song was originally written by Jim Steinman, Tony Hendra and Sean Kelly (and sung by Michael Simmons) for the short-lived television comedy series, Delta House.Steinman reworked the melody into the song "Dead Ringer for Love" for the Dead Ringer album, while portions of the lyrics would later appear in his "Tonight Is What It Means to Be Young".
"Wish You Were Here" is a song by Australian singer–songwriter Delta Goodrem. It was sent to Australian radio on 4 October 2012, and was released digitally on 12 October 2012 and as a CD single on 19 October 2012.
Sing The Delta is the fifth album by country and folk singer, Iris DeMent. The album, released on October 2, 2012, via Flariella Records, comprises DeMent's first original material in sixteen years. The album, released on October 2, 2012, via Flariella Records, comprises DeMent's first original material in sixteen years.