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John Allyn McAlpin Berryman (born John Allyn Smith, Jr.; October 25, 1914 – January 7, 1972) was an American poet and scholar. He was a major figure in American poetry in the second half of the 20th century and is considered a key figure in the " confessional " school of poetry.
Norman is famous for writing the music to the first James Bond movie Dr No, and has been credited with writing the "James Bond Theme", the signature theme of the James Bond franchise. Norman has received royalties since 1962 for the theme, but it was arranged by John Barry after the producers were dissatisfied with Norman's music.
John Paul Larkin (March 13, 1942 – December 3, 1999), known professionally as Scatman John, was an American musician. A prolific jazz pianist and vocalist for several decades, he rose to prominence during the 1990s through his fusion of scat singing and dance music. He recorded five albums, which were released between 1986 and 2002.
John Lennon: McCartney recorded the song in response to a comment John Lennon made towards McCartney's compositions calling them "silly love songs" [16] [17] 1977 "Pigs (Three Different Ones)" Pink Floyd: Margaret Thatcher and Mary Whitehouse
The Elton John song "The Ballad of Blind Tom", from his 2013 album The Diving Board, is about Blind Tom. Blind Tom Wiggins is the subject of a novel, The Song of the Shank, (2014) by Jeffrey Reynard Allen. [17] Blind Tom Wiggins is also the subject in a sequence of poems in Olio (2016) by Tyehimba Jess.
This list is of songs that have been interpolated by other songs. Songs that are cover versions, parodies, or use samples of other songs are not "interpolations". The list is organized under the name of the artist whose song is interpolated followed by the title of the song, and then the interpolating artist and their song.
The song was performed by George H. Primrose, [4] and first recorded by Arthur Collins in 1902. Later recordings include those by Fiddlin' John Carson (1932), Jelly Roll Morton (1939), Kid Ory (1945), Louis Armstrong (1950), Peggy Lee (1955), the Preservation Hall Jazz Band (1988), and Dr. John (1992). [5]
Leon Russell (born Claude Russell Bridges; April 2, 1942 – November 13, 2016) was an American musician and songwriter who was involved with numerous bestselling records during his 60-year career that spanned multiple genres, including rock and roll, [3] country, gospel, bluegrass, rhythm and blues, southern rock, [4] blues rock, [5] folk, surf and the Tulsa sound.