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Lincoln R. Chase (June 29, 1926 – October 6, 1980) was an American songwriter and occasional recording artist. As a writer, his most notable songs were " Such a Night ", " Jim Dandy ", and several of Shirley Ellis ' hits in the early 1960s including " The Name Game " and " The Clapping Song ".
The book begins with an introduction where Goodwin explains how she plans to illuminate Lincoln's life: "In my own effort to illuminate the character and career of Abraham Lincoln, I have coupled the account of his life with the stories of the remarkable men who were his rivals for the 1860 Republican presidential nomination—New York senator William H. Seward, Ohio governor Salmon P. Chase ...
The 1860 Republican National Convention was a presidential nominating convention that met May 16–18 in Chicago, Illinois. It was held to nominate the Republican Party 's candidates for president and vice president in the 1860 election. The convention selected former representative Abraham Lincoln of Illinois for president and Senator Hannibal ...
The Nitty Gritty (song) " The Nitty Gritty " is a 1963 song written by Lincoln Chase and recorded by Shirley Ellis. Released by Congress Records, it reached No. 8 on the Billboard Hot 100 in early 1964. [2] In Canada it was No. 19 for 2 weeks. [3][4]
A suspect shot a passenger on a Los Angeles MTA bus on Wednesday before hijacking the vehicle and leading police on a chase for over an hour before he was apprehended by a SWAT team.
The Clapping Song. " The Clapping Song " is an American song, written by Lincoln Chase, originally arranged by Charles Calello and recorded by Shirley Ellis in 1965. [citation needed] The single sold over a million copies, and peaked at number eight in the United States [1] and number six in the UK. [2]
The 1860 United States presidential election was the 19th quadrennial presidential election, held on Tuesday, November 6, 1860.In a four-way contest, the Republican Party ticket of Abraham Lincoln and Hannibal Hamlin [2] won a national popular plurality, a popular majority in the North where states had already abolished slavery, and a national electoral majority comprising only Northern ...
Jim Dandy (song) " Jim Dandy " (sometimes known as "Jim Dandy to the Rescue") is a song written by Lincoln Chase, and was first recorded by American R&B singer LaVern Baker on December 21, 1955. [1] It reached the top of the R&B chart [2] and #17 on the pop charts in the United States. It was named one of The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 ...