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  2. Big Bad John - Wikipedia

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    Big Bad John. "Big Bad John" is a country song originally performed by Jimmy Dean, who wrote and composed it. [1] It was released in September 1961 and by the beginning of November it had gone to number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100. It won Dean the 1962 Grammy Award for Best Country & Western Recording, and was nominated for the Grammy Award for ...

  3. Amazing Grace - Wikipedia

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    John Newton, 1778 According to the Dictionary of American Hymnology, "Amazing Grace" is John Newton's spiritual autobiography in verse. In 1725, Newton was born in Wapping, a district in London near the Thames. His father was a shipping merchant who was brought up as a Catholic but had Protestant sympathies, and his mother was a devout Independent, unaffiliated with the Anglican Church. She ...

  4. Midnight Special (song) - Wikipedia

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    Midnight Special (song) " Midnight Special " is a traditional folk song thought to have originated among prisoners in the American South. [1] The song refers to the passenger train Midnight Special and its "ever-loving light." The song is historically performed in the country-blues style from the viewpoint of the prisoner and has been performed ...

  5. John Henry (folklore) - Wikipedia

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    John Henry is a symbol of physical strength and endurance, of exploited labor, of the dignity of a human being against the degradations of the machine age, and of racial pride and solidarity. During World War II his image was used in U.S. government propaganda as a symbol of social tolerance and diversity. [13]

  6. Abraham, Martin and John - Wikipedia

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    Barry Oslander. " Abraham, Martin and John " is a 1968 song written by Dick Holler. It was first recorded by Dion, in a version that was a substantial North American chart hit in 1968–1969. Near-simultaneous cover versions by Smokey Robinson and the Miracles and Moms Mabley also charted in the U.S. in 1969, and a version that same year by ...

  7. She Thinks His Name Was John - Wikipedia

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    Reba McEntire singles chronology. "Why Haven't I Heard from You". (1994) " She Thinks His Name Was John ". (1994) "Till You Love Me". (1994) "She Thinks His Name Was John" is a song written by Sandy Knox and Steve Rosen, and recorded by American country music icon Reba McEntire. It was released in July 1994 as the second single from her album ...

  8. Creeque Alley - Wikipedia

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    Creeque Alley. " Creeque Alley " is an autobiographical hit single written by John Phillips and Michelle Phillips of the Mamas and the Papas in late 1966, narrating the story of how the group was formed, and its early years. The third song on the album Deliver, it peaked at number 5 on the US Billboard pop singles chart the week of Memorial Day ...

  9. Edge of Seventeen - Wikipedia

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    Edge of Seventeen. " Edge of Seventeen " is a song by the American singer-songwriter Stevie Nicks from her debut solo studio album Bella Donna (1981), released as the third single from the album on February 4, 1982. [1] The lyrics were written by Nicks to express the grief resulting from the death of her uncle Jonathan and the murder of John ...

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