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For The Good Times (Dean Martin Album)
__NOTOC__ ''For the Good Times'' is a 1971 studio album by Dean Martin arranged by Ernie Freeman and produced by Jimmy Bowen. The album peaked at 113 on the ''Billboard'' 200 and 41 on the Billboard top Country Albums chart. It was reissued on CD by Capitol Records in 2006 and Hip-O Records in 2009. Though Martin was recording infrequently at this stage of his career, this was the second album he recorded in 1970. Reception The initial ''Billboard'' review from 6 February 1971 commented that "Dean Martin is an old timer who knows how to make time with the new crop of writers". William Ruhlmann on Allmusic.com gave the album two and a half stars out of five. Ruhlmann said that "Martin handled the material with his usual careless aplomb, but the result was just another record, no better or worse than its immediate predecessors". Track listing Side One: # " For the Good Times" (Kris Kristofferson) – 3:50 # "Marry Me" (Barry Mason, Les Reed) – 2:34 # "Georgia Sunshine" ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dean Martin
Dean Martin (born Dino Paul Crocetti; June 7, 1917 – December 25, 1995) was an American singer, actor, and comedian. Nicknamed the "Honorific nicknames in popular music, King of Cool", he is regarded as one of the most popular entertainers of the mid-20th century. Martin gained his career breakthrough together with comedian Jerry Lewis, billed as Martin and Lewis, in 1946. They performed in nightclubs and later had numerous appearances on radio and television and in films. Following an acrimonious ending of the partnership in 1956, Martin pursued a solo career as a performer and actor. He established himself as a singer, recording numerous contemporary songs as well as standards from the Great American Songbook. Martin became one of the most popular acts in Las Vegas and was known for his friendship with fellow artists Frank Sinatra and Sammy Davis Jr., who together with several others formed the Rat Pack. Starting in 1965, Martin was the host of the television variety progra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ned Miller
Henry Ned Miller (April 12, 1925 – March 18, 2016) was an American country music singer-songwriter. Active as a recording artist from 1956 to 1970, he is known primarily for his hit single "From a Jack to a King", a Crossover (music), crossover hit in 1962 which reached Top 40, Top 10 on the country music, adult contemporary, and Billboard Hot 100, ''Billboard'' Hot 100 record chart, charts, No. 1 for 5 weeks in CHUM Chart, Canada, as well as reaching No.2 in the UK charts. He had several more chart singles in his career, although none matched the success of "From a Jack to a King". He also composed and recorded "Invisible Tears". Biography Miller's start as a songwriter came when he was sixteen years old.[ allmusic ((( Ned Miller > Biography )))] He later joined the United States Marine Corps, from which he was later discharged. In 1956, both Gale Storm and Bonnie Guitar had Top Five hits with different versions of the song "Dark Moon (song), Dark Moon", which Miller co-wrote. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maurice Gibb
Maurice Ernest Gibb (; 22 December 1949 – 12 January 2003) was a British musician and songwriter. He achieved global fame as a member of the Bee Gees pop group. Although his elder brother Barry Gibb and fraternal twin brother Robin Gibb were the group's main lead singers, most of their albums included at least one or two songs featuring Maurice's lead vocals, including "Lay It on Me (Bee Gees song), Lay It on Me", "Country Woman" and "On Time (song), On Time". The Bee Gees are one of the most successful pop-rock groups of all time. Gibb started his music career in 1955 in Manchester, England at the age of five joining the skiffle-rock and roll group The Rattlesnakes (1950s band), the Rattlesnakes, which later evolved into the Bee Gees in 1958 after spending three years in Manchester when they moved to Australia. They returned to England, where they achieved worldwide fame. In 2002, the Bee Gees were appointed as CBEs for their "contribution to music". Following Gibb's unexpe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barry Gibb
Sir Barry Alan Crompton Gibb (born 1 September 1946) is a British musician, singer, songwriter and record producer. Along with his younger fraternal twin brothers, Robin Gibb, Robin and Maurice Gibb, Maurice, he rose to global fame as a member of the Bee Gees, one of the most commercially successful groups in the history of popular music. Gibb is well known for his wide vocal range including a far-reaching high-pitched falsetto. Gibb's career has spanned over 70 years. As a songwriter, he shares with John Lennon and Paul McCartney the record for most consecutive Billboard Hot 100, ''Billboard'' Hot 100 number ones, each having six. In total, he has written or co-written sixteen ''Billboard'' Hot 100 number ones. In 1994, he was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame with his brothers. In 1997, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, as a member of the Bee Gees. In 2007, ''Q (magazine), Q'' magazine ranked him number 38 on its list of the "100 Greatest Singers". ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sweetheart (Bee Gees Song)
"Sweetheart" is a song released by the Bee Gees, released as the B-side of "I.O.I.O." in March 1970. and released on the album ''Cucumber Castle'' in April 1970. Recording The song was written by Barry and Maurice Gibb, and featured Barry Gibb on lead vocal. Violins are featured in this song, but the musicians who played theme were not credited. The song was recorded on September 26, 1969. Barry Gibb only sings and play guitar on the song's demo. It was one of the tracks featuring Terry Cox on drums following the departure of Bee Gees' original drummer Colin Petersen. Personnel *Barry Gibb — lead and harmony vocal, acoustic guitar *Maurice Gibb — backing vocal, bass and acoustic guitar, piano *Terry Cox — drums *Uncredited — violins, orchestral arrangement Engelbert Humperdinck version The song was later recorded by Engelbert Humperdinck and released as a single, and its flipside was "Born to Be Wanted" on Decca Records in UK, Germany and Belgium, on Parrot Records in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ron Miller (songwriter)
Ronald Norman Miller (October 5, 1932 – July 23, 2007) was an American popular songwriter and record producer who wrote for Motown artists in the 1960s and 1970s and attained many Top 10 hits. Some of his songs, such as " For Once in My Life", have become pop standards. Ron Miller was described by his daughter Lisa as "a young, Jewish songwriter with a very Rodgers & Hammerstein musical theater writing style" who "wrote of peace and hope for a better tomorrow during a time of war and the Civil Rights Movement. He didn't just write about it. He lived it." Biography and career Born as Ronald Norman Gould in Chicago, Ron Miller was the only son of Sue and Harry Gould. Harry died when Miller and his sisters were still very young, and after his mother remarried Joe Miller, Miller adopted his stepfather's surname. Ron Miller served in the U.S. Marines and then sold washing machines before he was discovered by Motown founder Berry Gordy while playing in a bar. After his discover ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
For Once In My Life
"For Once in My Life" is a song written by Ron Miller and Orlando Murden for Motown Records' Stein & Van Stock publishing company, and first recorded in 1965. It was written and first recorded as a slow ballad, in 1965 by Connie Haines, but the first version to be released was by Jean DuShon in 1966. Other early versions of the ballad were issued by Nancy Wilson, the Four Tops, the Temptations, Diana Ross & the Supremes, Frank Sinatra and Tony Bennett, whose recording was the first to reach the pop charts. The most familiar and successful version of "For Once in My Life" is an uptempo arrangement by Stevie Wonder, recorded in 1967. Wonder's version, issued on Motown's Tamla label, was a top-three hit in the United States and the United Kingdom in late 1968 and early 1969. Early recordings Miller and Murden wrote the song in 1965 as a slow ballad, and passed it around various singers so that it could be tried out and refined. Among those who, it is claimed, heard and performe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harlan Howard
Harlan Perry Howard (September 8, 1927 – March 3, 2002) was an American songwriter, principally in country music. In a career spanning six decades, Howard is credited with writing more than 4,000 songs, over 100 of which reached country music's Top 10. Career Howard was born on September 8, 1927, in Detroit, Michigan, and grew up on a farm in Michigan. As a child, he listened to the Grand Ole Opry radio show. In later years, Howard recalled the personal formative influence of country music: I was captured by the songs as much as the singer. They grabbed my heart. The reality of country music moved me. Even when I was a kid, I liked the sad songs… songs that talked about true life. I recognized this music as a simple plea. It beckoned me.Retrieved 2019-03-09. Howard completed only nine years of formal education, though he was an avid reader. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Felice And Boudleaux Bryant
Felice Bryant (born Matilda Genevieve Scaduto; August 7, 1925 – April 22, 2003) and Diadorius Boudleaux Bryant (; February 13, 1920 – June 25, 1987) were an American husband-and-wife country music and pop songwriting team. They were best known for songs such as " Rocky Top," " We Could" (credited solely to Felice), " Love Hurts" (credited solely to Boudleaux), and numerous hits by the Everly Brothers, including " All I Have to Do Is Dream" and " Bird Dog (song)" (credited solely to Boudleaux), " Bye Bye Love", and " Wake Up Little Susie". Beginnings Boudleaux Bryant was born in Shellman, Georgia, in 1920 and attended local schools as a child. He trained as a classical violinist. Although he performed with the Atlanta Philharmonic Orchestra during its 1937–38 season, he had more interest in country fiddling. Bryant joined Hank Penny and his Radio Cowboys, an Atlanta-based western music band. Felice was born Matilda Genevieve Scaduto in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in 1925 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raining In My Heart
"Raining in My Heart" is a song recorded by Buddy Holly on October 21, 1958 at the Pythian Temple on West 70th Street in New York City, with the orchestral backing by Dick Jacobs. The music and lyrics are written by the songwriting team of Felice Bryant and Boudleaux Bryant. It was released as a single on Coral Records in 1959, peaking at number 88 on the ''Billboard'' chart as the B-side of " It Doesn't Matter Anymore".''Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955–1990'' - This recording was included on Buddy Holly's first "greatest hits" compilation album, '' The Buddy Holly Story'', that was released in March 1959. Leo Sayer cover "Raining in My Heart" was also a 1978 hit for Leo Sayer when his recording of the song peaked at number 21 on the UK Singles Chart and number 47 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100. It also reached number 9 on the U.S. Easy Listening chart. Chart history Other cover versions * Kitty Kallen - for her album ''Honky Tonk Angel, Country Songs with a C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gene Thomas
Eugene "Gene" Warren Thomas (September 1, 1942 – August 27, 1993) was an American football fullback and halfback in the American Football League and played in Super Bowl I. He attended North High School in Akron, Ohio, and played college football at Florida A&M University. During his pro-career, played for the Kansas City Chiefs and the Boston Patriots. Death Thomas died from cardiomyopathy in his sleep on August 27, 1993, at his home in Independence, Missouri Independence is a city in and one of two county seats of Jackson County, Missouri, United States. It is a satellite city of Kansas City, Missouri, and is the largest suburb on the Missouri side of the Kansas City metropolitan area. In 2020 Unite ..., 5 days before his 51st birthday. References 1942 births 1993 deaths Sportspeople from Barberton, Ohio Players of American football from Ohio American football fullbacks American football halfbacks Florida A&M Rattlers football players Kansas City Chiefs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hal David
Harold Lane David (May 25, 1921 – September 1, 2012) was an American lyricist. He was best known for his collaborations with composer Burt Bacharach and his association with Dionne Warwick. Early life David was born and raised in New York City, a son of Austrian Jewish immigrants Lina (née Goldberg) and Gedalier David, who owned a delicatessen in New York. He is the younger brother of American lyricist and songwriter Mack David. David attended Thomas Jefferson High School in Brooklyn and studied Journalism at New York University. Career David is credited with popular music lyrics, beginning in the 1940s with material written for bandleader Sammy Kaye and for Guy Lombardo. He worked with Morty Nevins of The Three Suns on four songs for the feature film '' Two Gals and a Guy'' (1951), starring Janis Paige and Robert Alda. They also wrote the classic Christmas song I Believe in Santa Claus which was recorded by The Stargazers in 1950. In 1956, David began workin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
