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In The Gloaming (other)
In the Gloaming may refer to: * "In the Gloaming" (song), 1877 British song * ''In the Gloaming'' (film), 1997 American TV film based on a story by Alice Elliott Dark *''In the Gloaming'', 1998 album by Jolene See also *Roamin' in the Gloamin', 1911 song *Homer in the Gloamin' The Homer in the Gloamin' is one of the most famous home runs in baseball folklore, hit by Gabby Hartnett of the Chicago Cubs near the end of the 1938 Major League Baseball season. The expression was a play on the popular song, " Roamin' in the G ..., 1938 baseball play * Gloaming (other) * {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
In The Gloaming (song)
"In the Gloaming" is an 1877 British song composed by Annie Fortescue Harrison with lyrics taken from a poem by Meta Orred. Orred's poem (of the same title as the song) appeared in her 1874 book ''Poems''. "Gloaming" is a regional dialect term of Scots origin denoting "twilight". The 1877 song, a lament of romantic regret, was very popular in the United States that year, and was again popularized in America in the 1910s by a recording made by The American Quartet with Will Oakland. Versions *The American Quartet with Will Oakland released a recorded version in 1910. *John Lovering released a recorded version in 1914. * Fats Waller recorded a version in 1938. The song was a staple of Waller's live act. *Louis Armstrong and His Hot Seven recorded the song in 1941. It was released as the B side of "Everything's Been Done Before". *Bunk Johnson (trumpet), Don Ewell (piano) and Alphonse Steele (drums) recorded a trio version of this in June 1946. *Jo Stafford and Gordon MacRae rele ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
In The Gloaming (film)
''In the Gloaming'' is a 1997 American made-for-television drama film written by Will Scheffer and directed by Christopher Reeve in his directorial debut. It stars Robert Sean Leonard, Glenn Close, David Strathairn, Bridget Fonda and Whoopi Goldberg. The movie is based on a ''New Yorker'' short story written by Alice Elliott Dark. The film premiered on HBO on April 20, 1997. It won four CableACE Awards and was nominated for five Primetime Emmy Awards. Premise Prodigal son Danny leaves San Francisco and returns to his family’s home to die from late-stage AIDS. Danny finds the same icy-cool, upper-crust suburban home he left all those years ago. Danny’s father is a middle-age businessman who's clueless as to how to relate to his son, and has never come to terms with his son's homosexuality. His sister Anne feels left out of the moments of closeness Danny shares with their mother. His mother Janet feels guilty for keeping her son at a distance, but it's her that he emotionally ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alice Elliott Dark
Alice Elliott Dark is a writer of short stories, novels and essays. She is the author of the story collections '' Naked to the Waist'' and ''In the Gloaming'' and the novels '' Think of England'' and ''Fellowship Point'', published by Scribner/Marysue Rucci Books in July 2022. Early life and education She was born Alice Elliott Kirby in Philadelphia and grew up in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, where she attended the Shipley School. She attended Kenyon College and the University of Pennsylvania, where she earned a bachelor's degree in Chinese studies. She started out as a poet and earned a masters of fine arts from Antioch, producing the chapbook ''This Is My Gun, Clyde'' as her thesis. Novels Dark's novel ''Fellowship Point'' (Scribner/Marysue Rucci Books) was published to critical acclaim on July 5, 2022. The novel is set primarily on Fellowship Point, a pristine coastal Maine peninsula. It tells the story of how a lifelong friendship between two women in their 80s, Agnes Lee and Poll ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jolene (band)
Jolene was an alternative rock band based in North Carolina, often described as alt-country. Members * Dave Burris - guitar, backing vocals, keyboards * John Crooke - lead vocals, guitar, keyboards, percussion * Mike Kennerly - drums, percussion * Rodney Lanier - keyboards, pedal steel guitar * Mike Mitschele - bass guitar, bass synth, programming History After discovering a cassette copy of R.E.M.'s ''Fables of the Reconstruction'', John Crooke was inspired to form a band with his cousin Dave Burris, and two long-time friends, Mike Kennerly and Mike Mitschele. After touring for six months, Jolene was spotted at a show in Nashville and signed to Memphis-based independent label Ardent Records, where they recorded their debut LP, '' Hell's Half Acre'', released in 1996. Jolene signed with the major label Sire Records eighteen months later. With Sire, they released their second LP '' In The Gloaming'' in 1998. The band expanded to a five-piece during this time, with the addition of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roamin' In The Gloamin'
"Roamin' in the Gloamin' is a popular song written by Harry Lauder in 1911. The song tells of a man and his sweetheart wife courting in the evening (wikt:gloaming, gloaming). The title comes from the chorus: :Roamin' in the gloamin' on the bonnie banks o' Clyde. :Roamin' in the gloamin' wae my lassie by my side. :When the sun has gone to rest, :That's the time we love the best. The song was a hit for Lauder in both his music hall shows and his 1912 recording. It has been recorded numerous times since, including an updated version by Bing Crosby and Rosemary Clooney in their 1965 album ''That Travelin' Two-Beat''. In popular culture Gabby Hartnett's clutch home run for Chicago Cubs late in the 1938 baseball season, when the game was at risk of being called on account of darkness, was dubbed the "Homer in the Gloamin'. The song was sung by Harry Coombes (played by Art Carney) to his beloved cat Tonto as Tonto passes away near the end of ''Harry and Tonto'' (1974) References Bi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Homer In The Gloamin'
The Homer in the Gloamin' is one of the most famous home runs in baseball folklore, hit by Gabby Hartnett of the Chicago Cubs near the end of the 1938 Major League Baseball season. The expression was a play on the popular song, " Roamin' in the Gloamin'" and was used in the lead paragraph of a story about the game written by Earl Hilligan for the Associated Press. The play The Pittsburgh Pirates had led the National League for much of the 1938 season, but when the final month of the season came, the Pirates began to falter. By the time they came to Chicago late in September for a three-game series, the Chicago Cubs were one and a half games behind the Pirates in the standings. The Cubs won the first game of the series 2–1, behind the pitching of Dizzy Dean, who a year after an arm injury was past his prime. Dean relied on his experience and grit to defeat the Pirates and would later call it the greatest outing of his career. The victory cut the Pirates' lead to a half game and s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
