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Shake Me I Rattle (Squeeze Me I Cry)
"Shake Me I Rattle (Squeeze Me I Cry)" is a song written by Hal Hackady and Charles Naylor. It was originally recorded by The Lennon Sisters in 1957, but did not become commercially successful until a 1962 release by Marion Worth. It was later recorded in 1977 by Cristy Lane, who also had a major hit with the song. The Lennon Sisters version "Shake Me I Rattle" was originally recorded by American traditional pop vocal group The Lennon Sisters. The song was first composed by Hal Hackady and Charles Naylor. The sister trio recorded the track in 1957 in sessions produced by Lawrence Welk. In August 1957, "Shake Me I Rattle" was released as a single via Brunswick Records, backed by "Pocahontas" on the B-side. The song was later included on their 1957 album titled ''Let's Get Acquainted''. "Shake Me I Rattle" was reviewed favorably by ''Billboard'' magazine in September 1957. "Girls sing out sweetly on folksy ditty with strong kiddie appeal about a tot and her toy," they wrote. Track ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Lennon Sisters
The Lennon Sisters are an American vocal group made up of four sisters. The quartet originally consisted of Dianne (aka DeeDee; born Dianne Barbara, December 1, 1939), Peggy (born Margaret Anne, April 8, 1941), Kathy (born Kathleen Mary, August 2, 1943), and Janet (born Janet Elizabeth, June 15, 1946). From 1955 to 1968, the group appeared regularly on '' The Lawrence Welk Show'' (receiving union scale wages) before having their own television variety show, called '' Jimmy Durante Presents the Lennon Sisters'', with Jimmy Durante. After the show was cancelled, they partnered with Andy Williams to create a successful Las Vegas residency, which lasted a decade. In 1999, younger sister Mimi (born Miriam Theresa, October 16, 1955) replaced Peggy upon the latter's retirement. DeeDee has also since retired. The current line-up of the Lennon Sisters is a trio consisting of Kathy, Janet, and Mimi. They continue to tour around the country and, until recently, performed annually with t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Country Music
Country (also called country and western) is a genre of popular music that originated in the Southern and Southwestern United States in the early 1920s. It primarily derives from blues, church music such as Southern gospel and spirituals, old-time, and American folk music forms including Appalachian, Cajun, Creole, and the cowboy Western music styles of Hawaiian, New Mexico, Red Dirt, Tejano, and Texas country. Country music often consists of ballads and honky-tonk dance tunes with generally simple form, folk lyrics, and harmonies often accompanied by string instruments such as electric and acoustic guitars, steel guitars (such as pedal steels and dobros), banjos, and fiddles as well as harmonicas. Blues modes have been used extensively throughout its recorded history. The term ''country music'' gained popularity in the 1940s in preference to ''hillbilly music'', with "country music" being used today to describe many styles and subgenres. It came to encompas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1957 Singles
1957 (Roman numerals, MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday, common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1957th year of the Common Era (CE) and ''Anno Domini'' (AD) designations, the 957th year of the 2nd millennium, the 57th year of the 20th century, and the 8th year of the 1950s decade. Events January * January 1 – The Saarland joins West Germany. * January 3 – Hamilton Watch Company introduces the first electric watch. * January 5 – South African player Russell Endean becomes the first batsman to be Dismissal (cricket), dismissed for having ''handled the ball'', in Test cricket. * January 9 – British Prime Minister Anthony Eden resigns. * January 10 – Harold Macmillan becomes Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. * January 11 – The African Convention is founded in Dakar. * January 14 – Kripalu Maharaj is named fifth Jagadguru (world teacher), after giving seven days of speeches before 500 Hindu scholars. * January 15 – The film ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
RPM (magazine)
''RPM'' ( and later ) was a Canadian music-industry publication that featured song and album charts for Canada. The publication was founded by Walt Grealis in February 1964, supported through its existence by record label owner Stan Klees. ''RPM'' ceased publication in November 2000. ''RPM'' stood for "Records, Promotion, Music". The magazine's title varied over the years, including ''RPM Weekly'' and ''RPM Magazine''. Canadian music charts ''RPM'' maintained several format charts, including Top Singles (all genres), Adult Contemporary, Dance, Urban, Rock/Alternative and Country Tracks (or Top Country Tracks) for country music. On 21 March 1966, ''RPM'' expanded its Top Singles chart from 40 positions to 100. On 6 December 1980, the main chart became a top-50 chart and remained this way until 4 August 1984, whereupon it reverted to a top-100 singles chart. For the first several weeks of its existence, the magazine did not compile a national chart, but simply printed the c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christian Music
Christian music is music that has been written to express either personal or a communal belief regarding Christian life and faith. Common themes of Christian music include praise, worship, penitence, and lament, and its forms vary widely around the world. Church music, hymnals, gospel and worship music are a part of Christian media, and also include contemporary Christian music which itself supports numerous Christian styles of music, including hip hop, rock, contemporary worship, and urban contemporary gospel. Like other forms of music the creation, performance, significance, and even the definition of Christian music varies according to culture and social context. Christian music is composed and performed for many purposes, ranging from aesthetic pleasure, religious or ceremonial purposes, or with a positive message as an entertainment product for the marketplace. Worship services Among the most prevalent uses of Christian music are in church worship or other ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I'm Gonna Love You Anyway (1976 Song)
"I'm Gonna Love You Anyway" is a song written by Layng Martine Jr. It was first recorded in 1976 by American country music performer Tanya Tucker. In 1978, it was released as a single by American Christian and country music singer Cristy Lane. Her version was the first to become commercially-successful, becoming her second top ten hit single on the ''Billboard'' country chart. The song was released on her 1978 studio release titled ''Cristy Lane Is the Name''. Tanya Tucker version The song was composed by songwriter and musician Layng Martine Jr. Under the title "Gonna Love You Anyway", it was first recorded by Tanya Tucker in 1976 for her third album with MCA Records. It was recorded at the Soundshop Studio, located in Nashville, Tennessee. The song was produced by Jerry Crutchfield, who had previously produced Tucker's last studio record with Columbia Records. "Gonna Love You Anyway" was first released on Tucker's 1976 MCA album titled ''Here's Some Love''. The song was not issue ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Let Me Down Easy (Cristy Lane Song)
"Let Me Down Easy" is a song first originally written and recorded by American singer–songwriter Lobo. The track first appeared on his 1972 album titled, ''Of a Simple Man''. In 1977, it was recorded by American Christian and country singer Cristy Lane. It was released as a single via LS Records and became Lane's first major hit in the country music field. The song helped establish her career and would later be released on the 1977's '' Cristy Lane Is the Name''. It received a positive response from writers and critics. Lobo version In the early 1970s, Lobo had several hits on the American pop charts with songs like "Me and You and a Dog Named Boo" and "I'd Love You to Want Me". In 1972, he released his next album titled ''Of a Simple Man''. The album featured selections composed by Lobo, including "Let Me Down Easy", which was originally issued only as an album track on the project. The album was produced by Phil Gernhard was released on Big Tree Records in October 1972 as a vin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charlie Black
Charles Frank Black (November 23, 1949 – April 23, 2021) was an American country music songwriter and record producer. Biography Black graduated from University of Maryland in 1970 and moved to Nashville, Tennessee the same year. His first cut was "Girl, You Came and Eased My Mind" by Tommy Overstreet. Since then, he wrote singles for Anne Murray, Gary Morris, Earl Thomas Conley, Johnny Paycheck, and Phil Vassar. In 1991, the Nashville Songwriters Association International inducted Black into its hall of fame. Black was also an occasional record producer. He produced early recordings by Cristy Lane, including her 1978 studio albums '' Cristy Lane Is the Name'' and '' Love Lies''. Black was married to Dana Hunt, who is also a songwriter. She co-wrote George Strait George Harvey Strait Sr. (born May 18, 1952) is an American country music singer, songwriter, actor, and music producer. Strait is considered one of the most influential and popular recording artists of al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
LS Records
LS Records is an American record label. It was founded by Lee Stoller in 1975. History In the mid 1970s, Lee Stoller chose to sign country music act, Daniel Willis, as the label's first artist. Willis was later dropped from the label after having limited success under LS. According to the 1983 biography on Cristy Lane, Willis' career "proved to be quite expensive" and his singles were "barely charting". LS Records was best known for bringing Stoller's wife, Cristy Lane (an American country-gospel music singer) to fame in the late 70s. LS released Lane's first singles in 1976, and her first charting singles, "Trying to Forget About You" and "Sweet Deceiver" in 1977. When Lane had her first Top 10 hit with "Let Me Down Easy" the same year, LS released her 1978 debut album, ''Cristy Lane is the Name,'' and her 1979 album, ''Love Lies.'' However, also in 1979, Lane gained a major label recording contract with United Artists Records United Artists Records was an American record ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Country Pop
Country pop (also known as pop country or urban cowboy) is a fusion genre of country music and pop music that was developed by members of the country genre out of a desire to reach a larger, mainstream audience. Country pop music blends genres like rock, pop, and country, continuing similar efforts that began in the late 1950s, known originally as the Nashville sound and later on as Countrypolitan. By the mid-1970s, many country artists were transitioning to the pop-country sound, which led to some records' charting high on mainstream top 40 as well as the ''Billboard'' country chart. In-turn, many pop and easy listening artists crossed over to country charts during this time. After declining in popularity during the neotraditional movement of the 1980s, country pop had a comeback in the 1990s with a sound that drew more heavily on pop rock and adult contemporary. History Beginnings: Nashville sound/50s-60s The joining of country and pop began in the 1950s when studio executi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cristy Lane Is The Name
''Cristy Lane Is the Name'' is a studio album by American country and Christian singer Cristy Lane. The album was released in February 1978 via LS Records and contained a total of 12 tracks. It was the second album issued in Lane's recording career and the first of many to be released on the LS label. The album featured seven singles releases, four of which became major hits on the North American country music charts between 1977 and 1978: " Let Me Down Easy", " Shake Me I Rattle", " I'm Gonna Love You Anyway" and "Penny Arcade". The album received positive reviews following its release. Background and content Cristy Lane began a singing career in the 1960s following her husband's (Lee Stoller) discovery of her musical talent. In her earliest dates, Lane performed in nightclubs and toured overseas in Vietnam for American troops. After several years of rejection from the music industry Stoller and Lane moved to Nashville, Tennessee where she could pursue a country music career. Stol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hot Country Singles
Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by ''Billboard'' magazine in the United States. This 50-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly by collecting airplay data from Nielsen BDS along with digital sales and streaming. The current number-one song, as of the chart dated December 24, 2022, is " You Proof" by Morgan Wallen. History ''Billboard'' began compiling the popularity of country songs with its January 8, 1944, issue. Only the genre's most popular jukebox selections were tabulated, with the chart titled "Most Played Juke Box Folk Records". For approximately ten years, from 1948 to 1958, ''Billboard'' used three charts to measure the popularity of a given song. In addition to the jukebox chart, these charts included: * The "best sellers" chart – started May 15, 1948, as "Best Selling Retail Folk Records". * An airplay chart – started December 10, 1949, as "Country & Western Records Most Played By Folk Disk Jockeys". The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
