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Three Cool Cats
"Three Cool Cats" is a 1958 song written by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller. It was originally recorded by the Coasters and released as the B-side of their hit single (music), single, "Charlie Brown (The Coasters song), Charlie Brown".The Beatles BiblThree Cool Cats/ref> "Three Cool Cats" was one of the fifteen songs recorded by the Beatles for their Decca Records The Decca audition, audition on New Year's Day in 1962 in London. The Beatles' cover version featured George Harrison's vocals and Pete Best on drums. The Beatles' manager, Brian Epstein, personally chose this and the fourteen other audition numbers from the band's Merseyside dance hall and rock club repertoire. The recording was included on the Beatles' ''Anthology 1''. The group also performed this song several times during the Let It Be (album)#Twickenham rehearsals, ''Get Back/Let It Be'' sessions of January 1969. None of these have ever been officially released by EMI. Many other covers of this song have been recorde ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Coasters
The Coasters are an American rhythm and blues/rock and roll vocal group who had a string of hits in the late 1950s. With hits including "Searchin'", "Young Blood (The Coasters song), Young Blood", "Charlie Brown (The Coasters song), Charlie Brown", "Poison Ivy (song), Poison Ivy", and "Yakety Yak", their most memorable songs were written by the songwriting and producing team of Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller, Leiber and Stoller. Although the Coasters originated outside of mainstream doo-wop, their records were so frequently imitated that they became an important part of the doo-wop legacy through the 1960s. In 1987, they were the first group inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. History The Coasters were formed on October 12, 1955, when Carl Gardner and Bobby Nunn (doo-wop musician), Bobby Nunn left Los Angeles, California, Los Angeles–based rhythm and blues, rhythm-and-blues group the Robins and signed to Atlantic Records. Dubbed the Coasters because they had moved f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anthology 1
''Anthology 1'' is a compilation album of music by the Beatles, released on 20 November 1995 by Apple Records as part of ''The Beatles Anthology'' series. It features rarities, outtakes and live performances from the period 1958–64, including songs with original bass player Stuart Sutcliffe and drummer Pete Best. It is the first in a trilogy of albums with ''Anthology 2'' and ''Anthology 3'', all of which tie in with the televised special ''The Beatles Anthology (documentary), The Beatles Anthology''. It contains "Free as a Bird", the first new Beatles song in 25 years, which was released as a single two weeks after ''Anthology 1''. The album topped the Billboard 200, ''Billboard'' 200 album chart and was certified Platinum album, 8× Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America, RIAA. It reached number 2 on the UK albums chart. The ''Anthology'' albums were remastered and made available digitally on the iTunes Store on 14 June 2011, individually and as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Beatles Songs
The Beatles were an English Rock music, rock band from Liverpool who recorded hundreds of songs during their career. The group's "main catalogue"—songs released between 1962 and 1970—consists of 213 songs (four of which exist in different versions): 188 originals and 25 covers. Since Break-up of the Beatles, their break-up, over 100 more songs by the group have been officially released, including live songs the group never recorded in the studio and numerous outtakes. The band also recorded several songs that remain unreleased. Often considered the most influential band of the rock era, the group's music pioneered new Recording practices of the Beatles, recording techniques and was primarily responsible for pop music's Art music#Popular music, evolution into an art form. The majority of their recordings were produced by George Martin, who also played and composed string arrangements on multiple songs; his influence on the group led him to be referred to as the "Fifth Beatle". ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Coasters Songs
''The'' is a grammatical article in English, denoting nouns that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with nouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of the archaic pronoun ''thee' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1959 Singles
Events January * January 1 – Cuba: Fulgencio Batista flees Havana when the forces of Fidel Castro advance. * January 2 – Soviet lunar probe Luna 1 is the first human-made object to attain escape velocity from Earth. It reaches the vicinity of Earth's Moon, where it was intended to crash-land, but instead becomes the first spacecraft to go into heliocentric orbit. * January 3 ** Alaska is admitted as the 49th U.S. state. ** The southernmost island of the Maldives archipelago, Addu Atoll, declares its independence from the Kingdom of the Maldives, initiating the United Suvadive Republic. * January 4 ** In Cuba, rebel troops led by Che Guevara and Camilo Cienfuegos enter the city of Havana. ** Léopoldville riots: At least 49 people are killed during clashes between the police and participants of a meeting of the ABAKO Party in Kinshasa, Léopoldville in the Belgian Congo. * January 6 – The International Maritime Organization is inaugurated. * January 7 – The United ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1958 Songs
Events January * January 1 – The European Economic Community (EEC) comes into being. * January 3 – The West Indies Federation is formed. * January 4 ** Edmund Hillary's Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition completes the third overland journey to the South Pole, the first to use powered vehicles. ** Sputnik 1 (launched on October 4, 1957) falls towards Earth from its orbit and burns up. * January 13 – Battle of Edchera: The Moroccan Army of Liberation ambushes a Spanish patrol. * January 27 – A Soviet-American executive agreement on cultural, educational and scientific exchanges, also known as the "Lacy-Zarubin Agreement, Lacy–Zarubin Agreement", is signed in Washington, D.C. February * February 1 – Egypt and Syria unite to form the United Arab Republic. * February 2 – The ''Falcons'' aerobatic team of the Pakistan Air Force led by Wg Cdr Zafar Masud (air commodore), Mitty Masud set a World record loop, world record performing a 16 aircraft diamon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nine Lives (2016 Film)
''Nine Lives'' is a 2016 fantasy comedy film directed by Barry Sonnenfeld, written by Gwyn Lurie, Matt R. Allen, Caleb Wilson, Dan Antoniazzi and Ben Shiffrin, and starring Kevin Spacey, Jennifer Garner, Robbie Amell, Cheryl Hines, Malina Weissman and Christopher Walken. It is an international co-production between France and China. The plot follows a workaholic father who has his mind trapped inside his daughter's new cat. The film was released by EuropaCorp on 5 August 2016 and grossed $57 million. The film was panned by critics, who called it unoriginal and unfunny. Plot Tom Brand is a major business tycoon in NYC whose workaholic attitude ruined his first marriage with Madison, and his adult son David now works for him and strives for his approval. They now live with their second wife and stepmother Lara, who is a little more tolerant of the fact that Tom is never at home, and their daughter and half-sister Rebecca. Tom’s eponymous company F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Basics (band)
The Basics ( ) are an Australian band, formed by Wally De Backer and Kris Schroeder in 2002, later joined by Tim Heath. Their style has been described as anything from 'indie-pop' to 'rock'n'roll', though their records show they span a wide range of genres, including reggae, pop-rock, folk, country, and electro-pop. With well over 2,500 shows under their belt, their live performances are well known for their energy, sense of humour and proto-punk sensibilities. Formation The Basics were formed after Schroeder met De Backer at the March 2002 "going away party" in Melbourne of now LA-based engineer/producer Chris "Tek" O'Ryan. The event was to see off the young aspiring producer, who was about to depart for Los Angeles, and together with a number of musician friends, the two jammed on some blues-rock standards. Later that night, they bonded over a mutual love of The Beatles, 70s and 80s cartoon theme songs and old Sierra adventure games. Initially, they played around Melbour ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bomb The Twist
''Bomb the Twist'' is an EP by the Japanese rock band the 5.6.7.8's, released on January 11, 1996. The song " Woo Hoo" was featured in the 2003 film ''Kill Bill Volume 1'', directed by Quentin Tarantino and was subsequently featured in Vonage commercials. ''Bomb the Twist'' was recorded for the US record label Sympathy for the Record Industry Sympathy for the Record Industry (also known as Sympathy Records or Sympathy 4 the R.I.) is a mainly independent garage rock and punk label formed in 1988 by John Mermis, known as Long Gone John. Notable artists who started on Sympathy and went .... Track listing # "Bomb the Twist" # "Jane in the Jungle" # " Three Cool Chicks" # "Guitar Date" # " Woo Hoo" # "Dream Boy" Personnel *Ronnie Fujiyama - guitar, vocals, voice *Screaming "Omo" Chellio Panther - bass, backing vocals, voice *Sachiko "Geisha-Girl" Fujii - drums, backing vocals References Twist (dance) 1996 albums The 5.6.7.8's albums Punk rock albums by Japanese artists ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The 5
The Five may refer to: Film * ''The Five'' (film), a 2013 South Korean film Literature * The Five (gods), a group of five gods in Trudi Canavan's ''Age of the Five'' trilogy * '' The Five: The Untold Lives of the Women Killed by Jack the Ripper'', a 2019 non-fiction book by Hallie Rubenhold Music * The5, an Arab boy band with members from Algeria, Morocco, Egypt and Lebanon * The Five (composers), a group of Russian nationalist composers TV * ''The Five'' (talk show), a news and opinion program featuring Fox News commentators * ''The Five'' (TV series), a 2016 British crime drama television series on Sky1 * "The Five" (''Sanctuary''), an episode of the science fiction series ''Sanctuary'' * "The Five" (''The Vampire Diaries'') an episode of the TV series ''The Vampire Diaries'' Other uses * The New York Five, a group of five New York City architects, 1969–1975 * Interstate 5 in California, commonly referred to as "the 5" by people from Southern California See also * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
TheGuardian
''The Guardian'' is a British daily newspaper. It was founded in Manchester in 1821 as ''The Manchester Guardian'' and changed its name in 1959, followed by a move to London. Along with its sister paper, '' The Guardian Weekly'', ''The Guardian'' is part of the Guardian Media Group, owned by the Scott Trust Limited. The trust was created in 1936 to "secure the financial and editorial independence of ''The Guardian'' in perpetuity and to safeguard the journalistic freedom and liberal values of ''The Guardian'' free from commercial or political interference". The trust was converted into a limited company in 2008, with a constitution written so as to maintain for ''The Guardian'' the same protections as were built into the structure of the Scott Trust by its creators. Profits are reinvested in its journalism rather than distributed to owners or shareholders. It is considered a newspaper of record in the UK. The editor-in-chief Katharine Viner succeeded Alan Rusbridger in 201 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chávez Ravine (album)
''Chávez Ravine: A Record by Ry Cooder'' is the twelfth studio album by Ry Cooder. It is the first concept album and historical album by Ry Cooder which tells the story of Chávez Ravine, a Mexican-American community demolished in the 1950s in order to build public housing. The housing was never built. Ultimately the Brooklyn Dodgers built a stadium on the site as part of their move to Los Angeles. ''Chávez Ravine'' was nominated for "Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Folk Album" in 2006. Track listing # "Poor Man's Shangri-La" (Ry Cooder, William Garcia, Gene Aguilera) – 5:28 #* Ry Cooder – vocal, guitar, organ, tres #* Juliette Commagere – vocal #* Jim Keltner – drums #* Mike Elizondo – bass #* Joachim Cooder – timbales # "Onda Callejera" (David Hidalgo, William Garcia) – 3:50 #* Little Willie G. – vocal #* Juliette Commagere, Carla Commagere – vocal chorus #* Ry Cooder – guitar, laud #* Joachim Cooder – percussion #* Mike Elizondo – bass #* Joe R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
