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Encyclopedia > Cry Me A River (1953 song)

"Cry Me a River" is a popular song. It was written by Arthur Hamilton and was published in 1953. Popular music is music belonging to any of a number of musical styles that are accessible to the general public and are disseminated by one or more of the mass media. ... See also: 1952 in music, other events of 1953, 1954 in music, 1950s in music and the list of years in music // Events Arthur Bliss replaces Arnold Bax as Master of the Queens Musick. ...


A torchy, jazzy blues tune, Cry Me A River was first and most famously recorded by actress/singer Julie London in 1955. This version featured in the 1956 film The Girl Can't Help It and was released as a single in April 1957 (UK #22). More recently, the song has featured on the soundtracks of the films Passion of Mind (2000) and V for Vendetta (2006). Julie London Julie London (September 26, 1926 – October 18, 2000) was an American singer and actress who was known for her smoky, sensual voice and role as Nurse Dixie McCall RN on the television show Emergency! (1972–1977). ... The Girl Cant Help It is a 1956 comedy, musical film, starring Tom Ewell, Edmund OBrien and Jayne Mansfield. ... See also: 1956 in music, other events of 1957, 1958 in music, 1950s in music and the list of years in music // Events Pat Boone stars in his first two Hollywood motion pictures: Bernadine and April Love Whatever Will Be, Will Be (Que Será, Será), from 1956s Alfred Hitchcock... V for Vendetta is a 2006 action-thriller film set in London in a dystopian near future. ...


In 1970, British Blues Rocker Joe Cocker made the charts with a rendition in his classically gravelly voice on the album Mad Dogs and Englishmen. There's also a Portuguese version for this song named "Chora um Rio" composed by Artur Nestrovsky and released by Ná Ozzetti and André Mehmari. It was also recorded in French as " Pleurer Des Rivières" by Viktor Lazlo in 1985 (french lyrics by Boris Bergman). Joe Cocker Joe Cocker (born John Robert Cocker, 20 May 1944, in Sheffield, England) is an English rock/blues musician. ... Mad Dogs and Englishmen is Joe Cockers 1970 live album, featuring a fusion of rock and soul. ...


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