The "Songs of the Century" list is part of an education project by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), the National Endowment for the Arts, and Scholastic Inc. that aims to "promote a better understanding of America’s musical and cultural heritage" in American schools. Hundreds of voters, which includes elected officials, people from the music industry and the media, teachers, and students, were asked in 2001 to choose top 365 songs of the twentieth century with historical significance in mind. The RIAA Logo. ... The National Endowment for the Arts is a United States federally funded program that offers support and funding for projects that exhibit artistic excellence. ... Scholastic Corporation (NASDAQ: SCHL) is an American book publishing company known for publishing educational materials for schools, teachers, and parents, and selling and distributing them by mail order and via book clubs and book fairs. ... Motto: (Out Of Many, One) (traditional) In God We Trust (1956 to date) Anthem: The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington D.C. Largest city New York City None at federal level (English de facto) Government Federal constitutional republic  - President George Walker Bush (R)  - Vice President Dick Cheney (R) Independence from...

The voters were selected by RIAA, and only 200 out of 1,300 selected responded. RIAA did not reveal the method it used to select the voters and whether random sampling was adopted to ensure the voters were a representative cross-section of American society. [1]. Possibly the two most popular American singers of the 20th century fare poorly; Elvis Presley's best showing is #68 (the "Don't Be Cruel"/"Hound Dog" single), Frank Sinatra does no better than #144 ("My Way"). Many genres of music such as heavy metal, teen pop, and hip-hop are barely represented [2].

Other lists compiled at the same time as this list produced very different results. To quote CBS News "The past year has seen a spate of best-of music lists. Yesterday by the Beatles topped two separate best-song lists: one by Rolling Stone magazine and MTV, another by England's BBC Radio 2. Music-video channel VH1 picked (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction by the Rolling Stones as its No. 1 song... The RIAA list ranked Yesterday 56th and Satisfaction 16th." [3]

The list, in the order of votes received. Each song is followed by the name of an artist who made a recording of the song.

Over the Rainbow, music by Harold Arlen and lyrics by E.Y. Harburg, is one of the most famous songs of the late 1930s. ... Judy Garland (born Frances Ethel Gumm; June 10, 1922 – June 22, 1969) was an American film actress considered by many to be one of the greatest singing stars of Hollywoods Golden Era of musical film. ... White Christmas is an Irving Berlin song whose lyrics reminisce about White Christmases. ... Harry Lillis Bing Crosby (May 3, 1903 – October 14, 1977) was an American singer and actor whose career lasted from 1926 until his death in 1977. ... Wikisource has original text related to this article: This Land is Your Land This Land Is Your Land is one of the United States most famous folk songs, written by Woody Guthrie in 1940. ... Woody Guthrie with Guitar Woodrow Wilson Guthrie (July 14, 1912–October 3, 1967), known as Woody Guthrie was an influential and prolific American folk musician noted for his identification with the common man, the poor and the downtrodden, and for his abhorrence of fascism and exploitation. ... Respect is a 1967 hit and the signature song of the R&B singer Aretha Franklin, written and originally released by Volt recording artist Otis Redding in 1965. ... Aretha Louise Franklin (born March 25, 1942) is an American gospel, soul and R&B singer born in Memphis, Tennessee, but raised in Detroit, Michigan. ... American Pie is an eight-and-a-half minute long classic rock song by singer-songwriter Don McLean, about the day the music died. Recorded in 1971 and released that year on the album of the same name, it was a number-one U.S. hit in 1972. ... Don McLean is an American singer-songwriter, most famous for his 1971 ballad American Pie. ... Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy, a song about a young bugler being drafted into the U.S. Army, was one of the major hits by the Andrews Sisters. ... The Andrews Sisters on the cover of the reissue collection The Best of the Andrew Sisters: The Millennium Collection. ... West Side Story is a musical written by Arthur Laurents (book), Leonard Bernstein (music), and Stephen Sondheim (lyrics), and was originally produced, choreographed, and directed by Jerome Robbins. ... Take Me Out to the Ball Game is an early-20th century Tin Pan Alley song which became the unofficial anthem of baseball -- though neither of its authors had ever been to a game. ... Billy Murray (25 May 1877 - 17 August 1954) was one of the most popular singers in the United States in the early decades of the 20th century. ... Youve Lost That Lovin Feelin is a 1965 No. ... There is also an episode of Arrested Development called The Righteous Brothers. ... The Entertainer is a 1902 piano rag by Scott Joplin which was later used as the theme music for the 1973 motion picture, The Sting. ... Scott Joplin (born between June 1867 and January 1868[1] – died April 1, 1917) was a black musician and composer of ragtime music. ... In the Mood was the signature tune of Glenn Miller and one of the best-known arrangements of the Big Band era. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... This article is about the song. ... The original members of Bill Haley and His Comets, c. ... When the Saints Go Marching In, so well-known that it is often referred to merely as The Saints, is a United States gospel hymn that has taken on certain aspects of folk music. ... Louis Daniel Armstrong (August 4, 1901[1] – July 6, 1971) (also known by the nickname Satchmo, for satchel-mouth, and Pops) was an American jazz musician. ... For the South Korean film, see You Are My Sunshine (2005 film) You Are My Sunshine is a popular song. ... Jimmie Davis James Houston Davis, better known as Jimmie Davis, (September 11, 1899 - November 5, 2000) was a noted singer of both sacred and popular songs who served two nonconsecutive terms as a Democratic governor of Louisiana in the mid-twentieth century. ... Mack the Knife, originally Die Moritat von Mackie Messer, is a song composed by Kurt Weill with lyrics by Bertolt Brecht for their music drama Dreigroschenoper, or, as it is known in English, The Threepenny Opera. ... Bobby Darin Bobby Darin (May 14, 1936 – December 20, 1973) (born Walden Robert Cassotto) was one of the most popular American big band performers and rock and roll teen idols of the late 1950s. ... (I Cant Get No) Satisfaction is a rock song written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards for their band, The Rolling Stones. ... Rolling Stones redirects here. ... Take the A Train is a jazz standard by Billy Strayhorn, referring to the subway service that runs through New York City, going at that time from eastern Brooklyn up into Harlem and northern Manhattan, using the express tracks in Manhattan. ... Edward Kennedy Duke Ellington (April 29, 1899 – May 24, 1974), also known simply as Duke (see Jazz royalty), was an American jazz composer, pianist, and bandleader. ... Blueberry Hill is a song. ... Fats Domino Antoine Dominique Fats Domino (born February 26, 1928 or possibly May 10, 1929 in New Orleans, Louisiana), is a classic R&B and rock and roll singer, songwriter and pianist. ... God Bless America is an American patriotic song written by Irving Berlin in 1918 and revised by him in 1938. ... Kate Smith on the cover of a posthumous 1991 collection 16 Most Requested Songs Kathryn Elizabeth Smith (May 1, 1907 – June 17, 1986) was a Washington, D.C.-born singer best known for her rendition of Irving Berlins God Bless America. She greeted audiences with Hello, everybody! and signed... The Stars and Stripes Forever is a patriotic American march. ... Portrait of John Philip Sousa taken in 1900 John Philip Sousa (November 6, 1854 – March 6, 1932), popularly known as The March King, was an American composer and conductor of the late Romantic era known particularly for American military marches. ... I Heard It through the Grapevine is an R&B/soul song written by Motown songwriters Norman Whitfield and Barrett Strong in 1967. ... Marvin Gaye (born Marvin Pentz Gay, Jr. ... (Sittin On) the Dock of the Bay is a song co-written and first performed by Otis Redding, with the co-writer Steve Cropper. ... Otis Ray Redding, Jr. ... I Left My Heart in San Francisco is a popular song. ... Tony Bennett (born Anthony Dominick Benedetto on August 3, 1926) is an American popular music, standards, and jazz singer who is widely considered to be one of the best interpretative singers in these genres. ... Good Vibrations is a pop single produced by Brian Wilson of The Beach Boys. ... The Beach Boys, also referred to as the Boys of Summer, is one of the most important and influential pop music bands in rock and pop music history. ... Stand By Me is the title of a song first sung by Ben E. King and written by Ben E. King, Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller. ... Ben E. King (born Benjamin Earl Nelson in September 28, 1938 in Henderson, North Carolina) is an American soul and pop singer. ... Stormy Weather is a 1933 song written by Harold Arlen and Ted Koehler. ... Lena Horne photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1941 Lena Mary Calhoun Horne (born June 30, 1917 in Brooklyn, New York) is an American popular singer. ... Johnny B. Goode is a song written by Chuck Berry in 1955 (although recorded in 1958), and is considered one of the first pure rock and roll songs ever recorded. ... Charles Edward Anderson Chuck Berry (born October 18, 1926) is an American guitarist, singer, and song writer. ... I Want to Hold Your Hand is the name of the hit 1963 Beatles song written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney that led the British Invasion of the United States music charts. ... The Beatles were a highly influential English rock band from Liverpool, Merseyside, England. ... Midnight Train to Georgia is a 1973 number-one hit single by Gladys Knight & the Pips, their first release after departing Motown Records for Buddah Records. ... The Pips redirects here. ... Imagine is a utopian song performed by John Lennon, which appears on his 1971 album Imagine. ... John Winston Ono Lennon, MBE (October 9, 1940 – December 8, 1980), (born John Winston Lennon, known as John Ono Lennon) was an iconic English 20th century rock and roll songwriter and singer, best known as the founding member of The Beatles. ... Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer is a popular Christmas story that has been told in numerous forms including songs and theatrical and television films. ... Gene Autry. ... The Twist was a rock and roll dance popular in the early 1960s and also the name of the song that originated it. ... Chubby Checker, Mr. ... Happy Trails by Dale Evans Rogers Theme song for 1950s tv show staring Roy Rogers and Dale Evans Rogers. ... Dale Evans & Roy Rogers Leonard Franklin Slye (November 5, 1911 – July 6, 1998), became famous as Roy Rogers, a singer and cowboy actor. ... --162. ... Your Cheatin Heart is a song written and recorded by the American country music singer and songwriter Hank Williams in 1952, but released after his death in 1953. ... This article is about Hank Williams, Sr. ... Swing Low, Sweet Chariot is a United States spiritual folk song. ... The Fisk Jubilee Singers were a group of African American singers in the 1870s. ... The Sound of Music is a Broadway musical based on the book The Story of the Von Trapp Family Singers by Maria von Trapp. ... Round Midnight is a 1944 song by jazz musician Thelonious Monk. ... Thelonious Sphere Monk (October 10, 1917 – February 17, 1982) was a jazz pianist and composer. ... Whats Love Got to Do with It was the second single from Tina Turners album Private Dancer. ... Tina Turner (born Anna Mae Bullock on November 26, 1939) is a Grammy Award-winning American pop/rock singer, Buddhist and occasional actress. ... Over There is a 1917 song popular with United States soldiers in both world wars. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Hoagland Howard Hoagy Carmichael (November 22, 1899 – December 27, 1981) was an American composer, pianist, singer, actor, and bandleader. ... Aint Misbehavin is a song by Fats Waller, dating from 1929. ... Fats Waller (May 21, 1904 – December 15, 1943) was an African-American jazz pianist, organist, composer and comedic entertainer. ... Georgia on My Mind is a song written by Stuart Gorrell and Hoagy Carmichael; it is the official state song of the U.S. state of Georgia. ... Ray Charles was the stage name of Ray Charles Robinson (September 23, 1930 – June 10, 2004). ... For the film Pretty Woman, see Pretty Woman (movie) . Oh, Pretty Woman is a song which was a worldwide hit for Roy Orbison. ... Roy Kelton Orbison (April 23, 1936 – December 6, 1988), nicknamed The Big O, was an influential American singer-songwriter and a pioneer of rock and roll whose recording career spanned more than four decades. ... Every Breath You Take, a song written by Sting and originally performed by The Police, was first released on Synchronicity, a blockbuster 1983 album (see 1983 in music). ... The Police was a three-piece British rock band, which was strongly influenced by ska and reggae. ... This article is about the 1964 Temptations song. ... The Temptations (often abbreviated as The Tempts or The Temps) are an American Motown singing group whose repertoire has included doo-wop, soul, psychedelia, funk, disco, R&B, and adult contemporary. ... Hotel California was the title song from Eagles album of the same name, and was released as a single at the end of 1976. ... The Eagles are an American rock music group that originally came together in Los Angeles, California in the early 1970s. ... Wochenend und Sonnenschein (literally, Weekend and Sunshine) is a song first performed by the German sestet, the Comedian Harmonists. ... Ben Selvin (1898-1980), son of Russian-immigrant Jewish parents, started his professional life at age 15 as a fiddle player in New York City night clubs. ... Tammy Wynettes Stand by Your Man album, Epic Records, 1968 Stand by Your Man was a 1968 song, cowritten by Tammy Wynette and Billy Sherrill that proved to be the most successful record of Wynettes career, and arguably, one of the most covered songs in the history of... Tammy Wynette on the cover of her tribute album Tammy Wynette Remembered Tammy Wynette (May 5, 1942 – April 6, 1998) was an American country singer and songwriter. ... Take Five is a classic jazz piece recorded by The Dave Brubeck Quartet and released on its 1959 album Time Out. ... Dave Brubeck in 1954 David Warren Brubeck (born December 6, 1920 in Concord, California), better known as Dave Brubeck, is a U.S. jazz pianist. ... America the Beautiful is an American patriotic song which rivals The Star-Spangled Banner, the national anthem of the United States, in popularity. ... When a Man Loves a Woman is a song sung by Percy Sledge in 1966 in which it made the top 40. ... Percy Sledge Percy Sledge (born November 25, 1941 in Leighton, Alabama) is a US-American R&B and soul performer. ... Light My Fire is a song written by Robby Krieger (music/lyrics) and Jim Morrison (lyrics) and performed by The Doors on their self-titled first album, which was recorded in September of 1966, and released in January of 1967. ... The Doors were an American rock band that formed in 1965 in Los Angeles. ... Stairway to Heaven is a song by the English rock group Led Zeppelin released in December 1971 on their fourth studio album, (Led Zeppelin IV). ... For the bands 1969 self-titled debut album, see Led Zeppelin (album) Led Zeppelin were an English rock band, and are one of the most successful groups in popular music history. ... Sweet Georgia Brown is the theme of the Harlem Globetrotters. ... When You Wish upon a Star is a popular song, written by Ned Washington and Leigh Harline and published in 1940. ... Cliff Edwards (14 June 1895 – 17 July 1971), also known as Ukelele Ike, was an American singer and musician who enjoyed considerable popularity in the 1920s and early 1930s, and also did voices for animated cartoons later in his career. ... The song Yesterday was originally recorded by The Beatles for their album Help! in 1965. ... The Beatles were a highly influential English rock band from Liverpool, Merseyside, England. ... Louie Louie is an American rock n roll song written by Richard Berry in 1955. ... The Kingsmen were a rock band from Portland, Oregon who rose suddenly to fame with their recording of Richard Berrys Louie, Louie. ... God Bless the Child can refer to two songs, by two different artists. ... Billie Holiday (April 7, 1915 – July 17, 1959), born Eleanor Harris and later called Lady Day, was an American singer known equally for her difficult life and her emotive, poignant singing voice. ... Born in the U.S.A. is a 1984 song about the effects of the Vietnam War, written and performed by Bruce Springsteen. ... Bruce Springsteen (born September 23, 1949) is an American rock singer-songwriter and guitarist. ... The Girl from Ipanema (Garota de Ipanema) is a well known bossa nova song, and was a worldwide hit in the mid-1960s. ... Stan Getz Stanley Getz, better known as Stan Getz (February 2, 1927 – June 6, 1991) was an American jazz musician. ... Astrud Gilberto Astrud Gilberto (born March 29, 1940) is a Brazilian singer best known for her samba and bossa nova music. ... I Walk the Line is a song written by Johnny Cash and recorded in 1956. ... Johnny Cash (born J.R. Cash, February 26, 1932 – September 12, 2003) was an influential American country and rock and roll singer and songwriter. ... Nicholson took the copy Key had given him to a printer, who published it as a broadside on 17 September, 1814 under the title “Defence of Fort McHenry,” with a note explaining the circumstances of its writing. ... This article concerns the Irish tenor. ... O Happy Day is a song written by gospel musician Edwin Hawkins, and performed by his Singers. ... Edwin Hawkins is a gospel and R&B musician. ... Great Balls of Fire is a 1957 song by written by Otis Blackwell and sung by Jerry Lee Lewis. ... Jerry Lee Lewis (born September 29, 1935) is an American rock and roll and country music singer, songwriter, and pianist. ... Whats Going On is a 1971 hit single by Marvin Gaye for the Motown label, and the title track from his groundbreaking 1971 LP Whats Going On. ... Marvin Gaye (born Marvin Pentz Gay, Jr. ... Oklahoma! (1943) was the first musical play written by composer Richard Rodgers and lyricist/librettist Oscar Hammerstein II (see Rodgers and Hammerstein). ... Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah is a song from the Disney live action movie Song of the South, released in 1946. ... Johnny Mercer John Herndon Johnny Mercer (November 18, 1909 – June 25, 1976) is regarded as one of Americas greatest songwriters. ... Dont be Cruel is a song by Otis Blackwell, which was recorded by Elvis Presley in 1956. ... The term Hound Dog may refer to: The song Hound Dog, which was first recorded by Big Mama Thornton in 1953 as a blues song. ... Elvis Aron Presley (January 8, 1935 – August 16, 1977), often known simply as Elvis and also called The King of Rock n Roll or simply The King, was an American singer, musician and actor. ... This article is about the song. ... W.C. Handy photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1941 William Christopher Handy (November 16, 1873 - March 28, 1958) was an African American blues composer, often known as The Father of the Blues. ... Yankee Doodle is a well-known American song, often sung patriotically today . ... Vess Ossman (1868 – 1923) was a leading 5-string banjoist and popular recording artist. ... California Dreamin is a song by The Mamas & the Papas, first released in the 1960s. ... The Mamas & the Papas were a leading vocal group of the 1960s, and one of the few American groups to maintain widespread success during the British Invasion, along with The Beach Boys. ... On the Road Again is the title of four different songs. ... Willie Nelson performing at the Chumash Casino Resort in Santa Ynez, California. ... Auld Lang Syne is a poem by Robert Burns, although a similar poem by Robert Ayton (1570-1638), not to mention even older folk songs, use the same phrase, and may well have inspired Burns. ... Summertime is the name of an aria composed by George Gershwin for the 1935 opera Porgy and Bess. ... Sidney Bechet Sidney Bechet (May 14, 1897 – May 14, 1959) was a Jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, and composer. ... Theme from Shaft, written and recorded by Isaac Hayes in 1971, is the soul- and funk-style theme song to the film Shaft. ... For the American arctic explorer, see Isaac Israel Hayes Isaac Lee Hayes (born August 20, 1942, in Covington, Tennessee) is an actor, and influential soul singer, Academy Award-winning songwriter, musician and arranger. ... Beat It is a 1983 hit single from Michael Jacksons multi-platinum selling album Thriller. ... For other people named Michael Jackson, see Michael Jackson (disambiguation). ... Sentimental Journey is a popular song. ... Les Brown Sr. ... For other uses of Blue Suede Shoes, see Blue Suede Shoes (disambiguation). ... Carl Perkins Carl Lee Perkins (April 9, 1932 – January 19, 1998) was an American pioneer of rockabilly music, a mix of rhythm and blues and country music that evolved at Sun Records in Memphis in the early 1950s. ... The Sound of Silence is the song that propelled the 1960s folk duo Simon and Garfunkel to popularity. ... Bridge Over Troubled Water was Simon and Garfunkels last album; the title track was their only number one hit in the United Kingdom. ... Smells Like Teen Spirit is a song by American rock band Nirvana, and the first track and lead single from the bands 1991 breakthrough album Nevermind. ... Nirvana was a popular rock band from Aberdeen, Washington, United States. ... It Had To Be You is a 1924 song by Gus Kahn and Isham Jones. ... Isham Jones (31 January 1894 – 19 October 1956) was a United States bandleader, violinist, saxophonist and songwriter. ... Cab Calloway and His Orchestra, from the opening credits of Max Fleischers Minnie the Moocher, which included a recording of the titular Calloway song. ... Cab Calloway, photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1933 Cab Calloway (December 25, 1907–November 18, 1994) was a famous American jazz singer and bandleader. ... Sixteen Tons is a song about the misery of coal mining, written in 1947 by U.S. country singer Merle Travis. ... Ernest Jennings Ford (February 13, 1919 -October 17, 1991), better known by the stage name Tennessee Ernie Ford, was a pioneering U.S. recording artist and television host who enjoyed success in the country & western, pop, and gospel musical genres. ... What a Wonderful World was written by songwriters Bob Thiele and George David Weiss, first performed by Louis Armstrong, and released as a single in early 1968. ... Louis Daniel Armstrong (August 4, 1901[1] – July 6, 1971) (also known by the nickname Satchmo, for satchel-mouth, and Pops) was an American jazz musician. ... Fire and Rain was the breakout single released in February 1970 by singer-songwriter James Taylor. ... James Vernon Taylor (born March 12, 1948) is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist, born in Belmont, Massachusetts. ... Y.M.C.A. is a hit 1978 song by the Village People. ... Village People were a disco band of the late 1970s. ... Heartbreak Hotel is a rock and roll song by Elvis Presley, with Bill Black (bass) and Scotty Moore (guitar) as the main supporting musicians. ... Elvis Aron Presley (January 8, 1935 – August 16, 1977), often known simply as Elvis and also called The King of Rock n Roll or simply The King, was an American singer, musician and actor. ... The fifth studio album from California stoner rock magnates Fu Manchu, released in 2000 after a three-year hiatus. ... A section of the album jacket for Golden Hits. ... I Will Survive is a song by Gloria Gaynor, released in 1978. ... Gloria Gaynor Gloria Gaynor (real name Gloria Fowles, born September 7, 1949 in Newark, New Jersey) is a singer best-known for the disco hits I Will Survive (Hot 100 #1, 1979) and Never Can Say Goodbye (Hot 100 #9, 1974). ... Ave Maria (Latin: Hail, Maria or Hail, Mary) can refer to: The Hail Mary or Ave Maria, a prayer; also the time of day in Italy when the church bells toll. ... Marian Anderson, photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1940 Marian Anderson (February 27, 1897 – April 8, 1993) was an African-American contralto (same range as alto), best remembered for her performance on Easter Sunday, 1939 on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C. The concert, which commenced with... Begin the Beguine is a song written by Cole Porter and introduced by June Knight in the Broadway musical Jubilee (1934). ... Artie Shaw Arthur Arshawsky (May 23, 1910 – December 30, 2004), better known as Artie Shaw, was an accomplished jazz clarinetist, composer, bandleader, and writer. ... Music sample: Bob Dylan - Like a Rolling Stone ( file info) — 30 seconds (of 6:10) Problems listening to the file? See media help. ... Bob Dylan (born Robert Allen Zimmerman on May 24, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter, author, musician and poet who has been a major figure in popular music for five decades. ... Stop! In the Name of Love is a 1965 hit song recorded by The Supremes for the Motown label. ... The Supremes were a Motown all-female singing group active from 1959 until 1977, performing at various times doo-wop, pop, soul, Broadway showtunes, psychedelia, and disco. ... Stayin Alive is a song by The Bee Gees, released as a single in 1977. ... The Bee Gees: Maurice, Barry and Robin The Bee Gees were a British and Australian band, originally a pop singer-songwriter combination, reborn as funk and disco. ... 1999 is one of Princes most well-known songs and a defining point in his rise to superstar status. ... Due to technical limitations, some web browsers may not display some special characters in this article. ... Tim McGraw (born Samuel Timothy McGraw on May 1, 1967, in Delhi, Louisiana) is an American country music singer who has achieved many number one hits on the country singles and album charts, with total sales in excess of 25 million units. ... The cast of Porgy and Bess during the Boston try-out prior to the Broadway opening. ... Gene Autry. ... Shake, Rattle and Roll is a prototypical twelve bar blues-form rock and roll song written by Jesse Stone (under his working name Charles Calhoun). ... Big Joe Turner (May 18, 1911 - November 24, 1985) was an American blues singer from Kansas City, Missouri. ... In The Still of The Night is a song written by F. Parris. ... The Five Satins are an American doo wop group, best known for their song In the Still of the Night. The group, which at their height consisted of leader Fred Parris, Al Denby, Ed Martin and Jim Freeman, formed in New Haven, Connecticut in 1955. ... Killing Me Softly with His Song is a song composed by Charles Fox and Norman Gimbel. ... Roberta Flack Roberta Flack (born February 10, 1937 in Asheville, North Carolina) is an American singer. ... Friends in Low Places is a song released by American Country Music artist Garth Brooks. ... Troyal Garth Brooks (born February 7, 1962 in Puyallup, Washington) is an American country music singer-songwriter and charity director. ... A Tisket A Tasket is a nursery rhyme. ... Ella Jane Fitzgerald (April 25, 1917 – June 15, 1996), also known as Lady Ella (the First Lady of Song), was considered one of the most influential jazz vocalists of the 20th Century [1]. With a vocal range spanning three octaves, she was noted for her purity of tone, near faultless... When Irish Eyes Are Smiling is a lighthearted song in tribute to Ireland. ... The Times They Are a-Changin is the third album by Bob Dylan, released in 1964 by Columbia Records and produced by Tom Wilson. ... Bob Dylan (born Robert Allen Zimmerman on May 24, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter, author, musician and poet who has been a major figure in popular music for five decades. ... I Fall to Pieces is a famous Country/Pop ballad written by Hank Cochran and Harlan Howard and was first recorded and released as a single by Patsy Cline in 1961. ... Patsy Cline (September 8, 1932 – March 5, 1963) was a country music singer, who enjoyed pop music cross-over success during the era of the Nashville Sound in the early 1960s. ... I Will Always Love You is a song originally written and performed by American country singer-songwriter Dolly Parton, first released as a single in 1974. ... Whitney Elizabeth Houston (born on August 9, 1963) is an American pop and R&B singer and actress. ... Mona Lisa was an Academy Award-winning song written by Ray Evans and Jay Livingston for the film . ... Nathaniel Adams Coles, known professionally as Nat King Cole (March 17, 1919 – February 15, 1965) was a popular American singer, songwriter, and jazz pianist. ... Blowin in the Wind is a song written by Bob Dylan in April 1962, and released on his 1963 album The Freewheelin Bob Dylan. ... Bob Dylan (born Robert Allen Zimmerman on May 24, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter, author, musician and poet who has been a major figure in popular music for five decades. ... Peggy Sue is a rock and roll song written by Buddy Holly, Jerry Allison, and Norman Petty, and originally performed and recorded by Buddy Holly and the Crickets in early July of 1957. ... Charles Hardin Holley (September 7, 1936 – February 3, 1959), better known as Buddy Holly, was an American singer, songwriter, and a pioneer of Rock and Roll. ... Lean on Me is a well known hit song by Bill Withers off the 1972 album Still Bill. ... Bill Withers (born July 4, 1938 in Slab Fork, West Virginia) is an American singer-songwriter who performed and recorded from the late 1960s until the mid 1980s. ... Kind of Blue is a jazz album by musician Miles Davis, released on August 17, 1959. ... Miles Dewey Davis III (May 26, 1926 – September 28, 1991) was one of the most distinguished jazz musicians of the latter half of the 20th century. ... Im So Lonesome I Could Cry is a song written and recorded by American country music singer-songwriter Hank Williams in 1949. ... This article is about Hank Williams, Sr. ... Proud Mary are a four-piece guitar-based rock band from Manchester, England, named after the song by Creedence Clearwater Revival (but more widely known for being covered by Tina Turner). ... Creedence Clearwater Revival, commonly referred to by their initials CCR or simply Creedence, was an American swamp rock band, fronted by John Fogerty. ... Maybelle, A.P. and Sara The Carter Family was a rural country music group that performed between 1927 and 1943. ... Puttin on the Ritz is a popular song written and published in 1929 by Irving Berlin. ... Harry Richman (10 August 1895 - 3 November 1972) was a United States entertainer. ... Layla is the title track on the Derek and the Dominos album Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs, released in December 1970. ... Eric Clapton CBE (born Eric Patrick Clapp on March 30, 1945 in The Green, Ripley, Surrey), is a British guitarist and composer, nicknamed slowhand. ... Single cover Jump is a song recorded by the rock group Van Halen and is the only single in their career to reach number-one. ... Van Halen is an American hard rock band. ... I Still Havent Found What Im Looking For is a song by the Irish rock band U2. ... U2 is a rock band from Dublin, Ireland. ... We Are the World is a 1985 song written by Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie, produced and conducted by Quincy Jones and recorded by a supergroup of popular musicians billed as USA for Africa. ... USA for Africa (United Support of Artists for Africa), was the name under which forty-five U.S. artists, led by Harry Belafonte, Kenny Rogers, Michael Jackson, and Lionel Richie, recorded the hit single We Are the World in 1985. ... Girls Just Want to Have Fun was the first major single released by singer Cyndi Lauper as a solo artist. ... Cynthia Ann Stephanie Lauper (born June 22, 1953), better known as Cyndi Lauper, is a Grammy Award-winning singer and Emmy Award-winning film, television and theatre actress. ... The original poster for the Broadway production of the show designed by Al Hirschfeld My Fair Lady is a 1956 musical theater production with lyrics and book by Alan Jay Lerner and music by Frederic Loewe. ... Swanee may refer to: Swanee, a song by George Gershwin and popularized by Al Jolson Swanee River, another name for Suwanee River Sewanee Suwanee Category: ... Asa Al Jolson Yoelson (born in Seredžius, Lithuania on May 26, 1886 and died in San Francisco, California on October 23, 1950) was an acclaimed American singer and actor whose career lasted from 1911 until his death in 1950. ... Let Me Call You Sweetheart is a popular song. ... Makin Whoopee! is a popular song. ... Eddie Cantor in the 1920s Eddie Cantor (January 31, 1892 - October 10, 1964) was a comedian, singer, actor, songwriter, and one of the most popular entertainers in the United States of America in the early and middle 20th century. ... The Tracks of My Tears is a 1965 hit single by The Miracles for the Tamla (Motown) label, genreally considered among their best recordings. ... The Miracles (known from 1965 to 1972 as Smokey Robinson & the Miracles) are an American R&B/soul group from Detroit, Michigan, notable as the first successful group act for Berry Gordys Motown Records. ... I Wanna Be Loved by You is a song recorded by Helen Kane. ... Helen Kane Helen Kane (August 4, 1903 - September 26, 1966) was an American popular singer, best known for her boop-boop-a-doop trademark and her signature song, I Wanna Be Loved By You. Fleischer Studios animator Grim Natwick used Kane as the model for his studios most famous... Pennies from Heaven is a 1936 American popular song with music by Arthur Johnston and words by Johnny Burke. ... Harry Lillis Bing Crosby (May 3, 1903 – October 14, 1977) was an American singer and actor whose career lasted from 1926 until his death in 1977. ... Tutti Frutti is an early rock and roll song by Little Richard. ... Little Richard (born Richard Wayne Penniman, December 5, 1932 in Macon, Georgia) is an American singer, songwriter, and pianist. ... Brown Eyed Girl is a hit song written and recorded in 1967 by singer and songwriter Van Morrison and produced by Bang Records chief Bert Berns. ... Van Morrison OBE (born August 31, 1945 as George Ivan Morrison) is a singer and songwriter from Belfast, Northern Ireland. ... I Only Have Eyes For You was a UK #1 single in October 1975 for two weeks by Art Garfunkel. ... The Flamingos were a doo wop group, popular in the mid to late 1950s. ... Born to Be Wild is a song by the band Steppenwolf, initially released in 1968, but subsequently released on many different collections, the first one being the film Easy Rider. ... It has been suggested that The Sparrows be merged into this article or section. ... Superstition is a number-one single written, produced, arranged, and recorded by Stevie Wonder for Motown Records in 1972, when Wonder was twenty-two years old. ... Stevie Wonder (born Stevland Hardaway Judkins on May 13, 1950, name later changed to Stevland Hardaway Morris), [1] is an African American singer, songwriter, record producer, musician, and social activist. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Bruce Springsteen (born September 23, 1949) is an American rock singer-songwriter and guitarist. ... Trademark song of child actress Shirley Temple. ... Shirley Jane Temple (born April 23, 1928), later known as Shirley Temple Black, is an American diplomat and former film child actress. ... The Wabash Cannonball is an American folk song that is thought to have originated sometime in the late nineteenth century. ... Roy Acuff on the cover of The Great Roy Acuff (1964) Roy Claxton Acuff (15 September 1903 – 23 November 1992) was an American country musician. ... Unchained Melody is one of the most recorded songs of the 20th century, by some counts having spawned over 500 versions. ... Albert George Hibbler (August 16, 1915-April 24, 2001) was a singer. ... Dancing in the Street is a 1964 song by Martha and the Vandellas. ... Martha & the Vandellas were an American Motown group of the 1960s. ... Aint No Mountain High Enough is an R&B/soul song written by Nickolas Ashford and Valerie Simpson in 1966. ... Marvin Gaye (born Marvin Pentz Gay, Jr. ... Tammi Terrell (born Thomasina Montgomery) (April 29, 1945 – March 16, 1970) was an American Motown singer in the 1960s, best known for her duets with Marvin Gaye. ... Piano Man was Billy Joels first major hit, and is considered Joels signature song. ... William Martin Billy Joel (born May 9, 1949, in Bronx, New York) is an American singer, pianist, and songwriter. ... Joy to the World is a song written by Hoyt Axton, and made famous by the band Three Dog Night. ... Three Dog Night was an American rock and roll band active from 1968 to 1975. ... Losing My Religion is a song recorded by the rock band R.E.M. from their 1991 album Out of Time. ... R.E.M. is an American rock band formed in Athens, Georgia, in early 1980 by drummer Bill Berry, guitarist Peter Buck, bassist Mike Mills, and vocalist Michael Stipe. ... My Way is a popular song, which in its English-language version is an adaptation by Paul Anka of the French song Comme dhabitude, written by Claude François and Jacques Revaux. ... Francis Albert Sinatra (December 12, 1915 – May 14, 1998) was an American singer and Academy Award-winning actor who many consider to be one of the finest male popular song vocalists of all time. ... Lets Stay Together is a song by Al Green on his 1972 album of the same name. ... For the Democratic Congressman from Texas and the former head of the Houston NAACP, please see Al Green. ... For the Crazy Frog song, see We Are the Champions (Ding a Dang Dong). ... This article is about the song and record. ... Queen are an English rock band formed by Brian May, Freddie Mercury, and Roger Taylor in London, England in 1970 from the remains of Smile, with John Deacon completing the lineup the following year. ... Purple Rain is a power ballad by Prince and the The Revolution. ... Due to technical limitations, some web browsers may not display some special characters in this article. ... Dancing Queen was one of the biggest hit singles recorded by Swedish group ABBA. The song was written by Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus and Stig Anderson, recorded in 1975 for the groups album Arrival, and released as a single in 1976. ... Abba redirects here. ... A Love Supreme is a jazz album recorded by John Coltranes quartet on December 9, 1964 at the Van Gelder studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey. ... John William Coltrane (September 23, 1926 – July 17, 1967), nicknamed Trane, was an American jazz saxophonist and composer. ... Wake Up Little Susie is a popular song. ... Don (born Isaac Donald Everly February 1, 1937 in Brownie, a small coal-mining town (now defunct) near Central City, Muhlenberg County, Kentucky) and Phil Everly (born Philip Everly January 19, 1939 in Chicago, Illinois) are country-influenced rock and roll performers who had their greatest success in the 1950s. ... Shout! was a very popular and influential record by The Isley Brothers when it was released in 1959. ... The Isley Brothers are a hugely popular African-American music group from Cincinnati, Ohio, who hold the record for being the longest-running charted group in music history. ... I Got You (I Feel Good) is a hit song by the American musician James Brown from 1965. ... James Brown, known variously as: Soul Brother Number One, the Godfather of Soul, Mr. ... The Thrill Is Gone is a blues song written by Rick Darnell and Roy Hawkins in 1951 and popularized by B. B. King in 1970. ... Riley B. King aka B. B. King (b. ... Alexanders Ragtime Band is the name of a song by Irving Berlin. ... The Boswell Sisters on the cover of the reissue album collection Thats How Rhythm Was Born The Boswell Sisters were a singing group that attained national prominence in the USA in the 1930s. ... Bo Diddleys emphasis on rhythm largely influenced popular music, especially that of rock and roll in the 1960s. ... Bo Diddleys emphasis on rhythm largely influenced popular music, especially that of rock and roll in the 1960s. ... The Banana Boat Song is a traditional Jamaican Calypso folk song, whose best-known version was sung by Harry Belafonte. ... Harold George Belafonte, Jr. ... Ring of Fire can refer to: The Pacific Ring of Fire, a region ringing the Pacific Ocean that is prone to earthquakes and volcanic activity Ring of Fire (song), a song by June Carter and Merle Kilgore which was performed by Johnny Cash and later covered by other bands such... Johnny Cash (born J.R. Cash, February 26, 1932 – September 12, 2003) was an influential American country and rock and roll singer and songwriter. ... Donna can refer to: a female first name Donna, Texas Donna, a song by Ritchie Valens The Italian word for woman, used as a courtesy title before the name of a woman in an Italian-speaking area. ... La Bamba is a traditional song created in the Mexican state of Veracruz over 300 years ago. ... Richard Steven Valenzuela (May 13, 1941 - February 3, 1959), better known as Ritchie Valens, was a pioneer of rock and roll and, as a Mexican-American, became the first Hispanic rock and roll star. ... The Lion Sleeps Tonight began as a 1939 African pop hit Mbube that, in modified versions, also became a hit in the US and UK. The song was first recorded by its writer, Solomon Linda, and his group, The Evening Birds, in 1939 under the title Mbube (Zulu for lion... The Tokens were an American male doo-wop vocal group from Brooklyn, New York. ... John Denver (December 31, 1943 – October 12, 1997), born Henry John Deutschendorf, Jr. ... Material Girl is the second single from American singer Madonna released from her 1984 album, Like A Virgin. ... Madonna Louise Ciccone (born August 16, 1958), better known worldwide as simply Madonna, is an iconic American pop singer, songwriter, musician, record and film producer, dancer, actress, author and a fashion icon whose level of fame and success has earned her superstar status for more than two decades. ... “Rapper’s Delight” is a 1979 single by American hip hop trio The Sugarhill Gang; it was one of the first hip hop hit singles. ... The Sugarhill Gang is an American hip hop group, known mostly for one hit, Rappers Delight, the first hip hop single to become a Top 40 hit. ... Goodnight Irene, or Irene, is an American folk standard. ... Leadbelly, also known as Lead Belly (born Huddie William Ledbetter; January 20, 1889 (although this is debatable) - December 6, 1949), was an American folk and blues musician, notable for his clear and forceful singing, his virtuosity on the twelve string guitar, and the rich songbook of folk standards he introduced. ... Disambiguation: Tequila is also the name of a hit by the band Terrorvision Tequila is a 1958 surf instrumental by the music band The Champs. ... The Champs were a one hit wonder, most famous for their instrumental Tequila. Formed by studio executives to record a B-Side for a single, the intended throwaway track became more famous than its A-Side. ... Whatever Will Be (Que Sera, Sera) (also transposed as Que Sera, Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be)) is a popular song, with music by Jay Livingston and lyrics by Ray Evans. ... Doris Mary Ann von Kappelhoff, known as Doris Day (born April 3, 1924), is an American singer, actress, and animal welfare advocate. ... Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is A Season) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... The Byrds (formed in Los Angeles, California, in 1964) were an American rock band. ... For other uses, see Sgt. ... The Beatles were a highly influential English rock band from Liverpool, Merseyside, England. ... Soul Man was a hit song by Sam & Dave in 1967 and has inspired the names of: Soul Man a television sitcom starring Dan Aykroyd as Mike Weber, an Episcopal priest and widowed father of four children. ... Sam & Dave, veterans of the gospel groups The Melionaires and The Sensational Hummingbirds, were an American soul duo, known as one of the best and earliest soul groups. ... You Are the Sunshine of My Life is a 1973 pop single released by Motown music great Stevie Wonder. ... Stevie Wonder (born Stevland Hardaway Judkins on May 13, 1950, name later changed to Stevland Hardaway Morris), [1] is an African American singer, songwriter, record producer, musician, and social activist. ... Thanks For the Memory was a song in the film The Big Broadcast of 1938. ... Bob Hope, KBE, KCSG, (May 29, 1903 – July 27, 2003), born Leslie Townes Hope, was a famous British-born American entertainer who appeared in vaudeville, on Broadway, on radio and television, in movies, and in performing tours for U.S. Military personnel. ... Shirley Ross (January 7, 1913 - March 9, 1975) was an American actress and singer. ... Raindrops Keep Fallin on My Head was the number one song on the Billboard Hot 100 list in the United States in January, 1970. ... Billy Joe Thomas (born August 7, 1942) is an Oklahoma-born country singer. ... Moon River is a song composed by Johnny Mercer and Henry Mancini in 1961. ... Henry Mancini (April 16, 1924 – June 14, 1994), was a noted American composer and arranger. ... Free Bird is an anthemic song by American Southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd. ... Lynyrd Skynyrd (pronounced /leh-nerd skin-nerd/) is a U.S. Southern rock band, described by All Music Guides Stephen Thomas Erlewine as the definitive Southern rock band, fusing the overdriven power of blues-rock with a rebellious, Southern image and a hard rock swagger. ... Misty is a jazz standard written in 1954 by the pianist Errol Garner. ... Erroll Louis Garner (June 15, 1921 - January 21, 1977) was a jazz pianist whose distinctive and melodic style brought him both popular acclaim and the admiration of peers. ... Chances Are can refer to: Chances Are, an album by Bob Marley Chances Are, a 1989 movie Chances Are, a popular song written by Al Stillman and Robert Allen, popularized by Johnny Mathis This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists pages that might otherwise share the same... Johnny Mathis in 1959 Johnny Mathis in concert at the Chumash Casino Resort in Santa Ynez, California, on May 25, 2006. ... Love Letters is a popular song. ... Ketty Lester (August 16, 1934 - ) is an American singer and television actress who is probably best recalled for her 1962 hit single Love Letters which reached into the Top 5 of the music charts in both the United States and the United Kingdom. ... // Song History The Beginning I Love Rock N Roll is one of the classic rock songs of all time. ... Joan Jett (b. ... Fast Car is a popular song by the American singer-songwriter Tracy Chapman. ... Tracy Chapman (born March 30, 1964) is an American singer-songwriter, best known for her singles Fast Car, Talkin Bout a Revolution, Baby Can I Hold You, and Give Me One Reason. She is a multi-platinum and multi-Grammy Award-winning artist. ... Will You Love Me Tomorrow is the title of a song written by Gerry Goffin and Carole King. ... The Shirelles were an influential American girl group in the early 1960s. ... Leader of the Pack is a song recorded by The Shangri-Las. ... The Shangri-Las on the cover of a modern collection of their works. ... In the Midnight Hour is a song originally performed by Wilson Pickett in 1965. ... Wilson Pickett (March 18, 1941 – January 19, 2006) was an American R&B and soul singer. ... Why Do Fools Fall in Love was originally a 1956 hit song by doo-wop group Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers and later revived 25 years later by soul singer Diana Ross in 1981. ... Frankie Lymon (September 30, 1942 - February 27, 1968) was the leader of a doo wop group called The Teenagers. ... I Can See Clearly Now is a song written and recorded by Johnny Nash. ... John Lester Nash Jr. ... Oye Como Va is a song written and composed by Latin jazz and mambo musician Tito Puente and popularized by Carlos Santanas cover of the song in 1970 on his album Abraxas, helping to catapult Santana into stardom with the song reaching #13 on the Billboard Top 100. ... Carlos Santana in concert, Barcelona 2003 Carlos Santana (born July 20, 1947) is a Mexican guitarist, originally from Autlan de Navarro, Jalisco. ... Coal Miners Daughter is an autobiographical 1969 country music song written and performed by Loretta Lynn. ... Loretta Lynn (born April 14, 1935) is an American country singer who was the leading country female vocalist during much of the 1960s and 1970s. ... Cats in the Cradle, appearing on the album Verities & Balderdash, is a song by American singer/songwriter Harry Chapin. ... Harry Chapin was an American singer and songwriter. ... Waylon Arnold Jennings (June 15, 1937 – February 13, 2002) was one of the most respected and influential American country music singers and guitarists of all time. ... Willie Nelson performing at the Chumash Casino Resort in Santa Ynez, California. ... The Gambler can refer to: The Gambler (novel), by Fyodor Dostoyevsky The Gambler (Prokofiev), a 1917 opera by Sergei Prokofiev based on the novella The Gambler (comics), created in 1944, a supervillain in the DC Universe who was an enemy of the Green Lantern The Gambler (play), a 1950 drama... Kenneth Donald Kenny Rogers (born August 21, 1938, in Houston, Texas) is a prolific American country music singer, photographer, producer, songwriter, actor and businessman. ... A popular song in the jazz or swing tradition, Bye Bye Blackbird was published in 1926, with words by Mort Dixon and music by Ray Henderson. ... Gene Austin (June 24, 1900 - January 24, 1972) was an American singer and songwriter who is considered to have been the first crooner. Austin was born as Lemeul Eugene Lucas in Gainesville, Texas (north of Dallas), to Nova Lucas (died 1943) and the former Serena Belle Harrell (died 1956). ... Smoke Gets In Your Eyes is a song written by American composer Jerome Kern for his 1933 Broadway musical Roberta. ... The Platters were a very successful doo wop group, formed in 1953. ... (You Gotta) Fight for Your Right (to Party) was the first single on the Beastie Boys breakthrough album, Licensed to Ill (1986). ... The Beastie Boys as depicted on the cover of their 1992 album Check Your Head. ... We Are Family is a 1979 album by Sister Sledge. ... Sister Sledge is an American musical group from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, formed in 1972 and consisting of four singers, all of whom are sisters: Kim, Debbie, Joni, and Kathy Sledge. ... (They Long to Be) Close to You is a popular song by The Carpenters External link Close To You (Lyrics and some information) Category: ... Richard and Karen Carpenter, Carpenters Carpenters were the biggest selling American artists of the 1970s. ... Maggie May is a song written by Rod Stewart and musician Martin Quittenton and recorded by Stewart with his band The Faces in 1971. ... Roderick Stewart (born January 10, 1945) is a British singer who was a member of the Jeff Beck Group and the Faces before embarking on a solo career. ... Night and Day is a song written by Cole Porter for the 1932 musical play The Gay Divorce. ... Fred Astaire (May 10, 1899 – June 22, 1987), born Frederick Austerlitz in Omaha, Nebraska, was an American film and Broadway stage dancer, choreographer, singer and actor. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... Rudy Vallee (July 28, 1901 - July 3, 1986) was a popular United States singer, actor, bandleader, and entertainer. ... Tom Dooley is an old North Carolina folk song based on a historical event. ... The Kingston Trios original lineup: Bob Shane, Dave Guard, Nick Reynolds The Kingston Trio is an American folk group. ... The Tennessee Waltz is a popular song, popularized by Patti Page and by Les Paul and Mary Ford in 1950. ... Patti Page on the cover of a collection, part of The Millennium Collection Patti Page (born Clara Ann Fowler on November 8, 1927 in Claremore, Oklahoma) is one of the best-known female singers in traditional pop music. ... If You Dont Know Me By Now is a song by the Philadelphia soul musical group Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes, which became their first hit after being released as a single in 1972. ... Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes were an American singing group, one of the most popular Philadelphia soul groups of the 1970s. ... Goodbye Yellow Brick Road is a ballad performed by musician Elton John. ... Sir Elton Hercules[1] John, CBE[2] (born Reginald Kenneth Dwight on 25 March 1947) is an English pop/rock singer, composer and pianist. ... U Cant Touch This was far and away M.C. Hammers most successful single. ... MC Hammer (later Hammer) (born Stanley Kirk Burrell in Oakland, California, on March 30, 1962) is an American rapper who was popular during the late 1980s and early 1990s, known for his dramatic rise to and fall from fame and fortune, his trademark parachute pants, and for leaving a lasting... Smooth is a song by Carlos Santana and Rob Thomas (musician). ... Carlos Santana in concert, Barcelona 2003 Carlos Santana (born July 20, 1947) is a Mexican guitarist, originally from Autlan de Navarro, Jalisco. ... Robert Kelly Rob Thomas (born February 14, 1972 on a military base in Landstuhl, Germany) is an American recording pop-rock artist, the lead singer of the band Matchbox Twenty and formerly of the band Tabithas Secret, and also began a successful solo career. ... Livin la Vida Loca - (living the crazy life, in english) - is a hit song by popular Puerto Rican singer Ricky Martin. ... Ricky Martin (born Enrique Martín Morales on December 24, 1971 in Hato Rey, San Juan, Puerto Rico), is a successful Latin American pop singer who rose to fame, first as a member of the Latin boy band Menudo, then as a solo artist since 1991. ... How Great Thou Art is: A famous hymn by Carl Boberg An album by Elvis Presley Category: ... George Beverly Shea (February 1, 1909 – Winchester, Ontario, Canada) is a prominent singer/songwriter of gospel music. ... Sing, Sing, Sing is a 1936 song written by Louis Prima that has become one of the definitive songs of the big band and Swing Era. ... Benny Goodman, born Benő Guttman, (May 30, 1909 – June 13, 1986) was an American jazz musician, known as King of Swing, Patriarch of the Clarinet, The Professor, and Swings Senior Statesman. // Goodman was born in Chicago, the son of poor Jewish immigrants from Hungary who lived in the Maxwell... The original poster for the show. ... The song Tumbling Tumbleweeds was composed by Bob Nolan, one of the founding (albeit reluctant) members of the Sons of the Pioneers. ... The Sons of the Pioneers was an American cowboy singing group founded in 1933 by Leonard Slye (better known by his later screen name Roy Rogers), with Tim Spencer and Bob Nolan. ... Jackie DeShannon, real name Sharon Lee Myers, (born August 21, 1944) is an American singer/songwriter with a string of hit song credits from the 1960s onwards. ... Crying is a 1961 American song written by Roy Orbison and Joe Melson and sung by Orbison. ... Roy Kelton Orbison (April 23, 1936 – December 6, 1988), nicknamed The Big O, was an influential American singer-songwriter and a pioneer of rock and roll whose recording career spanned more than four decades. ... Sweet Child O Mine is the name of a song by the hard rock band Guns N Roses. ... Guns N Roses are an American hard rock band that gained fame during the late 1980s and early 1990s. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... // Downtown was the official charity single for Children in Need 2006 Emma Bunton released Downtown in November 2006. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Its Too Late is a song from Carole Kings 1971 album, Tapestry. ... Carole King (born February 9, 1942) is an American singer, songwriter, and pianist. ... The word celebration has several meanings: See celebration for a joyous event or party. ... Kool & the Gang is a highly successful R&B/soul/funk/disco group. ... So In Love is a popular song, popularized by Patti Page in 1949. ... The Tymes are an American soul vocal group, who enjoyed equal success in Britain as their homeland. ... Youre So Vain is a song written by and performed by Carly Simon in 1972. ... Carly Elisabeth Simon (born June 25, 1945 in New York City) is an American musician who emerged as one of the leading lights of the early 1970s singer-songwriter boom. ... Heart of Glass is track 10 from the 1979 album Parallel Lines. ... Blondie is an American rock band that first gained fame in the late 1970s. ... Blue Moon of Kentucky is a bluegrass song, written by Bill Monroe in 1947 and recorded by his band, The Blue Grass Boys. ... Bill Monroe Bill Monroe (September 13, 1911 - September 9, 1996) developed the style of country music known as bluegrass, which takes its name from his band, the Blue Grass Boys, named for his home state of Kentucky. ... Teen Angel was the name of a song written by Jean Dinning, performed by Mark Dinning and Alex Murray in 1959. ... Mark Dinning ( August 17, 1933 - March 22, 1986 ) was an American singer. ... Charlie Parker Charles Bird Parker, Jr. ... We Shall Overcome is a protest song that became a key anthem of the US civil rights movement. ... Joan Chandos Báez (born January 9, 1941) is an American folk singer and songwriter known for her highly individual vocal style. ... Something to Talk About is a song from the American, Grammy Award-winning guitarist and singer-songwriter Bonnie Raitt that was popular in the 1990s. ... Bonnie Raitt, (born November 8, 1949) is an American Blues-R&B singer, songwriter, and guitarist who was born in Burbank, California, the daughter of Broadway musical star John Raitt. ... Thomas Andrew Dorsey (July 1, 1899 - January 23, 1993) is known as the Father of Gospel Music, and is best known today for his composition Take My Hand, Precious Lord. As formulated by Dorsey, gospel music combines Christian praise with the rhythms of jazz and the blues. ... South Pacific is a musical play, with music by Richard Rodgers and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, that opened on Broadway on April 7, 1949, and ran for more than five years. ... Dion DiMucci, better known as Dion, is an American singer-songwriter born July 18, 1939, in the Bronx borough of New York City. ... Tea for Two is the name of a song with music by Vincent Youmans and lyrics by Irving Caesar for the 1925 musical No, No, Nanette. ... Art Tatum, The Great Jazz Pianist. ... Summertime Blues (1958) is a classic and often-covered song by Eddie Cochran about the trials and tribulations of teenage life in America. ... Eddie Cochran Edward Ray Eddie Cochran (October 3, 1938 – April 17, 1960) was an early American rockabilly musician and an important influence on popular music during the late 1950s and early 1960s. ... Written by Irving Taylor and Ken Lane, Everybody Loves Somebody had already been recorded by several artists (including Frank Sinatra) by 1964, but without much success. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Its My Party is a song popularized by singer Lesley Gore in 1963. ... Lesley Gore, French EP Lesley Gore (born May 2, 1946 in New York City as Lesley Sue Goldstein) is an American singer and songwriter, one of the best known performers of the girl group era. ... The Loco-Motion is a rock and roll song written by Carole King and Gerry Goffin, and first recorded by Little Eva in 1962. ... Little Eva (June 29, 1943 – April 10, 2003) was an American singer. ... On Broadway is a song written by Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil in collaboration with the songwriting team of Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller. ... The Drifters are a long-lived American doo wop/R&B band, originally formed by Clyde McPhatter (of Billy Ward & the Dominoes) in 1953. ... Me and Bobby McGee is a song written by Kris Kristofferson and Fred Foster, originally performed by Kristofferson and is one of the most-covered songs of all time. ... Janis Lyn Joplin (January 19, 1943 – October 4, 1970) was an American blues-influenced rock singer and occasional songwriter with a highly distinctive voice. ... Time in a Bottle was a posthumous No. ... James Joseph Croce (January 10, 1943 – September 20, 1973), popularly known as Jim Croce (pronounced CROW-chee), was an American singer-songwriter. ... A Margarita: the eponymous beverage Margaritaville is a 1977 song by Jimmy Buffett. ... Jimmy Buffett (born James William Buffett on December 25, 1946 in Pascagoula, Mississippi) is a singer, songwriter, and recently a film producer best known for his island escapism lifestyle and music including hits such as Margaritaville (No. ... Bitches Brew is an album recorded by American jazz trumpeter Miles Davis in 1969. ... Miles Dewey Davis III (May 26, 1926 – September 28, 1991) was one of the most distinguished jazz musicians of the latter half of the 20th century. ... Kansas City is the title of a rhythm and blues song dating back to the 1950s. ... Wilbert Harrison (born January 5, 1929 – died October 26, 1994) was an American singer. ... Earth Angel (Will You Be Mine) was a song that was the only top 40 hit for The Penguins. ... The Penguins were an American Doo-Wop group of the 1950s and 60s, best remembered for their only top 40 hit, Earth Angel, which was one of the first rhythm and blues hits to cross over to the pop charts. ... McKinley Morganfield (April 4, 1915 or 1913 – April 30, 1983), better known as Muddy Waters, was an American blues musician and is generally considered the father of Chicago blues. ... People Get Ready was a 1965 single by The Impressions, and the title track from the album of the same name. ... For the Australian rock group, see The Impressions (Australian band). ... The House of the Rising Sun is a United States folk song. ... The US edition of The Animals self-titled debut album. ... White Rabbit is a psychedelic rock song from Jefferson Airplanes 1967 hit album Surrealistic Pillow, also released as a single, peaking at #8 on the Billboard Hot 100 in that form. ... Jefferson Airplane was an American rock band from San Francisco, a pioneer of the LSD-influenced psychedelic rock movement. ... Graceland. ... Paul Frederic Simon (born October 13, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist, half of the folk-singing duo Simon and Garfunkel who continues a successful solo career. ... Cosmic Thing is the fifth studio album by New Wave band The B-52s, released in 1989. ... The B-52s are a rock band from Athens, Georgia, the first of many from the college town that has become one of the most important centers in alternative rock. ... I Believe I Can Fly is a 1996 song by R&B singer R. Kelly. ... Robert Sylvester Kelly (born January 8, 1967 in Chicago, who goes by the stage name of R. Kelly, is an American R&B singer, songwriter, and record producer. ... All I Wanna Do is the fourth single of UK singer/songwriter Amy Studt. ... This entire article may contain original research or unverified claims. ... My Heart Will Go On is the theme song of the highly popular 1997 film Titanic. ... Céline Marie Claudette Dion (OC, OQ) (born March 30, 1968) is a French Canadian Grammy and Juno award winning pop singer and occasional songwriter. ... My Old Kentucky Home written by Stephen Foster in 1853, is the state song of Kentucky. ... Geraldine Farrar Farrar as the title character in Manon Geraldine Farrar (February 28, 1882 – March 11, 1967) was an opera singer whose stage presence earned her a fanatic following of Gerryflappers in the early 20th century. ... Abraham, Martin & John was a 1968 ode written by Richard Holler to the memories of icons of social change from Abraham Lincoln, Martin Luther King, Jr. ... Dion may mean: People: Dion (tyrant of Syracuse) (408-354 BC), ancient Greek politician Adolphe de Dion (1823-1908), archaeologist who excavated the château of Montfort LAmaury Marquis Albert de Dion, founder of the automobile company de Dion-Bouton Dion DiMucci (b. ... The King and I is a musical by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II, with a script based on the book Anna and the King of Siam by Margaret Landon. ... Hit single by Danny & the Juniors which was released in 1957. ... Danny and the Juniors Danny & The Juniors were a Philadelphia-based quartet comprising of Danny Rapp, Dave White, Frank Mattei and Joe Terranova. ... Whatd I Say is a popular two-part recording that was released in 1959 by R&B/soul singer-songwriter Ray Charles. ... Ray Charles was the stage name of Ray Charles Robinson (September 23, 1930 – June 10, 2004). ... Mr. ... The Chordettes were a female popular singing quartet, usually singing a cappella, and specializing in traditional pop music. ... Be My Baby was a 1963 single written by Phil Spector, Jeff Barry, and Ellie Greenwich, performed by The Ronettes and produced by Spector. ... Ronettess Album The Ronettes were an American girl group of the 1960s, best known for their work with producer Phil Spector. ... I Got You Babe is a 1965 number-one hit single by American rock music duo Sonny and Cher. ... Sonny Bono Salvatore Phillip Sonny Bono (February 16, 1935 – January 5, 1998) was an American record producer, singer, actor, and politician whose career spanned over three decades. ... Cher[1] (born Cheryl Sarkisian LaPiere on May 20, 1946) is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and entertainer. ... The Devil Went Down to Georgia is a country song written and performed by the Charlie Daniels Band and released on their 1979 album Million Mile Reflections. ... Charles Edward Daniels (born October 28, 1936) is a very popular country singer. ... Flashdance. ... Irene Cara (born Irene Escalera on March 18, 1959 in The Bronx, New York City) is an American singer and actress of African-American, Cuban and Puerto Rican descent. ... Burning Down the House is a song by Talking Heads. ... Talking Heads was an American rock band existing between 1974 and 1991, composed of David Byrne, Chris Frantz, Tina Weymouth, and Jerry Harrison. ... Billy Ray Cyrus (born August 25, 1961 in Flatwoods, Kentucky) is an American country singer, best known for the hit single Achy Breaky Heart (1992). ... Billy Ray Cyrus (born August 25, 1961 in Flatwoods, Kentucky) is an American actor and country singer, who is probably best known for his hit single Achy Breaky Heart (1992) and distinctive mullet. ... Wide Open Spaces is the fourth album by American country band Dixie Chicks, released in 1998 (see 1998 in music). ... The Dixie Chicks are an American all-female country music trio, comprising Emily Robison, Martie Maguire, and Natalie Maines. ... The Music Man is a musical play with book, music, and lyrics by Meredith Willson (story by Meredith Willson and Franklin Lacey), which opened on Broadway at the Majestic Theatre on December 19, 1957. ... Walk on By is a song recorded by Dionne Warwick. ... Marie Dionne Warrick (born December 12, 1940 in East Orange, New Jersey), known professionally as Dionne Warwick, is an American singer best known for her work with Hal David and Burt Bacharach as songwriters and producers. ... Ramblin Man is a 1973 song (written by Dickie Betts) by The Allman Brothers Band, off their album Brothers and Sisters. ... The original Allman Brothers Band The Allman Brothers Band is a pioneering and innovative Southern rock group from Macon, Georgia originally popular in the 1970s, described by Rolling Stones George Kimball in 1971 as the best . ... Mahalia Jackson Mahalia Jackson (October 26, 1911–January 27, 1972) was an American gospel singer, widely regarded as the best in the history of the genre. ... Im so Excited is a song recorded by the Pointer Sisters. ... The Pointer Sisters was an American vocal group and recording act that achieved great success during the 1970s and 1980s. ... That Old Black Magic is the third episode of the Guinevere Jones television show. ... Louis Prima and Keely Smith singing for the radio in the 1950s Louis Prima (December 7, 1910 – August 24, 1978) was an Italian-American entertainer, singer, actor, and trumpeter born in New Orleans. ... Keely Smith (born March 9, 1928) is an American jazz and popular music singer who enjoyed great popularity in the 1950s and 1960s through her collaborations with Louis Prima and Frank Sinatra, for which she was much admired for her exquisite singing style and her great beauty. ... Reach Out Ill Be There (also rendered as Reach Out (Ill Be There)) is a 1966 hit song recorded by The Four Tops for the Motown label. ... The Four Tops are an American Motown musical quartet, whose repertoire has included doo-wop, jazz, soul music, R&B, disco, adult contemporary, and showtunes. ... Walk This Way is a song by the American rock group Aerosmith from their album Toys in the Attic in 1975. ... Aerosmith is a prominent American rock band, often regarded as Americas Greatest Rock and Roll Band. ... Bette Davis Eyes is the name of a song, best known for being performed by Kim Carnes. ... Kim Carnes Kim Carnes (born July 20, 1945 in Los Angeles, California) is an American singer-songwriter. ... Wind Beneath My Wings is a number-one single by Bette Midler from the soundtrack of the movie Beaches. ... Bette Davis Midler (born December 1, 1945) is an American singer, actress, and comedian, also known to her fans and especially in gay culture, as The Divine Miss M. She is named after the actress Bette Davis although Davis pronounced her name in two syllables, and Midler uses one. ... Change the World is a song recorded by Eric Clapton. ... An example of the famous Clapton is God graffiti craze Eric Patrick Clapton CBE (born March 30, 1945), nicknamed Slowhand, is a Grammy Award winning English guitarist, singer and composer, who is one of the most respected and influential musicians of the rock era, garnering an unprecedented three inductions into... The Ink Spots were a popular American vocal group that helped define the musical genre that led to rhythm & blues and rock and roll, and the subgenre doo-wop. ... The Mills Brothers were a major African-American jazz and pop vocal group of the 20th century producing more than 2,000 recordings that sold more than 50 million copies and garnered at least three dozen gold records. ... The photograph that was cited by the songwriter as the inspiration for the song: Thomas Shipp and Abram Smith, August 7, 1930. ... Billie Holiday (April 7, 1915 – July 17, 1959), born Eleanor Harris and later called Lady Day, was an American singer known equally for her difficult life and her emotive, poignant singing voice. ... Ode to Billy Joe was a hit song in August-September 1967 written and performed by Bobbie Gentry, a singer-songwriter from Chickasaw County, Mississippi. ... Bobbie Gentry (born July 27, 1944) is an American singer-songwriter. ... Strangers in the Night is a song made famous by Frank Sinatra, who recorded it in 1966. ... Francis Albert Sinatra (December 12, 1915 – May 14, 1998) was an American singer and Academy Award-winning actor who many consider to be one of the finest male popular song vocalists of all time. ... War is a soul song written by Norman Whitfield and Barrett Strong for the Motown label in 1969. ... Edwin Starr (January 21, 1942 – April 3, 2003) was a soul music singer. ... Behind Closed Doors may refer to: Behind Closed Doors, an as yet unrelased second album by G-Unit R&B singer Olivia Behind Closed Doors (album), a 2002 album by Norwegian singer-songwiter Maria Solheim Behind Closed Doors (TV series), a documentary series hosted by Joan Lunden that aired on... Charlie Rich ( December 14, 1932 - July 25, 1995) was an American country, jazz, and blues musician. ... Old Time Rock & Roll is a song performed by Bob Seger. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article may require cleanup. ... For the 1960s band, see The Go-Gos (1960s). ... This article describes the paraphrase of the Holy Bible. ... DJ Grandmaster Flash was one of the pioneers of hip-hop DJing, cutting, and mixing. ... Youre the Top is a Cole Porter song from the 1934 musical Anything Goes. ... Cole Albert Porter (June 9, 1891 – October 15, 1964) was an American composer and songwriter from Indiana. ... My Guy is a 1964 #1 hit single recorded by Mary Wells for the Motown label. ... Mary Wells, on the cover of a Motown compilation album. ... You Send Me is a 1957 single by R&B singer-songwriter Sam Cooke. ... Sam Cooke (January 22, 1931 – December 11, 1964) was a popular and influential American gospel, R&B, soul, pop singer, songwriter, and entrepreneur. ... Glen Campbell, December 2004 This article is about the singer. ... Harry Edward Nilsson III (June 15, 1941 - January 15, 1994) was an American songwriter, singer, pianist and guitarist, most popular during the 1960s and 1970s. ... Heart of Gold from 1972s Harvest is Neil Youngs only number one hit single in his long musical career. ... Neil Percival Young OM (born November 12, 1945, Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian singer-songwriter, guitarist and film director who grew up during his teen years in Winnipeg, Manitoba. ... Jack and Diane is a 1982 hit song written and performed by American singer-songwriter John Mellencamp (when he was still known as John Cougar). It appears on Mellencamps album American Fool. ... John Mellencamp during a September 2000 free outdoor concert at Indiana University in Bloomington, IN. John Mellencamp (born October 7, 1951 in Seymour, Indiana) is an American rock/roots rock singer, songwriter, and guitarist, known for a long and successful recording and performing career highlighted by a series of 1980s... For the Isley Brothers song, see Fight the Power, Pt. ... Public Enemy, also known as PE, is a seminal hip hop group from Long Island, New York known for their politically charged lyrics, criticism of the media, and active interest in the concerns of the African American community. ... Flag of Texas Deep in the Heart of Texas is an American popular song elaborating on the merits of the state of Texas. ... For What Its Worth is a song by Buffalo Springfield, written by Stephen Stills. ... Buffalo Springfield was a short-lived, yet highly original and influential, folk rock group that served as a springboard for the careers of Neil Young, Stephen Stills, Richie Furay and Jim Messina and is most famous for the song For what its worth . ... Thats What Friends Are For is a song composed by Burt Bacharach with lyrics by Carole Bayer Sager, as the end theme for the Ron Howard film Night Shift (1982). ... Marie Dionne Warrick (born December 12, 1940 in East Orange, New Jersey), known professionally as Dionne Warwick, is an American singer best known for her work with Hal David and Burt Bacharach as songwriters and producers. ... Youre Still the One was the third single from Shania Twains 1997 album, Come on Over. ... Shania Twain, OC (born August 28, 1965, Windsor, Ontario) is a very successful Canadian singer and songwriter in the country and pop music genres. ... In jazz, Birdland may refer to: A famous jazz club in New York City, originally located on 52nd Street, now at at 315 W. 44th St. ... Weather Report was a influential jazz fusion band of the 1970s and 1980s, pitting jazz with R&B, funk, and rock elements while still retaining an extremely high level of compositional and improvisational skills. ... Go Your Own Way is a song written by Lindsey Buckingham and performed by Fleetwood Mac. ... This article or section is not written in the formal tone expected of an encyclopedia article. ... Another Brick in the Wall is the title of three songs set to variations of the same basic tune, on Pink Floyds 1979 concept album, The Wall, subtitled Part I, Part II (hit single), and Part III, respectively, all of which were written by Pink Floyds bassist and... Pink Floyd are an English rock band noted for psychedelic rock music, philosophical lyrics, classical rock compositions, sonic experimentation, innovative cover art, and elaborate live shows. ... Vaughn Monroe (October 7, 1911 - May 21, 1973) was a singer, trumpeter and big band leader, most popular in the 1940s and 1950s. ... The Way We Were is a 1973 film which tells the story of an intense Jewish woman who marries a carefree WASP following World War II. Fundamental differences in the way they engage the world – as revealed in their responses to the rise of McCarthyism – eventually pull them apart. ... Barbra Streisand (born April 24, 1942 as Barbara Joan Streisand), is a two-time Academy Award-winning American singer, theatre and film actress, composer, film producer and director. ... Cover art for Dolly Partons 9 to 5 and Odd Jobs album, RCA, 1980 9 to 5 is the title of a hit song for the 1980 film comedy Nine to Five starring Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin and Dolly Parton in her film debut. ... Dolly Rebecca Parton (born January 19, 1946) is an American Grammy-winning and Academy Award-nominated country singer, songwriter, composer, author and actress. ... 1994 Broadway Revival Cast Recording album cover Grease is a popular musical by Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey. ... Simple Pleasures, 1988 Dont Worry, Be Happy is the title and famous principal lyric of a novelty song by jazz composer Bobby McFerrin, the first a cappella song to reach number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, holding that position for two weeks in September of 1988. ... Bobby McFerrin Bobby McFerrin (born New York City, March 11, 1950) is a jazz-influenced a cappella vocal performer and conductor. ... Whos Sorry Now? is a popular song. ... Connie Francis (born December 12, 1938 in Newark, New Jersey) is an American pop singer best known for international hit songs such as Whos Sorry Now?, Where The Boys Are, and Everybodys Somebodys Fool. // Born Concetta Rosa Maria Franconero in Newarks Italian Down Neck or Ironbound... Thats The Way (I Like It) was a song recorded & released in 1975 by KC and the Sunshine Band for their epnoymous second album. ... KC and the Sunshine Band KC and the Sunshine Band is an American musical group. ... A local railroad legend, Billy Jones (1883-1968) was born the son of a lumberjack in the town of Boulder Creek, California. ... On Top of Old Smoky is a traditional folk song of the United States which, as recorded by The Weavers, reached the pop music charts in 1951. ... The Weavers were an immensely popular and influential folk music quartet from Greenwich Village, New York, United States. ... You Really Got Me is a song written by Ray Davies and performed by his band, The Kinks. ... The Kinks were a British rock group that rose to fame during the original British Invasion, and recorded and performed for over thirty years. ... Ohio is a protest song performed by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, and written by Neil Young in reaction to the Kent State shootings. ... Crosby, Stills, & Nash (sometimes known as Crosby, Stills, Nash, & Young) is a pioneering folk rock/rock supergroup that formed out of the remnants of three 1960s bands the Buffalo Springfield, the Byrds, and the Hollies. ... Free Fallin is a song by Tom Petty from his 1989 solo album, Full Moon Fever. ... Tom Petty Thomas Earl Petty (born October 20, 1953 in Gainesville, Florida) is an American musician. ... This Kiss was the first single off of American country singer Faith Hills 1998 Faith album. ... Audrey Faith Perry McGraw, best known as Faith Hill (born September 21, 1967 in Jackson, Mississippi), is an American country singer, known for her commercial success as well as her marriage to country singer Tim McGraw. ... There are a number of things named Body and Soul: Body and Soul is the title of a popular song written in 1930 by Edward Heyman, Robert Sour, Frank Eyton and John Green. ... Coleman Hawkins Coleman Randolph Hawkins, nicknamed Hawk and sometimes Bean, (November 21, 1901 or 1904 - May 19, 1969) was a prominent jazz tenor saxophone musician. ... I Am Woman was a song performed by Australian singer Helen Reddy. ... 2003 Greatest Hits compilation Helen Reddy (born October 25, 1941 in Melbourne, Australia) is an Australian pop singer and actor. ... Show Boat is a musical in two acts with music by Jerome Kern and book and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II (with the notable exception of Bill, which was originally written for Kern in 1918 by P. G. Wodehouse but reworked by Hammerstein for Show Boat). ... This is an article about George Benson, Jazz musician. ... Sophie Tucker, 1917 Sophie Tucker (January 13, 1884 - February 9, 1966) was a singer and comedian, one of the most popular United States entertainers of the first third of the 20th century. ... Bessie Smith (July, 1892 – September 26, 1937) is largely regarded as the most popular and successful blues singer of the 1920s and 1930s, and by some as the most influential performer in blues history. ... James Robert (Bob) Wills (March 6, 1905 – May 13, 1975) was an American country musician and songwriter. ... How High the Moon is a song, now a jazz standard, by Nancy Hamilton (lyrics), Morgan Lewis (music). ... For the guitar, see Gibson Les Paul. ... Mary Ford (born on July 7, 1928 with her original name Iris Colleen Summers) was one-half of a husband-wife musical duo; the other half being Les Paul. ... Title screen of Gonbee no Im Sorry Im Sorry, known in Japan as Gonbee no Im Sorry, is an arcade game released by Coreland/Sega in 1985. ... Brenda Lee (born Brenda Mae Tarpley on December 11, 1944 in Atlanta, Georgia) is a Pop singer, who was immensely popular during the 50s and 60s and is probably best known for the hit song Rockin Around the Christmas Tree. She was also one of the first teen idols in... Everyday People is a 1968 song by the soul/rock/funk band Sly & the Family Stone. ... Sly & the Family Stone were an American rock band from San Francisco, California. ... When Will I Be Loved is a 2004 film directed by James Toback. ... Linda Maria Ronstadt (born July 15, 1946) is an American singer most closely associated with the country rock genre prevalent in the 1970s. ... Uncle Johns Band is a song by the Grateful Dead, which first appeared on their 1970 album Workingmans Dead and is one of their most well-known. ... Jerry Garcia later in life The Grateful Dead was an American rock band, which was formed in 1965 in San Francisco from the remnants of another band, Mother McCrees Uptown Jug Champions. ... Faith was a song written and performed by George Michael and released on Columbia Records from his album of the same title in 1987. ... George Michael (born Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou on 25 June 1963) is a half English, half Greek Cypriot singer-songwriter who performs soul influenced pop, and who (as a solo artist and half of the duo WHAM!) has enjoyed global success since 1982. ... Up Where We Belong is a song from the 1982 film An Officer and a Gentleman. ... Joe Cocker Joe Cocker (born John Robert Cocker, 20 May 1944, in Sheffield, England) is an English rock/blues musician. ... Drawing of Jennifer Warnes on the cover of her 1982 collection The Best of Jennifer Warnes Jennifer Jean Warnes (born March 3, 1947 in Seattle, Washington) is an American singer and songwriter. ... Hank Williams, Jr. ... Candle in the Wind is a song with music by Elton John and lyrics by Bernie Taupin. ... Sir Elton Hercules[1] John, CBE[2] (born Reginald Kenneth Dwight on 25 March 1947) is an English pop/rock singer, composer and pianist. ... El Shaddai is a Contemporary Christian music song by Amy Grant from her 1982 album Age to Age. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... John Birks Dizzy Gillespie (October 21, 1917 – January 6, 1993) was born in Cheraw, South Carolina. ... Mary Lou Williams (May 8, 1910 – May 28, 1981) was an American jazz pianist, composer, and arranger. ... Vesti la Giubba (Put on the costume) is a famous tenor aria performed as part of the opera Pagliacci, written and composed by Ruggiero Leoncavallo, and first performed in 1892. ... Enrico Caruso (February 25, 1873–August 2, 1921) was one of the most famous tenors in the history of opera. ... 1928 Columbia Records label with caricature of Paul Whiteman Paul Whiteman (March 28, 1890 – December 29, 1967) was a popular american orchestral leader. ... Jimmie Rodgers was the name of two singers: Jimmie Rodgers (country singer) Jimmie Rodgers (pop singer) Jimmie Rodgers (SPC Deputy Director General) Note that there was also a Jimmy Rogers (note the spelling), a blues singer born in 1924. ... John Lee Hooker on Hastings Street. ... John Lee Hooker. ... The Battle of New Orleans is a song, written by Jimmy Driftwood and popularized by country music singer Johnny Horton, based on Andrew Jacksons exploits at the Battle of New Orleans during the War of 1812. ... Johnny Horton (April 30, 1925 – November 5, 1960) was an American country music singer. ... She Works Hard for the Money is a song recorded by Donna Summer. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... I Want You Back is a 1969 #1 hit single recorded by The Jackson 5 for the Motown label. ... The Jackson 5 (also spelled The Jackson Five or The Jackson 5ive, abbreviated as J5, and later known as The Jacksons) was an American popular music quintet from Gary, Indiana. ... He Stopped Loving Her Today is a song by country music artist George Jones. ... George Glenn Jones (born September 12, 1931), nicknamed The Possum, is an American country singer known for his distinctive voice and phrasing that frequently evoke the raw emotions caused by grief, unhappy love, and emotional hardship. ... The song Men in Black was recorded by rapper and actor Will Smith for the movie Men in Black, in which he also starred. ... Willard Christopher Will Smith, Jr. ... El Paso is a 1959 western ballad by singer Marty Robbins. ... Marty Robbins, (September 26, 1925, Glendale, Arizona - December 8, 1982), was an American Country & Western Hall of Fame musician. ... Ill Fly Away (TV series) Ill Fly Away (hymn) Category: ... Rockit was a single from Herbie Hancocks 1983 album Future Shock. ... Herbert Jeffrey Hancock (born April 12, 1940) is an Academy Award and multiple Grammy Award winning jazz pianist and composer from Chicago, Illinois, USA. Hancock is one of jazz musics most important and influential pianists and composers. ... ... Ferdinand Jelly Roll Morton (October 20, 1890 – July 10, 1941) was an American virtuoso pianist, a bandleader, and a composer who some call the first true composer of Jazz music. ... Cross Road Blues is one of Robert Johnsons most famous songs. ... Robert Leroy Johnson (May 8, 1911 – August 16, 1938) is among the most famous Delta Blues musicians and arguably the most influential. ... Eddy Arnold (May 15, 1918) is an American country music singer. ... Tiger Rag is a popular tune, originally recorded by the Original Dixieland Jazz Band in 1917. ... Shown are (left to right) Tony Sbarbaro (aka Tony Spargo) on drums; Edwin Daddy Edwards on trombone; D. James Nick LaRocca on cornet; Larry Shields on clarinet, and Henry Ragas on piano. ... Vernon Dalhart (6 April 1883 - 15 September 1948) was a popular United States singer and songwriter of the early decades of the 20th century. ... Yakety Yak was written, produced and arranged by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller for The Coasters and released on Atlantic Records in 1958, spending seven weeks as number one on List of number one rhythm and blues hits and the Hot 100 number one pop list. ... The Coasters were an American doo wop and early rock and roll group, evolving from The Robins, a Los Angeles based doo wop group. ... Big Yellow Taxi is a song originally written and performed by Joni Mitchell but covered by many other artists such as Billie Joe Armstrong, Amy Grant, Counting Crows, Kaya, Pinhead Gunpowder, Paul Tillotson, Máire Brennan, Keb Mo, Chris Thomas King, the acappella quintet Toxic Audio, and Bob Dylan, who... Joni Mitchell, CC (born Roberta Joan Anderson on November 7, 1943) is a noted Canadian musician, songwriter, and painter. ... Higher Love (sample) is a 1986 hit song for Steve Winwood, and was the first single from his third solo LP, Back in the High Life. ... Stephen Lawrence Winwood (born May 12, 1948 in Great Barr, West Midlands) is an English singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist who, in addition to his solo career, was a member of the bands the Spencer Davis Group, Traffic, and Blind Faith. ... No Charge was a popular single by JJ Barrie. ... Shirley Caesar (b. ... Alabama is a Grammy Award-winning country music band that originated in Fort Payne, Alabama. ... One Sweet Day is a song recorded by American singer Mariah Carey and quartet Boyz II Men and co-written by Carey, Walter Afanasieff and Boyz II Men members Wanya Morris, Shawn Stockman, Nathan Morris, and Michael McCary. ... Mariah Carey (born March 27, 1970) is an American pop and R&B singer, songwriter, record producer, and actress. ... Boyz II Men is an American R&B/soul singing group from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. ... I Hope You Dance is a 2000 album from Lee Ann Womack. ... Lee Ann Womack performs for troops and their families at the Coalition to Salute Americas Heroes Gala, Gratitude Tribute to Veterans Lee Ann Womack (born August 19, 1966 in Jacksonville, Texas) is a country music artist who may best be known for her 2000 crossover hit, I Hope You... The Fairfield Four is a gospel quintet featured briefly in the motion picture O Brother, Where Art Thou?. They started as a duet in the Fairfield Baptist Church in Nashville, TN. Performances on the Prairie Home Companion Discography and history Category: ... Tomorrow (previously known as The In Crowd) were a 1960s psychedelic rock band. ... The Spirit of Gold Marching Band plays Vanderbilts fight song, Dynamite. ... Merle Ronald Haggard (nicknamed The Hag; born April 6, 1937 in Bakersfield, CA) is an American country music singer, guitarist and songwriter. ... Django is a Romany term meaning I awake. It was applied to Jean Baptiste Reinhardt both based on his musical abilities and because it fit with his first name. ... The Modern Jazz Quartet was established in 1952 by Milt Jackson (vibraphone), John Lewis (piano, musical director), Percy Heath (bass), and Kenny Clarke (drums). ... The Staple Singers were a United States gospel music group. ... Doo Wop (That Thing) is a 1998 number-one single by American R&B singer/rapper Lauryn Hill, included on her debut solo album The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill. ... Lauryn Hill (born May 25, 1975 in South Orange, New Jersey), is a seven-time Grammy award winning musician, and record producer, initially establishing her reputation as the most visible and vocal member of The Fugees, then continuing on to a solo career, releasing The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill and... Wynonna Judd and Naomi Judd from the back cover of Why Not Me (1985). ... No Scrubs is a song recorded by R&B girl group TLC for their album Fanmail. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Saturday in the Park is a song composed for the group Chicago by singer/keyboardist Robert Lamm. ... Chicago is a rock band that was formed in 1967 in Chicago, Illinois. ... Bills Bills Bills was the first single from Destinys Childs second album The Writings on the Wall. ... Destinys Child was a Grammy Award-winning American R&B girl group. ... Addictive Love is the title of a number-one R&B single by BeBe & CeCe Winans. ... The Winans family is a large family of gospel musicians who have recorded as several different groups and individual projects. ... For the Scottish TV comedy series, see All Along the Watchtower (TV series) All Along the Watchtower is a song written by folk-rock musician and poet Bob Dylan. ... This article or section is not written in the formal tone expected of an encyclopedia article. ...

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• CNN article
• RIAA press release
• Pop Culture Madness Features The Most Requested Songs From 1920 Through Today
• National Public Radio "Talk of the Nation" broadcast hosted by Juan Williams with Bill Ivey, Chairman of the National Endowment of the Arts, March 14, 2001