Charley Pride is an American singer, musician, guitarist, business owner and former professional baseball player….whose greatest musical success came in the early to mid-1970’s….when he became the best-selling performer for RCA Records since Elvis Presley. During the peak years of his recording career from 1966 to 1987, he garnered 52 top-10 hits on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart …..of which 30 made it to # 1.…
“We Can Work It Out“ is a song by the English rock band the Beatles….which was written by Paul McCartney and John Lennon….and was first issued as a double A-side single with “Day Tripper” in December 1965. The release marked the first time in Britain that both tracks on an artist’s single were promoted as joint A-sides….as the song was recorded during…
“Truckin’“ is a song by the Grateful Dead….which first appeared on their 1970 album American Beauty…. and was recognized by the United States Library of Congress in 1997 as a national treasure. Written by band members Jerry Garcia, Bob Weir, Phil Lesh, and lyricist Robert Hunter…..as“Truckin’” molds classic Grateful Dead rhythms and instrumentation. The lyrics refer to a drug raid of the band’s hotel lodgings in…
“It Was a Very Good Year“ is a song composed by Ervin Drake in 1961….and originally recorded by Bob Shane with the Kingston Trio…..and it was subsequently made famous by Frank Sinatra’s version in D minor…..which won the Grammy Award for Best Vocal Performance, Male in 1966….while Gordon Jenkins was awarded Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s) for the Sinatra version. This single peaked at #…
“Candle in the Wind“ is a threnody with music and lyrics by Elton John and Bernie Taupin….which was originally written in 1973 in honor of Marilyn Monroe….who had died 11 years earlier. The original version in the key of E major appeared on John’s 1973 album Goodbye Yellow Brick Road….and was released as a single in 1974. The lyrics of the song are a…
Ebbets Field was a Major League Baseball stadium in the Flatbush section of Brooklyn, New York….and was known mainly for having been the home of the Brooklyn Dodgers baseball team of the National League, from 1913 to 1957….but it was also home to three National Football League teams in the 1920’s. Ebbets Field was demolished in 1960 and replaced by apartment buildings. Ebbets Field was one of…
“Duke of Earl“ is a 1962 US # 1 song….which was originally sung by Gene Chandler…..as it is the best known of Chandler’s songs…..after which he subsequently dubbed himself “The Duke of Earl”. The song was penned by Chandler, Bernice Williams, and Earl Edwards….and was a 2002 inductee into the Grammy Hall of Fame. It has also been selected by The Rock and Roll…