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Wichita Lineman. " Wichita Lineman " is a 1968 song written by Jimmy Webb for American country music artist Glen Campbell, [ 2] who recorded it backed by members of the Wrecking Crew. [ 3] Widely covered by other artists, it has been called "the first existential country song." [ 4]
The Hollies singles chronology. "The Baby". (1972) " Long Cool Woman in a Black Dress ". (1972) "Magic Woman Touch". (1972) " Long Cool Woman in a Black Dress " (also titled " Long Cool Woman " or " Long Cool Woman (in a Black Dress) ") is a song written by Allan Clarke, Roger Cook and Roger Greenaway, and performed by the British rock group ...
Bobby Sherman. Robert Cabot Sherman Jr. (born July 22, 1943) is an American singer and actor who was a teen idol in the late 1960s and early 1970s. He had a series of successful singles, notably the million-seller "Little Woman" (1969).
Rocky Top. " Rocky Top " is an American country and bluegrass song written by Felice and Boudleaux Bryant in 1967 and first recorded by the Osborne Brothers later that same year. The song, which is a city dweller's lamentation over the loss of a simpler and freer existence in the hills of Tennessee, is one of Tennessee's eleven official state ...
Greil Marcus Featuring his characteristic growl—a mix of folk, blues, soul, jazz, gospel, and Ulster Scots Celtic influences—Morrison is widely considered by many rock historians to be one of the most unusual and influential vocalists in the history of rock and roll. Critic Greil Marcus has said "no white man sings like Van Morrison." In his 2010 book, Marcus wrote, "As a physical fact ...
The vi chord before the IV chord in this progression (creating I–vi–IV–V–I) is used as a means to prolong the tonic chord, as the vi or submediant chord is commonly used as a substitute for the tonic chord, and to ease the voice leading of the bass line: in a I–vi–IV–V–I progression (without any chordal inversions) the bass ...
Genre. Country (Hillbilly) Label. Decca 5939. Songwriter (s) Bob Nolan. " Cool Water " is a song written in 1936 by Bob Nolan. It is about a parched man and his mule traveling a wasteland tormented by mirages. Members of the Western Writers of America chose it as No. 3 on the Top 100 Western songs of all time.
Peadar Kearney. Down by the Glenside (The Bold Fenian Men) is an Irish rebel song written by Peadar Kearney, an Irish Republican and composer of numerous rebel songs, including "The Soldier's Song" ( "Amhrán na bhFiann "), now the Irish national anthem, and "The Tri-coloured Ribbon". Kearney was a member of the Irish Republican Brotherhood ...