Songbook
of the
Tennessee Valley Ukulele Club
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Songbook of the Tennessee Valley Ukulele Club
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Version 2.2.5
October, 2019
Complete Songbook: TVUC Songbook 225-Oct 2019.pdf
Individual Pages (Zip File): TVUC Songbook 225_Individual Pages.zip
Additional YouTube Links are pending.
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Act Naturally by Buck Owens and the Buckaroos (1963), a break-out #1 hit for Buck. Act Naturally by the Beatles (1965). The Beatles performed Act Naturally during an appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show which was taped on August 14, 1965, and broadcast on September 12, 1965. It was a staple for Ringo in later years. Act Naturally by Ringo Starr and Buck Owens (original recording) plus see Act Naturally by Ringo Starr and Buck Owens, a humorous 1989 music video. The recording was Owens' last top 40 single on the Billboard Country chart. |
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All I Have To Do Is Dream by Roy Orbison; he received the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 1998. All I Have To Do Is Dream (Felice and Boudleaux Bryant) by The Everly Brothers; they received the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 1997 |
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All Of Me by Frank Sinatra (1948); he received the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 1965. All Of Me by Billie Holiday (1941); she received the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 1985. |
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All Together Now by The Beatles |
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Written by Rev. John Newton (1779) |
Amazing Grace by Mormon Tabernacle Choir Amazing Grace by Judy Collins Amazing Grace by Elvis Presley Amazing Grace by Aretha Franklin Amazing Grace by Susan Boyle |
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And I Love Her by The Beatles |
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Angel From Montgomery-402_C & Angel From Montgomery-402_G (John Prine, 1971)
John
Prine, October 10, 1946 – April 7, 2020 |
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Angel From Montgomery by John Prine (1971) Angel From Montgomery by Bonnie Raitt (1974) Angel From Montgomery by John Prine & Bonnie Raitt |
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Are You Lonesome Tonight by Elvis Presley (Official Audio, 1960) Are You Lonesome Tonight by Henry Burr (1927) |
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Bad Bad Leroy Brown by Jim Croce (1973) |
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Banana Boat Song ("Day-O") by Harry Belafonte (1956) Banana Boat Song from the movie "Beetlejuice" (1988) |
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Best Day of My Life by American Authors |
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Big Rock Candy Mountain by Harry McClintock (1928, 1939) Big Rock Candy Mountain by Burl Ives (1949) Big Rock Candy Mountain by Pete Seeger (1957) Big Rock Candy Mountain featuring the original 1928 Harry McClintock recording from "O Brother, Where Are Thou?" (2000) |
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A hoecake is a thin, flat cake made from cornmeal, originally baked on a hoe. According Ralph Rinzler, this tune can be traced to an English country dance called “Smiling Polly,” first printed in 1765. According to Alan Lomax, musicologist and folklorist formerly of the Library of Congress, this tune was originally associated with African slaves brought from Niger. As Byron Arnold and Bob Halli noted in An Alabama Songbook, the song, musically and lyrically, is far from stable, with verses being swapped at will by the performers, and is interchangeable with many other songs, including "Old Joe Clark" and "Cindy". African-American collector Thomas Talley was the first to publish the text of the song in his book Negro Folk Rhymes (1922, reprinted in 1991 edited by Charles Wolfe). Boil Them Cabbage Down, Wikipedia, Bile Them Cabbage Down, Traditional Tune Archive, and other sources. |
Bile Them Cabbage Down by Uncle Dave Macon (1924) Boil Them Cabbage Down by Andy Griffith & the Darlings on the Andy Griffith Show Boil Them Cabbage Down by The Grascals Boil 'Em Cabbage by The Wayfarers (2012) Boil 'Em Cabbage Down by The Duttons, Branson, MO |
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An English language children's song of obscure origins. The earliest reference to any form of the song is from the title of a piece of sheet music published in 1780, which attributed the song to William Swords, an actor at the Haymarket Theatre of London. As with all songs of such an age, there are many variants. It has a Roud Folk Song Index number of 589. Bingo (folk song), Wikipedia. |
Bingo, Little BoBo Nursery Rhymes, FlickBox Studios |
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Blame It
On The Ukulele-436 (Original lyrics by Cynthia Weil; music by
Barry Mann, 1963) |
Blame it on the Ukulele by June & the Honey Badgers & the Boys Blame it on the Ukulele by Bristol Ukulele Jam Blame It On The Bossa Nova by Eydie Gormie (1963) |
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"Blowin' in the Wind" is a song written by Bob Dylan in 1962 and released on his album The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan in 1963. In 1999, the song was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame. In 2004, it was ranked #14 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the "500 Greatest Songs of All Time." Source: YouTube (but originally the Wikipedia article, Blowin' In The Wind) |
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Blowin' in the Wind by Bob Dylan (live TV performance, March 1963); he received the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 1991. Blowin' in the Wind by Peter Paul and Mary |
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Also known as "Dis Train," "This Train," and "This Train Is Bound For Glory.' This traditional American gospel song was first recorded in 1922. Although its origins are unknown, the song was popular during the 1920s, and it became a gospel hit in the late 1930s for singer-guitarist Sister Rosetta Tharpe. It became popular in folk music after John A. Lomax and Alan Lomax discovered the song while making field recordings in the American South in the early 1930s and included it in the folk song anthologies "American Folk Songs" (1934) and "Folk Songs of North America" (1960). The song provided the inspiration for the title of Woody Guthrie's autobiographical novel "Bound for Glory" (1943, 1976). |
Dis Train by Florida Normal and Industrial Institute Quartette (1922) This Train (Is Bound For Glory), Sister Rosetta Tharpe (1930s); she received the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2020. This Train Is Bound For Glory, Bob Dylan (1961). This Train Is Bound For Glory by the Old Crow Medicine Show, Woody Guthrie: At 100! (Live At The Kennedy Center) This Train Is Bound For Glory, Johnny Cash, who received the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 1999. This Train by Roy Orbinson, Johnny Cash, Carl Perkins, and Jerry Lee Lewis from the Johnny Cash Show |
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Brown Eyed Girl by Van Morrison, 1967 |
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A traditional American song, written and published as "Lubly Fan" in 1844 by a minstrel, John Hodges. In Frank Capra's 1946 film It's a Wonderful Life, Mary and George Bailey sing the song together in the scene where George "lassos" the Moon. |
Buffalo Gals by Pete Seeger Buffalo Gal by Gene Autry Buffalo Gals from Frank Capra's 1946 film "It's a Wonderful Life," where Mary and George Bailey (Donna Reed and James Stewart) sing the song together in the scene where George "lassos" the Moon. |
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Build Me Up Buttercup by The Foundations |
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Bushel and a Peck-435_C & Bushel and a Peck-435_F (Frank Loesser, 1950). The song was introduced in the 1950 Broadway musical "Guys and Dolls." |
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A Bushel and a Peck by Perry Como and Betty Hutton (1950) A Bushel and a Peck by Doris Day (1950) A Bushel and a Peck by The Andrews Sisters (1953) A Bushel and a Peck by Vivian Blaine (1953), who first sang the song in the original "Guys and Dolls." |
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Can’t Help But Smile-703 (Jim & Liz Beloff) |
I Can't Help But Smile Lyrics by Jim & Liz Beloff I Can't Help But Smile Lyrics by Jim & Liz Beloff I Can't Help But Smile (Ukulele Play-along) by Jim & Liz Beloff |
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Can't Help Falling in Love by Elvis Presley, 1961 (Said to be “Elvis Presley's official audio.” It was featured in Presley's 1961 film, “Blue Hawaii.” Lyrics printed on web page.)
Can't Help Falling
in Love by Arlo Guthrie, Live at Wolftrap, August 8, 1993 (8:21);
song begins at 3:58 and again at 6:10. The notes at YouTube state: “A
great story about playing in Denmark with Pete Seeger and Tao. . . .
This is the first time Pete has heard Arlo tell this story.” |
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Cathy’s Clown-428 (Don and Phil Everly, 1950) This song is noted for its unorthodox structure, beginning on a chorus and having bridges but no verses. |
Cathy's Clown by The Everly Brothers (1960) |
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Centerfield by John Fogerty |
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Circle Game-501 (Joni Mitchell) Said to have been written in response to Neil Young's 1965 song about lost innocence "Sugar Mountain," where Young sings, "You can't be 20 on Sugar Mountain." In a 1970 concert, Joni said that Neil "wrote this song that was called "Oh to live on sugar mountain" which was a lament for his lost youth. (...) And I thought, God, you know, if we get to 21 and there's nothing after that, that's a pretty bleak future, so I wrote a song for him, and for myself just to give me some hope. It's called The Circle Game." Sugar Mountain (song), Wikipedia. |
Circle Game by Buffy Sainte-Marie from her 1967 album "Fire & Fleet & Candlelight" Circle Game by Ian & Sylvia from their 1967 album "So Much For Dreaming." Circle Game by Tom Rush (1968) Circle Game by Joni Mitchell (1970) (Official Audio), from her album "Ladies Of The Canyon." |
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City of New Orleans-802 (Steve Goodman, July 25, 1948 – September 20, 1984) Steve Goodman won a posthumous Grammy Award for Best Country Song at the 27th Grammy Awards in 1985 for Willie Nelson's version, which was included on Nelson's 1984 album City of New Orleans."" It reached #1 on both the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart in the United States and the RPM Country Tracks chart in Canada. City of New Orleans (Song), Wikipedia. |
City of New Orleans by Steve Goodman (1971 recording) City of New Orleans by Steve Goodman, a live performance on the BBC, July 31, 1973. City of New Orleans by Arlo Guthrie from "Hobo's Lullaby" (1972). This video has some great videos including several of the Illinois Central. City of New Orleans by Willie Nelson (1984) (Official Audio) |
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Cool Water-305_C & Cool Water-305_G (Bob Nolan, 1936) First recorded by The Sons Of The Pioneers in 1941 on the Decca label. This recording was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1986. Members of the Western Writers of America chose it as No. 3 on the Top 100 Western songs of all time. It has appeared in five movies from 1945 to 2018. |
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Cool Water by The Sons of the Pioneers from their album "Cowboy Classics" (1949) Cool Water by Vaughan Monroe & Sons of the Pioneers (1948), the best-selling recorded version. Cool Water by Marty Robbins (1959), on his album "Gunfighter Ballads and Trail Songs." Cool Water by Hank Williams (1948-9) Cool Water by Johnny Cash Cool Water by Joni Mitchell and Willie Nelson, from "Chalk Mark In A Rain Storm" (1988) |
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Crazy-1101_B & Crazy-1101_S (Willie Nelson, 1961) "Crazy" is a ballad composed by Willie Nelson in 1961. It has been recorded by several artists, most notably by Patsy Cline (1961), whose version was a No. 2 country hit in 1962. Cline was on crutches the first time she performed it at the Grand Ole Opry, and received three standing ovations. It has been covered by dozens of artists in several genres over the years. Nelson's version appeared on his 1962 debut album "...And Then I Wrote." LeAnn Rimes recorded "Crazy" in 1999 and performed this song at the White House for President George W. Bush; First Lady Laura Bush said it was one of her favorite songs. Crazy (Willie Nelson song), Wikipedia. |
Crazy by Patsy Cline (1961). Patsy Cline received the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 1995. Crazy by Willie Nelson (1962) Crazy by Linda Ronstadt (1977) Crazy by LeAnn Rimes (1999), a televised performance on December 29, 1999. A well-done rendition by a vocalist with a powerful voice and presentation. |
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Written by Howard Greenfield and Carole King |
Cryin In The Rain by Carole King (original demo) Cryin In The Rain by The Everly Brothers, 1962; the single peaked at #6 on the U.S. pop charts in 1962. |
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Dark as a Dungeon by Merle Travis, 1947, with a brief introduction. |
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Down In The Boondocks by Billy Joe Royal |
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Down in the Valley by Burl Ives Down In The Valley by Andy Griffith and Joanna Moore (1962) Birmingham Jail by Darby & Tarlton (1927) Birmingham Jail by Leadbelly Birmingham Jail by Slim Whitman (1949) Birmingham Jail by "Grossberger" (actor Erland Van Lidth, 1953-1987, but sung by Dorian Jose Holley, an American musician, backing singer and a vocal coach) in a clip from the movie "Stir Crazy" (1980) Birmingham Jail by Jerry Long
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Down On the Corner by Creedence Clearwater Revival |
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Dream Baby by Roy Orbison |
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Dream Lover by Bobby Darin, 1959 |
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Five Foot Two, Eyes Of Blue-504 Described as a "Fox Trot with Vocal Chorus," it was first recorded by The California Ramblers in 1925. Also goes under the title "Has Anybody Seen My Gal." |
Five Foot Two, Eyes of Blue by the Golden Gate Orchestra, aka The California Ramblers (1925) Five Foot Two, Eyes of Blue by Art Landry's Band, 1925 (Instrumental) Five Foot Two, Eyes of Blue by Guy Lombardo & Orchestra with vocals by Kenny Gardner Five Foot Two, Eyes of Blue by Dean Martin, 1949 radio broadcast |
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Have You Ever Seen the Rain by John Fogerty of CCR |
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Honky Tonkin' by Hank Williams, 1947 (Single Version) Honky Tonkin' by Hank Williams, 1948
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I Can See Clearly Now by Johnny Nash, 1972, his first #1 Hit on the Billboard Hot 100. |
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I Got You Babe by Sonny & Cher |
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I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For by U2 (Official Video) |
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The Coca-Cola™ Commercial by The Hilltop Singers (1971) I’d Like to Teach the World to Sing by The Hilltop Singers (1971) I’d Like to Teach the World to Sing by The New Seekers (1971) |
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I’ll Follow the Sun-807 (Lennon / McCartney) |
I'll Follow the Sun by The Beatles |
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I'm Yours by Jason Mraz (Official Video) I'm Yours by Jason Mraz (With Lyrics) |
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In the Summertime by Mungo Jerry (3:31) |
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It Doesn't Matter Any More by Buddy Holly |
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Written by Hank Williams (1950) |
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Jambalaya by Hank Williams Jambalaya by Creedence Clearwater Revival Jambalaya by Emmylou Harris |
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Let It Be by The Beatles |
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Written by John Rostill |
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Let Me Be There by Olivia Newton-John, 1973 |
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Love Potion Number 9 (Clovers)-612 Written by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller (1959) |
Love Potion Number 9 by The Clovers, 1959 Love Potion Number 9 by The Searchers, 1964 Love Potion Number 9 by The Ventures, 1965, Instrumental, Live Concert in Japan |
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Margaritaville by Jimmy Buffet, 1977 |
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See: Carl Sandburg's 1927 The American Songbag, "Midnight Special," pp. 26-27, 217. |
The Midnight Special by Creedence Clearwater Revival |
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(Henry Mancini & Johnny Mercer, 1961). |
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MTA-320 (Jacqueline Steiner & Bess Lomax Hawes, 1949) The song was originally recorded as a mayoral campaign song for Progressive Party candidate Walter A. O'Brien. The song was based on a much older version called "The Ship That Never Returned" (or its railroad successor, "Wreck of the Old 97"). A version of the song with the candidate's name changed became a 1959 hit when recorded and released by The Kingston Trio. The song has become so entrenched in Boston lore that the Boston-area transit authority named its electronic card-based fare collection system the "CharlieCard" as a tribute to this song. M.T.A. (song), Wikipedia. |
MTA by The Kingston Trio (1959) MTA by The Kingston Trio (Early live performance) MTA by a Kingston Trio Tribute Group, live at the Savannah Center in The Villages FL, Feb 17, 2014. The banjoist, George Grove sang with original Trio. Notice the ukulele player in the background. |
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Written by Willie Nelson, 1979 |
On The Road Again by Willie Nelson (Official Audio) On the Road Again by Willie Nelson, Live from the Grand Ole Opry On the Road Again by Willie Nelson (audio only and probably a better version in terms of the melody). |
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On Top of Spaghetti by Tom Glazer & the Do Re Mi Children's Chorus, 1963 |
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Over the Hills and Far Away-328_C Over the Hills and Far Away-328_G This tune was published in Thomas D'Urfey's Pills to Purge Melancholy (Originally in 1706). It appeared in The Recruiting Officer, a comedy by George Farquhar and in John Gay's The Beggar's Opera (1728). The various lyrics refer to the War of the Spanish Succession (1701-1714), the Duke of Marlborough, and Queen Anne of England (1665 -1714) |
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O'er the Hills and Far Away by John Tams Arranged and performed by John Tams, including lyrics, for the TV Series "Sharpe" which was set in the Napoleonic Wars. Over The Hills And Far Away by Diane Taraz Over The Hills And Far Away by Derek Warfield Over The Hills And Far Away by Royal Scots Dragoon Guards (Instrumental) |
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Return to Sender-808 (Otis Blackwell and Winfield Scott) |
Return to Sender by Elvis Presley, 1962. |
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Roses are Red by Bobby Vinton, 1962. His first hit, which went to #1 in the US and numerous other countries. |
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See: Carl Sandburg's 1927 The American Songbag, "John B Sails," pp. 22-23. |
Sloop John B. by the Beach Boys from "Pet Sounds" |
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Squeeze Box by The Who |
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Swing Low, Sweet Chariot by Paul Robeson Swing Low, Sweet Chariot By Etta James Swing Low, Sweet Chariot by The Tennessee Gospel Society |
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Take Me Home, Country Roads by Israel Kamakawiwoʻole |
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The Lion Sleeps Tonight was written and recorded originally by Solomon Linda with the Evening Birds in 1939 for the South African Gallo Record Company, under the title "Mbube" which means "Lion." Composed in Zulu, it was adapted and covered internationally by many 1950s and '60s pop and folk revival artists, including the Weavers, Jimmy Dorsey, Yma Sumac, Miriam Makeba, and the Kingston Trio. It became a number one hit in the US in 1961 by the doo-wop group the Tokens. Source: The Lion Sleeps Tonight, Wikipedia. |
Mbube by Solomon Linda and the Evening Birds, 1939 The Lion Sleeps Tonight by The Weavers, 1952 The Lion Sleeps Tonight by Mariam Makeba, 1960 The Lion Sleeps Tonight by The Tokens, 1961. English lyrics for the Tokens written by George David Weiss. The Lion Sleeps Tonight by Ladysmith Black Mambazo with the Mint Juleps (adapting the George David Weiss lyrics) |
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Tiptoe Through the Tulips-1102 Written by Al Dubin (lyrics) and Joe Burke (music) |
Tip Toe Through the Tulips by Herbert Khaury (performing as “Tiny Tim”) on the Tonight Show With Johnny Carson Tip Toe Through the Tulips by Herbert Khaury (performing as “Tiny Tim”; with lyrics Tip Toe Through the Tulips by Nick Lucas (1929), with Introductory Verse. 'The Crooning Troubadour,' Nick Lucas' recording of "Tip-Toe Through The Tulips" hit the top of the charts in May 1929 and held the #1 position for 10 weeks. He introduced the song in the 1929 musical talkie Gold Diggers of Broadway. |
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What Do We Do With a Drunken Sailor-213_A What Do We Do With a Drunken Sailor-213_D Described as a traditional Sea Shanty. Alternate title is "Drunken Sailor." According to Wikipedia, the first published description is found in an account of an 1839 whaling voyage out of New London, Connecticut to the Pacific Ocean. |
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What Do We Do With a Drunken Sailor by the Irish Rovers. Live performance; song begins at 2:20. What Do We Do With a Drunken Sailor by the Irish Rovers (With Lyrics) |
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When The Saints Go Marching In by Louis Armstrong When The Saints Go Marching In by Louis Armstrong and his All-Stars from the album "Louis Armstrong at the Crescendo No. 1" When The Saints Go Marching In by Johnny Cash When The Saints Go Marching In by Mormon Tabernacle Choir When The Saints Go Marching In by The Dukes of Dixieland When The Saints Go Marching In by B.B. King When The Saints Go Marching In by Elvis Presley, with Red Wes and Arthur Hooten When The Saints Go Marching In by The Temptations |
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First line: "As I was goin' over the far famed Kerry Mountains" Clapping in the chorus:
Contrary to common belief, The Clancy Brothers never recorded the song. The confusion stems from the album "Irish Drinking Songs," which is composed of separate tracks by The Dubliners and The Clancy Brothers, with The Dubliners performing "Whiskey in the Jar" and the Clancy Brothers singing "Whiskey, You're The Devil", in which the line "There's whiskey in the jar" occurs several times.
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Whiskey in the Jar, The Highwaymen (the original 1950s group of Dave Fisher, Bob Burnett, Steve Trott, Chan Daniels, Steve Butts, not the later country quartet) from their LP "Encore" (1962) Whiskey in the Jar, The Dubliners (1960s) Whiskey in the Jar, The Irish Rovers (with lyrics) (1960s) Whiskey in the Jar, Metallica (1998) (Grammy for Best Hard Rock Performance) Whiskey in the Jar, Thin Lizzy (1973) Whiskey In The Jar, The Seekers (1965) Whiskey In The Jar, Luke Kelly Whiskey in the Jar, Bryan Adams, Live at Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne, 21st March 2019 Whiskey In The Jar, Wild Mountain, a Celtic/Bluegrass/Americana band, Live at Clancy's Irish Pub, Wheat Ridge, Colorado |
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Will the Circle Be Unbroken, Mother Maybelle Carter & The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band |
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You Are My Sunshine by Johnny Cash You Are My Sunshine by Johnny Cash and June Carter (TV performance) You Are My Sunshine by Norman Blake from the movie "O Brother Where Art Thou?" |
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Other Songs (From Performance Playlists & Notes)
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Blue Moon by Frank Sinatra (with an instrumental introduction) Blue Moon by Nat King Cole Blue Moon by Elvis Presley Blue Moon by The Marcels |
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Bye Bye Love (Felice and Boudleaux Bryant) |
Bye Bye Love
by The Everly Brothers |
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Eastbound and Down by Jerry Reed, the theme song from “Smokey and the Bandit” |
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Heart and Soul by Bea Wain with Larry Clinton (1939) Heart and Soul by Dean Martin |
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Rocky Top (Felice and Boudleaux Bryant) |
Rocky Top by the Bryants |
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They Call the Wind Mariah (Lerner & Lowe) |
They
Call the Wind Mariah by Harve Presnell, remastered from the movie "Paint Your
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The Swimming Song by Loudon Wainwright III (1973) |
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