Kaye Bassett Millar

Frank Sinatra’s “My Way,” is the Only Way To Sing About Death

This originated as the French song called "Comme D'Habitude" (translation: "As Usual"), written by the composers Jacques Revaux and Gilles…

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Freddy Fender’s Blues Ballad That Everyone Wasted Days and Nights Listening To

Freddy Fender wrote and recorded "Wasted Days and Wasted Nights", a blues ballad, for Duncan Records in 1959, during the…

8 years ago

Louis Armstrong Has Everyone, Not Just Dolly, Glowin’ and Swayin’

In 1964, Armstrong knocked The Beatles off the top of the Billboard Hot 100 chart with "Hello, Dolly!", which gave…

8 years ago

Glenn Miller’s Swing Ballad That Brought Romance to the Dance Floor

"Moonlight Serenade" is an American swing ballad composed by Glenn Miller with subsequent lyrics by Mitchell Parish. It was an…

8 years ago

Gone But Not Forgotten: Otis Redding Hits #1 A Month After His Passing

Otis Redding died in a plane crash on December 10, 1967, a month before "(Sittin' On) The Dock of the…

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Charlie Rich: “The Most Beautiful Girl In The World”

  "The Most Beautiful Girl" is a song recorded by Charlie Rich and written by Bill Sherrill, Norris Wilson, and…

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The Inspiration Behind Sarah McLachlan’s “Angel”

Everyone knows Sarah McLachlan's iconic song "Angel," if not from her extensive catalog of classic hits, then from those really…

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How Janis Joplin’s “Me and Bobby McGee” Came to Be

This was written by Kris Kristofferson, who has written hundreds of songs for a wide variety of artists. Kristofferson would…

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Louis Armstrong Hits it Big in UK with ‘What a Wonderful World’

Louis Armstrong had nineteen "Top Ten" records including "Stardust", "What a Wonderful World", "When The Saints Go Marching In", "Dream…

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Ben E. King’s Classic ‘Stand by Me’ Inspired An ’80s Cult Classic

"Stand By Me" by Ben E. King was used in the 1986 movie of the same name starring River Phoenix.…

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Remember When The Eagles had a 5 Week Run at No.1 ?!

The Eagles started a 5 week run at No.1 on the US album chart with 'One Of These Nights'. This…

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The Inspiration Behind Eric Clapton’s “Tears in Heaven”

Clapton wrote this about his four-year-old son Conor, who died when he fell out of a 53rd floor window in…

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