2. ■ Chain Gang is a song by the American singer-songwriter Sam Cooke, released
on July 26, 1960. Sam Cooke's his second-biggest American hit, his first
single for RCA Victor after leaving Keen Records earlier in 1959, and was also
his first top 10 hit since "You Send Me" from 1957, and his second-biggest
Pop single. The song was inspired after a chance meeting with an actual
chain-gang of prisoners on a highway, seen while Sam was on tour. According
to legend, Cooke and his brother Charles felt sorry for the men and gave them
several cartons of cigarettes. Cooke was reportedly unsatisfied with the initial
recording sessions of this song at RCA Studios in New York in January 1960,
and came back three months later to redo some of the vocals to get the effect
he wanted.
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3. That's the sound of the men working on the chain ga-a-ang
That's the sound of the men working on the chain gang
All day long they're singin'
(Hooh aah) (hooh aah)
(Hooh aah) (hooh aah)
That's the sound of the men working on the chain ga-a-ang
That's the sound of the men working on the chain gang
All day long they work so hard
Till the sun is goin' down
Working on the highways and byways
And wearing, wearing a frown
You hear them moanin' their lives away
Then you hear somebody sa-ay
That's the sound of the men working on the chain ga-a-ang
That's the sound of the men working on the chain gang
Can't ya hear them singin'
Mm, I'm goin' home one of these days
I'm goin' home see my woman
Whom I love so dear
But meanwhile I got to work right he-ere
That's the sound of the men working on the chain ga-a-ang
That's the sound of the men working on the chain gang
All day long they're singin', mm
My, my, my, my, my, my, my, my, my work is so hard
Give me water, I'm thirsty
My, my work is so hard
Oh my, my, my, my, my, my work is so hard
4. ■ 1927 : The Jazz singer, The film depicts the fictional story of Jakie
Rabinowitz, a young man who defies the traditions of his devout Jewish
family. After singing popular tunes in a beer garden he is punished by his
father, a cantor, prompting Jakie to run away from home. Some years
later, now calling himself Jack Robin, he has become a
talented jazz singer.
■ 1929 : Bessie Smith was an American Singer, she was the most popular
female blues singer of the 1920s and 1930s. She is often regarded as
one of the greatest singers of her era and was a major influence on
other jazz singers. Saint Louis Blues is a popular American song,
composed by W. C. Handy in the blues style and published in September
1914. It remains a fundamental part of jazz musicians repertoire. It was
also one of the first blues songs to succeed as a pop song.
5. ■ 1939 : Judy Garland was an American singer. She was
renowned for her contralto vocals and attained international
stardom that continued throughout a career spanning more
than 40 years as an actress in musical and dramatic roles,
as a recording artist, and on concert stages. She made
more than two dozen films, including nine with Mickey
Rooney and her most iconic role as Dorothy in The Wizard of
Oz.
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6. ■ 1952 : Gene Kelly was known for his energetic and athletic
dancing style. Singing in the rain is a 1952
American musical comedy film
■ 1953 : Dean martin (The Amore) The song first appeared in
the soundtrack of the Martin and Lewis comedy film The
Caddy, released by Paramount Pictures on August 10, 1953.
In the film, the song is performed mainly by Dean Martin,
with Jerry Lewis joining in and then followed by the other
characters in the scene. It received a nomination for
the Academy Award for Best Original Song of that year, but it
lost to "Secret Love" from Calamity Jane starring Doris Day.
