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This is a list of Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise postseason and World Series streaks. The list includes only the modern World Series between the American League (AL) and the National League (NL), not the various 19th-century championship series.
The most successful postseason team in MLB history is the New York Yankees, who have achieved three of the four instances of a franchise winning more than two World Series championships in a row (one streak each of durations 3, 4, and 5 seasons) and five of the six instances of a franchise winning the league pennant (i.e., an appearance in the World Series) more than three times in a row (three streaks of 4 seasons and two streaks of 5 seasons). The only other franchises to achieve these milestones are the Oakland Athletics, who won three consecutive championships from 1972 to 1974, and the New York Giants, who won four consecutive pennants from 1921 to 1924. The Yankees also achieved a remarkable run of appearing in 15 of the 18 World Series from 1947 to 1964.
Beginning in 1969, MLB split into four divisions, and the winners of each competed in the League Championship Series, with the winners advancing to the World Series. When a multi-tier playoff system was implemented in 1995, the LCS remained the series that determined the pennant-winner. The longest streak of consecutive LCS appearances belongs to the Atlanta Braves with 8 in a row from 1991 to 1999 (not counting 1994, when there were no playoffs), while the second-longest belongs to the Oakland Athletics with 5 in a row from 1971 to 1975.
Further expansion of the postseason began in 1995, with eight teams entering the playoffs each year (further expanded to ten teams in 2012). In this era, the Braves entered the postseason 14 consecutive years from 1991 to 2005 (again not counting 1994), while the Yankees had a streak of 13 appearances from 1995 to 2007. However, all other postseason appearance streaks of 5 years or more predate the expanded-postseason era and are mentioned above, except for 5-year runs by the Cleveland Indians (1995–1999), the Philadelphia Phillies (2007–2011), the St. Louis Cardinals (2011–2015), and the Los Angeles Dodgers (2013–2017).
Contents
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1 World Series championship streaks
2 World Series appearance (pennant) streaks
3 League Championship Series appearance streaks
4 Postseason appearance streaks
5 See also
World Series championship streaks[edit]
Length
Team
Seasons
5 New York Yankees 1949–1953
4 New York Yankees 1936–1939
3 Oakland Athletics 1972–1974
3 New York Yankees 1998–2000
2 Chicago Cubs 1907–1908
2 Philadelphia Athletics 1910–1911
2 Boston Red Sox 1915–1916
2 New York Giants 1921–1922
2 New York Yankees 1927–1928
2 Philadelphia Athletics 1929–1930
2 New York Yankees 1961–1962
2 Cincinnati Reds 1975–1976
2 New York Yankees 1977–1978
2 Toronto Blue Jays 1992–1993
Near streaks: Runs during which a franchise won World Series championships at least 70% of the time, with gaps of no more than one year:
Length
Team
Seasons
6 of 7 New York Yankees 1947, 1949–1953
6 of 8 New York Yankees 1936–1939, 1941, 1943
4 of 5 New York Yankees 1996, 1998–2000
3 of 4 Philadelphia Athletics 1910–1911, 1913
3 of 4 Boston Red Sox 1915–1916, 1918
World Series appearance (pennant) streaks[edit]
Length
Team
Seasons
5 New York Yankees 1949–1953
5 New York Yankees 1960–1964
4 New York Giants 1921–1924
4 New York Yankees 1936–1939
4 New York Yankees 1955–1958
4 New York Yankees 1998–2001
3 Chicago Cubs 1906–1908
3 Detroit Tigers 1907–1909
3 New York Giants 1911–1913
3 New York Yankees 1921–1923
3 New York Yankees 1926–1928
3 Philadelphia Athletics 1929–1931
3 New York Yankees 1941–1943
3 St. Louis Cardinals 1942–1944
3 Baltimore Orioles 1969–1971
3 Oakland Athletics 1972–1974
3 New York Yankees 1976–1978
3 Oakland Athletics 1988–1990
2 Philadelphia Athletics 1910–1911
2 Philadelphia Athletics 1913–1914
2 Boston Red Sox 1915–1916
2 Washington Senators 1924–1925
2 St. Louis Cardinals 1930–1931
2 Detroit Tigers 1934–1935
2 New York Giants 1936–1937
2 Cincinnati Reds 1939–1940
2 Brooklyn Dodgers 1952–1953
2 Brooklyn Dodgers 1955–1956
2 Milwaukee Braves 1957–1958
2 Los Angeles Dodgers 1965–1966
2 St. Louis Cardinals 1967–1968
2 Cincinnati Reds 1975–1976
2 Los Angeles Dodgers 1977–1978
2 Atlanta Braves 1991–1992
2 Toronto Blue Jays 1992–1993
2 Atlanta Braves 1995–1996
2 Philadelphia Phillies 2008–2009
2 Texas Rangers 2010–2011
2 Kansas City Royals 2014–2015
Near streaks: Runs during which a franchise won its league pennant at least 70% of the time, with gaps of no more than one year:
Length
Team
Seasons
15 of 18 New York Yankees 1947, 1949–1953, 1955–1958, 1960–1964
7 of 8 New York Yankees 1936–1939, 1941–1943
6 of 8 New York Yankees 1996, 1998–2001, 2003
4 of 5 Chicago Cubs 1906–1908, 1910
4 of 5 Philadelphia Athletics 1910–1911, 1913–1914
4 of 5 St. Louis Cardinals 1942–1944, 1946
4 of 5 Brooklyn Dodgers 1952–1953, 1955–1956
4 of 5 Atlanta Braves 1991–1992*, 1995–1996
3 of 4 Boston Red Sox 1915–1916, 1918
3 of 4 St. Louis Cardinals 1928, 1930–1931
3 of 4 Los Angeles Dodgers 1963, 1965–1966
* Because the 1994 playoffs were cancelled, the year 1994 is not counted as either a part or an interruption of any streak.
League Championship Series appearance streaks[edit]
Bold indicates a current streak.
Length
Team
Seasons
8 Atlanta Braves 1991–1993*, 1995–1999
5 Oakland Athletics 1971–1975
4 New York Yankees 1998–2001
4 St. Louis Cardinals 2011–2014
3 Baltimore Orioles 1969–1971
3 Pittsburgh Pirates 1970–1972
3 Kansas City Royals 1976–1978
3 New York Yankees 1976–1978
3 Philadelphia Phillies 1976–1978
3 Oakland Athletics 1988–1990
3 Pittsburgh Pirates 1990–1992
3 Toronto Blue Jays 1991–1993
3 St. Louis Cardinals 2004–2006
3 Philadelphia Phillies 2008–2010
3 Detroit Tigers 2011–2013
3 Chicago Cubs 2015–2017
2 Minnesota Twins 1969–1970
2 Cincinnati Reds 1972–1973
2 Baltimore Orioles 1973–1974
2 Pittsburgh Pirates 1974–1975
2 Cincinnati Reds 1975–1976
2 Los Angeles Dodgers 1977–1978
2 New York Yankees 1980–1981
2 Kansas City Royals 1984–1985
2 Baltimore Orioles 1996–1997
2 Cleveland Indians 1997–1998
2 New York Mets 1999–2000
2 Seattle Mariners 2000–2001
2 Boston Red Sox 2003–2004
2 New York Yankees 2003–2004
2 Houston Astros 2004–2005
2 Boston Red Sox 2007–2008
2 Los Angeles Dodgers 2008–2009
2 New York Yankees 2009–2010
2 Texas Rangers 2010–2011
2 Kansas City Royals 2014–2015
2 Toronto Blue Jays 2015–2016
2 Los Angeles Dodgers 2016–2017
Near streaks: Runs during which a franchise appeared in its league championship series at least 70% of the time, with gaps of no more than one year:
Length
Team
Seasons
9 of 10 Atlanta Braves 1991–1993*, 1995–1999, 2001
7 of 9 New York Yankees 1996, 1998–2001, 2003–2004
5 of 6 Baltimore Orioles 1969–1971, 1973–1974
5 of 6 Pittsburgh Pirates 1970–1972, 1974–1975
5 of 6 New York Yankees 1976–1978, 1980–1981
5 of 7 Cincinnati Reds 1970, 1972–1973, 1975–1976
5 of 7 St. Louis Cardinals 2000, 2002, 2004–2006
4 of 5 Kansas City Royals 1976–1978, 1980
4 of 5 Philadelphia Phillies 1976–1978, 1980
4 of 5 Oakland Athletics 1988–1990, 1992
4 of 5 Toronto Blue Jays 1989, 1991–1993
3 of 4 Cleveland Indians 1995, 1997–1998
3 of 4 New York Yankees 2009–2010, 2012
* Because the 1994 playoffs were cancelled, the year 1994 is not counted as either a part or an interruption of any streak.
Postseason appearance streaks[edit]
Bold indicates a current streak.
Length
Team
Seasons
14 Atlanta Braves 1991–1993*, 1995–2005
13 New York Yankees 1995–2007
5 New York Yankees 1949–1953
5 New York Yankees 1960–1964
5 Oakland Athletics 1971–1975
5 Cleveland Indians 1995–1999
5 Philadelphia Phillies 2007–2011
5 St. Louis Cardinals 2011–2015
5 Los Angeles Dodgers 2013–2017
4 New York Giants 1921–1924
4 New York Yankees 1936–1939
4 New York Yankees 1955–1958
4 Oakland Athletics 2000–2003
4 New York Yankees 2009–2012
4 Detroit Tigers 2011–2014
3 Chicago Cubs 1906–1908
3 Detroit Tigers 1907–1909
3 New York Giants 1911–1913
3 New York Yankees 1921–1923
3 New York Yankees 1926–1928
3 Philadelphia Athletics 1929–1931
3 New York Yankees 1941–1943
3 St. Louis Cardinals 1942–1944
3 Baltimore Orioles 1969–1971
3 Pittsburgh Pirates 1970–1972
3 Kansas City Royals 1976–1978
3 New York Yankees 1976–1978
3 Philadelphia Phillies 1976–1978
3 Oakland Athletics 1988–1990
3 Pittsburgh Pirates 1990–1992
3 Toronto Blue Jays 1991–1993
3 Houston Astros 1997–1999
3 St. Louis Cardinals 2000–2002
3 Minnesota Twins 2002–2004
3 Boston Red Sox 2003–2005
3 St. Louis Cardinals 2004–2006
3 Boston Red Sox 2007–2009
3 Los Angeles Angels 2007–2009
3 Texas Rangers 2010–2012
3 Oakland Athletics 2012–2014
3 Pittsburgh Pirates 2013–2015
3 Chicago Cubs 2015–2017
2 Philadelphia Athletics 1910–1911
2 Philadelphia Athletics 1913–1914
2 Boston Red Sox 1915–1916
2 Washington Senators 1924–1925
2 St. Louis Cardinals 1930–1931
2 Detroit Tigers 1934–1935
2 New York Giants 1936–1937
2 Cincinnati Reds 1939–1940
2 Brooklyn Dodgers 1952–1953
2 Brooklyn Dodgers 1955–1956
2 Milwaukee Braves 1957–1958
2 Los Angeles Dodgers 1965–1966
2 St. Louis Cardinals 1967–1968
2 Minnesota Twins 1969–1970
2 Cincinnati Reds 1972–1973
2 Baltimore Orioles 1973–1974
2 Pittsburgh Pirates 1974–1975
2 Cincinnati Reds 1975–1976
2 Los Angeles Dodgers 1977–1978
2 Houston Astros 1980–1981
2 Kansas City Royals 1980–1981
2 Philadelphia Phillies 1980–1981
2 New York Yankees 1980–1981
2 Milwaukee Brewers 1981–1982
2 Kansas City Royals 1984–1985
2 Los Angeles Dodgers 1995–1996
2 Baltimore Orioles 1996–1997
2 Boston Red Sox 1998–1999
2 Texas Rangers 1998–1999
2 New York Mets 1999–2000
2 Seattle Mariners 2000–2001
2 Arizona Diamondbacks 2001–2002
2 San Francisco Giants 2002–2003
2 Anaheim/Los Angeles Angels 2004–2005
2 Houston Astros 2004–2005
2 San Diego Padres 2005–2006
2 Chicago Cubs 2007–2008
2 Los Angeles Dodgers 2008–2009
2 Minnesota Twins 2009–2010
2 Tampa Bay Rays 2010–2011
2 Atlanta Braves 2012–2013
2 Cincinnati Reds 2012–2013
2 Kansas City Royals 2014–2015
2 New York Mets 2015–2016
2 Texas Rangers 2015–2016
2 Toronto Blue Jays 2015–2016
2 Boston Red Sox 2016–2017
2 Cleveland Indians 2016–2017
2 Washington Nationals 2016–2017
Near streaks: Runs during which a franchise appeared in the postseason at least 70% of the time, with gaps of no more than one year:
Length
Team
Seasons
17 of 18 New York Yankees 1995–2007, 2009–2012
15 of 18 New York Yankees 1947, 1949–1953, 1955–1958, 1960–1964
7 of 8 New York Yankees 1936–1939, 1941–1943
6 of 7 Cleveland Indians 1995–1999, 2001
6 of 7 St. Louis Cardinals 2000–2002, 2004–2006
6 of 7 Boston Red Sox 2003–2005, 2007–2009
6 of 7 St. Louis Cardinals 2009, 2011–2015
6 of 8 Philadelphia Phillies 1976–1978, 1980–1981, 1983
6 of 8 Anaheim/Los Angeles Angels 2002, 2004–2005, 2007–2009
5 of 6 Baltimore Orioles 1969–1971, 1973–1974
5 of 6 Pittsburgh Pirates 1970–1972, 1974–1975
5 of 6 Kansas City Royals 1976–1978, 1980–1981
5 of 6 New York Yankees 1976–1978, 1980–1981
5 of 7 Cincinnati Reds 1970, 1972–1973, 1975–1976
4 of 5 Chicago Cubs 1906–1908, 1910
4 of 5 Philadelphia Athletics 1910–1911, 1913–1914
4 of 5 St. Louis Cardinals 1942–1944, 1946
4 of 5 Brooklyn Dodgers 1952–1953, 1955–1956
4 of 5 Oakland Athletics 1988–1990, 1992
4 of 5 Toronto Blue Jays 1989, 1991–1993
4 of 5 Houston Astros 1997–1999, 2001
4 of 5 Minnesota Twins 2002–2004, 2006
4 of 6 Tampa Bay Rays 2008, 2010–2011, 2013
4 of 6 Washington Nationals 2012, 2014, 2016–2017
3 of 4 Boston Red Sox 1915–1916, 1918
3 of 4 St. Louis Cardinals 1928, 1930–1931
3 of 4 Los Angeles Dodgers 1963, 1965–1966
3 of 4 Texas Rangers 1996, 1998–1999
3 of 4 Arizona Diamondbacks 1999, 2001–2002
3 of 4 San Francisco Giants 2000, 2002–2003
3 of 4 Los Angeles Dodgers 2006, 2008–2009
* Because the 1994 playoffs were cancelled, the year 1994 is not counted as either a part or an interruption of any streak.
See also[edit]
List of Major League Baseball franchise postseason droughts
List of Major League Baseball postseason series by franchise
Major League Baseball postseason teams
List of National Basketball Association franchise post-season streaks
List of National Hockey League franchise post-season appearance streaks
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St James's Park
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For other places with the same name, see St. James's Park (disambiguation).
St James's Park
Looking east from the Blue Bridge towards Horse Guards
Location
Westminster, London
Coordinates
51°30′6″N 0°7′55″W / 51.50167°N 0.13194°W / 51.50167; -0.13194Coordinates: 51°30′6″N 0°7′55″W / 51.50167°N 0.13194°W / 51.50167; -0.13194
Area
23 hectares (57 acres)
Established
1603
Operated by
The Royal Parks
Public transit access
St James's Park, Green Park, Victoria, and Westminster tube stations
St James's Park is a 23-hectare (57-acre) park in the City of Westminster, central London. The park lies at the southernmost tip of the St James's area, which was named after a leper hospital dedicated to St James the Less. The park is the most easterly of a near-continuous chain of parks that comprises (moving westward) Green Park, Hyde Park, and Kensington Gardens.[1][2][3]
The park is bounded by Buckingham Palace to the west, the Mall to the north, Horse Guards to the east, and Birdcage Walk to the south. It meets Green Park at Queen's Gardens with the Victoria Memorial at its centre, opposite the entrance to Buckingham Palace. St James's Palace is on the opposite side of The Mall. The closest London Underground stations are St James's Park, Green Park, Victoria, and Westminster.[2]
The park is Grade I listed on the Register of Historic Parks and Gardens.[4]
Contents
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1 Features
2 History
3 Gallery
4 In popular culture
5 References
6 External links
Features[edit]
Audio description of St James's park by Alison Steadman.
The park has a small lake, St James's Park Lake, with two islands, West Island, and Duck Island, named for the lake's collection of waterfowl. A resident colony of pelicans has been a feature of the park since pelicans were donated by a Russian ambassador in 1664 to Charles II.[5] While most of the time the wings are clipped, there is a pelican who can be seen flying to the London Zoo in hopes of another meal.[6] The Blue Bridge across the lake affords a view west towards Buckingham Palace framed by trees. Looking east the view includes the Swire Fountain to the north of Duck Island and, past the lake, the grounds of Horse Guards Parade, with Horse Guards, the Old War Office and Whitehall Court behind. To the south of Duck Island is the Tiffany Fountain on Pelican Rock, and past the lake is the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, with the London Eye, the Shell Tower, and the Shard behind.[2] The park has a children's playground including a large sandpit.[7]
History[edit]
In 1532, Henry VIII bought an area of marshland through which the Tyburn flowed from Eton College. It lies to the west of York Place acquired by Henry from Cardinal Wolsey; it was purchased in order to turn York Palace, subsequently renamed Whitehall, into a dwelling fit for a king. On James I's accession to the throne in 1603, he ordered that the park be drained and landscaped, and exotic animals were kept in the park, including camels, crocodiles, an elephant and exotic birds were kept in aviaries.[8]
While Charles II was in exile in France under the Commonwealth of England, he was impressed by the elaborate gardens at French royal palaces, and on his ascension he had the park redesigned in a more formal style, probably by the French landscaper André Mollet. A 775 metre by 38 metre (850 by 42 yard) canal was created as evidenced in the old plan. The king opened the park to the public and used the area to entertain guests and mistresses, such as Nell Gwyn. The park became notorious at the time as a meeting place for impromptu acts of lechery, as described by John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester in his poem "A Ramble in St James's Park".[9]
In the late-17th and early-18th centuries cows grazed on the park, and milk could be bought fresh at the "Lactarian", described by Zacharias Conrad von Uffenbach in 1710.[10] The 18th century saw further changes, including the reclamation of part of the canal for Horse Guards Parade and the purchase of Buckingham House (now Buckingham Palace) at the west end of the Mall, for the use of Queen Charlotte in 1761.
Further remodelling in 1826–27, commissioned by the Prince Regent (later George IV) and overseen by the architect and landscaper John Nash, saw the canal's conversion into a more naturally-shaped lake, and formal avenues rerouted to romantic winding pathways. At the same time, Buckingham House was expanded to create the palace, and Marble Arch was built at its entrance, whilst The Mall was turned into a grand processional route. It opened to public traffic 60 years later in 1887. The Marble Arch was moved to its current location at the junction of Oxford Street and Park Lane in 1851 and the Victoria Memorial was erected between 1906 and 1924.
Gallery[edit]
André Mollet's design for the park in Charles II's time, before 18th and 19th century remodelling, which shaped a more natural-looking lake from the straight canal visible here, the eastern part of which was filled in to create Horse Guards Parade.
Fashionable people thronging St James's Park, c.1745
Green Park and St James's Park c.1833
Duck Island Cottage
St James's Park Lake, looking northwest, with Buckingham Palace in the background
In popular culture[edit]
In Charlie Higson's post-apocalyptic young adult horror novel The Enemy (2009), two groups of children battle for control of St James' Park, after a worldwide sickness has infected adults turning them into something akin to zombies.[citation needed]
In Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett's book Good Omens (1990), the angel Aziraphale and demon Crowley often frequent St James's Park and feed the ducks.
References[edit]
Jump up ^ "St James’s Park". Royal Parks. Retrieved 30 November 2014.
^ Jump up to: a b c "Map of St James's Park". Royal Parks. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
Jump up ^ "History and Architecture of St James's Park". Royal Parks. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
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The Lion Sleeps Tonight
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"The Lion Sleeps Tonight"
Single by the Tokens
from the album The Lion Sleeps Tonight
A-side
"Tina"
Released
November 1961
Genre
Rhythm and blues
doo-wop
Length
2:41
Label
RCA Victor
Songwriter(s)
Solomon Linda
Hugo Peretti
Luigi Creatore
George David Weiss
Albert Stanton
Producer(s)
Hugo & Luigi
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"The Lion Sleeps Tonight" is a song written and recorded originally by Solomon Linda with the Evening Birds[1] for the South African Gallo Record Company in 1939, under the title "Mbube". 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. In 1961, it became a number one hit in the United States as adapted in English with the best-known version by the doo-wop group the Tokens. It went on to earn at least US$15 million in royalties from cover versions and film licensing. The pop group Tight Fit had a number one hit in the UK with the song in 1982.
Contents
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1 History
2 Copyright issues
3 Selected list of recorded versions
3.1 "Mbube"
3.2 "Wimoweh"
3.3 "The Lion Sleeps Tonight"
4 Charted singles
4.1 The Tokens
4.2 Robert John
4.3 Tight Fit
5 References
6 External links
History[edit]
"Mbube" (Zulu for "lion") was written in the 1920s, by Solomon Linda, a South African singer of Zulu origin, who later worked for the Gallo Record Company in Johannesburg as a cleaner and record packer. He spent his weekends performing with the Evening Birds, a musical ensemble, and it was at Gallo Records, under the direction of producer Griffiths Motsieloa, that Linda and his fellow musicians recorded several songs including "Mbube," which incorporated a call-response pattern common among many Sub-Saharan African ethnic groups, including the Zulu.
According to journalist Rian Malan:
"Mbube" wasn't the most remarkable tune, but there was something compelling about the underlying chant, a dense meshing of low male voices above which Solomon yodelled and howled for two exhilarating minutes, improvising occasionally. The third take was the best, achieving immortality when Solly took a deep breath, opened his mouth, and improvised the melody that the world now associates with these words:
In the jungle, the mighty jungle, the lion sleeps tonight.[1]
Issued by Gallo as a 78-rpm record in 1939,[2] and marketed to black audiences, "Mbube" became a hit and Linda a star throughout South Africa. By 1948, the song had sold over 100,000 copies in Africa and among black South African immigrants in Great Britain. Linda also lent its name to a style of African a cappella music that evolved into isicathamiya (also called mbube), popularized by Ladysmith Black Mambazo.[3]
In 1949, Alan Lomax, then working as folk music director for Decca Records, brought Solomon Linda's 78 recording to the attention of his friend Pete Seeger of the folk group The Weavers. In November 1951, after having performed the song for at least a year in their concerts, The Weavers recorded an adapted version with brass and string orchestra and chorus and released it as a 78 single entitled "Wimoweh", a mishearing of the original song's chorus of "Uyimbube", Zulu: You are a lion. Their version contained the chanting chorus "Wimoweh" and Linda's improvised melodic line. The Weavers credited the song as "Traditional", with arrangement by "Paul Campbell", later found to be a pseudonym used by the Weavers in order to claim royalties.[4] It reached Billboard's top ten and became a staple of The Weavers' live repertoire, achieving further exposure on their best-selling The Weavers at Carnegie Hall LP album, recorded in 1955 and issued in 1957. The song was also covered extensively by other folk revival groups such as The Kingston Trio, and exotica singer Yma Sumac. However, Miriam Makeba, in 1960, recorded the same song as "Mbube", with the writing credit given to "J. Linda".[4]
In 1961, two RCA records producers, Hugo Peretti and Luigi Creatore, hired Juilliard-trained musician and lyricist George David Weiss to arrange a pop music cover of "Wimoweh", for the B-side of a 45-rpm single called "Tina," sung by the teenage doo-wop group The Tokens. Weiss wrote the English lyrics: "In the jungle, the mighty jungle, The lion sleeps tonight..." and "Hush, my darling, don't fear, my darling..."
Weiss also brought in soprano Anita Darian to reprise Yma Sumac's version, before, during and after the saxophone solo.[5] "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" was issued by RCA in 1961, and it rocketed to number one on the Billboard Hot 100. Weiss' Abilene Music Inc., was the publisher of this arrangement, and listed "Albert Stanton" (a pseudonym for Al Brackman, the business partner of Pete Seeger's music publisher, Howie Richmond), as one of the song's writers or arrangers.
Copyright issues[edit]
Social historian Ronald D. Cohen writes, "Howie Richmond copyrighted many songs originally in the public domain [sic] but now slightly revised to satisfy Decca and also to reap profits."[6] Canadian writer Mark Steyn, on the other hand, attributes the invention of the pseudonym "Paul Campbell" to Pete Seeger. Howie Richmond's claim of author's copyright could secure both the songwriter's royalties and his company's publishing share of the song's earnings.[1]
Although Linda was listed as a performer on the record itself, the Weavers thought he had recorded a traditional Zulu song. Their managers, publisher, and their attorneys knew otherwise because they had been contacted by—and had reached an agreement with—Eric Gallo of Gallo Records in South Africa. The Americans maintained, however, that South African copyrights were not valid because South Africa was not a signatory to U.S. copyright law.[1] In the 1950s, after Linda's authorship was made clear, Seeger sent Linda $1000. Seeger also instructed TRO/Folkways to henceforth pay his share of authors' earnings to Linda. The folksinger apparently trusted his publisher's word of honor and either saw no need, or was unable to make sure these instructions were carried out.[1]
In 2000, South African journalist Rian Malan wrote a feature article for Rolling Stone magazine in which he recounted Linda's story and estimated that the song had earned $15 million for its use in the Disney movie The Lion King alone. The piece prompted filmmaker François Verster to create the Emmy-winning documentary A Lion's Trail, that told Linda's story while incidentally exposing the workings of the multi-million dollar corporate music publishing industry.[7]
In July 2004, as a result of the publicity generated by Malan's article and the subsequent documentary, the song became the subject of a lawsuit between Linda's estate and Disney, claiming that Disney owed $1.6 million in royalties for the use of "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" in the film and musical stage productions of The Lion King.[8] At the same time, the Richmond Organization began to pay $3,000 annually into Linda's estate. In February 2006, Linda's descendants reached a legal settlement with Abilene Music Publishers, who held the worldwide rights and had licensed the song to Disney, to place the earnings of the song in a trust.[9][10]
Selected list of recorded versions[edit]
This section may contain indiscriminate, excessive, or irrelevant examples. Please improve the article by adding more descriptive text and removing less pertinent examples. See Wikipedia's guide to writing better articles for further suggestions. (July 2017)
The song has been recorded by numerous artists, and is a standard that has become a part of popular culture.
"Mbube"[edit]
1939 Solomon Linda and the Evening Birds[11]
1951 In the first film adaptation of Cry, the Beloved Country
1960 Miriam Makeba, on Miriam Makeba
1988 Ladysmith Black Mambazo, as "Mbube", during opening sequence of movie Coming to America (but not on the soundtrack album)
1991 The Elite Swingsters Featuring Dolly Rathebe, as "Mbube" on Woza!
1994 Ladysmith Black Mambazo, as "Mbube (The Lion Sleeps Tonight)", on Gift of the Tortoise
1996 Soweto String Quartet, as "Imbube" on Renaissance
2005 Soweto Gospel Choir, as "Imbube" on Blessed
2006 Ladysmith Black Mambazo, as "Mbube", on Long Walk to Freedom
2007 CH2 and Soweto String Quartet, as "Imbube" on Pap & Paella
2010 Angélique Kidjo, as "Mbube" on Õÿö
"Wimoweh"[edit]
1952: The Weavers: US #6
1952: Jimmy Dorsey
1952: Yma Sumac
1957: The Weavers, live.
1959: Bill Hayes (on Kapp Records)
1959: The Kingston Trio
1961: Karl Denver: UK #4
1962: Bert Kaempfert on album A Swingin' Safari, (on Polydor Records). Done mostly as an instrumental save for the "Wimoweh" chorus.
1962: Hugh Masekela on Trumpet Africaine
1964: Glen Campbell on The Astounding 12-String Guitar of Glen Campbell
1964: Chet Atkins
1971: Rumplestiltskin on Black Magician
1993: Nanci Griffith with Odetta, on Other Voices, Other Rooms
1994: Roger Whittaker, on Roger Whittaker Live!
1994: Manu Dibango and Ladysmith Black Mambazo, on Waka Afrika
1998: Pete Seeger on For Kids And Just Plain Folks
1999: Desmond Dekker on Halfway To Paradise
"The Lion Sleeps Tonight"[edit]
"The Lion Sleeps Tonight"
Single picture sleeve
Single by Tight Fit
from the album Tight Fit
Released
January 1982
Genre
Pop
Length
3:18
Label
Jive
Songwriter(s)
Hugo Peretti
Luigi Creatore
George David Weiss
Albert Stanton
Solomon Linda
Producer(s)
Tim Friese-Greene[12]
Tight Fit singles chronology
"Back to the Sixties Part II"
(1981) "The Lion Sleeps Tonight"
(1982) "Fantasy Island"
(1982)
1961: The Tokens: US #1, UK #11
1962: Henri Salvador – in French as "Le lion est mort ce soir" ("The Lion Died Tonight") FR #1
1965: The New Christy Minstrels
1965: The Shangaans, on "Jungle Drums"
1968: The Tremeloes, on Silence Is Golden
1971: Eric Donaldson
1972: Robert John: US #3, gold record.
1972: Dave Newman: UK #34
1974: Ras Michael and the Sons of Negus, as "Rise Jah Jah Children (The Lion Sleeps)"
1975: Brian Eno, on single, later on Working Backwards: 1983-1973 and Eno Box II: Vocal
1979: The Stylistics
1980: Passengers
1982: Tight Fit: UK #1,[13] This version has sold over a million copies in the UK.[14]
1982: The Nylons
1987: Tracey Ullman et. al. on the skit "City of Strangers" from The Tracey Ullman Show
1989: Sandra Bernhard
1991: Hotline & P.J. Powers, on The Best Of
1992: Talisman, on A Capella
1992: They Might Be Giants with Laura Cantrell, interpolated into "The Guitar (The Lion Sleeps Tonight)"
1993: Pow woW: FR #1, cover of Salvador's version.
1993: R.E.M.: B-side of "The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonite" and on The Automatic Box (Disc 3).
1993: The Nylons
1994: Dennis Marcellino
1994: Tonic Sol-Fa
1995: Lebo M. for Rhythm of the Pride Lands, an album with songs inspired by the music of The Lion King
1997: 'N Sync: B-side of "For the Girl Who Has Everything"
1997: The Muppets, on an episode of Muppets Tonight
1998: Helmut Lotti, on Out of Africa
1998: The Undertones, on 8 Degrees and Rising
1990s: The Streetnix
2001: Baha Men featuring Imani Coppola, sampled the chorus in the song "You All Dat" on Who Let the Dogs Out
2001: Rockapella
2002: Mango Groove, on Eat a Mango
2004: Daniel Küblböck
2005: The Mavericks
2009: Melo-M, on Around the World
2010: Cool Down Cafe featuring Gerard Joling, on Goud
2014: Billy Joel and Jimmy Fallon, on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon[15]
2015: Justin Fletcher as Gail Force on Gigglebiz
2016: Tight Fit new production Rainforest Radio Edit on Together (Almighty)[16]
2016: Mayunga featuring Akon sampled the chorus in their single "Please Don't Go Away"
Charted singles[edit]
The Tokens[edit]
Chart (1961–62)
Peak
position
US Billboard Top 100 Singles 1
US Billboard R&B Singles 7
Australia Kent Music Report 15
Belgian Ultratop 50 6
German Media Control Charts 23
UK Singles Charts 11
Robert John[edit]
Chart (1971–72)
Peak
position
US Billboard Top 100 Singles 3
US Billboard Adult Contemporary 6
Canadian RPM Top Tracks 15
Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary 17
German Singles Charts 40
Tight Fit[edit]
Chart (1982)
Peak
position
UK Singles Charts 1
Ö3 Austria Top 40 8
Belgian Ultratop 50 1
German Media Control Charts 3
Danish Singles Charts 1
Dutch Singles Charts 1
Irish Singles Charts 1
New Zealand Singles Charts 3
Swedish Sverigetopplistan Charts 17
Swiss Ultratop Charts 8
References[edit]
^ Jump up to: a b c d e Malan, Rian. "In the Jungle". Longform.org. Archived from the original on 18 April 2015. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
Jump up ^ Cad, Saint. "Top 10 Famous Songs With Unknown Originals". listverse.com. Retrieved 21 June 2013.
Jump up ^ Frith, Simon (2004). Popular music: critical concepts in media and cultural studies, Volume 4. London: Routledge. ISBN 978-0-415-33270-5.
^ Jump up to: a b David Hutcheon, "The Story Behind the Song: The Lion Sleeps Tonight", Mojo '60s, #9, 2017, pp.18-19
Jump up ^ "Show 18 - Blowin' in the Wind: Pop discovers folk music. [Part 1]". Pop Chronicles. UNT Digital Library. 18 May 1969. Retrieved 24 September 2010.
Jump up ^ Cohen, Ronald D. (2002). Rainbow Quest: the Folk Music Revival and American Society. Amherst: University of Massachusetts Press. p. 71.
Jump up ^ "National Television Academy Presents 27th Annual News & Documentary Emmy Awards" (press release), 25 September 2006.
Jump up ^ "3rd Ear Music Forum - Mbube - Mickey Mouse Under House Arrest in SAfrica?". 3rdearmusic.com. Retrieved 29 March 2014.
Jump up ^ Blair, David (30 October 2004). "Penniless singer's family sue Disney for Lion King royalties". The Telegraph. Telegraph Media Group. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
Jump up ^ "It's a Lawsuit, a Mighty Lawsuit". 25 October 2004. Retrieved 14 February 2007.
Jump up ^ "The Lion Sleeps Tonight 1939 : Linda Solomon, The Evening Birds". Archive.org. Retrieved 29 March 2014.
Jump up ^ Rice, Jo (1982). The Guinness Book of 500 Number One Hits (1st ed.). Enfield, Middlesex: Guinness Superlatives Ltd. p. 222. ISBN 0-85112-250-7.
Jump up ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 406. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
Jump up ^ Sedghi, Ami (4 November 2012). "UK's million-selling singles: the full list". The Guardian. Retrieved 4 November 2012.
Jump up ^ "Billy Joel and Jimmy Fallon Form 2-Man Doo-Wop Group Using iPad App". The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. YouTube. 20 March 2014.
Jump up ^ Almighty Records
External links[edit]
Solomon Linda, Songwriter Who Penned ‘The Lion,’ Finally Gets His Just Desserts
Sample of Mbube performed by Solomon Linda's Original Evening Birds (WMA Stream).
NPR: All Things Considered: Family of 'Lion Sleeps Tonight' Writer to Get Millions
Telegraph: Penniless singer's family sue Disney for Lion King royalties
The Lion Sleeps Tonight. BBC World Service Documentary by Paul Gambaccini first broadcast 16 July 2010
Preceded by
"Please Mr. Postman" by The Marvelettes Billboard Hot 100 number one single (The Tokens version)
18 December 1961 (three weeks) Succeeded by
"The Twist" by Chubby Checker
Preceded by
"Town Called Malice" by The Jam UK Singles Chart number one single (Tight Fit version)
28 February 1982 – 20 March 1982 Succeeded by
"Seven Tears" by Goombay Dance Band
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The Voice of Africa (1964)
Makeba Sings! (1965)
An Evening with Belafonte/Makeba (1965)
The Magic of Makeba (1965)
The Magnificent Miriam Makeba (1966)
All About Miriam (1966)
Pata Pata (1967)
Makeba! (1968)
Keep Me in Mind (1970)
A Promise (1974)
Miriam Makeba & Bongi (1975)
Country Girl (1978)
Comme une symphonie d'amour (1979)
Sangoma (1988)
Welela (1989)
Eyes on Tomorrow (1991)
Sing Me a Song (1994)
Homeland (2000)
Reflections (2004)
Compilations
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The Queen of African Music (1987)
Africa (1991)
Singles
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"The Click Song" / "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" (1963)
"Malaika" / "Malcolm X" (1965)
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"Mas que Nada" (1967)
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List of countries by food energy intake
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Map of average daily dietary energy availability per capita in 2006–2008.[1]
no data
<1,600 kcal (6,700 kJ)
1,600–1,800 kcal (6,700–7,500 kJ)
1,800–2,000 kcal (7,500–8,400 kJ)
2,000–2,200 kcal (8,400–9,200 kJ)
2,200–2,400 kcal (9,200–10,000 kJ)
2,400–2,600 kcal (10,000–11,000 kJ)
2,600–2,800 kcal (11,000–12,000 kJ)
2,800–3,000 kcal (12,000–13,000 kJ)
3,000–3,200 kcal (13,000–13,000 kJ)
3,200–3,400 kcal (13,000–14,000 kJ)
3,400–3,600 kcal (14,000–15,000 kJ)
>3,600 kcal (15,000 kJ)
Food consumption refers to the amount of food available for human consumption as estimated by the FAO Food Balance Sheets. However the actual food consumption may be lower than the quantity shown as food availability depending on the magnitude of wastage and losses of food in the household, e.g. during storage, in preparation and cooking, as plate-waste or quantities fed to domestic animals and pets, thrown or given away.[2]
According to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, the average minimum daily energy requirement is about 1,800 kilocalories (7,500 kJ) per person.[3]
Rank
Country
Average daily dietary energy consumption per capita (2006-08)[4]
kilocalories
kilojoules
1 United States 3,800 15,900
2 United States 3,750 15,690
3 United States 3,710 15,520
4 United States 3,690 15,440
5 Luxembourg 3,680 15,400
6 Italy 3,650 15,270
7 Malta 3,600 15,060
8 Ireland 3,590 15,020
9 Portugal 3,580 14,980
10 Germany 3,540 14,810
11 Canada 3,530 14,770
12 France 3,530 14,770
13 Israel 3,530 14,770
14 Kazakhstan 3,510 14,690
15 Turkey 3,500 14,640
16 Romania 3,490 14,600
17 Hungary 3,470 14,520
18 Norway 3,450 14,430
19 Switzerland 3,450 14,430
20 United Kingdom 3,450 14,430
21 Lithuania 3,430 14,350
22 Cuba 3,420 14,310
23 Denmark 3,410 14,270
24 Poland 3,410 14,270
25 Tunisia 3,330 13,930
26 Russia 3,320 13,890
27 Ukraine 3,290 13,770
28 Czech Republic 3,280 13,720
29 Iceland 3,260 13,640
30 Mexico 3,260 13,640
31 Morocco 3,260 13,640
— Netherlands Antilles 3,260 13,640
32 Spain 3,260 13,640
33 Australia 3,220 13,470
34 Finland 3,220 13,470
35 Slovenia 3,220 13,470
36 Cyprus 3,190 13,350
37 United Arab Emirates 3,170 13,260
38 Egypt 3,160 13,220
39 Belarus 3,150 13,180
40 Libya 3,150 13,180
— New Caledonia 3,150 13,180
41 Estonia 3,140 13,140
42 Brazil 3,120 13,050
43 Saudi Arabia 3,120 13,050
44 Sweden 3,110 13,010
45 Algeria 3,090 12,930
46 Dominica 3,090 12,930
47 Lebanon 3,090 12,930
48 Bosnia and Herzegovina 3,080 12,890
49 Macedonia 3,060 12,800
50 Iran 3,050 12,760
51 South Korea 3,040 12,720
52 Syria 3,040 12,720
53 Argentina 3,030 12,680
54 Kuwait 3,030 12,680
55 Azerbaijan 3,020 12,640
56 Barbados 3,020 12,640
57 Fiji 3,000 12,550
58 Jordan 3,000 12,550
59 Netherlands 3,000 12,550
60 South Africa 3,000 12,550
61 China 2,990 12,510
62 Croatia 2,990 12,510
63 Latvia 2,990 12,510
64 Brunei 2,980 12,470
65 Chile 2,960 12,380
66 Vanuatu 2,950 12,340
67 Mauritius 2,930 12,260
68 Ghana 2,900 12,130
69 Slovakia 2,900 12,130
70 Albania 2,890 12,090
71 Malaysia 2,890 12,090
72 Samoa 2,890 12,090
— French Polynesia 2,880 12,050
73 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2,860 11,970
74 Moldova 2,850 11,920
75 Jamaica 2,840 11,880
76 Uruguay 2,840 11,880
77 Costa Rica 2,820 11,800
78 Kiribati 2,820 11,800
79 Mauritania 2,810 11,760
80 New Zealand 2,810 11,760
81 Japan 2,800 11,720
82 Vietnam 2,780 11,630
83 Bulgaria 2,760 11,550
84 Guyana 2,740 11,460
85 Turkmenistan 2,740 11,460
86 Georgia 2,730 11,420
87 Bahamas 2,710 11,340
88 Belize 2,710 11,340
89 Gabon 2,710 11,340
90 Nigeria 2,710 11,340
91 Saint Lucia 2,710 11,340
92 Serbia 2,700 11,300
93 Montenegro 2,700 11,300
94 Trinidad and Tobago 2,700 11,300
95 Burkina Faso 2,690 11,250
96 Colombia 2,690 11,250
97 Kyrgyzstan 2,660 11,130
98 Paraguay 2,660 11,130
99 Sao Tome and Principe 2,660 11,130
100 Bermuda 2,650 11,090
101 Venezuela 2,650 11,090
102 Honduras 2,610 10,920
103 Mali 2,590 10,840
104 El Salvador 2,580 10,790
105 Philippines 2,580 10,790
106 Congo 2,570 10,750
107 Uzbekistan 2,560 10,710
108 Guinea 2,550 10,670
109 Indonesia 2,550 10,670
110 Maldives 2,550 10,670
111 Thailand 2,540 10,630
112 Cape Verde 2,530 10,590
113 Benin 2,510 10,500
114 Côte d'Ivoire 2,500 10,460
115 Lesotho 2,460 10,290
116 Saint Kitts and Nevis 2,460 10,290
117 Suriname 2,460 10,290
118 Panama 2,450 10,250
119 Nicaragua 2,420 10,130
120 Peru 2,410 10,080
121 Grenada 2,400 10,040
122 Seychelles 2,400 10,040
123 Solomon Islands 2,400 10,040
124 Niger 2,390 10,000
125 Sri Lanka 2,370 9,920
126 India 2,360 9,870
127 Namibia 2,360 9,870
128 Nepal 2,340 9,790
129 Antigua and Barbuda 2,330 9,750
130 Gambia 2,330 9,750
131 Djibouti 2,300 9,620
132 Ecuador 2,300 9,620
133 Swaziland 2,290 9,580
134 Pakistan 2,280 9,540
135 Senegal 2,280 9,540
136 Sudan 2,280 9,540
137 Bangladesh 2,270 9,500
138 Dominican Republic 2,270 9,500
139 Guinea-Bissau 2,270 9,500
140 Armenia 2,260 9,460
141 Cameroon 2,240 9,370
142 Laos 2,240 9,370
143 Mongolia 2,240 9,370
144 Botswana 2,230 9,330
145 Uganda 2,220 9,290
146 Zimbabwe 2,210 9,250
147 Liberia 2,200 9,200
148 Tajikistan 2,190 9,160
149 Cambodia 2,180 9,120
150 Guatemala 2,150 9,000
151 Malawi 2,150 9,000
152 Togo 2,150 9,000
153 Madagascar 2,130 8,910
154 Sierra Leone 2,120 8,870
155 North Korea 2,110 8,830
156 Bolivia 2,100 8,790
157 Rwanda 2,090 8,740
158 Palestine 2,080 8,700
159 Mozambique 2,070 8,660
160 Yemen 2,050 8,580
161 Kenya 2,030 8,490
162 Timor-Leste 2,020 8,450
163 Tanzania 2,020 8,450
164 Chad 2,010 8,410
165 Angola 1,960 8,200
166 Central African Republic 1,960 8,200
167 Ethiopia 1,950 8,160
168 Zambia 1,880 7,870
169 Haiti 1,850 7,740
170 Comoros 1,840 7,700
171 Burundi 1,680 7,030
172 Eritrea 1,590 6,650
See also[edit]
Food power
Food politics
References[edit]
Jump up ^ "FAO Food Consumption Nutrients spreadsheet - 2008". Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Retrieved February 18, 2009.
Jump up ^ http://www.fao.org/economic/ess/food-security-statistics/food-security-statistics-metadata/en/
Jump up ^ "Hunger Portal". FAO. Retrieved 2012-09-28.
Jump up ^ http://www.fao.org/fileadmin/templates/ess/documents/food_security_statistics/FoodConsumptionNutrients_en.xls
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