"the pop arrangements. ""Ave Maria"" had been recorded and released as a single in 1982, it was also included on the 2-CD set ""Save The Children - Christmas Carols and Festive Songs"" in 1988. ""A Winter's Tale"" was written by Wombles producer Mike Batt and Paige's then partner, lyricist Tim Rice and had been originally recorded by David Essex. Rice also contributed a voiceover as Santa on the final track. Tommy Körberg who, in 1986, was starring alongside Paige in the London production of ""Chess"" performed the Bing Crosby part on ""Peace On Earth/Little Drummer Boy"". The album cover artwork"
"Tim Rice Sir Timothy Miles Bindon Rice (born 10 November 1944) is an English author and Academy Award, Golden Globe Award, Emmy Award, Tony Award, and Grammy Award-winning lyricist. He is best known for his collaborations with Andrew Lloyd Webber, with whom he wrote ""Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat"", ""Jesus Christ Superstar"", and ""Evita""; with Björn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson of ABBA, with whom he wrote ""Chess""; for additional songs for the 2011 West End revival of ""The Wizard of Oz""; and for his work with Alan Menken on Disney's ""Aladdin, Beauty and the Beast"", and the musical ""King"
"main role as a half-gypsy trying to find his identity. David Essex David Essex (born David Albert Cook; 23 July 1947) is an English musician, singer-songwriter, and actor. Since the 1970s, he has attained 19 Top 40 singles in the UK (including two number ones) and 16 Top 40 albums. Internationally, Essex had the most success with his single ""Rock On"". He has also had an extensive career as an actor. Essex was born in Plaistow, Essex (now Newham, Greater London). His father, Albert, was an East End docker and his mother, Olive (née Kemp), was a self-taught pianist and"
"and maths. He wrote the foreword to the book ""Spit The Dog"" by Rob Eastaway and Jeremy Wyndham, and featured prominently in Tony Hawks's ""One Hit Wonderland"", where he co-wrote the song which gave Hawks a top twenty hit in Albania. On 2 December 2010 he addressed the eighth Bradman Oration in Adelaide. In October 2011, November and December 2016 and January and February 2017, Rice was guest presenter for the BBC Radio 2 show ""Sounds of the '60s"", standing in for regular presenter Brian Matthew who was unwell. He released his autobiography ""Oh What a Circus: The Autobiography of"
"David Essex David Essex (born David Albert Cook; 23 July 1947) is an English musician, singer-songwriter, and actor. Since the 1970s, he has attained 19 Top 40 singles in the UK (including two number ones) and 16 Top 40 albums. Internationally, Essex had the most success with his single ""Rock On"". He has also had an extensive career as an actor. Essex was born in Plaistow, Essex (now Newham, Greater London). His father, Albert, was an East End docker and his mother, Olive (née Kemp), was a self-taught pianist and an Irish Traveller. He is not a descended of Romany"
"Cannonball (Damien Rice song) ""Cannonball"" is a song written and performed by Irish folk singer Damien Rice. It was released as the second single from his debut album ""O"", following the release of the debut single ""The Blower's Daughter"" and was subject of many releases in 2003 (reaching number 32 on the UK Singles Chart), 2004 (reaching number 19) and 2011 (reaching number 9). The song was picked as the winner's song for the British ""The X Factor"" in its eighth series and was released by the series winners Little Mix on 11 December 2011, topping the British and Irish"
"Relay 6. Song One: Lewis & Rice Soundtrack Details/ Pitchfork Johnathan Rice Johnathan Rice (born May 27, 1983) is a Scottish-American singer-songwriter. He frequently collaborates with Jenny Lewis. His first album, ""Trouble is Real"", was released on Reprise Records on April 26, 2005. His follow-up, ""Further North"", was released by Reprise on September 11, 2007. He has also worked as a producer on Jenny Lewis' ""Acid Tongue"" (2008) and ""Voyager"" (2014), and as a songwriter on the self-titled record by Nashville band The Apache Relay. He has served as a session and live musician with Elvis Costello on 2008's ""Momofuku"")."
"""Lonely Too Long"" by Patty Loveless, ""I'll Think of Something"" by Hank Williams, Jr. (later covered by Mark Chesnutt), ""I'm Not That Lonely Yet"" by Reba McEntire, ""Would You Take Another Chance on Me"" by Jerry Lee Lewis and ""Wonder Could I Live There Anymore"" by Charley Pride. In the 1970s, Rice also co-wrote several songs with then-wife Sharon Rice, also known as Sharon Vaughn. He lives in Florida. Bill Rice Wilbur Steven ""Bill"" Rice (born April 19, 1939 in Datto, Arkansas) is an American country music singer and songwriter. Rice charted six singles between 1971 and 1978, including the"
"David Arnold, County Meath vocalist Lisa Hannigan and cellist Vyvienne Long. Rice then embarked on a tour of Ireland with Hannigan, Tomo, Vyvienne, Mark, and Dublin bassist Shane Fitzsimons. In 2002, Rice's debut album ""O"" was released in Ireland, the UK and the United States. The album peaked at No. 8 on the UK albums chart and remained on the chart for 97 weeks, selling 650,000 copies in the US. The album won the Shortlist Music Prize and the songs ""Cannonball"" and ""Volcano"" became top 30 hits in the UK. In 2006 Rice released his second album ""9"" which was"
"David Essex film ""Silver Dream Racer"" in 1980, and also appeared in the controversial film ""Hardcore"" in 1977. Corbett released a number of 45 rpm records, most of which were novelty songs based upon the rag-and-bone character, including ""Harry You Love Her"" and ""Junk Shop"". He recorded a number of sea shanties and folk songs. In 1973, he recorded an album titled ""Only Authorised Employees To Break Bottles"" which was a ""showcase of accents"", with songs from Corbett in a range of accents, including Liverpudlian, Brummie and Mancunian; the title echoes a notice which is visible in the bottle-smashing scene"
"Johnathan Rice Johnathan Rice (born May 27, 1983) is a Scottish-American singer-songwriter. He frequently collaborates with Jenny Lewis. His first album, ""Trouble is Real"", was released on Reprise Records on April 26, 2005. His follow-up, ""Further North"", was released by Reprise on September 11, 2007. He has also worked as a producer on Jenny Lewis' ""Acid Tongue"" (2008) and ""Voyager"" (2014), and as a songwriter on the self-titled record by Nashville band The Apache Relay. He has served as a session and live musician with Elvis Costello on 2008's ""Momofuku""). In 2010, he released a collaborative album ""I'm Having Fun"
"of Che. ""Evita"" was a success from its opening night, with Derek Jewell of ""The Sunday Times"" praising Webber's score, as well as Essex's portrayal of Che as a ""brooding, enigmatic"" character. Meanwhile, Essex had released a cover version of the Lorraine Ellison song, ""Stay with Me, which reached number 45 on the UK Singles Chart, thus CBS Records cancelled their contract with him. Essex's manager started looking for a new record deal for him, and signed one with Phonogram Records, who suggested that he release one of the songs from the ""Evita"" album as his single. They decided to"
"""Spin 1038"", """","" The Inbetweeners"", ""One Tree Hill"", British television series, ""Misfits"" and the Korean drama, ""Spring Waltz"". Rice's songs have appeared in films such as ""Goldfish Memory"" (2003), ""Reservation Road"", ""Higher Ground"", ""Closer"", ""I am David"", ""Stay"", ""In Good Company"", ""The Girl in the Café"", ""Shrek the Third"" and ""Dear Frankie"". His music is referenced in the 2009 novel ""The Suicide Club"" by Rhys Thomas, and his songs have been used in professional figure skating competitions. Damien Rice discography This is the discography for Irish folk music singer Damien Rice. Rice has contributed two songs (Hypnosis and On Children)"
"1974 on the US ""Cashbox"" Top 100, the same week it was at number 11 on the ""Billboard"" charts. In addition, Haim, Feldman, and Meredith Salenger all appeared in Damian's music video for the song. This version was ranked number 99 on VH1's ""100 Greatest One Hit Wonders of the 80s"" (despite the fact that Damian actually had four ""Billboard"" charting singles during the 1980s). Rock On (song) ""Rock On"" is a song written by English singer David Essex. Originally recorded in 1973 and released as a single song by Essex, it became an international hit. In 1989, American actor"
"in the years to follow, but his biggest successes were as songwriter for other artists on labels like Stax and others in the 1960s and following decades. He began his solo vocalist career at Stax in 1967, recording on Atco Records beginning in 1968. Rice is one of the few musicians whose career touched both Motown and Stax Records. As a solo recording artist, he had two chart hits: ""Mustang Sally"", which reached number 15 on the ""Billboard"" R&B chart in 1965, and ""Coal Man"", which reached number 48 on the soul music chart in 1969. Besides ""Mustang Sally"", which"
"Rock On (song) ""Rock On"" is a song written by English singer David Essex. Originally recorded in 1973 and released as a single song by Essex, it became an international hit. In 1989, American actor and singer Michael Damian recorded a cover version that went to number one on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100 chart. The song has been recorded many times including a 2006 version by the English hard rock group Def Leppard. The song, written and recorded by David Essex, was released in August 1973 in the UK, and reached its highest position of number 3 in the UK"
"the song was sung by Antonio Banderas and American singer Madonna, and received critical appreciation for its flamenco-infused composition. ""Oh What a Circus"" was written by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice while they were developing the ""Evita"" for Broadway in 1976. Both were extremely intrigued by the stories surrounding the life of Eva Perón while researching her during the mid-1970s. The duo were also on the lookout for various actors to play the part of the narrator for ""Evita"", a character inspired by Che Guevara. In the meantime, English singer David Essex had completed his work on the concept"
"Collins, Busta Rhymes, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Otis Clay and The Blues Brothers (in ""Blues Brothers 2000""). In 1992, backed by the soul band The Dynatones, Rice released his first solo album, ""Right Now"" on Blue Suit Records. On it he reprised a number of his hit songs along with a mixture of new tunes. Rice continued to live in the Detroit area. He died at home in Detroit on June 27, 2016, aged 82, from complications of Alzheimer's disease. Mack Rice Bonny ""Mack"" Rice (November 10, 1933 – June 27, 2016), sometimes credited as Sir Mack Rice, was an American songwriter"
"Bennett. In 2016, Rice and Dan Menzone released the ""Something Out of the Blue"" album on the Mountain Fever Records as the Wyatt Rice and Dan Menzone Alliance. Other artists involved include Rob Ickes (dobro), Fred Carpenter (fiddle), Adam Steffey (mandolin), and Ron Rice (bass). Donna Hughes wrote the lead-off song, ""Lonesome Highway"" which was sung by Russell Moore and Dale Ann Bradley. Wyatt recorded the music instruction DVD “Advanced Bluegrass Rhythm Guitar” for Flatpicking Guitar Magazine, with Rickie Simpkins, Kenny Smith, Sammy Shelor, and Tony Rice. Rice also operates Rice Recording Studio, and currently serves as an adjunct faculty"
"Tim Rice"" in 1998, which covered his childhood and early adult life until the opening of the original London production of ""Evita"" in 1978. He is currently working on a sequel, covering his life and career since then. He also took part in the Bush Theatre's 2011 project ""Sixty Six Books"" for which he wrote a piece based upon a book of the King James Bible Rice is the current President of The London Library, the largest independent lending library in Europe. Along with his brother Jo and the radio presenters Mike Read and Paul Gambaccini, he was a co-founder"
"Mack Rice Bonny ""Mack"" Rice (November 10, 1933 – June 27, 2016), sometimes credited as Sir Mack Rice, was an American songwriter and singer. His best-known composition and biggest hit as a solo performer was ""Mustang Sally."" He also wrote ""Respect Yourself"" with Luther Ingram. Rice was born in Clarksdale, Mississippi. In 1950, his family moved to Detroit, Michigan, where he began his work in the R&B field, performing with the Five Scalders in 1956. From 1957–63, he performed with the Falcons, a group whose members included Eddie Floyd, Wilson Pickett and Joe Stubbs. He performed as a solo vocalist"
"Dylan Rice Dylan Rice (born 1976) is a Chicago-based singer-songwriter and guitarist, who grew up in Salt Lake City, Utah. In May 2007 his song ""The Lie"" was included in the Columbia Records CD compilation ""Music with a Twist: Revolutions"", along with The Gossip, Sarah Bettens (K's Choice), and Ivri Lider. His debut CD, ""Wandering Eyes"", was produced by former Acme engineer Blaise Barton (Bob Dylan, Liz Phair). Styx bassist Chuck Panozzo collaborated with Rice on a demo tape in 2002. His live project includes Dave Mendez on guitar, Rafe Bradford on bass, and Larry Brown on drums, and they"
"Chris Isaak via Morrissey"", and Rice himself has described his music as ""folk-rock crooning"" or ""torch-song rock"". (Centaur Records) Dylan Rice Dylan Rice (born 1976) is a Chicago-based singer-songwriter and guitarist, who grew up in Salt Lake City, Utah. In May 2007 his song ""The Lie"" was included in the Columbia Records CD compilation ""Music with a Twist: Revolutions"", along with The Gossip, Sarah Bettens (K's Choice), and Ivri Lider. His debut CD, ""Wandering Eyes"", was produced by former Acme engineer Blaise Barton (Bob Dylan, Liz Phair). Styx bassist Chuck Panozzo collaborated with Rice on a demo tape in 2002."
"Oh What a Circus ""Oh What a Circus"" is a song from the 1976 musical ""Evita"", written by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice, and music composed by Webber. It was recorded by English singer David Essex and released as a single on August 19, 1978, by Mercury Records. Essex had played the character of Che in the musical based on Che Guevara, and the song is sung from Che's point-of-view. Produced and arranged by Mike Batt, ""Oh What a Circus"" is a mid-tempo song, comparing the musical's title character Eva Perón's life with a circus, and calling her actions"
"Tim Rice-Oxley Timothy James Rice-Oxley (born 2 June 1976), is a musician, producer, singer and multi-instrumentalist, best known for being the keyboardist, singer and songwriter of the British pop rock band Keane. In 2010, Rice-Oxley formed a side-project, Mt. Desolation, with his Keane bandmate Jesse Quin. Timothy James Rice-Oxley was born in Oxford, England to Charles Patrick and Margaret Rice-Oxley. He had piano lessons when he was a teenager but admitted to hating them and never practising pieces because they were all classical music which he found boring. After his parents stopped his lessons, Rice-Oxley developed a liking for piano"
"be a temporary break from their illustrious theatrical partnership. They did not work together again until the request for this ""pièce d'occasion"" came up, and ""Cricket"" ended up being their final original musical. Prince Edward, the Queen's youngest son, commissioned a short musical from Lloyd Webber and Rice for his mother's 60th birthday celebration. The game of cricket was Tim Rice's favourite pastime – he had a cricket field on the grounds of his home and had his own cricket team – and Rice had a particular passion for this new comic musical about England's national sport. Rice used actual"
"of the same name. Also on ""The Number One Classical Album in the World 2006 "" (Universal/Sony BMG 2006) and ""A Classic Christmas"" (Universal / Sony BMG 2006) Phil Rice Phil Rice (also known as Philip James Rice) (born Lancashire, England) is a songwriter, producer and keyboard player. He is part of a songwriting and performing partnership with Rick Guard. As a live performer, Rice has worked with some of the leading artists in the world, including Lionel Richie, Russell Watson, Shirley Bassey, and Ronan Keating. In the year of its release, ""Stop It I Like It"" (written with Rick"
"and David Essex; and appeared on ""Top of the Pops"" with both Elton John and Justin Hayward. In late 1973, he sang on a demo recording of ""Sugar Baby Love"", written and produced by Wayne Bickerton and Tony Waddington and initially offered to Showaddywaddy, who turned the song down. Bickerton and Waddington then offered it to the demo musicians, provided that they became an actual group, the Rubettes. Although the other musicians agreed, Da Vinci turned down the opportunity to perform with the group as, by the time of its release in 1974, he had signed a solo contract with"
"film version ""Evita"" won Rice his third Academy Award for Best Original Song with the song ""You Must Love Me"". Rice has also collaborated with Björn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson of ABBA on ""Chess"" and with Rick Wakeman on the albums ""1984"" and ""Cost of Living"". In 2009, he wrote the lyrics for Andrei Konchalovsky's critically panned reimagining of ""The Nutcracker"", set to the music of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky. Rice reunited with Andrew Lloyd Webber in 2011 to pen new songs for Lloyd Webber's newest production of ""The Wizard of Oz"" which opened in March 2011 at the London Palladium."
"of the ""Guinness Book of British Hit Singles"" and served as an editor from 1977 to 1996. In September 1981, Rice, along with Colin Webb and Michael Parkinson, launched Pavilion Books, a publishing house with a publishing focus on music and the arts. He held it until 1997. Rice is patron of London-based drama school, Associated Studios. Rice was made a Knight Bachelor by Queen Elizabeth II in 1994 (entitling him to the address ""Sir Tim Rice"" or ""Sir Tim""), was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1999, and was named a Disney Legend in 2002. In 2008,"
"David Blum, progressed to become a contract songwriter with Edwin H. Morris Music. Small successes and moderate fame came as a result of lively novelty songs ""Ricochet"", which was popularized in a 1953 recording by Teresa Brewer from which was developed the 1954 Judy Canova film ""Ricochet Romance"", and ""A Whale of a Tale"", sung by Kirk Douglas in another 1954 production, Disney's ""20,000 Leagues Under the Sea"". Greater success was earned with Dean Martin's recording of ""Sway"", which reached #6 on the UK Singles Chart, followed by his first big success, Andy Williams' rendition of ""Canadian Sunset"", which scored"
"UK Singles Chart hits, most notably ""Dancin' (on a Saturday Night)"" which was a hit for co-writer Barry Blue, as well as Flash Cadillac and the Australian/British group bond. More hit singles co-written with Blue and performed by him followed, including ""School Love"", ""Miss Hit and Run"" and ""Hot Shot"". They finally released a duet at the end of 1975, the festive ""Happy Christmas To You From Me"", which was co-written by the duo. Other notable songs co-written by de Paul and Blue include ""Tip of My Tongue which was a radio hit for the British group ""Brotherly Love"" as"
"member at East Tennessee State University, teaching Guitar. Rice is also a member of the Crooked Road Guitar Masters, along with Claiborne Woodall, Josh Pickett, and Sammy Shelor. Wyatt Rice Wyatt Rice is an American guitarist and bluegrass musician. He is best known for his solo albums and his work in his brother's group the Tony Rice Unit. Rice was born in Long Beach, California but grew up in Florida and other locations. He began playing guitar at age six, learning from his father Herb Rice. He also played alto saxophone, bassoon, and bass in his school marching band. At"