"she had for the film. She said she wanted to remain true to the character of Dorothy and to the message of being somewhere over the rainbow. An introductory verse (""When all the world is a hopeless jumble..."") that was omitted from the film is sometimes used in theatrical productions of ""The Wizard of Oz"" and is included in the piano sheet music from the film. It was also used in versions by Tony Bennett, Al Bowlly, Doris Day, Ella Fitzgerald, Frank Sinatra, Sarah Vaughan, and Norma Waterson. Judy Garland sang the introductory verse only once, on a 1948 radio"
"Harold Arlen Harold Arlen (born Hyman Arluck; February 15, 1905 – April 23, 1986) was an American composer of popular music who composed over 500 songs, a number of which have become known worldwide. In addition to composing the songs for the 1939 film ""The Wizard of Oz"" (lyrics by E.Y. Harburg), including the classic ""Over the Rainbow"", Arlen is a highly regarded contributor to the Great American Songbook. ""Over the Rainbow"" was voted the 20th century's No. 1 song by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA). Arlen was born in"
"Over the Rainbow (New York Unit album) Over the Rainbow is an album by New York Unit, consisting of tenor saxophonist Pharoah Sanders, pianist John Hicks, bassist Richard Davis, and drummer Tatsuya Nakamura which was recorded in 1992 and initially released in Japan. It was also released with the title Naima on Evidence in 1995. The album was recorded at Sear Sound in New York City, on June 15, 1992. The material is standards, with the addition of the John Coltrane composition ""Naima"". ""Over the Rainbow"" was released by Paddle Wheel Records in Japan. It was also released by Evidence"
"2014, Louis Armstrong's 1967 recording had sold 2,173,000 downloads in the United States after it was released digitally. In 2007, Georgian-British singer-songwriter Katie Melua recorded a version of the song with American singer and guitarist Eva Cassidy, who had passed away in 1996. Recorded by Melua singing over the original Cassidy track, the duet was released in late 2007 as a charity single for the British Red Cross. Melua, who considers Cassidy one of her musical idols, had previously sung with Cassidy in this manner on Christmas Eve 2006, when she performed ""Over the Rainbow"" on the BBC One television"
"""Over the Rainbow"" was given the Towering Song Award by the Songwriters Hall of Fame and was sung at its dinner on June 12, 2014, by Jackie Evancho. In April 2005, the United States Postal Service issued a commemorative stamp honoring Yip Harburg that includes a lyric. It was sent as an audio wakeup call to astronauts about the STS-88 space shuttle mission on Flight Day 4, dedicated to astronaut Robert D. Cabana by his daughter Sara. ""Over the Rainbow"" reached number 12 on the ""Billboard"" Hot Digital Tracks chart during the week of January 31, 2004 (for the survey"
"Over the Rainbow (band) Over the Rainbow were a rock band formed in 2008 by former members of Rainbow, along with Rainbow leader Ritchie Blackmore's son Jürgen (replacing his father on guitar). Members include Joe Lynn Turner (Rainbow 1980-1984), Bobby Rondinelli (Rainbow 1980-1983), Tony Carey (Rainbow 1975-1977) and Greg Smith (Rainbow 1994-1997). Playing lead guitar is Rainbow founder Ritchie Blackmore's son, Jürgen Blackmore. There was originally at least one member in the band from every part of Rainbow's career except for the years 1979 to 1980. In late 2009, Carey was replaced by Paul Morris (Rainbow 1994-1997). They performed songs"
"Over the Rainbow (Nocera album) Over the Rainbow was the debut studio album from Italian-born American Dance singer Nocera, which was released through Sleeping Bag Records in 1987. The set, co-produced and co-written by Nocera and Floyd Fisher, featured additional contributions from songwriter/producer Peitor Angell, musician/programmer/composer Fred Zarr, producer/editor/mixer Chep Nuñez and Freestyle production duo The Latin Rascals (aka Albert Cabrera and Tony Moran). Two singles from this album became top ten hits on ""Billboard's"" Dance/Disco Club Play Charts: the #2 hit ""Summertime Summertime"" in 1986, and ""Let's Go,"" which peaked at #8 in 1987. Another single, ""Told U So"","
"Over the Rainbow (Connie Talbot album) Over the Rainbow is the debut album of the child singer Connie Talbot, and was released 26 November 2007 by Rainbow Recording Company. Talbot, who had entered the public eye after her appearance on the first series of ""Britain's Got Talent"" at age six, signed with Rainbow, an independent label, after briefly recording with Sony BMG. ""Over the Rainbow"" consists entirely of covers of pop and Christmas songs, and was recorded primarily in a spare room in the house of Talbot's aunt, in an attempt not to interrupt Talbot's childhood by disrupting her regular"
"song was made famous by Brenda Lee which was a Top 5 hit in 1973. ""I’ve Done Enough Dying Today"", reached number seven on the Billboard charts in 1979 for Larry Gatlin. Goans chose to include Over The Rainbow, the theme of the 1939 film classic, The Wizard Of Oz, after witnessing the reaction of an audience of World War II veterans to her live performance of the song. ""Teea Goans is the whole package...good looks, great voice and a style that is steeped in tradition and yet as fresh as this morning’s sunrise. And did I mention she's country"
"Somewhere Over the Rainbow/What a Wonderful World ""Somewhere Over the Rainbow/What a Wonderful World"" (also known as ""Over the Rainbow/What a Wonderful World"") is a medley of the songs ""Over the Rainbow"" and ""What a Wonderful World"", by Israel Kamakawiwoʻole and released on his albums ""Ka ʻAnoʻi"" and ""Facing Future"". The song was originally recorded in a spur-of-the-moment demo session in 1988. Israel called the recording studio at 3am, and was given 15 minutes to arrive by recording engineer Milan Bertosa. Bertosa is quoted as saying ″And in walks the largest human being I had seen in my life. Israel"
"On Stage (Rainbow album) On Stage is a double live album originally released by the British hard rock band Rainbow in 1977. It was recorded live over several German and Japanese dates in late 1976 during the ""Rising"" world tour. The recording features the customary introduction to a Rainbow show – the classic quote from ""The Wizard of Oz"", ""Toto: I have a feeling we're not in Kansas anymore. We must be over the rainbow!"" with the last word repeated as an echo, then the actual band plays a musical phrase from the song ""Over the Rainbow"" before breaking into"
"Over da Rainbow Over da Rainbow is a 2008 American musical-comedy film (20 minutes), directed/produced/edited by Jay Lap (Jared Daniel Lapidus), written by Shawn Kittelsen and starring Al Thompson, Joseph P. McDonnell, and Tyler Hollinger. Jay Lap assisted Shawn Kittelsen in developing the story, which was partially inspired by the former's bizarre encounter with a mid-50's musically-disinclined drug-addled divorcee. The film premiered on April 12, 2008 at the First Run Film Festival. ""Over da Rainbow"" went on to win four awards at the festival, including Achievements in Producing, Editing, Sound Design, and Production Design. ""Over da Rainbow"" has had a"
"I Can Sing a Rainbow ""I Can Sing a Rainbow,"" also known as ""Sing a Rainbow,"" is a popular song written by Arthur Hamilton. It was featured in the 1955 film ""Pete Kelly's Blues,"" where it was sung by Peggy Lee. Andy Williams released a version on his 1964 album, ""The Wonderful World of Andy Williams."" The British pop singer Cilla Black recorded the song for her 1966 studio album ""Cilla Sings a Rainbow;"" the album title and cover sleeve were both inspired by the song. She swapped purple and orange round and that is the way most people learn"
"Over the Rainbow (1979 TV series) Over the Rainbow is a Hong Kong modern drama series produced by TVB which premiered on 29 January 1979. The series stars Patrick Tse, Adam Cheng, Liza Wang, Carol Cheng, Alan Tam and Lau Dan, while the theme song, titled ""Rainbow"" (天虹), was composed and arranged by Joseph Koo, with lyrics provided by James Wong, and was sung by Liza Wang. Yu Suk-foon (Leung San) was widowed at a young age and gave birth to a daughter, Yam Oi-wah (Carol Cheng). After the death of her husband, Suk-foon concentrated on developing a fashion company"
"Somewhere Over the Rainbow (Harold Mabern album) Somewhere Over the Rainbow is an album by pianist Harold Mabern. It was recorded in 2005 and released by Venus Records. The album was recorded on November 11, 2005, at The Studio in New York. It was produced by Tetsuo Hara and Todd Barkan. The personnel are Harold Mabern (piano), Dwayne Burno (bass), and Willie Jones III (drums). All of the compositions are by Harold Arlen. Mabern commented that, ""I've always studied him because his music is very bluesy. And you don't really have to do anything to his music but just go"
"Sam Harris (singer) Samuel Kent Harris (born June 4, 1961) is an American pop and theater musician as well as a television, theater and film actor. Harris got his start as the grand champion singer of ""Star Search"" in its premiere season in 1983. He gained acclaim and became best known for his winning rendition of the song ""Over the Rainbow"" on the show. ""Over the Rainbow"" has since become his signature song. His appearance on ""Star Search"" led to him landing a contract with Motown Records. His first single, ""Sugar Don't Bite,"" was a Top 40 hit, reaching #36"
"quick sound check, roll tape, and the first thing he does is 'Somewhere Over the Rainbow.' He played and sang, one take, and it was over."" Eva Cassidy recorded a version of the song for ""The Other Side"" (1992). After her death in 1996, it was included on the posthumous compilation ""Songbird"" (1998) and released as a single in 2001. It debuted at number 88 on the UK Singles Chart in February 2001 and climbed to number 42 in May, becoming Cassidy's first single to chart in the United Kingdom. In Scotland, it reached number 36, giving Cassidy her first"
"Murray Cutter Murray Cutter (15 March 1902, Nice, France – 19 April 1983, Burbank, California) was a versatile Hollywood orchestrator, working mainly for film composer Max Steiner, with over 150 credits spanning the mid-thirties to early 1960s. Nevertheless, he remains relatively unknown except for the much-loved original arrangement of Judy Garland's ""Over the Rainbow"", which continues to be sampled by modern filmmakers (e.g. recently Baz Luhrmann's ""Australia"" and Gus Van Sant's ""Milk""). Similar to fellow arranger Alexander Courage, Cutter's name has tended to be overshadowed by the popularity of the composers with whom he was most associated. Cutter was unusual"
"Rainbow songs at their concerts. On 9 August 2007 Joe Lynn Turner and Graham Bonnet played a tribute to Rainbow show in Helsinki, Finland. The concert consisted of songs from the 1979-1983 era. In 2009, Joe Lynn Turner, Bobby Rondinelli, Greg Smith and Tony Carey created the touring tribute band Over The Rainbow with Jürgen Blackmore (Ritchie's son) as the guitarist. Over The Rainbow performed songs from every era of the band's history. After the first tour Tony Carey had to leave the band due to health concerns; he was replaced by another former Rainbow member, Paul Morris. In 2015,"
"Roll Over the Rainbow ""Roll Over the Rainbow"" is a song by Japanese musical act Superfly. Released as one of the songs on ""Wildflower"" & """", a four-song extended play featuring a cover album as a bonus disc in September 2010, it was used to promote the 2010 United States of Odaiba summer event, organised by Fuji Television. In September 2009, Superfly released the act's second studio album ""Box Emotions"", their second release in a row to reach number one on Oricon's album chart. This was followed by a single, ""Dancing on the Fire"", Superfly's second upbeat dance song to"
"under the title ""Naima"". The AllMusic review by Al Campbell stated: ""This is simply a beautiful, laid-back, straight-ahead jazz date"". The reviewer for ""The Skanner"" commented: ""Sanders, a Coltrane protege, is enjoying a rebirth of popularity which is richly deserved. He is playing wonderfully well with evidence of a Coltrane influence but with his own sound."" Over the Rainbow (New York Unit album) Over the Rainbow is an album by New York Unit, consisting of tenor saxophonist Pharoah Sanders, pianist John Hicks, bassist Richard Davis, and drummer Tatsuya Nakamura which was recorded in 1992 and initially released in Japan. It"
"version that appeared in the film, Decca continued to release the ""cast album"" into the 1960s after it was reissued on disc, a 33 album. The film version of ""Over the Rainbow"" was unavailable to the public until the soundtrack was released by MGM in 1956 to coincide with the television premiere of ""The Wizard of Oz"". The soundtrack version has been re-released several times over the years, including a deluxe edition by Rhino in 1995. After ""The Wizard of Oz"" appeared in 1939, ""Over the Rainbow"" became Garland's signature song. She performed it for thirty years, singing it as"
"There's a Rainbow 'Round My Shoulder ""There's a Rainbow 'Round My Shoulder"" is a 1928 song sung by Al Jolson in the early Warner Bros. talking picture ""The Singing Fool"" the same year. The song, along with ""Sonny Boy"" and ""I'm Sitting on Top of the World"", which were also in ""The Singing Fool"", were big hits for Jolson. The song was written by Al Jolson, Billy Rose and Dave Dreyer. According to John A. Lomax in his ""American Ballads and Folk Songs"" published in 1934, from the song ""Goin' Home"". The line ""Got a rainbow tied all 'round my"
"film, narrated by Art Carney. The music was sung and played by the Mitch Miller Chorus and Orchestra. Musical selections in The Wizard of Oz The songs from the 1939 musical fantasy film ""The Wizard of Oz"" have taken their place among the most famous and instantly recognizable American songs of all time, and the film's principal song, ""Over the Rainbow"", is perhaps the most famous song ever written for a film. Music and lyrics were by Harold Arlen and E.Y. ""Yip"" Harburg, who won an Academy Award for Best Song for ""Over the Rainbow"". Herbert Stothart, who underscored the"
"a single from the 2001 album ""Wanted"", which peaked at #11 on the UK Official Charts in 2001. Aselin Debison recorded the medley for her 2002 album ""Sweet Is the Melody"". Elisabeth von Trapp included her interpretation of the medley in her album ""Poetic License"", released in June 2004. During season seven of ""American Idol"", Jason Castro performed a cover of the song for his ""Top 8"" performance. Maddie Poppe and Caleb Lee Hutchinson performed the song as a duet during the grand finale of season sixteen of American Idol. !scope=""row""|Total available sales: Somewhere Over the Rainbow/What a Wonderful World"
"WAMC"" & ""The Sinatra Show"". In 2006, Traynor received a call from Jay Siegel, and he toured with Jay Siegel's Tokens for the remainder of his life. Jay Traynor died January 2, 2014 of liver cancer at a hospital in Tampa, Florida, at the age of 70. Jay Traynor John ""Jay"" Traynor (March 30, 1943 – January 2, 2014) was an American singer. Traynor was the third lead vocalist of the Mystics, singing falsetto on ""The White Cliffs of Dover"", and lead on ""Somewhere Over The Rainbow"" and ""Blue Star"". Later, he started Jay and the Americans with Kenny Vance"
"Road)"". Arlen composed two defining tunes which bookend Judy Garland's musical persona: as a yearning, innocent girl in ""Over the Rainbow"" and a world-weary, ""chic chanteuse"" with ""The Man That Got Away"", the last written for the 1954 version of the film ""A Star Is Born"". Arlen died of cancer at his Manhattan apartment at the age of eighty-one. Harold Arlen Harold Arlen (born Hyman Arluck; February 15, 1905 – April 23, 1986) was an American composer of popular music who composed over 500 songs, a number of which have become known worldwide. In addition to composing the songs for"
"Musical selections in The Wizard of Oz The songs from the 1939 musical fantasy film ""The Wizard of Oz"" have taken their place among the most famous and instantly recognizable American songs of all time, and the film's principal song, ""Over the Rainbow"", is perhaps the most famous song ever written for a film. Music and lyrics were by Harold Arlen and E.Y. ""Yip"" Harburg, who won an Academy Award for Best Song for ""Over the Rainbow"". Herbert Stothart, who underscored the film, won an Academy Award for Best Original Score. Some of that underscoring was, of course, based on"
"Rex Garvin Rex Garvin (July 24, 1940 – December 2, 2013) was an American rhythm and blues singer, songwriter, keyboard player and arranger. His writing credits include the 1957 US chart hit ""Over the Mountain; Across the Sea"", by Johnnie and Joe, and his own 1966 recording ""Sock It To 'Em J.B."", later recorded by The Specials. Garvin was born in Harlem and raised by foster parents in the Bronx. He took piano lessons as a child. In 1954, he helped form The Hearts, a female vocal group with whom he sang bass, played piano and wrote and arranged songs."
"Chris Rainbow Christopher James Harley, known by the stage name Chris Rainbow (18 November 1946 – 22 February 2015), was a Scottish rock singer and musician who had two hit songs, ""Give Me What I Cry For"" and ""Solid State Brain"" in the 1970s. In addition to his solo career he was a vocalist and vocal arranger who sang with many rock, pop and progressive bands as well as solo artists. Latterly, he owned his own studio and worked as a respected producer. He was born the son of James Harley and Pamela Clapham. He adopted the stage name ""Rainbow"""
"Somewhere Over the Slaughterhouse Somewhere over the Slaughterhouse is the sixth studio album by Buckethead. To date it is his only solo album to be released as both a CD and LP and is currently out of print. Problems with rights ownership make a reissue unlikely. A download can be obtained at TDRS Music. The title track features an intentionally mangled rendition of the song ""Over the Rainbow"", popularly known as ""Somewhere over the Rainbow"", from the 1939 movie ""The Wizard of Oz"", as sung by the main character Dorothy Gale portrayed by Judy Garland. It is the inspiration for"
"Randy Kerber Randy Kerber (born September 25, 1958 in Encino, California) is a composer, orchestrator and keyboard player, who has had a prolific career in the world of cinema. He began his first national tour with Bette Midler in 1977, at the age of 19. Kerber was nominated for an Oscar in 1986, along with Quincy Jones and others, for Best Original Score for the motion picture, ""The Color Purple"". He was nominated for a Grammy for his arrangement of ""Over the Rainbow"" for Barbra Streisand. As a studio keyboardist, Randy Kerber has worked on over 800 motion pictures including"
"top 40 hit with the song in 1968. Vic Damone recorded a version on his 1982 album ""Over the Rainbow"". It has been covered by Billy Eckstine, Dionne Warwick, Steve Lawrence, Jack Jones, Aretha Franklin, Nat King Cole, Wes Montgomery, Gabor Szabo, Perry Como, The Supremes and others, but is considered one of Streisand's signature songs. In 1998, Streisand's version was inducted in Grammy Hall of Fame. In 2004, Streisand's version on the soundtrack of Funny Girl finished at #13 on AFI's 100 Years...100 Songs survey of top tunes in American cinema. ""People"" was one of the first songs written"