"The Bluebells The Bluebells were a Scottish indie rock band, active between 1981 and 1986 (later briefly reforming in 1993, 2008–2009 and 2011). The Bluebells performed jangly guitar based pop not dissimilar to their Scottish contemporaries Aztec Camera and Orange Juice. They had three Top 40 hit singles in the UK, all written by guitarist and founder member Bobby Bluebell (real name Robert Hodgens) – ""I'm Falling"", ""Cath"", and their biggest success ""Young at Heart"". The last was co-written with Siobhan Fahey of Bananarama (originally recorded on the Bananarama album ""Deep Sea Skiving"") and violinist Bobby Valentino, and made it"
"duo. Ken also works as a lecturer at Stow College in Glasgow teaching music business, and David uses music therapeutically with a wide variety of people. Robert Hodgens returned to DJ duties and more recently formed a new group called The Poems who signed to the American label Minty Fresh. The Bluebells The Bluebells were a Scottish indie rock band, active between 1981 and 1986 (later briefly reforming in 1993, 2008–2009 and 2011). The Bluebells performed jangly guitar based pop not dissimilar to their Scottish contemporaries Aztec Camera and Orange Juice. They had three Top 40 hit singles in the"
"Singles Chart in June 1983. Their follow-up single ""Just Outside of Heaven"" reached No. 38 later the same year. The following year, they released their only studio album ""Faith"", but further success eluded them. In 1985, as a result, the band broke-up soon after. Despite the break-up, Donaldson and Alcock continued to write and demo new material, in an attempt to obtain a new record deal. In early 1986, with the help of John O'Reilly who managed indie rock band the Bluebells, they reformed once more, but this time with former Skroo guitarist Frank O'Hare, drummer David Edgar and bassist"
"conductor, Anne Dudley. In 2002 Valentino won a court case against Robert Hodgens (aka Bobby Bluebell) of Scots pop band The Bluebells for unpaid royalties from his contribution to their 1993 hit ""Young at Heart"", co-written by Hodgens and Siobhan Fahey. Valentino's case hinged on convincing the judge that he, rather than Hodgens, had composed the song's distinctive violin part, and that the violin part made a significant enough difference to the song to be considered an original contribution. The song, first recorded by Bananarama in 1983, was then released by the Bluebells with the added violin part in 1984,"
"group, Hendryx and Dash joined Holte and Tucker in ""The Ordettes"". In 1961, Tucker was replaced by Philadelphia-born Cindy Birdsong and the quartet became The Bluebelles in 1962. The group changed their name again to Patti LaBelle and the Bluebelles after Holte was advised to adapt the stage name of Patti Labelle. Among the Bluebelles hits including the doo-wop classic, ""I Sold My Heart to the Junkman"" and doo-wop-esque R&B ballads ""You'll Never Walk Alone"" and ""Danny Boy"", the top forty classic, ""Down the Aisle"", the soul standard ""All or Nothing"" and their now-legendary rendition of ""Over the Rainbow"", which"
"charts on December 7, 1951 and lasted 1 week on the chart, at #26. The Bachelors' version reached #6 in the British charts in 1963. A 1952 arrangement of ""Charmaine"" by Billy May and His Orchestra reached # 17 on the Billboard charts. The single was May's biggest hit under his own name. ""Charmaine"" is one of many popular songs whose lyrics use a ""Bluebird of happiness"" as a symbol of cheer: ""I wonder, when bluebirds are mating, will you come back again?"" The song appears in the background in the 1950 film Sunset Boulevard during Norma Desmond's house party."
"had a rebirth of popularity to a younger generation when it was featured in the 1967 film ""Bonnie and Clyde"". The song won two Grammy Awards and, in 2005, was selected for the Library of Congress' National Recording Registry of works of unusual merit. Flatt and Scruggs brought bluegrass music into mainstream popularity in the early 1960s with their country hit, ""The Ballad of Jed Clampett"" — the theme music for the successful network television sitcom ""The Beverly Hillbillies"" — the first bluegrass recording to reach number one on the Billboard charts. Over their 20-year association, Flatt and Scruggs recorded"
"on the R&B Best Sellers chart. The version by Fats Domino was also ranked number 82 in Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. Blueberry Hill (song) ""Blueberry Hill"" is a popular song published in 1940 best remembered for its 1950s rock n' roll version by Fats Domino. The music was written by Vincent Rose, the lyrics by Larry Stock and Al Lewis. It was recorded six times in 1940. Victor Records released the recording by the Sammy Kaye Orchestra with vocals by Tommy Ryan on May 31, 1940. Gene Krupa's version was issued on"
"at #43 on the Billboard year-end Hot 100 chart for 1983. In New Zealand it Hit Number 1 for four weeks and was one of the country's anthems of the year. The song later appeared on Joel's ""Greatest Hits: Volume II"" (1985), ""Концерт"" (1987), """" (2000), ""The Essential Billy Joel"" (2001), ""12 Gardens Live"" (2006) and """" (2011) albums. The song's theme is of the resolve of those coping with the decline of the American manufacturing industry and the emergence of the Rust Belt in the latter part of the 20th century. More specifically, it depicts the depressed, blue-collar livelihood"
"Like Heaven)"". In 1995, the trio reunited again for the dance single, ""Turn it Out"", for the soundtrack to the film, ""To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar."" The song became their first charted hit in nineteen years peaking at number-one on the Billboard dance singles chart. Four years later, the original Blue Belles reunited to receive an award from the R&B Foundation for Lifetime Achievement. In 2008, Labelle reunited for their first studio album in 32 years with the critically acclaimed ""Back to Now"". That year, the trio went back on tour together which carried through the spring"
"Bluegrass Survey; ""A Long Way Back Home"" occupied the No. 1 position for four months; ""Red Letter Day"" for two months; ""Iron and Diamonds"" for one month; ""Ring the Bell"" for two months; ""Help My Brother"" for eight months; and ""They Called It Music"" for six months. Singles from their recordings have consistently made the BU Songs Chart with ""Long Forgotten Dream"" lasting eight months, ""Picture in the Moonlight"" eleven and ""She Paints a Picture"" thirteen. The first single to attain No. 1 position was held by ""Mountain Song"" for two consecutive months; ""Ring the Bell"" for three; ""Farm of"
"Murders"". ""unknown"" – tambourine, organ, rhythm guitar, horns Bluebirds over the Mountain ""Bluebirds over the Mountain"" is a song written and recorded in 1958 by Ersel Hickey, later covered by artists such as The Beach Boys, Ritchie Valens and Robert Plant. Hickey's original recording of the song peaked at #75 on the ""Billboard"" pop chart and #39 on the ""Cash Box"" chart. Ritchie Valens' cover version was released on his eponymous 1959 album following his death. A 1962 recording by The Echoes hit #112 on ""Billboard""'s Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles survey and was a top 20 hit on Chicago's"
"Bluebells, with whom she co-wrote the UK No. 1 ""Young at Heart"". a Since their inclusion on ""Songs from the Red Room"", an album by Fahey's solo project Shakespears Sister, these songs are now usually credited as 'Shakespears Sister' rather than 'Siobhan Fahey'. Siobhan Fahey Siobhan Máire Deirdre Fahey ( ; born 10 September 1958) is an Irish singer and musician, whose vocal range is a light contralto. She was a founding member of the 1980s British girl group Bananarama, who had several top 10 hits including the US number one hit single ""Venus"". She later formed the Brit Award-"
"and Blues Singles. Greenville's Peabo Bryson's r&b song ""A Whole New World"" from ""Aladdin"" was #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1993. Hootie & The Blowfish's roots rock song ""Only Wanna Be With You"" was #1 on the Mainstream Top 40 chart in 1995. Hootie's debut album ""Cracked Rear View"" was the best-selling album of 1995, the 7th best-selling album of the 90s, and is the 19th-best-selling album List of best-selling albums in the United States of all time. Their 2nd album ""Fairweather Johnson"" also went to #1 on the Billboard 200 in 1996. The Upstate band Needtobreathe had"
"Bullet with Butterfly Wings ""Bullet with Butterfly Wings"" is a song by the American alternative rock band The Smashing Pumpkins and the lead single from their 1995 double album ""Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness"". The song won the Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock Performance. This song was the band's first Top 40 U.S. hit, peaking at number 22 on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100. It also spent six weeks at number two on the Modern Rock Tracks chart, and peaked at number four on the Mainstream Rock chart. In Canada, the song peaked at number 18 on the ""RPM"""
"the song in 1954's White Christmas. Crossing genres, Willie Nelson's recording of ""Blue Skies"" was a #1 country music hit in 1978. It was a major western swing and country standard already in 1939, by Moon Mullican, and in 1962 by Jim Reeves. Thelonious Monk's 1947 composition ""In Walked Bud"" is based on the chord changes to ""Blue Skies."" ""Blue Skies"" is one of many popular songs whose lyrics use a ""bluebird of happiness"" as a symbol of cheer: ""Bluebirds singing a song—Nothing but bluebirds all day long."" Willie Nelson version Blue Skies (Irving Berlin song) ""Blue Skies"" is a"
"the Peanuts animated television special ""Snoopy's Reunion"" in 1991 and he was also the guitarist on the theme song of ""The Beverly Hillbillies"" movie. Jim received two Grammy award certifications and two IBMA awards for his performance on the 1996 Bluegrass Album of the Year ""True Life Blues: The Songs of Bill Monroe"". He recorded with David Grisman and Sam Bush on the much anticipated album ""Hold On, We're Strummin"" which was nominated for two IBMA awards. Jim is a two-time Western Open Flatpicking and Master Picking Champion. Bluegrass group Due West featured Nunally, Bill Evans (banjo), Erik Thomas (mandolin),"
"and recording master numbers were kept frontward. The reverse version of the song is not included on the original Warner Bros. album, although the title is shown on the front cover, whereas the title is actually spelled backward. Warner Bros. Records reissued the original single (#7726) in 1973. It entered the ""Billboard"" Hot 100 at number 87. The reissue featured the ""Burbank/palm trees"" label. As with the original release, the labels for the reissue's B-side also included mirror-imaged print except for the disclaimer, record catalog, and track master numbers. The ""Burbank"" motto at the top of the label was also"
"music, but the band continued to perform under the name ""Flashback"". Leadbetter departed the band in November 2017 to start a new musical direction. In 1994, Phil received a Grammy Nomination for ""Best Bluegrass Album"" at the 37th Annual Grammy Awards for his work with J. D. Crowe and the New South on the album ""Flashback"". In 2005 and 2014 he was voted International Bluegrass Music Association ""Dobro Player Of The Year"". He also won the 2005 ""Instrumental Album Of The Year"" for his CD ""Slide Effects"". His song ""California Cottonfields"" held the #1 spot on the National Bluegrass Chart"
"and the Bluebelles"". Despite this, the group became a draw as opening acts for The Who, Laura Nyro and The Rolling Stones. Following their opening act on the Stones' 1973 U.S. tour, Epic Records signed the act to its roster. The group was assigned to notable New Orleans producer Allen Toussaint and the group was sent to Toussaint's hometown of New Orleans to work on the record that would eventually be released as ""Nightbirds"". The album was recorded in two months. Along with their adaptation of glam rock-styled outfits during their live performances, the group incorporated elements of funk music,"
"#1 album on the Billboard 200 include bands The Smashing Pumpkins with ""Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness"" in October 1995, Disturbed with 5 #1 consecutive albums from 2002-2015 from ""Believe"" to ""Immortalized"", and Fall Out Boy with 4 #1 albums such as ""American Beauty/American Psycho"" in 2015; and rappers Common with ""Finding Forever"" in 2007, and Lupe Fiasco with ""Lasers"" in 2011. Also, Curtis Mayfield (d.1999) had a #1 Billboard 200 album with the ""Superfly (soundtrack)"" in 1972. Chicago blues music was developed as black musicians influenced by Delta blues joined the post-World War II migration to the burgeoning"
"chart. The song is notable for lead singer Patti LaBelle singing in a high whistle register vocal near the end of the song while backed up by her lower-octave singing partners. The group recorded an alternate version that same year. Down the Aisle (The Wedding Song) ""Down the Aisle (The Wedding Song)"" is a doo-wop ballad recorded and released by girl group Patti LaBelle and the Bluebelles in 1963. The song became a hit success for the Philadelphia-based vocal group following the controversial release of their ""debut hit"", 1962's ""I Sold My Heart to the Junkman"". By 1963, the controversy"
"hit with ""Jingle Bells"" on RCA Victor, as Bluebird 11353. In 1935, Benny Goodman and His Orchestra reached No. 18 on the charts with their recording of ""Jingle Bells"". In 1951, Les Paul had a No. 10 hit with a multi-tracked version on guitar. In 2006, Kimberley Locke had a No. 1 hit on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart with a recording of the song. ""Jingle Bells"" has been performed and recorded by a wide variety of musical artists, including Louis Armstrong, The Beatles, The Chipmunks, Judy Collins, Nat King Cole (also using the melody at the end of his"
"the R&B group was still composed of John ""Buddy"" Bailey (lead singer), Billy Mitchell, Matthew McQuater, Harold Lucas, Harold Winley, and Bill Harris. Various members of the group left, died, or were replaced, although the group as a whole still performed the song regardless of whom its members were. The single reached No. 14 on ""Billboard's"" Rhythm & Blues Records chart of ""Best Sellers in Stores."" In 1956, the Clovers released the song on their eponymous album. The first version of ""Blue Velvet"" to appear on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100 during the rock 'n' roll era was recorded and released"
"single. The song was included on the band's first album, ""The First of a Million Kisses"", released later the same year. A copy of the song using another singer was used in television advertising for Asda in the late 1980s and early 1990s. It was re-released as a single in 1993 after it had reappeared on the compilation album ""Celtic Heart"". In the United States, the song peaked at number 80 on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100. It also peaked at number 85 on the Hot Country Singles chart and number 23 on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart, which was"
"label (catalogue number 9009) in November 1955, and was reissued as ""Rock and Rollin' with Fats Domino"" in 1956. The reissue reached number 17 on the ""Billboard"" Pop Albums chart. His 1956 recording of ""Blueberry Hill"", a 1940 song by Vincent Rose, Al Lewis and Larry Stock (which had previously been recorded by Gene Autry, Louis Armstrong and others), reached number 2 on the Billboard Juke Box chart for two weeks and was number 1 on the R&B chart for 11 weeks. It was his biggest hit, selling more than 5 million copies worldwide in 1956 and 1957. The song"
"having another group use the name ""Blue Belles"". Following the aftermath of the ordeals, Robinson gave Patti Holt a new name, ""Patti LaBelle"", and the group's name was rechristened as ""Patti LaBelle and The Blue Belles"". Following several releases such as ""Academy Award"" and ""Tear After Tear"", the group recorded their first national hit under their new name in 1963 with the release of the ballad, ""Down the Aisle (The Wedding Song)"", first released under Newtown, before it received national distribution from King Records. As a result, the record reached the top 40 on both the pop and R&B charts,"
"be the followup to Murray's Top Ten C&W hit ""Feed This Fire"", ""Bluebird"" would peak at #39 on the ""Billboard"" C&W chart where Murray would subsequently have one final chart showing: ""Everyday"" (#56/ 1991). ""Bluebird"" was more of a success in Canada, rising as high as #3 on the ""RPM""100 Country Tracks chart in March 1991. Bluebird (Anne Murray song) ""Bluebird"" is a song recorded by Canadian country pop singer Anne Murray for her 1990 album release ""You Will"" from which it was the second track sent for promotion to radio. The song had first been recorded by its composer"
"to issue ""A Matter Of!"", which was also released to great acclaim in the USA. They guested in the award-winning music video to the Moody Blues' single ""Your Wildest Dreams"", playing a younger version of the band. After a long period of seeming inactivity, the band returned in 1993, releasing ""And This Is It"" on their own Lost Recording Company label. Two compilations were later released on Cherry Red, ""Songs from the Lost Boutique"" and ""Cutting Edge Retro"". In 2016, they had two tracks, 'Plastic Flowers' and 'Just Like a Dream' on Cherry Red's compilation 'Another Splash of Colour'. They"
"Down the Aisle (The Wedding Song) ""Down the Aisle (The Wedding Song)"" is a doo-wop ballad recorded and released by girl group Patti LaBelle and the Bluebelles in 1963. The song became a hit success for the Philadelphia-based vocal group following the controversial release of their ""debut hit"", 1962's ""I Sold My Heart to the Junkman"". By 1963, the controversy over the hit song, ""I Sold My Heart to the Junkman"", which was credited to the Bluebelles singing group but was rumored to be recorded by another group, had died down. Despite getting credit for ""Junkman"", the group failed to"
"being initially impressed with the looks of Patsy Holt before Holt and the group sang to him during an audition, which prompted Robinson to change his mind, signing the group and changing the name of both the group (into The Blue Belles, based from a Newtown subsidiary, Blue Belle Records) and Holt's own name, from Patsy Holt to Patti LaBelle. The group had their first hit with ""I Sold My Heart to the Junkman"" in 1962 though LaBelle wrote in her memoirs that the song was actually recorded by The Starlets. When the controversy over the song wound down, the"
"Bluebird (Emmylou Harris album) Bluebird is an Emmylou Harris album from 1989, which merged a number of eclectic songs (including work by the McGarrigle Sisters, Tom Rush and Rodney Crowell) with polished, country music production. It included her most recent top-ten country-charting single, ""Heartbreak Hill"". The album enjoyed renewed interest in 2004 when ""The Sopranos"" introduced its fifth season with ""Heaven Only Knows."" Bonnie Raitt provided guest vocals on the track ""Icy Blue Heart"". Billboard said in their review of the album that, ""Like most of Emmylou Harris' albums, Bluebird is an expertly performed album, featuring some truly startling and"
"1994, through to ""What's the Story Morning Glory?"" in 1995. These albums had popular songs on like Slide Away, Wonderwall and Don't Look Back in Anger. Wonderwall reached a peak position of 2nd in the UK Singles charts, while achieving 8th in the US Billboard 100. Some of the top mainstream American alternative rock bands of the 1990s included Hootie and The Blowfish, Collective Soul, Creed, Nirvana, Alice in Chains, Dinosaur Jr, The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, Green Day, Weezer, The Offspring, Matchbox Twenty, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Soul Asylum, Liz Phair, The Lemonheads, R.E.M., Soundgarden, Live, Counting Crows, Spin Doctors,"