"alterations of the lyrics from different versions. Joni Mitchell's original version runs: whereas in Amy Grant's version, the people are made to charge “twenty-five bucks,"" and in Mitchell's own 2007 re-recording, the people are charged ""an arm and a leg."" Bob Dylan, instead of singing about the ""big yellow taxi"" that ""took away my old man,"" sings, ""A big yellow bulldozer took away the house and land."" Similarly, in Mitchell's live version of the song released on ""Miles of Aisles"" in 1974, she sings about ""a big yellow tractor"" that ""pushed around my house, pushed around my land."" She then"
"Basie, Oscar Peterson, Dizzy Gillespie, and Miles Davis, just to name a few. Discouraged by racial tensions in the mainland United States, he began touring other countries and lived for a while in Australia and then Hawaii. In the 1970s Miller toured with Big Joe Turner. Miller found himself stranded in Vancouver when one of his tours ran out of money. He travelled around Western Canada and in 1970 settled in Edmonton, Alberta. He became a Canadian citizen in 1973 and lived there for the rest of his life, working with local musician Tommy Banks, and covering ""Big Yellow Taxi"""
"worked as a journalist and columnist at ""The Hamilton Spectator"". Wade Hemsworth Albert Wade Hemsworth (23 October 1916 – 19 January 2002) was a Canadian folk singer and songwriter. Although he was not a prolific composer, having written only about 20 songs during his entire career, several of his songs — most notably ""The Wild Goose"", ""The Black Fly Song"" and ""The Log Driver's Waltz"" — are among the most enduring classics in the history of Canadian folk music. Hemsworth was born and grew up in Brantford, Ontario, Canada and learned to play guitar and banjo in his youth. He"
"Wade Hemsworth Albert Wade Hemsworth (23 October 1916 – 19 January 2002) was a Canadian folk singer and songwriter. Although he was not a prolific composer, having written only about 20 songs during his entire career, several of his songs — most notably ""The Wild Goose"", ""The Black Fly Song"" and ""The Log Driver's Waltz"" — are among the most enduring classics in the history of Canadian folk music. Hemsworth was born and grew up in Brantford, Ontario, Canada and learned to play guitar and banjo in his youth. He subsequently studied painting at the Ontario College of Art, graduating"
"hometown of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, and throughout western Canada, before busking in the streets and nightclubs of Toronto, Ontario. In 1965, she moved to the United States and began touring. Some of her original songs (""Urge for Going"", ""Chelsea Morning"", ""Both Sides, Now"", ""The Circle Game"") were covered by other folk singers, allowing her to sign with Reprise Records and record her debut album, ""Song to a Seagull"", in 1968. Settling in Southern California, Mitchell, with popular songs like ""Big Yellow Taxi"" and ""Woodstock"", helped define an era and a generation. Her 1971 album ""Blue"" is often cited as one of"
"amount of popular music inspired by the counterculture movement reflected anti-war sentiments of peace and harmony. ""Big Yellow Taxi"" by Joni Mitchell was a song about environmental degradation with lyrics such as ""They paved Paradise, put up a parking lot"". Her reference to DDT in the song is a reflection of the times as Rachel Carson's 1962 book ""Silent Spring"" had brought the dangers of DDT into the spotlight. John Denver, a country and folk singer often sang about the wilderness of Colorado with popular songs such as ""Rocky Mountain High"" and ""Take Me Home, Country Roads"". Black Sabbath's song"
"Big Ol' Truck ""Big Ol' Truck"" is a song written and recorded by American country music artist Toby Keith. It was released in July 1995 as the fourth and final single from his 1994 album ""Boomtown"". The song peaked at number 15 on the US ""Billboard"" Hot Country Singles & Tracks (Hot Country Songs) chart, making it the first single of his career to miss the Top 10. The song was a Top 10 in Canada, having reached number 10 on the ""RPM"" Country Tracks chart. The narrator is in love with a girl who drives a ""big ol' truck."""
"Gordon Lightfoot Gordon Meredith Lightfoot Jr. (born November 17, 1938) is a Canadian singer-songwriter who achieved international success in folk, folk-rock, and country music. He is credited with helping to define the folk-pop sound of the 1960s and 1970s. He is often referred to as Canada's greatest songwriter and is known internationally as a folk-rock legend. Lightfoot's songs, including ""For Lovin' Me"", ""Early Morning Rain"", ""Steel Rail Blues"", ""Ribbon of Darkness""—a number one hit on the U.S. country chart with Marty Robbins's cover in 1965—and ""Black Day in July"" about the 1967 Detroit riot, brought him wide recognition in the"
"internationally. Gordon Lightfoot discography Gordon Lightfoot (born November 17, 1938) is a Canadian singer-songwriter who achieved international success in folk, folk-rock, and country music. He is credited with helping to define the folk-pop sound of the 1960s and 1970s. He is often referred to as Canada's greatest songwriter and is known internationally as a folk-rock legend. Lightfoot's discography comprises 19 studio albums, three live albums, 16 greatest hits albums and 46 singles. Lightfoot's songs, including ""For Lovin' Me"", ""Early Morning Rain"", ""Steel Rail Blues"", ""Ribbon of Darkness""—a number one hit on the U.S. country chart with Marty Robbins's cover in"
"Shirley Matthews Shirley Matthews was a Canadian pop singer born in Harrow, Ontario in 1942. Matthews sang in a church choir and at high school dances prior to embarking on a career in music. She worked in a Bell Telephone office while singing nights at the Club Bluenote in Toronto. Her debut single, ""Big Town Boy"", was a major hit in Canada in 1964, selling over a million copies. She won the RPM Gold Leaf Award for Female Vocalist of the Year in 1964. Later singles failed to duplicate ""Big Town Boy""'s success. ""Big Town Boy"" debuted on 1050 CHUM"
"The Grand Tour (song) ""The Grand Tour"" is a song made famous by country music singer George Jones. Originally released in 1974, the song was the title track to his album released that year. The song became Jones' sixth No. 1 song (fifth if only solo entries are considered) on ""Billboard's"" Hot Country Singles chart in August 1974, and was the fourth-biggest hit of the year. In 2014, Rolling Stone named the song number 38 on its ""40 Saddest Country Songs of All Time"". The song is widely hailed as one of the finest performances in country music history. Genre"
"In 1970 a cover version by American country music artist Dick Curless was released. This made a better chart showing than Todd's original, and also made the Canadian country charts. Lawton Williams released a further cover in 1971 on his album ""Between Truck Stops"". Big Wheel Cannonball ""Big Wheel Cannonball"" (title sometimes given as Big Wheel Cannon Ball) is a song written by Vaughn Horton. It follows the same notes as the folk song ""Wabash Cannonball"" by The Carter Family, but its lyrics eulogise trucks and truckers rather than trains. It was originally released in 1967 by veteran Canadian singer"
"Big Dave McLean Big Dave McLean (born August 23, 1952) is a Canadian blues guitarist, harmonicist, singer and songwriter. A veteran performer, his work has had an influence on many western Canadian blues musicians, including Colin James and Wide Mouth Mason. Notable McLean songs include ""She's Got the Stuff"", ""Kanadiana"", ""Up On Waverly"", and ""St. Mary At Main"". ""Billboard"" noted that ""Big Dave's been the quintessential behind-the-scene bluesman. He's done more to shape the Western Canadian blues scene than perhaps any other artist"". McLean was born in Yorkton, Saskatchewan, Canada, to a concert pianist mother, and a Presbyterian minister father."
"and one in the United States. Clayton Bellamy Clayton Bellamy is a Canadian singer/songwriter who performs country music. He grew up in Bonnyville, Alberta before his family settled in Nashville, Tennessee. He has won many awards including a Juno for Best Country Recording, a four time Canadian Country Music Award winner Canadian Country Music Awards, and SOCAN Songwriter of the Year award. Clayton has dominated the stage performing at the Grand Ole Opry and even for President Carter. Bellamy is also one of the three members of the group The Road Hammers, which has released four studio albums, in addition"
"The Big One (song) ""The Big One"" is a song written by Gerry House and Devon O'Day, and recorded by American country music artist George Strait. It was released in October 1994 as the lead-off single from his album ""Lead On"". It became his 26th number 1 hit in the United States. The song reached number-one on the ""Billboard"" Hot Country Songs chart and number 4 on the Canadian ""RPM"" Country Tracks chart. The song is an uptempo, in which the narrator is a man falling in love. He knows he’s in for the big one now because he is"
"Big League (song) ""Big League"" is a song by Tom Cochrane and Red Rider, released in 1988 on the album ""Victory Day"". One of the band's most successful and popular singles, the song was a charting hit in both Canada and the United States, peaking at #4 in the Canadian ""RPM Hot 100"" and #9 in the American ""Billboard Rock Tracks"" chart. In 2018, Cochrane released a new solo recording of the song as a charity single to benefit the victims and survivors of the Humboldt Broncos bus crash. ""Big League"" was well received upon release, with the ""Ottawa Citizen"""
"already existing group, the jazz fusion band L.A. Express, members of which had appeared on her previous studio album, ""Court and Spark"", the biggest commercial success of her career. A track from this live album, ""Big Yellow Taxi"", was released as a single. Four years after the studio version had stalled at #67 on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100 as a single, this live version reached #24 on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100 charts, becoming Mitchell's fourth Top 40 hit single and third in a row. The album contains many of her best-known songs, but only one track derived from her recent"
"of Joni Mitchell"" Hard Candy (Counting Crows album) Hard Candy is the fourth studio album by Counting Crows, released in the United Kingdom on June 7, 2002 and the following day in the United States. The album features the hidden track ""Big Yellow Taxi"", a Joni Mitchell cover. This was one of their biggest radio hits from the album; re-releases were revised to mention the song. Originally the song did not include Vanessa Carlton and the standard version caught the ear of a producer who added it to the movie ""Two Weeks Notice"" adding Carlton's voice to the track. This"
"one of the Ten Greatest Love Songs of Country Music. Billy Edd Wheeler Billy Edward ""Edd"" Wheeler (born December 9, 1932, Boone County, West Virginia) is an American songwriter, performer, writer, and visual artist. His songs include ""Jackson"" (Grammy award winner for Johnny Cash and June Carter) ""The Reverend Mr. Black"", ""Desert Pete"", ""Ann"", ""High Flyin' Bird"", ""The Coming of the Roads"", ""It’s Midnight"", ""Ode to the Little Brown Shack Out Back"", ""Coal Tattoo"", ""Winter Sky"", and ""Coward of the County"" (which inspired a 1981 television movie of the same name) and have been performed by over 160 artists including"
"Big Wheel Cannonball ""Big Wheel Cannonball"" (title sometimes given as Big Wheel Cannon Ball) is a song written by Vaughn Horton. It follows the same notes as the folk song ""Wabash Cannonball"" by The Carter Family, but its lyrics eulogise trucks and truckers rather than trains. It was originally released in 1967 by veteran Canadian singer Dick Todd, backed by the Appalachian Wildcats, on the small Peer-Southern Records label; this was shortly afterwards re-released on a national basis by Decca, and the Decca release rose to number 52 on the Billboard US Country charts, making it Todd's final chart entry."
"Big Sugar Big Sugar is a Canadian blues, reggae rock band. Their first album was released in 1991 and they continue to release new material (with a break between 2003 and 2010 during which bandleader Gordie Johnson left Toronto and created other musical projects). Big Sugar officially formed in 1988 in Toronto, Ontario, consisting of vocalist and guitarist Gordie Johnson, bassist Terry Wilkins, and drummer Al Cross, though the three musicians had already played together for several years as a supporting band for Molly Johnson's jazz performances and as an informal jam band with members of the Bourbon Tabernacle Choir."
"Gordon Lightfoot discography Gordon Lightfoot (born November 17, 1938) is a Canadian singer-songwriter who achieved international success in folk, folk-rock, and country music. He is credited with helping to define the folk-pop sound of the 1960s and 1970s. He is often referred to as Canada's greatest songwriter and is known internationally as a folk-rock legend. Lightfoot's discography comprises 19 studio albums, three live albums, 16 greatest hits albums and 46 singles. Lightfoot's songs, including ""For Lovin' Me"", ""Early Morning Rain"", ""Steel Rail Blues"", ""Ribbon of Darkness""—a number one hit on the U.S. country chart with Marty Robbins's cover in 1965—and"
"Sammy Johns Sammy Johns (February 7, 1946 – January 4, 2013) was an American country singer-songwriter, best known for his million-selling 1975 hit single, ""Chevy Van"". Sammy Reginald Johns was born in Charlotte, North Carolina. Johns' father gave him a guitar when he was nine, and he founded his first band (the Devilles) in his teenage years. The group performed locally and made a few records for Dixie Records. Johns moved to Atlanta, where he signed with General Recording in 1973. His first solo recording was ""Early Morning Love"" (1973). ""Chevy Van"" (1975) reached No. 5 on the ""Billboard"" Hot"
"Jean Knight Jean Knight (born Jean Caliste, January 26, 1943) is an American soul, R&B and funk singer, best known for her 1971 Stax Records hit single, ""Mr. Big Stuff"". She was born in New Orleans, Louisiana. After graduating from high school, Caliste began singing at her cousin's bar 'Laura's Place' and caught the attention of many different bands who were willing to accompany her. In 1965, she recorded a demo of a cover version of Jackie Wilson's song ""Stop Doggin' Me Around."" Her demo attracted record producer Huey Meaux, who signed her to a recording contract at the Jet"
"Love. Pop group Neighborhood in 1970 and Amy Grant in 1995 scored hits with covers of ""Big Yellow Taxi"", the third-most covered song in Mitchell's repertoire (with over 300 covers). Recent releases of this song have been by Counting Crows in 2002 and Nena in 2007. Janet Jackson used a sample of the chorus of ""Big Yellow Taxi"" as the centerpiece of her 1997 hit single ""Got 'Til It's Gone"", which also features rapper Q-Tip saying ""Joni Mitchell never lies"". ""River"", from Mitchell's album ""Blue"" became the second-most covered song of Mitchell's in 2013 as many artists chose it for"
"Big Mama Thornton Willie Mae Thornton (December 11, 1926 – July 25, 1984) better known as Big Mama Thornton, was an American rhythm-and-blues singer and songwriter. She was the first to record Leiber and Stoller's ""Hound Dog"", in 1952, which became her biggest hit, staying seven weeks at number one on the ""Billboard"" R&B chart in 1953 and selling almost two million copies. Thornton's other recordings included the original version of ""Ball 'n' Chain"", which she wrote. Thornton's performances were characterized by her deep, powerful voice and strong sense of self. She was given her nickname, ""Big Mama,"" by Frank"
"Little Joe (Kleine Waker) by Henk Wijngaard). Tom Waits released Big Joe and Phantom 309 on his 1975 ""Nighthawks at the Diner"". Red Sovine Woodrow Wilson ""Red"" Sovine (July 7, 1917 – April 4, 1980) was an American country music singer and songwriter associated with truck driving songs, particularly those recited as narratives, but set to music. The most noted examples are his 1965 number one hit ""Giddyup Go"" and his 1976 number one hit ""Teddy Bear"". Sovine was born as Woodrow Wilson Sovine in 1917 in Charleston, West Virginia, earning the nickname ""Red"" because of his reddish-brown hair. He"
"Billy Edd Wheeler Billy Edward ""Edd"" Wheeler (born December 9, 1932, Boone County, West Virginia) is an American songwriter, performer, writer, and visual artist. His songs include ""Jackson"" (Grammy award winner for Johnny Cash and June Carter) ""The Reverend Mr. Black"", ""Desert Pete"", ""Ann"", ""High Flyin' Bird"", ""The Coming of the Roads"", ""It’s Midnight"", ""Ode to the Little Brown Shack Out Back"", ""Coal Tattoo"", ""Winter Sky"", and ""Coward of the County"" (which inspired a 1981 television movie of the same name) and have been performed by over 160 artists including Judy Collins, Jefferson Airplane, Bobby Darin, The Kingston Trio, Neil"
"Neil Young Neil Percival Young (born November 12, 1945), is a Canadian singer-songwriter and musician. After embarking on a music career in the 1960s, he moved to Los Angeles, where he formed Buffalo Springfield with Stephen Stills, Richie Furay and others. Young had released two solo albums and three as a member of Buffalo Springfield by the time he joined Crosby, Stills & Nash in 1969. From his early solo albums and those with his backing band Crazy Horse, Young has recorded a steady stream of studio and live albums, sometimes warring with his recording company along the way. Young's"
"featured taxi-related imagery. WMEX DJ Jim Connors is credited with discovering Chapin and pushing ""Taxi"" to #24 on the ""Billboard"" charts, where it would last 16 weeks on the Hot 100, in the United States. ""Billboard"" ranked it as the #85 song for 1972. In Canada, the song reached #3. The song tells the story of Harry, a cab driver, on a rainy night in San Francisco. He picks up a woman wearing an expensive gown, his last fare for the night, and she asks to be taken to her home at 16 Parkside Lane. Harry finds the woman familiar"
"Big Bad City Murray McLauchlan (album) Murray McLauchlan was a 1972 Folk Rock album by Canadian singer, songwriter, guitarist, pianist, broadcaster and actor, Murray McLauchlan. Murray travelled to New York City to record this album, between June and July at The Record Plant. This is evident in his backing musicians which include a number of well known American musicians of the time including Tony Levin, Charlie Hayward of the Charlie Daniels Band and David Spinozza. He also enlisted record producer Ed Freeman who had produced Don McLean's best selling album ""American Pie"" the previous year. Side 1 Side 2 On"
"him, he signed a recording contract with Elektra Records. The contract was unprecedented as it granted him free recording time. His 1972 debut album, Heads & Tales was an international success. It sold 1.1 million units. It was boosted by the Billboard Hot 100 top 20 single, Taxi. The song was also a top 5 hit in Canada. The song is based on Chapin's ex-girlfriend, who wanted to be an actress, selling out her dreams and marrying a rich man. While Chapin originally wanted to be a pilot, and he is now ""flying"" in his taxi. The story-line, however, is"
"Big Page Jeffrey Page Kyei (born May 11, 1988), better known by his stage name Big Page, is a Canadian hip hop recording artist from Toronto, Ontario. He is best known for his 2009 single ""I'm Still Fly"", a collaboration with Drake and U.G.O. Crew which was nominated for the Juno Award for Rap Recording of the Year at the Juno Awards of 2010. Big Page was born on May 11, 1988 in a West end neighborhood of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. His parents are from Ghana in West Africa. He spent much of his youth on the football field and"