"the manager hostage, demanding that ""Rainbow Connection"" by Kermit the Frog be played. Kermit the Frog reprised the song on ""The Muppet Show"" in 1980 as a duet with Debbie Harry when she was a guest star. Jeff Moss and Ralph Burns also quoted the song's intro as the intro to the instrumental, ""carriage ride"" rendition of ""Together Again"" that segued into the Muppet Babies song sequence, ""I'm Gonna Always Love You"" in ""The Muppets Take Manhattan"". The song is also reprised by a large group of Muppets as the closing number in the 1985 special """". Kermit also reprises"
"The Letter/Neon Rainbow The Letter/Neon Rainbow is an album by American blue-eyed soul band The Box Tops, released in 1967. Following ""The Letter"" reaching number one on the singles charts, ""The Letter/Neon Rainbow"" was quickly assembled for a follow up. The album peaked at number 87 on the Billboard Pop Albums chart in 1968. Most of the backing tracks were performed by session musicians, however the original group played the hit ""The Letter"". The session musicians likely consisted of Reggie Young and Bobby Womack (guitars), Tommy Cogbill (bass), Bobby Emmons (piano, organ), and Gene Chrisman (drums). Although lead singer Alex"
"Rainbow (rock band) Rainbow (also known as Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow or Blackmore's Rainbow) are a British rock supergroup led by guitarist Ritchie Blackmore, active from 1975 until 1984, 1993 until 1997, and 2015 until present. They were originally established with Ronnie James Dio's American rock band Elf, but after their first album, Blackmore fired the backing members and continued with Dio until 1979. Three British musicians joined in 1979 - singer Graham Bonnet, keyboardist Don Airey and then-former Deep Purple bassist Roger Glover - and this line-up gave the band their commercial breakthrough with the single ""Since You Been Gone""."
"a win that some critics decried. The song's name has been used by a number of charitable organizations wishing to evoke its message, including a children's charity similar to the Make-A-Wish Foundation, a summer camp for seriously ill children, and a horseriding camp for people with disabilities. The name's influence can also be seen from business names to artificial Christmas tree products. The American Film Institute named ""Rainbow Connection"" the 74th greatest movie song of all time in ""AFI's 100 Years...100 Songs"". In 1996 in Whanganui, New Zealand, a 21-year-old man burst into the radio station Star FM and took"
"William Walker (second tenor), Melvin Walton (baritone) and Teddy Williams (bass), came together after some of the members met each other while playing in a local Davega Stores-sponsored softball league. Originally known as the Rainbows, the group was managed by Jimmy Manning, a former gospel singer who performed with Brook Benton and Howard Lymon Sr. in the Harlemaires. The Rainbows' live appearances were initially limited to school assemblies, but they began receiving exposure at contests arranged at the Apollo Theater with Duncan's song ""My Love"". Late in 1952, in a record store on 116th Street, the Rainbows demoed another Duncan"
"Connection (The Rolling Stones song) ""Connection"" is a song by British rock and roll band The Rolling Stones, featured on their 1967 album ""Between the Buttons"". It was written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards (but mostly Richards), features vocals by both of them and is said to be about the long hours the band spent in airports. The lyrics contain much rhyming based on the word ""connection"". The lyrics also reflect very heavily the pressures the band was under by 1967: The song was written before Jagger, Richards and fellow Rolling Stone Brian Jones were arrested by the police"
"The Peppermint Rainbow The Peppermint Rainbow was an American sunshine pop group from Baltimore, Maryland. They formed in 1967 under the name New York Times, playing to local gigs in the mid-Atlantic states. They were signed to Decca Records in 1968 at the behest of talent agent Alan White at Action Talents in NYC, who brought them to New York and showcased them for producer Paul Leka who saw them play and sing both a medley of The Mamas & the Papas and The Fifth Dimension tunes. They changed their name to The Peppermint Rainbow following their signing by Leka."
"where ""Golden Rainbow"" played until it closed on January 11, 1969. The stars of ""Golden Rainbow"", Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gormé, were already well known from their extensive work in music, film and television during the 1950s and 1960s. The musical is perhaps best remembered for the song ""I've Gotta Be Me"", released as a single in the late 1960s by both Lawrence and Sammy Davis, Jr. (Davis's version reached #11 on the pop chart and #1 on the easy listening chart). The show concerns a man living in Las Vegas, Nevada and raising his son alone; his late wife's"
"Connection (Elastica song) ""Connection"" is a song released by the Britpop group Elastica. It was originally released in 1994 as a single and the album version was not released until 1995 on their self-titled debut. The song debuted and peaked at number 17 on the UK Singles Chart and became one of the few Britpop songs to gain popularity in North America, reaching number 53 on the US ""Billboard"" Hot 100, number two on the ""Billboard"" Modern Rock Tracks chart, and number nine on the Canadian ""RPM"" Top Singles chart. The song was the subject of controversy, due to its"
"Chasin' That Neon Rainbow ""Chasin' That Neon Rainbow"" is a song written by American country music artist Alan Jackson and Jim McBride, and performed by Jackson. It was released in September 1990 as the fourth single from Jackson's first album, ""Here in the Real World"", the song peaked at number 2 on the ""Billboard"" Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart, and number 5 on the Canadian ""RPM"" Country Tracks chart. Jackson recounts the songs origins in the album notes. ""Jim McBride and I were writing together for the first time. We were talking about my life in Georgia and the"
"the Rainbow on 4 November 1973 for Robert Wyatt, who had been recently paralyzed from a fall. In the summer of 1972, Dave Martin of Martin Audio was commissioned to install professional audio mixing consoles and sound support equipment to this, and two other proposed Rainbow theaters in and around London. Thomas ""Todd"" Fischer, Equipment Manager at the time for the British Rock group ""Uriah Heep"" had established a friendship and working arrangement with Martin while on a two-week hiatus before resuming a European tour, which required Mr. Fischer to wire up the audio mixing consoles, a somewhat laborious and"
"song of all time in its issue celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Hot 100. Other popular songs written or co-written by Levine include ""This Diamond Ring"", ""I Woke Up In Love This Morning"", ""Say, Has Anybody Seen My Sweet Gypsy Rose"", ""Knock Three Times"", ""Candida"", and ""We're Free"". Levine died at the age of 58, in Livingston, New Jersey in January 1997, from either heart or renal failure. Irwin Levine Irwin Jesse Levine (March 23, 1938 – January 21, 1997) was an American songwriter, who co-wrote the song ""Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree"" with L."
"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"
"TV show Rainbow. As part of a trio with Matthew Corbett and Jane Tucker, their contribution to the show was to sing a song everyday using the theme of the day. These songs were recorded by Rod, Matt and Jane. Rod played banjo and guitar, Matt played guitar and bass and Jane played the keyboards. They had one song each per week. Rod excelled with his songwriting and wrote some memorable material. When Matthew left in 1976, he was replaced by Roger Walker (the group became Rod, Jane and Roger), he was then replaced by Freddy Marks (making the group's"
"She's a Rainbow ""She's a Rainbow"" is a song by the Rolling Stones and was featured on their 1967 album ""Their Satanic Majesties Request"". It has been called ""the prettiest and most uncharacteristic song"" that Mick Jagger and Keith Richards wrote for the Stones, although somewhat ambiguous in intention. The song starts with a Carnival barker saying: The song includes rich lyricism, vibrant piano by Nicky Hopkins and Brian Jones' use of the Mellotron. The second verse includes: John Paul Jones, later of Led Zeppelin, arranged the strings of this song during his session days. Backing vocals were provided by"
"Watching Rainbows ""Watching Rainbows"" is an unreleased song by the Beatles recorded on 14 January 1969 during the massive ""Get Back"" sessions at Twickenham Studios. It features John Lennon on lead vocal and electric piano, Paul McCartney on lead guitar, and Ringo Starr on drums; bass guitar is absent from the song because Paul McCartney is playing the absent George Harrison's usual role as lead electric guitar. George Harrison had temporarily left the group at this stage of the sessions. It was improvised by Lennon while he, Starr and McCartney were running through two other songs of his, the future"
"Connection (OneRepublic song) ""Connection"" is a song by American pop rock band OneRepublic. The song was released as a single via digital download on June 26, 2018. It was written by band members Ryan Tedder, Brent Kutzle, as well as Zach Skelton, Noel Zancanella & Jacob Kasher. ""Connection"" sold 32,000 digital copies in its first week and debuted on the ""Billboard"" Digital Songs Sales chart at number twenty-three. The song was also streamed for over 10.8 million times and peaked at number twenty-one on the ""Billboard"" Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart. The official music video of the song was released"
"previously unreleased track ""Georgia Farm Boy"". Writing for Allmusic, music critic Richie Unterberger noted Chilton's strong vocals but called the album ""a spotty affair showing every indication of having been assembled very quickly in the wake of ""The Letter"" soaring to number one."" The Letter/Neon Rainbow The Letter/Neon Rainbow is an album by American blue-eyed soul band The Box Tops, released in 1967. Following ""The Letter"" reaching number one on the singles charts, ""The Letter/Neon Rainbow"" was quickly assembled for a follow up. The album peaked at number 87 on the Billboard Pop Albums chart in 1968. Most of the"
"Rainbow (Johnny Cash album) Rainbow is the 70th album by American country singer Johnny Cash, his last for Columbia Records, released in 1985 (see 1985 in country music). ""I'm Leaving Now"", which appeared fifteen years later as a track on Cash's """", was released as a single rather unsuccessfully, but the album's signature song is a cover of Kris Kristofferson's ""Here Comes That Rainbow Again"", which also appeared on Cash's 1995 collaboration with Kristofferson, Willie Nelson and Waylon Jennings - known as The Highwaymen - entitled ""The Road Goes on Forever"", though it was sung solo by Kristofferson on the"
"Gravity's Rainbow (song) ""Gravity's Rainbow"" is a song by British act Klaxons which appears on their album ""Myths of the Near Future"". It is named after Thomas Pynchon's novel. The song was first released on Angular Records as a double A-side with ""The Bouncer"" in March 2006 and was limited to 500 copies on 7"" vinyl only. In September 2006, it was released on 12"" vinyl with three remixes of the track. It reached a peak position of number 35 on the UK Singles Chart. A re-recorded version of the track was re-released in 2007, with a remix from Soulwax,"
"Stargazer (Rainbow song) ""Stargazer"" is the fifth track from British rock band Rainbow's 1976 album ""Rising"". An epic song narrating the story of a wizard whose attempt to fly by constructing a tower to the stars led to the enslavement of vast numbers of people, it is notable for its musical qualities as well, with the guitar and drum solos cited as important examples of the qualities of guitarist Ritchie Blackmore, singer Ronnie James Dio, and drummer Cozy Powell. The long, epic track with symphonic influences starts with a short drum solo by Cozy Powell, a ""great drumming moment"" frequently"
"Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow (sometimes stylised Ritchie Blackmore's R-A-I-N-B-O-W) is the first studio album by British rock band Rainbow, released in 1975. During studio sessions in Tampa Bay, Florida on 12 December 1974, Blackmore originally planned to record the solo single ""Black Sheep of the Family""- a cover of a track by the band Quatermass from 1970 - and the newly composed ""Sixteenth Century Greensleeves"", which was to be the B-side. Other musicians involved included singer/lyricist Ronnie James Dio and drummer Gary Driscoll of blues rock band Elf, and cellist Hugh McDowell of ELO. Satisfied with the two"
"Kenneth Ascher Kenneth Lee ""Kenny"" Ascher (born October 26, 1944 in Washington, D.C.) is an American jazz pianist, composer, and arranger who is active in jazz, rock, classical, and musical theater genres — in live venues, recording studios, and cinema production. With Paul Williams, he wrote the song ""Rainbow Connection"" for ""The Muppet Movie"". Both Williams and Ascher received Oscar nominations for the 1979 Academy Awards for Best Original Song (""Rainbow Connection"") and Best Original Score (""The Muppet Movie"" Soundtrack). The song was also nominated for the Golden Globes for ""Best Original Song"" that same year. Ascher's work through the"
"Rainbow Quest Rainbow Quest (1965–66) was a U.S. television series devoted to folk music and hosted by Pete Seeger. It was videotaped in black-and-white and featured musicians playing in traditional American music genres such as traditional folk music, old-time music, bluegrass and blues. The show's title is drawn from the lyrics of the song by Seeger ""Oh, Had I A Golden Thread"". The program was produced on a low budget funded by Seeger and his co-producer, Sholom Rubinstein. Seeger's wife, Toshi Seeger, given the title ""Chief Cook and Bottle Washer"" in the closing credits after each show, actually functioned as"
"as the ""Catch the Rainbow"" music video. ""Catch the Rainbow"" was written by Misia, while the composition and production were handled by long-time collaborator Sakoshin. The B-side, ""Joyful Moment"", was also written by Misia, composed by Gomi and Shusui and produced by Gomi. The single includes six remixes of different genres including electropop, hip hop and house. ""Catch the Rainbow"" debuted on the Oricon Daily Singles chart at number 6 and peaked at number 11 on the Oricon Weekly Singles chart, with 7,271 copies sold in its first week. The single charted for seven weeks and sold 12,150 copies in"
"the US before Turner joined. With his contributions (largely considered more pop-oriented), the group was catapulted to a new level of American success. Several tracks from albums with Turner reached the Top 20 on rock radio charts in the early to mid-80's. ""Stone Cold"" became Rainbow's first Top 40 hit and the band's videos were played on heavy rotation on MTV. Turner recorded three studio albums with Rainbow: ""Difficult to Cure"", ""Straight Between the Eyes"", and ""Bent Out of Shape"", which featured the single, ""Street of Dreams"". Rainbow disbanded in 1984. In 1985, after the break-up of Rainbow, Turner released"
"make a solo album, but instead in 1975 formed his own band, Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow, later shortened to Rainbow. Featuring vocalist Ronnie James Dio and his blues rock backing band Elf as studio musicians, this first line-up never performed live. The band's debut album, ""Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow"", was released in 1975. Rainbow was originally thought to be a one-off collaboration, but endured as an ongoing band project with a series of album releases and tours. Rainbow's music was partly inspired by elements of medieval and baroque music since Blackmore started to play cello for musical composition. During this period, Blackmore"
"The Show Is the Rainbow The Show is the Rainbow is a music act from Lincoln, NE, A.K.A. Darren Keen, . For much of 2006, The Show is the Rainbow toured as a three-piece, with Javid Dabestani and Jim Schroeder playing alongside Keen. Currently, Keen is touring as a one-man band. The Show is the Rainbow plays an eclectic mix of rock, electronica and hip-hop inspired by artists such as The Faint, Frank Zappa, Nina Hagen, Les Savy Fav, Squarepusher and Beck. The Show is the Rainbow has gained a national following by means of near constant touring and energetic"
"including congestive heart failure. ""The Letter"", ""Neon Rainbow"", and ""Soul Deep"" were all Top 40 hits for the Box Tops; ""The Letter"" reached No.1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in September 1967. ""Do It Again A Little Bit Slower"" was a top 20 pop hit in June 1967. Wayne Carson Wayne Carson (born Wayne Carson Head; May 31, 1943 – July 20, 2015), sometimes credited as Wayne Carson Thompson, was an American country musician, songwriter, and record producer. He played percussion, piano, guitar, and bass. His most famous songs as a writer include ""The Letter"", ""Neon Rainbow"", ""Soul Deep"", and"
"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"
"it a million-selling hit, reaching # 9 in the US ""Billboard"" chart and # 22 in the UK. The song, which was also covered by Joe Cocker in 1970, contains the lyric: 'told me love was too plebeian, told me you were through with me 'n...'. In 2010, Hamilton attended a recording session at Capitol Records in Los Angeles, where the song was performed by Michael Bublé. His compositions have been recorded by Dinah Washington, Harry Connick Jr., Barbra Streisand, Johnny Mathis, Ray Charles, Diana Krall, The Dells (whose version of ""Sing a Rainbow"" was an international hit in 1969),"
"The theme song for the show was actually a small part of the full version, also called ""Rainbow"" and written by Hugh Portnow, Hugh Fraser and Tim Thomas of the band Telltale, who regularly appeared in the first two series of the show. It was released by Music for Pleasure in 1973 with the B-side ""Windy Day"". There have been several dance versions of the theme tune which have been released as singles. The dance act Solo had a minor hit in 1991 with a sample-free instrumental version of the Rainbow theme, while Eurobop released a dance version in 1993"
"Rainbow, a band established by Toronto singer-songwriter Gary O'Connor as a means to promote his songs. She also played in a stage version of The Rocky Horror Picture Show that toured Toronto and area venues. Both The Wells-Davidson Band and Kid Rainbow met with a degree of local success. In 1982 Davison was invited to form The Parachute Club, along with former Mama Quilla II members members Lorraine Segato and Lauri Conger, as well as Steve Webster, Billy Bryans, Julie Masi and Dave Grey. Davidson was a saxophonist, percussionist and vocalist with The Parachute Club between 1982 and 1989, during"