History Of Music

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■ Chain Gang is a song by the American singer-songwriter Sam Cooke, released on July 26, 1960. Sam Cooke's his second-biggest American hit, his first single for RCA Victor after leaving Keen Records earlier in 1959, and was also his first top 10 hit since "You Send Me" from 1957, and his second-biggest Pop single. The song was inspired after a chance meeting with an actual chain-gang of prisoners on a highway, seen while Sam was on tour. According to legend, Cooke and his brother Charles felt sorry for the men and gave them several cartons of cigarettes. Cooke was reportedly unsatisfied with the initial recording sessions of this song at RCA Studios in New York in January 1960, and came back three months later to redo some of the vocals to get the effect he wanted.

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Sam Cooke – Chain Gang (1957)

That's the sound of the men working on the chain ga-a-angThat's the sound of the men working on the chain gang

All day long they're singin'(Hooh aah) (hooh aah)(Hooh aah) (hooh aah)

That's the sound of the men working on the chain ga-a-angThat's the sound of the men working on the chain gangAll day long they work so hardTill the sun is goin' downWorking on the highways and bywaysAnd wearing, wearing a frownYou hear them moanin' their lives awayThen you hear somebody sa-ay

That's the sound of the men working on the chain ga-a-angThat's the sound of the men working on the chain gang

Can't ya hear them singin'Mm, I'm goin' home one of these daysI'm goin' home see my womanWhom I love so dear

But meanwhile I got to work right he-ereThat's the sound of the men working on the chain ga-a-angThat's the sound of the men working on the chain gangAll day long they're singin', mmMy, my, my, my, my, my, my, my, my work is so hardGive me water, I'm thirstyMy, my work is so hardOh my, my, my, my, my, my work is so hard

Chain Gang – Lyrics

■ 1927 : The Jazz singer, The film depicts the fictional story of Jakie Rabinowitz, a young man who defies the traditions of his devout Jewish family. After singing popular tunes in a beer garden he is punished by his father, a cantor, prompting Jakie to run away from home. Some years later, now calling himself Jack Robin, he has become a talented jazz singer.

■ 1929 : Bessie Smith was an American Singer, she was the most popular female blues singer of the 1920s and 1930s. She is often regarded as one of the greatest singers of her era and was a major influence on other jazz singers. Saint Louis Blues is a popular American song, composed by W. C. Handy in the blues style and published in September 1914. It remains a fundamental part of jazz musicians repertoire. It was also one of the first blues songs to succeed as a pop song.

Music From 1920’s- 30’s

■ 1939 : Judy Garland was an American singer. She was renowned for her contralto vocals and attained international stardom that continued throughout a career spanning more than 40 years as an actress in musical and dramatic roles, as a recording artist, and on concert stages. She made more than two dozen films, including nine with Mickey Rooney and her most iconic role as Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz.

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Music From 1930’s – 40’s

■ 1952 : Gene Kelly was known for his energetic and athletic dancing style. Singing in the rain is a 1952 American musical comedy film

■ 1953 : Dean martin (The Amore) The song first appeared in the soundtrack of the Martin and Lewis comedy film The Caddy, released by Paramount Pictures on August 10, 1953. In the film, the song is performed mainly by Dean Martin, with Jerry Lewis joining in and then followed by the other characters in the scene. It received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Original Song of that year, but it lost to "Secret Love" from Calamity Jane starring Doris Day.

Music From 1950’s – 60’s