The Chordettes were an American female vocal quartet, specialising in traditional pop music. They are best known for their 1950s hit singles “Mr. Sandman” and “Lollipop”, both of which sold over a million copies. The group organised in Sheboygan, Wisconsin, in 1946. The original members of the group were Janet Ertel Bleyer (née Buschmann), Alice […]
Helen Kane
Helen Kane (born Helen Clare Schroeder) was an American singer and actress. Her signature song was “I Wanna Be Loved by You” (1928), featured in the 1928 stage musical Good Boy. The song was written for Good Boy by the songwriting team Kalmar and Ruby. Kane’s voice and appearance were thought to be a source […]
I Want To Be Loved By You
“I Wanna Be Loved by You” is a song written by Herbert Stothart and Harry Ruby, with lyrics by Bert Kalmar, for the 1928 musical Good Boy. It was first performed on September 5, 1928, by Helen Kane, who was the inspiration for the cartoon character Betty Boop. “I Wanna Be Loved by You” was […]
With A Little Bit Of Luck
“With a Little Bit of Luck” is a popular song by Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe, written for the 1956 Broadway play My Fair Lady. It was sung by Stanley Holloway as Alfred P. Doolittle in both the original stage and film versions. It is sung by Eliza’s bin man father, Alfred P. Doolittle […]
The Castaways
The Castaways were an American rock band from the Twin Cities in Minnesota, United States. They were formed in 1963. The band’s only hit single was “Liar, Liar” written by keyboardist and band leader Jim Donna and drummer (and band co-founder) Dennis Craswell, the song was produced by Timothy D. Kehr and released by Soma […]
Rachel Sweet
Rachel Sweet is an American singer, television writer and actress.She was born in Akron, Ohio. Because she pursued her singing career so young, she dropped out of high school to concentrate on her career, but she was still required to devote time to her studies. Sweet resumed her education via correspondence courses, and she eventually […]
Big Spender
“Big Spender” is a song written by Cy Coleman and Dorothy Fields for the musical Sweet Charity, first performed in 1966. Peggy Lee was the first artist to record the song (on single released on Jan 29, 1966), also on the album Big Spender (released July 30, 1966). It is sung, in the musical, by […]
A Thousand Years
“A Thousand Years” is a ballad recorded by American singer and songwriter Christina Perri, written by Perri and her producer David Hodges, for The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1. The song was released worldwide as a digital download on October 18, 2011 and serves as the second single by Atlantic Records from the […]
The Last of the Mohicans
The Last of the Mohicans is the soundtrack album of the 1992 film of the same name. Director Michael Mann initially asked Trevor Jones to provide an electronic score for the film, but late in production, it was decided an orchestral score would be more appropriate for this historic epic. Jones hurried to re-fashion the […]
Music From Howl’s Moving Castle
The music to Studio Ghibli’s 2004 Japanese animated fantasy film Howl’s Moving Castle directed by Hayao Miyazaki, featured a score composed by Joe Hisaishi, Miyazaki’s regular collaborator and performed by the New Japan Philharmonic orchestra. Hisaishi had introduced several leitfmotifs for the first time, as his previous scores for the Miyazaki and Ghibli ventures did […]