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Easy Listening Ray Conniff Singers ~ Harmony {1973} You can take a black guy to Nashville from right out of the cotton fields with bib overalls, and they will call him R&B. You can take a white guy in a pin-stripe suit who’s never seen a cotton field, and they will call him country. ~ O. B. McClinton | |
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Marco Persichetti ~ Volando Con Te {1984} You can take a black guy to Nashville from right out of the cotton fields with bib overalls, and they will call him R&B. You can take a white guy in a pin-stripe suit who’s never seen a cotton field, and they will call him country. ~ O. B. McClinton | |
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Frank Mills ~ Music Box Dancer {1979} You can take a black guy to Nashville from right out of the cotton fields with bib overalls, and they will call him R&B. You can take a white guy in a pin-stripe suit who’s never seen a cotton field, and they will call him country. ~ O. B. McClinton | |
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Jim Nabors ~ A Day In The Life Of A Fool {1970} You can take a black guy to Nashville from right out of the cotton fields with bib overalls, and they will call him R&B. You can take a white guy in a pin-stripe suit who’s never seen a cotton field, and they will call him country. ~ O. B. McClinton | |
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Billboard ~ June 19, 1971 You can take a black guy to Nashville from right out of the cotton fields with bib overalls, and they will call him R&B. You can take a white guy in a pin-stripe suit who’s never seen a cotton field, and they will call him country. ~ O. B. McClinton | |
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The Dinning Sisters ~ Brazil {1952} You can take a black guy to Nashville from right out of the cotton fields with bib overalls, and they will call him R&B. You can take a white guy in a pin-stripe suit who’s never seen a cotton field, and they will call him country. ~ O. B. McClinton | |
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The Pied Pipers & Ernie Felice Quartet ~ Dream {1951} You can take a black guy to Nashville from right out of the cotton fields with bib overalls, and they will call him R&B. You can take a white guy in a pin-stripe suit who’s never seen a cotton field, and they will call him country. ~ O. B. McClinton | |
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Wasn't this a HUGE HIT? I kinda remember hearing it on my mother's AC station all the time along with Anne Murray singing "I Just Fall In Love Again," "Shadows In The Moonlight," "Broken Hearted Me" and "Daydream Believer." Anne mos. def. falls into the Easy Listening category even tho she somehow got pigeonholed into Country, but whatever. SHE knows what audience she caters to. Hungry? Just look in the mirror and get fed up. | |
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#3 (Hot 100) on May 5, 1979 You can take a black guy to Nashville from right out of the cotton fields with bib overalls, and they will call him R&B. You can take a white guy in a pin-stripe suit who’s never seen a cotton field, and they will call him country. ~ O. B. McClinton | |
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it definitly was
Vanglorious... this is protected by the red, the black, and the green. With a key... sissy! | |
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Vanglorious... this is protected by the red, the black, and the green. With a key... sissy! | |
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Vanglorious... this is protected by the red, the black, and the green. With a key... sissy! | |
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Vanglorious... this is protected by the red, the black, and the green. With a key... sissy! | |
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^^I have the 5th Dimension album Up Up And Away is on and a few of their other albums. They were on a label run by Johnny Rivers. You can take a black guy to Nashville from right out of the cotton fields with bib overalls, and they will call him R&B. You can take a white guy in a pin-stripe suit who’s never seen a cotton field, and they will call him country. ~ O. B. McClinton | |
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The Bob Crewe Generation ~ Music To Watch Girls By {1967} You can take a black guy to Nashville from right out of the cotton fields with bib overalls, and they will call him R&B. You can take a white guy in a pin-stripe suit who’s never seen a cotton field, and they will call him country. ~ O. B. McClinton | |
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Slayer is easy listening to a Satanist. All you others say Hell Yea!! | |
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Quarteto Em Cy ~ João e Maria {1991} You can take a black guy to Nashville from right out of the cotton fields with bib overalls, and they will call him R&B. You can take a white guy in a pin-stripe suit who’s never seen a cotton field, and they will call him country. ~ O. B. McClinton | |
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Lennon Sisters ~ More {1964} You can take a black guy to Nashville from right out of the cotton fields with bib overalls, and they will call him R&B. You can take a white guy in a pin-stripe suit who’s never seen a cotton field, and they will call him country. ~ O. B. McClinton | |
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The Lettermen ~ You'll Never Walk Alone {1963} You can take a black guy to Nashville from right out of the cotton fields with bib overalls, and they will call him R&B. You can take a white guy in a pin-stripe suit who’s never seen a cotton field, and they will call him country. ~ O. B. McClinton | |
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Andy WilliamsAndy Williams is an American singer whose hits include “Moon River.” His Emmy-winning TV show entertained families during the 1960s and 1970s.
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“The old cliche says that if you can remember the 1960s, you weren't there. Well, I was there all right, but my memory of them is blurred—not by any drugs I took, but by the relentless pace of the schedule I set myself.”
Famed CroonerAndy Wiliams was born Howard Andrew Williams on December 3, 1927 in Wall Lake, Iowa. As a youngster, Williams performed in a church choir with brothers Bob, Dick and Don, before they formed the Williams Brothers quartet in the late 1930s. The group had great success on Midwestern radio stations, eventually landing a nightclub gig with comedian Kay Thompson from 1947 to 1951. . In 1952, Williams launched his solo career. After a slow start, he started churning out a number of hit singles, including "Canadian Sunset," "Butterfly" and "The Hawaiian Wedding Song." Williams then moved to Los Angeles to sign the biggest recording contract of the time with Columbia Records. By 1973, he had recorded more than 17 gold records, including Moon River, Love Story and Days of Wine and Roses. Williams's vocal technique and easy-listening sound made him one of the most popular singers of his era. His rendition of "Moon River"—written by Henry Mancini and Johnny Mercer—from the movie Breakfast at Tiffany's was released on his 1962 album, Moon River and Other Great Movie Themes. One year earlier (in 1961), "Moon River" won an Oscar (best original song)—following its film debut in Breakfast at Tiffany's (sung by Audrey Hepburn). Williams performed the popular song at the Oscars in 1962. . That same year, Williams leveraged his popularity to debut his own TV variety series on NBC, The Andy Williams Show. The show won three Emmy Awards and lasted until 1971, continuing into the 1990s as an annual Christmas special featuring Williams's entire family. In 1992, the legendary singer opened the Andy Williams Moon River Theater in Branson, Missouri, where he performed to sold-out crowds for years. You can take a black guy to Nashville from right out of the cotton fields with bib overalls, and they will call him R&B. You can take a white guy in a pin-stripe suit who’s never seen a cotton field, and they will call him country. ~ O. B. McClinton | |
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John Tesh ~ Roundball Rock {1990} You can take a black guy to Nashville from right out of the cotton fields with bib overalls, and they will call him R&B. You can take a white guy in a pin-stripe suit who’s never seen a cotton field, and they will call him country. ~ O. B. McClinton | |
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Man, you're going waaaaaaay back. "Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination and life to everything." --Plato
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I used to listen to the local easy listening station fairly often until they changed the format to something else. I remember that a more modern song they'd like to play was I Just Called To Say I Love You by Stevie Wonder. You can take a black guy to Nashville from right out of the cotton fields with bib overalls, and they will call him R&B. You can take a white guy in a pin-stripe suit who’s never seen a cotton field, and they will call him country. ~ O. B. McClinton | |
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Engelbert Humperdinck ~ October 2014 interview You can take a black guy to Nashville from right out of the cotton fields with bib overalls, and they will call him R&B. You can take a white guy in a pin-stripe suit who’s never seen a cotton field, and they will call him country. ~ O. B. McClinton | |
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Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass - Spanish Flea {1965} You can take a black guy to Nashville from right out of the cotton fields with bib overalls, and they will call him R&B. You can take a white guy in a pin-stripe suit who’s never seen a cotton field, and they will call him country. ~ O. B. McClinton | |
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