While Gretchen Wilson covered "Barracuda", who was the original singer?
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Greatest Hits (Gretchen Wilson album) Greatest Hits is the first greatest hits album by country music singer Gretchen Wilson. It was released on January 19, 2010 via Columbia Nashville. The album features all of Wilson's top 40 hits and a live cover of Heart's 1977 hit "Barracuda." The album's release was announced after Wilson had parted ways with Columbia Nashville in mid-2009 to begin her own record label, Redneck Records.
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Heart (band) Heart is an American rock band that first found success in Canada and later in the United States and worldwide. Over the group's four-decade history, it has had three primary lineups, with the constant center of the group since 1973 being sisters Ann Wilson (lead singer) and Nancy Wilson (guitarist). Heart rose to fame in the mid-1970s with music influenced by hard rock and heavy metal, as well as folk music. Their popularity declined in the early 1980s, but the band enjoyed a comeback starting in 1985 and experienced even greater success with album-oriented rock hits and hard-rock ballads into the 1990s.
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Mike Love Michael Edward Love (born March 15, 1941) is an American singer, songwriter, and musician who co-founded the Beach Boys. Characterized by his nasal, sometimes baritone singing, Love has been one of the band's vocalists and lyricists for most of their career, contributing to each of their studio albums. He is often regarded as a malign figure in the band's history, a reputation he acknowledges: "For those who believe that Brian [Wilson] walks on water, I will always be the Antichrist."
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Bob Wilson (singer) Bob Wilson (born c.1940) was a singer, guitarist and songwriter from Pleasant Hill, California. He released three singles on the Hollywood-based label Era in 1960, including the original version of "(And Her Name Is) Scarlet", a song that later became popular in Australia.
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List of songs recorded by Pink Martini The American musical group Pink Martini, based in Portland, Oregon, has recorded songs for six studio albums, one compilation album, and one video album featuring live concert footage. Formed by Thomas Lauderdale in 1994, the group that has been described as a "mini-orchestra" performs songs of many music genres in multiple languages by lead vocalist China Forbes. Their debut album "Sympathique" was released through the group's own independent record label, Heinz Records, in 1997 – subsequent recordings were also released through Heinz. The album includes three original tracks, "Sympathique", "La Soledad", and "Lullaby"; cover versions include Ernesto Lecuona's "Amado Mio", Maurice Ravel's "Boléro", "Brazil" (Ary Barroso), "Never on Sunday" (Manos Hatzidakis), and "Que Sera Sera" by Jay Livingston and Ray Evans.
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Bonnie Bramlett Bonnie Bramlett (born Bonnie Lynn O'Farrell, November 8, 1944) is an American singer and occasional actress known for her distinctive vocals in rock and pop music. She began as a backing vocalist for blues and R&B singers; performed with her husband, Delaney Bramlett, as Delaney & Bonnie; and continues to sing as a solo artist.
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Farewell My Friend "Farewell My Friend" is a song written by Dennis Wilson. It was released as the tenth track for his 1977 solo album "Pacific Ocean Blue". The song was released as a single in Europe as the B-side of the "River Song" single. The single however, failed to chart. The track, as with the rest of the album, was credited as having been produced by Dennis Wilson and his close friend Gregg Jakobson. Dennis Wilson sings the lead vocals on this and every other track on the album. The song also features vocals from his brother, Carl Wilson.
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Kathy Barr Kathy Barr (born Marilyn Sultana Aboulafia; June 4, 1929 – June 21, 2008) was an American vocalist who performed and recorded popular music, jazz, musical theater, and operettas. Barr flourished during the 1950s in nightclubs, television, and radio. Barr was acclaimed for her soprano range and ability to sing pop, jazz, and classical. According to print media, she was a sexy, green-eyed, flaming redhead.
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Carroll Baker (singer) Carroll Anne Baker CM (born March 4, 1949) is a Canadian country music singer and songwriter. She released many chart-topping single country hits in the 1970s.
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Betty Davis Betty Davis (born Betty Mabry, July 26, 1945) is an American funk and soul singer. She is known as one of the most influential voices of the funk era and a performer who was known for her memorable live shows.
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Do You Like Worms? "Do You Like Worms?" (sometimes erroneously referred to as "Do You Dig Worms?") is a song written by Brian Wilson and Van Dyke Parks in 1966 for the aborted album "Smile". The original, unfinished recording of "Do You Like Worms?" was first published in 1993 for "", a box set which included some unreleased "Smile" material, and then again in 2011 for "The Smile Sessions". In 2004, Wilson performed a live version of "Smile" with this song under the new title "Roll Plymouth Rock". The live and studio Brian Wilson Presents Smile versions are arranged in a similar manner to the original song. The new versions also contain additional lyrics on the verses that were written for the song in 1966 but not previously recorded .
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Bonnie Guitar Bonnie Guitar (born Bonnie Buckingham; March 25, 1923 in Seattle, Washington) is an American singer, musician, producer and businesswoman. She is best remembered for her 1957 country-pop crossover hit "Dark Moon". She became one of the first female country music singers to have hit songs cross over from the country charts to the pop charts. She appeared as herself on an episode of "To Tell The Truth" with Johnny Carson, Ralph Bellamy, Dina Merrill, and Betty White, and tricked three of the panelists (Carson, Bellamy and Merrill).
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Aquarela do Brasil "Aquarela do Brasil" (] , "Watercolor of Brazil"), known in the English-speaking world simply as "Brazil", is one of the most famous Brazilian songs, written by Ary Barroso in 1939.
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Ray Barber Ray Barber (January 8, 1923 – June 30, 2009), born Michael Joseph Barbetta, was a singer in the early 1950s. He recorded with Mercury Records.
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País Tropical País Tropical (Tropical Country) is a song composed by Brazilian singer and composer Jorge Ben Jor. The song was originally recorded by singer Wilson Simonal on 22 July 1969; after being released the following month, the song became the biggest hit of the singer's career. In December of that year were released versions of the song by Gal Costa (in her album) and by composer Jorge Ben (also for his self-titled album).
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Brian Wilson (song) "Brian Wilson" is a song written by Steven Page for Canadian rock band Barenaked Ladies as a tribute to the Beach Boys' co-founder Brian Wilson. It was released as a single from the band's debut studio album, "Gordon" (1992), peaking at number 18 on the Canadian Singles Chart and number 68 on the US Billboard Hot 100. In 2000, Wilson responded with a cover version that was released on his live album "Live at the Roxy Theatre".
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Betty Kelly Betty Kelly (born September 16, 1944) (also known as her correct name Betty Kelley) is a former American singer, most famous for her tenure in the popular Motown singing group Martha and the Vandellas.
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All Jacked Up (song) "All Jacked Up" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Gretchen Wilson. It was released in August 2005 as the first single and title track from the album "All Jacked Up". On the U.S. "Billboard" Hot Country Songs chart dated for August 6, 2005, "All Jacked Up" debuted at number 21, setting a record for the highest ever debut by a female artist on the country charts. The last female artist to hold this record was Shania Twain, whose "I'm Gonna Getcha Good!" debuted at number 24 in 2002. Gretchen Wilson's record has since been broken by Carrie Underwood's "So Small", which debuted at number 20 on the "Billboard" country chart dated for August 18, 2007. Wilson wrote this song with John Rich and Vicky McGehee.
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Pacific Ocean Blues "Pacific Ocean Blues" is a song written by Dennis Wilson and his cousin Mike Love. It was released as the ninth track on Dennis Wilson's 1977 debut solo album "Pacific Ocean Blue". The track, as with the rest of the album, was credited as having been produced by Dennis Wilson and his close friend Gregg Jakobson.
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Julie Wilson Julie May Wilson (October 21, 1924 – April 5, 2015) was an American singer and actress "widely regarded as the queen of cabaret". She was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical in 1989 for her performance in "Legs Diamond".
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Dennis Wilson (disambiguation) Dennis Wilson (1944–1983) was an American musician and one of the original members of The Beach Boys.
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Ronnie Gilbert Ruth Alice "Ronnie" Gilbert (September 7, 1926 – June 6, 2015) was an American folk singer, songwriter, actress and political activist. She was one of the original members of the music quartet the Weavers, as a contralto with Pete Seeger, Lee Hays, and Fred Hellerman.