Folk Singer
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| Artists | Muddy Waters |
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| Release date | January 30, 1964 |
| Studio | Chicago |
| Illinois | |
| Producers | Muddy Waters |
| Ralph Bass | |
| Willie Dixon | |
| Genres | Blues |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 2961672 |
About Folk Singer
Folk Singer is the fourth studio album by Muddy Waters, released in April 1964 by Chess Records. The album features Waters on acoustic guitar, backed by Willie Dixon on string bass, Clifton James on drums, and Buddy Guy on acoustic guitar. It is Waters's only all-acoustic album.
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... But none have touched a nerve quite like the recent allegations about Buffy Sainte-Marie - an Oscar-winning Folk Singer long celebrated as an indigenous icon...
Roger Whittaker: Durham Town folk singer dies at 87
...Folk Singer Roger Whittaker, famous for his 1969 hit song Durham Town and expert whistling, has died at the age of 87...
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... The set was split into sections, one for each of her 10 albums, tracing her journey from country ingénue to chart-topping pop star to lockdown-era Folk Singer - albeit with a mixed-up chronology...
Grammy Awards 2023: How to watch and who will win
... Voters typically opt for mainstream acts like Olivia Rodrigo and Billie Eilish, which would rule out some of the more esoteric nominees, like, or Folk Singer Molly Tuttle...
21st Century Folk: GP who nearly died from Covid becomes folk song hero
...By Ian YoungsEntertainment & arts reporterDown the centuries, Folk Singers have immortalised the lives of everyday characters, from sailors to scoundrels to working-class heroes...
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... A footballer and a Folk Singer in his youth, he has since worked on a variety of TV and radio programmes, covering sport, current affairs and music...
Bob McGrath: Sesame Street icon dies aged 90
... In the 1960s he was a singer in the NBC television show Sing Along With Mitch, and he also became a successful Folk Singer in Japan...
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... As well as holding banners in solidarity to Ukraine before kick-off, fans enjoyed a rousing rendition of from Folk Singer Dafydd Iwan...
Bob McGrath: Sesame Street icon dies aged 90
By Tiffany WertheimerBBC News
Bob Mcgrath , one of the founding cast members of Sesame Street , has died aged 90, His Family has announced.
The Actor , who was on The Children 's TV show for nearly 50 Years , " died peacefully At Home , surrounded by His Family " they posted on Facebook.
McGrath first appeared on Sesame Street in 1969, portraying the friendly music teacher Bob Johnson .
The Show 's production company Sesame Workshop said he " embodied the melodies of Sesame Street like No One else".
" His performances brought joy and wonder to generations of Children around The World , whether teaching them the ABCs, The People in their neighbourhood, or the simple joy of feeling music in their hearts, " it said.
McGrath died of complications after a stroke, his daughter and other news outlets.
The Actor , tenor singer, and Children 's author was one of the longest-running human characters on Sesame Street , along with Loretta Long , who played Susan Robinson.
His final episode, titled Having a Ball, was aired in 2017. Long's final episode aired in 2016.
Together with their furry, friendly, and occasionally grouchy muppet friends, McGrath and the Sesame Street family taught Children everything from counting to kindness, through songs such as People In Your Neighbourhood.
Born in Illinois in 1932, Robert Emmett McGrath studied music at the University of Michigan.
After graduating, he served in the US Army in Germany, where he became The Conductor for a local church choir and toured France with the Seventh Army Symphony.
In the 1960s he was a singer in the NBC television show Sing Along With Mitch, and he also became a successful Folk Singer in Japan.
Initially, McGrath was not interested in auditioning for Sesame Street .
" I thought, 'Hmm, here's another silly kiddie's show that doesn't mean that much,'"
But he eventually joined Big Bird , Oscar The Grouch , Bert, and Ernie in 1969 for The Show 's pilot.
Actor Holly Robinson Peete, whose late father Matt Robinson was also an inaugural cast member and show producer, said McGrath was " the nicest, sweetest, kindest man" who was " loved all over The World ".
Bob Mcgrath died at his home in New Jersey on Sunday, and is Survived By his wife and five Children .
Source of news: bbc.com
