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50+ Music"This Little Light of Mine" is an African-American song from the 1920s. It was often reported to be written for children in the 1920s by <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/HarryDixonLoes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HarryDixonLoes</a>, but he never claimed credit for <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/theOriginal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#theOriginal</a> version of the song, and researchers at the <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/MoodyBibleInstitute" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MoodyBibleInstitute</a>, where Loes worked, said they have found no evidence that he wrote it. It was later adapted by <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ZilphiaHorton" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ZilphiaHorton</a>, amongst many other <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/activists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#activists</a>, in connection with the <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/civilRightsMovement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#civilRightsMovement</a>. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AuQYidDbYAc" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AuQYidDbYAc</a>

50+ Music"(Now and Then There's) A Fool Such as I" is a <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/popular" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#popular</a> song written by Bill Trader and published in 1952. Recorded as a single by <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/HankSnow" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HankSnow</a> it peaked at number four on the US country charts early in 1953. Since <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/theOriginal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#theOriginal</a> Snow version, "Fool Such as I"—as the song is sometimes known—has been recorded and released as singles several times, by artists such as <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/JoStafford" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#JoStafford</a>, <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ElvisPresley" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ElvisPresley</a>, <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/BobDylan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BobDylan</a>, and <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/BaillieAndTheBoys" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BaillieAndTheBoys</a>. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-unOfZiTM_0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-unOfZiTM_0</a>

50+ Music"Baby I'm Yours" is a song written by <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/VanMcCoy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#VanMcCoy</a> which was a hit in 1965 for <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/BarbaraLewis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BarbaraLewis</a>, <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/theOriginal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#theOriginal</a> recording artist and featured on her album of the same name. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p7O-UOwdH5g" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p7O-UOwdH5g</a>

50+ Music"(How Much Is) That Doggie in the Window?" is a <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/popular" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#popular</a> <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/noveltySong" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#noveltySong</a> written by <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/BobMerrill" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BobMerrill</a> and first registered on September 25, 1952, as "The Doggie in the Window". On January 27, 1953, its sheet music was published in <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/NewYork" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NewYork</a> as "(How Much Is) That Doggie in the Window". The best-known version of the song was <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/theOriginal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#theOriginal</a>, <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/recorded" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#recorded</a> by <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/PattiPage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#PattiPage</a> on December 18, 1952, and released in January 1953 by <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/MercuryRecords" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MercuryRecords</a> as catalog numbers 70070 (<a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/78Rpm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#78Rpm</a>). <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rgkiwVsvHcY" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rgkiwVsvHcY</a>

50+ Music"A Boy Named Sue" is a song written by <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/ShelSilverstein" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ShelSilverstein</a> and made famous by <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/JohnnyCash" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#JohnnyCash</a>. Cash recorded the song live in concert on February 24, 1969, at California's <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/SanQuentinStatePrison" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#SanQuentinStatePrison</a> for his <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/AtSanQuentin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#AtSanQuentin</a> album. Cash also performed the song (with comical variations on <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/theOriginal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#theOriginal</a> performance) in December 1969 at <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Madison" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Madison</a> Square Garden. The live San Quentin version of the song became Cash's biggest hit on the <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Billboard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Billboard</a> Hot 100 chart. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Z1Ple-qYuU" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Z1Ple-qYuU</a>

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