Don Gibson ~ Woman (Sensuous Woman)

Don Gibson wasn’t a household name outside of country music circles, but three of his songs, are instantly recognized by fans and musicians all across the globe. Throughout his career, Don composed nearly one-hundred-fifty songs. His best known compositions, Sweet Dreams and I Can’t Stop Loving You, are two of the most recorded songs. Don was a prolific songwriter and singer, who gave country music a boost when it was being threatened by the onslaught of rockabilly and rock ‘n roll during the late-50s and early-60s. Don Gibson was born on April 3, 1928 in Shelby, North Carolina (NC). He dropped out of school in the second grade and took up musical instruments. During his teens, Gibson had teamed up with Ned Costner, a fiddle player and Curly Sisk, a guitarist. They took the name, Sons of the Soil, with Gibson playing a washtub bass. In 1948, they were hired to perform on WOHS, the local radio station. Sometime later, Gibson became the focal point of a new band formed by Milton Scarborough. They were christened the Hi-Lighters, with Billy Roberts (trumpet), Gibson and Sisk, Scarborough and Doc Whitmire (accordions), and Jim Barber (fiddle). In 1949, a radio salesman visited the station and heard the Hi-Lighters. He was impressed with the group and he convinced Mercury Records to audition them. The initial session generated, Automatic Mama, I Love My Love, Cloudy Skies and Why Am I Lonely. The group didn’t progress much beyond that and later in 1949, Sisk and Barber left …
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2Pac – ‘Scared Straight’ – (Unreleased) ** Here’s some facts you may or may not know about “Tha Don”…Read up! ** -Tupac was offered a record contract at the age of 13. Afeni however refused to let him sign anything at such a young age. She felt he had a lot to learn about the world before joining the music industry. -Tupac intended for RU Still Down? to be released. -Before becoming famous Tupac was part of the local Baltimore TV news Special. The program, called Saturday Night Specials, was on a type of gun. Tupac spoke with great knowledge on the guns, speaking on how they were poorly and cheaply made. -The video tape named Tupac and Jada Home video which appears on Tupac: Resurrection, was recorded at Kings Dominion Amusement Park. -Tupac enjoyed various types of music artists, including Eric Clapton, Tracy Chapman, Jimi Hendrix and Muddy Waters. He is quoted as calling Tracy Chapman a True Poet. -As a child, Tupacs friends often gave him clothes for Christmas and birthdays, because they were aware of the poverty in which he lived. -For a time Tupac lived with Linda Pratt, wife of Gernimo Pratt, in Marin City. -Tupacs favorite piece of music was from the play Les Miserables. He went to see the play with his then girlfriend Keisha Morris. -The first known Tupac song is titled When Will You Learn, a song about gun violence dedicated to a friend of his who was killed on the block. The friends name was Darren Berret. Its been said that -Tupac copied the Not wearing any …