The song based on his text subsequently entered the billboard hot 100 as well. Green shoe studio oh sweet lorraine lyrics genius lyrics. An employee, jacob colgan, surprised stobaugh by putting the words to music. Green shoe studio from the creators of a letter from fred, is the touching journey of the duncan family, who have inspired the song hold on as i hold you to give us. Uriah heep sweet lorraine lyrics magicians birthday track list. Hold me til i sleep youve got just the touch i need and im dependent on you come morning when i wake i wont make the same mistake im gonna find a new crowd ill leave them all behind i never was the ramble kind lorraine, youve settled me down im over the drifters and the outlaws and the gambles im over the jokers the crooks and clowns im over the losers and the talkers and the cowboys. He sat down, poured out a lyric to his sweet lorraine, and mailed it off to green shoe studio. See all 2 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Sheet music arranged for pianovocalchords in g major transposable. The couple met in 1938 and were married for 73 years, according to abc news. Emory quinn hand in hand see you at the next light. Various artists sweet lorraine mp3 download and lyrics.
Reverend freakchild sweet sweet you god shaped hole. In 2008 it was rereleased in digitaldownload format through services like itunes and amazon music. Music oh sweet fred oh sweet lorraine random wednesday finds. Just found joy im as happy as a baby boy when hes playing with his choochoo toy when im with my sweet lorraine shes got a pair of eyes that are bluer than the summer sky when you see her youre gonna realize why i love my sweet lorraine when its raining i dont. Fred stobaugh scores itunes hit with oh sweet loraine. Sweet lorraine sheet music nat king cole d sheetmusic. Stobaugh wrote a song called oh sweet lorraine after his wife passed away in april. Frank sinatra sweet lorraine sweet lorraine lyrics. Because our mp3s have no drm, you can play it on any device that supports mp3, even on your ipod. A documentary video about the making of the song oh sweet lorraine, based on a text that stobaugh wrote for his wife of 73 years, became a viral video in september 20. Aug 29, 20 96yearold mans ballad for wife, oh sweet lorraine, makes top 10. Oh sweet lorraine chords by fred stobaugh learn to play guitar by chord and tabs and use our crd diagrams, transpose the key and more. Aug 29, 20 tonight, i saw a clip about sweet, sweet fred and his song.
Oh sweet lorraine i wish we could do the good times all over again oh sweet lorraine life only goes around once but never again oh sweet lorraine i wish we could do all the good times all over again the good times the good times the good times all over again the good times the good times the good times all over again but the memories always linger on oh sweet lorraine no i dont wanna move on. Sep 01, 20 a letter from fred a month after ninetysixyearold fred stobaugh of peoria, illinois, lost his beloved wife of nearly seventythree years, he saw a notice for a singersongwriter contest. A big peorian shout out to jacob colgan and green shoe studios for making this happen. So many years together and he wrote an amazing and beautiful tribute to his sweet lorraine. Mar 02, 2019 oh my gosh you guys, my album is now available on cd baby, itunes, apple music etc im so excited to share this with everyone. Aug 26, 20 96yearold fred pens heartbreaking tribute to his late wife lorraine fred and lorraine were together for 75 years. Oh sweet lorraine i wish we could do the good times all over again oh sweet lorraine life only goes around once but never again oh sweet lorraine i wish. Mp3 is a digital audio format without digital rights management drm technology. Featuring the song sweet lorraine mp3 download and lyrics. Search and download from millions of songs and albums. They spent 75 years together, and his love for her is so clear in the way he talks about her, and the lyrics in the song. Fred stobaugh, 96yearold man, writes tearjerking song oh. Oh sweet lorraine i wish we could do the good times oh sweet lorraine i wish we could do t. A 96 year old man, who goes by the name of fred stobaugh, has managed to work his way up the itunes download chart in the us.
Fred stobaughs oh sweet lorraine makes itunes top 10. You can also view the overall winners of the contest here. By friday, oh sweet lorraine was number seven on u. His touching song, oh, sweet lorraine, came to him one night a month after her death. The sources of all quoted and paraphrased text are cited. Aug 26, 20 download the today app for the latest coverage on the coronavirus outbreak. A website that collects and analyzes music data from around the world. About oh sweet lorraine 96yearold fred stobaugh wrote a song about his wife of 75 years and when he sent the heartwrenching ode into a singersongwriter contest, they decided to produce. Sources involved with the songs production tell us, fred stobaughs oh sweet lorraine performed by singer jacob colgan has already sold more than 100,000 copies on itunes. Subscribe to the traditional music library mailing list. With many decrying the display and wondering what the entertainment world has come to, a positive pickmeup is certainly warranted and we have one for you this morning.
Images sweet lorraine various artists artist format. The recordings came out in a 12 78 rpm album, a novelty for jazz music at that time. Song lyrics with guitar chords for sweet lorraine nat. Sweet lorraine sheet music pdf nat king cole free download sweet lorraine sheet music pdf nat king cole. Were not just sharing our favorite songs and leaving the rest to you were giving you the stories and people behind those songs. Cliff burwell sweet lorraine sheet music in g major. Dreamstreet hdtracks the worlds greatestsounding music. Summers at the lorraine have been a blast, but the guests and. Fred stobaugh oh, sweet lorraine lyrics musixmatch. Oh sweet lorraine has brought tears to eyes around the world cnn fred stobaugh of peoria, illinois, has written two songs in his 96 years. Aug 31, 20 a 96 year old man, who goes by the name of fred stobaugh, has managed to work his way up the itunes download chart in the us. Print and download lead sheets for sweet lorraine by nat king cole includes complete lyrics in g major. The song also entered billboards rock digital songs sales chart at no.
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All of the charts, sales and streams, constantly updated. Download or buy the cd jazz, blues and boogie by mike strickland on the independent record store by musicians for musicians. Miley cyrus raunchy mtv video music awards performance captivated headlines on monday, as responses to her overtlysexual antics ranged from horror to disgust. Fred stobaugh august 22, 1917 november 23, 2016 was a retired truck driver from peoria, illinois who became a viral sensation as a songwriter. Oh, sweet, lorraine, i wish we could do all the good times over again, the songs lyrics read. Mike strickland jazz, blues and boogie cd baby music store. Oh sweet lorraine is available on itunes and all proceeds go to fred. Their version of sweet lorraine is memorable not so much for solo work but for the wonderful interplay between the instrumentalists, who created a beautiful, mellow ensemble sound rarely heard from a pickup group. Oh sweet lorraine 96yearold songwriter making bank. By 1977, frank had whipped his voice back into shape and reuinted with nelson for the ultimately scrapped heres to the ladies sessions.
Sweet lorraine is a song by the band uriah heep, first released on the 1972 album the magicians birthday on bronze records, the first single from that album. A 96yearold mans song for his late wife jumps into itunes top 10. Follow the progress of oh sweet lorraine on the billboard music charts or buy a download of the song. I started to read the lyrics and was so touched by the song and without even meeting fred we thought, were going to do something, green shoe studio producer jacob colgan told.
He sent the song, titled oh sweet lorraine, in a big manila envelope to the studio and didnt expect to hear back. The artist who put the lyrics to music, jacob colgan, came across the lyrics after stobaugh entered them into. Price new from used from audio cd, cd, september 1, 1998 please retry. Official various artists sweet lorraine lyrics at cd universe. Sep 10, 20 hear the all things considered program for september 10, 20.
Learn how to download music to your computer or laptop. Oh sweet lorraine thats why i wrote this song oh sweet lorraine i wish we could do the good times all over again oh sweet lorraine life only goes around once but never again oh sweet lorraine i wish we could do all the good times all over again the good times the good times the good times all over again the good times the good times. Today, oh sweet lorraine is holding steady at number 31 on itunes. Digital sheet music for sweet lorraine by cliff burwell, mitchell parish scored for piano solo. This tells the story of his life with his wife lorraine who has passed away.
So when she passed away, the 96yearolds heart broke. The song also has more than 100,000 downloads on itunes. Credits sweet lorraine page credits for videomakers of videos used on this page. Watch the story of another pair of inspiring, unconventional musicians whose music is starting to garner attention. Now when its rainin, i dont miss the sun because its in my babys smile, whoa ho and to think that im the lucky one that will lead her down the aisle, whoa ho ho each night i. First 25 people to send us their email in a message will get a link to the free download and they will be a part of supporting fred. Again, green shoe ceo and the voice behind oh, sweet lorraine, jacob. With maureen stapleton, trini alvarado, lee richardson, john bedford lloyd. You can also drag and drop files anywhere on this page to start uploading.
This week, oh, sweet lorraine debuted at number 42 on the billboard hot 100, making fred stobaugh the oldest artist ever to appear on the chart. Oh sweet lorraine has since been put to music and has become an instant hit online. Oh sweet lorraine no i dont wanna move on oh the memories always linger on oh sweet lorraine thats why i wrote this song oh sweet lorraine i wish we could do the good times all over again oh sweet lorraine life only goes around once but never again oh sweet lorraine i wish we could do all the good times all over again the good times the. The 6 songs from the sessions i love my wife, nancy, emily, linda, sweet lorraine, and barbara find frank in excellent voice and riddles arrangements are in the pocket. Sing a song about someone you love even if the words and the music are not original. Fred stobaugh oh, sweet lorraine paroles musixmatch. Even if you see the download button, this does not mean that the link leads to the resource with the content placed on it. Oh sweet lorraine thats currently the ninth most downloaded song in. Digital sheet music for sweet lorraine by edward shanaphy, cliff burwell, mitchell parish scored for piano solo.
Aug 27, 20 fred wrote a song which paid tribute to the love of his life, his recently deceased wife lorraine who he had been married to for 73 years. All songs are in the mp3 format and can be played on any computer, laptop, phone or mp3 player. Everything is set, skies are blue, cant believe it yet, but its true, ill give you just one guess, my sweet lorraine said yes waiting for t. Fred stobaugh, 96yearold man, writes tearjerking song. Man, 96, enters song contest to pay tribute to love of his life. Jazz standards songs and instrumentals sweet lorraine. A poignant story of life, love, music and 96 year old fred. Oh, what a beautiful mornin people will say were in love surrey with the fringe on top. Print and download sweet lorraine sheet music composed by cliff burwell. Buy fully licensed online digital, transposable, printable sheet music. This short documentary about a 96yearold man named fred who submitted the song he wrote to green shoe studio will make you smile, and maybe even cry. Sweet lorraine nat king cole, 1940 top older rock and pop song lyrics with chords for guitar, and downloadable pdf.
Special thanks to my husband jeff miller who i could not have done this without. A pair of eyes that are brighter than the summer sky when you see them, youll realize why i love my sweet lorraine. Rock and pop song lyrics with chords for sweet lorraine nat king cole, 1940. Billboard magazine said the song had sold 6,000 copies so. Nat king cole sweet lorraine sheet music leadsheet in. After penning oh sweet lorraine, he saw an ad in the local paper for a. Sep 03, 20 sources involved with the songs production tell us, fred stobaughs oh sweet lorraine performed by singer jacob colgan has already sold more than 100,000 copies on itunes, more than justin. Though it was an online competition, the nonagenarian opted to mail the studio a letter with the lyrics to his song oh sweet lorraine rather than. We are giving away 25 downloads of this song on itunes.
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