• Cecil Gant (April 4, 1913 – February 4, 1951) was an American blues singer, songwriter and pianist, whose recordings of both ballads and "fiery piano rockers"...
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    written and originally performed by Pvt. Cecil Gant. The original version was released on the Bronze label, before Gant re-recorded it for the Gilt-Edge label...
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  • Fats Navarro Story'". NPR. August 1, 2001. Retrieved August 1, 2019. "Cecil Gant : The Forgotten Pioneer". Home.earthlink.net. Archived from the original...
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  • politician Brian Gant (born 1952), Canadian retired soccer player Bruce Gant (born 1956), Canadian retired soccer player Cecil Gant (1913–1951), American...
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  • I Wonder may refer to: "I Wonder" (1944 song), a song by Pvt. Cecil Gant; covered by Roosevelt Sykes (1945) and several others "I Wonder" (Kanye West song)...
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    Angeles, during that period. He influenced such performers as Floyd Dixon, Cecil Gant, Ivory Joe Hunter, Percy Mayfield, Johnny Ace and Ray Charles. In the...
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  • Harris, who turned it down. He then approached Cecil Gant later that night, but after hearing Brown sing, Gant made a 2:30 AM phone call to Jules Braun, the...
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  • Writer(s) Length 7. "That's Life" Dean Kay, Kelly Gordon 4:25 8. "I Wonder" Cecil Gant, Raymond Leveen 4:21 9. "Ain't Nobody (Gonna Turn Me Around)" Carolyn...
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    Miss Tennessee USA 2000, Miss USA 2000 Andrew Frierson, opera singer Cecil Gant, blues musician Lyman T. Johnson, civil rights movement Jim Kelly, professional...
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  • 670 20 Good Old Songs Bob Kames 671 The Late Cecil Gant: The Voice That Has Never Been Copied Cecil Gant 672 The Best of Hank Locklin Hank Locklin 673...
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  • (Rodney Lay, Hank Thompson) – 3:31 "Which Way Steinway" – 3:21 "I Wonder" (Cecil Gant, Raymond Leveen) – 5:01 "How'd We Get So Good at Sayin' Good-Bye" – 4:06...
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    Cal Stewart and American Quartet, 1919 "Train Time Blues" (Cecil Gant) by Roy Brown, Cecil Gant, Amos Milburn; additional song with this title, artist followed...
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    career. The following week, Pvt. Cecil Gant topped the first Most Played Juke Box Race Records listing with "I Wonder". Gant spent two weeks at number one...
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    approached another blues singer, Cecil Gant, who was performing at another club in town. Brown introduced his song, and Gant had him sing it over the telephone...
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    of such rhythm and blues artists as Joe Liggins, Roosevelt Sykes, and Cecil Gant. They were staples of the playlist of Nashville's CBS Radio affiliate...
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  • African-Americans. Artists who made records with them included blues musician Cecil Gant and jazz musician Wingy Manone. However, the record label also had other...
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  • World Is Falling Down" Bill Anderson Jerry Crutchfield 1:52 4. "I Wonder" Cecil Gant 2:55 5. "I'm Confessin' (That I Love You)" Al J. Neiburg 2:55 6. "The...
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  • Sugar Pie DeSanto Floyd Dixon Jesse Fuller Johnny Fuller Lowell Fulson Cecil Gant Lloyd Glenn Herbie Hancock Peppermint Harris Roy Hawkins Johnny Heartsman...
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  • Runner's 'G' Jam" Holland-Dozier-Holland, Humble Pie 3:43 8. "I Wonder" Cecil Gant, Raymond Leveen 8:53 9. "Sweet Peace and Time" Marriott / Ridley / Clempson...
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  • Francis Webster) – 2:43 "The Joke Is on Me" (Hunt) – 2:31 "I Wonder" (Cecil Gant, Raymond Leveen) – 2:47 "This Life I'm Living" (Peter Chatman) – 2:25...
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  • Quartet and Speer Family. The label also recorded blues singer and pianist Cecil Gant. In 1949 they released B. B. King's first commercial single, "Miss Martha...
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    Brown, Ivory Joe Hunter, Chubby Newsom, The Ravens, Big Maybelle, and Cecil Gant. The resident bandleaders were local musicians Dave Bartholomew and Edgar...
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  • Telling Her About You" (Morris Charlap, Don George) – 4:48 "I Wonder" (Cecil Gant, Raymond Leaven) – 3:46 "I'll Be Around" (Alec Wilder, William Engvick)...
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    October 22, 2016. "Chuck Phillips elected sheriff in Jackson County; Cecil Gant to school board". November 3, 2010. Retrieved October 22, 2016. "Dave...
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    seeking rhythm and blues records by musicians such as Joe Liggins and Cecil Gant, he started a mail order business for hard-to-find records, in collaboration...
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    signature. In March 1947, Cecil Gant heard Brown sing "Good Rockin' Tonight" during a set break at a club called the Rainbow Room. Cecil enjoyed the song so...
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  • noted. "The Jungle Boss" (Gene Ammons, Junior Mance) – 5:36 "I Wonder" (Cecil Gant, Raymond Leveen) – 7:59 "Feeling Good" (Leslie Bricusse, Anthony Newley)...
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  • Just You" — 4 Sixteen of His Greatest Hits "Don't Leave Me" B-side by Cecil Gant Trio: "Coming Round the Mountain" — — Non-album tracks "S. P. Blues" b/w...
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  • Warren. Introduced by Dick Haymes in the film Diamond Horseshoe "I Wonder" Gant, Leveen "I Wonder What Happened To Him" w.m. Noël Coward "If I Loved You"...
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  • 1983) March 31 – Etta Baker, Piedmont blues guitarist (died 2006) April 4 Cecil Gant, blues singer, songwriter and pianist (died 1951) Rosemary Lane, singer...
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