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Brel, Jacques

(Encyclopedia) Brel, Jacques, 1929–1978, Belgian singer and songwriter. His literate and theatrical songs made him one of the 20th cent.'s most influential French-language songwriters and performers…

Hannah

(Encyclopedia) Hannah, in the Bible, Samuel's mother. Her song is recalled in the Magnificat. The names Anna and Ann are variants of Hannah.

Werfel, Franz

(Encyclopedia) Werfel, FranzWerfel, Franzfränts vĕrˈfəl [key], 1890–1945, Austrian writer, b. Prague. He expressed his belief in the brotherhood of man in lyric verse, in expressionist and…

Star-Spangled Banner, The

(Encyclopedia) Star-Spangled Banner, The, American national anthem, beginning, “O say can you see by the dawn's early light.” The words were written by Francis Scott Key, a young Washington attorney…

Woodworth, Samuel

(Encyclopedia) Woodworth, Samuel, 1784–1842, American author, b. Scituate, Mass. He edited (1823–24) the New York Mirror and was author of the song “The Old Oaken Bucket.” His comedy The Forest Rose…

Ellington, Duke

(Encyclopedia) Ellington, Duke (Edward Kennedy Ellington), 1899–1974, American jazz musician and composer, b. Washington, D.C. Ellington made his first professional appearance as a jazz pianist in…

Chatterjee, Bankim Chandra

(Encyclopedia) Chatterjee, Bankim ChandraChatterjee, Bankim Chandrabəngˈkĭm chŭnˈdrə chäˈtərjē [key], 1838–94, Indian nationalist writer, b. Bengal. He popularized a Bengali prose style that became…

Francis Carlin: The Provinces

The ProvincesFrancis CarlinO God that I May arise with the Gael To the song in the sky Over Inisfail!Ulster, your dark Mold for me; Munster, a lark Hold for me!Connaght, a `caoine' Croon…

Autry, Gene

(Encyclopedia) Autry, Gene (Orvon Grover Autry), 1907–98, American entertainer and businessman, b. Tioga Springs, Tex. Probably the most successful of the movies' singing cowboys, Autry…

Song Dong Nai

(Encyclopedia) Song Dong Nai: see Dong Nai, river, Vietnam.