Томми Эдвардс: Певец и автор песен "It's All in the Game"
Tommy Edwards
Томас Джефферсон Эдвардс: афроамериканский певец и автор хита "It's All in the Game" (1958), достигшего №1 в Billboard Hot 100. Биография и творчество.
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Американский певец и автор песен (1922–1969)
American singer songwriter (1922–1969)
Томас Джефферсон Эдвардс (15 октября 1922 – 23 октября 1969) – американский певец и автор песен. Его самым большим успехом стала многомиллионно проданная песня "It's All in the Game", благодаря которой он стал первым афроамериканцем, достигшим первого места в чарте Billboard Hot 100.
Thomas Jefferson Edwards (October 15, 1922 – October 23, 1969) was an American singer and songwriter. His most successful record was the multi million selling song "It's All in the Game", becoming the first African American to reach No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Карьера
Родился в Ричмонде, штат Вирджиния, Эдвардс был R&B-исполнителем, наиболее известным своим хитом 1958 года "It's All in the Game", который вошел в список синглов №1 Billboard за 1958 год. Он исполнил эту песню в шоу Эда Салливана 14 сентября 1958 года. Композитором песни был будущий вице-президент США Чарльз Доуэс, написавший её в 1911 году как "Melody in A Major", а текст к ней был написан Карлом Сигманом в 1951 году. Эдвардс впервые записал и представил эту песню в чартах в 1951 году, но она поднялась лишь до №18. Более известная версия 1958 года была выпущена на том же лейбле (MGM) и сопровождалась тем же руководителем оркестра (Лерой Холмс), но с новой аранжировкой, лучше соответствующей стилю рок-н-ролла того времени. Помимо того, что песня возглавила американский чарт Billboard Hot 100, она также заняла первое место в R&B-чарте и в британском чарте синглов UK Singles Chart. Его вторым по величине хитом стала перезапись 1959 года песни "Please, Mr. Sun" (написанной Рамоном Мартином Гетзовым и Сидом Фрэнком), которая достигла №11. Еще одним хитом Эдвардса была песня "Love Is All We Need", которая заняла №15 в Billboard Hot 100. Песня "That Chick's Too Young to Fry", написанная Эдвардсом, стала заметным хитом для Луи Джордана. Эдвардс начал записываться на лейбле Top в 1949 году. Хотя Эдвардс записал множество других песен, ни одна из них не смогла достичь такого же успеха, однако несколько его песен позже стали хитами для других исполнителей, таких как "A Fool Such as I" в исполнении Элвиса Пресли, "It's All in the Game" в исполнении Клиффа Ричарда и The Four Tops (версия Эдди Холмана была Б-стороной его хита "Hey There Lonely Girl"), "Please Love Me Forever" в исполнении Cathy Jean and the Roommates (1961) и Бобби Винтона (1967), и "Morning Side of the Mountain" в исполнении Донни и Мари Осмонд. 23 октября 1969 года Эдвардс скончался в возрасте 47 лет от массивного внутреннего кровотечения, вызванного варикозным расширением вен пищевода, связанным с циррозом печени, согласно свидетельству о смерти. Он похоронен на кладбище баптистской церкви Quioccasin в округе Хенрико, штат Вирджиния. На его надгробном камне указана дата рождения 15 октября 1922 года, но в свидетельстве о смерти указана дата 12 октября 1926 года. Перепись населения 1930 года указывает, что его фактический год рождения – 1922. Информатором была его сестра, Буэна. В 2008 году Эдвардс был удостоен дорожного знака Вирджинии, установленного рядом с начальной школой Pemberton на улице Quioccasin в округе Хенрико. В июле 2008 года мэр Ричмонда Л. Дуглас Уайлдер подписал прокламацию, объявившую 15 октября 2008 года "Днем Томми Эдвардса". В сентябре 2012 года лейбл Cherry Red Records Shout выпустил двухдисковый сборник работ Эдвардса под названием It's All in the Game (The MGM Recordings 1958–1960), в который вошли его первые четыре альбома MGM и синглы, выпущенные в течение двух лет после огромного успеха этого сингла.
Born in Richmond, Virginia, Edwards was an R&B singer most remembered for his 1958 hit "It's All in the Game", which appeared in the list of Billboard number one singles of 1958. He sang his hit song on The Ed Sullivan Show, on September 14, 1958. The song was composed by then future U. S. Vice President Charles G. Dawes in 1911 as "Melody in A Major" with lyrics written in 1951 by Carl Sigman. Edwards originally recorded and charted the song in 1951, but it climbed to only no. 18. The better known 1958 version was on the same record label (MGM) and was backed by the same orchestra leader (Leroy Holmes), but with a different arrangement more suited to the rock and roll influenced style of the time. As well as topping the U. S. Billboard Hot 100, the song also got to number one on the R&B chart and the UK Singles Chart. His second biggest hit was his 1959 re recording of "Please, Mr. Sun" (written by Ramon Martin Getzov and Sid Frank), which reached No. 11. Another of Edwards' hits was "Love Is All We Need" which reached No. 15 on the Billboard Hot 100. "That Chick's Too Young to Fry", written by Edwards, was a sizable hit for Louis Jordan. Edwards began recording for the Top label in 1949. Although Edwards recorded a number of other songs, none came close to achieving the same level of success, though several of his songs later became hits for other artists, such as "A Fool Such as I" by Elvis Presley, "It's All in the Game" by Cliff Richard and the Four Tops (Eddie Holman's version of it was the B side of his hit "Hey There Lonely Girl"), "Please Love Me Forever" by Cathy Jean and the Roommates (1961) and by Bobby Vinton (1967), and "Morning Side of the Mountain" recorded by Donny and Marie Osmond. On October 23, 1969, Edwards died at the age of 47 from massive internal hemorrhaging due to esophageal varices linked to cirrhosis of the liver, per his death certificate. He is interred at the Quioccasin Baptist Church Cemetery in Henrico, Virginia. His headstone says he was born on October 15, 1922, but his death certificate says he was born October 12, 1926. The 1930 census indicates that his correct birth year is 1922. The informant was his sister, Buena. Edwards received a Virginia Highway Marker in 2008, erected near Pemberton Elementary School, off Quioccasin Road, in Henrico County. In July 2008, Richmond mayor L. Douglas Wilder signed a proclamation declaring October 15, 2008 "Tommy Edwards Day". In September 2012, Cherry Red Records label Shout issued a 2 CD collection of Edwards's work, entitled It's All in the Game (The MGM Recordings 1958–1960), which comprised his first four MGM albums and singles from the two years following that single's huge success.
Альбом с кроссовера кантри и вестерна
В 1961 году Эдвардс совершил прорыв, выпустив студийный альбом под названием Golden Country Hits. Его альбом с кантри-версиями песен вышел раньше, чем Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music Рэя Чарльза, и содержал кавер-версии некоторых из тех же композиций, включая популярную кроссоверную балладу "You Don't Know Me", написанную кантри-автором Синди Уокер.
In 1961, Edwards broke new ground by releasing a studio album entitled Golden Country Hits. His album of country interpretations predated Ray Charles' Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music and featured covers of some of the same song choices, including "You Don't Know Me", a popular crossover ballad by country songwriter Cindy Walker.
Синглы
Год Single Обе стороны с одного альбома, за исключением случаев, когда указано Чарт-позиции AlbumUSU. S. R&BUK 1951"Once There Lived a Fool"/b/w "A Friend of Johnny's" Неальбомные синглы"Gypsy Heart"/b/w "Operetta" "I'll Never Know Why"/b/w "A Beggar in Love" "The Morning Side of the Mountain"/b/w "F'r Instance" 24 "Christmas Is for Children"/b/w "Kris Kringle" "It's All in the Game" 18 "All Over Again" 10 1952 "Please, Mr. Sun"/b/w "I May Live with You" 22 "Forgive Me"/b/w "The Bridge" "My Girl"/b/w "Piano, Bass and Drums" "Easy to Say"/b/w "The Greatest Sinner of Them All" "You Win Again"/b/w "Sinner and Saint" (неальбомная композиция) 13 It's All in the Game 1953 "Now and Then, There's a Fool Such as I"/b/w "I Can't Love Another" (неальбомная композиция) 24 "Au Revoir"/b/w "I Lived When I Met You" Неальбомные синглы"Take These Chains from My Heart"/b/w "Paging Mr. Jackson" "Baby, Baby, Baby"/b/w "Lover's Waltz" 26 "So Little Time"/b/w "Blue Bird" "Every Day Is Christmas"/b/w "It's Christmas Once Again" 1954 "Secret Love"/b/w "That's All" (с альбома It's All in the Game) 28 "There Was a Time"/b/w "Wall of Ice" (с альбома Tommy Edwards) "The Joker (In the Card Game of Life)"/b/w "Within My Heart" "Linger in My Arms"/b/w "If You Would Love Me Again" Tommy Edwards "You Walk By"/b/w "I Have That Kind of Heart" 1955"Serenade to a Fool"/b/w "It Could Have Been Me" Неальбомный сингл"Welcome to My Heart"/b/w "Spring Never Came Around This Year" (неальбомная композиция) Tommy Edwards"Teardrop on a Rose"/b/w "To Those Who Wait" Неальбомный сингл"Baby, Let Me Take You Dreaming"/b/w "My Sweetheart" (неальбомная композиция) Tommy Edwards1956"Love Is a Child"/b/w "There Must Be a Way to Your Heart" (неальбомная композиция) "The Day That I Lost You"/b/w "My Ship" (с альбома Tommy Edwards) Неальбомный сингл1957"We're Not Children Anymore"/b/w "Any Place, Any Time" (неальбомная композиция) Tommy Edwards 1958 "It's All in the Game" (новая версия) / 1 1 1It's All in the Game "Please Love Me Forever" 61 "Love Is All We Need"/b/w "Mr. Music Man" 15 1959 "Please, Mr. Sun" (новая версия) / 11 18 "The Morning Side of the Mountain" (новая версия) 27 "My Melancholy Baby" / 26 27 29For Young Lovers "It's Only the Good Times" 86 "I've Been There" / 53 Tommy Edwards' Greatest Hits "I Looked at Heaven" 100 For Young Lovers "(New In) The Ways of Love" / 47 Tommy Edwards' Greatest Hits "Honestly and Truly" 65 Неальбомный сингл 1960 "Don't Fence Me In"/b/w "I'm Building Castles Again" (с альбома You Started Me Dreaming) 45 Tommy Edwards' Greatest Hits "I Really Don't Want to Know"/b/w "Unloved" 18 "It's Not the End of Everything"/b/w "Blue Heartaches" 78 "Suzie Wong"/b/w "As You Desire Me" Stardust1961"Vaya Con Dios"/b/w "One and Twenty" "The Golden Chain"/b/w "That's the Way with Love" Неальбомный сингл"I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry"/b/w "My Heart Would Know" Tommy Edwards Sings Golden Country Hits1962"I'll Cry You Out of My Heart"/b/w "Tables Are Turning" (неальбомная композиция) Stardust"Please Don't Tell Me"/b/w "Tonight I Won't Be There" Неальбомные синглы1963 "May I"/b/w "Sometimes You Win, Sometimes You Lose" "Country Boy"/b/w "Love Is Best of All" 1964"Leftover Dreams"/b/w "9 Chances Out of 10" 1965"Take These Chains from My Heart"/b/w "You Win Again" The Very Best of Tommy Edwards1966"I Must Be Doing Something Wrong"/b/w "I Cried, I Cried" Неальбомный сингл
Year SingleBoth sides from same album except where indicated Chart positions AlbumUSU. S. R&BUK 1951"Once There Lived a Fool"b/w "A Friend of Johnny's" Non album singles"Gypsy Heart"b/w "Operetta" "I'll Never Know Why"b/w "A Beggar in Love" "The Morning Side of the Mountain"b/w "F'r Instance" 24 "Christmas Is for Children"b/w "Kris Kringle" "It's All in the Game" 18 "All Over Again" 10 1952 "Please, Mr. Sun"b/w "I May Live with You" 22 "Forgive Me"b/w "The Bridge" "My Girl"b/w "Piano, Bass and Drums" "Easy to Say"b/w "The Greatest Sinner of Them All" "You Win Again"b/w "Sinner and Saint" (non album track) 13 It's All in the Game 1953 "Now and Then, There's a Fool Such as I"b/w "I Can't Love Another" (non album track) 24 "Au Revoir"b/w "I Lived When I Met You" Non album singles"Take These Chains from My Heart"b/w "Paging Mr. Jackson" "Baby, Baby, Baby"b/w "Lover's Waltz" 26 "So Little Time"b/w "Blue Bird" "Every Day Is Christmas"b/w "It's Christmas Once Again" 1954 "Secret Love"b/w "That's All" (from It's All in the Game) 28 "There Was a Time"b/w "Wall of Ice" (from Tommy Edwards) "The Joker (In the Card Game of Life)"b/w "Within My Heart" "Linger in My Arms"b/w "If You Would Love Me Again" Tommy Edwards "You Walk By"b/w "I Have That Kind of Heart" 1955"Serenade to a Fool"b/w "It Could Have Been Me" Non album single"Welcome to My Heart"b/w "Spring Never Came Around This Year" (non album track) Tommy Edwards"Teardrop on a Rose"b/w "To Those Who Wait" Non album single"Baby, Let Me Take You Dreaming"b/w "My Sweetheart" (non album track) Tommy Edwards1956"Love Is a Child"b/w "There Must Be a Way to Your Heart" (non album track) "The Day That I Lost You"b/w "My Ship" (from Tommy Edwards) Non album single1957"We're Not Children Anymore"b/w "Any Place, Any Time" (non album track) Tommy Edwards 1958 "It's All in the Game" (new version) / 1 1 1It's All in the Game "Please Love Me Forever" 61 "Love Is All We Need"b/w "Mr. Music Man" 15 1959 "Please, Mr. Sun" (new version) / 11 18 "The Morning Side of the Mountain" (new version) 27 "My Melancholy Baby" / 26 27 29For Young Lovers "It's Only the Good Times" 86 "I've Been There" / 53 Tommy Edwards' Greatest Hits "I Looked at Heaven" 100 For Young Lovers "(New In) The Ways of Love" / 47 Tommy Edwards' Greatest Hits "Honestly and Truly" 65 Non album single 1960 "Don't Fence Me In"b/w "I'm Building Castles Again" (from You Started Me Dreaming) 45 Tommy Edwards' Greatest Hits "I Really Don't Want to Know"b/w "Unloved" 18 "It's Not the End of Everything"b/w "Blue Heartaches" 78 "Suzie Wong"b/w "As You Desire Me" Stardust1961"Vaya Con Dios"b/w "One and Twenty" "The Golden Chain"b/w "That's the Way with Love" Non album single"I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry"b/w "My Heart Would Know" Tommy Edwards Sings Golden Country Hits1962"I'll Cry You Out of My Heart"b/w "Tables Are Turning" (non album track) Stardust"Please Don't Tell Me"b/w "Tonight I Won't Be There" Non album singles1963 "May I"b/w "Sometimes You Win, Sometimes You Lose" "Country Boy"b/w "Love Is Best of All" 1964"Leftover Dreams"b/w "9 Chances Out of 10" 1965"Take These Chains from My Heart"b/w "You Win Again" The Very Best of Tommy Edwards1966"I Must Be Doing Something Wrong"b/w "I Cried, I Cried" Non album single
Заметки о производстве
Запись "Honestly and Truly" доступна на компакт-диске только в монофоническом звучании, поскольку оригинальная стереомастер-лента была либо утеряна, либо уничтожена. Запись "Take These Chains from My Heart" звучит на компакт-диске в переработанном стерео, так как, подобно предыдущей песне, оригинальный стереомастер был утерян или уничтожен. Эти записи выходили на лейбле MGM, если не указано иное. "It's All in the Game" (версия 1958 года) была спродюсирована Гарри Майерсоном. Считается, что он был продюсером всех последующих треков, хотя это и не подтверждено. Оркестром дирижировал, а аранжировки для всех записей делал Лерой Холмс.
The recording "Honestly and Truly" is only heard on compact disc in mono, because the original stereo master tape was either lost or destroyed. The recording "Take These Chains from My Heart" is heard on compact disc in re channeled stereo because, as with the above song, the original stereo master was lost or destroyed. These recordings were issued on the MGM record label unless otherwise noted. "It's All in the Game" (1958 version) was produced by Harry Myerson. He is assumed to be the producer for all tracks from this point forward, although this cannot be confirmed. The orchestra was conducted and the arrangements were made on all records by LeRoy Holmes.