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Like many nursery rhymes, "Jack Sprat" may have originated as a satire on a public figure. History writer Linda Alchin suggests that Jack was King Charles I, who was left "lean" when parliament denied him taxation, but with his queen Henrietta Maria he was free to "lick the platter clean" after he dissolved parliament—Charles was a notably short man.
Sandra Chapin. Sandra Campbell (née Gaston) Chapin (born 1934) is an American poet/songwriter and activist. She is best known for her songwriting collaborations with her second husband, singer-songwriter Harry Chapin, and is also the mother of singer Jen Chapin.
William Wallace Denslow 's illustrations for "Peter Peter Pumpkin Eater", from a 1901 edition of Mother Goose. Nursery rhyme. Published. c. 1825. "Peter Peter Pumpkin Eater" is an English language nursery rhyme. It has a Roud Folk Song Index number of 13497.
I Have Two Hands. " I Have Two Hands " is an English-language nursery rhyme from the Philippines. The magazine Philippine Public Schools noted in 1929 that the rhyme was widely being taught in elementary schools by then. [1] The song is featured in the 1949 short play Salutation Before the Hour by Reuben Canoy and Francisco Lopez, which related ...
Bessie Regina Norris (December 21, 1953 – May 10, 2020), [1][2] better known by her stage name Betty Wright, [3] was an American soul and R&B singer, songwriter and background vocalist. Beginning her professional career in the late 1960s as a teenager, Wright rose to fame in the 1970s with hits such as "Clean Up Woman" and "Tonight Is the ...
Children. 1. Sylvia Fine Kaye (August 29, 1913 – October 28, 1991) was an American lyricist, composer, and producer. Many of her compositions and productions were performed by her husband, comedian Danny Kaye. [2][3][4] Fine was a Peabody Award -winner and was nominated for two Academy Awards and two Emmys during her career.
Lana Michele Moorer (born October 11, 1970), better known by her stage name MC Lyte, is an American rapper.Considered one of the pioneers of female rap, [5] [6] [7] MC Lyte first gained fame in the late 1980s, becoming the first female rapper to release a full solo album with 1988's critically acclaimed Lyte as a Rock.
Motherless Child Blues. The song recorded by Hicks in 1927 tells of the singer's lack of respect for women and disenchantment with them. The song begins with the lyrics that give it its name: If I mistreat you gal, I sure don't mean you no harm. I'm a motherless child and I don't know right from wrong.[1] The other verses in the Hicks version are: