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This theme features songs about a ‘band’ or a nuance of that word.
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Wikis: Alexander's Ragtime Band Travelin' Band
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"Alexander's Ragtime Band" is a song by American composer Irving Berlin released in 1911; it is often inaccurately cited as his first global hit. Despite its title, the song is a march as opposed to a rag and contains little syncopation. The song is a narrative sequel to Berlin's earlier 1910 composition "Alexander and His Clarinet". This earlier composition recounts the reconciliation between an African-American musician named Alexander Adams and his flame Eliza Johnson as well as highlights Alexander's innovative musical style. Berlin's friend Jack Alexander, a cornet-playing African-American bandleader, inspired the title character.
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"Travelin' Band" is a song written by John Fogerty and originally recorded in 1970 by Creedence Clearwater Revival.
The song was inspired, both musically and for Fogerty's vocal delivery, by 1950s rock 'n' roll songs, particularly those of Little Richard. In October 1972, the company that held the publishing rights to Richard's “Good Golly Miss Molly” felt that "Travelin' Band" bore enough similarities to warrant a plagiarism lawsuit that was later settled out of court. The lyrics of the song describe what life is like for a musician on the road. The opening line "Seven-thirty-seven coming out of the sky" refers to the Boeing 737, then coming into service on short-to-medium range routes.
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Alexander’s Ragtime Band by The Dixieland Crackerjacks
Travelin’ Band by CCR
