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.: The Three Bells :. Sir Ian Paul Date Submitted:  2012-07-13 [Archive Date: 2012-10-11] Genre:  Oldies Original Artist:  The Browns Additional Info:  Disc Mfg:    Disc #:   Description:  "The Three Bells", also known as "Jimmy Brown" or "Little Jimmy Brown", is a song made popular by The Browns in 1959. The single reached number one on the U.S. country and pop charts,. outperforming a competing version by Dick Flood. The version by The Browns also hit number ten on the Hot R&B Sides chart. . It was based on the 1945 French language song "Les trois cloches" by Jean Villard Gilles and Marc Herrand. The English lyrics were written by Bert Reisfeld and first recorded by Melody Maids in 1948. The song was a major 1952-53 hit by Edith Piaf and Les Compagnons de la chanson. The song documents three stages of the life of "Jimmy Brown"--his birth, his marriage, and his death. ________________________________________________________________ Among the many artists who covered the song are Edith Piaf and Les Compagnons de la chanson (who recorded the original French version), Tina Arena, Brian Poole and The Tremeloes, Ray Charles, Nana Mouskouri, Roy Orbison, Floyd Cramer, Daniel O'Donnell, Chet Atkins, Elaine Paige, Sha Na Na and Alison Krauss & Union Station. It was also recorded in Dutch as "De drie klokken" and "Bim bam", in Italian as "Le Tre Campane" by Schola Cantorum, and in Spanish, retaining the title "Jimmy Brown", by the vocal group Mocedades. "The Three Bells (The Jimmy Brown Song)" was also recorded for Decca Records in 1951 by The Andrews Sisters, the WWII boogie-woogie group of Patty, Maxene & LaVerne. While it did not prove to be the big hit that Billboard predicted it would be for The Andrews Sisters, it was nonetheless a very moving, harmonious rendition, in which the trio was accompanied by Gordon Jenkins' orchestra & chorus. The German title was "Wenn die Glocken hell erklingen". With lyrics in Swedish by Britt Lindeborg, Kikki Danielsson covered the song in 1979 on her debut album, Rock'n Yodel, as "Och vi hörde klockor ringa" ("And we heard bells ringing"). Jim Ed Brown, one-third of the Browns, released a cover in 1969. The song was parodied by The Barron Knights as "The Chapel Lead is Missing" on their 1978 lp Night Gallery. Overall Rank:  Rank Unavailable Total Comments:  0 Listen:    Sorry, this submission has been archived.

Sir Ian Paul performs The Three Bells on Karaoke Showcase of Karaoke Scene Magazine Online: Sir Ian Paul performs The Three Bells on Karaoke Showcase - "The Three Bells", also known as "Jimmy Brown" or "Little Jimmy Brown", is a song made popular by The Browns in 1959. The single reached number one on the U.S. country and pop charts,. outperforming a competing version by Dick Flood. The version by The Browns also hit number ten on the Hot R&B Sides chart. . It was based on the 1945 French language song "Les trois cloches" by Jean Villard Gilles and Marc Herrand. The English lyrics were written by Bert Reisfeld and first recorded by Melody Maids in 1948. The song was a major 1952-53 hit by Edith Piaf and Les Compagnons de la chanson. The song documents three stages of the life of "Jimmy Brown"--his birth, his marriage, and his death. ________________________________________________________________ Among the many artists who covered the song are Edith Piaf and Les Compagnons de la chanson (who recorded the original French version), Tina Arena, Brian Poole and The Tremeloes, Ray Charles, Nana Mouskouri, Roy Orbison, Floyd Cramer, Daniel O'Donnell, Chet Atkins, Elaine Paige, Sha Na Na and Alison Krauss & Union Station. It was also recorded in Dutch as "De drie klokken" and "Bim bam", in Italian as "Le Tre Campane" by Schola Cantorum, and in Spanish, retaining the title "Jimmy Brown", by the vocal group Mocedades. "The Three Bells (The Jimmy Brown Song)" was also recorded for Decca Records in 1951 by The Andrews Sisters, the WWII boogie-woogie group of Patty, Maxene & LaVerne. While it did not prove to be the big hit that Billboard predicted it would be for The Andrews Sisters, it was nonetheless a very moving, harmonious rendition, in which the trio was accompanied by Gordon Jenkins' orchestra & chorus. The German title was "Wenn die Glocken hell erklingen". With lyrics in Swedish by Britt Lindeborg, Kikki Danielsson covered the song in 1979 on her debut album, Rock'n Yodel, as "Och vi hörde klockor ringa" ("And we heard bells ringing"). Jim Ed Brown, one-third of the Browns, released a cover in 1969. The song was parodied by The Barron Knights as "The Chapel Lead is Missing" on their 1978 lp Night Gallery.
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