* American Songwriter Allen Toussaint uses the rhyme as the basis for his song " Rain Rain Go Away ," as performed by Lee Dorsey on the 1966 album " The New Lee Dorsey ".

Songwriter Mike Brady, of " Up There Cazaly " fame, penned an updated version of the song in 1999 complete with a new verse arrangement, but it was not well received.

Songwriter Eden Ahbez wrote a hit song called Nature Boy inspired by Robert Bootzin ( Gypsy Boots ), who helped popularize health-consciousness, yoga, and organic food in the United States.

* Songwriter Tom Brown wrote the song " Jonathan Wesley Oliver, Jr ." about the Quilt in 1988.

In an interview with American Songwriter Matt Slocum describes the song: “ While driving and listening to the radio, an old favorite song inspires a man to reminisce about an old relationship born from a road trip.

Songwriter Bob Hartman, credits Norman and his 1972 song " Why Should the Devil Have All the Good Music?

* In 2007, Songwriter Will Stratton released a song named after the town on his first album.

* Bob Ferguson, RCA Record Producer and Songwriter, known famously for his song " On the Wings of a Dove " that was recorded first by Ferlin Husky in the early 1960s.

* Bob Ferguson, RCA Record Producer and Songwriter, known famously for his song " On the Wings of a Dove " that was recorded first by Ferlin Husky in the early 1960s.

* Singer / Songwriter Johnny Cash wrote a song titled " Belshazar ", based on the Biblical story.

Songwriter and fellow Anglican Pacifist Fellowship member Sue Gilmurray wrote a song in Brittain's memory, titled " Vera ".

" Rocky Mountain Oysters ," Songwriter Dwight Lakey's ( ASCAP ) song about rocky mountain oysters, © 2007 Brown Barn Publishing & Dwight Lakey, Danville, VT & Julesburg CO ; All Rights Reserved.

Songwriter Andy Partridge has said of the song: " Right, well, Brainiac is the character in the Superman comics, the evil genius with the green skin and the sort of lightbulb screwed in his head.

* Dick Farrelly Songwriter most famous for his song, The " Isle of Innisfree ", 1952 hit for Bing Crosby and theme of the film, " The Quiet Man ".

He appeared on the b-side to Vic Reeves and The Wonderstuff's UK 1991 number one hit " Dizzy ", performing saxophone on " Oh, Mr Songwriter " ( based around " Vic Reeves Big Night Out " TV show end theme song ).

* Songwriter Paul Kelly's song ' Leaps and Bounds ' mentions Richmond's ' clock on the silo ', otherwise known as the Nylex Clock.

Songwriter Johnny Mercer credited a Father Divine sermon for inspiring the title of his song " Accentuate the Positive ".

Songwriter Bert Russell felt Spector had ruined the song, and went out to show Spector how the song should be done.

Songwriter Johnny Mercer credited a Father Divine sermon for inspiring the title of his song " Accentuate the Positive ".

* One on One ( One Songwriter, One Instrument ), a Spiritone Records compilation album including a song by Ralston Bowles

Songwriter Joaquín Sabina dedicated him the song Menos dos alas, included in his latest album Vinagre y Rosas.

Songwriter Stephen Foster lived in the area for a while, and Bradford County's Camptown is immortalized in his song Camptown Races.

Songwriter Cindy Ryan collaborated with outside writers including Mark Seymour of Hunters and Collectors fame on " Cold " and Paul Andrews of Lazy Susan on " Paleface " and " Beautiful Boys ".

Many Christian recording artists, songwriters, Ministers Of Music, and Christian educators have studied under his leadership, such as Geron Davis (“ Standing on Holy Ground ”); Becky Davis, Shelton and Alyson Lovern, artists with Geron Davis and Kindred Souls ; Vicki Yohe, TBN Artist and Guest Soloist with the Benny Hinn Crusades ; Becky Fender (" I Give You Jesus "); Vonnie Lopez, Artist with the Kurt Carr Singers ; Dan Dean, Minister, Songwriter and Artist with Phillips, Craig, and Dean ; Jeannie Tenney (" One Night With The King "); John Ragsdale, Artist, Songwriter, Evangelist, former member of " The Awakening " TV ministry ; Karen Harding, winner of the 2003 Exalting Him Talent Search and recording artist with Daywind Music Group ; Hector Soto, Music Pastor, Grace Church, Humble, TX and recording artist, Israel Houghton's " Alive in South Africa " project ; Melanie Jones, Artist, Israel Houghton's " Alive in South Africa " project ; Wayne Goodine, Chairman of the Music Department, International Bible College, San Antonio ; Mark Carouthers, Minister of Music, Artist, Songwriter (“ Mercy Seat ”), Steven Gregory, Pastor of Media and Arts, Venture Church, San Jose, CA ; Dedie Cooley, Music Instructor, Texas Bible College, Lufkin, TX, among others.

Songwriter and labor singer Bucky Halker includes the Talmadge version, entitled " Labor's Battle Song ," on his CD Don't Want Your Millions ( Revolting Records 2000 ).

Secor told American Songwriter that " It ’ s like we left all our baggage at home and just brought our instruments ," often writing new songs while on the train.

" When I wrote ' Only the Good Die Young ', the point of the song wasn't so much anti-Catholic as pro-lust ," Joel told Performing Songwriter magazine.

*" Songwriter Ben Weisman ," from the Ben Weisman Songbook

* Singer Songwriter Barry Manilow released a single " Bermuda Triangle " in 1981, taken from his 1980 album Barry

* July 5 – Jimmy Demers, Singer / Songwriter from Worcester, MA

Songwriter Allan Eshuijs described his staff writer contract at Universal Music Publishing as a " starter deal ", the success from which eventually allowed him to found his own publishing company so that he could " keep as much as possible and say how it ’ s going to be done.

* Tommy Stanley, Singer / Songwriter graduated from Kirbyville High School in 2004 and was on NBC's Nashville Star in 2008 placing 8th out of 65, 000 people

Music from Songwriter ( an album of duets between Nelson and Kristofferson ) was a massive country success.

Rolling Stone awarded her 1992's Best New Artist and Best Singer Songwriter and 1995's Artist of the Year, and listed Rid of Me, To Bring You My Love ( 1995 ) and Stories from the City, Stories from the Sea on its 500 Greatest Albums of All Time list.

Songwriter Mel Leven had, in fact, written several additional songs for the film including " Don't Buy a Parrot from a Sailor ", a cockney chant, meant to be sung by the Badduns at the De Vil Mansion, and " March of the One Hundred and One ", which the dogs were meant to sing after escaping Cruella by van.

When in 1961, Mel Blanc was recovering from a motor vehicle accident, Daws Butler stepped in to voice Barney Rubble in five episodes of The Flintstones ( The Hit Songwriter, Droop-Along Flintstone, Fred Flintstone Woos Again, The Rock Quarry Story, The Little White Lie ).

* Adam Brown-Singer / Songwriter originally from Hartselle

* Adam Hood-Singer / Songwriter from Opelika

* Jeff LeBlanc-Singer / Songwriter from the class of 2008

Johnson also proved to be a successful writer of print when he wrote " The Solo Performer " columns for the magazine Performing Songwriter from 1993 through 1998.

Graham Colton ( born November 6, 1981 ) is an American Singer / Songwriter from Oklahoma City, OK. His most recent album Pacific Coast Eyes Vol.

A committee of musicians, other experienced members of the music industry, and members of Anderson's family selects the prize recipients from nominations submitted by representatives of several international music industry organizations, such as the European Composer and Songwriter Alliance.

Songwriter / keyboardist Tuomas Holopainen, guitarist Emppu Vuorinen, drummer Jukka Nevalainen, former bassist Sami Vänskä and former vocalist Tarja Turunen of the symphonic metal band Nightwish are from Kitee.

He received the Contemporary Classics Award from the Songwriter ’ s Hall of Fame for " The Impossible Dream.

In his own right he is the author of 35 books, the most current being Forever England a new biography of Rupert Brooke, Major to Minor: The Rise and Fall of the Songwriter ( 2000 ) and, with Richard Havers, Read's Musical Reciter ( 2004 ), a collection of trivia from the music business.

Several releases attracted a cult audience but never quite crossed into the mainstream, although one of the last singles, Clifford T. Ward's ' Coathanger ', from his debut album ' Singer Songwriter ', attracted a certain amount of airplay on Radio 1.

* The Songwriter as Storyteller: An Interview with John Darnielle from InDigest Magazine

He also received a Dove Award as Songwriter of the Year from the Gospel Music Association.

Franks received the Songwriter of the Year Award from the Atlanta Society of Entertainers in 2009 for his song " The Old Black Fiddle " and also received Bluegrass Band of the Year with the Georgia Bluegrass Mafia Band.