Bates was more fortunate, as the song's popularity was well established by the time of her death in 1929.

Mahalia Jackson's 1947 version received significant radio airplay, and as her popularity grew throughout the 1950s and 1960s, she often sang it at public events such as concerts at Carnegie Hall.

The immense popularity of Potter ’ s books was based on the lively quality of her illustrations, the non-didactic nature of her stories, the depiction of the rural countryside, and the imaginative qualities she lent to her animal characters.

This did nothing for her popularity in Christendom – as did the blame affixed to her baggage, and the fact that her Aquitainian soldiers had marched at the front, and thus were not involved in the fight.

Still, because we do not have much information about what occurred while Eleanor was in Poitiers, all that can be taken from this episode is that her court there was most likely a catalyst for the increased popularity of courtly love literature in the Western European regions.

Towards the end of her reign, a series of economic and military problems weakened her popularity.

There is no evidence that her books ' popularity ever suffered: her response to criticism is said to be that she was not interested in the views of critics aged over 12 .< ref >

Dealing with outdated material at a time when the popularity of film musicals was already on the downslide, Coppola's result was only semi-successful, but his work with Clark no doubt contributed to her Golden Globe Best Actress nomination.

The revelations about Eliot's private life surprised and shocked many of her admiring readers, but this apparently did not affect her popularity as a novelist.

In 1860, Isabella launched a successful war against Morocco, waged by generals O ' Donnell and Juan Prim that stabilized her popularity in Spain.

Since Hite performed her study during the popularity of feminism in the 1970s, she also acknowledged that women may have chosen the political identity of a lesbian.

Exhibitors in turn capitalized on her popularity by advertising on sandwich boards that a film featuring " The Girl with the Golden Curls ," " Blondilocks " or " The Biograph Girl " was inside.

In response to her popularity, Hollywood rethought its vision of features as " canned theatre ," and focused instead on actors and material that were uniquely suited to film, not stage performances.

Marlene Dietrich sang songs successfully in her films, and Rodgers and Hart wrote a few well-received films, but even their popularity waned by 1932.

She also is what I consider a classic Indian beauty .... her natural, distinctive Indian looks set her apart from many other heroines ( I say heroines because many have yet to learn to act, and cannot justfully be called actresses yet ), she proves that she does not need blatant blond / red highlights, tons of body paint and makeup, blue contacts, and scraps of clothes to look beautiful ... and that the complete following of Western trends isn ´ t worth sacrificing traditional Indian beauty, grace, and respect for popularity ... a mixture of both that remains respectable ... it ´ s quality rather than quantity ( or lackthereof, in the clothes department ).

Crucial to her appeal was the deep unpopularity of the then Taoiseach Charles Haughey and the rising popularity of the Labour Party leader Dick Spring.

During the Counter Reformation and Baroque periods ( late 16th and 17th centuries ), the cult of Mary Magdalene saw a great, new popularity as the Catholic Church publicized her as an attractive, persusasive model of repentance and reform, in keeping with the goals of the reform Council of Trent ( 1545 – 63 ).

She also gained popularity as a vocalist in the same year, through the success of " Ano Hi ni Kaeritai " that became her first number-one spot on the Japan's Oricon Charts.

However, it still reached number-one in the UK, but the band's popularity soon waned.

Likewise, her single " Walk Away ", produced by Tony Moran, gained popularity on Rhythmic format radio stations and ultimately charted at # 1 on the Club Play chart and at # 7 on the Dance Airplay chart, providing Kristine her tenth number-one dance single.

" This statement was in response to the mainstream popularity that he gained as a result of the number-one status of " Heart of Gold ".

Its longtime popularity led to the emergence of several lyrical versions, including an 1898 anti-war song and a Swedish version that was a number-one hit.

Helped by the film's popularity, the song reached number one in the U. S., becoming Prince's fourth number-one single, and first since 1986's " Kiss ".

As a sidelight to his prominent role in changing the game to the power game, the frequency and popularity of Ruth's home runs eventually led to a rule change pertaining to those hit in sudden-death mode ( bottom of the ninth or later inning ).

Her popularity as a radio performer and vocalist, which included a second hit record " My Dreams Are Getting Better All the Time ", led directly to a career in films.

Although the single sold poorly, the popularity of Jones's appearance on the show resulted in " Girl " becoming his best remembered solo hit, even though it was not included in the album.

After the popularity of game shows hit a nadir in the mid-1990s ( at which point The Price Is Right was the only game show still on daytime network TV ), the British game show Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?

The show was a hit for the Fox network ; initially it was considered a cult show, but eventually gained mainstream popularity.

* Newcomb ball ( sometimes spelled " Nuke ' Em "): In this game, the ball is caught and thrown instead of hit ; it rivaled volleyball in popularity until the 1920s.

In the early 1970s Jones had a number of hit singles, including " She's a Lady ", " Till ", and " The Young New Mexican Puppeteer ", but in the mid 1970s his popularity declined although he did have a big hit in 1976 with " Say You'll Stay Until Tomorrow " which went to No. 1 on the US country chart and No. 15 on the Billboard Hot 100.

The first album released with Hogarth, 1989's Seasons End, was a hit, and albums continued to chart well until the dissipation of the band's mainstream popularity in the late 1990s ; save for a resurgence in the mid-to late-2000s, they have essentially been a cult act since then.

The album featured another hit " Behind the Mirror ", and the band's popularity continued to grow and a video for " Toxic Trace " was created for MTV play.

This bullet derives its name from its popularity for target shooting, because the form factor cuts neat holes in paper targets, making scoring easier and more accurate and because it typically cuts a larger hole than a round nose bullet, a hit centered at the same spot can touch the next smaller ring and therefore score higher.

The band achieved national popularity in 1983 when the single release " A Million Miles Away " was included on Valley Girls motion picture soundtrack and became a minor hit.

Powered by the hit single " The Bad Touch ", they embarked on two more tours of Europe, where their popularity had increased dramatically (" The Bad Touch " and Hooray for Boobies reached No. 1 in Germany, where " Along Comes Mary " was also a Top 10 hit ).

In 1971, the Bee Gees had their first US No. 1 hit, " How Can You Mend a Broken Heart ", but after that their popularity started to ebb.

After signing to Geffen Records, the band quickly gained in popularity as " Seether " became an MTV hit.

After " The Model " found popularity, the single was re-released with the sides reversed, and " The Model " hit the UK No. 1 spot, three years after its album release.

It was Ives ' first hit song and renewed the song's popularity in the twentieth century.

Originally, Billboard and other magazines which track the popularity of the musical artists and hit tunes measured the sales success of the published tune, not just recordings of it.

* Synth pop enjoys mainstream popularity in the UK, with groups such as Ultravox, Depeche Mode, Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark and The Human League releasing hit singles and albums.

The Blues Brothers, who helped create a resurgence of popularity for soul, R & B, and blues in the 1980s, were influenced by Sam & Dave-their biggest hit was a cover of " Soul Man ", and their act and stage show had many similarities to the duo.

The single " Me Myself and I " became a huge hit, further cementing the group's popularity.

In the middle 1990s, Christian country hit its highest popularity.

Their popularity peaked in August 1966, when " All or Nothing ", their fifth single, hit the top of the UK charts.