Biography:
Blossom Dearie (1926-2009) was an American jazz singer and pianist.
Born on 28th April 1926 in East Durham, New York, of mixed Scottish and Norwegian ancestry, Dearie began her career in vocal groups in New York. In the early 1950s she moved to Paris, forming her own vocal group, The Blue Stars, later to become the Swingle Singers.
After signing to Verve, Dearie returned to the U.S. where, despite developing a successful career and achieving international fame
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Four years of hard work!This month of May we celebrated four years on the air. We continue working on the dissemination of this wonderful instrument, thank you for participating in our story!
Rhode Island is Famous For You!
Howard Dietz / Arthur schwartz (sung by Blossom Dearie)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blossom_Dearie
transposed to C
C G7 C G7
Every state has something its rotary club can boast of;
C G7 C D7 G
Some product that the state produces the most of.
C A7 D7
Rhode islandis little but oh my ,
G G7
it has a product anyone would buy!
C G7 C
Copper comes from arizona,
G7 C
peaches come from Georgia, and
D7 G7
lobsters come from Maine,
C
The wheat fields are the
C7 F
sweet fields of Nebraska
D7
and Kansas gets bonanzas from the
G7
grain,
C
Old whiskey
G7 C
comes from old Kentucky
G7 C
ain't the country lucky?
D7 G7
New Jersey gives us glue.....
C C7 F
And you, You come from Rhode Island, and
Fm C D7 G7 C
little old Rhode island is famous for you
C G7 C G7 C
Cotton, comes from Loosiana, gophers from Montana
D7 G
and spuds from Idaho.
C C7 F
They plough land in the cow land of Missoura,
D7 G
where most beef meant for roast beef seems to grow
C G7 C G7 C
Grand Canyons, come from Colorada, gold comes from nevada,
D7 G7
divorces also do.
C C7 F
And you, You come from Rhode Island, and
Fm C D7 G7 C
little old Rhode island is famous for you
C G7 C
Pencils, come from Pencilvania,
G7 C
vests from vest-virginia, and
D7 G7
tents from tent-a-see
C C7
They know mink where they grow mink
F
in Wyomink
D7 g7
a camp-chair in new hampchair that's for me
C G7 C G7 C
And minnows, come from Minnowsota, coats from DaCoata
D7 G7
but why should you be blue?
C C7 F
Cuz you, You come from Rhode Island, and
Fm C D7 G7 C
little old Rhode island is famous for you
Howard Dietz / Arthur schwartz (sung by Blossom Dearie)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blossom_Dearie
transposed to C
C G7 C G7
Every state has something its rotary club can boast of;
C G7 C D7 G
Some product that the state produces the most of.
C A7 D7
Rhode islandis little but oh my ,
G G7
it has a product anyone would buy!
C G7 C
Copper comes from arizona,
G7 C
peaches come from Georgia, and
D7 G7
lobsters come from Maine,
C
The wheat fields are the
C7 F
sweet fields of Nebraska
D7
and Kansas gets bonanzas from the
G7
grain,
C
Old whiskey
G7 C
comes from old Kentucky
G7 C
ain't the country lucky?
D7 G7
New Jersey gives us glue.....
C C7 F
And you, You come from Rhode Island, and
Fm C D7 G7 C
little old Rhode island is famous for you
C G7 C G7 C
Cotton, comes from Loosiana, gophers from Montana
D7 G
and spuds from Idaho.
C C7 F
They plough land in the cow land of Missoura,
D7 G
where most beef meant for roast beef seems to grow
C G7 C G7 C
Grand Canyons, come from Colorada, gold comes from nevada,
D7 G7
divorces also do.
C C7 F
And you, You come from Rhode Island, and
Fm C D7 G7 C
little old Rhode island is famous for you
C G7 C
Pencils, come from Pencilvania,
G7 C
vests from vest-virginia, and
D7 G7
tents from tent-a-see
C C7
They know mink where they grow mink
F
in Wyomink
D7 g7
a camp-chair in new hampchair that's for me
C G7 C G7 C
And minnows, come from Minnowsota, coats from DaCoata
D7 G7
but why should you be blue?
C C7 F
Cuz you, You come from Rhode Island, and
Fm C D7 G7 C
little old Rhode island is famous for you
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