I'll Fly Away
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DVD/VIDEO: STLJN Saturday Video Showcase: Party Time with the Dirty Dozen Brass Band...clip features a rendition of It's All Over Now" from a show in Gainesville, FL, and the fourth is a performance of the gospel standard I'll Fly Away" taken from the band's show at the Portland Blues Festival. The video quality of the... In this article: Dirty Dozen Brass Band, DVD, St. Louis, I'll Fly Away, Boston, Gainesville, FL, and New Orleans |
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CMT News | November 06, 2009
Willie Nelson Abandons Usual Routine for Special Performance in Nashville
...crowd was waiting for, and they happily stood to sing and clap along with "On the Road Again," "Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain" and "I'll Fly Away." That ended his 75-minute set, but Nelson stuck around to sign autographs at the foot of the...
In this article: Willie Nelson, Nashville, Abandons, Bob Wills, Buddy Miller, Coal, Dark as a Dungeon, Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain, and On the Road Again
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Wikipedia | November 02, 2009
I'll Fly Away
...Baptists and the Church of Christ. It is an optimistic song about an earthly death that leads to everlasting life in glory with Christ. "I'll Fly Away" has been called the most recorded gospel music song , beginning with a recording by...
In this article: Danny Federici, Crystal Gayle, Church of Christ, I'll Be Missing You, Someday, Marjoe Gortner, and Selah Jubilee Singers
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Miami Herald | July 19, 2009
Judi Ann Mason Award-winning playwright and TV writer
...the 1996 cable TV movie Sophie & the Moonhanger. She also was executive story editor for A Different World, executive story editor for I'll Fly Away, and development executive and associate head writer for the NBC soap opera Generations.
In this article: Judi Ann Mason, Norman Lear, Good Times, Louisiana, Negro Ensemble Company, Writers Guild of America, west, Grambling State University, Los Angeles Times, and Generations
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San Jose Mercury News | July 18, 2009
Judi Ann Mason, writer for stage and screen, is dead at 54
...Son"; "A Different World," the "Cosby Show" spinoff set at a black college; the popular prime-time soap "Beverly Hills 90210"; and "I'll Fly Away." We are pleased to let readers post comments about an article. Please increase the...
In this article: Judi Ann Mason, Norman Lear, Maude, Negro Ensemble Company, Florida Evans, Writers Guild of America, west, John Amos, Esther Rolle, and Redd Foxx
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SignOnSanDiego.com RSS Feeds State | July 16, 2009
'Good Times' TV writer Judi Ann Mason dies at 54
...career began after her 1977 graduation with "Good Times." She later held executive writing positions on "A Different World," "I'll Fly Away" and "Generations." Mason also co-wrote the 1993 movie "Sister Act 2: Back In the Habit."
In this article: Judi Ann Mason, Good Times, Los Angeles Times, Generations, Sister Act 2, Los Angeles, and Louisiana
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The Hollywood Reporter | July 14, 2009
Writer Judi Ann Mason dies at 54
...other TV writing credits include work on primetime shows "A Different World," "American Gothic," "Beverly Hills, 90210," "Sanford" and "I'll Fly Away" and the telefilm "Sophie & the Moonhanger." In addition, Mason led the writers development...
In this article: Judi Ann Mason, Norman Lear, Motherland, Shreveport, God, Beverly Hills, 90210, Generations, and American Gothic
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Wikipedia | May 29, 2009
I'll Fly Away (Jars of Clay song)
"I'll Fly Away" is a song recorded and performed by Jars Of Clay. It is a remake of the traditional hymn (also entited "I'll Fly Away "), which was written by music composer Albert E. Brumley in 1929. The first recording of the song by Jars...
In this article: Jars of Clay, Redemption Songs, and Albert E. Brumley
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Reuters | March 13, 2009
New Orleans musician rebounds, opens Gate
...piece of the history that defines Andrews and his close clan of powerhouse musicians -- the church roots of their music. One track, "I'll Fly Away," relates to a particular strand of Andrews' story within the musical history his CD...
In this article: Paul Sanchez, New Orleans, Hurricane Katrina, Just a Closer Walk With Thee, Louisiana Music Factory, and Federal Emergency Management Agency
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NPR | June 17, 2008
Inspired by a Trip to Vegas: 'I'll Fly Away' : NPR Music
Inspired by a Trip to Vegas: 'I'll Fly Away' BPP Producer Dan Pashman at the Grand Canyon's North Rim. The Bryant Park Project, June 17, 2008 - Bryant Park Project producer Dan Pashman was out for a week on vacation. But does Dan ever...
In this article: Las Vegas, New York-New York Hotel, Excalibur, and Sunburn
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NPR | December 25, 2007
One Year Later, New Orleans Grieves for Artists : NPR
...Band plays in the streets of Marigny, a neighborhood next to the French Quarter, in a funeral parade for Hill and Shavers. Listen: "I'll Fly Away" Performed by Hot 8, Recorded by American RadioWorks, at Helen Hill's Funeral Bennie Pete,...
In this article: Helen Hill, New Orleans, Hot 8 Brass Band, NPR, and Dinerral Shavers
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Description from Wikipedia:
"I'll Fly Away," written by Albert E. Brumley in 1929 , is a hymn most associated with American Baptists and the Church of Christ. It is an optimistic song about an earthly death that leads to everlasting life in glory with Christ.
"I'll Fly Away" has been called the most recorded gospel music song , beginning with a recording by James and Martha Carson, the "Barn Dance Sweethearts" of WSB Atlanta, in 1946, followed two years later by the Chuck Wagon Gang in 1948.
The hymn has been covered by numerous singers, but usually associated with country or gospel music, particularly the variety referred to as "shape note music".
Performers who have recorded the hymn include:
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