Welcome to dbopm :: the database of popular music.
From the Great American Songbook to English music hall, French chanson, songs from the shows, film themes, operatic arias, folk, blues, pop charts - it's all likely to be represented here.
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The Database of Popular Music is very helpful. We especially appreciate all the cross references and easy access to those references."
-- Marcia Jansen, Sheet Music Specialist, The Michael Feinstein Great American Songbook Initiative.
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Those who died during the last six months:
- Brian Wilson
- Sly Stone
- Charles Strouse
- Jill Sobule
- Jill Sobule
- Michael Peters
- Wizz Jones
- David Thomas
- Clodagh Rodgers
- Wink Martindale
- Mike Berry
- Dave Allen
- Johnny Tillotson
- Brian James
- Roy Ayers
- Beau Dozier
- Angie Stone
- Joey Molland
- Angie Stone
- David Johansen
- Roberta Flack
- Chris Jasper
- Bill Fay
- Gwen McCrae
- Jerry Butler
- Mike Ratledge
- Marianne Faithfull
- Barry Goldberg
- Garth Hudson
- John Sykes
- Laurie Holloway
- Peter Yarrow
- Wayne Osmond
- Slim Dunlap
Recent Searches
- Louis Armstrong
- Jimmy McPartland
- 101 Strings
- Mantovani & His Orchestra
- The Andrews Sisters
- Helen Ward
- Larry Hooper
- Lawrence Welk
- Dean Martin
- Jo Stafford
- Les Brown & His Band Of Renown
- Shelly Manne
- Peter, Paul & Mary
- The Byrds
- The New Christy Minstrels
- The Kingston Trio
- Doris Day
- Peggy Lee
- Glenn Miller & His Orchestra
- Billie Eilish
- Galway Bay
- What Now, My Love?
- One For My Baby (And One More For The Road)
- When The Saints Go Marchin' In
- Mona Lisa
- I'm In The Mood
- Mr. Sandman
- Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy
- Oh, Happy Day
- The Oklahoma Hills Where I Was Born
- Oklahoma Hills
- You Belong To Me
- All The Things You Are
- Georgia On My Mind
- Lullaby Of Birdland
- Peter Gunn Theme
- Mr. Tambourine Man
- Tom Dooley
- Again
- In The Mood
Number of records per major database table
Table | Records |
---|---|
Songs | 155,240 |
Artists | 25,107 |
Song/Artist connections | 219,760 |
Songwriters | 13,588 |
Song/Songwriter connections | 141,608 |
Films | 4,937 |
StageShows | 3,563 |
Stage Productions | 4,669 |
Actors | 13,225 |
Film/Actor connections | 24,921 |
StageProduction/Actor connections | 18,126 |
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Martin Hall
- Born In Willenhall, Staffordshire, England in 1945.
- Uneducated at Willenhall Comprehensive School.
To be fair, Jim Dalton and Joyce Hissey made their mark. - Writer of "Do the Dance Now, Davey" recorded by Colin Scot and performed by him in folk clubs up and down the country.
- Author of "The Stan Cullis Blues" (Charisma Books, 1974).
- Lyricist for "Excuse Me" recorded by Peter Gabriel.
- Lyricist for "Starbright Park" recorded by Quantum Jump.
- Lyricist for "Redman" recorded by Capability Brown and Rare Bird.
- Lyricist for "The Man You Were" recorded by Shirley Horn, Ann Hampton Calloway and others.
- Lyricist for John Perry's "Seabird" album, which I still believe should have been titled "The Uncle Seabird Album."
- Writer or co-writer of many other songs recorded by a wide variety of artists.
- Librettist for "Letters to Lindbergh", a cantata composed by Sir Richard Rodney Bennett.
Recorded by NYCoS National Girls Choir on Signum Records SIGCD325. - Founder and sole developer of the database of popular music at www.dbopm.com.