Taylor Alison Swift is an American singer-songwriter. She is known for narrative songs about her personal life, which have received widespread media coverage. At age 14, Swift became the youngest artist signed by the Sony/ATV Music publishing house and, at 15, she signed her first record deal.
Her 2006 eponymous debut album was the longest-charting album of the 2000s in the US. Its third single, "Our Song", made her the youngest person to single-handedly write and perform a number-one song on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. Swift's second album, Fearless, was released in 2008.
Buoyed by the pop crossover success of the singles "Love Story" and "You Belong with Me", it became the US' best-selling album of 2009 and was certified diamond in the US. The album won four Grammy Awards, and Swift became the youngest Album of the Year winner.
Fred Parris (1936–2022), singer and songwriter with the Five Satins
legacy.comFred Parris was the lead singer for the Five Satins and wrote their 1956 hit “In the Still of the Night.”Parris was a founding member of the Five Satins.
He wrote their biggest hit, “In the Still of the Night,” while serving in the U.S. Army, stationed on night guard duty. The band recorded the song while he was on leave, famously laying down the track in the basement of St.
Bernadette Roman Catholic Church in New Haven, Connecticut. “In the Still of the Night” became one of the most enduring hits of the 1950s as it was featured in movies including “Dirty Dancing” and “The Irishman” as well as covered by Boyz II Men, the Beach Boys, and other artists.
The Five Satins had hits with other singles including “To the Aisle” and “I’ll Be Seeing You.” Parris continued to lead various incarnations of the group for decades, scoring a minor hit in 1982 with “Memories of Days Gone By,” a medley of the band’s earlier songs.“I remember across the street was a little place where they sold really great sub sandwiches.
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