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The song, as performed by Billie Holiday and Louis Armstrong was used in the soundtrack of the 2007 film Constellation, juxtaposing the nostalgic lyrics against the horror of racial violence the movie's protagonist recalls from his childhood.
Meteors streaking across Alabama were the inspiration for a jazz standard and a state motto. The song "Stars Fell on Alabama" was a hit in 1934, the same year a book by the same name was...
“Stars Fell on Alabama” is the title of a 1934 jazz standard composed by Frank Perkins with lyrics by Mitchell Parish. The title of the song appears to have been borrowed from the title of the...
Provided to YouTube by Universal Music Group Stars Fell On Alabama · Ella Fitzgerald · Louis Armstrong Ella and Louis ℗ A Verve Records Release; ℗ 1956 UMG Recordings, Inc. Released on: 1956...
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The song "Stars Fell on Alabama" has deep roots in astronomy as well as state history. The song was a hit in 1934, the same year a book by the same name was published, but roots of both...
Stars Fell on Alabama is a renowned love song written by Mitchell Parish and Frank Perkins. It was originally composed in 1934, but it gained widespread popularity when it was recorded by various artists, including Jimmy Buffett.
For six years, Carmer travelled to every corner of the state, kept copious notes, and later turned them into Stars Fell On Alabama, referring to an 1833 meteor event that appeared as a shower of stars falling on the countryside.
