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Norman Joel Greenbaum (born November 20, 1942) is an American singer-songwriter, known for his 1969–1970 hit song "Spirit in the Sky". The song is one of the most famous and best-selling one hit-wonders of all time. [1] [2] Early life. Greenbaum was born in Malden, Massachusetts.
Sep 8, 2022 · Sterling Munksgard/Shutterstock. In 2015, Norman Greenbaum, then 72 years old, was seriously injured in a vehicular accident that killed a 20-year-old man whose motorcycle crashed into the car the singer-songwriter was riding on, as reported by the Press Democrat.
"Spirit in the Sky" is a song by American singer-songwriter Norman Greenbaum, originally written and recorded by Greenbaum and released in late 1969 from the album of the same name. The single became a gold record in the United States, selling two million copies from 1969 to 1970, and reached No. 3 on the US Billboard Hot 100 [3] where it ...
- "Milk Cow"
- December 1969 (UK), January 1970 (US)
- 1968
January 17, 2020. Fifty years after "Spirit in the Sky" became a hit, singer-songwriter Norman Greenbaum looks back on his immortal fuzz-rock anthem. GAB Archive/Redferns/Getty Images. Right...
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Norman Greenbaum is best known for his song “Spirit In The Sky”. With one of the most recognizable opening guitar riffs to this day, and referred to over the years as the best industrial fuzz tone ever produced, shivers up the spine continue, with the song still in heavy rotation on every oldies radio station worldwide.
Mar 30, 2015 · Norman Greenbaum 's 1969 hit "Spirit in the Sky" is, along with Nena's "99 Luftballons" and Lipps, Inc.'s "Funkytown," one of the definitive one-hit wonders of the rock era. For decades it's...
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