'Mary, Did You Know?' is not only my favorite Christmas song, but one of my all-time favorites any time of the year." He's funny, but that man can truly sing, too. Rhonda Oates wrote on Facebook, "I love Mark Lowry. Then, again, the video of Lowry singing the song on YouTube continues to collect hits all year, every year. There is no guarantee Lowry will sing the song at Thursday's Gaither Homecoming Concert at City Bank Auditorium. Lowry noted that many composers dream of having one of their songs "enter into the Christmas system, like a 'Sleighbells' or a 'White Christmas.'" Radio releases were recorded by Clay Aiken, Natalie Cole, David Phelps and New Zealand's Hayley Westenra, to name just a few. The first was Michael English, but there were also duets by Kathleen Battle and Christopher Parkening, and Wynonna Judd and Kenny Rogers. Buddy turned it into a song."īill and Gloria Gaither told Lowry that, of their many compositions, none have equaled the success of "Mary, Did You Know?" Dozens of artists have recorded it. He called Lowry and sang it over the telephone. Greene took only until the following Monday to finish the song. He asked Greene if he would put music to the words. Since then he’s become one of Hollywood’s biggest stars, despite starring in 1999’s Wild Wild West.The lyrics became a project Lowry brought back out of a drawer and worked on for years, until one Friday when he was on a tour bus and told songwriter Buddy Greene he had written some "questions for Mary." Will Smith got his start playing such brutal, no-holds barred hip-hop songs like “Parents Just Don’t Understand” and “Summertime” before breaking out with The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air. There will be no “getting jiggy with it” jokes in this one. Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch even managed a few hits, such as “Good Vibrations." Side note: before that he once got high on PCP and beat a middle-aged Vietnamese man unconscious. While not every role has been great - he was in Mike Meyer’s The Love Guru after all - he’s become the best cast member Saturday Night Live has had in ten years and put in stellar performances in The Social Network and Alpha Dog.īefore starring in Boogie Nights and The Fighter, Mark Wahlberg was once known as Marky Mark, and he employed a Funky Bunch.
We were surprised that Justin managed a successful solo career, much less winning four Emmys for his acting abilities. Choosing his roles carefully, he’s managed to work with David Fincher in Panic Room and star in Crank 2: High Voltage. For days.) Yoakam surprised everyone with his portrayal of an abusive alcoholic in 1996’s Sling Blade. He’s also a pretty good actor, having appeared in Michel Gondry’s Be Kind Rewind, The Woodsman, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Cadillac Records, and on Dexter as the character Brother Sam.īest known for the song “Guitars, Cadillacs, Etc., Etc.” (YouTube it. Mos Def got his start in hip-hop, forming the group Black Star with Talib Kweli before moving on to his acclaimed solo albums, Black on Both Sides and The New Danger.
So, here are 5 musicians who have become surprisingly good actors: It makes sense, after all, many musicians essentially play a character when they’re on stage anyway.
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And next week we'll take a look at musicians who've made surprising TV cameos (8/15), but today we'll take a look at musicians who have fully committed to being actors, and in addition to that, are actually pretty damn good at it. We've also covered rock stars who have made random film cameos (" 5 Rock Stars Who've Made Surprising Film Cameos"). We’ve already covered actors who have tried to be musicians (" 5 Musical Actors"). Few musicians, however, really became top-notch thespians, but it sure is nice when they really work at the craft. But Sinatra surprised everyone with a nuanced performance as a brainwashed veteran who aims to assassinate a presidential nominee in The Manchurian Candidate. After all, Elvis managed one without the aid of a well-written script or acting ability. No one expected much from Frank Sinatra when he started his film career.