It is the first collection of Chapter 6 music to appear in print form, and it contains all the arrangements from the album Swing Shift, plus additional bonus titles. The book Chapter 6, Volume 1 is published by New Harmony Music. In addition, clever medleys including The Wizard of Oz entertain music lovers of all ages their signature six-minute version of the classic MGM film earned a Contemporary A Cappella Recording Award (2005). The group features a diverse repertoire of American popular music, from Gershwin to Stevie Wonder, as well as original songs ranging from the comical Lost in Canada to the personal God's Love. Comprised of six vocalists and one arranger, Chapter 6 is the only vocal ensemble to win both The International Competition of Collegiate A Cappella (2001) and the prestigious National Harmony Sweepstakes (2004).
A WONDERFUL WORLD PROFESSIONAL
Canadian power house Céline Dion in 2004.English soprano and musician Sarah Brightman in 2003.Legendary Native Hawaiian musician and activist Israel Kamakawiwoʻole in 1990 released a powerful medley of What A Wonderful World and the song Over the Rainbow (written by Harold Arlen and Yip Harburgunder) under the title Somewhere Over the Rainbow/What a Wonderful World.Cave covered the song with Irish-British singer-songwriter Shane MacGowan. Australian singer-songwriter and author Nick Cave in 1992.Over the years, it has been covered by the multitudes of famous musicians, including the following: The song is one of the most covered songs in the music industry. Which artists have covered What a Wonderful World? The song was the last song American singer Eva Cassidy performed before her shocking death at the age of 33 in 1996.Interestingly, after the song became a massive global hit, Bennett would later cover it multiple times throughout his career. Before being recorded by Louis Armstrong, the song was initially given to American singer Tony Bennett to record, but Bennett turned the song down.The song only became uber-famous in the United States in the latter part of 1987 and early 1988 (about 20 years after its release)when it was featured in the famous 1987 military comedy-drama Good Morning, Vietnam starring Robin Williams.Not only did the song top the charts in the United Kingdom, but it also became the most successful single in the United Kingdom in 1968.Armstrong was 66 years and 10 months old then. When the song topped the UK Singles Chart, Armstrong made history by becoming the oldest male artist to achieve that feat.However, the song went on to become a huge hit in the United Kingdom, where it peaked at No. Despite being one of the most famous songs in the world, the song was initially not popular when it was first released simply because Armstrong’s record company didn’t like it and did not invest resources into promoting it.The song was written by record producer Bob Thiele and songwriter George David Weiss. Contrary to popular belief, What a Wonderful World wasn’t written by Louis Armstrong.
Owing to the sheer power and beauty of the song, it has over the years been used to try to bring people of different races together.