Biografía:
1) 1926-2001 American jazz tenor saxophonist
2) UK folk singer in Pitmen Poets
1) Billy Mitchell (Kansas City, Missouri, November 3, 1926 - Rockville Centre, NY, April 18, 2001) was an American jazz tenor saxophonist known for his close association with fellow Detroiter Thad Jones and work with a variety of big bands including Woody Herman when he replaced Gene Ammons in his band. In 1949 Mitchell recorded with the Milt Buckner band, and from 1956 to 1957 he played with Dizzy Gillespie in his big band.
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¡Cuatro años de duro trabajo!Este mes de mayo cumplimos cuatro años al aire. Seguimos trabajando en la difusión de este maravilloso instrumento, ¡gracias por participar en nuestra historia!
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born 1915 on the south of the tyne
D A A
he worked on the seam in the west wylam mine
D G
like his father before him and most of their kind
D A D
he fought for the coal with his life on the line
G D
storm clouds upon us 1939
G EM A
no stranger to danger he willingly signed
D G
on a free trip to europe for a man in his prime
D A D
he fought for the crown with his life on the line
[Solo]
same as 2nd verse
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[Middle 8]
G D
six years of killing and staying alive
G EM A
then home to a wife and a laddie of five
D G
then it’s on with his pit boots and a davy to shine
D A D
and back down the pit with his life on the line
D G
six years of hewin down in the black hole
D A A
but the pits running dry and they say "no more coal"
D G
"not financially viable the pit owners whined
D A D
so he's out in the cold with a living to find
G D
so at forty years old to newcastle he came
G EM
ex soldier, ex miner, just a pawn in their game
D G
and in a bar in newcastle he served out his time
D A D
and lived out his life so that i could have mine
D G D A D
D A D
he laid down his life so that i could have mine
born 1915 on the south of the tyne
D A A
he worked on the seam in the west wylam mine
D G
like his father before him and most of their kind
D A D
he fought for the coal with his life on the line
G D
storm clouds upon us 1939
G EM A
no stranger to danger he willingly signed
D G
on a free trip to europe for a man in his prime
D A D
he fought for the crown with his life on the line
[Solo]
same as 2nd verse
G D G EM A D G D A D
[Middle 8]
G D
six years of killing and staying alive
G EM A
then home to a wife and a laddie of five
D G
then it’s on with his pit boots and a davy to shine
D A D
and back down the pit with his life on the line
D G
six years of hewin down in the black hole
D A A
but the pits running dry and they say "no more coal"
D G
"not financially viable the pit owners whined
D A D
so he's out in the cold with a living to find
G D
so at forty years old to newcastle he came
G EM
ex soldier, ex miner, just a pawn in their game
D G
and in a bar in newcastle he served out his time
D A D
and lived out his life so that i could have mine
D G D A D
D A D
he laid down his life so that i could have mine
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