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Morning Star (Nat King Cole song)

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191: 44:'s spiritual "Shine Like a Morning Star". The song describes, among other things, a mother's love for her son. The lyrics commence "I asked my mother / Is there a morning star? / I was answered by my mother / Yes, there's a morning star". 172:
Of the songs that were released, "Morning Star" was written by Jimmy Rowles with lyrics by Johnny Mercer, though W. C. Handy was given credit — apparently by accident — for the composition. This information comes directly from
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WILLIAM C. HANDY SECOND COLLECTION OF 37 SPIRITUALS Mixed Voices, Male Voices and Vocal Solos with Piano Accompaniment Arranged by William C. Handy ... Shine Like a Morning Star (SATB) 4
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Another extraordinary example, in march time, is Shine Like a Morning Star, which is to be found only in Handy's own published arrangement.
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Choral Music by Afro-American Composers: A Selected, Annotated Bibliography
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Handy's original song, "Shine Like a Morning Star", was also arranged for
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William Christopher Handy; Abbe Niles; Elliott S. Hurwitt (2012).
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W.C. Handy: The Life and Times of the Man Who Made the Blues
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Nat King Cole
St. Louis Blues
St. Louis Blues
Mack David
W. C. Handy
SATB
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978-0486486192
Scarecrow Press
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978-0810814516
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978-0307266095
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978-0786751143
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