"Here We Go Again" is a country music standard written by Don Lanier and Red Steagall that first charted as a rhythm and blues single by Ray Charles (pictured) from the 1967 album Ray Charles Invites You to Listen. It was produced by Joe Adams for ABC Records/Tangerine Records, and spent twelve consecutive weeks on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at number 15. A cover version by Nancy Sinatra charted for five weeks in 1969. Johnny Duncan charted with the song on Billboard's Hot Country Songs for five weeks in 1972, while Roy Clark did so for seven weeks in 1982. Another version sung by Norah Jones and Charles appeared on his 2004 album Genius Loves Company, earning the Grammy Award for Best Pop Collaboration at the 47th Grammy Awards (posthumously for Charles, who died in 2004). The song lent its name to Steagall's 2007 album, and has been covered in a wide variety of musical genres. Many of the more recent covers have been sung as duets, including one by Jones and Willie Nelson (with Wynton Marsalis accompanying) released on their 2011 tribute album Here We Go Again: Celebrating the Genius of Ray Charles.

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_______________________________ Today's selected anniversaries:

685:

The Picts defeated the Northumbrians near Dunnichen, severely weakening the latter's power in northern Great Britain. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Dun_Nechtain

1217:

In the Battle of Lincoln, the last land battle of the First Barons' War, William the Marshal drove Prince Louis of France out of England. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Lincoln_(1217)

1873:

Levi Strauss and Jacob Davis received a patent for using copper rivets to strengthen the pockets of denim overalls, allowing their company to start manufacturing blue jeans. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacob_W._Davis

1983:

A team of researchers led by French virologist Luc Montagnier published their discovery of HIV, although they did not know yet if it caused AIDS. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luc_Montagnier

2012:

The first of two major earthquakes struck Northern Italy, resulting in seven deaths. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012_Northern_Italy_earthquakes

_____________________________ Wiktionary's word of the day:

catchment: 1. (often attributive) Any structure or land feature which catches and holds water; the collection of such water. 2. A catchment area, or the people it serves. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/catchment

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