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3 unusual facts about My Grandfather's Clock


1870s in music

Some of this decades' hits were the songs which we still remember today include "Good-bye, Liza Jane", "My Grandfather's Clock" and "Carry Me Back to Old Virginny".

Cliffe, Richmondshire

The Grade II listed George Hotel stands near the road-bridge which crosses the Tees coming from Piercebridge, and is said to be the home of My Grandfather's Clock which "stopped short never to go again when the old man died".

The village is notable for its 17th-century Grade II listed George Hotel, where the story behind the song, My Grandfather's Clock, is said to have originated in 1875.


Bob Burton, Jr.

At the 2005 Dutch Open Championship, Burton set the American record for the Rubik's Clock for single solve (24.12 seconds) and mean (32.68 seconds).

Master Humphrey's Clock

It began with a frame story in which Master Humphrey tells about himself and his small circle of friends (which includes Mr. Pickwick), and their penchant for telling stories.

My Grandfather, the Cubist

My Grandfather, The Cubist is an album by Joy Electric.

Ronnie Martin has stated in a Q&A on the Joy Electric website that it is much more minimal than his previous albums, and the closest album sound that he can compare it to is Melody.

St Mark's Clock

The relative positions of five planets (Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, Venus, and Mercury) were shown, as were the moon's phases and the position of the Sun in the zodiac.

Striking clock

The St Mark's Clock was assembled in 1493, by the famous clockmaker Gian Carlo Rainieri from Reggio Emilia, where his father Gian Paolo Rainieri had already constructed another famous device in 1481.

The Johnny Cash Children's Album

The Johnny Cash Children's Album was reissued in 2006 (see 2006 in music) through Legacy Recordings, with four bonus tracks, including Henry Clay Work's "My Grandfather's Clock".


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