Everything Is Beautiful

"Everything is Beautiful" is a song by Ray Stevens. It has appeared on numerous Ray Stevens albums, including one named after the song, and has become a pop standard and common in religious performances. Traditional pop or Classic pop or Standards music denotes in general Western (and particularly American popular music that either wholly predates the advent of The children heard singing the chorus of the song, using the hymn, "Jesus Loves The Little Children," are from the Oak Hill Elementary School in Nashville, Tennessee. This group includes Stevens' two daughters. The singer arranged and tape recorded the impromptu session himself for inclusion in the song.

The song was responsible for two wins at the Grammy Awards of 1971: Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance for Ray Stevens and Grammy Award for Best Inspirational Performance for Jake Hess. The 13th Grammy Awards were held on 16 March 1971, and was the first time the ceremonies were broadcast on television by ABC. The Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance has been awarded since 1966. The Grammy Award for Best Inspirational Performance was awarded from 1962 to 1986 Jake Hess ( December 24, 1927 - January 4, 2004) was a Grammy Award -winning gospel singer in the southern United Ray Stevens' recording was the number one song on the Billboard Hot 100 for two weeks in 1970. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.

Preceded by "American Woman" / "No Sugar Tonight" by The Guess Who	Billboard Hot 100 number one single May 30, 1970 - June 6, 1970	Succeeded by "The Long and Winding Road" / "For You Blue" by The Beatles

" American Woman " is the title track of Canadian band The Guess Who 's 1970 album American Woman. " No Sugar Tonight/New Mother Nature " is a Song by the Canadian rock band, The Guess Who. The Guess Who is a Canadian rock band from Winnipeg Manitoba, that was one of the first to establish a major successful following in their own country Pre-Hot 100 era 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 Events 1416 - The Council of Constance, called by the Emperor Sigismund a supporter of Antipope John XXIII burns Jerome of Prague following Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1508 - Maximilian I Holy Roman Emperor, is defeated in Friulia by Venetian forces; he is forced to sign a three-year Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. " The Long and Winding Road " is a Ballad written by Paul McCartney (credited to Lennon/McCartney) that originally appeared on The Beatles " For You Blue " is a Beatles song written by George Harrison for his wife Pattie Boyd, who would be the subject of many of his love songs including The Beatles were a pop and rock band from Liverpool, England formed in 1960

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