Word Origin and History for persevere Expand. v. mid-14c., from Old French perseverer continue, persevere, endure and directly from Latin perseverare continue steadfastly, persist, from persevereus very strict, earnest, from per- very (see per) + severus strict (see severity).
Shake, Rattle, and Roll. Â« Back to Songs. Released in 1954...This next song was written by songwriting giant Jesse Stone who also penned The Drifterâs first release, âMoney Honeyâ. It went #1 R&B and although it didnât make it big on Pop...it did create a legend.
On January 23rd 1964, Boots Randolph performed Yakety Sax on the ABC-TV program 'The Jimmy Dean Show'... Eleven months earlier on February 17th, 1963 it entered Billboard's Hot Top 100 chart; and on March 31st, 1963 it peaked at #35 (for 2 weeks) and spent 9 weeks on the Top 100...