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Dobie gray- drift away
Dobie gray- drift away
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  • Duration: 3:54
  • Published: 30 Jun 2008
  • Uploaded: 10 Jan 2012
  • Author: theghost9000
dobie gray drift away I take no credit in this music or pictures all items used in this video are not mine nethier do i claim them
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drift away
drift away
Dobie Gray's drift away set to various clips of 60's and 70's rock artists
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Dobie Gray - Drift Away (Original Official Video)
Dobie Gray - Drift Away (Original Official Video)
(Read my blog post here: Read my blog post here: bit.ly Dobie Gray's version of "Drift Away" is, justifiably, the most famous and, by far, the most brilliant reading of the Mentor Williams-penned (that would be Paul Williams' brother) 70s staple. Originally released on John Henry Kurtz' 1972 REUNION album, the indelible classic always takes me away...to that far away place I used to reside -- within the deepest caverns of my soul. At times the song makes me weep, as I miss the halcyon days of my youth and the kinder world we thrived in. When any ills of the world would be swept away when reaching for your LP of your favorite music was all that was needed to, well, drift away. The song was covered hundreds of times these past 40 years, most famously and recently in a passionless 2003 recording by Uncle Kracker. Credited as Uncle Kracker featuring Dobie Gray, the track meandered along in karaoke sterility until finally Gray's soul chimed in mid-point and he infused it with a thrilling tremble. When the track reached #9 on Billboard's Top 100, Gray broke the record for the biggest gap between top US top 10 appearances (it had been 30 years between both). The Kracker version had a far more major impact on Billboard's Adult Contemporary charts -- it holds the record as the longest #1 on that chart, having reigned for 28 weeks in 2003-04. No doubt thanks to Gray. There was a story told by Kracker that the song was initially written for Elvis, but Presley turned it down once he <b>...</b>
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Dobie Gray. Drift away
Dobie Gray. Drift away
Live at the BBC 1974
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Uncle Kracker - Drift Away
Uncle Kracker - Drift Away
Relax, "drift away", and enjoy! Don't forget to comment, rate and share :) I like to make a whole video to go along with songs. The reason I always do that for my videos is because I know a lot of people who feel better and enjoy the song more when they watch pictures and a video with it, rather than just one picture through the whole song. I hope you all enjoy this and my other videos too! Mentor Williams wrote the song "Drift Away" and it was originally performed by John Henry Kurtz in his 1972 album "Reunion". Dobie Gray did this song in 1973 and his is the most popular version. Uncle Kracker then performed this in 2003. A friend of mine also did his own video of this original song, which was by Dobie Gray. Check his out: www.youtube.com
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Magnetic North - Drift Away Music Video
Magnetic North - Drift Away Music Video
Magnetic North's debut music video produced by Sketchbook Media / Wong Fu Productions
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drift away
drift away
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  • Duration: 3:49
  • Published: 27 Feb 2007
  • Uploaded: 10 Jan 2012
  • Author: mofradan
drift away with lyrics
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The Rolling Stones-Drift Away
The Rolling Stones-Drift Away
An unreleased track from the "It's Only Rock & Roll" sessions 1974
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DRIFT AWAY! ::: Dobie Gray :::
DRIFT AWAY! ::: Dobie Gray :::
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  • Duration: 3:55
  • Published: 07 Dec 2011
  • Uploaded: 06 Jan 2012
  • Author: autowmated
{RIP} Dobie! My favorite Dobie quote was: "Live every day to the fullest and stay lifted. Better days are ahead!" "Drift Away" was one of the biggest hits of 1973, sold over one million copies, and remains a staple of radio airplay! His real name was most probably Lawrence Darrow Brown. In 1972, he won a contract with Decca Records, shortly before it became part of MCA, to make an album with producer Mentor Williams, Paul's brother, in Nashville. Among the songs that they recorded at the Quadrafonic Sound Studios, co-owned by session musicians Norbert Putnam and David Briggs, was Mentor Williams' song "Drift Away", featuring a guitar riff by Reggie Young. Released as a single, the song rose to # 5 on the US pop charts, and remains Gray's best known song today. He once said that MCA were unsure of how to market the albums - "They didn't know where to place a black guy in country music. Dobie was also in a west coast production of "Hair". He passed away on december 6, 2011.
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Drift Away Dobie Gray 1973 ☮♥ ☺  ♪♫
Drift Away Dobie Gray 1973 ☮♥ ☺  ♪♫
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  • Duration: 3:56
  • Published: 22 May 2009
  • Uploaded: 10 Jan 2012
  • Author: Jasminne2009
RIP Dobie Gray July 26, 1940 - December 6, 2011 Drift Away Dobie Gray 1973 Day after day, I'm more confused Yet I look for the light through the pourin' rain You know that's a game that I hate to lose And I'm feelin' the strain Ain't it a shame Oh, give me the beat boys and free my soul I wanna get lost in your rock n roll And drift away Oh, give me the beat boys and free my soul I wanna get lost in your rock n roll And drift away Beginnin' to think that I'm wastin' time I don't understand the things I do The world outside looks so unkind Now I'm countin' on you To carry me through Oh, give me the beat boys and free my soul I wanna get lost in your rock n roll And drift away Yea, give me the beat boys and free my soul I wanna get lost in your rock n roll And drift away And when my mind is free You know a melody can move me And when I'm feelin' blue The guitar's comin' through To soothe me Thanks for the joy that you've given me I want you to know I believe in your song And rhythm and rhyme and harmony You help me along Makin' me strong Oh, give me the beat boys and free my soul I wanna get lost in your rock n roll And drift away Give me the beat boys and free my soul I wanna get lost in your rock n roll And drift away Oh-ho, ah-no Give me the beat boys and free my soul I wanna get lost in your rock n roll And drift away Hey, hey, hey, yeah Give me the beat boys and free my soul I wanna get lost in your rock n roll And drift away Na, Na, now won't ya Won't ya take me Oh <b>...</b>
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John Henry Kurtz - Drift Away (1972) Original HQ
John Henry Kurtz - Drift Away (1972) Original HQ
The original version of Drift Away, from the Reunion LP. Song composed by Mentor Williams. I don't own the rights to this song.
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Drift Away
Drift Away
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  • Duration: 4:01
  • Published: 25 Apr 2009
  • Uploaded: 28 Dec 2011
  • Author: jaja411
Lyrics : Day after day, I'm more confused Yet I look for the light through the pourin' rain You know that's a game that I hate to loose And I'm feelin' the strain Ain't it a shame Oh, give me the beat boys and free my soul I wanna get lost in your rock n roll And drift away Oh, give me the beat boys and free my soul I wanna get lost in your rock n roll And drift away Beginnin' to think that I'm wastin' time I don't understand the things I do The world outside looks so unkind Now I'm countin' on you To carry me through Oh, give me the beat boys and free my soul I wanna get lost in your rock n roll And drift away Yea, give me the beat boys and free my soul I wanna get lost in your rock n roll And drift away And when my mind is free You know a melody can move me And when I'm feelin' blue The guitar's comin' through To soothe me Thanks for the joy that you've given me I want you to know I believe in your song And rhythm and rhyme and harmony You help me along Makin' me strong Oh, give me the beat boys and free my soul I wanna get lost in your rock n roll And drift away Give me the beat boys and free my soul I wanna get lost in your rock n roll And drift away Oh-ho, ah-no Give me the beat boys and free my soul I wanna get lost in your rock n roll And drift away Hey, hey, hey, yeah Give me the beat boys and free my soul I wanna get lost in your rock n roll And drift away Na, Na, now won't ya Won't ya take me Oh-ha, take me hope you enjoy =) ~ If you don't like the video,Don't <b>...</b>
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Magnetic North - Drift Away - Music Video (Wong Fu Pro)
Magnetic North - Drift Away - Music Video (Wong Fu Pro)
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  • Duration: 5:45
  • Published: 23 Oct 2006
  • Uploaded: 10 Jan 2012
  • Author: directdk
This is Magnetic North's debut music video, directed and produced by Wong Fu Productions. Magnetic North is a guy/girl hip hop duo based out of Berkeley, CA. They finished their debut album in March '06, which took 3 damn years to finish! To buy a CD or for more information, you can check out their website: www.magnetichiphop.com For Wong Fu's website www.wongfuproductions.com
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Bo Bice - Drift AWay
Bo Bice - Drift AWay
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  • Duration: 2:40
  • Published: 17 Sep 2006
  • Uploaded: 09 Jan 2012
  • Author: lulu1001
Bo sings Drift Away on Idol
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Feet Guitar Playing-Drift Away
Feet Guitar Playing-Drift Away
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  • Duration: 2:39
  • Published: 26 Jul 2007
  • Uploaded: 05 Jan 2012
  • Author: insandiego
myspace.com myspace.com Mark Goffeney from-Bigtoe Band- feet guitar playing and singing Drift Away at Balboa Park san Diego,Ca.
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DRIFT AWAY [BY THE NEVILLE BROTHERS]
DRIFT AWAY [BY THE NEVILLE BROTHERS]
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  • Duration: 3:53
  • Published: 21 Jul 2008
  • Uploaded: 01 Jan 2012
  • Author: mariejose55
Slideshow Neville Brothers.
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Drift away- Uncle Kracker
Drift away- Uncle Kracker
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  • Duration: 4:16
  • Published: 03 Feb 2008
  • Uploaded: 13 Jan 2012
  • Author: Thetainted0
Day after day I'm more confused Yet I look for the light Through the pourin' rain You know that's a game that I hate to lose And I'm feeling the strain Ain't it a shame Oh, give me the beat, boys, and free my soul I want to get lost in your rock and roll And drift away [repeat] Beginning to think that I'm wasting time I don't understand the things I do The world outside looks so unkind Now I'm counting on you To carry me through Oh, give me the beat, boys, and free my soul I want to get lost in your rock and roll And drift away [repeat] And when my mind is free You know a melody can move me And when I'm feeling blue The guitar's coming through to soothe me Thanks for the joy that you're given me I want you to know I believe in your song Your rythm and rhyme and harmony You've helped me along Makin' me strong Oh, give me the beat, boys, and free my soul I want to get lost in your rock and roll And drift away [repeat] Na, na, now won't ya Won't ya take, oh ha ..take me
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Dobie Gray Drift Away
Dobie Gray Drift Away
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  • Published: 19 Apr 2009
  • Uploaded: 27 Dec 2011
  • Author: chance502
Dobie Gray and Shelby Lynne in 1992.
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Drift Away Acoustic Cover, Donnie
Drift Away Acoustic Cover, Donnie "Hoe" & Grimes, 3/23/11, Applebee's
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  • Duration: 4:08
  • Published: 26 Mar 2011
  • Uploaded: 08 Jan 2012
  • Author: PecosMtJeff
Bet ya didn't expect to see live music at your neighborhood Applebee's! It's sort of fun singing harmony while entire families sit and eat. Without much space for a camera, the angle and lighting are bad, but the sound is very real and raw.
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Coffey {Drift Away} NBC's Nashville Star
Coffey {Drift Away} NBC's Nashville Star
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  • Published: 13 Jun 2008
  • Uploaded: 27 Dec 2011
  • Author: dbsagacious
Coffey performs Drift Away on NBC's Nashville Star. Support Coffey www.youtube.com www.nbc.com
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Drift Away
Drift Away
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  • Duration: 4:31
  • Published: 25 Jan 2009
  • Uploaded: 12 Jan 2012
  • Author: OGSandman2
Drift Away Kid Rock & TBT Live Hollywood FL 06
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Drift Away / The Rolling Stones
Drift Away / The Rolling Stones
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  • Published: 06 Jun 2009
  • Uploaded: 10 Jan 2012
  • Author: yukemuripop
Rare Tracks Of Stones No.14
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Ab-Soul - Drift Away
Ab-Soul - Drift Away
Directed by Some Dumb Ass
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dobie gray drift away I take no credit in this music or pictures all items used in this video are not mine nethier do i claim them...
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DRIFT AWAY! ::: Dobie Gray :::
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Drift Away Dobie Gray 1973 ☮♥ ☺  ♪♫
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Drift Away
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    nameDrift Away
    coverDobie Gray - DA.jpg
    artistDobie Gray
    albumDrift Away
    b-side"City Stars"
    releasedMarch 31, 1973| Format 7" (45 rpm)
    genreR&B;, Pop, Rock
    labelDecca
    writerMentor Williams
    last single"See You at the Go-Go"(1972)
    this single"Drift Away"(1973)
    next single"Loving Arms"(1973)
    misc}}
    "Drift Away" is a song written by Mentor Williams and originally recorded by John Henry Kurtz on his 1972 album ''Reunion''. In 1973 the song became Dobie Gray's biggest hit, peaking at number five on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, though it did not enter the charts in the United Kingdom.

    This song is also a famous "goodbye" or ending song for concerts. Its use is often as filler for a last song, usually in preparation for an encore, since it has a catchy beat and a guitar solo can be easily added to the end of the song in order to spice things up before the encore. As such, many live covers have been performed by a multitude of bands and it has become a hit among soft rock fans. Appropriately, it was the final pop hit for Decca Records in the United States.

    Gray's version of ''Drift Away'' remains a staple on many classic rock stations.

    Chart performance (Dobie Gray)

    !Chart (1973) !Peak position
    Canadian ''RPM'' Top Singles
    U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot Soul Singles

    Covers

    "Drift Away" has been covered by many bands and vocalists across the world. Known versions include those of Roy Orbison, Ike and Tina Turner, Humble Pie, Rod Stewart, Waylon Jennings, Ray Charles, Neville Brothers, Michael Bolton, Christian Kane, Ringo Starr, and John Kay. There is an unreleased 1973 recording of this song by The Rolling Stones. This version features all of the members of the then-current lineup of the Stones with the exception of Keith Richards and the addition of keyboardist Nicky Hopkins. This version is frequently and erroneously referred to as having been recorded by The Rolling Stones and The Beatles together, which would have been impossible, as The Beatles were already broken up three years by the time of this recording. The Heptones recorded a reggae version which is included on many compilation cds. Street Corner Symphony also sang a version of this songs as their swan song on the season 2 finale of the NBC series, The Sing-Off.

    Narvel Felts version

    nameDrift Away
    artistNarvel Felts
    released1973
    genreCountry
    labelCinnamon
    last single"Rockin' Little Angel"(1973)
    this single"Drift Away"(1973)
    next single"All in the Name of Love"(1973)
    misc}}
    A country version was recorded by Narvel Felts in 1973. His was a mid-tempo country ballad version, compared to Gray's bluesy rendition. Felts' version — which changed the lyrics "I wanna get lost in your rock and roll" to "I wanna get lost in your country song" — peaked at No. 8 on the ''Billboard''' Hot Country Singles chart in mid-August 1973, about three months after Gray's version reached its popularity peak.

    Chart performance (Narvel Felts)

    !Chart (1973) !Peak position
    Canadian ''RPM'' Country Tracks
    U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot Country Singles

    Uncle Kracker featuring Dobie Gray version

    nameDrift Away
    coverKracker - Drift Away cd single.jpg
    artistUncle Kracker featuring Dobie Gray
    albumNo Stranger to Shame
    releasedMarch 17, 2003
    length4:15
    labelLava
    last single"In a Little While"(2002)
    this single"Drift Away"(2003)
    next single"Memphis Soul Song"(2003)
    misc}}
    A cover version was released by Uncle Kracker in 2003. This version was credited to "Uncle Kracker featuring Dobie Gray" and reached number nine on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart. It spent a record-setting 28 weeks atop the adult contemporary chart in the U.S. This version was featured on the video game ''Karaoke Revolution Volume 2''.

    Chart performance (Uncle Kracker)

    !Chart (2003–2004) !Peak position
    New Zealand Singles Chart
    U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks
    U.S. ''Billboard'' Adult Top 40
    U.S. ''Billboard'' Mainstream Top 40

    {{s-ttl|title= ''Billboard'' Adult Contemporary number-one single Uncle Kracker featuring Dobie Gray (2003-2004 version) |years = June 7 - November 8, 2003 (first run)}}

    In popular culture

    ''Nashville Star'' contestant Coffey Anderson sang the song during the sixth season of the singing competition.

    References

    Category:1972 songs Category:1973 singles Category:2002 singles Category:Billboard Adult Contemporary number-one singles Category:Uncle Kracker songs Category:Soft rock songs Category:Narvel Felts songs Category:Dobie Gray songs Category:Songs written by Mentor Williams

    This text is licensed under the Creative Commons CC-BY-SA License. This text was originally published on Wikipedia and was developed by the Wikipedia community.



    nameDobie Gray
    backgroundsolo_singer
    birth nameLawrence Darrow Brown
    bornJuly 26, 1940Simonton, Texas, U.S.
    instrumentVocals, piano, keyboards, guitar
    genreSoul
    R&B;
    Pop
    Country
    occupationSinger, songwriter, record producer
    years active1960–present
    associated actsPollutionUncle Kracker
    websiteOfficial website }}

    Dobie Gray (born July 26, 1940) is an African American singer and songwriter, whose musical career has spanned soul, country, pop and musical theater. His hit records included "The 'In' Crowd" in 1965, and "Drift Away", which was one of the biggest hits of 1973, sold over one million copies, and remains a staple of radio airplay.

    Life and career

    Gray was born near Houston, Texas, by his own account in Simonton although some sources suggest the nearby town of Brookshire. His birth name was probably Lawrence Darrow Brown, who is listed in the Fort Bend County Birth Records as being born in 1940 to Jane P. Spencel and Jethro Clifton Brown. Other sources suggest he may have been born Leonard Victor Ainsworth, a name he used on some early recordings.

    His family were sharecroppers, and he discovered gospel music through his grandfather, a Baptist minister. In the early 1960s he moved to Los Angeles, intending to pursue an acting career but also singing to make money. He recorded for several local labels under the names Leonard Ainsworth, Larry Curtis, and Larry Dennis, before Sonny Bono directed him towards the small independent Stripe Records. They suggested that he record under the name "Dobie Gray", an allusion to the then-popular sitcom ''The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis''. His first taste of success came in 1963, when his seventh single "Look At Me", on the Cor-Dak label, recorded with bassist Carol Kaye, reached # 91 on the Billboard Hot 100. However, Gray's first album, ''Look!'', failed to sell. Greater success came in early 1965 when his original recording of "The 'In' Crowd" (later recorded by Ramsey Lewis) reached # 13 on the chart. Written by Billy Page, arranged by his brother Gene, and produced by Fred Darian, Gray's record reached # 11 on the US R&B; chart, and # 25 in the UK. The follow-up, "See You at the Go-Go", recorded with such top session musicians as Kaye, Hal Blaine and Larry Knechtel, also reached the Hot 100, and he issued an album, ''Dobie Gray Sings For 'In' Crowders That Go Go Go'', which featured some self-penned songs.

    Gray continued to record, though with little success, for small labels such as Charger and White Whale, as well as contributing to movie soundtracks. He also spent several years working as an actor, including 2½ years in the Los Angeles production of ''Hair''. In 1970, while working in ''Hair'', he joined a band, Pollution, as singer and percussionist. They were managed by actor Max Baer Jr. (best known as "Jethro" in ''The Beverly Hillbillies''), and released two albums of soul-inspired psychedelic rock, ''Pollution I'' and ''Pollution II''. The band also included singer Tata Vega and guitarist/singer James Quill Smith. After that, he worked at A & M Records on demo recordings with songwriter Paul Williams.

    In 1972, he won a contract with Decca Records, shortly before it became part of MCA, to make an album with producer Mentor Williams, Paul's brother, in Nashville. Among the songs that they recorded at the Quadrafonic Sound Studios, co-owned by session musicians Norbert Putnam and David Briggs, was Mentor Williams' song "Drift Away", featuring a guitar riff by Reggie Young. Released as a single, the song rose to # 5 on the US pop charts, and remains Gray's best known song today. The follow-up, a version of Tom Jans' much-covered song "Loving Arms", made # 61 in the chart. Gray also released three albums with MCA, ''Drift Away'', ''Loving Arms'', and ''Hey, Dixie'', but later stated that MCA were unsure of how to market the albums - "They didn't know where to place a black guy in country music."

    In the mid-1970s he moved permanently to Nashville and signed for Capricorn Records, writing songs in collaboration with Troy Seals. His biggest hit singles in the late 1970s were "If Love Must Go", # 78 in 1976, and "You Can Do It", # 37 in late 1978, his last solo chart hit to date. He increasingly concentrated on songwriting, writing songs for a variety of artists including Ray Charles, George Jones, Johnny Mathis, Charley Pride and Don Williams. Gray also toured in Europe, Australia and Africa in the 1970s. He performed in South Africa only after persuading the apartheid authorities to allow him to play to integrated audiences, becoming the first artist to do so in that country. His popularity in South Africa has continued through numerous subsequent concert tours.

    He re-emerged as a recording artist for Capitol Records in the mid-1980s, recording with producer Harold Shedd. Gray placed two singles in the US ''Billboard'' country chart during 1986 and 1987, including "That's One to Grow On" which peaked at #35. His country albums included ''From Where I Stand'' in 1986, and he made several appearances at Charlie Daniels' popular Volunteer Jam concerts. He also sang on a number of TV and radio jingles. In 1997, he released the album ''Diamond Cuts'', including both new songs and re-recordings of older material.

    In 2000, Wigan Casino DJ, Kev Roberts, compiled ''The Northern Soul Top 500'', which was based on a survey of northern soul fans. Gray's "Out On The Floor", a 1966 recording which had been a British chart hit in 1975, was placed in the Top 10. "Drift Away" became a hit again in 2003, when it was covered by Uncle Kracker on his ''No Stranger to Shame'' album. The recording was a duet between Kracker and Gray, who was also featured in the video. It ended in the nineteenth place in the Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2003.

    Discography

    Singles

    Year Single Peak chart positions ! width="35" ! width="35" ! width="35" ! width="35" CAN AC CAN Country ! width="35"
    1963 91
    align="left" 13 11 8 25
    69
    5 42 7 US">Music recording sales certification
    ! width="35" ! width="35" ! width="35" ! width="35" ! width="35" CAN AC CAN Country ! width="35"
    1963 91
    align="left" 13 11 8 25
    69
    5 42 7 US: Gold
    61 81 7 70 2
    1975 42
    78
    94 71
    37 32 58
    47
    35
    42 48
    67
    1987 82

    Featured singles

    Year Single Artist Peak chart positions Album
    ! width="30" ! width="30" ! width="30" ! width="30" ! width="30"
    2003 Uncle Kracker 9 2 1 10 25

    See also

  • List of best-charting U.S. music artists
  • List of soul musicians
  • List of disco artists
  • List of Decca Records artists
  • References

    External links

  • Dobie Gray official website
  • Dobie Gray discography
  • Category:1940 births Category:Living people Category:American male singers Category:American musicians Category:Songwriters from Texas Category:African American singers Category:Decca Records artists Category:Musicians from Texas Category:Northern soul musicians

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    NameUncle Kracker
    Backgroundsolo_singer
    Birth nameMatthew Shafer
    BornJune 06, 1974
    Birth placeMississippi, United States
    OriginMount Clemens, Michigan, United States
    InstrumentVocals, turntables
    GenreRock, country, pop rock, hip hop, rap rock
    OccupationMusician, singer-songwriter, DJ
    Years active1987–present
    SpouseMelanie Haas (1998-present), 3 children
    LabelAtlantic, Lava
    Associated actsKid Rock, Kenny Chesney, Paradime
    Websitewww.UncleKracker.com }}
    Matthew Shafer (born June 6, 1974) is an American rock, country, and rap rock musician known as Uncle Kracker. His singles include "Follow Me", "Smile", and "Drift Away". His music was more rap rock-based at the start of his career before turning in a more country and Top 40 style music direction on later releases.

    Biography

    Shafer was born in Mississippi but raised in Harrison Township, Michigan. In 1987, with his brother Mike Shafer, he visited a nightclub in Clawson, Michigan where a turntables competition was occurring. His older brother was competing against a then-unknown musician, Kid Rock. Shafer then spent a lot of time with Kid Rock, and they became "best friends". In those times, he was mainly rapping. He went to L'Anse Creuse High School. In 1994, Kid Rock asked Shafer to play turntables for his band called Twisted Brown Trucker. Shafer knew nothing of using turntables, but since his brother was an experienced DJ, he agreed. He only performed at live shows at the time, until he began recording for Rock's album, ''Early Mornin' Stoned Pimp''; Shafer was a featured vocalist on some of the tracks. He then began working on a solo album, but he continued being the DJ for Kid Rock. Upon the release of Rock's multi-platinum album, ''Devil Without a Cause'', Shafer decided that it was time to release his first solo album, ''Double Wide'', adopting the stage name Uncle Kracker from his favorite snack producer, the Kraft Cracker Company of Flint, Michigan.

    Shafer has been married to his childhood sweetheart, Melanie Haas, since 1998. They have three daughters.

    Music career

    ''Double Wide''

    ''Double Wide'' was Uncle Kracker's first solo album. Released on June 30, 2000, it peaked at #7 on the Billboard 200 album chart and is Shafer's most successful and highest-selling album. "Double Wide" was produced by Kid Rock, with mixing additional production by Michael Bradford. The first single taken off the album was "Follow Me", which was co-written with Bradford, and peaked at #5 on the Billboard Hot 100 in June 2001. The album spent the next ten months on the Billboard 200, and "Follow Me" also had a long chart run. His second single, "Yeah Yeah Yeah", failed to hit the Hot 100 chart. ''Double Wide'' was certified 2× Multi-Platinum on November 29, 2001.

    ''No Stranger to Shame''

    After a great deal of touring to promote the first album, he began to work on a follow-up album. Entitled ''No Stranger to Shame'', it was released on August 27, 2002. The album reached #43 on the Billboard albums chart. A hit single was released, a cover version of Dobie Gray's 1973 Top 5 hit, "Drift Away" - also including Gray as a guest vocalist. Kracker's version of this song peaked at #9 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, and it set a record for most weeks at #1 on the Adult Contemporary chart, remaining atop this chart for 28 nonconsecutive weeks. Other singles released from ''No Stranger to Shame'' include "In A Little While", which peaked at #59 on the Hot 100 and #26 on the Adult Contemporary charts. A third single was released, "Memphis Soul Song", which charted on the Adult Top 40 at #35. A special remix of "Memphis Soul Song" was also released, featuring harmonies by legendary singing group The Jordanaires, who had famously sung harmonies with Elvis Presley. The album was certified gold by the RIAA within a year of its release. Soon after this period, Kracker became good friends with country music star Kenny Chesney and the two began a successful touring partnership together, brought on by the success of Kenny's hit single "When the Sun Goes Down", featuring Uncle Kracker both on the single, and prominently in the video.

    ''Seventy Two and Sunny''

    After touring, Shafer began working on a third album which he called ''Seventy Two and Sunny''. He had completely abandoned all rap from it, and moved onto a pure country sound. The album featured two singles: "Rescue", which only charted at #20 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary singles chart but didn't chart on any other charts, and "Writing It Down," which did not chart at all. Shafer did have some success that year though when he was featured on Chesney's track, "When the Sun Goes Down", which peaked at #1 on the Hot Country Songs chart, and went on to achieve Gold status. ''Seventy Two and Sunny'' has sold about 200,000 copies. It peaked at #39 on the Billboard 200.

    ''Happy Hour''

    Uncle Kracker's fourth studio album is entitled ''Happy Hour''. The album has been in the works for five years and has since been delayed over because of Atlantic Records' decision to bring in Rob Cavallo to produce the album right as they were finishing their cut of the album in late 2007. An early promo version of the album contained the tracks "Happy Hour", "Vegas Baby", "I'm Not Leaving", "The One That Got Away", and "That's What's Happenin". The first single from the album "Smile" was released on July 13, 2009 and has peaked at #31 on the Billboard Hot 100. The album was released on September 15, 2009. "Smile" also became his first solo entry on the Hot Country Songs chart, where it debuted at #57 for the week of November 7, 2009, and peaked at #6 in September 2010. A music video for the track "My Girlfriend" was released in November 2009, though there has been no official word whether it will be serviced as the album's second single. The album also features country singer Jesse Lee (also on Atlantic Records) in a duet they wrote called "Me Again." An advanced pre-order of the album off iTunes also let listeners get a special track no longer available called "Happy Hour" along with 3 other songs; Celebrate, Josephine, and Let Me Love You.

    ''Happy Hour: The South River Road Sessions''

    Uncle Kracker's new six song EP, ''Happy Hour: The South River Road Sessions'', was released on June 22, 2010. The EP features country remakes of songs off the ''Happy Hour'' album. Two songs released are a remake of "Smile" and Uncle Kracker's next single, "Good to Be Me," featuring Kid Rock.

    Discography

    Studio albums

    Title Album details Peak chart positions ! width="35" ! width="35" ! width="35" ! width="35" ! width="35" ! width="35" ! width="35" ! width="35" ! width="35"
    ! scope="row" * Release date: June 30, 2000 * Label: [[Lava Records">Music recording sales certification
    ! width="35" ! width="35" ! width="35" ! width="35" ! width="35" ! width="35" ! width="35" ! width="35" ! width="35" ! width="35"
    ! scope="row" * Release date: June 30, 2000 * Label: [[Lava Records 7 15 5 3 26 21 16 13 40 Australian Recording Industry Association>AUS: Gold Canadian Recording Industry Association>CAN: Platinum Recording Industry Association of America>US: 2× Platinum
    ''No Stranger to Shame'' * Release date: August 27, 2002 * Label: Lava Records 43 70 92 * US: Gold
    ''Seventy Two and Sunny'' * Release date: June 29, 2004 * Label: Lava Records 39
    ! scope="row" * Release date: September 15, 2009 * Label: Atlantic Records 38 13
    ''Postcards from Home'' * To be released: 2012 * Label: Atlantic Records

    Extended plays

    Title Album details Peak chart positions
    ! width="45" ! width="45" ! width="45"
    ''Happy Hour: The South River Road Sessions'' * Release date: June 22, 2010 * Label: Atlantic Records 66 9 17

    Singles

    Year Single Peak chart positions Album
    ! width="40" ! width="40" ! width="40" ! width="40" ! width="40" ! width="40" ! width="40" ! width="40" ! width="40" ! width="40"
    ! scope="row" 5 7 1 3 1 1 34 1 3 AUS">Music recording sales certification Album
    ! width="40" ! width="40" ! width="40" ! width="40" ! width="40" ! width="40" ! width="40" ! width="40" ! width="40" ! width="40"
    ! scope="row" 5 7 1 3 1 1 34 1 3 AUS: Platinum British Phonographic Industry>UK: Silver
    "Yeah, Yeah, Yeah" 23
    2002 ! scope="row" 59 26 4 28 39 18 37
    "Drift Away" (featuring Dobie Gray) 9 1 2 10 25
    "Memphis Soul Song" 35
    "Rescue" 20
    "Writing It Down"
    2009 ! scope="row" 31 3 2 6 30 3 31 44 * AUS: Platinum Recording Industry Association of America>US: Platinum
    2010 "Good to Be Me" (featuring Kid Rock) 113 29 28

    Featured singles

    Year Single Artist Peak chartpositions Album
    ! width="45" ! width="45"
    2004 ! scope="row" [[Kenny Chesney">Music recording sales certification Album
    ! width="45" ! width="45"
    2004 ! scope="row" [[Kenny Chesney 1 26 Recording Industry Association of America>US: Gold align="left"

    Videography

    Music videos

    "Follow Me" Nick Egan
    "Yeah, Yeah, Yeah" Tom Dey
    2002 "In a Little While" Nick Quested
    2003 "Memphis Soul Song" Thom Oliphant
    2004 "Rescue Me" Trey Fanjoy
    2005 "Writing It Down" Shaun Silva
    2006 "Drift Away" Bronston Jones
    2009 "Smile" Darren Doane
    2010 "Good to Be Me" (featuring Kid Rock) Christopher Sims

    Guest appearances

    ! Year ! Video ! Director
    2004 "When the Sun Goes Down" (with Kenny Chesney) Shaun Silva

    References

    External links

  • Official Website
  • Uncle Kracker at Rolling Stone
  • Category:1974 births Category:Living people Category:American alternative rock musicians Category:American rock musicians Category:Musicians from Michigan Category:Musicians from Mississippi Category:Atlantic Records artists Category:People from Macomb County, Michigan Category:Rappers from Detroit, Michigan Category:People from Mississippi Category:American country singers

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    nameWong Fu Productions
    residenceLos Angeles, California
    birthnameWesley Chan ()April 27, 1984Ted Fu ()October 26, 1981Philip Wang ()October 28, 1984
    yearsactive2001–present
    alma materUniversity of California, San Diego
    headquartersAlhambra, California
    websitehttp://www.wongfuproductions.com/ }}
    Wong Fu Productions is an Asian American filmmaking group composed of Wesley Chan (born April 27, 1984), Ted Fu (born October 26, 1981), and Philip Wang (born October 28, 1984). The trio met at the University of California, San Diego in 2004 and produced a number of music videos and short films released on their website and later YouTube before establishing a professional media company, Sketchbook Media, after their graduation. Their works have been featured at a number of national and international film festivals, including the Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival, San Diego Asian Film Festival and the Cannes Film Festival.

    As of August 2011, Wong Fu Productions' YouTube channel has over 900,000 subscribers, more than 18 million channel views, and over 100 million upload views. They are the 18th most subscribed directors on YouTube, 53rd most subscribed YouTube partners, and the 55th most subscribed of all time.

    History

    According to Philip Wang, Wong Fu Productions was unofficially established in 2001 during his high school junior year. Wang mainly utilized his family's digital camcorder to film school projects in collaboration with classmates. In his first year as an undeclared freshman at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD), Wang and his friends released a music video of Justin Timberlake's song "Señorita". It was the first music video produced by Wang and, although he did not actively promote it, the video was quickly circulated among other fellow college students. The video was circulated in its original computer file format because it was released prior to the advent of the video sharing website YouTube.

    In 2004, Wang met classmates Wesley Chan (graduated from Mills High School in 2002) and Ted Fu through a school production, and the trio began working on small scale projects in their spare time and for class assignments. They did not originally consider filmmaking as a career when they entered university; Chan explored an interest in animation, Fu had been a student in mechanical engineering and Wang considered a career in economics. After graduation in 2006, the three moved to the Los Angeles area and continued their venture under the professional name Sketchbook Media.

    Notable productions

    Wong Fu Productions was initially known for its independent music videos of contemporary hit songs such as Maroon 5's "Sunday Morning" and Jason Mraz's "I'm Yours". Wong Fu released its first major short film called ''Yellow Fever'' on January 25, 2006. The film, which satirized the topic of interracial dating between Asian Americans and White Americans, brought Wong Fu into recognition among many college students in the United States.

    ''A Moment with You'', the group's first feature-length film, premiered on June 3, 2006, at their alma mater. It was also screened at the San Diego Asian Film Festival on October 18, 2006. The film revolves around two neighbors who share similar romantic situations, in which one person in each relationship cannot let go of his or her past. "A Moment with You" was promoted through a screening tour at high schools and universities around the United States and Canada. In a review for the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's student newspaper ''The Tech'', Tina Ro wrote, "Despite its large Asian fan base, Wongfu's [''sic''] movie has a cast of equal numbers of Asians and Caucasians. Furthermore, all the characters were shaped by their own characteristics rather than by their race, a refreshing concept for a movie." According to ''The Daily Texan'''s Katherine Fan, ''A Moment with You'' featured a "more mature, introspective mood than their previous work."

    Following the success of ''A Moment with You'', Wong Fu was approached to create a second film called ''Sleep Shift''. However, the project was abandoned after producers disagreed with casting an Asian male in the film's lead role. Since the end of its first tour, Wong Fu has created music videos for rising artists and continued producing short films. The group's merchandise line, which included original T-shirt designs, was launched in conjunction with the 2007 film ''Just a Nice Guy''. The short film ''The Spare'' was featured at the 2008 San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival, and two additional short films—''At Musing's End'' and ''A Peace of Home''—were shown at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival Short Films Corner. In September 2009, Wong Fu released the short film ''Poser!'', a mockumentary on the history of the peace sign.

    As of November 2009, Wong Fu Productions has created more than 130 short films and music videos. Because the group does not require a fee to view its films, it gains a salary from being a YouTube partner, draws profits from merchandise sales, public speaking on university campuses, and music video production for rising Asian American artists.

    International Secret Agents

    In addition to the group's filmmaking career, Wong Fu Productions has organized a series of multidisciplinary concerts in California. The concert series, International Secret Agents (ISA), featured musical disciplines from urban dance to deejaying with Asian American guest artists such as Far East Movement. Additional guest performances included ''America's Best Dance Crew'' champions Quest Crew and Poreotics and singers–songwriters David Choi and Kina Grannis. According to Chinese American rapper Jin, "ISA is about self-branding and viral marketing — using YouTube, MySpace, Facebook, and the Internet to promote yourself as an artist." He asserted, "We as artists are aware of this and make ourselves available [on these mediums]." Far East Movement member Virman Coquia said, "We want to give back to the community to show that Asians can have an influence today in the U.S." Additionally, Coquia believed that ISA presented the opportunity to present Asian American talent as cool and mainstream.

    The first ISA concert was held in September 2008 at the San Gabriel Mission Playhouse in Los Angeles. A second concert was held in March 2009 at the Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco, and both events were attended by a sold-out crowd. The concert returned to Los Angeles in September 2009 and was sponsored by department store J. C. Penney. In 2010, ISA was held in New York City for the first time. Wong Fu has also expressed interest in holding future ISA concerts in Washington, D.C. They also had another ISA concert in Los Angeles on September 5th. Playing up the name "International Secret Agents," The LA leg of the 2010 ISA Concert was filled with surprises as secret guests like Nick Cannon showed up to join the performers on stage.

    Impact

    Short films released by Wong Fu Productions have received, cumulatively, millions of views, and the group has several thousand fans. According to Wang, the group's website received 5,000 daily hits in 2009. He expected the audience size to grow "as online video becomes part of everyday life for the up-and-coming generation of movie-watchers" but believed that movie theaters will not become obsolete. University of Southern California digital media expert David Wertheimer also believed that "Wong Fu's use of new media to tell their community stories and build a business is the wave of the future." The group's success has allowed for growth in the popularity of Asian American comedians who promote themselves primarily through YouTube, such as Kevin Wu (KevJumba), Ryan Higa (Nigahiga), Christine Gambito (HappySlip), and David Choi. Although grateful for the group's success and popularity, Wang said, "Some people who go to film school, they'll make something great but it's only seen by like, two hundred people [...] It's kind of not fair."

    In a feature by CNN, newscaster Ted Rowlands reported that Wong Fu's primary audience were "young Asian Americans who often can't find accurate depictions of themselves in mainstream media". Through its films, Wong Fu Productions hoped to break the different stereotypes of Asian Americans.

    Despite this goal, Wong Fu's films were inspired by the members' life experiences rather than racial experiences. The group also does not promote political messages through their works but, rather, raises "many APA issues that we feel would fit our brand and image." They are often considered role models for Asian Americans aspiring to enter the entertainment industry. In response to this, group member Ted Fu said, "We actually didn't set out to be the 'heroes' of Asian Americans. It just happened by accident. But now that we're given this huge responsibility, almost, I feel like it's our duty to take it seriously." Wong Fu presented "one of the most antipicated workshops" on sustaining an independent production company at the 2008 Intercollegiate Taiwanese American Students Association Midwest Conference. They were also the keynote speakers at the Intercollegiate Taiwanese American Students Association 2010 West Coast Conference, which was hosted at their alma mater, UC San Diego.

    Notes

    References

    External links

  • Wong Fu Productions official website
  • Wong Fu Store
  • Sketchbook Media official website
  • Category:American film directors of Asian descent Category:American Internet personalities Category:Companies based in Los Angeles County, California Category:Companies established in 2006 Category:Entertainment companies of the United States Category:Film production companies of the United States

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    Backgroundsolo_singer
    NameBo Bice
    Birth nameHarold Elwin Bice, Jr.
    Birth dateNovember 01, 1975
    Birth placeHuntsville, Alabama, United States
    Websitewww.BoBice.com
    OccupationMusician
    Years active2005–present
    InstrumentAcoustic guitar, electric guitar, lap steel guitar, mandolin, harmonica, piano, saxophone, vocals
    GenreSouthern rock, hard rock, country rock
    LabelRCA, Sugarmoney, Saguaro Road/Lofton Creek
    Associated actsSugarMoney, Melinda Doolittle }}

    Harold Elwin "Bo" Bice, Jr. (born November 1, 1975) is an American singer and musician who placed second to Carrie Underwood in the fourth season of ''American Idol''. He has recorded three studio albums, including one on RCA Records. In 2005, Bice charted at #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 with a rendition of "Inside Your Heaven."

    Biography

    Early years

    Bice was born in Huntsville, Alabama to Nancy and Harold Elwin Bice. Music is in his family; his mother was a gospel singer (as were his grandmother, great-grandmother, and aunts). His father and his third cousin, Tanner Gell, play guitar. His other third cousin, Tristen Gell sings.

    Bice was nicknamed "Bogart" as a newborn by his grandmother ("Granny Madge" because she thought he had "Humphrey Bogart eyes". His family continued to call him Bogart, but when Bice was in kindergarten he shortened it to "Bo" because he didn't think Bogart was cool.

    Bice's parents divorced when he was very young, and his mother remarried years later. Bice grew up with his mother and step-father, Nancy and Earle Downes (a Coca-Cola manager), step-sisters Jenny and Sharan Downes, and half-brother John Cohran. Bice has two other half-siblings, Candace and Matthew, on his biological father's side. The Downes family moved around the South frequently. They lived in Georgia, Alabama, and Florida, including the metro area of Atlanta. In 1990 when Bice was 14 years old they moved to England, as part of his step-father's European assignment with Coca-Cola in London. Bice spent his teenage years living in Gerrards Cross.

    Bice attended London Central High School, a Department of Defense school primarily for children whose parents served in the military or worked at the U.S. Embassy. In high school, he was found carrying his guitar everywhere, played football, attended proms, and had several girlfriends. It was around this time when Bice worked with some English alternative rock musicians. He formed his first band, Spinning Jenny, while living there.

    Bice would have graduated in 1994, but in the fall of 1993, Bice dropped out of high school just before turning 18 to move back to Alabama, where he earned his GED and attended classes at Calhoun Community College from November 1996 to May 1997. Upon leaving Calhoun and spending one semester at the University of North Alabama in Florence, Bice turned professional and performed in shows all across the United States, the United Kingdom, Ireland, and Europe. He is a veteran of the nightclub circuit and an experienced songwriter, releasing his first CD in 1995 with his band Purge. His other pre-Idol bands include Blue Sued Nickel (sic) and SugarMoney. Among his credits are opening for Blackfoot and Warrant as well as performing live and recording with Johnny Neal, formerly of The Allman Brothers Band. Bice had recorded other albums prior to his stint on ''American Idol'', which included "Ex Gratia" (1999) with his band Purge, and "Recipe for Flavor" (2000) with SugarMoney.

    Personal life

    In 2001, Bice was charged with purchasing cocaine at a strip club. In 2003, Bice was arrested for possession of marijuana, drug paraphernalia and public intoxication. He avoided jail time by agreeing to enter a drug program.

    While working as manager of a guitar store, Bice met Caroline Fisher who was working her way through college as a waitress in a nearby diner (in Hoover, Alabama). During that same period of time, Bice became a very active and devoted member of New Hope Cumberland Presbyterian Church in Birmingham, Alabama.

    After two years of dating, Bice married Caroline Merrin Fisher (born 1980) on June 15, 2005 in Helena, Alabama. Son Aidan Michael Bice was born on September 24, 2005. Second son Caleb James was born on August 5, 2008. Third son Ean Jacob was born on January 22, 2010. They reside in Nashville.

    ''American Idol''

    For the 2005 season, ''Idol'' producers raised their required age limit from 16–24 to 16–28. In August 2004, Bice’s mother and several other family members encouraged him to go try out, since he was within the eligible age limit (he would turn 29 in November 2004). He asked his mother to come along, and she took him up on that dare.

    Along with Constantine Maroulis and Taylor Hicks (winner of Season 5), Bice was one of the oldest contestants to audition and participate on ''American Idol''. Bice and Maroulis were among the first contestants to compete using the rock idiom.

    A Southern rocker in musical approach and appearance, Bice did not fit into the normal ''American Idol'' mold. His early performance of The Allman Brothers Band's "Whipping Post" drew raves from the judges and established him as one of the favorites in the competition.

    During the final three performance show, Bice took the risk of performing without a band or backup singers. This was the first time anybody attempted to sing a cappella at this stage in the competition. He sang "In a Dream", an obscure song recorded by Badlands. His performance was highly praised by the judges, including guest judge Clive Davis, who spoke of looking forward to making an album with Bice.

    In June 2005 Bice was quoted in ''Rolling Stone'' magazine that his last thought during the ''Idol'' finale was, "Please, God, don't let me win this thing." In comments during a subsequent appearance on ''The Today Show'', Bice backed off this stance a bit, saying that he thanked all those who had voted for him. He then played solo acoustic guitar and harmonica to one of his own compositions, in addition to singing his ''Idol'' songs with a band.

    In Alabama, May 24 was declared "Bo Bice Day" by Governor Bob Riley. In fact, Bice's pride in being an Alabama native resulted in the adoption of Lynyrd Skynyrd's hit "Sweet Home Alabama" as his "theme" during his tenure on ''American Idol.'' Two members of the group Lynyrd Skynyrd surprised Bice during his trip home from Idol and performed "Sweet Home Alabama" with him in his home town of Helena, Alabama.

    Idol performances

    !Week !Theme !Song !Original artist !Result
    Contestant's Choice "In a Dream" Advanced
    Contestant's Choice The Allman Brothers Band Advanced
    Hollywood Round 1 Contestant's Choice The Box Tops Advanced
    Hollywood Round 2 Contestant's Choice God Bless the USA Lee Greenwood Advanced
    Top 50 Contestant's Choice The Temptations Advanced
    Top 24 Contestant's Choice "Drift Away" Dobie Gray Safe
    Top 20 Contestant's Choice "Whipping Post" The Allman Brothers Band Safe
    Top 16 Contestant's Choice Edwin McCain Safe
    Top 12 Song of the 1960s Blood, Sweat & Tears Safe
    Top 11 Billboard Number Ones "Time in a Bottle" Jim Croce Safe
    Top 10 1990s The Black Crowes Safe
    Top 9 Classic Broadway "Corner of the Sky" Safe
    Top 8 Year They Were Born "Free Bird" Lynyrd Skynyrd Bottom 2
    Top 7 1970s Dance Music "Vehicle" Safe
    Top 6 21st Century "I Don't Want to Be" Gavin DeGraw Safe
    Top 5 Lieber & StollerCurrent Billboard Chart "Stand by Me (song) [[Ben E. KingLos Lonely Boys Safe
    Top 4 CountryGamble & Huff "It's a Great Day to Be Alive""For the Love of Money" Travis TrittThe O'Jays Safe
    Top 3 Clive Davis' ChoiceJudge's ChoiceContestant's Choice "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me""(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction""In a Dream" Elton JohnThe Rolling StonesBadlands Safe
    Finale Idol SingleContestant's ChoiceContestant's Choice "Inside Your Heaven""Long Long Road""Vehicle" Carrie Underwood/Bo BiceChristian LeuzziThe Ides of March Runner Up

    ''The Real Thing'': 2005-2006

    Signed to RCA Records, Bice's first single, released June 21, 2005, was his version of "Inside Your Heaven". The single debuted at #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 Chart and #1 on the Billboard Hot Single Sales chart. Bice's single replaced Carrie Underwood's version of the same song at #1, the first time in the history of the sales chart. The B-side was his rendition of the Ides of March hit "Vehicle", featuring an appearance by Richie Sambora. It was certified Gold in late July 2005. Bice was invited to the Bonnaroo Music Festival by Trey Anastasio (formerly of Phish). He sang a song with Willie Nelson at a Birmingham concert and was invited by Nelson to perform at Farm Aid. Bice appeared on Carlos Santana's 2005 album ''All That I Am'' with the song "Brown Skin Girl."

    On June 15, 2005, Bice married long-time girlfriend Caroline Fisher in Helena, Alabama. Bice had met her when he was working as a guitar store manager, and frequented the Ragtime Cafe in Hoover, Alabama where she was working her way through college as a waitress. Their first child, a son named Aidan Michael Bice, was born on September 24, 2005.

    On July 31, 2005, Bice broke his foot while performing in concert in Manchester, New Hampshire but carried on with the tour. On August 18 Bice, who had been suffering from stomach pain for months, was rushed to the hospital for emergency intestinal surgery to remove a blockage caused by a life-threatening intestinal condition called Intussusception. He was sidelined from the tour for several shows. During his absence from the tour, fellow contestants Anwar, Nikko, Scott, Anthony and Constantine paid tribute to Bice by singing "Sweet Home Alabama" and wearing Bo Bice T-shirts. Bice returned to the tour for the final two concerts in Syracuse, New York, September 10 and September 11 (a benefit concert with proceeds going to the American Red Cross to help victims of Hurricane Katrina). In addition, to playing that concert, he opened his home in Helena, Alabama to a family displaced by Hurricane Katrina. In September, Bice received the Relly Award for "Best Reality Guest" for his earlier appearance on Live with Regis & Kelly.

    On October 7, 2005, Bice proudly introduced his own band, SugarMoney, in Mobile, Alabama at Bayfest. He performed two concerts the following week, including a benefit concert for the victims of Hurricane Katrina, but was back in the hospital the next day with surgery complications. In the following months, Bice made rounds of TV appearances, including two appearances on ''The Tonight Show with Jay Leno'' (two appearances), ''The Tony Danza Show'', ''Jimmy Kimmel Live!'', ''The Ellen DeGeneres Show'', ''Live with Regis & Kelly'' (two appearances), ''Today Show'', ''Early Show'', ''MTV'', ''The Daily Show with Jon Stewart'', ''Extra'', and others. November was a special month for Bo. He was named "Heartland Hero of the Week" on John Kasich's show, ''Heartland'' for giving up his house to the family displaced by Hurricane Katrina and for using his music to raise money for victims of Hurricane Katrina. In November 2005, People'' magazine featured an article about the birth of Bice's son Aidan.

    Bice hosted Oxygen Television Network's Jingle Bell Concert, and his special guests included Patti LaBelle and Joan Osborne. Jim Croce's family awarded Bice the "Jim Croce 20th Annual Music Award" because the Croce family had been greatly moved by Bice's performance of Croce's song "Time in a Bottle" while he was a contestant on ''American Idol''. On December 3, Bice beat Danny Bonaduce and Tommy Lee to win the "Big Reality Star" award for VH1's Big in '05 Show. On December 6, Bice was a presenter at the 2005 Billboard Music Awards. He was a nominee for Top-Selling Single of the Year for "Inside Your Heaven".

    Bice's solo debut album, ''The Real Thing'', was released on December 13, 2005. It opened at #4. ''The Real Thing'' has the seventh-highest opening for a debut album by an ''American Idol'' finalist. Bice's band at the time appears with him on three tracks on ''The Real Thing'''s DualDisc version: "Cinnamon & Novocaine", "Sinner In a Sin", and "Whiskey, Women & Time." In December, Bice appeared on AOL Sessions, singing some of the songs from his album, "The Real Thing." On December 18, Bice started coughing up blood while rehearsing for a performance on the 2005 Radio Music Awards, and had to miss the show.

    In January 2006, CMT aired an hour-long TV special—called "Bo Bice: In the Moment"—which chronicled Bo's life post-Idol during the recording of his album, ''The Real Thing''. Their cameras had followed Bice around for months during the making of his album. The film showed both his joy with making an album and his frustration with recording other people's pop songs, and produced the memorable quote, "You can put a penguin in a mink coat, but it's still a (deleted) penguin." The cameras captured many touching moments, including the birth of his son, Aidan.

    In February 2006, Bice kicked off a radio promo tour. During the ensuing year of promotional appearances and touring, Bice continued to suffer with the recurring intestinal condition which had not been repaired by the August 2005 surgery. In the span of just a few months during his various tours, Bice was hospitalized 20 times, checking out of the hospitals each time to honor his performance commitments. In March 2006, Bice sang on the American Idol Top 16 Results Show. In April 2006, Bice was one of the celebrity drivers featured in the Toyota Pro-Celebrity Race held in Long Beach, California, that was sponsored by Toyota to benefit various children's hospitals of Southern California. He performed at the 2006 Toyota Grand Prix, an Indy Racing League event in St. Petersburg, Florida. Bice appeared on ''The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson'' on May 9, 2006. He was the guest host for the episode of ''The Fairly OddParents'' entitled "Fairy Idol", on May 19, 2006, and continued with his rigorous tour schedule.

    In the spring and summer of 2006, Bice began to talk of his hopes for a second CD, saying, for example, "On the next album I'd like to go more rootsy, more country, more southern rock Bo." On July 21, 2006, a fan at Bo Bice.com asked Bice what fans could do to hear Bo more as he sounded on ''American Idol'' than on ''The Real Thing''. He responded that they could start a petition asking Clive Davis for Bo's original southern rock songs on a subsequent CD. A diverse group of fans, the Grassroots Coalition to Hear More Bo, started the online Petition to Hear More Bo, which collected over 5,300 signatures before it was closed February 21, 2007, after word broke that Bice was no longer with RCA. Although the petition had no effect with RCA, it affirmed fan interest in the kind of CD Bice had said he wanted to make, and would eventually release in 2007.

    On September 12, 2006, Bice released a cover of The Chambers Brothers 1968 smash hit, "Time Has Come Today", through various legal digital music download sites. The tune was the theme song for a new Monopoly commercial. In September 2006, Bice was a special guest star in a TV special called ''Decades Rock Live: Lynyrd Skynyrd & Friends''--the friends being Bice, Hank Williams Jr., and 3 Doors Down.

    On October 5, 2006, Bice underwent emergency surgery in Nashville, Tennessee to correct his recurring intestinal problem. According to his official website, the surgery "was not easy or routine". The surgery came after several rounds of tests and doctors deemed his condition serious enough to operate immediately. The day after that surgery, a complication occurred and Bice had to undergo another surgery.

    During the subsequent recovery time, Ben Stiller invited Bice to record the rock power ballad audio and music video for the title track of the Will Ferrell film ''Blades of Glory'' (produced by Stiller).

    Bice was presented with a gold record for ''The Real Thing'' not long after RCA dropped Bice from its roster. Bice subsequently formed his own record label called Sugar Money/StratArt (in partnership with Strategic Artist Management). He spent the next few months in his own new Rock Hound Studio—planning, writing, and recording music for his new album, ''See the Light''.

    ''See The Light'': 2007-2009

    Bice introduced many of his newly-written songs on a short acoustic tour which began in May, 2007 and ended a few weeks later with his hospitalization for flu and bronchitis. Bo Bice's second album, entitled ''See the Light'' was released October 23, 2007 on Bice's Independent label, Sugar Money/StratArt. The CD is available exclusively through Walmart, and digital downloads are available everywhere online. Of this album, Bice said "[...] I picked and co-wrote the songs that if I was a guy who would be spending my hard-earned money buying an album I would want to hear.". Bice has since parted with Strategic Artist Management, and is referring to his record label as "SugarMoney."

    ''Blades of Glory'' soundtrack CD was released on 3/27/2007; Theatrical Release Date: 03/30/2007; DVD Release Date: 08/28/2007. Bice made several promotional appearances in connection with the releases.

    In October 2007, Bice made an appearance on the TV show ''American Chopper: The Series'' in an episode which featured a custom-built Peavey Bike with a built-in guitar, microphone, and amp. Peavey Electronics Corporation and Bice were working together to develop a Bo Bice guitar for their line of products. Bice had made appearances in Peavey Electronics Corporation's after school programs (in conjunction with National Afterschool Alliance) during which Peavey donated instruments to schools.

    Bice's music video--"Witness" (from his album "See the Light")--spent three consecutive weeks at #1 on VH1 "Top 20 Countdown" in December 2007 to close out the year. During that same period of time, "Witness" was ranked #2 on VH1 Video on Demand, and his "See the Light" was ranked #1 Album on the VH1 site. In February 2008, Bice traveled to Kuwait and Afghanistan to perform for U.S. troops deployed in the region, and to thank them for their service. He went back to the war region in Fall 2008.

    During Spring and Summer 2008, Bice continued his tour promoting his ''See the Light'' album. He simultaneously spent a few weeks participating in a special tour called ''It Was Forty Years Ago Today'' with Todd Rundgren, Denny Laine, Lou Gramm, and Christopher Cross. The tour paid tribute to the fortieth anniversary of the release of the Beatles' ground-breaking album ''Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band''.

    Bice performed a song on the Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon in Las Vegas on Labor Day weekend 2008. On that same weekend, he sang the National Anthem at the Pepsi 500 NASCAR race in California.

    On September 13, Bice participated in "Share the Beat," a benefit for the Georgia Transplant Foundation and the James Redford Institute for Transplant Awareness. It was hosted by James and Robert Redford.

    Bice sang two tracks on the ''Brothers of the Southland'' CD, a compilation spearheaded by The Marshall Tucker Band's George McCorkle who had died from cancer just days prior to the recording sessions. The album features a band called "Brothers of the Southland" which consists of a number of southern rock legends. Bice contributed lead vocals and guitar on a remake of the Marshall Tucker Band's "Can't You See," and covered "Dreams." The album was released February 10, 2009.

    On December 2, Bice was invited to Washington to perform for President Bush.

    Bice joined Joe Diffie on the classic track, “Willin” (originally recorded by Little Feat) for Joe’s new CD that launched at the end of 2008. Bice visited Tanner Park in Copiague, New York on late Friday night, July 31, 2009. He and his band played for the audience, and later signed autographs.

    Throughout 2009, Bice continued touring to support ''See the Light''. Bice did tour dates with Lynyrd Skynyrd.

    Bice delivered a powerful performance on song called ‘Old Spanish Trail’ on the soundtrack for the critically acclaimed ‘Noble Things’ film (released to theaters October 30, 2009).

    Bice was honored with the prestigious Lifetime Presidential Volunteer Service Award for volunteering more than 4,000 hours of his time for worthy causes, such as Habitat for Humanity, Katrina assistance, Muscular Distrophy, Organ Transplant, two concert tours for the military troops in Iraq, Kuwait, and Afghanistan, Safe House, and many others. In addition to the hours for which he received recognition, he has donated instruments, music equipment, meaningful personal memorabilia, and some of his own paintings to be auctioned off for charities.

    ''3'': 2010

    Bice started 2010 with an acoustic tour to introduce some newly-written songs that he was recording for his upcoming album. Bice's Sugar Money record label cooperated with Time-Life for the album which was called ''3'', which was officially released on Saguaro Road Records on May 18, 2010. The album features one track with ''American Idol'' season 6 finalist Melinda Doolittle.

    On October 12, 2010, Bo Bice guest-starred on the syndicated game show ''Don't Forget the Lyrics!'' and won the $50,000 grand prize for his charity, MusiCares. Bice was the first celebrity contestant to win the grand prize by correctly singing the lyrics to all the songs in his round.

    Discography

    Studio albums

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    2005 style="text-align:left;" * Release date: December 13, 2005 * Label: [[RCA Records">Music recording sales certification
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    2005 style="text-align:left;" * Release date: December 13, 2005 * Label: [[RCA Records 4 60 Recording Industry Association of America>US: Gold * US sales: 673,000
    2007 * Release date: October 23, 2007 * Label: StratArt Records 150 31 * US sales: 62,000
    2010 style="text-align:left;" * Release date: May 18, 2010 * Label: Saguaro Road 154 * US sales:11,000

    Singles

    Year Single Peak chart positions Album
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    2 US">Music recording sales certification Album
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    2 US: Gold
    56 17 11 17
    2010

    References

    External links

  • BoBice.com 'official' site from Superstar Media
  • (MySpace managed by Bobice.com, Superstar Media)
  • Bo Bice Day declaration
  • Thomas, Ronnie (2005-03-29) "Stepdad Downes recalls years Idol contender spent overseas". ''Decatur Daily''.
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