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Name | Alessi Brothers |
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Background | group_or_band |
Origin | Los Angeles, California, United States |
Genre | Pop rock, Soft rock |
Years active | 1977-present |
Label | A&M;, Qwest, Atlantic |
Past members | }} |
The Alessi Brothers are an American pop rock singer-songwriter duo, best known for their 1984 hit "Savin' the Day" and also their 1977 hit "Oh Lori". The duo are identical twin brothers, Bill (Billy) Alessi and Bob (Bobby) Alessi (born 12 July 1953, Long Island, New York).
"Oh Lori" became a Top Ten hit in seventeen more countries. The Alessi Brothers recorded five albums on major record labels. They sold over eight million records worldwide, and toured with Andy Gibb on his ''Shadow Dancing'' tour.
Billy and Bobby Alessi co-operated with Art Garfunkel on his 1979 album ''Fate for Breakfast'', mainly providing the background vocals. As vocal arrangers the twins helped Deborah Gibson on her 2001 album ''M.Y.O.B.'', including production work and writing the title track.
In 1984, the brothers released a song, "Savin' the Day", for the soundtrack to the film, ''Ghostbusters''. The song was used in the 1986 cartoon based on the movie.
The Brothers have enjoyed success working on jingles and advertisements for many mainstream consumer products in the U.S. In the 2000s they resumed their touring and album recording career as a duo, with the release of two new albums as Alessi, and also as part of group Barnaby Bye.
Category:American male singers Category:Songwriters from New York Category:Musical groups from Long Island Category:Identical twins Category:American people of Italian descent Category:Musical duos Category:American musical groups
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Name | Don Was |
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Background | solo_singer |
Birth name | Don Fagenson |
Born | September 13, 1952 |
Origin | Detroit, Michigan, U.S. |
Genre | RockNew Wave |
Occupation | Musician, record producer |
Instrument | Bass guitar, vocals, piano |
Years active | 1979–present |
Associated acts | Was (Not Was)Orquestra Was }} |
Using the stage name "Don Was", he formed the group Was (Not Was) with school friend David Weiss (David Was). The group found commercial success in the 1980s - releasing four albums and logging several hit records. A jazz/R&B; album of Hank Williams covers, "Forever's A Long, Long Time" was released in 1996, under the name Orquestra Was. In 2008, Was (Not Was) reunited for a acclaimed new album and tour.
Don Was has earned his recognition as a record producer, and has recorded with an array of artists, including The Rolling Stones, Bonnie Raitt, Bob Dylan, Ziggy Marley, Bob Seger, Al Green, Garth Brooks, Ringo Starr, Iggy Pop, Lyle Lovett, Kris Kristofferson, Joe Cocker, Hootie and The Blowfish, Amos Lee and Willie Nelson to Elton John, Stevie Nicks, George Clinton, Randy Newman, The Black Crowes, Carly Simon, Travis Tritt, Brian Wilson, Jackson Browne, The Barenaked Ladies, Old Crow Medicine Show, Roy Orbison, Waylon Jennings, Jessi Colter, Richie Sambora, The Presidents of the United States of America, B.B. King, Paul Westerberg, Poison, Cheb Khaled, The B-52's, Zucchero, Todd Snider, Elizabeth Cook, Jill Sobule and Solomon Burke. He has received multiple Grammy Awards including Producer of the Year in 1995. He produced several albums for Bonnie Raitt including her ''Nick of Time'' album that won the 1990 Grammy Award for Album of the Year.
He served as music director and/or consultant for several motion pictures such as ''Thelma and Louise'', ''The Rainmaker'', ''Hope Floats'', ''Phenomenon'', ''Tin Cup'', ''Honeymoon in Vegas'', ''8 Seconds'', ''Switch'', ''The Freshman'', ''Days of Thunder'', ''Michael'', ''Prêt-à-Porter'', ''Boys on the Side'', ''Toy Story'' and ''The Paper''.
In 1995, Don Was earned a Grammy Award for Producer of the Year. In 1997, he directed and produced a documentary, ''I Just Wasn't Made for These Times'', about former-Beach Boy Brian Wilson. The film debuted at the Sundance Film Festival and won the San Francisco Film Festival's Golden Gate Award. He also received the British Academy Award (BAFTA) for Best Original Score in recognition of his compositions for the film ''Backbeat''.
Was, who is a fan of the Rolling Stones and saw them in concert when he was age 12 in 1964, worked on the remastered Rolling Stones's album ''Exile on Main Street'' that was released in May 2010. Was scoured old master recordings of the album for lost gems, remixing some songs while adding entirely new lyrics and tracks on songs.
In 2009, he began hosting a weekly radio show on Sirius XM satellite radio's Outlaw Country channel called ''The Motor City Hayride''. Was is the named Producer for a contest called,"Gimme The Gig", sponsored by Ford. He is To produce the winning band,"Perry Acker" from Gig Harbor Washington. On one of American Idol's 2011 broadcasts Was worked with contestants Haley Reinhart, Lauren Alaina, Paul McDonald, and Scotty McCreery.
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name | Lori McKenna |
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background | solo_singer |
origin | Stoughton, Massachusetts |
birth date | December 22, 1968 |
occupation | Singer-songwriter |
years active | 1998–present |
instrument | VocalsAcoustic Guitar |
label | Warner Bros. RecordsSignature SoundsUniversal Music Publishing Group |
distribution | Universal Music Publishing Group |
associated acts | Faith HillTim McGrawJimmy Wayne |
website | }} |
Lori McKenna (née Giroux) (born December 22, 1968) is an American folk singer/songwriter. She lives in Stoughton, Massachusetts with her husband and five children.
McKenna parlayed her contribution to Hill's ''Fireflies'' into both an appearance on The Oprah Winfrey Show along with Hill, and a record deal with Warner Brothers Nashville. WB soon re-released McKenna's ''Bittertown'' on its label. In 2007, McKenna toured with Hill and Tim McGraw on the Soul2Soul Tour, accompanied by singer-songwriter/instrumentalist Mark Erelli and guitarist Russell Chudnofsky.
In addition to her own albums, McKenna has contributed a cover of Peter Gabriel's "In Your Eyes" to the 2005 "High School Reunion" compilation. In 2007, McKenna recorded a cover of Neil Young's "The Needle and the Damage Done" for the American Laundromat Records benefit CD ''Cinnamon Girl - Women Artists Cover Neil Young For Charity''. Also, McKenna helped write "Most of Me", "Latest Mistake" and "Can't You Just Adore Her?" on Mandy Moore's album Wild Hope (2007), and "Everblue" on Amanda Leigh (2009). Also of note, Lori McKenna's song "Bible Song" from ''Bittertown'' was recorded by country artist Sara Evans on her 'Real Fine Place' album released in 2005. Lori also contributed a song titled "I'm Workin'", recorded by Tim McGraw on his ''Let It Go'' album, released in 2007, as well as a song entitled "True Believer", recorded by Jimmy Wayne on his 2008 album, ''Do You Believe Me Now''.
''Unglamorous'', was released on August 14, 2007, from Warner Bros. Nashville and McGraw and noted Nashville producer Byron Gallimore’s label, Stylesonic Records. The album has released two non-charting singles. McKenna parted ways with Warner Bros. in 2008.
Recently, UMPG Nashville signed McKenna to an exclusive publishing agreement. Her latest album is called ''Lorraine'' and was released on January 25, 2011 under Signature Sounds.
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''Paper Wings and Halo'' | * Release date: March 24, 2000 | * Label: Orchard Records | — | — | — | — | — | |
! scope="row" | * Release date: November 20, 2001 | * Label: Signature Sounds | — | — | — | — | — | |
''The Kitchen Tapes'' | * Release date: February 10, 2004 | * Label: Gyrex Records | — | — | — | — | — | |
''Bittertown'' | * Release date: May 11, 2004 | * Label: Signature Sounds | — | — | — | — | — | |
''Unglamorous'' | * Release date: August 14, 2007 | Warner Bros. Records>Warner Bros. Nashville | 19 | 109 | 1 | — | — | |
''Lorraine'' | * Release date: January 25, 2011 | * Label: Signature Sounds | — | — | 5 | 6 | 30 | |
! Year | Single | ! Album |
2007 | "Unglamorous" | |
2008 | "I'm Not Crazy" | |
Category:1968 births Category:Living people Category:American female singers Category:Musicians from Massachusetts Category:American folk guitarists Category:American folk singers Category:American country singer-songwriters Category:American female guitarists Category:Warner Bros. Records artists Category:People from Norfolk County, Massachusetts
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name | Lori Petty |
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alt | Lori Petty, March 2010 |
birthname | Lori Petty |
birth date | October 14, 1963 |
birth place | Chattanooga, Tennessee, U.S. |
occupation | Actress |
yearsactive | 1985–present |
homepage | http://www.loripetty.com |
spouse | }} |
Lori Petty (born October 14, 1963) is an American film and television actress best known for playing "Tyler Endicott" in ''Point Break'' in 1991, "Kit Keller" in ''A League of Their Own'' in 1992, and the title role in ''Tank Girl'' in 1995.
In 1992, Petty was featured in what became her best known role, ''A League of Their Own'', opposite Tom Hanks, Geena Davis and Madonna. Petty played the title role in ''Tank Girl'' in 1995, which made her into a cult icon. Her other films include ''Free Willy'' and ''In the Army Now''. She also co-starred in the television series ''Lush Life'' with her friend Karyn Parsons, but it was canceled after four episodes. She joined the cast of ''Brimstone'' as the owner of Stone's hotel.
Petty is also known for providing the voice of the supervillain Livewire on the Warner Bros. series ''Superman: The Animated Series'', and ''The New Batman Adventures''. Although she was originally cast as Lt. Lenina Huxley in ''Demolition Man'', disagreements over the character's direction led producer Joel Silver to recast the role with Sandra Bullock. Petty played the role of "Daddy", an alpha-female inmate in ''Prison Break: The Final Break''.
Petty's directorial debut, ''The Poker House'' won awards at the Los Angeles Film Festival. The film is an autobiography which documents a painful day in her life as a teen raising her two younger sisters while living in their mother's whore/poker house. The mother's pimp contemplates turning her out and rapes her at age fourteen. Strong in all aspects, she perseveres by going on to win her high school championship basketball game immediately after the incident.
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