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United States
The United States of America (commonly abbreviated to the United States, the U.S., the USA, America, and the States) is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its forty-eight contiguous states and Washington, D.C., the capital district, lie between the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans, bordered by Canada to the north and Mexico to the south. The state of Alaska is in the northwest of the continent, with Canada to the east and Russia to the west, across the Bering Strait. The state of Hawaii is an archipelago in the mid-Pacific. The country also possesses several territories in the Pacific and Caribbean.
At 3.79 million square miles (9.83 million km2) and with over 312 million people, the United States is the third or fourth largest country by total area, and the third largest by both land area and population. It is one of the world's most ethnically diverse and multicultural nations, the product of large-scale immigration from many countries. The U.S. economy is the world's largest national economy, with an estimated 2011 GDP of $15.1 trillion (22% of nominal global GDP and over 19% of global GDP at purchasing-power parity). Per capita income is the world's sixth-highest.
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Adam Clayton
Adam Charles Clayton (born 13 March 1960) is a musician, best known as the bassist of the Irish rock band U2. Clayton has resided in County Dublin since the time his family moved to Malahide when he was five years old in 1965. Clayton is well known for his bass playing on songs such as "New Year's Day", "Bullet the Blue Sky", "With or Without You", "Mysterious Ways", "Get on Your Boots", and "Magnificent". His work on No Line on the Horizon has been cited as his best bass playing. He has worked on several solo projects throughout his career, such as his work with fellow band member Larry Mullen Jr. on the theme of 1996's Mission: Impossible. Clayton, as a part of U2, has won 22 Grammy awards.
Clayton is the elder child of Brian and Jo Clayton, born on 13 March 1960 in Chinnor, Oxfordshire, England. When Clayton was five years old, his family moved from Oxfordshire to Malahide, County Dublin, where Clayton's brother Sebastian was born. The Clayton family became friends with the Evans family, with their sons Dik and Dave (more commonly known as The Edge), who were both in the original group, Feedback, that spawned U2.
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Al Schmitt
Al Schmitt is a recording engineer and record producer.
Schmitt grew up in New York City. After serving in the U.S. Navy he began working at Apex Recording Studios at the age of 19. In the late 1950's Schmitt moved to Los Angeles and became a staff engineer at Radio Recorders on Santa Monica Blvd in Hollywood. In the early 1960's he moved to RCA in Hollywood as a staff engineer. While at RCA he engineered albums for Henry Mancini, Cal Tjader, Al Hirt, Rosemary Clooney, Liverpool Five, The Astronauts, Sam Cooke "Bring It on Home to Me" "Cupid" "Another Saturday Night" in 1961. He also did a lot of motion-picture scoring work for Alex North and Elmer Bernstein.
In 1966 Schmitt left RCA and became an independent producer. He produced albums for Jefferson Airplane, Eddie Fisher, Glenn Yarborough, Jackson Browne and Neil Young. In the mid 70's he began spending more time engineering again, recording and mixing artists from Willy DeVille and Dr. John.
Other career highlights include engineering both Frank Sinatra Duets albums, Ray Charles' Genius Loves Company and some of Diana Krall's albums. Much of his work in the last few years has been with producer Tommy LiPuma.
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Andy Williams
Howard Andrew "Andy" Williams (born December 3, 1927) is an American singer who has recorded 18 Gold- and three Platinum-certified albums. He hosted The Andy Williams Show, a TV variety show, from 1962 to 1971, as well as numerous television specials, and owns the Moon River Theatre in Branson, Missouri named after the song "Moon River", with which he is closely identified.
Williams was born in Wall Lake, Iowa, the son of Jay Emerson and Florence (née Finley) Williams. He first performed in a children's choir at the local Presbyterian church. Williams and his three older brothers Bob, Don, and Dick formed the Williams Brothers quartet in late 1938, and they performed on radio in the Midwest, first at WHO in Des Moines, Iowa, and later at WLS in Chicago and WLW in Cincinnati. Williams graduated from Western Hills High School in Cincinnati and his brother was engaged to Gene Ingram's car-pool partner, Peggy. The Williams Brothers appeared with Bing Crosby on the hit record "Swinging on a Star" (1944). They appeared in 4 musical films: Janie (1944), Kansas City Kitty (1944), Something in the Wind (1947) and Ladies' Man (1947). This led to a nightclub act with entertainer Kay Thompson from 1947 to 1951.
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Aretha Franklin
Aretha Louise Franklin (born March 25, 1942) is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and pianist. In a recording career that has spanned over half a century, Franklin's repertoire has included gospel, jazz, blues, R&B, pop, rock and funk. Franklin is known as one of the most important popularizers of the soul music genre and is referred to as the Queen of Soul, a title she was given early in her career. Franklin, the daughter of prominent Baptist minister and activist C. L. Franklin, began her singing career singing in her father's church at the age of ten and started recording four years later. After several years in the gospel circuit and with her father's blessing, she formed a secular pop music career at the age of eighteen, signing with Columbia Records, where she was branded by its CEO John Hammond as his most important act since Billie Holiday. Franklin's Columbia period wasn't as successful as hoped and in late 1966, Franklin switched over to Atlantic Records, where she began recording a string of popular hits including "I Never Loved a Man (The Way I Love You)", "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman", "Think", "Chain of Fools" and what later became her signature song, "Respect".
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Billy Joel
William Martin "Billy" Joel (born May 9, 1949) is an American pianist, singer-songwriter, and composer. Since releasing his first hit song, "Piano Man," in 1973, Joel has become the sixth best-selling recording artist and the third best-selling solo artist in the United States, according to the RIAA.
Joel had Top 40 hits in the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s, achieving 33 Top 40 hits in the United States, all of which he wrote himself. He is also a six-time Grammy Award winner, a 23-time Grammy nominee and has sold over 150 million records worldwide. He was inducted into the Songwriter's Hall of Fame (1992), the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (1999), the Long Island Music Hall of Fame (2006), and the Hit Parade Hall of Fame (2009). In 2008, Billboard magazine released a list of the Hot 100 All-Time Top Artists to celebrate the US singles chart's 50th anniversary, with Billy Joel positioned at No. 23. With the exception of the 2007 songs "All My Life" and "Christmas in Fallujah," Joel stopped recording pop/rock material after 1993's River of Dreams, but he continued to tour extensively until 2010.
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Bobby Kimball
Robert Troy "Bobby" Kimball (born March 29, 1947) is an American singer, best known as the longtime frontman of the rock band Toto.
Robert (Bobby) Troy Kimball was born in Orange, Texas, and was raised in nearby Vinton, Louisiana, as Vinton did not have a hospital (thus, he was born across the state line). Kimball started singing as a child, dabbling on voice and piano in a musical household throughout his youth. Throughout the 1970s, Kimball performed as a vocalist in various New Orleans area bands, including The Levee Band, which would later become Le Roux after Kimball left. In 1976, Kimball joined S.S. Fools in which he was the lead vocalist as well as keyboard player. That same year, the band released their self-titled album. The band broke up during its first tour.
In 1974, Bobby Kimball left Louisiana and moved to Los Angeles where he joined 3 members from the defunct band, Three Dog Night, to form a new band called S.S. Fools. They released one album on CBS Records, but the band split up within a year and a half. About 6 months later, Kimball was asked by David Paich and Jeff Porcaro, the two initial founding members of Toto, to join the five session musicians to form Toto. He submitted a self-penned audition song for the band, "You are the Flower", which was included on their debut album. Kimball performed on the first four studio albums by Toto. He was asked to leave Toto in 1984 during the sessions for Isolation due to tensions with other band members that included widespread drug abuse.
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Bobby McFerrin
Robert "Bobby" McFerrin, Jr. (born March 11, 1950) is a virtuoso American vocalist and conductor. He is best known for his 1988 hit song "Don't Worry, Be Happy". He is a ten-time Grammy Award winner. He is well known for his unique vocal techniques and singing styles.
Bobby McFerrin was born in Manhattan, New York City, the son of operatic baritone Robert McFerrin and singer Sara Copper. Robert Sr. was the first African American to be a regular with New York's Metropolitan Opera. Sara is a former soloist with regional opera companies and in Broadway shows, and is a professor emeritus of music at Fullerton College in Fullerton, California.
Bobby McFerrin married Debbie Green in 1975. They have three children.
McFerrin's song "Don't Worry, Be Happy" was a No. 1 U.S. pop hit in 1988 and won Song of the Year and Record of the Year honors. McFerrin has also worked in collaboration with instrumental performers, including pianists Chick Corea, Herbie Hancock, and Joe Zawinul, drummer Tony Williams, and cellist Yo-Yo Ma.
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Bono
Paul David Hewson (born 10 May 1960), most commonly known by his stage name Bono (/ˈbɒnoʊ/ BON-oh), is an Irish singer, musician, and humanitarian best known for being the main vocalist of the Dublin-based rock band U2. Bono was born and raised in Dublin, Ireland, and attended Mount Temple Comprehensive School where he met his future wife, Alison Stewart, and the future members of U2. Bono writes almost all U2 lyrics, often using political, social, and religious themes. During their early years, Bono's lyrics contributed to U2's rebellious and spiritual tone. As the band matured, his lyrics became inspired more by personal experiences shared with members of U2.
Outside the band, he has collaborated and recorded with numerous artists, is managing director and a managing partner of Elevation Partners, and has refurbished and owns The Clarence Hotel in Dublin with The Edge. Bono is also widely known for his activism concerning Africa, for which he co-founded DATA, EDUN, the ONE Campaign and Product Red. He has organised and played in several benefit concerts and has met with influential politicians. Bono has been praised and criticised for his activism and involvement with U2. He has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize, was granted an honorary knighthood by Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom, and was named as a Person of the Year by Time, among other awards and nominations.
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Boz Scaggs
William Royce "Boz" Scaggs (born June 8, 1944) is an American singer, songwriter and guitarist. He gained fame in the 1960s as a guitarist and occasional lead singer with the Steve Miller Band and in the 1970s with several solo Top 20 hit singles in the United States, along with the #2 album, Silk Degrees. Scaggs continues to write, record music and tour.
Scaggs was born in Canton, Ohio, the son of a traveling salesman. The family moved to McAlester, Oklahoma, then to Plano, at that time a Texas farm town just north of Dallas. He attended a Dallas private school, St. Mark's, where a schoolmate gave him the nickname "Bosley"; this was later shortened to "Boz".
After learning guitar at the age of 12, he met Steve Miller at St. Mark's. In 1959, he became the vocalist for Miller's band, The Marksmen. The pair later attended the University of Wisconsin–Madison together, playing in blues bands like The Ardells and The Fabulous Knight Trains.
Leaving school, Scaggs briefly joined the burgeoning rhythm and blues scene in London. After singing in bands such as The Wigs and Mother Earth, he traveled to Sweden as a solo performer, and in 1965 recorded his solo debut album, Boz, which was not a commercial success. Scaggs also had a brief stint with the band The Other Side with Mac MacLeod and fellow American Jack Downing.
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Brian Eno
Brian Peter George St. John le Baptiste de la Salle Eno (born 15 May 1948), commonly known as Brian Eno or simply as Eno (
/ˈiːnoʊ/[citation needed]), is an English musician, composer, record producer, singer, and visual artist, known as one of the principal innovators of ambient music.
Eno studied at Colchester Institute art school in Essex, England, taking inspiration from minimalist painting. During his time on the art course at the Institute, he also gained experience in playing and making music through teaching sessions held in the adjacent music school.
He joined the band Roxy Music as keyboard and synthesiser player in the early 1970s. Roxy Music's success in the glam rock scene came quickly, but Eno soon tired of touring and of conflicts with lead singer Bryan Ferry.
Eno's solo music has explored more experimental musical styles and ambient music. It has also been extremely influential, pioneering ambient and generative music, innovating production techniques, and emphasising "theory over practice". He also introduced the concept of chance music to popular audiences, partially through collaborations with other musicians.
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Bryan Adams
Bryan Adams, OC OBC (born Bryan Guy Adams, 5 November 1959) is a Canadian rock singer-songwriter, guitarist, bassist, producer, actor and photographer. For his contributions to music, Adams has many awards and nominations, including 20 Juno Awards among 56 nominations, 15 Grammy Award nominations including a win for Best Song Written Specifically for a Motion Picture or Television in 1992. He has also won MTV, ASCAP, and American Music awards. In addition, he has won two Ivor Novello Awards for song composition and has been nominated for several Golden Globe Awards and three times for Academy Awards for his songwriting for films.
Adams was awarded the Order of Canada and the Order of British Columbia for contributions to popular music and philanthropic work via his own foundation, which helps improve education for people around the world.
Adams was inducted into the Hollywood Walk of Fame, with the 2,435th star in March 2011 and Canada's Walk of Fame in 1998, and in April 2006 he was inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame at Canada's Juno Awards. In 2008, Bryan was ranked 38 on the list of All-Time top artists by the Billboard Hot 100 50th Anniversary Charts. On 13 January 2010, he received the Allan Waters Humanitarian Award for his part in numerous charitable concerts and campaigns during his career, and on 1 May 2010 was given the Governor General's Performing Arts Award for his 30 years of contributions to the arts.
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Cher
Cher ( /ˈʃɛər/) (born Cherilyn Sarkisian; May 20, 1946) is an American recording artist, television personality, actress, director, record producer, and philanthropist. Referred to as the Goddess of Pop, she has won an Academy Award, a Grammy Award, an Emmy Award, three Golden Globes, and a Cannes Film Festival Award for her work in film, music, and television. She is the only person in history to receive all five awards. She began her career as a backup singer and came to prominence in 1965 as one-half of the pop rock duo Sonny & Cher with the success of their song "I Got You Babe". She subsequently established herself as a solo recording artist and became a television star in 1971 with The Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour, a variety show for which she won a Golden Globe. A well-received performance in the film Silkwood earned her a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress of 1983. In the following years, she starred in a string of hit films including Mask, The Witches of Eastwick, and Moonstruck, for which she won the Academy Award for Best Actress of 1987.
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Christopher Cross
Christopher Cross (born Christopher Charles Geppert; May 3, 1951) is an American singer-songwriter from San Antonio, Texas. His debut album earned him five Grammys. He is perhaps best known for his US Top Ten hit songs, "Sailing", "Ride Like the Wind", and "Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)", the last of which he recorded for the film Arthur starring Dudley Moore. "Sailing" earned three Grammy Awards in 1981, while "Arthur's Theme" won the Oscar for Best Original Song in 1981 (with co-composers Burt Bacharach, Carole Bayer Sager and Peter Allen).
Cross first played with a San Antonio-based cover band named Flash (not to be confused with the early 1970s English band of the same name) before signing a solo contract with Warner Bros.
Cross released his self-titled debut album, Christopher Cross, in 1979, which garnered him five Grammy Awards. He was the first solo artist to win all four General Field Grammy Awards (Record of the Year, Album of the Year, Song of the Year and Best New Artist) in the same year. Hot 100 top 20 hits from this album included "Ride Like the Wind" (featuring backing vocals by Michael McDonald), "Sailing", "Never Be the Same", and "Say You'll Be Mine" (featuring backing vocals by Nicolette Larson).
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Daniel Lanois
Daniel Lanois ( /lænˈwɑː/ lan-WAH; born September 19, 1951 in Hull, Quebec) is a Canadian record producer, guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter. He has released a number of albums of his own work and has produced albums for a wide variety of artists, including Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Peter Gabriel, Emmylou Harris, Willie Nelson, Brandon Flowers and Ron Sexsmith. Lanois is best known for his work with Brian Eno, the pair collaborating on a number of projects together and producing several platinum albums for U2, including The Joshua Tree. Three albums produced or co-produced by Lanois have won the Grammy Award for Album of the Year, and four others received nominations.
Lanois started his production career when he was 17, working in his own studio with his brother Bob Lanois in the basement of their mother's Ancaster, Ontario home, recording local artists including Simply Saucer. Later Daniel started Grant Avenue Studios in an old house he purchased in Hamilton, Ontario. He worked with a number of local bands, including Martha and the Muffins (for whom his sister Jocelyne played bass), Ray Materick, as well as the Canadian children's singer Raffi.
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David Foster
David Walter Foster, OC, OBC (born November 1, 1949), is a Canadian musician, record producer, composer, singer, songwriter, and arranger, noted for discovering singers such as Michael Bublé, Josh Groban, and Charice Pempengco; and for producing some of the most successful artists in the world, such as Mariah Carey, Whitney Houston, Céline Dion, Andrea Bocelli, Toni Braxton, Madonna, Air Supply and Michael Jackson. Foster has won 16 Grammy Awards from 47 nominations. David Foster is the current Chairman of Verve Music Group.
Throughout his career, he has produced recordings for a wide range of musical artists, including Bryan Adams, Tamia, Christina Aguilera, The Bee Gees, Andrea Bocelli, Boz Scaggs, Mariah Carey, Toni Braxton, Chicago, Destiny's Child, Neil Diamond, Céline Dion, Earth Wind and Fire, Gloria Estefan, Whitney Houston, Janet Jackson, Michael Jackson, Chaka Khan, Beyonce Knowles, Kenny Loggins, Madonna, Olivia Newton-John, Nsync, All-4-One, Plus One, Charice Pempengco, Prince, LeAnn Rimes, Kenny Rogers, Barbra Streisand, Donna Summer, Shania Twain, Hall & Oates, Tim Feehan, The Tubes, and Jackie Evancho.
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David Hungate
David Hungate (b. August 5, 1948) is a bass player noted as a member of Los Angeles pop-rock band Toto from 1977 to 1982. Along with most of his Toto bandmates, Hungate did sessions on a number of hit albums of the 1970s, including Boz Scaggs's Silk Degrees and Alice Cooper's From the Inside.
Hungate played on Toto's first four records, including multiple Grammy award-winning album, Toto IV. He left the band shortly after its release for a career as a session musician in Nashville. Hungate also plays guitar and has produced and recorded with several country artists such as Chet Atkins. Currently residing in Nashville, Hungate has collaborated with both former and current members of Toto for occasional recordings and gigs over the years. He was also a primary member of AOR supergroup Mecca fronted by Joe Vana and Fergie Frederiksen, the latter also of Toto fame. In 1990 he released a solo album entitled "Souvenir" (on CBS). Jeff Porcaro played drums on some of the tracks on the album.
Hungate attended North Texas State University College of Music, where he played bass in the One O'Clock Lab Band the year that it performed at the 1970 Montreaux Jazz Festival. He is the son of the late US Congressman (and later Federal District Judge) William L Hungate.
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David Paich
David Frank Paich (born June 25, 1954 in Los Angeles, California) is a multi-disciplined musical contributor. His contibutions include performing as a live and studio session musician, keyboard player, recording producer, arranger, vocalist and main composer of the Los Angeles-based rock/pop band Toto. With Toto, Paich has released 17 albums and sold over 30 million records. Additionally, Paich has contributed to a host of artists with his songwriting and arrangements including working with Boz Skaggs extensively in the 1970s and Michael Jackson in the 1980s.
He is the son of the late jazz composer, musician, and arranger Marty Paich, having adopted many of his father's skills for his contribution to music.
A prolific writer of chart-breakers, Paich wrote or co-wrote hits such as "Hold the Line", "Lowdown", "Lido Shuffle", "Georgy Porgy", "Rosanna", "Got To Be Real", and "Lady Love Me (One More Time)". He also performed lead vocals on the Toto hits "Africa", "Lovers in the Night", and "Stranger in Town".
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Dennis Frederiksen
Dennis Hardy "Fergie" Frederiksen (born May 15, 1951, Grand Rapids, Michigan) is an American rock singer, best known for his work with Angel, Le Roux and Toto during the 1980s. He got his start in the mid to late '70s fronting Chicago pomp rock bands MSFunk and Trillion and was also the background vocalist for Survivor. He contributed to hit singles in three consecutive years all with different bands: Survivor's "American Heartbeat" in 1982, Le Roux's "Carrie's Gone" in 1983 and Toto's "Stranger in Town" in 1984.
Frederiksen started his musical career at the age of 13, and he played clubs and pubs at the age of 15 with a group called the Common People in Grand Rapids, MI. In 1975, while he was still attending college at Central Michigan, Frederiksen was asked by his friend Tommy Shaw to replace him as the lead vocalist for the band MSFunk, as Shaw was leaving to join Styx. Frederiksen was with MSFunk for a year before disbanding in 1976. While living in Chicago, he formed a local band called Trillion with keyboardist Patrick Leonard. Trillion's debut album was released in 1978 and was produced by Gary Lyons (co-producer of Foreigner's debut album); all but one of its nine tracks were co-written by Frederiksen. The band went on to tour with Styx and Heart, where Frederiksen began performing his trademark back-flips during live shows to fire up crowds, a gimmick he would continue with later bands. Overwhelmed with having to commute back and forth between college and recording, he left the band soon after.
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Don Henley
Donald Hugh "Don" Henley (born July 22, 1947, in Gilmer, Texas) is an American singer, songwriter and drummer, best known as a founding member of the Eagles before launching a successful solo career. Henley was the drummer and lead vocalist for the Eagles from 1971–1980, when the band broke up. Henley sings lead vocals on Eagles hits such as "Witchy Woman", "Desperado", "Best of My Love", "One of These Nights", "Hotel California", "Life in the Fast Lane", and "The Long Run". He formed one of the most successful songwriting partnerships with Glenn Frey.
After the Eagles broke up in 1980, Henley pursued a solo career and released his debut album in 1982. He has released four studio albums, two compilation albums, and one live DVD. His solo hits include "Dirty Laundry", "The Boys of Summer", "All She Wants to Do Is Dance", "The Heart of the Matter", "The Last Worthless Evening", "Sunset Grill", "Not Enough Love in the World", "New York Minute" and "The End of the Innocence".
The Eagles have sold over 120 million albums worldwide, won six Grammy Awards, had five #1 singles, 17 Top 40 singles, and six #1 albums. They were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1998 and are the biggest selling American band in history. As a solo artist, Henley has sold over 10 million albums worldwide, had eight Top 40 singles, won two Grammys and five MTV Video Music Awards. Combined with the Eagles and as a solo artist, Henley has released 25 Top 40 singles on the Billboard Hot 100. He has released seven studio albums with the Eagles and four as a solo artist. In 2008, he was ranked the 87th greatest singer of all time by Rolling Stone magazine.
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Donna Summer
LaDonna Adrian Gaines (December 31, 1948 – May 17, 2012), known by the stage name Donna Summer, was an American singer and songwriter who gained prominence during the disco era of the late 1970s. She had a mezzo-soprano vocal range, and was a five-time Grammy Award winner. Summer was the first artist to have three consecutive double albums reach number one on the United States Billboard chart, and she also charted four number-one singles in the United States within a 13-month period.
Born into a devoutly Christian lower middle class African American family in Boston, Massachusetts, Summer first became involved with singing through church choir groups before joining a number of bands influenced by the Motown Sound. Influenced by the counterculture of the 1960s, she became the front singer of a psychedelic rock band named Crow and moved to New York City. Joining a touring version of the musical Hair, she spent several years living in West Germany, where she married Helmut Sommer, whose surname she adopted as her stage name.
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Elkie Brooks
Elkie Brooks (born 25 February 1945) is an English singer, a vocalist with Vinegar Joe, and later a solo artist. She gained her biggest success in the late 1970s and 1980s and has been nominated twice for Brit Awards' top female singer.British Queen of Blues. She is known for her powerful husky voice and hit singles such as "Pearl's a Singer", "Lilac Wine" Don't Cry Out Loud, Fool if You Think it's Over,and "No More the Fool" and her top-selling album Pearls.
Brooks was born in Broughton, Salford as Elaine Bookbinder to a Jewish father and Catholic mother and raised in Prestwich. She attended North Salford Secondary Modern School.
According to Brooks, her unofficial debut was a gig at a club called the "Laronde" on Cheetham Hill Road, Manchester when she was thirteen. A professional singer since she was fifteen, Brooks' debut, a cover of Etta James's "Something's Got a Hold On Me", was released on Decca in 1964. She spent most of the 1960s on Britain's cabaret scene, a period of her life that she did not particularly enjoy. In the early 1960s Brooks supported The Beatles in their Christmas show in London, then, as an established act, helped the Small Faces in their early career by introducing them at several venues. She went on to tour the United States with several bands including The Animals.
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Elton John
Sir Elton Hercules John, CBE (born Reginald Kenneth Dwight on 25 March 1947) is an English rock singer-songwriter, composer, pianist and occasional actor. He has worked with lyricist Bernie Taupin as his songwriter partner since 1967; they have collaborated on more than 30 albums to date.
In his four-decade career John has sold more than 250 million records, making him one of the most successful artists of all time. His single "Candle in the Wind 1997" has sold over 33 million copies worldwide, and is the best selling single in Billboard history. He has more than 50 Top 40 hits, including seven consecutive No. 1 US albums, 56 Top 40 singles, 16 Top 10, four No. 2 hits, and nine No. 1 hits. He has won six Grammy Awards, four Brit Awards, an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award and a Tony Award. In 2004, Rolling Stone ranked him Number 49 on its list of the 100 greatest artists of all time.
John was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1994. Having been named a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1996, John received a knighthood from Queen Elizabeth II for "services to music and charitable services" in 1998.
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George Benson
George Benson (born March 22, 1943) is a ten time Grammy Award winning American musician, whose production career began at the age of twenty-one as a jazz guitarist.
Benson first came to prominence in the 1960s playing soul jazz with the likes of Jack McDuff. Benson then launched a successful solo career, alternating between jazz, pop, R&B singing, and scat singing. This one-time child prodigy topped the Billboard 200 in 1976 with the triple-platinum album, Breezin', He was also a major live attraction in the UK during the 1980s and continues to attract a large following today. Benson uses a rest-stroke picking technique similar to that of gypsy jazz players such as Django Reinhardt.
Benson was born and raised in the Hill District in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. At the age of 7, Benson first played the ukulele in a corner drug store for which he was paid a few dollars; at the age of 8, he was playing guitar in an unlicensed nightclub on Friday and Saturday nights which was soon closed down by the police. At the age of 10, George recorded his first single record with RCA-Victor in New York, called 'She Makes Me Mad'.
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George Michael
George Michael (born Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou (Greek: Γεώργιος Κυριάκος Παναγιώτου); 25 June 1963) is an English musician, singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and record producer. Michael rose to fame in the 1980s when he formed the pop duo Wham! with his school friend, Andrew Ridgeley. His first solo single, "Careless Whisper", was released when he was still in the duo and sold about six million copies worldwide.
As one of the world's best-selling music artists, Michael has sold more than 100 million records worldwide as of 2010. His 1987 debut solo album, Faith, has sold more than 20 million copies worldwide and made several records and achievements in the United States. Michael has garnered seven number one singles in the UK and eight number one hits on the Billboard Hot 100 in the US. In 2008, Billboard magazine ranked Michael the 40th most successful artist on the Billboard Hot 100 Top All-Time Artists list.
Michael has won numerous music awards throughout his 30-year career, including three Brit Awards—winning Best British Male twice, four MTV Video Music Awards, four Ivor Novello Awards, three American Music Awards, and two Grammy Awards from eight nominations.
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Greg Ladanyi
Greg Ladanyi (July 6, 1952 – September 29, 2009) was an American record producer and recording engineer, known for his work with many musicians, including Jackson Browne, Warren Zevon, Type O Negative, The Church, Anna Vissi, Toto, Fleetwood Mac, Hollywood Undead, Don Henley and Jeff Healey.
Ladanyi co-produced the Behind the Mask album with Fleetwood Mac. He also co-produced, engineered and mixed Don Henley's first two solo albums I Can't Stand Still and Building the Perfect Beast. He won a Grammy Award in 1983 in the Best Engineered Recording - Non-Classical category for Toto IV by Toto. In 2007, he partnered with Starr Andreeff and Mike Renault to form Maple Jam Music Group.
His most recent work involved producing Ligion's new album, External Affairs. He was also the main producer on Anna Vissi's album, Apagorevmeno, which was released on December 9, 2008 in Greece and Cyprus.
Ladanyi died in Cyprus on September 29, 2009 after falling 13 feet just 15 minutes before Vissi's performance at Nicosia's GSP Stadium , suffering a fractured skull.
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Greg Phillinganes
Greg Phillinganes (born Gregory Arthur Phillinganes on May 12, 1956 in Detroit, Michigan) is an active session keyboardist in Los Angeles, California. He is a graduate of Cass Technical High School, Detroit Michigan.[citation needed] Phillinganes was discovered by Stevie Wonder who heard a cassette of instrumental renditions of his own songs done by Phillinganes.[citation needed] Wonder recruited Phillinganes for his Wonderlove band, where Phillinganes stayed from 1976 to 1981.
In 1981, he released his first solo album, Significant Gains. While the album itself was not very successful, he did manage to score a minor R&B hit with "Baby, I Do Love You." Three years later, he released his follow-up album Pulse, which featured another minor hit (and perhaps his best-known solo hit), a cover of Yellow Magic Orchestra's song "Behind the Mask" (with additional lyrics written by Michael Jackson). This single was much more successful on the Dance music charts. When he later joined Eric Clapton's backing band, Phillinganes would introduce the tune to Clapton, who covered it on his 1986 August album. Amidst his solo recordings and touring with Clapton throughout the 1980s, he became well known as a prominent session musician for a multitude of different artists, performing on many hit albums of the time. His session work has continued into the present.
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Hugh Padgham
Hugh Padgham is a British record producer. He has won many awards, including four Grammys, with Producer of the Year (1985) and Engineer of the Year. A 1992 poll in Mix magazine voted him one of the world's Top Ten Most Influential Producers.
Padgham started out as a tape operator at Advision Studios, working in recording sessions for Yes and Emerson, Lake and Palmer. From there he went to Lansdowne Studios and moved from tape-operator/assistant engineer to head engineer. In 1978, Padgham got a job at The Townhouse, where he engineered and/or produced acts including XTC, Peter Gabriel and Phil Collins.
Padgham's previous work with Gabriel and Collins led to a long and enormously successful collaboration with Genesis in the 1980s, which produced a string of hit albums and singles including Genesis and Invisible Touch. In addition to his work with Genesis and XTC, Padgham co-produced two albums with The Police: Ghost in the Machine and Synchronicity, as well as Paul McCartney's Press to Play and The Human League's Hysteria.
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Jeff Porcaro
Jeffrey Thomas "Jeff" Porcaro (April 1, 1954 – August 5, 1992) was an American session drummer and a founding member of the Grammy Award winning band Toto. Porcaro was one of the most recorded drummers in history, working on hundreds of albums and thousands of sessions. While already an established studio player in the 1970s, he shot to prominence in the US as the drummer on the Steely Dan album Katy Lied. Allmusic has characterized him as "arguably the most highly regarded studio drummer in rock from the mid-'70s to the early '90s", further stating that "It is no exaggeration to say that the sound of mainstream pop/rock drumming in the 1980s was, to a large extent, the sound of Jeff Porcaro."
Porcaro was born in Hartford, Connecticut, the eldest son of Los Angeles session percussionist Joe Porcaro. His brothers Steve and Mike are both still active session musicians. Porcaro was raised in the San Fernando Valley area of Los Angeles and attended Ulysses S. Grant High School.
On October 22, 1983, Porcaro married Susan Norris, a Los Angeles television newscaster. They had three sons, Christopher Joseph (born July 3, 1984), Miles Edwin Crawford (born June 12, 1986), and Nico Hendrix (born December 26, 1991).
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Jerry Hey
Jerry Hey is an American trumpeter, flugelhornist, horn arranger, string arranger, orchestrator and session musician who has played on hundreds of commercial recordings, including Thriller and the distinctive flugelhorn solo on Dan Fogelberg's hit "Longer".
He is known as the Seawind trumpeter and arranger who plays with Gary Grant, Larry Williams and Bill Reichenbach Jr..
Hey was born in Dixon, Illinois, in 1950, to parents well known in the area for their involvement in music. He attended the National Music Camp for two summers. While in college, Hey studied under Bill Adam at Indiana University.
He composed and arranged the song "Jedi Rocks" for the 1997 Special Edition rerelease of Star Wars: Return of the Jedi.
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Joe Cocker
John Robert "Joe" Cocker, OBE (born 20 May 1944) is an English rock and blues singer, who came to popularity in the 1960s, and is most known for his gritty voice, his idiosyncratic arm movements while performing, and his cover versions of popular songs, particularly those of the Beatles.
He is the recipient of several awards, including a 1983 Grammy Award for his #1 hit "Up Where We Belong", a duet he performed with Jennifer Warnes. He was ranked #97 on Rolling Stone's 100 greatest singers list.
Cocker was born on 20 May 1944 at 38 Tasker Road, Crookes, Sheffield, West Riding of Yorkshire. He is the youngest son of a civil servant, Harold Cocker, and Madge Cocker. According to differing family stories, Cocker received his nickname of Joe either from playing a childhood game called "Cowboy Joe" or from a local window cleaner named Joe.
Cocker's main musical influences growing up were Ray Charles and Lonnie Donegan. Cocker's first experience singing in public was at age 12 when his elder brother Victor invited him on stage to sing during a gig of his skiffle group. In 1960, along with three friends, Cocker formed his first group, the Cavaliers. For the group's first performance at a youth club, they were required to pay the price of admission before entering. The Cavaliers eventually broke up after a year and Cocker left school to become an apprentice gasfitter while he pursued a career in music.
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Joe Porcaro
Joseph (Joe) Porcaro (born April 29, 1930 in Hartford, Connecticut, currently residing in Los Angeles, California) is an American jazz drummer, percussionist and educator.
His three sons were all musicians in the band Toto: keyboardist Steve Porcaro, bassist Mike Porcaro and late drummer Jeff Porcaro. Joe guested on every Toto album from Turn Back through Kingdom of Desire, including Toto IV. He also has a daughter, Joleen Porcaro Duddy. Along with fellow music educator and drummer, Ralph Humphrey, Joe was one of the founders of the Los Angeles Music Academy (LAMA) located in Pasadena, California.
Porcaro has recorded with Pink Floyd, Stan Getz, Gerry Mulligan, Freddie Hubbard, Don Ellis, Frank Sinatra, Sarah Vaughn, Natalie Cole, The Monkees, Gladys Knight and Madonna. He has also done film score work, including with James Newton Howard, John Williams, Jerry Goldsmith, James Horner, Danny Elfman, John Frizzell and his son Steve.
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John Hartman
John Hartman (born March 18, 1950 in Falls Church, Virginia) is a U.S. drummer who was a co-founder and original drummer of the Doobie Brothers. At the band's inception, Hartman was the sole drummer. However, in late 1971, the group added second drummer Michael Hossack, and the dual-drummers formation has persisted ever since. (Hossack was replaced in 1974 by Keith Knudsen.)
Hartman played on all of the Doobie Brothers' major hits of the 1970s with both Tom Johnston and Michael McDonald. He left early in 1979 following a promotional tour in support of the award-winning Minute by Minute album to look after ponies on his ranch.
Hartman was enticed to join twelve Doobies alumni (including drummers Hossack, Knudsen, and Hartman's own 1979 replacement Chet McCracken) for a brief benefit tour in 1987. Hartman subsequently rejoined when the band was reconstituted the following year. He played on the reunion albums Cycles (1989) and Brotherhood (1991) as well as the accompanying promotional tours. However, following a 1992 alumni reunion for the benefit of terminally ill percussionist Bobby LaKind, Hartman retired permanently from the band. In typical Doobies fashion, he was replaced by his former partner, Keith Knudsen.
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John Lennon
John Winston Ono Lennon, MBE (9 October 1940 – 8 December 1980) was an English musician and singer-songwriter who rose to worldwide fame as one of the founder members of The Beatles, one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed acts in the history of popular music. Together with Paul McCartney, he formed one of the most celebrated songwriting partnerships of the 20th century.
Born and raised in Liverpool, Lennon became involved as a teenager in the skiffle craze; his first band, The Quarrymen, evolved into The Beatles in 1960. As the group disintegrated towards the end of the decade, Lennon embarked on a solo career that produced the critically acclaimed albums John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band and Imagine, and iconic songs such as "Give Peace a Chance" and "Imagine". After his marriage to Yoko Ono in 1969, he changed his name to John Ono Lennon. Lennon disengaged himself from the music business in 1975 to devote time to raising his infant son Sean, but re-emerged with Ono in 1980 with the new album Double Fantasy. He was murdered three weeks after its release.
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Jon Anderson
Jon Anderson (born John Roy Anderson on 25 October 1944) is an English singer-songwriter and musician best known as the former lead vocalist in the progressive rock band Yes. He is also an accomplished solo artist and has collaborated with artists such as the Greek musician Vangelis, among others.
Jon Anderson was born John Roy Anderson in Accrington, Lancashire, England, to Albert and Kathleen Anderson. His father was from Scotland whilst his mother was of Irish ancestry. Anderson dropped the "h" from his first name in 1970.
Anderson attended St. John's Infants School in Baxenden, Accrington. There he made a tentative start to a musical career playing the washboard in "Little John's Skiffle Group", which played songs by Lonnie Donegan, among others. Anderson left school at the age of fifteen and went through a series of jobs including farm hand, lorry driver and milkman. Anderson tried to pursue a football career at Accrington Stanley F.C., but at 5 feet 5 inches (1.65 m) tall, Anderson was turned down because of his frail constitution. He remains a fan of the club.
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Keith Knudsen
Keith Knudsen (February 18, 1948 – February 8, 2005) was an American rock drummer, vocalist and songwriter.
Knudsen (pronounced 'K-noodsen') was born in Le Mars, Iowa. He began drumming while attending Princeton High School in Princeton, Illinois, where he graduated from in 1966. After short stints playing in a club band and the Blind Joe Mendlebaum Blues Band, he became the drummer for the organist/vocalist Lee Michaels. He played in The Hoodoo Rhythm Devils from late 1972 through mid 1973. He never did any formal studio recording with them, but recorded a live Texas Special on KSAN-FM in San Francisco with the Hoodoos and Johnny Winter. His big break came in 1974 when he was invited to join The Doobie Brothers, replacing the departing Michael Hossack. Knudsen, who joined the band during the recording of the 1974 Top 10 platinum album, What Were Once Vices Are Now Habits. He made his recording debut with the Doobies on What Were Once Vices Are Now Habits in 1974, performing backing vocals over instrumental tracks that included Hossack.
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Kim Carnes
Kim Carnes (born July 20, 1945 Hollywood, California) is an American singer-songwriter. She is a two-time Grammy Award winner noted for her distinctive raspy vocal style. Some people have called her "The Female Rod Stewart" due to her raspy voice.
As a young singer, Kim Carnes joined in 1966 The New Christy Minstrels together with Kenny Rogers and Karen Black. After writing songs for many years, Carnes signed her first publishing deal in 1969 with famed producer Jimmy Bowen. During this period, she shared demo-recording time with Bowen's other writers, including Don Henley, Glenn Frey, and J.D. Souther. Carnes also sang "Nobody Knows", written by Mike Settle, which was featured in the end credits of the 1971 film, Vanishing Point. The film also featured Carnes' first selection as a songwriter, "Sing Out for Jesus", which was recorded by Willie Mae "Big Mama" Thornton.
In the early 1970s Carnes and husband Dave Ellingson co-wrote several songs with David Cassidy, then at the peak of his career as an international idol, and toured the world with him as part of his band. These songs appear on Cassidy's albums Rock Me Baby, Dreams are Nuthin' More than Wishes and Cassidy Live!, where Carnes' backing vocals can be heard to great effect.
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Lenny Castro
Lenny Castro (born 1957) is an American freelancing percussionist in the studio recording industry in the Los Angeles area.
Castro is a percussionist of Puerto Rican descent and was born and raised in New York City. His father, Hector Castro, played the keyboard in a Latin style and gave his son his first pair of congas when he was five years old. Along with the congas the junior Castro played the bongos, which he grew up performing on the streets. Unlike many of his “Latin brothers”, Castro listened and played percussion not to just Latin music but jazz, rock, classical, and anything else that could have percussion added in. He claims not to have planned on becoming a studio musician, only that he wanted to play music. Whether this meant live or in recordings, he didn’t care as long as he got to play.
Castro later began to make money with different gigs in New York, which he called a “playground” at the time, when he was around 14 or 15. This lasted him until he graduated from high school in 1974.
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Lionel Richie
Lionel Brockman Richie, Jr. (born June 20, 1949) is an American singer-songwriter, musician, record producer and actor. From 1968, he was a member of the musical group Commodores signed to Motown Records. Richie made his solo debut in 1982 with the album Lionel Richie and number-one hit "Truly".
Richie was born in Tuskegee, Alabama, the son of Alberta R. (Foster) and Lionel Brockman Richie. Richie grew up on the campus of Tuskegee Institute. His grandfather's house was across the street from the home of the president of the college. His family moved to Joliet, Illinois, where he graduated from Joliet Township High School, East Campus. A star tennis player in Joliet, he accepted a tennis scholarship to attend Tuskegee Institute, and graduated with a major in economics. After receiving his undergraduate degree from Tuskegee, Richie briefly attended graduate school at Auburn University. He is a member of Kappa Kappa Psi and Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity.
As a student in Tuskegee, Richie formed a succession of R&B groups in the mid-1960s. In 1968 he became a singer and saxophonist with the Commodores. They signed a recording contract with Atlantic Records in 1968 for one record before moving on to Motown Records initially as a support act to The Jackson 5. The Commodores then became established as a popular soul group. Their first several albums had a danceable, funky sound, as in such tracks as "Machine Gun" and "Brick House." Over time, Richie wrote and sang more romantic, easy-listening ballads such as "Easy," "Three Times a Lady," "Still," and the tragic breakup ballad "Sail On."
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Marty Paich
Martin Louis "Marty" Paich (January 23, 1925, Oakland, California – August 12, 1995, Santa Ynez, California) was an American pianist, composer, arranger, producer, music director and conductor.
In a career which spanned half a century, he worked in these capacities for such artists as Frank Sinatra, Barbra Streisand, Sarah Vaughan, Stan Kenton, Ella Fitzgerald, Mel Tormé, Ray Charles, Aretha Franklin, Linda Ronstadt, Al Hirt, Jack Jones, Neil Diamond, Stan Getz, Sammy Davis Jr, Michael Jackson, Art Pepper, Ethel Azama, Mahalia Jackson, Toto, and many others.
His earliest music lessons were on the accordion, and thereafter on the piano. By age 10, he had formed the first of numerous bands, and by age 12 was regularly playing at weddings and similar affairs. Paich first attended Cole Elementary School in Oakland. After graduating from McClymonds High School, he attended a series of professional schools in music, including Chapman College, San Francisco State University, the University of Southern California, and the Los Angeles Conservatory of Music, where he graduated in 1951 magna cum laude with a Master's degree in composition.
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Michael Jackson
Michael Joseph Jackson (August 29, 1958 – June 25, 2009) was an American recording artist, entertainer, and businessman. Often referred to as the King of Pop, or by his initials MJ, Jackson is recognized as the most successful entertainer of all time by Guinness World Records. His contribution to music, dance, and fashion, along with a much-publicized personal life, made him a global figure in popular culture for over four decades. The seventh child of the Jackson family, he debuted on the professional music scene along with his brothers as a member of The Jackson 5 in 1964, and began his solo career in 1971.
In the early 1980s, Jackson became a dominant figure in popular music. The music videos for his songs, including those of "Beat It", "Billie Jean", and "Thriller", were credited with transforming the medium into an art form and a promotional tool, and the popularity of these videos helped to bring the relatively new television channel MTV to fame. Videos such as "Black or White" and "Scream" made him a staple on MTV in the 1990s. Through stage performances and music videos, Jackson popularized a number of complicated dance techniques, such as the robot and the moonwalk, to which he gave the name. His distinctive musical sound and vocal style influenced numerous hip hop, post-disco, contemporary R&B, pop and rock artists.
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Michael Omartian
Michael Omartian (born November 26, 1945) is an American singer-songwriter, keyboardist, and music producer. He has been a participant in numerous albums, during a career that has spanned over 38 years. He is the first producer in recording history to have No. 1 records in three consecutive decades. He is a multiple Grammy Award winner, including a Grammy for keyboardist of the year. He spent five years on the A&R staff of ABC/Dunhill Records, as a producer, artist and arranger. He was subsequently hired by Warner Bros. Records as a producer and A&R staff member. Michael moved from Los Angeles to Nashville in 1993, where he served on the Board of Governors of the Recording Academy and has helped to shape the curriculum for the first Master’s Degree program in the field of Music Business at Belmont University.
Michael has produced albums for several artists including Rod Stewart, Cliff Richard, Christopher Cross, Michael Bolton, Whitney Houston, the Jacksons, Trisha Yearwood, Clint Black, Donna Summer, Joe "Bean" Esposito, Peter Cetera, Benny Hester, Steve Camp, The Imperials, Amy Grant, and Steely Dan. In 1985 Michael Omartian, along with Quincy Jones, co-produced the No. 1 hit "We Are the World" by a supergroup of popular musicians billed as USA for Africa.
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Mike Porcaro
Mike Porcaro (born Michael Joseph Porcaro, May 29, 1955, South Windsor, Connecticut) is an American bass player, best noted for his work with the Grammy Award winning band, Toto.
He is the middle brother of Toto members Jeff Porcaro and Steve Porcaro. Their father is jazz drummer/percussionist, Joe Porcaro.
He played bass on a few unofficial sessions with the band since their early days in the late 1970s, but was not made an official member until 1982 (shortly after the release of Toto IV); replacing David Hungate, who departed for a session career in Nashville. According to Toto guitarist Steve Lukather, Porcaro would have been an original member of the band, but the record label wanted to retain the successful chemistry of the line-up from Boz Scaggs' critically acclaimed Silk Degrees album (as Hungate, Lukather and other members of Toto were Scaggs' backing band at the time). He quickly replaced Hungate on bass for the album's music videos and subsequent tour.
Porcaro also played cello on the song "Good for You" on Toto IV, as well as "After You've Gone" on the 1999 album Mindfields.
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Nathan East
Nathan Harrell East (born December 8, 1955, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is a jazz, R&B and rock bass player and vocalist. East holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Music from the University of California, San Diego (1978). He is a member of smooth jazz quartet Fourplay and has recorded, performed and co-written songs with performers such as Eric Clapton, Joe Satriani, Phil Collins, Stevie Wonder, Toto and Herbie Hancock.
Born to Thomas and Gwendolyn East, he is one of eight children (five boys and three girls) raised in San Diego, California, where the family moved when he was four. East first studied cello in seventh through ninth grades and played in local Horace Mann junior high school's orchestra. At age fourteen he developed an interest in the bass guitar, playing in church (Christ The King) for folk masses with his brothers Raymond and David. He was active in his (Crawford) high school's music programs along with a local top 40 band called "Power". He has said his early influences included Charles Mingus, Ray Brown and Ron Carter on upright bass; and James Jamerson, Paul McCartney and Chuck Rainey on electric bass. He studied music at UC San Diego. Nathan East is an accomplished amateur magician.
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Patrick Simmons
Patrick Simmons (born October 19, 1948) is an American musician best known as a guitarist and vocalist for the rock band The Doobie Brothers. His fingerstyle guitar playing complements the strumming style of Tom Johnston. Born in Aberdeen, Washington, he has been the band's only consistent member throughout their tenure. Simmons wrote many songs for the Doobie Brothers, including "South City Midnight Lady", “Dependin’ On You”, “Echoes of Love”, and "Black Water," the group's first #1 record.
In 1983, Simmons released his first solo album, Arcade. It yielded his only top 40 hit, "So Wrong", which peaked at #30 on the Billboard Hot 100. The album was reissued on compact disc in 2007 by label Wounded Bird Records.
In 1998, Simmons released a second solo album entitled Take Me to the High.
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Patti Austin
Patti Austin (born August 10, 1950) is an American R&B and jazz music singer.
Austin was born in Harlem, New York. She made her debut at the Apollo Theater at age four and had a contract with RCA Records when she was only five. Quincy Jones and Dinah Washington have proclaimed themselves as her godparents.[citation needed]
By the late 1960s Austin was a prolific session musician and commercial jingle singer. During the 1980s, signed to Jones's Qwest Records, she began her most prolific hitmaking period. She charted twenty R&B songs between 1969 and 1991 and had success on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart, where she hit number one in 1981 with "Do You Love Me?" / "The Genie".
The album containing that hit, Every Home Should Have One, also produced her biggest mainstream hit. "Baby, Come To Me", a duet with James Ingram, initially peaked at number 73 on the Hot 100 in early 1982. After being featured as the love theme in a prominent storyline on the soap opera General Hospital, the song re-entered the pop chart in October and went to number one in February 1983. The single was certified Gold by the RIAA. She would later team up again with Ingram for "How Do You Keep The Music Playing".
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Paul Simon
Paul Frederic Simon (born October 13, 1941) is a grammy award winning American singer-songwriter, poet and guitarist.
Simon's international fame and success began as part of the duo Simon & Garfunkel, launched in 1964 with musical partner Art Garfunkel. Simon wrote most of the pair's songs, including three that reached No. 1 on the U.S. singles charts: "The Sound of Silence", "Mrs. Robinson", and "Bridge Over Troubled Water". The duo split up in 1970 at the height of their popularity, and Simon began a successful solo career, recording three highly acclaimed albums over the next five years. In 1986, he released Graceland, an album inspired by South African township music. Simon also wrote and starred in the film One-Trick Pony in 1980 and co-wrote the Broadway musical The Capeman in 1998.
Simon has earned 12 Grammys for his solo and collaborative work, including the Lifetime Achievement Award. In 2001, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and in 2006 was selected as one of the "100 People Who Shaped the World" by Time magazine. Among many other honors, Simon was the first recipient of the Library of Congress' Gershwin Prize for Popular Song in 2007. In 1986 Simon was awarded an Honorary Doctor of Music degree from Berklee College of Music where he currently serves on the Board of Trustees.
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Phil Collins
Philip David Charles "Phil" Collins, LVO (born 30 January 1951) is an English singer-songwriter, drummer, pianist and actor best known as a drummer and vocalist for British progressive rock group Genesis and as a solo artist.
Collins sang the lead vocals on several chart hits in the United Kingdom and the United States between 1975 and 2010, either as a solo artist or with Genesis. His singles, sometimes dealing with lost love, ranged from the drum-heavy "In the Air Tonight", dance pop of "Sussudio", piano-driven "Against All Odds", to the political statements of "Another Day in Paradise".
Collins's professional music career began as a drummer, originally in a band called The Real Thing with Andrea Bertorelli, who later became his first wife. Collins played drums and shared lead vocals (with Brian Chatton) in Flaming Youth which recorded one album, (Ark II). In 1970, he took over drums for Genesis, which had already recorded two albums. In Genesis, Collins originally supplied backing vocals for front man Peter Gabriel, singing lead on only two songs: "For Absent Friends" from 1971's Nursery Cryme album and "More Fool Me" from Selling England by the Pound, which was released in 1973. Following Gabriel's departure in 1975, Collins became the group's lead singer.
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Phil Ramone
Phil Ramone (born 1941) is a South-African violinist, composer, recording engineer, and record producer.
As a young child in South Africa, Ramone was a musical prodigy, beginning to play the violin at age three and performing for Queen Elizabeth II at age ten. In the late 1940s he trained as a classical violinist at The Juilliard School, where one of his classmates was Phil Woods.
In 1959, he established an independent recording studio A&R Recording (the initials were derived from the last initials of Ramone and his then-business partner Jack Arnold). There he quickly gained a reputation as a sound engineer and music producer, in particular for his use of innovative technology. Among those whose music he has produced are Clay Aiken, Burt Bacharach, Laura Branigan, Ray Charles, Karen Carpenter, Chicago, Peter Cincotti, Natalie Cole, Bob Dylan, Sheena Easton, Melissa Errico, Gloria Estefan, Aretha Franklin, Billy Joel, Elton John, Quincy Jones, Patricia Kaas, B. B. King, Julian Lennon, Madonna, Barry Manilow, Richard Marx, Paul McCartney, George Michael, Liza Minnelli, Anne Murray, Olivia Newton-John, Sinéad O'Connor, Fito Páez, Luciano Pavarotti, Peter Paul and Mary, Andre Previn, Diane Schuur, Carly Simon, Paul Simon, Frank Sinatra, Rod Stewart, James Taylor, The Guess Who, and Dionne Warwick. He is also credited with recording Marilyn Monroe's rendition of "Happy Birthday to You" to President John F. Kennedy [1].also Phoebe Snow
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Quincy Jones
Quincy Delight Jones, Jr. (born March 14, 1933) is an American record producer, conductor, arranger, film composer, television producer, and trumpeter. His career spans five decades in the entertainment industry and a record 79 Grammy Award nominations, 27 Grammys, including a Grammy Legend Award in 1991. He is particularly recognized as the producer of the album Thriller, by pop icon Michael Jackson, which has sold more than 110 million copies worldwide, and as the producer and conductor of the charity song “We Are the World”.
In 1968, Jones and his songwriting partner Bob Russell became the first African Americans to be nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Song "The Eyes of Love" from the Universal Pictures film Banning. That same year, he became the first African American to be nominated twice within the same year when he was nominated for Best Original Score for his work on the music of the 1967 film In Cold Blood. In 1971, Jones would receive the honor of becoming the first African American to be named musical director/conductor of the Academy Awards ceremony. He was the first African American to win the Academy's Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award, in 1995. He is tied with sound designer Willie D. Burton as the most Oscar-nominated African American, each of them having seven nominations. At the 2008 BET Awards, Quincy Jones was presented with the Humanitarian Award. He was played by Larenz Tate in the 2004 biopic about Ray Charles, Ray.
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Rod Stewart
Roderick David "Rod" Stewart, CBE (born 10 January 1945) is a British singer-songwriter, born and raised in North London, England, and currently residing in Epping. He is of Scottish and English ancestry.
With his distinctive raspy singing voice, Stewart came to prominence in the late 1960s and early 1970s with The Jeff Beck Group and then Faces. He launched his solo career in 1969 with his debut album An Old Raincoat Won't Ever Let You Down (US: The Rod Stewart Album). His work with The Jeff Beck Group and Faces influenced heavy metal genres.
With his career in its fifth decade, Stewart has sold over 100 million records worldwide, making him one of the best selling artists of all time. In the UK, he has had six consecutive number one albums, and his tally of 62 hit singles include 31 that reached the top 10, six of which gained the number one position. He has had 16 top ten singles in the U.S, with four of these reaching number one on the Billboard Hot 100. In 2008, Billboard magazine ranked him the 17th most successful artist on the "The Billboard Hot 100 Top All-Time Artists". He was voted at #33 in Q Magazine's list of the top 100 Greatest Singers of all time, and #59 on Rolling Stone 100 Greatest Singers of all time. As a solo artist, Stewart was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1994, and was inducted a second time, as a member of Faces, in April 2012.
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Roy Halee
Roy Halee is an American record producer and engineer, best known for working with Simon and Garfunkel.
Halee grew up on Long Island, New York. His father, also named Roy Halee, provided the singing voice for Mighty Mouse in late 1940s Terrytoons cartoons, as well as the voices of Heckle and Jeckle from 1951 through 1961.
He was best known for producing several albums with Simon and Garfunkel, including the Grammy-winning Bridge Over Troubled Water. He is mentioned in their 1965 song "A Simple Desultory Philippic (or How I Was Robert McNamara'd into Submission)", written by Paul Simon. He has also worked with other groups such as The Byrds, Journey (on their first album Journey), Willie Nile, Laura Nyro, Blood, Sweat & Tears, and Blue Angel.
Halee was named to the TEC Awards Hall of Fame in 2001.
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Russ Titelman
Russ Titelman (born 16 August 1944, Los Angeles, California) is an American record producer and songwriter. He has to date won three Grammy Awards. He earned his first producing the Steve Winwood song "Higher Love", and his second and third for Eric Clapton's Journeyman and Unplugged albums. Titelman also produced the 24 Nights live album of 1990 and the all-blues album From The Cradle, released in 1994.
Beginning his career in the 1960s, he has worked with musicians such as The Monkees, Dion Dimucci, George Harrison, Bee Gees, Little Feat, Christine McVie, Meat Loaf, Paul Simon, Brian Wilson, The Allman Brothers Band, James Taylor, Rickie Lee Jones, Chaka Khan, Ry Cooder, Randy Newman, Gordon Lightfoot, Eric Clapton and Gerry Goffin. After having worked for Warner Bros. Records for 20 years, Titelman has been an independent producer since 1997.
Titelman started his independent music label Walking Liberty Records in New York. One of his first productions for the label was the debut album by the Oklahoma based singer-songwriter Jared Tyler. Released in 2005, Blue Alleluia included guest appearances from Emmylou Harris, Mac McAnally and Mary Kay Place.
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Simon Phillips
Simon Phillips (born 6 February 1957) is an English jazz, pop and rock drummer.
Phillips began to play professionally at the age of twelve in his father's (Sid Phillips) Dixieland band for four years. He was then offered the chance to play in the musical Jesus Christ Superstar. He quickly became a sought-after session player and in 1992, he released two instructional videos displaying some of his best work.
Phillips found an early prominence as the drummer on the 1976 LP 801 Live with Phil Manzanera and Brian Eno. He went on to play with a wide array of musicians including Big Jim Sullivan, Big Country, Toto, Steve Lukather and Los Lobotomys, Jeff Beck, Whitesnake, Jack Bruce, Brian Eno, Duncan Browne, Toyah, Mike Oldfield, Jon Anderson, Trevor Rabin, Gary Moore, 10cc, Mick Jagger, Ph.D., Joe Satriani, Russ Ballard, Mike Rutherford, Phil Manzanera, John Wetton, flamenco guitarist Juan Martin, Asia, Stanley Clarke, Jimmy Earl, Derek Sherinian, Nik Kershaw, Gordon Giltrap, Camel and Jordan Rudess.
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Steve Lukather
Steven Lee "Luke" Lukather (born October 21, 1957) is an American guitarist, singer, songwriter, arranger, and record producer best known for his work with the rock band Toto. A prolific session musician, Lukather has recorded guitar tracks for more than 1,500 albums representing a broad array of artists and genres. He has also contributed to albums and hit singles as a songwriter, arranger, and producer. Lukather has released six solo studio albums and is working on his seventh.
In 1976, when Lukather was nineteen years old, he was invited by his high school friends David Paich and the Porcaro brothers Steve and Jeff to join them in forming their band, Toto. He remained a member until the band split up in 2008, and has been involved in their periodic reunion tours. Lukather's reputation as a guitarist and his association with Paich and Jeff Porcaro, who also became established artists, allowed him to secure a solid flow of session work in the 1970s and 1980s. Lukather has been nominated for twelve Grammy awards, and has won five. While his work with Toto was predominantly based on pop rock music and his solo work ventures into progressive rock and hard rock, many of Lukather's side-projects are focused on jazz fusion. He held a long-time collaboration with jazz guitarist Larry Carlton that produced a Grammy-winning live album, and he was a member of the jazz fusion band Los Lobotomys, a collaboration of notable session musicians.
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Steve Porcaro
Steven Maxwell "Steve" Porcaro (born September 2, 1957, Hartford, Connecticut) is an American keyboardist and composer, who was an original member of the rock/pop band Toto.
Porcaro wrote or co-wrote at least one song on each of Toto's first six albums, with the exception of Isolation. Unlike most of his bandmates, he generally did not contribute lead or even backing vocals; he considered himself a weak singer, and sang lead on two of his compositions only because he felt that the vocal styles of his bandmates, with the exception of Joseph Williams, were not appropriate for his songs. He left Toto in 1986 after the Fahrenheit album in order to pursue a more full-time songwriting and composing career. Porcaro composed the music for the song "Human Nature" from Michael Jackson's album Thriller, and also played with Gary Wright during his tour in 1977, supporting the latter's The Dream Weaver album.
However, Porcaro has continued working with Toto in various supporting capacities, assisting with keyboards, drum looping, synthesizers and arranging/composing. He has also done session musician work for many other acts, including Yes (on Union) and Jefferson Airplane (on their self-titled 1989 reunion album). He was also a member of Chris Squire's short lived band, The Chris Squire Experiment, in 1992.
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Steve Winwood
Stephen Lawrence "Steve" Winwood (born 12 May 1948) is an English songwriter and musician whose genres include blue-eyed soul, R&B, rock, blues-rock, pop-rock, and jazz. A multi-instrumentalist, he plays the electric organ, synthesizers, bass, drums, guitar, mandolin, violin and other strings. A star performer for nearly 50 years, he has also done notable work as a producer.
In addition to his solo career, Winwood was a key member of The Spencer Davis Group, Traffic, Blind Faith and Go. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Traffic in 2004.
In 2005, Winwood was honoured as a BMI Icon at the annual BMI London Awards for his "enduring influence on generations of music makers." In 2008, Rolling Stone magazine ranked Winwood #33 in its 100 Greatest Singers of All Time. Winwood has won numerous Grammy Awards in the United States.
Stephen Lawrence Winwood was born in Handsworth, Birmingham, England. His father, Lawrence, a foundryman by trade, was a semi-professional musician, playing mainly the saxophone and clarinet. Young Winwood became interested in swing and Dixieland jazz as a boy and began playing drums, guitar, and piano. He first performed with his father and older brother Muff in the Ron Atkinson Band at the age of eight. Winwood was a choirboy at St John's Church Perry Barr and later admitted to having "sneaked a few plays" of the organ there. While he was still young the family moved from Handsworth to the semi-rural suburb of Kingstanding at the northern edge of the city.
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Ted Templeman
Ted Templeman (born October 24, 1944, in Santa Cruz, California) is an American record producer.
He began his career in the mid 1960s in the Santa Cruz area as a drummer in a band called The Tikis. At the suggestion of Lenny Waronker, the group decided to change their name. Harpers Bizarre was born in 1966, with Templeman switching to guitar and vocals. In 1967 the group released the album, Feelin' Groovy (Warner Bros.), which included some material by Randy Newman that later appeared on the songwriter's 1972 album Sail Away. Harpers Bizarre disbanded in 1970.
That same year, Templeman recorded what is now considered a cult classic. Using doubletracking, he appeared as "The Templeton Twins" backed by "Teddy Turner & his Bunsen Burners," recording contemporary hits of the time such as "Hey Jude" and "Light My Fire" in a pseudo-1920s style.
Much of his work has been done collaborating with recording engineer Donn Landee at Sunset Sound in Hollywood, California. In 1970 Templeman (at the suggestion of Waronker) began working as a producer for Warner Bros. Records. That year he produced the unheralded eponymous The Doobie Brothers debut album, followed the next year by the Doobies' Toulouse Street album which achieved platinum record status on the strength of the hit single "Listen to the Music". Templeman continued a long professional relationship with The Doobie Brothers, producing many more hit singles and albums for the group.
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Terry Britten
Terry Britten is a prolific English singer-songwriter, who has written songs for Tina Turner and Sir Cliff Richard, Olivia Newton-John, Status Quo, Michael Jackson and many others.
A native of Manchester, Britten began writing for Adelaide, Australia bands Hurricanes[disambiguation needed
] and The Twilights, a popular 1960s band for which he played lead guitar. At times he co-wrote with Glenn Shorrock and Peter Brideoake. He also recorded a single under his own name, "2000 Weeks" / "Bargain Day".
Britten was a band member of Quartet with Kevin Peek, Alan Tarney and Trevor Spencer who recorded one album with Decca records in the UK which remains unreleased but 2 singles were released on Decca: "Joseph"/"Mama where did you fail" (1970) F13072 and "Now"/"will my lady come" (1969) F12974.
In 1973 he was part of Cliff Richard's Eurovision song contest entry in 1973 along with John Farrar, Tarney and Spencer with 6 songs in which Power to all our friends was chosen and came 3rd.
After the Twilights broke up, he moved to London and wrote for Cliff Richard; eventually coming up with "Devil Woman". He was a guitarist in Richard's band for years. Richard called "Devil Woman" his best song ever, and it brought him the heavier pop-rock image that partly typify his concerts up to today. The track became a Top 10 hit in the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart.
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The Edge
David Howell Evans (born 8 August 1961), more widely known by his stage name The Edge (or just Edge), is a musician best known as the guitarist, backing vocalist, and keyboardist of the Irish rock band U2. A member of the group since its inception, he has recorded 12 studio albums with the band and has released one solo record. As a guitarist, The Edge has crafted a minimalistic and textural style of playing. His use of a rhythmic delay effect yields a distinctive ambient, chiming sound that has become a signature of U2's music.
The Edge was born in England to a Welsh family, but was raised in Ireland after moving there as an infant. In 1976, at Mount Temple Comprehensive School, he formed U2 with his fellow students and his older brother Dik. Inspired by the ethos of punk rock and its basic arrangements, the group began to write its own material. They eventually became one of the most popular acts in popular music, with successful albums such as 1987's The Joshua Tree and 1991's Achtung Baby. Over the years, The Edge has experimented with various guitar effects and introduced influences from several genres of music into his own style, including American roots music, industrial music, and alternative rock. With U2, The Edge has also played keyboards, co-produced their 1993 record Zooropa, and occasionally contributed lyrics. The Edge met his second and current wife, Morleigh Steinberg, through her collaborations with the band.
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Tina Turner
Tina Turner (born Anna Mae Bullock; November 26, 1939) is an American singer and actress whose career has spanned more than 50 years. She has won numerous awards. Turner started out her music career with husband Ike Turner as a member of the Ike & Tina Turner Revue. Success followed with a string of hits including "River Deep, Mountain High" and the 1971 hit "Proud Mary". With the publication of her autobiography I, Tina (1986), Turner revealed severe instances of spousal abuse against her by Ike Turner prior to their 1976 split and subsequent 1978 divorce. After virtually disappearing from the music scene for several years following her divorce from Ike Turner, she rebuilt her career, launching a string of hits beginning in 1983 with the single "Let's Stay Together" and the 1984 release of her fifth solo album Private Dancer.
Her musical career led to film roles, beginning with a prominent role as The Acid Queen in the 1975 film Tommy, and an appearance in Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. She starred opposite Mel Gibson as Aunty Entity in Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome for which she received the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture, and her version of the film's theme, "We Don't Need Another Hero", was a hit single. She appeared in the 1993 film Last Action Hero.
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Tiran Porter
Tiran Porter (born September 26, 1948) is an American bass and guitar player, vocalist and composer, best known as a member of The Doobie Brothers from 1972 to 1980 and 1987 to 1992.
Porter graduated from Leuzinger High School in Hawthorne, CA in 1966. He rose to fame as a member of the Doobie Brothers, replacing bassist Dave Shogren on their second album Toulouse Street in 1972.
His vocals were mostly restricted to the background in the studio, although he contributed "For Someone Special" (a tribute to ill bandleader Tom Johnston) to Takin' It To The Streets (1976) and the creatively syncopated "Need A Lady" to Livin' On The Fault Line (1977). In concert, Porter usually performed lead vocals on one or two songs. During the 1989 tour, for example, he sang "Road Angel" while original vocalist Johnston rested his pipes.
Porter's most notable contributions to the Doobie Brothers' sound were his busy and punchy bass lines; his distinctive tone permeates all of the band's classic compositions and hits. Often pictured with his trusty Alembic or Gibson basses during the seventies (usually with a Thunderbird or Ripper bass and earlier with an EB-O Long Scale), Porter has also played Fender instruments, most notably the Jazz bass model, along with BC Rich Eagles. His early technique, with rich chordal attack, was based mostly on his picking style, favouring the guitar pick over fingerstyle playing. The hit title track from Takin' It To The Streets, which prominently features Porter's thundering, picked notes, is a prime example of this technique. More recently, even performing the old repertoire with the Doobies, Porter has been playing new, custom-made instruments almost exclusively fingerstyle.
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Tony Spinner
Tony Spinner (born June 9, 1963 in Cape Girardeau, Missouri), is an American rock and blues singer and guitarist who toured with Toto from 1999 until their break-up in 2008. Spinner was personally selected by David Paich as a backup guitarist and backing vocalist and would perform lead vocals on the song "Stop Loving You," originally performed by former Toto member Joseph Williams. When Toto reformed in 2010, Spinner was not part of the touring band.
In fall 2010, Tony Spinner joined Paul Gilbert on his "Fuzz Universe" European tour.
1993: Saturn Blues
1993: Various Artists - L.A. Blues Authority: Fit For A. King
1993: Various Artists - L.A. Blues Authority: Hats off to Stevie Ray
1994: Various Artists - Songs from the Better Blues Bureau
1994: My '64
1996: Crosstown Sessions
1996: Mark Sallings - Let It Be Known
1997: Mark Sallings & Famous Unknowns - Talkin' to Myself
1999: Livefields (Toto)
2003: Voodoo Crossing - a tribute to Jimi Hendrix
2003: Live in Amsterdam (Toto)
2004: Chicks And Guitars
2006: Falling In Between Live (Toto)
2008: Live in Europe
2009: Rollin´and Tumblin
2011: Down Home Mojo
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Val Garay
Val Garay is a record producer and engineer who has worked with Kim Carnes, The Motels, Mr. Big [disambiguation needed], Bonnie Raitt, Eric Burdon, Dolly Parton, Pablo Cruise, James Taylor, Queensrÿche, Neil Diamond, Dramarama, EZO, Ringo Starr, Linda Ronstadt, Sarah Brightman, Nicolette Larson, Kenny Rogers, Santana [disambiguation needed ], Reel Big Fish, plus many others.
In 1982 he shared a Grammy Award for Record of the Year with Kim Carnes, for the record "Bette Davis Eyes". He has received numerous entertainment industry awards and additional Grammy nominations including Best Engineered Recording for his work on the James Taylor album "JT" and Linda Ronstadt's "Simple Dreams," a Grammy nomination for Album of the Year for Kim Carnes "Mistaken Identity," a Grammy nomination for Producer of the Year, an Emmy nomination for Best Engineered Recording of a TV Special for Neil Diamond's "Glad You're Here With Me Tonight," as well as dozens of gold and platinum records.
In November 2010, he partnered with attorney George Woolverton to form a new label company, Red Red Records, and is currently working with up-and-coming new artists, as well as producing/engineering scores for motion picture and television projects.
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Yoko Ono
Yoko Ono (オノ・ヨーコ（小野 洋子）, Ono Yōko?, born February 18, 1933) is a Japanese artist, author, and peace activist, known for her work in avant-garde art, music and filmmaking as well as her marriage to John Lennon. Ono brought feminism to the forefront in her music which prefigured New Wave music and is known for her philanthropic contributions to the arts, peace and AIDS outreach programs.
Yoko Ono was born in Tokyo in 1933 to mother Isoko Ono, the great-granddaughter of Zenjiro Yasuda of the Yasuda banking family, and to father Yeisuke Ono, a banker and one-time classical pianist who was a descendant of an Emperor of Japan. The name "Yoko" means "ocean child". Two weeks before she was born, her father was transferred to San Francisco by his employer, the Yokohama Specie Bank. The rest of the family followed soon after and Yoko met her father when she was two. Her younger brother Keisuke was born in December 1936. In 1937, her father was transferred back to Japan and Ono was enrolled at Tokyo's Gakushuin (also known as the Peers School), one of the most exclusive schools in Japan.
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Down the Rhodes Webisode: David Paich
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- Duration: 2:33
- Updated: 24 Dec 2012
The following is a webisode featuring bonus material from Down the Rhodes: The Fender Rhodes Story. Please visit www.FenderRhodesStory.com to order a copy of this historic documentary, brought to life through stories and performances from a remarkable cast of music notables. With an insider's look, we see how a war era rehabilitation tool developed into a major proponent of the electronic instrument movement, and became the most revolutionary electric piano of our time. facebook.com - Fender Rhodes Story twitter.com/RhodesStory
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The following is a webisode featuring bonus material from Down the Rhodes: The Fender Rhodes Story. Please visit www.FenderRhodesStory.com to order a copy of this historic documentary, brought to life through stories and performances from a remarkable cast of music notables. With an insider's look, we see how a war era rehabilitation tool developed into a major proponent of the electronic instrument movement, and became the most revolutionary electric piano of our time. facebook.com - Fender Rhodes Story twitter.com/RhodesStory
Interview with David Paich
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- Duration: 15:13
- Updated: 21 Dec 2012
A very rare interview behind the scenes with David Paich (1982)
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A very rare interview behind the scenes with David Paich (1982)
- published: 26 Jun 2012
- views: 2149
- author: niheiz
David Paich & Billy Steinberg: 2008 ASCAP "I Create Music" Expo
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- Duration: 2:58
- Updated: 22 Oct 2012
www.ascap.com David Paich sits at a piano and discusses the songwriting process for "Got To Be Real" which was later recorded by co-writer Cheryl Lynn. Billy Steinberg then grabs a guitar to fire back with his hit "Eternal Flame" which was recorded by The Bangles.ASCAP's hundreds of thousands of songwriter, composer and music publisher members all have one thing in common they are driven to create. ASCAP's YouTube content is intended to explore the art and craft of music in all of its facets -- from its creation and development to its use and enjoyment around the world. Any content we feature is intended to educate, highlight, support and celebrate our members and their music, and to help inspire and nurture other music creators in their own evolution as artists. If you are a music creator and want to join ASCAP, go to: www.ascap.com
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www.ascap.com David Paich sits at a piano and discusses the songwriting process for "Got To Be Real" which was later recorded by co-writer Cheryl Lynn. Billy Steinberg then grabs a guitar to fire back with his hit "Eternal Flame" which was recorded by The Bangles.ASCAP's hundreds of thousands of songwriter, composer and music publisher members all have one thing in common they are driven to create. ASCAP's YouTube content is intended to explore the art and craft of music in all of its facets -- from its creation and development to its use and enjoyment around the world. Any content we feature is intended to educate, highlight, support and celebrate our members and their music, and to help inspire and nurture other music creators in their own evolution as artists. If you are a music creator and want to join ASCAP, go to: www.ascap.com
- published: 03 Jan 2011
- views: 7638
- author: ascap
Grammy Winner David Paich Shares Music Industry Success Secrets (1 of 7)
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- Duration: 1:53
- Updated: 21 Dec 2012
FameWizard.com David Paich, the seven-time Grammy winning Artist who's sold more than 30 million albums sits down in his studio with Fame Wizard® Director of Coaching, Tony Delmercado to share his thoughts on how aspiring Artists can succeed in today's complex music business. To see the entire video and learn more about Fame Wizard® please visit us at http
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FameWizard.com David Paich, the seven-time Grammy winning Artist who's sold more than 30 million albums sits down in his studio with Fame Wizard® Director of Coaching, Tony Delmercado to share his thoughts on how aspiring Artists can succeed in today's complex music business. To see the entire video and learn more about Fame Wizard® please visit us at http
- published: 03 Jun 2011
- views: 7705
- author: Famewizard
Grammy Winner David Paich Shares Music Industry Success Secrets (2 of 7)
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- Duration: 3:44
- Updated: 18 Dec 2012
FameWizard.com David Paich, the seven-time Grammy winning Artist who's sold more than 30 million albums sits down in his studio with Fame Wizard® Director of Coaching, Tony Delmercado to share his thoughts on how aspiring Artists can succeed in today's complex music business. To see the entire video and learn more about Fame Wizard® please visit us at http
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FameWizard.com David Paich, the seven-time Grammy winning Artist who's sold more than 30 million albums sits down in his studio with Fame Wizard® Director of Coaching, Tony Delmercado to share his thoughts on how aspiring Artists can succeed in today's complex music business. To see the entire video and learn more about Fame Wizard® please visit us at http
- published: 03 Jun 2011
- views: 2602
- author: Famewizard
Insiders View: Rocking the Emmys '10 - Steve Jordan and David Paich
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- Duration: 4:52
- Updated: 22 Dec 2012
Emmys.com Insiders View: Rocking the Emmys '10 takes you inside the amazing world of some of the most beloved musicians out there: music directors Steve Jordan (John Mayer Trio) and David Paich (Toto), who are rehearsing an all-star ensemble for the 62nd Primetime Emmy Awards live telecast. Watch.
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Emmys.com Insiders View: Rocking the Emmys '10 takes you inside the amazing world of some of the most beloved musicians out there: music directors Steve Jordan (John Mayer Trio) and David Paich (Toto), who are rehearsing an all-star ensemble for the 62nd Primetime Emmy Awards live telecast. Watch.
- published: 15 Mar 2011
- views: 3379
- author: PrimetimeEmmys
Jeff Porcaro & David Paich - Paiste
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- Duration: 3:38
- Updated: 22 Dec 2012
This is a promo recorded by Jeff Porcaro and David Paich, to the Paiste Cymbals. Drums - Jeff Porcaro Keyboards - David Paich
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This is a promo recorded by Jeff Porcaro and David Paich, to the Paiste Cymbals. Drums - Jeff Porcaro Keyboards - David Paich
- published: 22 Jan 2010
- views: 101553
- author: deathrockerlawyer
TOTO David Paich's Birthday Celebration + Georgy Porgy 24-06-2011 Live @ HMH Amsterdam
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- Duration: 2:15
- Updated: 15 Mar 2012
This video was uploaded from an Android phone.
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This video was uploaded from an Android phone.
- published: 25 Jun 2011
- views: 4305
- author: billybilnaad
TOTO David Paich and Steve Lukather
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- Duration: 4:41
- Updated: 22 Dec 2012
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Jeff Porcaro, David Paich & Lenny Castro rare recording
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- Duration: 2:41
- Updated: 05 Dec 2012
This is an other song I found in Napster long time ago, I don't know where it was recorded, but you can hear the fantastic performance of the legendary drummer Jeff Porcaro and the genius David Paich with the percussionist Lenny Castro, maybe in a Toto concert.
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This is an other song I found in Napster long time ago, I don't know where it was recorded, but you can hear the fantastic performance of the legendary drummer Jeff Porcaro and the genius David Paich with the percussionist Lenny Castro, maybe in a Toto concert.
- published: 13 May 2010
- views: 16300
- author: deathrockerlawyer
David Paich about the Falling in Between Album (Bobby doing lyrics).flv
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- Duration: 3:08
- Updated: 28 Jun 2012
David Paich talking about TOTO's album Falling in Between. Bobby is doing the lyrics on several songs.
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David Paich talking about TOTO's album Falling in Between. Bobby is doing the lyrics on several songs.
- published: 28 Nov 2011
- views: 592
- author: AaldersTtM
David Paich Solo Spot Cover
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- Duration: 2:52
- Updated: 12 Dec 2012
Me playing the David Paich Solo Spot from the Toto Live video (1992). Software used: Kontakt 4 Galaxy Vintage D (with big strings pad)
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Me playing the David Paich Solo Spot from the Toto Live video (1992). Software used: Kontakt 4 Galaxy Vintage D (with big strings pad)
- published: 11 Feb 2011
- views: 3822
- author: rrbbhh
Grammy Winner David Paich Shares Music Industry Success Secrets (3 of 7)
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- Duration: 2:48
- Updated: 18 Dec 2012
FameWizard.com David Paich, the seven-time Grammy winning Artist who's sold more than 30 million albums sits down in his studio with Fame Wizard® Director of Coaching, Tony Delmercado to share his thoughts on how aspiring Artists can succeed in today's complex music business. To see the entire video and learn more about Fame Wizard® please visit us at http
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FameWizard.com David Paich, the seven-time Grammy winning Artist who's sold more than 30 million albums sits down in his studio with Fame Wizard® Director of Coaching, Tony Delmercado to share his thoughts on how aspiring Artists can succeed in today's complex music business. To see the entire video and learn more about Fame Wizard® please visit us at http
- published: 03 Jun 2011
- views: 4344
- author: Famewizard
Child's Anthem (David Paich/Toto) - Tutorial for piano accompaniment
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- Duration: 2:21
- Updated: 21 Dec 2012
This is the only tutorial of this song on youtube. This famous hit was written by the keyboarder David Paich, for his band Toto. It was recorded in 1977 for their eponym first album. I hope you will enjoy it.
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This is the only tutorial of this song on youtube. This famous hit was written by the keyboarder David Paich, for his band Toto. It was recorded in 1977 for their eponym first album. I hope you will enjoy it.
- published: 29 Jul 2012
- views: 1799
- author: Mathieu Baudoux
Toto - David Paich and Steve Porcaro Keyboard Solo
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- Duration: 10:00
- Updated: 06 Oct 2012
David Paich and Steve Porcaro keyboard solo live at the Budokan (1982)
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David Paich and Steve Porcaro keyboard solo live at the Budokan (1982)
- published: 29 Jul 2009
- views: 12824
- author: Crustybrown
"E Minor Shuffle"(David Paich)played by GUIDO BUNGENSTOCK & BAND
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- Duration: 10:00
- Updated: 15 Sep 2012
GUIDO BUNGENSTOCK & BAND "Virtuoso Guitar Journey" April 15th 2010 at Music Club Live/Hamburg, ATHANASIOS "ZACKY" TSOUKAS(Drums), MIKEL ALLEN(Bass & Voc), ART BRAUER(Keys), The first time we played together after one rehearsal, so there are some mistakes... ;-)
http://wn.com/E_Minor_ShuffleDavid_Paichplayed_by_GUIDO_BUNGENSTOCK_BAND
GUIDO BUNGENSTOCK & BAND "Virtuoso Guitar Journey" April 15th 2010 at Music Club Live/Hamburg, ATHANASIOS "ZACKY" TSOUKAS(Drums), MIKEL ALLEN(Bass & Voc), ART BRAUER(Keys), The first time we played together after one rehearsal, so there are some mistakes... ;-)
- published: 18 May 2010
- views: 2463
- author: Guido Bungenstock
David Paich (Toto) Shares How He Prepares For Events
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 1:07
- Updated: 07 Sep 2012
www.starcam.com StarCam's Jennifer Tapiero was at the Cops 4 Causes Fallen Heroes Benefit Concert, where she talked to David Paich about performing at the event, some of the other charity work he does and how he prepares for events like this one.
http://wn.com/David_Paich_Toto_Shares_How_He_Prepares_For_Events
www.starcam.com StarCam's Jennifer Tapiero was at the Cops 4 Causes Fallen Heroes Benefit Concert, where she talked to David Paich about performing at the event, some of the other charity work he does and how he prepares for events like this one.
- published: 09 Jan 2012
- views: 665
- author: starcamcelebrities
Grammy Winner David Paich Shares Music Industry Success Secrets (4 of 7)
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 5:24
- Updated: 18 Dec 2012
FameWizard.com David Paich, the seven-time Grammy winning Artist who's sold more than 30 million albums sits down in his studio with Fame Wizard® Director of Coaching, Tony Delmercado to share his thoughts on how aspiring Artists can succeed in today's complex music business. To see the entire video and learn more about Fame Wizard® please visit us at http
http://wn.com/Grammy_Winner_David_Paich_Shares_Music_Industry_Success_Secrets_4_of_7
FameWizard.com David Paich, the seven-time Grammy winning Artist who's sold more than 30 million albums sits down in his studio with Fame Wizard® Director of Coaching, Tony Delmercado to share his thoughts on how aspiring Artists can succeed in today's complex music business. To see the entire video and learn more about Fame Wizard® please visit us at http
- published: 04 Jun 2011
- views: 2471
- author: Famewizard
Africa - David Paich, Jeff Porcaro, Arr. Philip Lawson
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 4:04
- Updated: 28 Nov 2012
Londonderry High School's 2012 Prism concert presents, LHS Chamber Choir Directed by Mrs. Danielle Loschiavo, Soloist-Rachel Hansen. More information about the londonderry music program can be found at www.lancermusic.org - Do you want Information about Londonderry NH itself? Visit http
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Londonderry High School's 2012 Prism concert presents, LHS Chamber Choir Directed by Mrs. Danielle Loschiavo, Soloist-Rachel Hansen. More information about the londonderry music program can be found at www.lancermusic.org - Do you want Information about Londonderry NH itself? Visit http
- published: 27 Nov 2012
- views: 174
- author: OneNorwayStreet
The Holiday / David Paich Solo
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 2:17
- Updated: 22 Dec 2012
www.facebook.com this was filmed on my birthday! and for some reason i had a little motif from the film 'The Holiday' stuck in my head and thought i would play around with it, then randomly i started playing a David Paich solo haha! think they fitted together rather well in the end.
http://wn.com/The_Holiday_David_Paich_Solo
www.facebook.com this was filmed on my birthday! and for some reason i had a little motif from the film 'The Holiday' stuck in my head and thought i would play around with it, then randomly i started playing a David Paich solo haha! think they fitted together rather well in the end.
- published: 25 Apr 2011
- views: 3913
- author: JamieCleaton1
Toto - David Paich solo (Live in Den Bosch 1992)
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 4:09
- Updated: 22 Oct 2012
Kingdom of desire Tour, November 1992 This part was edited out of the 'Absolutely Live' album.
http://wn.com/Toto_David_Paich_solo_Live_in_Den_Bosch_1992
Kingdom of desire Tour, November 1992 This part was edited out of the 'Absolutely Live' album.
- published: 30 Aug 2012
- views: 294
- author: Ray Hartmeijer
David Paich Tribute..
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 5:05
- Updated: 08 Nov 2012
'Miss Sun' from album : Toto XX, Words and Music by David Paich..
http://wn.com/David_Paich_Tribute
'Miss Sun' from album : Toto XX, Words and Music by David Paich..
- published: 18 Feb 2008
- views: 11763
- author: SimplyLee1980
Grammy Winner David Paich Shares Music Industry Success Secrets (5 of 7)
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 2:54
- Updated: 18 Dec 2012
FameWizard.com David Paich, the seven-time Grammy winning Artist who's sold more than 30 million albums sits down in his studio with Fame Wizard® Director of Coaching, Tony Delmercado to share his thoughts on how aspiring Artists can succeed in today's complex music business. To see the entire video and learn more about Fame Wizard® please visit us at http
http://wn.com/Grammy_Winner_David_Paich_Shares_Music_Industry_Success_Secrets_5_of_7
FameWizard.com David Paich, the seven-time Grammy winning Artist who's sold more than 30 million albums sits down in his studio with Fame Wizard® Director of Coaching, Tony Delmercado to share his thoughts on how aspiring Artists can succeed in today's complex music business. To see the entire video and learn more about Fame Wizard® please visit us at http
- published: 04 Jun 2011
- views: 1549
- author: Famewizard
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TOTO David Paich's Birthday Celebration + Georgy Porgy 24-06-2011 Live @ HMH Amsterdam
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 2:15
- Updated: 15 Mar 2012
This video was uploaded from an Android phone.
http://wn.com/TOTO_David_Paich's_Birthday_Celebration_+_Georgy_Porgy_24-06-2011_Live_@_HMH_Amsterdam
This video was uploaded from an Android phone.
- published: 25 Jun 2011
- views: 4305
- author: billybilnaad
Toto - David Paich solo (Live in Den Bosch 1992)
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 4:09
- Updated: 22 Oct 2012
Kingdom of desire Tour, November 1992 This part was edited out of the 'Absolutely Live' album.
http://wn.com/Toto_David_Paich_solo_Live_in_Den_Bosch_1992
Kingdom of desire Tour, November 1992 This part was edited out of the 'Absolutely Live' album.
- published: 30 Aug 2012
- views: 294
- author: Ray Hartmeijer
Toto dave paich and steve pocaro solo hammersmith live london june 26 2011
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 4:09
- Updated: 29 Jun 2011
http://wn.com/Toto_dave_paich_and_steve_pocaro_solo_hammersmith_live_london_june_26_2011
"E Minor Shuffle"(David Paich)played by GUIDO BUNGENSTOCK & BAND
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 10:00
- Updated: 15 Sep 2012
GUIDO BUNGENSTOCK & BAND "Virtuoso Guitar Journey" April 15th 2010 at Music Club Live/Hamburg, ATHANASIOS "ZACKY" TSOUKAS(Drums), MIKEL ALLEN(Bass & Voc), ART BRAUER(Keys), The first time we played together after one rehearsal, so there are some mistakes... ;-)
http://wn.com/E_Minor_ShuffleDavid_Paichplayed_by_GUIDO_BUNGENSTOCK_BAND
GUIDO BUNGENSTOCK & BAND "Virtuoso Guitar Journey" April 15th 2010 at Music Club Live/Hamburg, ATHANASIOS "ZACKY" TSOUKAS(Drums), MIKEL ALLEN(Bass & Voc), ART BRAUER(Keys), The first time we played together after one rehearsal, so there are some mistakes... ;-)
- published: 18 May 2010
- views: 2463
- author: Guido Bungenstock
Jamie Cleaton - David Paich - Bruce Hornsby
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 3:02
- Updated: 16 Dec 2012
random recording playing some of my favourite motifs and piano parts :)
http://wn.com/Jamie_Cleaton_David_Paich_Bruce_Hornsby
random recording playing some of my favourite motifs and piano parts :)
- published: 11 Sep 2012
- views: 881
- author: JamieCleaton1
Grammy Winner David Paich Shares Music Industry Success Secrets (2 of 7)
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 3:44
- Updated: 18 Dec 2012
FameWizard.com David Paich, the seven-time Grammy winning Artist who's sold more than 30 million albums sits down in his studio with Fame Wizard® Director of Coaching, Tony Delmercado to share his thoughts on how aspiring Artists can succeed in today's complex music business. To see the entire video and learn more about Fame Wizard® please visit us at http
http://wn.com/Grammy_Winner_David_Paich_Shares_Music_Industry_Success_Secrets_2_of_7
FameWizard.com David Paich, the seven-time Grammy winning Artist who's sold more than 30 million albums sits down in his studio with Fame Wizard® Director of Coaching, Tony Delmercado to share his thoughts on how aspiring Artists can succeed in today's complex music business. To see the entire video and learn more about Fame Wizard® please visit us at http
- published: 03 Jun 2011
- views: 2602
- author: Famewizard
David Paich Solo Spot Cover
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 2:52
- Updated: 12 Dec 2012
Me playing the David Paich Solo Spot from the Toto Live video (1992). Software used: Kontakt 4 Galaxy Vintage D (with big strings pad)
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Me playing the David Paich Solo Spot from the Toto Live video (1992). Software used: Kontakt 4 Galaxy Vintage D (with big strings pad)
- published: 11 Feb 2011
- views: 3822
- author: rrbbhh
Toto - David Paich and Steve Porcaro Keyboard Solo
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 10:00
- Updated: 06 Oct 2012
David Paich and Steve Porcaro keyboard solo live at the Budokan (1982)
http://wn.com/Toto_David_Paich_and_Steve_Porcaro_Keyboard_Solo
David Paich and Steve Porcaro keyboard solo live at the Budokan (1982)
- published: 29 Jul 2009
- views: 12824
- author: Crustybrown
David Paich solo & Manuela run - Toto live in Majano (Udine), 31/07/2012
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 5:38
- Updated: 17 Dec 2012
I Toto che suonano "Manuela run" all'Area Concerti al Festival di Majano (Udine) il 31 luglio 2012. Toto playing "Manuela run" at Majano Festival (Udine), 31st July 2012.
http://wn.com/David_Paich_solo_Manuela_run_Toto_live_in_Majano_Udine,_31_07_2012
I Toto che suonano "Manuela run" all'Area Concerti al Festival di Majano (Udine) il 31 luglio 2012. Toto playing "Manuela run" at Majano Festival (Udine), 31st July 2012.
- published: 01 Aug 2012
- views: 3482
- author: Echi di Echi
Africa - David Paich, Jeff Porcaro, Arr. Philip Lawson
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 4:04
- Updated: 28 Nov 2012
Londonderry High School's 2012 Prism concert presents, LHS Chamber Choir Directed by Mrs. Danielle Loschiavo, Soloist-Rachel Hansen. More information about the londonderry music program can be found at www.lancermusic.org - Do you want Information about Londonderry NH itself? Visit http
http://wn.com/Africa_David_Paich,_Jeff_Porcaro,_Arr_Philip_Lawson
Londonderry High School's 2012 Prism concert presents, LHS Chamber Choir Directed by Mrs. Danielle Loschiavo, Soloist-Rachel Hansen. More information about the londonderry music program can be found at www.lancermusic.org - Do you want Information about Londonderry NH itself? Visit http
- published: 27 Nov 2012
- views: 174
- author: OneNorwayStreet
The Holiday / David Paich Solo
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 2:17
- Updated: 22 Dec 2012
www.facebook.com this was filmed on my birthday! and for some reason i had a little motif from the film 'The Holiday' stuck in my head and thought i would play around with it, then randomly i started playing a David Paich solo haha! think they fitted together rather well in the end.
http://wn.com/The_Holiday_David_Paich_Solo
www.facebook.com this was filmed on my birthday! and for some reason i had a little motif from the film 'The Holiday' stuck in my head and thought i would play around with it, then randomly i started playing a David Paich solo haha! think they fitted together rather well in the end.
- published: 25 Apr 2011
- views: 3913
- author: JamieCleaton1
Insiders View: Rocking the Emmys '10 - Steve Jordan and David Paich
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 4:52
- Updated: 22 Dec 2012
Emmys.com Insiders View: Rocking the Emmys '10 takes you inside the amazing world of some of the most beloved musicians out there: music directors Steve Jordan (John Mayer Trio) and David Paich (Toto), who are rehearsing an all-star ensemble for the 62nd Primetime Emmy Awards live telecast. Watch.
http://wn.com/Insiders_View_Rocking_the_Emmys_'10_Steve_Jordan_and_David_Paich
Emmys.com Insiders View: Rocking the Emmys '10 takes you inside the amazing world of some of the most beloved musicians out there: music directors Steve Jordan (John Mayer Trio) and David Paich (Toto), who are rehearsing an all-star ensemble for the 62nd Primetime Emmy Awards live telecast. Watch.
- published: 15 Mar 2011
- views: 3379
- author: PrimetimeEmmys
TOTO - Human nature HD (Live, MJ cover)
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 4:02
- Updated: 23 Dec 2012
TOTO live tour 2012, 22.8. 2012 Vienna Toto play song composed by Steve Porcaro and performed by Michael Jackson.On the record David Paich played synthetiser, Steve Lukater guitar and Jeff Porcaro drums. Arrangement by David Paich, Steve Porcaro and Steve Lukather
http://wn.com/TOTO_Human_nature_HD_Live,_MJ_cover
TOTO live tour 2012, 22.8. 2012 Vienna Toto play song composed by Steve Porcaro and performed by Michael Jackson.On the record David Paich played synthetiser, Steve Lukater guitar and Jeff Porcaro drums. Arrangement by David Paich, Steve Porcaro and Steve Lukather
- published: 29 Aug 2012
- views: 1010
- author: mnovomestsky
Toto live, David Paich and his pinguin dance ; )
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 0:51
- Updated: 05 Aug 2012
Toto live, David Paich and his pinguin dance ; )
http://wn.com/Toto_live,_David_Paich_and_his_pinguin_dance_;_
Grammy Winner David Paich Shares Music Industry Success Secrets (6 of 7)
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 3:12
- Updated: 22 Feb 2012
FameWizard.com David Paich, the seven-time Grammy winning Artist who's sold more than 30 million albums sits down in his studio with Fame Wizard® Director of Coaching, Tony Delmercado to share his thoughts on how aspiring Artists can succeed in today's complex music business. To see the entire video and learn more about Fame Wizard® please visit us at http
http://wn.com/Grammy_Winner_David_Paich_Shares_Music_Industry_Success_Secrets_6_of_7
FameWizard.com David Paich, the seven-time Grammy winning Artist who's sold more than 30 million albums sits down in his studio with Fame Wizard® Director of Coaching, Tony Delmercado to share his thoughts on how aspiring Artists can succeed in today's complex music business. To see the entire video and learn more about Fame Wizard® please visit us at http
- published: 04 Jun 2011
- views: 1735
- author: Famewizard
Totoo - Piano Solo (Tribute to David Paich, Toto Cover Band)
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 5:46
- Updated: 20 Dec 2012
Piano Solo - Totoo Toto Cover Band Live in der Garage Lünebug - 2008.04.05 - Tribute to David Paich Paris 1990 Dune Blues Honkytonk Boogie Woogie
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Piano Solo - Totoo Toto Cover Band Live in der Garage Lünebug - 2008.04.05 - Tribute to David Paich Paris 1990 Dune Blues Honkytonk Boogie Woogie
- published: 20 Apr 2008
- views: 32834
- author: totoo99band
David Paich & Billy Steinberg: 2008 ASCAP "I Create Music" Expo
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 2:58
- Updated: 22 Oct 2012
www.ascap.com David Paich sits at a piano and discusses the songwriting process for "Got To Be Real" which was later recorded by co-writer Cheryl Lynn. Billy Steinberg then grabs a guitar to fire back with his hit "Eternal Flame" which was recorded by The Bangles.ASCAP's hundreds of thousands of songwriter, composer and music publisher members all have one thing in common they are driven to create. ASCAP's YouTube content is intended to explore the art and craft of music in all of its facets -- from its creation and development to its use and enjoyment around the world. Any content we feature is intended to educate, highlight, support and celebrate our members and their music, and to help inspire and nurture other music creators in their own evolution as artists. If you are a music creator and want to join ASCAP, go to: www.ascap.com
http://wn.com/David_Paich_Billy_Steinberg_2008_ASCAP_I_Create_Music_Expo
www.ascap.com David Paich sits at a piano and discusses the songwriting process for "Got To Be Real" which was later recorded by co-writer Cheryl Lynn. Billy Steinberg then grabs a guitar to fire back with his hit "Eternal Flame" which was recorded by The Bangles.ASCAP's hundreds of thousands of songwriter, composer and music publisher members all have one thing in common they are driven to create. ASCAP's YouTube content is intended to explore the art and craft of music in all of its facets -- from its creation and development to its use and enjoyment around the world. Any content we feature is intended to educate, highlight, support and celebrate our members and their music, and to help inspire and nurture other music creators in their own evolution as artists. If you are a music creator and want to join ASCAP, go to: www.ascap.com
- published: 03 Jan 2011
- views: 7638
- author: ascap
Toto - Hey Little Girl (With Photo Gallery)
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 5:06
- Updated: 12 Dec 2012
1979-(Live In San Francisco Early Show) Bobby Kimball David Hungate David Paich Jeff Porcaro Steve Lukather Steve Porcaro
http://wn.com/Toto_Hey_Little_Girl_With_Photo_Gallery
1979-(Live In San Francisco Early Show) Bobby Kimball David Hungate David Paich Jeff Porcaro Steve Lukather Steve Porcaro
- published: 03 Jul 2011
- views: 2248
- author: VideoIV Files
TOTO | Live in Amsterdam (Netherlands, 2003)
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 103:49
- Updated: 25 Dec 2012
Tracklist: 1 - Girl Goodbye, Goodbye Elenore, Child's Anthem, I'll Supply The Love (Medley) 2 - Gift With A Golden Gun 3 - While My Guitar Gently Weeps 4 - Bodhisattva 5 - Africa 6 - David Paich - Solo 7 - Steve Lukather - Solo 8 - Waiting For Your Love, Georgy Porgy, Lion,English Eyes, Till The End (Medley) 9 - I Won't Hold You Back 10 - Rosanna 11 - Afraid of Love 12 - Hold The Line 13 - Next To You 14 - Home Of The Brave 15 - White Sister 16 - End Credits
http://wn.com/TOTO_|_Live_in_Amsterdam_Netherlands,_2003
Tracklist: 1 - Girl Goodbye, Goodbye Elenore, Child's Anthem, I'll Supply The Love (Medley) 2 - Gift With A Golden Gun 3 - While My Guitar Gently Weeps 4 - Bodhisattva 5 - Africa 6 - David Paich - Solo 7 - Steve Lukather - Solo 8 - Waiting For Your Love, Georgy Porgy, Lion,English Eyes, Till The End (Medley) 9 - I Won't Hold You Back 10 - Rosanna 11 - Afraid of Love 12 - Hold The Line 13 - Next To You 14 - Home Of The Brave 15 - White Sister 16 - End Credits
- published: 29 Jun 2012
- views: 185772
- author: MrSameEverynight
Dave Paich plays HBD for John Cavallo's 50th
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 1:14
- Updated: 15 May 2012
Here we are on the Birthday cruise as JC turns 50! A special performance for John by Dave of Hold The Line and Rosana fame.... We love you dude....
http://wn.com/Dave_Paich_plays_HBD_for_John_Cavallo's_50th
Here we are on the Birthday cruise as JC turns 50! A special performance for John by Dave of Hold The Line and Rosana fame.... We love you dude....
- published: 10 Oct 2008
- views: 4641
- author: lba10
David Paich Cover (TOTO)
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 1:57
- Updated: 17 Dec 2012
Keyboard Solo David Paich 25th Anniversary TOTO Live in Amsterdam Cover By Cesar Castellanos Twitter: @cesarkstllanos Fcebook Page: www.facebook.com
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Keyboard Solo David Paich 25th Anniversary TOTO Live in Amsterdam Cover By Cesar Castellanos Twitter: @cesarkstllanos Fcebook Page: www.facebook.com
- published: 08 Aug 2012
- views: 1043
- author: Cesar Castellanos
Toto Live in Paris (1990) Full Concert
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 70:05
- Updated: 25 Dec 2012
Toto Live in Paris Full Concert. Steve Lukather: Vocals and Guitar David Paich: Keyboards/Vocals Jeffrey Porcaro (RIP): Drums Michael Porcaro: Bass John Jessel: Vocals/Aditional Keyboards Chris Trujillo: Percussion Background Vocals: Jenny Douglas Jacci McGhee Jean-Michel Byron 1. Intro 0:01:01 2. Africa 0:03:50 3. Georgy Porgy 0:10:53 4. I'll Be Over You 0:17:01 5. David Paige (Solo Spot) 0:22:15 6. I Wont Hold You Back 0:25:02 7. Little Wing (Tribute To Jimmy Hendriks) 0:30:58 8. Without Your Love 0:34:49 9. English Eyes 0:42:34 10. Rosanna 0:47:01 11. Afraid Of Love 0:54:39 12. Hold The Line 0:58:43
http://wn.com/Toto_Live_in_Paris_1990_Full_Concert
Toto Live in Paris Full Concert. Steve Lukather: Vocals and Guitar David Paich: Keyboards/Vocals Jeffrey Porcaro (RIP): Drums Michael Porcaro: Bass John Jessel: Vocals/Aditional Keyboards Chris Trujillo: Percussion Background Vocals: Jenny Douglas Jacci McGhee Jean-Michel Byron 1. Intro 0:01:01 2. Africa 0:03:50 3. Georgy Porgy 0:10:53 4. I'll Be Over You 0:17:01 5. David Paige (Solo Spot) 0:22:15 6. I Wont Hold You Back 0:25:02 7. Little Wing (Tribute To Jimmy Hendriks) 0:30:58 8. Without Your Love 0:34:49 9. English Eyes 0:42:34 10. Rosanna 0:47:01 11. Afraid Of Love 0:54:39 12. Hold The Line 0:58:43
- published: 17 Oct 2012
- views: 15261
- author: Bryan Bello
TOTO Lea Live In Japan 2011
- Order: Reorder
- Duration: 5:01
- Updated: 23 Dec 2012
Live at Archaic Hall, Amagasaki, Hyogo, Japan, September 21st 2011 David Paich (keyboards, vocals) Simon Phillips (drums) Nathan East (bass, vocals) Steve Porcaro (keyboards, vocals) Joseph Williams (vocals) Jenny Douglas (backing vocals) Mabvuto Carpenter (backing vocals)
http://wn.com/TOTO_Lea_Live_In_Japan_2011
Live at Archaic Hall, Amagasaki, Hyogo, Japan, September 21st 2011 David Paich (keyboards, vocals) Simon Phillips (drums) Nathan East (bass, vocals) Steve Porcaro (keyboards, vocals) Joseph Williams (vocals) Jenny Douglas (backing vocals) Mabvuto Carpenter (backing vocals)
- published: 19 Nov 2011
- views: 15745
- author: evander9873
2:15
TOTO David Paich's Birthday Celebration + Georgy Porgy 24-06-2011 Live @ HMH Amsterdam
This video was uploaded from an Android phone....
published: 25 Jun 2011
author: billybilnaad
TOTO David Paich's Birthday Celebration + Georgy Porgy 24-06-2011 Live @ HMH Amsterdam
This video was uploaded from an Android phone.
- published: 25 Jun 2011
- views: 4305
- author: billybilnaad
4:09
Toto - David Paich solo (Live in Den Bosch 1992)
Kingdom of desire Tour, November 1992 This part was edited out of the 'Absolutely Live' al...
published: 30 Aug 2012
author: Ray Hartmeijer
Toto - David Paich solo (Live in Den Bosch 1992)
Kingdom of desire Tour, November 1992 This part was edited out of the 'Absolutely Live' album.
- published: 30 Aug 2012
- views: 294
- author: Ray Hartmeijer
4:09
Toto dave paich and steve pocaro solo hammersmith live london june 26 2011
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published: 29 Jun 2011
author: keyboardprince
Toto dave paich and steve pocaro solo hammersmith live london june 26 2011
- published: 29 Jun 2011
- views: 575
- author: keyboardprince
10:00
"E Minor Shuffle"(David Paich)played by GUIDO BUNGENSTOCK & BAND
GUIDO BUNGENSTOCK & BAND "Virtuoso Guitar Journey" April 15th 2010 at Music Club Live/Hamb...
published: 18 May 2010
author: Guido Bungenstock
"E Minor Shuffle"(David Paich)played by GUIDO BUNGENSTOCK & BAND
GUIDO BUNGENSTOCK & BAND "Virtuoso Guitar Journey" April 15th 2010 at Music Club Live/Hamburg, ATHANASIOS "ZACKY" TSOUKAS(Drums), MIKEL ALLEN(Bass & Voc), ART BRAUER(Keys), The first time we played together after one rehearsal, so there are some mistakes... ;-)
- published: 18 May 2010
- views: 2463
- author: Guido Bungenstock
3:02
Jamie Cleaton - David Paich - Bruce Hornsby
random recording playing some of my favourite motifs and piano parts :)...
published: 11 Sep 2012
author: JamieCleaton1
Jamie Cleaton - David Paich - Bruce Hornsby
random recording playing some of my favourite motifs and piano parts :)
- published: 11 Sep 2012
- views: 881
- author: JamieCleaton1
3:44
Grammy Winner David Paich Shares Music Industry Success Secrets (2 of 7)
FameWizard.com David Paich, the seven-time Grammy winning Artist who's sold more than 30 m...
published: 03 Jun 2011
author: Famewizard
Grammy Winner David Paich Shares Music Industry Success Secrets (2 of 7)
FameWizard.com David Paich, the seven-time Grammy winning Artist who's sold more than 30 million albums sits down in his studio with Fame Wizard® Director of Coaching, Tony Delmercado to share his thoughts on how aspiring Artists can succeed in today's complex music business. To see the entire video and learn more about Fame Wizard® please visit us at http
- published: 03 Jun 2011
- views: 2602
- author: Famewizard
2:52
David Paich Solo Spot Cover
Me playing the David Paich Solo Spot from the Toto Live video (1992). Software used: Konta...
published: 11 Feb 2011
author: rrbbhh
David Paich Solo Spot Cover
Me playing the David Paich Solo Spot from the Toto Live video (1992). Software used: Kontakt 4 Galaxy Vintage D (with big strings pad)
- published: 11 Feb 2011
- views: 3822
- author: rrbbhh
10:00
Toto - David Paich and Steve Porcaro Keyboard Solo
David Paich and Steve Porcaro keyboard solo live at the Budokan (1982)...
published: 29 Jul 2009
author: Crustybrown
Toto - David Paich and Steve Porcaro Keyboard Solo
David Paich and Steve Porcaro keyboard solo live at the Budokan (1982)
- published: 29 Jul 2009
- views: 12824
- author: Crustybrown
5:38
David Paich solo & Manuela run - Toto live in Majano (Udine), 31/07/2012
I Toto che suonano "Manuela run" all'Area Concerti al Festival di Majano (Udine) il 31 lug...
published: 01 Aug 2012
author: Echi di Echi
David Paich solo & Manuela run - Toto live in Majano (Udine), 31/07/2012
I Toto che suonano "Manuela run" all'Area Concerti al Festival di Majano (Udine) il 31 luglio 2012. Toto playing "Manuela run" at Majano Festival (Udine), 31st July 2012.
- published: 01 Aug 2012
- views: 3482
- author: Echi di Echi
4:04
Africa - David Paich, Jeff Porcaro, Arr. Philip Lawson
Londonderry High School's 2012 Prism concert presents, LHS Chamber Choir Directed by Mrs. ...
published: 27 Nov 2012
author: OneNorwayStreet
Africa - David Paich, Jeff Porcaro, Arr. Philip Lawson
Londonderry High School's 2012 Prism concert presents, LHS Chamber Choir Directed by Mrs. Danielle Loschiavo, Soloist-Rachel Hansen. More information about the londonderry music program can be found at www.lancermusic.org - Do you want Information about Londonderry NH itself? Visit http
- published: 27 Nov 2012
- views: 174
- author: OneNorwayStreet
2:17
The Holiday / David Paich Solo
www.facebook.com this was filmed on my birthday! and for some reason i had a little motif ...
published: 25 Apr 2011
author: JamieCleaton1
The Holiday / David Paich Solo
www.facebook.com this was filmed on my birthday! and for some reason i had a little motif from the film 'The Holiday' stuck in my head and thought i would play around with it, then randomly i started playing a David Paich solo haha! think they fitted together rather well in the end.
- published: 25 Apr 2011
- views: 3913
- author: JamieCleaton1
4:52
Insiders View: Rocking the Emmys '10 - Steve Jordan and David Paich
Emmys.com Insiders View: Rocking the Emmys '10 takes you inside the amazing world of some ...
published: 15 Mar 2011
author: PrimetimeEmmys
Insiders View: Rocking the Emmys '10 - Steve Jordan and David Paich
Emmys.com Insiders View: Rocking the Emmys '10 takes you inside the amazing world of some of the most beloved musicians out there: music directors Steve Jordan (John Mayer Trio) and David Paich (Toto), who are rehearsing an all-star ensemble for the 62nd Primetime Emmy Awards live telecast. Watch.
- published: 15 Mar 2011
- views: 3379
- author: PrimetimeEmmys
4:02
TOTO - Human nature HD (Live, MJ cover)
TOTO live tour 2012, 22.8. 2012 Vienna Toto play song composed by Steve Porcaro and perfor...
published: 29 Aug 2012
author: mnovomestsky
TOTO - Human nature HD (Live, MJ cover)
TOTO live tour 2012, 22.8. 2012 Vienna Toto play song composed by Steve Porcaro and performed by Michael Jackson.On the record David Paich played synthetiser, Steve Lukater guitar and Jeff Porcaro drums. Arrangement by David Paich, Steve Porcaro and Steve Lukather
- published: 29 Aug 2012
- views: 1010
- author: mnovomestsky
Vimeo results:
3:01
Ann-Margret - I Just Don't Understand (RCA Victor 7894)
fliped with ''I Don't Hurt Anymore'' issued on RCA Victor in 1961
http://www.ann-margret....
published: 05 Apr 2009
author: boogaludo
Ann-Margret - I Just Don't Understand (RCA Victor 7894)
fliped with ''I Don't Hurt Anymore'' issued on RCA Victor in 1961
http://www.ann-margret.com/
Born Ann-Margret Olsson, 28 April 1941, Stockholm, Sweden
Actress/singer/dancer/entertainer: best known for Bye Bye Birdie and Viva Las Vegas. Nominated for best supporting actress in Carnal Knowledge and best actress in Tommy
Born in Sweden but adopted by America
The family moved to Valsjobyn when A-M was still a little baby. This is a little village of about 150 people located in the mountains in the county of Jamtland. It is 4 miles east of the border of Norway. A-M is named after a Swedish swimming star her mother admired. She has no brothers or sisters
She came to the United States with her mother when she was five, settling in Wilmette, Illinois (north of Chicago). A-M's father who had come to America previously, greeted them
Ann-Margret has dazzled screen and stage audiences. With her film debut in Frank Capra's final classic, "Pocketful of Miracles" in 1962 to the recent Oliver Stone directed "On Any Sunday" with Al Pacino, Ann-Margret's film career has spanned four decades. Displaying a versatility that few actresses can match has earned her love and admiration, not just for her beauty and her legend but also for herself
Ann-Margret Olsson becomes Ann-Margret. George Burns propels her into national prominence in Las Vegas.
Her meteoric rise to stardom begins with a LIFE Magazine cover story from 11 January 1963
See http://www.geocities.com/Hollywood/Boulevard/5000/am-life630111.jpg
Her early film career incls. "Pocketful of Miracles," "State Fair," "Bye Bye Birdie," "Viva Las Vegas" with Elvis Presley, "Stagecoach," and "The Cincinnati Kid." Her fairytale marriage to Roger Smith. TV Specials, record releases, Las Vegas nightclub act, and national recognition as a "superstar sex symbol" punctuate Ann-Margret's life in the fast paced sixties
In '72, husband Roger started producing all of A-M's stage shows. At 12:30 at night while doing her 12th show (in 6 nights) at the Sahara Hotel in Lake Tahoe on Sunday, September 10th, A-M fell 22 feet on stage. Her injuries included numerous bones in the face above an eye which were broken or fractured; jaw broken in two places; left arm broken; knee injured. Dr. Frank Ashley performs a 5-hour operation at UCLA Medical Center. Roger gives A-M a 20-karat diamond ring. Reports say she lapsed into a 3-day coma
A-M does a remarkable comeback opening at the Las Vegas Hilton on Tuesday, November 28th with the 'AM/PM' show. A-M picks up the nickname of 'Slugger' since she proved her strength recovering from her accident.
The Seventies truly defined Ann-Margret as an actress with Academy Award nominations for her work in "Carnal Knowledge", and "Tommy." The accident was a near brush with death and it almost ended her career but following her live performances draw record crowds in the Orient, Las Vegas and Miami. Her body of work expands with more films, TV Specials and awards
This is the decade in which Ann-Margret grows up. The eighties begin with her winning her first Las Vegas Entertainer of the Year Award. She tours the country with her Vegas act. Her film career is full speed ahead and she stars in her first of several critically acclaimed TV Dramas, and is nominated for three Best Actress Emmy's. However, her husband Roger is stricken with Myasthenia Gravis, and Ann-Margret is thrust into the toughest role of her career... she's in charge of her career and Roger's battle to survive.
A new, mature Ann-Margret emerges in the nineties. Roger's health stabilizes and new opportunities abound. She performs live at the Radio City Music Hall. She tackles new characters in TV Film Dramas and receives renewed acclaim for her acting. She films two classics: "Grumpy Old Men," and its sequel, "Grumpier Old Men" with Walter Mathau, Jack Lemmon and Sophia Loren. Ann-Margret just gets better and better
In 2001 she starred in the touring production of The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas is playing the lead role of Miss Mona Stangley, indomitable madam of the multi-storied Chicken Ranch brothel
She really has made a whole raft of movies - and records. Add multi -TV appearances incl. mini-series. Here's a reminder of some of the best movie roles:
Emily Porter - State Fair - 62 Kim - Bye Bye Birdie - 63 Rusty Martin - Viva Las Vegas - 64 aka Love in Las Vegas Melba - The Cincinnati Kid - 65 Laurel - Bus Riley's Back in Town - 65 Dallas - Stagecoach - 66 Kelly Olsson - The Swinger - 66 Bobbie - Carnal Knowledge - 71 Nora Walker Hobbs - Tommy - 75
Oh, Jody Dvorak in Kitten with a Whip - 64 seems to have attracted a lot of attention
On TV in biopics, she's portrayed Pamela Harriman and Diane Borchardt, then the part of Blanche DuBois in A Streetcar Named Desire - 84. Appeared in the That's Dancing! compilation - 85
Examples of her recordings:
And Here She Is Ann-Margret's first long-player from RCA, 1961. Jazzy orchestra conducted by Marty Paich.
On The Way Up, her seco
45:30
Grammy winner David Paich shares music industry success secrets
David Paich, the seven-time Grammy winning Artist who's sold more than 30 million albums s...
published: 10 Jun 2011
author: Fame Wizard®
Grammy winner David Paich shares music industry success secrets
David Paich, the seven-time Grammy winning Artist who's sold more than 30 million albums sits down in his studio with Fame Wizard® Director of Coaching, Tony Delmercado to share his thoughts on how aspiring Artists can succeed in today's complex music business.
To learn more about Fame Wizard® please visit us at http://FameWizard.com
2:15
Genesis of Cosmo
Surreal reel about the Genesis of Cosmo.
Music and samples:
Ringe Ringe Raja Goran Brego...
published: 29 Nov 2009
author: clickhere.gr
Genesis of Cosmo
Surreal reel about the Genesis of Cosmo.
Music and samples:
Ringe Ringe Raja Goran Bregovic
Young Frankenstein (1974) soundtrack
Menouthis - E.S. Posthumus
This is not America David Bowie
Keep Their Heads Ringing - Xample-
Mad World Tears for Fears
French Kiss Lil Louis
Jaws (1975) soundtrack
The Matter of Splatter Exhumed
Crickets Sing for Anamaria Astrud Gilberto
Big Battle Dune (1984) soundtrack (score by David Paich, Jeff Porcaro)
Video:
Supernova explosion animation - ESA/Hubble
Taj Mahal footage lucadg (youtube)
Jeremy Irons scene - Dead Ringers (1988) - David Cronenberg
Youtube results:
3:12
Grammy Winner David Paich Shares Music Industry Success Secrets (6 of 7)
FameWizard.com David Paich, the seven-time Grammy winning Artist who's sold more than 30 m...
published: 04 Jun 2011
author: Famewizard
Grammy Winner David Paich Shares Music Industry Success Secrets (6 of 7)
FameWizard.com David Paich, the seven-time Grammy winning Artist who's sold more than 30 million albums sits down in his studio with Fame Wizard® Director of Coaching, Tony Delmercado to share his thoughts on how aspiring Artists can succeed in today's complex music business. To see the entire video and learn more about Fame Wizard® please visit us at http
- published: 04 Jun 2011
- views: 1735
- author: Famewizard
5:46
Totoo - Piano Solo (Tribute to David Paich, Toto Cover Band)
Piano Solo - Totoo Toto Cover Band Live in der Garage Lünebug - 2008.04.05 - Tribute to Da...
published: 20 Apr 2008
author: totoo99band
Totoo - Piano Solo (Tribute to David Paich, Toto Cover Band)
Piano Solo - Totoo Toto Cover Band Live in der Garage Lünebug - 2008.04.05 - Tribute to David Paich Paris 1990 Dune Blues Honkytonk Boogie Woogie
- published: 20 Apr 2008
- views: 32834
- author: totoo99band
2:58
David Paich & Billy Steinberg: 2008 ASCAP "I Create Music" Expo
www.ascap.com David Paich sits at a piano and discusses the songwriting process for "Got T...
published: 03 Jan 2011
author: ascap
David Paich & Billy Steinberg: 2008 ASCAP "I Create Music" Expo
www.ascap.com David Paich sits at a piano and discusses the songwriting process for "Got To Be Real" which was later recorded by co-writer Cheryl Lynn. Billy Steinberg then grabs a guitar to fire back with his hit "Eternal Flame" which was recorded by The Bangles.ASCAP's hundreds of thousands of songwriter, composer and music publisher members all have one thing in common they are driven to create. ASCAP's YouTube content is intended to explore the art and craft of music in all of its facets -- from its creation and development to its use and enjoyment around the world. Any content we feature is intended to educate, highlight, support and celebrate our members and their music, and to help inspire and nurture other music creators in their own evolution as artists. If you are a music creator and want to join ASCAP, go to: www.ascap.com
- published: 03 Jan 2011
- views: 7638
- author: ascap
5:06
Toto - Hey Little Girl (With Photo Gallery)
1979-(Live In San Francisco Early Show) Bobby Kimball David Hungate David Paich Jeff Porca...
published: 03 Jul 2011
author: VideoIV Files
Toto - Hey Little Girl (With Photo Gallery)
1979-(Live In San Francisco Early Show) Bobby Kimball David Hungate David Paich Jeff Porcaro Steve Lukather Steve Porcaro
- published: 03 Jul 2011
- views: 2248
- author: VideoIV Files
photo: AP / Virginie Nguyen Huang
23 Dec 2012
Tweet. Moscow, Dec 23 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Chemical weapons in Syria are under the control of the government, which has consolidated them in one or two locations, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said. "As of right now, the (Syrian) government is doing all it can to safeguard those weapons," he said. "We are following all leads concerning chemical weapons," Lavrov said ... "My answer is very simple. Why use us as a postman ... pm/ ... ) .. ). ... . ....(size: 3.2Kb)
photo: Creative Commons / Giorgione
24 Dec 2012
Article by WN.com Correspondent Dallas Darling. A deadly silence immediately followed after a bullet penetrated the calf's skull. Against my wishes, Vic had decided against either amputating its leg or contacting a veterinarian-something he reasoned would have been too expensive. The unfortunate calf had slid down into a ravine where its hind leg, which was mangled and torn, became wrapped in barbed wire ... But it was more than a bellow ... 9....(size: 6.3Kb)
photo: Creative Commons / Axou
24 Dec 2012
Steve Jobs was controversial in life, and now his high-tech mega-yacht is associated with a controversy long after his death. The former Apple CEO's ship was impounded in Amsterdam in the middle of a financial battle over a disputed bill. Phillippe Starck, a French product designer and architect, has alleged that Jobs' heirs owe him 3 million euros for his work on Venus, the 256-foot yacht Jobs commissioned before his death ... ... ....(size: 2.6Kb)
photo: AP / Altaf Qadri
23 Dec 2012
A commission will be set up to probe the gang-rape and torture of a 23-year-old woman in Delhi and measures to ensure such crimes do not recur while laws will be amended to enhance punishment for rape, Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde said . He also appealed the thousands of protesters on the capital’s streets, demanding justice for the victim, to withdraw ... “The government is serious on the issue. ... . . ....(size: 2.4Kb)
photo: AP / Musadeq Sadeq
24 Dec 2012
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — An Afghan policewoman shot and killed an American adviser outside the police headquarters in Kabul on Monday, the latest in a rising tide of insider attacks by Afghans against their foreign allies, senior Afghan officials said. The woman, identified as Afghan police Sgt ... The woman was taken into Afghan custody shortly after the attack ... As many Afghans, the policewoman uses only one name ... Air Force Lt. Col ... Gen ... ....(size: 4.6Kb)
The Examiner
19 Dec 2012
Rock and Roll is an institution. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame was established to honor that institution and those who have dedicated their talents and artistic genius to the music ... Sadly that is too often not the case ... Photo credit. ... 1. Kiss ... Guitarist Steve Lukather, keyboardists David Paich and Steve Porcaro, bassists Dave Hungate and Mike Porcaro, and drummer Jeff Porcaro have collectively performed on more than 8000 recordings....(size: 12.5Kb)
The Examiner
12 Nov 2012
Related topics. Don FelderThe Eagles. Advertisement ... The critically-acclaimed album debuted on Billboard’s “Heatseekers” chart at #27 ... Ultimateclassicrock.com hailed the track. View slideshow. Don Felder 2012 ... Rolling Stone (France) called "Road To Forever" ... Don Felder travels the Road To Forever ... David Crosby, Graham Nash, Stephen Stills, Steve Lukather, David Paich and Steve Porcaro of Toto, Randy Jackson, Styx’s Tommy Shaw and others ... Pics....(size: 10.9Kb)
noodls
12 Oct 2012
From Book to Film to TV. 10.12.2012 . Faculty, Culture and Society. October marks the release of a University of Dayton history professor's new book and the national television debut of a documentary he produced. Larry Schweikart's A Patriot's History of the Modern World ... 1898-1945, was released Oct. 11 ... Artists featured in the film include Robby Krieger of The Doors, David Paich of Toto and Jimmy Haslip of the Yellowjackets....(size: 4.9Kb)
The Examiner
26 Sep 2012
Steve Lukather and Nathan East of Toto in concert, September 23, 2012, Scottsdale, AZSteve Lukather of Toto in concert, September 23, 2012, Scottsdale, AZDavid Paich of Toto in concert, September 23, 2012, Scottsdale, AZSteve Porcaro of Toto in concert, September 23, 2012, Scottsdale, AZSimon Phillips of Toto in concert, September 23, 2012, ......(size: 5.0Kb)
The Examiner
19 Sep 2012
In 1976, when a couple of Los Angeles session musicians, drummer Jeff Pocaro and keyboard player David Paich decided to form their own band and invited their high school friends, guitarist Steve Lukather and keyboardist, Steve Pocaro, to join the band, few foresaw that their group, Toto, would end up releasing twelve studio albums including a Grammy award winning Album of the Year....(size: 8.9Kb)
Music News
17 Sep 2012
On February 26, 2010, a press release was issued announcing that Toto's bass player, Mike Porcaro, was fighting Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, also known as ALS or Lou Gehrig's Disease ... Since then, his condition has been deteriorating and keyboardist David Paich updated the world on Porcaro's situation in an interview with the website Chambers of Rock ... The words I can use are, Mike's hanging in there ... You know?....(size: 2.0Kb)
The Examiner
15 Sep 2012
Related topics. concert reviewToto. Rating for Concert. 4. Advertisement. Toto Plays Chumash Casino. In Triumphant Return to USA. L. Paul Mann ... The resort offers a wide variety of live music shows, including some of the biggest names in pop music, in it's Samala Showroom ... Location ... The other two original members of the band, David Paich and Steve Porcaro, work as bookend keyboardists and back up singers, creating intricate harmonies ... Tweet ... L ... ....(size: 11.4Kb)
B&S; Online
06 Aug 2012
He assembled a strong team for the recording, including jazz composer and trumpet virtuoso Jophn Daversa, and veteran musician/producer/arranger David Paich to take on the production duties. A fine job, and I have to say the arrangements make Jamesâ job so much easier as a vocalist,and should get much credit.Both guys are second generation musicians, as the sons of celebrated trumpeter Jay Daversa and legendary arranger Marty Paich....(size: 5.8Kb)
Music News
27 Jul 2012
Former Eagles member Don Felder will release his first album since 1983 in October. 'Road To Forever' is also Don's only ever second solo album ... Souther) ... 'Road To Forever' features guest appearances from Jackson Browne, David Crosby, Graham Nash, Stephen Stills, Steve Lukather, David Paich, Steve Porcaro and Tommy Shaw....(size: 1.8Kb)
The Boston Globe
25 Jun 2012
Today is Monday, June 25, the 177th day of 2012. There are 189 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History.. On June 25, 1962, the U.S. Supreme Court, in Engel v. Vitale, ruled 6-1 that recitation of a state-sponsored prayer in New York State public schools was unconstitutional. On this date.. In 1788, Virginia ratified the U.S. Constitution ... Writer-producer-director Gary David Goldberg is 68 ... Rock musician David Paich (Toto) is 58 ... ....(size: 4.6Kb)
my SA
23 Jun 2012
Actress June Lockhart is 87. Rhythm-and-blues singer Eddie Floyd is 75. Actress Barbara Montgomery is 73 ... Writer-producer-director Gary David Goldberg is 68. Singer Carly Simon is 67 ... Rock musician David Paich (Toto) is 58 ... ....(size: 1.1Kb)
WPXI
18 Jun 2012
June 24. Actor Al Molinaro ("Happy Days") is 93. Comedian Jack Carter is 89. Actress Michele Lee is 70. Actor-director Georg Stanford Brown is 69. Singer Arthur Brown is 68. Guitarist Jeff Beck is 68. Singer Colin Blunstone of The Zombies is 67. Drummer Mick Fleetwood of Fleetwood Mac is 65. Actor Peter Weller is 65 ... Actress Nancy Allen is 62 ... Keyboardist David Paich of Toto is 58 ... Actor David Garrison ("Married ... Actor David Alan Grier is 56 ... ....(size: 4.8Kb)
The Examiner
12 Jun 2012
On Thursday, June 7th, the Skirball Cultural Center was host to the 2012 Awards Gala for the Los Angeles and San Francisco based charity ... Music performances, directed by producer Robin DiMaggio (Lopez Tonight), included an all-star band consisting of Michael Beardon, Alex Al, Lenny Castro (Fleetwood Mac), and Tommy Organ with guest performers including Kandace Lindsey and David Paich (Toto) ... Advertisement ... 4Related topics. ... Slideshow....(size: 6.1Kb)
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| David Paich | |
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 David Paich during a live concert |
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| Background information | |
| Born | (1954-06-25) June 25, 1954 (age 58) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Genres | Hard rock, pop rock, Sophisti-pop |
| Occupations | Musician, songwriter, singer, producer |
| Instruments | Vocals, keyboards |
| Years active | 1973–present |
| Associated acts | Toto Boz Skaggs |
| Notable instruments | |
| Korg Triton Yamaha Motif Yamaha SY77 |
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David Frank Paich (born June 25, 1954 in Los Angeles, California) is a multi-disciplined musical contributor. His contibutions include performing as a live and studio session musician, keyboard player, recording producer, arranger, vocalist and main composer of the Los Angeles-based rock/pop band Toto. With Toto, Paich has released 17 albums and sold over 30 million records. Additionally, Paich has contributed to a host of artists with his songwriting and arrangements including working with Boz Skaggs extensively in the 1970s and Michael Jackson in the 1980s.
He is the son of the late jazz composer, musician, and arranger Marty Paich, having adopted many of his father's skills for his contribution to music.
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Biography[link]
Toto[link]
A prolific writer of chart-breakers, Paich wrote or co-wrote hits such as "Hold the Line", "Lowdown", "Lido Shuffle", "Georgy Porgy", "Rosanna", "Got To Be Real", and "Lady Love Me (One More Time)". He also performed lead vocals on the Toto hits "Africa", "Lovers in the Night", and "Stranger in Town".
Paich remained with Toto up until their disbandment in 2008 but he did not tour extensively with the band in their last few years. Session keyboardist Greg Phillinganes joined Toto in 2004 as an additional keyboardist for both studio projects and tour dates.
In 2010, he returned with Toto, and is the current keyboard player alongside with Steve Porcaro.
Session and side projects[link]
He has co-writing credits with Boz Scaggs on the songs "What Can I Say", "Lowdown", and "Lido Shuffle" from the multi-platinum album Silk Degrees, and occasionally still sits in on keyboards with Boz Scaggs' band. As songwriter he wrote or co-wrote songs for Cher, Jacksons, Andy Williams, George Benson, Glen Campbell, Jon Anderson (Yes) and Chicago. As arranger he worked for Michael Jackson, Rod Stewart, Patti Austin, Donna Summer, and many more.
In the early and mid '80s, Paich often worked with well-known producers Quincy Jones and David Foster. Paich was a part of the session group on the Michael Jackson album Thriller. He played piano, synthesizer, and did some synth and rhythm arrangements.
In 1989 Paich produced and arranged the Oscar-nominated song "The Girl Who Used To Be Me", written by Marvin Hamlisch and Alan & Marilyn Bergman, for the "Shirley Valentine" film.
As a session musician Paich has played on numerous soundtracks and on albums by many artists, including Elkie Brooks' album Rich Man's Woman; Bryan Adams' song "Please Forgive Me"; Michael Jackson songs "Earth Song", "The Girl Is Mine", "Heal The World", "Stranger In Moscow", and "I Just Can't Stop Loving You"; and the USA for Africa song "We Are the World". The list continues with artists such as Aretha Franklin, Boz Scaggs, Quincy Jones, Don Henley, Steely Dan, Elton John, Joe Cocker, Pink, and many, many more.
David Paich traveled to China where he worked composing theme music for the 2008 Summer Olympics. In 2009, he sang the hit song "Africa" at the Millennium Development Goals awards in New York and co-produced a new tune for George Benson. Paich was involved with the 61st Primetime Emmy Awards as a music producer and keyboardist for the on-stage band.[1]
In October 2009, David Paich was inducted into the Musicians Hall of Fame along with the other members of Toto.[2] In 2007 Paich supported Iranian singer Andy Madadian in his concert at the Kodak theater.
Equipment[link]
Paich uses primarily a Korg Triton and a Yamaha Motif-8 keyboard for live applications. For studio applications he also uses a 9-foot Baldwin grand piano, Yamaha KX-88 and SY77 keyboards and a variety of effect and sound generation modules manufactured by Roland Corporation and others.[3] For the 2006 Toto album Falling in Between, he also used a Hammond A-100 organ. Paich has stated that he has used the Baldwin piano on every Toto album.[4]
Awards[link]
- Emmy Award for Best Song or Theme (year - 1974)
- "Ironside" - David Paich shared with Marty Paich. For the song "Light The Way".
- Grammy - Best Rhythm & Blues Song (year - 1977)
- David Paich & Boz Scaggs (songwriters) for "Lowdown" performed by Boz Scaggs
- Grammy - Best Vocal Arrangement for Two or More Voices (year -1983)
- David Paich (arranger) for "Rosanna" performed by Toto
- Grammy - Record of the Year (year - 1983)
- Toto (producer & artist) for "Rosanna"
- Grammy - Album of the Year (year - 1983)
- Toto (producer & artist) for Toto IV
- Grammy Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocal(s) (year - 1983)
- Jerry Hey & David Paich, Jeff Porcaro (arrangers) for "Rosanna" performed by Toto
- Grammy - Producer of the Year (year - 1983)
- Grammy - Best Engineered Recording, Non-Classical (year - 1983)
- Al Schmitt, David Leonard, Greg Ladanyi & Tom Knox (engineers) for Toto IV performed by Toto
References[link]
- ^ Bolden, Juliana J. (September 18, 2009). "Pop-rock giants Steve Jordan, David Paich strike up one hot band". Emmys.com. http://www.emmys.com/articles/pop-music-giants-steve-jordan-david-paich-strike-hottest-band-hollywood-0. Retrieved October 30, 2009.
- ^ "Musicians Hall of Fame inducts legendary musicians, celebrates with jam packed award show". MusiciansHallofFame.com. October 15, 2009. http://musicianshalloffame.com/blog/?p=68. Retrieved November 2, 2009.
- ^ "Equipment Dave". Toto99.com. http://www.toto99.com/features/equipmentdave.shtml. Retrieved October 30, 2009.
- ^ Eskow, Gary (July 14, 2006). "How David Paich Recorded Toto's Latest Album". MixOnline.com. http://mixonline.com/recording/interviews/david_paich_toto_album/. Retrieved October 30, 2009.
External links[link]
- (English) Official website
- (English) David Paich page on The Party Of The Century project
- (English) David Paich at the Internet Movie Database
- (French) Toto-Hydrasolation french website devoted to TOTO
- (French) French Forum Toto-Hydrasolation
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| Date of birth | June 25, 1954 |
| Place of birth | Los Angeles, California |
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"Daud", "Dawood", and "King David" redirect here. For other uses, see Daud (disambiguation), Dawood (disambiguation), and King David (disambiguation).
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| King of Israel | |
 Statue of David by Nicolas Cordier, in the basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore, Rome |
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| Reign | over Judah c. 1010–1003 BC; over Judah and Israel c. 1003–970 BC |
| Born | c. 1040 BC |
| Birthplace | Bethlehem |
| Died | c. 970 BC |
| Place of death | Jerusalem |
| Predecessor | Saul (Judah), Ishbaal (Israel) |
| Successor | Solomon |
| Royal House | House of David (new house) |
| Father | Jesse |
| Mother | not named in the Bible; identified by the Talmud as Nitzevet, daughter of Adael |
David (Hebrew: דָּוִד, דָּוִיד, Modern David Tiberian Dāwîḏ; ISO 259-3 Dawid; Strong's Daveed; beloved; Arabic: داوود or داود [a] Dāwūd) was, according to the Hebrew Bible, the second king of the United Kingdom of Israel and, according to the Gospel of Matthew and the Gospel of Luke, an ancestor of Jesus. David is seen as a major Prophet in Islamic traditions. [1][2] His life is conventionally dated to c. 1040–970 BC, his reign over Judah c. 1010–1003 BC,[citation needed] and his reign over the United Kingdom of Israel c. 1003–970 BC.[citation needed] The Books of Samuel, 1 Kings, and 1 Chronicles are the only sources of information on David, although the Tel Dan stele records "House of David", which some take as confirmation of the existence in the mid-9th century BC of a Judean royal dynasty called the "House of David".
David is very important to Jewish, Christian and Islamic doctrine and culture. In Judaism, David, or David HaMelekh, is the King of Israel, and the Jewish people. Jewish tradition maintains that a direct descendant of David will be the Messiah. In Islam, he is known as Dawud, considered to be a prophet and the king of a nation. He is depicted as a righteous king, though not without faults, as well as an acclaimed warrior, musician, and poet, traditionally credited for composing many of the psalms contained in the Book of Psalms.
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Historicity[link]
Archaeological evidence[link]
Tel Dan Stele and Mesha Stele[link]
Main articles: Tel Dan Stele and Mesha Stele
A fragment of an Aramean victory stele discovered in 1993 at Tel Dan and dated c.850–835 BC contains the phrase ביתדוד (bytdwd). Because the ancient Aramaic script is written without vowels, different readings are possible. Scholars agree that the first part should be read בֵּית (beyt), meaning "house". However, the second part can be read as דּוֹד (dod), which means "uncle" or "beloved" or as דָּוִד (David). The phrase therefore can mean either "House of the beloved", "House of the uncle" or "House of David".[3] Since the stele recounts the victory of an Aramean king over "the king of Israel",[4] the translation of "ביתדוד" as "the House of David" is not illogical.[5][6]
The Mesha Stele from Moab, dating from approximately the same period, may also contain the name David, in two places: in line 12, where the interpretation is uncertain, and בת[ד]וד in line 31, where one destroyed letter must be supplied (here it is bracketed in the middle).[7] Kenneth Kitchen has proposed that an inscription of c. 945 BC by the Egyptian Pharaoh Shoshenq I mentions "the highlands of David."[8] Although a reference to King David in this geographical name is not certain, some scholars suggest it is reasonable.[9]
City of David and Judah, ca. 1000 BC onward[link]
Main article: City of David
The Bronze and Iron Age remains of the City of David, the original urban core of Jerusalem identified with the reigns of David and Solomon, were investigated extensively in the 1970s and 1980s under the direction of Yigal Shiloh of the Hebrew University, but failed to discover significant evidence of occupation during the 10th century BC,[10] In 2005, Eilat Mazar found a Large Stone Structure which she claimed was David's palace, but the archaeology is contaminated and impossible to date accurately.[11][12] Finkelstein and Silberman feel the archaeological evidence from surface surveys indicates that Judah at the time of David was a small tribal kingdom, although both do accept that David and Solomon were likely historical figures in Judah about the 10th century BC. They describe the earliest tales of David as a "classical bandit tale".[13]
The biblical account[link]
The biblical account about David comes from the book of Samuel and the book of Chronicles (each of which are divided into two books in Jewish and Christian traditions). While almost half of the Psalms are headed "A Psalm of David", the headings are later additions, and no psalm can be attributed to David with certainty.[14] Chronicles merely retells Samuel from a different theological vantage point, and contains little if any information not available there, and the biblical evidence for David is therefore dependent almost exclusively on the material contained in the chapters from 1 Samuel 16 to 1 Kings 2.
Since Martin Noth put forward his analysis of the Deuteronomistic History, biblical scholars have accepted that these two books form part of a continuous history of Israel, compiled no earlier than the late 7th century BC, but incorporating earlier works and fragments. Samuel's account of David "seems to have undergone two separate acts of editorial slanting." The original writers show a strong bias against Saul, and in favour of David and Solomon. Many years later the Deuteronomists edited the material in a manner that conveyed their religious message, inserting reports and anecdotes that strengthened their monotheistic doctrine. Some of the materials in Samuel I and II — notably the boundary, allotment and administrative lists — are believed to be very early, since they correspond closely to what we know of the territorial conditions of the late Davidic-early Solomonic period.[15]
Beyond this, the full range of possible interpretations is available. The late John Bright, whose History of Israel, which went through four editions from 1959 to 2000, takes Samuel at face value, but Donald B. Redford thinks all reconstructions from Biblical sources for the United Monarchy period are examples of 'academic wishful thinking',[16] and Thomas L. Thompson measures Samuel against the archaeological evidence and concludes that "an independent history of Judea during the Iron I [i.e., the period of David] and Iron II periods has little room for historicizing readings of the stories of I-II Samuel and I Kings."[17] Some interesting studies of David have been written: Baruch Halpern has pictured David as a lifelong vassal of Achish, the Philistine king of Gath;[18] Israel Finkelstein and Neil Asher Silberman have identified as the oldest and most reliable section of Samuel those chapters which describe David as the charismatic leader of a band of outlaws who captures Jerusalem and makes it his capital.[19] Steven McKenzie, Associate Professor of the Hebrew Bible at Rhodes College and author of King David: A Biography, states the belief that David actually came from a wealthy family, was "ambitious and ruthless" and a tyrant who murdered his opponents, including his own sons.[14]
Biblical narrative[link]
Chosen by God[link]
God withdraws his favour from Saul, king of Israel, "It repenteth me that I have set up Saul to be king, for he is turned back from following me, and has not performed my commandments."[20] The prophet Samuel seeks a new king from the sons of Jesse of Bethlehem. Seven of Jesse's sons are led before Samuel, but Samuel says, "Yahweh has not chosen these." "And Samuel said unto Jesse, Are here all thy children? And he said, There remaineth yet the youngest, and behold, he keepeth the sheep. And Samuel said unto Jesse, Send and fetch him: for we will not sit down till he come hither. And he sent, and brought him in. Now he was ruddy, and withal of a beautiful countenance, and goodly to look to. And the LORD said, Arise, anoint him: for this is he."[21]
At the court of Saul[link]
God sends an evil spirit to torment Saul (1 Samuel 16:14) and his attendants suggest he send for David, a young warrior famed for his bravery and for his skill with the harp. Saul does so and makes David one of his armor-bearers and "whenever the spirit from God came upon Saul, David would take his harp and play. Then relief would come to Saul; he would feel better, and the evil spirit would leave him."
David and Goliath[link]
The Israelites, under King Saul, faced the Philistines in the Valley of Elah. He heard the Philistine giant Goliath challenge the Israelites to send their own champion to decide the outcome in single combat. David told Saul he was prepared to face Goliath and Saul allowed him to make the attempt. He was victorious, striking Goliath in the forehead with a stone from his sling. Goliath fell, and David killed him with his own sword and beheaded him; the Philistines fled in terror. Saul inquired about the name of the young champion, and David told him that he is the son of Jesse.[22]
David and Jonathan[link]
Main article: David and Jonathan
Saul makes David a commander over his armies and offers him his daughter Michal in marriage for bringing more than 200 foreskins of the Philistines to him. David is successful in many battles, and his popularity awakes Saul's fears — "What more can he have but the kingdom?" By various stratagems the jealous king seeks his death, but the plots only endear David the more to the people, and especially to Saul's son Jonathan, who loves David (1 Samuel 18:1, 2 Samuel 1:25–26).[23][24] Warned by Jonathan, David flees into the wilderness, where he gathers a band of followers and becomes the champion of the oppressed while evading the pursuit of Saul. He accepts the town of Ziklag from the Philistine king Achish of Gath, but continues secretly to champion the Israelites. Achish marches against Saul, but David is excused from the war on the accusation of the Philistine nobles that his loyalty to their cause cannot be trusted.
Anointed king[link]
Jonathan and Saul are killed in battle with the Philistines at Mount Gilboa. David mourns their deaths, especially that of Jonathan, his friend. He goes up to Hebron, where he is anointed king over Judah. In the north, Saul's son Ish-Bosheth becomes king of the tribes of Israel. War ensues between Ish-Bosheth and David, until Ish-Bosheth is murdered. The assassins bring the head of Ish-Bosheth to David hoping for a reward, but David executes them for their crime against the Lord's anointed. Yet with the death of the son of Saul, the elders of Israel come to Hebron and David, who is 30 years old, is anointed King over Israel and Judah.[25]
Jerusalem and the Davidic Covenant[link]
David conquers the Jebusite fortress of Jerusalem, and makes it his capital, and "Hiram king of Tyre sent messengers to David, and cedar trees, also carpenters and masons who built David a house." David brings the Ark of the Covenant to Jerusalem, intending to build a temple, but God, speaking to the prophet Nathan, is pleased, saying the temple will be built. God makes a covenant with David, promising that he will establish the house of David : "Your throne shall be established forever."
With God's help, David is victorious over his people's enemies. The Philistines are subdued, the Moabites to the east pay tribute, along with Hadadezer of Zobah, from whom David takes gold shields and bronze vessels.[26]
Bathsheba and Uriah the Hittite[link]
David commits adultery with Bathsheba, the wife of Uriah the Hittite.[27] Bathsheba becomes pregnant. David sends for Uriah, who is with the Israelite army at the siege of Rabbah, so that he may lie with his wife and conceal the identity of the child's father. Uriah refuses to do so while his companions are in the field of battle and David sends him back to Joab, the commander, with a message instructing him to abandon Uriah on the battlefield, "that he may be struck down, and die." David marries Bathsheba and she bears his child, "but the thing that David had done displeased the Lord."[28] The prophet Nathan confronts David, saying: "Why have you despised the word of God, to do what is evil in his sight? You have smitten Uriah the Hittite with the sword, and have taken his wife to be your wife." Nathan presents three punishments from God for this sin. First, that the "sword shall never depart from your house" (2 Samuel 12:10) second, that "Before your very eyes I will take your wives and give them to one who is close to you, and he will sleep with your wives in broad daylight. 12 You did it in secret, but I will do this thing in broad daylight before all Israel., (2 Samuel 12:12) and finally, that "the son born to you will die."2 Samuel 12:14 David repents, yet God "struck the [David's] child ... and it became sick ... [And] on the seventh day the child died." David leaves his lamentations, dresses himself, goes to the House of the Lord and worships, and then returns home to eat. His servants ask why he wept when the baby was alive, but ends his mourning when the child dies. David replies: "While the child was still alive, I fasted and wept. I thought, 'Who knows? The LORD may be gracious to me and let the child live.' But now that he is dead, why should I fast? Can I bring him back again? I will go to him, but he will not return to me."2 Samuel 12:22–23
David's son Absalom rebels[link]
David's son Absalom rebels against his father, and they come to battle in the Wood of Ephraim. Absalom is caught by his hair in the branches of an oak and David’s general Joab kills him as he hangs there.[29] When the news of the victory is brought to David, he does not rejoice, but is instead shaken with grief: "O my son Absalom, my son, my son Absalom! Would I had died instead of you, O Absalom, my son, my son!"[30]
Old age[link]
When David has become old and bedridden, Adonijah, his eldest surviving son and natural heir, declares himself king and worthy to marry Abishag. Bathsheba, David's favorite wife, and Nathan the prophet, fearing that they will be killed by Adonijah, go to David and procure his agreement that Solomon, Bathsheba's son, should sit on the throne. And so the plans of Adonijah collapse, and Solomon becomes king.[31] It is to Solomon that David gives his final instructions, including his promise that the line of Solomon and David will inherit the throne of Judah forever, and his request that Solomon kill his oldest enemies on his behalf.[32] David dies and is buried in the City of David, having ruled forty years over Israel, seven in Hebron and thirty-three in Jerusalem.
Religious view[link]
Judaism[link]
| King David the Prophet | |
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 King David in Prayer, by Pieter de Grebber (c. 1640) |
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| Holy Monarch, Prophet, Reformer, Spiritual Poet & Musician, Vicegerent of God, Psalm-Receiver | |
| Born | c. 1040 B.C.E. Bethlehem |
| Died | c. 970 B.C.E. Jerusalem |
| Honored in | Judaism Christianity Islam |
| Attributes | Psalms, Harp, Head of Goliath |
David is an important figure in Judaism. Historically, David's reign represented the formation of a coherent Jewish kingdom centered in Jerusalem. David is an important figure within the context of Jewish messianism. In the Hebrew Bible, it is written that a human descendant of David will occupy the throne of a restored kingdom and usher in a messianic age.
David is also viewed as a tragic figure; his acquisition of Bathsheba, and the loss of his son are viewed as his central tragedies.
Many legends have grown around the figure of David. According to one Rabbinic tradition, David was raised as the son of his father Jesse and spent his early years herding his father's sheep in the wilderness while his brothers were in school. Only at his anointing by Samuel – when the oil from Samuel's flask turned to diamonds and pearls – was his true identity as Jesse's son revealed.
David's adultery with Bathsheba was only an opportunity to demonstrate the power of repentance, and some Talmudic authors stated that it was not adultery at all, quoting a Jewish practice of divorce on the eve of battle. However, in tractate Sanhedrin, David's broken heart pleads and numerous actions for forgiveness are discussed, God ultimately forgives but would not remove his sins from Scripture.[33]
Furthermore, according to David's apologists, the death of Uriah was not to be considered murder, on the basis that Uriah had committed a capital offence by refusing to obey a direct command from the King.[34]
According to midrashim, Adam gave up 70 years of his life for the life of David.[35] Also, according to the Talmud Yerushalmi, David was born and died on the Jewish holiday of Shavuot (Feast of Weeks). His piety was said to be so great that his prayers could bring down things from Heaven.
Christianity[link]
See also: Genealogy of Jesus
The concept of the Messiah is important in Christianity. Originally an earthly king ruling by divine appointment ("the anointed one", as the title Messiah had it), the "son of David" became in the last two pre-Christian centuries the apocalyptic and heavenly one who would deliver Israel and usher in a new kingdom. This was the background to the concept of Messiahship in early Christianity, which interpreted the career of Jesus "by means of the titles and functions assigned to David in the mysticism of the Zion cult, in which he served as priest-king and in which he was the mediator between God and man."[36] The early Church believed that "the life of David [foreshadowed] the life of Christ; Bethlehem is the birthplace of both; the shepherd life of David points out Christ, the Good Shepherd; the five stones chosen to slay Goliath are typical of the five wounds; the betrayal by his trusted counsellor, Achitophel, and the passage over the Cedron remind us of Christ's Sacred Passion. Many of the Davidic Psalms, as we learn from the New Testament, are clearly typical of the future Messiah."[37] In the Middle Ages, "Charlemagne thought of himself, and was viewed by his court scholars, as a 'new David'. [This was] not in itself a new idea, but [one whose] content and significance were greatly enlarged by him."[38] The linking of David to earthly kingship was reflected in later Medieval cathedral windows all over Europe through the device of the Tree of Jesse, its branches demonstrating how divine kingship descended from Jesse, through his son David, to Jesus.
Western Rite churches (Roman Catholic, Lutheran) celebrate his feast day on 29 December, Eastern-rite on 19 December.[39] The Eastern Orthodox Church and Eastern Catholic Churches celebrate the feast day of the "Holy Righteous Prophet and King David" on the Sunday of the Holy Forefathers (two Sundays before the Great Feast of the Nativity of the Lord), when he is commemorated together with other ancestors of Jesus. He is also commemorated on the Sunday after the Nativity, together with Joseph and James, the Brother of the Lord.
Mormonism[link]
The Doctrine and Covenants of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints cites David as one directed by God to practice polygamy, but who sinned in committing adultery with Bathsheba and having Uriah killed.[40]
Islam[link]
Main article Islamic view of David
David (Arabic داود, Dāwūd) is a highly important figure in Islam as one of the major prophets sent by God to guide the Israelites. David is mentioned several times in the Qur'an, often with his son Solomon. In the Qur'an: David killed Goliath (II: 251), Goliath was a powerful king who used to invade random kingdoms and villages. Goliath was spreading evil and corruption. When David killed Goliath, God granted him kingship and wisdom and enforces it (XXXVIII: 20). David is made God's "vicegerent on earth" (XXXVIII: 26) and God further gives David sound judgment (XXI: 78; XXXVII: 21–24, 26) as well as the Psalms, which are regarded as books of divine wisdom (IV: 163; XVII, 55). The birds and mountains unite with David in ushering praise to God (XXI: 79; XXXIV: 10; XXXVIII: 18), while God instructs David in the art of fashioning chain-mail out of iron (XXXIV: 10; XXI: 80). Together with Solomon, David gives judgment in a case of damage to the fields (XXI: 78) and David judges in the matter between two disputants in his prayer chamber (XXXVIII: 21–23). Since there is no mention in the Qur'an of the wrong David did to Uriah nor is there any reference to Bathsheba, Muslims reject this narrative.[41]
Muslim tradition and the hadith stress David's zeal in daily prayer[42] as well as in fasting. Qur'an commentators, historians and compilers of the numerous Stories of the Prophets elaborate upon David's concise Qur'anic narratives and specifically mention David's gift in singing his Psalms as well as his musical and vocal talents. His voice is described as having had a captivating power, weaving its influence not only over man but over all beasts and nature, who would unite with him to praise God.[43]
Baha'i Faith[link]
David is described as a minor prophet who came in the shadow of the dispensation of Moses to develop and consolidate the process he set in motion.[44]
Succession[link]
Genealogy[link]
According to Genesis 46:12 and Ruth 4:18–22, David is the eleventh[45] generation from Judah, the fourth son of the patriarch Jacob (Israel). The genealogical line runs as follows: (1) Judah → (2) Pharez → (3) Hezron → (4) Ram → (5) Amminadab → (6) Nahshon → (7) Salmon → (8) Boaz (the husband of Ruth) → (9) Obed → (10) Jesse → (11) David.[45]
Family[link]
David was born in Bethlehem, in the territory of the Tribe of Judah. His father was named Jesse. His mother is not named in the Bible, but the Talmud identifies her as Nitzevet daughter of Adael.[46] David had seven brothers and was the youngest of them all. He had eight wives: Michal, the second daughter of King Saul; Ahinoam the Jezreelite; Abigail the Carmelite, previously wife of Nabal;[47] Maachah, daughter of Talmai, king of Geshur; Haggith; Abital; Eglah; and Bathsheba, previously the wife of Uriah the Hittite.
The Book of Chronicles lists David's sons by various wives and concubines. In Hebron he had six sons 1 Chronicles 3:1–3: Amnon, by Ahinoam; Daniel, by Abigail; Absalom, by Maachah; Adonijah, by Haggith; Shephatiah, by Abital; and Ithream, by Eglah. By Bathsheba, his sons were: Shammua; Shobab; Nathan; and Solomon. His sons born in Jerusalem by other wives included: Ibhar; Elishua; Eliphelet; Nogah; Nepheg; Japhia; Elishama; and Eliada. 2 Samuel 5:14–16 According to 2 Chronicles 11:18, Jerimoth, who is not mentioned in any of the genealogies, is mentioned as another of David's sons. According to 2 Samuel 9:11, David adopted Jonathan's son Mephibosheth as his own.
David also had at least one daughter, Tamar by Maachah, who was raped by Amnon, her half-brother. Her rape leads to Amnon's death. 2 Samuel 13:1–29 Absalom, Amnon's half-brother and Tamar's full-brother, waits two years, then avenges his sister by sending his servants to kill Amnon at a feast to which he had invited all the king's sons. 2 Samuel 13
Legend and legacy[link]
In European Christian culture of the Middle Ages, David was made a member of the Nine Worthies, a group of heroes encapsulating all the ideal qualities of chivalry. His life was thus proposed as a valuable subject for study by those aspiring to chivalric status. This aspect of David in the Nine Worthies was popularised firstly through literature, and was thereafter adopted as a frequent subject for painters and sculptors.
The musician[link]
See also: History of music in the Biblical period
In various biblical passages, David is referred to as “the favorite of the songs of Israel,”[48] the one who soothed Saul with music,[49] and the founder of Temple singing.[50][51] A Psalms scroll from the Dead Sea Scrolls (11QPsa) attributes 3600 tehilim (songs of praise) plus other compositions to David.[52] Seventy-three of the 150 Psalms in the Bible are attributed to David.[53] The supreme kingship of Yahweh is the most pervasive theological concept in the book of Psalms,[54][55] and many psalms attributed to David are directed to Yahweh by name,[56] whether in praise or petition, suggesting a relationship.[57] According to the Midrash Tehillim, King David was prompted to the Psalms by the Holy Spirit that rested upon him.[58]
In addition to ascribing authorship to David, several Psalms are identified with specific events in David’s life.[59] Psalm 34 is attributed to David on the occasion of his escape from the Abimelech (king) Achish by pretending to be insane.[60] According to the narrative in 1 Samuel 21, instead of killing the man who had exacted so many casualties from him, Abimelech allows David to depart, exclaiming, “Am I so short of madmen that you have to bring this fellow here to carry on like this in front of me? Must this man come into my house?"[61] Psalm 34 is one of seven acrostic Psalms in the original Hebrew; most English translations do not retain the acrostic form.[62] The first part of Psalm 34 is directed toward Yahweh in complete and humble gratitude (David does not even mention his own royal status); the second part confidently directs others to Yahweh.[63]
This poor man cried, and the LORD heard him, and saved him out of all his troubles. The angel of the LORD encamps around those who fear him, and delivers them … Come, O children, listen to me; I will teach you the fear of the LORD.
— Psalm 34:6–7,11 (ESV)
In contrast, Psalm 18 is not related to a specific incident but rather to God’s faithful deliverance from “all of his enemies and from the hand of Saul.”[64][65] The text of this Psalm was thought to date to the 10th century BC even before the discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls[66] and is very similar to that of 2 Samuel 22.[67] In this Psalm, David recalls being in deadly situations: “The cords of death entangled me, the torrents of destruction overwhelmed me.”[68] He cries out to God for help, and God rescues David.
I love you, O LORD, my strength. The LORD is my rock, my fortress and my deliverer; my God is my rock, in whom I take refuge. He is my shield and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold. I call to the LORD, who is worthy of praise, and I am saved from my enemies.
— Psalm 18:1–3 (NIV)
The Scottish theologian Samuel Rutherford (1600–1661) notes that crying out to God is mentioned in many Psalms attributed to David.[69] He comments, “Fervour is a heavenly ingredient in prayer. An arrow drawn with full strength hath a speedier issue.” [70] The Midrash Tehillim teaches from Psalm 4 “that the mere mechanical application to the Throne of Mercy is not efficacious is plainly seen from the words of King David, who says God is nigh to all that call upon Him, and … he adds the important words, 'to those who call upon Him in truth.'”[71]
According to Psalm 40, David’s cries to God were heartfelt though not necessarily impatient; the poignant combination of a cry for help with a confident expression of faith echo today in the song “40” by the rock group U2 and that encapsulates David’s experience with his God:
I waited patiently for the LORD; he turned to me and heard my cry. He lifted me out of the slimy pit, out of the mud and mire; he set my feet on a rock and gave me a firm place to stand. He put a new song in my mouth, a hymn of praise to our God. Many will see and fear and put their trust in the LORD.
— Psalm 40:1–3 (NIV)
Representation in art and literature[link]
Art[link]
Famous sculptures of David include (in chronological order) those by:
- Donatello (c. 1430 – 1440), David (Donatello)
- Andrea del Verrocchio (1476), David (Verrocchio)
- Michelangelo (1504), David (Michelangelo)
- Gian Lorenzo Bernini (1624), David (Bernini)
- Antonin Mercié (1873)
Literature[link]
- Dryden's long poem Absalom and Achitophel is an allegory that uses the story of the rebellion of Absalom against King David as the basis for his satire of the contemporary political situation, including events such as the Monmouth Rebellion (1685), the Popish Plot (1678) and the Exclusion Crisis.
- Elmer Davis's novel Giant Killer (1928, The John Day company) retells and embellishes the Biblical story of David, casting David as primarily a poet who managed always to find others to do the "dirty work" of heroism and kingship. In the novel, Elhanan in fact killed Goliath but David claimed the credit; and Joab, David's cousin and general, took it upon himself to make many of the difficult decisions of war and statecraft when David vacillated or wrote poetry instead.
- Gladys Schmitt wrote a novel titled "David the King" (1946, Doubleday Books) which proceeds as a richly embellished biography of David's entire life. The book took a risk, especially for its time, in portraying David's relationship with Jonathan as overtly homoerotic, but was ultimately panned by critics as a bland rendition of the title character.
- In Thomas Burnett Swann's Biblical fantasy novel How are the Mighty Fallen (1974, DAW), David and Jonathan are explicitly stated to be lovers. Moreover, Jonathan is a member of a winged semi-human race (possibly nephilim), one of several such races co-existing with humanity but often persecuted by it.
- Joseph Heller wrote a novel based on David, God Knows (1984, Simon & Schuster). Told from the perspective of an aging David, the humanity — rather than the heroism — of various biblical characters is emphasized. The portrayal of David as a man of flaws such as greed, lust, selfishness, and his alienation from God, the falling apart of his family is a distinctly 20th century interpretation of the events told in the Bible.
- Juan Bosch, Dominican political leader and writer, wrote "David: Biography of a King" (1966, Hawthorn, NY) a realistic approach to David's life and political career.
- Allan Massie wrote "King David" (1996, Sceptre), a novel about David's career which portrays the king's relationship to Jonathan and others as openly homosexual.
- Madeleine L'Engle's novel Certain Women (1993, HarperOne) explores family, the Christian faith, and the nature of God through the story of King David's family and an analogous modern family's saga.
- Sir Arthur Conan Doyle used the story of David and Bathsheba as the main structure for the Sherlock Holmes story The Adventure of the Crooked Man. The betrayal of the Crooked Man is paralleled with David's betrayal of Uriah the Hittite, carried out in order to win Bathsheba.
- Stefan Heym's "The King David Report" (1998, Northwestern University Press) is a fiction depicting the writings of the Bible historian Ethan, upon King Solomon's orders, of a true and authoritative report on the life of David, Son of Jesse.
- Malachi Martin's 1980 factional novel King of Kings: A Novel of the Life of David relates the life of David, Adonai's champion in his battle with the Philistine deity Dagon.
- William Faulkner's "Absalom, Absalom!"(1936) refers to the story of Absalom, David's son; his rebellion against his father and his death at the hands of David's general, Joab. In addition it parallels Absalom's vengeance for the rape of his sister Tamar by his half-brother, Amnon.
- Dan Jacobson's The Rape of Tamar (1970) is an imagined account, by one of David's courtiers Yonadab, of the rape of Tamar by Amnon.
Film[link]
- Gregory Peck played King David in the 1951 film David and Bathsheba, directed by Henry King. Susan Hayward played Bathsheba and Raymond Massey played the prophet Nathan.
- Jeff Chandler played David in the 1960 film A Story of David
- Finlay Currie played an aged King David in the 1959 film Solomon and Sheba, directed by King Vidor. Yul Brynner played Solomon and Gina Lollobrigida played the Queen of Sheba.
- Richard Gere portrayed King David in the 1985 film King David directed by Bruce Beresford.
Music[link]
- Josquin des Prez's Planxit autem David is a polyphonic setting of 2 Samuel Chapter I verses 17–27, David's lamentation for the dead Saul and Jonathan. His Absalon fili mi is a polyphonic lamentation from David's perspective on the death of his son.
- George Frideric Handel's oratorio Saul features David as one of its main characters
- Arthur Honegger's oratorio Le Roi David ('King David'), with a libretto by Rene Morax, was composed in 1921 and instantly became a staple of the choral repertoire; it is still widely performed.
- Leonard Cohen's song "Hallelujah" has references to David ("there was a secret chord that David played and it pleased the Lord", "The baffled king composing Hallelujah") and Bathsheba ("you saw her bathing on the roof") in its opening verses.
- "Mad About You", a song on Sting's 1991 album The Soul Cages, explores David's obsession with Bathsheba from David's perspective.
- Dead by the Pixies is a retelling of David's adultery and repentance.
- Herbert Howells (1892–1983) composed an artsong for voice and piano called "King David".
- Eric Whitacre composed a choral piece, "When David Heard," chronicling the death of Absalom and David's grief over losing his son.
Musical theater[link]
- King David, a modern oratorio, with a book and lyrics by Tim Rice and music by Alan Menken.
Television[link]
- Nathaniel Parker portrayed King David in the 1997 TV film David, with Leonard Nimoy as Samuel and Jonathan Pryce as Saul.
- Max von Sydow portrayed an older King David in the TV film Solomon, a sequel to David above, with Ben Cross as Solomon.
- In 2009, NBC introduced the series Kings, which was explicitly designed as a modern retelling of the David story.
- In the PBS television series Wishbone the episode "Little Big Dog" recounts the story of David, his favor with Saul, and his triumphant battle over Goliath.
- The season two episode of Xena: Warrior Princess "Giant Killer" features David and his killing of Goliath.
Trivia[link]
For a considerable period, starting in the 15th century and continuing until the 19th, French playing card manufacturers assigned to each of the court cards names taken from history or mythology.[72][73] In this context, the King of Spades was often known as "David".
See also[link]
- David and Jonathan
- King David's Palace site
- King David's Tomb
- Midrash Shmuel (aggadah)
- Passover songs
- Tel Arad
Notes[link]
- ^ داود is the traditional Koranic spelling without vocalization. In Modern Standard Arabic, it is normally written داوود.
- ^ Luke 3:23-38
- ^ Matthew 1:1-17
- ^ *Mykytiuk, Lawrence J. (2004). "Identifying Biblical Persons in Northwest Semitic Inscriptions of 1200–539 B.C.E." Atlanta, Ga.: Society of Biblical Literature. See pp. 110–132 and 265–277. "If the reading of בֵּיתדָּוִד [House of David] on the Tel Dan stele is correct, (...) then we have solid evidence that a 9th-century BC Aramean king considered the founder of the Judean dynasty to be a ruler named דָּוִד [David]. P. 132 states that "Although interpreters are free to favor possibilities . . . other than "the house of David," these other meanings remain largely theoretical, rather than demonstrable."
- ^ Tel Dan Stele
- ^ Biran, Avraham and Naveh, J. "An Aramaic Stele Fragment From Tel Dan." Israel Exploration Journal 43 (1993).
- ^ Picking Abraham and Choosing David, Christopher Heard, Associate Professor of Religion at Pepperdine University. See also Israeli journalist Daniel Gavron's King David and Jerusalem – Myth and Reality for a useful overview.
- ^ Mykytiuk, Lawrence J. (2004). "Identifying Biblical Persons in Northwest Semitic Inscriptions of 1200–539 B.C.E." (Atlanta: Society of Biblical Literature), pp. 265–279.
- ^ K. A. Kitchen, "A Possible Mention of David in the Late Tenth Century BC, and Deity *Dod as Dead as the Dodo?" Journal for the Study of the Old Testament 76 (1997): 29–44, especially 39–41.
- ^ Lawrence J. Mykytiuk (2009). "Corrections and Updates to 'Identifying Biblical Persons in Northwest Semitic Inscriptions of 1200—539 B.C.E.". http://docs.lib.purdue.edu/lib_research/129/. "this geographical name was inscribed within 45 years or less after the biblical time of King David's death and sees a parallel to another geographic name, "the city of David," in 2 Sam 5:7,9; 6:10, etc.; 1 Kgs 2:10, etc.; Isa 22:9; 1 Chr 11:5,7, etc. pages 119-121"
- ^ See David Ussishkin, "Solomon's Jerusalem: The Text and the Facts on the Ground," in: A.G. Vaughn and A.E. Killebrew (eds.), Jerusalem in Bible and Archaeology: The First Temple Period, (Society of Biblical Literature, Symposium Series, No. 18), Atlanta, 2003, pp. 103–115. See also Cahill, J., "David's Jerusalem, Fiction or Reality? The Archaeological Evidence Proves It," and Steiner, M., "David's Jerusalem, Fiction or Reality? It's Not There: Archaeology Proves a Negative," both in Biblical Archaeology Review 24 (July/August 1998). (These two scholars argue opposite sides of the case for a Jerusalem in keeping with the biblical portrayal).
- ^ Rossner, Rena (January 26, 2006). "The once and future city". The Jerusalem Post. http://fr.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1137605923369&pagename=JPost/JPArticle/ShowFull. Retrieved November 15, 2009. "In August 2005, corroborating her conclusions with biblical verses, Mazar announced that she had found King David's palace."
- ^ See Eilat Mazar, "Did I find David's Temple?" in Biblical Archeology Review, Jan/Feb 2006
- ^ Finkelstein, Israel; Neil Asher SilbermanDavid and Solomon: In Search of the Bible's Sacred Kings and the Roots of the Western Tradition Simon & Schuster Ltd (16 October 2006) ISBN 978-0-7432-4362-9 p32
- ^ a b Steven McKenzie, Associate Professor Rhodes College, Memphis, Tennessee.
- ^ Norman K. Gottwald, Tribes of Yahweh: A Sociology of the Religion of Liberated Israel, 1250–1050 BCE, Continuum 1999 pp.156–157, p.162.
- ^ Donald B. Redford, Egypt, Canaan, and Israel in Ancient Times, Princeton University Press, 1992 pp.301–307, p.301.
- ^ "A View from Copenhagen", Thomas L. Thompson, Professor of Old Testament, Copenhagen University.
- ^ Baruch Halpern, "David's Secret Demons", 2001.Review of Baruch Halpern's "David's Secret Demons".
- ^ Finkelstein and Silberman, "David and Solomon", 2006. See review "Archaeology" magazine.
- ^ 1 Samuel 15:11
- ^ 1 Samuel 16:10-12
- ^ 1 Samuel 17:1–58.
- ^ 2&src=Samuel 1 Samuel 18:1, 2
- ^ See David and Jonathan. There is debate amongst some scholars on whether this relationship might have been platonic, romantic or sexual. The Hebrew word 'ahav, meaning "love," has a very broad range of meanings, including simply the opposite of "hate" (The New Brown-Driver-Briggs-Gesenius Hebrew and English Lexicon [1978], p. 12), which can be shown by loyalty, as in 1 Samuel 18:16, "All Israel and Judah loved David, because he led them in their campaigns." Boswell, John. Same-sex Unions in Premodern Europe. New York: Vintage, 1994; Martti Nissinen, Homoeroticism in the Biblical World, Minneapolis, 1998; When Heroes Love:. The Ambiguity of Eros in the Stories of Gilgamesh and David (New York & Chichester, Columbia University Press, 2005); Homosexuality and Liminality in the Gilgamesh and Samuel (Amsterdam, Hakkert, 2007); Gagnon, The Bible and Homosexual Practice. Texts and Hermeneutics (Nashville, Abingdon Press, 2001); Markus Zehnder, "Observations on the Relationship Between David and Jonathan and the Debate on Homosexuality", Westminster Theological Journal 69 (2007) Nevertheless, the Biblical narrative depicts their relationship favourably.
- ^ 2 Samuel 5
- ^ BibleGateway.com 2 Samuel 8:7
- ^ Stassen, Glen Harold & Gushee, David P. Kingdom ethics: following Jesus in contemporary context, InterVarsity Press, 2003. p. 200.
- ^ 2 Samuel 11
- ^ 2Samuel 18:14–15
- ^ 2 Samuel 18:33, King James Version
- ^ 1 Kings 1
- ^ 1 Kings 2
- ^ Babylonian Talmud, Tractate Sanhedrin. pp. 107a.
- ^ Jewish Encyclopedia, "David"
- ^ Zohar Bereishis 91b
- ^ "David" article from Encyclopædia Britannica Online
- ^ John Corbett (1911) King David The Catholic Encyclopedia (New York: Robert Appleton Company)
- ^ Oxford Illustrated History of Christianity,
- ^ Saint of the Day for December 29 at St. Patrick Catholic Church, Washington, D.C.
- ^ Doctrine and Covenants 132:1, 38–39 (see highlighted portions).
- ^ A-Z of Prophets in Islam and Judaism, Wheeler, David
- ^ Encyclopedia of Islam, Dawud
- ^ Stories of the Prophets, Ibn Kathir, Story of David
- ^ Cole, Juan (1982). "The Concept of Manifestation in the Bahá'í Writings". Bahá'í Studies monograph 9: 1–38. http://bahai-library.com/cole_concept_manifestation.
- ^ a b Note, 'eleventh' – counting Judah as first – like the example in the book of Jude where Enoch is said to be the 'seventh from Adam', which makes Adam first. Jude 1:14
- ^ Talmud Tractate Bava Batra 91a
- ^ |1|Samuel|25
- ^ 2 Samuel 23:1
- ^ 1 Samuel 16:17–23
- ^ 2 Chronicles 23:18
- ^ Nehemiah 12:24,36, 45–46
- ^ Introduction to Psalms (pp. 1280, 1281), The Jewish Study Bible, Tanakh Translation. Berlin, Adele; Brettler, Marc Zvi; Fishbane, Michael, eds. Jewish Publication Society, New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-529751-2
- ^ "David" and "Psalms, Book of," New Bible Dictionary, second edition,1982. Douglas, J.D. (organizing editor), Wheaton, Illinois: Tyndale Press. ISBN 0-8423-4667-8
- ^ Introduction to Psalms (p. 1013), NIV Study Bible,1995. Barker, Kenneth, Burdick, Donald; Stek John; Wessel, Walter; Youngblood, Ronald, eds. Zondervan. Grand Rapids, MI, USA ISBN 0-310-92709-9
- ^ "Psalms, Book of," New Bible Dictionary, second edition,1982. Douglas, J.D. (organizing editor), Wheaton, Illinois: Tyndale Press. ISBN 0-8423-4667-8
- ^ "Psalms, Book of", New Bible Dictionary, second edition,1982. Douglas, J.D. (organizing editor), Wheaton, Illinois: Tyndale Press. ISBN 0-8423-4667-8
- ^ Introduction to Psalms (p. 1284), The Jewish Study Bible, Tanakh Translation, 2004. Berlin, Adele; Brettler, Marc Zvi; Fishbane, Michael, eds. Jewish Publication Society, New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-529751-2
- ^ Midrash Psalms 24 read online
- ^ Psalms 3, 7, 18, 34, 51, 52, 54, 56, 57, 59, 60, 63 and 142, Commentary on II Samuel 22, The Anchor Bible, Vol. 9. II Samuel. P. Kyle McCarter, Jr., 1984. New York: Doubleday. ISBN 0-385-06808-5
- ^ Psalm 34, Interlinear NIV Hebrew-English Old Testament. Kohlenberger, J.R, 1987. Grand Rapids, Michigan:Zondervan Publishing House ISBN 0-310-40200-X
- ^ 1 Samuel 21:15 (NIV)
- ^ Explanatory Notes on Psalm 34, ‘’Treasury of David’’ (1885), Charles H. Spurgeon, Hendrickson Publishers, 1988. ISBN 0-917006-25-9 read online
- ^ Commentary on Psalm 34, The Jewish Study Bible, Tanakh Translation. Berlin, Adele; Brettler, Marc Zvi; Fishbane, Michael, eds. Jewish Publication Society, New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-529751-2
- ^ Commentary on II Samuel 22, The Anchor Bible, Vol. 9: II Samuel. P. Kyle McCarter, Jr., 1984. New York: Doubleday. ISBN 0-385-06808-5
- ^ Commentary on Psalm 18: The Anchor Bible, Vol. 16. Psalms I. Mitchell Dahood, 1995. New York:Doubleday. ISBN 0-385-52250-9
- ^ Feinberg, Charles Lee, Th.D., Ph.D., 1947. The Date of the Psalms. Bibliotheca Sacra 104: 426–40 Dallas Theological Seminary Department of Semitics and Old Testament, p. 429 read online
- ^ 2 Samuel 22 and Psalm 18, Interlinear NIV Hebrew-English Old Testament. Kohlenberger, J.R, 1987. Grand Rapids, Michigan:Zondervan Publishing House ISBN 0-310-40200-X
- ^ Psalm 18:4 (NIV)
- ^ For example, “At noon, will I pray, and cry aloud” Ps 55:17. “In my distress I cried to the LORD” Ps 18:6. “Unto thee have I cried, O LORD” Ps 88:13. “Out of the depths have I cried” Ps 130:1. “Unto thee will I cry, O LORD my rock” Ps 28:1.
- ^ quoted in Explanatory Notes on Psalm 34, ‘’Treasury of David’’ (1885), Charles H. Spurgeon, Hendrickson Publishers, 1988. ISBN 0-917006-25-9 read online
- ^ Midrash Psalms 4, emphasis is in the source. read online
- ^ "The Four King Truth" at the Urban Legends Reference Pages
- ^ "Courts on playing cards", by David Madore, with illustrations of the Anglo-American and French court cards
References[link]
Translations of 1 and 2 Samuel[link]
- Samuel 1 and 2 at Bible Gateway
- Kirsch, Jonathan (2000) King David: the real life of the man who ruled Israel. Ballantine. ISBN 0-345-43275-4.
- See also the entry "David" in Easton's Bible Dictionary.
- Dever, William G. (2001) What did the Bible writers know and when did they know it? William B. Eerdmans Publ. Co., Cambridge UK.
- Thiele, E.R. (1983). The Mysterious Numbers of the Hebrew Kings. Eerdmans. http://books.google.com.au/books?id=Wx4GsZH3dzAC&printsec=frontcover&dq=Mysterious+Numbers+of+the+Hebrew+Kings&hl=en&ei=QaveTrDtNuOeiAfcycCqBQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CDcQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=Mysterious%20Numbers%20of%20the%20Hebrew%20Kings&f=false.
Commentaries on Samuel[link]
- Auld, Graeme (2003). "1 & 2 Samuel". In James D. G. Dunn and John William Rogerson. Eerdmans Commentary on the Bible. Eerdmans. http://books.google.com.au/books?id=2Vo-11umIZQC&pg=PA213&lpg=PA213&dq=There+are+two+common+types+of+strategy+for+reading+the+books+of+Samuel#v=onepage&q=There%20are%20two%20common%20types%20of%20strategy%20for%20reading%20the%20books%20of%20Samuel&f=false.
- Bergen, David T. (1996). 1, 2 Samuel. B&H Publishing Group. http://books.google.com.au/books?id=eGT6fWsajqcC&pg=PA49&dq=I+%26+II+Samuel:+a+commentary+Gordon&cad=3#v=onepage&q=I%20%26%20II%20Samuel%3A%20a%20commentary%20Gordon&f=false.
- Gordon, Robert (1986). I & II Samuel, A Commentary. Paternoster Press. http://books.google.com.au/books?id=JMJ1ZAnswuUC&pg=PA338&lpg=PA338&dq=I+%26+II+Samuel:+a+commentary+Gordon#v=onepage&q&f=false.
- Hertzberg, Hans Wilhelm (1964, trans. from German 2nd edition 1960). I & II Samuel, A Commentary. Westminster John Knox Press. http://books.google.com.au/books?id=friNN7IdjOIC&pg=PA11&lpg=PA11&dq=I+%26+II+Samuel:+a+commentary+Hans+Wilhelm+Hertzberg#v=onepage&q&f=false.
- Tsumura, Hans Wilhelm (2007). The First book of Samuel. Eerdmans. http://books.google.com.au/books?id=iLKAlhLDkMwC&pg=PA103&lpg=PA103&dq=The+First+book+of+Samuel+Tsumura#v=onepage&q&f=false.
General[link]
- Breytenbach, Andries (2000). "Who Is Behind The Samuel Narrative?". In Johannes Cornelis de Moor and H.F. Van Rooy. Past, present, future: the Deuteronomistic history and the prophets. Brill. http://books.google.com.au/books?id=uP22QHpnKq8C&pg=PA50&lpg=PA50&dq=Breytenbach+Who+is+behind+the+Samuel+narrative#v=onepage&q=Breytenbach%20Who%20is%20behind%20the%20Samuel%20narrative&f=false.
- Coogan, Michael D. (2009) A Brief Introduction to the Old Testament: the Hebrew Bible in its Context Oxford University Press
- Dick, Michael B (2004). "The History of "David's Rise to Power" and the Neo-Babylonian Succession Apologies". In Bernard Frank Batto and Kathryn L. Roberts. David and Zion: biblical studies in honor of J.J.M. Roberts. Eisenbrauns. http://books.google.com.au/books?id=Vlkb0cSBGlIC&pg=PA373&lpg=PA373&dq=David+and+Zion:+biblical+studies+in+honor+of+J.J.M.+Roberts#v=onepage&q&f=false.
- Eynikel, Erik (2000). "The Relation Between the Eli Narrative and the Ark Narratives". In Johannes Cornelis de Moor and H.F. Van Rooy. Past, present, future: the Deuteronomistic history and the prophets. Brill. http://books.google.com.au/books?id=uP22QHpnKq8C&pg=PA50&lpg=PA50&dq=Breytenbach+Who+is+behind+the+Samuel+narrative#v=onepage&q=Breytenbach%20Who%20is%20behind%20the%20Samuel%20narrative&f=false.
- Halpern, Baruch (2001). David's secret demons: messiah, murderer, traitor, king. Eerdmans. http://books.google.com/books?id=tn8PG4XfuBAC&pg=PA8&lpg=PA8&dq=David's+secret#v=onepage&q=lahmi+bethlehemite&f=false.
- Jones, Gwilym H (2001). "1 and 2 Samuel". In John Barton and John Muddiman. The Oxford Bible Commentary. Oxford University Press. http://books.google.com.au/books?id=wCRYl9Ikk6EC&pg=PA196&lpg=PA196&dq=Gwilym+Jones+1+and+2+Samuel#v=onepage&q=Gwilym%20Jones%201%20and%202%20Samuel&f=false.
- Klein, R.W. (2003). "Samuel, books of". In Bromiley, Geoffrey W. The international standard Bible encyclopedia. Eerdmans. http://books.google.com.au/books?id=6OJvO2jMCr8C&pg=PA314&lpg=PA314&dq=narrative+sources+books+of+samuel#v=onepage&q=narrative%20sources%20books%20of%20samuel&f=false.
- Knight, Douglas A (1995). "Deuteronomy and the Deuteronomists". In James Luther Mays, David L. Petersen and Kent Harold Richards. Old Testament Interpretation. T&T Clark. http://books.google.com.au/books?id=SNLN1nEEys0C&printsec=frontcover&dq=Old+Testament+Interpretation+Mays+Peterson+Richards#v=onepage&q&f=false.
- Knight, Douglas A (1991). "Sources". In Watson E. Mills, Roger Aubrey Bullard. Mercer Dictionary of the Bible. Mercer University Press. http://books.google.com.au/books?id=goq0VWw9rGIC&dq=Mercer+Bible+Dictionary&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false.
- Schleffer, Eben (2000). "Saving Saul from the Deuteronomist". In Johannes Cornelis de Moor and H.F. Van Rooy. Past, present, future: the Deuteronomistic history and the prophets. Brill. http://books.google.com.au/books?id=uP22QHpnKq8C&pg=PA50&lpg=PA50&dq=Breytenbach+Who+is+behind+the+Samuel+narrative#v=onepage&q=Breytenbach%20Who%20is%20behind%20the%20Samuel%20narrative&f=false.
- Soggin, Alberto (1987). Introduction to the Old Testament. Westminster John Knox Press. http://books.google.com.au/books?id=mqSNsKXnHQgC&pg=PA112&lpg=PA112&dq=Soggin+Introduction+to+the+Old+Testament#v=onepage&q&f=false.
- Spieckerman, Hermann (2001). "The Deuteronomistic History". In Leo G. Perdue. The Blackwell companion to the Hebrew Bible. Blackwell. http://books.google.com.au/books?id=41_0okLzQJkC&pg=PA337&lpg=PA337&dq=The+Deuteronomistic+History+Hermann+Spieckermann#v=onepage&q=The%20Deuteronomistic%20History%20Hermann%20Spieckermann&f=false.
- Van Seters, John (1997). In search of history: historiography in the ancient world and the origins of biblical history. Eisenbrauns. http://books.google.com.au/books?id=0-skPdXtewwC&pg=PA406&lpg=PA406&dq=Van+Seters+In+Search+of+History#v=onepage&q=Samuel&f=false.
- Walton, John H (2009). "The Deuteronomistic History". In Andrew E. Hill, John H. Walton. A Survey of the Old Testament. Zondervan. http://books.google.com.au/books?id=41_0okLzQJkC&pg=PA337&lpg=PA337&dq=The+Deuteronomistic+History+Hermann+Spieckermann#v=onepage&q=The%20Deuteronomistic%20History%20Hermann%20Spieckermann&f=false.
Further reading[link]
- Alexander, David; Alexander, Pat, eds. (1983). Eerdmans' handbook to the Bible ([New, rev.]. ed.). Grand Rapids, Mich.: Eerdmans. ISBN 0-8028-3486-8.
- Bright, John (1981). A history of Israel (3rd ed.). Philadelphia: Westminster Press. ISBN 0-664-21381-2.
- Bruce, F. F. (1963). Israel and the Nations. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans.
- Harrison, R.K. (1969). An Introduction to the Old Testament. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans.
- Kidner, Derek (1973). The Psalms. Downers Grove, IL: Inter-Varsity Press. ISBN 0-87784-868-8.
- Noll, K. L. (1997). The faces of David. Sheffield: Sheffield Acad. Press. ISBN 1-85075-659-7.
- Thompson, J.A. (1986). Handbook of life in Bible times. Leicester, England: Inter-Varsity Press. ISBN 0-87784-949-8.
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William Endfield "Billy" Steinberg (born February 26, 1950) is an American songwriter. He has achieved most of his success as part of a song writing team, most notably with Tom Kelly. He has also co-written several hit songs with Rick Nowels.
Biography[link]
Steinberg grew up in Palm Springs, California and worked with his father's table grape operation. He attended Cate School in California, and Bard College in New York. In his mid-20s he formed the group Billy Thermal which was eventually signed to Richard Perry's Planet Records label.
Their breakthrough occurred in 1980 when Linda Ronstadt heard their album and decided to record their song "How Do I Make You?" for her 1980 Mad Love album. The album hit the top three of the charts and went platinum. Ronstadt's version of their song reached the American top ten.
In 1981, Steinberg wrote "Precious Time", the title track for Pat Benatar's Precious Time album; he also penned "I'm Gonna Follow You", which appeared on her second album Crimes of Passion the previous year. His band Billy Thermal included "I'm Gonna Follow You" as well as "How Do I Make You?" on their EP released by Planet Records in 1979. Also that year, Steinberg began writing with Tom Kelly, who had written another song ("Fire and Ice") on the album for Benatar.
Further success followed with the song "Like a Virgin", when it was played for Warner Bros. executives who thought it would be perfect for Madonna. Steinberg later recalled writing the lyric in 1983 following a failed relationship, stating that he had genuinely felt that he'd "made it through the wilderness" and that he was "beat, incomplete". Madonna's version of the song spent six weeks at number one in the United States in 1985, and became a worldwide hit. It was also the title track for her number one album.
The success of the partnership continued with more number one singles "True Colors" (recorded by Cyndi Lauper), "So Emotional" (by Whitney Houston), "Eternal Flame" (by The Bangles) and "Alone" (by Heart).
Their other hits include "In Your Room" (The Bangles), "Spirit of Love" (by Laura Branigan), "I Drove All Night" (recorded by Roy Orbison, Cyndi Lauper and Celine Dion), "I Touch Myself" (Divinyls), "Sex as a Weapon" (by Pat Benatar), and "Look Me in the Heart" (by Tina Turner). They also wrote several songs with Chrissie Hynde of The Pretenders, including the top-ten single "I'll Stand By You". Artists such as REO Speedwagon, Cheap Trick, Bette Midler, and Belinda Carlisle have also recorded their songs.
In the mid 1990s Steinberg began writing with Rick Nowels, who had previously established himself as a songwriter for such artists as Stevie Nicks and Belinda Carlisle. Their greatest success of the period was the Céline Dion recording of "Falling Into You" for which they won Grammy Awards. Their songs have been recorded by artists such as Kylie Minogue, k.d. lang, Melanie C., The Corrs, Robert Miles, Amber, Enrique Iglesias, Chynna Phillips, Ace of Base, Edyta Górniak, Vitamin C, and Lisa Loeb.
Steinberg continues to write songs. In 2005, he collaborated with producer Josh Alexander and Jessica and Lisa Origliasso of The Veronicas to write several tracks for The Veronicas' debut release, The Secret Life Of..., including the third single, "When It All Falls Apart". Steinberg and Alexander also wrote "All About Us", a hit for the Russian pop duo t.A.T.u.. Steinberg and Alexander's recent work includes JoJo's 2006 single "Too Little Too Late" and Leigh Nash's "Nervous in the Light of Dawn", "My Idea Of Heaven" and Katharine McPhee's "Over It" in 2007. In 2008 he wrote "Fly on the Wall" for t.A.T.u.'s 3rd international album Happy Smiles with Josh Alexander. He will write songs with Josh Alexander on JoJo's new album All I Want Is Everything. He worked with the American pop singer Ashley Tisdale in her album Guilty Pleasure. In 2010, he wrote a song with Josh Alexander titled, "What Happened to Us" for Australian singer, Jessica Mauboy for her album, Get 'Em Girls. In 2011, he still continued his work. He had co-written "Don't Hold Your Breath" for Nicole Scherzinger and "High Maintenance" by Miranda Cosgrove. He also wrote and produced the single "Give Your Heart a Break" with Josh Alexander for Demi Lovato.
Steinberg had a Golden Palm Star on the Palm Springs Walk of Stars dedicated to him in 2008.[1]
References[link]
External links[link]
- Official website
- Audio interview with Billy Steinberg on the Sodajerker on Songwriting podcast
- Songfacts interview with Billy Steinberg
- Billy Steinberg at the Internet Movie Database
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 Porcaro in 1986 |
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| Birth name | Jeffrey Thomas Porcaro |
| Born | (1954-04-01)April 1, 1954 Hartford, Connecticut |
| Died | August 5, 1992(1992-08-05) (aged 38) Los Angeles, California |
| Genres | Hard rock, pop rock, AOR, progressive rock, jazz, jazz fusion[1][2] |
| Occupations | Musician, songwriter, producer |
| Instruments | Drums, percussion |
| Years active | 1971–1992 |
| Associated acts | Toto, Sonny and Cher, Steely Dan, Boz Scaggs, Clover |
Jeffrey Thomas "Jeff" Porcaro (April 1, 1954 – August 5, 1992) was an American session drummer and a founding member of the Grammy Award winning band Toto. Porcaro was one of the most recorded drummers in history,[3] working on hundreds of albums and thousands of sessions.[4] While already an established studio player in the 1970s, he shot to prominence in the US as the drummer on the Steely Dan album Katy Lied. Allmusic has characterized him as "arguably the most highly regarded studio drummer in rock from the mid-'70s to the early '90s", further stating that "It is no exaggeration to say that the sound of mainstream pop/rock drumming in the 1980s was, to a large extent, the sound of Jeff Porcaro."[4]
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Biography[link]
Personal life[link]
Porcaro was born in Hartford, Connecticut, the eldest son of Los Angeles session percussionist Joe Porcaro. His brothers Steve and Mike are both still active session musicians. Porcaro was raised in the San Fernando Valley area of Los Angeles and attended Ulysses S. Grant High School.
On October 22, 1983, Porcaro married Susan Norris, a Los Angeles television newscaster. They had three sons, Christopher Joseph (born July 3, 1984), Miles Edwin Crawford (born June 12, 1986), and Nico Hendrix (born December 26, 1991).
Career[link]
Porcaro began playing at the age of seven. Lessons came from his father Joe Porcaro, followed by further studies with Bob Zimmitti and Richie Lepore.
When he was seventeen, Porcaro got his first professional gig playing in Sonny and Cher's touring band. During his 20s, he played on hundreds of albums,[5] including several for Steely Dan. He toured with Boz Scaggs, before co-founding Toto with his brother Steve and childhood friends Steve Lukather and David Paich.
Besides his work with Toto, he also performed as a session musician with artists such as Paul McCartney, Dire Straits, Willy DeVille, Jackson Browne, Donald Fagen, Steely Dan, Rickie Lee Jones, Michael Jackson, Go West, Nik Kershaw, Love and Money, Paul Simon, Don Henley, Madonna, Airplay, Al Jarreau, George Benson, the Manhattan Transfer, America, Peter Frampton, the Bee Gees, Tom Scott, Michael McDonald, Amy Holland, Joe Cocker, Stan Getz, Sérgio Mendes, Lee Ritenour, Christopher Cross, James Newton-Howard, Timothy B. Schmit, Joe Walsh, Jim Messina, Poco, Exile, the Four Tops, Barbra Streisand, Diana Ross, Natalie Cole, Les Dudek, Warren Zevon, Bonnie Raitt, David Gilmour, Roger Waters, Pink Floyd, Roger Hodgson, Paul Anka, Eric Carmen, Eric Clapton, Miles Davis, Bruce Springsteen, Elton John, Tommy Bolin, Larry Carlton, Mari Iijima and Seals & Crofts.
Richard Marx dedicated the song "One Man" to him and said Porcaro was the best drummer he had ever worked with.[6]
Michael Jackson made a dedication to Porcaro in the liner notes for his 1995 album HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I. Porcaro had contributed drums to four songs on Jackson's Thriller album ("The Girl Is Mine", "Beat It", "Human Nature", and "The Lady In My Life"), as well as playing on the Dangerous album hit "Heal the World".
He also played drums on 10cc's ...Meanwhile (1992). On the 1993 10cc Alive album, recorded after his death, the band dedicated "The Night That the Stars Didn't Show" to him.
Death[link]
Porcaro died on August 5, 1992 at the age of 38. The rock star fell ill after spraying insecticide in the yard of his Hidden Hills home and died that evening at Humana Hospital-West Hills. According to the LA Times Report, The Los Angeles County Coroner's office lists the cause of death to be a heart attack from the hardening of the arteries caused by cocaine use, not from an allergic reaction to the pesticides as presumed (and stated by Toto in the band's official history) immediately after his death.[7][8]
Porcaro's funeral, attended by an estimated 1,500 people (friends, family, colleagues and fans), was held on August 10 in the Forest Lawn - Hollywood Hills Cemetery, where he was buried. The Jeff Porcaro Memorial Fund was established to benefit the music and art departments of Grant High School in Los Angeles, where he was a student in the early 1970s. A memorial concert took place at the Universal Amphitheater in Los Angeles on December 14, 1992 with an all-star lineup that included Boz Scaggs, Donald Fagen, Don Henley, Michael McDonald, George Harrison, David Crosby, Eddie Van Halen, and the members of Toto. The proceeds of the concert were used to establish an educational trust fund for Porcaro's sons.
Discography[link]
With Toto[link]
- Toto (1978)
- Hydra (1979)
- Turn Back (1981)
- Toto IV (1982)
- Isolation (1984)
- Dune (soundtrack) (1984)
- Olympic Games 1984 (soundtrack) (1984)
- Fahrenheit (1986)
- The Seventh One (1988)
- Past to Present 1977 - 1990 (1990)
- Kingdom of Desire (1992)
- Toto XX (1998)
- Greatest Hits Live... And More (DVD with behind the scenes footage and interviews)
Other artists[link]
- Seals & Crofts - Unborn Child (1974)
- Tommy Bolin - Teaser (1975) - tracks 1, 2, 3, 5
- Steely Dan - Pretzel Logic (1974), Katy Lied (1975), Gaucho (1980)
- Boz Scaggs - Silk Degrees (1976), Down Two Then Left (1977), Middle Man (1980), Other Roads (1988)
- Hall & Oates - Beauty on a Back Street (1977)
- Larry Carlton - Room 335 Album (1978)
- Warren Zevon - Excitable Boy (1978) - "Nighttime in the Switching Yard"
- Colin Blunstone - Never Even Thought (1978)
- Lowell George - Thanks, I'll Eat It Here (1979)
- Pink Floyd - The Wall - "Mother"
- Bee Gees - Living Eyes (1981)
- Greg Lake - Greg Lake (1981)
- Michael Jackson - Thriller (1982), Dangerous (1991) - "Beat It", "Human Nature", "The Girl is Mine", "The Lady in my Life", "Heal the World"
- Elton John - Jump Up!
- Donald Fagen - The Nightfly (1982)
- Don Henley - I Can't Stand Still (1982), The End of the Innocence (1989)
- Christopher Cross - Another Page (1983)
- James Newton Howard - "James Newton Howard and Friends" (1983)
- David Gilmour - About Face (1984)
- Michael McDonald - If That's What It Takes (1982) - No Lookin' Back (1985) - "Take It To Heart" (1990)
- Eric Clapton - Behind the Sun (1985) - Forever Man
- Roger Hodgson - Hai Hai (1987)
- Jon Anderson - In the City of Angels (1988)
- Clair Marlo - Let It Go (1989)
- Madonna - Like a Prayer (1989)
- Twenty Mondays - The Twist Inside (1990)
- Michael Bolton - Time, Love & Tenderness (1991)
- Cher - Love Hurts (1991)
- Dire Straits - On Every Street (1991)
- Bruce Springsteen - Human Touch (1992)
- Christopher Cross - Rendezvous (1992)
- 10cc - ...Meanwhile (1992)
- Roger Waters - Amused to death (1992)
- Les Dudek - Les Dudek Debut(1976),Say No More(1977),Ghost Town Parade(1978),Deeper Shades Of Blues,(1995),Freestyle(2000)
See also[link]
References[link]
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- ^ "liner notes "Paid vacation", see quote about "One man"". Geocities.jp. http://www.geocities.jp/jeffsstamp/diskfile/rfile/rimarx4a.html. Retrieved 2010-12-09.
- ^ Julie Tamaki (September 4, 1992). "Drummer's Death Linked to Cocaine, Coroner Says : Autopsy: Report finds no evidence to support earlier belief that Toto's Jeff Porcaro died of an allergic reaction to a pesticide". Los Angeles Times. http://articles.latimes.com/1992-09-04/local/me-6355_1_jeff-porcaro.
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| Name | Porcaro, Jeff |
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| Short description | American drummer |
| Date of birth | April 1, 1954 |
| Place of birth | Hartford, Connecticut, United States |
| Date of death | August 5, 1992 |
| Place of death | Los Angeles, California, United States |
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| Steve Lukather | |
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 Steve Lukather, July 2007 in Walker, Minnesota |
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| Background information | |
| Born | (1957-10-21) October 21, 1957 (age 54) San Fernando Valley, California, U.S. |
| Genres | Hard rock, pop rock, jazz fusion |
| Occupations | Musician, songwriter, producer |
| Instruments | Guitar, vocals |
| Years active | 1975–present |
| Labels | Mascot Records |
| Associated acts | Toto, Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band, Los Lobotomys, Larry Carlton |
| Website | http://www.stevelukather.net/ |
| Notable instruments | |
| Music Man "Luke" signature model Ibanez Roadstar RS-1010SL Yamaha acoustic–electrics Ovation Adamas |
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Steven Lee "Luke" Lukather (born October 21, 1957) is an American guitarist, singer, songwriter, arranger, and record producer best known for his work with the rock band Toto. A prolific session musician, Lukather has recorded guitar tracks for more than 1,500 albums representing a broad array of artists and genres. He has also contributed to albums and hit singles as a songwriter, arranger, and producer. Lukather has released six solo studio albums and is working on his seventh.
In 1976, when Lukather was nineteen years old, he was invited by his high school friends David Paich and the Porcaro brothers Steve and Jeff to join them in forming their band, Toto. He remained a member until the band split up in 2008, and has been involved in their periodic reunion tours. Lukather's reputation as a guitarist and his association with Paich and Jeff Porcaro, who also became established artists, allowed him to secure a solid flow of session work in the 1970s and 1980s. Lukather has been nominated for twelve Grammy awards, and has won five. While his work with Toto was predominantly based on pop rock music and his solo work ventures into progressive rock and hard rock, many of Lukather's side-projects are focused on jazz fusion. He held a long-time collaboration with jazz guitarist Larry Carlton that produced a Grammy-winning live album, and he was a member of the jazz fusion band Los Lobotomys, a collaboration of notable session musicians.
Influenced by such blues-rock guitarists as Jimi Hendrix and Jimmy Page, and such jazz fusion players as Al Di Meola and Frank Gambale, Lukather is known for a "melodic and intense"[1] playing style. He is also recognized for his efficiency in the studio, often recording tracks in one take using minimal sound processing. While he once used many guitar effects in the studio and on stage, he now frequently disparages such practice, and instead advocates clean tones and minimal studio processing. Lukather plays primarily a signature electric guitar manufactured by Ernie Ball Music Man bearing his nickname, Luke. He also plays Yamaha and Ovation Adamas series acoustic–electric guitars.
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Biography[link]
Early life[link]
Steven Lee Lukather was born on October 21, 1957 in San Fernando Valley, California. He first played keyboards and drums, and then taught himself how to play the guitar starting at age seven, when his father bought him a Kay acoustic guitar and a copy of The Beatles album Meet the Beatles. Lukather claims that the album "changed his life" and that he was greatly influenced by the guitar playing of George Harrison in particular.[2][3]
In high school, Lukather met David Paich and the Porcaro brothers (Jeff, Steve, and Mike),[4] all of whom eventually became members of Toto. Lukather, who had been a self-taught musician, began taking guitar lessons from Jimmy Wyble. With Wyble, Lukather expanded his knowledge of wider aspects of music, including orchestration. It was during this period in the early 1970s that Lukather became interested in the idea of becoming a session musician, a vocation that provided opportunities to play with a variety of famous musicians.[2]
Jeff Porcaro, who had been playing drums with Steely Dan since 1973,[5] became a mentor to Lukather and furthered his interest in session work. Lukather's first job in the music industry was studio work with Boz Scaggs,[6] after which Paich and Jeff Porcaro—who had become prominent session musicians in their own right[7]—asked Lukather to join them in forming Toto in 1976 along with Bobby Kimball, David Hungate, and Steve Porcaro.[2] Lukather turned down an offer to join Miles Davis' band to accept their invitation.[8]
Toto[link]
See also: Toto (band)
Lukather was the original lead guitarist for Toto, serving in that capacity for the band's entire history, as well as a lead and backing vocalist and composer. Lukather won three of his five Grammy awards for work with Toto, twice as an artist and once as a producer.[9] David Paich led the band's songwriting efforts during the development of 1978's Toto—he penned all but two of the album's tracks, including all four of its singles. Lukather also credits Jeff Porcaro for his leadership within the band during that period. However, Lukather's role in Toto evolved over time owing to the changing needs of the band. He contributed songwriting to Toto albums starting with the eponymous lead track on 1979's Hydra. In August 1992, Jeff Porcaro collapsed while doing yard work at home and subsequently died of heart failure.[10] The death profoundly affected Toto and Lukather in particular, who considered Porcaro a mentor. Lukather felt that he needed to step up and make sure the band kept going. Thus, he began taking more of a leadership role.[2]
Toto went through several lead vocalists over the years, including Kimball, Fergie Frederiksen, and Joseph Williams. After the 1990 dismissal of their fourth vocalist, Jean-Michel Byron, Toto was without a lead singer until around 1997; Lukather assumed most of the vocal duties for the band during that time. He performed lead vocals for every track on 1992's Kingdom of Desire and 1995's Tambu except for two instrumental tracks. The Tambu single "I Will Remember", co-written by Lukather and Stan Lynch, reached #64 on UK charts.[2] Some Tambu reviewers contrasted Lukather's vocals with those of former singers Kimball and Williams (and indeed, heavily criticized the entire album),[11] some concert reviewers noted that he struggled vocally on certain songs, and a number of backup singers and guest vocalists accompanied the band's live shows during that period.[12] It was not until Toto brought back former lead singers Joseph Williams and Bobby Kimball to collaborate on 1998's Toto XX that Lukather returned to predominantly backup vocals.[2]
Lukather's songwriting contributions grew from a smattering of tracks on early Toto albums to almost every track starting in the late 1980s. He wrote very few of Toto's songs by himself, an exception being the hit single "I Won't Hold You Back" from Toto IV. Lukather has admitted that writing lyrics is not one of his strengths. Thus, he collaborated with other band members to complete song ideas and make them into viable album tracks. Lukather contributed to all of the songs on Toto's 2006 album Falling in Between.[13]
By 2008, Lukather was the only remaining original Toto member still performing with the band. In June of the same year, Lukather decided to leave Toto.[14] This decision directly led to the official dissolution of the band. In a 2011 interview discussing his career with Toto, Lukather indicated that the band had evolved too far from its original incarnation and that he was dealing with the physical and mental toll of recording and performing.[15] In February 2010, the band announced that they would reunite to support Toto bassist Mike Porcaro, who was diagnosed with Lou Gehrig's disease.[16] They continued to tour on a limited basis in 2011 and 2012;[17] however, Lukather has indicated that the band will not record any further material.[15]
Session work[link]
Lukather achieved notability in the 1970s and 1980s as one of the most sought-after session guitarists in Los Angeles,[18] playing with a wide range of artists from Aretha Franklin to Warren Zevon.[18][19] He has performed on over 1,500 records spanning 36 years.[15] Music journalist Jude Gold noted, "It's hard to name a guitarist who has had a more prolific and fulfilling career than Steve Lukather."[18] Lukather credits fellow Toto members David Paich and Jeff Porcaro for getting him exposure in the industry—although he lamented in an April 2011 interview that opportunities for session musicians have curtailed in recent years: "There is no 'session guy' thing any more—not like it was. It's not like the old days when I was doing 25 sessions a week. All the studios are gone. The budgets are gone. The record companies are all gone."[15] His own output as a session musician has slowed along with the rest of the industry—as of 2009, Lukather stated he was only doing a few sessions a year.[14]
Named by Gibson Guitar Corporation as one of the top 10 session guitars of all time,[20] Lukather has performed on many notable tracks. He performed the guitar solo for Olivia Newton-John's popular 1981 single "Physical", which was Billboard's #1 single of the 1980s. Other notable session performances include Michael Jackson's "Beat It",[4] two tracks from the Lionel Richie album Can't Slow Down, and the Richard Marx album Repeat Offender.[21] Lukather and Jeff Porcaro were heavily involved in the recording of virtually all of Michael Jackson's Thriller.[4][14] In addition to recording guitar tracks, Lukather has also written or produced music for Lionel Richie, Richard Marx, Chicago, Donna Summer, and The Tubes.[21][22] He won a Grammy award in 1982 for the George Benson song "Turn Your Love Around".[9][22]
Solo albums[link]
Lukather has released six solo studio albums: Lukather (1989), Candyman (1994), Luke (1997), Santamental (2003), Ever Changing Times (2008), and All's Well That Ends Well (2010).[23] In December 2011, he began work on his seventh, a collaboration with C. J. Vanston featuring musicians Chad Smith, Gregg Bissonette, Leland Sklar, and others. The album is scheduled to be released in early 2013.[24]
[edit] 1989–1997: Lukather, Candyman, and Luke
The 1989 album Lukather came about after Toto had been recording and playing for 11 years, and the consensus among the band members was to take a break. As Lukather had written a number of songs that did not appear on Toto albums, he decided to pursue a solo album, with the intention of presenting a dimension of his music that fans would be unfamiliar with. He collaborated with many notable musicians, including Eddie Van Halen, Richard Marx, Jan Hammer, Steve Stevens, and fellow Toto members Jeff Porcaro and David Paich. Lukather has said that the album was produced very simply, and that a lot of ambient studio noise—counting off on various tracks, for instance—is audible on it. He also credits bands Pink Floyd, Cream, Led Zeppelin, and guitarists Jimi Hendrix, David Gilmour, Jeff Beck, and Eric Clapton as influences on the album. The single "Swear Your Love" came from the album.[25]
Candyman, recorded and mastered from March 1993 through November 1993, was a collaboration of musicians who were for the most part also in Lukather's band Los Lobotomys.[26] Toto familiars Simon Phillips and David Paich participated as well as David Garfield, John Peña, Chris Trujillo, Lenny Castro, Larry Klimas, Fee Waybill, Richard Page, and Paul Rodgers. Lukather recorded the album in mostly live takes with little overdubbing.[27] Some international fans were confused about whether Candyman was a Steve Lukather album or a Los Lobotomys album. The Japanese and US releases of Candyman were under the Los Lobotomys name rather than Lukather's; the Japanese release also featured a version of the Hendrix song "Red House". The European release of Candyman was credited to Lukather alone. Additionally, the touring band for the album was sometimes introduced as "Steve Lukather and Los Lobotomys" and sometimes as just "Los Lobotomys".[28] The song "Borrowed Time" was released as a single in Europe and included "Red House" as a B-side.[27]
Lukather describes 1997's Luke as a much different and more "introspective" album than his previous two solo efforts. The album is a concentrated collection of many of Lukather's musical influences, and he deliberately let those influences come out on the album. Luke is an experimental album, and like Candyman it was recorded mostly in live sessions with minimal overdubbing and processing afterwards. Luke also features instrumentation not heard on previous Lukather albums: pedal steel, harmonicas, Mellotrons, and experimental guitar, bass, and drum sounds. The US version of Luke includes a version of the Jeff Beck song "The Pump". The song "Hate Everything About U" was released as a single.[29]
[edit] 2003: Santamental
Santamental, released in October 2003,[30] is a collaborative project featuring several prominent musicians such as guitarists Edward Van Halen, Slash, Steve Vai, and drummer Gregg Bissonette.[31] When Lukather's record company, Bop City Records, approached him about recording a Christmas album, he responded with a quip about his suitability for the project. The company wanted him to do the record knowing he would approach the project with a unique angle and produce something different from the typical Christmas album. Lukather recruited keyboardist Jeff Babko and guitarist Larry Carlton, who Lukather had worked with previously, to help arrange the songs. The project was a challenge to Lukather, who had to be creative to turn the traditionally simple songs into something interesting for listeners without altering the fundamental structures. He said of the album, "But I never dreamt in a million years that I'd do a Christmas record."[18]
The musicians Lukather chose for Santamental, most of whom were involved in the hard-rock genre, lent a heavy feel to the album. Van Halen recorded guitar tracks for "Joy to the World" after not having been in the studio for some time but immediately made an impression on Lukather with his level of playing. Vai provided guitar work for "Carol of the Bells" along with Lukather's son Trevor, then 14 years old. Slash, who recorded his part in one take, played on the Lukather/Stan Lynch composition "Broken Heart for Christmas". Lukather spoke highly of Slash after the project, calling him the "Keith Richards of our generation". Well-known session guitarist Michael Landau played on the song "Look Out For Angels",[18] and there is a version of "Jingle Bells" featuring a big band and sung by Sammy Davis, Jr.[18] Santamental was recorded in six days, after which Lukather proclaimed it "his first and last Christmas album".[32]
[edit] 2008–2010: Ever Changing Times and All's Well That Ends Well
Ever Changing Times, released on February 22, 2008, is a collection of songs Lukather recorded in 2007 between Toto tours. The album contains contributions from fellow session musicians Bill Champlin, Abe Laboriel, Jr., Leland Sklar, Steve Porcaro, and many others. Lukather's son Trevor contributed as well. Joseph Williams provides backing vocals on five of the tracks. Lukather wrote the songs for the album in a hotel room with his son and a handful of other musicians, using basic equipment. His song-writing philosophy is that if a song sounds good with only guitars and vocals, it will likely sound good after a full production.[3] Lukather collaborated with Grammy Award-winning engineer and producer Steve MacMillan on the project, with the goal of introducing some new methods and techniques into the recording process. Lukather described the final tracks as "perfectly imperfect", preferring to record with the five-piece backing band in one room and in one take. MacMillan encouraged Lukather to use "organic, vintage tones". As a result, Lukather eschewed effects and played the guitar parts directly through tube amplifiers manufactured by Marshall, Vox, and some boutique brands. Lukather commented that MacMillan served as a valuable "second set of ears" in the studio, often encouraging him to keep parts that he normally would have discarded.[7] As Toto had recently disbanded when Ever Changing Times was released, Lukather embarked on a solo tour to promote the album. The shows featured a mixture of songs from the album, songs written for other side projects, and "a few Toto obscurities".[14]
Lukather's sixth studio album, All's Well That Ends Well, was released on October 11, 2010 in Europe and Japan, and November 16 as a digital download worldwide. The material was written predominantly in collaboration with longtime associate C. J. Vanston, and the album features stalwart musicians from Lukather's touring band. Songwriter Randy Goodrum, who has collaborated with Lukather many times over the years including on the 1986 Toto single "I'll Be over You", contributes to the track "Brody's".[15] All's Well That Ends Well draws from Lukather's personal experiences in the two years since Ever Changing Times. Critic Arlene Weiss noted that the album features three distinct flavors of music: one that "bares [Lukather's] soul and emotional heartache", one that pans elements of popular culture like TMZ.com, and one that expresses optimism and enthusiasm about the future. While Lukather focused on instrumental writing and production on previous albums but collaborated with lyricists, he wrote much of the lyrics for All's Well That Ends Well himself.[22] Lukather describes the album as being a "real" and "honest" reflection of the period between 2008 and 2010, when he experienced difficulties within his private life.[15]
Side projects[link]
When not working with Toto, Lukather has participated in numerous side projects including playing with jazz fusion band Los Lobotomys and with other session musicians, and touring with Larry Carlton, Joe Satriani, Steve Vai, and others.
Lukather was a long-time member of the band Los Lobotomys, a collaboration of session musicians including jazz and be-bop player David "Creatchy" Garfield and Toto drummer Jeff Porcaro, replaced after his death by Simon Phillips, who also replaced Porcaro in Toto. Los Lobotomys formed in the mid-1980s and played regular shows in the Los Angeles area, often inviting whatever session musicians happened to be available and in the area. They recorded an album under the Los Lobotomys name in 1989, and the band was heavily involved in the recording of Lukather's Candyman.[26] Los Lobotomys recorded a live album in 2004 comprising several tracks from Candyman and from the 1989 album.[33]
In 1998, Lukather received an invitation to tour Japan with fellow guitarist Larry Carlton after Japanese promoters requested that Carlton's annual tours each be different from the last. Lukather and Carlton exchanged some recorded material and decided that a collaboration would be interesting. Lukather was flattered by the invitation to tour with Carlton, citing him as his favorite guitarist. Lukather speaks highly of their stage efforts, although the two were admittedly outside their normal realm of work. He stated in an interview that "you can hear us having fun on the record—you can hear the smiles on our faces."[34] After several shows, the duo realized that they should record their collaboration even if just for their own use. Guitarist and producer Steve Vai heard one of the subsequent recordings and expressed interest in releasing it under his Favored Nations label, also home to such artists as Eric Johnson and Dweezil Zappa. Vai and Lukather mixed and produced the recording, which is said to be a mixture of jazz, blues, and fusion music.[34] The resulting album, No Substitutions: Live in Osaka, won a 2001 Grammy award for Best Pop Instrumental Album.[9][35] Album reviewers described Lukather as having a heavier style than Carlton.[36] Lukather and Carlton later did an international tour in support of the album.[34]
In 2005, Lukather won critical praise for his rendition of the Jimi Hendrix song "Little Wing" at a gala 90th birthday celebration for jazz guitarist Les Paul.[37] Returning after a five year absence, the 2012 G3 Tour will feature Lukather alongside Joe Satriani and Steve Vai.[38] In February 2012, Ringo Starr announced that Lukather will be the guitarist in his All Starr Band for their summer tour.[39]
Lukather periodically contributes material and expertise to instructional and educational enterprises. In 1985, he released the instructional "Star Licks" guitar video featuring many of the guitar parts from the first five Toto studio albums. It was released on DVD in 2005.[40] The guitarist has also been participating in the Fermatta Master Class Series project, an educational cooperative organized by the Fermatta Music Academy in Mexico.[41]
Musical style and equipment[link]
Influenced by such blues-rock guitarists as Jimi Hendrix and Jimmy Page, and such jazz fusion players as Al Di Meola and Frank Gambale, Lukather is known for a "melodic and intense" playing style.[1] He has also cited Steely Dan as a major long-time influence—one that emerges prominently in later solo work such as All's Well That Ends Well.[42] Journalist Jude Gold notes that his vibrato is very pronounced and his "exaggerated wide bends" are distinctive and quickly recognizable. Well-versed in music theory, Lukather can follow chord charts and changes in a way typical of jazz musicians—this ability enhances his value as a session musician. In interviews, he has explained how he thinks of the guitar in a "chordal cluster" format, and not the typical "linear scale" format.[43]
Lukather's approach to engineering his sound in the studio is usually very simple. He is not known for doing a large number of takes or for incorporating much overdubbing—rather, he has a reputation for doing only single takes for many parts.[44] He has said about this approach: "If a solo didn't work—either because I didn't have the right sound, or because I wasn't inspired at that moment—I'd just move on. A part either works or it doesn't. You can't batter it into submission, or force inspiration to save you. It's always better to just surrender, and then come back later to give it a go with fresh ears."[7] Although he enjoys the technical mastery that is possible in the studio, Lukather prefers the dynamic of performing live on stage.[45] He has stated that dynamics are the most important element of producing a recording with good sound quality.[46]
Despite being known in the past for having an intricate set of effects units, Lukather now claims to play mostly free of such modifications after seeing some overdone commercial unit configurations named after him.[18] Other than some delay, he has not used many effects in recent years.[45] He has held a long association with Bob Bradshaw of Custom Audio Electronics, who designed and manufactured key elements of Lukather's effects rack. Lukather is one of the few official endorsers of EMG pickups, having collaborated on his own Lukather signature "SL20" pickup system, which is a single unit incorporating two different types of pickups (including a humbucker), single volume and tone knobs, and a pickguard.[47]
Lukather endorses Music Man guitars and has a signature model named "Luke" that incorporates his signature EMG pickup system. The guitar started out with only MusicMan specifications (including a Floyd Rose locking vibrato, later replaced with a vintage-style fulcrum bridge), but in 1998, the manufacturer made several customizations to the model to better fit Lukather's playing style.[48] Music Man also produces a Ball Family Reserve Steve Lukather Model that features upgraded hardware and materials.[49] Lukather has also been known to play Ibanez and Valley Arts guitars. His relationship with Ibanez and Valley Arts yielded an endorsement for a brief time in the 1980s with the release of the Ibanez Roadstar RS1010SL and Valley Arts Custom Pro Steve Lukather Signature guitars in 1984–85.[49] He has played Ovation Adamas series acoustic–electric guitars.[50] Starting before his 2010 All's Well That Ends Well tour, Lukather began playing and endorsing Yamaha Studio Response Technology acoustic–electric guitars.[51]
Discography[link]
Solo
Main article: Steve Lukather discography
- Lukather (1989)
- Candyman (1994)
- Luke (1997)
- No Substitutions: Live in Osaka (2001)
- Santamental (2003)
- Ever Changing Times (2008)
- All's Well That Ends Well (2010)
With Toto
Main article: Toto discography
With Los Lobotomys
- Los Lobotomys (1989)
Awards[link]
- 1982 – Grammy Award for Best R&B Song: Steve Lukather, Jay Graydon, Bill Champlin (for George Benson) – "Turn Your Love Around"
- 1982 – Grammy Award for Producer of the Year: Toto – Toto IV
- 1982 – Grammy Award for Album of the Year: Toto – Toto IV
- 1982 – Grammy Award for Record of the Year: Toto – "Rosanna"
- 2002 – Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Album: Larry Carlton & Steve Lukather – No Substitutions: Live in Osaka
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David Frank Paich (born June 25, 1954 in Los Angeles, California) is a multi-disciplined musical contributor. His contibutions include performing as a live and studio session musician, keyboard player, recording producer, arranger, vocalist and main composer of the Los Angeles-based rock/pop band Toto. With Toto, Paich has released 17 albums and sold over 30 million records. Additionally, Paich has contributed to a host of artists with his songwriting and arrangements including working with Boz Skaggs extensively in the 1970s and Michael Jackson in the 1980s.
He is the son of the late jazz composer, musician, and arranger Marty Paich, having adopted many of his father's skills for his contribution to music.
A prolific writer of chart-breakers, Paich wrote or co-wrote hits such as "Hold the Line", "Lowdown", "Lido Shuffle", "Georgy Porgy", "Rosanna", "Got To Be Real", and "Lady Love Me (One More Time)". He also performed lead vocals on the Toto hits "Africa", "Lovers in the Night", and "Stranger in Town".
