Missing Persons - Destination Unknown (HQ)
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Video directed by Simon Milne starring Dale Bozzio and the band.
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Missing Persons - Mental Hopscotch (1982) [HQ]
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- Published: 30 Dec 2010
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- Author: Videofabrica1
Missing Persons was an American band who played a blend of New Wave music and pop rock. The band was founded in 1980 in Los Angeles by guitarist Warren Cuccurullo, vocalist Dale Bozzio, and drummer Terry Bozzio. They went on to add bassist Patrick O'Hearn and keyboardist Chuck Wild. Dale's quirky voice and heavy makeup made the band a favorite on MTV in the early 1980s. Her revealing outfits played a pivotal role in moving the culture of music videos towards that of overt sexual exhibitionism.[1] Dale and Terry Bozzio met while working with Frank Zappa, and they married in 1979.[2] Cuccurullo encountered the pair while contributing to the Zappa album Joe's Garage. O'Hearn was also a former member of Zappa's touring band, and Chuck Wild had played with a variety of bands before joining.
Missing Persons- Words (A Celebration!)
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- Duration: 4:29
- Published: 17 Jan 2010
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- Author: SpringSessionZen
This is my tribute video of the band Missing Persons. A retrospect of their style and works.
Missing Persons - Do You Hear Me?
Another nice cover from the Synth Pop 80s band Missing Persons. BAND FACTOYD: The singles "Mental Hopscotch", "Destination Unknown," "Words," "Walking in LA," and "Windows" met with varying success, especially in the local markets of Los Angeles, New York, and San Francisco. The visual effects used in the music video for "Words" were unusual for the time, making it popular on the fledgling cable TV channel MTV.
Missing Persons- Tears cover by Richie Padilla & The Chronicles Band
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- Duration: 4:55
- Published: 05 Jan 2009
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- Author: chiakiboy11111
Richie- vocals/ Noel-drums/Boji-bass/Jesse-kb/Ed-guitar. Asylum bar, West Ave. QC 1998.
Missing Persons, Walking in LA, August 2, 2009
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- Duration: 4:31
- Published: 03 Aug 2009
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- Author: LostInEthernet
The Band Missing Persons performing their popular song, "Walking in LA", August 2, 2009 in Northern California.
Missing Persons, Destination Unknown, August 2, 2009, California, Performed Live
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- Duration: 4:11
- Published: 03 Aug 2009
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- Author: LostInEthernet
The band Missing Persons performs their hit song "Destination Unknown" (Live), August 2, 2009, Northern California.
Missing Persons live at Brixton's Redondo Beach Pier CA Friday 01-23-2009 playing "WALKING IN LA"
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- Published: 25 Jan 2009
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- Author: EDIMackDaddy
The band MISSING PERSONS performing live at BRIXTON'S, at the Redondo Peach Pier. This video was done as an experiment for "meetup", and has the first 8 seconds missing. The poster has no business, profit gain, financial or promoting relationship whatsoever with BRIXTON'S, the band "Missing Persons" or "MEETUP".
Missing Persons - Windows
Missing Persons was an American band who played a blend of New Wave music and pop rock. The band was founded in 1980 in Los Angeles by guitarist Warren Cuccurullo, vocalist Dale Bozzio, and drummer Terry Bozzio. They went on to add bassist Patrick O'Hearn and keyboardist Chuck Wild. Dale's quirky voice and heavy makeup made the band a favorite on MTV in the early 1980s. Dale and Terry Bozzio met and married while working with Frank Zappa, and Cuccurullo encountered the pair while contributing to the Zappa album Joe's Garage. O'Hearn was also a former member of Zappa's touring band. Pretty Boy Lead Guitarrist: Cuccurullo went on to play for Duran Duran after the bozzio band break up.
Missing Persons: Noticeable one
Missing Persons is an American band who plays a blend of New Wave and Pop rock. The band was founded in 1980 in Los Angeles by guitarist Warren Cuccurullo, vocalist Dale Bozzio, and drummer Terry Bozzio. They went on to add bassist Patrick O'Hearn and keyboardist Chuck Wild. Dale's quirky voice and heavy makeup made the band a favorite on MTV in the early 1980s. Her revealing outfits played a pivotal role in moving the culture of music videos towards that of overt sexual exhibitionism. Dale and Terry Bozzio met while working with Frank Zappa, and they married in 1979.Cuccurullo encountered the pair while contributing to the Zappa album Joe's Garage. O'Hearn was also a former member of Zappa's touring band, and Chuck Wild had played with a variety of bands before joining. SINTH POP QUEEN: Dale Bozzio has got to be the coolest vocalist of all time. The whole band was awsome. Elegant on stage but with a sound that was out of this world. Enjoy NOTICE ME! Way ahead of its time.
Missing Persons - Destination Unknown (live)
Missing Persons on German TV - live playback ;) Missing Persons is not a popular transgender-band. They didn't inspire homosexuals like Madonna to come out of the closet and show that it's cool to be fabulous even though you have a schwanzenstück!
Missing Persons - Destination Unknown
1982) Famed as much for their video-ready space-age image as for their music, the Los Angeles-based New Wave outfit Missing Persons formed in 1980, a year after the marriage of singer Dale Bozzio and her drummer husband Terry. A onetime member of Frank Zappa's backing band, Terry Bozzio met the former Dale Consalvi (an ex-Playboy Bunny) at a Hollywood recording studio; after founding Missing Persons -- initially dubbed US Drag -- the couple recruited fellow Zappa alumnus Warren Cuccurullo on guitar and Patrick O'Hearn on bass, and with classically trained keyboardist Chuck Wild in tow, they began playing area clubs. In 1981, the band released its self-titled debut EP; after signing to Capitol, the label reissued the record in 1982, and the singles "Words" and "Destination Unknown" both nearly hit the Top 40. Their videos also helped Missing Persons find success on the fledgling MTV network, where Dale Bozzio's hiccuping voice and campy look (comprised of shocking-pink hair and sci-fi outfits capped off with Plexiglass bras) combined with the group's synth-driven songs to make them naturals for heavy rotation. Later in 1982, the group issued its first full-length album, Spring Session M (an anagram of their name), which launched the underground smash "Walking in LA". After 1984's Rhyme and Reason notched only a minor hit with the single "Give," Missing Persons enlisted Chic's Bernard Edwards to produce 1986's dance-pop effort Color in Your Life; the album stiffed, however <b>...</b>
Dale Bozzio of Missing Persons performing 'Words' at ROK Vegas in New York, New York
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- Published: 31 Oct 2009
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- Author: MrFlix1983
As a special guest of the Las Vegas Everything 80s Meetup Group's Halloween Party on October 29, 2009, Dale Bozzio of the 80s band Missing Persons performed a few songs for the crowd including Destination Unknown, Walking in LA, and Words! Please excuse the jittery camera, I was holding it with one hand, elevated!
Kirsten Lyon - Missing Persons cover "Words" @ The Strutt 7.26.11
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- Published: 05 Aug 2011
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Kirsten Lyon performing her cover of "Words" by Missing Persons, at Open Mic Night at The Strutt in Kalamazoo, Michigan, 7.26.11.
Words - THE LEE WALKER BAND
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- Published: 19 Apr 2010
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- Author: sproutcentral
I played in a band called The Lee Walker Band in 1983/1984. "Words" was originally recorded by Missing Persons in 1982 and appears on their album "Spring Session M". This track was recorded live at the Croydon Hotel, Croydon on November 9th 1983. The Lee Walker Band were: Lee Walker - Vocals Ken Aubrey - Guitar & Vocals Jeremy Zatorski- Keyboards & Vocals Paul Criticos - Bass Dave Cail - Drums & Vocals
Missing Persons - Walking in LA
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- Published: 19 Apr 2009
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Title: Walking in LA (track 05) Artist: Missing Persons Album: Spring Session M Year: 1982 Label: Capitol Writer(s): Terry Bozzio Lyrics: Look ahead as we pass, try and focus on it I won't be fooled by a cheap cinematic trick It must have been just a cardboard cut out of a man Top-forty...
Spoof Fest 2011 - Missing Persons "Here and Now"
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- Published: 03 Apr 2011
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- Author: pandyrocker
The Freddie Lee band spoofs Missing Persons at the 18th annual Spoof Fest at Club Garibaldi in Bayview, WI.
Spoof Fest 2011 - Missing Persons "Destination Unknown"
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- Published: 04 Apr 2011
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The Freddie Lee band spoofs Missing Persons at the 18th annual Spoof Fest. April 2, 2011 at Club Garibaldi in Bayview, WI.
Split Enz Live - Missing Person (1980 live in the Netherlands)
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Home to sweet home, It just occured to me To be on my own, In search of bitter treats I get so removed But you never notice it Step in my shoes, You'll see that I don't fit I walk home, The wrong way, Hoping I'll go astray I'd like to be a missing person Eyes open wide, But all I see is black You thought I was alright Just wait til you get back There'll be no-one home And they'll stay up all night Everyone I know, I'm wishing you goodnight I walk home, The wrong way, Hoping I'll go astray I'd like to be a missing person I wander the highways, Asleep in your doorways I'm wanted but I'm a missing person (Missing Person) (Missing Person) And I fly by night, Fighting to get away On the neon lights I slip down alley ways Only safe and sound when silence brings a chill Now my back is turned, I know I can't stand still I walk home the wrong way, This time I'll go astray I like to be a missing person I wander the highways, Asleep in your doorways I'm wanted but I'm a missing person Missing person, missing person, missing person... If you want to see more of this concert go to: www.youtube.com Neil Finn joined Split Enz in 1979 and the comeback of this New Zealand band proved to be a huge success. ''Missing Person'' was originally planned to be the first single of the album ''True Colours'', but "I Got You" and ''I Hope I Never'' became big hits instead. This clip was filmed at the Indoor Concert of the Pinkpop Festival in the Netherlands in 1980. The band members were Tim Finn <b>...</b>
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A Kashmiri woman wearing head band during a demonstration organised by the Association of Parents of Disappeared Persons (APDP) in Srinagar February 28, 2009.
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A Kashmiri woman wearing head band during a demonstration organised by the Association of Parents of Disappeared Persons (APDP) in Srinagar February 28, 2009.
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Kashmiri muslim women wearing head band during a demonstration organised by the Association of Parents of Disappeared Persons (APDP) in Srinagar February 28, 2009
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A kashmiri muslim woman wearing head band during a demonstration organised by the Association of Parents of Disappeared Persons (APDP) in Srinagar February 28, 2009.
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A kashmiri muslim boy wearing head band during a demonstration organised by the Association of Parents of Disappeared Persons (APDP) in Srinagar February 28, 2009.
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Missing Persons (band)
| Name | Missing Persons |
|---|---|
| Background | group_or_band |
| Origin | Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Genre | New Wave, Synthpop, Post-punk, Pop rock |
| Years active | 1980–1986, 2001-2003, 2011-present |
| Label | One Way, Capitol, Pioneer, Sumthing Else, Cleopatra, Hypnotic |
| Associated acts | Frank ZappaDuran DuranLiquid MindUKChicanery |
| Current members | Warren CuccurulloDale BozzioRon PosterDoug LunnJake Hayden |
| Past members | Terry BozzioPatrick O'HearnChuck WildWes WehmillerJoe TraversScheila Gonzalez |
Dale and Terry Bozzio met while working with Frank Zappa, and they married in 1979. Cuccurullo encountered the pair while contributing to the Zappa album Joe's Garage. O'Hearn was also a former member of Zappa's touring band, and Chuck Wild had played with a variety of bands before joining.
Early success
In 1980 the band made its first record, a 4-song EP entitled Missing Persons, in Zappa's brand-new Utility Muffin Research Kitchen studios; the recording was financed by Cuccurullo's father. The band toured, promoted the EP, appeared in the movie Lunch Wagon, and became a must-see band among the Los Angeles live music crowd. "Mental Hopscotch" was a #1 record on local radio station KROQ, and the self-promoted EP sold 7,000 copies.Two years of hard work led up to a signing with Capitol Records in 1982. With label support, the re-released EP sold another 250,000 units, and the new full-length album Spring Session M (an anagram of "Missing Persons") went gold.
The singles "Mental Hopscotch", "Surrender Your Heart" (1984), "Destination Unknown," "Words," "Walking in L.A.," and "Windows" met with varying success, especially in the local markets of Los Angeles, New York, and San Francisco. The visual effects used in the music video for "Words" were unusual for the time, making it popular on the fledgling cable TV channel MTV.
Missing Persons appeared at a three-day Southern California concert known as the US Festival in May 1983, along with Berlin, David Bowie, The Pretenders, U2, and several other performers.
Although the band gained new attention by heavy play on MTV and FM rock-radio with the striking music video for "Surrender Your Heart" that was designed by Peter Max, the experimental album Rhyme & Reason (1984) was not a great success, and Capitol was not happy about the direction the band was taking. The band followed up with the more conventional Color In Your Life in June 1986, but during the short-lived promotional tour, increasing tensions between Terry and Dale Bozzio led to the end of the tour, the couple's marriage, and the band.
Solo careers
After the breakup of the band, Cuccurullo had his greatest success as guitarist for Duran Duran for fifteen years. Replacing original guitarist Andy Taylor in August 1986, he performed on the albums Notorious ('86) and Big Thing ('88), and was the sole guitarist on the global tours that followed. Becoming an official member in June 1989, he appeared on the group's next five studio albums, including being the co-writer of hit singles "Ordinary World" and "Come Undone." He left Duran Duran in 2001 due to a reunion of the group's original members. Warren also recorded several solo albums before leaving Duran Duran. His collaboration with Neil Carlill, Chicanery, culminated an eponymously titled album in May, 2010.Dale Bozzio scored minor success as a solo performer under the name Dale with a top 40 hit on the Billboard Dance Chart, "Simon Simon," produced by Robert Brookins. Her album Riot In English was released in 1988 on Prince's Paisley Park label, and her album New Wave Sessions was released in 2007.
Terry Bozzio worked in 1987 with Mick Jagger and Jeff Beck. He has played with several groups and artists as a session or tour drummer. He records albums and instructional videos in multiple styles and is a highly sought-after session/tour drummer as well as performing constantly at European music festivals and worldwide drum clinics. Most recently, Bozzio performed and recorded with Californian nu metal band Korn, in place of regular band drummer David Silveria, in preparation for their untitled eighth studio album.
Patrick O'Hearn is a composer and performer of ambient instrumental music on his own albums, and for television and movies.
Wild composes New Age and meditation music under the name Liquid Mind. He also has released a 4 song digital only project entitled "One True Thing" with singer/ songwriter Michael Whitfield.
Reissues
Spring Session M was released on CD in 1995, followed by Rhyme and Reason and Color In Your Life in 2000. Each of the three studio CDs were newly augmented by six rare B-sides or live tracks.Classic Masters is a compilation of remastered tracks and dance mixes issued by Capitol Records with no band involvement.
Beginning in 1997, Cuccurullo began work on his "Missing Persons Archival Trilogy" project. The first CD to be released was Late Nights Early Days in 1998, a live concert recorded in 1981 with the added 1980 studio track "Action/Reaction." This was followed up by a compilation of modern remixes of classic MP tracks, Missing Persons Remixed Hits (1999) which included the TV Mania remix of "Destination Unknown." In 2002 Lost Tracks was released, a collection of extremely rare Missing Persons studio, live and remixed tracks from five different eras of the band.
Reunions
2001
In late 2000, Cuccurullo and Dale Bozzio again began discussing a Missing Persons reunion. In May 2001, after Warren's split with Duran Duran, the new Missing Persons appeared, consisting of original members Warren, Dale and Terry. Joining them were Dale's keyboardist, Ron Poster (jazz pianist and organist for the Boston Bruins home hockey arena) and Warren's bassist, Wes Wehmiller (also formerly Duran Duran's tour bassist from 1997–2001). The short-lived, official reunion consisted of promotional activities and three live performances in July 2001. The studio tracks "Dark And Dangerous Guy" and "Throw Money" that appear on "Lost Tracks" were recorded at this time, as well as the live performances of "Face To Face" and "Give" on the same album. The recordings are characterised by Dale's lower vocal range over the years.
2002/2003
Late 2002/early 2003 brought "Missing Persons Featuring Dale Bozzio and Warren Cuccurullo." Filling in were keyboardist Ron Poster, bassist Wes Wehmiller and drummer Joe Travers (formerly in Cuccurullo's solo band and Duran Duran's tour drummer from 1999–2001). This version of Missing Persons was featured on Access Hollywood (performing "Destination Unknown") and did three live performances in February 2003, disbanding shortly thereafter.
2011
On May 11, 2011, it was announced on Dale Bozzio's website that "Dale and Warren have reformed Missing Persons for an incredible reunion tour in anticipation of the 30th Anniversary of Spring Session M, the band's groundbreaking, certified-Gold album originally released in 1982." In the same announcement, Terry Bozzio's absence in this reunion was explained by stating that "rock bands are dysfunctional families at best, and sometimes, the show just can't go on with all on-board." In the tour section of Dale's website, nine live performances were announced for June, July and August of 2011.
Failed reunion attempts
A proposed 1994 Missing Persons reunion never came to fruition.In a June 2010 interview, Warren Cuccurullo revealed that, prior to the end of 2009, he had tried to reunite Missing Persons for the band’s 30th anniversary. Expressing concern for Dale Bozzio, Cuccurullo identified issues surrounding her as reasons for the reunion not having materialized.
Reunions of former members
Since 1986, Warren Cuccurullo, Terry Bozzio, and Patrick O'Hearn have continued to support each others solo projects. From the late 1980s through the 1990s, Cuccurullo and Bozzio performed on some of O'Hearn's albums. Recently, Patrick O'Hearn performed in a jazz fusion group called OUTtrio with Terry Bozzio, and Bozzio is featured on Warren Cuccurullo's CD Playing in Tongues that was released in March, 2009.
Discography
Singles
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External links
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