Zager has produced Grammy Award winning artists: Whitney Houston, Cissy Houston, Gladys Knight, Peabo Bryson, Luther Vandross, Deniece Williams, Jennifer Holliday, Joe Williams, Arturo Sandoval, Herb Alpert, Olatunji, and The Spinners. He also co-wrote the Patti Day hit "Right Before My Eyes" with Alexander Forbes. Some of Zager’s original scores and original studio recordings of Whitney Houston, The Spinners, and the Michael Zager Band, reside in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum in Cleveland, Ohio.
Zager was a member of Ten Wheel Drive from 1968-1973.
Zager produced Daniel Ray Edwards, who was nominated for best new artist by the Golden Music Awards; as well as "You Win Again", which was nominated for single of the year. His record label was also nominated for Best Independent Record Label of the Year. His television awards include a Platinum Video Award for the ABC Television Network series: ''ABC Funfit'' with Mary Lou Retton, and a daytime Emmy Award for the same show.
Jay-Z, Missy Elliott, and many more have sampled his songs. Zager has composed and/or arranged more than 400 commercials. His clients have included Dr Pepper, MCI, Master Lock, Cablevision, Buick, Acura, IBM, Crystal Light, Budweiser, Crest, Kodak, Maxwell House, Clearasil etc. Zager’s advertising awards include a Clio Award, three International Film Festival awards, three Art Directors Club awards, and a Mobius Advertising award. For many years he produced the American Advertising Federation Hall of Achievement Awards in New York.
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Name | Cissy Houston |
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Background | solo_singer |
Birth name | Emily Drinkard |
Birth date | September 30, 1933 |
Origin | Newark, New Jersey, U.S. |
Genre | Soul, gospel |
Occupation | Singer |
Years active | 1969–present |
Instrument | Vocals (Soprano) |
Notable songs | "Deep River", "Think It Over", "I Know Him So Well" |
Label | RCA, Commonwealth United, Private Stock, Motown |
Associated acts | Whitney HoustonDionne WarwickDoris TroyElvis PresleyMahalia JacksonAretha FranklinLuther VandrossDee Dee Warwick }} |
As a child, Houston joined her sister Anne and brothers Larry and Nicky in the gospel singing group the Drinkard Four in 1938. Houston's sister, Lee (who would later become the mother of singers Dee Dee and Dionne Warwick), later joined the group along with Ann Moss and Marie Epps, and the group was renamed The Drinkard Singers. Houston and the Drinkard Singers regularly performed at New Hope Baptist Church and later recorded a live album for RCA called ''A Joyful Noise''.
Houston left the Sweet Inspirations in 1969 to pursue a solo career, although she continued to be in demand as a session singer. She was signed by Commonwealth United and in 1970 released a well-received album that contained several near-hit singles, including covers of "I'll Be There" and "Be My Baby". After her contract was sold to Janus Records, Houston recorded several more singles in the early 1970s and another album, which included the original recording of Jim Weatherly's "Midnight Train to Georgia", later a number one hit for Gladys Knight & The Pips. Houston later blamed poor promotion for the failure of her earlier version.
In 1977, Houston was signed by Private Stock, working with arranger/producer Michael Zager on three albums. The second included her big disco hit "Think It Over", which climbed to #32 on the Billboard R&B; chart and just missed the Hot 100 in 1979. She represented USA at the World Popular Song Festival in 1979 with a track called "You're the Fire", landing second place and winning the "Most Outstanding Performance Award". This also appeared on her 1980 disco-flavored album, "Step Aside for a Lady", again produced by Michael Zager, but released on Columbia (on EMI in the UK).
She has remained in demand as singer and has the ability to sing in several genres. She is featured on three tracks "Mexican Divorce", "All Kinds of People" and "One Less Bell to Answer" on Burt Bacharach's 1971 solo album. She worked with jazz flute-player Herbie Mann on two Atlantic albums ''Waterbed'' and ''Surprises'' (1975–76) featuring on three tracks "Violet Don't Be Blue", JJ Cale's "Cajun Moon" and "Easter Rising".
In addition to her work as choirmaster at New Hope Baptist Church in Newark, NJ, Cissy performed frequently at clubs in NYC including Mikell's, Sweetwaters, Seventh Avenue South, and Fat Tuesday from the late 1970s through the 1980s.
Among the many fine musicians who played with her (it was always clear that Cissy herself led the band) were many fantastic backup singers. One backup "constant" was her daughter, Whitney. As time went on, Cissy allowed Whitney a solo. At one point "Evergreen", the Streisand hit, was the preferred solo. To the surprise of the uninitiated, this slight, beautiful young woman would tear it up, bringing down the house: it was clear that Cissy was passing the torch. More than once they collaborated on "Ain't No Way" (originally a Cissy/Aretha masterpiece), wherein Cissy sang "Cissy" and Whitney sang "Aretha". Whitney's "coming out" performance took place at Sweetwaters (Amsterdam Avenue between 67th & 68th Streets - defunct as are the other cited venues), whereupon Whitney was signed by Clive Davis for Arista Records.
In 1985, the small UK independent label Glitter released a single, "With You I Could Have It All" and "Whatcha Gonna Do About Our Love". The 12-inch single featured both a ballad and a dance version of the song.
She returned to her gospel roots in the 1990s with substantial acclaim. In 1996 she received the Grammy Award for Best Traditional Soul Gospel Album for ''Face to Face'', an album that contained a gospelised version of "How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You)" and she won the award again in 1998 for her album ''He Leadeth Me''. In 1996 she also contributed one song to the gospel soundtrack album for the film ''The Preacher's Wife'', which starred her daughter Whitney Houston.
She has also continued to record infrequent secular material and in 1987, Houston and her daughter Whitney recorded a duet titled "I Know Him So Well", a cover of the original by Barbara Dickson and Elaine Paige from the Broadway show, ''Chess''. This song also became a single in early 1989 as the 6th and last single release (in selected European countries) from Whitney's album ''Whitney''. In 1992 she teamed up with Chuck Jackson for an album of solo and duet recordings entitled ''I'll Take Care of You''.
In 2006, she recorded the song "Family First" with niece Dionne Warwick and daughter Whitney Houston for the soundtrack to the movie ''Daddy's Little Girls''.
Cissy Houston broke her ankle in 2009. She was seen walking with a cane on whilst she attended the pre-Grammy party to watch her daughter Whitney Houston perform.
In 2010 Cissy was at the third annual BET Honors for her daughter Whitney, who got the entertainment award.
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name | Gene Dunlap |
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background | solo_singer |
born | Detroit, Michigan, USA |
genre | Soul, Disco, R&B;, Jazz |
label | Capitol Records |
associated acts | Earl Klugh, Gene Dunlap Band }} |
Gene Dunlap, born in Detroit, Michigan, is an American soul/disco Drummer.
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name | Global Deejays |
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background | group_or_band |
origin | Austria |
genre | HouseElectro house |
years active | 2004 - present |
website | www.global-deejays.com |
current members | DJ Taylor (Konrad Schreyvogl)DJ Mikkel (Mikkel Christensen)FLOw (Florian Schreyvogl) |
notable instruments | }} |
The group's track "The Sound of San Francisco" partially samples the 1967 (The Summer of Love) song "San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Flowers in Your Hair)" sung by Scott McKenzie. The video includes scenes of the band in a decorated school bus driving through popular destinations.
In 2005 the Global Deejays won both the Russian MTV Energy Award and the Polish ESKA Award.
January 26 of 2009 saw the remixed version of the group's Everybody's Free (To Feel Good) debut on the Australian ARIA Charts at number 33. This popularity was the result of the track featuring in television commercials for the Australian version of So You Think You Can Dance that summer.
April 2010 saw the Global Deejays release "My Friend" with the vocal talents of Danish singer Ida Corr.
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