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Billy Falcon
Billy Falcon (born July 13, 1956) is an American musician, composer and music producer. He released rock albums throughout the late 1970s and 1980s, as well as appearing on The Way International's "High Country Caravan". He is currently active in the Nashville, Tennessee area with the band The Sowing Circle. Career He signed his first record contract with a major label at age 18. Falcon, a prolific writer, considers himself a "reporter" of his life experiences in lyrics and melodies. ''Pretty Blue World'', released in 1991, produced Falcon's highest-charting single, "Power Windows", which broke into the Top 40. The same album contains "Heaven’s Highest Hill", which articulates the pain of having to tell his three-year-old daughter that her mother had died, echoing the true-life event of the loss of his wife Myla to breast cancer. He signed a deal with Mercury Records after Jon Bon Jovi contacted him about working together in the early 1990s. Falcon has co-written over thirty ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valley Stream, New York
Valley Stream is a Administrative divisions of New York#Village, village in Nassau County, New York, Nassau County, on Long Island, in New York (state), New York, United States. The population in the Village of Valley Stream was 37,511 at the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census. The incorporated Village of Valley Stream is within the Hempstead, New York, Town of Hempstead, along the border with Queens, and is served by the Long Island Rail Road at the Valley Stream (LIRR station), Valley Stream, Gibson (LIRR station), Gibson, and Westwood (LIRR station), Westwood stations. Money (magazine), ''Money Magazine'' ranked Valley Stream as "the best place to live in New York" for 2017. History In the year 1640, 14 years after the arrival of Dutch colonists in Manhattan (New Amsterdam), the area that is now Valley Stream was purchased by the Dutch West India Company from Rockaway Native Americans (they were a Lenape, or Delaware, band, known by the place where they lived). With popu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AllMusic
AllMusic (previously known as All Music Guide and AMG) is an American online music database. It catalogs more than three million album entries and 30 million tracks, as well as information on musicians and bands. Initiated in 1991, the database was first made available on the Internet in 1994. AllMusic is owned by RhythmOne. History AllMusic was launched as ''All Music Guide'' by Michael Erlewine, a "compulsive archivist, noted astrologer, Buddhist scholar and musician". He became interested in using computers for his astrological work in the mid-1970s and founded a software company, Matrix, in 1977. In the early 1990s, as CDs replaced LPs as the dominant format for recorded music, Erlewine purchased what he thought was a CD of early recordings by Little Richard. After buying it he discovered it was a "flaccid latter-day rehash". Frustrated with the labeling, he researched using metadata to create a music guide. In 1990, in Big Rapids, Michigan, he founded ''All Music Guide' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
This House Is Not For Sale
''This House Is Not for Sale'' is the fourteenth studio album by American rock band Bon Jovi. Released on November 4, 2016, by Island Records. It is their first studio album with Phil X on lead guitar after replacing founding member Richie Sambora in 2013, as well as the first album to feature bassist Hugh McDonald as an official member after having played with the band in a touring/session capacity since 1994. Critical reception was mixed, mostly describing the album as well-made but formulaic. ''This House Is Not for Sale'' debuted at number one on the ''Billboard'' 200 with 129,000 album-equivalent units, of which 128,000 were pure album sales. In the United Kingdom, the album debuted at number five on the UK Albums Chart, selling 21,448 units in its first week. The album was reissued in 2018 featuring " When We Were Us" and "Walls" as bonus tracks. Background The album was the band's first not to be released by Mercury Records and its parent label Universal Music Group f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Burning Bridges (Bon Jovi Album)
''Burning Bridges'' is the thirteenth studio album by American rock band Bon Jovi consisting of new songs, as well as formerly unreleased and unfinished songs. Released on August 21, 2015 by Mercury Records. Produced by John Shanks, it was the first release since the departure of former guitarist Richie Sambora in 2013 (although he receives a co-writing credit on the single "Saturday Night Gave Me Sunday Morning"), with Shanks handling the lead guitar parts. ''Burning Bridges'' is their last album to be released through Mercury, marking the end of their 32-year relationship with the label. According to Jon Bon Jovi, the album serves as a "fan record" to tie in with an accompanying international tour: "It's songs that weren't finished, that were finished, a couple of new ones like the one we released as a single 'We Don't Run." ''Burning Bridges'' was followed by '' This House Is Not for Sale'', the band's fourteenth studio album released in 2016 which featured all new songs. Bac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
What About Now (album)
''What About Now'' is the twelfth studio album by American rock band Bon Jovi. Produced by John Shanks, the album was released on March 8, 2013 in Australia and March 12, 2013 in the United States. The album was promoted throughout the band's 2013 Because We Can: The Tour. It is the last album to feature lead guitarist Richie Sambora before his departure from the band the following month. The album debuted at No. 1 in the U.S., where it sold 101,000 copies in its first week. ''What About Now'' became Bon Jovi's third album in a row to hit No. 1 in US after '' The Circle'' and '' Lost Highway'' and their fifth No. 1 album during their career.Caulfield, Keith"Bon Jovi Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard 200, David Bowie at No. 2" billboard.com. March 20, 2013. The album has sold 220,000 copies in the U.S. as of August 2015, and over 1.5 million copies worldwide, going gold in Germany selling 100,000 copies. Recording and production In an interview given to ''Classic Rock'' magazine, guita ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Circle (Bon Jovi Album)
''The Circle'' is the eleventh studio album by American rock band Bon Jovi. Released on November 10, 2009, the album was produced by John Shanks. The album debuted at number 1 in several countries, including the U.S., where it sold 163,000 copies in its first week.Caulfield, Keith"Bon Jovi Comes Full 'Circle' at No. 1 on ''Billboard'' 200" billboard.com. November 18, 2009. ''The Circle'' marks the band's return to their hard rock sound after a brief venture into country music with their previous album '' Lost Highway''. Recording and production In an interview given to ''Rolling Stone'', former Bon Jovi guitarist Richie Sambora says the album is a return to "rock and roll" and said "There’s going to be some big choruses on there. It sounds like Bon Jovi, but it sounds fresh. We experimented with a lot of new sounds and had a really good time working with John Shanks, who is also a really good guitar player, so he and I did a lot of ‘weaseling’ with the guitar sounds. There a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lost Highway (Bon Jovi Album)
''Lost Highway'' is the tenth studio album by American rock band Bon Jovi, released on June 19, 2007, in the US through Island Records. Produced by John Shanks and Dann Huff, the album was recorded at Black Bird Studios, Nashville and NGR Recording, Hollywood. The album influences the band's rock sound with that of country music following the success of a country version of the band's 2006 single "Who Says You Can't Go Home", a duet with Jennifer Nettles, which reached No. 1 on the U.S. country chart in May 2006. Following the success had with the duet version of "Who Says You Can't Go Home", there are two songs on the album produced in collaboration with other artists, namely "We Got It Going On" featuring Big & Rich and the single "Till We Ain't Strangers Anymore" featuring LeAnn Rimes. Described by Jon Bon Jovi as a "Bon Jovi album influenced by Nashville", the album debuted at No. 1 on the ''Billboard'' 200, becoming Bon Jovi's first ever album to debut at No. 1 and their ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Have A Nice Day (Bon Jovi Album)
''Have a Nice Day'' is the ninth studio album by American rock band Bon Jovi, released on September 20, 2005. Produced by John Shanks, the album was recorded at Sanctuary Sound II in New Jersey, and Ocean Way Recording in Hollywood, California. ''Have a Nice Day'' was originally recorded in the summer of 2004 and planned for release in early 2005. However, due to misunderstandings between the band and its record company, the album was delayed. The band wanted to write and record more songs, remove others from the original track list, and in the process, altered existing album tracks. ''Have a Nice Day'' peaked at number two in both the US and UK. In the US, it sold over 202,000 copies in the first week, making it Bon Jovi's best first-week sales in the band's history at that time. The album was eventually certified platinum by the RIAA. The album produced the hit singles "Have a Nice Day" and "Who Says You Can't Go Home". ''Have a Nice Day'' has received mixed reviews by music cri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
100,000,000 Bon Jovi Fans Can't Be Wrong
''100,000,000 Bon Jovi Fans Can't Be Wrong'' is a boxed set released in 2004 on Island Records. A collection of demos and B-sides, it was released to celebrate Bon Jovi's twentieth anniversary and the milestone of the band selling 100 million records worldwide. Content The box set consists of 4 CDs, and also includes a DVD of the band talking about the tracks and additional archive candid footage of the band. Additionally, the Japanese version of the box set also includes a fifth CD. The box set charted at #53 on the ''Billboard'' 200. Apart from songs released as iTunes singles "The Radio Saved My Life Tonight" was released as a promo CD single for the box set. The song was since played extensively on the bands following Have a Nice Day Tour. The box set includes the songs "Real Life" and "Good Guys Don't Always Wear White" which were previously released as singles for soundtrack albums but never featured on a Bon Jovi album until now. " Edge of a Broken Heart" was also previ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bounce (Bon Jovi Album)
''Bounce'' is the eighth studio album by American rock band Bon Jovi, released on October 8, 2002 through Island Records. Produced by Luke Ebbin, Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora, the album was recorded at Sanctuary II Studio in New Jersey. ''Bounce'' was heavily influenced by the September 11 attacks, owing in part to Jon Bon Jovi's proximity to New York City. The title "Bounce" was a reference to New York City's and the United States' ability to bounce back from the World Trade Center attacks as a nation. Album cover creative was produced by Grammy® Award-winning Art Director - Designer, Kevin Reagan and photography by Kevin Westenberg. Cover image for the album includes a stylized image of a radio telescope dish at the Very Large Array. The album debuted at #2 on the ''Billboard'' 200, making it Bon Jovi's highest debut in the band's history at that time, although it became their first album not to reach Platinum status. Background In end of July 2001, during the final tour ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crush (Bon Jovi Album)
''Crush'' is the seventh studio album by American rock band Bon Jovi. It was released on June 13, 2000, by Island Records. It was produced by Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora, and Luke Ebbin. The album marks the longest timespan between studio albums for the band, with five years between the release of ''These Days'' (1995) and this album. After the initial plan to team up with producer Bruce Fairbairn fell through because of his death a year earlier, Bon Jovi and Sambora hired Luke Ebbin to update their sound with a smattering of loops and impressive arrangements. Despite the long break, the album was just as successful as their previous releases and helped introduce the band to a new generation of fans. The success of the album was largely due to the lead single " It's My Life" which was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal, while the album itself was nominated for Best Rock Album. ''Crush'' was certified double platinum in the United ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bon Jovi
Bon Jovi is an American Rock music, rock band formed in 1983 in Sayreville, New Jersey. It consists of singer Jon Bon Jovi, keyboardist David Bryan, drummer Tico Torres, guitarist Phil X, and bassist Hugh McDonald (American musician), Hugh McDonald. Original bassist Alec John Such, Alec John such quit the band in 1994. Sadly, he passed away in June, 2022 due to natural causes at the age of 70. Longtime lead guitarist and co-songwriter Richie Sambora left the band in 2013. The band has been credited with "[bridging] the gap between heavy metal music, heavy metal and pop music, pop with style and ease". In 1984 and 1985, Bon Jovi released their first two albums and their debut single "Runaway (Bon Jovi song), Runaway" managed to crack the Top 40. In 1986, the band achieved widespread success and global recognition with their third album, ''Slippery When Wet'', which sold over 20 million copies and included three Top 10 singles, two of which reached No. 1 ("You Give Love a Bad Nam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
