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Bill Leverty
William G. Leverty II (born January 30, 1962) is an American guitarist. He is a founding member of the hard rock band FireHouse and has been responsible for writing many of the band's hit songs. Throughout the 2000s, Leverty has also pursued a solo career, releasing five albums: ''Wanderlust, Southern Exposure, Deep South, Drive,'' and ''Divided We Fall''. Following the death of founding member and vocalist CJ Snare, Leverty alongside drummer Michael Foster are the only original members still active in the band. Biography Born in Richmond, Virginia, Leverty's parents gave him a guitar when he was 4 years old, although he didn't take playing guitar seriously until he was 14. Around this same time, Leverty began to study music theory in high school. Reported on January 9, 2016, to be 53 years old. In 1984, Leverty's band, White Heat, held auditions for drummers and it was here that Leverty met fellow Richmond native and his longtime bandmate and collaborator, Michael Foster. In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richmond, Virginia
Richmond ( ) is the List of capitals in the United States, capital city of the Commonwealth (U.S. state), U.S. commonwealth of Virginia. Incorporated in 1742, Richmond has been an independent city (United States), independent city since 1871. The city's population in the 2020 United States census was 226,610, up from 204,214 in 2010, making it Virginia's List of cities and counties in Virginia#Largest cities, fourth-most populous city. The Greater Richmond Region, Richmond metropolitan area, with over 1.3 million residents, is the Commonwealth's Virginia statistical areas, third-most populous. Richmond is located at the Atlantic Seaboard fall line, James River's fall line, west of Williamsburg, Virginia, Williamsburg, east of Charlottesville, Virginia, Charlottesville, east of Lynchburg, Virginia, Lynchburg and south of Washington, D.C. Surrounded by Henrico County, Virginia, Henrico and Chesterfield County, Virginia, Chesterfield counties, Richmond is at the intersection o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luke Bryan
Thomas Luther "Luke" Bryan (born July 17, 1976) is an American country music singer, songwriter, and television personality. Bryan is a five-time "Entertainer of the Year", being awarded by both the Academy of Country Music Awards and the Country Music Association Awards, Country Music Association. In 2019, Bryan's 2013 album ''Crash My Party'' received the first Album of the Decade award from the Academy of Country Music. He is one of the world's List of best-selling music artists, best-selling music artists, with over 75 million records sold. Since 2018, Bryan has been a judge on the singing competition television show ''American Idol''. His first ten albums – ''I'll Stay Me'' (2007), ''Doin' My Thing'' (2009), ''Tailgates & Tanlines'' (2011), ''Crash My Party'' (2013), ''Spring Break...Here to Party'' (2013), ''Spring Break...Checkin' Out'' (2015), ''Kill the Lights (Luke Bryan album), Kill the Lights'' (2015), ''Farm Tour... Here's to the Farmer'' (2016), ''What Makes You ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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1967 Births
Events January * January 1 – Canada begins a year-long celebration of the 100th anniversary of Canadian Confederation, Confederation, featuring the Expo 67 World's Fair. * January 6 – Vietnam War: United States Marine Corps and Army of the Republic of Vietnam troops launch ''Operation Deckhouse Five'' in the Mekong Delta. * January 8 – Vietnam War: Operation Cedar Falls starts, in an attempt to eliminate the Iron Triangle (Vietnam), Iron Triangle. * January 13 – A military coup occurs in Togo under the leadership of Étienne Eyadema. * January 15 – Louis Leakey announces the discovery of pre-human fossils in Kenya; he names the species ''Proconsul nyanzae, Kenyapithecus africanus''. * January 23 ** In Munich, the trial begins of Wilhelm Harster, accused of the murder of 82,856 Jews (including Anne Frank) when he led German security police during the German occupation of the Netherlands. He is eventually sentenced to 15 years in prison. ** Milton Keynes in England is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Full Circle (FireHouse Album)
''Full Circle'' is a compilation studio album by American hard rock band, FireHouse. The album features re-recorded material from the band's previous releases. It features all original members excluding bassist Perry Richardson, and replacing him with ex-Jani Lane bassist Allen McKenzie, thus making the album the first to feature McKenzie on bass. It consists of 5 tracks from their debut, ''FireHouse'', 3 tracks from their sophomore effort, ''Hold Your Fire'' 1 track from their 3rd release aptly titled, ''3'', 1 track from their acoustic release, '' Good Acoustics'', and 1 track from The Best of FireHouse compilation. The album spawned a tour covering the United States, Japan, Thailand, Indonesia, Puerto Rico, Brazil, Peru, Korea, Portugal, and India. It was the band's final album to feature longtime lead vocalist C.J. Snare who died on April 5, 2024. Track listing Personnel * C. J. Snare - Vocals, keyboards * Bill Leverty - Guitar, backing vocals * Allen McKenzie - Ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prime Time (FireHouse Album)
''Prime Time'' is the seventh studio album of the rock band FireHouse. It was released in 2003 by Pony Canyon in Japan, and in 2004 in the United States. It is the only album to feature Dario Seixas on bass guitar, who left after the album was finished. Allen McKenzie since took his place. It is Firehouse's final studio album of all original material with singer C.J. Snare before his death in April 2024. Track listing All songs written by Leverty and Snare except where noted. # "Prime Time" (Foster, Leverty, Snare) - 4:34 # "Crash" (Foster, Leverty, Snare) - 4:33 # "Door to Door" (Foster, Leverty) - 5:27 # "Perfect Lie" - 4:30 # "Holding On" (Leverty) - 4:06 # "Body Language" - 3:53 # "I'm the One" (Leverty) - 5:24 # "Take Me Away" - 3:55 # "Home Tonight" (Foster, Leverty, Snare) - 3:31 # "Let Go" (Snare) - 4:39 Personnel * C.J. Snare - vocals, keyboards *Bill Leverty - guitars, vocals on Track 5 and 7 * Michael Foster - drums, vocals on Track 3 *Dario Seixas - bass guitar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
O2 (FireHouse Album)
''O2'' is the sixth studio album of the rock band FireHouse. It was released in 2000 and it is the only album to feature the late Bruce Waibel on bass, this album saw FireHouse back to its harder form of Glam Infused Hard Rock sounds that make them popular in early 90s while also modernizing their sound in the same time. Track listing All songs written by Leverty and Snare. # "Jumpin'" - 3:44 # "Take It Off" - 3:51 # "The Dark" - 4:36 # "Don't Fade On Me" - 4:47 # "I'd Rather Be Making Love" - 3:59 # "What You Can Do" - 3:36 # "I'm In Love This Time" - 3:45 # "Unbelievable" - 4:13 # "Loving You Is Paradise" - 4:29 # "Call Of The Night" - 4:21 Personnel * C.J. Snare - vocals, keyboards * Bill Leverty - guitars, vocals on Track 7 * Michael Foster - drums * Bruce Waibel - bass guitar The bass guitar (), also known as the electric bass guitar, electric bass, or simply the bass, is the lowest-pitched member of the guitar family. It is similar in appearance and construction ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Category 5 (album)
''Category 5'' is the fifth album of the rock music, rock band FireHouse (band), FireHouse. It was originally released in 1998 in Japan and in 1999 in the United States by Lightyear Records. The album featured a more direct contribution from bassist Perry Richardson and ironically, it was his last studio album with the band. It features a different, more experimental sound when compared to the band's previous hard rock albums, while still featuring some signature ballads. Track listing All songs written by Snare and Leverty, except where noted. # "Can't Stop the Pain" (Foster, Leverty, Richardson) - 5:37 # "Acid Rain" (Effler, Richardson, Rogers) - 3:27 # "Bringing Me Down" - 4:39 # "Dream" (Richardson, Rogers) - 4:13 # "Get Ready" (Foster, Leverty, Richardson, Snare) - 4:18 # "If It Changes" - 4:56 # "The Day, the Week, and the Weather" (Effler, Richardson, Rogers) - 5:27 # "The Nights Were Young" - 4:18 # "Have Mercy" (Foster, Leverty, Richardson, Snare) - 4:36 # "I'd Do Anyt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Good Acoustics
''Good Acoustics'' is the fourth studio album by the hard rock band FireHouse. It was released in 1996 on Epic Records. The album featured acoustic versions of several of the band's biggest hits. However, it also featured four new songs (one being an Eagles cover song which was the band's remake of the Eagles' cover of Steve Young's Seven Bridges Road). The album was a commercial flop in the United States compared to the first three albums, making it the first Firehouse album not to enter the Billboard charts. However, it did chart in Thailand, Malaysia and the Philippines, where the album was certified gold thanks to hit songs "You Are My Religion", "Love Don't Care" and "In Your Perfect World". A music video for "Love of a Lifetime" was shot entirely in Chao Praya River in Bangkok, Thailand. It spawned a tour in Asia and the United States (playing at the smaller venues) to support the album. It was the band's final album with the major label. Track listing All songs writte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
3 (FireHouse Album)
''3'' is the third studio album by American hard rock band FireHouse. It was released in 1995 on Epic Records. It featured a softer sound than their previous two albums, although unlike many glam metal bands at that time, Firehouse did not change its sound despite the domination of grunge rock and alternative rock in the mainstream music industry by the time of the album's release. Despite the album not selling as well as previous releases, it spawned the hit signature power ballad in " I Live My Life for You", reaching 26th on the ''Billboard'' Top 100. The album was placed 66th in the ''Billboard'' Top 200 and was certified gold in other countries. The band toured extensively in Asia, Argentina, Brazil and in smaller venues in the United States to support the album. Track listing All songs written by Bill Leverty and C.J. Snare. # "Love Is a Dangerous Thing" – 4:46 # "What's Wrong" – 4:32 # "Somethin' 'Bout Your Body" – 4:43 # "Trying to Make a Livi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hold Your Fire (FireHouse Album)
''Hold Your Fire'' is the second studio album by the hard rock band FireHouse. It was released in June 1992. The album spent thirty weeks in the ''Billboard'' 200 Top Albums chart peaking at No. 23. The album spawned the singles "Reach for the Sky", "Sleeping with You" and "When I Look into Your Eyes". The album was certified gold by the RIAA in the United States for sales of over 500,000 units. The album is also known for having the same snare sound as the one used on Dream Theater's album ''Images and Words'', another album produced by David Prater around the same time. Track listing All songs written by Bill Leverty and C.J. Snare, except where noted. # "Reach for the Sky" – 4:47 # "Rock You Tonight" – 4:35 # "Sleeping with You" – 3:51 # "You're Too Bad" – 3:38 # "When I Look into Your Eyes" – 4:00 # "Get in Touch" – 5:24 # "Hold Your Fire" – 3:51 # "The Meaning of Love" – 4:12 # "Talk of the Town" – 4:38 # "Life in the Real World" – 3:36 # "Mama Didn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FireHouse (album)
''FireHouse'' is the debut album by American glam metal band FireHouse. Released in 1990, it launched the group into stardom. The record was certified double platinum in the United States and gold in Canada, Japan and Singapore. Background ''Firehouse'' spawned four singles, "Shake & Tumble", " Don't Treat Me Bad", " All She Wrote", and the band's signature power ballad, " Love of a Lifetime". The song "Don't Walk Away" was used in a scene of the 2008 movie '' The Wrestler'', directed by Darren Aronofsky Darren Aronofsky (born February 12, 1969) is an American Filmmaking, filmmaker. His films are noted for their surreal, dramatic, and often disturbing elements, frequently in the form of psychological realism. His accolades include a Golden Lion .... The song "Overnight Sensation" was a part of the soundtrack in the video game '' Brütal Legend''. The song "Don't Treat Me Bad" was featured in episode two of the HBO Max series '' Peacemaker'', as the title character ta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
