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Cornelius Bumpus
Cornelius Bumpus (May 7, 1945 – February 3, 2004) was an American woodwind, brass and keyboard player and vocalist from Santa Cruz, California. Biography Bumpus began his musical career playing alto saxophone at ten for his school band, and by age twelve he was playing at Luso-American dances. He attended Santa Cruz High School where he performed in the band and won the John Philip Sousa Award. He also played school dances with his own band, Corny and the Corvettes. In 1966 he was in Bobby Freeman's band and after that he began his association with many well-known groups. His role in these bands was primarily as a saxophonist and organist. His most notable touring was with the Doobie Brothers and Steely Dan. Bumpus toured with Steely Dan from 1993 to 2003. In 2002, he worked on the ''Big Blue Earth'' project sponsored by the Church of Christ, Scientist. During the 1980s, Bumpus enjoyed a short tenure with Café Society, a Los Angeles pop band, in which he played in a hor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dallas
Dallas () is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the most populous city in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, the List of Texas metropolitan areas, most populous metropolitan area in Texas and the Metropolitan statistical area, fourth-most populous metropolitan area in the United States at 7.5 million people. It is the most populous city in and the county seat, seat of Dallas County, Texas, Dallas County, covering nearly 386 square miles into Collin County, Texas, Collin, Denton County, Texas, Denton, Kaufman County, Texas, Kaufman, and Rockwall County, Texas, Rockwall counties. With a 2020 United States census, 2020 census population of 1,304,379, it is the List of United States cities by population, ninth-most populous city in the U.S. and the List of cities in Texas by population, third-most populous city in Texas after Houston and San Antonio. Located in the North Texas region, the city of Dallas is the main core of the largest metropolitan area in the Southern Unite ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chet McCracken
Chester Eugene McCracken (September 20, 1946 – February 11, 2022) was an American drummer and recording, mixing and mastering engineer. He was a former member and contributing songwriter of American rock band The Doobie Brothers. In 1981, his song "South Bay Strut" (from the album '' One Step Closer'') was nominated for a Grammy at the 23rd Annual Grammy Awards. Also a recording studio owner, he was a recording engineer who was experienced in mixing and mastering records. Biography McCracken was born Chester Eugene McCracken on September 20, 1946, in Tacoma, Washington. McCracken was the drummer for Danny O'Keefe in 1972. As a session drummer he recorded with Stevie Nicks, America, Rita Coolidge, Hank Williams Jr., Tommy Tutone, Joe Walsh, Michael McDonald, Pat Boone, Jim Messina, Jackie DeShannon, Eric Carmen, and many others. He was also the drummer on Rare Earth's tour in 1975. In 1979, McCracken joined the Doobie Brothers when he replaced original drummer Joh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moby Grape
Moby Grape is an American rock band founded in 1966. Part of San Francisco's psychedelic music scene, the band merged elements of rock and roll, folk music, pop, blues, and country. They were one of the few groups of which all members were lead vocalists and songwriters. The group's first incarnation ended in 1969, in part due to members Bob Mosley and Skip Spence suffering from mental illness. The group has reformed many times afterwards and continues to perform occasionally. Moby Grape's success was accompanied by decades-long legal disputes with their former manager, Matthew Katz. Legal difficulties originated shortly after the group's formation, when Katz insisted on ownership of the group name. The dispute with Katz became more acute after the group members' rights to their songs were signed away in 1973, in a settlement made without their knowledge. As described by Jeff Tamarkin, "The Grape's saga is one of squandered potential, absurdly misguided decisions, bad luck ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kamakiriad
''Kamakiriad'' is the second solo album by Steely Dan artist Donald Fagen, released in 1993. It was nominated for a Grammy Award for Album of the Year 1994. Overview The album was the second collaboration between Donald Fagen and Walter Becker since Steely Dan disbandment in early 80's (the previous was on Rosie Vela's album '' Zazu''). Becker played guitar and bass and produced the album. The album is a futuristic, optimistic eight-song cycle about the journey of the narrator in his high-tech car, the ''Kamakiri'' (Japanese for praying mantis). Promotion Music videos were produced for "Tomorrow's Girls" (starring Rick Moranis) and " Snowbound" (using stop motion animation). Fagen and Becker embarked on their first tour as Steely Dan since 1974 which also supported the album ''Kamakiriad''. Track listing Bonus tracks, from ''The Nightfly Trilogy'' MVI boxed set Personnel * Donald Fagen – vocals, keyboards, horn and rhythm arrangements * Paul Griffin – Hammond ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Donald Fagen
Donald Jay Fagen (born January 10, 1948) is an American singer-songwriter and musician who is the co-founder, lead singer, co-songwriter, and keyboardist of the rock band Steely Dan, formed in the early 1970s with musical partner Walter Becker. In addition to his work with Steely Dan, Fagen has released four solo albums, beginning with '' The Nightfly'' in 1982, which was nominated for seven Grammys. In 2001, Fagen was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Steely Dan. Following Becker's death in 2017, Fagen continues to tour using the band name, albeit reluctantly. Early life Fagen was born in Passaic, New Jersey, on January 10, 1948 to Jewish parents, Joseph "Jerry" Fagen, an accountant, and his wife, Elinor, a homemaker who had been a swing singer in upstate New York's Catskill Mountains from childhood through her teens.Sweet, ''Steely Dan: Reelin' in the Years'' 7. His family moved to Fair Lawn, a small town near Passaic. When he was ten years old, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Wildlife Concert
''The'' is a grammatical article in English, denoting nouns that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with nouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of the archaic pronoun ''thee'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Farewell Tour (album)
''Farewell Tour'' is the first live album by American rock band The Doobie Brothers, released in 1983. It documents the group's 1982 Farewell Tour and is a double album set. By the early 1980s, the Doobie Brothers had evolved from the guitar-boogie sound under original band frontman Tom Johnston to a soulful keyboard-driven AOR sound under Michael McDonald. Despite the many personnel changes in the group, Patrick Simmons remained from the original incarnation of the group. In 1982, Simmons decided to retire from the group after years of constant touring and recording. When the band decided to break up in light of his impending departure, Simmons encouraged the group to make one last tour during the summer of 1982 as a way of thanking the group's loyal fanbase. This tour became known as the "Farewell Tour." The front cover shows drummer Keith Knudsen cutting the strings on John McFee's guitar as a symbolic gesture.According to a post at the forum (now retired) at the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
One Step Closer (The Doobie Brothers Album)
''One Step Closer'' is the ninth studio album by American rock band the Doobie Brothers. The album was released on September 17, 1980, by Warner Bros. Records. The album included the hit " Real Love", which reached No. 5 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. This album is the band's last studio album with Michael McDonald in the lineup until 2014's '' Southbound'', and also the first studio album to feature John McFee as a member of the band. Track listing Personnel The Doobie Brothers *Patrick Simmons – guitars, lead and backing vocals *John McFee – guitars, backing vocals * Michael McDonald – keyboards, synthesizers, lead and backing vocals *Cornelius Bumpus – tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone, organ, lead and backing vocals *Tiran Porter – bass *Keith Knudsen – drums, backing vocals *Chet McCracken – drums, vibraphone, marimbas Additional personnel *Bobby LaKind – congas, bongos, backing vocals *Nicolette Larson – backing vocals on "Real Love", "Dedicate This ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Doobie Brothers
The Doobie Brothers are an American rock band formed in San Jose, California in 1970. Known for their flexibility in performing across numerous genres and their vocal harmonies, the band has been active for over five decades, with their greatest success taking place in the 1970s. The group's current lineup consists of founding members Tom Johnston (guitars, keyboards, harmonica, vocals) and Patrick Simmons (guitars, banjo, recorder, vocals), alongside Michael McDonald (keyboards, synthesizers, vocals) and John McFee (guitars, pedal steel guitar, mandolin, banjo, violin, cello, harmonica, vocals), and touring musicians including John Cowan (bass, vocals), Marc Russo (saxophones), Ed Toth (drums), and Marc Quiñones (percussion, backing vocals). Long-serving former members include guitarist Jeff "Skunk" Baxter, bassist Tiran Porter, and drummers John Hartman, Michael Hossack, and Keith Knudsen. Johnston provided the lead vocals from 1970 to 1975, when they featured a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
East Side San Jose
''East Side San Jose'' is the debut album by American guitarist and keyboardist Clifford Coulter recorded in 1970 for the Impulse! label.Impulse! Records discography accessed January 12, 2012 The album title refers to , California, with the cover art showing a scene from the district. Reception The review awarded the album 3 stars.Allmusic Review ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clifford Coulter
Clifford Coulter (died August 16, 2021) was an American blues, R&B and jazz guitarist and keyboardist.Biography ''AllMusic'' Career He released three albums, 1970's '' East Side San Jose'' with Billy Ingram and Joe Provost on drums. (Impulse! Records), 1971's '' Do It Now!'' (Impulse! Records) and 1980's ''The Better Part of Me'' (Columbia Records). The latter record was produced by Bill Withers, and included contributions from Russ Kunkel, Ron E. Beck, and Jerry Perez, and is an AllMusic album pick. Coulter played the mellophonium on John Lee Hooker's 1973 album, '' Born in Mississippi, Raised Up in Tennessee''. Discography *'' East Side San Jose'' (Impulse!, 1970) *'' Do It Now!'' (Impulse!, 1971) *''The Better Part of Me'' (Columbia, 1980) With Mel Brown *'' I'd Rather Suck My Thumb'' (Impulse!, 1969) With Sonny Fortune *'' Waves of Dreams'' (Horizon, 1976) With John Lee Hooker John Lee Hooker (August 22, 1912 or 1917 – June 21, 2001) was an American blues singe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Observer–Reporter
The ''Observer–Reporter'' is a daily newspaper covering Washington County, Greene County, and the Mon Valley in Pennsylvania, with some overlap into the South Hills of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh ( ) is a city in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States, and its county seat. It is the List of municipalities in Pennsylvania#Municipalities, second-most populous city in Pennsylvania (after Philadelphia) and the List of Un ... in. The newspaper was published by the Observer Publishing Company in the city of Washington, Pennsylvania. History The Observer Publishing Co. was formed on July 24, 1902, by John L. Stewart and E.F. Acheson. Stewart's grandsons, John L.S. Northrop and William B. Northrop, owned and ran the company until their retirements in June 2002, when ownership was transferred to the fourth generation, which included the children of John and William. Thomas Northrop served as publisher and president from 2002 until 2018. The paper has had a long involvement ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
