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Don Dixon (musician)
Don Alan Dixon (born December 13, 1950) is an American record producer, songwriter, and musician. He is considered to be one of the key producers of what is called the jangle pop movement of the early 1980s, including working with R.E.M. and the Smithereens. Early life Dixon was born in Lancaster, South Carolina. He says he learned to play the bass guitar in junior high school "because of the control that it offered". He said, "I bought a bass, one of those great Danelectro Silvertones, and I wish I had it back. From Sears for $79. Then a few months later I really liked upright, so I found an old upright in a church in Charlotte, and just was sort of self-taught on those things, but I could read music." At the age of fifteen, he made his first recording, playing upright bass with jazz musician Louis McGloughn in Charlotte, North Carolina. He also sang in church. Dixon attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC-Chapel Hill), where his roommate was t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lancaster, South Carolina
The city of Lancaster () is the county seat of Lancaster County, South Carolina, United States, located in the Charlotte Metropolitan Area. As of the United States Census of 2010, the city population was 8,526. The city was named after the famous House of Lancaster. History The following are listed on the National Register of Historic Places: * Robert Barnwell Allison House * Craig House * Cureton House * Thomas Walker Huey House * Lancaster Cotton Oil Company * Lancaster County Courthouse * Lancaster County Jail * Lancaster Downtown Historic District * Lancaster Presbyterian Church * Mount Carmel A.M.E. Zion Campground * North Carolina-South Carolina Cornerstone * Perry-McIlwain-McDow House * Leroy Springs House * Wade-Beckham House * Waxhaw Presbyterian Church Cemetery Geography Lancaster is located at (34.721100, -80.773315). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and (1.36%) is water. Demographic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Murmur (album)
''Murmur'' is the debut studio album by American alternative rock band R.E.M., released on April 12, 1983, by I.R.S. Records. The album was recorded in the winter of 1983 at Reflection Studios in Charlotte, North Carolina, with musicians Don Dixon (musician), Don Dixon and Mitch Easter serving as producers. ''Murmur'' received critical acclaim upon release for its unconventional sound, defined by lead singer Michael Stipe's cryptic lyrics, guitarist Peter Buck's Jangle pop, jangly playing, and melodic lines from bassist Mike Mills. In 2003, the album was ranked number 197 in ''Rolling Stone'' magazine's list of the "Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time, 500 Greatest Albums of All Time". It retained the position in the 2012 list and was raised to number 165 in the 2020 revision. Background and recording R.E.M. started preparing for their debut album in December 1982. I.R.S. paired R.E.M. with producer Stephen Hague, who had a higher profile than the band's previous pro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gary Gersh
Gary Gersh is an American music industry executive who previously managed musical artists including Nirvana, Soundgarden and the Foo Fighters. As president of AEG's touring division he has worked with bands and musicians such as Luke Combs, Tyler, the Creator and Panic! at the Disco to develop international arena tours. Gersh has described the division as "a central, internal operation that would sign and execute tours globally". He describes AEG as "just one more place people can move up". Early career Gersh began his career in the music industry in the 1980s. As an A&R executive at Geffen Records, he signed both Nirvana and Sonic Youth to Geffen imprint DGC Records. During the 1990s he headed Capitol Records and founded G.A.S Entertainment with John Silva. Before joining AEG he headed the management company The Artist Organization, where he worked with artists including Lenny Kravitz, Portugal. the Man and John Legend John Roger Stephens (born December 28, 1978), kno ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nevermind
''Nevermind'' is the second studio album by the American rock band Nirvana (band), Nirvana, released on September 24, 1991, by DGC Records. It was Nirvana's first release on a Record label#Major versus independent record labels, major label and the first to feature drummer Dave Grohl. Produced by Butch Vig, ''Nevermind'' features a more polished, radio-friendly sound than the band's prior work. It was recorded at Sound City Studios in Van Nuys, California, and Smart Studios in Madison, Wisconsin, in May and June 1991, and audio mastering, mastered that August at the Mastering Lab in Hollywood, Los Angeles, Hollywood, California. Written primarily by frontman Kurt Cobain, ''Nevermind'' is noted for channeling a range of emotions, being noted as dark, humorous, and disturbing. Its themes include anti-establishment and anti-sexism views, frustration, alienation, and troubled love inspired by Cobain's broken relationship with Bikini Kill's Tobi Vail. Contrary to the popular Hedonis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nirvana (band)
Nirvana was an American Rock music, rock band formed in Aberdeen, Washington, in 1987. Founded by lead singer and guitarist Kurt Cobain and bassist Krist Novoselic, the band went through a succession of drummers, most notably Chad Channing, before recruiting Dave Grohl in 1990. Nirvana's success popularized alternative rock, and they were often referenced as the figurehead band of Generation X. Despite a short mainstream career spanning only three years, their music maintains a popular following and continues to influence modern rock culture. In the late 1980s, Nirvana established itself as part of the Seattle grunge scene, releasing its first album, ''Bleach (Nirvana album), Bleach'', for the independent record label Sub Pop in 1989. They developed a sound that relied on dynamic contrasts, often between quiet verses and loud, heavy choruses. After signing to the major label DGC Records in 1990, Nirvana found unexpected mainstream success with "Smells Like Teen Spirit", the fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tommy Keene
Tommy Keene (born Thomas Clay Keene; June 30, 1958 – November 22, 2017) was an American singer-songwriter, best known for releasing acclaimed songs in the 1980s. He has a longtime cult following among fans of power pop. Education Evanston, Illinois-born Keene was raised in Bethesda, Maryland. He graduated in 1976 from Walter Johnson High School in Bethesda, which was also the alma mater of fellow musician Nils Lofgren, who went on to play and record with Neil Young and Bruce Springsteen. Keene played drums in one version of Lofgren's early bands. Keene then attended the University of Maryland, College Park. Musical career Keene first received critical acclaim with the pioneering Washington, D.C. rock band the Razz, who released several local independent singles. His 1984 EP ''Places That Are Gone'' became one of the year's top selling independent releases. That same year, ''Washington City Paper'' dubbed Keene "one of the best pop songwriters anywhere." ''Places That Are Gon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marshall Crenshaw
Marshall Howard Crenshaw (born November 11, 1953) is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and guitarist best known for hit songs such as " Someday, Someway", a US top 40 hit in 1982, " Cynical Girl", and " Whenever You're on My Mind". He is also the co-author of one of the biggest radio hits of the 1990s, Gin Blossoms's " Til I Hear It from You". His music has roots in classic soul music and Buddy Holly, to whom Crenshaw was often compared in the early days of his career, and whom he portrayed in the 1987 film '' La Bamba''. Born in Michigan, Crenshaw performed in the musical ''Beatlemania'' before releasing his self-titled album in 1982. Crenshaw could not replicate the commercial success of ''Marshall Crenshaw'' and follow-up ''Field Day'' (1983) with later albums. Crenshaw has also contributed songs to other artists, writing singles for Kirsty MacColl and Gin Blossoms. A quote from ''Trouser Press'' summed up Marshall Crenshaw's early career: "Although he was seen as a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guadalcanal Diary (band)
Guadalcanal Diary was an American alternative jangle pop rock group who originated in Marietta, Georgia. The band formed in 1981, released four major label albums and disbanded in 1989. They reformed in 1997, releasing a live album, but never again recorded new material. After going on hiatus in 2000, Guadalcanal Diary temporarily reunited for a second time in 2011 for Athfest, where they celebrated their 30th anniversary. History Murray Attaway and Jeff Walls became friends in high school, and had played together in a punk band called Strictly American (which also included Curtis Crowe, the future drummer of Pylon). The two decided to form a new band under the name Emergency Broadcast System. At the time, Attaway's close friend Rhett Crowe, who was learning to play bass with guidance from Walls, joined the new band which became Guadalcanal Diary, referencing the 1943 war memoir of that same name. After auditioning several drummers, Walls enlisted multi-instrumentalist John ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Bongos
The Bongos are a power pop band from Hoboken, New Jersey, that emerged from the New York City arts scene, primarily active in the 1980s, led by Richard Barone. With their unique musical style, they were major progenitors of the Hoboken indie-pop community, college radio favorites, and made the leap to national recognition with the advent of MTV. Their breakthrough song "Numbers with Wings" garnered the group a major cult following and was nominated at the first MTV Video Music Awards. Along with a handful of others, the Bongos were instrumental in the advancement of the alternative rock movement. History The Bongos grew out of a band called "a", which had included the three original Bongos and Glenn Morrow, who later formed The Individuals (New Jersey band), the Individuals and helped found Bar/None Records. "a" was the first band to play Maxwell's, a rock and roll club in Hoboken. The group was led by Richard Barone on vocals and guitar and included Rob Norris, formerly of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Barone
Richard Barone is an American rock musician who first gained attention as frontman for the Bongos. He works as a songwriter, arranger, author, director, and record producer, releases albums as a solo artist, tours, and has created concert events at Carnegie Hall, Hollywood Bowl, SXSW, and New York's Central Park. He teaches the course "Music + Revolution" at The New School's School of Jazz and Contemporary Music, has served on the Board of Governors of The Recording Academy (GRAMMYs), serves on the Advisory Board of Anthology Film Archives, and hosts the "Folk Radio" show on WBAI New York. Early years Richard Barone was born in Tampa, Florida, and began his music career at age seven on local top-40 radio station WALT (now known as WTIS) as "the Little DJ." By age sixteen he was producing local bands and recorded the idiosyncratic performer Tiny Tim after the two met following a Tampa performance. It was Tiny Tim who first suggested to Barone that he should live in Greenwich Vil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fetchin Bones
Fetchin Bones was a cross-genre rock band from North Carolina. During a six-year career they produced four studio albums but were most celebrated for inspired live performances. One reviewer stated they were "a band that must be seen live for a full grasp of their eclectic frenzy". During numerous tours Fetchin Bones supported acts such as R.E.M., The B-52s, X and the Red Hot Chili Peppers. Allmusic described the band as "a truly underrated group that didn't hit it big when they should've". Musical style The band mixed blues, punk and country music, and Hope Nicholls' "powerhouse" vocals were compared to Janis Joplin's in their "dirty intensity". In a 1985 interview with Andy Kershaw on ''The Old Grey Whistle Test'', Nicholls said her influences include British bands Siouxsie and the Banshees and the Cocteau Twins. Fetchin Bones' first three albums were produced by Don Dixon and recorded at Mitch Easter's Drive-In Studio and at Reflection Studios in Charlotte. The fourth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Smithereens
The Smithereens are an American rock music, rock band from Carteret, New Jersey. The group formed in 1980 with members Pat DiNizio lead vocals, (vocals and guitar), Jim Babjak (guitar and backing vocals, vocals), Mike Mesaros (bass guitar and backing vocals, vocals), and Dennis Diken (drums and percussion). This original lineup continued until 2006, when Mesaros left the band and Severo Jornacion took over on bass guitar until Mesaros' return in 2016. After DiNizio died in 2017, the band continued performing live shows as a trio (Babjak, Mesaros and Diken) with various guest vocalists. The band had a string of hits in the late 1980s through the mid-1990s, including "Only a Memory", "A Girl Like You (The Smithereens song), A Girl Like You" and "Too Much Passion". The Smithereens have collaborated with numerous musicians, both in the studio (Belinda Carlisle, Julian Lennon, Lou Reed, Suzanne Vega) and live (Otis Blackwell, Graham Parker and The Kinks). The band named themselves afte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
