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Drew Zingg
Jonathan Drew Zingg (November 14, 1957 – April 7, 2025) was an American rock, blues, soul and jazz guitarist, best known for his performing with Steely Dan and Boz Scaggs. Life and career Zingg was born and raised in New York City, the son of David Drew Zingg. After picking up the guitar around the age of 8, he formed his first musical group christened “The Ineffable Blanket” while attending the Buckley School. While attending the Loomis School in Windsor, CT, he played lead guitar for Lester and The Molesters. At Vassar College, he was in several bands including The Cubists who performed with square boxes on their heads. After graduation, Drew spent more than a decade on the New York club scene, at times backing Shawn Colvin and Lucy Kaplansky. He also did some Broadway production and session work. Eventually, Zingg started playing in a band headed by keyboard player and vocalist Jeff Young. In 1989, Donald Fagen signed up Young and his band, which included Zingg, initially ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steely Dan
Steely Dan is an American rock band formed in Annandale-on-Hudson, New York, in 1971 by Walter Becker (guitars, bass, backing vocals) and Donald Fagen (keyboards, lead vocals). Originally having a traditional band lineup, Becker and Fagen chose to stop performing live by the end of 1974 and continued Steely Dan as a studio-only duo, utilizing a revolving cast of session musicians. ''Rolling Stone'' magazine named them "the perfect musical antiheroes for the seventies". Becker and Fagen played together in a variety of bands from their time together studying at Bard College in Annandale-on-Hudson. They later moved to Los Angeles, gathered a band of musicians and began recording music. Their debut album, '' Can't Buy a Thrill'' (1972), established a template for their career, blending elements of rock, jazz, Latin music, R&B, and bluesAllMusic Steely Dan: Biography with sophisticated studio production and cryptic, irony-infused lyrics. The band enjoyed critical and commerci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marcus Miller
William Henry Marcus Miller Jr. (born June 14, 1959) is an American musician, songwriter, and record producer. He has worked with trumpeter Miles Davis, pianist Herbie Hancock, singer Luther Vandross, and saxophonists Wayne Shorter and David Sanborn, among others. He was the main songwriter and producer on three of Davis' albums: ''Tutu (album), Tutu'' (1986), ''Music from Siesta'' (1987), and ''Amandla (album), Amandla'' (1989). His collaboration with Vandross was especially close; he co-produced and served as the arranger for most of Vandross' albums, and he and Vandross co-wrote many of Vandross' songs, including the hits "I Really Didn't Mean It", "Any Love (Luther Vandross song), Any Love", "Power of Love/Love Power" and "Don't Want to Be a Fool". He also co-wrote the 1988 single "Da Butt" for Experience Unlimited. Early life William Henry Marcus Miller Jr. was born in the Brooklyn borough of New York City on June 14, 1959. He grew up in a musical family; his father, Will ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Headquarters (Monkey House Album)
''Headquarters'' is a studio album by the music group Monkey House, released in May 2012, on Alma Records, which is affiliated with the Universal Music Group. It was primarily recorded at the Drive Shed in Toronto. It was produced and arranged by Don Breithaupt, and the engineer was John 'Beetle' Bailey. Breithaupt is the founder and leader of Monkey House, who have been recording since 1992. Their previous two albums were ''Welcome to the Club'' (1992), and ''True Winter'' (1998). In 2005, they released ''Big Money'', a collection of singles, remasters, and rarities. Stylistically, the ''Headquarters'' album shows it to be influenced by the music of Steely Dan, with arranged horns and background vocals throughout. Breithaupt says the tunes are "pop songs with too many chords!" Also, some guitar work comes from guest artists Drew Zingg (who is best known for his work with Boz Scaggs and Steely Dan), as well as from Kim Mitchell and Rik Emmett (founder of the band Triumph). Also ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monkey House (band)
Monkey House is a musical group founded by Don Breithaupt, a Canadian pianist, singer/songwriter, composer, arranger, producer and author. The group got its name from a 1968 book by Kurt Vonnegut. History The band formed in 1992, performing songs Breithaupt had written that seemed too jazzy or different for other bands to cover. A number of guest artists have contributed songs and have performed on their albums, including Drew Zingg, Elliott Randall, Michael Leonhart, and Jay Graydon. Steely Dan is one of Breithaupt's biggest influences. The band makes melodic pop with a sophisticated, jazzy twist, with some horn arrangements. Their debut album ''Welcome to the Club'' was released in 1992, on the Aquarius label, based in Canada. It included a cover of a song written by Donald Fagen of Steely Dan called "Lazy Nina", which was covered by Greg Phillinganes in 1984, but never recorded by Fagen himself. Their second album ''True Winter'', on the Marigold label, released in 1998, fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flesh And Bone (Lucy Kaplansky Album)
''Flesh and Bone'' is the second album by American singer-songwriter Lucy Kaplansky, released in 1996. The original release of the CD contained a hidden "Track 0" containing a cover of the Beatles' " I've Just Seen a Face" that could be accessed on some players by stepping back a track from Track 1. Track listing All songs by Lucy Kaplansky and Richard Litvin unless otherwise noted. # "Scorpion" – 3:51 # "(What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love, and Understanding" (Nick Lowe) – 3:19 # "If You Could See" – 3:32 # "Don't Renege on Our Love" ( Richard Thompson) – 4:16 # "Still Life" – 5:58 # "This Is Mine" – 3:08 # "Mary and the Soldier" (Traditional) – 4:47 # "Love Is the Ride" – 2:45 # "The Thief" – 3:46 # "Edges" – 5:14 # "Return of the Grievous Angel" (Gram Parsons, Thomas Stanley Brown) – 3:52 # "Ruby" – 4:22 Personnel *Lucy Kaplansky – vocals, guitar, background vocals *Marc Shulman – guitar *Larry Campbell – guitar, fiddle, dobro, mandolin, pedal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Tide (Lucy Kaplansky Album)
''The Tide'' is the debut album by American singer-songwriter Lucy Kaplansky, released in 1994. It was produced primarily by Shawn Colvin. Red House Records released a remastered version on October 4, 2005, including two bonus tracks. Critical reception The ''Boston Herald'' wrote that the album "is a fine showcase for Kaplansky's small but emotive voice, a warbling approach that has its limits, but often pierces through to the frightened heart of a lovelorn lyric." Track listing # "The Tide" (Lucy Kaplansky, Richard Litvin) – 4:15 # "When I Get to the Border" (Richard Thompson) – 2:57 # "Texas Blues" (Bill Morrissey) – 2:47 # "The Heart" (Tom Russell, Greg Trooper) – 3:34 # "My Name Joe" ( David Massengill) – 5:02 # "Somebody's Home" (Kaplansky) – 3:37 # "Guinevere" (Robin Batteau) – 4:17 # "Delivery Truck" (George Gerdes, Mark Johnson) – 3:06 # "You Just Need a Home" (Kaplansky) – 3:50 # "The Eyes of My Beholder" (Batteau) – 3:02 # "Secret Journey" (Stin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Easy (Commodores Song)
"Easy" is a song by American band Commodores from their fifth studio album, ''Commodores (album), Commodores'' (1977), released on the Motown label. Group member Lionel Richie wrote "Easy" with the intention of it becoming another crossover hit for the group given the success of a previous single, "Just to Be Close to You", which spent two weeks at number one on the US ''Billboard (magazine), Billboard'' Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, Hot Soul Singles chart (now known as the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart) and peaked at number seven on the Billboard Hot 100, ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in 1977. Released in March 1977, "Easy" reached number one on the ''Billboard'' Hot Soul Singles chart (for a single week, on July 16) and number four on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. The success of "Easy" paved the way for similar Richie-composed hit Sentimental ballad, ballads such as "Three Times a Lady" and "Still (Commodores song), Still", and also for Richie's later solo hits. American rock music, rock band Fait ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vinnie Colaiuta
Vincent Peter Colaiuta (born February 5, 1956) is an American drummer known for his technical mastery who has worked as a session musician in many genres. He was inducted into the ''Modern Drummer'' Hall of Fame in 1996 and the ''Classic Drummer'' Hall of Fame in 2014. Colaiuta has won one Grammy Award and has been nominated twice. Since the late 1970s, he has recorded and toured with Frank Zappa, Joni Mitchell, and Sting (musician), Sting, among many other appearances in the studio and in concert. Career Colaiuta was given his first drum kit when he was seven. He took to it naturally, with little instruction. When he was fourteen, the school band teacher gave him a book that taught him some of the basics. Buddy Rich was his favorite drummer until he heard the album ''Ego (Tony Williams Lifetime album), Ego'' by Tony Williams (drummer), Tony Williams and The Tony Williams Lifetime, an event that changed his life. Colaiuta was also listening to organists, notably Jack McDuff, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Will Lee (bassist)
Will Lee (born September 8, 1952) is an American bassist known for his work on the ''Late Show with David Letterman'' as part of the CBS Orchestra and The World's Most Dangerous Band during Letterman’s tenure as host of NBC’s ''Late Night''. Lee has recorded and toured with many artists. He appeared on the Mark & Clark Band's hit record '' Worn Down Piano''. He performs with his Beatles tribute band, The Fab Faux, which he co-founded in 1998. Career Beginnings in music Lee was greatly influenced to pursue music because of his parents. His father, William Franklin Lee III, played piano, trumpet and the upright bass professionally. Lee's mother Lois sang with big bands. Lee took up drums after seeing the Beatles on ''The Ed Sullivan Show'', and by the time he was 12 had formed his first band in Miami. The band members each earned $6 a night playing the popular surfing tunes characteristic of the ‘60s. With the great numbers of drummers in Miami, Lee shifted to bass ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Whitty
George Whitty is an American musician, composer, record producer, audio engineer and music educator. Biography Whitty was born and raised in Coos Bay, Oregon, and is a 1980 graduate of Marshfield High School. As a musician, he has played and recorded with artists such as Dave Matthews and Santana (''Supernatural''), Celine Dion (''Falling into You'' and ''These Are Special Times''), Michael and Randy Brecker (four years on the road, seven albums), Chaka Khan ('' The Woman I Am''), Richard Bona, Chris Minh Doky, Sadao Watanabe, Grover Washington Jr., Till Brönner (''Midnight'') and other well-known artists. His discography includes more than 100 CDs as a record producer or musician. In 2012, he formed the electric jazz trio, Third Rail, with Tom Brechtlein on drums and Janek Gwizdala on bass. In 2013, the band released the live CD ''Ignition: Live Across Europe'', composed of tracks recorded on the band's first tour of Europe. In August 2012, he performed at the Hollywood Bo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patti Austin
Patti Austin (born August 10, 1950) is an American Grammy Award-winning R&B, pop, and jazz singer and songwriter best known for " Baby, Come to Me", her 1982 duet with James Ingram, which topped the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 after its re-release that same year. Music career Austin was born in Harlem, New York, to Gordon Austin, a jazz trombonist. She was raised in Bay Shore, New York on Long Island. Quincy Jones and Dinah Washington referred to themselves as her godparents. When Austin was four years old, she performed at the Apollo Theater. As a teenager she recorded commercial jingles and worked as a session singer in soul and R&B. She had an R&B hit in 1969 with "Family Tree". She sang backing vocals on Paul Simon's 1975 number-one hit " 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover". The jazz label CTI released her debut album, ''End of a Rainbow'', in 1976. She sang backing vocals on the track "Everybody has a Dream" for Billy Joel's hit album ''The Stranger'' (album) in 1977. She sang " ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alana Davis
Alana Schofield Davis (born May 6, 1974) is an American singer-songwriter. Her father, Walter Davis Jr., was an African-American pianist who played alongside such jazz greats as Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie. A record deal with Elektra Records produced Davis' first two albums; '' Blame It on Me'', which was chosen as one of ''Times five best albums of 1997, and 2001's '' Fortune Cookies'', which featured production by The Neptunes and Ed Tuton. She released videos of the songs "32 Flavors" and "Crazy." Davis achieved a radio hit with the single " 32 Flavors" from her debut album. The song is a cover version of a track written and previously recorded by Ani DiFranco. ''Blame It on Me'' stayed on the Billboard Top 200 for seven weeks, peaking at No. 157 in February 1998 and reaching sales of over 240,000 in the United States. "Murder", also from ''Blame It on Me'', was sampled on Jay-Z's '' Vol. 3... Life and Times of S. Carter''. After a guest appearance on the 1999 sound ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
