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Keith Diamond (songwriter)
Keith Diamond (born Keith Vincent Constantine Alexander; March 11, 1950 – January 18, 1997) was an American songwriter and music producer. Career Diamond moved to London to pursue a career as a musician and producer in 1969. He signed on as a songwriter with Zomba after he moved to New York in 1980, and soon afterwards become known for his streamlined rhythm-and-blues pop style. Diamond produced the Billy Ocean album '' Suddenly'', co-writing the album's title track, " Caribbean Queen", and "Loverboy". At Quincy Jones' request, Diamond also produced and co-wrote James Ingram's 1986 album ''Never Felt So Good''. Diamond's composition of "Red Hot Lover" on Ingram's album was inspired by Lourett Russell Grant, a musical recording artist with whom Diamond had a personal relationship. Over the course of his career, Diamond produced and managed groups such as Starpoint and Fredrick Thomas, and also worked with several prominent performers including Donna Summer, Michael Bolton, Sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trinidad And Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago, officially the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, is the southernmost island country in the Caribbean, comprising the main islands of Trinidad and Tobago, along with several List of islands of Trinidad and Tobago, smaller islets. The capital city is Port of Spain, while its largest and most populous municipality is Chaguanas. Despite its proximity to South America, Trinidad and Tobago is generally considered to be part of the Caribbean. Trinidad and Tobago is located northeast off the coast of Venezuela, south of Grenada, and 288 kilometres (155 nautical miles) southwest of Barbados. Indigenous peoples of the Americas, Indigenous peoples inhabited Trinidad for centuries prior to Spanish Empire, Spanish colonization, following the arrival of Christopher Columbus in 1498. Spanish governor José María Chacón surrendered the island to a British fleet under Sir Ralph Abercromby's command in 1797. Trinidad and Tobago were ceded to Britain in 1802 under t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lourett Russell Grant
Lourett Russell Grant () is an American singer, model, and dancer. She co-wrote and performed the disco hit "Hot to Trot" and was a fixture in the dance music scene throughout the 1980s. Career Grant's career as a singer solidified once she met Silvio Tancredi in New York City in 1978. The son of the consular agent at the Italian consulate in New York City, Tancredi was a musician-turned-record producer who had been contracted to Atlantic Records by Ahmet Ertegun, the company's co-founder. Tancredi had produced '' Yellow Fever'' by Herbie Mann and ''Stairway to Love'' by the disco group Wonder Band. Tancredi championed Grant's music career, wanting to make her the "Dance Music Star for the 80s." Together, they wrote and produced Grant's hit electro-rock-disco twelve-inch single, "Hot to Trot", co-written by Jeffrey (Jeff) Schoen. Grant resided for several years at the exclusive, all female Barbizon Hotel in New York while Tancredi judiciously advanced her stardom. Grant and Ta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1997 Deaths
This is a list of lists of deaths of notable people, organized by year. New deaths articles are added to their respective month (e.g., Deaths in ) and then linked below. 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 1986 Earlier years ''Deaths in years earlier than this can usually be found in the main articles of the years.'' See also * Lists of deaths by day * Deaths by year (category) {{DEFAULTSORT:deaths by year ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1950 Births
Events January * January 1 – The International Police Association (IPA) – the largest police organization in the world – is formed. * January 5 – 1950 Sverdlovsk plane crash, Sverdlovsk plane crash: ''Aeroflot'' Lisunov Li-2 crashes in a snowstorm. All 19 aboard are killed, including almost the entire national ice hockey team (VVS Moscow) of the Soviet Air Force – 11 players, as well as a team doctor and a masseur. * January 6 – The UK recognizes the People's Republic of China; the Republic of China severs diplomatic relations with Britain in response. * January 7 – A fire in the St Elizabeth's Ward of Mercy Hospital in Davenport, Iowa, United States, kills 41 patients. * January 9 – The Israeli government recognizes the People's Republic of China. * January 12 – Submarine collides with Sweden, Swedish oil tanker ''Divina'' in the Thames Estuary and sinks; 64 die. * January 13 – Finland forms diplomatic relations with the People's Republic of Chin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Don Johnson
Don Wayne Johnson (born December 15, 1949) is an American actor and singer-songwriter. He played the role of James "Sonny" Crockett in the 1980s television series '' Miami Vice'', for which he won a Golden Globe, and received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination. He also played the titular character in the 1990s series '' Nash Bridges''. Johnson received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1996. Johnson has appeared in films such as '' A Boy and His Dog'' (1975), '' Tin Cup'' (1996), '' Machete'' (2010), '' Django Unchained'' (2012) and ''Knives Out'' (2019). He released the albums '' Heartbeat'' (1986) and '' Let It Roll'' (1989) as a singer. His cover version of " Heartbeat" peaked at number 5 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. Early life Johnson was born on December 15, 1949, in his grandmother's house in Flat Creek, Missouri. His mother, Nell (née Wilson), was a beautician. His father, Fredie Wayne Johnson, was a farmer. At the time of his birth, Johnson's mother and f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mick Jagger
Sir Michael Philip Jagger (born 26 July 1943) is an English musician. He is known as the lead singer and one of the founder members of The Rolling Stones. Jagger has co-written most of the band's songs with lead guitarist Keith Richards; Jagger–Richards, their songwriting partnership is one of the most successful in rock music history. His career has spanned more than six decades, and he has been widely described as one of the most popular and influential front men in the history of rock music. His distinctive voice and energetic live performances, along with Richards' guitar style, have been the Rolling Stones' trademark throughout the band's career. Early in his career, Jagger gained notoriety for his romantic involvements and illicit drug use, and has often been portrayed as a counterculture, countercultural figure. Jagger was born and grew up in Dartford. He studied at the London School of Economics before abandoning his studies to focus on his career with the Rolling Sto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sheena Easton
Sheena Shirley Easton (; born 27 April 1959) is a Scottish singer and actress who achieved recognition in an episode of the reality television series ''The Big Time (TV series), The Big Time: Pop Singer'', which recorded her attempts to gain a Recording contract, record deal and her eventual signing with the EMI Record label, label. Her first two Single (music), singles, "Modern Girl (Sheena Easton song), Modern Girl" and "9 to 5 (Sheena Easton song), 9 to 5", both entered the top ten of the UK singles chart simultaneously. She became one of the most successful British female recording artists of the 1980s. Easton became the first and only recording artist in ''Billboard (magazine), Billboard'' history to have a top-five hit on each of ''Billboard''s primary Billboard charts, singles charts: "9 to 5" (Pop and Adult Contemporary (chart), Adult Contemporary), "We've Got Tonite#Kenny Rogers and Sheena Easton version, We've Got Tonight" with Kenny Rogers (Hot Country Songs, Country ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Bolton
Michael Bolotin (born February 26, 1953), known professionally as Michael Bolton, is an American singer and songwriter. Bolton performed in the hard rock and heavy metal music genres from the mid-1970s to the mid-1980s, both on his early solo albums and those he recorded as the frontman of the band Blackjack. His early career also saw him as a successful songwriter, co-writing hits like " How Am I Supposed to Live Without You" for Laura Branigan, which he later recorded as a solo single. Bolton achieved peak recognition as a pop ballad singer in the late 1980s and early 1990s with collaborations with songwriters like Diane Warren and Desmond Child. During that time, he covered such songs as Otis Redding's " (Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay" and Percy Sledge's " When a Man Loves a Woman". Despite his commercial success in the adult contemporary genre, Bolton faced criticism for being derivative. In 2000, he faced a controversial legal battle with the Isley Brothers over pl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Donna Summer
Donna Adrian Gaines (December 31, 1948May 17, 2012), known professionally as Donna Summer, was an American singer and songwriter. She gained prominence during the disco era of the 1970s and became known as the "Queen of Disco", while her music gained a global following. Born and raised in Boston, Summer dropped out of high school before graduating and began her career as the lead singer of a blues rock band named Crow and moved to New York City. In 1968, she joined the German adaptation of the musical ''Hair (musical), Hair'' in Munich, where she spent several years living, acting, and singing. There, she met music producers Giorgio Moroder and Pete Bellotte, and released her first album, the European market-only ''Lady of the Night (album), Lady of the Night'' in 1974. Following the recording and European release of the groundbreaking disco anthem, "Love to Love You Baby (song), Love to Love You Baby", she signed with Casablanca Records in 1975, where it was released in North A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Starpoint
Starpoint was an American R&B and funk band from Maryland that was active from 1978 to 1990 recording 10 albums during that time. It comprised four brothers and two other musicians. The ten albums released did well, some reaching the US R&B Charts. Biography Beginnings The five Phillips Brothers (George, Ernesto, Lloyd, Orlando, and Gregory) started a band that played in the basement and living room doing small parties held by their father, Dr. George McKenzie Phillips. The first band was JR and the Royals, featuring George Phillips, Jr. The brothers later added Kayode "Ky" Adeyemo. Ernesto took over as leader of the band when George and Lloyd were sent to college. When George returned, he rejoined his brothers and introduced Renee Diggs to the band. The brothers welcomed Renee to join and a new group began as Licyndiana. Initially playing at parties and small venues, the group began writing music during this time, with Ernesto becoming the primary songwriter. The group decided ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
