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Lucky (Marty Balin Album)
''Lucky'' is the second solo album by Marty Balin. It was released in 1983 on EMI America Records. The album reached No. 156 on the ''Billboard'' Top LPs & Tape chart. As a subtle tribute to Balin's friend and former bandmate Jack Casady, he recorded a cover of "Heart of Stone", an original written by Brian Marnell from Casady's new wave group SVT. Track listing Side one #"Born to Be a Winner" ( Julio de Caro, Steve Head) – 4:22 #"What Do People Like?" (de Caro) – 3:49 #"Just Like That" (Steve Goldstein, Bob Getter, Adrian Peritore) – 2:49 #" Do It for Love" ( Jesse Barish) – 4:07 #"What Love Is" (Greg Prestopino, Brock Walsh) – 4:44 Side two #"Heart of Stone" (Brian Marnell) – 3:13 #"Palm of Your Hand" ( Rick Marotta/Debra Barsha/Bob Alan) – 3:53 #"Will You Forever" (John Farey/John Whitney) – 3:20 #"All We Really Need" (Marty Balin/ Franne Golde/Steve Goldstein/ Peter Ivers) – 3:55 #"When Love Comes" (Gene Heart/David Evan) – 3:18 CD release BGO rel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marty Balin
Martyn Jerel Buchwald (January 30, 1942 – September 27, 2018), known as Marty Balin (), was an American singer, songwriter, and musician best known as a member of Jefferson Airplane and Jefferson Starship. Early life Balin was born Martyn Jerel Buchwald in Cincinnati, Ohio, the son of Catherine Eugenia "Jean" (née Talbot) and Joseph Buchwald. His paternal grandparents emigrated from Eastern Europe. His father was Jewish and his mother was Episcopalian. Buchwald attended Washington High School in San Francisco, California. As a child, Balin was diagnosed with autism. Career Early musical work In 1962, Buchwald changed his name to Marty Balin, and began recording with Challenge Records in Los Angeles, releasing the singles "Nobody but You" and "I Specialize in Love". By 1964, Balin was leading a folk music quartet named The Town Criers. Jefferson Airplane Balin was the primary founder of Jefferson Airplane, which he "launched" from a restaurant-turned-club he created and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Franne Golde
Francine Golde, better known as Franne Golde or Frannie Golde, is an American songwriter, musician, singer and writer. She is Songwriter's Hall Of Fame nominee and her songs have appeared on more than 100 million records sold worldwide. Golde has received BMI awards for singles with The Pussycat Dolls " Stickwitu", Randy Travis's " A Man Ain't Made of Stone", The Kinleys' " Somebody's Out There Watching" from the ''Touched by an Angel'' soundtrack, Selena's " Dreaming of You", Heart's "Secret", Jody Watley's "Don't You Want Me" and " Nightshift" by the Commodores, which also won a Grammy for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group and received a Grammy nomination for Song of the Year. Most recently, Golde was nominated to The Songwriter's Hall Of Fame and Bruce Springsteen covered Nightshift on his Only The Strong Survive album. She started her own clothing line known for creating "The Original Magic Pant" in August 2016. Biography Early career Early in her career, Golde found ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aaron Rapoport
Aaron Rapoport (born May 22, 1954) is an American photographer, best known for his photographs of musicians. Biography In a career that spans over three decades, Rapoport has photographed in a wide variety of areas including commercial photography. His photography of album/CD covers is particularly well known. One of his most famous cover photos is for the Supertramp album, ''Breakfast in America ''Breakfast in America'' is the sixth studio album by the English rock band Supertramp, released on 16 March 1979, by A&M Records. It was recorded from May to December 1978 at The Village Recorder in Los Angeles. It spawned three US ''Billbo ...''. Presently, Rapoport continues to be active as a photographer and is based in Los Angeles, California. Selected credits Album covers References External linksOfficial site* 1954 births American fashion photographers American portrait photographers People from San Mateo County, California Living people {{US-photog ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doug Sax
Doug Sax (April 26, 1936 – April 2, 2015) was an American mastering engineer from Los Angeles, California. He mastered three The Doors' albums, including their 1967 debut; six Pink Floyd's albums, including '' The Wall''; Ray Charles' multiple-Grammy winner '' Genius Loves Company'' in 2004, and Bob Dylan's 36th studio album '' Shadows in the Night'' in 2015. Early life Sax was born in Los Angeles on April 26, 1936, to Mildred and Remy Sax. While attending Fairfax High School in West Los Angeles, Sax played the trumpet alongside trumpeter Herb Alpert. Upon graduation, Sax attended University of California, Los Angeles and then was drafted into the Army where he played trumpet in the Seventh Army Symphony Orchestra from 1959 to 1961. Career From an early age, Sax was interested in recorded sound, and although he had established a career as a symphonic trumpeter, on December 27, 1967, along with Lincoln Mayorga, a friend from junior high who had become a music arranger and p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Niko Bolas
Niko Bolas is an American music producer, sound engineer, and consultant. He is also a business developer in the fields of virtual reality and Internet radio. In 1989, Bolas founded Fakespace Music with Mark Bolas, Ian McDowall, and Christian Greuel. In 1995, Fakespace developed the Soundsculpt Toolkit, a software interface which lets music communicate with graphical elements of virtual reality. In 1999, Bolas became the CEO of Sonicbox, Inc., an Internet radio company he founded with Mark Bolas and McDowall. Sonicbox changed its name to iM Networks Inc.; it developed and marketed the first internet radio device which was sold in consumer stores through a licensing agreement with the Philips Consumer Electronics Company. iM Networks Inc. received three patents for streaming technologies and put the "iM Band(TM)" alongside AM and FM on the radio dial, allowing consumers to access Internet radio content from around the world. His current music enterprises are DayDream VR and The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daniel Moore (musician)
Daniel Moore (born 1941) is an American musician, singer and songwriter. He co-wrote the song " My Maria" with B. W. Stevenson. Recorded by the latter, the song was a pop hit in 1973. Moore also wrote the song " Shambala", a song which was a hit for both B. W. Stevenson and Three Dog Night that same year. "My Maria" was also a country hit in 1996 when recorded by Brooks and Dunn. In addition, Moore has written songs for other artists, including Joe Cocker and Bonnie Raitt. In late 1975, he contributed backing vocals for the tracks on Bo Diddley's ''The 20th Anniversary of Rock 'n' Roll'' all-star album. Moore currently runs his own record label, DJM Records. djmrec.com As a song writer, Daniel Moore has had songs recorded by: *Joe Cocker, multiple songs *The Everly Brothers, "Deliver Me" 1967 * Tom Scott, "Deliver Me" 1968 *The Hughes Corporation, "One More River to Cross" 1971 * B.W. Stevenson, "My Maria" 1973 *Three Dog Night, "Shambala" 1973 *Canned Heat, "One More River ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Champlin
William Bradford Champlin (born May 21, 1947) is an American singer, keyboardist, guitarist and songwriter. He formed the band Sons of Champlin in 1965, which still performs today, and was a member of the rock band Chicago (band), Chicago from 1981 to 2009. He performed lead vocals on three of Chicago's biggest hits of the 1980s, 1984's "Hard Habit to Break" and 1988's "Look Away" and "I Don't Wanna Live Without Your Love". During live shows, he sang the lower, baritone, vocal parts originally performed by founding guitarist Terry Kath, who had died in 1978. He has won multiple Grammy Awards for songwriting. Early career As a child, Champlin demonstrated a talent for piano and eventually picked up the guitar after being inspired by Elvis Presley. He started a band called The Opposite Six while at Tamalpais High School in Mill Valley, California. He then studied music in college, but was encouraged by a professor to drop out and pursue music professionally. The Sons of Champlin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jimmie Haskell
Jimmie Haskell (born Sheridan Pearlman; November 7, 1926 – February 4, 2016) was an American composer and arranger for motion pictures and a wide variety of popular artists, including Elvis Presley, Neil Diamond, Crosby, Stills & Nash, Steely Dan, Billy Joel, Simon & Garfunkel and the Everly Brothers. His career spanned over six decades. Biography Haskell was born in Brooklyn, New York. He entered the music business in the 1950s doing arrangements for Imperial Records. His first professional arrangement was a chart of " Nature Boy", sold to Lionel Hampton. He became the arranger of choice for Ricky Nelson, arranging and producing around 75 records for the artist, including such hits as " There's Nothing I Can Say" and " Hello Mary Lou". In 1960, he accompanied Elvis Presley on accordion on the "G.I. Blues" soundtrack. Almost four decades later, he provided arrangements on Sheryl Crow's album '' The Globe Sessions''. In 1960, Haskell entered the motion picture soundtrack indu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Darrell Leonard
Darrell Leonard is an American, Los Angeles–based, trumpet player, composer and arranger. He recorded and toured with Delaney and Bonnie and Friends from 1970 through 1973. He is a Grammy Award winner for his work with Taj Mahal and the Phantom Blues Band. His work has been featured on recordings by Taj Mahal, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Buddy Guy, Keb' Mo, B. B. King, The Rolling Stones, Bonnie Raitt, Jimmy Smith, Percy Sledge, Barry Goldberg, Little Feat Little Feat is an American rock band from Los Angeles, California formed by lead vocalist and guitarist Lowell George, bassist Roy Estrada (both formerly of the Mothers of Invention), keyboardist Bill Payne, and drummer Richie Hayward in ... and Glenn Frey. His compositions have been featured in the film '' The Divine Secrets of the Ya Ya Sisterhood'' and the Eric Simonson play ''Carter's Way''. ReferencesGrammy Awards 2000 [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Price (musician)
James William Price (born July 25, 1945) is an American session musician. He toured extensively with The Rolling Stones from 1970 until 1973, including their 1972 American Tour, and appears on the albums ''Sticky Fingers'', '' Exile on Main St.'' and '' Goats Head Soup''. From September 1968 to February 1969, Price played with New Buffalo Springfield. He also toured and recorded with Delaney & Bonnie and Friends, Joe Cocker's '' Mad Dogs and Englishmen'' and Eric Clapton. Price played on several songs on Harry Nilsson's ''Nilsson Schmilsson''. Price produced Cocker's album '' I Can Stand a Little Rain'', which includes the song " You Are So Beautiful" (originally written by Billy Preston but rearranged for Cocker by Price). Career Price worked as a session musician, playing trombone and trumpet in the Los Angeles area. His work on the Delaney & Bonnie album '' Accept No Substitute'' (1969) led to touring with the band. He next appeared on Eric Clapton's self-titled solo album ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greg Smith (American Musician)
Gregory or Greg Smith may refer to: Sportspeople Baseball * Greg Smith (infielder) (born 1967), former infielder with the Chicago Cubs and Los Angeles Dodgers * Greg Smith (pitcher) (born 1983), pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies Basketball * Greg Smith (basketball, born 1947), former NBA player * Greg Smith (basketball, born 1991), American professional basketball player Cricket * Greg Smith (cricketer, born 1971), Nottinghamshire cricketer * Greg Smith (cricketer, born 1983), Essex cricketer * Greg Smith (cricketer, born 1988), Nottinghamshire cricketer * Gregory Smith (cricketer) (born 1986), Caymanian cricketer Rugby * Greg Smith (rugby union coach) (c. 1949–2002), Australian national rugby coach * Greg Smith (rugby league) (born 1973), Newcastle Knights rugby league player * Greg Smith (rugby union, born 1968), Fijian former rugby union player * Greg Smith (rugby union, born 1974), Fijian rugby union footballer Other sports * Gregory Smith (canoeist) (born 1956), forme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Waddy Wachtel
Robert "Waddy" Wachtel (born May 24, 1947) is an American musician, composer and record producer, most notable for his guitar work. Wachtel has worked as session musician for other artists such as Linda Ronstadt, Beth Hart, Stevie Nicks, Miranda Lambert, Kim Carnes, Randy Newman, Keith Richards, The Rolling Stones (lead guitar on "Saint of Me"), Jon Bon Jovi, James Taylor, Iggy Pop, Warren Zevon, Bryan Ferry, Michael Sweet, Jackson Browne, Karla Bonoff, The Motels and Andrew Gold, both in the studio and live. Early years Wachtel was born May 24, 1947, in Jackson Heights, Queens, Jackson Heights to a Jewish family in the New York City borough of Queens. At about age 9–10, Wachtel began to learn to play the guitar, taking lessons with teacher Gene Dell (who insisted that he learn to play right-handed despite being naturally left-handed) until about age 14. At that age, he says, he began writing songs. Wachtel also studied with Rudolph Schramm, who was the head of the NBC staff or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
