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That's The Stuff
''That's the Stuff'' is the second studio album by the American rock band Autograph, released in 1985 by RCA Records. The album featured the singles "That's the Stuff" and "Blondes in Black Cars". A different version of the album was reissued in 1986, featuring a blue cover with different artwork. This version featured a cover of Grand Funk Railroad's " We're an American Band" replacing "Six String Fever" as track 6. A remastered version of the original album with the red cover was released by Spitfire Records in 2002, which retained the same track listing as the original, apart from the substitution of "Six String Fever" with " We're an American Band" as track number 6. Since its remastered release in 2002, the CD has become extremely rare. The album was again reissued in 2009 by the British record label Rock Candy. This time, the remastered CD featured the ten original tracks (including "Six String Fever") and "We're an American Band" as a bonus track. The booklet features the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Autograph (American Band)
Autograph was an American hard rock band formed in Los Angeles, California, in 1983. The band is best known for their 1984 hit song " Turn Up the Radio". History Formation and classic years (1983–1989) The group of musicians began playing and recording together, soon taking the form of an actual band. Together, they chose the name "Autograph" while driving from Los Angeles to Jacksonville, Florida, to open for Van Halen in January of 1984. They recorded their first rough demos in late 1983, but played them only for a few close friends. One of them was Andy Johns, a famous record producer who Steve Plunkett had met while helping singer Joe Cerisano produce Silver Condor's second album ''Trouble At Home''. Johns invited the band to re-record and upgrade the demos at the Record Plant Studios for free under his guidance. Keni Richards then played the demo for Roth, who subsequently invited the band to open for Van Halen on their ''1984'' tour. The band rose to prominence ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
We're An American Band (song)
"We're an American Band" is a song by American Rock music, rock band Grand Funk Railroad. Released on July 2, 1973, from the band's We're an American Band, album of the same name, it became the band's first single to top the ''Billboard'' charts. Written by Don Brewer and produced by Todd Rundgren, its huge chart success broadened Grand Funk's appeal. In a 2023 interview, Brewer said the song, which stitches together snippets of events from the band's touring life, was written in an effort to garner the band more hits as FM radio stations were transitioning into singles-oriented formats. According to Brewer, the song was not a rebuke to British band Humble Pie, who Grand Funk had previously toured with. It is the 99th song on VH1's list of the 100 Greatest Hard Rock Songs. Reception ''Cash Box'' said that the "group comes through with powerful, chunky rhythms and meaningful lyrics." Personnel *Don Brewer – lead vocals, cowbell, drums *Mark Farner – guitar, backing vocals *C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Autograph (American Band) Albums
An autograph is a person's own handwriting or signature. The word ''autograph'' comes from Ancient Greek (, ''autós'', "self" and , ''gráphō'', "write"), and can mean more specifically: Gove, Philip B. (ed.), 1981. ''Webster's Third New International Dictionary'', p. 147. * a manuscript written by the author of its content. In this meaning the term ''autograph'' can often be used interchangeably with holograph. * a celebrity's handwritten signature. Autograph collecting is the activity of collecting such autographs. History What might be considered the oldest "autograph" is a Sumerian clay table from about 3100 BC which includes the name of the scribe Gar.Ama. No ancient written autographs have been found, and the earliest one known for a major historical figure is that of El Cid from 1098. Autograph manuscript "Autograph" can refer to a document transcribed entirely in the handwriting of its author, as opposed to a typeset document or one written by an amanuensis or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1985 Albums
The year 1985 was designated as the International Youth Year by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 ** The Internet's Domain Name System is created. ** Greenland withdraws from the European Economic Community as a result of a new agreement on fishing rights. * January 7 – Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency launches '' Sakigake'', Japan's first interplanetary spacecraft and the first deep space probe to be launched by any country other than the United States or the Soviet Union. * January 15 – Tancredo Neves is elected president of Brazil by the Congress, ending the 21-year military rule. * January 27 – The Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) is formed, in Tehran. * January 28 – The charity single record "We Are the World" is recorded by USA for Africa. February * February 4 – The border between Gibraltar and Spain reopens for the first time since Francisco Franco closed it in 1969. * February 5 – Australia cancels its involvem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stephen Marcussen
Stephen Marcussen is the founder and chief mastering engineer at Marcussen Mastering in Hollywood, California Hollywood, sometimes informally called Tinseltown, is a List of districts and neighborhoods in Los Angeles, neighborhood and district in the Central Los Angeles, central region of Los Angeles County, California, within the city of Los Angeles. ..., United States. He has been mastering music since 1979. Biography Marcussen's introduction to music recording happened in 1976 when, at the age of 19, he was offered a janitor position at Studio 55, record producer Richard Perry's Los Angeles recording studio. At Studio 55, Marcussen received an education in all facets of music recording and sound production. By the end of his Studio 55 tenure, he had earned his first album credits as an assistant engineer, working on The Manhattan Transfer's ''Pastiche (album), Pastiche'', Boz Scaggs's ''Middle Man (album), Middle Man'', and The Pointer Sisters's ''Special Things''. Marc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Don Brewer
Donald George Brewer (born September 3, 1948) is an American drummer and singer who is a founding member and longtime original drummer of the rock band Grand Funk Railroad. Early life Brewer was born in Flint, Michigan, on September 3, 1948, the son of Clara Eileen (née Waterman) and Donald A. Brewer, and is a graduate of Swartz Creek High School. Early career Brewer started his first band, called The Red Devils, at the age of 12. After leaving The Red Devils, Brewer formed another band named the Jazzmasters for whom he played drums and sang. In 1964, Brewer joined former DJ Terry Knight as well as bassist Herm Jackson, guitarist Curt Johnson, and keyboardist Bobby Caldwell and formed the band Terry Knight and the Pack. In 1966, he experienced his first top 40 hit with "I (Who Have Nothing)". Grand Funk Railroad In 1968, Brewer left Terry Knight and the Pack along with bandmate Mark Farner and recruited Mel Schacher, the bassist for the hit band ? and the Mysterian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Post
Mike Post (born Leland Michael Postil; September 29, 1944) is an American composer, best known for his television theme music for various shows, including '' The White Shadow''; ''Law & Order''; '' Law & Order: Special Victims Unit''; ''The A-Team''; '' The Byrds of Paradise''; ''NYPD Blue''; '' Renegade;'' ''The Rockford Files''; ''L.A. Law''; ''Quantum Leap''; '' Magnum, P.I.''; '' Hill Street Blues'', and ''Mammoth''. He was also the producer of the '' Van Halen III'' album by the band Van Halen. Early musical career Post's first credited work in music was cutting demos using two singing sisters, Terry and Carol Fischer. With Sally Gordon, they went on to become The Murmaids. Their first single, " Popsicles and Icicles" (written by David Gates), was a number 3 hit song in January 1964. Post also provided early guidance for the garage rock band The Outcasts while in recruit training in San Antonio, Texas. He was the songwriter and producer for both songs on the band's first ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The River Rat
''The River Rat'' is a 1984 independent family film directed by Thomas Rickman and starring Tommy Lee Jones and Martha Plimpton. It was filmed on location in Hickman, Kentucky, on the banks of the Mississippi River. Plot Jonsy is a teenager who meets her father Billy, who has just been released from prison, for the first time. The two slowly forge a relationship as they rebuild a boat named ''The River Rat''. The father cannot escape his criminal past, being blackmailed by the prison psychiatrist Doc Cole, who believes he knows the location of a large amount of cash stolen before imprisonment. Father and daughter ride ''The River Rat'' on a picturesque trip down the Mississippi River to Memphis, Tennessee in an effort to find the money and elude the prison doctor. Along the way, they learn about each other and grow closer. Cast * Martha Plimpton as Jonsy * Tommy Lee Jones as Billy * Brian Dennehy as "Doc" Cole * Shawn Smith as Wexel Production The film was written ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steve Lynch
Steve Lynch (born January 18, 1955) is an American guitarist. He is best known as the co-founder and lead guitarist of the glam metal/hard rock band Autograph (American band), Autograph, which formed in 1983. He decided to commit himself to music and mastering guitar when Jimi Hendrix died in 1970. In addition to Hendrix, Lynch's influences came from late-1960s and early-1970s rock musicians such as Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd and the Beatles. He initially played bass, however Hendrix's death in 1970 influenced him to switch to guitar. Lynch gradually developed his signature two-handed (eight-finger) tapping technique throughout the 1970s and into the mid-1980s to current day. Career Lynch toured the Pacific Northwest (Washington, Oregon, Northern California, Idaho, Montana, Utah, and British Columbia during the early to late 70s before attending the Guitar Institute of Technology in Los Angeles in 1978. Upon graduation in 1979 he won the prestigious 'Most Likely to Succeed' a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spitfire Records
Spitfire Records was a subsidiary of Eagle Rock Entertainment located in New York City, New York. In September 1998, Paul Bibeau founded, launched and rapidly developed Spitfire Records Inc. from a two-man operation located in his home bedroom in suburban Long Island, New York, to one of the premier independent record labels worldwide. The label experienced consistent growth from start-up, Mr. Bibeau successfully negotiated a partnership with Eagle Rock Entertainment (Eagle Vision), a London, England-based audio and visual company. Releases * Crimson Glory – ''Astronomica (album), Astronomica'' – 1999 * Testament (band), Testament – ''The Gathering (Testament album), The Gathering'' – 1999 *Pride & Glory (band), Pride & Glory – ''Pride & Glory (album), Pride & Glory'' (reissue) – 1999 * Zakk Wylde – '' Book of Shadows (album), Book of Shadows '' (reissue) – 1999 * Black Label Society – ''Sonic Brew'' – 1999 * Eric Carr – ''Rockology'' – 1999 * Sebastian Ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grand Funk Railroad
Grand Funk Railroad (often shortened to Grand Funk) is an American rock band formed in Flint, Michigan, in 1969 by Mark Farner (vocals, guitar, keyboards, harmonica), Don Brewer (drums, vocals) and Mel Schacher (bass). The band achieved peak popularity and success during the 1970s with hit songs such as " We're an American Band", " I'm Your Captain (Closer to Home)", " Some Kind of Wonderful" (a cover of Soul Brothers Six), " Walk Like a Man", " The Loco-Motion" (a cover of Little Eva), " Bad Time" and " Inside Looking Out" (a cover of the Animals). Grand Funk released six platinum and seven gold-certified albums between their recording debut in 1969 and their first disbandment in 1976. Known for a crowd-pleasing arena rock style, the band toured extensively and played to packed arenas worldwide, and was well-regarded by audiences despite a relative lack of critical praise. The original trio reunited at various times later into the band's career; after Farner's final depar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FMQB
''Friday Morning Quarterback'' (better known as ''FMQB'') was a trade magazine which covered the radio and music industries in the United States. Its coverage included programming, management, promotion, marketing, and airplay for music formatted radio. The magazine was founded in 1968 by Kal Rudman and was read by thousands of industry professionals. The website also hosted an industry database of over 5,000 music and radio professionals. In 2020, FMQB was sold to music industry veteran Fred Deane and re-branded Deane Media Solutions (DMS). References Music magazines published in the United States Cherry Hill, New Jersey Monthly magazines published in the United States Magazines established in 1968 Professional and trade magazines Magazines published in New Jersey {{music-mag-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
