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Tony Gilkyson
Tony Gilkyson (born August 6, 1952) is an American musician based in Los Angeles. He is known for membership in the groups Lone Justice and X (U.S. band), X. Career He is the son of Jane Gilkyson and songwriter/folk musician Terry Gilkyson, as well as the brother of singer-songwriter Eliza Gilkyson. Gilkyson is a former member of Lone Justice. He was member of the band X (U.S. band), X from 1986 to 1995 where he replaced Billy Zoom after his departure and played on two studio albums (''See How We Are'' and ''Hey Zeus!'') and two live albums (''Live at the Whisky a Go-Go (X album), Live at the Whiskey a Go-Go'' and ''Unclogged''). As a solo artist, he is known for his guitar work. He is also a record producer, having worked with Exene Cervenka, Eleni Mandell, Chuck E. Weiss and Dave Alvin. Discography * * References External links * * 1952 births Living people American male singer-songwriters Musicians from Hollywood, Los Angeles X (American band) members Lone J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California
Hollywood, sometimes informally called Tinseltown, is a neighborhood and district in the central region of Los Angeles County, California, within the city of Los Angeles. Its name has become synonymous with the U.S. film industry and the people associated with it. Many notable film studios such as Sony Pictures, Walt Disney Studios, Paramount Pictures, Warner Bros., and Universal Pictures are located in or near Hollywood. Hollywood was incorporated as a municipality in 1903. The northern and eastern parts of the neighborhood were consolidated with the City of Los Angeles in 1910. Soon thereafter, the prominent film industry migrated to the area. History Initial development H. J. Whitley, a real estate developer, arranged to buy the E.C. Hurd ranch. Whitley shared his plans for the new town with General Harrison Gray Otis, publisher of the ''Los Angeles Times'', and Ivar Weid, a prominent businessman in the area. Daeida Wilcox, who donated land to help in the de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billy Zoom
Billy Zoom (born Stuart Tyson Kindell; February 20, 1948) is an American guitarist, best known as one of the founders of the punk rock band X. Early life The son of a big band woodwinds player, Kindell began playing a variety of instruments, including violin, accordion, piano, clarinet, tenor, alto, and baritone saxophones, flute, banjo, and guitar. Upon moving to Los Angeles in the 1960s, he worked as a session guitarist while attending technical school for training in electronics repair. He has a reputation as an expert in the maintenance, restoration, and modification of vintage tube amplifiers and combo organs. He has performed custom technical work on the amps for a host of electric guitarists and bassists. Career After submitting a string of demos to every record label he could find under his name Ty Kindell, he chose his stage name to get attention from executives who may have already rejected him. Zoom is best known as a guitarist and founding member of punk rock ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Musicians From Hollywood, Los Angeles
A musician is someone who composes, conducts, or performs music. According to the United States Employment Service, "musician" is a general term used to designate a person who follows music as a profession. Musicians include songwriters, who write both music and lyrics for songs; conductors, who direct a musical performance; and performers, who perform for an audience. A music performer is generally either a singer (also known as a vocalist), who provides vocals, or an instrumentalist, who plays a musical instrument. Musicians may perform on their own or as part of a group, band or orchestra. Musicians can specialize in a musical genre, though many play a variety of different styles and blend or cross said genres, a musician's musical output depending on a variety of technical and other background influences including their culture, skillset, life experience, education, and creative preferences. A musician who records and releases music is often referred to as a recordin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Male Singer-songwriters
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Living People
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1952 Births
Events January–February * January 26 – Cairo Fire, Black Saturday in Kingdom of Egypt, Egypt: Rioters burn Cairo's central business district, targeting British and upper-class Egyptian businesses. * February 6 ** Princess Elizabeth, Duchess of Edinburgh, becomes monarch of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the British Dominions: Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Union of South Africa, South Africa, Dominion of Pakistan, Pakistan and Dominion of Ceylon, Ceylon. The princess, who is on a visit to Kenya when she hears of the death of her father, King George VI, aged 56, takes the regnal name Elizabeth II. ** In the United States, a Artificial heart, mechanical heart is used for the first time in a human patient. *February 7 – New York City announces its first crosswalk devices to be installed. * February 14–February 25, 25 – The 1952 Winter Olympics, Winter Olympics are held in Oslo, Norway. * February 15 – The State Funeral of King Ge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Unclogged
''Unclogged'' is a live album by the American rock band X, released in 1995 by Infidelity Records. Recorded in 1994 at the Noe Valley Ministries Presbyterian Church in San Francisco, California over two nights of performances, it presented acoustic arrangements of past X material, along with two new songs: "Lying in the Road" and "The Stage." The album's title was a play on the title of the ''MTV Unplugged'' television show and album series, which featured bands playing acoustic arrangements of their most popular songs. Track listing #"White Girl" – 4:02 #"Because I Do" – 3:05 #"Lying in the Road" – 3:34 #"Unheard Music" – 3:39 #"I Must Not Think Bad Thoughts" – 4:50 #"Burning House of Love" – 3:51 #"The Stage" – 4:17 #"See How We Are" – 4:49 #"True Love" – 2:23 #"The Have Nots" – 4:21 #"The World's a Mess, It's in My Kiss" – 4:43 #"I See Red" – 3:31 #"What's Wrong w/ Me" – 4:11 Personnel ;X * D. J. Bonebrake – percussion, drums, vibraphone *Exene Cer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Live At The Whisky A Go-Go (X Album)
''Live at the Whisky a Go-Go on the Fabulous Sunset Strip'' is the seventh album and first live album by American rock band X, released on April 29, 1988, by Elektra Records. The album was recorded on December 13, 15, and 16, 1987, at the Whisky a Go Go in West Hollywood, California, United States. Three of the tracks ("In the Time It Takes," "Just Another Perfect Day," and "True Love") were only included on the vinyl version but omitted from the compact disc edition. Track listing All songs written by John Doe and Exene Cervenka except as indicated. Side one # "Los Angeles" – 2:54 # "In This House That I Call Home" – 2:33 # "The New World" – 3:00 # "Around My Heart" – 4:19 # "Surprise, Surprise" – 2:44 # "Because I Do" – 2:22 Side two # "Burning House of Love" – 4:22 # "My Goodness" – 4:05 # "Blue Spark" – 2:13 # "In the Time It Takes" – 2:55 (not included on CD release) # "The Once Over Twice" – 2:35 # "Devil Doll" (includes excerpt of " Just Like Tom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hey Zeus!
''Hey Zeus!'' (stylized as ''hey Zeus!'') is the seventh studio album by American rock band X. The tracks "Country at War" and "New Life" peaked at No. 15 and No. 26, respectively, on the ''Billboard'' Modern Rock Tracks chart. Track listing All tracks composed by Exene Cervenka and John Doe; except where noted. #"Someone's Watching" (John Doe, Tony Gilkyson) – 4:49 #"Big Blue House" – 4:05 #"Clean Like Tomorrow" – 3:58 #"New Life" – 3:24 #"Country at War" – 4:16 #"Arms for Hostages" – 3:36 #"Into the Light" (John Doe, Tony Gilkyson) – 3:57 #"Lettuce and Vodka" (Duke McVinnie) – 5:07 #"Everybody" – 3:32 #"Baby You Lied" – 3:18 #"Drawn in the Dark" – 5:55 Personnel ;X *Exene Cervenka – vocals *John Doe – vocals, bass *Tony Gilkyson – guitar, vocals * D.J. Bonebrake – percussion, drums The drum is a member of the percussion instrument, percussion group of musical instruments. In the Hornbostel–Sachs classification system, it is a membranoph ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
See How We Are
''See How We Are'' is the sixth studio album by American rock band X, released in 1987 by Elektra Records. It was their first album without founding guitarist Billy Zoom, who was replaced by ex- Blasters guitarist Dave Alvin for the album's recording sessions and some live shows. Alvin left X on good terms and was replaced by Tony Gilkyson. It was reissued with five bonus tracks by Rhino in 2002. "4th of July" appeared on the TV show ''The Sopranos'', where it was played in the end credits to the 2006 episode "Live Free or Die". Critical reception Robert Christgau reviewed the album in his 1987 "Consumer Guide" column for ''The Village Voice'': ''Rolling Stone'' wrote that X "adjusts to the challenge of guitarist Billy Zoom's departure by tightening up, discarding the gratuitous poetics of some of its lyrics and stating its case as succinctly as it has since its 1982 signpost, '' Wild Gift''." ''Trouser Press'' considers the album superior to its predecessor, ''Critter o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eliza Gilkyson
Eliza Gilkyson (born August 24, 1950, Hollywood, California) is an American folk musician based in Taos, New Mexico.Gilkyson moved her base from Austin, Texas, to Taos in 2020. Gilkyson is a two-time Grammy Award nominee, receiving a nomination for Best Contemporary Folk Album in 2004 and Best Folk Album in 2014. Career Gilkyson released ''Eliza '69'', her first album, in 1969 while raising a family in Santa Fe, New Mexico. She didn't come out with her second, ''Love from the Heart'', until ten years later. She moved to Austin, Texas, in 1981 and released the commercial album ''Pilgrims'' before moving to Los Angeles in 1987. After a brief stint in Los Angeles, she returned to New Mexico in the early 1990s, releasing several albums of original material. In 1993 she collaborated with New Age artist Andreas Vollenweider on his recording, ''Eolian Minstrel''. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Punk Rock
Punk rock (also known as simply punk) is a rock music genre that emerged in the mid-1970s. Rooted in 1950s rock and roll and 1960s garage rock, punk bands rejected the corporate nature of mainstream 1970s rock music. They typically produced short, fast-paced songs with hard-edged melodies and singing styles with stripped-down instrumentation. Punk rock lyrics often explore anti-establishment and Anti-authoritarianism, anti-authoritarian themes. Punk embraces a DIY ethic; many bands self-produce recordings and distribute them through independent record label, independent labels. The term "punk rock" was previously used by American Music criticism, rock critics in the early 1970s to describe the mid-1960s garage bands. Certain late 1960s and early 1970s Detroit acts, such as MC5 and Iggy and the Stooges, and other bands from elsewhere created out-of-the-mainstream music that became highly influential on what was to come. Glam rock in the UK and the New York Dolls from New York ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
