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Trevor Rabin
Trevor Charles Rabin (; born ) is a South African musician, songwriter, and film composer. Born into a musical family and raised in Johannesburg, Rabin took up the piano and guitar at an early age and became a session musician, playing and producing with a variety of artists. In 1972, he joined the rock band Rabbitt, which enjoyed considerable success in South Africa, and released his first solo album, '' Beginnings''. In 1978, Rabin moved to London to further his career, working as a solo artist and a producer for various artists including Manfred Mann's Earth Band. After moving to Los Angeles in 1981, Rabin gained prominence as the guitarist in the progressive rock band Yes from 1983 to 1995. His first album with the group, 1983's '' 90125'', which was developed mostly from his own demos, remains their best-selling album, helped by the US number one single " Owner of a Lonely Heart". After '' Big Generator'' (1987) and '' Union'' (1991), Rabin produced '' Talk'' (1994) and l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johannesburg
Johannesburg ( , , ; Zulu language, Zulu and Xhosa language, Xhosa: eGoli ) (colloquially known as Jozi, Joburg, Jo'burg or "The City of Gold") is the most populous city in South Africa. With 5,538,596 people in the City of Johannesburg alone and over 14.8 million in the urban agglomeration, it is classified as a Megacity#List of megacities, megacity and List of urban areas by population, one of the 100 largest urban areas in the world. Johannesburg is the provinces of South Africa, provincial capital of Gauteng, the wealthiest province in South Africa, and seat of the country's highest court, the Constitutional Court of South Africa, Constitutional Court. The city is located within the mineral-rich Witwatersrand hills, the epicentre of the international mineral and gold trade. The richest city in Africa by GDP and private wealth, Johannesburg functions as the economic capital of South Africa and is home to the continent's largest stock exchange, the Johannesburg Stock Exchang ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rabbitt
Rabbitt is a South African pop rock band formed in Johannesburg in 1972, evolving from a band called The Conglomeration, consisting of members Duncan Faure, Trevor Rabin, Ronnie Robot, and Neil Cloud. Their successes included making it to the top of the South African charts with the hit "Charlie" in 1976. Musicians Line-up from 1975 * Trevor Rabin – vocals, lead guitar, keyboards (1972–1978) * Ronnie Robot (Ronald Friedman) – bass guitar (1972–1978, 2024–present) * Neil Cloud – drums (1972–1978, 2024–present) * Duncan Faure – vocals, keyboards, guitar (1972–1978, 2024–present) Albums '' Boys Will Be Boys'' (1975) Tracks: # "Something's Going Wrong with My Baby" (Trevor Rabin) — 4:45 # "Savage" (Rabin) — 4:43 # "Lifeline" (Rabin) — 6:00 # " Locomotive Breath" (Ian Anderson) — 3:35 # "Hard Ride" (Rabin) — 4:05 # "Baby's Leaving" (Rabin) — 2:20 # "Eventides" (Rabin) — 2:34 # "Looking for the Man" (Rabin) — 4:00 # "Death of Tulio" (Rabin) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BMI Award
The BMI Film & TV Awards are accolades presented annually by Broadcast Music, Inc., honoring songwriters, composers, and music publishers in various genres. Based in the United States, the main pop music award was founded in 1952. The awards include the BMI Christian Awards, BMI Country Awards, BMI Film and TV Awards, BMI Latin Awards, BMI London Awards, BMI Pop Awards, BMI R&B/Hip-Hop Awards, and the BMI Trailblazers of Gospel Music Honors. The BMI Student Composer Award—for young composers of classical music—has been won by such composers as Philip Glass (1959), John Adams (1970), Stephen Jaffe (1974), Jonathan Elliott (1985, 1987), and Mason Bates Mason Wesley Bates (born January 23, 1977) is a Grammy Award, Grammy award-winning United States, American composer of Orchestra, symphonic music and Disc jockey, DJ of electronic dance music. He is the first composer-in-residence of the John F. ... (2003). References External links * Awards established in 1952 Pop m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jerry Bruckheimer
Jerome Leonard Bruckheimer (born September 21, 1943) is an American film and television producer. He has been active in the genres of action, drama, comedy, fantasy, horror and science fiction. After working in advertising out of college, Bruckheimer moved into film production in the 1970s. In the 1980s and 1990s, he partnered with fellow producer Don Simpson. Bruckheimer and Simpson's partnership continued until Simpson's death in 1996. Bruckheimer has produced films including '' Flashdance'', '' Days of Thunder'', '' The Rock'', '' Crimson Tide'', '' Dangerous Minds'', ''Con Air'', '' Armageddon'', '' Enemy of the State'', ''Pearl Harbor'', '' Black Hawk Down'', as well as the '' Beverly Hills Cop'', ''Top Gun'', '' Bad Boys'', '' Pirates of the Caribbean'' and '' National Treasure'' franchises. At the helm of his self-titled production company, he has produced films that have been produced in association with and distributed by numerous film studios such as Paramount Pictur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Union (Yes Album)
''Union'' is the thirteenth studio album by English progressive rock band Yes (band), Yes, released on 30 April 1991 by Arista Records. Production began following the amalgamation of two bands that featured previous and then-current members of Yes: Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe (ABWH), consisting of vocalist Jon Anderson, drummer Bill Bruford, keyboardist Rick Wakeman and guitarist Steve Howe (musician), Steve Howe, and Yes, at that time comprising bassist and vocalist Chris Squire, guitarist and vocalist Trevor Rabin, keyboardist Tony Kaye (musician), Tony Kaye and drummer Alan White (Yes drummer), Alan White. ABWH were already signed to Arista, with the other four musicians receiving permission from Atlantic Records (Yes' home since 1969) to join them in recording and releasing ''Union''. ABWH had been struggling to complete a follow-up to their Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe (album), 1989 debut album, while Yes were struggling to complete a follow-up to 1987's ''Big Generator'', ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Big Generator
''Big Generator'' is the twelfth studio album by English progressive rock band Yes, released on 28 September 1987 by Atco Records, their last album of new music for the label. After touring in support of their previous album, ''90125'' (1983), which saw the band move from progressive rock towards a pop-oriented and commercially accessible direction, Yes started work on a follow-up in 1985 with producer Trevor Horn. It was a laborious album to make; recording began at Carimate, Italy, but internal and creative differences resulted in production to resume in London, where Horn ended his time with the band due to continuing problems. The album was completed in Los Angeles in 1987 by Trevor Rabin and producer Paul DeVilliers. ''Big Generator'' received mixed reviews from music critics, and the album reached number 15 on the ''Billboard'' 200 and number 17 on the UK Albums Chart. In April 1988, the album was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIA ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Owner Of A Lonely Heart
"Owner of a Lonely Heart" is a song by British progressive rock band Yes. It is the first track and single from their eleventh studio album, '' 90125'' (1983), and was released on 24 October 1983. Written primarily by guitarist and singer Trevor Rabin, contributions were made to the final version by singer Jon Anderson, bassist Chris Squire, and producer Trevor Horn. It was a commercial success in the United States, becoming the band's only single to reach No. 1 on the '' Billboard'' Hot 100 chart and its Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart. In 1984, the song was ranked No. 8 on the US year-end chart. The single was reissued various times throughout the 1980s and 1990s with different remix versions and B-sides. Development Origins and demo version The song originated in 1979 from South African musician, singer-songwriter, and producer Trevor Rabin; while going to the toilet, he wrote "the whole thing, from beginning to end".Parisi, Deborah & Goodyer, Tim, 1988'The Yes gener ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
90125
''90125'' is the eleventh studio album by the English progressive rock band Yes, released on 7 November 1983 by Atco Records. After Yes disbanded in 1981, following the ''Drama'' (1980) tour, bassist Chris Squire, drummer Alan White and Trevor Rabin (guitarist, singer, songwriter) formed Cinema, and began recording an album with original Yes keyboardist Tony Kaye, who had been fired in 1971. They adopted a more commercial and pop-oriented musical direction as the result of their new material, much of which derived from Rabin's demos. During the mixing stage, former Yes singer Jon Anderson, who had left in 1980, accepted an invitation to return and record the co-lead vocals, and subsequently Cinema became the new lineup of Yes. Named for its Atco catalogue number, ''90125'' was released to a generally positive reception and introduced the band to a new generation of fans. It reached No. 5 on the US ''Billboard'' 200 and No. 16 on the UK Albums Chart, and remains their bes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Progressive Rock
Progressive rock (shortened as prog rock or simply prog) is a broad genre of rock music that primarily developed in the United Kingdom through the mid- to late 1960s, peaking in the early-to-mid-1970s. Initially termed " progressive pop", the style emerged from psychedelic bands who abandoned standard pop or rock traditions in favour of instrumental and compositional techniques more commonly associated with jazz, folk, or classical music, while retaining the instrumentation typical of rock music. Additional elements contributed to its " progressive" label: lyrics were more poetic, technology was harnessed for new sounds, music approached the condition of " art", and the studio, rather than the stage, became the focus of musical activity, which often involved creating music for listening rather than dancing. Progressive rock includes a fusion of styles, approaches and genres, and tends to be diverse and eclectic. Progressive rock is often associated with long solos, exte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manfred Mann's Earth Band
Manfred Mann's Earth Band are an English rock band formed by South African musician Manfred Mann (musician), Manfred Mann. Their hits include covers of Bruce Springsteen's "For You (Bruce Springsteen song), For You", "Blinded by the Light" and "Spirit in the Night". After forming in 1971 and with a short hiatus in the late 1980s/early 1990s, the Earth Band continues to perform and tour, as of 2024. History Formation Keyboardist Manfred Mann (musician), Manfred Mann started in the 1960s with the Manfred Mann, self-titled band that had such hits as "Do Wah Diddy Diddy" and Bob Dylan's "Quinn the Eskimo (Mighty Quinn), The Mighty Quinn" and then moved on to jazz fusion-inspired Manfred Mann Chapter Three before forming the Earth Band in 1971. Feeling that Chapter Three had suffered from too many self-imposed rules, being frustrated with mostly only playing Mike Hugg's compositions and not being an economically feasible venture (due to the number of musicians involved) were all ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beginnings (Trevor Rabin Album)
''Beginnings'' is the debut studio album by South African musician and singer-songwriter Trevor Rabin, released in 1977 on RPM Records. The original version has never been re-released. In 1978, the album was reissued as ''Trevor Rabin'' by Chrysalis Records. The Chrysalis version lost the songs Could There Be and Love Alive while adding the track Love Life. It was reissued in 2003 by Voiceprint Records. Track listing All tracks composed by Trevor Rabin. Personnel * Trevor Rabin Trevor Charles Rabin (; born ) is a South African musician, songwriter, and film composer. Born into a musical family and raised in Johannesburg, Rabin took up the piano and guitar at an early age and became a session musician, playing and produc ... – lead vocals, guitars, bass, keyboards * Kevin Kruger – drums, percussion * Godfrey Rabin (Trevor's father) – violin * Gary Edwards – recording, mixing Charts References {{Authority control 1978 debut albums Trevor Rabin albums Albu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
