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Watermark (Art Garfunkel Album)
''Watermark'' is the third solo studio album by Art Garfunkel, released in October 1977 on Columbia Records. The first single, "Crying in My Sleep", failed to chart, but the follow-up, a version of " (What a) Wonderful World" (featuring harmony vocals from Garfunkel's old partner Paul Simon and mutual friend James Taylor) reached #17 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart and #1 on the Adult Contemporary chart. The songs "Watermark" and "Paper Chase" had previously been performed by Richard Harris on his albums '' A Tramp Shining'' and ''The Yard Went On Forever''. ''Watermark'' is also noted as being the final recording sessions of legendary saxophonist Paul Desmond who died of lung cancer shortly thereafter. Actress Laurie Bird, Garfunkel's girlfriend, made the album cover's photograph. Some promotional copies of the single "Crying in My Sleep", released in advance of the album, referred to the album as ''Art Garfunkel'', suggesting Garfunkel initially planned for the album to be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Art Garfunkel
Arthur Ira Garfunkel (born November 5, 1941) is an American singer, actor and poet who is best known for his partnership with Paul Simon in the folk rock duo Simon & Garfunkel. Born in Forest Hills, Queens, New York, Garfunkel became acquainted with Simon through an elementary school play, a production of ''Alice in Wonderland''. Their combined presence in music began in the 1950s, and throughout the 1960s the duo of Simon & Garfunkel achieved great chart success with tracks such as "The Sound of Silence", "Mrs. Robinson" (written for the 1967 film ''The Graduate''), "Scarborough Fair (ballad)#Simon & Garfunkel version, Scarborough Fair", "The Boxer" and "Bridge over Troubled Water (song), Bridge over Troubled Water". The last song's title also served as the name of Simon & Garfunkel's Bridge over Troubled Water, final album in 1970. Simon & Garfunkel split for personal reasons, but the pair has occasionally reunited in the years since. Both men experienced success in solo caree ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jimmy Webb
Jimmy Layne Webb (born August 15, 1946) is an American songwriter, composer, and singer. He achieved success at an early age, winning the Grammy Award for Song of the Year at the age of 21. During his career, he established himself as one of America's most successful and honored songwriter/composers. Webb has written numerous platinum-selling songs, including " Up, Up and Away", " By the Time I Get to Phoenix", " MacArthur Park", " Wichita Lineman", " Worst That Could Happen", " Galveston", and " All I Know". He had successful collaborations with Glen Campbell, Michael Feinstein, Linda Ronstadt, the 5th Dimension, the Supremes, Art Garfunkel, Richard Harris, and Carly Simon. Webb was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1986 and the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1990. He received the National Academy of Songwriters Lifetime Achievement Award in 1993, the Songwriters Hall of Fame Johnny Mercer Award in 2003, the ASCAP "Voice of Music" Award in 2006 and th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ralph MacDonald
Ralph Anthony MacDonald (March 15, 1944 – December 18, 2011) was an American percussionist, steelpan virtuoso, songwriter, musical arranger, and record producer. His compositions include " Where Is the Love", a Grammy Award winner for the duet of Roberta Flack and Donny Hathaway; " Just the Two of Us", recorded by Bill Withers and Grover Washington Jr.; and " Mister Magic" recorded by Grover Washington Jr. Career Growing up in Harlem, New York, United States, under the close mentorship of his Trinbagonian father, Patrick MacDonald (a calypsonian and bandleader originally from Trinidad and Tobago who used the stage name "Macbeth the Great"), MacDonald began showing his musical talent, particularly with the steelpan, and when he was 17 years old started playing pan for the Harry Belafonte show. He remained with the Belafonte band for a decade before deciding to strike out on his own. In 1967, together with Bill Eaton and William Salter, he formed Antisia Music Incorporated. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tommy Vig
Tommy Vig (born July 14, 1938) is a percussionist, arranger, bandleader, and composer. Life and work Since 2006, Vig has lived with his wife Mia (of The Kim Sisters) in Hungary, where they performed concerts, appeared on radio and television, and recorded albums. Awards * Gold Medal Recognition from the President of Hungary (2011) * Nominee; Playboy Magazine (Chicago) for Best Bandleader of the Year * Winner; Down Beat Magazine (Chicago) Critic's Poll Talent Deserving of Wider Recognition for Vibraharp * Winner; Hungarian Jazz Society Arranger Competition (2006) * Vibe Summit Honoree; Los Angeles Jazz Society Top Award for Vibraharp (2002) * Winner; EmErTon Prize by the Hungarian State Radio in Budapest (1994) * "Olympic Jazz Festival Week" declared by Los Angeles Mayor Tom Bradley for Vig's production of the official Olympic Jazz Festival (1984) Discography Albums * ''The Tommy Vig Orchestra'' (Take 5, 1964) * ''Encounter with Time'' a.k.a. ''Space Race'' (Di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hugh McCracken
Hugh Carmine McCracken (March 31, 1942 – March 28, 2013) was an American rock guitarist and session musician based in New York City, primarily known for his performance on guitar and also as a harmonica player. McCracken was additionally an arranger and record producer. Biography Born in Glen Ridge, New Jersey, McCracken grew up in Hackensack, New Jersey. Especially in demand in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s, McCracken appeared on many recordings by Steely Dan, as well as albums by Donald Fagen, Jimmy Rushing, Billy Joel, Roland Kirk, Roberta Flack, B. B. King, Hue and Cry, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, the Monkees, Paul Simon, Art Garfunkel, Lotti Golden, Idris Muhammad, James Taylor, Phoebe Snow, Bob Dylan, Linda McCartney, Carly Simon, Graham Parker, Yoko Ono, Eric Carmen, Loudon Wainwright III, Lou Donaldson, Aretha Franklin, Bob James, Van Morrison, the Four Seasons, Barbra Streisand, Hall & Oates, the Archies, Don McLean, Hank Crawford, Jerry Jemmott, Gar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jimmy Johnson (session Guitarist)
Jimmy Ray Johnson (February 4, 1943 – September 5, 2019) was an American session guitarist and record producer. Johnson was a member of the Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section who was attached to FAME Studios in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, for a period in the 1960s. In 1969, with the backing of Atlantic Records executive Jerry Wexler, Johnson became a co-founder of the Muscle Shoals Sound Studio, along with drummer Roger Hawkins, bassist David Hood, and keyboardist Barry Beckett. The studio was originally located at 3614 Jackson Highway in Sheffield and later moved to 1000 Alabama Avenue, also in Sheffield. Johnson performed with Wilson Pickett and Aretha Franklin. He also engineered three tracks on the Rolling Stones' album '' Sticky Fingers''. He died from kidney failure in 2019 at the age of 76. Discography 1960s *"Searching for My Love", Bobby Moore and the Rhythm Aces (1965) *" Road Runner", the Gants (1965) *'' Sweet Soul Music'' (LP, 45), Arthur Conley (1966) *" Wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pete Carr
Jesse Willard "Pete" Carr (April 22, 1950 – June 27, 2020) was an American guitarist. Carr contributed session work to recordings by Joan Baez, Luther Ingram, Bob Seger, Paul Simon, Willie Nelson, Joe Cocker, Boz Scaggs, Percy Sledge, The Staple Singers, Rod Stewart, Barbra Streisand, Wilson Pickett, Hank Williams, Jr., and many others, from the 1970s onward. Carr recorded and produced four solo albums and was half of the duet LeBlanc and Carr. He recorded extensively at FAME Recording Studio in Muscle Shoals, Alabama and Muscle Shoals Sound Studio in Sheffield, Alabama. He was lead guitarist for the famed Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section. Carr was known for versatility, using both electric and acoustic guitars to perform a vast array of musical styles including folk, rock, pop, country, blues and soul. In addition, Carr added depth to his understanding of the recording studio environment by engineering and producing numerous albums over the years which has led to several Gr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leah Kunkel
Leah Kunkel (née Cohen; June 15, 1948 – November 26, 2024) was an American singer and attorney. She was the younger sister of acclaimed artist, Cass Elliot of The Mamas and The Papas. Music career Leah Cohen was born on June 15, 1948. She was the younger sister of Cass Elliot, best known as a member of the folk rock vocal group the Mamas & the Papas. After being signed to Dunhill Records, Kunkel recorded her first record, ''Billy'', under the name Cotton Candy. She performed with a few bands and continued growing as a singer and songwriter. In 1972, she sang the counter-melody for "From Silver Lake" on Jackson Browne's eponymous debut album. Following additional session work with Stephen Bishop, Carly Simon, and Arlo Guthrie in the early 1970s, Kunkel appeared on James Taylor's 1977 album '' JT''. That same year, she appeared on Art Garfunkel's album '' Watermark''. Garfunkel relied on her vocal harmonies for his subsequent albums '' Fate for Breakfast'' (1979), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bob Dorough
Robert Lrod Dorough (December 12, 1923 – April 23, 2018) was an American bebop and cool jazz vocalist, pianist, and composer. He became famous as the composer and performer of songs in the TV series ''Schoolhouse Rock!'', as well as for his work with Miles Davis, Blossom Dearie, and others. Early life Robert Lrod Dorough was born in Cherry Hill, Polk County, Arkansas and grew up in Plainview, Texas. During World War II, he participated in Army bands as pianist, clarinetist, saxophonist, and arranger. After that, he attended North Texas State University, where he studied composition and piano. Career From 1949 to 1952 Dorough was a graduate student at Columbia University in New York City, and on the side played piano at local jazz clubs. He was hired for a tour by boxer Sugar Ray Robinson, who had interrupted his boxing career to pursue music. In Paris from 1954 to 1955 he worked as a musician and musical director, recording with jazz vocalist Blossom Dearie. When Dorough re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Crosby
David Van Cortlandt Crosby (August 14, 1941 – January 18, 2023) was an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist. He first found fame as a member of the Byrds, with whom he helped pioneer the genres of folk rock and psychedelic music, psychedelia in the mid-1960s, and later as part of the Supergroup (music), supergroup Crosby, Stills & Nash, who helped popularize the California sound of the 1970s. In addition to his music, Crosby was known for his outspoken personality, politics, and personal troubles; he was sometimes depicted as emblematic of the counterculture of the 1960s. After a short time performing in the folk music scene, Crosby co-founded the Byrds in 1964. They scored their first number-one hit in 1965 with a cover of Bob Dylan's "Mr. Tambourine Man". Crosby appeared on the Byrds' first five albums and the original lineup's Byrds (album), 1973 reunion album. In 1968, he formed Crosby, Stills & Nash (CSN) with Stephen Stills and Graham Nash. After the release of Cr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stephen Bishop (singer)
Earl Stephen Bishop (born November 14, 1951) is an American singer-songwriter, actor, and guitarist. His biggest hits include "On and On (Stephen Bishop song), On and On", "It Might Be You", and "Save It for a Rainy Day (Stephen Bishop song), Save It for a Rainy Day". He contributed musically and appeared in many motion pictures including ''Animal House, National Lampoon's Animal House''. Early life, family and education Earl Stephen Bishop was born and raised in San Diego, California. Originally a clarinetist, he persuaded his brother to buy him a guitar after seeing the Beatles perform on ''The Ed Sullivan Show''. He attended Will C. Crawford High School in San Diego. Personal life Bishop is married to Liz Kamlet who is also his manager. Career Music In 1967, he formed his first group, the Weeds, a British Invasion-style band.Colin Larkin (writer), Larkin, Colin (1999). ''Encyclopedia of Popular Music, The Virgin Encyclopedia of Popular Music, Concise 3rd Edition'', p. 134. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
