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Zelma Davis
Zelma Davis is a Liberian-born American singer-songwriter. She is primarily known for her number-one dance hits "Things That Make You Go Hmmm..." and "Here We Go (Let's Rock & Roll)" with C+C Music Factory, as well as for her presence as the ostensible singer in the music video of the latter's international club hit "Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now)". She has won four American Music Awards, five Billboard Music Awards, two MTV Video Music Awards, and a Grammy Award nomination with the group. Career Upon C+C Music Factory's emergence onto the scene in late 1990, Davis was marketed as the principal vocalist of the ensemble—despite there having been several other female vocalists, in addition to her, who had provided the vocals to various tracks on the group's debut album, '' Gonna Make You Sweat''. Davis appeared in the music video for the album's number-one Hot 100-charting title track, where she lip-synched to vocals which had, in fact, been sung by Martha Wash. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liberia
Liberia, officially the Republic of Liberia, is a country on the West African coast. It is bordered by Sierra Leone to Liberia–Sierra Leone border, its northwest, Guinea to Guinea–Liberia border, its north, Ivory Coast to Ivory Coast–Liberia border, its east, and the Atlantic Ocean to its south and southwest. It has a population of around 5.5million and covers an area of . The official language is English. Languages of Liberia, Over 20 indigenous languages are spoken, reflecting the country's ethnic and cultural diversity. The capital and largest List of cities in Liberia, city is Monrovia. Liberia began in the early 19th century as a project of the American Colonization Society (ACS), which believed that black people would face better chances for freedom and prosperity in Africa than in the United States. Between 1822 and the outbreak of the American Civil War in 1861, more than 15,000 freed and free-born African Americans, along with 3,198 Afro-Caribbeans, relocated to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Black Box (band)
Black Box is an Italian house music group popular in the late 1980s and early 1990s. The group is currently made up of DJ Daniele Davoli, classically trained clarinet teacher Valerio Semplici, keyboardist and electronic musician Mirko Limoni, and vocalist Celestine Walcott-Gordon. French fashion model Katrin Quinol joined the act in 1989 and became the official face of Black Box, appearing on the cover of their single and album releases as well as in music videos, including the hit " Ride on Time", which was the highest-selling single of 1989 in the UK. The following year, it was revealed that Quinol was lip-syncing and had not performed on the recording. American singer Martha Wash performed the majority of the songs on the group's debut album, '' Dreamland'', while being uncredited. History 1988–1989: Early beginnings Daniele Davoli, Valerio Semplici, and Mirko Limoni formed a production team called Starlight (often credited as Starlight Invention Group). The group's first ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)
"No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)" is a song recorded by American singers Barbra Streisand and Donna Summer, released in October 1979. It was written by Paul Jabara and Bruce Roberts (singer), Bruce Roberts, and produced by Giorgio Moroder and Gary Klein (producer), Gary Klein. The song was recorded for Streisand's ''Wet (album), Wet'' album (1979) and also as a new track for Summer's compilation double album ''On the Radio: Greatest Hits Volumes I & II'' (1979). The full-length version was found on Streisand's album, while a longer 11-minute edit (the 12" version) was featured on Summer's album. The longer 12" version features additional production by frequent collaborator Harold Faltermeyer, and incorporates a harder rock edge. Release The single was released on both Casablanca Records (Summer's label) and Columbia Records (Streisand's label) and sales of the two were amalgamated. The versions on the two 7" singles differed slightly however, with different mixes and slightly di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barbra Streisand
Barbara Joan "Barbra" Streisand ( ; born April 24, 1942) is an American singer, actress, songwriter, producer, and director. With a career spanning over six decades, she has achieved success across multiple fields of entertainment, being the first performer to earn EGOT, Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony awards. Streisand's career began in the early 1960s performing in nightclubs and Broadway theaters. Following guest appearances on various television shows, she signed to Columbia Records—retaining full artistic control in exchange for accepting lower pay, an arrangement that continued throughout her career. Her studio debut, ''The Barbra Streisand Album'' (1963), won the Grammy Award for Album of the Year. Throughout her recording career, Streisand has amassed a total of 31 RIAA certification, RIAA platinum-certified albums, including ''People (Barbra Streisand album), People'' (1964), ''The Way We Were (Barbra Streisand album), The Way We Were'' (1974), ''Guilty (Barbra Strei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Donna Summer
Donna Adrian Gaines (December 31, 1948May 17, 2012), known professionally as Donna Summer, was an American singer and songwriter. She gained prominence during the disco era of the 1970s and became known as the "Queen of Disco", while her music gained a global following. Born and raised in Boston, Summer dropped out of high school before graduating and began her career as the lead singer of a blues rock band named Crow and moved to New York City. In 1968, she joined the German adaptation of the musical ''Hair (musical), Hair'' in Munich, where she spent several years living, acting, and singing. There, she met music producers Giorgio Moroder and Pete Bellotte, and released her first album, the European market-only ''Lady of the Night (album), Lady of the Night'' in 1974. Following the recording and European release of the groundbreaking disco anthem, "Love to Love You Baby (song), Love to Love You Baby", she signed with Casablanca Records in 1975, where it was released in North A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
DJ Heavygrinder
Bobbie Merveille (born 1983) better known by her stage names DJ Heavygrinder and Marie Vaunt is an American disc jockey. Biography Merveille was born in Seattle, Washington to a French father and a Japanese mother. She was raised in Japan's Kanagawa Prefecture, where she lived until the age of 14. While in her teens, her parents decided that she would receive education in the United States. She soon got involved in the art of DJing after returning to the US. In regards to this period, DJ Heavygrinder stated: The genres of music she plays are house, electronica, indie, and trance. Her musical mentors and strongest influences include Cannibal Corpse, Pantera, Deicide, Justice, Gackt, L'Arc-en-Ciel, The Prodigy, Jamiroquai, Ryuichi Sakamoto, and Daft Punk. Although she worked as an actress during her years in Japan, she has very little or no interest in acting. DJ Heavygrinder also performed at AnimeMatsuri in Houston, Texas in March 2011, as well as March 2014. Discography A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dance/Electronic Singles Sales
The Dance Singles Sales was a record chart released weekly by ''Billboard (magazine), Billboard'' magazine listing each week's best-selling Dance music, dance singles in the United States. Its previous names include Hot Dance/Disco 12-inch Singles Sales (1985–1987), Hot Dance Music 12-inch Singles Sales (1987–1992), and Hot Dance Music Maxi-Singles Sales (1992–2003). The chart was compiled from a national sample of retail stores, mass merchants, and internet sales reports collected and provided by Nielsen SoundScan. It was launched on the issue dated March 16, 1985, with the first number-one single being "New Attitude (song), New Attitude"/"Axel F", a split album, split single by Patti LaBelle and Harold Faltermeyer from Beverly Hills Cop (soundtrack), ''Beverly Hills Cop'' soundtrack. The chart became defunct after the issue dated November 30, 2013, with Borgore's "Wild Out" (featuring Waka Flocka Flame and Paige) as its final number-one single. History From October 26, 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
When We Were Kings
''When We Were Kings'' is a 1996 American documentary film directed by Leon Gast about the " Rumble in the Jungle" heavyweight championship boxing match that was held on October 30, 1974, in Zaire (now the Democratic Republic of the Congo) between world heavyweight champion George Foreman and Muhammad Ali. It features archival footage of celebrities, including James Brown, B.B. King, and promoter Don King, in the lead-up to the fight and accompanying Zaire 74 music festival, alongside interview footage of Norman Mailer, George Plimpton, Spike Lee and Thomas Hauser from the 1990s. The film took Gast 22 years to edit and finance, but it was finally released to strong reviewsRotten Tomatoes page:When We Were Kings and won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature of 1996. Subject matter Norman Mailer, George Plimpton, Spike Lee, Malik Bowens, and Thomas Hauser were interviewed for the film in the 1990s. These interviews describe the historical importance of the fight, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anything Goes! (C+C Music Factory Album)
''Anything Goes!'' is the second album by the US dance group C+C Music Factory. The album's lead single " Do You Wanna Get Funky"; which featured Martha Wash, Zelma Davis, and Trilogy, reached number 1 on the Dance/Club Play charts, number 40 on the Hot 100, and number 11 on the R&B Singles chart. The follow-up single, "Take a Toke" reached number 23 on the Dance/Club Play and 48 on the R&B Singles chart. "Take a Toke" was included in the soundtrack of Brazilian novela ''Quatro Por Quatro'' and was a hit single in the country. The album's third single, "I Found Love", features a sample of Kool & The Gang's " Ladies' Night". "Just Wanna Chill" samples R. Kelly's " Honey Love". Critical reception ''Billboard'' magazine wrote, "Though set isn't as innovative as ''Sweat'', it does overflow with state-of-the-street grooves, wicked hooks, and vigorous vocals. Zelma Davis and Martha Wash are back, swapping gleeful vamps on radio-ready hip-hoppers like 'Bounce to the Beat' and the fas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lucky Man (Dave Koz Album)
''Lucky Man'' is the second studio album by saxophonist Dave Koz. It was released by Capitol Records on June 29, 1993, in NYC, followed by a nationwide release in November 1993 and international release in May 1994. The album peaked at number 2 on Billboard Top Contemporary Jazz Albums chart. The album has sold over 500,000 copies in the United States and has thus been certified gold by the RIAA. One of the tracks on the album — "Faces of the Heart" — was used as the theme to the ABC soap opera ''General Hospital'' from 1993 to 2004. Track listing Personnel * Dave Koz – alto saxophone (1, 3, 5, 7–13), baritone saxophone (1, 13), tenor saxophone (1, 7, 13), arrangements (1, 2, 4–12), keyboards (2, 6, 10, 12), soprano saxophone (2, 6, 7), additional keyboards (3, 7, 11), programming (4), saxophone (4), backing chanter (4), breath noises (4), backing vocals (5), EWI (6, 7), whisperers (7) * Jeff Lorber – keyboards (1, 8, 10, 11), arrangements (1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 9), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dave Koz
David Stephen Koz (born March 27, 1963) is an American saxophonist, composer, record producer, and radio personality based in Los Angeles, California. Early life Dave Koz was born in Encino, California, to Jewish parents: Norman, a dermatologist and Audrey, a pharmacist. Dave has a brother, Jeff, who is also a musician, and a sister, Roberta. Although he is Jewish, Koz plays both Christmas and occasional Hanukkah songs at his concerts. He attended William Howard Taft High School (Los Angeles), William Howard Taft High School in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, performing on saxophone as a member of the school jazz band. He later graduated from UCLA with a degree in mass communications in 1986, and only weeks after his graduation, decided to make a go of becoming a professional musician. Career Within weeks of deciding to be a professional musician, he was recruited as a member of Bobby Caldwell's tour. Koz was originally a rock saxophonist before he moved to smooth jazz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Don't Look Any Further
"Don't Look Any Further" is a song by American singer Dennis Edwards featuring American singer-songwriter Siedah Garrett, released in April 1984 by Motown from the singer's Don't Look Any Further (album), debut album by the same name (1984). The song is written by Franne Golde, Dennis Lambert and Duane Hitchings, while Lambert produced it. It peaked at No. 2 on the US ''Billboard (magazine), Billboard'' Black Singles chart and No. 72 on the ''Billboard'' Billboard Hot 100, Hot 100. In the UK, the song peaked at No. 45. Guitar, bass and drum programming were by Paul Jackson, Jr. Sampling The recording is renowned for having been sampled by many prominent artists. *The 1986 single "City Lights" by William Pitt (singer), William Pitt, which was a European hit, uses the same bassline and chord structure. *The first well-known sample of the song's distinctive bassline is in Eric B. & Rakim's 1987 single "Paid in Full (Eric B. & Rakim song), Paid in Full". *2Pac's diss song "Hit 'E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
