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APRA Music Awards Of 1992
The Australasian Performing Right Association Awards of 1992 (generally known as APRA Awards) are a series of awards held in 1992. The APRA Music Awards were presented by Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) and the Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS). Awards ''Only winners are noted.'' See also * Music of Australia The music of Australia has an extensive history made of music societies. Indigenous Australian music forms a significant part of the unique heritage of a 40,000- to 60,000-year history which produced the iconic didgeridoo. Contemporary fusions of ... References External links APRA official website {{DEFAULTSORT:Apra Awards Of 1992 1992 in Australian music 1992 music awards APRA Awards ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
APRA Music Awards Of 1991
The Australasian Performing Right Association Awards of 1991 (generally known as APRA Awards) are a series of awards held in 1991. The APRA Music Awards were presented by Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) and the Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS). Two new categories were added, Songwriter of the Year and Ted Albert Memorial Award – the latter honours Ted Albert (1937–1990), an Australian early pioneer independent record producer and founder of Albert Productions. Awards ''Only winners are noted'' See also * Music of Australia The music of Australia has an extensive history made of music societies. Indigenous Australian music forms a significant part of the unique heritage of a 40,000- to 60,000-year history which produced the iconic didgeridoo. Contemporary fusions of ... References External links APRA official website {{DEFAULTSORT:Apra Awards Of 1991 1991 in Australian music 1991 music awards APRA Awards ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stevie's Blues
Stevie's Blues is a song written and recorded by Australian musician Tommy Emmanuel and lifted from his studio album, ''Determination''. The song peaked at number 93 on the ARIA Charts The ARIA Charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling songs and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA became the offici ... in May 1992. "Stevie's Blues" won Jazz Composition of the Year at the APRA Music Awards of 1992. Track listing CD single (Mega Records – 6578952) # "Stevie's Blues" - 4:21 # "Initiation" - 4:18 # "When You Come Home" - 4:30 # "Stevie's Blues" (acoustic) - 2:22 Charts References 1991 songs 1991 singles APRA Award winners {{1990s-Australia-single-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brides Of Christ
''Brides of Christ'' is an Australian television miniseries produced by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation in 1991.Albert Moran, ''Moran's Guide to Australian TV Series'', AFTRS 1993 p 94 The series takes place behind the walls of a Sydney convent school and deals with the struggles of both the Roman Catholic nuns and the young students to adapt to the many social changes taking place within the church and the outside world during the 1960s. Plot Diane Markham (Josephine Byrnes) joins a convent, 'Santu Spiritu School for Girls' after dropping her fiancé and becomes 'Sister Catherine', under the guidance of 'Sister Agnes' (Brenda Fricker). Catherine begins a friendship with another convent newcomer 'Sister Paul' (Lisa Hensley) and she begins to teach English and acts as the school newspaper adviser. Rosemary (Kym Wilson) is a naughty, rebellious student who gets herself into trouble, while another student Frances (Naomi Watts) is upset because her divorced mother is plann ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
INXS
INXS (a word play, phonetic play on "in excess") were an Australian Rock music, rock band, formed as The Farriss Brothers in 1977 in Sydney, New South Wales. The band's founding members were bassist Garry Gary Beers, main composer and keyboardist Andrew Farriss, drummer Jon Farriss, guitarist Tim Farriss, lead singer and main lyricist Michael Hutchence, and guitarist and saxophonist Kirk Pengilly. For 20 years, INXS was fronted by Hutchence, whose magnetic stage presence made him the focal point of the band. Initially known for their New wave music, new wave/pop music, pop style, the band later developed a harder Pub rock (Australia), pub rock style that included funk and dance music, dance elements. In 1984, INXS had their first number-one hit in Australia with "Original Sin (INXS song), Original Sin". The band would later achieve international success in the mid-to-late 1980s and early 1990s with the hit albums ''Listen Like Thieves'', ''Kick (INXS album), Kick'', and ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jon Farriss
Jonathan James Farriss (born 10 August 1961) is an Australian drummer and founding member of rock band INXS. Biography Jon Farriss was born to Dennis and Jill Farriss, and is the second youngest of four children: brothers and fellow band members Andrew Farriss, Andrew and Tim Farriss, Tim, and younger sister Alison. Farriss is known for integrating traditional rock drums with more funk- and Dance music, dance-influenced beats, as well as acoustic drums, sequencers, and pads. Examples of these techniques can be found in such songs as "Need You Tonight" and "The Stairs". Early years Farriss auditioned to be in the band Guinness with future INXS band-mates Kirk Pengilly and brother Tim, but was rejected for being only nine years old at the time. His first band was playing with a Christian choral group at age eleven years old. He played with bands such as Top Kat, Blackwater, and Fish.INXS. Story To Story; the Official Biography. INXS Farriss has also been credited with bac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Hutchence
Michael Kelland John Hutchence (22 January 1960 – 22 November 1997) was an Australian musician, singer-songwriter and actor. Hutchence co-founded the rock band INXS, which sold over 75 million records worldwide and was inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame in 2001. He was the lead singer and lyricist of INXS from 1977 until his death. Hutchence was a member of the short-lived pop rock group Max Q (Australian band), Max Q. He also recorded some solo material and acted in feature films, including ''Dogs in Space'' (1986), ''Frankenstein Unbound'' (1990), and ''Limp'' (1999). Hutchence had a string of love affairs with prominent actresses, models and singers, and his private life was often reported in the Australian and international press. In July 1996, Hutchence and English television presenter Paula Yates had a daughter. On the morning of 22 November 1997, Hutchence was found dead in his hotel room in Sydney. His death was reported by the New South Wales Coroner to be t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Disappear (INXS Song)
"Disappear" is a song by Australian rock band INXS, the second single taken from their seventh studio album, '' X'' (1990). The song was written by Jon Farriss and Michael Hutchence while they were living together in Hong Kong in 1989. "Disappear" peaked at number eight on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in February 1991, becoming the band's seventh and final top-ten single. In Canada, the song reached number one for two weeks. It was a lesser hit on the UK Singles Chart, peaking at number 21 in December 1990. At the APRA Music Awards of 1992 the song won Most Performed Australian Work Overseas. B-sides The B-sides are a Coldcut Coldcut are an English electronic music duo composed of Matt Black and Jonathan More. Credited as pioneers for pop sampling in the 1980s, Coldcut are also considered the first stars of UK electronic dance music due to their innovative style, ... remix of their 1985 hit " What You Need" and a solo composition called "Middle Beast", which was written ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daryl Braithwaite
Daryl Braithwaite (born 11 January 1949) is an Australian singer. He was the lead vocalist of Sherbet (1970–1984 and many subsequent reunions). Braithwaite also has a solo career, placing 15 singles in the Australian top 40, including two number-one hits: "You're My World" (October 1974) and "The Horses" (January 1991). His second studio album, ''Edge'' (November 1988), peaked at No. 1 on the ARIA Albums Chart, No. 14 in Norway and No. 24 in Sweden. In 2017, Braithwaite was inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame. Biography Early years Daryl Braithwaite and his twin brother, Glenn, were born on 11 January 1949 and raised in a working-class family in Melbourne, Australia. His father, a plumber, worked on the Snowy Mountains Scheme in the mid-1950s. Braithwaite attended Punt Road State School and Christ Church Grammar in South Yarra, where the twins sang in the school choir. He later said, "I will always recall the horror of my first solo in the choir singing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simon Hussey
Simon Cyril Hussey (born 7 July 1960) is an Australian multi-instrumentalist, songwriter-arranger, record producer and audio engineer. In 1984 he formed Cats Under Pressure on keyboards with David Reyne (ex-Australian Crawl) on vocals and Mark Greig on guitar. On the Australian Crawl album ''Between a Rock and a Hard Place (Australian Crawl album), Between a Rock and a Hard Place'' (August 1985), Hussey co-wrote four tracks with the band's lead singer, James Reyne (David's older brother). In 1987 when James undertook his solo career, Hussey joined his backing band on keyboards, and co-wrote six tracks for James' James Reyne (album), debut self-titled album including top 10 hit singles, "Hammerhead (James Reyne song), Hammerhead" (October) and "Motor's Too Fast" (June 1988). In May 1988 Hussey was the producer, and provided keyboards and song writing, for ''Edge (Daryl Braithwaite album), Edge'' (November), the comeback album by Daryl Braithwaite (ex-Sherbet (band), Sherbet), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Higher Than Hope
"Higher Than Hope" is the third single released by Daryl Braithwaite from his third studio album, '' Rise''. The single was released in May 1991 and peaked at number 28 on the Australian ARIA Singles Chart. The song also peaked at number 47 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and number 73 on the Canadian ''RPM'' Top Singles chart, his only single to chart in these countries. Braithwaite promoted the single in US from 18 June to 31 July 1990 and the music video was filmed in Los Angeles. It is also one of the few songs in Braithwaite's repertoire to feature him playing an instrument in addition to singing. At the APRA Music Awards of 1992 the song won Most Performed Australian Work. Background According to an interview conducted shortly after the release of the ''Rise'' album, Braithwaite titled the song after the Nelson Mandela biography of the same name, based on lyrical ideas from song co-writer and producer Simon Hussey. Hussey had first drawn inspiration for the tune from watc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert John "Mutt" Lange
Robert John "Mutt" Lange (born 11 November 1948) is a South African record producer and songwriter, mainly known for his work in rock music as well as his previous marriage to Canadian singer Shania Twain, for whom he wrote and produced several songs. Her 1997 album ''Come On Over'', which he produced, is the best-selling country music album, the best-selling studio album by a female act, the best-selling album of the 1990s, and the 9th best-selling album in the United States. ' Recording Industry Association of America, RIAA'' Retrieved 3 September 2008. He has also produced songs for, or otherwise worked with, artists such as |
Michael Kamen
Michael Arnold Kamen (April 15, 1948 – November 18, 2003) was an American composer (especially of film scores), orchestral arranger, orchestral conductor, songwriter, and session musician. Biography Early life Michael Arnold Kamen was born in New York City, the second of four sons. His father, Saul Kamen, was a dentist, and his mother, Helen, was a teacher. He was of Jewish heritage. While attending the High School of Music & Art in New York City, Kamen became friends with Martin Fulterman (later known as Mark Snow), who composed the theme music for ''The X-Files'', among other projects. While studying the oboe, Kamen formed a rock- classical fusion band called New York Rock & Roll Ensemble, together with classmates Fulterman and Dorian Rudnytsky, along with Clifton Nivison and Brian Corrigan of Toms River, New Jersey. The group released five albums from 1968 to 1972 (''Self-Titled'', ''Reflections'', ''Faithful Friends'', ''Roll Over'' & ''Freedomburger''). The group performe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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