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Alex Conti
Alex Conti (born 2 April 1952) is a German guitarist. Biography Alex Conti was born in Berlin. At the age of 17 he was already a professional musician. In 1973, he went to England for one year and played with ''Curly Curve''. In 1974, he replaced Dieter Bornschlegel as guitarist of ''Atlantis''. During his time with Atlantis he was involved in the recording of the two albums ''Ooh Baby'' and ''Atlantis Live''. He also toured the US with the band as support band for Aerosmith and Lynyrd Skynyrd in 1975. Conti then went on to play with ''Lake'' and recorded their debut album with them. The band was also successful in the US and toured there several times in 1977 and 1978, partly together with Neil Young and Lynyrd Skynyrd. Conti left ''Lake'' in 1980 and after releasing two solo albums in 1981 and 1984 he joined the band ''Elephant'' from Hamburg. In 1986 and 1987, he joined Herwig Mitteregger on his albums ''Immer mehr'' and ''Jedesmal''; in 1993 he accompanied him on tour. The next ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lake (German Band)
Lake, or commonly referred to as The Lake in some countries, is a German-British rock music group that formed in 1973 in Hamburg, Germany. In 1975, they were joined by lead singer James Hopkins-Harrison, who gave them their signature sound for the remainder of their recording career. History The band was originally active as The Tornados between 1967 and 1973, before reincarnated as Lake in 1973. They achieved modest success in Europe from the mid-1970s through the early 1980s, particularly in Germany where they were named artist of the year by the German Phono Academy in 1977. That same year, their self-titled debut album reached #92 in the US, and the single ''Time Bomb'' reached #83, which would prove to be their greatest success in the US. The album reached #97 while Time Bomb reached #91 in Canada. Lake toured the US in the late 1970s as the opening act for various headline acts, including Lynyrd Skynyrd, Black Oak Arkansas, and Neil Young. On June 23, 1978, they were the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henrik Freischlader
Henrik Freischlader (born 3 November 1982) is a German blues guitarist, singer-songwriter, producer, and autodidactic multi-instrumentalist from Wuppertal, Germany. Henrik Freischlader has been the supporting act for Joe Bonamassa, B.B. King, Gary Moore, Peter Green, Johnny Winter and other blues legends. Approach His style of music cannot be considered pure blues. He often blends in musical styles such as rock, jazz, soul, and funk, even though blues is the basis of all of his songs. His guitar-playing is influenced by Gary Moore, Stevie Ray Vaughan, B.B. King, Peter Green, Albert Collins and Albert King. As he grew up, Freischlader taught himself how to play drums, bass guitar, guitar and other instruments. Since his first album, Henrik Freischlader has been using Realtone amplifiers culminating in a signature amp. Freischlader's main guitar is a Haar Stratocaster copy in sunburst that has a Fender decal on its headstock. Further, he uses various Gibson Les Pauls and a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1952 Births
Year 195 ( CXCV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Scrapula and Clemens (or, less frequently, year 948 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 195 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * Emperor Septimius Severus has the Roman Senate deify the previous emperor Commodus, in an attempt to gain favor with the family of Marcus Aurelius. * King Vologases V and other eastern princes support the claims of Pescennius Niger. The Roman province of Mesopotamia rises in revolt with Parthian support. Severus marches to Mesopotamia to battle the Parthians. * The Roman province of Syria is divided and the role of Antioch is diminished. The Romans annexed the Syrian cities of Edessa and Nisibis. Severus re-establish his h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
German Guitarists
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Ouch! (Lake Album)
''Ouch!'' is the fourth studio album by Lake, released in August 1980 in Europe and June 1981 in the USA. It is the first album to be released following the departure of three members of the band from their peak period, Detlef Petersen, Geoffrey Peacey, and Martin Tiefense, who were replaced by Frank Hieber, Achim Opperman, and Heiko Efferz. Track listing Side One # "Celebrate" (James Hopkins-Harrison, Achim Opperman) – 3:51 # "Come on Home" (J. Hopkins-Harrison, Frank Hieber) – 4:39 # "Listen to Me" (J. Hopkins-Harrison, F. Hieber, Heiko Efferz) – 4:16 # "Amigo" (J. Hopkins-Harrison, A. Opperman) – 2:50 # "Jamaica High" (J. Hopkins-Harrison, Alex Conti, F. Hieber) – 4:47 Side Two # "Living for Today" (J. Hopkins-Harrison, A. Opperman) – 4:31 # "Something Here" (J. Hopkins-Harrison, F. Hieber) – 4:33 # "Hit Your Mama" (J. Hopkins-Harrison, F. Hieber) – 4:19 # "Southern Nights" (J. Hopkins-Harrison, F. Hieber) – 4:29 Personnel *James Hopkins-Harrison – lead ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paradise Island (album)
''Paradise Island'' is the third studio album by Lake, released in 1979. Track listing All tracks written by Detlef Petersen and James Hopkins-Harrison except as indicated Side One # "Into the Night" - 5:10 # "Glad to Be Here" (James Hopkins-Harrison, Geoffrey Peacey) - 3:49 # "Crystal Eyes"- 3:58 # "Paradise Way" - 4:53 Side Two # "Hopeless Love" - 4:03 # "One Way Song" (James Hopkins-Harrison, Alex Conti) - 3:46 # "Hard Road" (James Hopkins-Harrison, Geoffrey Peacey, Alex Conti, Dieter Ahrendt) - 3:40 # "The Final Curtain" - 5:10 The CD release of the album is a "two albums on one CD" release, combined with their first album ''Lake A lake is an area filled with water, localized in a basin, surrounded by land, and distinct from any river or other outlet that serves to feed or drain the lake. Lakes lie on land and are not part of the ocean, although, like the much large ...''. Personnel ;Lake *James Hopkins-Harrison - lead and backing vocals * Alex Conti - guitar, vo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lake II
''Lake II'' is the second studio album by Lake, released in 1978. Track listing All tracks written by Detlef Petersen and James Hopkins-Harrison except as indicated Side One # "Welcome to the West" - 5:07 # "See Them Glow" - 4:59 # "Letters of Love"- 3:40 # "Red Lake" (J. Hopkins-Harrison, Geoffrey Peacey) - 4:57 (background vocal: Beach Boy Carl Wilson) # "Love's the Jailor"(*) - 4:29 (*)This is the correct title per the original LP release; later CD releases have it as "Love's a Jailer". Side Two # "Lost by the Wayside" (J. Hopkins-Harrison, Geoffrey Peacey) - 4:25 # "Highway 216" - 3:37 # "Angel in Disguise" - 4:28 # "Scoobie Doobies" (J. Hopkins-Harrison, Geoffrey Peacey) - 7:44 Personnel *Dieter Ahrendt - drums and percussion * Alex Conti - guitar and vocals *James Hopkins-Harrison - lead vocals *Geoffrey Peacey - keyboards, vocals, and guitar *Detlef Petersen - keyboards and vocals *Martin Tiefensee - bass guitar Produced by Detlef Petersen and Lake Engineered by Geoffre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lake (album)
''Lake'' is the first studio album by Lake, released in Germany in 1976 and the USA in 1977. The track "Time Bomb" was the band's highest charting single of their career. It reached #91 in Canada in December 1977. Track listing All tracks written by Detlef Petersen and James Hopkins-Harrison except as indicated. Side One # "On the Run" - 4:06 # "Sorry to Say" - 3:05 # "Time Bomb" (James Hopkins-Harrison, Geoffrey Peacey) - 3:16 # "Chasing Colours" - 3:47 # "Do I Love You" - 4:05 Side Two # "Key to the Rhyme" - 4:34 # "Jesus Came Down" - 3:42 # "Between the Lines" (D. Petersen, J. Hopkins-Harrison, G. Peacey, Alex Conti, Martin Tiefensee, Dieter Ahrendt) - 10:22 The CD release of the album is a "two albums on one CD" release, combined with their third album ''Paradise Island Paradise Island is an island in The Bahamas formerly known as Hog Island. The island, with an area of (2.8 km2/1.1 sq mi), is located just off the shore of the city of Nassau, which is itself loc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Preis Der Deutschen Schallplattenkritik
The Preis der deutschen Schallplattenkritik ("German Record Critics' Award") was established in Germany in 1963 by publisher Richard Kaselowsky with the aim of setting the "most rigorous standards for supreme achievement and quality" in the field of music recording. Later on, it became closely linked to the German music industry's Deutsche Phono-Akademie e.V. – however, in 1980, the entire jury cut these ties and became an independent association. In 1988, in order to remain independent from commercial interests of the music industry, the jury officially registered as a non-profit organization, ''Preis der deutschen Schallplattenkritik e.V.'' (PdSK e.V.). In 2019 the German Record Critics' Award Association integrates 160 members who are actively involved in the assessment of recorded music and audio books, irrespective of format or medium (vinyl record, CD, DVD, download or streaming). Their mission is to provide producers, composers, artists and music lovers with an honest guid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tony Hicks
Anthony Christopher Hicks (born 16 December 1945) is an English guitarist and singer who has been a member of the British rock/pop band the Hollies since 1963, and as such was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2010. His main roles within the band are lead guitarist and backing singer. Career Early years Hicks first had a taste of fame at age 12 as a member of Les Skifflettes when they were featured on the Carroll Levis talent show in 1957. By the early 1960s, he was a respected member of the Manchester music scene and had become the lead guitarist with Ricky Shaw and the Dolphins, while working as an apprentice electrician.Sky Arts, "The Hollies: Look Through Any Window 1965-1975" Re-broadcast 17 July 2021 (Freeview channel.11) Direct quote When then local rivals the Hollies needed a replacement for their guitarist Vic Steele in February 1963, Hicks was immediately approached to join the band and although initially reluctant, he was finally convinced to join aft ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guitarist
A guitarist (or a guitar player) is a person who plays the guitar. Guitarists may play a variety of guitar family instruments such as classical guitars, acoustic guitars, electric guitars, and bass guitars. Some guitarists accompany themselves on the guitar by singing or playing the harmonica, or both. Techniques The guitarist may employ any of several methods for sounding the guitar, including finger picking, depending on the type of strings used (either nylon or steel), and including strumming with the fingers, or a guitar pick made of bone, horn, plastic, metal, felt, leather, or paper, and melodic flatpicking and finger-picking. The guitarist may also employ various methods for selecting notes and chords, including fingering, thumbing, the barre (a finger lying across many or all strings at a particular fret), and guitar slides, usually made of glass or metal. These left- and right-hand techniques may be intermixed in performance. Notable guitarists Rock, metal, ja ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colin Hodgkinson
Colin Hodgkinson (born 14 October 1945, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England) is a British rock, jazz and blues bassist, who has been active since the 1960s. Career Hodgkinson played in several bands, but was even more prolific as a session and studio musician. He has worked with Chris Rea, The Eric Delaney Band, Back Door (of which he was co-founder), Alexis Korner, Whitesnake, Jon Lord, Jan Hammer, Paul Butterfield, The Spencer Davis Group, Pete York, and The Electric Blues Duo, as well as with Ian "Stu" Stewart's boogie-woogie band, Rocket 88. In 2007, Hodgkinson became a member of The British Blues Quintet, (along with Zoot Money, Maggie Bell, Miller Anderson and Colin Allen). Guitar, bass, and sound Hodgkinson is a musician who has developed a left-hander bass technique which can replace both lead and rhythm guitar if necessary, (as exemplified by his work with the jazz-rock trio Back Door - line-up: saxophone, bass, drums). A typical gig involving Hodgkinson wil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
