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Arc Angel (band)
Arc Angel was an American AOR rock band, that was formed by the musicians Jeff Cannata and Michael Soldan. History Jeff Cannata and Michael Soldan had previously been in the popular Connecticut-based band Jasper Wrath. Cannata played drums and Soldan played keyboards; both composed most of the group's songs. After Jasper Wrath's demise in 1976, Cannata and Soldan continued writing songs together. Cannata started working with guitar and keyboards more in order to develop his song writing abilities. In the early 1980s, Cannata and Soldan presented some of their new compositions to the staff at CBS Records. CBS liked what the duo were doing and they signed them to a recording contract. The problem was that there was no live band to perform the songs. Cannata and Soldan got the idea to record the album with a large group of session musicians, similar to The Alan Parsons Project. The self-titled debut was released in 1983. Jeff Cannata sang lead vocals and played guitar, bass, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arc Angels
Arc Angels is a Blues rock supergroup formed in Austin, Texas in the early 1990s. The band came together after the death of Stevie Ray Vaughan and was composed of Vaughan’s friends Doyle Bramhall II and Charlie Sexton and two of the band members from Vaughan’s band Double Trouble, drummer Chris Layton and bassist Tommy Shannon. (Shannon has not been part of the group since 2010.) The 'Arc' in the band's name came from the Austin Rehearsal Complex where the band first started jamming. History ''Arc Angels'' their 1992 debut album met with critical approval and reached No.127 on the ''Billboard'' chart. The band made its network television debut on ''Late Night with David Letterman'' on June 9, 1992 performing "Living In A Dream." Arc Angels played Letterman again on January 6, 1993 with Too Many Ways to Fall." Bramhall's heroin addiction as well as internal friction caused the breakup of the band in 1993. The Arc Angels broke-up in October of that year after concluding wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arc Angel (album)
''Arc Angel'' is the first studio album by Connecticut-based AOR band Arc Angel. Track listing Side 1 # "Stars" - 5:02 # "Tragedy" - 3:33 # "Wanted: Dead Or Alive" - 3:28* # "Used to Think I'd Never Fall in Love" - 3:51 # "Rock Me Tonight" - 3:30 Side 2 # "Before the Storm" - 1:40 # "Sidelines" - 3:46 # "Confession" - 3:12 # "Just Another Romance" - 4:10 # "King of the Mountain" - 4:45 *"Wanted: Dead or Alive" was recorded by April Wine on their 1985 album '' Walking Through Fire.'' Personnel * Jeff Cannata - Lead and backing vocals, drums, bass, acoustic and electric guitar * Michael Soldan - Keyboards and backing vocals * Scott Spray - Bass * Kevin Nugent - Guitar solo * Jim Gregory - Bass * Jay Jesse Johnson - Lead and rhythm guitar * James Christian James Christian is an American musician and songwriter who is perhaps best known for being the frontman of the band House of Lords. He is married to Robin Beck. They married in 1996 and have a daughter named Olivia (bo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kansas (band)
Kansas is an American rock band that became popular during the 1970s initially on album-oriented rock charts and later with hit singles such as "Carry On Wayward Son" and "Dust in the Wind". The band has produced nine gold albums, three multi-platinum albums (''Leftoverture'' 4×, ''Point of Know Return'' 4×, and ''The Best of Kansas'' 4×), one other platinum studio album (''Monolith''), one platinum live double album ('' Two for the Show''), and a million-selling single, "Dust in the Wind". Kansas appeared on the US ''Billboard'' charts for over 200 weeks throughout the 1970s and 1980s and played to sold-out arenas and stadiums throughout North America, Europe and Japan. "Carry On Wayward Son" was the second-most-played track on US classic rock radio in 1995 and No. 1 in 1997. History 1970–1973: Early years In 1969, Don Montre and Kerry Livgren (guitars, keyboards, synthesizers) were performing in a band called the Reasons Why in their hometown of Topeka, Kansas. After lea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boston (band)
Boston is an American rock band formed by Tom Scholz in Boston, Massachusetts, that had its most commercial successes during the 1970s and '80s. The band's core members included multi-instrumentalist, founder and leader Tom Scholz, who played the majority of instruments on the band's 1976 debut album, and lead vocalist Brad Delp, among a number of other musicians who varied from album to album. Boston's best-known songs include: "More Than a Feeling", " Peace of Mind", "Foreplay/Long Time", "Rock and Roll Band", " Smokin'", " Don't Look Back", "A Man I'll Never Be", "Hitch a Ride", "Party", and " Amanda". The band has sold more than 75 million records worldwide, including 31 million units sold in the United States, of which 17 million were the band's 1976 self-titled debut album and seven million copies of the band's second studio album, '' Don't Look Back'' (1978), making the group some of the world's best-selling artists. Altogether, the band has released six studio albums in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hugh McDonald (American Musician)
Hugh John McDonald (born December 28, 1950) is an American musician who is best known for his session work and for being the current bassist and backup singer of American rock band Bon Jovi, which he joined as an unofficial band member in November 1994, before becoming an official band member in 2016. Before joining Bon Jovi, he was the bass guitarist for the David Bromberg Band, touring extensively worldwide and playing on many Bromberg albums. He has played with many other artists, both live and in the studio, including Willie Nelson, Steve Goodman, Ringo Starr, Lita Ford, Michael Bolton, Cher, Alice Cooper, Ricky Martin, Gavin Whittaker, Michael Bublé, Poison, and did a few dates during Shania Twain's the Woman in Me TV tour. He has worked with Bon Jovi in the studio since its inception and has been their bass guitarist since original bass guitarist Alec John Such's departure after '' Cross Road''which was released in 1994but was still regarded as an 'unofficial' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeff Bova
Jeff Bova (born Jeffrey Bova in 1953) is an American musician. He has been active in the music industry since the mid-1970s, contributing to recordings by significant mainstream artists like Celine Dion, Michael Jackson, Blondie, Eric Clapton, Joe Cocker, Cyndi Lauper, Bill Laswell and Herbie Hancock, Bernard Edwards and Tony Thompson, Meat Loaf, Missing Persons, Iron Maiden and Billy Joel among others. Early life Born in Washington D.C., he grew up in Old Greenwich, Connecticut. Being the son of a professional trumpet player, he took the instrument up for himself during elementary school and continued with it at the Berklee College of Music and the Manhattan School of Music. Although he also had arranging and composition lessons by trumpet legend Maury Deutsch, he would choose to specialize in keyboards instead. After leaving college he participated in a Connecticut-based jazz fusion band called "Flying Island" and later on he moved back to New York to find a place int ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Christian
James Christian is an American musician and songwriter who is perhaps best known for being the frontman of the band House of Lords. He is married to Robin Beck. They married in 1996 and have a daughter named Olivia (born 1997). Discography Studio albums *''Rude Awakening'' (1995) (reissued 1998) *''Meet the Man'' (2004) *'' Lay It All on Me'' (2013) *''Craving'' (2018) with Jasper Wrath *'' Zoldar & Clark'' (1977) *''Anthology: 1969–1976'' (1996) with Eyes *''We're in It Together'' (1978) with House of Lords * ''House of Lords'' (1988) * ''Sahara'' (1990) * ''Demons Down'' (1992) * ''The Power and the Myth'' (2004) * ''World Upside Down'' (2006) * ''Come to My Kingdom'' (2008) * ''Cartesian Dreams'' (2009) * ''Big Money'' (2011) * ''Precious Metal'' (2014) * ''Indestructible'' (2015) * ''Saint of the Lost Souls'' (2017) * ''New World – New Eyes'' (2020) * ''Saints & Sinners'' (2022) Guest appearances * Tim Feehan – ''Full Contact'' (1990) * Lanny Cordola – ''Electric ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Virgin Books
Virgin Books is a British book publisher 90% owned by the publishing group Random House, and 10% owned by Virgin Group, the company originally set up by Richard Branson as a record company. History Virgin established its book publishing arm in the late 1970s; in the latter part of the 1980s Virgin purchased several existing companies, including WH Allen, well known among ''Doctor Who'' fans for their Target Books imprint; Virgin Books was incorporated into WH Allen in 1989, but in 1991 WH Allen was renamed Virgin Publishing Ltd. Virgin Publishing's early success came with the ''Doctor Who'' New Adventures novels, officially licensed full-length novels carrying on the story of the popular science-fiction television series following its cancellation in 1989. Virgin published this series from 1991 to 1997, as well as a range of ''Doctor Who'' reference books from 1992 to 1998 under the Doctor Who Books imprint. In recent times the company is best known for its commercial non- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colin Larkin (writer)
Colin Larkin (born 1949) is a British writer and entrepreneur. He founded, and was the editor-in-chief of, the ''Encyclopedia of Popular Music'', described by ''The Times'' as "the standard against which all others must be judged". Along with the ten-volume encyclopedia, Larkin also wrote the book ''All Time Top 1000 Albums'', and edited the ''Guinness Who's Who of Jazz'', the ''Guinness Who's Who of Blues'', and the ''Virgin Encyclopedia Of Heavy Rock''. He has over 650,000 copies in print to date. Background and education Larkin was born in Dagenham, Essex. Larkin spent much of his early childhood attending the travelling fair where his father, who worked by day as a plumber for the council, moonlighted on the waltzers to make ends meet. It was in the fairground, against a background of Little Richard on the wind-up 78 rpm turntables, that Larkin acquired his passion for the world of popular music. He studied at the South East Essex County Technical High School and at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Encyclopedia Of Popular Music
''The Encyclopedia of Popular Music'' is an encyclopedia created in 1989 by Colin Larkin. It is the "modern man's" equivalent of the '' Grove Dictionary of Music'', which Larkin describes in less than flattering terms.''The Times'', ''The Knowledge'', Christmas edition, 22 December 2007- 4 January 2008. It was described by ''The Times'' as "the standard against which all others must be judged". History of the encyclopedia Larkin believed that rock music and popular music were at least as significant historically as classical music, and as such, should be given definitive treatment and properly documented. ''The Encyclopedia of Popular Music'' is the result. In 1989, Larkin sold his half of the publishing company Scorpion Books to finance his ambition to publish an encyclopedia of popular music. Aided by a team of initially 70 contributors, he set about compiling the data in a pre-internet age, "relying instead on information gleaned from music magazines, individual expertise ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Alan Parsons Project
The Alan Parsons Project was a British rock band active between 1975 and 1990, whose core membership consisted of producer, audio engineer, musician and composer Alan Parsons and singer, songwriter and pianist Eric Woolfson. They were accompanied by varying session musicians and some relatively consistent session players such as guitarist Ian Bairnson, arranger Andrew Powell, bassist and vocalist David Paton, drummer Stuart Elliott, and vocalists Lenny Zakatek and Chris Rainbow. Parsons and Woolfson shared writing credits on almost all of the Project's songs, with Parsons producing or co-producing all of the band's recordings. The Alan Parsons Project released eleven studio albums in its 15-year career, the most successful being '' I Robot'' (1977) and '' Eye in the Sky'' (1982). Many of their albums are conceptual in nature and focus on science fiction, supernatural, literary and sociological themes. Among the group's most popular songs are "I Wouldn't Want to Be Like You", " ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Haven, Connecticut
New Haven is a city in the U.S. state of Connecticut. It is located on New Haven Harbor on the northern shore of Long Island Sound in New Haven County, Connecticut and is part of the New York City metropolitan area. With a population of 134,023 as determined by the 2020 U.S. census, New Haven is the third largest city in Connecticut after Bridgeport and Stamford and the principal municipality of Greater New Haven, which had a total 2020 population of 864,835. New Haven was one of the first planned cities in the U.S. A year after its founding by English Puritans in 1638, eight streets were laid out in a four-by-four grid, creating the "Nine Square Plan". The central common block is the New Haven Green, a square at the center of Downtown New Haven. The Green is now a National Historic Landmark, and the "Nine Square Plan" is recognized by the American Planning Association as a National Planning Landmark. New Haven is the home of Yale University, New Haven's biggest taxpayer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
