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Bob Alcivar
Bob Alcivar (born July 8, 1938, in Chicago, Illinois) is an American music producer, composer, conductor and keyboard player. He is the father of rock keyboard player Jim Alcivar ( Montrose, Gamma). Discography Film *''Butterflies Are Free'' (1972) *''The Crazy World of Julius Vrooder'' (1974) *''Olly Olly Oxen Free'' (1978) *''One From the Heart'' (1982) *''The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas'' (arranger, 1982) *'' Hysterical'' (1983) *''That Secret Sunday'' (TV) (1986) *''Blind Witness'' (TV) (1999) *''Naked Lie'' V(1989) *''Roxanne: The Prize Pulitzer'' V(1989) *''Sparks: The Price of Passion'' V(1990) *''Deadly Medicine'' V(1991) External links *allmusic Biography AllMusic (previously known as All Music Guide and AMG) is an American online music database. It catalogs more than three million album entries and 30 million tracks, as well as information on musicians and bands. Initiated in 1991, the databas ...br>Film Reference Biography {{DEFAULTSORT:Alcivar, Bob ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chicago
(''City in a Garden''); I Will , image_map = , map_caption = Interactive Map of Chicago , coordinates = , coordinates_footnotes = , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = United States , subdivision_type1 = State , subdivision_type2 = Counties , subdivision_name1 = Illinois , subdivision_name2 = Cook and DuPage , established_title = Settled , established_date = , established_title2 = Incorporated (city) , established_date2 = , founder = Jean Baptiste Point du Sable , government_type = Mayor–council , governing_body = Chicago City Council , leader_title = Mayor , leader_name = Lori Lightfoot ( D) , leader_title1 = City Clerk , leader_name1 = Anna Valencia ( D) , unit_pref = Imperial , area_footnotes = , area_tot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Around Midnight
''Around Midnight'' is an LP album by Julie London, released by Liberty Records under catalog number LRP-3164 as a monophonic recording in 1960, and later in stereo under catalog number LST-7164 the same year. It was released a number of times on CD from 1998. Dick Reynolds did the arrangements and conducted the orchestra. Track listing # " 'Round Midnight" – (Thelonious Monk, Cootie Williams, Bernie Hanighen) – 2:54 # "Lonely Night in Paris" – (Bobby Troup, Bob Alcivar) – 2:12 # "Misty" – (Erroll Garner, Johnny Burke) – 3:11 # " Black Coffee" – (Sonny Burke, Paul Francis Webster) – 2:58 # " Lush Life" – (Billy Strayhorn) – 1:41 # "In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning" – ( David Mann, Bob Hilliard) – 2:49 # "Don't Smoke in Bed" – (Willard Robison) – 2:25 # " You and the Night and the Music" – (Arthur Schwartz, Howard Dietz) – 2:40 # "Something Cool" – ( Billy Barnes) – 4:38 # "How About Me?" – (Irving Berlin) – 4:07 # " But Not for Me" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tim Weisberg
Jules Timothy Weisberg (born January 1, 1943) is an American flutist, vocalist, and record producer. Career In school he wanted to play drums, but instruments were chosen in order of the students' last names, and when Weisberg got his chance, his choice was bassoon or flute. He chose the latter because it was easier to carry and seemed easier to learn. He was a fan of soul music, which had been using the flute in the 1960s. He studied classical music before playing soul, jazz, and pop. His first experience recording was on The Monkees' album ''The Monkees Present'' in 1969. While working as a studio musician, his debut album was released with a version of "Nights in White Satin" by The Moody Blues. In 1972 he recorded with The Carpenters and two years later appeared on the television programs '' The Midnight Special'' and ''Don Kirshner's Rock Concert''. His song "A Hard Way to Go" appeared in Woody Allen's movie ''Annie Hall''. He had a hit song, "The Power of Gold", on ''Twin S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sérgio Mendes
Sérgio Santos Mendes (; born February 11, 1941) is a Brazilian musician. His career took off with worldwide hits by his group Brasil '66. He has over 55 releases and plays bossa nova heavily crossed with jazz and funk. He was nominated for an Oscar for Best Original Song in 2012 as co-writer of the song "Real in Rio" from the animated film ''Rio''. Mendes is a unique example of a Brazilian musician primarily known in the United States, where his albums were recorded and where most of his touring took place. Mendes is married to Gracinha Leporace, who has performed with him since the early 1970s. Mendes has also collaborated with many artists through the years, including The Black Eyed Peas, with whom he re-recorded in 2006 a version of his breakthrough hit " Mas que Nada". Biography Early career Mendes was born in Niterói, Brazil, the son of a physician. He attended the local conservatory with hopes of becoming a classical pianist. As his interest in jazz grew, he starte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Portrait (The Fifth Dimension Album)
''Portrait'' is the fifth album by American pop group The 5th Dimension, released in 1970 (see 1970 in music). This is the group's first album for Bell Records, having switched from the Soul City Records label. The cover features an impressionistic portrait by famous artist LeRoy Neiman. The album languished in the mid-60s on the Billboard Top 200 Album Charts after the release of its first three singles, none of which entered the Top 20 of the American pop music charts. Bell Records, hoping to see a return on the investment they made by signing The 5th Dimension after the group's contract at Soul City Records ended, made a fourth and final attempt at a hita relatively uncommon practice at the timewith the release of Burt Bacharach and Hal David's "One Less Bell to Answer". The single rose all the way to #2 by Christmas 1970, becoming one of the group's greatest hits of all time. As a result, ''Portrait'' began climbing the charts once again, eventually peaking at #20. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Come Saturday Morning (The Sandpipers Album)
''Come Saturday Morning'' was an LP album featuring The Sandpipers, released by A&M Records in August 1970. The album reached #96 on the Billboard charts. The title track was also issued as a single and reached #17 on the Billboard charts. This was a different recording from the version released on the soundtrack album of the film ''The Sterile Cuckoo.'' The recording of "The Wonder of You" was the same recording as was included in the album of the same name. The August 8, 1970 issue of Billboard Magazine reviewed the album: :''The title tune put the smooth trio way up the singles chart, and is now spotlighted in this exceptional program which also features their new single, "Santo Domingo." Also included in this highly commercial package are top readings of "A Song of Joy," "Where There's a Heartache," and the film theme of "Beyond the Valley of the Dolls."'' Another single release from the LP, "Free to Carry On," was also a chart hit, reaching #94 in the U.S. and #11 on the E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Sandpipers
The Sandpipers were an American easy listening trio who carved a niche in 1960s folk rock with their vocals and innovative arrangements of international ballads and pop standards. They are best remembered for their cover version of "Guantanamera", which became a transatlantic top 10 hit in 1966, and their top 20 hit " Come Saturday Morning" from the soundtrack of the film ''The Sterile Cuckoo'' in 1970. Singing in English, Spanish, French, Italian, Portuguese, Latin, and Tagalog, the Sandpipers had seven separate album entries in the ''Billboard'' 200 from 1966-1970, and over a dozen charted singles. Career Founding members Jim Brady (born August 24, 1944, Los Angeles), Mike Piano (born October 26, 1944, Rochester, New York) and Richard Shoff (born April 30, 1944, Seattle) first performed together in the Mitchell Boys Choir, before forming the Four Seasons with friend Nick Cahuernga. Due to the rising popularity of a group with that name from New Jersey, they changed their ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seals & Crofts (album)
''Seals and Crofts'' is the debut album of pop/folk duo Seals and Crofts. Track listing All songs written by Jim Seals unless otherwise indicated. #"See My Life" #"Sea of Consciousness" #"Seldom's Sister" #"Not Be Found" #"Birthday of My Thoughts" #"In Tune" #"'Cows of Gladness" #"Earth" #"Seven Valleys" (Jim Seals, Dash Crofts) #"Jekyll and Hyde" #"Ashes in the Snow" #"See My Life (Reprise)" Charts Personnel * Jim Seals – vocals, guitar * Dash Crofts – vocals, mandolin * Louie Shelton – bass * Jim Gordon – drums * Victor Feldman Victor Stanley Feldman (7 April 1934 – 12 May 1987) was an English jazz musician who played mainly piano, vibraphone, and percussion. He began performing professionally during childhood, eventually earning acclaim in the UK jazz scene as ... – percussion * Bill Holman – orchestral arrangements * Bill Holan and His Orchestra - orchestra ;Technical *Ann McClelland - assistant producer *Rik Pekkonen - engineer *Wayne Kimbel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seals & Crofts
Seals and Crofts was an American soft rock duo made up of James Eugene Seals (October 17, 1942 – June 6, 2022) and Darrell George "Dash" Crofts (born August 14, 1938) They are best known for their hits " Summer Breeze" (1972), " Diamond Girl" (1973), and " Get Closer" (1976), each of which peaked at No. 6 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart. Both members have long been public advocates of the Baháʼí Faith. Though the duo disbanded in 1980, they reunited briefly in 1991–1992, and again in 2004, when they released their final album, ''Traces''. Early careers Jim Seals and Dash Crofts were both born in Texas, Seals in Sidney in 1942, and Crofts in Cisco in 1938. They first met when Crofts was a drummer for a local band. Later, Seals joined an outfit called Dean Beard and the Crew Cats, in which he played sax; later on, Crofts joined Seals in the band. With Beard, they moved to Los Angeles to join the Champs, but the two did so only after the group's "Tequila" reached No. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Janis Hansen (singer)
Janis Sue Klinger ( Hansen; October 10, 1942 – October 4, 2017) was an American recording artist and author. Music career While majoring in anthropology at the University of Colorado, Hansen participated in a singing group to help pay the tuition, which led to her being discovered by a talent scout. According to Hansen, "I received a telephone call from Los Angeles and was told a singer was needed for ''The Andy Williams Show''. Somebody had heard me singing and I was recommended for the job." Plans of finishing college were postponed, and Hansen flew to Los Angeles to join ''The Andy Williams Show''. Sergio Mendes and Brasil '66 Having scored a big hit with a cover of Jorge Ben Jor's " Mas que Nada", the Brazilian-inspired pop group, Brasil '66, were riding high on the charts; the demand for touring increased. Bandleader Sérgio Mendes was in need of a second vocalist to complement lead singer Lani Hall after original member Bibi Vogel left the group to pursue an acting ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Association (album)
''The Association'' is the Association's fifth studio album. In the US charts, the album peaked at number 32 in the last week of October 1969. None of the singles broke into ''Billboard'' charts. The single "Goodbye Forever" was reworked from the previous album project, ''Goodbye, Columbus'', as is heard in its lyrics about the relationship between the characters played by Richard Benjamin and Ali MacGraw in the film ''Goodbye, Columbus''. The album's musical style pushes the boundaries of pop rock Pop rock (also typeset as pop/rock) is a fusion genre with an emphasis on professional songwriting and recording craft, and less emphasis on attitude than rock music. Originating in the late 1950s as an alternative to normal rock and roll, earl .... It was the last studio album featuring guitarist Russ Giguere, who left for a solo career in 1971. Track listing References {{DEFAULTSORT:Association, The The Association albums 1969 albums Albums produced by John Boylan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aquarius/Let The Sunshine In
"Medley: Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In (The Flesh Failures)" (commonly called "Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In", "The Age of Aquarius" or "Let the Sunshine In") is a medley of two songs written for the 1967 musical ''Hair'' by James Rado and Gerome Ragni (lyrics), and Galt MacDermot (music), released as a single by American R&B group the 5th Dimension. The song spent six weeks at number one on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 pop singles chart in the spring of 1969 and was eventually certified platinum in the US by the RIAA. Instrumental backing was written by Bill Holman and provided by session musicians commonly known as the Wrecking Crew. The actual recording was novel at the time, being recorded in two cities, Los Angeles and Las Vegas, and being mixed down to a final version later. The song listed at number 66 on ''Billboard''s "Greatest Songs of All Time". History The recording was led by veteran American producer and engineer Bones Howe, who had previously worked with the 5t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
