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Both Sides Live
''Both Sides Live'' is a 2-CD live album by American rock band the Hooters, released in November 2008. Background ''Both Sides Live'' contains 25 tracks recorded live in Philadelphia, with 13 songs being electric songs recorded at the Electric Factory on November 21 and 23, 2007 during the band's traditional Thanksgiving holiday concerts, and 12 acoustic songs recorded on February 28 and March 1, 2008 at keyboard player Rob Hyman's Elm Street Studios in front of a small studio audience. Track listing Personnel Adapted from the album liner notes. ;The Hooters * Eric Bazilian – lead vocals, guitar, mandolin, recorder, harmonica, banjo * Rob Hyman – lead vocals, keyboards, accordion, melodica *David Uosikkinen – drums, percussion *John Lilley – guitar, mandolin, dobro * Fran Smith Jr. – bass, backing vocals ;Additional musician *Ann Marie Calhoun - violin, backing vocals (Secret Sessions) ;Technical *Eric Bazilian – producer, mixing, additional engineer *Rob Hyma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Live Album
An album is a collection of audio recordings issued on compact disc (CD), Phonograph record, vinyl, audio tape, or another medium such as Digital distribution#Music, digital distribution. Albums of recorded sound were developed in the early 20th century as individual Phonograph record#78 rpm disc developments, 78 rpm records collected in a bound book resembling a photograph album; this format evolved after 1948 into single vinyl LP record, long-playing (LP) records played at revolutions per minute, rpm. The album was the dominant form of recorded music expression and consumption from the mid-1960s to the early 21st century, a period known as the album era. Vinyl LPs are still issued, though album sales in the 21st-century have mostly focused on CD and MP3 formats. The 8-track tape was the first tape format widely used alongside vinyl from 1965 until being phased out by 1983 and was gradually supplanted by the cassette tape during the 1970s and early 1980s; the populari ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
All You Zombies (song)
"All You Zombies" is a song by American rock band The Hooters, written by the band's founding members Eric Bazilian and Rob Hyman. It was first recorded live and released as a single in 1982. It was subsequently included on the band's debut album '' Amore'' (1983) and an extended version of the song was included on their second album ''Nervous Night'' (1985). This version was released as a single in 1985 and reached no. 58 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100. It also charted within the top 20 in Germany and New Zealand, but was most successful in Australia, where it reached Number 8 on the charts in 1985. Background Influenced by reggae music, co-writer Eric Bazilian said the band was working on a different song when the idea "just came to us, like a vision." The band members dropped their work on the other song and finished "All You Zombies" that night. Writing partner Rob Hyman believed the song to be the fastest they had written "that was of any quality." The Hooters first ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fran Smith Jr
Fran may refer to: People and fictional characters * Fran (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters * Fran (footballer, born 1969) or Francisco Javier González Pérez * Fran (footballer, born 1972), Spanish retired footballer Francisco José Nogueira Maneiro * Fran Pérez (footballer, born 1992), Fran (footballer, born February 1992), Spanish footballer Francisco Pérez Gil * Fran (footballer, born May 1992), Brazilian footballer Francisco Teocharis Papaiordanou Filho * Fran (footballer, born 1995), Spanish footballer Francisco José Rodríguez Gaitán * Carol Fran (1933–2021), American soul blues singer, pianist and songwriter Carol Augustus Anthony * Jan Fran (born 1985), Lebanese-Australian journalist and presenter Jeanette Francis * José Fran (born 1992), Spanish footballer José Francisco Agulló Sevilla Other uses * Tropical Storm Fran, a list of hurricanes, typhoons, tropical storms and a cyclone in the Atlantic or western Pacific Oceans * Fran (fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Hooters
The Hooters are an American rock band from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The band combines elements of rock, reggae, ska, and folk music to create its sound. The Hooters first gained major commercial success in the United States in the mid-1980s due to heavy radio airplay and MTV rotation of several songs, including "All You Zombies", "Day by Day", " And We Danced" and "Where Do the Children Go". The band played at the Live Aid benefit concert in Philadelphia in 1985. In Europe, the Hooters had success with the singles "All You Zombies" and "Johnny B", but the band's breakthrough across Europe came with the single "Satellite". The band played at The Wall Concert in Berlin in 1990. The Hooters have staged successful tours in Europe. In 2007, the band released its first album of new material since 1993, ''Time Stand Still''. The band's most recent release was ''Give the Music Back: Live Double Album'', released in 2017. Career Early years (1980–1984) The Hooters were formed by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
And We Danced (The Hooters Song)
"And We Danced" is a song by the American rock band the Hooters, released as the first single from their second album, ''Nervous Night''. "And We Danced" was released in 1985 and became the band's first major hit, just missing the top 20 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart (peaking at #21), but reaching #3 on the Mainstream Rock charts. It became the band's second consecutive Top 10 hit in Australia, reaching #6. The band performed the song at the Live Aid benefit concert in Philadelphia, on July 13, 1985. The music video for the song, featuring live footage of the band filmed at the now-demolished Exton Drive-In in Exton, Pennsylvania, in the summer of 1985, was nominated for the Best New Artist in a Video award at the 1986 MTV Video Music Awards. One of the members is shown playing a Hohner melodica (the "hooter" from whence the band got their name), a reed instrument played by mouth with keyboard notes which can be fingered to produce a harmonica-like sound. Background S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Satellite (The Hooters Song)
"Satellite" is a song by American rock band The Hooters, which was released in 1987 as the second single from their third studio album '' One Way Home''. The song was written by Rob Hyman, Eric Bazilian and Rick Chertoff, and produced by Chertoff. "Satellite" reached No. 61 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and No. 22 on the UK Singles Chart. Background "Satellite" takes a satirical look at Televangelism. Hyman told Simon Mayo for the ''Reading Evening Post'' in 1987: "They're a strange combination of religious concepts and satellite technology both up there in the heavens. It's all very political because to get your programmes on the satellite you need influence, money and power. The programmes are supposed to be non profit making but recent exposés have uncovered loads of financial scandals. Our song is very timely!" Music video The song's music video was directed by David Hogan and produced by Daniel Stewart for Limelight Productions. It achieved active rotation on MTV. Critical ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jerry Lynn Williams
Jerry Lynn Williams (1948–2005) was an American rock music singer and composer. He wrote such hits as " Forever Man", " See What Love Can Do", " Something's Happening", "Running on Faith" and " Pretending" for Eric Clapton. He contributed two songs, "Real Man" and " I Will Not Be Denied", to Bonnie Raitt's 1989 album '' Nick of Time''. He had previously written material for Raitt's 1986 album '' Nine Lives''. He also wrote songs for Robert Plant, B.B. King, Stevie Ray Vaughan and Jimmie Vaughan. As a performer, he released albums on Warner Bros. Records and CBS Records during the 1970s, and his break as a songwriter came when Delbert McClinton's cover of a song from his second album, "Givin' It Up for Your Love", reached the Top 40. In his autobiography, Clapton recalled meeting Williams for the first time after his record label, Warner Bros. Records, sent him demos of "Forever Man", "See What Love Can Do" and "Something's Happening" as suggestions for an upcoming album, whic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Twenty Five Hours A Day
"Twenty Five Hours a Day" is a song by American rock band The Hooters, which was released in 1993 as the lead single from their fifth studio album ''Out of Body''. The song was written by Rob Hyman, Eric Bazilian and Jerry Lynn Williams, and produced by Joe Hardy, Bazilian and Hyman. The song was released as a promotional single in the United States and generated some airplay on album rock radio. In Europe, the song reached No. 28 on the Dutch Single Top 100 chart. Background "Twenty Five Hours a Day" was written by merging a song Hyman and Bazilian wrote together with part of a song Jerry Williams offered to the band. Bazilian told '' The News Journal'' in 1993 of the song's inception: "We put together a cool sort of musical track, rock 'n' roll with a little Celtic thing. It was obvious Jerry Williams's song wasn't right or us but we did love the bridge part. Rob and I were working on a song in July 1992 and came up with the title and decided it worked with urother song an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Uosikkinen
David Uosikkinen (born February 11, 1956) is an American drummer and Internet content manager, best known for being a member of rock band The Hooters. Early life Born in Cheltenham, Pennsylvania, U.S., Uosikkinen grew up in Levittown, Pennsylvania and at eight years old, took up the trumpet. His father regularly took him to see jazz bands at the Lambertville Music Circus and after he saw The Beatles perform on The Ed Sullivan Show on February 9, 1964, Uosikkinen realized that music and being in a band was what he wanted to pursue with his life. He eventually turned to the drums when a neighbor let him play on his new set. He graduated from Woodrow Wilson (now Harry S. Truman) High School in 1974, where he participated in gymnastics. After high school, Uosikkinen played in a number of Philadelphia area bands, including The Kooks, The Torpedoes, Hot Property and Youth Camp. Uosikkinen's parents are both immigrants from Finland. Tenure with The Hooters In 1980, Uosikkinen join ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Lilley
John Lilley (born March 3, 1954) is an American guitarist, singer, songwriter, guitar teacher and landscape gardener, best known for being a member of rock band The Hooters. Early life John Lilley learned to play the guitar at nine years old after he saw The Beatles perform on The Ed Sullivan Show on February 9, 1964. He initially learned to play jazz and folk music, with his first teacher being folk and bluegrass expert Jerry Ricks. He eventually studied jazz improvisation with Dennis Sandole and then jazz, theory, orchestration, composition and arranging with Calvin Harris. Lilley also participated in visual arts, drawing voraciously while in school and mostly painting as an adult. In his twenties during the mid-1970s, Lilley got involved in the local Philadelphia rock music scene, as the manager and guitarist of the Get Right Band and later became the guitarist for Robert Hazard and the Heroes, who went on to write Cyndi Lauper's hit "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun." For a b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karla With A K
"Karla with a K" is a song by Philadelphia band The Hooters from their 1987 album '' One Way Home''. The single charted in the UK, reaching number 81 on January 23, 1988, and was on the chart for 4 weeks. In the United States, the 12" single was released as a promo. The song plays at 101 BPM in 4/4 time signature. The song has later appeared on some of the band's compilation album A compilation album comprises Album#Tracks, tracks, which may be previously released or unreleased, usually from several separate recordings by either one or several Performing arts#Performers, performers. If by one artist, then generally the tr ...s such as ''Definitive Collection'' in 1995 and ''Playlist: The Very Best of the Hooters'' in 2012. Charts References The Hooters songs 1987 songs Columbia Records singles {{1980s-rock-song-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johnny B (song)
"Johnny B" is a song from The Hooters' third studio album '' One Way Home''. It was written by Eric Bazilian, Rick Chertoff and Rob Hyman. "Johnny B" was released as a single in 1987 by Columbia Records, and reached #61 on ''Billboard'' Hot 100 list. The song had considerable success in Germany, topping at #7 for two weeks. An accompanying music video was also released, directed by David Fincher. ''Cash Box ''Cashbox'', also known as ''Cash Box'', was an American music industry trade magazine, originally published weekly from July 1942 to November 1996. Ten years after its dissolution, it was revived and continues as ''Cashbox Magazine'', an online ...'' said that it "is filled with musical textures that enhance the narrative and range from Old World quaintness to gritty guitar-based rock." The song was covered in 1997 by the German rap group Down Low and reached #4 on the German Singles Chart. The Finnish rock band Yö has also recorded a Finnish version of the son ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
