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Carlos Vega
Carlos Vega (December 7, 1956 – April 7, 1998) was a Cuban-born Los Angeles-based session drummer best known for his performances with James Taylor. As a part of the L.A. studio scene from the late 1970s through the 1990s, Vega contributed to a wide variety of music during the rise and popularity of the California singer-songwriter movement. History Carlos Vega was born in Cuba on December 7, 1956 and grew up in Los Angeles, California with his parents and had one older sister, Sue. He attended Eagle Rock High School in a suburb of Los Angeles. He knew Grant High School students and collaborated with such future artists as Michael Landau, Jeff Porcaro, and Steve Lukather. Vega co-formed his first band, Karizma, in 1975 with Michael Landau, David Garfield, Lenny Castro, and Jimmy Johnson. Vega performed with a wide variety of musicians across many genres, including a 13-year collaboration with James Taylor (featured on '' Live'', '' Hourglass'', ''Never Die Young'', and ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Session Musician
Session musicians, studio musicians, or backing musicians are musicians hired to perform in recording sessions or live performances. The term sideman is also used in the case of live performances, such as accompanying a recording artist on a tour. Session musicians are usually not permanent or official members of a musical ensemble or band. They work behind the scenes and rarely achieve individual fame in their own right as soloists or bandleaders. However, top session musicians are well known within the music industry, and some have become publicly recognized, such as the Wrecking Crew, the Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section and The Funk Brothers who worked with Motown Records. Many session musicians specialize in playing common rhythm section instruments such as guitar, piano, bass, or drums. Others are specialists, and play brass, woodwinds, and strings. Many session musicians play multiple instruments, which lets them play in a wider range of musical situations, genres an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caldera (album)
''Caldera'' is the debut album by the jazz fusion band Caldera that was released in 1976 by Capitol Records. The album rose to No. 33 on the '' Cashbox'' Top 40 Jazz Albums chart. Track listing Personnel * Jorge Strunz — acoustic guitar, electric guitar, percussion * Eduardo del Barrio — acoustic piano, electric piano, synthesizers, percussion, clavinet, vocals * Steve Tavaglione — soprano saxophone, flute, bass, alto flute * Mike Azeredo — congas, percussion * Carlos Vega Carlos Vega (December 7, 1956 – April 7, 1998) was a Cuban-born Los Angeles-based session drummer best known for his performances with James Taylor. As a part of the L.A. studio scene from the late 1970s through the 1990s, Vega contributed to ... — drums, percussion * Dean Cortez — electric bass * Raul De Souza — bass trombone, trombone * Roberto da Silva — percussion * Carolyn Dennis — vocals References 1976 debut albums Capitol Records albums Caldera (band) albums Albu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bi-Coastal
''Bi-Coastal'' is the sixth studio album released in 1980 by Australian singer and songwriter Peter Allen. The album peaked at number 55 in Australia and number 123 on the ''Billboard'' 200. Background The album is Allen's most successful and was produced by David Foster who also wrote many of its songs. The hit "Fly Away", originally by Japanese artist Mariya Takeuchi, was co-written by Foster and Carole Bayer Sager. The title tune co-written by Foster and Tom Keane features double entendres comparing living on both coasts of the United States to Allen's own bisexuality. The album has become a classic with lovers of west coast pop music not because of the songs but for the use of musicians like Toto, Steve Lukather, Jay Graydon and others. Track listing The following listing is for the Australia and New Zealand release. The numbers indicated in the track show the listing for the International release. Personnel *Peter Allen – piano, keyboards *David Foster – Fender ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Al Jarreau
Alwin Lopez Jarreau (March 12, 1940 – February 12, 2017) was an American singer and musician. His 1981 album '' Breakin' Away'' spent two years on the ''Billboard'' 200 and is considered one of the finest examples of the Los Angeles pop and R&B sound. The album won Jarreau the 1982 Grammy for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance. In all, he won seven Grammy Awards and was nominated for over a dozen more during his career. Jarreau also sang the theme song of the 1980s television series ''Moonlighting'', and was among the performers on the 1985 charity song "We Are the World." Early life and career Jarreau was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on March 12, 1940, the fifth of six children. His father Emile Alphonse Jarreau was a Seventh-day Adventist Church minister and singer, and his mother Pearl (Walker) Jarreau was a church pianist. Jarreau and his family sang together in church concerts and in benefits, and Jarreau and his mother performed at PTA meetings. Jarreau was student c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
This Time (Al Jarreau Album)
''This Time'' is the fourth studio album by Jazz vocalist Al Jarreau, released in 1980 on Warner Bros. Records. The release marked a change in Jarreau's sound to a more R&B-oriented flavor. As a result, the album achieved more success on the mainstream charts than his previous works, while also topping the Jazz Charts. It also reached No. 6 on the R&B charts and No. 27 on the ''Billboard'' 200." In 1981 "Never Givin' Up" gave Jarreau a Grammy Award nomination for Best R&B Vocal Performance, Male. ''This Time'' marked Jarreau's first foray into the top 40 on the Hot 200 or top 10 on the R&B charts, as well as his first No. 1 on the Jazz charts. His next album would prove even more successful, topping both the Jazz and R&B charts. Track listing Charts & Awards Album Charting Singles "Never Givin' Up" received a Grammy Award nomination for Best R&B Vocal Performance, Male in 1981, Jarreau's first nomination in the R&B field. It lost to Jarreau's Warner Bros. labelmate George ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bernie Taupin
Bernard John Taupin (born 22 May 1950) is an English songwriter, singer and visual artist. He is best known for his long-term collaboration with musician Elton John, a songwriting partnership that is one of the most successful in history. Taupin has written the lyrics for most of John's songs. In 1967, Taupin answered an advertisement in the music paper ''New Musical Express'' placed by Liberty Records, a company that was seeking new songwriters. John responded to the same advertisement and they were brought together, collaborating on many albums since. Taupin and John were inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1992. Birth and childhood Taupin was born at Flatters House, a farmhouse located between the village of Anwick and the town of Sleaford, in the southern part of Lincolnshire, England, the son of Robert Taupin and Daphne, daughter of John Leonard Palchett "Poppy" Cort, a University of Cambridge-educated classics teacher and former rector at Sale, Greater Manc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
He Who Rides The Tiger
''He Who Rides the Tiger'' is a 1980 solo album by longtime Elton John lyricist, Bernie Taupin. It is his second effort following his 1971 spoken word album ''Taupin''. Taupin co-wrote all the songs in the album with the Buckinghams former guitarist Dennis Tufano and sang lead vocals in all of them. Although the album was recorded during a time when John and Taupin had interrupted their collaboration, John lent backing vocals on "Love (The Barren Desert)". The album was released on CD by American Beat Records on March 10, 2009. Critical reception In the review of May 3, 1980 ''Billboard'' critics said that the album's "biggest strength lies in his lyrics." They also found that "Taupin isn't a bad vocalist" (but sometimes "become a bit too stagnant") and praised "the aid of Elton and other supporting singers." Track listing All songs written by Bernie Taupin (words) and Dennis Tufano (music). # "Monkey on My Back (The Last Run)" (4:04) # "Born on the Fourth of July" (4:47) # "Vene ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lisa Dal Bello
Lisa Dal Bello (born 22 May 1959), also known as Dalbello, is a Canadian musician. She released three albums in the pop and pop/rock genre in her late teens, from 1977 through 1981 under her full name. In 1984, she re-emerged as Dalbello, with an edgier brand of alternative rock. Early life Born to Italian and British parents, Dalbello grew up in Weston, Toronto, and then with her family moved to Vaughan. At age 11, she began playing guitar and writing her own songs, performing at the Mariposa Folk Festival and the Fiddlers' Green club in Toronto. The first song she wrote was reportedly a protest song called "Oh, Why?" Lying about her age, at 13 she joined a government-sponsored educational music program, Summer Sounds '71, which auditioned students at various southern Ontario middle and high schools, with the objective of selecting 30 singers, songwriters, musicians and performers who would receive the opportunity to spend the first month north of the city of Toronto at a su ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pretty Girls (Dalbello Album)
''Pretty Girls'' is the second album by Lisa Dal Bello. Track listing Personnel * Lisa Dal Bello – lead and backing vocals * Michael Boddicker – synthesizer * Jay Gruska – synthesizer * Fred Mandel – organ * Tom Hensley – piano * Ron Stockert – piano * Steve Porcaro – synthesizer programming * Al Ciner – guitar * Steve Lukather – guitar * Richie Zito – guitar * Dennis Belfield – bass guitar * Ron Garant – bass guitar * Mike Porcaro – bass guitar * Carlos Vega – drums * Bobby Ruffino – percussion * Victor Feldman – percussion * Bill Champlin – backing vocals * Roy Kenner – backing vocals * Bobby Kimball – backing vocals * Liz Lausanne – backing vocals * Michael McDonald (musician), Michael McDonald – backing vocals * Lisa Mordente – backing vocals Production * Bob Monaco – producer * Al Ciner – producer * Denis Degher – engineer * Phil Moores – engineer * Chris Gordon – engineer * Gary Gray – engineer References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Under Wraps (Shaun Cassidy Album)
''Under Wraps'' was the third studio album from Shaun Cassidy, released in 1978. Less successful commercially than its two predecessors, ''Under Wraps'' was an early indication that Cassidy's popularity was beginning to lose momentum, as the album barely cracked the top 40 on the US Billboard charts, peaking at #33, and scoring no major hit singles. "Our Night" peaked at #80 on the US Hot 100.''Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-1990'' - The album features the song "It's Like Heaven", which was co-written by founding Beach Boys member Brian Wilson, along with Rocky Pamplin and Diane Rovell. This would mean Wilson would have contributed musically to an album by both Cassidy brothers, as he also co-wrote the song "Cruisin' to Harlem" on the album '' Getting It in the Street'' by David Cassidy, Shaun Cassidy's half-brother. Track listing #"Hard Love" (Shaun Cassidy) #"Taxi Dancer" (Shaun Cassidy) #"Lie to Me" (Bill LaBounty, Jay Senter) #"One More Night of Your Love" (Erich Bulli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shaun Cassidy
Shaun Paul Cassidy (born September 27, 1958) is an American singer, actor, writer, and producer. He has created and/or produced a number of television series including '' American Gothic'', '' Roar'' and ''Invasion''. Cassidy currently serves as executive producer and writer for NBC's medical drama ''New Amsterdam''. While in high school, Cassidy signed a contract with Warner Bros. Records, leading to his albums ''Shaun Cassidy'', ''Born Late'', '' Under Wraps'', ''Room Service'', and ''Wasp''. Almost concurrently, Cassidy starred in the ABC television series ''The Hardy Boys Mysteries'', as well as ''Breaking Away'' and had a stint on the daytime soap ''General Hospital''. While appearing on Broadway in the hit musical drama '' Blood Brothers'', he wrote his first television pilot, ''American Gothic''. In 2020, Cassidy returned to the stage with his one-man show ''The Magic of a Midnight Sky''. Cassidy is the eldest son of Academy Award–winning actress Shirley Jones and Tony ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Born Late (album)
''Born Late'' is the second studio album released by pop singer, Shaun Cassidy. The album was released in 1977 following the success of Cassidy's self-titled debut album. The album yielded two hit singles. The first, "Hey Deanie", was written by Eric Carmen, who also wrote the song "That's Rock 'n' Roll" (which was a hit from Cassidy's first solo album). "Hey Deanie" reached #7 in early 1978. For the second single, also following the formula of his first album, Cassidy remade a 1960s hit, in this case The Lovin' Spoonful's " Do You Believe in Magic?" (which was written by John Sebastian). That single became a modest hit, peaking at #31 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100. ''Born Late'' was certified platinum. Unlike his first album, Cassidy wrote or co-wrote half of the songs. The track "It's Up To You" was co-written with Cassidy by ''Lost In Space'' child-star Billy Mumy. "Carolina's Comin' Home" is a cover of White Plains. Track listing # "Teen Dream" (Shaun Cassidy) # " ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
