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Cornelius Bumpus
Cornelius Bumpus (May 7, 1945 – February 3, 2004) was an American woodwind, brass and keyboard player and vocalist from Santa Cruz, California. Biography Bumpus began his musical career playing alto saxophone at ten for his school band, and by age twelve he was playing at Luso-American dances. He attended Santa Cruz High School where he performed in the band and won the John Philip Sousa Award. He also played school dances with his own band, Corny and the Corvettes. In 1966 he was in Bobby Freeman's band and after that he began his association with many well-known groups. His role in these bands was primarily as a saxophonist and organist. His most notable touring was with the Doobie Brothers and Steely Dan. Bumpus toured with Steely Dan from 1993 to 2003. In 2002, he worked on the ''Big Blue Earth'' project sponsored by the Church of Christ, Scientist. During the 1980s, Bumpus enjoyed a short tenure with Café Society, a Los Angeles pop band, in which he played in a horn sect ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dallas
Dallas () is the List of municipalities in Texas, third largest city in Texas and the largest city in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, the List of metropolitan statistical areas, fourth-largest metropolitan area in the United States at 7.5 million people. It is the largest city in and County seat, seat of Dallas County, Texas, Dallas County with portions extending into Collin County, Texas, Collin, Denton County, Texas, Denton, Kaufman County, Texas, Kaufman and Rockwall County, Texas, Rockwall counties. With a 2020 United States census, 2020 census population of 1,304,379, it is the List of United States cities by population, ninth most-populous city in the U.S. and the List of cities in Texas by population, third-largest in Texas after Houston and San Antonio. Located in the North Texas region, the city of Dallas is the main core of the largest metropolitan area in the Southern United States and the largest inland metropolitan area in the U.S. that lacks any navigable link ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chet McCracken
Chester Eugene McCracken (September 20, 1946 – February 11, 2022) was an American drummer and recording, mixing and mastering engineer. He was a former member and contributing songwriter of American rock band The Doobie Brothers. In 1981, his song "South Bay Strut" (from the album '' One Step Closer'') was nominated for a Grammy at the 23rd Annual Grammy Awards. Also a recording studio owner, he was a recording engineer who was experienced in mixing and mastering records. Biography McCracken was born Chester Eugene McCracken on September 20, 1946, in Tacoma, Washington. McCracken was the drummer for Danny O'Keefe in 1972. As a session drummer he recorded with Stevie Nicks, America, Rita Coolidge, Hank Williams Jr., Tommy Tutone, Joe Walsh, Michael McDonald, Pat Boone, Jim Messina, Jackie DeShannon, Eric Carmen, and many others. He was also the drummer on Rare Earth's tour in 1975. In 1979, McCracken joined the Doobie Brothers when he replaced original drummer John Hartma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Live Grape
''Live Grape'' is a 1978 album by Moby Grape, released by Escape Records, of live performances of the band at two venues in California, the Shady Grove in San Francisco and the Inn of the Beginning in Cotati. History The album features core members Peter Lewis, Jerry Miller and Skip Spence. Original members Bob Mosley and Don Stevenson did not participate in the recordings, though Bob Mosley did appear with the band on occasion during this period.Mosley had at that time joined with Neil Young to form The Ducks, which performed in and around Santa Cruz during 1977. At the time, band members were in a protracted legal dispute with former manager Matthew Katz over ownership of the Moby Grape band name. As a result, Moby Grape is not named anywhere on the cover. The album was originally released by Escape Records in 1978. It was reissued on CD by Line Records in 1994 and Akarma Records in 2007. Track listing #"That Lost Horizon" (Lewis) – 4:52 #"Here I Sit" (Miller) – 2:38 #" ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moby Grape
Moby Grape is an American rock band founded in 1966, known for having all five members contribute to singing and songwriting, and who collectively merged elements of folk music, blues, country, and jazz with rock and psychedelic music. They were one of the few groups of which all members were lead vocalists. The group's first incarnation ended in 1969, but they have reformed many times afterwards and continue to perform occasionally. Moby Grape's success was accompanied by decades-long legal disputes with their former manager, Matthew Katz. Legal difficulties originated shortly after the group's formation, when Katz insisted that an additional provision be added to his management contract, giving him ownership of the group name. At the time, various group members were indebted to Katz, who had been paying for apartments and various living costs prior to the release of the group's first album. Despite objecting, group members signed without seeking outside legal advice, believing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kamakiriad
''Kamakiriad'' is the second solo album by Steely Dan artist Donald Fagen, released in 1993. It was his first collaboration with Steely Dan partner Walter Becker since 1986, on Rosie Vela's album '' Zazu''. Becker played guitar and bass and produced the album. The album is a futuristic, optimistic eight-song cycle about the journey of the narrator in his high-tech car, the ''Kamakiri'' (Japanese for praying mantis). It was nominated for a Grammy Award for Album of the Year 1994. Music videos were produced for "Tomorrow's Girls" (starring Rick Moranis) and " Snowbound" (using stop motion animation). Fagen and Becker embarked on their first tour as Steely Dan since 1974 to support the album. Track listing All songs written by Donald Fagen, except where noted. #"Trans-Island Skyway" – 6:30 #"Countermoon" – 5:05 #"Springtime" – 5:06 #" Snowbound" (Walter Becker, Fagen) – 7:08 #"Tomorrow's Girls" – 6:17 #"Florida Room" (Fagen, Libby Titus) – 6:02 #"On the Dunes" – 8:07 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Donald Fagen
Donald Jay Fagen (born January 10, 1948) is an American musician best known as the co-founder, lead singer, co-songwriter, and keyboardist of the band Steely Dan, formed in the early 1970s with musical partner Walter Becker. In addition to his work with Steely Dan, Fagen has released four solo albums. He began his solo career in 1982 with the album ''The Nightfly'', which was nominated for seven Grammy Awards. In 2001, Fagen was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Steely Dan. Following Becker's death in 2017, Fagen has continued to tour as the only original member of Steely Dan. Early life Fagen was born in Passaic, New Jersey, on January 10, 1948, to Jewish parents, Joseph "Jerry" Fagen, an accountant, and his wife, Elinor, a homemaker who had been a swing singer in upstate New York's Catskill Mountains from childhood through her teens.Sweet, ''Steely Dan: Reelin' in the Years'' 7. His family moved to the suburb of Fair Lawn around 1958 and soon after to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Wildlife Concert
''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with pronouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of pronoun ''thee'') when followed by a v ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Farewell Tour (album)
''Farewell Tour'' is the first live album by American rock band The Doobie Brothers, released in 1983. It documents the group's 1982 Farewell Tour and is a double album set. By the early 1980s, the Doobie Brothers had evolved from the guitar-boogie sound under original band frontman Tom Johnston to a soulful keyboard-driven AOR sound under Michael McDonald. Despite the many personnel changes in the group, Patrick Simmons remained from the original incarnation of the group. In 1982, Simmons decided to retire from the group after years of constant touring and recording. When the band decided to break up in light of his impending departure, Simmons encouraged the group to make one last tour during the summer of 1982 as a way of thanking the group's loyal fanbase. This tour became known as the "Farewell Tour." The front cover shows drummer Keith Knudsen cutting the strings on John McFee's guitar as a symbolic gesture.According to a post at the forum (now retired) at the Doob ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
One Step Closer (The Doobie Brothers Album)
''One Step Closer'' is the ninth studio album by American rock band The Doobie Brothers. The album was released on September 17, 1980, by Warner Bros. Records. The album included the hit "Real Love (The Doobie Brothers song), Real Love", which reached #5 on the Billboard Hot 100, ''Billboard'' Hot 100. This album is the band's last studio album with Michael McDonald in the lineup until 2014's ''Southbound (The Doobie Brothers album), Southbound'', and also the first studio album to feature John McFee as a member of the band. Track listing Personnel The Doobie Brothers *Patrick Simmons – guitars, Singing, lead and backing vocals *John McFee – guitars, backing vocals *Michael McDonald (musician), Michael McDonald – keyboard instruments, keyboards, synthesizers, lead and backing vocals *Cornelius Bumpus – tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone, organ (music), organ, lead and backing vocals *Tiran Porter – bass guitar, bass *Keith Knudsen – Drum kit, drums, backing vocals ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Doobie Brothers
The Doobie Brothers are an American rock band formed in 1970 in San Jose, California, known for their flexibility in performing across numerous genres and their vocal harmonies. Active for five decades, with their greatest success in the 1970s, the group's current lineup consists of founding members Tom Johnston (guitars, vocals) and Patrick Simmons (guitars, vocals), alongside Michael McDonald (keyboards, vocals) and John McFee (guitars, pedal steel, violin, backing vocals), and touring musicians including John Cowan (bass, vocals), Marc Russo (saxophones), Ed Toth (drums), and Marc Quiñones (percussion). Other long-serving members of the band include guitarist Jeff "Skunk" Baxter (1974–1979), bassist Tiran Porter (1972–1980, 1987–1992) and drummers John Hartman (1970–1979, 1987–1992), Michael Hossack (1971–1973, 1987–2012), and Keith Knudsen (1973–1982, 1993–2005). They performed gospel influenced songs such as "Take Me in Your Arms (Rock Me a Little While ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
East Side San Jose
''East Side San Jose'' is the debut album by American guitarist and keyboardist Clifford Coulter recorded in 1970 for the Impulse! label.Impulse! Records discography accessed January 12, 2012 The album title refers to , California, with the cover art showing a scene from the district. Reception The review awarded the album 3 stars.Allmusic Reviewac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clifford Coulter
Clifford Coulter was an American blues, R&B and jazz guitarist and keyboardist.allmusic Biography/ref> Career He released three albums, 1970's ''East Side San Jose'' with Billy Ingram and Joe Provost on drums. (Impulse! Records), 1971's ''Do It Now: Worry About It Later'' (Impulse! Records) and 1980's ''The Better Part of Me'' (Columbia Records). The latter record was produced by Bill Withers, and included contributions from Russ Kunkel, Ron E. Beck, and Jerry Perez, and is an Allmusic album pick. Discography *'' East Side San Jose'' (Impulse!, 1970) *''Do It Now!'' (Impulse!, 1971) *'' The Better Part of Me'' (Columbia, 1980) With Mel Brown *''I'd Rather Suck My Thumb'' (Impulse!, 1969) With Sonny Fortune *'' Waves of Dreams'' (Horizon, 1976) With John Lee Hooker *''Free Beer and Chicken ''Free Beer and Chicken'' is an album by blues musician John Lee Hooker recorded in California in 1974 and released by the ABC label the same year. Reception AllMusic reviewer Eugene ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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