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Dawn Richardson
Dawn Richardson (born April 19, 1964) is an American rock drummer, teacher, and writer of instructional books on percussion. She is best known as drummer for the San Francisco-based band 4 Non Blondes from 1991 to 1994. Musical career Early life and education Dawn Richardson was born in Pasadena, California. At the age of 13, after a friend's idea to learn a new instrument intrigued her, she broke away from playing the trombone and picked up a set of drumsticks instead. Richardson began taking lessons from Jim Volpe, a drum teacher and "local rock guy" in Southern California. Richardson earned her undergraduate degree in music, concentrating in percussion, at California State University, Los Angeles. She has studied with the principal percussionist of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, and with studio musicians such as Steve Houghton and Greg Goodall. 4 Non Blondes Richardson joined the band 4 Non Blondes in 1991, after the band had achieved local popularity in the San Francisco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indie Rock
Indie rock is a Music subgenre, subgenre of rock music that originated in the United States, United Kingdom and New Zealand from the 1970s to the 1980s. Originally used to describe independent record labels, the term became associated with the music they produced and was initially used interchangeably with alternative rock or "Pop rock, guitar pop rock". One of the primary scenes of the movement was Dunedin, where Dunedin sound, a cultural scene based around a convergence of noise pop and jangle became popular among the city's University of Otago, large student population. Independent labels such as Flying Nun Records, Flying Nun began to promote the scene across New Zealand, inspiring key college rock bands in the United States such as Pavement (band), Pavement, Pixies (band), Pixies and R.E.M. Other notable scenes grew in Madchester, Manchester and Hamburger Schule, Hamburg, with many others thriving thereafter. In the 1980s, the use of the term "independent music, indie" (or " ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angel Corpus Christi
Andrea Ross, better known as Angel Corpus Christi, is a San Francisco-based singer, songwriter and accordionist, who records and performs with her husband, guitarist Rich Stim (of MX-80).Hage, Erik " Angel Corpus Christi Biography, AllMusic. Retrieved December 16, 2018 Career Ross's first release was the ''I♥NY'' album, released by Criminal Damage Records in 1985.Strong, Martin C. (2003) ''The Great Indie Discography'', Canongate, , p. 203 She followed this with the mini-LP ''Wake Up and Cry'' (1986) and the cassette-only ''Dim the Lights'' (1987), before returning three years later with ''Accordion Pop vol. 1''. In the mid-1990s, she signed to the major-backed label Almo Sounds, which issued ''White Courtesy Phone''. It was produced by Craig Leon and features a guest appearance from Herb Alpert.Strong, Martin C.: ''The Great Alternative & Indie Discography'', 1999, Canongate, In the late 1990s she recorded with Dean Wareham (formerly of Galaxie 500 and Luna) and Alan Vega ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1964 Births
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American Rock Drummers
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California State University, Los Angeles Alumni
California is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States, located along the West Coast of the United States, Pacific Coast. With nearly 39.2million residents across a total area of approximately , it is the List of states and territories of the United States by population, most populous U.S. state and the List of U.S. states and territories by area, 3rd largest by area. It is also the most populated Administrative division, subnational entity in North America and the 34th most populous in the world. The Greater Los Angeles area and the San Francisco Bay Area are the nation's second and fifth most populous Statistical area (United States), urban regions respectively, with the former having more than 18.7million residents and the latter having over 9.6million. Sacramento, California, Sacramento is the state's capital, while Los Angeles is the List of largest California cities by population, most populous city in the state and the List of United States cities by population, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Musicians From Los Angeles
A musician is a person who Composer, composes, Conducting, conducts, or Performing arts, performs music. According to the United States Employment Service, "musician" is a general Terminology, term used to designate one who follows music as a profession. Musicians include songwriters who write both music and lyrics for songs, Conducting, conductors who direct a musical performance, or Performing arts#Music, performers who perform for an audience. A music performer is generally either a singer who provides singing, vocals or an instrumentalist who plays a musical instrument. Musicians may perform on their own or as part of a Musical ensemble, group, band or orchestra. Musicians specialize in a musical style, and some musicians play in a variety of different styles depending on cultures and background. A musician who Sound recording and reproduction, records and Music release, releases music can be known as a recording artist. Types Composer A composer is a musician who creat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mel Bay
Mel Bay (February 25, 1913 – May 14, 1997) was an American musician and publisher best known for his series of music education books. His '' Encyclopedia of Guitar Chords'' remains a bestseller. Biography Early life Melbourne E. Bay was born on February 25, 1913, in the little Ozark Mountain town of Bunker, Missouri.Bay, Mel. ''Mel Bay's Modern Guitar Method: Grade 1.'' Pacific: 1948. He bought a Sears Roebuck guitar at the age of 13 and several months later played his first "gig". Bay did not have a guitar teacher, so Bay watched the few guitarists he knew and copied their fingering on the fretboard, teaching himself chords. Once he felt he knew the rudiments of the guitar, he started experimenting with other instruments, including the tenor banjo, mandolin, Hawaiian guitar, and ukulele.Mel Bay Blog"100th Anniversary of Mel Bay's Birth", ''Mel Bay Publications,'' 1 February 2013. Accessed on February 9, 2014. Bay played in front of an audience every chance he got, includin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Falling Uphill
''Falling Uphill'' is the first album by the Canadian girl pop rock band Lillix. It released by Maverick Records on May 27, 2003. The album includes a cover version of The Romantics' song " What I Like About You". This song also notably appeared on the ''Freaky Friday'' soundtrack, as well as in The WB comedy series '' What I Like About You''. The single releases are " It's About Time", "What I Like About You", and " Tomorrow". "It's About Time" peaked at #17 on the Japan Top 20 chart, number 5 on ''TRL'', and number 33 on the ''Billboard'' US Mainstream Top 40 Airplay. In 2007, Nielsen certified the song as receiving 50,000 spins. "What I Like About You" failed to chart. "Tomorrow" reached number 48 on '' R&R'' magazine's Pop Airplay chart. The song "Fork in the Road" was also included on volume 2 of Barbie's ''Cali Girl'' CD. Track listing Notes * signifies an additional producer Personnel Lillix * Lacey-Lee Evin – vocals, keyboards * Tasha-Ray Evin – vocals, gui ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Interbabe Concern
''Interbabe Concern'' is The Loud Family's third full-length album, and their first to be produced by Scott Miller instead of Mitch Easter. With the exception of keyboard player Paul Wieneke and Miller, this was a new line-up of the band. Personnel After touring in support of the 1994 album ''The Tape of Only Linda'', three members – bass player Rob Poor, guitarist Zachary Smith, and drummer Jozef Becker – left the group for family or career reasons. For ''Interbabe Concern'', Scott Miller took over the lead guitar duties that he had ceded to Smith on prior Loud Family albums. Paul Wieneke remained on keyboards and occasional lead vocals, and Kenny Kessel and Dawn Richardson joined the group on bass and drums, respectively. Becker remained as drummer long enough to record several tracks on the album. As credited in the CD booklet, the members were: *Kenny Kessel - bass guitar and backing vocals * Scott Miller - most guitars and vocals * Dawn Richardson - most drums and a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Encomium (album)
''Encomium: A Tribute to Led Zeppelin'' is a tribute album by various artists dedicated to Led Zeppelin, released by Atlantic Records on March 14, 1995. Many of the appearing artists were signed to Atlantic or an affiliate at the time of the release. Track listing Release history The Maná track "Fool in the Rain" did not appear on the first release of this album and was added in later editions. There is also a laserdisc The LaserDisc (LD) is a home video format and the first commercial optical disc storage medium, initially licensed, sold and marketed as DiscoVision, MCA DiscoVision (also known simply as "DiscoVision") in the United States in 1978. Its diam ... version of this release, containing all 13 tracks (including Maná) and interviews and behind the scenes footage. *Catalogue: Atlantic 82731-2 References Led Zeppelin tribute albums 1995 compilation albums Atlantic Records compilation albums Hard rock compilation albums {{1990s-hard-rock-album-stu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Airheads
''Airheads'' is a 1994 American comedy film written by Rich Wilkes, directed by Michael Lehmann, and starring Brendan Fraser, Steve Buscemi, Adam Sandler, Chris Farley, Ernie Hudson, Michael McKean, Judd Nelson, Michael Richards, Amy Locane and Joe Mantegna. It tells the story of a band of loser musicians who stage a hijacking of a radio station in order to get airplay for their demo recording. The film was met with negative reviews and performed poorly at the box office. Plot Chazz, Rex, and Pip are in a Los Angeles hard rock band called "The Lone Rangers" who are continuously turned down as they try to get their demo tape heard by record producers like Jimmie Wing. After scolding him for being lazy, Chazz's girlfriend Kayla kicks him out of her apartment. The Lone Rangers decide to try to get the local rock station KPPX to play their reel-to-reel tape on the air and attempt to break-in through the back door. After several unsuccessful attempts, a station employee named Suzzi c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
If I Were A Carpenter (tribute Album)
''If I Were a Carpenter'' is a 1994 tribute album to The Carpenters. It features alternative rock bands covering the songs of Richard and Karen Carpenter. Overview The cover is a cartoon-like drawing of Richard and Karen Carpenter listening to an LP album against an orange background. Richard Carpenter has said that he doesn't "care for" the version of "Superstar A superstar is someone who has great popular appeal and is widely known, prominent, or successful in their field. Celebrities referred to as "superstars" may include individuals who work as actors, musicians, athletes, and other media-based profe ..." by Sonic Youth. November 25, 2009 The album was the brainchild of [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
