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Everlast
Erik Francis Schrody (born August 18, 1969), known by his stage name Everlast, is an American musician, singer, rapper, and songwriter, who was the frontman for hip hop group House of Pain. He was also part of the hip hop supergroup La Coka Nostra, which consists of members of House of Pain and other rappers. In 2000, he received a Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal with Latin rock band Santana for " Put Your Lights On". Formative years Everlast went to Taft High School in Los Angeles at the same time Ice Cube and N.W.A and the Posse member Krazy Dee were attending. Everlast states about N.W.A in an interview with ''LA Weekly'': Career Late 1980s–mid 1990s: Early career and group's breakthrough Emerging as a member of Ice-T's group Rhyme Syndicate, Everlast's 1990 debut album '' Forever Everlasting'' was a commercial disappointment. Following the album's failure, Everlast teamed up with fellow Taft High alums DJ Lethal and D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Put Your Lights On
"Put Your Lights On" is a song by American rock band Santana (band), Santana and American musician Everlast (musician), Everlast from Santana's 18th studio album, ''Supernatural (Santana album), Supernatural'' (1999). Released to US rock radio in August 1999, the song peaked at number 18 on the ''Billboard (magazine), Billboard'' Bubbling Under Hot 100 and number eight on the ''Billboard'' Mainstream Rock Tracks chart. "Put Your Lights On" won a Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal at the 42nd Annual Grammy Awards. Background Everlast (musician), Everlast wrote the song while recovering from a major heart attack that he had suffered in February 1998 (directly after he completed recording his first solo album, ''Whitey Ford Sings the Blues''). He has referred to it as "one of the most personal songs I ever wrote", stating that the song was "kind of all about hope, but it's coming from a really dark place you know, so... and really questioning a lot of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
