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Fortune 410
''Fortune 410'' is the fourth album by American rock singer Donnie Iris, released in 1983. (The album title refers to the style of eyeglasses worn by Iris.) The album was reissued in remastered form on CD in 2021 by Rock Candy Records with a live bonus track from the 1981 ''Live'' EP. Track listing Side one # "Human Evolution" (Avsec, Iris, Lee, McClain, Valentine) - 3:10 # "Stagedoor Johnny" (Avsec, Lee, Iris) - 3:45 # "Cry If You Want To" (Avsec, Iris) - 3:12 # "Tell Me What You Want" (Avsec, Lee, Iris) - 3:20 # "I Belong" (Avsec) - 4:57 Side two # "She's So European" (Avsec, Iris) - 3:24 # "I'm a User" (Avsec, Iris) - 2:36 # "Never Did I" (McClain) - 3:56 # "Somebody" (Avsec, Iris) - 3:50 # "Do You Compute?" (Avsec, Iris) - 3:40 2021 remastered CD reissue # "Human Evolution" - 3:15 # "Stagedoor Johnny" - 3:48 # "Cry If You Want To" - 3:14 # "Tell Me What You Want" - 3:21 # "I Belong" - 5:00 # "She's So European" - 3:25 # "I'm a User" - 2:38 # "Never Did I" - 3:58 # "Somebo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Donnie Iris
Donnie Iris (born Dominic Ierace, February 28, 1943) is an American rock musician known for his work with the Jaggerz and Wild Cherry during the 1970s, and for his solo career beginning in the 1980s with his band, the Cruisers. He wrote the #2 ''Billboard'' hit, "The Rapper", with the Jaggerz in 1970 and was a member of Wild Cherry after the group had a #1 hit with "Play That Funky Music." He also achieved fame as a solo artist in the early 1980s with the #29 hit " Ah! Leah!" and the #37 hit " Love Is Like a Rock." In addition to performing on the first three Jaggerz albums and the fourth and final Wild Cherry album, Iris with his solo band has released eleven studio albums, one EP, two live albums, and two compilation albums. He continues to intermittently release new material and tour throughout the greater Pittsburgh, Youngstown and Cleveland areas. Biography Early life and early career (1943–63) Dominic Ierace was born in New Castle, Pennsylvania, but grew up in El ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Do You Compute?
"Do You Compute?" is a song by American rock musician Donnie Iris from his 1983 album '' Fortune 410''. The song was released as a single the same year and reached #64 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart and #20 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Mainstream Rock Tracks Mainstream Rock is a music chart in ''Billboard'' magazine that ranks the most-played songs on mainstream rock radio stations in the United States, a category that combines the formats of active rock and heritage rock. The chart was launched in Ma ... chart. The song was made as a promotional musical advert for the Atari 1200XL computer. The music video for the song strongly features the computer, including Iris typing on it and his band performing inside of it. Charts References Donnie Iris songs 1983 singles 1983 songs Songs written by Mark Avsec Songs written by Donnie Iris MCA Records singles {{1980s-rock-song-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1983 Albums
The year 1983 saw both the official beginning of the Internet and the first mobile cellular telephone call. Events January * January 1 – The migration of the ARPANET to TCP/IP is officially completed (this is considered to be the beginning of the true Internet). * January 24 – Twenty-five members of the Red Brigades are sentenced to life imprisonment for the 1978 murder of Italian politician Aldo Moro. * January 25 ** High-ranking Nazi war criminal Klaus Barbie is arrested in Bolivia. ** IRAS is launched from Vandenberg AFB, to conduct the world's first all-sky infrared survey from space. February * February 2 – Giovanni Vigliotto goes on trial on charges of polygamy involving 105 women. * February 3 – Prime Minister of Australia Malcolm Fraser is granted a double dissolution of both houses of parliament, for elections on March 5, 1983. As Fraser is being granted the dissolution, Bill Hayden resigns as leader of the Australian Labor Party, and in the subsequent lea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Donnie Iris Albums
Donnie or Donny is a familiar form (hypocorism) of the masculine given name Donald, Donal, Don, or Donovan. It may refer to: People Arts and entertainment * Donny Baldwin, American drummer best known as a member of Jefferson Starship and Starship *Donnie Brooks (1936–2007), American pop music singer *Donnie Dacus, guitarist *Donnie Demers, American songwriter * Donny Deutsch (born 1957), American advertising executive and television personality *Donnie Dunagan (born 1934), semi-retired American former child actor *Donnie Elbert (1936–1989), American soul singer *Donnie Fritts (born 1942), American session musician and songwriter * Donnie Hamzik, drummer of the heavy metal band Manowar * Donny Hathaway (1945–1979), American jazz, blues, soul and gospel singer, songwriter, arranger and pianist *Donnie Iris (born 1943), American rock musician known for his work with the Jaggerz and Wild Cherry *Donnie Keshawarz (born 1969), American stage, film and television actor *Donnie Kl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billboard Magazine
''Billboard'' (stylized as ''billboard'') is an American music and entertainment magazine published weekly by Penske Media Corporation. The magazine provides music charts, news, video, opinion, reviews, events, and style related to the music industry. Its music charts include the Hot 100, the 200, and the Global 200, tracking the most popular albums and songs in different genres of music. It also hosts events, owns a publishing firm, and operates several TV shows. ''Billboard'' was founded in 1894 by William Donaldson and James Hennegan as a trade publication for bill posters. Donaldson later acquired Hennegan's interest in 1900 for $500. In the early years of the 20th century, it covered the entertainment industry, such as circuses, fairs, and burlesque shows, and also created a mail service for travelling entertainers. ''Billboard'' began focusing more on the music industry as the jukebox, phonograph, and radio became commonplace. Many topics it covered were spun-off into ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kevin Valentine
Kevin Valentine is an American rock drummer who is best known for being a member of Donnie Iris and the Cruisers. Valentine played drums on all of the band's early albums during the 1980s. Valentine has recorded as a member of Breathless, The Innocent, Godz, Rosie, Shadow King, The Lou Gramm Band and Neverland. He also performed (on a session basis) on the Kiss albums ''Hot In The Shade'', ''Psycho Circus'' and ''Revenge'', playing on all tracks but one on ''Psycho Circus''. The one track he did not play was " Into the Void", performed by Peter Criss. On ''Revenge'', he played on one song, "Take It Off" and played on "You Love Me to Hate You" on ''Hot in the Shade''. He was also a touring member of Cinderella. Valentine is also a sound mixer for many prominent TV shows, such as ''The Good Wife'', ''Legion'', ''Better Call Saul'', '' El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie'', ''Ozark'', and ''The Nevers''. Discography With Todd Tamanend Clark * ''Two Thousand Light Years From Home'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Albritton McClain
Albritton McClain (born March 19, 1952) is an American rock guitarist who is best known for being a member of Donnie Iris and the Cruisers. McClain played the bass guitar The bass guitar, electric bass or simply bass (), is the lowest-pitched member of the string family. It is a plucked string instrument similar in appearance and construction to an electric or an acoustic guitar, but with a longer neck and ... on the band's early albums during the 1980s and on ''Poletown'' in 1997. References Living people American rock bass guitarists American male bass guitarists Donnie Iris and the Cruisers members Musicians from Pittsburgh Les Variations members 20th-century American bass guitarists 1952 births Guitarists from Pennsylvania 20th-century American male musicians The Innocent (band) members {{US-bass-guitarist-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marty Lee Hoenes
Marty Lee Hoenes is an American rock musician who is best known as the lead guitarist for the Donnie Iris and the Cruisers. He is also a freelance artist and designer, having designed many of the band's albums. He currently resides in North Canton North Canton is a city in central Stark County, Ohio, United States. The population was 17,842 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Canton–Massillon metropolitan area. History In 1831, the Community of North Canton first began as the Villag ..., Ohio with his wife and daughter. References External linksDesigns by Marty Lee Hoenes {{DEFAULTSORT:Hoenes, Marty Lee Living people American rock guitarists American male guitarists Donnie Iris and the Cruisers members Musicians from Pittsburgh Guitarists from Pennsylvania People from North Canton, Ohio Guitarists from Ohio Year of birth missing (living people) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rock Candy Records
Rock Candy Records is an independent record label based in the United Kingdom. Founded by ex-''Kerrang!'' writers Derek Oliver and Dante Bonutto, the label primarily specializes in CD reissues of rock and heavy metal albums from the 1970s and 1980s. The label takes its name from the Montrose song of the same name. Artists Artists released by the company include Max Webster, Montrose, Toto, Malice and Rhino Bucket Rhino Bucket is a hard rock band from Van Nuys, Los Angeles, California. History The band was formed in February 1988 by Georg Dolivo (lead vocals, rhythm guitar), Reeve Downes (bass guitar, backing vocals) and Greg Fields (lead guitar, backi ..., among others. References External links Official site British independent record labels Record labels established in 2005 Reissue record labels {{UK-record-label-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rock Music
Rock music is a broad genre of popular music that originated as " rock and roll" in the United States in the late 1940s and early 1950s, developing into a range of different styles in the mid-1960s and later, particularly in the United States and United Kingdom.W. E. Studwell and D. F. Lonergan, ''The Classic Rock and Roll Reader: Rock Music from its Beginnings to the mid-1970s'' (Abingdon: Routledge, 1999), p.xi It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, a style that drew directly from the blues and rhythm and blues genres of African-American music and from country music. Rock also drew strongly from a number of other genres such as electric blues and folk, and incorporated influences from jazz, classical, and other musical styles. For instrumentation, rock has centered on the electric guitar, usually as part of a rock group with electric bass guitar, drums, and one or more singers. Usually, rock is song-based music with a time signature using a verse–chorus form, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rock Music
Rock music is a broad genre of popular music that originated as " rock and roll" in the United States in the late 1940s and early 1950s, developing into a range of different styles in the mid-1960s and later, particularly in the United States and United Kingdom.W. E. Studwell and D. F. Lonergan, ''The Classic Rock and Roll Reader: Rock Music from its Beginnings to the mid-1970s'' (Abingdon: Routledge, 1999), p.xi It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, a style that drew directly from the blues and rhythm and blues genres of African-American music and from country music. Rock also drew strongly from a number of other genres such as electric blues and folk, and incorporated influences from jazz, classical, and other musical styles. For instrumentation, rock has centered on the electric guitar, usually as part of a rock group with electric bass guitar, drums, and one or more singers. Usually, rock is song-based music with a time signature using a verse–chorus form, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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] |
