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Frankie Sullivan
Frankie Sullivan (born February 1, 1955) is an American guitarist, best known for being a founding member of the rock band Survivor. He has been the only permanent fixture in its lineup since the band's 1977 inception. Early life According to pianist and keyboardist Jimmy Tranchitella of Northlake, Illinois, Sullivan's musical career began in his early teens. He enjoyed sports and started running when he was 17; he became a lifelong runner. One of his heroes is Muhammad Ali, and he has a framed autograph from the boxer hanging in his home. Career In 1976, Sullivan was a member of the Chicago-based hard rock band Mariah. In 1978, he partnered with Jim Peterik and the two became a very successful songwriting team. Sullivan was a lead guitar player. Sullivan and Peterik formed the nucleus of the band Survivor and the band immediately began touring, playing concerts in clubs. Sullivan's first hit on the Billboard charts was in 1981 with the song "Poor Man's Son" from the albu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sweden Rock Festival
The Sweden Rock Festival is an annual rock/metal festival held in Sweden since 6 June 1992. While having a clear rock/metal focus, the festival is noted for its diversity across these genres, from southern rock bands such as Molly Hatchet to death metal legends like Obituary. The first version of the festival, known as Sommarfestivalen i Olofström, was held in Olofström in 1992. In 1993 the festival moved to Karlshamn, and changed its name to Karlshamn Rock Festival. In 1998, the festival moved to Norje, although the name Karlshamn Rock Festival was kept. In 1999 the name was changed to the Sweden Rock Festival. When the festival began in 1992, it featured nine relatively unknown bands and it only lasted one day. The next year the festival was expanded to two days and more bands were added to the line-up. From 1993 to 2002 the festival would last two days; over those years it would also begin to feature bigger name acts. In 2000 the festival was expanded to three days but it ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Premonition (Survivor Album)
''Premonition'' is the second album by American rock band Survivor, released in October 1981 in the United States and February 1982 elsewhere.Strong, Martin C. "The Great Metal Discography." Canongate Books Ltd. Edinburgh, Scotland. 1998. p. 325 It was the first album to use the Survivor script logo. The album, along with many other Survivor albums, was briefly taken out of print in 2009, but was remastered and reissued the following year and distributed by Rock Candy Records. The album includes the singles " Poor Man's Son" (#33, US Chart), one of the songs that would be part of their live set list, and " Summer Nights" (#62, US Chart). A song named ''Missing Persons'' was recorded for the album but left out from the final cut. Track listing All tracks written by Jim Peterik and Frankie Sullivan, except where noted. Personnel Survivor * Dave Bickler – lead vocals, synthesizers * Jim Peterik – keyboards, guitars, backing vocals * Frankie Sullivan – lead guitars, ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Male Guitarists
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American Rock Guitarists
American(s) may refer to: * American, something of, from, or related to the United States of America, commonly known as the "United States" or "America" ** Americans, citizens and nationals of the United States of America ** American ancestry, people who self-identify their ancestry as "American" ** American English, the set of varieties of the English language native to the United States ** Native Americans in the United States, indigenous peoples of the United States * American, something of, from, or related to the Americas, also known as "America" ** Indigenous peoples of the Americas * American (word), for analysis and history of the meanings in various contexts Organizations * American Airlines, U.S.-based airline headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas * American Athletic Conference, an American college athletic conference * American Recordings (record label), a record label previously known as Def American * American University, in Washington, D.C. Sports teams Soccer * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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1953 Births
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The Best Of Survivor
''The Best of Survivor'' is a 2006 compilation album by the American rock band Survivor, containing 14 songs from 1981 to 1988. Track listing All songs written by Jim Peterik and Frankie Sullivan, except where noted. #"Eye of the Tiger" - 4:07 #"I Can't Hold Back" - 3:59 #" High on You" - 4:09 #"Poor Man's Son" - 3:26 #"The Search Is Over" - 4:14 #"American Heartbeat" - 4:11 #" Burning Heart" - 3:51 #" Is This Love" - 3:43 #"Ever Since the World Began" - 3:43 #" The One That Really Matters" (Peterik) - 3:30 #"Caught in the Game" - 4:47 #" The Moment of Truth" (Peter Beckett, Bill Conti, Dennis Lambert Dennis Earle Lambert (born 1947 in Brooklyn, New York) is an American musician, songwriter and record producer. Career Lambert began his music career in 1960 when he signed to Capitol Records as a recording artist. By the mid-1960s, he was w ...) - 3:47 #" Rebel Son" - 4:39 #" Didn't Know It Was Love" - 4:23 References External links * Survivor (band) albums 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ultimate Survivor
''Ultimate Survivor'' is a 2004 compilation album by the American rock band Survivor, containing 18 songs from 1979 to 1988, plus the previously unreleased song " Rockin' into the Night" (which was also recorded by 38 Special 38 Special may refer to: * .38 Special The .38 Special, also commonly known as .38 S&W Special (not to be confused with .38 S&W), .38 Smith & Wesson Special, .38 Spl, .38 Spc, (pronounced "thirty-eight special"), or 9x29mmR is a rimmed, cent ... in 1980). Track listing References External links * * * Survivor (band) albums 2004 compilation albums Volcano Entertainment compilation albums Legacy Recordings compilation albums {{2000s-hard-rock-album-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greatest Hits (Survivor Album)
''Greatest Hits'' is the title of two compilation albums released by the American rock band Survivor in 1989 and 1993. The first Survivor ''Greatest Hits'' album was released in 1989, after the band went on indefinite hiatus following the commercial failure of their 1988 album ''Too Hot to Sleep''. The album covers 10 of the band's singles from 1981 to 1988. The package was reissued in 1993 featuring two new songs recorded with original lead vocalist Dave Bickler David Bickler (born March 31, 1953) is an American singer, best known as the lead singer for the rock band Survivor from 1978 until 1983, most notably on the #1 U.S. hit "Eye of the Tiger". In addition to his wide vocal range, his trademark l .... Track listings References External links * * * * * Survivor (band) albums 1989 greatest hits albums 1993 greatest hits albums Albums produced by Ron Nevison Scotti Brothers Records compilation albums {{1990s-hard-rock-album-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reach (Survivor Album)
''Reach'' is the eighth studio album by rock band Survivor, released under Frontiers Records on 25 April 2006. This is the band's first album in 18 years. Some of the material originates from a period from 1993 to 1996 when the band recorded demos for an unreleased album that can be heard on the ''Fire Makes Steel'' bootleg. By this time, Frankie Sullivan was the only original member of Survivor, as Jim Peterik left the band in 1996. Following the release of this album singer Jimi Jamison left Survivor as well, though he subsequently reunited with them in 2011. Ultimately, this turned out to be his final album with the band, due to his death in 2014. Track listing Personnel Survivor * Jimi Jamison – lead vocals (1, 2, 4-7, 9-12), backing vocals * Chris Grove – keyboards * Frankie Sullivan – guitars, backing vocals, lead vocals (3, 10) * Barry Dunaway – bass (1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 10-12) * Marc Droubay – drums Additional musicians * Kim Bullard – keyboards, bass and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Too Hot To Sleep
''Too Hot to Sleep'' is the seventh studio album from rock band Survivor, released in 1988. It was a relative commercial disappointment, reaching only #187 on the Billboard album charts, Billboard.com. Retrieved July 19, 2013 though "Across the Miles" is one of their biggest AC chart hits. After this album, founders and Jim Peterik put the band on indefinite hiatus, while lead vocalist would continue to tour under ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
When Seconds Count
''When Seconds Count'' is the sixth studio album by the American rock band Survivor, released in October 1986. It is the second album featuring vocalist Jimi Jamison. The album included the hit single, " Is This Love", which peaked at #9 in the US on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart in early 1987. The album reached #49 on the ''Billboard'' 200 album chart. This is one of the many Survivor albums briefly taken out of print in 2009. However, it was remastered and reissued in 2011 and distributed by Rock Candy Records. Track listing ;Rock Candy CD reissue only Personnel Survivor * Jimi Jamison – lead vocals, backing vocals * Jim Peterik – keyboards, additional backing vocals * Frankie Sullivan – guitars, backing vocals * Stephan Ellis – bass * Marc Droubay – drums Additional musicians * Mike Moran – synthesizers * Bill Cuomo – additional synthesizers * Tom Kelly – backing vocals * Tommy Shaw – additional backing vocals Production * Ron Nevison â ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
