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Gary Loizzo
Gary Alexander Loizzo (August 16, 1945 – January 16, 2016) was an American guitarist, singer, recording engineer, and record producer. He is best known for being the lead singer with The American Breed. Biography Gary Loizzo formed a band called Gary & The Knight Lites while he was still in high school in 1961. The band recorded a number of songs before the name was changed to The American Breed in 1967. Loizzo was the lead singer of The American Breed, which had several hit records in 1967-1968, including the million-selling single "Bend Me, Shape Me", and two other top 40 Billboard singles "Green Light" and "Step out of your Mind" and other top 100 hits. Loizzo went on to start his own studio business, initially producing demos in his own garage, before creating a recording studio called 'Pumpkin Studios' in 1976. He became a two-time Grammy-nominated recording engineer. He worked with REO Speedwagon, Styx, Bad Company, Slash, Survivor, Liza Minnelli, Tenacious D, Nelson, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Breed 1968
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Poor Man's Son
''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] |
Brave New World (Styx Album)
''Brave New World'' is the thirteenth studio album by Styx, released in 1999. It is the band’s first studio album to feature drummer Todd Sucherman, replacing John Panozzo, who died in 1996 and the last album to feature keyboardist/vocalist Dennis DeYoung. This is the last album that bassist Chuck Panozzo is credited as a full-time member, he would continue with the band as a part-time member. The album peaked at #175 on the ''Billboard'' 200 and reached the top 10 on the Top Internet Albums chart. However, its position on the Billboard charts was the lowest from a Styx album of new material since 1973's ''The Serpent Is Rising''. Jerry Goodman who is featured on violin as a special guest, used to play with bands like The Flock and Mahavishnu Orchestra. The album has a strong science fiction theme, as indicated by the album's title and song references to the well known eponymous book. Track listing Personnel Styx * Dennis DeYoung – vocals, keyboards * Tommy Shaw – acou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Hunchback Of Notre Dame (Dennis DeYoung Album)
''The Hunchback of Notre Dame'' is a recording of music written by Dennis DeYoung for his musical adaptation of Victor Hugo's novel ''The Hunchback of Notre Dame''. The musical was performed at the Tennessee Performing Arts Center in Nashville to some very positive reviews. This recording was commercially released directly by DeYoung and is an early version of the score, with DeYoung performing all of the male parts and his sister-in-law Dawn Marie performing the female parts. Several songs are related to Styx and solo DeYoung releases. "Beneath the Moon" is a re-worked version of the song by the same name from DeYoung's 1988 ''Boomchild'' album. "Paradise" was later lyrically altered and re-recorded by Styx and released as a studio track on Styx's '' Return to Paradise'' double live album. In addition, "While There's Still Time" was likewise re-recorded and included on Styx's ''Brave New World'' album. Track listing All songs written by Dennis DeYoung # "Who Will Love this ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Return To Paradise (Styx Album)
''Return to Paradise'' is the second live album by Styx, released in 1997, and their first album after signing with CMC International. It features songs from their successful reunion tour with Tommy Shaw, but without John Panozzo, who died in July 1996. It includes three new studio tracks, "On My Way," "Paradise," and "Dear John." Shaw wrote the latter as a tribute to Panozzo, while "Paradise" featured upon Dennis DeYoung's solo album and was newly recorded with the band. Track listing Disc 1 #"On My Way" (Tommy Shaw) – 5:02 #"Paradise" (Dennis DeYoung) – 4:29 #"A.D. 1928" / "Rockin' the Paradise" (Dennis DeYoung, James Young, Tommy Shaw) – 5:23 #" Blue Collar Man" (Tommy Shaw) – 4:34 #"Lady" (Dennis DeYoung) – 3:28 #"Too Much Time on My Hands" (Tommy Shaw) – 5:43 #" Snowblind" (James Young, Dennis DeYoung) – 5:26 #" Suite Madame Blue" (Dennis DeYoung) – 8:31 #"Crystal Ball" (Tommy Shaw) – 5:56 Disc 2 #"The Grand Illusion" (Dennis DeYoung) – 6:50 #"Foolin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
10 On Broadway
''10 on Broadway'' is a studio album of Broadway standards from Dennis DeYoung. It was released in 1994 by Atlantic Records. The idea for the album came in connection with DeYoung's performance as Pontius Pilate in ''Jesus Christ Superstar ''Jesus Christ Superstar'' is a sung-through rock opera with music by Andrew Lloyd Webber and lyrics by Tim Rice. Loosely based on the Gospels' accounts of the Passion, the work interprets the psychology of Jesus and other characters, with ...'' as part of the 1992 national tour of the production. Track listing References * {{Authority control 1994 albums Dennis DeYoung albums Atlantic Records albums Covers albums ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Young (American Musician)
James Vincent Young (born November 14, 1949) is an American musician who is best known as the lead guitarist in the American rock band Styx, having served as the only continuous original member of the band. Young began playing keyboard and piano at the age of five. He attended Calumet High in Chicago and learned to play clarinet and guitar during those years. He was nicknamed by Styx members & long time fans as "J.Y." and is often referred to as "The Godfather of Styx". In 1970, Young joined the band TW4 while a student at Illinois Institute of Technology, from which he graduated with a bachelor's degree in mechanical and aerospace engineering. That band later became the first incarnation of Styx. After Styx's initial breakup in 1984, Young released the solo albums ''City Slicker'' (1985) with Jan Hammer, ''Out on a Day Pass'' (1988), and ''Raised by Wolves'' (1995 ) with James Young Group. Young tends to write the more hard rock pieces for Styx. He is best known for the S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Out On A Day Pass
Out may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Films * ''Out'' (1957 film), a documentary short about the Hungarian Revolution of 1956 * ''Out'' (1982 film), an American film directed by Eli Hollander * ''Out'' (2002 film), a Japanese film based on the novel by Natsuo Kirino and directed by Hideyuki Hirayama * ''Out'' (2013 film), a Canadian short comedy film directed by Jeremy LaLonde * ''Out'' (2017 film), a Slovak film directed by György Kristóf * ''Out'' (2020 film), an American animated film produced by Pixar Music *Out (jazz) or outside, an approach to jazz improvisation *OUT, a band produced by Adam Walton *''OUT'', a 1994 album by Nav Katze *''Out (In Essence)'', a 1991 album by Fluke Television * ''Out'' (miniseries), a 1978 British television crime drama starring Tom Bell * "Out" (''Dark Angel''), a television episode Other uses in arts, entertainment, and media * ''Out'' (magazine), an LGBT fashion, entertainment, and lifestyle magazine * ''Out'' (novel), a 199 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boomchild (album)
''Boomchild'' is the third solo album from Dennis DeYoung. It was released in February 1989 by MCA Records. ''Boomchild'' featured the title track with a music video but the song was relegated to the B-Side of "Beneath The Moon", the only single. Both the single and ''Boomchild'' failed to chart and the album has since been out of print. Track listing All songs written by Dennis DeYoung, except as noted: # "Beneath the Moon" – 4:42 # "The Best Is Yet to Come" – 4:15 # "What a Way to Go" – 4:45 # "Harry's Hands" – 4:52 # "Boomchild" – 4:56 # "Who Shot Daddy?" – 4:33 # "Outside Looking In Again" – 5:23 # "Won't Go Wasted" (DeYoung, Rob Friedman) – 4:20 Personnel *Dennis DeYoung: keyboards, piano, synthesizers, vocals *Tom Dziallo: guitars *Bob Lizik: bass guitar * John Robinson: drums *Joe Pusateri: percussion *Bill Ruppert: guitars *John Adair: guitars, acoustic guitar * C.J. Vanston: synthesizers, piano, bass guitar *Howard Levy: harmonica on "The Best Is Yet to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Back To The World (Dennis DeYoung Album)
''Back to the World'' is the second solo album by Dennis DeYoung, released in 1986 on A&M Records. The album reached No. 108 on the ''Billboard'' 200 chart. "Call Me" reached No. 5 on the Adult Contemporary chart and No. 54 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, while "This Is the Time" peaked at No. 93. "This Is the Time" was included on the soundtrack to the 1986 film '' Karate Kid II''. Meanwhile, "Call Me" was a radio hit in the Philippines, with several radio stations playing it. Track listing All songs written by Dennis DeYoung: # "This Is The Time" – 3:57 # "Warning Shot" – 4:27 # "Call Me" – 4:49 # "Unanswered Prayers" – 6:37 # "Black Wall" – 5:53 # "Southbound Ryan" – 4:43 # "I'm So Lucky" – 4:43 # "Person To Person" – 4:57 Personnel * Dennis DeYoung – vocals, keyboards, percussion * C.J. Vanston – keyboards, keyboard programming * Tom Dziallo – all guitars, bass (1-6, 8), drums (2-4) * Tony Brown – bass (7) * Wayne Stewart – drums (1, 5-8) * Vince ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dennis DeYoung
Dennis DeYoung (born February 18, 1947) is an American musician, singer, songwriter and record producer. He was a founding member of the rock band Styx, and served as its primary lead vocalist and keyboardist from 1972 until 1999. DeYoung was the band's most prolific and successful writer, having been credited as the writer of more Styx songs than any other band member. DeYoung penned seven of the band's eight ''Billboard'' top 10 singles as well as a solo top 10 single. Life and career 1947–1970: Early life Dennis DeYoung was born in Chicago, Illinois, United States, to parents Maurice and Loraine DeYoung. Growing up in the Roseland area of Chicago, DeYoung started his career as an accordionist in 1962 at the age of 15 when he teamed up with his 13-year-old neighbors Chuck and John Panozzo in a three-piece combo originally called The Tradewinds. The trio added guitarist Tom Nardini in 1964 and renamed the band TW4. In 1968, Nardin was replaced by John Curulewski and in 197 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Desert Moon
''Desert Moon'' is the debut solo album by former Styx keyboard player/singer/songwriter Dennis DeYoung. It was released in 1984 on A&M Records. To date, it has been the most successful of his solo albums and most successful of any of the Styx member solo albums. The album sold respectably and reached No. 24 on the ''Billboard'' 200 album charts in the fall of 1984 and was certified Gold in Canada. The album's biggest hit was its title cut which hit No. 10 on the ''Billboard'' singles chart. The album's second single "Don't Wait for Heroes" reached No. 83 and got MTV play. However, the follow up "Dear Darling (I'll Be There)", failed to chart. Track listing All songs written by Dennis DeYoung, except where noted: # "Don't Wait for Heroes" – 4:46 # "Please" – 4:20 (a duet with Rosemary Butler) # "Boys Will Be Boys" – 5:41 # "Fire" (Jimi Hendrix) – 3:46 # "Desert Moon" – 6:09 # "Suspicious" – 4:57 # "Gravity" – 4:51 # "Dear Darling (I'll Be There)" – 4:27 Perso ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
