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Jeff Paris (musician)
Jeff Paris (born Geoffrey Brillhart Leib) is an American vocalist, keyboardist and guitarist who has primarily performed in the hard rock/ heavy metal genre. Still performing under the name Geoffrey Leib, Paris began his career as a session musician in the 1970s, appearing on albums by such acts as Jay Gruska (''Gruska on Gruska'') and Bill Withers ('' Naked & Warm'', '' 'Bout Love''). His initial band was the jazz/soul/disco quartet, Pieces, who released an album in 1979, following which he had a stint with the disco band L.A.X., who released two albums in 1979 and 1980. Paris/Leib started his hard rock career as songwriter on 1984 albums by Lita Ford and Y&T. His credits included "Gotta Let Go" (Ford) and "Lipstick & Leather" (Y&T). He went on to work as session musician on Cinderella's 1986 debut album, playing keyboards. Around the same time, he signed with PolyGram, releasing two solo albums ''Race to Paradise'' in 1986,''Billboard'' - December 27, 1986, p. 71, "Finally, P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hard Rock
Hard rock or heavy rock is a loosely defined subgenre of rock music typified by aggressive vocals and distorted electric guitars. Hard rock began in the mid-1960s with the garage, psychedelic and blues rock movements. Some of the earliest hard rock music was produced by the Kinks, the Who, The Beatles, the Rolling Stones, Cream, Vanilla Fudge, and the Jimi Hendrix Experience. In the late 1960s, bands such as Blue Cheer, the Jeff Beck Group, Iron Butterfly, Led Zeppelin, Golden Earring, Steppenwolf and Deep Purple also produced hard rock. The genre developed into a major form of popular music in the 1970s, with the Who, Led Zeppelin and Deep Purple being joined by Queen, AC/DC, Aerosmith, Kiss, and Van Halen. During the 1980s, some hard rock bands moved away from their hard rock roots and more towards pop rock.V. Bogdanov, C. Woodstra and S. T. Erlewine, ''All Music Guide to Rock: the Definitive Guide to Rock, Pop, and Soul'' (Milwaukee, WI: Backbeat Books, 3rd edn., 2002), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lita Ford
Lita Rossana Ford (born 19 September 1958) is an English-born American guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter. She was the lead guitarist for the all-female rock band the Runaways in the late 1970s, before embarking on a successful glam metal solo career that hit its peak in the late 1980s. The 1989 single "Close My Eyes Forever", a duet with Ozzy Osbourne, remains Ford's most successful song, reaching No. 8 on the US Billboard Hot 100, ''Billboard'' Hot 100. Early life Ford was born to Harry Lenard Ford and Isabella Benvenuto in London, England; her father was British and her mother was Italian. When she was in second grade, she moved with her family to the United States, eventually settling in Long Beach, California. Inspired by Ritchie Blackmore's work with Deep Purple, she began playing the guitar at the age of 11. Her vocal range is mezzo-soprano. Music career The Runaways (1975–1979) In 1975, at age sixteen, Ford was recruited by recording impresario Kim Fowley to join t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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Ten (Y&T Album)
''Ten'' is the ninth studio album by American heavy metal band Y&T, released in 1990 by Geffen Records. It was recorded in 1989 and is the last Y&T album released before the band took an 18 month hiatus in 1991. Joey Alves had left the band in 1989 and was replaced on rhythm guitar by Stef Burns, while Steve Smith recorded the majority of the drum tracks in place of Jimmy DeGrasso. Track listing Personnel * Dave Meniketti - vocals, guitar * Stef Burns - guitar, vocals * Phil Kennemore - bass, vocals * Jimmy DeGrasso - drums on "City", "She's Gone" & "Goin' Off the Deep End" * Steve Smith - drums on all tracks except "City", "She's Gone" and "Goin' Off the Deep End" ;Additional personal *Jeff Paris - Keyboards, vocals ;Production *Mixed at Record Plant, Los Angeles *Kav Deluxe - co-producer *Bill Merryfield - co-producer *Dave Donnelly - supervision *John Kalodner John David Kalodner is a retired American A&R (artists and repertoire) executive. History John David Kalodner ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vixen (Vixen Album)
''Vixen'' is the debut studio album by American rock band Vixen, released on August 31, 1988, by EMI's Manhattan Records. It includes the singles " Edge of a Broken Heart" and "Cryin'", which reached numbers 26 and 22 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, respectively. Richard Marx, one of the late 1980s' most successful recording artists, was heavily involved in Vixen's early career, co-producing the album and writing one of their highest-charting singles, "Edge of a Broken Heart". The three songs co-written by Jeff Paris, "Cryin'", "One Night Alone" and the bonus track "Charmed Life" were previously released on Paris's 1987 solo album ''Wired Up''. "Give It Away" is credited to Paris's real name Geoffrey Leib and was included on his previous album ''Race to Paradise'' from 1986. ''Vixen'' was featured at number 43 in ''Rolling Stone'' magazine's list of the "50 Greatest Hair Metal Albums of All Time". The album was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RI ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alias (band)
Alias was a Canadian rock supergroup, formed in 1988 in Toronto by songwriter/lead vocalist Freddy Curci and songwriter/lead guitarist Steve DeMarchi of the Canadian arena rock band Sheriff, along with Heart founding members Roger Fisher, Steve Fossen, and Mike Derosier. History ''Alias'' 1988–1992 Curci and DeMarchi were members of the Canadian rock band Sheriff from 1979 to 1985. Sheriff's popularity in the club circuit garnered the attention of Capitol Records, which led to their self-titled album ''Sheriff''. Sheriff's singles, particularly " When I'm with You", received a large amount of airplay and reached No. 1 in Canada. Although promotion and distribution problems stalled the record's initial American momentum, the song reached No. 61 on the ''Billboard'' charts. Reports of fans not being able to buy the record in stores plagued Sheriff's American tour. Rigorous touring, frustration and disappointments caused tensions that split the band; Sheriff disbanded in 1985. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Waiting For Love (Alias Song) (bass) — signed with EMI as Alias. Both their "More Than I Can Say" and "Waiting for Love" have made ''Billboard''s Top 20."
"Waiting for Love" is a song by Canadian hard rock supergroup Alias, released in 1991 as the third single from their self-titled debut album (1990). Written by Brett Walker and Jeff Paris, the song peaked at number 4 in Canada, and number 13 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100.Wayne Jancik, The ''Billboard'' Book of One-hit Wonders -- 1998 - Page 464 0823076229 "Mike Derosier (drums), Roger Fisher (guitar), and Steve Fossen Steve Fossen is an American bassist and a founding member of the band Heart. Charts Weekly charts Year-end charts References {{Alias (band)[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stevie Salas
Stevie Salas (born November 17, 1964) is a Native American guitarist, author, television host, music director, record producer, film composer, and former advisor of contemporary music at the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian. Career Salas was born on November 17, 1964, in Oceanside, California, United States. He is of Apache ancestry. In 1989, Stevie was credited in '' Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure'' as performing the guitar solo of the character Rufus (played by George Carlin) in the closing scene. Stevie's hands were also featured performing the solo, according to the film's end credits. In 1990, Salas released his first solo album ''Stevie Salas Colorcode'', opening for Joe Satriani and his 1989 album '' Flying in a Blue Dream''. Salas' music received attention in both Japan and Europe. In 1993, he released ''Stevie Salas Presents: The Electric Pow Wow'', a covers album of songs that inspired Salas as a youth featuring guest artists like Zakk Wylde, G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
XYZ (US Band)
XYZ is an American hard rock band. It was originally formed in Lyon, France, where Pat Fontaine and Terry Ilous were born and grew up. The first members were Paul Villet on drums, Uncle RV on guitars and Pat Fontaine on vocals and bass. After a few shows as a trio through western Europe and even New York's CBGB, Terry Ilous joined as the lead vocalist, cementing XYZ as a four-piece, and in 1984 the band moved to Los Angeles. Both Villet and RV bowed out a few months later and were replaced by Robert Pieper from New Haven, Connecticut on guitars and Joe Pafumi from Boston, Massachusetts on drums. XYZ started off as the unofficial house band of the Whisky a Go Go nightclub in Los Angeles. A tour of the US with Ted Nugent followed the success of their 1989 Enigma-released debut album, which includes one of their best-known songs "Inside Out", and they were signed by major label Capitol for their 1991 follow-up ''Hungry''. XYZ disbanded in 1992 but has reunited occasionally sinc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Sembello
Michael Andrew Sembello (born April 17, 1954) is an American singer, guitarist, keyboardist, songwriter, composer and producer from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Sembello was nominated for an Academy Award and a Golden Globe for his 1983 song "Maniac", which he sang and co-wrote. The song reached number one in the United States and featured in the ''Flashdance'' film soundtrack. He is the brother of the late songwriter and composer Danny Sembello and the late singer songwriter John Sembello of Dino & Sembello fame. Early life Sembello was born and raised in Ardmore, Pennsylvania, a western suburb of Philadelphia. Career Sembello began his career in music as a session musician, working as a guitarist. By age 17, he was working professionally with Stevie Wonder on electric and acoustic guitar as a studio player on Wonder's ''Fulfillingness' First Finale''. He continued the same year, chosen as one of the core artists who worked on ''Songs in the Key of Life'', an ambitious doub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vixen (band)
Vixen is an American rock band formed in Saint Paul, Minnesota, in 1980. During its most commercially successful period from 1987 to 1992, the band consisted of Jan Kuehnemund (lead guitar), Janet Gardner (lead vocals, rhythm guitar), Share Ross (bass guitar), and Roxy Petrucci (drums). The band's eponymous first album was released in 1988, and reached No. 41 on the ''Billboard'' 200. Their second album ''Rev It Up'' was released in 1990, and reached No. 52 on the ''Billboard'' 200. Their third album ''Tangerine'' was released in 1998. Their fourth album ''Live & Learn'' was released in 2006. Part of the Los Angeles, California, glam metal scene, the band has been described as "the female Bon Jovi." Several singles released by the band from 1988 to 1990 reached the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, including the Top 40 singles "Edge of a Broken Heart" at No. 26, and "Cryin'" at No. 22. While the band originally disbanded in 1992, it reformed from 1997 to 1998 by Gardner and Petrucc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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