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Lou Gramm (Foreigner)
Lou Gramm (born Louis Andrew Grammatico; 2 May 1950) is an American singer-songwriter, best known for being the lead singer of the rock band Foreigner from 1977 to 1990 and 1992 to 2003 during which time the band had numerous successful albums and singles. Early life Louis Andrew Grammatico was born on 2 May 1950, in Rochester, New York, the son of Nikki (née Masetta), a singer, and Bennie Grammatico, a band leader and trumpeter. He attended Gates-Chili High School in Rochester, graduating with the class of 1968, and majored in education and art at Monroe Community College. Music career 1970s Gramm became front man for the band Black Sheep. Black Sheep was the first American band signed to the Chrysalis label, which released their first single, "Stick Around" (1974). Soon after this initial bit of success, Black Sheep signed with Capitol Records, releasing two albums in succession: ''Black Sheep'' (1975) and ''Encouraging Words'' (late 1975). They were the opening act for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rochester, New York
Rochester () is a City (New York), city in the U.S. state of New York (state), New York, the county seat, seat of Monroe County, New York, Monroe County, and the fourth-most populous in the state after New York City, Buffalo, New York, Buffalo, and Yonkers, New York, Yonkers, with a population of 211,328 at the 2020 United States census. Located in Western New York, the city of Rochester forms the core of a larger Rochester metropolitan area, New York, metropolitan area with a population of 1 million people, across six counties. The city was one of the United States' first boomtowns, initially due to the fertile Genesee River Valley, which gave rise to numerous flour mills, and then as a manufacturing center, which spurred further rapid population growth. Rochester rose to prominence as the birthplace and home of some of America's most iconic companies, in particular Eastman Kodak, Xerox, and Bausch & Lomb (along with Wegmans, Gannett, Paychex, Western Union, French's, Cons ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juke Box Hero
"Juke Box Hero" is a song by British-American rock band Foreigner written by Lou Gramm and Mick Jones from their 1981 album '' 4''. It first entered the ''Billboard'' Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart in July 1981 and eventually reached #3 on that chart. Released as the album's third single in early 1982, it subsequently went to #26 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart Background The song focuses on a boy unable to purchase a ticket to a sold-out rock concert. Listening from outside, he hears "one guitar" and has an epiphany, leading him to buy a guitar and learn to play it. He realizes that with the guitar he has a chance to achieve musical stardom. The song then goes on to describe the struggle he has to stay on top of the music charts, which makes him a "Juke Box Hero". He eventually encounters another fan outside the stage door at one of his concerts, who reminds him of himself and how it all began. Mick Jones told Songfacts that the song was inspired by an actual fan who s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Just Between You And Me (Lou Gramm Song)
"Just Between You and Me" is a single by American singer Lou Gramm from his second solo album ''Long Hard Look'', released in 1989 (see 1989 in music This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1989. __TOC__ Specific locations * 1989 in British music * 1989 in Norwegian music * 1989 in American music Specific genres *1989 in country music * 1989 in heavy metal ...). It was a No.6 hit in the United States and peaked at No.2 in Canada. Charts Weekly charts Year-end charts References 1989 singles Songs written by Holly Knight Atlantic Records singles Songs written by Lou Gramm 1989 songs {{1980s-pop-song-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Long Hard Look
''Long Hard Look'' is the second solo album from original Foreigner lead vocalist Lou Gramm, released in 1989 (See 1989 in music). Track listing #"Angel with a Dirty Face" (Gramm, Ina Wolf, Peter Wolf) - 5:14 #" Just Between You and Me" (Gramm, Holly Knight) - 4:56 #"Broken Dreams" (Gramm, Ina Wolf, Peter Wolf) - 5:54 #"True Blue Love" (Gramm, Peter Wolf) - 4:58 #"I'll Come Running" (Gramm, Bruce Turgon) - 4:06 #"Hangin' on My Hip" (Gramm, Bruce Turgon) - 3:38 #"Warmest Rising Sun" (Gramm) - 5:11 #"Day One" (Gramm, Bruce Turgon, Peter Wolf) - 3:17 #"I'll Know When It's Over" (Gramm, Bruce Turgon) - 4:35 #"Tin Soldier" (Ronnie Lane, Steve Marriott) - 3:24 Charts Production * Arranged by Peter Wolf, Lou Gramm and Bruce Turgon. * Produced by Peter Wolf, except "Tin Soldier" (produced by Peter Wolf and Eric "E.T." Thorngren). * Recorded by Gonzalo Espinoza and Paul Ericksen, except bass on "Warmest Rising Sun" recorded bu Jules Bowen and Eric Thorngren. * Additional recording ass ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Lost Boys
''The Lost Boys'' is a 1987 American supernatural black comedy horror film directed by Joel Schumacher, produced by Harvey Bernhard with a screenplay written by Jeffrey Boam, Janice Fischer and James Jeremias, from a story by Fischer and Jeremias. The film's ensemble cast includes Corey Haim, Jason Patric, Kiefer Sutherland, Jami Gertz, Corey Feldman, Dianne Wiest, Edward Herrmann, Billy Wirth, Brooke McCarter, Alex Winter, Jamison Newlander, and Barnard Hughes. The title is a reference to the Lost Boys in J. M. Barrie's stories about Peter Pan and Neverland, who, like vampires, never grow up. Most of the film was shot in Santa Cruz, California. ''The Lost Boys'' was released and produced by Warner Bros. Pictures on July 31, 1987 and was a critical and commercial success, grossing over $32 million against a production budget of $8.5 million. The success of the film has spawned a franchise with two sequels ('' Lost Boys: The Tribe'' and '' Lost Boys: The Thirst''), and two comic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lost In The Shadows (song)
Vampires Everywhere! is an American rock band from Los Angeles, California, currently based in Las Vegas, Nevada. The last lineup consisted of vocalist Michael Vampire and guitarists Matti Hoffman and Grey Soto. In 2021, the lead singer Michael Vampire reformed the group, and the band signed with Cleopatra Records, releasing "Witch," a single from their second EP, ''The Awakening'', released in October 2021. History Formation and ''Lost in the Shadows'' (2009–2010) Vampires Everywhere! was founded in 2009 by Michael Orlando (a.k.a. Michael Vampire). The band's name came from the movie ''The Lost Boys''. "Vampires Everywhere!" is a comic book in the movie that explains the rules of vampires and how to kill them. On February 9, 2010, Vampires Everywhere! released their debut EP ''Lost in the Shadows''. The first single and music video, "Immortal Love", was released exclusively on PureVolume on January 18, 2010. Together with director Scott Hanson, who worked with A Day to Reme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Midnight Blue (Lou Gramm Song)
"Midnight Blue" is a song by American rock singer-songwriter Lou Gramm, issued as a 7" single in the United States in January 1987 by Atlantic Records. It was the lead-off single from Gramm's debut album, '' Ready or Not'', released in February 1987. An extended remix of the song was available as a 12" single. Reception In a contemporary review, '' Cash Box'' praised the single as being "riveting" and "triumphant." Bret Adams has described "Midnight Blue" as "a terrific pop/rock song" on AllMusic. He has claimed that "despite its hit status, it's one of the decade's truly underappreciated singles". Stephen Thomas Erlewine, while reviewing the Foreigner retrospective collection ''Jukebox Heroes: The Foreigner Anthology'' (2000), has called the song "the last great single of the album-rock era". The single peaked at number 5 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and spent five weeks on the top of the Mainstream Rock chart, starting on 14 February 1987. "Midnight Blue" has remained ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ready Or Not (Lou Gramm Album)
''Ready or Not'' is the debut solo studio album by American rock singer-songwriter Lou Gramm, released in February 1987 by Atlantic Records. Production Eight of the ten songs, which comprise ''Ready Or Not'', were written by Gramm in partnership with former Black Sheep bandmate Bruce Turgon. The album was recorded in 1986 at Bear Tracks Recording in Suffern, New York and The Hit Factory Recording in New York City. It was produced by Gramm and Pat Moran, who is known as an engineer on recordings by such performers as Rush and Robert Plant. Reception ''Ready Or Not'' was a commercial success, reaching number 27 on the US ''Billboard'' 200. It generated two hit songs. The lead-off single, "Midnight Blue", peaked at number 5 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and climbed to the top of the Mainstream Rock chart. It has been Gramm's only song to have charted in the United Kingdom. The second single from the album was the title song, which reached number 54 on the ''Billboard'' 200 and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Inside Information (album)
''Inside Information'' is the sixth studio album by the British-American rock band Foreigner, released on December 7, 1987. The album debuted at 15, on the ''Billboard'' 200 Albums Chart and was certified Platinum in the U.S. for sales exceeding one million copies. Although a huge standard by any country's charting method, the band's sales were certainly plummeting since the release of ''4'' in 1981. It was the last album to feature the '80s core lineup of Gramm, Jones, Wills, and Elliott. " Say You Will" was released as the album's first single. Allmusic later noted that the single was a "good example" of the band's "balancing act" as "the guitar-heavy style of their early work gave way to slick arrangements that pushed electronics to the fore...temper(ing) its rock guitar edge...and Lou Gramm's quasi-operatic vocals...by thick layers of chiming synthesizers and an array of electronic textures." The single reached #6 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and became their fourth #1 hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AllMusic
AllMusic (previously known as All Music Guide and AMG) is an American online music database. It catalogs more than three million album entries and 30 million tracks, as well as information on musicians and bands. Initiated in 1991, the database was first made available on the Internet in 1994. AllMusic is owned by RhythmOne. History AllMusic was launched as ''All Music Guide'' by Michael Erlewine, a "compulsive archivist, noted astrologer, Buddhist scholar and musician". He became interested in using computers for his astrological work in the mid-1970s and founded a software company, Matrix, in 1977. In the early 1990s, as CDs replaced LPs as the dominant format for recorded music, Erlewine purchased what he thought was a CD of early recordings by Little Richard. After buying it he discovered it was a "flaccid latter-day rehash". Frustrated with the labeling, he researched using metadata to create a music guide. In 1990, in Big Rapids, Michigan, he founded ''All Music Guide' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I Want To Know What Love Is
"I Want to Know What Love Is" is a power ballad by the British-American rock band Foreigner. It was released in November 1984 as the lead single from their fifth album, ''Agent Provocateur''. The song hit number one in both the United Kingdom and the United States and is the group's biggest hit to date. It remains one of the band's best-known songs and most enduring radio hits, charting in the top 25 in 2000, 2001, and 2002 on the ''Billboard'' Hot Adult Contemporary Recurrents chart. "I Want to Know What Love Is" has continued to garner critical acclaim, and is listed as one of ''Rolling Stone'' magazine's greatest songs of all time at number 476 in 2004 and at number 479 in 2010. The song is also featured in a number of films. Song information "I Want to Know What Love Is" was the first single released from Foreigner's album ''Agent Provocateur'' (1984). It is credited to Mick Jones, although an uncredited portion (somewhere between 5% according to Jones and 35% according ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Waiting For A Girl Like You
"Waiting for a Girl Like You" is a 1981 power ballad by the British-American rock band Foreigner released as the second single from the album '' 4'' (1981) and was co-written by Lou Gramm and Mick Jones. The opening motif was written by Ian McDonald and the distinctive synthesizer theme was performed by the then-little-known Thomas Dolby. It has become one of the band's most successful songs worldwide, peaking at number 2 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, number 1 on ''Billboards Rock Tracks chart, and number 1 on the ''Radio & Records'' (R&R) Top 40/CHR chart. On both the ''Billboard'' and ''R&R'' Adult Contemporary chart, the song reached number 5. The song peaked at number 8 on the UK Singles Chart. "Waiting for a Girl Like You" achieved a chart distinction by spending its record-setting 10 weeks in the number 2 position of the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart, without ever reaching the top. It debuted on the Hot 100 chart dated October 10, 1981. It reac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
