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Piano Man
Piano Man refers to a male pianist. Piano Man may also refer to: Music * ''Piano Man'' (Billy Joel album), a 1973 rock album by Billy Joel ** "Piano Man" (song), a 1973 song from the album * ''Piano Man'' (Hilton Ruiz album), 1975 * ''Piano Man'' (EP) a 2014 EP by Mamamoo, or the title song * "Piano Man", a song from the 2008 album ''Human'' by Brandy Norwood *"Piano Man", a song by Billy Eckstine on the 1959 album '' Basie and Eckstine, Inc.'' * "Piano Man", a song by Irving Berlin * "Piano Man", a 1972 single by Thelma Houston written by Michael Masser and Kaye Lawrence Dunham People * Pianoman, an alias of dance music producer James Sammon * Andreas Grassl, a man found in England in April 2005, nicknamed "Piano Man" by the media * Billy Joel (born 1949), American musician and singer-songwriter; nicknamed "Piano Man" after his first major hit *Shock G Gregory Edward Jacobs (August 25, 1963 – April 22, 2021), known professionally as Shock G and by his alter ego Humpty Hump, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pianist
A pianist ( , ) is an individual musician who plays the piano. Since most forms of Western music can make use of the piano, pianists have a wide repertoire and a wide variety of styles to choose from, among them traditional classical music, jazz, blues, and all sorts of popular music, including rock and roll. Most pianists can, to an extent, easily play other keyboard-related instruments such as the synthesizer, harpsichord, celesta, and the organ. Pianists past and present Modern classical pianists dedicate their careers to performing, recording, teaching, researching, and learning new works to expand their repertoire. They generally do not write or transcribe music as pianists did in the 19th century. Some classical pianists might specialize in accompaniment and chamber music, while others (though comparatively few) will perform as full-time soloists. Classical Mozart could be considered the first "concert pianist" as he performed widely on the piano. Composers Bee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Piano Man (Billy Joel Album)
''Piano Man'' is the second studio album by American recording artist Billy Joel, released on November 9, 1973, by Columbia Records. The album emerged from legal difficulties with Joel's former label, Family Productions, and ultimately became his first breakthrough album. The title track, a fictionalized retelling of Joel's experiences with people he met as a lounge singer in Los Angeles, peaked at on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and on the Adult Contemporary singles chart. " Travelin' Prayer" and " Worse Comes to Worst" peaked at No. 77 and 80 on the Hot 100, respectively, while the album itself peaked at on the US ''Billboard'' 200. The album was certified gold by the RIAA in 1975, but Joel received only $8000 in royalties (US$ in dollars). Legacy edition Columbia Records released a two-disc legacy version of ''Piano Man'' in November 2011. This edition included a slightly truncated live 1972 Philadelphia 93.3 WMMR FM radio broadcast of early songs that Joel perform ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Piano Man (song)
"Piano Man" is a song written and performed by American singer-songwriter Billy Joel. As his first single in North America, it was included on Joel's 1973 album of the same name and later released as a single on November 2, 1973. The song is sung from Joel's point of view as a piano player at a bar, reminiscing about his experiences there and the people he encountered. "Piano Man" is based on Joel's real-life experiences as a lounge musician in Los Angeles from 1972 to 1973, which he had decided to pursue in an effort to escape his contracted New York City-based record company at the time, Family Productions, following the poor commercial performance of the album '' Cold Spring Harbor''. Joel describes various characters, including a bartender named John and a "real estate novelist" named Paul, all based on real-life individuals. Joel's first major hit and his signature song, "Piano Man" peaked at #25 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart in April 1974. Following Joel's bre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Piano Man (Hilton Ruiz Album)
''Piano Man'' is the debut album led by pianist Hilton Ruiz recorded in 1975 and released on the Danish label, SteepleChase. Reception The AllMusic review by Michael G. Nastos called it "First-rate". Track listing # "One for Hakim" (Hilton Ruiz) – 4:15 # "Misty Thursday" (Duke Jordan) – 11:12 # "Medi II" (Mary Lou Williams) – 4:30 # "Straight Street" (John Coltrane) – 3:57 # "Big Foot" (Charlie Parker) – 10:40 # "Arrival" (Ruiz) – 8:10 # "Giant Steps" (Coltrane) – 10:29 Additional track on CD Personnel *Hilton Ruiz – piano *Buster Williams – bass *Billy Higgins – drums A drum kit (also called a drum set, trap set, or simply drums) is a collection of drums, cymbals, and other Percussion instrument, auxiliary percussion instruments set up to be played by one person. The player (drummer) typically holds a pair o ... References {{Authority control Hilton Ruiz albums 1975 albums SteepleChase Records albums ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Piano Man (EP)
''Piano Man'' is the second extended play by South Korean girl group Mamamoo. It was released by WA Entertainment on November 21, 2014 and distributed by CJ E&M Music. It contains two songs—the single of the same name and "Gentleman", a collaboration with Esna. Musically, the album is retro-inspired and the title track was described as an electronic swing dance song. Release and chart performance On November 5, 2014, Mamamoo announced that a new album would be released later in the month. Their second EP, ''Piano Man'', was originally scheduled for release on November 20, but the release was delayed by one day because the music video was not ready in time. The digital album and accompanying music video were released on November 21, and the CD version was released on December 1. The album entered the Gaon Album Chart at number eight in the first week of December, and sold 1,701 units during the month. The title track entered the Gaon Digital Chart at number 87, and peaked at n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Human (Brandy Norwood Album)
''Human'' is the fifth studio album by American singer Brandy. It was released on December 5, 2008 by Epic Records, Knockout Entertainment and Koch Records. The album was Norwood's debut Epic Records release, following her split with Atlantic Records in 2005, and her reunion with longtime collaborator and mentor Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins, who executively produced and wrote most of the album with his songwriting collective. Despite being generally well-received by critics, ''Human'' debuted at number 15 on the US ''Billboard'' 200 with opening week sales of 73,000 copies, becoming Brandy's lowest-charting album since her eponymous debut (1994). As of 2012, ''Human'' has sold 214,000 copies in the United States, failing to match the commercial success of predecessors. While leading single "Right Here (Departed)" scored Norwood her biggest chart success since "Full Moon" (2002), the second and final " Long Distance" was not as commercially successful. ''Human'' would become the onl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Basie may refer to: * Azraq, Jordan, known as ''Basie'' or ''Basienis'' by the Romans * William James "Count" Basie (1904–1984), American jazz musician ** ''Basie'', the bandleader's 1954 album on the Clef label ** ''Basie'', the bandleader's 1958 album on the Roulette label, later re-released as ''The Atomic Mr. Basie ''The Atomic Mr. Basie'' (originally called ''Basie'', also known as ''E=MC2'' and reissued in 1994 as ''The Complete Atomic Basie'') is a 1958 album by Count Basie and his orchestra. Allmusic gave it 5 stars, reviewer Bruce Eder saying: "it too ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irving Berlin
Irving Berlin (born Israel Beilin; yi, ישראל ביילין; May 11, 1888 – September 22, 1989) was a Russian-American composer, songwriter and lyricist. His music forms a large part of the Great American Songbook. Born in Imperial Russia, Berlin arrived in the United States at the age of five. He published his first song, "Marie from Sunny Italy", in 1907, receiving 33 cents for the publishing rights,Starr, Larry and Waterman, Christopher, American Popular Music: From Minstrelsy to MP3, Oxford University Press, 2009, pg. 64 and had his first major international hit, "Alexander's Ragtime Band", in 1911. He also was an owner of the Music Box Theatre on Broadway. For much of his career Berlin could not read sheet music, and was such a limited piano player that he could only play in the key of F-sharp; he used his custom piano equipped with a transposing lever when he needed to play in keys other than F-sharp. "Alexander's Ragtime Band" sparked an international dance craze ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thelma Houston
Thelma Houston ( Jackson; born May 7, 1946) Retrieved . is an American singer. Beginning her recording career in the late 1960s, Houston scored a number-one hit record in 1977 with her recording of "Don't Leave Me This Way", which won the Grammy for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance. Biography Early life and career Houston was born in Leland, Mississippi. Her mother was a cotton picker. She and her three sisters grew up primarily in Long Beach, California. After marrying and having two children, she joined the Art Reynolds Singers gospel group and was subsequently signed as a recording artist with Dunhill Records. Despite her surname, she is not related to Whitney Houston. In 1969, Houston released her debut album, entitled ''Sunshower'', produced, arranged and composed by Jimmy Webb except for one track. In 1971 she signed with Motown Records but her early recordings with them were largely unsuccessful. Her most notable single during that period was "You've Been Doing Wrong for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Masser
Michael William Masser (March 24, 1941 – July 9, 2015) was an American songwriter, composer and producer of popular music. Early life Born to a Jewish family in Chicago to Ester Huff and William Masser, he attended the University of Illinois College of Law. He became a stockbroker, but left to pursue his interest in music. Career Masser's first major composition hit, co-written with Ron Miller, was "Touch Me in the Morning", recorded by Diana Ross. He co-wrote several other hit songs in the 1970s and 1980s, including four made famous by Whitney Houston, "Didn't We Almost Have It All", "Saving All My Love for You", " All at Once" and "Greatest Love of All", originally recorded as "The Greatest Love of All" by George Benson for the 1977 film '' The Greatest''. Other Masser's songs by Benson are "In Your Eyes" (George Benson, Jeffrey Osborne), "Nothing's Gonna Change My Love for You" (George Benson, Glenn Medeiros) and "You Are the Love of My Life" (George Benson and Roberta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pianoman
Pianoman is the alias of dance music producer James Sammon from Bradford, West Yorkshire who got to number 6 in the UK Singles Chart with the hit single " Blurred" in June 1996. His follow-up to "Blurred" released on 3 Beat Records was from a Belinda Carlisle sample of "Live Your Life Be Free", entitled "Party People (Live Your Life Be Free)" which narrowly missed a place in the UK Top 40, peaking at number 43. Sammon used the assistance of music production engineers for the majority of the tracks that he produced. As well as his own commercial releases and remixes, he has worked and recorded/remixed for musicians such as Ian Brown, Craig David and Donna Air. Pianoman has had many other guises, the most successful being Bass Boyz which was signed to Polydor and reached number 74 in September 1996 with "Gunz and Pianos". The name Pianoman was first popularized by the Billy Joel song "Piano Man", but this was not the reason for Sammon's use of the name, due to the many records he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andreas Grassl
Andreas Grassl (born 25 October 1984) is a German man found in England in April 2005, who remained unidentified for a long time due to his refusal to speak, communicating instead through drawing and playing the piano. During the over four months that passed until he revealed his identity, the mysterious story spawned media attention and speculation across the world and dubbed him the Piano Man. Return to Germany The ''Mirror'' article said that the Piano Man had told the medical staff that he was a gay German man, who had come to Britain on a Eurostar train after losing his job in Paris. According to the newspaper's source, the man said that he had been planning to commit suicide when he was discovered on the beach in Sheerness, that he did not talk to the police due to his distressed state, and that he then continued to act mute. The unnamed source also suggested that the Piano Man used to work with the mentally ill, and thus was able to mimic their behaviour, thereby fooling ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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