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Repeat Deceiver
''Repeat Deceiver'' is the second album by the American singer-songwriter Graham Alexander, released on December 19, 2014 by Victor Talking Machine Company. Recording sessions for the album took place at several locations from 2013 to 2014. The album's production was credited to songwriter Graham Alexander. Background After the release of his debut album Graham Alexander in December 2011, Alexander and his band embarked on a tour throughout 2012 and 2013, including stops at the Abbey Road on the River Festival, the Black Potato Music Festival, Non-COMMvention, Quick Chek Festival of Ballooning, and Musikfest. Graham Alexander started performing in his second Broadway show, Let It Be during the recording of his second album. Track listing Personnel * Graham Alexander Graham Alexander (born 10 October 1971) is a professional football manager and former player who was most recently the manager of Scottish Premiership club Motherwell. In a lengthy playing career, Alexander ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Graham Alexander (musician)
Graham Alexander (born May 2, 1989 in Camden, New Jersey) is an American singer-songwriter, entertainer, and entrepreneur known best for his solo music career and for his roles in the Broadway shows '' Rain: A Tribute to the Beatles'' and ''Let It Be'' and as the entrepreneur who founded a new incarnation of the Victor Talking Machine Co. in Camden, N.J. Early life and career Graham Alexander became interested in music when he and a friend picked a music documentary VHS out of the trash. In middle school, he founded his first band, The Roadrunners, which developed a following in the New York City and Philadelphia areas. Alexander wrote award-winning songs for the band's albums ''Breakaway'' (2006) and ''The Roadrunners: Cellar Sessions'' (2003) under an independent label deal. The band later split and Graham moved onto writing for solo projects as well as for soundtrack material. He was also the lead character actor for The Beatles: Rock Band. Music career Graham began writ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Funk
Funk is a music genre that originated in African American communities in the mid-1960s when musicians created a rhythmic, danceable new form of music through a mixture of various music genres that were popular among African Americans in the mid-20th century. It de-emphasizes melody and chord progressions and focuses on a strong rhythmic groove of a bassline played by an electric bassist and a drum part played by a percussionist, often at slower tempos than other popular music. Funk typically consists of a complex percussive groove with rhythm instruments playing interlocking grooves that create a "hypnotic" and "danceable" feel. Funk uses the same richly colored extended chords found in bebop jazz, such as minor chords with added sevenths and elevenths, or dominant seventh chords with altered ninths and thirteenths. Funk originated in the mid-1960s, with James Brown's development of a signature groove that emphasized the downbeat—with a heavy emphasis on the first bea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soul Music
Soul music is a popular music genre that originated in the African American community throughout the United States in the late 1950s and early 1960s. It has its roots in African-American gospel music and rhythm and blues. Soul music became popular for dancing and listening, where U.S. record labels such as Motown, Atlantic and Stax were influential during the Civil Rights Movement. Soul also became popular around the world, directly influencing rock music and the music of Africa. It also had a resurgence with artists like Erykah Badu under the genre neo-soul. Catchy rhythms, stressed by handclaps and extemporaneous body moves, are an important feature of soul music. Other characteristics are a call and response between the lead vocalist and the chorus and an especially tense vocal sound. The style also occasionally uses improvisational additions, twirls, and auxiliary sounds. Soul music reflects the African-American identity, and it stresses the importance of an African-Ameri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Victrola
The Victor Talking Machine Company was an American recording company and phonograph manufacturer that operated independently from 1901 until 1929, when it was acquired by the Radio Corporation of America and subsequently operated as a subsidiary called RCA Victor. Headquartered in Camden, New Jersey, it was the largest and most prestigious firm of its kind in the world, probably best known for its use of the iconic "His Master's Voice" trademark and the production, marketing, and design of the popular "Victrola" line of phonographs. After its merger with RCA in 1929, the company continued to make phonographs, records, radios and other products. History In 1896, Emile Berliner—inventor of the gramophone and disc record—contracted machinist Eldridge R. Johnson to manufacture his inventions.Gelatt, Roland, ''The Fabulous Phonograph: 1877–1977'', MacMillan, New York, 1954. Name There are different accounts as to how the "Victor" name came about. RCA historian Fred Barn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Graham Alexander (album)
''Graham Alexander'' is the debut album by the American singer-songwriter Graham Alexander, self-released on December 28, 2011. It was released in Japan on ThisTime Records in 2013. Recording sessions for the album took place at several locations from 2009 to 2011. The album's production was credited to songwriter Graham Alexander, Fran Smith Jr., and Andy Kravitz. Spotify's top 100 songs chosen by fans playlist included the first single from the album "Biggest Fan" at No. 6 in its 2011 list. Background Before joining the Broadway show, '' Rain'', Alexander built a following with his band, The Roadrunners and developed a following in the New York City and Philadelphia areas. Members of the Philadelphia rock band, The Hooters, joined in the recording sessions. Andy Kravitz, a Grammy award-winning producer, were enlisted to drum as well as produce. Arthur Barrow, a member of Frank Zappa's band added bass to "Hang Around". The record was mastered at Sterling Sound in NYC. Tra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Let It Be (musical)
''Let It Be'' is a West End and Broadway concert revue based on the career of English rock band, The Beatles, from 1962 to their breakup in 1970. History The production debuted at the Prince of Wales Theatre on 24 September 2012. (previews from 14 Sep 2012). Its run at the venue ended on 19 January 2013, after which it moved to the Savoy Theatre and opened on 1 February 2013. The Broadway production started previews on 13 July 2013 with its official opening night taking place on 24 July 2013, running for a limited engagement at the St. James Theatre until 1 September 2013. The production opened on UK tour in Manchester in February 2014 the show returned to the West End opening at the Garrick Theatre on 9 July 2014. The production is produced by Jamie Hendry Productions & Annerin Productions. Synopsis The show begins with the four actors portraying an early version of The Beatles' appearance at the Cavern Club in 1962. When this scene closes he Beatlesjourney to America beg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fran Smith Jr
Fran may refer to: People and fictional characters * Fran (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters * Fran (footballer, born 1969) or Francisco Javier González Pérez * Fran (footballer, born 1972), Spanish retired footballer Francisco José Nogueira Maneiro * Fran Pérez (footballer, born 1992), Fran (footballer, born February 1992), Spanish footballer Francisco Pérez Gil * Fran (footballer, born May 1992), Brazilian footballer Francisco Teocharis Papaiordanou Filho * Fran (footballer, born 1995), Spanish footballer Francisco José Rodríguez Gaitán * Carol Fran (1933–2021), American soul blues singer, pianist and songwriter Carol Augustus Anthony * Jan Fran (born 1985), Lebanese-Australian journalist and presenter Jeanette Francis * José Fran (born 1992), Spanish footballer José Francisco Agulló Sevilla Other uses * Tropical Storm Fran, a list of hurricanes, typhoons, tropical storms and a cyclone in the Atlantic or western Pacific Oceans * Fran (fi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2014 Albums
The following is a list of albums, EPs, and mixtapes released in 2014. These albums are (1) original, i.e. excluding reissues, remasters, and compilations of previously released recordings, and (2) notable, defined as having received significant coverage from reliable sources independent of the subject. For additional information about bands formed, reformed, disbanded, or on hiatus, for deaths of musicians, and for links to musical awards, see 2014 in music. First quarter January February March Second quarter April May June Third quarter July August September Fourth quarter October November December References {{DEFAULTSORT:2014 albums Albums An album is a collection of audio recordings issued on compact disc (CD), vinyl, audio tape, or another medium such as digital distribution. Albums of recorded sound were developed in the early 20th century as individual 78 rpm records coll ... 2014 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
