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Robby Krieger (album)
''Robby Krieger'' is the third solo studio album by Robby Krieger, former guitarist for The Doors. The album was released in 1985, and is entirely instrumental. Track listing # "Bag Lady" (Don Preston) – 9:00 # "Reggae Funk" (Krieger) – 4:19 # "Bass Line Street" (Krieger) – 3:51 # "Costa Brava" (Krieger) – 3:24 # "Noisuf" (Arthur Barrow, Krieger) – 14:44 Personnel * Robby Krieger – guitar * Arthur Barrow – bass * Bruce Gary – drums * Don Preston – keyboards References {{Authority control 1985 albums Robby Krieger albums ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robby Krieger
Robert Alan Krieger (born January 8, 1946) is an American guitarist and founding member of the rock band the Doors. Krieger wrote or co-wrote many of the Doors' songs, including the hits "Light My Fire", "Love Me Two Times", " Touch Me", and "Love Her Madly". When the Doors disbanded following the death of lead singer Jim Morrison, Krieger continued to perform and record with other musicians including former Doors bandmates John Densmore and Ray Manzarek. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of the Doors and is listed by ''Rolling Stone'' as one of the 100 greatest guitarists of all time. Early life and education Krieger was born in Los Angeles, California to a Jewish family. His father, an engineer, was a fan of classical music, while his mother enjoyed "Frank Sinatra and stuff like that". ''Peter and the Wolf'' was the first record that captivated him. When he broke it, he started listening to other records. The radio introduced him to the likes o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jazz Rock
Jazz fusion (also known as fusion and progressive jazz) is a music genre that developed in the late 1960s when musicians combined jazz harmony and jazz improvisation, improvisation with rock music, funk, and rhythm and blues. Electric guitars, amplifiers, and keyboards that were popular in rock and roll started to be used by jazz musicians, particularly those who had grown up listening to rock and roll. Jazz fusion arrangements vary in complexity. Some employ groove-based vamps fixed to a single key or a single chord with a simple, repeated melody. Others use elaborate chord progressions, unconventional time signatures, or melodies with counter-melodies. These arrangements, whether simple or complex, typically include improvised sections that can vary in length, much like in other forms of jazz. As with jazz, jazz fusion can employ brass and woodwind instruments such as trumpet and saxophone, but other instruments often substitute for these. A jazz fusion band is less likely to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Versions (Robby Krieger Album)
''Versions'' is the second solo studio album by Robby Krieger, former guitarist for The Doors. The album was released in 1982. Track listing # "Tattooed Love Boys" (Chrissie Hynde) # "Her Majesty" (Krieger) # "East End, West End" (Eric Gale) # "The Crystal Ship" (The Doors) # "Street Fighting Man" (Mick Jagger, Keith Richards) # " Reach Out (I'll Be There)" ( Holland-Dozier-Holland) # "Gavin Leggit" (Krieger, Arthur Barrow, Mac MacKenzie) # "Underwater Fall" (Krieger) # "I'm Gonna Tell on You" (Krieger) # "Harlem Nocturne" (Earle Hagen) Personnel Musicians * Robby Krieger – guitar, slide guitar, vocals * Ray Manzarek – keyboards on "Her Majesty" and "Crystal Ship" * John Densmore – drums, percussion on "Her Majesty" and "Crystal Ship", timbales on "I'm Gonna Tell On You" * Lisa Brennis – bass on "I'm Gonna Tell On You" * Don Preston – keyboards on "Street Fighting Man" * Arthur Barrow – bass, keyboards * Bruce Gary Bruce Gary (April 7, 1951 – August 22, 2006 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
No Habla
''No Habla'' is the fourth solo album by Robby Krieger, former guitarist for The Doors. The album was released in 1989 on I.R.S. Records. Track listing # "Wild Child" (The Doors) 4:43 # "Eagles Song" (Krieger) 2:33 # " It's Gonna Work Out Fine" (Ike Turner) 4:01 # "Lonely Teardrops" ( Tyran Carlo, Gwen Fuqua, Berry Gordy) 2:46 # "Love It or Leave It" (Krieger) 4:58 # " The Big Hurt (Dolores)" (Wayne Shanklin) 5:06 # "Piggy's Song" (Krieger) 3:38 # "I Want You, I Need You, I Love You" (Ira Kosloff, Maurice Mysels) 3:32 # "You're Lost Little Girl" (The Doors) 3:42 Personnel Musicians * Robby Krieger – bass, guitar, keyboards, vocals * Arthur Barrow – bass, guitar, keyboards, programming * Brian Auger – keyboards * David Woodford – keyboards * Skip Vanwinkle – keyboards * Jack Conrad – bass * John Avila – bass * Gary Mallaber – drums * John "Vatos" Hernandez – drums * Bruce Gary – drums, percussion * Scott Gordon – drums, harmonica, harp Production * Robby ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Album
An album is a collection of audio recordings issued on compact disc (CD), Phonograph record, vinyl, audio tape, or another medium such as Digital distribution#Music, digital distribution. Albums of recorded sound were developed in the early 20th century as individual Phonograph record#78 rpm disc developments, 78 rpm records collected in a bound book resembling a photograph album; this format evolved after 1948 into single vinyl LP record, long-playing (LP) records played at revolutions per minute, rpm. The album was the dominant form of recorded music expression and consumption from the mid-1960s to the early 21st century, a period known as the album era. Vinyl LPs are still issued, though album sales in the 21st-century have mostly focused on CD and MP3 formats. The 8-track tape was the first tape format widely used alongside vinyl from 1965 until being phased out by 1983 and was gradually supplanted by the cassette tape during the 1970s and early 1980s; the populari ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Doors
The Doors were an American Rock music, rock band formed in Los Angeles in 1965, with vocalist Jim Morrison, keyboardist Ray Manzarek, guitarist Robby Krieger, and drummer John Densmore. They were among the most controversial and influential rock acts of the 1960s, partly due to Morrison's lyrics and voice, along with his erratic stage persona. The group is widely regarded as an important figure of the counterculture of the 1960s, era's counterculture. The band took its name from the title of Aldous Huxley's book ''The Doors of Perception'', itself a reference to a quote by William Blake. After signing with Elektra Records in 1966, the Doors with Morrison recorded and released six studio albums in five years, some of which are generally considered among the greatest of all time, including The Doors (album), their self-titled debut (1967), ''Strange Days (The Doors album), Strange Days'' (1967), and ''L.A. Woman'' (1971). They were one of the most successful bands during that tim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arthur Barrow
Arthur Barrow (born February 28, 1952) is a multi-instrumental musician, best known for his stint as a bass guitar player for Frank Zappa in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Early life Barrow was born in San Antonio, Texas in 1952 and grew up in Alamo Heights, Texas, Alamo Heights. His father played piano and organ, as had his father, Arthur Barrow of Buffalo, New York, a strict piano teacher and organist. When he was 13, he washed neighborhood cars until he had saved enough money to buy his first electric guitar (an Alamo) and his first amplifier (a Kent). He learned how to play music by ear by copying surf guitar records like The Ventures, and later, Jimi Hendrix, and still later, Frank Zappa. He played in local bands through junior high and high school during the 1960s. He began to study classical organ in 1970. While attending Alamo Heights High School, Arthur Barrow cut his musical teeth playing lead guitar in rock bands such as The Restless Ones (Jesse Childs on bass, Mike M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bruce Gary
Bruce Gary (April 7, 1951 – August 22, 2006) was an American musician who was best known as the drummer for the music group the Knack. He was nominated for two Grammy Awards as a stage performer, producer, and recording artist. Born in Burbank, California, the young Gary had a lot of energy so his parents allowed him to set up the drum kit that his cousin had offered him after getting bored with it. Gary left home at 15 and was drawn to the musical scene of Topanga Canyon, California. He made friends with guitarist Randy California. In the 1960s and early 1970s he played with bluesman Albert Collins. By the time he was twenty-four he was touring and recording with former Cream bassist Jack Bruce and guitarist Mick Taylor, who had just left the Rolling Stones. This stellar lineup also included jazz pianist Carla Bley. Gary also worked with Dr. John in the 1970s. In 1978, singer Doug Fieger asked him to join a group with guitarist Berton Averre. The three were subsequently ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Don Preston
Donald Ward Preston (born September 21, 1932) is an American jazz and rock keyboardist. He is known for working with Frank Zappa from the mid 1960s to the mid 1970s. Biography Preston was born into a family of musicians in Detroit and began studying music at an early age. His father played saxophone and trumpet, and had been offered the lead trumpet chair in the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra. Upon moving the family to Detroit, Don's father became the staff arranger for NBC, and was the composer-in-residence for the Detroit Symphony Orchestra. Don took sporadic lessons on the piano from the age of about five. In 1950 Preston began a stint in the Army, serving in Trieste, Italy and playing in the Army band (initially piano, bass drum and glockenspiel) alongside Herbie Mann. In Trieste he shared a barracks with fellow recruit Buzz Gardner, who introduced him to contemporary classical composers such as Béla Bartók, Anton Webern, Alban Berg and Arnold Schoenberg. Preston took up the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1985 Albums
The year 1985 was designated as the International Youth Year by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 ** The Internet's Domain Name System is created. ** Greenland withdraws from the European Economic Community as a result of a new agreement on fishing rights. * January 7 – Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency launches ''Sakigake'', Japan's first interplanetary spacecraft and the first deep space probe to be launched by any country other than the United States or the Soviet Union. * January 15 – Tancredo Neves is elected president of Brazil by the Congress, ending the 21-year military rule. * January 20 – Ronald Reagan is privately sworn in for a second term as President of the United States. * January 27 – The Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) is formed, in Tehran. * January 28 – The charity single record "We Are the World" is recorded by USA for Africa. February * February 4 – The border between Gibraltar and Spain reopen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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