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The Spanish Sessions EP
''The Spanish Sessions'' is a 4-track EP independently released in 1999 by Andy Taylor and Luke Morley. The release came on the heels of a small UK tour in late 1999 billed as 'An Evening With Luke Morley and Andy Taylor'. The EP was the first release of new material from Andy Taylor since 1990's ''Dangerous''. Two of the songs ("Lightning" and "Sleeping with the Past") were sung by Andy, the other two by Morley. All four songs written by Taylor/Morley. Backing vocals were by sisters Anna and Tara McDonald. Track listing All tracks composed by Andy Taylor and Luke Morley #"Quiet Life" #"Lightning" #"Can't Stop the Rain" #"Sleeping with the Past" Personnel *Andy Taylor – lead vocals on "Lightning" and "Sleeping with the Past", guitar *Luke Morley – lead vocals on "Quiet Life" and "Can't Stop the Rain", guitar, bass * Gary "Harry" James – drums *Benny Mathews – piano, organ *The McDonald Sisters (Anna McDonald and Tara McDonald Tara Jane McDonald (born September ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andy Taylor (guitarist)
Andrew Arthur Taylor (born 16 February 1961) is an English guitarist, best known as a former member of both Duran Duran and The Power Station (band), the Power Station. He has also recorded and performed as a solo artist, and served as a guitarist, songwriter and record producer for the likes of Robert Palmer (singer), Robert Palmer, Rod Stewart, The Almighty (band), the Almighty, Thunder (band), Thunder, Love and Money (band), Love and Money, Mark Shaw (singer), Mark Shaw, Then Jerico, C. C. Catch, Paul Rodgers (with The Law), Belinda Carlisle, Gun (band), Gun and many more. History Background / early musical career Andrew Taylor was born in Tynemouth and raised in the town of Cullercoats, Northumberland in northeast England, and attended Marden High School. He began playing guitar at the age of eleven and was soon playing with local bands, even producing one at the age of 16. He received guitar tuition from Dave Black, a member of the short-lived, post-David Bowie version of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luke Morley
Luke Morley (born 19 June 1960 in Camberwell, London, England) is the guitarist, chief songwriter and producer for the hard rock band Thunder from 1989 to present (with a break from 1999–2002, and 2009–2011). Previous to that he was a member of 1980s group, Terraplane who subsequently became Thunder. In 2009, when Thunder announced that they were splitting up, Luke became the lead guitarist and co-songwriter for the rock band The Union, which he formed with guitarist and co-songwriter, Peter Shoulder. Equipment Guitars Morley regularly plays the following guitars. * Black Les Paul Traditional * White Les Paul Custom (studio + live) * White Fender Telecaster (studio + live) * Burgundy Fender Stratocaster (studio) * Ovation Balladeer acoustic (studio) * Takamine Acoustic (studio + live) * Gibson Flying V (live) Other guitars in his collection. * Gibson EDS-1275 Amps * Marshall Vintage Modern Harmonicas * Hohner Blues or Cross Harp Discography Studio albums Wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rock Music
Rock music is a broad genre of popular music that originated as " rock and roll" in the United States in the late 1940s and early 1950s, developing into a range of different styles in the mid-1960s and later, particularly in the United States and United Kingdom.W. E. Studwell and D. F. Lonergan, ''The Classic Rock and Roll Reader: Rock Music from its Beginnings to the mid-1970s'' (Abingdon: Routledge, 1999), p.xi It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, a style that drew directly from the blues and rhythm and blues genres of African-American music and from country music. Rock also drew strongly from a number of other genres such as electric blues and folk, and incorporated influences from jazz, classical, and other musical styles. For instrumentation, rock has centered on the electric guitar, usually as part of a rock group with electric bass guitar, drums, and one or more singers. Usually, rock is song-based music with a time signature using a verse–chorus form, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dangerous (Andy Taylor Album)
''Dangerous'' is a 1990 cover album by English guitarist Andy Taylor, who is most famous for his work in the band Duran Duran. It was a follow-up to his earlier solo album ''Thunder''. To date, it was his most recent studio album although he released a new material in 1999, titled ''The Spanish Sessions EP'', a collaborative album with Luke Morley, chief songwriter and guitarist of the English hard rock band Thunder. Background Andy Taylor commented on the history behind the album in an interview with MelodicRock: "It sort of one of those happy accidents. Somebody, a very well known band had this idea to do that and they wanted me to produce the album for them, doing this selection of their favourite covers. At the very last minute they pulled out. And I said to the label &M I could do that. The guys that managed me at the time went into overdrive – 'you can do that as well, because you know how much money they are going to pay you to do it?!' I thought, great, this is some ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Extended Play
An extended play record, usually referred to as an EP, is a musical recording that contains more tracks than a single but fewer than an album or LP record.Official Charts Company , access-date=March 21, 2017 Contemporary EPs generally contain four or five tracks, and are considered "less expensive and time-consuming" for an artist to produce than an album. An EP originally referred to specific types of other than 78 [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tara McDonald
Tara Jane McDonald (born September 9, 1986) is an English singer-songwriter. She is signed to Play Two/Warner Records. McDonald achieved success working and co-writing with Armand van Helden and Axwell on the chart hits " My My My" and " Feel the Vibe". Both these projects debuted at number 1 in the club charts before peaking in the UK sales charts at No. 12 and No. 16, respectively. She has also collaborated with Todd Terry, co-writing the song "Get Down", and with David Guetta, co-writing "Delirious" and "You Are Not Alone" on his platinum selling album '' Pop Life''. McDonald hosted her own one-hour dance music radio show called ''I Like This Beat'' (formerly called ''Shut Up & Dance''). The program was syndicated on over 50 stations in 40 countries and released as a free podcast through iTunes. At the start of 2012, McDonald worked as an assistant vocal coach on the first series of the TV show ''The Voice'' in Belgium alongside the French pop star Quentin Mosima ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gary James
Gary Harry James, popularly known as 'Harry' James (born 14 December 1960 in Beckenham, Kent, England) is an English drummer best known for his work with hard rock band Thunder and melodic rock band Magnum. James began playing drums at age eight, following in the footsteps of his father. He played his first gig in his early teens. Popular with rock fans as much for his cheerful persona as for his powerhouse drumming, he was previously a member of 1980s group Terraplane, along with future Thunder members Luke Morley and Danny Bowes. He also plays drums with Snakecharmer, Cregan & Co and London blues-rock act Bad Influence. He has performed live on stage with The Ian Gillan Band, Graham Bonnet, Don Airey, Mick Ralphs, Paul Young and made a guest appearance playing drums for UK the prog rock band Breathing Space. In the studio, as well as his extensive back catalogue with Thunder and Magnum, Harry has contributed to work by Don Airey, Russ Ballard, Shadowman (featuring FM's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1999 Debut EPs
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Andy Taylor (guitarist) Albums
Andrew or Andy Taylor may refer to: Sport * Andrew Taylor (footballer, born 1986), English footballer * Andy Taylor (footballer, born 1986), English footballer * Andy Taylor (footballer, born 1988), English footballer * Andrew Taylor (Australian footballer) (born 1965), VFL/AFL player * Andrew Taylor (baseball) (born 1986), baseball player * Andrew Taylor (cricketer) (1838–1901), English cricketer * Andrew Taylor (water polo) (born 1963), Australian former water polo player * Andrew Taylor (sailor) (born 1963), New Zealand sailor * Andrew Taylor (cyclist) (born 1985), Australian track cyclist Arts and literature * Andrew Eldritch (born 1959), born Andrew William Harvey Taylor, singer of The Sisters of Mercy * Andy Taylor (guitarist) (born 1961), former guitarist for Duran Duran * Andy Taylor (music entrepreneur), manager of Iron Maiden and founder of Sanctuary Records * Andrew Taylor (author) (born 1951), British crime novelist * Andrew Taylor (poet) (born 1940), Australia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
