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Taylor Henderson (album)
''Taylor Henderson'' is the debut studio album by Taylor Henderson, the runner-up of the fifth season of ''The X Factor Australia'', released through Sony Music Australia on 29 November 2013. The album debuted at number one on the ARIA Albums Chart and was certified Platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association. Background After finishing second in the fifth season of ''The X Factor Australia'' in 2013, Henderson signed a recording contract with Sony Music Australia. It was announced on 8 November 2013 that Henderson would be releasing his self-titled debut album. The album contains his debut single "Borrow My Heart" along with ten recorded versions of songs he performed on ''The X Factor''. Critical reception Ahead of the album's release, ''Renowned for Sound'' published a five-star review which praised Henderson's time on ''The X Factor Australia'' as being "the most versatile and well-rounded contestant on the show". The article states about the album and Henders ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taylor Henderson (singer)
Taylor James Henderson (born 23 March 1993) is an Australian singer and songwriter. Originating from Ceres, Victoria, Henderson rose to fame after placing third on the fourth series of '' Australia's Got Talent'' in 2010. Three years later, he became the runner-up on the fifth season of ''The X Factor Australia'' and subsequently received a recording contract with Sony Music Australia. In November 2013, Henderson released his self-titled debut album, which debuted at number one on the ARIA Albums Chart and was certified platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association. Additionally, the album included his number-one debut single "Borrow My Heart". The following year, Henderson released his second studio album ''Burnt Letters'', which became his second number-one album and yielded the top-five hit " When You Were Mine". Early life Taylor James Henderson is from Ceres, Victoria. He was born on 23 March 1993 with Marcus Gunn Jaw-winking Syndrome. Henderson has an ol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I Will Wait
"I Will Wait" is a song by British rock music, rock band Mumford & Sons. The track was first released in the United States on 7 August 2012 as the lead single from the band's second studio album, ''Babel (Mumford & Sons album), Babel'' (2012). The song sold 153,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release and became their highest-charting song both in the US and the UK to date, peaking at number 12 in both countries. It also reached the top ten in the Official New Zealand Music Chart, New Zealand, Irish Singles Chart, Irish, Canadian Hot 100, Canadian and Scottish Singles and Albums Charts, Scottish national charts, and was voted into fifth place in Australian radio station Triple J's Triple J Hottest 100, 2012, Hottest 100 of 2012. The song is playable in the video game ''Guitar Hero Live''. Music video The music video was directed by Fred & Nick. It was filmed at Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Morrison, Colorado. Critical reception The song has received generally fa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Augie March
Augie (sometimes spelled Auggie) is a nickname for variations of the name August, which derives from the Latin name Augustus. It may refer to: People *Augie Auer (1940–2007), meteorologist *Augie Galan (1912–1993), Major League Baseball player *Augie Bergamo (1917–1974), Major League Baseball player * Augie Blunt (1929–1999), actor *Augie Donatelli (1914–1990), Major League Baseball umpire *Augie Garrido (b. 1939), college baseball coach * Augie Hiebert (1916–2007), Alaskan television pioneer * Augie Hoffmann (b. 1981), American football player *Augie Johns (1899–1975), Major League Baseball player *Augie Lohman (1911–1989), American special effects artist * Augie Lio (1918–1989), American football player *Augie Meyers (b. 1940), musician * Augie Nieto (b. 1958), fitness executive *Augie Ojeda (b. 1974), Major League Baseball player *Jacob Orgen (1893–1927), New York gangster nicknamed "Little Augie" * Augie Prudhomme (1902–1992), Major League Baseball player ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
One Crowded Hour
"One Crowded Hour" is a song by Australian indie rock band Augie March written by Glenn Richards. The song was released in April 2006 as the first single released from their third studio album, ''Moo, You Bloody Choir''. The song had been played by both the band and acoustically by frontman, Glenn Richards, for upwards of two years before the album was finally released. Details During the band's appearance on the live music TV show ''Cold: Live At The Chapel'', Richards revealed the song was written while he was housesitting for Deborah Conway, and was inspired by, and named after, a book she owned about an Australian wartime photographer Neil Davis. Richards has said, "Deborah has a wonderful collection of records and books. She was on holidays, so I was looking after the house and taking advantage of all that. I was also listening to a lot of early Bob Dylan, which would explain the chord progression." The song was picked up and played by radio station Triple J then later by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daryl Braithwaite
Daryl Braithwaite (born 11 January 1949) is an Australian singer. He was the lead vocalist of Sherbet (1970–1984 and many subsequent reunions). Braithwaite also has a solo career, placing 15 singles in the Australian top 40, including two number-one hits: "You're My World" (October 1974) and "The Horses" (January 1991). His second studio album, ''Edge'' (November 1988), peaked at No. 1 on the ARIA Albums Chart, No. 14 in Norway and No. 24 in Sweden. In 2017, Braithwaite was inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame. Biography Early years Daryl Braithwaite and his twin brother, Glenn, were born on 11 January 1949 and raised in a working-class family in Melbourne, Australia. His father, a plumber, worked on the Snowy Mountains Scheme in the mid-1950s. Braithwaite attended Punt Road State School and Christ Church Grammar in South Yarra, where the twins sang in the school choir. He later said, "I will always recall the horror of my first solo in the choir singing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walter Becker
Walter Carl Becker (February 20, 1950 – September 3, 2017) was an American musician, songwriter, and record producer. He was the co-founder, guitarist, bassist, and co-songwriter of the jazz rock band Steely Dan.Russonello, Giovanni,Listen to 13 Essential Walter Becker SongsNew York Times 2017-09-04. Accessed 2019-05-29. Becker met future songwriting partner Donald Fagen while they were students at Bard College. After a brief period of activity in New York City, the two moved to Los Angeles in 1971 and formed the nucleus of Steely Dan, which enjoyed a critically and commercially successful ten-year career. Following the group's dissolution, Becker moved to Hawaii and reduced his musical activity, working primarily as a record producer. In 1985, he briefly became a member of the English band China Crisis, producing and playing synthesizer on their album ''Flaunt the Imperfection''. Becker and Fagen reformed Steely Dan in 1993 and remained active, recording '' Two Against Nat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rickie Lee Jones
Rickie Lee Jones (born November 8, 1954) is an American singer, songwriter, musician, and author. Over the course of a career that spans five decades, she has recorded in various musical styles including Rock music, rock, Rhythm and blues, R&B, Pop music, pop, Soul music, soul, and jazz. A two-time Grammy Awards, Grammy Award winner (from seven nominations), Jones was listed at No. 30 on VH1's The Greatest (TV series), 100 Greatest Women in Rock & Roll in 1999. She released her Rickie Lee Jones (album), self-titled debut album in 1979, to critical and commercial success. It peaked at No. 3 on the U.S. Billboard 200, ''Billboard'' 200, and spawned the hit single "Chuck E.'s in Love", which peaked at No. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100, ''Billboard'' Hot 100. The album went Music recording certification, Platinum later that year, and earned Jones four Grammy Award nominations in 22nd Annual Grammy Awards, 1980, including Grammy Award for Best New Artist, Best New Artist, which she won ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Horses
"The Horses" is a song written by Rickie Lee Jones and Walter Becker. It was originally performed by Jones on her 1989 album, ''Flying Cowboys''. While not released as a single, the original version did appear in the 1996 film ''Jerry Maguire'' and was also included on the film's soundtrack. The song was covered in 1990 by Daryl Braithwaite; his version reached 1 in Australia, and by 2022 had been certified tenfold platinum. Background and release The song was covered by Daryl Braithwaite on his 1990 album ''Rise''. It was released as a single in January 1991 and reached No. 1 on the Australian Singles Chart in May. "The Horses" has been certified ten-times platinum in Australia by the Australian Recording Industry Association. Margaret Urlich provided the female vocals on the recording but chose not to appear in the music video due to other work commitments. A model, Gillian Mather, lip-synced Urlich's voice for the music video. In May 2016, while celebrating the 25th annivers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cold Chisel
Cold Chisel are an Australian pub rock band, which formed in Adelaide in 1973 by mainstay members Ian Moss on guitar and vocals, Steve Prestwich on drums and Don Walker on piano and keyboards. They were soon joined by Jimmy Barnes (at the time known as Jim Barnes) on lead vocals and, in 1975, Phil Small became their bass guitarist. The group disbanded in late 1983 but subsequently reformed several times. Musicologist Ian McFarlane wrote that they became "one of Australia's best-loved groups" as well as "one of the best live bands", fusing "a combination of rockabilly, hard rock and rough-house soul'n'blues that was defiantly Australian in outlook." Eight of their studio albums have reached the Australian top five, ''Breakfast at Sweethearts'' (February 1979), ''East'' (June 1980), '' Circus Animals'' (March 1982, No. 1), '' Twentieth Century'' (April 1984, No. 1), '' The Last Wave of Summer'' (October 1998, No. 1), '' No Plans'' (April 2012), '' The Per ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Don Walker (musician)
Donald Hugh Walker (born 29 November 1951) is an Australian musician and songwriter who wrote many of the hits for Australian pub rock band Cold Chisel. Walker is considered to be one of Australia's best songwriters. In 2012 he was inducted into the Australian Songwriter's Hall of Fame. He played piano and keyboard with the Cold Chisel from 1973 to 1983, when they disbanded. He has since continued to record and tour, both solo, initially under the name Catfish and as Tex, Don and Charlie, and worked as a songwriter for others. In 2009, he released his first book. Richard Clapton describes Walker as, "the most Australian writer there has ever been. Don just digs being a sort of Beat poet, who goes around observing, especially around the streets of Kings Cross. He soaks it up like a sponge and articulates it so well. Quite frankly, I think he's better than the rest of us." Biography 1951–1972: Early life and family Walker was born in Ayr, Queensland to a farmer father and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Choirgirl (song)
"Choirgirl" (also released as "Choir Girl" on subsequent releases) is a song by Australian rock band Cold Chisel, released as the lead single from their third studio album ''East'' (1980) in November 1979. A ballad written by Don Walker with an R&B influenced melody, the song marked the first time the band had recorded with producer Mark Opitz. It peaked at No. 14 in Australia on the Kent Music Report. Details Songwriter Don Walker said of the song: "I made a conscious attempt to write a hit single. It was a matter of pride and craft. And then I thought, 'What'll I write it about...' I wrote it about pregnancy termination and it was a massive hit." At the time of release, many people seemed unaware of the subject matter, and the song was played on radio stations 2SM and 3XY owned by the Catholic Church. Singer Jimmy Barnes said, "Even though nobody knew what "Choirgirl" was about, everybody felt an emotional connection." Producer Mark Opitz said, "I used all the old Albert ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Passenger (singer)
Michael David Rosenberg (born 17 May 1984), better known by his stage name Passenger, is an English singer-songwriter and musician. Previously the main vocalist and songwriter of Passenger, Rosenberg opted to keep the band's name for his solo work after the band dissolved in 2009. In 2012, he released the song " Let Her Go", which topped the charts in 16 countries and accumulated more than 3.3 billion views on YouTube; it is the most-viewed Australian YouTube video of all time. In 2014, the song was nominated for the Brit Award for British Single of the Year, and he received the British Academy's Ivor Novello Award for Most Performed Work. Early life Rosenberg was born on 17 May 1984 in Brighton to Quaker parents, English mother Jane and American Jewish father, Gerard Rosenberg, originally from Vineland, New Jersey. Rosenberg learned classical guitar at a young age and at around 14–15 started to write songs. Rosenberg left school at the age of 16 to pursue a career in the mus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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