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Ronnie Zito
Ronald "Ronnie" Zito (born February 17, 1939) is an American jazz drummer. Early life Zito was born in Utica, New York, into a musical family including his brother Torrie Zito. He began playing drums at the age of 10 and at age 14 took a year and a half of formal lessons. Career Zito was the Bobby Darin's personal drummer for four years. He also played with Woody Herman, J.R. Monterose, Frank Rosolino, Peggy Lee, Cher, Roberta Flack and Eartha Kitt. Collaborations With Irene Cara * '' Anyone Can See'' (Network, 1982) With Cher * '' Take Me Home'' (Casablanca Records, 1979) With Bill Danoff * ''Reincarnation'' (ABC, 1969) With Bobby Darin * '' Two of a Kind'' (Atco Records, 1961) * '' Love Swings'' (Atco Records, 1961) * ''Winners'' (Atco Records, 1964) With Roberta Flack * '' Feel Like Makin' Love'' (Atlantic Records, 1975) With Jake Holmes * ''How Much Time'' (Columbia Records, 1972) With Morgana King * ''New Beginnings'' (Paramount Records, 1973) With Barry M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Utica, New York
Utica () is the county seat of Oneida County, New York, United States. The tenth-most populous city in New York, its population was 65,283 in the 2020 census. It is located on the Mohawk River in the Mohawk Valley at the foot of the Adirondack Mountains, approximately west-northwest of Albany, east of Syracuse and northwest of New York City. Utica and the nearby city of Rome anchor the Utica–Rome metropolitan area comprising all of Oneida and Herkimer counties. Formerly a river settlement inhabited by the Mohawk Nation of the Iroquois Confederacy, Utica attracted European-American settlers from New England during and after the American Revolution. In the 19th century, immigrants strengthened its position as a layover city between Albany and Syracuse on the Erie and Chenango Canals and the New York Central Railroad. During the 19th and 20th centuries, the city's infrastructure contributed to its success as a manufacturing center and defined its role as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Winners (Bobby Darin Album)
''Winners'' is a studio album by American singer Bobby Darin, released in June 1964, two years after Bobby had left ATCO (who released ''Winners'') and moved to Capitol. Most of the album was recorded in February 1960, with arrangements by Bobby Scott. This was Darin's only vocal jazz album using a small combo rather than an orchestra or big band. Twelve songs were released on the album, but more were recorded at the sessions: " Bill Bailey Won't You Please Come Home" was released as a single in 1960, " Swing Low Sweet Chariot" was released as a single in 1964, and " Minnie the Moocher" was released on a single in 1965. "Swing Low Sweet Chariot" has never been reissued on either LP or CD. Two other songs, "I Got a Woman" (not the same version as on '' Bobby Darin Sings Ray Charles'') and "A Game of Poker" (from the musical '' Saratoga''), remain unreleased. Two songs on the album do not fit the jazz combo theme and were not recorded at the same time as the other tracks. "Gol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Closeup (Frankie Valli Album)
''Closeup'' is an album by Frankie Valli, released in February 1975 on the Private Stock label. It had been seven years since his prior album, and afforded Valli his first of two number-one solo hits in the US (in addition to five as lead singer of The Four Seasons). The LP reached number 51 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' albums chart. The album contains two hit singles: "My Eyes Adored You" (US No. 1) and "Swearin' to God" (US No. 6).''Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-1990'' - It also contains Valli's original version of " I Can't Live a Dream," which became a hit for the Osmond Brothers in late 1976. Reception In a retrospective review, Joe Viglione of AllMusic recalled that the album "is singer Frankie Valli again finding the magic without his Four Seasons, this time in the '70s with two big hits in two different genres", and called it "an important and forgotten catalog item that needs to be expanded and re-released with bonus tracks and liner notes that give it its p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frankie Valli
Francesco Stephen Castelluccio (born May 3, 1934), better known by his stage name Frankie Valli, is an American singer and occasional actor, best known as the frontman (lead singer) of The Four Seasons (band), the Four Seasons. He is known for his unusually powerful lead falsetto voice. Valli scored 29 top 40 hits with the Four Seasons, one top 40 hit under the Four Seasons alias the Wonder Who?, and nine top 40 hits as a solo artist. As a member of the Four Seasons, Valli's number-one hits include "Sherry (song), Sherry" (1962), "Big Girls Don't Cry (The Four Seasons song), Big Girls Don't Cry" (1962), "Walk Like a Man (The Four Seasons song), Walk Like a Man" (1963), "Rag Doll (The Four Seasons song), Rag Doll" (1964) and "December, 1963 (Oh, What a Night)" (1975). Valli's recording of the song "Can't Take My Eyes Off You" reached number two in 1967. As a solo artist, Valli scored number-one hits with the songs "My Eyes Adored You" (1974) and "Grease (song), Grease" (1978). V ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Pomeranz
David Pomeranz (born February 9, 1951) is an American singer, songwriter, composer, lyricist, and writer for musical theater. He is also an ambassador for Operation Smile, a foundation dedicated to cleft lip and palate and a member of the Church of Scientology. Solo career Born and raised on Long Island, Pomeranz expressed interest in music from an early age, singing in the synagog choir, learning to play the piano, guitar and drums, and writing and recording songs by the age of fourteen. From October 1968 to January 1969, he was lead singer for the Ohio-based rock band East Orange Express and when Pomeranz left the group, fellow member Dan Schear took over. When he was nineteen, MCA/Decca signed him to a contract that yielded two albums, ''New Blues'' and ''Time to Fly'' (the latter featuring Chick Corea), and he began touring the country as the opening act for Rod Stewart, Billy Joel, Three Dog Night and The Doors, among others. In the late 1980s, Pomeranz collaborated with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Helen Merrill
Helen Merrill (born Jelena Ana Milcetic; July 21, 1929) is an American jazz vocalist. Her first album, the eponymous 1954 recording ''Helen Merrill (album), Helen Merrill'' (with Clifford Brown on EmArcy), was an immediate success and associated her with the first generation of bebop jazz musicians. After an active 1950s and 1960s, Merrill spent time recording and touring in Europe and Japan, falling into obscurity in the United States. In the 1980s and 1990s, she was recorded by EmArcy, JVC and Verve Records, Verve, and her performances in America revived her profile. Early life and career Jelena Ana Milcetic was born in New York City, New York to Croats, Croatian immigrant parents. She began singing in jazz clubs in the Bronx in 1944 when she was fourteen. She had three sisters and a brother who died before she was born. By the time she was sixteen, Merrill had taken up music full-time. In 1952, Merrill made her recording debut when she was asked to sing "A Cigarette for Comp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Playin' Favorites
''Playin' Favorites'' is the fourth studio album by United States, American singer-songwriter Don McLean, released in 1973. It was re-issued by BGO Records in 1995. Track listing Side A #"Sitting on Top of the World" (Bo Carter, Little Walter) 2:00 #"Living With the Blues" (Brownie McGhee) 2:20 #"The Mountains of Mourne, Mountains O' Mourne" (Percy French) 4:36 #"Fool's Paradise" (Sonny LeGlaire, Horace Linsley, Norman Petty) 4:10 #"Love O' Love" (Traditional; adapted and arranged by Don McLean) :50 #Medley (music), Medley: "Bill Cheetham/Old Joe Clark" (Traditional; adapted and arranged by Don McLean) 3:50 Side B #"Everyday (Buddy Holly song), Everyday" (Buddy Holly, Charles Hardin, Norman Petty) "Glen D. Hardin" was incorrectly listed on some labels as the songwriter. 2:30 #"Ancient History" (Irene Stanton, Wayne Walker) 3:30 #"Over the Mountains" (Irene Stanton, Wayne Walker) 3:20 #"Lovesick Blues" (Cliff Friend, Irving Mills) 2:50 #"Mule Skinner Blues, New Mule Skinner Blu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Don McLean
Donald McLean III (born October 2, 1945) is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. Known as the "American Troubadour" or "King of the Trail", he is best known for his 1971 hit "American Pie (song), American Pie", an eight-and-a-half-minute folk rock song that has been referred to as a "cultural touchstone". His other hit singles include "Vincent (Don McLean song), Vincent", "Dreidel", "Castles in the Air (song), Castles in the Air", and "Wonderful Baby", as well as renditions of Roy Orbison's "Crying (Roy Orbison song)#Don McLean version, Crying" and the Skyliners' "Since I Don't Have You". McLean's song "And I Love You So (song), And I Love You So" has been recorded by Elvis Presley, Perry Como, Helen Reddy, Glen Campbell, and others. In 2000, Madonna had a hit with a rendition of "American Pie (song)#Madonna version, American Pie". In 2004, McLean was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame. In January 2018, BMI Foundation, BMI certified that "American Pie" had reache ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barry (album)
''Barry'' is the seventh studio album released by American singer and songwriter Barry Manilow in 1980 on Arista Records. The album was certified Platinum in the US by the RIAA. Synopsis The tracks were recorded at Evergreen Recording Studios in Burbank, California. Manilow co-wrote with Maurice White of Earth, Wind & Fire the album track "Only in Chicago". "We Still Have Time" was taken from the film ''Tribute (1980 film), Tribute''. The album scored one top ten pop hit, "I Made It Through the Rain", which reached number ten, in early 1981. Although "I Made It Through the Rain" was his only Top-10 on the Hot 100 from this album, he managed to reach the Top-10 on the Adult-Contemporary lists with "Lonely Together" and the bouncy up-tempo "Bermuda Triangle (song), Bermuda Triangle" was a Top-20 hit in the UK in mid-1981. The album has yet to be released on CD in the US, but has had a CD release in Japan. It is however available as a digital download. Critical reception Joe Vigl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Even Now (Barry Manilow Album)
''Even Now'' is the fifth studio album by singer-songwriter Barry Manilow. It was recorded at A&M Studios in Hollywood, California, and released in 1978. The album reached triple platinum and spun off four hit singles in 1978 and early 1979: the title song, " Can't Smile Without You", " Copacabana" and " Somewhere in the Night" (which had previously been a hit in 1976 for Helen Reddy). ''Even Now'' peaked at No. 3 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' 200 album chart on April 8, 1978. At the 21st Annual Grammy Awards, Even Now was nominated for Album of the Year. The award, however, went to the Saturday Night Fever soundtrack. Still, Barry Manilow won a Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal for Copacabana (At The Copa). This remains Barry Manilow's only Grammy Award despite fifteen (15) other nominations. Track listing Side one #" Copacabana (At the Copa)" (Barry Manilow, Bruce Sussman, Jack Feldman) - 4:07 #" Somewhere in the Night" ( Richard Kerr, Will Jennings) - 3:26 #"A Linda Son ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
This One's For You (Barry Manilow Album)
''This One's For You'' is the fourth studio album by American singer-songwriter Barry Manilow released in 1976. The album went 2× platinum and yielded the hits " This One's for You", " Weekend in New England", " Looks Like We Made It", and the original version of " Daybreak". The album debuted on the ''Billboard'' Top LPs chart on August 21, 1976, peaking at number six in 1977. The album peaked at number 24 for two weeks on Canada's ''RPM'' albums chart. Track listing All music by Barry Manilow; all lyrics by Adrienne Anderson; except where indicated Side one #" This One's for You" (lyrics: Marty Panzer) - 3:25 #" Daybreak" - 3:10 #"You Oughta Be Home with Me" - 3:13 #"Jump Shout Boogie" (lyrics: Bruce Sussman) - 3:03 #" Weekend in New England" (Randy Edelman) - 3:43 Side two #"Riders to the Stars" - 3:47 #"Let Me Go" (lyrics: Marty Panzer) - 3:58 #" Looks Like We Made It" (music: Richard Kerr; lyrics: Will Jennings) - 3:33 #"Say the Words" (lyrics: Barry Manilow) - 2:53 # ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barry Manilow
Barry Manilow ( ; born Barry Alan Pincus on June 17, 1943) is an American singer, songwriter and record producer with a career that spans over sixty years. His hit recordings include "Could It Be Magic", "Looks Like We Made It", "Brandy (Scott English song)#Barry Manilow version, Mandy", "I Write the Songs", "Can't Smile Without You", "Weekend in New England", and "Copacabana (At the Copa)". Manilow has recorded and released 51 Top 40 singles on the Adult Contemporary Chart, including 13 that hit number one, 28 that appeared within the top ten, and 36 that reached the top twenty. He has released 13 platinum and six RIAA certification, multi-platinum albums. Although not a favorite artist of music critics, Manilow has been praised by his peers in the recording industry. In the 1970s, Frank Sinatra predicted: "He's next." As well as producing and arranging albums for himself and other artists, Manilow has written and performed songs for musicals, films, and commercials for corpo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
