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Terl Bryant
Terl Bryant is an English drummer, percussionist and musician who has produced a number of his own works and is credited for touring and recording with John Paul Jones of Led Zeppelin, Iona and Peter Murphy amongst others. Biography Originally from Northamptonshire, UK, Bryant left school at sixteen to play drums with Bedford based rock band 'Stranger' who went on to become known as Tobruk. During his early career he also worked with American singer/songwriter Chris Gaffney and for CCM rock singer and filmmaker Steve Taylor and Sheila Walsh with whom he toured the USA and Europe. In 1986 Bryant auditioned and joined Peter Murphy's Hundred Men. Bryant is credited on 3 of Peter Murphy's albums and played on the hit song Cuts You Up. During the 1990s, Bryant worked with the influential folk-themed progressive band Iona with whom he recorded 4 studio albums and 1 double 'live' album. In the early 1990's Bryant also recorded and toured with Roddy Frame, Maddy Prior, Steeleye S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martin Barre
Martin Lancelot Barre (; born 17 November 1946) is an English guitarist best known for his longtime role as lead guitarist of British rock band Jethro Tull, with whom he recorded and toured from 1968 until the band's initial dissolution in 2011. Barre played on all of Jethro Tull's studio albums from their 1969 album '' Stand Up'' (replacing Mick Abrahams, who played on their first album) to their 2003 album '' The Jethro Tull Christmas Album''. In the early 1990s he began a solo career, and he has recorded several albums as well as touring with his own live band. He has also played the flute and other instruments such as the mandolin, both on stage for Jethro Tull and in his own solo work. Early career Martin Barre was born in Kings Heath, Birmingham, England, on 17 November 1946. His father was an engineer who had wanted to play the clarinet professionally. Barre played the flute at his grammar school. When Barre bought his first guitar, his father gave him albums by Barne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Led Zeppelin
Led Zeppelin were an English rock music, rock band formed in London in 1968. The band comprised vocalist Robert Plant, guitarist Jimmy Page, bassist-keyboardist John Paul Jones (musician), John Paul Jones and drummer John Bonham. With a heavy, guitar-driven sound and drawing from influences including blues and folk music, Led Zeppelin are cited as a progenitor of hard rock and heavy metal music, heavy metal. They significantly influenced the music industry, particularly in the development of album-oriented rock and stadium rock. Led Zeppelin evolved from a previous band, the Yardbirds, and were originally named "the New Yardbirds". They signed a deal with Atlantic Records that gave them considerable artistic freedom. Initially unpopular with critics, they achieved significant commercial success with eight studio albums over ten years. Their 1969 debut, ''Led Zeppelin (album), Led Zeppelin'', was a top-ten album in several countries and features such tracks as "Good Times Ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Montreux Jazz Festival
The Montreux Jazz Festival (formerly Festival de Jazz Montreux and Festival International de Jazz Montreux) is a music festival in Switzerland, held annually in early July in Montreux on the Lake Geneva shoreline. It is the second-largest annual jazz festival in the world after Canada's Montreal International Jazz Festival. Initiator and head organizer Claude Nobs brought an array of artists to Montreux. Mathieu Jaton has organised the festival since Nobs' death in 2013. History The Montreux Jazz Festival opened was founded in 1967 by Claude Nobs, Géo Voumard and René Langel with considerable help from Ahmet and Nesuhi Ertegun of Atlantic Records. The festival was first held at Montreux Casino. The driving force is the tourism office under the direction of Raymond Jaussi. It lasted for three days and featured almost exclusively jazz artists. The highlights of this era were Charles Lloyd, Miles Davis, Keith Jarrett, Jack DeJohnette, Bill Evans, Soft Machine, Weather ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sting (musician)
Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner (born 2 October 1951), known as Sting, is an English musician, activist, and actor. He was the frontman, principal songwriter and bassist for New wave music, new wave band the Police from 1977 until their breakup in 1986. He launched a solo career in 1985 and has included elements of rock, jazz, reggae, classical, New-age music, new-age, and worldbeat in his music. Sting has sold a combined total of more than 100 million records as a solo artist and as a member of the Police. He has received three Brit Awards, including Brit Award for British Male Solo Artist, Best British Male Artist in 1994 and Brit Award for Outstanding Contribution to Music, Outstanding Contribution to Music in 2002; a Golden Globe Award, Golden Globe; an Emmy Award, Emmy; and four Academy Awards, Academy Award nominations. As a solo musician and as a member of the Police, Sting has received 17 Grammy Awards. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elizabeth McGovern
Elizabeth Lee McGovern (born July 18, 1961) is an American actress. She has received many awards and nominations, including a Screen Actors Guild Award, three Golden Globe Award nominations, and one Academy Award nomination. Born in Evanston, Illinois on July 18, 1961, McGovern spent most of her early life in Los Angeles. After attending the American Conservatory Theater and the Juilliard School, she made her feature film debut in '' Ordinary People'' (1980). For her role as Evelyn Nesbit in the film adaptation of '' Ragtime'' (1981), she received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. She subsequently had lead roles in a number of major studio films, including '' Once Upon a Time in America'' (1984), '' She's Having a Baby'' (1987), '' The Bedroom Window'' (1987), '' The Handmaid's Tale'' (1990), and '' The Wings of the Dove'' (1997). In 2007, McGovern, after years of studying guitar, formed the musical group Sadie and the Hotheads, with whom she ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Downton Abbey
''Downton Abbey'' is a British historical drama television series set in the early 20th century, created and co-written by Julian Fellowes. It first aired in the United Kingdom on ITV (TV network), ITV on 26 September 2010 and in the United States on PBS, which supported its production as part of its Masterpiece (TV series), ''Masterpiece Classic'' anthology, on 9 January 2011. The show ran for fifty-two episodes across six series, including five Christmas specials. The series, set on the fictional Yorkshire English country house, country estate of Downton Abbey between 1912 and 1926, depicts the lives of the Aristocracy (class), aristocratic Crawley family and their domestic servants in the post-Edwardian era, and the effects the great events of the time have on their lives and on the Social class in the United Kingdom, British social hierarchy. These events include news of the sinking of the RMS Titanic, sinking of the ''Titanic'' (first series); the outbreak of the First Wor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steve Levine
Steve Levine is a British record producer, best known for his work on Culture Club's studio albums. He won a Brit Award for Producer of the Year in 1984. He has also composed film and TV scores. History Levine's career began as a trainee tape-op at CBS studios in 1975, soon progressed to in house engineer, working with many new wave and punk acts including the Clash, the Jags, XTC and many of CBS Records' pop acts, including Sailor. It was at CBS that Levine met Beach Boy Bruce Johnston, who would play an important role in the consolidation of his production career, culminating with Levine producing the 1985 album ''The Beach Boys''. From the early 1980s, with the worldwide success of Culture Club, Levine's reputation grew and, apart from the Beach Boys, he produced work for the Honeyz, John Howard, China Crisis, Motörhead, Ziggy Marley, Westworld and Gary Moore. In 2013, Levine was chairman of the Music Producer's Guild. Levine created and co-presents the BBC Radio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Right Said Fred
Right Said Fred are an English pop band formed by brothers Fred and Richard Fairbrass in 1989. They are best known for the hit 1991 song " I'm Too Sexy". History 1989–1991: Formation Prior to forming Right Said Fred, the Fairbrass brothers had been playing music since the mid-1970s: as part of a band called the Actors, the brothers had toured with Suicide and supported Joy Division at the Factory club in Manchester. The Fairbrass brothers formed the group in 1989, with Richard on lead vocals and bass and Fred on guitar. Prior to forming the group, Richard was employed as a session bassist for artists including Boy George, Mick Jagger and David Bowie, and appears as the bass guitarist in Bowie's short film '' Jazzin' for Blue Jean''. In 1987, Fred appeared as a guitarist in the Bob Dylan vehicle '' Hearts of Fire''. The group was named after the novelty song " Right Said Fred", which was a hit single for singer and actor Bernard Cribbins in 1962. The Fairbrass b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matt Redman
Matthew James Redman (born 14 February 1974) is an English Christian worship leader, singer-songwriter and author. Redman has released 16 albums, written 8 books, and helped start three church-plants. He is best known for his two-time Grammy Award-winning single, " 10,000 Reasons (Bless the Lord)". Co-written with Jonas Myrin, the single reached No. 1 on the US ''Billboard'' Christian Songs chart in 2012. Early life Redman was born on 14 February 1974, and raised in Watford, England. The family had moved to Chorleywood, a small commuter town, when he was around the age of two. His father took his own life when Matt was seven years old, and he and his brother were raised predominantly by his mother. His mother later remarried into an abusive relationship that took a great toll on the family. At the age of 10, he converted to Christianity after attending a mission service by Luis Palau at London's Queens Park Rangers F.C., QPR football stadium and was encouraged by Mike Pilavach ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louise Redknapp
Louise Elizabeth Redknapp (née Nurding; born 4 November 1974), professionally known as Louise, is an English singer, dancer and media personality. She was a member of Eternal, an R&B girl group which debuted in 1993 with their quadruple-platinum studio album '' Always & Forever''. In 1995, she departed from the group for a solo career. Aside from music, Redknapp has presented several television shows and was a judge on the UK version of '' So You Think You Can Dance''. She was married to the English former footballer Jamie Redknapp. In 2016, Redknapp reached the final in the fourteenth series of BBC One's '' Strictly Come Dancing''. Redknapp's memoir entitled ''You've Got This: And Other Things I Wish I Had Known'' was released in 2021. Redknapp has released four studio albums: '' Naked'' (1996), '' Woman in Me'' (1997), '' Elbow Beach'' (2000) and, following a 17-year hiatus from recording, '' Heavy Love'' (2020). Redknapp's '' Greatest Hits'' was released on 2 June 2023 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Faith Hill
Audrey Faith McGraw (; born September 21, 1967), known professionally as Faith Hill, is an American Country music, country singer. She is one of the most successful country music artists of all time, having sold almost 50 million albums worldwide. Hill's first two albums, ''Take Me as I Am (Faith Hill album), Take Me as I Am'' (1993) and ''It Matters to Me'' (1995), were major successes that placed a combined three number ones on ''Billboard (magazine), Billboard'' country charts, quickly establishing her as one of country music's top acts. Next she achieved immense mainstream and Crossover (music), crossover success with two albums, ''Faith (Faith Hill album), Faith'' (1998) and ''Breathe (Faith Hill album), Breathe'' (1999). ''Faith'' produced her first international hit, "This Kiss (Faith Hill song), This Kiss", while her album ''Breathe'' became one of the best-selling country albums of all time. The album was led by the huge crossover success of the songs "Breathe (Faith Hill ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Thunderthief
''The Thunderthief'' is John Paul Jones's second solo studio album, released in 2001. Track listing All music and lyrics composed and written by John Paul Jones, except where otherwise noted. # "Leafy Meadows" – 5:10 # "The Thunderthief" (Jones, Peter Blegvad) – 5:58 # "Hoediddle" – 7:00 # "Ice Fishing at Night" (Jones, Blegvad) – 4:31 # "Daphne" – 4:50 # "Angry Angry" – 5:54 # "Down to the River to Pray" (Traditional; arranged by Jones) – 4:17 # "Shibuya Bop" – 5:56 # "Freedom Song" – 2:37 Personnel * John Paul Jones – vocals, 4/6/10/12-string bass guitars, bass steel guitar, acoustic/electric guitars, acoustic/electric mandolin, piano, organ, synthesizers, Kyma, koto, autoharp, ukulele, harmonica * Terl Bryant – drums, percussion, toforan * Nick Beggs – Chapman Stick on "Leafy Meadows" and "Shibuya Bop" * Adam Bomb – guitar solo on "Angry Angry" * Robert Fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
