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Art Garfunkel
-Art Garfunkel has recorded an entire album of Webb's work. (Watermark) best known as half of the folk duo Simon & Garfunkel. In 1970, at the height of their popularity, the duo split, they had a strained relationship from the beginning. was in the movie catch 22 in mexico first hit "sound of silence" which producer tom Watson tampered with bring them success but infuriated simon and would never let another tamper with his music. simon was vocals and Garfunkel was vocals. The Simon and Garfunkel Timeline: 1958....Tom and Jerry 1964....Wednesday Morning, 3 a.m. 1966....Sounds of Silence 1968....Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme 1968....Bookends 1971....Bridge Over Troubled Water (24:00)
Jackson Browne
-Born in Germany to American parents, his family returned to L.A. when he was three. -He tested the waters as a folk musician in New York City in the late 1960s. -His presence in the coffeehouse scene led to his celebrated debut album. -1972-Jackson Browne (Saturate with Water) -The album had ten original songs "Jamaica Say You Will" 1973-For Everyman "These Days" "Take It Easy"(co-written with Glenn Frey) -1974-Late For The Sky -This is Browne's masterpiece. "Late for the Sky" -1976-The Pretender was Browne's first to chart in the Billboard Top 10, peaking at #5. music cut- running on empty
Carole King
. met paul simon neil sedaka and husband gerry goffin. they worked in the brill building recording her first hit "will you love me tomorrow" King divorced Goffin at the end of the 60s and moved to the West Coast and formed the band the city -1971 Tapestry featured new songs as well as reinterpretations of her early hits as a songwriter. -It is one of the landmark albums of the singer-songwriter genre. -Hit singles: "So Far Away" "You've Got a Friend" "I Feel the Earth Move" "It's Too Late" -Tapestry firt solo album remained on the charts for nearly six years. -It sold over 10 million copies in the US and 22 million world-wide. -Tapestry became the top-selling pop solo album ever until the release of Michael Jackson's Thriller in 1982."
The Eagles
Don Henley--drums, vocals Glenn Frey--guitar, keyboards, vocals Don Felder---guitar, pedal steel, mandolin, vocals Joe Walsh--guitar, slide guitar, vocals Timothy B. Schmit--bass, vocals Bernie Leadon--guitar, banjo, vocals Randy Meisner--bass, vocals like many bands of the 70s, the Eagles consisted of former embers of other bands: Henley is from Shiloh rey is from Longbranch Pennywhistle eadon is from The Flying Burrito Brothers Meisner is from Poco 972-The Eagles sign with Asylum Records and release "The Eagles" Take It Easy" 973-Desperado heir concept album) Tequila Sunrise" Desperado" 1976-Hotel California top ten hits: "Life In The Fast Lane" "Victim Of Love" "New Kid In Town" "Hotel California" -Hotel California sells 9 million copies in 1976-77 alone -the whole album is a masterful example of studio arranging (Hotel California has 8 tracks of guitars)
Lynyrd Skynrd
Florida Ronnie Van Zant, vocals Gary Rossington, guitar Allen Collins, guitar Leon Wilkeson, bass Billy Powell, keyboards Ed King, guitar Steve Gaines, guitar Artimus Pyle, drums Formed by VanZant and Rossington, they began as the One Percent Band. -The group took its name from their gym teacher. -Al Kooper signed the band to MCA Records. -Skynyrd worked for a different sound from the Allmans by using a three guitar setup, more song-driven albums and tighter arrangements (less improvisation). 1974-Second Helping -The lyric feud with Neil Young's song "Southern Man" -Skynyrd's response was "Sweet Home Alabama" Three members and one road crew member died in an airplane crash in 1977; the band reformed in 1987 for a reunion tour with lead singer Ronnie Van Zant's younger brother Johnny as the frontman. Lynyrd Skynyrd continues to tour and record
The Allman Brothers
Formed in Macon, Georgia in 1969. Duane Allman-Georgia guitar Gregg Allman-vocals, organ Dickey Betts-guitar, vocals, Berry Oakley-bass guitar Butch Trucks-drums Jai Johanny "Jaimoe" Johanson-drums -The Allmans played the Florida scene in the 1960s. The early band was built around Gregg and Duane. Duane also worked as a session man at the Muscle Shoals studio. (Layla) Signed to Capricorn Records in1969 Four classic albums: The Allman Brothers Band Live at Fillmore East (1969) -This album is only a regional hit for the Allmans. "Stormy Monday" "Whipping Post" Idlewild South (1970)-Reached #38 on the charts. "Midnight Rider" Duane Allman dies in a motorcycle crash on October 29, 1971. Three cuts on Idlewild were finished after his death. Eat a Peach (1972) Fathers of southern rock and inducted into the rock and roll hall of fame in 1995
James Taylor
His career began in 1968 when he was signed to the Beatles' Apple Records. Preeminent songwriter of the 1970's -The album "James Taylor" was his first and only solo effort for Apple, which came a year after his first working experience with Danny Kortchmar and the band Flying Machine. 1970-Sweet Baby James went triple-platinum and included his first Top 10 hit. "Fire and Rain" inspired by his adiction to heroin. 1971-Mud Slide Slim and the Blue Horizon - #1 single "You've Got a Friend" -1972-One Man Dog "Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight" -1974-Walking Man "Walking Man" -1975-Gorilla "How Sweet It Is", "Mexico" -1976-In The Pocket "Shower The People" inducted into the rock and roll hall of fame
Little Feat
L.A. Formed in 1969 by Lowell George and Roy Estrada. -The duo joined forces with Billy Payne in 1971. 1971-Little Feat 1972-Sailin' Shoes "Willin'" 1973-Dixie Chicken was a turn toward a New Orleans oriented sound. "Dixie Chicken" Later Albums (after the death of Lowell George) 1988-Let it Roll "Hate to Lose Your Lovin'"
Billy Joel
NEW YORK 1963-Joins his first band, The Echoes 1967-Joins The Hassles. 1970-Forms Attila, a heavy metal duo. 1971-Signs a solo contract and releases Cold Spring Harbor. "Why Judy Why" -Joel disappears to the West Coast as a result of a contractual dispute, where he performs under the name Bill Martin. 1972-Columbia Records offers him a recording contract. 1973-Joel records the album Piano Man in Los Angeles. 1974-"Piano Man' becomes his first top 20 single Both Streetlife Serenade and Turnstiles featured solid growth in Joel's songwriting. 1975-Streetlife Serenade. The album wins a Cashbox award for Best New Male Vocalist. 1976-Joel assembles a new band and records Turnstiles. -New York State of Mind -Summer,Highland Falls Joel had Top 40 hits in the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s; achieving 33 Top 40 hits in the United States, all of which he wrote himself. He is also a six-time Grammy Award winner, a 23-time Grammy nominee and has sold over 150 million records worldwide.[3] He was inducted into the Songwriter's Hall of Fame (1992), the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame It is Joel's first collaboration with producer Phil Ramone. -From its release in 1977 until 1985, The Stranger is Columbia's biggest selling album 1978-"Just the Way You Are" wins two Grammys for Record and Song of the Year.! Only the Good Die Young Scenes From an Italian Restaurant Vienna nto the 1980s 1978-Releases 52nd St. which becomes his first #1 album. 1980-Glass Houses reaches #1 on Billboard. "It's Still Rock 'n' Roll to Me" becomes his first #1 single. Glass Houses receives an American Music Award for Album of the Year. 1981-Best Rock Vocal Performance, Male at the 1981 Grammy Awards,People's Choice Award for Favorite Male Pop Performer. -Joel releases Songs in the Attic,his fourth consecutive top ten album. 1982-The Nylon Curtain reaches #7 on the Billboard Album Chart and earns a Grammy nomination for Album of the Year. The Nylon Curtain was Billy Joel's homage to The Beatles...
Paul Simon
NEW YORK Simon had early success with songs such as Hey Schoolgirl and Baby Talk. After Simon and Garfunkel split in 1971, Simon began to write and record solo material. While he was not a prolific writer, his work has stood the test of time and Simon is considered among the finest American pop songwriters. with the album "graceland" with Ladysmith Black Mambazo with a africany sound winning a grammy and "rhythm of the saints" inducted into the rock and roll hall of fame in 2001
Bruce Springsteen
New Jersey ranks alongside Chuck Berry, Elvis Presley, the Beatles and Bob Dylan as one of the seminal artists who shaped popular music. -Springsteen grew up in the working-class town of Freehold, New Jersey. -Prior to the release of Greetings from Asbury Park, Springsteen had been a struggling rocker. -His early groups included the Rogues, the Castiles, Earth, Child, Steel Mill, Dr. Zoom and the Sonic Boom and the Bruce Springsteen Band. -1972-Mike Appel landed him an audience with Columbia Records executive John Hammond Sr. who had also signed Bob Dylan among others. The Recordings -1973- Bruce Springsteen's debut album, is released. "Blinded by the Light" (Manfred Mann's Earth Band) -1973-The Wild, the Innocent and the E Street Shuffle, Bruce Springsteen's second album in less than a year, is released. -1974-music journalist Jon Landau writes, "I saw rock and roll's future—and it's name is Bruce Springsteen." Landau would later go on to manage Springsteen. -1975: Born to Run is released 1882's "nebraska" released about the charlie starkweather murders in the 50's and the album was a hit about 1984:'Born in the U.S.A.' -It becomes one of the biggest albums of the 80s. -Seven Top Ten singles: "Dancing in the Dark" (#2) "Born in the U.S.A." (#9) "Cover Me" (#7) "I'm On Fire" (#6) "Glory Days" (#5) "I'm Goin' Down" (#9) "My Hometown" (#6)
Randy Newman
Newman comes from a musical family. -Randy Newman sells poorly, but 12 Songs is a breakthrough. -1972-Sail Away Newman begins to explore themes of America Songwriter only hit song for himself was short people/little criminals became a film composer and had much more success with movies such as "toy story", "james and the giant peach", "bugs life", "toy story 2" and has gotten academy award as well as grammy awards
Jimmy Webb
Songwriter: Webb is known for his lyric abilities and the complexity of his harmonic writing. -Webb has had hits with a number of artists: Wichita Lineman, Galveston (Glen Campbell) Up, Up and Away (The Fifth Dimension). gave art garfunkel his first hit "all i know"
ZZ Top
Texas formed in 1969. Musician Billy Gibbons and drummer Dan Mitchell, originally in a band called the Moving Sidewalks, got together with bassist Lanier Greig, forming ZZ Top. In 1969, Greig and Mitchell were replaced by Dusty Hill and Frank Beard from the band American Blues. signed to London Records in 1970, and released several albums, beginning with their 1971 debut album, followed by their 1972 album Rio Grande Mud. In 1973, the band emerged into the mainstream with the album Tres Hombres, and their 1975 follow-up Fandango! 1979 and the band signed a new deal with Warner Bros. Records inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2004
David Clayton Thomas
a Canadian musician and singer. As the lead vocalist for the band, Blood, Sweat & Tears he rose to fame, and has maintained a busy solo career over the years as well.
Phil Ramone
a South-African violinist, composer, recording engineer, and record produce he established an independent recording studio A&R Recording Among the technical innovations he introduced; optical surround sound for movies, and digital recording techniques. His studio was the first to release music commercially on compact disc; Billy Joel's 52nd Street was the first album to be broadly released on the medium
Fusion
a musical fusion genre that developed in the late 1960s from a mixture of elements of jazz such as its focus on improvisation with the rhythms and grooves of funk and R&B and the beats and heavily amplified electric instruments and electronic effects of rock
Woodwind Instruments
a musical instrument which produces sound when the player blows air against a sharp edge or through a reed, causing the air within its resonator (usually a column of air) to vibrate. Most of these instruments are made of wood but can be made of other materials, such as metals or plastics
Brass Instruments
a musical instrument whose sound is produced by sympathetic vibration of air in a tubular resonator in sympathy with the vibration of the player's lips. Brass instruments are also called labrosones, literally meaning "lip-vibrated instruments".
Mo Ostin
a record executive who has worked for several companies, including Verve, Reprise Records, Warner Bros. Records, and DreamWorks. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Gregg Allman
a rock and blues singer, keyboardist, guitarist and songwriter, best known as a founding member of The Allman Brothers Band. He was inducted with the band into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1995, and personally received a Lifetime Achievement award from the Georgia Music Hall of Fame in 2006. ,His distinctive Southern-accented voice placed him in 70th place in the Rolling Stone list of the "100 Greatest Singers of All Time After the death of Duane Allman, Gregg Allman started out on a solo career. His first album, Laid Back, was released in 1973 to a positive critical reception
The Hassles
a rock group in the 1960s, most notable for being the first releases to feature Billy Joel. The group released two full-length albums and a number of singles
Earth Wind and Fire
an American R&B and funk band formed in Chicago, Illinois, in 1969 by Verdine and Maurice White. The band's music contains elements of African, Latin American, funk, soul, pop and rock music, jazz and other genres. The band is known for the dynamic sound of their horn section, and the interplay between the contrasting vocals of Philip Bailey's falsetto and Maurice White's tenor.[5] The kalimba (African thumb piano) is played on all of the band's albums Also known as EWF, the band has won six Grammy Awards and four American Music Awards. They have been inducted into both the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Tower of Power
an American R&B, soul and funk based horn section and band, originating in Oakland, California that has been performing for over 40 years
Duane Allman
an American guitarist, respected session musician and the primary co-founder of the southern rock group The Allman Brothers Band. He is best remembered for his brief but influential tenure in that band, his expressive slide guitar playing and improvisational skills rolling stone ranked Allman at #2 in their list of the 100 greatest guitarists of all time, second only to Jimi Hendrix He died in October 1971 in a motorcycle accident
Weather Report
an American jazz band of the 1970s and early 1980s. The band was co-led by the Austrian-born keyboard player Josef "Joe" Zawinul and the American saxophonist Wayne Shorter
Jaco Pastorius
an American jazz musician and composer widely acknowledged for his skills as a virtuoso[1]electric bass player. His playing style was noteworthy for containing intricate solos in the higher register. His innovations also included the use of harmonics and the "singing" quality of his melodies on the fretless bass. Pastorius suffered from mental illness including a substance-related disorder, and was diagnosed with bipolar disorder in 1982. He died in 1987 at age 35 following a violent altercation at a Fort Lauderdale drinking establishment.
Wayne Shorter
an American jazz saxophonist and composer, commonly regarded as one of the most important American jazz musicians of his generation. He is generally acknowledged to be jazz's greatest living composer.
Mike Appel
an American music industry manager and record producer, most known for his role in both capacities early in the career of Bruce Springsteen. Appel gradually fell out of favor with Springsteen during and after the recording of Born to Run and was replaced in both roles by Jon Landau by 1976
The Charlie Daniels Band
an American musician known for his contributions to country and southern rock music. He is known primarily for his number one country hit "The Devil Went Down to Georgia", and multiple other songs he has performed and written. Daniels has been active as a singer since the early 1950s. He was inducted into the Grand Ole Opry on January 24, 2008
Irving Azoff
an American personal manager, representing recording artists in the music industry. Azoff is chairman and founder of Azoff Music Management Group, Inc. In late 2008, he became chairman and CEO of Ticketmaster Entertainment. He is now Executive Chairman of Live Nation Entertainment.then joined Geffen Roberts management where he began working with the Eagles. After David Geffen sold Asylum Records to Warner Music, the management company splintered and Azoff left with the Eagles as his own client.Azoff resigned from MCA in 1989 to form his own record label, Giant Records
David Geffen
an American record executive, film producer, theatrical producer and philanthropist. Geffen is noted for creating Asylum Records in 1970 and Geffen Records in 1980, along with his later role as one of the three founders of DreamWorks SKG in 1994 Azoff, David Geffen and mo ostin, three rival record executives in the 1980s
.38 special
an American rock band that was formed by neighborhood friends Don Barnes and Donnie Van Zant in 1975 in Jacksonville, Florida.[1] The band's first two albums had a strong southern rock vibe. By the early 1980s, 38 Special shifted to a more accessible arena rock style without abandoning its southern rock roots Their breakthrough hit was "Hold On Loosely" (1981); "Caught Up in You" (1982) and "If I'd Been the One" (1983) both hit #1
Peter Cetera
an American singer, songwriter, bassist and producer best known for being an original member of the rock band Chicago, before launching a successful solo career.[1] As a solo artist, Cetera has scored five Top 40 singles, including two that reached number 1 on Billboard's Hot 100 chart
Stephen Bishop
an American singer-songwriter, actor, and guitarist. Like Randy Newman, Bishop's first successes were with other artists-namely Art Garfunkel and Phil Collins. -Bishop operates best when his personal life is a shambles. -His initial solo success is Careless in 1976 "On and On" -1978-Bish -1980-Red Cab to Manhattan
Lowell George
an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and producer, who was the main guitarist and songwriter for the rock band Little Feat
Al Kooper
an American songwriter, record producer and musician, known for organizing Blood, Sweat & Tears, although he did not stay with the group long enough to share its popularity, providing studio support for Bob Dylan when he went electric in 1965, and also bringing together guitarists Mike Bloomfield and Stephen Stills to record the Super Session album.
James Pankow
an American trombone player, songwriter and brass instrument arranger best known for being a founding member of the rock band Chicago
Joe Zawinul
an Austrian-American jazz keyboardist and composer First coming to prominence with saxophonist Cannonball Adderley, Zawinul went on to play with trumpeter Miles Davis, and to become one of the creators of jazz fusion, an innovative musical genre that combined jazz with elements of rock and world music. Later, Zawinul co-founded the groups Weather Report and the world fusion music-oriented Zawinul Syndicate. Additionally, he made pioneering use of electric piano and synthesizers
Aerophones
any musical instrument which produces sound primarily by causing a body of air to vibrate, without the use of strings or membranes, and without the vibration of the instrument itself adding considerably to the sound
Southern Rock
developed in the Southern United States from rock and roll, country music, and blues, and is focused generally on electric guitar and vocals. Although it is unknown from where the term southern rock came, "many people feel that these important contributors to the development of rock and roll have been minimized in rock's history
Chicago
formed in 1967 in Chicago, Illinois. The band began as a politically charged, sometimes experimental, rock band and later moved to a predominantly softer sound, becoming famous for producing a number of hit ballads. They had a steady stream of hits throughout the 1970s and 1980s. Second only to The Beach Boys in terms of Billboard singles and albums chart success among American bands, Chicago is one of the longest running and most successful pop/rock and roll groups
Marshall Tucker Band
formed in 1972, included lead guitarist, vocalist, and primary songwriter Toy Caldwell, keyboard player and vocalist Doug Gray, flutist Jerry Eubanks, rhythm guitarist George McCorkle, drummer Paul Riddle, and bassist Tommy Caldwell. They signed with Capricorn Records and in 1973 released their first LP, The Marshall Tucker Band. After Tommy Caldwell was killed in an automobile accident in 1980 his brother toy later in 93 of respiratory failure. he was replaced by bassist Franklin Wilkie. Most of the original band members had left by the mid-1980s to pursue other projects
Jazz Rock
from a mixture of elements of jazz such as its focus on improvisation with the rhythms and grooves of funk and R&B and the beats and heavily amplified electric instruments and electronic effects of rock. While the term "jazz rock" is often used as a synonym for "jazz fusion", it also refers to the music performed by late 1960s and 1970s-era rock bands when they added jazz elements to their music such as free-form improvisation.
The E Street Band
is a musical group that has periodically toured and recorded with rock musician Bruce Springsteen since 1972. members consisting of danny federica, roy bitten, clarence clemons. David spacious, garry talent, max weinberg and steve van zandt was founded in October 1972, but it wasn't formally named until September 1974. Springsteen has put together other backing bands during his career, but the E Street Band has been together more or less continuously for the past four decades.
Jon Landau
n American music critic, manager and record producer, most known for his association in all three capacities with Bruce Springsteen. He is currently the head of the nominating committee for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
Blood sweat and tears
the band is most known for, from its start, is the fusing of rock, blues, pop music, horn arrangements and jazz improvisation into a hybrid that came to be known as "jazz-rock". Unlike "jazz fusion" bands, which tend toward virtuostic displays of instrumental facility and some experimentation with electric instruments, the songs of Blood, Sweat & Tears merged the stylings of rock, pop and R&B/soul music with big band, while also adding elements of 20th Century Classical and small combo jazz traditions