1932–82 Canadian pianist Although renowned as a concert pianist from the age of 14, Gould constantly sought new ways of communicating music through the popular media of the time. To this end, he gave up concerts in 1964 and concentrated on making recordings. His interpretations, notably of J. S. Bach, were controversial but had many admirers. He ...
In 1978, he put together a new version of Ten Years After, and he toured under the name again in 1989. In between, he worked with Steve Gould of Rare Bird and former Rolling Stone Mick Taylor. In the 1990s, he recorded with rock’n’roll pioneers Scotty Moore and D.J. Fontana. Lee’s last album, Still On ...
York debut in 1955 and his London debut in 1959. He played large-scale Romantic works, but was also a delicate Mozartian. Introduction | Contemporary | Classical Personalities | Glenn Gould | Contemporary | Classical ...
Garden. In 1952, Simoneau sang in a historic recording of Oedipus Rex, with Stravinsky conducting and librettist Jean Cocteau as narrator. He then gave recitals with pianist Glenn Gould, before making his Met debut as Don Ottavio in 1963. Following his retirement in 1970, Simoneau was appointed Quebec’s Minister of Culture, which led to the opening ...
(Vocal/instrumental group, 1980–95) Driven by Mark King’s virtuoso funk-style bass playing, Mark Lindup (keyboards), Boon Gould (guitar) and Phil Gould (drums) comprised the outfit that started as a purely instrumental concern. When King’s earnest vocals were added, their eponymous debut album went UK Top 20 in 1981. It was not until 1984, however, that their decade-long ...
(Vocal group, 1972–95) A multi-skilled foursome who operated from the self-owned Strawberry Studios, Stockport. Eric Stewart, Lol Creme, (both guitar, keyboards) Graham Gouldman, (bass) and Kevin Godley (drums) wrote, sang and produced four albums of inventive pop/rock from 1973–76. Their 1975 No. 1 ‘I’m Not In Love’ was also a Stateside smash. 10cc split ...
(Vocals, guitar, piano, b. 1961) Iris was the youngest of 14 children in Paragould, Arkansas, and she grew up singing gospel and hillbilly songs in a loud, nasal voice. In 1987 she started writing smart, sharply sketched songs and sang them in her undiluted twang on 1992’s Infamous Angel and 1994’s My Life. Merle ...
The definitive American punk rock group, The Ramones, were formed in 1974 in Forest Hills, New York, by high school friends Joey Ramone (born Jeffrey Hyman, 1951–2001), Johnny Ramone (born John Cummings, 1951–2004), Dee Dee Ramone (born Douglas Colvin, 1952–2002) and Tommy Ramone (born Tom Erdelyi, 29 January 1952). Gabba Gabba Hey They ...
February Talking Heads’ ‘Once In A Lifetime’ With its African-inspired rhythm conflicting with the rhythm played by the band, ‘Once In A Lifetime’ made for an unlikely hit single for Talking Heads. Although it failed to dent the American chart, the song made more impact in Britain where it reached No. 14. Much of its success was due to ...
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