Sparks is the musical partnership of American keyboardist–songwriter Ron Mael and his vocalist brother Russell Mael. They first recorded as Halfnelson, a quintet with drummer Harley Feinstein and another set of brothers, guitarist Earle Mankey and guitarist–bassist Jim Mankey. They signed to Bearsville for the 1971 release Halfnelson, produced by Todd Rundgren. Soon after, they […]
Chicago are an American band formed in 1967; noted as one of the first rock acts with an integrated three-piece brass section. Between 1969 and 1980, they released twelve studio albums on Columbia, followed by five albums on Warner. For eleven years, they maintained the same seven members: keyboardist–singer Robert Lamm, guitarist–singer Terry Kath, bassist–singer […]
Daryl Hall and John Oates — commonly known as Hall & Oates — were an American musical duo, active from the early 1970s to the 2000s. They first recorded as a singer/songwriter duo but soon embraced maximalist art-rock and lavish blue-eyed soul. Applying their signature vocal trade-offs to a range of musical styles, Hall & […]
Todd Rundgren (born June 22, 1948) is an American vocalist, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, bandleader, and producer, originally from Philadelphia. He first emerged in psych-rockers the Nazz, which released two proper albums in 1968–69. He initially recorded solo under the band moniker Runt, issuing the 1970/71 Bearsville albums Runt and The Ballad of Todd Rundgren. Under his […]
Billy Joel is an American pianist, singer, and songwriter from the Bronx who released the album Cold Spring Harbor on Family Productions Inc. in 1971, followed by eleven studio albums on Columbia between 1973 and 1993. Prior to his solo career, he recorded two albums with psych-rockers The Hassles, which splintered into the 1970 hard-rock […]
Laura Nyro (Oct. 18, 1947 — April 8, 1997) was an American singer, songwriter, and pianist from the Bronx. She debuted with the 1967 album More Than a New Discovery on Verve Folkways, then signed to Columbia for the 1968–70 albums Eli and the Thirteenth Confession, New York Tendaberry, and Christmas and the Beads of […]
Harry Nilsson (1941–1994) was an American singer/songwriter who released fourteen albums between 1967 and 1977 on RCA Victor, including the chamber-psych classics Pandemonium Shadow Show and Aerial Ballet and the ribald pop-satire sets Nilsson Schmilsson and Son of Schmilsson. His songs were covered by The Monkees, Yardbirds, and Three Dog Night, who scored their chart […]
The Left Banke was an American chamber-pop band from NYC that released the 1967 album Walk Away Renée / Pretty Ballerina on Mercury-subsidiary Smash Records, scoring hits with the two title-tracks. Amid some lineup turmoil, they scored a further hit with “Desiree” and completed the 1968 album The Left Banke Too. Between 1969 and 1976, […]
Boz Scaggs is an American vocalist, musician, and songwriter who emerged in the late-sixties incarnation of the Steve Miller Band and went solo with a 1969 Atlantic album. Between 1970 and 1988, he released eight albums on Columbia. His popularity peaked with the 1976–80 albums Silk Degrees, Down Two Then Left, and Middle Man. Scaggs […]
The Byrds were an American rock band that released twelve albums between 1965 and 1973 on Columbia. Their original lineup featured three singing guitarists: Roger McGuinn, David Crosby, and Gene Clarke. They codified the jangly 12-string electric guitar sound on their 1965 Billboard No. 1’s “Mr. Tambourine Man” and “Turn! Turn! Turn!” Further hits include […]
Pat Benatar is an American rock singer from Brooklyn who released nine studio albums between 1979 and 1993 on Chrysalis. She scored modern-rock radio hits with “Heartbreaker,” “Hit Me With Your Best Shot,” “You Better Run,” “Promises In the Dark,” “Fire and Ice,” “Precious Time,” “Shadows of the Night,” “Love Is a Battlefield,” “We Belong,” […]
Little Feat are an American rustic funk-rock band from Los Angeles that released seven studio albums and a live double-LP on Warner Bros. between 1971 and 1979. Guitarist–bandleader Lowell George hailed from the Mothers of Invention. After his death in 1979, a revised lineup of Little Feat issued sporadic albums and toured constantly during the […]
The Sons of Champlin were an American brass-rock-soul band from San Francisco, formed in 1965 by namesake vocalist, guitarist, keyboardist, and songwriter Bill Champlin. Originally a teen R&B combo called the Opposite Six, the group took shape as the Sons of Champlin in the wake of the British Invasion, blending soul, jazz, and rock elements […]
The Lovin’ Spoonful was an American pop-rock band that released five albums and two soundtracks between 1965 and 1969 on Kama Sutra. They are best-known for the AM radio evergreens “Do You Believe in Magic,” “Daydream,” “You Didn’t Have to Be So Nice,” “Did You Ever Have to Make Up Your Mind?” and the Billboard […]
America is a rustic folk–pop combo, formed in 1968 in Watford, England, by American musicians Dewey Bunnell, Gerry Beckley, and Dan Peek, the sons of U.S. Air Force personnel stationed in the UK. They rose to fame in the early 1970s with the transatlantic chart-topper “A Horse with No Name,” followed by a string of […]
Jimmy Webb is an American singer, composer, producer, and arranger who emerged as a writer of late-Sixties hits for the 5th Dimension (“Up, Up and Away”), Glen Campbell (“Wichita Lineman,” “Galveston”), and Richard Harris (“MacArthur Park”). Webb commenced his solo career with the 1970 Reprise release Words and Music, followed by And So: On, Letters, […]
Bette Midler (born Dec. 1, 1945) is an American singer and actress from Honolulu who rose to prominence on New York’s cabaret scene during the early 1970s. After starring in several Broadway productions (Salvation, Fiddler On the Roof, Tommy), she launched her singing career at the Continental Baths. Between 1972 and 1995, she released 10 […]
The Rascals were an American pop-rock band that released seven albums between 1966 and 1971 on Atlantic. On their first three albums, they’re billed as The Young Rascals. They are best known for the AM radio evergreens “How Can I Be Sure?,” “A Beautiful Morning,” “A Girl Like You,” and the 1966–68 Billboard No. 1’s […]
Rupert Holmes (born Feb. 24, 1947) is an American singer, songwriter, musician, producer, playwright, and screenwriter with a career in entertainment that dates to the late 1960s. Starting as a hit-writer for The Cuff Links and The Buoys, he emerged as a recording artist with a string of production-pop albums during the second half of […]
The Manhattan Transfer are an American vocal group from N.Y.C., formed in 1969 by swing enthusiast Tim Hauser. The original lineup, a five-piece with songwriter Gene Pistilli, issued one album of retro jazz and pop on Capitol in 1971. Hauser then recruited singers Alan Paul, Janis Siegel, and Laurel Massé, establishing the two man/two woman […]
Stevie Nicks is an American singer and songwriter who first emerged in the early 1970s as one-half of the folk-pop duo Buckingham Nicks with then-boyfriend Lindsey Buckingham. She joined Fleetwood Mac in late 1974 and helped drive the band’s most successful run on the albums Fleetwood Mac (1975), Rumours (1977), Tusk (1979), Mirage (1982), and […]
The Turtles were an American pop-rock band that released six albums between 1965 and 1970 on White Whale Records. They are best known for the hits “She’d Rather Be With Me,” “You Showed Me,” “Elenore,” and the 1967 Billboard No. 1 “Happy Together.” Guitarist–singer Mark Volman and singer–keyboardist Howard Kaylan continued as the comedy-rock team […]
Carly Simon (born June 25, 1943) is an American singer/songwriter from the Bronx who released eight albums between 1971 and 1979 on Elektra, followed by 1980s titles on Warner, Epic, and Arista. Simon first charted with “That’s the Way I’ve Always Heard It Should Be,” an evergreen ballad that won her the 1972 Best New […]
Michael Franks (born Sept. 18, 1944) is an American singer/songwriter who released eleven studio albums between 1973 and 1990, recorded largely with Steely Dan, Crusaders, and LA Express personnel. He reached smooth-jazz playlists with “Your Secret’s Safe With Me” and “When Sly Calls (Don’t Touch That Phone).” His 1975 album The Art of Tea contains […]
Toto are an American rock band from Los Angeles, formed in 1977 by prolific industry studio musicians. Between 1978 and 1982, four albums appeared by their original lineup with Bobby Kimball, the voice behind the radio hits “Hold the Line,” “Roseanna,” and “Africa.” After their 1984 release Isolation with singer Fergie Frederiksen, they hired Joseph […]
Sleepy Hollow was an American art-pop trio from Philadelphia that released a self-titled album in 1972 on the Family Productions label. Members: Richard Billay (lead vocals, guitar, piano), Richie Bremen (bass), Joe Zucca (drums) Background Sleepy Hollow formed in Philadelphia, where singer and songwriter Richard Billay teamed with bassist Richie Bremen and drummer Joe Zucca. […]
Stephen Bishop (born Nov. 14, 1951) is an American singer/songwriter who debuted with the 1976 ABC release Careless, which spawned the hits “On and On” and “Save It for a Rainy Day.” In 1982, he charted with the ballad “It Might be You” from the comedy film Tootsie. His songs have been recorded by Frida […]
Andy Pratt is an American singer/songwriter from Boston, best known for the song “Avenging Annie” as his acclaimed 1976 album Resolution. Background He was born Andrew S. Pratt on January 25, 1947; the youngest of four children borne to educator Edwin Howard Baker Pratt (1913–1975) and Monte Carlo-born Aileen Kelly (1915–1976). The elder Pratt served […]
Phoebe Snow (July 17, 1950 — April 26, 2011) was an American singer/songwriter from New York, best known for the songs “Harpo’s Blues” and “Poetry Man” from her 1974 debut album. Between 1976 and 1978, she released four albums on Columbia. Background She was born Phoebe Ann Laub to Merrill and Lili Laub, a Jewish […]
Gary Wright (April 26, 1943 – September 4, 2023) was an American singer, musician, and songwriter who served as the co-vocalist and keyboardist in Spooky Tooth during two three-album periods between 1968 and 1974. After leaving the group, he launched a solo career centered on keyboard-based production and spiritual lyrical themes. His third solo album, […]
Dan Hartman (Dec. 8, 1950 — March 22, 1994) was an American vocalist, multi-instrumentalist, and songwriter who emerged as the bassist in The Edgar Winter Group. He wrote and sang their 1974 hit “Free Ride” before launching a solo career that spanned blue-eyed soul, disco, and pop-rock. His 1978/79 hits “Instant Replay” and “Relight My […]
Melissa Manchester is an American singer–songwriter who released two 1973–74 albums on Bell Records, followed by nine albums between 1975 and 1983 on Arista. She first emerged under the auspices of Barry Manilow and Bette Midler and co-wrote many songs with Carole Bayer Sager. Manchester’s best known songs include “Don’t Cry Out Loud,” “Midnight Blue,” […]
Lori Lieberman is an American singer/songwriter who released four 1972–75 albums on Capitol Records and a 1978 fifth on Millennium. After a sixteen-year break from recording, she returned with three Nineties-era albums on Pope Music. Since 2003, she’s issued CDs on self-press Drive On Records. Her debut album contains the first version of “Killing Me […]
Teena Marie (March 5, 1956 — Dec. 26, 2010) was an American vocalist, songwriter, guitarist, keyboardist, and arranger. She emerged from the Motown system with her 1979 debut Wild and Peaceful, produced by Rick James, with whom she later duetted on “Fire and Desire.” Her self-produced albums It Must Be Magic (1981), Starchild (1984), and […]
Stories was an American art-rock|pop band from N.Y.C. that released the 1972–73 albums Stories and About Us on Kama Sutra. After the departure of keyboardist and co-writer Michael Brown, singer Ian Lloyd took rein for the single “Brother Louie” and a third album, Traveling Underground. Brown hailed from baroque pop legends The Left Banke. Members: […]
Lindsey Buckingham (born Oct. 3, 1949) is an American singer, songwriter, musician, and producer, best known as the guitarist and co-vocalist of Fleetwood Mac from 1975 to 1987. He joined the band with his then-girlfriend, Stevie Nicks, after they cut the album Buckingham Nicks as a duo. He made his solo debut with the 1981 […]
Margo Guryan (1937–2021) was an American singer/songwriter who released the 1968 album Take a Picture. Trained in classical composition at Boston University, she transitioned into pop songwriting in the early 1960s, penning material recorded by Chris Connor, Claudine Longet, and Spanky & Our Gang. After withdrawing from the industry, she focused on teaching, composition, and […]
Van Dyke Parks is an American composer, arranger, and producer from Hattiesburg, Miss., who initially emerged as a collaborator with Beach Boys mastermind Brian Wilson. The pair worked on material for the band’s ill-fated Smile project. As a recording artist in his own right, Parks released the album Song Cycle on Warner Bros. in 1967, […]
Marshall Crenshaw is an American songwriter and guitarist from Detroit. He released six studio albums between 1982 and 1991, first for Warner Bros. and later for MCA. His chart singles include “Someday, Someway,” “Whenever You’re on My Mind,” and “Better Back Off.” Background Marshall Howard Crenshaw was born November 11, 1953, in Detroit and grew […]
Bobby Caldwell (August 15, 1951 – March 14, 2023) was an American blue-eyed soul singer and songwriter known for the hits “What You Won’t Do for Love” and “Don’t Lead Me On.” Between 1978 and 2015, he released fifteen studio albums. His style evolved soft-rock and jazz-pop to retro R&B and big-band sounds. Background He […]
Tim Moore is an American singer/songwriter who emerged beside Daryl Hall in Gulliver and released the 1974/75 Asylum albums Tim Moore and Behind the Eyes, followed by the 1977–79 titles White Shadows and High Contrast. He charted with “A Fool Like You,” “Second Avenue,” “Charmer,” and “In the Middle.” His songs inspired covers by Cliff […]
The Beckies were an American pop-rock band from NYC that released a self-titled album on Sire in 1976. Keyboardist Michael Brown hailed from the bands Left Banke, Montage, and Stories. Drummer–singer Gary Hodgden later joined Shooting Star under the name Gary West. Members: Michael Brown (keyboards), Gary Hodgden [aka Gary West] (vocals, drums), Mayo James […]
Valerie Carter (Feb. 5, 1953 — March 4, 2017) was an American pop singer active on the 1970s Laurel Canyon scene. She cut an album with the folk-trio Howdy Moon and made the 1977/78 Columbia solo albums Just a Stone’s Throw Away and Wild Child. Background Valerie Carter was born Valerie Gail Zakian Carter on […]
Pages were an American adult-oriented rock band from Los Angeles that released the 1978–79 albums Pages and Future Street. Mainstays Richard Page and Steve George made a third album (also titled Pages) in 1981 on Capitol. They later co-founded Mr. Mister. Members: Steve George (keyboards, vocals), Richard Page (vocals, piano, clavinet, guitar), John Lang (lyrics) […]
Nancy Priddy is an American singer/songwriter who released the 1968 album You’ve Come This Way Before on Dot Records. Background Nancy Priddy was born January 22, 1941, in South Bend, Indiana. She worked as a radio DJ at age 12 and later studied drama at Oberlin College and Northwestern University. In 1961 and 1962, she […]
David Werner is an American rock singer and songwriter from Pittsburgh. At nineteen, he signed with RCA and released the 1974–75 albums Whizz Kid and Imagination Quota, both influenced by the UK glam rock of David Bowie and Mott the Hoople. In 1979, he resurfaced with a new wave rock album on Epic. As a […]
Carolyne Mas is an American rock singer and songwriter from New York who released three Mercury albums between 1979 and 1981, scoring international hits with “Stillsane” and “Quote Goodbye Quote.” Background Carolyne Mas was born Carol Patricia Mas on October 20, 1955, in Bronxville, New York, and raised on Long Island in a musically active […]
Chi Coltrane is an American singer, songwriter, and pianist whose music blends piano-driven rock with gospel and soul elements. She reached the U.S. Top 20 with her 1972 single “Thunder and Lightning” and found sustained popularity in Europe with the spiritual anthem “Go Like Elijah.” Her early albums Chi Coltrane and Let It Ride mix […]
Michael Fennelly (born May 4, 1949) is an American singer, guitarist, and songwriter who released the 1973 Epic album Lane Changer, followed by the 1975 Mercury release Stranger’s Bed. Background Michael Fennelly was born on May 4, 1949, in New York City. He grew up in Pennsylvania and Westfield, New Jersey, where he attended high […]
Michael Farneti is an American singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist from Palm Beach Shores who released the 1976 album Good Morning Kisses on self-press Full Moon. Subsequent 1980s demos surfaced on Looking for a Goddess. Background Michael Farneti was born on March 19, 1951, and grew up near the Atlantic coast in Palm Beach Shores, Florida. […]
Bourgeois Tagg was an American adult-oriented pop band from Sacramento that released the 1986 album Bourgeois Tagg and the 1987 follow-up Yoyo on Island. The group reached the Billboard Hot 100 with “Mutual Surrender (What a Wonderful World)” and “I Don’t Mind at All.” Members: Brent Bourgeois (vocals, keyboards), Larry Tagg (vocals, bass), Lyle Workman […]
Dean Friedman is an American singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist from New Jersey who released three albums between 1977 and 1981. He scored a US Top 40 hit with “Ariel” and a UK Top 3 hit with “Lucky Stars.” Between 1999 and 2021, he self-produced six albums on Real Life Records. Background Dean Friedman was born […]
The Buoys were an American pop-rock band that released seven singles and one album between 1969 and the mid-Seventies. Their February 1970 Scepter single “Timothy,” written by Rupert Holmes, reached No. 17 on the Billboard Hot 100 after a prolonged regional rise. “Give Up Your Guns” later reached the Dutch Top 10 in separate 1972 […]
Zuider Zee was an American pop-rock band from Memphis that released a 1975 self-titled album on Columbia. Their earlier recordings (1972–73) appeared on the 2018 disc Zeenith by archivists Light In the Attic. Members: Richard Orange (guitar, vocals), John Bonar (bass, backing vocals), Robert Hall (drums, backing vocals, 1974-76), Kim Foreman (keyboards, backing vocals) Background […]
Walter Egan (born July 12, 1948) is an American guitarist, vocalist, songwriter, and visual artist from Queens, New York, who released the 1977–80 Columbia albums Fundamental Roll, Not Shy, Hi-Fi, and The Last Stroll, followed by the 1983 Backstreet release Wild Exhibitions. He reached the Billboard Top 10 with “Magnet and Steel” and wrote “Hearts […]
The Movies were an American pop-rock trio that released a self-titled album in 1976 on Arista, followed by two non-album singles in 1977. Members: Michael Morgan (piano, electric piano, Mellotron, synthesizers, harp, kazoo, vocals), Peter Barnes (acoustic guitar, electric guitar, mandolin, violin, chimes, shakers, vocals), Ted Medbury (drums, percussion, toys, harmonica, vocals) This entry concerns […]
Jobriath Salisbury (1946–1983) was an American singer, pianist, and songwriter who released the 1973–74 Elektra albums Jobriath and Creatures of the Street. Background Jobriath was born Bruce Wayne Campbell on December 14, 1946, in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania. As a child, he played organ at his family church and gained recognition as a piano prodigy […]
Starbuck was an American pop/exotica band from Atlanta that released the 1976/77 Private Stock albums Moonlight Feels Right and Rock ‘n Roll Rocket, followed by the 1978 UA release Searching for a Thrill. Members: Bruce Blackman (vocals, keyboards), Ron Norris (guitar, vocals, 1974-76), Tommy Strain (lead guitar, 1974-76), Jimmy Cobb (bass, vocals), Sloan Hayes (keyboards, […]
Michelle Phillips (born June 4, 1944) is an American singer and actress from Long Beach, California. She entered public view as a member of the Mamas & the Papas, the vocal quartet she co-founded in 1965 with John Phillips, Denny Doherty, and Cass Elliot. As their visual focal point, she sang soprano harmony and co-authored […]
Harriet Schock is an American singer/songwriter from Dallas who released three albums between 1974 and 1976 on 20th Century Records. Her songs inspired covers by Gonzalez (“Ain’t No Way to Treat a Lady”) and Manfred Mann’s Earth Band (“Hollywood Town”). Background Harriet Schock was born Harriet Schoch on January 24, 1941, in Dallas, Texas. Her […]
Daddy Warbucks were an American pop-rock band from Los Angeles whose album appeared in 1976 on the tax-scam Tiger Lily label. Drummer John Desautels hailed from GoodThunder and subsequently played in L.A. Jets and 1994. Members: Ralph Plummer (lead vocals), Harlin McNees (guitars), Glenn Adams (keyboards), Jerry Guitar (bass), John Desautels (drums) Background Daddy Warbucks […]
Martee LeBous (born April 12, 1957) is an American singer and songwriter from New York who released the cabaret/soul-pop album The Lady Wants to Be a Star on Image Records in 1976. A decade later, she resurfaced with the modified surname LeBow and released the 1986 mini-album Crimes of the Heart, followed by the 1987 […]
Kathe Green (born Sept. 22, 1944) is an American vocalist, songwriter, and actress who released the album Run the Length of Your Wildness on Deram/Decca in 1969, followed by a self-titled album on Prodigal/Motown in 1976. Background She was born Kathe Jennifer Green on September 22, 1944, in Beverly Hills, California; the daughter of MGM […]
Rosie Vela is an American singer–songwriter and former model who released the 1986 A&M album Zazu with backing by Donald Fagen and Walter Becker, who later renewed their Steely Dan partnership. Background Roseanne Vela was born December 18, 1952, in Galveston, Texas. Her family later relocated to Arkansas, and she attended the University of Arkansas, […]
John Valenti is an American vocalist and drummer from Chicago who played in the Motown brass-rock act Puzzle. As a solo artist, he released the 1976 soul-pop album Anything You Want on Ariola America. In 1981, he resurfaced with I Won’t Change. Background John Valenti was born John LiVigni in Chicago, Illinois. He joined saxophonist […]
Eyes were an American art-rock/pop band from Cleveland, Ohio, that released the 1977 album Stroke a Horse’s Navel on self-press Eyes Record Co., Inc. For the contemporary Pennsylvanian psych-rock band, click here. Background Brothers John and Jim Forcina played together in Eyes, a Cleveland group that rehearsed in a basement practice space. John played drums. […]
Steely Dan was an American jazz-rock/pop band that released six studio albums on ABC between 1972 and 1977, followed by an eighth on MCA in 1980. After a 20-year break in recording, they issued two discs of new material during the early 2000s. Debuting as a six-piece, the lineup trimmed by 1975 to the duo […]
Moon Martin (1945–2020) was an American songwriter and singer who released five albums between 1978 and 1985 on Capitol Records. Robert Palmer charted with “Bad Case of Loving You,” originated on Martin’s debut Shots from a Cold Nightmare. Martin’s second album, Escape from Domination, spawned the 1979 Billboard hits “Rolene” and “No Chance.” His fourth […]
Loggins and Messina were an American country rock duo that released six studio albums and a live double-album on Columbia between 1971 and 1976. They formed when ex-Buffalo Springfield/Poco member Jim Messina partnered with little-known songwriter Kenny Loggins for the latter’s intended debut solo album. They are most known for the nostalgic hit “Your Mama […]
Stephen Dees is an American musician and songwriter who who served as the touring bassist for Hall & Oates during the mid-1970s. In 1977, he released the Daryl Hall-produced album Hip Shot on RCA. In 1981, Dees played in the band Novo Combo alongside drummer Michael Shrieve. Discography: Hip Shot (1977)
Roger Voudouris (Dec. 29, 1954 — Aug. 3, 2003) was an American vocalist and songwriter who released three albums through 1981 and scored a 1979 hit with “Get Used to It.” Background John Roger Voudouris was born December 29, 1954, in Sacramento, California. His mother, Eunice Evelyn “Eve” Voudouris, sang on East Texas radio with […]
Robert Lamm (born Oct. 13, 1944) is an American pianist, singer, and songwriter from Brooklyn who co-founded the band Chicago in 1967. Discography: Skinny Boy (1974) Life Is Good in My Neighborhood (1993) In My Head (1999) Like a Brother (2000 • Beckley-Lamm-Wilson) Subtlety & Passion (2003) The Bossa Project (2008) Living Proof (2012)
Robert Byrne (July 10, 1954 — June 26, 2005) was an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter from Detroit who released the album Blame It on the Night on Mercury in 1979, followed by the album An Eye for an Eye as half of the duo Byrne & Barnes in 1981. Discography: Blame It on the […]
Robbie Dupree — aka Robert Dupuis (born 1947) — is an American vocalist and songwriter from New York. Discography: Robbie Dupree (1980) Street Corner Heroes (1981) Carried Away (1989)
Raymond Louis Kennedy (Nov. 26, 1946 — Feb. 16, 2014) was an American vocalist and songwriter from Philadelphia who first recorded two albums with the psych-rock band Group Therapy. In 1976, he recorded two albums for MCA with the blues-rock supergroup KGB. As a solo artist, Kennedy released a 1970 self-titled album under his full […]
Player were an American adult-oriented rock band from Los Angeles. Members: John Friesen (drums, 1977-83), Ronn Moss (bass, vocals, 1977-81, 1995-present), J.C. Crowley (guitar, keyboards, vocals, 1977-80, Peter Beckett (vocals, guitar, 1977-79, 1980-83, 1995-present), Miles Joseph (guitar, vocals, 1980-83), Gabriel Katona (keyboards, 1980-83), Rusty Buchanan (vocals, bass, 1981-83) Discography: Player (1977) Danger Zone (1978) Room […]
Paul Davis (April 21, 1948 — April 22, 2008) was an American keyboardist, singer, and songwriter from Mississippi who made seven albums between 1970 and 1981, charting with “Ride ‘Em Cowboy,” “I Go Crazy,” “Sweet Life,” “Cool Night,” and “65 Love Affair.” Background Paul Davis was born Paul Lavon Davis on April 21, 1948, in […]
Googie and Tom Coppola are an American husband/wife jazz-pop duo that emerged in Herbie Mann‘s backing four-piece Air, which released an eponymous album in 1971. As a duo, the couple released Shine the Light of Love on Columbia in 1980. Discography: Shine the Light of Love (1980)
Eric Tagg is an American singer-songwriter and keyboardist from Illinois. He released the 1975–77 albums Smilin’ Memories and Rendez-Vous, then cut a 1978 album with Medusa. Tagg then worked extensively with Lee Ritenour on Rit, Rit/2, Banded Together and Portrait, singing on the smooth-jazz hits “Is It You?” and “Mr. Briefcase.” His 1982 third solo album, […]
Donald Fagen (Jan. 10, 1948) is an American vocalist, keyboardist, and songwriter from Passaic, N.J., who rose to prominence as the frontman and co-creative force behind Steely Dan during the 1970s. Discography: The Nightfly (1982) Kamakiriad (1993) Morph the Cat (2006) Sunken Condos (2012)
Dennis Wilson (Dec. 4, 1944 — Dec. 28, 1983) was an American musician from Inglewood, Calif., best known as the drummer for The Beach Boys between 1961 and 1983. Discography: Pacific Ocean Blue (1977)
