Tag Archives: Michael Franks

Vocalist/songwriter Steve Means was created in Cincinnati, OH, and attracted a following at Ohio Condition College or university before moving to Nashville. On March 25, 2008, he released his debut EP, Recovery Me, the name track that has been highlighted on MTV’s Newport Harbor.

Vocalist Jeannie Reynolds, most widely known for “The Fruits Music,” was the sister of L.J. Reynolds from the Dramatics. Though “The Fruits Song” is definitely her signature music, her highest-charting solitary was the snappy “The Phone’s Been Jumping ALL DAY LONG” on Casablanca Information, which visited amount ten R&B on …

Gerry Rafferty was a favorite music giant by the end from the ’70s, because of the tune “Baker Road” as well as the record City to Town. His career longer predated that fixture of Best 40 radio, nevertheless; indeed, by enough time he lower “Baker Road” Rafferty got already been …

Although a quintessentially west coast jazz musician, trumpeter/vocalist Nate Birkey is a Midwestern native given birth to in Indiana and raised in Colorado. Having a smooth, tenor tone of voice and pining trumpet audio Birkey pulls easy evaluations with “interesting college” luminaries such as for example Chet Baker, Kilometers Davis …

Michael Franks occupied a uniquely popular market in the wonderful world of soft jazz and pop music in the 1970s; he was one particular crossover performers who defied easy category on the air (which produced him perfect for Radio of the time), and discovered an audience mainly among university students. …

Tag Murphy often appeared to be the only real true jazz singer of his era. A, hip post-bop vocalist, Murphy spent the majority of his profession sticking with the criteria — and frequently provided radically reworked variations of those criteria while many posted towards the lure from the lounge vocalist …

A Massachusetts-based singer/songwriter and guitarist whose soulful mixture of rock and roll, folk, R&B, Americana, and funk has drawn evaluations to John Mayer and Martin Sexton, Ryan Montbleau received his 1st guitar at age 9, but didn’t attempt to help to make his name in music until his university years …

b. Eduard Scott Hamilton, USA. Hamilton created his electric guitar playing away from an eclectic mixture of affects that included Charlie Christian and rock and roll, Latin and funk. Although he constructed a following through the early 90s he experienced problems in persuading record businesses to support him. As he …

The wife of smooth jazz synthesizer, flute and guitarist Chuck Loeb, Carmen Cuesta has generated her own reputation being a soulful pop and jazz vocalist, guitarist and songwriter. Having offered an apprenticeship being a history vocalist for Grover Washington, Jr., Michael Franks, Gato Barbieri, Peabo Bryson, Earl Klugh and Jim …

Manufacturer, composer, and vocalist Steve Tyrell was created and raised in Tx, cutting his tooth in neighborhood R&B rings before relocating to NY at age group 18 and getting a staff placement at Scepter Information. Because the label’s mind of A&R and advertising, Tyrell championed the traditional Burt Bacharach/Hal David-composed …