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Chris Hosmer - David L. Walters Department of Music - Jacksonville State University Young Bell's reputation as a mature, courteous and personable young gentleman was equal to his unparalleled reputation as a great tubist. Touring circus bands were also looked up to by every town band musician. From 1924 to 1937, William Bell served as Principal Tuba with the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra. music.jsu.edu /FACULTY/HOSMER/chosmerJSU.html

The Other Music Update Memphis, 1969: young Ardent Studios engineer Terry Manning invites local musicians Thomas Dean Eubanks, Jody Stephens, and Chris Bell to form a band and record an album when the studio isn't being used to record singles for Stax Records. He made his first concert appearance in the United States in 1970 and his impact at this time on American musicians and artists is hard to overstate; Terry Riley, La Monte Young, and Marian Zazeela would become formal disciples in a student/guru relationship for many, many years. Also included on this reissue are two of Eubanks' solo tracks and Chris Bell's recording of "Feel" with Stephens and Manning backing him (the basic tracks from that version were also reused for the Big Star album). www.othermusic.com /2003november19update.html

LES BROWN BIO Les was born on March 14, 1912 and was raised in Tower City, PA, the son of R.W. Brown, a baker and musician. As soon as the recording ban was lifted, Les and the band great vocals by Henry "Butch" Stone (sax and vocals), and Doris Day, whose recording of "Sentimental Journey" became the perfect theme song for all the young men returning home from the war. Les wasn't able to record the song for two years, however, due to a musician's union recording ban imposed in 1942. www.bigbands.net /brownbio.htm

Only A Hobo - Steve Young Born in Alabama and raised throughout the South, by his teens Young was already an established musician. A tenure with the psychedelic folk unit Stone Country yielded an eponymous 1968 LP, and a year later, Young issued his solo debut Rock Salt and Nails, a country-rock excursion featuring cameos by Gram Parsons, Chris Hillman, and Gene Clark. A singer, tunesmith and purveyor of what he dubbed "Southern music" — a brew of country, folk, rock, blues, gospel and Celtic styles — Steve Young was a songwriter's songwriter, an acclaimed performer whose work found its greatest commercial success in the hands of other artists. www.onlyahobo.it /artists/SteveYoung.htm

CD Baby: CHRIS THE LOSER: 14 Rejections Eighteen-year-old Chris Barnes seems to be a cross between a young Elvis Costello and something not so easy to put your finger on. Chris the Loser was born in the '80's and grew up listening to his parent's vinyl. Barnes claims the album title comes from the number of times girls have turned him down for dates. www.cdbaby.com /cd/christheloser   (507 words)

Lee Bell Lee also received lessons from the late Chris Thompson, a friend of the family and a life long musician. After trying to learn guitar, keyboard and harmonica as a young boy, he joined the Band of the Island of Jersey at the tender age of 13, taking lessons from Peter Watson, a long time BBb Bass player with the Island Band. Lee started on Baritone and quickly moved onto Cornet and after six months of learning Lee was invited to sit with the senior band on 3rd Cornet. website.lineone.net /~jpbrass/plbell.htm   (507 words)

Foot.com Athlete Interview Archives - Foot.com He’s a budding musician who writes songs, a huge fan of Ben Folds and an actor who has appeared on JAG, the Chris Isaak Show and ARLISS. Barry Zito, 26, is much more than one of the hottest pitchers in baseball and the 2002 Cy Young Award winner. Barnes was a member of TEAM USA for four years, and was named the United States Olympic Committee's Athlete of the Year for Bowling in 1994, '96 and '97. www.foot.com /info/ai_interview_archives.jsp   (1643 words)

Browse by Label: AKARMA (ITALY) Mario Schifano (the amazing painter and sculptor from the Italian pop scene) recruited four young and unknown musicians to record this innovative album. Chris Bell, Alex Chilton, Jody Stephens, Andy Hummel. Like BVC, Bauhaus was also in the progressive rock vein, but with much more pronounced jazz influences (in the style of Soft Machine)and thanks to the extreme technical proficiency of the musicians (all much sought after session men), they were named 'best new Italian band' at the 1974 Villa Pamphili music festival. www.forcedexposure.com /labels/akarma.italy.html   (1643 words)

The Stranger Seattle Music Feature My So-Called Band A musician since early adolescence, he simply creates records that the young, tuned-in demographic can relate to. Terry's music crests with ebullient pop tunes that are simple in structure, unabashedly focused on girl-boy drama, and wry in lyrical delivery. It's [all] sugary pop even when it's dark subject matter, though." The sugar's stirred in thick with Terry's at times Brian Wilsonesque vocals, as the avowed Beach Boys fan pours his heart out with the Californian's sunny disposition and acute sense of swelling harmonies. www.thestranger.com /seattle/Content?oid=20460   (711 words)

Recommended Books about Grammar, Language, Reading, and Writing Dahlberg, Maurine F. Play to the Angel (a young musician battles many obstacles in 1939 Vienna) The School Story (a gifted sixth grader writes a "great" middle school novel and gets it published by a major publisher) www.grammarandmore.com /resources/books.htm   (1596 words)

Sugar Hill Records - The Best in Roots Music In a very short period of time, young Chris Thile has managed to make the mandolin cool to mainstream audiences and the national media. 21-year old mandolinist Chris Thile, former child-prodigy, has exploded into a master musician. Today, Chris Thile is no longer the fresh-faced little kid who startled the mandolin community by releasing his astounding debut CD at the tender age of 12. www.sugarhillrecords.com /catalog/pagemaker.cgi?3931   (312 words)

Integrity Music Bill believes in witnessing through his life and actions, building relationships with fellow musicians and artists as he travels around the country playing his music. Bill's father, at the young age of 12, began a life-long battle with alcoholism. Though Bill had no concept of what it was like to be "fathered," he threw caution to the wind in 1979 and trusted his Heavenly Father, accepting Jesus Christ into his life. www.integritymusic.com /artists/bio/miller.html   (312 words)

Chris Wood + The Planet + 28/06/2005 Tells true story: out walking in the park with his young son, when “Thatcher was in full sway”, Chris comes across the hanging body of a young man. Within earshot, parents twitter about private schools. Chris is the sole musician — singing, playing ac guitar & overdubbing viola. The English Chris Wood is no stranger to our airwaves, but The Lark Descending is his first truly solo album. www.abc.net.au /rn/music/planet/stories/s1392730.htm   (1120 words)

Chris Wood + The Planet + 28/06/2005 Tells true story: out walking in the park with his young son, when “Thatcher was in full sway”, Chris comes across the hanging body of a young man. Within earshot, parents twitter about private schools. Chris is the sole musician — singing, playing ac guitar & overdubbing viola. The English Chris Wood is no stranger to our airwaves, but The Lark Descending is his first truly solo album. www.abc.net.au /rn/music/planet/stories/s1392730.htm   (1120 words)

Milwaukee Catholic Herald – May 29, 2003 Burke and musician friends, Joe and John DeMasi, performed at St. Bernard on Tuesday, May 13, for about 650 students of all ages from St. Bernard, Christ King, and St. Pius X schools. Burke, 37, met the DeMasi twins when they were music counselors at a camp he attended as a young teen. Burke said his favorite motto is “keep your eyes on the goal and make your dreams come true.” He offered three bits of advice to the audience: Always believe in yourself; always do your best and work your hardest; and never give up on anything you want to do in your life. www.chnonline.org /2003/2003-05-29/newsstory4.html   (477 words)

Prince In constrast to the priveleged status implied by such a name, the young Prince was saddled with a run-of-the-mill crappy childhood, and after his parents' divorce he left home to escape a combative relationship with his stepfather. At the age of 18, Prince put together a collection of demo tracks with the help of producer Chris Moon, and with these high-quality recordings and some further help from manager Owen Husney he secured a contract with the monstrous, inhuman parasite that is Warner Brothers Records. The outfit - which also included Prince's cousin Charles Smith, friend Morris Day and André's sister Linda - received some musical tutoring from Pepé Willie, a musician married to one of Prince's older cousin who would later provide both Prince and Andre with their first recording opportunities as session players for the band 94 East. www.nndb.com /people/836/000023767   (1233 words)

MOONMADNESS - camel site Burgess is now the father of a young son and is not sure about his future in Camel as he hesitates between carrying on as a musician or choosing a quieter life with his family. You can sort the musicians by first and last name, number of times the musician has participated on albums, wich year he or she first time joined Camel etc. In the near future, it will also be possible to cross-reference songs, albums and lots of other goodies. Terry was an indie composer and musician for Yukio Jung, Jung Analysts and the Chrysanthemums. www.snim.no /moonmadness/musicians.asp   (1233 words)

SAX ‘BEACON’ CHRIS POTTER TO FILL IN FOR MICHAEL BRECKER AT DISCOVER JAZZ FESTIVAL JUNE 10 SAXOPHONE SUMMIT CONCERT Potter’s 2001 debut on Verve, Gratitude, paid tribute to sax legends such as John Coltrane who inspired the young musician. Chris Potter, a highlight from Discover Jazz 2004, who is recognized as one of the top saxophonists of his generation, was chosen by Brecker’s bandmates, Joe Lovano and Dave Liebman, to fill in for Brecker. Award-winning virtuoso saxophonist and composer Chris Potter was the recipient of Down Beat’s 2003 Rising Star of the Tenor Saxophone award and has been in high demand since the mid-‘90s. www.discoverjazz.com /pr/052705_chris_potter.shtml   (469 words)

Xtreme Musician: David Byrne David Byrne was born in Scotland, but moved to Canada when he was still a young child, and then moved yet again to Baltimore, Maryland. David briefly attended a fancy design school in Rhode Island before dropping out, but he ended up forming a band he called the Artistics (or the Autistics) with Tina Weymouth and Chris Frantz. Byrne was also busy scoring theatrical works and movie and television productions, as well as collaborating with other artists. www.xtrememusician.com /info/artists/profiles/270.html   (235 words)

JamBands.Com - January '99 - Medeski, Martin and Wood: A Colorful Palette While drummer Billy Martin on his honeymoon at the end of the summer, keyboardist John Meseski and bassist Chris Wood joined Scofield on the road with former James Brown drummer Clyde Stubblefield, inventor of the Cold Sweat groove, hip-hop's most sampled rhythm. The New York-based trio Medeski, Martin and Wood are a rare exception in jazz: they have a young audience, one that is shared with the many jam bands they've performed with on a few HORDE tours. He knew how to work with his musicians in a way that brought out the best in them and yet, he still realized his vision in music. jambands.com /jan99/features/mmw.html   (1856 words)

Gar Samuelson Page in Fuller Up, The Dead Musician Directory Guitarist Chris Poland was both a lifelong friend as well as a bandmate of Born in Dunkirk, N.Y., Samuelson relocated to California in the late '70s and formed a band with guitarist Chris Poland. Many stories concerning his erratic behavior were circulating within the metal community, and they seemed to be proven correct when he fired both Poland and Samuelson before the recording of the band's third album; they were replaced by Jeff Young and Chuck Behler, respectively... elvispelvis.com /garsamuelson.htm   (973 words)

X-Files Australian Conne-X-ion: Cast While Chris Owens played both a Young Cigarette-Smoking Man and the Great Mutato ( Post-Modern Prometheus) on The X-Files, he is best known as Agent Jeffrey Spender. Although he hails from a musical family (his father was a radio broadcaster, his mother is a jazz singer, and his step-father was a musician), Chris studied drama at the University of Toronto and at the Herbert Berghof Studio in New York. Chris' sister Shelly played Tessa Sears in the Season 1 episode Conduit. cactus_ian.tripod.com /chris_owens.html   (973 words)

Chris White Composer His career as a musician has led to extensive involvement in both the British and New Zealand music scenes having worked with artists such as Ray Charles, Paul McCartney, Jimmy Ruffin, Rick Parfitt, Tony Hadley, Dave Weckl, Will Young and David Soul. Chris can be heard performing in venues throughout Europe and is also an in-house composer for Canadian company, The Decibel Collective. Chris White is a London-based composer and saxophonist. www.segmentmusic.com /cwinfo/cw1.htm   (973 words)

A Cappella News: June 2004 Archives Performing entirely without instruments, the retro-clad musicians (think big hair and zipper pockets) employ more than just their voices to keep the audience engaged. Olakpe said the squad had followed the popular musician "Charly Boy" and a large group of motorcycle-taxi riders to the Tejuosho market in Lagos during a day of protests against rising fuel prices. But police spokesperson Chris Olakpe, in a strongly worded statement, insisted that the officers were not, in fact, protesting or even enjoying themselves, but instead using the power of song to calm a potentially tense situation. www.acappellanews.com /archive/2004_06.html   (8620 words)

OCTAGON THEATRE - South Somerset's premiere theatre The band features five of the genre's finest musicians — Simon Nicol (guitar, vocal), Dave Pegg (bass, backing vocal), Chris Leslie (fiddle, mandolin, vocal), Ric Sanders (violin), and Gerry Conway (drums). Winner of the Piano Section - BBC Young Musician of the Year Given that the average age for such exams is seventeen, her teacher Richard Crabtree says she is “destined to be a world-class musician.” www.octagon-theatre.co.uk /seeashow/preview.htm   (1956 words)

John Mellencamp Founding musicians Willie Nelson, Neil Young and John Mellencamp will perform alongside Dave Matthews, Martina McBride, Arlo Guthrie, Acoustic Syndicate, the Doobie Brothers, Susan Tedeschi, Jimmy Ryser, Chris Knight, Alice Peacock and Kory and the Fire Flys. When the 14th Farm Aid concert is presented Saturday at Verizon Wireless Music Center, musicians and commentators are expected to call for an overhaul of a federal subsidy program that sends nearly half of the assistance to 8 percent of American farmers. Guthrie, the only musician to speak at a morning rally of farmers, provided an emotional, flag-waving moment with Steve Goodman's City of New Orleans. www.mellencamp.com /tour/2001_reviews/09_29_01_Farm_Aid.html   (4318 words)

Christopher M. Padgett - Christian Speaker & Worship Leader Chris Padgett is a convert to the Catholic Church and brings with him a great desire and ability to share the faith with young people through his music and inspiring talks. Chris Padgett is a devoted husband and father, a talented musician, a very zelous convert, a serious book-addict (it takes one to know one!), an all around great guy, and a real treasure to the church- Scott Hahn Our parish recently had 500 teens flock to sing and worship with Chris and none of them were disappointed. www.chris-padgett.com   (141 words)

Opera Theater Press Releases Due to the conventions of the Paris Opera in Gounod's time, a character not found in the play was added for a young female singer: Stephano, the rascal page who provides the impetus for the fatal duel between Tybalt and Romeo. The Oberlin Opera Theater production staff includes assistant music director Alan Montgomery; assistant director/stage manager Jennifer Wamsley, Oberlin alumna; scene designer Michael Louis Grube, associate professor of theater; costume designer Chris Flaharty, associate professor of theater; lighting designer Jen Groseth, lecturer in theater. Although he began as an organist and church musician, his reputation has been made in the world of opera. www.oberlin.edu /operathe/press/98-99/romeo.html   (141 words)

Steve Byrd is a Special Guest on www.KimWildeTV.com Harry Byrd is a bright young man of sixteen when war breaks out, he has a promising career as a metal assayer testing the purity of gold and silver etc. Like most young men he joins the war effort and sees action throughout the entire conflict. Steve Byrd is a renowned professional musician who has not only co-written tracks and toured with Kim Wilde for more than fifteen years, but, as a guitarist, has also been involved in major bands since the early 70's. He went on "My name is Chris Parry, I'm the A&R manager at Polydor Records*. www.kimwildetv.com /Guests/Byrd/kim-wilde-tv-steve-byrd.php   (141 words)

The Bizarro Balogna Show Preview Chris Glenn -- formerly Chris Edmonds, Tulsa Washington class of 1977 and a friend of Piraro -- is a New York musician and nightclub regular who opens the show with a 45-minute set of original music. It wasn't enough for the Tulsa native to paint fine art as a young man or become a success as a commercial artist. Piraro wasn't satisfied to merely travel the lecture circuit like many fellow cartoonists, talking about their careers. www.midwesterntheater.org /press/bizarro.html   (1046 words)

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