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| | John Farrar |
 | | America became John's permanent place of residence and it is here that he achieved success as a songwriter and producer for Olivia Newton-John, the force behind most of her No.1 hits. | | | John Farrar's contribution to the sound of the Shadows in the early 1970s was huge. | | | In 1975, John Farrar left the UK and relocated to the States to become the musical director and record producer for Olivia Newton-John. |
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http://theoscarsite.com/whoswho6/farrar_j.htm
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| | Chuck Panozzo's Place |
| | John Panozzo proved to be the better drummer, so Chuck switched to guitar. | | | The mild reaction may be due in part to the fact that while Styx continues to tour successfully and record new music, the band has settled in as a solid force born of 70s classic rock, and is no longer a rising, chart-climbing act. | | | Nonetheless, fans loved Styx and the Chicago rockers landed seven albums in the Billboard Top 40 between 1975 and 1984, including Paradise Theater which reached number one in January of 1981. |
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http://www.chuckpanozzosplace.com/domo.html
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| | John Hiatt |
| | These are strong words coming from a man Hiatt refers to as a force in the music business... | | | Hiatts vast repertoire of songs have been covered by some of the biggest names in the music business, (Bonnie Raitt, Willie Nelson, Eric Clapton and BB King to name a few) and The North Mississippi Allstars are one of the most talented young blues bands in the country today. | | | When Hiatt entered the studio to record his current release, Master of Disaster, he was armed with a pile of songs, his guitar and the ragged, born-to-sing-the-blues voice that has treated him so well for the 53 years he has been around. |
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http://www.marqueemag.com/07_05/hiatt.html
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| | NPR : Performance Today -- John Cage: Organ^2/ASLSP |
| | In a 1982 interview with NPR, John Cage revealed that he wanted to make his "music so that it doesn't force the performers of it into a particular groove, but which gives them some space in which they can breathe and do their own work with a degree of originality. | | | Several years after Cage's death in 1992, Betzle and a group of musicologists and philosophers from around the world discussed the possibility of a performance of ASLSP that would truly be in the spirit of John Cage. | | | The title is derived from Cage's direction to play the work "as slow as possible." The John Cage Foundation has taken the composer's directive quite literally; the Halberstadt performance is scheduled to end in the year 2640. |
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http://www.npr.org/programs/pt/features/2003/sep/aslsp.html
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| | John Mayer hits his stride - The Observer - Scene |
| | Live Mayer cuts loose and lets the music control the show and thus the pure music is very obviously the driving force on "As/Is." There is only a slight bit of irritating crowd background noise and participation, but when it exists, it is not extremely distracting. | | | Mayer's talent exceeds what any listener can grasp from his studio albums, and as such the "As/Is" album is a little piece of soulful heaven for any Mayer fan, and is at least an interesting album for others. | | | This gives Mayer time to play music related to the song, and at times seemingly completely unrelated to the song, but even the improvisation is better than what many people release after months in the studio. |
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http://www.ndsmcobserver.com/news/2004/11/18/Scene/John-Mayer.Hits.His.Stride-809299.shtml
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| | Equal Time for John Panozzo |
| | The band is dedicating the remainder of the tour to his memory." John Panozzo's life force beats on through his Styx albums, and we will never forget him. | | | When the entire band reunited again, and hit the road in 1996, John was forced to stay home due to illness. | | | John was the common thread running throughout, and gave Styx another unique signature. |
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| | Group / Band Search at tradmusic.com |
| | At sixteen, Phil joined his brother John in the highly acclaimed Scottish band 'Silly Wizard' and was a full-time member of the band from 1976 to 1983, with the band developing into a musical force renowned not only in their native Scotland, but also in the rest of Europe, Canada and the United States. | | | John now tours with his own band, but for 11 years toured the world with the legendary Battlefield Band. | | | His initial training was in classical music with a deep interest and love of the traditional music of his homeland developing simultaneously. |
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| | John Kirkpatrick Band - Free Music Downloads, Videos, CDs, MP3s, Bio, Merchandise and Links |
| | The John Kirkpatrick Band have recorded the live album "Force Of Habbit" in 1996, and the studio album "Welcome To Hell" in 1997. | | | The John Kirkpatrick Band was formed in 1996 by the accordion master John Kirkpatrick and consisted of among others of Graeme Taylor on guitar and Michael Gregory on drums/percussion both are ex-Albion Dance Band, ex-Albion Band & ex-Home Service. |
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| | Morrissey-solo John Walters dies |
| | God bless John Walters, for he knew what a powerful and important force music is. He acted upon his instincts by booking The Smiths for a session on radio 1 and introduced them into the bedrooms of a post-punk generation. | | | John Walters may not be a name known to everyone, but the long-time producer of John Peel's legendary Radio 1 show was at the heart of the revolution in British music, and one of the first people to champion punk rock. | | | John Walters was a very funny man, who came the public side of the microphone for slots in the Janice Long show (and Jensen's?). |
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http://www.morrissey-solo.com/articles/01/08/02/1551221.shtml
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| | John Renbourn |
| | Renbourn, who co-founded the folk-jazz fusion band Pentangle in 1967, remains an innovative force in the British folk scene. | | | But John Renbourn didn't mind when a fan rushed up to him in an airport recently. | | | It gratifies Renbourn to know that, no matter what styles of music rise and fall in popularity, folk music always comes back -- either in pure, traditional styles or as an integral component of the modern sound. |
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| | Elton John - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | John was the dominant commercial force in the rock world in the 1970s, as evidenced by seven consecutive #1 records on the U.S. album charts and an endless string of top 40's, the longest streak ever (30 years), as well as several #1's, 2's, and top tens; all in the 1970's alone. | | | Sir Elton Hercules John, CBE (born March 25, 1947) is a rock music singer, songwriter, and pianist, is one of the most successful solo artists in music history. | | | Elton John underwent throat surgery to remove potentially cancerous nodules from his vocal chords in January 1987 whilst on tour, a necessity he originally said was due to an infection, but later said was the result of excessive drug abuse. |
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| | John Trudell and Martha Redbone |
| | John Trudell inspires the listener, while mixing many styles. | | | John Trudell has recorded several incredible albums since then with Bad Dog. | | | John Trudell is an icon in the world of poetry. |
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| | Elton John - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | John was the dominant commercial force in the rock world in the 1970s, as evidenced by seven consecutive #1 records on the U.S. album charts. | | | Sir Elton Hercules John, CBE (born March 25, 1947) is a rock music singer, composer, and pianist, and is one of the most successful solo artists in music history. | | | Elton John underwent throat surgery to remove potentially cancerous nodules from his vocal chords in January 1987 whilst on tour, a necessity he originally said was due to an infection, but later said was the result of excessive drug abuse. |
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| | Review of Ovation Volume 1 |
| | Examination of the styles and biographies of this first mighty handful (a second handful appeared in Ovation, volume 2, issued late in 2002) reveals many common threads, of which probably the most significant is that both Adaskin and Freedman were taught, and heavily influenced, by John Weinzweig, a seminal force in Canadian musical life. | | | On the other hand, reading in New Grove 2 that John Weinzweigs Spasmodia for piano of 1938 was the first work by a Canadian composer to employ a twelve-note series does make one wish to hear it. | | | That said, it would be unfair to expect only works that revealed, for example, significant stylistic development or a change in compositional direction to be included: one of the functions of Ovation must surely be to offer tempting musical morsels, and to whet the listeners appetite for Canadian music. |
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| | The Fascination of the Physical |
| | In 1992, the main force behind Imagination (Leee John) made the wise choice of continuing with the group (name) instead of opting for a solo career under his less familiar name. | | | Leee chose to release the 'Call on me' remix under the alias Johnny X for the single. | | | This album is also a meeting between Leee John and a great musician named Adam Pendse. |
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| | VH1.com : John Denver : Biography |
| | Born Henry John Deutschendorf in Roswell, NM, on December 31, 1943, he was raised in an Air Force family, and grew up in various regions of the southwestern U.S. As a teen, his grandmother presented him with a 1910 Gibson acoustic guitar, and while attending Texas Tech University he began performing local clubs. | | | Over time, however, Denver helped resuscitate the group on the strength of his songwriting skills; signed to Mercury, the Trio recorded a number of tracks, which the label repackaged in 1974 as Beginnings With the Chad Mitchell Trio. | | | At the peak of his success, Denver was everywhere -- the governor of Colorado proclaimed him the state's poet laureate, his label Windsong was responsible for hits like the Starland Vocal Band's mammoth "Afternoon Delight," and he appeared in a number of ratings-grabbing television specials. |
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| | sfweekly.com Music Hear This 2000-08-30 |
| | In the company of players who ignite each other's power, John Tchicai is once again a force that commands attention. | | | Veteran saxophonist John Tchicai is an excellent example of the old tenet that most improvisers only sound as good as the company they keep. | | | With these world-class collaborators he co-founded cutting-edge combos, which led to appearances on breakthrough albums by Shepp, Albert Ayler, and John Coltrane.Tchicai's promise as a top-tier player of this historic era, which ultimately changed the shape of jazz forever, was all but guaranteed. |
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| | Guitar Player - Great Balls and Fire |
| | Though his music school days are long behind him, Petrucci is a perpetual student of the guitar, and you can hear his endless wonderment towards the instrument in every riff on Suspended Animation [johnpetrucci.com], the instrumental rock tour de force that is his first solo album. | | | After all, it was being engulfed in a sea of talented musicians at Berklee where Petrucci formed the nucleus of Dream Theater, the most successfuland probably the most schooledprog rock band on the scene today. | | | Citing as a big inspiration Alex Lifesons memorable open-string-based fill at the end of the guitar solo on the Rush instrumental YYZ, Petrucci shares a mesmerizing open-string lick of his own. |
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| | KNAC.COM - Features - Caught In A Dream |
| | According to John Petrucci, who handles the axe duties for the band, attitude saves the band from the snooty tedium to which art-rock has too often drifted. | | | The creative signatures and all-around musicianship once and for all cemented the band's credentials as a technical force to be reckoned with, but also saw the band thud at its balls-out rockin' best and the lyrics, weaving a flowing tale of mental imbalance, proved the band could tell a good story, too. | | | An FM or MTV hit ditty is clearly the furthest thing from the band's mind, as most of the songs on the disc one check in somewhere near the 10-minute mark. |
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| | Amazon.com: Crossing Muddy Waters: Music: John Hiatt |
| | Anyway, on the overall acoustic "Crossing muddy waters" from 2000, Hiatt proves that he's still a force to be reckon with. | | | John Hiatt's music has always been a little difficult to categorize, and this may be one reason he hasn't received the attention he deserves over the course of his career. | | | John Hiatt has managed to put a lot of different styles (rock, gospel, blues, country) together in a natural way, and what could have been a total lack of direction turns out to be a very consistent project. |
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| | EUROPE Rockdetector |
| | The group changed from FORCE to EUROPE upon being entered to a domestic Rock band contest in 1982 by Tempest's then girlfriend, a competition they duly won and led to a recording deal with Hot Records. | | | LINE UP Joey Tempest (vocals), John Norum (guitar), Mic Michaeli (keyboards), John Levén (bass), Ian Haugland (drums) | | | The band was originally known as FORCE and formed in Upplands Väsby by JOEY TEMPEST (real name Joakim Larsson), Norum and Levén with drummer Tony Reno (real name Tony Nemisto). |
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| | Schuon Lieder, John Tavener |
| | This renewed contact with European roots only brings good to Tavener's inspiration; for one thing, the songs, separated by bustling instrumental canons, force him to be concise. | | | Tavener's ambitious cycle consists of mystical love songs and songs that mirror Schuon's ecstatic paeans to the Divine. | | | The composer's trademark post-minimalism - chantlike vocal lines soaring around a narrow group of pitches over the gentle surges and urgings of strings, piano and a steady undercurrent of clanging temple bowls - is laced with a ritualistic Asian atmosphere. |
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| | Star Wars: Community Relient K Bassist Bonds Over Ben Kenobi |
| | Relient K bassist John Warne understands the Force all too well after having a rather public run-in with a few of Darth Vader's Imperial lackeys. | | | Bewildered expressions are the last thing Warne sees now with his alternative Christian rock band Relient K. The band, originally hailing from Canton, Ohio, has a loyal legion of fans who appreciate their catchy rock melodies and witty lyrics saturated with Biblical and pop culture references. | | | In 2000, Relient K released their debut EP called 2000 A.D.D., and followed that same year with their self-titled debut full-length release. |
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| | Classical Net Review - Maestrino - Great Conductors - Barbirolli |
| | under Barbirolli, meaning that except for #8 (which I don't now if he performed) we can hear Sir John in all of the Mahler symphonies in either commercial recordings or public performances now on BBC Classics! | | | Barbirolli's strings are not as prominent as Stokowski's (whose strings swirl around like some force of nature) but it is a damn good interpretation. | | | My notes indicate that the recordings differ in that 1947 is passionate, 1956 (here) is mournful and subtler, and by 1963 Sir John's interpretation had grown to be world weary and wise. |
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| | John Denver |
| | John Denver: Music and the Mountains (1981) (TV).... | | | John Denver: Music and the Mountains (1981) (TV) (producer) | | | Take Me Home: The John Denver Story (2000) (TV) (songs) |
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| | Story |
| | Hartman and longtime lead singer John Schlitt recently shared their visions for the band. | | | John, what's it like to be reunited on the road with your musical soul mate? | | | Bob Hartman, the group's primary songwriter and lead guitarist, spent much of the '90s on semi-hiatus from the band, but returned in full force for Jekyll and Hyde. |
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| | AskMen.com - Tom Clancy pictures |
| | Those works include Tom Clancy's Op-Center, Tom Clancy's Power Plays and Tom Clancy's Net Force. | | | In addition to the money he's made in publishing, Clancy has also made millions from the movies that have been adapted from his novels, the rights to the Net Force ABC-TV miniseries, and his game company, Red Storm Entertainment, which he founded in 1996. | | | Jack Ryan, hero of the majority of Clancy's fiction releases, fills that role for the author. |
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| | DAILY BRUIN ONLINE - System of a Down drives audience with energetic set |
| | Sony Music,br> (Left to right) System of a Down's John Dolmayan, Serj Tankian, Daron Malakian and Shavo Odadjian pummeled the crowd with their heavy sounds and commanding stage presence Thursday night. | | | The show kicked in full force with "Suggestions." Beginning with clear and concise guitar tones, the song degenerated into a frantic state of paranoia, highlighted by the antics of Malakian and Odadjian, who scrambled and bobbed their heads like manic chickens. | | | The song peaked with a series of sharp flams on the part of Dolmayan who reminded the crowd of his presence. |
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