Bob Alcivar | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 8, 1938 |
| Origin | Chicago, Illinois |
| Genres | Rock music, jazz, new-age |
| Occupation(s) | Music producer, arranger, composer, conductor, piano, keyboards |
| Associated acts | The Signatures |
Bob Alcivar (born July 8, 1938, in Chicago, Illinois) is an American music producer, composer, conductor and keyboard player. He is the father of rock keyboard player Jim Alcivar (Montrose, Gamma).
The 16th Annual Grammy Awards were held March 2, 1974, and were broadcast live on American television. They recognized accomplishments by musicians from the year 1973.
One from the Heart is a soundtrack album of Tom Waits compositions for the Francis Ford Coppola film of the same name. It was recorded from October 1980 to September 1981. It was during this period that Waits met his wife Kathleen Brennan, an employee at the studio where it was recorded. While the film was released in February, the soundtrack album release was delayed until October of 1982 due to a dispute between Columbia Records and Coppola's Zoetrope Studios.
Heartattack and Vine is the seventh studio album by Tom Waits, released on September 9, 1980, and his final album to be released on the Asylum label.
The Age of Aquarius is the fourth album by American pop group The 5th Dimension, released in 1969.
Sérgio Santos Mendes is a Brazilian musician. He has over 55 releases, and plays bossa nova heavily crossed with jazz and funk. He was nominated for an Oscar for Best Original Song in 2012 as co-writer of the song "Real in Rio" from the animated film Rio.
Stoned Soul Picnic is the third album by American pop group The 5th Dimension, released in 1968. Early versions of the album had a lyric sheet inserted in the sleeve.
Montrose was a California-based hard rock band formed in 1973 and named after guitarist and founder Ronnie Montrose. The band's original lineup featured Montrose and vocalist Sammy Hagar, who later gained greater fame as a solo artist and as a member of Van Halen. Rounding out the original foursome were bassist Bill Church and drummer Denny Carmassi. The group disbanded in early 1977.
Broken Blossom is the fourth studio album by American singer Bette Midler, her second album release in 1977 and her fifth on the Atlantic Records label. Just as Midler's three previous studio albums Broken Blossom includes songs from a wide variety of genres, ranging from Edith Piaf's signature tune "La vie en rose", Phil Spector-esque covers of Billy Joel's "Say Goodbye to Hollywood" and Harry Nilsson's "Paradise" and hard rock like Sammy Hagar's "Red", to a jazzy duet with Tom Waits, "I Never Talk to Strangers", and a rendition of "A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes", originally from Walt Disney's 1950 film version of Cinderella. The album reached #51 on Billboard's album chart.
Cry Like a Rainstorm, Howl Like the Wind is a studio album by American singer/producer Linda Ronstadt, released in October 1989 by Elektra Records. Produced by Peter Asher, the album features several duets with singer Aaron Neville — two of which earned Grammy Awards — and several songs written by Jimmy Webb and Karla Bonoff. The album was a major success internationally. It sold over three million copies and was certified Triple Platinum in the United States alone.
Tom Howard was an American pianist, musical arranger and orchestral conductor.
Used Songs 1973–1980 is a compilation of songs from Tom Waits's Asylum Records years.
Lawrence Gordon "Larry" Muhoberac, Jr.; was an American musician, record producer, and composer who was also known under pseudonyms "Larry Owens" and "Larry Gordon".
Amoroso, released in 1976, is an album that uses an orchestral arrangement to produce the Brazilian sound of bossa nova. The album features João Gilberto on vocals and guitar, backed by a large, but not overpowering, arrangement.
Fool on the Hill is the fourth studio album by Sérgio Mendes and Brasil '66 released in 1968.
Crystal Illusions is the fifth album by Sérgio Mendes and Brasil '66.
Open Fire was the first instrumental album from Ronnie Montrose which explored jazz, rock and acoustic concepts in the vein of Blow by Blow by Jeff Beck. Ronnie dropped hints in previous Montrose albums that he was heading in this direction. Songs like "Whaler" and "One And a Half" from Warner Brothers Presents... Montrose! and "Tuft-Sedge" and "Merry-Go-Round" from Jump On It contained various acoustic, synthesizer and string elements that showed Ronnie was looking to branch out from his hard rock persona.
Brasil '86 is an album by Sérgio Mendes. The album is best known for four songs by different vocalists: "Daylight" sung by Siedah Garrett, "Your Smile" by Gracinha Leporace, "No Place to Hide" by Lani Hall, and "What Do We Mean to Each Other", a duet by Lisa Bevill and Joe Pizzulo, which charted at No. 19 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart in 1987. The first single released in 1986 "Take This Love" charted at No. 14 on Billboard's AC chart and charted at No. 9 on the R&R AC chart.
"Love Music" is the third studio album by Sérgio Mendes and Brasil '77. This is the first album to feature vocals by Gracinha Leporace and Bonnie Bowden.
"Vintage 74" is the fourth studio album by Sérgio Mendes and Brasil ‘77. This is the second album to feature vocals by Gracinha Leporace and Bonnie Bowden.
David Baron is a composer, producer, arranger, recording engineer and keyboardist from Boiceville, New York.
