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Lounge Artist of the Week Aug 30: The Beach Boys
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Lounge Artist of the Week August 23: Diana Ross
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Kathrine Dawn Lang, raised in Consort Alberta, Is as Canadian as they come. WHile attending college in Red Deer, she became fascinated with singer Patsy Cline, and went on to form a tribute band called the “Reclines”. One of the first of the so-called “Cow-Punk” performers, she soon gained acceptance from Country radio, and began to develop quite a following, especially in Canada, where she won the 1985 Juno for Most Promising Female Performer. A Nashville album followed, and then a spot in the closing ceremonies of the Winter Olympics, and a duet with Roy Orbison gained her international attention.
As Pride Month continues, we salute Johnny Mathis, as our Lounge Artist of the Week. Johny was born in Texas, but raised in San Francisco. His father, who had played piano and performed inVaudeville, recognized his son’s tallent early on, and bought a $25 piano to encourage Johnny’s tallent. Johnny began performing at social functions, and undertook voice training when he reached the age of 13. BUt singing was only one thing he excelled at. He was also a star athlete, and came very close to beating the Olympic high jump record while he was in college. In fact, in 1956 he had to make a choice between a career in music, and joining the American Olympic High Jump team. Fortunately he chose music.
Russel Hitchcock and Graham Russell formed Air Supply after they met, performing in an Australian production of
Jesus Christ Superstar. They took on other band members, who are credited on their early albums and appear on the covers, but eventually pared down to a duo. At the start, the band were always in the photos, and shared in everything. However, there were starting to be small squabbles within the band, so they decided it was time to become a duo.
Lost In Love was a hit in Australia, but the record company was reluctant to release it in the US. Fortunately, someone heard it and decided it was certainly worth hearing. It became a hit, and let to a total of eight top 5 hits in the US and Canada. They continue to perform, and enjoy substantial popularity in South Asia, where they are big favorites in Karaoke bars. A soft rock sound that helped shape a decade. Air Supply is the Lounge Artist of the Week.
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