Bruce Springsteen - Stayin' Alive

 Bruce Frederick Joseph Springsteen (Long Branch, Nueva Jersey, 23 de septiembre de 1949)​ es un cantante, músico y compositor estadounidense. Apodado a menudo the Boss —en español: El jefe—, Springsteen es ampliamente conocido por su trabajo con el grupo E Street Band y considerado uno de los artistas más exitosos de la música rock, con ventas que superan los 64,5 millones de álbumes en los Estados Unidos y más de 120 millones a nivel mundial,​ y un total de diez discos números uno, un registro solo superado por The Beatles y Jay-Z.

Springsteen comenzó su carrera musical a finales de la década de 1960 tocando con grupos como Steel Mill y Dr. Zoom & the Sonic Boom. En 1972 firmó un contrato discográfico con Columbia Records y publicó Greetings from Asbury Park, N.J., su primer álbum de estudio con el respaldo de E Street Band, su principal grupo de apoyo en sucesivos trabajos. A lo largo de su trayectoria musical, que abarca más de cinco décadas hasta la actualidad, ha publicado trabajos como Born to Run (1975), Darkness on the Edge of Town (1978) y The River (1980), valorados por la crítica musical como tres de los mejores álbumes de rock de todos los tiempos.

Además de su faceta como músico de rock, Springsteen grabó varios trabajos orientados al folk como Nebraska (1982), The Ghost of Tom Joad (1995) y Devils & Dust (2005).

Su popularidad se consolidó con el lanzamiento de Born in the U.S.A. (1984), un álbum que vendió más de quince millones de copias en los Estados Unidos y alcanzó el primer puesto en varios países, incluyendo Estados Unidos y el Reino Unido.​ Desde entonces, y a pesar de no trabajar con la E Street Band en trabajos como Human Touch y Lucky Town, la mayoría de sus discos han obtenido un elevado respaldo comercial, con un total de seis números uno en su país natal entre el lanzamiento de Tunnel of Love (1987) y de Wrecking Ball (2012).

En general, las canciones de Springsteen reflejan letras con aspectos autobiográficos, principalmente sentimientos centrados en Asbury Park o Nueva Jersey, o relatos de personajes ficticios o novelescos que se enfrentan a retos o a puntos de inflexión en sus vidas. También suele incluir preocupaciones económicas, sociales y políticas en composiciones como «Born in the U.S.A.», «American Skin (41 Shots)», «Devils & Dust» y «Jack of All Trades», entre otras. Ha sido además uno de los artistas más críticos con la política exterior de su país en relación con la invasión y posterior guerra de Irak, y participó en la gira Vote for Change para pedir el voto por John Kerry.

La trayectoria musical de Springsteen ha sido reconocida con varios premios, incluyendo 20 premios Grammy, dos Globos de Oro y un Óscar, y en 1999, entró en el Salón de la Fama del Rock and Roll. En 2004 la revista Rolling Stone lo situó en el puesto 23 de la lista de los mejores artistas de todos los tiempos,​ y cuatro años más tarde, en la posición 36 de la lista de mejores cantantes de todos los tiempos.​

Su trabajo más reciente, Letter to You, fue publicado el 23 de octubre de 2020, y supuso su primer trabajo con la E Street Band desde 2014 tras varios años de proyectos en solitario.

The Christians - Here Comes the Sun

 The Christians are a musical ensemble from Liverpool, England. They had the highest selling debut album of any artist at Island Records and international chart hits in the late 1980s and early 1990s.

The name of the band refers to the surname of the three brothers that were originally in the line-up, and is also coincidentally guitarist Henry Priestman's middle name.

Garry Christian (born 27 February 1955, Liverpool) (lead vocals), Roger Christian (born 13 February 1950; died 1998 from brain tumour)  (vocals, instrumentalist), Russell Christian (born 8 July 1956) (keyboards, saxophone, vocals), and Henry Priestman (born Henry Christian Priestman, 21 June 1955, in Kingston upon Hull, brought up in Liverpool) (keyboards, guitars, vocals) formed the band in 1985. Paul Barlow (drums), Mike Bulger (guitar/vocals) and Tony Jones on bass were also early members. Because of a reluctance to tour, Roger left in 1987.

In Rock: The Rough Guide, critic Charles Bottomley, described them as "The Temptations in ripped jeans, producing gritty-centred songs in a sugary vocal shell".

Their first five singles all made the top 40 in Britain, and their debut album The Christians (1987) entered the UK Albums Chart at number 2. It eventually sold over a million copies. The highest-placed single from this album was "Ideal World", which reached number 14 in the UK Singles Chart.

In 1988, they released a cover of the Isley Brothers' "Harvest for the World", with all proceeds going to charity. The video for the track was an animation, created by four leading animation companies, including Aardman Animations. The video won several awards, and the single reached number 8 in the UK singles chart,^[5] their sixth consecutive British top 40 hit.

1989 saw another charity single success, this time as performers on a version of "Ferry Cross the Mersey", released in aid of those affected by the Hillsborough disaster. The single stayed at number one for several weeks (No. 5 in Germany).

Their second album, Colour, released in 1990, reached number one in the UK Albums Chart and the top 20 in several other countries; it yielded the international hit "Words", which was No. 18 in the UK^](including the Hillsborough charity single, their eighth consecutive UK top 40 hit) and Sweden, No. 5 in the Netherlands (for two weeks), and No. 1 in France (also for two weeks). The second single from the album, "I Found Out", reached No. 22 in France (No. 56 in the UK).

In 1992, the following LP, Happy in Hell, charted at number 18. Two songs from the album reached the UK top 40, "What's in a Word" (the first single), which also was a top 20 hit in France (with a total chart run of 19 weeks) and entered the top 40 in the Netherlands and the German top 75, reaching No. 60, and "The Bottle", a cover of the Gil Scott-Heron/Brian Jackson song.

The early 1990s saw the band continuing to tour. A greatest hits album, The Best of The Christians, was released in 1993, and peaked at number 22.

Garry Christian moved to Paris in 1995 to record a solo album Your Cool Mystery effectively breaking up the band, although no formal announcement was made, and the door was open to future reformation. In 1998 founding member Roger Christian died from a brain tumour. In 1997 The Christians began to perform together again in an "unplugged" acoustic format. They carried out a thirty-six date tour of the UK, with a similar tour undertaken in 2000, with guitarist and songwriter Paul Campbell, who accompanied them on all of their tours until 2003.

By 2001, The Christians began to write songs for Prodigal Sons, which was released in 2003. This was supported by a UK tour in October 2003, and further promotion in France, Spain and UK throughout 2004.

In 2005, Russell Christian decided he no longer wished to tour, and a decision was made to return to a full band format, rather than the four-man "unplugged" line-up that had been touring since 1999. This new "band" comprising Garry Christian (lead vocals), Joey Ankrah (singer, guitar), Neil Griffiths (singer and acoustic guitar), Cliff Watson (bass guitar), Lionel Duke (drums), Mike Triggs (keyboards) was unveiled on the 2009 tour. A download single (released on download on 5 March 2010) was a cover of Cat Stevens' "Where Do the Children Play?"

2012 was the 25th anniversary for the band, who celebrated with a re-release of The Christians and Colour. A new album called Speed of Life was released in September, with the title track the first single. In August they embarked on a tour of the UK and, on 16 December, they played at Liverpool's Royal Court Theatre. They were briefly joined on stage by former band member, Henry Priestman.

Between September 2013 and January 2014, the Christians toured with Go West and Hue & Cry on a 32 date tour of the UK. Their most recent single, "Inner City Blues", was released in September 2013.

In December 2021, the band released a version of their hit "Man Don't Cry", renaming it "Naz Don't Cry" in reference to the plight of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, an Iranian-British dual citizen who was detained in Iran from 3 April 2016 to 16 March 2022 on charges of espionage for the British government.^[12][13] The video for the single features her daughter with Richard Ratcliffe, Gabriella.

BYU Vocal Point - September

 BYU Vocal Point is a nine-member, male a cappella group at Brigham Young University (BYU). Founded by two students, Bob Ahlander & Dave Boyce, in 1991, Vocal Point is under the direction of Emmy award-winning director and former member, McKay Crockett. However in December 2022, Crockett decided to leave as director for a new job opportunity. He is replaced by former member Carson Trautman.

The group has won three Pearl Awards and it was the winner of the 2006 International Championship of Collegiate A Cappella (ICCA). In 2011, the group placed fifth on NBC's third season of The Sing Off.

Vocal Point was founded in 1991 by two students at BYU, Dave Boyce and Bob Ahlander. Boyce and Ahlander became introduced to modern a capella while visiting the Eastern United States, where a capella had become popular among colleges. Jill Petersen-Lex became the group's first Artistic Director as the group hoped to introduce the Western United States to contemporary a capella. The three held auditions in the fall of 1991. Although the group intended to have eight members, a double-quartet, they could not choose between two singers so they accepted both and became a group of nine. In 1992, the group recorded its first album, "If Rocks Could Sing" on cassette. In 1994, Vocal Point was absorbed into BYU's School of Music.

The group won the ICCA semifinals for the 2003–04 and 2004-05 competitions, but the group chose to not participate in the finals in New York, because they took place on Sundays. In 2004, Vocal Point performed eighteen shows in Nauvoo, Illinois, for three weeks at the Joseph Smith Academy Theater. James Stevens became the group's director in 2004, directing the group until 2012. In 2006, Vocal Point received three Pearl Awards from the Faith Centered Music Association for "Best Sacred Recorded Song of the Year", "Best Group Recording Artist of the Year", and "Best Performing Artist of the Year" for their newest album "Standing Room Only".

Vocal Point performed at BYU's Homecoming Spectacular in 2006. The same year, they hosted a reunion concert for Vocal Point's 15th anniversary. Competing in the 2006 ICCA competition, the group was awarded first place in the quarterfinals and semifinals before winning first place at the ICCA finals in the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts in New York 

Directed by the group's former beatboxer, Buck Mangum, in early 2011, Vocal Point again competed in the ICCA. They placed first at quarter finals in Eugene, Oregon. At the semi-finals in Los Angeles, Vocal Point again placed first. At finals in New York, Vocal Point received awards for "best vocal percussionist" to Tanner Nilsson, again "best soloist" to Jake Hunsaker, and second place in the entire competition. The songs they competed with in their set were Michael Jackson's "Beat It," Michael Buble's "Meglio Stassera," a Polish hymn entitled "Infant Holy," and Louis Prima's "Jump Jive an' Wail."

In 2011, Vocal Point competed as part of season 3 of NBC's reality TV series, The Sing Off. The members of the group that competed in the show were Michael "Mike" Christensen, McKay Crockett, Keith Evans, Jake Hunsaker, Ben Murphy, Tanner Nilsson, Robert Seely, Tyler Sterling, and Ross Welch. They were accompanied by Stevens. As a result of their participation in the show, the group was featured in a CNN article discussing how the group represented BYU and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.^[16] From 2012 to 2022, previous member of Vocal Point, McKay Crockett, has served as the group's producer and artistic director. Vocal Point has performed the United States national anthem at Utah Jazz games. On tour in the United States, their concerts frequently sell out.^[3] In 2018, Vocal Point won several CASA A Capella Video Awards including Outstanding Collaborative Video and Best Show Tunes/Soundtrack/Theme Song for "Beauty and the Beast A Capella Medley" featuring Lexi Walker and the award for Best Religious Video for "It Is Well With My Soul".

In 2022, they made an all Disney album called Magic: Disney Through Time. They collaborated with many singers to make this album including Adassa, Anthem Lights, Laura Osnes, & former member Yaphet Bustos.

The Wonder Stuff - Crash

 The Wonder Stuff are a British alternative rock band. Originally based in Stourbridge in the West Midlands, England, the band's first lineup released four albums and nearly 20 singles and EPs, enjoying considerable chart and live success in the UK. The band have continued to tour and record since 2000.

Largely the vehicle for the songwriting of Miles Hunt, the band split up with a farewell performance as headliners of the 1994 Phoenix Festival, but reformed in 2000 and have toured and recorded since then, with Hunt the anchor member of all line-ups.

Known for their catchy songs and Hunt's sharp lyrics, the band's sound evolved from guitar pop to include sampling and elements of folk and country. The band - and Hunt in particular — were favourites of the UK music press, and were often associated with fellow Black Country acts Ned's Atomic Dustbin and Pop Will Eat Itself, with whom they have toured throughout their careers.

The band scored one UK number 1 single, their release of "Dizzy" with comedian Vic Reeves, 17 top-20 single hits, and three top-10 albums in the UK. The band also toured internationally, and achieved some success in the United States, where they had six songs on the Billboard Alternative Songs Chart.

Lisa Saunders - All Right Now

 Lisa Saunders has been singing since childhood, but at age sixteen she acquired an elaborate sound system that changed her life. She then set about learning scores of songs, belting out tunes over pre recorded tracks as if she was a part of the band, and presenting herself as a charming master of ceremonies.

The aspiring songstress was making money doing exactly what she wanted to do: entertaining crowds with her amazing voice and bubbly personality, all the while perfecting her singing style. Lisa worked in a succession of cities around the country before moving to the vibrant mountain town of Pagosa Springs. Colorado where she developed a large following.

Since those heady days Lisa Saunders has shared stages with a cadre of famous musicians such as Mike Estes of Lynyrd Skynyrd, Grammy winner Jose Rossy of Patti Labelle, Jay Johnson of Skinny Molly, and Buzzy Gruen of Point Blank. She has fronted popular Pagosa bands such as Groove Kitchen, Honeybone, Soulshine and sung in Durango with the Groove Casters. Her main project in 2017 is “Broke With Expensive Taste,” a jazz-fusion effort that performs around southwest Colorado in a variety of permutations.

Jizzy Pearl - Open Arms

Jizzy Pearl ( Chicago, Illinois; 17 de marzo de 1958) es un cantante estadounidense de origen irlandés. Debutó como vocal principal en una banda de rock llamada Data Clan, luego pasaría a las filas vocales en Love/Hate, y también ha cantado para L.A. Guns, Ratt, Adler's Appetite y otras bandas menos conocidas.

A Finales de los 80's se une a Love/Hate, banda que le dio más notoriedad en los shows del Whisky a Go Go de Hollywood. Posteriormente, el grupo firmó con Columbia Records.

Después de la desintegración de Love/Hate, Jizzy Pearl cantó en el álbum de Shrinking Violet de L.A. Guns en reemplazo vocal de Phil Lewis en el año 1999. En el año 2000 Jizzy Pearl sustituye a Stephen Pearcy en Ratt como vocal principal hasta su regreso en el 2006.

Jizzy Pearl ha lanzado los discos en solitario Just A Boy y Vegas Must Die. Vegas Must Die fue publicado a mediados del 2005, en Shrapnel Records. El álbum contiene once canciones. Jizzy produjo el álbum, que fue diseñado por Michael Lardie de Great White/Night Ranger.

Su estilo vocal ha cambiado considerablemente a lo largo de los años. Su voz ha ido mejorando con el paso del tiempo y él toma diferentes tonos de melodías, casi jugando personajes de sus nandas en la que este reemplazó durante toda su trayectoria musical.

Además de cantar y escribir canciones Jizzy también se dedicó a escribir cuentos, escribir 3 libros hasta la fecha "Yo Tengo Más grillos que amigos", "Angustia por los recuerdos" - y la de 2006, "Finales Infelices", una colección de cuentos, todos de los cuales son de lecturas bizarras.

A principios de 2007 Pearl, anunció que se reunirá nuevamente con Love/Hate por primera vez en diez años recorriendo giras por todo Norteamérica.

En el año 2009, Pearl volvió a L.A. Guns (Formación de Tracii Guns), tras una ausencia de 10 años de la banda reemplazando a Marty Cassey. En septiembre del 2011, anunció oficialmente su salida de L.A. Guns.

En el año 2013, Pearl se unió Quiet Riot, en sustitución del vocalista Scott Vokoun. La banda comenzara a grabar un nuevo álbum con Pearl que saldrá a principios de 2014.

Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - You Really Got Me

 Thomas Earl "Tom" Petty (Gainesville, Florida; 20 de octubre de 1950-Santa Mónica, California; 2 de octubre de 2017) fue un músico, cantante, compositor, productor y multiinstrumentista estadounidense, conocido por su trabajo al frente del grupo Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers y como cofundador del supergrupo The Traveling Wilburys a finales de la década de 1980, donde tocó bajo los seudónimos de Charlie T. Wilbury, Jr. y Muddy Wilbury, además de por su carrera en solitario. Con The Heartbreakers, Petty grabó y publicó varios sencillos de éxito, muchos de los cuales son interpretados con frecuencia en cadenas de radio de rock clásico y adult contemporary. A lo largo de su carrera, Petty vendió más de ochenta millones de discos a nivel mundial, convirtiéndolo en uno de los artistas musicales con mayores ventas.​En 2002 ingresó en el Salón de la Fama del Rock and Roll.​ La revista Rolling Stone lo escogió como el artista no. 91 de su lista de los 100 mejores artistas de todos los tiempos

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