british rock band formed new wave british heavy metal scene frequently associated contemporaries longest running female rock band active years formed school band called painted lady enjoyed strong media exposure commercial success early 1980s albums punk tinged metal singles lost momentum following years 1990s 2000s focused shows tours studio albums career travelled world playing rock metal festivals headlining supporting important hard rock heavy metal bands maintain worldwide cult following inspiration female rock musicians despite frequent changes line original members kim williams band original member longer band lead guitarist singer kelly johnson died cancer history painted lady school friends neighbours south london kim rhythm guitar vocals williams bass vocals formed girl rock cover band called painted lady tina drums joined new band lead guitar lloyd replaced drums started playing local pub scene reason girls couldn find wanted play natural thing explained female composition band older musically experienced girls left form band tour force followed different professional opportunities music business renowned jazz guitarist place band briefly taken visiting american valentine approached band advertisement british music newspaper melody maker valentine returned united_states form later join bass player painted lady broke williams willing pursue musical career escape day jobs bank reformed band recruiting lead guitarist kelly johnson drummer april new line changed taking hit single paul_mccartney wings immediately hit road touring small venues france ireland great_britain december released single away independent record label city records owned scott friend band single radio airplay circulated underground scene coming ear commonly known leader british rock band wanted meet band manager smith went band performing live offered support slot tour spring start enduring relationship bands lasts day tour shows supporting welsh band smith manager obtained audition british label bronze records time home bronze owner attended audition impressed stage presence offering contract label december british rock movement known new wave british heavy metal frequently abbreviated started late 1970s broke mainstream early 1980s exploding united_kingdom band gained support strong label exactly right time exploit moment form solid fan base band entered recording studio experienced producer april working live sound engineer important acts like led producing seminal albums punk bands late 70s captured raw powerful sound short songs lead vocals shared williams johnson released debut album demolition june alongside singles emergency lose race devil demolition reached album chart july period albums singles priest saxon iron maiden bands reached high positions charts bands tours concerts europe participated touring activity travelling great_britain visiting europe act support label mates august filmed performing live nottingham theatre royal programme broadcast station april period band subjected intense media coverage music magazines radio interested novelty successful british female metal band barrage interviews promotion stop production songs girls released new single yeah right november december officially started recording follow demolition producer produced classic album ace sessions suggested studio recording team resulting release valentine day massacre contains cover johnny pirates song don touch self covers performing emergency playing bomber played drums songs drummer animal taylor recovering neck injury played drums bbc pops february bands performed don touch moniker reached single chart february certified silver december best sale performance bands time album hit run released april soon followed eponymous single releases successful album reaching position single position respective charts album charted new_zealand canada went gold hit run released usa different track listing including songs demolition success second album rising attraction boiling british hard rock heavy metal scene ensuring slots medium sized arenas sold tour guest slots stadium size concerts major attractions like black rush dates usa arranged visited canada july tour culminated august headlining friday night day reading festival friday rock bbc_radio_1 later broadcast reading set recording received official release beginning european tour danish date copenhagen supporting act fate received potentially fatal electric shock microphone recovered fast complete japanese tour european shows supporting rainbow difficult cure tour start working new material album schedule recordings promotional work concerts started toll group bassist williams right release wildlife march designed launch upcoming album recommendation williams replaced bassist punk band album screaming blue murder recorded february march direction gray successful producer police professionals album worldwide release june despite strong promotion reached album chart critics generally considered screaming blue murder weaker offering comparison preceding albums remained strong live attraction world tour led band time usa play supporting iron maiden acts like priest started popular america girls record label intention fall conquest large market american england continuous succession recording sessions promotional work started strain routine wearing kelly johnson tired music band playing years break members struggled convince stay chance record british celebrities holder jim producers persuaded guitarist carry holder returned years great success popularity great_britain 70s rock band hired produce single following album scheduled recorded los_angeles quiet riot producer good chemistry found members led band decide record single fourth studio album north london holder giving trip usa time group changed appearance musical style order appeal large american audience bronze considered oriented glam rock metal produced play dirty released october album polished sound filled keyboards choruses melodies lacks aggression power preceding works album contains covers songs high dry burning heat 20th century boy released single play dirty failed enter chart lukewarm reception fans critics home struggle bronze worldwide contract band resulted poor promotion album usa disastrous performance arena supporting help degraded image great_britain embarked long tour promote album support quiet riot blue cult small venues uncomfortable travels johnson unable tolerate life road quit band completing tour hurting promotion album america went live los_angeles blue bassist departure kelly johnson considered visual musical focal point band bankrupt bronze records failed extend band recording contract follow album beginning need new lead guitar player singer new recording contract chart success despite difficult situation band search new members ended arrival guitarist singer keyboard player female hard rock band playing london clubs time trying record contract attract attention british music press new piece group signed american subsidiary mercury records home american girls rock band label saw band opportunity produce rival chart winning female fronted bands like heart ford pushed music band friendly american hard rock band paired producer nick produced albums thin successful albums contributing launch british glam metal act girl resulting album running wild sported keyboard laden tracks different successful music record label decided release album usa february actually gave little support marketing review magazine reflects opinions described years later album rubbish worse running wild insignificant sales market representing breakthrough band label hoped live performance palace london taped vhs play dirty live released reissued dvd title live london band shows supporting glam rock band rocks great_britain joining deep purple comeback world tour played supporting role usa tour india far_east completed live activities vocal duties shared stage played keyboards end tour left band pursue solo career square bad commercial results running wild mercury broke contract leaving band financial backup career dire straits square said time band decided roots remaining quartet vocals going tour november december supporting blue cult immediate goal play regain fan base early thanks suggestion eventually signed smith new label records included roster girls immediately started working new album old producer jackson studio output new work team british glam rock singer cover hit leader gang released single april album nightmare maple cross released july year marked band return sound hit run trademark lyrics album received fairly good reviews enter british charts released north_america year later following european tour saw girls supporting scottish hard rock band january years group bassist jones left spend time american husband place quickly taken lamb bass player female band rock goddess band mate spent rest year promoting album tour appearances shows europe followed long european tour supporting usual label mates beginning band started material new album producer worked records album bite published october follows steps nightmare maple cross presenting powerful melodic metal songs tinged humour typical band promote album tour followed north american tour travelled europe soviet_union black till end year return russia renew contract band practically broke musical tastes changing worldwide favour extreme metal genres compelling acts originated new wave british heavy metal reduce activities thing happened strange girls officially disbanded time thing anymore members group period joined british singer promotion album shadow brief tour spain activity december returning bass player williams teamed edition women music festival theatre london performing songs months later musicians reunited new strange girls replacing drums strange girls toured clubs great_britain supported beach boys german dates summer band wrote songs produced demo published track period song lust love found album leap living tour went action recruiting bass recording self produced album distributed worldwide british indie label records lower visibility album distributed indie label marked definitive transition cult status band expectations big sales managers relying solid live reputation promoters artists work stated interview british raw power play single toilet find european dates returning bassist lamb replaced new tour united_states line changes store band end left band touring musician producer place lead guitarist taken kelly johnson returned years england played band valentine written produced music compilations old material started released kept band alive market guaranteed visibility good number year world supporting acts like saxon period girls present rock festivals europe separately outfits records released live live album documenting intense live shows band period included new tracks knife little green men continued live activity 1990s culminating participation open air festival friday august time band writing new songs september began record new album touring commitments new line changes prevented complete fact johnson quit followed lamb replaced new lead guitarist chambers williams finally rejoined group eighteen years johnson diagnosed cancer lamb remained strictly associated band members 21st anniversary innocent finally released beginning produced tim album contains tracks recorded years earlier previous line addition songs coming way innocent recorded current influence american years spent johnson los_angeles clearly music vocal tracks album features semi acoustic ballad love far present recent activities band recording studio second wave years split album conceived label comprising songs oliver saxon pan tour aforementioned bands organized october toured supporting album pan paul preceded publication mastered editions albums released studio album believe july wish explore new territories obvious tracks album entirely composed new line chambers home studio changed line brought new balance band chambers involved composition songs chance use lead singers led improvements vocal choral parts unfortunately album poorly distributed remained unknown large parts potential audience band released believe new package dvd containing footage taken concerts 2000s sold official website european tour followed believe release project releasing live dvd tentatively titled live garage june tour november december old celebrating band 30th anniversary year stage summer festivals netherlands england opened alice cooper spain rock metal festivals constant band performed large open air meetings germany open air bang head open air rocks france summer open air england hard rock hell open air usa power box festival smaller settings like rock ages england metal female voices belgium opening act heaven hell july kelly johnson died spinal cancer years painful therapy treatment illness kelly memorial lamb read eulogy written band performed tribute gig august revue bar london johnson friends members concert cancer research rock ages september new album legacy released october celebrates departed guitarist 30th anniversary making far longest running female rock band world recording self produced assistance tim compositions individual revealing large array influences going punk west_coast alternative rock emphasize mood album features guest musicians members heaven hell twisted sister supplying vocals guitars tracks kelly johnson ghost presence album song legend especially dedicated album received excellent reviews german label guaranteed worldwide distribution performed special celebrating 30th anniversary december london female singers performing veteran german hard rock singer single celebrate released chambers williams present stage 25th anniversary celebration concert december beginning contributed release cover single emergency youth music charity order raise funds victims haiti earthquake band went tour europe canadian metal band band spent time studio recording classic album hit run new version titled hit run revisited released september celebrate original album 30th anniversary continued tour europe south_america returned japan early recorded new album titled guilty sin producer chris released november music style revolver magazine editor christopher described music punk metal mix tough poppy radio influences classic hard rock heavy metal present musical background original band members particularly evident clean solo guitar work kelly johnson artists like led black david_bowie influential members end punk rock direct influence birth new wave new wave british heavy metal music popular band born played punk bands joining heavy new wave punk heavy metal band explained sounds raw live recording sound produced albums represents perfectly core music band years successful combination metal punk large sound propelled notoriety chart success early 80s united_kingdom sound tours recordings band girls leather look alcohol driven stage behaviour soon gained moniker sisters identified today close association beginning career useful early success mounting pressure appeal mainstream audience quick change tastes british rock fans decline phenomenon chance breakthrough market prompted change music starting album screaming blue murder sound following success album polished introduction keyboards play dirty hard rock glam metal losing raw edge early works signed american label certain pressure exerted sound american explanation speaking sound album running wild band appearance changed feminine sophisticated style imitating successful american glam metal bands time generally following direction market failed attempt create niche usa rapidly changing record market behaviour band change mind original sound retain day members described music different ways rock heavy metal rock roll acknowledging common origin music found difficult associate songs single genre rock music like punk songs lyrics usually short direct texts reflecting wild rock roll lifestyle treating sex romance seen feminine point view use reverse tongue cheek sense humour songs deal matters exploitation abuse women murder addiction destruction environment social political issues reception fact band composed girls obvious marketing gimmick based sexuality perceived handicap male dominated heavy metal scene especially early 1980s metal rapidly taking place punk music tastes young males great_britain good aggressive fun loving attitude quickly won audience treated respect forming loyal fan base kelly johnson word accepted audience spend time heads hardly look fans formed club called army followed supported band tour great_britain europe fan club survive decline band ceased activities end british specialized press took notice band especially weekly magazines like sounds later dedicated covers frequent articles stage performances stage drinking bouts nonsense attitude period maximum media exposition chart success sounds voted band second best newcomer kelly johnson best female vocalist years later voted kelly johnson second best female vocalist best female pin period british radio stations broadcast singles band guest music shows culminating performance pops april promote single hit run contrary change musical style sudden market received british press fans home change attitude image exemplified music video running wild rotation mtv showed girls playing heavy hair fancy costumes imitating american glam outfit alienated love british fans perception band companions instead competitors time span years passed act having difficulty find gig want britain anymore confessed journalist dome return sound beginnings came late win large fan base band fell cult status late 1980s legacy pete article august edition sounds defined leading pioneers battle williams showed interest feminism band openly expressed opinions female discrimination happy appreciated simply musicians instead female musicians nonetheless simple fact successful female group heavy metal scene statement sexual equality reviewers remarked arriving far associate american feminist riot movement reviewers critics associated production recent female metal acts sound music identifying band like helped paving way presence women rock music williams remembered experience inspirational young male musicians female ones starting rock bands important female metal bands 2000s barbara drain denied knowing music american female rock band publicly acknowledged influence music band members current members kim rhythm guitar lead backing vocals present williams bass guitar lead backing vocals present chambers lead guitar backing vocals present drums present discography demolition hit run screaming blue murder play dirty running wild nightmare maple cross bite 21st anniversary innocent believe legacy hit run revisited guilty sin play dirty live live london world


czech pronunciation baptised leo july august czech composer musical theorist publicist teacher inspired slavic folk music create original modern musical style devoted mainly research early musical output influenced contemporaries later mature works incorporate earlier studies national folk music modern highly original synthesis evident opera premiered success called national opera prague gave access world great opera stages later works celebrated include operas little mass string chamber works considered important czech composers biography early life son née born austrian empire gifted child family limited means showed early musical talent choral singing father wanted follow family tradition teacher deferred obvious musical abilities young enrolled ward foundation abbey thomas took choral singing occasionally played organ classmates later described excellent pianist played perfectly piano duet classmate supervision found problematic student recommended entry prague organ school later remembered great conductor teacher originally intended study piano organ eventually devoted composition wrote vocal compositions association enrolled prague organ school student days prague impoverished piano room keyboard drawn criticism performance mass published march edition journal led expulsion school relented july graduated best results class return earned living music teacher conducted amateur taught music teachers institute pupils daughter institute director later wife piano student organized chamber performed concerts years february voted society apart remained conductor october february studied piano organ composition leipzig composed con piano flat subtitled variations dissatisfied teachers oscar paul leo denied saint paris moved vienna april june studied composition concealed opposition neo quit classes piano study criticised piano style technique submitted violin lost vienna competition judges rejected academic left june disappointed despite complimentary personal report returned july married young pupil founded appointed director organ school held post school began composing systematically works created male voice choruses dedicated opera period began collect study folk music songs dances early months sharply criticized comic opera czech composer journal review melody stuck mind motif dramatic opera write poster comedy performed music music aren connected review apparently led mutual dislike later professional difficulties director national theatre prague refused stage opera early 1890s led mainstream activity repertoire dances orchestral piano arrangements achievements field published interest folklore lifelong work influenced dramatic style expressed negative opinions german neo especially wagner journal founded death second child followed attempted opera beginning romance later years decade 20th century composed choral church music including father constitutes maria piano cycle path published gradually frequently performed works visited russia twice occasion took daughter stayed study russian months later returned wife ill took health expressed painful feelings daughter new work opera suffering daughter died february dedicated memory opera performed reasonable success felt provincial achievement recognition influential prague opera refused years passed performance prague emotionally exhausted went spa recover met love story supplied theme opera destiny attended demonstration support czech university violent death young hands police inspired piano incident led promote anti german anti austrian russian circle founded officially banned austrian police approached czech poet later collaborated composing choral works based poetry included life decade 20th century complicated personal professional difficulties artistic recognition prague destroyed works remained unfinished continued composing create remarkable choral chamber orchestral works notable eternal gospel fairy tale cello piano piano cycle mist symphonic poem child fifth opera composed characterized purely czech subject treatment operas started long professional personal relationship theatre critic translator max year revised finally accepted national theatre performance prague great success brought acclaim following prague began relationship singer led wife attempted suicide informal divorce year later met young married woman years junior inspire remaining years life conducted obsessive passionate correspondence nearly letters deeply inspired composed diary disappeared completed final revision began work opera retired post director continued teach attended lecture indian philosopher poet poem basis chorus wandering time encountered works early 1920s completed opera little inspired serialized newspaper year biography published max interviewed new_york_times retired teaching continued composing awarded honorary doctorate given university spring created monumental orchestral work rapidly gained wide critical acclaim year went england invitation number works performed london including string quartet wind youth violin shortly started compose setting old church text result large scale orchestral mass critical organised church religious themes appear frequently work mass partly inspired suggestion clerical friend partly wish celebrate anniversary independence year performances new_york berlin began compose final work house dead act found desk death january began second string quartet intimate letters manifesto love performed london vienna dresden later years international celebrity member prussian academy arts berlin arnold paul operas works finally performed world stages august took excursion son caught developed pneumonia died august given large public funeral included music scene little buried field honour central cemetery personality worked life led organ school professor teachers institute gymnasium collected speech tunes composing early age presented firmly formulated opinions led conflict criticized teachers considered defiant anti authoritarian student students found strict pupils described encounters somewhat unused personality noted speech rhythms reproduced characters gave leading role response criticism rapid decline performance quality led recall married life settled calm early years increasingly tense difficult following death daughter years effort obscurity took toll ended ambitions composer beaten wrote later students gave advice compose speak orchestra success finally decided perform prague brought problems resigned changes forced work success brought prague music scene soprano guided prague society enchanted return appears concealed new passion responded attempting suicide furious tried divorce lost interest anxious avoid public scandal formal divorce persuaded settle informal divorce death lived separate lives household began lifelong inspirational passion sought rejected devotion pleaded terms correspondence finally agreed signed letter found revelation provoked furious quarrel living arrangements change persuaded stay year death confessed intention feelings max dissuade contemporaries collaborators described reserved capable obsessive passion loved overwhelming passion sincere self destruction letters remain important source artistic intentions inspiration letters long suffering wife contrast descriptive destroyed survive style friends began composing relatively traditional romantic style opera style absorbed elements folk music musical rhythm pitch normal czech speech dialect helped create distinctive vocal melodies opera success prague turning point career developed applied concept speech tunes build unique musical dramatic style independent dramatic method studied circumstances speech tunes changed psychology temperament speakers speech helped render dramatically roles mature operas significant markers style took stylistic principles farther vocal writing modest later work stylistic basis later works originates period composed majority output best known works decade life work displays great originality employs vastly expanded view uses unorthodox chord structures music key definite key knows features accompaniment figures patterns according jim going movement music similarly achieved unorthodox means discourse short unfinished phrases comprising constant short motifs gather momentum cumulative manner named motifs theoretical works strict english equivalent john leading specialist music describes little flash time kind musical capsule slow music tiny swift motifs remarkably characteristic rhythms supposed pepper musical flow use repeated motifs demonstrates remote similarity minimalist composers sir charles called minimalist composer legacy belongs wave twentieth century composers sought greater realism greater connection everyday life combined encompassing use musical resources operas particular demonstrate use speech melodic lines folk traditional material complex musical argument works regularly performed world generally considered popular audiences inspire later composers homeland music place development alongside harmony importance music operas mature period little affair house dead novel posthumously considered finest works australian conductor sir charles closely associated operas chamber music especially includes works widely considered twentieth century classics particularly string quartet inspired novel quartet intimate letters milan called compositions peak output world lyrical piano violins viola french horn took place february performed frankfurt festival modern music comparable chamber work unusual set instruments piano left hand flute tenor written pianist lost use right hand world war prague march gained considerable acclaim musical world known pieces include mass text written old church pieces mentioned late operas written decade life established school composition notable pupils jan students imitated developed style left direct stylistic descendants according milan developed personal modern style relative isolation contemporary modernist movements close contact developments modern european music path innovative later years long solitary achieved true composer 50th year sir charles australian conductor helped promote works world opera stages described style completely new original different impossible pin style according use tone scale differs folk music inspiration absolutely complex rhythms differ techniques young french conductor composer interpreted operas orchestral works called music surprisingly modern fresh repetitive pulse varies changes rhythm tone direction described opera house dead primitive best sense extremely strong like paintings rudimentary character allows vigorous kind expression life featured films marie short documentary photographer music czech photographer relationship work brothers produced stop motion animated film intimate life work czech director lion white showed inspiration works search czech documentary directed celebrate anniversary birth animated cartoon version little bbc music performed berlin conducted kent opening progressive rock band lake song knife edge debut album orchestra established today piece ensemble associated contemporary music regularly performs works classical repertoire orchestra resident house culture czech_republic orchestra tours extensively performed europe australia japan south_korea taiwan current music director criticism czech beginning 20th century strongly influenced particular styles wagner performance conservative actively resistant stylistic innovation lifetime reluctantly conceded instrumental noticeably finale added sound french horns doubled instruments support poor instrumentation score later restored charles performed according original intentions important czech great admirer later communist minister culture condemned author accumulate lot material unable called style speech melodies strength considered composer music conform style according charles tried professionally destroy czech music critic called musical eccentric imperfect style appreciated elements works judged positively friend collaborator chief conductor czech adjusted scores mainly instrumentation dynamics critics sharply attacked orchestrated suite little claim possible perform prague national theatre entirely orchestrated specific sounds contrasts original standard version years charles started research music 1960s gradually restored composer distinctive scoring critical edition scores published czech inspiration style draws sources folklore deeply influenced folklore folk music particular 19th century romantic folklore variant took realistic descriptive approach material folk songs compared bohemian counterparts irregular rhythmic structure varied melodic intervals study modes found peasant musicians know names modes ways referring considered called general characteristic region folk music partly composed original piano folk songs respectful original function context partly folk inspiration works especially mature compositions work area instead developed new original musical aesthetic based deep study folk music systematic folk songs heard developed exceptional sensitivity melodies rhythms speech compiled collection distinctive segments called speech tunes spoken language vocal instrumental works roots style marked human speech emerge world folk music russia deep lifelong affection russia russian culture represents important element musical inspiration attended prague performance music met older composer profoundly admired particularly appreciated highly developed musical thought connection use russian folk motifs russian inspiration especially apparent later chamber symphonic output closely followed developments russian music early years following visit russia founded russian circle read russian authors original language literature offered enormous reliable source inspiration blind problems russian society years old wrote composition based russian theme melodrama death set poem later works literary models sharply plots tale inspired write fairy tale cello piano composed short story years later completed string quartet inspired later operas based russian themes composed alexander play storm work house dead transformed vision world exciting collective drama composers deeply admired dedicated works rearranged mixed choir original piano accompaniment early years 20th century increasingly interested music european composers opera destiny response significant famous work contemporary french composer influence apparent particularly later works example opera carefully observed developments european music operas remained firmly connected czech slavic themes music theorist created music theory works essays articles period years wrote edited journal contributed specialist music journals completed extensive studies complete harmony theory construction chords connections basics musical essays books examined musical topics forms melody harmony theories chords meaning support devoted study mental composition theoretical works stress czech term specific word rhythm relation time czech handling time music composition distinguished types rhythm sounding meaning rhythm counting meaning smaller units measuring course rhythm long value comprising length unit combination mutual action widely works writings literary legacy represents important illustration life public work art contributed music journals wrote essays reports reviews articles books work area comprises individual items writing changed time appeared genres critical theoretical sphere remained main area interest folk music research came region characterized deeply rooted folk culture explored young student meeting decisive development composer led collaborative systematic collections folk songs important collector right especially songs collections included speech organizers czech slavic folklore exhibition important event czech culture end 19th century president newly instituted working committee czech national branch austrian institute das austria established publishing house universal edition pioneer photography october acquired use recording folklore research tool recording sessions preserved reissued selected works complete list list compositions operas counts opera composers prose verse wrote operas translated german max orchestral early orchestral works influenced romantic style especially orchestral works later works created found original expression vocal choral choral works known particularly czech_republic considered extremely demanding wrote choruses words czech poet chamber instrumental string core 20th century classical music repertoire notable chamber music written unconventional piano composed major piano works relatively short period years early con subtitled variations student work composed styles famous composers selected writings media literature central character david republic trilogy comprising novels path depths disappeared referenced number 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lee lee dawn born november known lee australian singer songwriter television radio presenter born new_zealand grew gold coast queensland began performing age auditioned second season australian idol placed seventh finals round subsequently signed australian independent label shock records released self titled debut album lee yielded singles hell sunshine songs certified gold australian_recording_industry_association following year member australian girl pop group young divas leaving early resume solo music career second album brand new day released certified gold album included singles love sing different song touch platinum seller compilation album titled singles released lead single ended contract shock records signed major label emi album fear freedom debuted number seven album included singles diamonds like certified platinum like earned aria music award nomination song year fourth album dance rain released second album branched recording music pursuing careers television radio receiving endorsement deals returned australian idol seasons seven presenter reporter alongside james andrew earned nomination awards popular new female talent time radio presenter sydney nova breakfast alongside scott ambassador australian clothing line hold tight australian face international brand early life lee dawn born november new_zealand mother descent model parents separated born raised mother mother relocated gold coast queensland months old father figure time grandfather rocky mother gave chance visit biological father new_zealand child wasn life stay family weird got age speak seven said don want don like attended state primary school experienced personal struggles lonely childhood wanted life similar school friends married brothers sisters afternoon tea cooked dinner home school eat bread drink water fill grew mother worked jobs pay bills primary school participated sports including swimming touch football played years years old mother met john man scottish descent step father half sisters emily teenager attended state high school age knee injury required surgery told play months later ability sing discovered mother bedroom led performing gold coast brisbane areas live bands secured lead roles high school productions hair jesus christ superstar les miss cats rent boy friend phantom opera rocky horror aside singing learned play instruments including tenor saxophone flute trumpet play school concerts school stage band high school excelled music sport completing high school decided focus music career began writing songs good friend music career australian idol live auditioned season australian idol past audition rounds following year successfully auditioned season live progressed round competition group performers sent home later year successfully auditioned second season australian idol singing vogue don let love progressed semi finals following semi final process advanced season regarded favourite win competition performances michael_jackson don stop tina turner version proud mary whitney houston final seven week eliminated competition judges described departure scandal following elimination newspapers ran story page news couldn hide anger disappointment felt like contestant daniel eliminated week appeared elimination lee young divas following departure australian idol offered recording contracts record labels including sponsor sony signed australia biggest independent label shock records explained met number labels shock asked wanted kind album wanted wanted work debut single hell released june ahead related self titled debut album lee song peaked number aria_singles_chart remaining consecutive weeks eventually certified gold australian_recording_industry_association shipments copies sunshine released second single september peaked number certified gold lee released october peaked number aria albums_chart collaborated producers songwriters album including israel rogers breathe released album final single january reached number australian new_zealand urban music awards lee nominated best album year joined forces previous australian idol contestants emily williams kate girl singing project called young divas project initially formed promote joint date national tour singers perform solo material songs group young divas released cover version summer single time know real sony promote tickets tour music video shot accompany song release interview sydney morning herald stated idol finding female voices happened gone idol single promote tour taste won album young divas version time know real peaked number remained fourteen consecutive weeks eventually certified platinum shipments copies months single release young divas released second single november cover gordon song peaked number certified gold commercial success prompted release debut album classic disco pop covers titled young divas november establishing official group album debuted number certified double platinum shipments copies cover dean released group single reached number february announced young divas pulled scheduled national tour supporting irish boy band headed overseas work second solo album cancellation occurred amid claims set leave group personality clashes rumours denied group manager david champion stated return group headlining tour recording second album june announced departure resume solo career plan upcoming wedding fiancé runner fourth season australian idol replacement group brand new day subsequent releases released touch lead single second album brand new day august song peaked number remained consecutive weeks successful single certified platinum air awards touch nominated best performing independent single brand new day released august peaked number worked producers songwriters album including david andrew nickelodeon australian kids choice awards won award female singer version swedish recording artist love released second single brand new day november peaked number november performed festival brisbane alongside acts rock vandalism month later announced signed international record deals dance label ministry sound japanese independent label pony canyon brand new day released japan january peaked number japanese albums_chart month supporting act australian leg dignity tour sing different song released album final single march peaked number time embarked brand new day tour australia served solo headlining tour nickelodeon australian kids choice awards received nominations categories singer won award september released peaked number lead single compilation album singles album released november failed impact charts july released don miss peaked number lead single proposed studio album hear speak second single title track released october peaked number hear speak originally scheduled released november pushed january release eventually decided cancel album release singles struggling charts march supporting act boys australian leg tour year song touch featured soundtrack film sex city announced official twitter account july parted ways manager years brown revealed new manager sean anderson management company later parted ways anderson managed boyfriend richard harrison black label entertainment music career hold took time position breakfast radio presenter sydney nova alongside scott time thoughts music start year couldn imagine walking studio writing song didn want stage sing hard music wanted wasn mentally wanted hard felt like worn felt defeated later stated attending thirty seconds mars concert melbourne michael_jackson dangerous tour dvd inspired perform present fear freedom dance rain ended contract shock records following release single diamonds october revealed signed global record deal major label emi diamonds peaked number lead single album fear freedom certified platinum earned nominations list awards categories single australian female artist like second single released march peaked number certified platinum single chart internationally reaching number seven japan hot chart like earned aria music award nomination song year single crazy released july reached number performed tracks fear freedom hotel sydney album released august debuted number seven album solo artist september embarked fear freedom tour australia served second headlining tour cosmopolitan fun fearless female women year awards won award singer year burn fourth final single fear freedom released december reached number come trouble released fourteenth overall single august peaked number april supporting act jason australian leg world tour released need love peaked number lead single fourth studio album dance rain album second single happy released july debuted number dance rain released october debuted number second album released fourth singles dance rain failed chart musical style influences music ranged pop electro rock dance guy age noted self titled debut album lee infectious collection tinged pop tunes takes step usual idol fodder matthew allmusic noted album includes elements rock compared material artists club second album brand new day features upbeat dance songs elements disco reggae swing music 70s jazz pop lyrics album single sing different song kind happy husband time released singles don miss hear speak showcased new electropop rock sound admitted don miss ending relationship saying break boyfriend lie aside recording music written material wrote songs debut album songs second album songs album said grew listening artists mariah carey whitney houston citing influence named michael_jackson beyoncé influences told cosmopolitan magazine beyoncé driven pushes limits achieved looking thing improve past setting female artists think kind michael_jackson generation critics compared songs like accompanying music video beyoncé work expressed admiration female artists madonna pink lady_gaga katy_perry ventures television radio career appeared contestant australian reality television celebrity circus alongside celebrities task train contestants circus performers february mentor season celebrity singing takes partnered professional tennis player scott duo eliminated competition march later year returned australian idol host reporter alongside james andrew hosted seasons received nomination awards popular new female talent mentor season voice australia paired coach seal prepare contestants team battle rounds contestant fourteenth season dancing stars australia partnered professional dancer grand finale placed competition host upcoming reality life changing adventures aims raise money australian charities debut radio presenter january joining brisbane breakfast team alongside year hosted melbourne fox summer breakfast alongside mike brian time radio presenter sydney nova breakfast alongside scott hosted year received award nominations best newcomer air metropolitan australian commercial radio awards radio host cosmopolitan fun fearless female women year awards endorsements ambassador australian clothing line hold tight appearing promotional campaigns face body line hold tight collection launched big stores australia warehouse branches new_zealand face earn learn program aims delivering millions dollars worth educational resources primary secondary schools australia appeared television commercial program featuring students road primary school new_south_wales later month announced new australian face international brand replacing model brand teamed cotton body release range pieces called lee army collection included printed tanks jackets long sleeve tops printed available buy online august stores august philanthropy ambassador day annual fundraising event mcdonald supports mcdonald house charities provides needed programs services seriously ill children families face jeans genes day australia charity fundraising event organised children medical research institute sponsors investigation childhood genetic diseases supported charity high school raised campaign including profits nude photo shoot magazine alongside recording artist annual australian annual red ribbon appeal november raising money fight hiv aids helping people hiv month later december performed street mall sydney celebrity initiative raise money smith family charity children families ambassador day personal life age met builder gold coast aged time started dating seriously year married secret location queensland september took husband lee couple honeymoon weeks following year october publicist issued statement separated distance time apart reported fact affair lee cousin aaron partner aaron facing murder charge queensland alleged murder interview herald sun years marriage ended revealed experienced depression relationship living dream closed doors personal life mess felt things worse wanted wouldn leave house days time sit house day september began dating manager richard harrison august couple went public relationship meeting harrison considered role model girls stated proud size woman lost kilograms transformed size couple announced engagement january issue new idea magazine years engaged harrison married paris france august appeared cover august issue new idea wedding dress discography lee brand new day fear freedom dance rain tours headlining brand new day tour fear freedom tour supporting act dignity tour australian leg boys tour australian leg jason world tour australian leg filmography awards nominations


born march japanese video game composer best known scoring majority titles final_fantasy series considered famous respected composers video game community referred video games music appeared times annual classic hall_of_fame self taught musician began playing piano age english songwriter elton_john biggest influence joined square met final_fantasy creator worked video game titles notably games final_fantasy series years square left found company called smile music label dog ear records composed music video games including ones developed square_enix development studio soundtracks arranged albums game scores released pieces video game works performed final_fantasy concerts worked grammy award winning conductor performances hard rock band square_enix colleagues called black played electronic organ keyboards band played arranged rock versions final_fantasy compositions performed formed successor black biography early life born japan self taught musician began play piano ages years old formal piano lessons older sister played piano graduating university degree english played keyboard amateur bands composed music television commercials working music rental shop tokyo square employee asked interested creating music titles working agreed time considered job think time career said way money keeping time job music rental shop career square joined square composed soundtrack cruise working square met asked wanted create music games agreed year created music number games achieve widespread success including titles like genesis alpha collaborated originally contribution square final_fantasy game turned huge success final_fantasy popularity sparked career video game music compose music titles prominently subsequent games final_fantasy series scored installment saga series final_fantasy legend second game series final_fantasy legend assisted late signed finish soundtrack critically acclaimed title trigger game composer contracted composed soundtrack mission gun hazard created entire score created music games hero series outside video games composed main theme animated film goddess movie composed anime final_fantasy unlimited final_fantasy inspired plants concept albums released solo album entitled feeling gradually dissatisfied requested assistance composers score final_fantasy marked time compose entire main series final_fantasy soundtrack final_fantasy joined composed majority soundtrack responsible tracks assisted scoring final_fantasy tactics advance providing main theme fellow square colleagues asked join forming rock band focused expanding compositions declined offer busy work agreeing perform live performance keyboardist decided join making band employee square chose black band joined band black released studio albums appeared concerts promote albums current career left square_enix formed company called smile created music production company dog ear records reason departure company moved office tokyo comfortable new location cites fact reached age gradually life hands continue compose music square_enix members black created score cgi film final_fantasy vii advent children composed main theme final_fantasy originally offered job creating score eventually assigned main composer instead initially going create theme song final_fantasy assigned task creating entire score final_fantasy decided hand job main final_fantasy composer works closely development studio composed blue dragon lost odyssey away shuffle dungeon story battle wrote music cancelled game cry created main theme multi composer game super smash brawl composed music anime saga marked time provided score animated series recently contributed music storyline book titled called currently working soundtracks multiple games including project phoenix appeared times annual classic hall_of_fame theme written final_fantasy vii voted number position annual classic hall_of_fame chart time piece music written video game appeared chart music final_fantasy series received greater support voted position classic hall_of_fame final_fantasy music subsequently appeared number seven number number personal life currently resides tokyo japan wife met college summer cabin spare time enjoys watching professional wrestling drinking beer said originally wanted professional wrestler mentioning career dream younger concerts video game compositions performed numerous concerts final_fantasy concerts held outside japan final_fantasy music performed live time event symphonic game music concert leipzig germany events symphonic game music concerts featuring final_fantasy music held concert featured world premiere fight final_fantasy vii japanese pianist invited perform arrangement orchestra world premiere dancing mad final_fantasy performed orchestra choir pipe organ event included distant worlds final_fantasy performed japanese opera soprano series successful concert performances held japan including final_fantasy concert series titled tour concert dear friends music final_fantasy took place disney concert hall los_angeles california performed los_angeles orchestra los_angeles master conducted fort worth symphony orchestra director positive reception concert series north_america followed follow concert called friends music final_fantasy performed los_angeles gibson concert conducted grammy award winning guest appearance night performed symphony orchestra debut concert october coincided day staff square_enix final_fantasy music presented concert voices music final_fantasy took place february convention center star guests included angela concert focused songs final_fantasy series conducted fellow composers attendance world premiere play video game symphony chicago illinois composed opening fanfare concert attended european debut stockholm sweden june performance toronto canada september florence italy october world tour distant worlds music final_fantasy held stockholm performed royal stockholm orchestra conducted december second concert tour held theatre near chicago march tour continued recent concert houston texas july music final_fantasy fourth music symphonic fantasies concerts cologne september produced creators symphonic game music concert series conducted february announced appear anime boston largest anime conventions east_coast anime boston surprise appearance played video game orchestra track winged angel short visit prestigious college music brief session request founder alumni january performed band national harbor november performed final_fantasy distant worlds concert conducting adelaide symphony orchestra adelaide chorus adelaide entertainment centre june performed final_fantasy distant worlds concert conducting vienna orchestra vienna chamber chorus vienna august headlining fantasy rock festival japan revealed audience originally intended second album dancing mad final_fantasy track appears album referring square_enix indirectly told audience certain company informed use consequently instead backing decided album dancing dad nod band told audience wanted album wholly original songs lamented game songs probably wouldn sell musical style influences style compositions diverse ranging classical symphonic pieces heavy metal new age hyper techno electronica example lost odyssey score ranges classical orchestral arrangements contemporary jazz techno tracks stated big fan celtic irish music work contains elements musical styles final_fantasy scores vary upbeat dark angry nature instance music final_fantasy viii dark soundtrack final_fantasy upbeat final_fantasy music described able convey true emotion scene example theme final_fantasy vii interview times said don self consciously compose music japan world think melancholy pieces distinctly japanese quality named time magazine time wave music feature called john williams video game world credited increasing appreciation awareness video game music musical influences come united_kingdom united_states cites elton_john biggest musical influence stated wanted like major inspirations include beatles lake simon progressive rock bands classical genre cites great influence said 1970s bands pink floyd king crimson impact final_fantasy compositions intro piece winged angel final_fantasy vii inspired song purple lyrics taken medieval poetry based specifically songs turn major influence video game music video games industry example final_fantasy viii played summer olympics athens women synchronized swimming event game eyes featuring chinese pop singer sold record copies song video game win award japan gold disc awards won song year international interview revealed getting inspiration listening music inspiration walking dog works


howard born october american singer songwriter performs musical partner guitarist david sparse dark musical style combines elements music described new_yorker innovative reminiscent past rural forms released critically acclaimed albums dave machine debut revival release time received nominations grammy award best contemporary folk album album soul journey introduced electric guitar drums upbeat sound body work gap years released fifth studio album harvest nominated grammy best contemporary folk album associate producer performed songs brother art thou soundtrack platinum album won grammy award album year collaborated recorded distinguished musicians ryan adams jay harris early life howard born october new_york_city adopted comedy music biological mother freshman college father musician visiting new_york_city speculated biological father favorite musicians later discovered adoptive parents drummer new_yorker stated address given appeared mother grown mountains north_carolina adoptive parents moved los_angeles write music carol appeared tonight introduced music american folk singers bob_dylan woody carter family performed folk songs peers elementary school los_angeles later attended crossroads school high school santa california high school local television program featured student excelled student university california santa played bass band drums psychedelic surf band college roommate played album band stanley brothers song came stood kind walked room tractor beam stood stereo powerful electric stuff songs grown singing sudden found music graduating santa degree photography attended college music boston songwriting years studying gained confidence performer met music partner david successful audition country band career finishing college moved nashville tennessee recalled looked record collection saw music loved nashville bill monroe stanley brothers young moved thinking thirty years late soon followed nashville singing long black veil realized voices started perform duo considered working duo simply billed year moving nashville found manager stiff managed stiff ignored frequent advice stop playing join band eventually signed recording contract sounds following performance opening peter station inn producer bone expressed interest recording album plan preference minimal instrumentation agreed producer revival recording sessions debut revival wanted recapture bare sound live performance recalled week intense bone engineer dave got inside little world little distance singing playing sound immediate light small later recorded songs played expanded group musicians guitarist rock roll hall_of_fame james burton bassist roy veteran session jim buddy album released april positive reviews mark allmusic called superb debut wrote debts artists past obvious clearly acknowledged maturity intelligence keen eye detail songs wouldn expect simply trying carter family bill warren depression praised album rural culture arlington heights illinois daily herald mark observed revival staunch depression era music originals sounded like era attributed biblical imagery lyrics production sung vocals ann powers rolling_stone gave revival lukewarm review criticized singing experiences manufacturing emotion robert_christgau echoed powers doesn voice eye way words bring simulation revival nominated grammy award best contemporary folk album lost bruce ghost tom hell duo hell continued dark themes songs subject matter varies female character killing mining accident murder ballad ode death like revival hell featured sparse style focused voices guitars album received favorable reviews robert dallas observer observed inhabits role completely fiction separating character audience disappears allmusic stated album lacks focus revival thoroughly satisfying second album proof debut depression brown commended live immediate feel album harmonies similar revival praised reflecting influences stanley brothers managing create original sound chris minneapolis city pages criticized songs lack authenticity wrote doesn write folk songs writes folk songs writing folk songs brother art thou sang songs served associate producer produced soundtrack film shared vocals rendition gospel song fly away dave washington_post praised version singers wrote additional lyrics song didn leave baby sung harris song old mississippi tune discovered nominated grammy award best country collaboration vocals platinum album won grammy award album year surprise success soundtrack gave career boost cameo appearance film time universal music group purchased sounds began independent label records named bell subject song revival produced release new label album time song album recorded historic studio nashville want sing rock roll recorded live auditorium recording sessions concert film mountain said album american history rock roll country music songs assassination abraham_lincoln disaster john henry elvis_presley time continues style mellow sparse arrangements explained opposed little tiny folk songs traditional songs tiny rock songs performed acoustic setting heads went electric changing instruments time received extensive critical praise focused evolution lyrics mountain ballads michael shannon charleston gazette soul piercing treasure record songwriting absolutely stunning critics compare track minute dream highway classics bob_dylan young johnson allmusic described dream akin river current like jim mississippi_river depression grant wrote gathered fragments rich history american music reset small subtle observed carefully constructed language time finished thirteenth village_voice music critic poll time appeared best decade lists rolling_stone paste uncut irish times ottawa citizen album nominated grammy award best contemporary folk album lost bob_dylan love theft time peaked billboard independent album chart collection dvd released featured live performances music videos songs time covers concert footage filmed music videos included performing songs studio depression barry praised dvd accompaniment time calling point memorable important project soul journey release soul journey explored new territory said wanted record records thought driving road listening sunny summer day produced record album reflected change typically sparse instrumentation introduced violin electric bass drums later said supposed sound want reflect change growth songs soul journey time recorded versions traditional folk songs original compositions lyrics autobiographical previous albums album received mixed reviews allmusic johnson wrote casual called wonderful dusty porch album whiskey sly screen door jon rolling_stone criticized slower songs complimented upbeat songs soul journey garnered significant acclaim john harris mojo magazine described album pretty perfect uncut favorably compared bob_dylan band basement tapes entertainment_weekly wrote sounded deeper soul journey peaked billboard charts reached independent albums dave machine continued partnership band dave machine wrote songs provided guitar harmony vocals andy gill independent described debut album friend friend akin albums balance harmonies swapped favour voice ostensibly solo album alex popmatters noted similarities albums paste magazine stephen praised friend friend incorporating wide traditional american music comments echoed rolling_stone popmatters piece september duo released second album band title dave machine nashville obsolete band includes watson paul brittany occasionally includes jordan harvest feature guardian critic john harris expressed frustration release years creation records founder showed optimism testing new songs opening concerts wrote blog entry long gestation period signals perfect album said recording album started release date harvest released june attributed long time period releases dissatisfaction songs writing explained slipped don know uncommon happens writers deepest frustration come album title writing process involved endless forth said stating authored jointly composed album album received praise publications los_angeles_times uncut rolling_stone allmusic wrote album stunning intimacy lack studio warmth timeless hard won album peaked billboard albums_chart nominated grammy best contemporary folk album best engineered album musical style incorporate elements early twentieth century music old time classic country gospel traditional modern elements rhythm blues rock roll jazz punk rock new_yorker maintained musical style easily classified innovative reminiscent past rural forms instrumentation songs usually simple arrangement accompanying vocals acoustic guitars plays rhythm guitar gibson plays lead olympic guitar new_yorker described inventive guitarist plays solos daring melodic leaps review depression andy moore observed strokes blow guitar themes songs performed contain dark themes social struggling elements poverty drug addiction death family god despite lead singer characters male commented commercial everybody wants happy love songs people flat ask don happy love songs matter fact don got songs reflect themes employ slow pace songs tempo compared slow rolling_stone observed songs near jaw drop final revelation reception received broad critical praise washington_post described interesting singer songwriters generation tom boston_globe observed quietly establishing impressive contemporary roots music piece guardian john harris called decade greatest talents critic robert los_angeles_times wrote turn demonstrates spark commitment country folk pop rock fans appreciate imagination heart albums came critics questioned authenticity music raised southern_california performed themed songs revival criticized manufacturing emotion review hell chris city pages stated discovered old time music college decided sheltered life worth writing completely devoid critics rejected notion background affects authenticity music music critic mark defended new_york_times piece person protagonist song young girl time place fully understand feelings singer expresses rape respect displays chosen musical genre authentic likewise matters walked streets black dust towns east tennessee sings refrain sense expresses men coal mines futile hopes better life comes loud clear wall_street_journal taylor echoed critics hard time california city girl coal daughter love music earned right listen tune good gal know mountain come september duo awarded lifetime achievement award songwriting music association influences collaborations emphasizes music previous era major influence said large listen people dead tried true school let years relevant acknowledged inspiration traditional country artists including stanley brothers carter family brothers blue sky boys explained relationship traditional music saying tried traditional love music monroe brothers stanley brothers carter family clear going able exactly songwriter addition strong country influence draws repertoire rock roll artists bob_dylan young grateful dead velvet underground noted alternative rock bands throwing van don directly inform music recorded songs variety notable artists including ryan adams harris jay old crow medicine bright eyes steve stanley solomon mark contributions album described christopher club subtle vital later created cover art album man upstairs mark allmusic wrote work ryan adams album brought best adams artists recorded songs written include jimmy union station joan harris performances played music festivals including newport folk festival festival festival cambridge folk festival austin city limits festival farm aid toured north_america extensively played europe australia new_zealand concert reviews praised chemistry stage seattle post wrote startling intimacy anticipated movements shifted necessary fit dave machine toured north_america band originally composed members old crow medicine band currently composed watson paul brittany participate group tours notable musicians sweet harmony traveling revue week tour griffin buddy miller harris dave machine joined old crow medicine brothers big surprise tour tour described roots music support act recently reformed buffalo springfield discography revival sounds hell records time records soul journey records friend friend dave machine records harvest records nashville obsolete dave machine records


matthew west matthew joseph west born april american contemporary christian musician singer songwriter actor released studio albums known songs motions nominated dove awards major label debut album happy west won american music award best contemporary inspirational artist starting independent musician late 1990s released independent albums signing universal south records release dove award winning debut album happy released radio single stayed christian adult contemporary charts weeks received dove award nominations second album history followed release originally independent album faced vocal issues threatened career months prescribed vocal rest studio album enjoyed chart success hits motions addition main solo career west worked songwriter christian musicians groups point grace grant casting crowns mainstream country acts billy ray cyrus gill second single hello album light released reached record breaking consecutive weeks billboard christian songs chart early life matthew west born april grove illinois child fan hometown baseball team chicago_cubs wanted eventually career baseball played baseball high school grove north high school team captain senior hoping college baseball scholarship instead ended receiving year music scholarship university illinois graduated musical career west wrote songs sanctuary father church home college breaks according statement west winter jam march curtis concert assembly hall west said crying making friends ask wrong said led jesus pursue career singing songwriting songwriter independent musician releasing albums september sun step way october went city tour support release september sun graduating university college recommended west attend music event aspiring musicians west interested attended learning people signed paid entrance fee met representative word publishing event took interest kept contact graduated west landed finals songwriting competition offered songwriting deal july weeks graduating songs known musicians like billy ray cyrus began touring united_states independent artist july week signing record contract universal south records west injury left arm threatened musical career guitar playing says locked house way breaking window time hard time getting window open started pushing window hard hand broke glass blood starting left arm ran street screaming help seeing blood went shock middle street thing remember construction workers praying spanish taken hospital west told chances low regaining use left arm having come close major recovered accident able continue playing guitar record studio album happy signing universal south records august west released non independent studio album happy december album producers kenny jason wrote song west track successful radio single date staying christian adult contemporary chart record breaking weeks played christian song went labelled christian song year additional songs end know find released singles album beginning late september west joined mark city fall tour concluded end november nominated dove awards including new artist year song year won recorded music packaging year dove award debut album happy early tour hosted building history vocal problems kenny jason producers matthew west began recording second studio album early history produced west released june universal south records single album thing know released june day album release theme title track history inspired music news headline matthew west makes history reference album happy day read headline like calls history maker said beginning september kicked city history tour headlining tour included guest musicians mcdonald paul wright joined winter wonder slam tour beginning december john additional songs released history singles grace title track history independent album released universal south records west said began experience vocal fatigue april said lost vocal range staying higher notes lower notes began having hard time speaking vocal check response issue west doctors nashville voice center discovered caused told doctors vocal surgery option weeks passed surgery took place process said career threatening afterward prescribed month period silence vocal rest video documentary titled directed produced benjamin released early highlighting matthew west time silence vocal recovery february documentary available exclusively family christian stores dvd combo pack west album single released late song available free download west website recorded duet christmas makes cry american idol finalist released christmas radio single november christmas joy matthew west album released january reached billboard christian albums_chart peaked billboard chart making billboard album produced brown cash christopher stevens west said interview album songs written title decided months found going radio single released album march song reached christian chart album title track released radio receiving airplay june matthew west city measure tour camp tour ran february march featured billy graham television special america dream chasing happiness aired march appearance included world premiere music video song history june west hosted gospel dream televised christian music talent competition motions released single placing christian chart april song upcoming album country artist consideration american idol finalist december motions grammy nominated best gospel song grammy nomination story life light live forever present single matthew west new album little world released august album story life released october according west response thousands life stories fans shared day got stories sudden like holy cow special place rented cabin tennessee minutes house felt like middle spent months cabin reading stories singer songwriter reported interview matthew starring heart christmas west released christmas song featuring country music hall_of_fame member gill entitled leaving heaven light released september going light tour september october november west released sixth studio album live forever april winter jam tour central eastern parts united_states songwriting addition main solo career matthew west written songs bands musicians including mark joy williams casting crowns grant point grace mainstream country act billy ray cyrus recorded west song day album feels like today wrote voice thank released singles early acting west pursues acting skills occasionally appearing christian television shows starting film debut appearing christian film heart christmas starring cameron received positive review limited theaters personal life matthew west currently lives nashville tennessee wife emily married emily proposing september daughter jane daughter named earl girl awards dove awards discography


smith smith born june august american country music artist active smith widely considered genre best female vocalists earned grammy award nominations billboard country singles charting albums hit number october smith 12th solo female vocalist 19th woman elected country music hall_of_fame despite success smith considered music critics vocalists country music history decision pursue super stardom non country general media market like contemporaries artists george jones wright cited smith best vocalists music industry favorite female artist eddie nashville radio station grand dubbed smith rolls country singers said smith stated numerous occasions country legend favourite country singer early life smith born june august indiana daughter parents originally west_virginia smith months old family returned later ohio father abusive child eventually cause suffer mental breakdown teenager seven mother divorced father married tom clark clark brought children new marriage brought including smith couple eventually children total added children child smith surrounded music stepfather played brother played brother played guitar saturday nights smith listen grand radio broadcast teenager injured accident nearly cut leg hospital recovering given guitar learned play different chords following recovery began perform local talent contests smith graduated salem liberty high school class august entered talent contest frontier ranch country music park near columbus ohio performing jean thought smith won talent contest silver dollars day park country artist bill anderson heard smith perform impressed voice january smith ran anderson country music package concert invited perform midnight program nashville tennessee performing program smith returned nashville record demos anderson planned pitching country artists anderson manager long brought demo recording victor records producer heard impressed vocals offered smith recording contract eventually signed label june musical career breakthrough found busy artists bob acted smith producer sessions continue work producer departure smith session took place july recorded songs written bill anderson songs recorded session entitled day chosen smith debut single song rush released single august smith breakout single reaching billboard magazine hot country singles chart november remained number position weeks day debut single female country artist reach number nearly years single held record weeks spent number billboard country chart female artist victor released smith self titled debut album march reached spending seven weeks billboard country albums_chart spending weeks chart overall addition album peaked billboard albums_chart time dan cooper allmusic called production album sound home sisters time anderson wrote series singles jump start smith career country music industry songs smith follow single day released early titled song peaked billboard country chart addition tiny blue radio originally intended davis written anderson peaked singles chart smith officially member grand radio nashville tennessee dream smith member childhood remembering saying age someday gon sing grand smith temporarily fired grand weeks year required weeks stay member time 1970s smith nearly fired jesus christ bill anderson wrote single anderson released april called remember single peaked billboard magazine hot country singles chart billboard bubbling hot singles chart october smith released second studio album cute country album featured cover versions country songs newer songs written bill anderson included cover versions songs artists jim pierce ray price like album cute country reached billboard country albums_chart spent thirty weeks chart singles talk fool love reached hot country singles chart issued smith album miss smith goes nashville album peaked billboard country albums_chart sessions smith producer bob felt pressured headquarters new_york_city market smith sound middle road country pop material change sound evident studio albums born sing downtown country albums featured background cover versions singles pop artists time spawned born sing downtown country singles ain peaked hot country singles chart time smith appeared country music vehicle films performed current hit recordings appeared films second steel guitar las_vegas starred appeared road nashville hell wheels february smith released album entitled country mainly featured cover versions country hits recorded time including songs smith released album songs written entirely bill anderson entitled smith sings bill anderson smith later commented honor favor record album bill anderson songs included album covers anderson hits city lights like featured anderson love drops smith wanted release single anderson wanted release song single smith stated song cut songs later hit anderson smith singles row billboard hot country singles chart come running smith wrote cincinnati ohio burning hole mind baby run away little tears cincinnati ohio later inspire city cincinnati ohio declare smith day june new directions smith began feel large amounts pressure music business stress touring recording promoting trying personal life led smith possibility suicide thought suicide smith later clarified saw idea actual possibility pressures eventually led smith seek family life religion born christian spring music career completely smith balance lighter schedule order avoid stress smith began record darker songs including single ribbon darkness smith stated reflection personal life recently husband jerry smith despite recent personal troubles smith continued enjoy commercial success single sweet love written bill anderson reached billboard magazine hot country singles chart followed single entitled stopped loving reached singles chart smith released collaborative albums american country artist called young love sunday morning smith gospel album singles louisiana man castle hits billboard magazine country singles chart smith cover don gibson single time reached hot country singles chart album released reached billboard country albums_chart early 1970s smith started incorporate gospel music regular studio albums touring smith later stated incorporating gospel music secular recording career leap christianity count released gospel album come walk smith later stated favorite gospel record smith singles reached billboard magazine hot country singles chart ain love let leave love look looking addition albums released accommodate success singles including tribute songwriter dallas named ain love great dallas songs november smith announced depart week country artist arnold announced temporary departure smith later explained interview razor tie felt showed lack respect felt recording later career parting ways smith moved columbia_records new contract insisted able record gospel album year released gospel album label november entitled god abundant addition label gave advantage able incorporate gospel songs regular country studio albums factors singles remained manage stay decade year smith recorded country album label entitled lady named smith producer george smith wrote album lead single got right want minor hit billboard country chart smith dissatisfied production strategies replaced ray baker album way love goes single released way love goes written dallas called ain love good thing peaked hot country singles chart signing columbia music critics considered smith lost quality found earlier records victor reviewing compilation years columbia titled smith sings hits allmusic commented smith lost grain voice went write said regardless material bad record tunes carefully chosen true tried hide hardcore vocal style smith released singles knew song meant got baby mind reached billboard magazine hot country singles chart released second gospel album label entitled smith sings hank williams gospel tribute gospel material hank williams recorded year released cover williams secular don love like single smith released cover versions previously pop hits brothers singles till kissed sad watch good love bad releasing studio albums smith parted ways columbia_records following year smith moved monument records new recording contract marketed country pop artist pressured recording softer material reviewing smith monument compilation greatest_hits monument allmusic stephen_thomas_erlewine commented recorded country pop material heavily produced adult contemporary ballads big shiny disco influenced pop numbers smith albums label release debut monument album pure smith spawned single entitled coming peaked outside single released label significant hit cover andy pop hit want peaked country singles chart smith singles label continued descend progressively lower positions country singles chart poor record sales smith decided semi retirement raise children present comeback current activities smith encouraged restart mainstream career new recording contract epic records label released singles course years single far cry written alternative country artist steve reached hot country singles chart second single chart epic failed release singles album cameo appearance stephen king horror film maximum dead lady car day mid-1990s smith home talking daughters phone telling mother going night daughter asked smith plans night fun planned smith lied daughter wouldn worry conversation ended smith realized didn need children worrying start adult lives decided time return career country artist stuart later married acting album main producer smith signed recording contract warner records label preferred record album smith decided terms record solo studio album october released second self titled studio album consisting tracks written smith stuart album attracted little attention given high critical praise traditional contemporary style kurt book country music rough guide commented album sounded far mainstream allmusic gave release stars calling solid effort commenting stands head shoulders stuff come nash decade doesn sell copy triumphant return smith hasn lost gift singer writer smith second cameo appearance film portraying singer dance country starring woody billy august smith released collaborative gospel album country artists barbara white called love fails records interview country stars central smith said ill stomach flu recording album enjoyed making record produced country artist white husband album received nomination dove awards website reviewed release commented love fails probably southern gospel fans like vocals probably won wow country listeners folks fans singers kind treat november smith joined cast stuart television series stuart airs network saturday night thirty minute program features traditional country music performed stuart smith radio personality eddie smith writing new songs album august smith released new solo recording thirteen years entitled long line sugar hill records record produced stuart includes songs written pair howard johnny russell dallas wrote songs included album smith inducted country music hall_of_fame musical styles reception smith sound defined nashville sound musical style primarily breakthrough years 1960s nashville sound recordings time mainly included smith sound remained traditional use steel guitar vocals featuring pop influenced instrumentation provide urban pop appeal critics largely praised smith use steel guitar described sharp prominent smith steel guitar player credited creating smith called smith sound interview book born sing recalls smith producer bob wanted guitar sound came said wanted bright sound adjusted controls thought thin sound wound popular smith commercially successful career driven artists country music celebrated respected music critics fans counterparts alike considered smith best female vocalists country music history music critics compared smith vocals country legend emotional delivery strong use review smith compilation essential smith explained smith vocals usually compared smith female singer history country music truly claim throne aren amazing vocalists field plenty legends terms pure gift interpretation taking virtually song making country song class distinction smith artists country music industry cited smith significant musical influence favorite musical artists wright said spent childhood listening records smith george jones cited smith favorite female singer autobiography elvis_presley smith albums record collection home intended recording smith version wonders perform got discussion country songwriter fred foster famously said know female singers world smith rest pretending personal life smith married times married jerry smith inter lake iron corporation ohio child march named late 1970s went europe missionary currently psychologist mid-1960s couple divorced smith married guitarist touring band jack son separating nearly year marrying shortly afterward smith married telephone marshall early 1970s frequently toured road couple daughters early 1990s smith stated marry july smith married country artist stuart met writing songs smith comeback album years stuart encountered attending concert met years old came indian reservation hometown work fair hasn changed bit looked great looks great smith said sustained marriage making lord center commit discography filmography awards nominations honors smith won awards billboard magazine cash box nominations music magazines smith nominated grammy awards award academy country music awards country music association nominations fan voted music city news awards including win


loose fur loose fur american rock band comprising members jeff collaborator jim trio convened preparation performance festival chicago offered opportunity collaborate artist choosing decided work brought rehearsal session trio recorded album worth songs trio released albums loose fur born usa drag city band toured band noted influence fourth album yankee hotel unhappy music initial recording sessions album sounding resulting lineup change band replaced members recording sessions album contributed band recordings sky blue sky remains member formation winter lead singer jeff acquired copy jim album bad timing album featured instrumental tracks guitar parts orchestration liked music varied easily categorized according invited perform collaborator choice noise pop festival chicago festival promoter offered pair members decided collaborate pair met apartment days festival listened records roy harper later night wrote material concert agreed meet day chicago invited drummer played similar musical style practice session found lyrical inspiration word exercises example picked random words copy guide formed abstract lines hearts discuss birds sought improve guitarist taking influence free jazz artists james blood jeff played noise pop festival double door concert fans merchant joined band onstage left requested perform utah phillips murder ballad rock salt nails new material performed concert cat reworked version demo entitled season unhappy version trio decided band loose fur recorded song album summer band uncredited appearance solo album loose fur album released time busy recording fourth album yankee hotel influence yankee hotel winter completed material album release dissatisfied emotional center recordings wanted release sound like music recorded loose fur couldn finger wanted album advance sound similar fashion irritated drummer disliked playing consistent drum patterns time band played song guitarist jay bennett drummer lack patience consistency briefly considered adding secondary decided replace loose fur wrote drum parts album immediately acceptance band instance reworked trying break heart adding parts played floor tiles members unsure decision replace band unanimously supported decision hearing new percussion parts according bennett wasn band member struck nerve recording sessions unhappy way bennett mixed parts album particularly sequences songs felt bennett burning mixing album invited jim remix trying break heart bennett conceded better job mixing song animosity arose engineers continued remix songs attempted increase drama album reducing contributions backing members removed parts songs music members loose fur appeared pieces recording career january loose fur released track album recorded unlike yankee hotel loose fur featured song band played shows brooklyn support album playing live loose fur december october announced band nearly finished recording second loose fur album album born usa album consist lyrics unlike album loose fur tour support album contrast eponymous debut born usa heavier guitar parts albums received favorably critics performed ruling class cat solo performance dvd drummer jim regular collaborator band performed ghost born sky blue sky interview drummer confirmed definite dates selected record born usa band members plan recording discography