"UK city. 1960s Cardiff produced Amen Corner, one of the top pop acts of the era and the first Welsh group to have a number one hit. Also from the 1960s was Love Sculpture who had a minor hit with Sabre Dance. Love Sculpture featured Dave Edmunds who also had chart hits in the 1960s and 1970s in his own right. In the 1970s and 1980s, the Cardiff music scene was dominated by hard rock and blues bands, and included heavy metal pioneers Budgie. Budgie released a string of hit albums in the 1970s including the gold-certified ""Bandolier"". Budgie's influence"
"(1940) and the Cello Concerto (1946). His other significant compositions include the ""Masquerade Suite"" (1941), the Anthem of the Armenian SSR (1944), three symphonies (1935, 1943, 1947), and around 25 film scores. Khachaturian is best known for his ballet music—""Gayane"" (1942) and ""Spartacus"" (1954). His most popular piece, the ""Sabre Dance"" from ""Gayane"", has been used extensively in popular culture and has been covered by a number of musicians worldwide. His style is ""characterized by colorful harmonies, captivating rhythms, virtuosity, improvisations, and sensuous melodies"". During most of his career, Khachaturian was approved by the Soviet government and held several high"
"Sabre Dance ""Sabre Dance"" (, ""Suserov par""; , ""Tanets s sablyami"") is a movement in the final act of Aram Khachaturian's ballet ""Gayane"" (1942), where the dancers display their skill with sabres. It is Khachaturian's best known and most recognizable work. He apparently felt that its popularity ""deflected attention from his other works."" Its middle section is based on an unnamed Armenian folk song. According to Tigran Mansurian, it is a synthesis of an Armenian wedding dance tune from Gyumri tied in a saxophone counterpoint ""that seems to come straight from America."" ""Sabre Dance"" is considered one of the signature"
"Caro Zakarian (1895–1967) are representative composers of the pre- and early Soviet Armenian era. The most famous, however, was Aram Khatchaturian (1903–1978), internationally well known especially for his music for various ballets and the immortal ""Sabre Dance"" from his composition for the ballet ""Gayane"". Gevorg Armenian (1920– ), Anahit Tsitsikian (1926–1999), Arno Babadjanyan (1921–1983), Barseg Kanatchian (1885–1967), Edward Mirzoyan (1921–2012), Boris Parsadanian (1925–1997), Ashot Zohrabyan (1945 -), and Aram Satian (1947 –) represent other Soviet era Armenian composers. Iosif Andriasov's (1933–2000) music and ethics made him internationally recognized as one of the most important figures in contemporary culture. Alexander Arutiunian"
"Rockpile with him. (released in the US in mid-1969 on Motown's new Rare Earth label (RS-505), with a different cover design) Both albums were reissued in May 2008, remastered and with bonus tracks (including the tracks from the two Singles listed below). Love Sculpture Love Sculpture were a Welsh blues rock band of the late 1960s, led by Dave Edmunds (born David William Edmunds, 15 April 1944 in Cardiff, Glamorgan, South Wales), plus bassist John David (born John David Williams, 19 January 1946 in Cardiff, South Wales) and drummer Rob ""Congo"" Jones (born Robert Jones, 13 August 1946 in Barry,"
"1942. In 1948, three versions of Aram Khachaturian's ""Sabre Dance"" reached number one in the ""Billboard"" Best-Selling Records by Classical Artists: a CSO version conducted by Artur Rodziński, as well as a New York Philharmonic version conducted by Efrem Kurtz and a version by Oscar Levant. These three versions were included in the Year's Top Selling Classical Artists by ""Billboard"" in 1948. The Chicago Symphony Orchestra's version became the first million-selling record by the CSO. In 1951, Rafael Kubelík made the first modern high fidelity recordings with the orchestra, in Orchestra Hall, for Mercury. Like the very first electrical recordings,"
"Aram Khachaturian Aram Il'yich Khachaturian (; ; , ""Aram Xačatryan""; ; 1 May 1978) was a Soviet Armenian composer and conductor. He is considered one of the leading Soviet composers. Born and raised in Tbilisi, the capital of Georgia, Khachaturian moved to Moscow in 1921 following the Sovietization of the Caucasus. Without prior music training, he enrolled in the Gnessin Musical Institute, subsequently studying at the Moscow Conservatory in the class of Nikolai Myaskovsky, among others. His first major work, the Piano Concerto (1936), popularized his name within and outside the Soviet Union. It was followed by the Violin Concerto"
"Kane Roberts Kane Roberts (born Robert William Athas; January 16, 1962) is an American heavy metal guitarist best known for his tenure in Alice Cooper's band from 1985 to 1988. Additionally, he has performed as a solo act, and his cover of the unreleased Bon Jovi song ""Does Anybody Really Fall In Love Anymore"" (which had already been covered by Cher on her ""Heart of Stone"" album) cracked the Top 40 on the Billboard Hot 100. He also played a memorable cameo role as a forklift driver in Wes Craven's ""Shocker"". Roberts is notable for his Rambo-like appearance and physique"
"was featured in the 2014 Winter Olympics opening ceremony held in Fisht Olympic Stadium, Sochi, Russia on February 7. The ""Sabre Dance"" has been used by numerous figure skaters, including: Sabre Dance ""Sabre Dance"" (, ""Suserov par""; , ""Tanets s sablyami"") is a movement in the final act of Aram Khachaturian's ballet ""Gayane"" (1942), where the dancers display their skill with sabres. It is Khachaturian's best known and most recognizable work. He apparently felt that its popularity ""deflected attention from his other works."" Its middle section is based on an unnamed Armenian folk song. According to Tigran Mansurian, it is"
"classical rearrangements. ""Sabre Dance"" became a hit after garnering the enthusiastic attention of British DJ John Peel, who was so impressed he played it twice in one programme on ""Top Gear"". The band issued two albums. After Love Sculpture split, Edmunds had a UK Christmas Number 1 single in 1970 with ""I Hear You Knocking"", a Smiley Lewis cover, which he came across while producing Shakin' Stevens and the Sunsets' first album entitled ""A Legend"". The recording was the first release on Edmunds' manager's MAM Records label. This single also reached No. 4 in the US, making it Edmunds' biggest"
"short lived Human Beans, a band that played mostly in London and on the UK university circuit. In 1967, the band recorded a cover of ""Morning Dew"" on the Columbia label, that failed to have any chart impact. After just eighteen months, the core of 'Human Beans' formed a new band called Love Sculpture that again reinstated Edmunds, Jones and Williams as a trio. Love Sculpture released their debut single ""River to Another Day"" in 1968. Their second single was a quasi-novelty Top 5, a reworking Khachaturian's classical piece ""Sabre Dance"" as a speed-crazed rock number, inspired by Keith Emerson's"
"Anthem of the Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic The State Anthem of the Armenian SSR () was the national anthem of Armenia when it was a republic of the Soviet Union, known as the Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic. The anthem was used from 1944 to 1991. It was composed by Aram Khachaturian, a world-famous Armenian composer, who was known for his concertos and ballets, ""Spartacus"" and ""Gayane,"" the latter including the ever-popular ""Sabre Dance"". One of the heroics themes heards in the III Act of ""Gayane"" (1942) was later used by Khachaturian in music of this National Anthem. Armenak Sarkisyan, who"
"Billy Sawilchik William Craig Sawilchik (born July 28, in Oak Lawn, Illinois, United States), better known as Billy Sawilchik is the lead guitarist, co-songwriter and back up vocalist for the band The Lovehammers. In 1994, Billy joined the band (then known under the name Swinging Lovehammers) and recorded their first full-length album ""Ultrasound"" in 1997. Sawilchik's playing style has been described as very experimental. This experimental flair is most apparent in his live performances, during which Sawilchik often improvises or retools his solos and riffs. His influences range from classic rock monoliths such as Jimmy Page to rockabilly/blues legends Carl"
"me now like D.R.I. hit me in the early '80s"". Gabe Serbian Gabriel Serbian is an American drummer and guitarist, most famous for his work in The Locust, Cattle Decapitation, and Holy Molar. He is also a member of Head Wound City, a hardcore/punk rock supergroup. He has performed with Alec Empire, Nic Endo, Charlie Clouser, and Merzbow. Serbian also played live drums for Miami IDM/breakcore artist Otto von Schirach on a European tour and also when von Schirach played/toured with The Locust. Serbian was praised by Dave Lombardo of Slayer, who said that ""There's a band called The Locust."
"Vakhtang Chabukiani Vakhtang Mikheilis dze Chabukiani () (February 27, 1910 (julian calendar) / 12/03/1910 (Gregorian calendar) – April 5, 1992), HSL, PAU, was a Georgian ballet dancer, choreographer and teacher highly regarded in his native country as well as abroad. He is considered to be one of the most influential male ballet dancers in history, and is noted for creating the majority of the choreography of the male variations which comprise the classical ballet repertory. This includes such famous ballets as ""Le Corsaire"" and ""La Bayadère"". He is also noted for his and Vladimir Ponomaryov's 1941 revival of the ballet"
"Gabe Serbian Gabriel Serbian is an American drummer and guitarist, most famous for his work in The Locust, Cattle Decapitation, and Holy Molar. He is also a member of Head Wound City, a hardcore/punk rock supergroup. He has performed with Alec Empire, Nic Endo, Charlie Clouser, and Merzbow. Serbian also played live drums for Miami IDM/breakcore artist Otto von Schirach on a European tour and also when von Schirach played/toured with The Locust. Serbian was praised by Dave Lombardo of Slayer, who said that ""There's a band called The Locust. Their drummer is named Gabe Serbian, and their music hits"
"and replaced in 1962 with that of Mother Armenia. Contacts between Armenia and the Diaspora were revived, and Armenians from abroad began to visit the republic more frequently. Many Armenians rose to prominence during this era, including one of Khrushchev's friends, Mikoyan, who was the older brother of the designer and co-founder of the Soviet MiG fighter jet company, Artem Mikoyan. Other famed Soviet Armenians included composer Aram Khachaturyan, who wrote the ballets ""Spartacus"" and ""Gayane"" that featured the well known ""Sabre Dance,"" the noted astrophysicist and astronomer Viktor Hambardzumyan, and popular literary figures Paruyr Sevak, Sero Khanzadyan, Hovhannes Shiraz,"
"Zachary Hietala Sakari ""Zachary, Saku"" Hietala (born August 10, 1962 in Tervo, Finland) is guitarist, co-songwriter and founding member of Finnish heavy metal band ""Tarot"" (formerly ""Purgatory"") in early 80's, together with his younger brother Marco Hietala, who joined ""Nightwish"" in 2001. Zachary works as a youth instructor in his hometown, Kuopio, as well as teaching music theory to ninth and tenth grade students, and takes part in the management of the official ""Tarot"" website, responding to questions and comments made by fans on the forum. Zachary is friendly and fun loving. ""Tarot"" has so far released eight studio albums,"
"War evacuation, and was broadcast on the radio. The principal dancers were: Natalia Dudinskaya (Gayane), Nikolai Zubkovsky (Karen), Konstantin Sergeyev (Armen), Tatanya Vecheslova (Nune), and Boris Shavrov (Giko). The conductor was Pavel Feldt. The most famous parts of the ballet are the ""Sabre Dance"", which has been covered by many pop artists, and the ""Adagio"", which featured prominently in Stanley Kubrick's film """". Khachaturian's original ""Gayane"" was the story of a young Armenian woman whose patriotic convictions conflict with her personal feelings on discovering her husband's treason. In later years the plot was modified several times, the resultant story emphasizing"
"the album also featured a recording of ""Mars"" from Gustav Holst's ""The Planets"", but Holst's estate refused to license the tune for the UK version. They recorded three times for BBC Radio 1's John Peel sessions in 1968 (twice) and 1969. In 1970 Mickey Gee joined the band as a second guitarist, and Terry Williams replaced Rob Jones on drums. Love Sculpture split up after a US tour, having recorded two albums. Edmunds shortly went on to further number one hit success with ""I Hear You Knocking"", and collaborated heavily with ex-Brinsley Schwarz bassist Nick Lowe, eventually forming the band"
"Karen Khachaturian Karen Surenovich Khachaturian (, ) (Moscow, September 19, 1920 – Moscow, July 19, 2011) was a Soviet and Russian composer of Armenian ethnicity and the nephew of composer Aram Khachaturian. Khachaturian was born in Moscow, the son of Suren Khachaturian, a theatrical director. He studied under Genrikh Litinsky at the Moscow Conservatory were interrupted by a term of duty in the entertainment division of the Red Army. Resuming his studies in 1945, he worked with Dmitri Shostakovich and Nikolai Myaskovsky. In addition to the Violin Sonata (1947), his works include a Cello Sonata (1966), a String Quartet (1969),"
"Pappo Norberto Aníbal Napolitano, known by his stage name Pappo (La Paternal, 10 March 1950 – Luján, 24 February 2005), was an Argentine electric guitarist, singer-songwriter and composer. He is regarded as one of the greatest and most influential guitarists in the history of Argentine rock (known locally as ""rock nacional"", Spanish for ""national rock""). Norberto Napolitano was born in La Paternal, Ciudad de Buenos Aires, Argentina, since his youth he felt great interest in music, his early influences were The Rolling Stones, The Kinks, Freddie King, BB King, Jimi Hendrix, Muddy Waters, Eric Clapton and Manal. During the late"
"1972), ""The Benny Hill Show"" (1985), ""Our Very First Telethon"" episode of ""Full House"" (1990), ""The Simpsons"" (1991), ""Two and a Half Men"" (2004), ""What's New, Scooby-Doo?"" (2004), ""Peterotica"" episode of ""Family Guy"" (2006), ""SpongeBob SquarePants"" (2007), and ""The Big Bang Theory"" (2009). On June 6, 2013 on the 110th anniversary of Khachaturian’s birthday a modern take of the Sabre Dance—""Sabre Dance on the Street""—was performed at Yerevan Cascade by Barekamutyun dance ensemble and Armenian Philharmonic Orchestra. Films in which the ""Sabre Dance"" was used, include ""The Barkleys of Broadway"" (1949), ""One, Two, Three"" (1961), ""The System"" (1964), ""Amarcord"" (1973),"
"included Jakob Samuel from Sweden's 'The Poodles'. On January 25, 2019, Roberts will release a new solo album, ""The New Normal"", on Frontiers Records. Kane Roberts Kane Roberts (born Robert William Athas; January 16, 1962) is an American heavy metal guitarist best known for his tenure in Alice Cooper's band from 1985 to 1988. Additionally, he has performed as a solo act, and his cover of the unreleased Bon Jovi song ""Does Anybody Really Fall In Love Anymore"" (which had already been covered by Cher on her ""Heart of Stone"" album) cracked the Top 40 on the Billboard Hot 100."
"Jack Bruce John Symon Asher Bruce (14 May 1943 – 25 October 2014) was a Scottish musician, singer and songwriter known primarily for his contributions to the British supergroup Cream, which also included the guitarist-singer Eric Clapton and the drummer Ginger Baker. In March 2011 ""Rolling Stone"" readers selected him as the eighth greatest bass guitarist of all time. ""Most musicians would have a very hard time distinguishing themselves if they wound up in a band with Eric Clapton and Ginger Baker,"" the magazine said at the time, ""but Jack Bruce was so gifted on the bass that he did"
"Jeff Plate Jeff Plate (born March 26, 1962) is an American professional hard rock/heavy metal drummer. He currently plays with the group Trans-Siberian Orchestra. He is best known as drummer for American heavy metal band Savatage on their albums since ""Japan Live '94"", and was also a member of Metal Church from 2006 to their break up in 2009 and again from their reunion in 2012 to 2017. Plate was born in Montour Falls, New York, and grew up on a farm in Horseheads, New York. As a youth, he dreamed of becoming a pitcher for the New York Yankees,"
"created the first Armenian ballet music, symphony, concerto, and film score, is considered the most renowned Armenian composer of the 20th century. While following the established musical traditions of Russia, he broadly used Armenian and, to lesser extent, Caucasian, Eastern and Central European, and Middle Eastern peoples' folk music in his works. He is highly regarded in Armenia, where he is considered a ""national treasure"". Aram Khachaturian was born on 6 June (24 May in Old Style) 1903 in the city of Tiflis (present-day Tbilisi, Georgia) into an Armenian family. Some sources indicate Kojori, a village near Tiflis (now in"
"The municipality of the City of Buenos Aires dedicated a monument in his honor. Pappo Norberto Aníbal Napolitano, known by his stage name Pappo (La Paternal, 10 March 1950 – Luján, 24 February 2005), was an Argentine electric guitarist, singer-songwriter and composer. He is regarded as one of the greatest and most influential guitarists in the history of Argentine rock (known locally as ""rock nacional"", Spanish for ""national rock""). Norberto Napolitano was born in La Paternal, Ciudad de Buenos Aires, Argentina, since his youth he felt great interest in music, his early influences were The Rolling Stones, The Kinks, Freddie"
"Khachatur Avetisyan Khachatur Avetisyan (1926–1996) (Armenian: Խաչատուր Ավետիսյան, ""Xačatur Avetisyan""; alternate transliterations include Avetisian or Avetissian) was an influential Armenian composer. Avetisyan was born in Leninakan, Armenian SSR (now Gyumri, Armenia). He graduated from the Yerevan State Musical Conservatory where he studied composition with professor Edvard Mirzoyan. At age 25 he was the first Armenian composer honored with gold medals in the Berlin and Moscow international competitions. In addition to his studies in classical music, Avetisyan became an authority in Armenian folk music and traditional instruments, especially the kanun. He composed the first Concerto for Kanun and Symphony Orchestra in"
"of Khachaturian's handwritten notes and film music in the Memory of the World Register. Soviet Union Other states Academic titles Notes Citations Aram Khachaturian Aram Il'yich Khachaturian (; ; , ""Aram Xačatryan""; ; 1 May 1978) was a Soviet Armenian composer and conductor. He is considered one of the leading Soviet composers. Born and raised in Tbilisi, the capital of Georgia, Khachaturian moved to Moscow in 1921 following the Sovietization of the Caucasus. Without prior music training, he enrolled in the Gnessin Musical Institute, subsequently studying at the Moscow Conservatory in the class of Nikolai Myaskovsky, among others. His first"
"Rafik Khachatryan Rafik Khachatryan (; October 7, 1937 – January 16, 1993) was an Armenian sculptor. He was the father of Garegin Khachatryan (1975–1995). Khachatryan was a direct descendant of the house of Daniel-Bek of Sassun (province Sassun or Sason of Western Armenia) (second half of the 18th century) and Khachatur-Bek of Mush (town Mush of Western Armenia) (first half of the 19th century), and the father of Garegin Khachatryan - one of young heroes of the National Liberation war. He graduated from the Phanos Therlemzyan Art college (Yerevan) in 1966 and the Yerevan Art-Theatrical Institute (University) in 1971. Khachatryan"
"a Soviet-Armenian composer whose works were often influenced by Armenian folk music. He was born in Tbilisi, Georgia, to a poor Armenian family and immigrated to Moscow. Gayane Khachaturian (Armenian: Գայանե Խաչատուրյան (""Gayane Khachaturyan"")) (9 May 1942 – 1 May 2009), prolific Georgian-Armenian painter and graphic artist associated with Magical Realism and Surrealism, was born into an Armenian family in Tbilisi. Sergei Parajanov (, (""Sargis Hovsep'i P'arajanyan""); ; ), was born in Tbilisi in 1924 and was a Soviet Armenian film director and artist, widely regarded as one of the 20th century's greatest masters of cinema. He was arrested several"
"Paul Tobias Paul H. Tobias (also known as Paul Edward Huge (pronounced hugh-gee)) (born in August 1963, Indianapolis, Indiana) is an American guitarist best known for his involvement with hard rock band Guns N' Roses, with whom he has collaborated since 1994. The first known collaborations by Tobias and childhood friend Axl Rose can be traced back to 1984 and the formation of Hollywood Rose. The band's demo tape featured two songs co-written by Rose and Tobias; ""Shadow of Your Love"" and ""Back Off Bitch"". In 1985, Rose moved on to form Guns N' Roses. Several tracks on the band's"