"Two Hands, One Mouth: Live in Europe Two Hands, One Mouth: Live in Europe is an album by American rock/pop group Sparks, released in March 2013. It is their first ever live album, and first double CD album. In October 2012, Ron and Russell Mael performed for the first time ever as a duo, with no band. The 18-city European tour titled ""Two Hands, One Mouth"" began in Lithuania and followed in Latvia, Finland, Norway, Sweden, Germany, Belgium, the UK and Ireland. The final UK concert of the tour was at the sold-out Barbican Centre in London. The tour then"
"Deep"" and ""Kimono My House"" albums played in their entirety before a sold-out hometown crowd at Royce Hall at the Mael Bros. alma mater in Los Angeles, UCLA. Ron and Russell appeared as interview subjects in the 2009 documentary ""The Magnificent Tati"", discussing their involvement during the early 1980s in ""Confusion"", a proposed Jacques Tati movie for which a screenplay was written but never shot (due to Tati's death). On August 14, 2009, the band premiered the radio musical ""The Seduction of Ingmar Bergman"", commissioned by the Swedish public radio (SR) and featuring the Mael brothers themselves and Swedish actors"
"and developing the music upon piano lines and lyrics of Ron Mael and the vocals of Russell Mael. In 2001, the Maels were commissioned by a German broadcasting company to produce a song for ""Günther Koch Revisited (Voll In Den Mann)"", an album that featured samples of sports commentator Günther Koch set to music. The band's contribution, ""Wunderbar"", placed Koch's highly-spirited commentary over an orchestral backing. The duo acknowledged that making the track provided them a blueprint for the sound of ""Lil' Beethoven"". Described by the band themselves as a ""career-defining opus"", ""Lil' Beethoven"" saw the duo move into a"
"to change the band's name to Maze. The group's popularity was enhanced considerably in the UK by DJs Greg Edwards and Robbie Vincent in the late 1970s and early 1980s when they performed live at London's Lyceum Ballroom for broadcast on Capital Radio. They are best known there for their UK #57 hit single, ""Joy and Pain"". Beverly's onstage attire (all-white custom designed and made, casual clothing, including slacks, long-sleeved shirt, and a baseball cap) has become his signature dress style over the years. His son, Anthony, who has toured as a drummer with Maze, organized a tribute in 2009"
"Maze (band) Maze, also known as Maze Featuring Frankie Beverly and Frankie Beverly & Maze, is an American soul band founded by Frankie Beverly in Philadelphia in 1970. Under its original name Raw Soul, the band relocated to San Francisco and was introduced to Marvin Gaye. Gaye took the group on the road with him as one of his opening acts, and in 1976, he suggested that they change their name from Raw Soul. Maze released 9 Gold albums from 1977 to 1993. Their well-known songs include ""Happy Feelin's"", ""While I'm Alone"", ""Golden Time Of Day"", ""The Look in Your"
"be because the song was written without any regard for the vocal style of Russell Mael. Songwriter Ron Mael has explained: ""This Town Ain't Big Enough for Both of Us"" was written in A, and by God it'll be sung in A. I just feel that if you're coming up with most of the music, then you have an idea where it's going to go. And no singer is gonna get in my way. Russell Mael has claimed in reply: When he wrote ""This Town Ain't Big Enough for Both of Us"", Ron could only play it in that key."
"County, California, during the ""Golden Age"" of the LA club scene, with the Doors, Love and the Standells regularly playing the Whisky a Go Go on Sunset Strip and the Beach Boys playing the afternoon event Teenage Fair. Both Ron and Russell Mael are seen in the audience during the Ronettes' section of the concert film ""The Big T.N.T. Show"", filmed in 1966. Both attended UCLA, Ron studying cinema and graphic art, Russell theatre arts and filmmaking. Detesting the folk music scene, which they considered ""cerebral and sedate and we had no time for that"", they developed a particular taste"
"Whether a solo project or a band, Runt had a No. 20 hit in the United States with ""We Gotta Get You a Woman"" in 1970, and two other Runt songs placed in the lower reaches of the Hot 100. By this time, Rundgren had effectively moved his base to Los Angeles. As he prepared for his second solo album, he was introduced to aspiring L.A. band Halfnelson, led by brothers Ron Mael and Russell Mael and guitarist Earle Mankey. After attending an elaborate, self-staged 'showcase' performance by the group at their L.A. rehearsal space, Rundgren became intrigued by their"
"The Canadian Sweethearts The Canadian Sweethearts, sometimes known as Bob & Lucille, were a Canadian singing duo, who were popular during the 1960s, disbanding in 1977. The duo consisted of vocalist Lucille Starr, and her guitar playing husband, Bob Regan. They are best known for the rockabilly song, ""Eeny Meeny Miney Moe."" Their contribution to the genre has been recognized by the Rockabilly Hall of Fame. Regan was born Robert Frederickson, on March 13, 1931) in Rolla, British Columbia. As a child he played harmonica, guitar, mandolin and fiddle. Starr was born Lucille Marie Raymonde Savoie on May 13, 1938"
"Seal (musician) Henry Olusegun Adeola Samuel (born 19 February 1963), known professionally as Seal, is a British singer and songwriter who has sold over 20 million records worldwide, his first international hit being the song ""Crazy"", released in 1991 and his most celebrated song being ""Kiss from a Rose"", released in 1994. Seal has won multiple awards throughout his career, including three Brit Awards; he won Best British Male in 1992, as well as four Grammy Awards and an MTV Video Music Award. As a songwriter, he received two Ivor Novello Awards for Best Song Musically and Lyrically from the"
"Russell to join his band. They decided to form a band together and they called it Highway later changing it to Livewire and then played one final show as Wires. Then in 1979, Russell was arrested for shooting a live-in maid in a botched robbery attempt, and sentenced to 8 years in prison. The band went its separate ways and Kendall was left to start over. He recruited bassist Don Costa (later a one-time member of Ozzy Osbourne) and drummer Tony Richards (later a member of W.A.S.P.). They auditioned several singers including John Bush from Armored Saint, but finally settling"
"when Colin Newham (ex-Condfederate) joined on keyboards, saxophone and guitar, they changed their name to The Brucelanders. In 1978 they moved to Sydney and Paul Abrahams joined on bass guitar. By 1979 they were renamed ""The Reels"", with the line-up consisting of Mason, Abrahams, Bliss, Hooper and Newham. The group released their debut single, ""Love Will Find a Way"", in October, which placed in the top 40 of the Australian Kent Music Report Singles Chart. Mason wrote the song and it was followed by the release of their self-titled album in the next month—the album was co-produced by the band"
"were covers sung by Ray, they were arranged and produced by the Maels. In October, Ron and Russell performed for the first time ever as a duo, with no band. The 18-city European tour titled ""Two Hands One Mouth"" began in Lithuania and followed in Latvia, Finland, Norway, Sweden, Germany, Belgium, the UK and Ireland. The final UK concert of the tour was at the sold-out Barbican Centre in London. The tour then took the group to Japan with concerts in Tokyo and Osaka in January 2013. In April 2013, the show was presented for the first time in the"
"act on occasion and resides in Florida. The Raes The Raes were the Welsh-Canadian husband-and-wife singing duo of Robbie Rae (born Robert Henry Bevan, May 17, 1954 – February 9, 2006) and Cherrill Rae (born Yates), who had a handful of disco-inflected pop hits in the late 1970s. Robbie Rae grew up in Wales and began his recording career as a pre-teen, though his version of ""The Lord's Prayer,"" sung in Welsh, was banned by the BBC, who considered it blasphemous. Before long, he was touring Europe and had his own television variety show in Wales. Cherrill Rae was born"
"The Raes The Raes were the Welsh-Canadian husband-and-wife singing duo of Robbie Rae (born Robert Henry Bevan, May 17, 1954 – February 9, 2006) and Cherrill Rae (born Yates), who had a handful of disco-inflected pop hits in the late 1970s. Robbie Rae grew up in Wales and began his recording career as a pre-teen, though his version of ""The Lord's Prayer,"" sung in Welsh, was banned by the BBC, who considered it blasphemous. Before long, he was touring Europe and had his own television variety show in Wales. Cherrill Rae was born in England but lived in the Canadian"
"Nichols and May Nichols and May was a Grammy Award-winning American improvisational comedy duo act developed by Mike Nichols (1931-2014) and Elaine May (born 1932). Their three comedy albums reached the Billboard Top 40 between 1959 and 1962. Many comedians have cited them as key influences in modern comedy. “You can't get any better than they were,"" TV host Dick Cavett remembered, ""They were one of the comic meteors in the sky.” Nichols and May met as students at the University of Chicago in the early 1950s. They began their career together at The Compass Players, a predecessor to Chicago's"
"Melissa Vanderzee and Jennifer Redman. Michael Redman (singer) Michael M. Redman (born April 15, 1945) is an American singer who was a member of television's ""The Lawrence Welk Show"" from 1980 to 1982 as part of the trio Gail, Ron and Michael, with Ron Anderson and Anderson's wife, Gail Farrell. Redman was born in Portland, Oregon, and graduated from the University of Southern California with a degree in performing arts and literature. He did voice work for famous cartoons including ""The Flintstones"" and ""Yogi Bear"". Later he appeared on television shows such as ""The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour"", ""Happy Days"","
"""Kiss Curl"" and ""C'Mon Let's Go"" in 1960 and ""Mr Loneliness"" in 1961, they had local support but were almost unknown beyond South Island. In an effort to break into the more lucrative North Island market, both Max Merritt & The Meteors and Ray Columbus & the Invaders relocated to Auckland in November 1962. After reaching Auckland, Merritt's band became the second most popular band in New Zealand behind The Invaders which played a beat pop style while The Meteors tackled rock'n'roll, soul and R&B. Max Merrit & The Meteors backed Dinah Lee on recordings, her best known single ""Reet"
"family."" Riebl's younger brother, Max (b. 1991), sang and played trumpet on the song ""Miserere"" on The Cat Empire's second album ""Two Shoes"". Riebl co-founded The Cat Empire with Ollie McGill and Ryan Monro in 1999. He was the primary songwriter on the band's self-entitled debut album, including being the sole writer of their first single, ""Hello"". In addition to his role as a musician in the band, Riebl had helped produce the albums ""Two Shoes"" and ""Cities"". Outside of his work with The Cat Empire, Riebl has composed music for the Australia Day Spectacular at Darling Harbour in 2013,"
"acts such as: Little Richard, Three Dog Night, The Beach Boys, The Rip Chords, Mary Wilson of the Supremes and many others. Michael Maley established the company Run Hard Media which currently produces television programs and films for the Chinese market. Siris (band) SIRIS is the name of American music duo Michael and Patrick Maley. Their name SIRIS was derived from two Chinese words ""sai"" 赛 and ""ri"" 日, meaning to surpass the sun. Hailing from the city of Philadelphia, the brothers are best known as the only western band in the world performing and composing their own original English"
"and therefore unable to continue drumming. Matching Mole Matching Mole were an English progressive rock band associated with the Canterbury scene. Robert Wyatt formed the band in October 1971 after he left Soft Machine and recorded his first solo album ""The End of an Ear"" (4 December 1970). He continued his role on vocals and drums and was joined by David Sinclair of Caravan on organ and piano, Dave MacRae on electric piano, Phil Miller of Delivery on guitar and Bill MacCormick of Quiet Sun, on bass. The name is a pun on ""Machine Molle"", the French translation of the"
"Keel (band) Keel is an American heavy metal band founded in 1984 in Los Angeles, California. They are known for their rock anthem ""The Right to Rock."" The band was active until 1989, with a brief reunion in 1998. Keel reunited again in 2008 and toured in 2009 for their 25th anniversary. Keel was formed by former Steeler vocalist Ron Keel. The original members were Ron Keel on vocals, former Icon / Schoolboys member David Michael Phillips on guitar, Marc Ferrari on lead & rhythm guitars, Bobby Marks on drums and Kenny Chaisson on bass guitar. Within months, Phillips left"
"""This Town Ain't Big Enough For Both of Us"" was written in A, and by God it'll be sung in A. I just feel that if you're coming up with most of the music, then you have an idea where it's going to go. And no singer is gonna get in my way. Russell Mael has claimed in reply: When he wrote ""This Town Ain't Big Enough For Both of Us"", Ron could only play it in that key. It was so much work to transpose the song and one of us had to budge, so I made the adjustment"
"noted Bowie, Iron Maiden, Stevie Wonder, Guns N' Roses, George Harrison and Manowar as influences on his solo material. Thal is an endorser of Vigier Guitars. The company produces a signature Excalibur model for Thal named ""Bfoot"" and a custom shaped double neck with a fretless neck on top and a fretted neck on the bottom called the ""DoubleBFoot"" Ron ""Bumblefoot"" Thal Ronald Jay ""Ron"" Blumenthal (born September 25, 1969), better known by his stage name Ron ""Bumblefoot"" Thal, is an American guitarist, songwriter, recording artist and producer. He adopted his nickname from the bacterial infection of the same name,"
"October, 2017, Ron Keel, along with other former DJ's Crash, The Rev, and Crazy Frank, from the defunct KBAD 94.5 radio station, partnered to form the internet streaming rock radio station, KBACK.ROCKS. Ron Keel Ron Keel (born March 25, 1961), is a heavy metal vocalist and guitarist for a number of bands from the 1980s to the modern day, including the hard rock band Keel. Ron Keel started his music career with a Tennessee-based band named Lust. He came to Los Angeles with his band Steeler, which later on featured Yngwie Malmsteen, Rik Fox and Mark Edwards. Steeler released one"
"appeared on Episode 114 of ""RocKwiz"" on Australian SBS TV, broadcast on Saturday 26 March 2011. Dave performed The Reels' ""Quasimodo's Dream"" and ended the show in a duet with Sally Seltmann doing the Conway Twitty song ""As Soon As I Hang Up The Phone"". Mason, who now suffers bipolar disorder, continues to play occasionally in three separate shows, an acoustic duo with Brendan Gallagher from Karma County & an Electronic (one man show) ""Dark"" with visuals by Artist Libby Blainey, Music by Scott Saunders from Dig, both these shows are mostly interpretations of Reels songs. 2017 saw the formation"
"high performance go-karts, Legends Cars, Thunder Roadster and Pro-Challenge series cars. Rachel Bolan Rachel Bolan (born February 9, 1966), born James Richard Southworth, is the bass guitar player and main songwriter of the metal band Skid Row. His stage name 'Rachel' is a hybrid of his brother's name, Richard, and his grandfather's name, Manuel. 'Bolan' is a tribute to one of his childhood idols, T. Rex frontman, Marc Bolan. He is the youngest of four children. Bolan, who grew up in Toms River, New Jersey, founded Skid Row in 1986 with guitarist Dave ""The Snake"" Sabo. Bolan has appeared as"
"Nathan Mahl Formed in 1981, Nathan Mahl are a Canadian progressive rock band with jazz fusion elements. Throughout a constantly evolving lineup of rock and fusion musicians from the Ottawa and Gatineau regions, keyboardist Guy LeBlanc (1960-2015) was widely regarded as the essence and constant of the band. Guy appears to be more widely known as the keyboardist for Progressive Rock Legends Camel since 2000. Recording and touring resulted in ""a Nod and a Wink"" and ""The Paris Collection (Live)"". They have released numerous concept-based CDs to critical acclaim, including ""Shadows Unbound"", and the ""Heretik"" Trilogy. Furthermore, they have played"
"by Jenny Morris for her charity, Nordoff-Robbins' Music Therapy Australia. In April 2015, Mason performed guest vocals on ""Not Even Jesus"", the final track on Paul Mac's album Holiday From Me. In late 1983, Mason was forced to give up performing after contracting hepatitis, which was one of the reasons The Reels went into hiatus. Upon his recovery in August 1985, the group reconvened and continued until disbanding in 1992. From about 1995 to 1997, Mason spent three years confined to his bedroom and was subsequently diagnosed with major depression. As part of his ongoing treatment, he was encouraged by"
"Steve Prestwich, who wrote ""Forever Now"", played on The Reels' version. In 1989 Mason appeared in the acclaimed Australian feature film ""Ghosts... of the Civil Dead"", in which he co-starred with Nick Cave. In September 1991 the Reels issued their first original single in five years, ""I Don't Love You Anymore"", followed by what proved to be their last single, a remix by Filthy Lucre of ""Bad Moon Rising"" . The group officially disbanded to coincide with the release of the compilation CD ""Requiem"". In 1999, Rock music historian, Ian McFarlane described them as ""one of the most original and"
"Ron ""Bumblefoot"" Thal Ronald Jay ""Ron"" Blumenthal (born September 25, 1969), better known by his stage name Ron ""Bumblefoot"" Thal, is an American guitarist, songwriter, recording artist and producer. He adopted his nickname from the bacterial infection of the same name, which he learned about while helping his wife study for her veterinary exams. The name went from being just the name of an album, to the name of a record label, to a band name, to eventually his name as a solo artist. He was one of two lead guitarists in Guns N' Roses from 2006 until 2014 and"
"famous songs, ""Ferry Cross the Mersey"", refers to the River Mersey that flows past Liverpool. Gerry Marsden formed the group in 1959 with his brother Fred, Les Chadwick, and Arthur McMahon. They rivalled the Beatles early in their career, playing in the same areas of Hamburg, Germany and Liverpool. McMahon (known as Arthur Mack) was replaced on piano by Les Maguire around 1961. They are known to have rehearsed at Cammell Laird shipping yard at Birkenhead. The group's original name was Gerry Marsden and the Mars Bars, but they were forced to change this when the Mars Company, producers of"
"The Marcels The Marcels was an American doo-wop group known for turning popular music songs into rock and roll. The group formed in 1959 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and signed to Colpix Records with lead Cornelius Harp, bass Fred Johnson, Gene Bricker, Ron Mundy, and Richard Knauss. The group was named after a popular hair style of the day, the marcel wave, by Fred Johnson's younger sister Priscilla. In 1961, the Marcels released a new version of the ballad ""Blue Moon"" that began with the bass singer singing, ""bomp-baba-bomp-ba-bomp-ba-bomp-bomp... vedanga-dang-dang-vadinga-dong-ding..."". The record sold over one million copies and was awarded a"