"Marti Pellow Marti Pellow (born Mark McLachlan; 23 March 1965) is a Scottish singer. He was the lead singer of the Scottish pop group Wet Wet Wet from their formation in 1982 until their first split in 1997, and again from their reformation in 2004 to their second split in 2017. He has also recorded albums as a solo artist, and performed as an actor in musical theatre productions in both the West End and on Broadway. Pellow's first exposure to music occurred around the age of 7. He would listen to his mother's Barras-bought 8-track record collection of Burt"
"2015, at the Burger Boogaloo in Oakland, California. Although she played bass in The Pandoras, she was the lead singer and guitarist for the reunion. Kim Shattuck Kimberly Dianne ""Kim"" Shattuck (born July 17, 1963) is the lead singer, guitarist, and songwriter of the band The Muffs. From 1985 to 1990, she was a member of The Pandoras. In 2001, she was a singer, guitarist and songwriter for The Beards, a superpop side project composed of Shattuck, Lisa Marr, and Sherri Solinger. Shattuck sang on a NOFX song, ""Lori Meyers"" on the album ""Punk in Drublic"", as well as on"
"group's actual recorded vocalist Martha Wash, who sang the majority of the songs on the group's debut album ""Dreamland"". Davoli, Semplici, and Limoni had previously formed a group called Groove Groove Melody, producing dance music under names such as Starlight (who had a UK Top 10 hit in August 1989 with ""Numero Uno"") and Wood Allen. They went on to record music under many other aliases, most notably Mixmaster, which scored a UK #9 hit in November 1989 with the song ""Grand Piano"". In 1989, the trio teamed up with French Caribbean model Katrin Quinol (b. Catherine Quinol) and formed"
"and vocalist Sharon. Her young brother Ziggy was the group's leader, with Stephen often sharing in the songwriting and lead vocals. The group released over ten albums which includes their Grammy-winning albums ""Conscious Party"", ""One Bright Day"", and ""Fallen Is Babylon"". They have scored a number one hit ""Tumblin' Down"" along with other successful singles ""Tomorrow People"", ""Everyone Wants to Be"", ""Look Who's Dancin'"", and ""Power to Move Ya"". In the late 80s and early 90s, Cedella Marley appeared in a few movies, including The Mighty Quinn (1989) starring Denzel Washington, and was the female lead in Joey Breaker (1993)"
"November 2013. The album features three new tracks as well as songs from their back catalogue. On 28 July 2017, it was announced that Pellow had quit Wet Wet Wet to focus on his solo career. Wet Wet Wet Wet Wet Wet are a British soft rock band formed in 1982. They scored a number of hits in the UK charts and around the world in the 1980s and 1990s. The band is composed of Graeme Clark (bass, vocals), Tommy Cunningham (drums, vocals), Neil Mitchell (keyboards, vocals) and, since 2018, former Liberty X singer Kevin Simm. Lead vocalist and founding"
"Patti Russo Patricia ""Patti"" Russo (May 20, 1964, New Jersey) is an American singer/songwriter/actress. She is perhaps best known as Meat Loaf's former female lead vocalist as she toured the world with his band Neverland Express between 1993 and 2013. Since then, she has embarked on a solo career. Patti Russo is featured as Meat Loaf's duet partner on numerous albums, singles and videos. Patti has also been featured as Meat Loaf's opening act, debuting her own original material. She debuted her solo song ""Bring Me a Bible and a Beer"" during Meat Loaf's shows on the 2008 Casa de"
"Scott Weiland and the Wildabouts Scott Weiland and the Wildabouts (sometimes billed simply as The Wildabouts) were an American rock supergroup formed sometime around 2012 by former Stone Temple Pilots and Velvet Revolver lead singer Scott Weiland, along with bassist Tommy Black, guitarist Jeremy Brown, multi-instrumentalist Doug Grean, and drummer Danny Thompson. The Wildabouts were marred with several roster changes (including the death of guitarist Jeremy Brown) and ultimately disbanded after Weiland's sudden death on a tour bus in late 2015. The Wildabouts became Weiland's main project after his firing from Stone Temple Pilots in early 2013. The band embarked"
"Scott Weiland Scott Richard Weiland (; né Kline, October 27, 1967 – December 3, 2015) was an American musician, singer and songwriter. During a career spanning three decades, Weiland was best known as the lead singer of the band Stone Temple Pilots from 1989 to 2002 and 2008 to 2013. He was also a member of supergroup Velvet Revolver from 2003 to 2008 and recorded one album with another supergroup, Art of Anarchy. He also established himself as a solo artist, releasing three studio albums, two cover albums, and collaborations with several other musicians throughout his career. Derided by critics"
"Anne-Marie Ruddock Anne-Marie ""Annie"" Ruddock (born Anne-Marie Teresa Antoinette Ruddock) is a British singer best known for being the lead vocalist with a 1980s ska revival, reggae and new wave band, Amazulu. In 1984 she appeared with Amazulu on the TV show ""The Young Ones"", performing ""Moonlight Romance"" in the episode ""Time"". After the group broke up in 1987, she and two other former members unsuccessfully continued as Amazulu II. In 1987 Ruddock made an appearance in the Alex Cox film ""Straight to Hell"", alongside other musicians and actors Joe Strummer, Elvis Costello, Grace Jones, members of The Pogues and"
"music. The band is composed of four of Bob Marley's ten children, vocalist/guitarist Ziggy, vocalist/guitarist/drummer Stephen, vocalist Cedella, and vocalist Sharon. Her young brother Ziggy was the group's leader, with Stephen often sharing in the songwriting and lead vocals. The group released over ten albums which includes their Grammy-winning albums ""Conscious Party"", ""One Bright Day"", and ""Fallen Is Babylon"". They have scored a number one hit ""Tumblin' Down"" along with other successful singles ""Tomorrow People"", ""Everyone Wants to Be"", ""Look Who's Dancin'"", and ""Power to Move Ya"". In 1989, she made an appearance in the movie ""The Mighty Quinn"" as"
"songs. Original member Chantelle Barry recorded vocals for the album, but following her sudden departure from the group, new member Tiffani Wood re-recorded Barry's parts. The album has 12 songs, which Wood later described in an interview as ""bubblegum pop"", and mixes together a number of music genres including Motown (""Down""), gospel (""Higher Than Heaven""), country (""What Have You Done"") and Latin pop (""Got Me Where You Want Me""). The two ballads, ""Missin' Your Love"" and ""Love Me No More"", were written by the Dowlut brothers who were known as R&B duo Kaylan when they toured in support of Bardot."
"Callow (band) Callow is a Dream Doom/Ghost Western duo based in the San Francisco Bay Area. Its members are Red Moses (vocals, guitar) and Sami Knowles (drums, keyboard, vocals). They are known for their lo-fi home recordings and evocative live shows. Red (aka Gared) Moses was born in Vancouver, Washington and moved to Salt Lake City, Utah with his family as a youth. He began writing and playing music at a young age, and in college he wrote score for theater productions at Salt Lake Community College. For several years he operated and co-owned Ruby Records (2000-2005), and wrote for"
"Leading Ladies (group) The Leading Ladies are a British-American girl group/supergroup formed in London, England in 2017. The group consists of three leading women from the London West End stage; American singer and actress Amber Riley, who starred in ""Dreamgirls"", British soul singer Beverley Knight, who featured in ""The Bodyguard"", ""Memphis"" and ""Cats"" and British theatre star Cassidy Janson, who took the leading role in """". The idea for forming Leading Ladies came after Beverley Knight was approached by her label East West to record a musicals themed album. She was not sold on the idea of recording a solo"
"she sang backing vocals on Joe Jackson's album ""Body & Soul"" and had a large role in the music video for Utopia's ""Crybaby"". Foley was one of four female vocalists to front the band Pandora's Box, formed by Jim Steinman in 1989. Their album ""Original Sin"" was the first to feature the song ""It's All Coming Back to Me Now"" (vocals by Elaine Caswell); both Meat Loaf and Celine Dion had separate chart successes with that song, years later. Foley lives on the Upper West Side of Manhattan and continues an active career in music and has appeared on Broadway"
"Patti LaBelle Patti LaBelle (born Patricia Louise Holt; May 24, 1944) is an American singer, actress, and entrepreneur. LaBelle began her career in the early 1960s as lead singer and front woman of the vocal group, Patti LaBelle and the Bluebelles. Following the group's name change to Labelle in the early 1970s, they released the iconic disco song ""Lady Marmalade"" and the group later became the first African-American vocal group to land the cover of ""Rolling Stone"" magazine. After the group split in 1976, LaBelle began a successful solo career, starting with her critically acclaimed debut album, which included the"
"The Swallows The Swallows were an American R&B group. They are best known for their 1951 recording of ""Will You Be Mine"", which appeared in the US ""Billboard"" R&B chart. Founded in Baltimore, Maryland, United States, in 1946 as ""The Oakaleers"", the original members were Lawrence Coxson (lead tenor), Irving Turner (tenor and baritone), Earl Hurley (first and second tenor and bongos) and Norris ""Bunky"" Mack (bass, piano, guitar, and drums). The 'Oakaleers' practised on street corners until around 1948, when they joined with Eddie Rich (first tenor) and Frederick “Money Guitar” Johnson (baritone and guitar). Second tenor and baritone"
"the lead vocalist in 2003 after over 150 auditions. When asked about the origin of the band's name, band members answer that they named themselves after the death of their bassist's aunt, though ""Betty"" can refer to anyone who is in need of support. The band toured heavily around the United States and a few other countries (including Japan), simultaneously with the 2003-2004 Broadway touring production of the musical ""Rent"". Maroulis was starring in the lead role of Roger Davis, joining his bandmates for live gigs after performing in the play each night. PFTSOB rose to national attention when Maroulis"
"was Martha Johnson, who sang lead on the majority of the group's songs, including their biggest hit, 1980's ""Echo Beach"". Ladly played with the band from 1978 to 1980 and sang lead vocals on the group's seventh single, ""Was Ezo"", which she co-composed. Ladly left the band in August 1980 for an art scholarship. She subsequently relocated to the United Kingdom. During her time in England, while pursuing her twin interests in music and visual art, Ladly became friends with a number of popular British musical acts. Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark credits Ladly for suggesting the titles of their"
"of their third single, was a big seller in Georgia and the Carolinas. Eddie Rich noted of the song, ""[Although] everybody liked it everywhere… you couldn’t play it. The[y] blackballed us on that."" Herman ""Junior"" Denby died on July 14, 2013, in West Chester Township, Butler County, Ohio, from pneumonia and Alzheimer's disease. He was aged 82. The Swallows The Swallows were an American R&B group. They are best known for their 1951 recording of ""Will You Be Mine"", which appeared in the US ""Billboard"" R&B chart. Founded in Baltimore, Maryland, United States, in 1946 as ""The Oakaleers"", the original"
"Kim Shattuck Kimberly Dianne ""Kim"" Shattuck (born July 17, 1963) is the lead singer, guitarist, and songwriter of the band The Muffs. From 1985 to 1990, she was a member of The Pandoras. In 2001, she was a singer, guitarist and songwriter for The Beards, a superpop side project composed of Shattuck, Lisa Marr, and Sherri Solinger. Shattuck sang on a NOFX song, ""Lori Meyers"" on the album ""Punk in Drublic"", as well as on a Bowling for Soup song, ""I'll Always Remember You (That Way)"", which was included with the single ""My Wena"". She also collaborated with vocals for"
"Wallows Wallows are an American indie rock band based in Los Angeles composed of Braeden Lemasters, Cole Preston, and Dylan Minnette. They are signed to Atlantic Records. The band began releasing songs independently in April 2017 starting with ""Pleaser,"" which reached #2 on the Spotify Global Viral 50 chart. They released their major label debut EP, ""Spring"", on April 6, 2018. The band's three members—Braeden Lemasters (guitar and vocals), Cole Preston (drums), and Dylan Minnette (guitar and vocals)—first formed a musical group as children in a music program in Southern California called ""Join the Band."" Over the course of the"
"of Wet Wet Wet & Smile"". For that version, he changed the lyric from ""Hey, little fella, now your show's together"" to ""Hey, little fella, now your shit's together"". The music video features the band performing in a dark blue background with a smiling Marti Pellow singing the song and various women dressed in red Arabian clothing swimming in midair. CD: MC: 7"": 12:"" Sweet Surrender (Wet Wet Wet song) ""Sweet Surrender"" is the first single from Wet Wet Wet's third studio album, ""Holding Back the River"". It was released on 18 September 1989, and reached #6 on the UK"
"2015 Burger Boogaloo (hosted by Burger Records and filmmaker John Waters at Mosswood Park, in Oakland, CA, which featured Shattuck (lead vocals, guitar), Vammen (keyboard), Blankfeld (bass), and Kaplan (drums). The Pandoras The Pandoras were an all-female rock band from Los Angeles, California from 1983 to 1990. The band initially found a following in the Hollywood garage rock scene, and later adopted a contemporary look and hard rock sound. The band leader and singer/songwriter, Paula Pierce, died on August 10, 1991, of an aneurysm at the age of 31. The Pandoras began in 1983 as part of the 1960s revival"
"as lead singer at live shows between 1969 and 1973. After this line-up disbanded, Mazzola continued to use the name when working as Barry Manilow's back-up singer, giving the impression that Mazzola had been the lead voice of the still fondly-remembered girl group Reparata and the Delrons. When Mary O'Leary released her latest Reparata solo single ""Shoes"" in 1975, with Mazzola now singing with Barry Manilow also as Reparata, this caused a problem. In a 2005 radio interview, Mary O'Leary explained that this seriously affected the success of ""Shoes"" because the record had to be removed from sale during the"
"benefit of brain research in memory of Phantom Blue co-founder Michelle Meldrum, who died of a cystic growth in her brain on May 21, 2008. Gigi Hangach Gigi Hangach is an American female singer and songwriter, best known as the lead vocalist of the all-female heavy metal band Phantom Blue. From 1989 to 1997, Hangach recorded three studio albums and a live album with Phantom Blue. Today, she lives in Las Vegas, Nevada. She is an animal rights advocate and a strong supporter of the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. Hangach joined Phantom Blue members Linda"
"a huge influence on Botch; their writing approach definitely mirrored what we did in terms of banging things out till we had a song."" British hardcore punk group Gallows were also inspired by them and Laurent Barnard singled out John Reis as one of his five favorite guitarists. The Blood Brothers vocalist Jordan Blilie described Rick Froberg’s lyrics in the band as ""equal parts perplexing and relatable"" and called his voice ""one of my all-time favorites"". He added that the early guitar playing of his own group can be mostly traced back to Jehu. Other artists who have cited them"
"list in 1996). In 1996, the possibility of a Japanese tour led Jonathan to assemble a lineup that could perform live: Jonathan (vocals), Sam (guitar), Michael E. Fiato (bass), Dave Joachim (drums; later a best-selling cookbook author), singer-songwriter/artist Linda Smith (vocals), and Charlie Zayleskie (keyboards). Although the tour never happened, the Silly Pillows performed in New York and a few other locations, opening for some well-known acts like The Magnetic Fields. Belinda Miller of the kids' radio show Greasy Kid Stuff later became the female co-vocalist; ""Time Out New York"" likened the Caws-Elwitt–Miller stage presence to ""Mexican jumping beans."" In"
"they called themselves the Chicago Rhythm And Blues Kings, and remain a popular band in Illinois. Big Twist and the Mellow Fellows Big Twist and the Mellow Fellows was an American blues and rhythm and blues group. The frontman was the singer and harmonica player Larry ""Big Twist"" Nolan (born Lawrence M. Nolan, September 23, 1937, Terre Haute, Indiana; died March 14, 1990, Broadview, Illinois). He began singing in church at the age of six. During the 1950s he sang and played drums in a bar band, the Mellow Fellows, performing everything from R & B, blues and country music."
"Katastrophy Wife Katastrophy Wife is an American rock band formed by Kat Bjelland and her former husband Glenn Mattson in 1998. Bjelland also fronted the punk rock band Babes in Toyland between 1987 and 2001. The band currently consists of Bjelland on lead vocals and guitar and her boyfriend, Adrian Johnson, on drums.<ref name=""MissB, ""Katastrophy Wife's Kat Bjelland gets her Heart-On on FasterLouder.com.au"" http://www.fasterlouder.com.au/features/8900/Katastrophy_Wifes_Kat_Bjelland_gets_her_HeartOn Fasterlouder.com Retrieved on June 12, 2010."">MissB, ""Katastrophy Wife's Kat Bjelland gets her Heart-On on FasterLouder.com.au"" http://www.fasterlouder.com.au/features/8900/Katastrophy_Wifes_Kat_Bjelland_gets_her_HeartOn Fasterlouder.com Retrieved on June 12, 2010.</ref> The band released two albums, ""Amusia"" (2001) and ""All Kneel"" (2004). A third album"
"contribution to the lyrics, and Matthew developed as a songwriter for the group as his solo career grew. Annie and Matthew sang most of the solo parts. Nelly — whose voice could be hard to distinguish from Annie's — usually sang lead only on songs where each member took a verse (""Which Way The Wind Blows"", ""Something Tells Me"", ""Takin' The Easy Way"") or on solo pieces without the others singing backup (""I Don't Wanna Go Home"", ""Make My Life a Prayer"" and ""Mountain Tops""). Vocal leads such as in ""My Jesus I Love Thee"" and ""Sing Over Me"", where"
"while she was on maternity leave. Before the release of their 1962 debut album, ""Meet the Supremes"", Barbara Martin, who had replaced Betty McGlown a year before they signed to Motown, left the group. Ballard, Ross and Wilson remained a trio. After the hit success of 1963's ""When the Love Light Starts Shining Through His Eyes"", Diana Ross became the group's lead singer. In the spring of 1964, the group released ""Where Did Our Love Go"", which became their first number-one hit on the Billboard Hot 100, paving the way for ten number-one hits recorded by Ross, Ballard and Wilson"
"Love, with Belgian producers and DJs Regi and Lester Williams. The song was written by Patti Russo and Tonino Speciale and recorded in summer 2014 and was initially being considered for the 2015 James Bond film Spectre. Remixed by Regi and Lester Williams featuring Patti’s original vocals, When it Comes to Love was released on 31 August. Patti Russo Patricia ""Patti"" Russo (May 20, 1964, New Jersey) is an American singer/songwriter/actress. She is perhaps best known as Meat Loaf's former female lead vocalist as she toured the world with his band Neverland Express between 1993 and 2013. Since then, she"
"Kurt.""</poem> On December 3, 2016, STP posted a tribute on their website to mark the one year anniversary of Weiland's death. In 2017, ""Metal Injection"" ranked Stone Temple Pilots at number 9 on their list of ""10 Heaviest Grunge Bands."" Current members Former members Timeline Stone Temple Pilots Stone Temple Pilots (often abbreviated as STP) are an American rock band from San Diego, California, that originally consisted of Scott Weiland (lead vocals), brothers Dean DeLeo (guitar) and Robert DeLeo (bass, backing vocals), and Eric Kretz (drums). From the band's formation in 1989, its line-up remained unchanged until the firing of"