Which singer, formerly part of a famous duo, starred in several films including: Moonstruck; Good Times and Chastity?
"also released as a single, with ""I Walk on Guilded Splinters"" as the B-side. All tracks written by Sonny Bono except ""Chastity's Song (Band of Thieves)"" by Elyse J. Weinberg. Chastity (soundtrack) Chastity is the first soundtrack album featuring American singer-actress Cher, released on June 1969 by Atco. It was released to promote and accompany the 1969 motion picture, ""Chastity."" The album, like the film from which it came, was a commercial failure. The ""Chastity"" album was released in the summer of 1969, the same date as Cher's album ""3614 Jackson Highway"", and was written and produced by Sonny Bono."
"in. But the 1967 feature, ""Good Times,"" was a major bomb, despite the efforts of fledgling director William Friedkin and co-star George Sanders. After ""Good Times"" flopped in 1968, Columbia Pictures immediately sold rights to their intended follow-up film ""Speedway"" to MGM. The couple were replaced by Elvis Presley and Nancy Sinatra. In 1969, another film, ""Chastity"", starring Cher, written and produced by Sonny, was also a commercial bomb. Sonny and Cher's career had stalled by 1968 as album sales quickly dried up. Their gentle, easy-listening pop sound and drug-free life had become unpopular in an era increasingly consumed with"
"Sonny & Cher Sonny & Cher were an American duo of entertainers made up of husband-and-wife Sonny Bono and Cher in the 1960s and 1970s. The couple started their career in the mid-1960s as R&B backing singers for record producer Phil Spector. The pair first achieved fame with two hit songs in 1965, ""Baby Don't Go"" and ""I Got You Babe"". Signing with Atco/Atlantic Records, they released three studio albums in the late 1960s, as well as the soundtrack recordings for two unsuccessful movies, ""Good Times"" and ""Chastity"", with Cher contributing vocals to one cut, ""Chastity's Song (Band of Thieves)""."
"Good Time (film) Good Time is a 2017 American crime film directed by Josh and Benny Safdie and written by Josh Safdie and Ronald Bronstein. It stars Robert Pattinson as a bank robber on the run with his developmentally disabled brother (Benny Safdie); Barkhad Abdi, Jennifer Jason Leigh, and Buddy Duress co-star. The original soundtrack was composed by electronic musician Oneohtrix Point Never. The film received critical praise and was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or in the main competition section at the 2017 Cannes Film Festival. Connie Nikas forcibly removes his developmentally disabled brother Nick from a therapy"
"(who later became Chaz Bono). The duo spent $500,000 and mortgaged their home to make the film ""Chastity"" (1969). Written and directed by Sonny, who did not appear in the movie, it tells the story of a young woman, played by Cher, searching for the meaning of life. The art film failed commercially, putting the couple $190,000 in debt with back taxes. However, some critics noted that Cher showed signs of acting potential; ""Cue"" magazine wrote, ""Cher has a marvelous quality that often makes you forget the lines you are hearing."" At the lowest point of their career, the duo"
"the filming. Due to a major career slump, money issues and his volatile marriage to current spouse Ava Gardner, Sinatra began to lose weight from his already thin frame. Co-star Shelley Winters, already in a contentious feud with the star, began to get concerned because she was looking increasingly bulky by comparison. The song, ""A Good Man Is Hard to Find"", is performed by Shelley Winters and Frank Sinatra. Meet Danny Wilson (film) Meet Danny Wilson is a 1952 drama musical film starring Frank Sinatra and Shelley Winters. The movie was directed by Joseph Pevney and written by Don McGuire."
"musicians featured in his early films initiated the GoodTimes Tour. The GoodTimes Tour was a concert tour by American rock band in support of GoodTimes, a surf video directed by Taylor Steele. The tour featured bands from the video's soundtrack, including Pennywise, Blink-182, Pivit, Unwritten Law, 7 Seconds and Sprung Monkey. Blink-182 drummer Scott Raynor commented on the tour in 2010: ""Honestly, the shows went well. We always got a good reaction, and the next time we came around we had more fans and better floors to sleep on"". Steele's 1999 surf film Loose Change featuring Rob Machado won the"
"Good Time (soundtrack) Good Time (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) is a soundtrack album by electronic musician Oneohtrix Point Never, containing the score for the Safdie brothers' 2017 film ""Good Time"". It was released on August 10, 2017 via Warp Records. The soundtrack received positive reviews from critics, and won the Soundtrack Award at the 2017 Cannes Film Festival. It includes a collaboration with singer Iggy Pop. Lopatin had previously contributed scoring work to Sofia Coppola's 2013 film ""The Bling Ring"" (in collaboration with Brian Reitzell) and Ariel Kleiman's 2015 film ""Partisan"". He became interested in working with the Safdie brothers"
"Sweet, Busta Jones, Hot Chocolate, ""EastEnders"", ""Spitting Image"", The Rent Party, ""Grange Hill"", Caron Keating, Shriekback, Roland Rat, Andy Crane, Simon Potter, Lisa Maxwell, Michael Croft, Dave Joyner, Terry Rice-Milton, Tracey Wilson, Jodie Wilson, Patricia Conti, Cantabile, Housemaster Boyz, Jenny Day and Kevin O'Dowd. The Wishing Well (song) ""The Wishing Well"" is a charity single released in 1987 to raise money for the redevelopment of Great Ormond Street Hospital via its (GOSH) Wishing Well appeal. The song featured an ensemble line-up of pop stars under the name GOSH! It reached No.22 in the UK Singles Chart in early 1988. Lead"
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"Good Times (Tommy Lee song) ""Good Times"" is a song released in 2005 by American musician Tommy Lee. It is the second single released from his second solo album """". The song is also the theme song for the reality TV series ""Tommy Lee Goes to College"". Though the single is Lee's most successful as a solo artist, it has not been nearly as successful as his work with Mötley Crüe, for which he is better known. ""Good Times"" reached number ninety-five on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100. It performed poorly in the Netherlands, reaching number ninety-three. The song was somewhat"
"are also available on the ""Happy Accidents"" film soundtrack. Dusty Trails Dusty Trails is an American music duo consisting of Vivian Trimble (formerly of Kostars and Luscious Jackson) and Josephine Wiggs (formerly of The Breeders). Trimble does lead vocals and Wiggs sings harmony vocals. Their 2000 debut album, ""Dusty Trails"" has been described as mood music and it is heavy on keyboards, percussion and bass. It has also been compared to 1960s French and Brazilian pop. Half of the album's songs are instrumental and the other half feature Trimble on lead vocals. The album also includes guest vocals by Emmylou"
"the band released their third album, entitled ""The Wedding Album"", a mixture of covers and originals, featuring collaborations with Nicole Scherzinger, Train, Nuno Bettencourt, Bridget Everett and Rob Thomas. Finnerty recently co-wrote the song ""Look At Her"" with American Idol musical director Michael Orland and performed it in the Netflix movie Dumplin' starring Jennifer Aniston. The Dan Band The Dan Band is a comedy band created by actor/comedian Dan Finnerty. The band is known for its covers of originally female-performed pop songs, with added obscenities and swearing, made famous by Finnerty's appearance in the films ""Old School"" and ""The Hangover"""
"sessions often months prior or subsequent to the performances used for lip sync in the film. The cover gives credit to, and prominently features, the two stars of the film—John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John—although they only appear on seven of the 24 tracks. Sha Na Na performed many of the 1950s numbers in the film, the recordings of which also appear on the soundtrack. Stockard Channing sings lead on two of the tracks; the two tracks remain her only significant contribution to recorded popular music to date. The title track was recorded by Frankie Valli, who had no other connection"
"month. Michael Nesmith Robert Michael Nesmith (born December 30, 1942) is an American musician, songwriter, actor, producer, novelist, businessman, and philanthropist, best known as a member of the pop rock band the Monkees and co-star of the TV series ""The Monkees"" (1966–1968). Nesmith's songwriting credits include ""Different Drum"" (sung by Linda Ronstadt with the Stone Poneys). After the break-up of the Monkees, Nesmith continued his successful songwriting and performing career, first with the seminal country rock group the First National Band, with whom he had a top-40 hit ""Joanne"", and then as a solo artist. He is a noted player"
"Blinky (singer) Sondra ""Blinky"" Williams (born May 21, 1944 in Oakland, California) is an American R&B and soul singer-songwriter, probably best known for singing the female lead on the theme for the 1970s TV series ""Good Times"". Williams was born in Oakland, California, but later grew up in Los Angeles. The daughter of a pastor, she was active in church choirs since the age of six. Her two siblings are Diana Williams Witherspoon and Pastor Austin F. Williams. She recorded the album ""Hark The Voice"" on Atlantic Records, then moved to Motown where she recorded (as ""Blinky"") five singles including"
"Nancy Sinatra Nancy Sandra Sinatra (born June 8, 1940) is an American singer and actress. She is the elder daughter of Frank Sinatra and Nancy (Barbato) Sinatra, and is widely known for her 1966 signature hit ""These Boots Are Made for Walkin'"". Other defining recordings include ""Sugar Town"", the 1967 number one ""Somethin' Stupid"" (a duet with her father), the title song from the James Bond film ""You Only Live Twice"", several collaborations with Lee Hazlewood such as ""Jackson"", and her cover of Cher's ""Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)"". Nancy Sinatra began her career as a singer and"
"Toni Collette Toni Collett (born 1 November 1972), credited professionally as Toni Collette, is an Australian actress and musician, known for her acting work on stage, television, and film, as well as a secondary career as the lead singer of the band Toni Collette & the Finish. She has received six AACTA Awards, one Primetime Emmy, one Golden Globe and one Screen Actors Guild Award, and has been nominated twice for a BAFTA and once for an Academy Award and a Tony Award. Collette's acting career began in the early 1990s with comedic roles in films such as ""Spotswood"" (1992)"
"more successful in Australia, where it reached number twenty-five. Good Times (Tommy Lee song) ""Good Times"" is a song released in 2005 by American musician Tommy Lee. It is the second single released from his second solo album """". The song is also the theme song for the reality TV series ""Tommy Lee Goes to College"". Though the single is Lee's most successful as a solo artist, it has not been nearly as successful as his work with Mötley Crüe, for which he is better known. ""Good Times"" reached number ninety-five on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100. It performed poorly in"
"and his first wife, Alison, separated in 2000 and divorced in 2001 it gave Stern the opportunity to date glamorous celebrities such as Angie Everhart and Robin Givens before settling down and marrying model Beth Ostrosky in 2008. The song also features a number of regularly used sounds clips from the radio show featuring Martling, show producer Gary Dell'Abate, and Stern's parents Ben and Rae. Tortured Man ""Tortured Man"" is a 1997 song by Howard Stern with The Dust Brothers that originally featured on the soundtrack for Stern's 1997 film """". The song has been used as the closing theme"
"other people in crisis. It all takes place in one night, but it seems to last days."" Likewise, A.O. Scott of ""The New York Times"" said: ""Sometimes it flaunts its clichés — Nick’s disability, and Benny Safdie’s slack-jawed portrayal of it, is a big one — and other times it cloaks them in rough visual textures and jumpy, bumpy camera movements, so that a rickety genre thrill ride feels like something daring and new. It isn’t. It’s stale, empty and cold."" Good Time (film) Good Time is a 2017 American crime film directed by Josh and Benny Safdie and written"
"Boyer is also frontman of The Dusty Meadows Band which released three records. Boyer's debut solo album called ""Fun for Mentals"" was released in 2007 and was followed by ""Hell's Not Her"" (2009) and ""Cahuenga Gardens"" (2016). The last one featured Michelle Branch and Mark Lanegan on vocals. His song ""Pretend"" was featured in a movie called ""3 Days to Kill"" with Kevin Costner in the lead role. Dustin Boyer Dustin Boyer is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. He is a longtime collaborator of Welsh musician John Cale. He also collaborated with many other artists, such as Jennifer Love Hewitt,"
"Good"" and ""Need Your Love So Bad."" In 1982, performing with Zora Young and Big Time Sarah as Blues with the Girls, she toured Europe, and they recorded an album in Paris. In 1992 Lee performed on Magic Slim's album ""44 Blues,"" with John Primer. Her album ""Sweetheart of the Blues"" was released under her own name by Delmark Records in 1995, and three years later another collection, ""I'm Good"", was issued. Lee died on September 7, 2006, at the age of 75, after years of poor health. Bonnie Lee Bonnie Lee (June 11, 1931 – September 7, 2006) was"
"Michael Nesmith Robert Michael Nesmith (born December 30, 1942) is an American musician, songwriter, actor, producer, novelist, businessman, and philanthropist, best known as a member of the pop rock band the Monkees and co-star of the TV series ""The Monkees"" (1966–1968). Nesmith's songwriting credits include ""Different Drum"" (sung by Linda Ronstadt with the Stone Poneys). After the break-up of the Monkees, Nesmith continued his successful songwriting and performing career, first with the seminal country rock group the First National Band, with whom he had a top-40 hit ""Joanne"", and then as a solo artist. He is a noted player of"
"time, Scott made her first film appearance in the 2005 comedy, ""Fair Game"". LaTocha Scott released a new single entitled ""Bad Timing"" from her studio album, released in 2012. She starred in the second season of the TV One show """" in 2013. Scott recently re-joined band members, Tamika Scott and Tameka ""Tiny"" Harris, to continue touring as Xscap3. LaTocha Scott LaTocha Scott (born October 2, 1973) is an American R&B singer, songwriter, and occasional actress. She is best known as a member of the multi-platinum selling R&B group Xscape, who rose to popularity in the 1990s. Scott was born"
"Good Times (Sam Cooke song) ""Good Times"" is a song written and recorded by Sam Cooke, released as single in 1964. Featured musicians are John Ewing (trombone), Edward Hall (drums and percussion), John Pisano (guitar), Clifton White (guitar) and Johnnie Taylor (back-up vocals). In 2011, Nike used the song in a commercial featuring Oklahoma City Thunder forward Kevin Durant during their ""Basketball Never Stops"" ad campaign during the 2011 NBA lockout. In a retrospective review in 1971, music critic Dave Marsh wrote that ""at his very best, Cooke utilized a perfect lyrical sentimentality... listen to 'Good Times' – ""It might"
"tale of love between heroin addicts in New York City, namely the Upper West Side neighborhood. Actor Caleb Landry Jones joined Arielle Holmes in the film's love story. ""Heaven Knows What"" world premiered at the Venice Film Festival where it won the C.I.C.A.E Award, the Toronto International Film Festival, New York Film Festival, Tokyo Film Festival, where it won the Grand Prix and Best Director Awards. Radius TWC purchased the film for US 2015 release out of the New York Film Festival. The Safdies directed the well-reviewed 2017 crime film ""Good Time"", starring Robert Pattinson and Ben Safdie as siblings."
"as thirteen Emmy award nominations for her work in television. Filmed at The Burbank Studios, California. (Ref: Film Credits) Straight Time Straight Time is a 1978 American crime drama film directed by Ulu Grosbard and starring Dustin Hoffman, Theresa Russell, Gary Busey, Harry Dean Stanton, M. Emmet Walsh and Kathy Bates. Max Dembo (Dustin Hoffman), lifelong thief, is released from a six-year stint in prison and forced to report to a boorish and condescending parole officer, Earl Frank (M. Emmet Walsh). One of the conditions of parole is that Max finds a job. At the employment agency, he meets Jenny"
"Let the Good Times Roll (film) Let the Good Times Roll is a 1973 rockumentary / concert film directed by Robert Abel and Sidney Levin. It features numerous stars from the American pop and rock music scene of the 1950s. The film follows a concert in the 1970s, interspersed with footage of the singers from the 1950s. It also includes interviews with the singers. The film features numerous stars from the 1950s and early 1960s playing as themselves, including The film ends with a rare, and apparently impromptu, duet between Berry and Diddley, who had recorded together before, but were"
"Suzi Quatro Susan Kay Quatro (born June 3, 1950) is an American rock singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and actress. She was the first female bass player to become a major rock star. In the 1970s, Quatro scored a string of hit singles that found greater success in Europe and Australia than in her homeland. She reached no. 1 in the UK and other European countries and Australia with her singles ""Can the Can"" (1973) and ""Devil Gate Drive"" (1974). Following a recurring role as bass player Leather Tuscadero on the popular American sitcom ""Happy Days"", her duet ""Stumblin' In"" with Smokie's lead"
"Wall"", ""Hard Times at the Huskin' Bee."" On May 3, 2015, Isaak was confirmed to be replacing Natalie Bassingthwaighte on the seventh season of ""The X Factor Australia"". He joins James Blunt and returning judges Guy Sebastian and Dannii Minogue. ! Year !! Awards !! Work !! Category !! Result Chris Isaak Christopher Joseph Isaak (born June 26, 1956) is an American musician and occasional actor. He is widely known for his hit ""Wicked Game,"" as well as the popular hit songs ""Baby Did A Bad Bad Thing"" and ""Somebody's Crying"". He is renowned for his signature 1950s rock &"
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"composed for the film by Benny Carter. The film's trumpet performances by the Adam Johnson character were dubbed for Davis by Nat Adderley. Johnny Brown, who would later become better known as a comic actor on the television series ""Laugh-In"" and ""Good Times"", had a dramatic role in ""A Man Called Adam"" as the blind pianist of Johnson's jazz quintet. Brown's future ""Good Times"" co-star Ja'Net DuBois also appeared in the film as a girlfriend of Adam Johnson In its review, the ""Los Angeles Times"" was sharply critical of the film's script and pacing, but praised Davis' performance. A Man"