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‘Short Stories’: Jon & Vangelis Make A Progressive Pair

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Two males with a history in dynamic songs, among them an unique prima donna and also the various other a noticeable multi-instrumentalist, were with each other in the UK cd graphes for the very first time in the very first weeks of the 1980s. Jon Anderson of Yes and also Vangelis Papathanassiou, recognized on disc as Jon & Vangelis, included the hit cd Short Stories to the solitary from it that was currently climbing up the bestsellers, “I Hear You Now.”

It might from a range have actually appeared a not likely pairing, of the singer from Accrington in Lancashire and also the key-board gamer from the Greek port community of Volos. However they had actually interacted previously, in 1975 when Anderson supplied vocals on the track “So Long Ago So Clear,” from Vangelis’ Heaven and also Hell cd. In fact, they might have been bandmates, because Vangelis auditioned to replace Rick Wakeman in Yes, but lost out to Patrick Moraz.

They reconvened for the initial recordings on Short Stories in the early part of 1979, with Vangelis in the production chair. “I Hear You Now,” the low-key but attractive lead single, made its chart debut in the first week of the new decade of 1980, and on the January 26 chart, climbed 25-17 on its way to No.8. That week, the album debuted at No.31, going on to a rewarding No.4 peak and reaching an altogether more modest No.125 in America.

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Short Stories was entirely the work of the duo, apart from the acoustic guitars of Raphael Preston. The collaboration was so harmonious that Jon and Vangelis soon did it again, reappearing with 1981’s The Friends Of Mr. Cairo. Two years later, they were with each other once more for Private Collection, which included the single “He Is Sailing,” and also 1991 brought the launch of their Page of Life pairing, tape-recorded in 1986.

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I. Jordan Shares New Songs: Listen

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” Always Been” and also “First Time Back” mark the manufacturer’s very first solo songs because the launch of their 2021 Watch Out! EP

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Enjoy Bob Dylan Sing “Happy Birthday” for Brian Wilson’s 80th

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A video clip commemorating the epic Beach Boys songwriter’s 80th birthday celebration additionally includes Fleet Foxes, Elton John, She & & Him, Questlove, Chuck D, John Cusack, and also extra

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Jonas Brothers, Lenny Kravitz Among 2023 Hollywood Walk Of Fame Inductees

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Jonas Brothers, Lenny Kravitz as well as Pentatonix are amongst the songs acts that will certainly get a celebrity on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2023.

” We can not wait to commemorate them as they enter into Hollywood’s background with the introduction of their celebrity on the globe’s most popular sidewalk,” stated chair as well as iHeartRadio host Ellen K, in a declaration.

Jonas Brothers as well as Kravitz are being sworn in right into the Walk Of Fame in the Recording classification together with Marc Anthony, Sheila E, Blake Shelton, Charlie Wilson as well as executive Irving Azoff. Vocalist Jenni Rivera is readied to be recognized posthumously.

Pentatonix, together with pianist Lang Lang as well as vocalist Melba Moore, will certainly be contributed to the Walk of Fame in the Live Theater/Performance classification as well as rap artist Ludacris is amongst those being inducted in the Motion Pictures classification.

Hollywood Walk of Fame conscripts are picked by a panel of the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce from thousands of entries accepted by the candidates or their reps. The guest of honor should consent to go to an introduction event within 2 years– generally timed to accompany promo of a brand-new task.

Canada’s Avril Lavigne is amongst the heavyweights obtaining a celebrity on the Hollywood Walk of Fame this year.

The 36-year-old Ontario citizen is just one of 8 songs acts whose names are being contributed to the popular visitor destination in 2022. Obtaining celebrities are

Black Eyed Peas, George E. Clinton Jr., Ashanti, DJ Khaled, Motown celebrity Martha Reeves as well as Los Huracanes Del Norte. Rap Artist Nipsey Hussle is likewise readied to be recognized posthumously. Lavigne will certainly sign up with various other Canadian songs musicians on the Hollywood Walk of Fame consisting of

Bryan Adams

, Michael Bublé, Céline Dion, Shania Twain, David Foster as well as Paul Anka. She has actually not yet been sworn in to Canada’s Walk of Fame. In itself, the Hollywood Walk Of Fame is a preferred visitor destination, efficient in drawing in an approximated 10 million yearly site visitors annually. Listen to the most effective of Jonas Brothers on

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