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Famous Mormons in Music
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Gary Allancounty |
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Gary Allan is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day
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Gary Allan was born Dec. 5, 1967, in Montebello, Calif., with the name Gary Herzberg. He was raised in La Mirada, Calif., and in his teens, he began to play the honky-tonk circuit. |
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The Aquabats ska |
The Aquabats are an eight-man band. Currently, 2 of the Aquabats
are LDS: Christian Jacobs and Chad Larson, the bassist. They're
both active and attend the same ward in Orange County, CA. Band member Travis Barker is not a member of the church. In 1995, they self published their debut album: The Return of the Aquabats The Aquabats - Super Rad Video Check out the official site by Tyler Jacobs: The AquaBats.com |
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David Archuleta |
Placed 2nd American Idol 7th Season
Archuleta won his ticket to the Hollywood final auditions at the San Diego tryouts. He was still only sixteen during the Hollywood auditions and, along with other contestants not yet 18, will have to go to school ("doing schoolwork in the morning and then come onto the stage and then go back to the schoolwork") while a part of American Idol's Seventh Season David Archuleta Wikipedia
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Alex Boyé
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Alex Boye' was born and raised in London, England. He joined the church
at the age of 16. He later served an LDS Mission to England Bristol.
Alex sang regularly on his mission, and from the encouragement of his
Mission President, pursued a career in music when he got home.
Alex became the lead singer in the European Boy band "Awesome", and signed a recording contract with Universal Records in 1996. The band had hits in over 15 countries, selling over half a million Cd's and performed alongside such groups as N'SYNC, The Backstreet Boys, Missy Elliott, Bryan Adams, Mary. J.Blige, The smashing Pumpkins, and George Michael to name a few. Alex simply refers to himself as the "Token Black Guy in Utah". He loves to laugh, and says some of the highlights in his life have been giving a Book of Mormon to Prince Charles, recently joining the Mormon Tabernacle Choir, and marrying his wonderful wife in the Salt Lake Temple |
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The Brett Family Singers |
The Brett Family is now
enjoying their 8th season in Branson, Missouri as one of the top morning
shows in town. Their highly acclaimed show is in its fifth year being
broadcast on PBS television, earning them worldwide recognition. They
have also been featured guest artists with the prestigious Mormon
Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra on Temple Square on the longest running
radio broadcast, "Music and the Spoken Word". With unequaled style and flair, The Brett Family will sing, dance, and smile their way into your heart. The Brett's are best known for their breathtaking family harmonies and powerful musical arrangements, and are each dynamic soloists as well. www.brettfamily.com |
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The 5 Browns virtuosic concert pianists |
Handsome, charming, articulate and close-knit, this youthful quintet of brothers and sisters, all virtuosic concert pianists, love classical music so profoundly they want to share it with everyone else. Each of the Browns Desirae , Deondra, Gregory Melodyand Ryan has a distinctive and discriminating keyboard talent, honed at New York’s Juilliard School, where for five consecutive years they studied simultaneously. They have chosen to cast their lot together as a unique quintet of classical pianists, performing on five pianos, and in various ensemble combinations. Watch Carole Mikita's Story on The 5 Browns from KSL |
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Will
Butler of The Arcade Fire music |
William Butler is a band member of the band The Arcade Fire. He is the
brother of Arcade Fire front man Win Butler. William plays synthesizer,
bass and percussion. Will is the grandson of (Famous Mormon) guitarist Alvino Rey. While at Northwestern he worked as a DJ for WNUR RockShow.While at Northwestern he voice-acted in two animated short films, Date Double, a brief romantic comedy, and Ron Leia Run, a Star Wars Run Lola Run fan film in which he played the role of Han Solo. Thanks to GD a former ward member of Will's for this information Please email Famous Mormons if you have a link showing more members of the band are members of the church. A Poetry Major With Prospects
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Cherie Callsinger |
Singer/songwriter Cherie Call was born and
raised in Mesa, Arizona, and has been performing in front of
appreciative audiences since she was three. By the time she turned
13, Cherie was writing and performing many of her own songs.
Following her high school graduation, she moved to Utah to attend Brigham Young University, where she graduated in music in 1997. She began recording several self-released albums, including One Star, Taken, and Heart Made of Wind, the latter released in November 2000. She has also been featured on seven other albums, including the best-selling album Women of Destiny, A Season for Courage, Remember the Promise, Look and Live, Whatever It Takes, and the soundtracks from the theatrical releases God’s Army, Brigham City, and Charly. Cherie was a songwriter and music coordinator for the 2000 Banff Award winning film, True Fans. www.cheriecall.com |
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Jason Celaya singer
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Appeared on Grease: You're the One That I Want on NBC.
BYU-grad Jason Celaya, who lives in Highland and teaches dance at
the Center Stage studio in Orem, was a finalist in this reality
competition show. Celaya's regional theater credits include Annie Get Your Gun, West Side Story , Fiddler on the Roof and Joseph and the Technicolor Dreamcoat. He danced with Origins dance company, and he has choreographed for other dance companies as well as for the Utah Jazz Girls (NBA).
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Jason Deere | Award-winning songwriter and producer, Jason Deere has written for a plethora of renowned artists including LeAnn Rimes, Josh Gracin, Jessica Simpson, and Latin sensation Wanessa Camargo. His work with groups SHeDAISY and Ryan Shupe and the Rubberband helped them become the success stories they are today. Deere wrote five songs on SHeDAISY’s double platinum debut album as well as the country trio’s recent top 5 single “Don’t Worry ‘Bout a Thing.” |
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Dishwalla alternative
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Dishwalla was formed in 1992. Scot Alexander, the bassist, is
a member of the Church. He writes a lot of the music including
their hit "Counting Blue Cars" .
Scott told Famousmormons.net : "I think it's very positive for them (The Youth) to see that you can be LDS and out in the entertainment/sports whatever industry and still uphold our standards and make a positive influence as a result." They released thier4th studio album in March |
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The Duttons |
The Duttons are known as Branson's most versatile music group. The
Variety is astounding! Throughout the show, each Dutton plays at least
six different instruments and each song features something uniquely
different. In addition to performing at their theater in Branson, The Duttons still do quite a bit of shows on the road. They have recently been invited to Hong Kong this winter and they'll be doing quite a bit in a new theater they are opening in Mesa, AZ. The Duttons
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