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Famous Mormons in Music
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Rick Reeve easy-listening |
He released his first solo album, entitled IN MY LIFE, in 2001, which soon found its place in the top rankings on many radio station play lists. Rick's music is featured on numerous compilation albums. In 2003 Rick was invited to create his first film score and soundtrack for the motion picture, Day of Defense, to be released October 10th, 2003. From that point, Rick has worked with many top industry names, like Sam Cardon and Crawford Gates. He recently completed the music for a newspaper documentary. He is currently writing and producing an album of famous poetry put to music, soon to be released in 2007. Rick's music has also been featured on national television commercials. In addition, Rick has received many awards and honors for his music. His library of genres, including such types as contemporary pop, religious, country, R&B, and new age, continues to expand as he receives more exposure to music. Rick is 29 years old and a BYU graduated, with a Bachelor's Degree in Public Relations, residing in Orange County, California. | Rick Reeve.com |
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Reunion |
Reunion
Members include Jim Pike, former lead singer and founder of The Lettermen. They have been singing as Reunion since 1983.
Gary Pike former member of The
Lettermen who was on many of their hits and Ric de Azevedo member of
ABC's first family of song, The King Family.
Jim and Gary were recently inducted
into the Vocal Group Hall of Fame and have many gold records and
awards to their credit. Jim's solo "Love" was chosen to be on an
United Nations Album that went gold and is in a time capsule on the
moon.
As “The Lettermen”, Jim and Gary,
combined, had an unprecedented forty consecutive hit albums on
Billboard Magazine’s national charts
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Alvino Rey (1910-2004) swing |
He is best known as the father of the pedal steel guitar.
His inventive style helped popularize the amplified guitar for generations to come.
Famous swing-band leader of the King Family, the King Cousins, Tina Cole, and the King Sisters.
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Space Age Pop.com Some things invented by Mormons
Remembering Alvino Rey by Ron Simpson, Meridian Magazine, 01 Sep 2004
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Neil Rutman |
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top prizewinner of several international piano competitions--including
Busoni, Kappell, Cleveland International, Joanna Hodges, and Concert
Artist Guild--Neil Rutman has received worldwide acclaim for his
compelling and atmospheric recitals, orchestral performances and
recordings. He has recently garnered additional praise for his
innovative narrated from the keyboard recitals on the lives of Schumann,
Beethoven, Albeniz, and Art Tatum. Mr. Rutman is currently
Artist-in-Residence at the University of Central Arkansas He was a
Missionary to Scotland. A former collegiate boxer with a collegiate
record of 6-0, Mr. Rutman also coaches the University of Central
Arkansas Boxing Club. Source: Neil Rutman.com |
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Saints Unified Voices gospel
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Famous Grammy Award winning choir
Saints Unified Voices
Gladys Knight organized the choir in 2002 “to provide an
opportunity for people who wouldn’t come otherwise to come to an LDS
meeting, where they will hear a strong Christ-centered message of the
restored gospel and feel the spirit that is present,” she says. Saints Unified Voices Website www.ldsmusicworld.com
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Kevin Sharp country |
He grew up in Idaho. He was diagnosed with bone cancer while still in high school.
In 1989, the Make-A-Wish Foundation introduced him to music producer David Foster.
In 1991, he went into remission.
In 1997, his debut solo album, Measure of a Man, was certified gold.
He wears a "CTR" ring on a chain around his neck, a gift from his mother, and he has a tattoo on his upper chest of a wishbone (The Make-A-Wish Foundation symbol). Source: Kevin Sharp.com LDS Music World Kevin Sharp.com
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Yuki Saito singer songwriter |
(斉藤 由貴 Saitō Yuki) is a singer songwriter, actor born in Minami-ku, Japan. Her married name is Yuki Isarai (小井 由貴 Isarai Yuki), though she continues to work under her maiden name. Saitō is well-known in Japan for being a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints . She drew some attention to that fact when she first began her career because she refused to work on Sunday . |
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SheDaisy country |
As active church members, Kristyn, Kelsi, and Kassidy grew up in Magna,
Utah, as three of six children of David and Robyn Osborn. Their
debut album The Whole Shebang was certified Gold on 01 Nov 1999
and certified Platinum on 28 Mar 2000. SHeDAISY's third
album on Lyric Street Records, Sweet Right Here, has been certified Gold
(sales over 500,000) by the RIAA.
SHeDAISY sister act adds athlete to mix |
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Ryan Shupe & the RubberBand | The new CD, "Last Man Standing," is a progression from Ryan Shupe & The Rubberbands previous albums. "I think the album is more rocking this time around," explains Shupe. "If you heard the last album, you would notice a progression, but it's pretty much in line with what our fans have come to love about us. Nobody's going to hear it and go `that doesn't sound like them, but it's a different direction than the last album. You're going to want to turn it up a little bit more in your car!" "Last Man Standing" is available now everywhere. | |
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Mark 'Fingermix' Smith | Mark 'Fingermix' Smith, born in London, England, has been playing piano since the age of 5. By aged 11 he was already performing his own compositions in school, a year later having a main role in Shakespeare's 'The Tempest'. After serving a full time mission in the Arizona Phoenix mission, for the Church or Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, he returned home after a successful mission and began a moderately flourishing career writing and re-mixing, for UK independent soul record labels. | |
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Chance Thomas games
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Chance
Thomas composes and produces original music for smash hit titles like
Lord of the Rings Online, X-Men 3, and King Kong.
His projects are major award winners, including Oscar™, Emmy™,
Aurora™, Telly™ and GANG™. He produced
one of the first live orchestral scores (Quest for Glory V)
and commercially successful soundtrack CD’s in gaming (50,000+ units). He
also led the successful movement which brought game music into the
Grammy Awards™ in the late 1990's. Chance was the
first game composer to score an Academy Award™ winning film (The
ChubbChubbs) and log more than 1 million mp3 downloads of his
music (Lord of the Rings). He
is widely regarded as one of the premier composers in the interactive
entertainment industry. He also composes for film and television.
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Don Walsercountry |
Don Walser is living proof that dreams can come true. Raised on classic
country in Lamesa in far West Texas, he started out singing in
honky-tonks as a teen, visions of the Grand Ole Opry no doubt in his
head. For more than four decades, the devoutly Mormon Walser played the
bars of West Texas as if they were his church, never losing faith in the
music he loved. He once shared a stage with a young and yet-to-be-famous
Buddy Holly, earned a rave review in Billboard for one of his
singles, and even traveled overseas as a musical ambassador for the city
of El Paso. Stardom, however, remained elusive.
www.houstonpress.com
Don Walser's Shotgun Boogie music video filmed at Babe's in Austin 1995. |
Walser died due to complications from diabetes on September 20, 2006, 6
days after his 72nd birthday.
Don Walser holds his memories dear |
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Brooke White | Brooke White (born 1983 Mesa Arizona) a top 5 finalist on the seventh season of American Idol. White worked as a nanny prior to auditioning for Idol. She has also performed as a solo artist with a backup band. White began singing at age 15 and also plays the piano and guitar, with her vocal skills and piano playing impressing all three judges during Hollywood week. wikipedia.org | www.americanidol.com |
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Warren Zevon (1947-2003) rock & folk two-time Grammy winner |
His Scots-Welsh mother, Beverly, was Mormon, an influence Zevon vividly recollects,
although he has not been a practicing member of the faith for many years:
"Mormons have a matter-of-fact attitude toward the supernatural.
I grew up with a painting of Uncle Warren, the World War II hero, in our house:
the dead namesake who was like a present member of the family, always at the table." Source: "Warren Zevon's Last Words" by David Fricke, Rolling Stone, 05 Nov 2002.
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