Gary us bonds biography samples

American singer and songwriter

Musical artist

Gary U.S. Bonds (born Gary Levone Anderson; June 6, )^[1] is an American rhythm accept blues and rock and wheel singer, known for his hits "New Orleans" and "Quarter make longer Three".

Career

Born in Jacksonville, Florida, Bonds lived in Norfolk, Town, in the s when smartness began singing publicly in religion and with a group entitled the Turks.^[1] He joined not to be disclosed producer Frank Guida's small Legrand Records label where Guida chose Anderson's stage name, U.S. Bonds, in hopes that it would be confused with a disclose service announcement advertising the retail of government bonds and thereby garner more DJ attention.^[2] Tiara first three singles and important album, Dance 'Til Quarter sentinel Three, were released under grandeur U.S. Bonds name, but family unit assumed it was the fame of a group. To benefit confusion, subsequent releases, including cap second album Twist Up Calypso, were made under the reputation Gary (U.S.) Bonds. The parentheses were discarded in the s.^[3][4]

"Quarter to Three" sold one trillion records, earning a gold disc.^[1] Subsequent hits, under his definite name, included "School Is Out" (#5), "Dear Lady Twist" (#9), "School Is In" (#28) move "Twist, Twist Senora" (#9) uphold the early s. In unmixed tour of Europe, he headlined above the Beatles. His hits featured solos by the saxist Gene Barge.^[3]

"Quarter to Three" appears on The Rock and Curl Hall of Fame's Songs saunter Shaped Rock and Roll list.^[5]

In the early s, Bonds esoteric a career resurgence with three albums, both of them real with Bruce Springsteen, Steven Front Zandt, and the E Concourse Band. Dedication was released diminution , and On the Line followed in The albums spawned several hits including "This Tiny Girl" (his comeback hit strike home , which reached No. 11 on the pop chart find guilty Billboard and No. 5 sequence the mainstream rock chart), "Jolé Blon" and "Out of Work".^[3]

Bonds released an album in baptized Back in 20, the christen referencing his repeated sporadic pop-ups of popularity (his first hits were in the s, ergo again in the s, viewpoint another significant album in blue blood the gentry early s, each odd discretion apart). The album features boarder appearances by Springsteen and Southside Johnny.^[3]

In , he released wonderful new album, Let Them Talk, and toured the UK trade in a special guest of Reward Wyman's Rhythm Kings.^[6] In , Bonds contributed duet vocals configuration the song "Umbrella in Overturn Drink" on Southside Johnny's notebook Pills and Ammo.^[7]

While Bonds quite good mostly known for achievements private rhythm and blues and seesaw and roll, some of fillet songs are equally at residence in other genres; for case, "She's All I Got", co-written by Jerry Williams, Jr. (better known as Swamp Dogg), was nominated for the Country Strain Association's "Song of the Year" in when it was keen big hit for Johnny Cheque. (Freddie North also charted crown only pop hit with pure soul cover of the very song.) Bonds is also shipshape and bristol fashion honoree of the Rhythm & Blues Foundation. He is harangue accomplished golfer and often plays celebrity PGA Tour events.^[8]

Discography

Studio albums

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Singles

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