Which song, by the man who played guitar for most of the performances on Let It Rock, was number 5 on the US "Billboard" Hot chart sometime in the 1980s or 1990s?
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Let It Rock (Ronnie Hawkins album) Let It Rock is a Juno Award-nominated album that documents American-Canadian singer Ronnie Hawkins' 60th birthday celebration and concert at Massey Hall in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The concert took place on January 8, 1995 and featured performances by Hawkins, Carl Perkins, Jerry Lee Lewis, The Band and Larry Gowan. Jeff Healey sat in on guitar for most, if not all, of the performances. Hawkins' band, The Hawks, or permutations of it, backed most, if not all, of the acts. All of the musicians performing that night were collectively dubbed "The Rock ‘N’ Roll Orchestra". The concert is among the last recorded of both Perkins and Rick Danko of The Band. An eponymous video of the concert was also released.
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Jeff Healey Norman Jeffrey "Jeff" Healey (March 25, 1966 – March 2, 2008) was a Canadian jazz and blues-rock vocalist, guitarist, and songwriter who attained musical and personal popularity, particularly in the 1980s and 1990s. He hit Number 5 on the U.S. "Billboard" Hot 100 chart with "Angel Eyes" and reached the Top 10 in Canada with the songs "I Think I Love You Too Much" and "How Long Can a Man Be Strong".
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What It Takes (Aerosmith song) "What It Takes" is a power ballad by American hard rock band Aerosmith. It was written by Steven Tyler, Joe Perry, and Desmond Child. It was released in 1990 as the third single from Aerosmith's critically and commercially successful 1989 album "Pump". In the video "The Making of Pump", A&R man John Kalodner described the song as "a masterpiece". During live performances, Tyler sings the first verse a cappella and belts out one of his signature screams right before the chorus.
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Johnny &quot;Guitar&quot; Watson John Watson, Jr. (February 3, 1935 – May 17, 1996), known professionally as Johnny "Guitar" Watson, was an American blues, soul, and funk musician and singer-songwriter. A flamboyant showman and electric guitarist in the style of T-Bone Walker, Watson recorded throughout the 1950s and 1960s with some success. His creative reinvention in the 1970s with disco and funk overtones, saw Watson have hits with "Ain't That a Bitch", "I Need It" and "Superman Lover". His successful recording career spanned forty years, with his highest chart appearance being the 1977 song "A Real Mother For Ya".
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Chris Montez Chris Montez (born Ezekiel Christopher Montanez on January 17, 1943) is an American guitarist and vocalist, whose stylistic approach has ranged from rock & roll to pop standards and Latin music. His rock sound is exemplified in songs such as his 1962 hit "Let's Dance", which reached #4 on the "Billboard" Hot 100. When his early music's popularity began to fade, he switched to a more traditional role as a popular singer of soft ballads, scoring a hit with "Call Me" in 1966. He has also recorded in Latin styles. Over the intervening years, he has continued to work in all three modes.
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Memo from Turner "Memo from Turner" is a solo record by Mick Jagger, featuring the slide guitar by Ry Cooder, from the soundtrack of "Performance", in which Jagger played the leading role of Turner, a reclusive rock star. It was re-released in October 2007 on a seventeen-song retrospective compilation album "The Very Best of Mick Jagger", making a re-appearance as a Jagger solo effort. After its original release in 1970, it had been included on Rolling Stones compilations, such as "" as a track credited to the Jagger/Richards songwriting partnership. "Memo from Turner" was ranked #92 in the 100 Greatest Guitar Songs list of "Rolling Stone".
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Lay Your Hands on Me "Lay Your Hands on Me" is a song by American rock band Bon Jovi. It was released on August 1 1989 as the fourth single from the band's 1988 album "New Jersey". It peaked at #7 on the "Billboard" Hot 100, becoming the band's fourth single from "New Jersey" to chart in the Top 10 and it also charted at #20 on the Mainstream rock charts.
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Scar Tissue (song) "Scar Tissue" is the first single from the American rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers' seventh studio album "Californication", released in 1999. It is one of their most successful songs, spending a then-record 16 consecutive weeks on top of the "Billboard" Hot Modern Rock Tracks chart, as well as 10 weeks at the top of the "Billboard" Mainstream Rock Tracks chart and reached number 8 on "Billboard" Hot 100 Airplay. It peaked at number 9 on the "Billboard" Hot 100. In the UK, the song reached number 15 on the UK Singles Chart. It won a Grammy Award for Best Rock Song in 2000. The song is notable for its mellow intro guitar riff and for its slide guitar solos throughout. "Guitar World" placed the guitar solo 63rd in its list of the "100 Greatest Guitar Solos".
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Michael Been Michael Kenneth Been (March 17, 1950 – August 19, 2010) was an American rock musician who achieved critical attention and rotation play on MTV in the 1980s with his band The Call. He later released an album of his solo work and toured with his son's band Black Rebel Motorcycle Club. His song "Let the Day Begin" was the official campaign song of Al Gore's 2000 U.S. presidential campaign. His song "Oklahoma" was one of the top ten choices for Oklahoma's official state rock song and a line from the song provided the name for "Another Hot Oklahoma Night: A Rock & Roll Exhibit" at the Oklahoma History Center.
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Let's Rock the House "Let's Rock the House" is a song by American singer La Toya Jackson. It is taken from her 1991 album "No Relations". It was released as a single on 12" and CD formats with club remixes, and was released on the heels of Jackson's previous single, "Sexbox".
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Midnight Blue (Lou Gramm song) "Midnight Blue" is the first single released by Lou Gramm from his debut solo album "Ready or Not" in 1987. The single spent five weeks at number one on the "Billboard" Hot Album Rock Tracks, starting on February 14, 1987, and peaked at number five on the "Billboard" Hot 100, Gramm's highest-charting solo hit.
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Rock It (George Jones song) "Rock It" is a rockabilly single by country music singer George Jones. Not wanting to use his real name and jeopardize his reputation as a country artist, Starday Records released it under the pseudonym "Thumper Jones."
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Time Won't Let Me "Time Won't Let Me" is a garage rock song that was recorded by The Outsiders, from Cleveland, Ohio, in 1965, and which became a major hit in the United States in 1966, reaching #5 on the "Billboard" Hot 100 on the week of April 16 of that year.<ref name="Billboard (Time Wont'/Chart)"> </ref> It is ranked as the 42nd biggest American hit of 1966.
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American IV: The Man Comes Around American IV: The Man Comes Around is the 87th studio album by American music artist Johnny Cash. Released in 2002, it is the fourth in Cash's "American" series of albums. The majority of songs are covers which Cash performs in his own sparse style, with help from producer Rick Rubin. For instance, for the song "Personal Jesus", Rubin asked then-Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist John Frusciante to re-work an acoustic version of Martin Gore's song, which featured a simple acoustic riff that stripped down the song to a blues style. He receives backing vocal assistance from various artists, including Fiona Apple, Nick Cave, and Don Henley.
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Standing in the Line of Fire Standing In the Line of Fire is an album released by Gary U.S. Bonds in 1984, under the band title of Gary U.S. Bonds and the American Men. The album was a followup to his two Springsteen/Van Zandt-produced albums "Dedication" and "On the Line", though the only carry-over from the previous two albums was Steven Van Zandt, who wrote, sang backing vocals for, and played lead guitar on the title track. The album also features a cover of Ritchie Valens' "Come On Let's Go". The title track was released as a single paired with "Wild Nights", but received little attention. The album remains unissued on CD.
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Jorma Kaukonen Jorma Ludwik Kaukonen, Jr. ( ; ; born December 23, 1940) is an American blues, folk, and rock guitarist, best known for his work with Jefferson Airplane and Hot Tuna. "Rolling Stone" magazine ranked him #54 on its list of 100 Greatest Guitarists.
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Dazz Band The Dazz Band is an American R&B, funk band whose popularity exploded in the early 1980s. Emerging from Cleveland, Ohio, the group's biggest hit songs include the Grammy Award-winning "Let It Whip" (1982), "Joystick" (1983), and "Let It All Blow" (1984). The name of the band is a portmanteau of the description "danceable jazz".
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Bill Haley William John Clifton Haley ( ; July 6, 1925 – February 9, 1981) was an American rock and roll musician. He is credited by many with first popularizing this form of music in the early 1950s with his group Bill Haley & His Comets and million-selling hits such as "Rock Around the Clock", "See You Later, Alligator", "Shake, Rattle and Roll", "Rocket 88", "Skinny Minnie", and "Razzle Dazzle". He has sold over 25 million records worldwide.
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Don't You Know What the Night Can Do? "Don't You Know What the Night Can Do?" is a song recorded by Steve Winwood for his album, "Roll with It", released on Virgin Records in 1988. Released as a single, it peaked at number six on the US "Billboard" Hot 100 chart and spent two weeks at number one on the "Billboard" Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart.
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René Hall René Joseph Hall (September 26, 1912 ‒ February 11, 1988) was an American musician, performer, and music arranger whose guitar and arrangements can be heard on hundreds of enduring rock and roll and R&B recordings released by many of America's most notable labels including Aladdin, Decca, Motown, and RCA Records. His best-known recording was the instrumental "Twitchy", which featured a single-string guitar ("Unitar") lead played by Willie Joe Duncan, the instrument's inventor.
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Leave a Tender Moment Alone "Leave a Tender Moment Alone" is a song performed by Billy Joel and the fifth single from his album "An Innocent Man". The special guest musician, Toots Thielemans, plays harmonica.
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Let It Rock (Great White album) Let it Rock is the eighth studio album by the American hard rock band Great White, released in 1996. It was recorded after their split with long-time manager and co-writer Alan Niven. After the acoustic sound of 1994's "Sail Away", the band was determined to return to their hard rock roots.