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Smokey Mountain was a Filipino singing group formed by musical director, composer, and National Artist for Music, Ryan Cayabyab, [1] [2] and executive producer Judd Berlin. The group was based in Manila, Philippines , and had James Coronel, Geneva Cruz , Jeffrey Hidalgo, and Tony Lambino as its original members.
Although their first audition went poorly, the band's second audition impressed Opry founder George D. Hay and producer Harry Stone, and they offered the group a contract later that year. On Hay and Stone's suggestion, Acuff changed the group's name to the Smoky Mountain Boys, referring to the mountains near where his bandmates and he grew up. [8]
The band performed songs that tackled socially relevant themes such as poverty, children's rights, environmentalism, and overseas Filipino workers. [12] National Artist for Film Lino Brocka set some of his films in the slums of Tondo. Smokey Mountain features prominently as the setting for the 1987 film Pasan Ko ang Daigdig starring Sharon ...
World-renowned Filipino musician, Ryan Cayabyab, is the man behind the successful vocal groups Smokey Mountain, 14K and The San Miguel Master Chorale (SMMC). Smokey Mountain produced the likes of Geneva Cruz, Chedi Vergara, Jeffrey "Jepoy" Hidalgo while 14K boasts of Jolina Magdangal-Escueta and Von Arroyo. The SMMC was considered one of the ...
Cruz began her career in 1989 as one of the lead singers of the popular group Smokey Mountain. [2] The Smokey Mountain album went double platinum. She also represented the Philippines in 1992 at "The Voice of Asia" in Alma-Ata, Kazakhstan, Russia, where she won Gold and became the Grand Champion, where she was also, and still is, the youngest ...
"Da Coconut Nut" is a song composed by Filipino national artist Ryan Cayabyab for the band Smokey Mountain in 1991. [1] [2] [3] Composition.
Paraiso is the second studio album by young Filipino singing group Smokey Mountain.It was released in the Philippines in 1991 by Sony BMG Music. The album slightly surpassed the commercial success of the group's self-titled debut album, also certifying 8× Platinum by the Philippine Association of the Record Industry (PARI) and selling over 253,800 units in the country. [1]
Smokie (originally spelt Smokey) are an English rock band from Bradford, Yorkshire. The band found success at home and abroad after teaming up with Mike Chapman and Nicky Chinn . They have had a number of lineup changes and were still actively touring in 2024.