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The Big Heat is the debut solo album by American musician Stan Ridgway (former Wall of Voodoo vocalist), released in 1986 by I.R.S. Records.Named after the 1953 film noir of the same name, the original release consisted of nine songs, including the No. 4 UK hit "Camouflage". [4]
"The Big Heat" is the debut solo single by American singer-songwriter Stan Ridgway, released in 1985 from his 1986 debut solo album The Big Heat. The song dates back to his time in Wall of Voodoo , and was performed live by the group in 1982.
Stan Ridgway was born in Barstow, California, in the "high desert", and raised in Los Angeles. He claims to have been a budding ventriloquist who spent his first night in jail at the age of 12 for stealing street signs. Ridgway also had a childhood fascination with folk music, pestering his parents until they bought him a banjo at the age of 14 ...
Stan Ridgway Live: “Poolside with Gilly” 2002 Stan Ridgway Live: The “Beyond Tomorrow” Show: 2002 Stan Ridgway Live in NYC: The “Black Diamond” Tour: 2002 Stan Ridgway Live: The Mosquitos Tour: 2011 Live in Byron Bay Australia 1987: 2012 Live In Santa Clara CA 1991 at One Step Beyond
"Camouflage" is a song by Stan Ridgway, released as the third single from his 1986 debut solo album The Big Heat. The song was a chart hit in Europe, peaking at No. 2 in Ireland and No. 4 in the United Kingdom, but did not enter the chart in the US.
"Drive, She Said" is a song by the American singer-songwriter Stan Ridgway and is the third single released in support of his 1985 debut album The Big Heat. Formats and track listing [ edit ]
Stan Ridgway soon went on to a successful solo career. He appeared as a guest vocalist on a track on the Rumble Fish score and released his critically acclaimed debut solo album The Big Heat, which included the single "Camouflage", a top ten hit across Europe, in 1986.
"The Big Heat" (1985) " Don't Box Me In " is a collaboration between the Police drummer Stewart Copeland and former Wall of Voodoo vocalist Stan Ridgway , recorded as part of the soundtrack for the Francis Ford Coppola movie Rumble Fish and subsequently released as a single .