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Alannah Myles (née Byles; born December 25, 1958) [1] [2] is a Canadian singer-songwriter who has won both a Grammy and a Juno Award for the song "Black Velvet".The song was a top-ten hit in Canada and a number one hit on the US Billboard Hot 100 in 1990.
Bradley's third album, Changes, was released on April 1, 2016, and featured a cover of the Black Sabbath song "Changes". [20] He continued to perform live, often together with other Daptone artists. [21] In August 2016, he fell ill and canceled a Canadian tour and his appearance at the Cambridge Folk Festival due to take place on July 30. [22]
The song is a paean to Elvis Presley.His voice was distinctive for the time and could be described as "black velvet". Co-writer Christopher Ward, who was Myles' then-boyfriend, was inspired on a bus full of Elvis fans riding to Memphis attending the 10th anniversary vigil at Graceland, in 1987.
Died of undisclosed illness [107] Steve Priest The Sweet: 72: June 4, 2020: Died of undisclosed cause, after health failure [108] Rupert Hine Record producer from Thinkman, Quantum Jump: 72: June 4, 2020: Wiltshire, England: Undisclosed cause, although he had renal cancer and arrhythmia [109] Frank Bey: 74: June 7, 2020: Glenolden, Pennsylvania ...
This is a list of notable performers of rock music and other forms of popular music, and others directly associated with the music as producers, songwriters, or in other closely related roles, who died in 2021.
Pioneering filmmaker, writer, artist and musician David Lynch, who upended storytelling norms with Twin Peaks, Blue Velvet, Mulholland Drive and Eraserhead and introduced thousands to the benefits ...
"Love Is" is the debut single by Canadian singer/songwriter Alannah Myles, released in Canada in 1989. In the rest of the world (except Australia), it was released as the follow-up to her worldwide hit "Black Velvet" in 1990. In 1990, the song was nominated for the Juno Award for Single of the Year, losing to Myles' own "Black Velvet".
Colin Gibb, the singer who represented the UK at Eurovision with British pop band Black Lace in 1979, has died just days after retiring, aged 70.. With Black Lace, the Leeds-born musician rose to ...