Craig Allen
Both groups were created by German record producer Frank Farian. He used the same vocal practices with both groups. Farian got away with it, in the 1970s.
The group "Boney M" was originally just Frank Farian singing in a deep voice, backed up by himself singing, overdubbed, in a falsetto chorus
A great deal has been said about Davy Jones over the last few days here on nj1015.com, and all over social media. There's been much sadness...but heartwarming and amusing stories have been shared as well. Sadly, I never got to a Monkees (or solo Davy Jones) concert, but I did meet him in 1988.
My alarm goes off at 3:15am...and I'm stumbling around in the dark, Thursday and Friday morning. Justin (Jim's producer) is off, and I'm stepping in. I'm not a morning person...never have been. Jim Gearhart, and company, has been doing this for more than 20 years! Come along with me and my camera!
Yesterday, in this blog space, we learned that Barry Manilow didn't write "I Write The Songs." It was Bruce Johnston of the Beach Boys...but Manilow made the song his own.
Barry Manilow's 1987 autobiography tells his life story (up to that point), and tells of his first encounters with (and impressions of) many famous, or soon-to-be famous, people that he met along the way to his own superstardom