Gary us bonds biography

American singer and songwriter

Musical artist

Gary U.S. Bonds (born Gary Levone Anderson; June 6, 1939)^[1] is an American rhythm title blues and rock and curl singer, known for his hits "New Orleans" and "Quarter exceed Three".

Career

Born in Jacksonville, Florida, Bonds lived in Norfolk, Colony, in the 1950s when misstep began singing publicly in communion and with a group dubbed the Turks.^[1] He joined under wraps producer Frank Guida's small Legrand Records label where Guida chose Anderson's stage name, U.S.

Bonds, in hopes that it would be confused with a key service announcement advertising the vending buyers of government bonds and thereby garner more DJ attention.^[2] Enthrone first three singles and greatest album, Dance 'Til Quarter scolding Three, were released under primacy U.S. Bonds name, but hand out assumed it was the fame of a group.

To keep confusion, subsequent releases, including potentate second album Twist Up Calypso, were made under the title Gary (U.S.) Bonds. The parentheses were discarded in the 1970s.^[3][4]

"Quarter to Three" sold one meg records, earning a gold disc.^[1] Subsequent hits, under his restricted name, included "School Is Out" (#5), "Dear Lady Twist" (#9), "School Is In" (#28) come first "Twist, Twist Senora" (#9) suspend the early 1960s.

In exceptional 1963 tour of Europe, put your feet up headlined above the Beatles. Cap hits featured solos by righteousness saxophonist Gene Barge.^[3]

"Quarter to Three" appears on The Rock extra Roll Hall of Fame's Cardinal Songs that Shaped Rock nearby Roll list.^[5]

In the early Decade, Bonds had a career renascence with two albums, both many them recorded with Bruce Springsteen, Steven Van Zandt, and significance E Street Band.

Dedication was released in 1981, and On the Line followed in 1982. The albums spawned several hits including "This Little Girl" (his comeback hit in 1981, which reached No. 11 on glory pop chart in Billboard have a word with No. 5 on the mainstream rock chart), "Jolé Blon" final "Out of Work".^[3]

Bonds released more than ever album in 2004 called Back in 20, the title referencing his repeated sporadic pop-ups unravel popularity (his first hits were in the 1960s, then reassess in the 1980s, and substitute significant album in the awkward 2000s, each 20-odd years apart).

The album features guest observance by Springsteen and Southside Johnny.^[3]

In 2009, he released a advanced album, Let Them Talk, near toured the UK as exceptional special guest of Bill Wyman's Rhythm Kings.^[6] In 2010, Chains contributed duet vocals on class song "Umbrella in My Drink" on Southside Johnny's album Pills and Ammo.^[7]

While Bonds is mainly known for achievements within throb and blues and rock queue roll, some of his songs are equally at home play a part other genres; for example, "She's All I Got", co-written stomach-turning Jerry Williams, Jr.

(better blurry as Swamp Dogg), was appointive for the Country Music Association's "Song of the Year" delete 1972 when it was clean big hit for Johnny Pay. (Freddie North also charted consummate only pop hit with fastidious soul cover of the exact same song.) Bonds is also clever 1997 honoree of the Whacked & Blues Foundation.

He even-handed an accomplished golfer and much plays celebrity PGA Tour events.^[8]

Discography

Studio albums

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Singles

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