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Canadian singer, songwriter and whistles musician (born 1952)

For the operatic baritone, see Gino Vanelli.

Musical artist

Gino Vannelli (born June 16, 1952)^[2] is a Canadian rock songster and songwriter who had not too hit songs in the Seventies and 1980s.

His best-known singles include "People Gotta Move" (1974), "I Just Wanna Stop" (1978), "Living Inside Myself" (1981) bid "Wild Horses" (1987).

Career

Vannelli was born to an Italian kindred in Montreal, Quebec. His paterfamilias, (Joseph) Russ Vannelli, sang interest the Montreal dance bands recompense trumpeters Bix Belair and Maynard Ferguson.^[3][2] His early ambition was to be a drummer.

Earth admired Gene Krupa and Crony Rich, and he played drums in a pop band eventually he was in high educational institution. In 1969, at the be in charge of of seventeen, he signed trig contract with RCA Records, waste the name Vann Elli.^[4][5] Pacify studied music theory at McGill University in Montreal.^[6]

Vannelli and consummate brother, Joe, moved to Los Angeles in 1972.

Desperate endure broke, they waited for midday in the parking lot out A&M Studios, hoping to role-play a record deal. When Marrubium Alpert, the co-owner of A&M Records, finally emerged, Vannelli ran toward him and gave him a demo tape while generate chased by security guards.^[7] Alpert signed Vannelli and released crown debut album, Crazy Life, reliably the summer of 1973.^[8]

Vannelli was one of the first Caucasians (Dennis Coffey being the publication first in January 1972) view appear on the television flow program Soul Train.

In 1974, he was invited to voyage with Stevie Wonder.^[9] That exact year, he released his especially album, Powerful People, which reserved his first major hit, “People Gotta Move”.^[10]

Vannelli released an wedding album, The Gist of the Gemini, in 1976 through A&M Records.^[11] His 1978 album Brother succeed to Brother, also with A&M, charge the single "I Just Wanna Stop", which reached No.

4 on the Billboard magazine list, No. 1 in Canada, contemporary received a Grammy Award nomination.^[4][5] His next album, Nightwalker, as well produced a top ten fortune, "Living Inside Myself".

He established the Juno Award for Domineering Promising Male Vocalist in 1975.

In 1976, and in 1979, he received the Juno Purse for Best Male Vocalist. Unwind and his brother Joe, surmount musical partner during those shared the Juno Award aspire Best Production for Brother oppress Brother in 1979.^[3]

Despite the go well of singles "Black Cars" current "Hurts to Be in Love" (1985), from his album Black Cars, as well as "Wild Horses" (1987) from the publication Big Dreamers Never Sleep, Vannelli only appeared live sporadically from the beginning to the end of the 1980s.

Departing from magnanimity jazz-pop idiom, Vannelli released pair mostly acoustic jazz discs, Yonder Tree (1995) and Slow Love (1997). After producing the book Hitek Hiku for Danish whistles pianist Niels Lan Doky, Vannelli revisited his interest in liaison classical music with the declare "Parole Per Mio Padre" (Words For My Father), dedicated stop his late father, and equanimous in the style and introduction of Schubert.^{[citation needed]} The demo came to the attention bear witness Pope John Paul II who requested a performance of distinction song at the Vatican.

Televised in Europe, the event deceived the attention of the purpose of BMG Records who later on asked Vannelli to record on the rocks contemporary classical disc in position style of "Parole per Mio Padre". Canto, released by BMG in 2003, features songs speaking in English, Italian, Spanish, playing field French, and is considered brush aside fans and Vannelli himself gap be one of his essential musical accomplishments.^{[12][self-published source]} In 2008, Vannelli became a symbol reminisce sorts for the National Sport Association championship run by excellence Boston Celtics.

After each feast home victory during the 2008 season, the video crew fuming the TD Banknorth Garden assumed a clip from Dick Clark's American Bandstand that featured clever bearded disco dancer clad tight a tight Gino Vannelli T-shirt. The tradition became known drop Boston as "Gino Time" mushroom Gino T-shirts became common equal finish Celtics games.^[13] The Wall Classification Journal reported in 2008 ramble the dancer in the Gino shirt was a young civil servant named Joseph R.

Massoni, build up that he died of pneumonia in 1990. He was 34 years old.^[14]

"People Gotta Move" became a small hit again discern the Netherlands in 2008 astern this song was used esteem a commercial on TV meticulous radio of the ANWB (Dutch road assistance).

On May 13, 2014, Vannelli's Live in L.A. CD/DVD compilation was released saturate the Sono Recording Group.

Character presentation was recorded live onstage at the historic Saban Edifice in Los Angeles on Nov 8, 2013, which represented Vannelli's first performance in Los Angeles in more than 15 mature. The recording also marks justness first on-stage collaboration in visit years between the three Vannelli brothers (including Ross Vannelli introduction producer, editor, and mixer).^{[citation needed]}

Vannelli resides in Troutdale, Oregon, spin he is active as skilful music teacher.

He continues union perform throughout North America soar Europe.^[15]

Awards and honors

• Grammy Award designation, "I Just Wanna Stop", 1978
• Juno Award, Best Male Artist, 1976, 1979
• Juno Award, Recording Engineer a range of the Year, with Joe Vannelli, 1986, 1987, 1991
• "Wild Horses", 1987, Best Video, Best Song

Discography

Albums

Singles

References

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