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Warren Wiebe medley "Mornin'", "Heart To Heart", "Glory of Love" feat. David Foster and Larry Williams

Warren Wiebe medley "Mornin'", "Heart To Heart", "Glory of Love" video feat. David Foster and Larry Williams.

Warren Wiebe sings a great medley (feat. David Foster on piano and Larry Williams on sax): "Mornin'" (Al Jarreau, 1983), "Heart To Heart" (Kenny Loggins, 1982) and "Glory Of Love" (Peter Cetera, 1986) for a concert in Japan with an orchestra (JT Super Producer '94).

Late Warren Wiebe was born and raised in San Diego and made his first recording at the age of 14. Gifted with a three-octave vocal range and relative pitch, Warren Wiebe had performed for bands specializing in standards, Jazz, Blues, Funk, Soul, Hip-Hop, Pop, Rock, and the Motown sound.

Bobby Gentry gave Warren his first big break in 1980 by hiring him to sing in her band in Las Vegas. By the late 1980's, Warren was well established will all of the major studios in San Diego singing local radio and television jingles, demos and on album projects for various musicians. He won vocal contests and continued to sing live in nighclubs at corporate and private functions.

On Valentine's Day in 1987, Warren had the good fortune to be heard by David Foster (12-time Grammy Award winning producer/songwriter/arranger) and Burt Bacharach while performing at The Bonaventure Hotel in Los Angeles. Within a few months of this event, Warren was performing with an 80-piece orchestra as the lead vocalist in David Foster's band and performing throughout Canada.

Since that time, Warren had relocated to the Los Angeles area where his career has skyrocketed. He continued to work with David Foster in the studio and for live performances. Since 1989, he had been featured as the anthem singer for the Los Angeles Kings at the Great Western Forum. He had performed on a regular basis at the Santa Monica Beach Loews Hotel. In 1994, he was signed to The Atlantic Group as a recording artist and has begun work on his first solo album. He toured Japan where he was a featured vocalist for David Foster's band and performed with Color Me Badd, Peabo Bryson, Celine Dion, Wendy Moten, Leland Sklar, Michael Thompson, Jerry Hey, Larry Williams and the Seawind Horns and the Japanese Philharmonic Orchestra. These Tokyo and Osaka concerts were televised live for broadcast throughout Japan.

The very-talented singer/vocalist Warren WIEBE has passed away October 25, 1998. It was a suicide... There was a memorial service October 31, 1998 in Malibu with his friends including live performances.

"A Touch Of" David Foster CD compilation features "Mornin'" (Al Jarreau, 1983), "Heart To Heart" (Kenny Loggins, 1982) and "Glory Of Love" (Peter Cetera, 1986):

The Doobie Brothers "What a fool believes" video live

The Doobie Brothers "What a fool believes" video live.

The Doobie Brothers are an American rock band, best known for hit singles like "Black Water", "China Grove", "Listen to the Music" and "What a Fool Believes". They sold millions of records throughout the 1970s.

After almost a decade on the road, and with seven albums under their belts, the Doobies' career unexpectedly soared with the success of their next album, 1978's "Minute by Minute". It spent five weeks at the top of the music charts and dominated several radio formats for the better part of two years.

Michael McDonald's song "What a Fool Believes," written with Kenny Loggins, was the band's second #1 single and earned the songwriting duo a Grammy Award for Record of the Year. The breezy, Michael McDonald-penned title song received the Grammy for Pop Vocal Performance by a Group and the album was honored with an Album of the Year nod.

Among the other memorable songs on the album were the first single, "Here to Love You," "Dependin' On You" (co-written by Michael McDonald and Patrick Simmons), "Steamer Lane Breakdown" (a Simmons bluegrass instrumental workout) and Michael McDonald's "How Will the Fools Survive" (featuring an epic, career-defining guitar lead by Jeff Baxter). Nicolette Larson (whose best-known hit was "Lotta Love") and departed former bandleader Michael Johnston contributed guest vocals on the album.

The triumph of "Minute by Minute" was bittersweet, however, because it coincided with the near dissolution of the band. The pressure of touring while recording and releasing an album each year had worn the members down. Before "Minute by Minute"'s monumental success had become apparent, founding drummer Hartman and longtime guitarist Baxter exited through the revolving door. A two-song set on the January 27, 1979 broadcast of Saturday Night Live with guest host Michael Palin marked the final television appearance, and possibly last live performance, of the band in its middle-period configuration.

The Doobie Brothers "What a fool believes" from the album "Minute By Minute" (December 1978):

Boz Scaggs "Jojo" Live At Fridays video

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Boz Scaggs "Jojo" Live At Fridays video.

This is a TV performance of Boz Scaggs doing "Jojo" back in 1980. The TV show was called "Friday's" and it came on the USA channel back in the early 80s.

Boz Scaggs was born in Canton, Ohio. After learning guitar at the age of 12, he met Steve Miller at St. Mark's School of Texas in Dallas. In 1959, he became the vocalist for Miller's band The Marksmen. The pair later attended the University of Wisconsin together, playing in blues bands like The Ardells and The Fabulous Knight Trains.

Leaving school, Boz Scaggs briefly left Texas to join the burgeoning rhythm and blues scene in London. After singing in bands such as The Wigs and Mother Earth, he recorded his first solo album Boz Scaggs in 1965, which was not a commercial success. He traveled to Sweden as a solo performer and did a brief stint with the band The Other Side with fellow American Jack Downing and Brit Mac MacLeod.

Returning to the US, Boz Scaggs promptly headed for the booming psychedelic music center of San Francisco in 1967. Linking up with Steve Miller again, he appeared on the Steve Miller Band's first two albums "Children of the Future" and "Sailor," which won over critical reviews.

After being spotted by Rolling Stone publisher Jann Wenner, Boz Scaggs secured a solo contract with Atlantic Records in 1968. Despite good reviews, his first Atlantic album was met with lukewarm sales, as were followup albums on Columbia Records.

In 1976, Boz Scaggs linked up with session musicians who would later form Toto and recorded his smash album "Silk Degrees". The album reached number 2 on the US charts and number 1 in a number of countries across the world, spawning three hit singles: "Lowdown", "Lido Shuffle", and "What Can I Say", as well as the MOR standard "We're All Alone", later a hit for Rita Coolidge.

A sellout world tour followed, but his follow-up album, the 1977 Down Two Then Left, lacked the cohesion of Silk Degrees. The 1980 album "Middle Man" would spawn two top 20 hits, "Breakdown Dead Ahead" and "Jojo," and Boz Scaggs would enjoy two more hits over 1980 and 1981 ("Look What You've Done to Me" from the "Urban Cowboy" soundtrack, and "Miss Sun" from a Greatest Hits set).

Boz Scaggs "Jojo" from the album "Middle Man" (April 1980):

John Parr "St. Elmo's Fire (Man In Motion)" video

John Parr "St. Elmo's Fire (Man In Motion)" video.

John Parr (born November 18, 1954, Worksop, Nottinghamshire) is an English musician who received considerable success following his two chart topping hits in the 1980s.

John Parr wrote "Under A Raging Moon" for Roger Daltrey, a song that paid tribute to Keith Moon and told the story of The Who. The album became Roger Daltrey's biggest success in America.

John Parr was soon singing with Marilyn Martin on the Kevin Bacon movie "Quicksilver". John wrote and produced further tracks for Marylin Martin's debut album, including the hit "Night Moves". After the success of Meat Loaf's album, John Parr contributed to the next album with the smash duet hit Rock & Roll Mercenaries. From there he began work with Albert Magnili (director of "Purple Rain") on the movie "American Anthem" for which he wrote and performed the main theme "Two Hearts".

The Pepsi Company and Jack Calmes Satellite TV Corporation wanted to try something new - a gig from London beamed live across America, Japan & Australia on the college Satellite Network. It is one extract of this rare performance from the TV show in Japan. John Parr played and sang with his band from The Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum (in 1985)

John Parr was the featured act, having done 2 similar shows (one from the Olympic Stadium in Los Angeles where the flame was lit for a special performance of "St. Elmo's Fire," and was beamed live for Japan, and the New Year Christmas Show from London). The show was a great success, reaching almost 50-million people and making broadcast history for the network.

John Parr "St. Elmo's Fire (Man In Motion)" from the album "St. Elmo's Fire: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack" (1985):

Linda Ronstadt with The Eagles "Desperado" video

Linda Ronstadt with The Eagles "Desperado" video.

Linda Ronstadt (born July 15, 1946) is an American singer most closely associated with the country rock genre prevalent in the 1970s. Though an occasional songwriter herself, she is better known as an interpreter of other songwriters' works.

Though she began her recording career singing folk music with her band the Stone Poneys in the mid-to late-1960s, Ronstadt has been credited as a solo artist with singing in extraordinarily diverse genres ranging from more traditional country to rhythm & blues and including, among others, new wave, opera and mariachi. In its biography on her artist page, Rolling Stone's Web site reads, "she doesn't succeed at every style she attempts, but that hasn't stopped her from exploring new avenues…. check out her Trio recordings with Emmylou Harris and Dolly Parton; they are essential listening for fans of any kind of music."

Linda Ronstadt's success is, in part, connected with the influence she had on or the influence she received from artists such as Harris, Parton, J.D. Souther, The Eagles, Andrew Gold, Kate and Anna McGarrigle, Paul Simon, Mark Goldenberg, Karla Bonoff, Aaron Neville, James Taylor, Warren Zevon, Maria Muldaur, Nicolette Larson and Elvis Costello. Her reputation throughout the 1970s was of working with some of the most well-respected musicians in contemporary rock music but also of having her own strong sense of discipline.

Linda Ronstadt "Desperado" on her "Greatest Hits" (1976):

Lee Ritenour "Mr. Briefcase" video feat. Eric Tagg

Lee Ritenour "Mr. Briefcase" video feat. Eric Tagg.

Lee Ritenoir - Lee Mack "Captain Fingers" Ritenour (born January 11, 1952) is a prominent session musician, and recording artist. He had a minor U.S. hit with "Is It You" in 1981.

Ritenour's holds the distinction of having two of the promotional videos for his songs ("Is It You," and "Mr. Briefcase") being played during MTV's first hour.

Lee Ritenour was born January 11, 1952 in Los Angeles, California. He played his first session when he was 16 with the Mamas and the Papas. Nicknamed "Captain Fingers," he (along with Larry Carlton) was a sought-after session guitarist by the mid-70s. He is noted for playing his red Gibson ES-335 and his Gibson L5 guitars. One of his most notable influences is the pioneering jazz guitarist Wes Montgomery.

In 1976, Lee Ritenour released his first solo album, First Course. This was followed up by his famous fusion work "Captain Fingers" in 1976. Since "First Course" he has released over 30 albums - the 30th being "Rit's House" in 2002. One of his most notable works is his pop album (featuring vocalist Eric Tagg) 1981 Rit, which contained chart hits "Is It You," and "Mr. Briefcase." In the 90s, Lee Ritenour was one of the founding members of smooth jazz group "Fourplay".

Throughout his career, Lee Ritenour has not been afraid to experiment with different styles of music. He has often incorporated elements of funk, pop, rock, blues and Brazilian music with jazz (much to the dislike of many critics). In the early 1980s, Lee was given his own Ibanez signature model guitar, the LR-10. The LR-10 was produced from 1981 to 1987. It can be heard exclusively on his album "Rit".

Currently, Lee plays the Gibsons that he first played in the 1970s (the ES-335 & L5), and now also plays his signature Lee Ritenour Model archtop guitar made by Gibson.

Lee Ritenour "Mr. Briefcase" from his album "Rit" (1981):

Le Roux "Nobody Said It Was Easy (Lookin' For The Lights)" video

Le Roux "Nobody Said It Was Easy (Lookin' For The Lights)" video.

Their Capitol press release read: "Le Roux takes its name from the Cajun French term for the thick and hearty gravy base that's used to make gumbo, a vitamin-laden soup that's actually of Bantu origin."

Louisiana's Le Roux was a musical gumbo that blended various instruments and arrangements for some spicy, mouth-watering Pop-Rock. Using Blues, R&B, Funk, Jazz, Rock and Cajun as their base, Le Roux chefs created their own distinctive sound with ingredients borrowed from The Meters, Poco, Little Feat and the Eagles. Their Southern anthem "New Orleans Ladies" simmered with the laid-back feel of the Big Easy, evoking images of Bourbon Street and the Bayou. That song, together with their smash hit "Nobody Said It Was Easy (Lookin' For The Lights)", brings Le Roux daily airplay from D.C. to Baton Rouge, and they remain cult heroes to this day.

In 1981, Le Roux moved to RCA which decided to break the band as a single act. They suceeded with the top-20 hit "Nobody Said It Was Easy (Lookin' For The Lights)" and recieved heavy MTV airplay with "Addicted" both featured on their fourth album "Last Safe Place".

Soon afterwards, however, lead singer Jeff Pollard left the group to start his own Christian ministry. He was replaced by Dennis Fergie Frederiksen.

Le Roux "Nobody Said It Was Easy (Lookin' For The Lights)" from their album "Last Safe Place" (1980) written by T. Haseldon and Pop n°18 - chart debut: 2/13/82:

Dan Fogelberg "The Language Of Love" video

Dan Fogelberg "The Language Of Love" video.

Dan Fogelberg, Daniel Grayling Fogelberg (born in Peoria, Illinois on August 13, 1951) is an American singer songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, whose music has been inspired by sources as diverse as folk, pop, classical, jazz, and bluegrass music.

Fogelberg, the youngest of Lawrence and Margaret (Young) Fogelberg's three sons, learned to play piano as a child. Using a Mel Bay course book, he taught himself to play a Hawaiian slide guitar his grandfather gave to him. He started his music career at age 14, when he joined his first band, The Clan, which paid homage to The Beatles. His second band was another cover combo, The Coachmen, which, in 1967, released two singles on Ledger Records: "Maybe Time Will Let Me Forget" and "Autumn Leaves."

After graduating from high school in 1969, he studied theater arts and painting at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and began performing as a solo acoustic player in area coffeehouses. There, he was discovered in 1971 by Irving Azoff. Dan Fogelberg and I. Azoff, who started his music-management career promoting another Illinois act, REO Speedwagon, moved to California to seek their fortunes. Dan Fogelberg became a session musician who played with pop-folk artists like Van Morrison. In 1972, he released his debut album "Home Free" to lukewarm response. His second time at bat was much more successful: His 1974 Joe Walsh-produced album "Souvenirs" and the hit song "Part of the Plan" made him a major star.

Following Souvenirs, Dan Fogelberg released a string of gold and platinum albums and found commercial success with songs like "The Power of Gold," "Longer," which became a wedding standard, "The Language of Love," and "Lonely in Love."

His 1978 album "Twin Sons of Different Mothers" was the first of two collaborations with jazz flutist Tim Weisberg. "The Innocent Age," released in October 1981, reached the peak of critical and popular acclaim. The double album "Song Cycle" included four of his biggest hits: "Leader of the Band," a tribute to his musician father, "Run for the Roses," which aired during the 1980 Kentucky Derby, "Hard To Say," and "Same Old Lang Syne," based on a real-life accidental meeting with a former girlfriend. Two of his songs have graced feature films: "There's a Place in the World for a Gambler" (originally on "Souvenirs") can be heard in the 1978 film "FM"; and "Times Like These" from "The Innocent Age," part of the 1980 movie "Urban Cowboy".

In 1985, Fogelberg released "High Country Snows." Recorded in Nashville, it showcased his (and some of the industry's best) talent in the bluegrass genre. Vince Gill, Jerry Douglas, David Grisman, Chris Hillman and Herb Pedersen were among those who contributed to the record.

In 2004, he was diagnosed with advanced prostate cancer. After undergoing treatment in California (the artist refuted news reports that he received experimental treatment at Harvard Medical Center), Fogelberg announced on his web site on August 13, 2005, his 54th birthday, that his prostate cancer was now at "an almost negligible level." In that same announcement, he noted that he had no immediate plans to return to making music and was enjoying spending time with his third wife, musician Jean Fogelberg.

Dan Fogelberg "The Language Of Love" from his album "Windows & Walls" (1984):

Christopher Cross "Ride Like The Wind" video

Christopher Cross "Ride Like The Wind" video.

Christopher Cross (born Christopher Geppert on May 3, 1951 in San Antonio, Texas) is an American singer and songwriter. Christopher Cross first played with an Austin-based cover band named Flash before signing a solo contract with Warner Bros. He is best known for composing "Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)" from the Dudley Moore film "Arthur" which won the Oscar for Best Original Song in 1981 (with co-composers Burt Bacharach, Carole Bayer Sager and Peter Allen.)

Christopher Cross released his self-titled debut album "Christopher" Cross in 1979 which garnered him 5 Grammy Awards. He is, along with Norah Jones, the only artist to receive all of the "Big Four" Grammy Awards (Best Record, Song, Album, and New Artist) in the same year. Hits from this album included "Sailing," "Ride Like the Wind" and "Never Be the Same". His second album, "Another Page," which came out in 1982, included the hit songs "Think of Laura" and "All Right".

Christopher Cross "Ride Like The Wind" from his self-titled album "Ride Like The Wind" (1979).

Joey Scarsbury "Believe Or Not" video

Joey Scarsbury "Believe Or Not" video.

Another rare Solid Gold performance of the hit song from the TV show "Greatest American Hero", which was by the way a very good TV show. Take a look at the fabulous dancers!

This show "Greatest American Hero" was first aired in 1981 on ABC, and was both a comedy and a drama. A special "power suit" that only works on him is given to the teacher by the aliens, and he is paired up with the gumshoe FBI agent who keeps them both busy with his scenarios. The suit of "unearthly powers" gives the power of strength, flight, invisibilty, flames, telekenesis, vision of events without being there, protection from bullets and fire. Some actors: William Bogert, Robert Culp, June Lockhart, William Katt...

Joey Scarsbury "Believe Or Not" from "Greatest American Hero" TV show.