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As a session musician, arranger and producer, Faltermeyer has worked with numerous international pop stars including Donna Summer, Amanda Lear, Patti LaBelle, Barbra Streisand, Glenn Frey, Blondie, Laura Branigan, La Toya Jackson, Billy Idol, Jennifer Rush, Bonnie Tyler and Pet Shop Boys.
Nov 20, 2023 · How Steve Stevens' appearance on Harold Faltermeyer's iconic movie theme was all thanks to Billy Idol. By Jonathan Graham. published 20 November 2023. For four decades, Steve Stevens has been one of hard rock's most distinctive guitar players — however, his most widely heard musical contribution might never have happened...
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Story by Bryan Reesman. • 2d • 4 min read. It was 1985, and Billy Idol and Steve Stevens had started working on his Idol’s third full-length album Whiplash Smile. Composer and keyboard...
William Michael Albert Broad (born 30 November 1955), known professionally as Billy Idol, is an English-American singer, songwriter, musician and actor. He first achieved fame in the 1970s emerging from the London punk rock scene as the lead singer of the group Generation X.
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Apr 30, 2024 · Legendary rock and roller and punk icon Billy Idol celebrates the 40th anniversary of his second album, "Rebel Yell," with a new deluxe expanded edition, a treasure trove for fans, featuring never-before-heard unreleased tracks. Rebel Yell was recorded at Electric Lady Studios in New York City and released in November 1983.
Oct 5, 2023 · Harold Faltermeyer’s Top Gun Anthem was originally intended for a Chevy Chase comedy, but then Billy Idol got involved “Martin Brest, the director, was sitting there and I still remember that with his - he always smoked cigarettes with a tip - he was smoking like that and he said, ‘Let me hear it again.’
Sep 19, 2021 · Going from being a U.K. punk rocker with Generation X in the late '70s to being a worldwide TV star as one of the faces of early MTV caused a lot of problems for Idol, as he explains in this...
