Norman GreenbaumNorman Greenbaum, a singer and songwriter, was born 20 November 1942 in Malden, Massachusetts. Greenbaum is best known for his "Spirit in the Sky", which sold 2 million copies in 1969 and 1970 . The song, with its combination of "heavy" guitar, hand-clapping, and spiritual lyrics was a memorable one-hit wonder. The song has been used in many advertisements and television shows as well as films including Remember the Titans, Contact, Apollo 13 (film), Ocean's Eleven and Wayne’s World 2. "It sounds as fresh today as when it was recorded," Greenbaum said in an interview. Greenbaum lives in Petaluma, California. He no longer performs in public, but continues to promote concerts and lives off the royalties from his songs. Greenbaum is notable for the rare achievement of having recorded two one-hit wonders. In 1968, under the name Dr. West's Medicine Show and Junk Band, he recorded the novelty hit "The Eggplant that Ate Chicago" . This page about Norman Greenbaum includes information from a Wikipedia article. Additional articles about Norman Greenbaum News stories about Norman Greenbaum External links for Norman Greenbaum Videos for Norman Greenbaum Wikis about Norman Greenbaum Discussion Groups about Norman Greenbaum Blogs about Norman Greenbaum Images of Norman Greenbaum |
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West's Medicine Show and Junk Band, he recorded the novelty hit "The Eggplant that Ate Chicago" . Information Society has no plans to work on new material. In 1968, under the name Dr. In 2001, Greatest Hits: Strange Haircuts / Cardboard Guitars / and Computer Samples was released including all the hits from 1988 to 1992. Greenbaum is notable for the rare achievement of having recorded two one-hit wonders. During the course of the four albums and about a dozen remix singles from them, Information Society's sound went from more electronic pop music to a darker industrial type, though they will always be remembered for their first hit song and the cardboard guitars they wielded in its music video. He no longer performs in public, but continues to promote concerts and lives off the royalties from his songs. Amanda left the group before the second album Hack (1990), Paul and James followed after Peace & Love, Inc. (1992), and Kurt was the only remaining member left to record Don't Be Afraid in 1997, which was produced in part out of his car. Greenbaum lives in Petaluma, California. Amanda Kramer has also been a member of the Golden Palominos and 10,000 Maniacs. "It sounds as fresh today as when it was recorded," Greenbaum said in an interview. Paul Robb's influences in earlier albums ranged more to the prototypal hip-hop and house music, and he was integral to the early operations of Tommy Boy Records. The song has been used in many advertisements and television shows as well as films including Remember the Titans, Contact, Apollo 13 (film), Ocean's Eleven and Wayne’s World 2. There is also a cover included of Gary Numan's "Are 'Friends' Electric". The song, with its combination of "heavy" guitar, hand-clapping, and spiritual lyrics was a memorable one-hit wonder. The scavenger hunt began with decoding a modem's audio signal recorded at the end of the first CD of the Don't Be Afraid album, which pointed the way to a website. Greenbaum is best known for his "Spirit in the Sky", which sold 2 million copies in 1969 and 1970 . One notable instance of such play with computer-related materials included both the complete music video collection to date contained on a second CD provided with Don't Be Afraid and a carefully-orchestrated digital scavenger hunt culminating in the discovery of a bonus track called "White Roses". Norman Greenbaum, a singer and songwriter, was born 20 November 1942 in Malden, Massachusetts. The fourth album, Don't Be Afraid, done by Kurt Harland alone, is more industrial-driven. Their first single "Peace & Love Inc." reached #1 on the Billboard Dance Chart. The third release, Peace & Love, Inc., proved to be more powerful, although their spotlight had vanished. The car sported a functioning ranging laser, among other unusual features. Kurt was also the owner of the heavily-modified art car featured on the cover of Hack, eventually sold to a friend at Burning Man in the mid 1990s. The second release, Hack, wasn't as powerful, but had a small hit with "Think". The disc was one of the few to use CD+G, which included digital graphics on the compact disc version in addition to the music. The self-titled debut album Information Society (1988) also had another hit, "Walking Away", and a cover from ABBA's "Lay All Your Love On Me". McCoy (DeForest Kelley), also from Star Trek, saying, "It's worked so far, but we're not out yet!". Spock (Leonard Nimoy) from Star Trek, saying "pure energy," and opened with a sample of Dr. Their breakout hit was 1988's "What's On Your Mind (Pure Energy)", a dance hit which included a sample of Mr. band from Minneapolis, Minnesota, consisting of Kurt Harland (aka Kurt Valaquen), Paul Robb, James Cassidy, and Amanda Kramer. Information Society (aka InSoc) was a U.S. Are Friends Electric?. Lay All Your Love On Me (199x). How Long (199x). Going, Going, Gone (199x). Peace & Love, Inc. (1992). Running (19xx original, 2001 remixes). Think (19xx). Walking Away (198x). What's On Your Mind (Pure Energy) (1988 original, 2001 remixes). Greatest Hits: Strange Haircuts / Cardboard Guitars / and Computer Samples (2001). The Best of Information Society. Boot Disk 2.0. InSoc Recombinant (1999 remixes). Don't Be Afraid (1997). Peace & Love, Inc. (1992). Hack (1990). Information Society (1988). |