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Cory Lerios (b. February 12, 1951 in Palo Alto
Palo Alto, California
Palo Alto is a California charter city located in the northwest corner of Santa Clara County, in the San Francisco Bay Area of California, USA. It is named after a tree called El Palo Alto...

, California
California
California is the most populous state in the United States, and the third largest by area. California is the second most populous sub-national entity in the Americas, behind only São Paulo, Brazil...

) is a American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

 pianist
Pianist
A pianist is a musician who plays the piano. A professional pianist can perform solo pieces, play with an ensemble or orchestra, or accompany one or more singers, solo instrumentalists, or other performers....

 and vocal
Singing
Singing is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. A person who sings is called a singer or vocalist...

ist noted for his fast and flowing style of playing. He is one of the founding members of the platinum-record selling rock and roll
Rock and roll
Rock and roll is a genre of popular music that evolved in the United States after World War II in the late 1940s, from a combination of the rhythms of the blues, from the African American culture, and from America's country music and gospel music scenes...

 band Pablo Cruise
Pablo Cruise
Pablo Cruise is a Pop/Rock Rock band currently composed of David Jenkins , Cory Lerios , Steve Price and George Gabriel .-History:...

, and for the past 30 years has scored music
Film score
A film score is an alternative word used for the background music of a film . The term soundtrack is often confused with film score, though a soundtrack may also include songs featured in the film as well as previously released music by other artists, while the score does not...

 for film and television.

History


Cory Lerios got his first break into the music industry with the San Francisco Bay area band Stoneground in 1971. At the time, Stoneground was signed with Warner Bros.
Warner Bros.
Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc. Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc. Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc. (also known as Warner Bros. Pictures, or simply Warner Bros.—the shortened form of the former official, sometimes still used, formal corporate name: Warner Brothers
, and Cory was only 20 years old. After leaving the band in 1973, Cory, along with fellow Stoneground members, Steve Price
Steve Price
Steve Price is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who currently captains the New Zealand Warriors of the NRL. A Queensland State of Origin and Australian international representative prop forward, he previously played for the Bulldogs, with whom he won premierships in 1995 and 2004...

 and David Jenkins
David Jenkins
David Jenkins may refer to:*David Edward Jenkins , former Bishop of Durham*David J. Jenkins, professor of nutrition at the University of Toronto*David P...

 went on to form Pablo Cruise
Pablo Cruise
Pablo Cruise is a Pop/Rock Rock band currently composed of David Jenkins , Cory Lerios , Steve Price and George Gabriel .-History:...

. In 1975, Pablo Cruise released its first album under A&M Records
A&M Records
A&M Records is an American record label owned by Universal Music Group which operates through the Interscope-Geffen-A&M division.-Beginnings:...

 simply entitled Pablo Cruise
Pablo Cruise
Pablo Cruise is a Pop/Rock Rock band currently composed of David Jenkins , Cory Lerios , Steve Price and George Gabriel .-History:...

. The band went on to sell millions of records, but in 1986 after completing several national tours and releasing 7 albums in all, the band split.

Cory went on to score music for film and television, with his first major production being One Crazy Summer
One Crazy Summer
One Crazy Summer is a 1986 comedy movie starring John Cusack, Demi Moore, Bobcat Goldthwait, Curtis Armstrong and Joel Murray. The movie was written and directed by Savage Steve Holland. The original music score was composed by Cory Lerios. The film's tagline is: "They're out of school, out on...

, a 1986 comedy starring John Cusack
John Cusack
John Paul Cusack is an American film actor and screenwriter. He won the 1990 Most Promising Actor CFCA Award for Say Anything..., the 1998 Favorite Supporting Actor Blockbuster Entertainment Award for Con Air, and the 2000 Commitment to Chicago Award.-Early life:Cusack was born in Evanston,...

, Demi Moore
Demi Moore
Demi Guynes Kutcher, professionally known as Demi Moore is an American actress.After minor roles in film, and a role in the television drama series, General Hospital, Moore established her career in films such as St...

, Bobcat Goldthwait, Curtis Armstrong
Curtis Armstrong
-Early life:Curtis Armstrong was born in Detroit, Michigan, the son of Norma E. , a teacher, and Robert Leroy Armstrong. He graduated from Berkley High School in Berkley, Michigan and later attended and graduated from Oakland University in Rochester, Michigan.-Career:Armstrong's first role came in...

, and Joel Murray
Joel Murray
Joel Murray is an American actor who has starred in film and on television.-Early life:Murray, one of nine children, was born and raised in Wilmette, Illinois , the son of Lucille , a mail room clerk, and Edward J. Murray II, a lumber salesman. Murray, along with his siblings, grew up in an Irish...

. After his composition on One Crazy Summer
One Crazy Summer
One Crazy Summer is a 1986 comedy movie starring John Cusack, Demi Moore, Bobcat Goldthwait, Curtis Armstrong and Joel Murray. The movie was written and directed by Savage Steve Holland. The original music score was composed by Cory Lerios. The film's tagline is: "They're out of school, out on...

, Cory went on to write and produce a number of themes, songs, dramatic and comedic underscores for some of TV's most popular shows (Baywatch
Baywatch
Baywatch is an American television series about the Los Angeles County Lifeguards who patrol the beaches of Los Angeles County, California starring David Hasselhoff. The show ran from 1989 to 1999...

, Days Of Our Lives
Days of our Lives
Days of our Lives is an American soap opera which has aired nearly every weekday since November 8, 1965 on the NBC network in the United States, and has since been syndicated to many countries around the world. It also broadcasts on SOAPnet weeknights at 11PM ET/PT...

, Diagnosis Murder
Diagnosis Murder
Diagnosis Murder is a mystery/medical/crime drama television series starring Dick Van Dyke as Dr. Mark Sloan, a medical doctor who solves crimes with the help of his son, a homicide detective played by his real-life son Barry Van Dyke. The series began as a spin-off of Jake and the Fatman...

, Max Headroom
Max Headroom
Max Headroom may refer to:* Max Headroom , a fictional artificial intelligence, played by Matt Frewer, and the music video show in which he first appeared....

, and Land Before Time), amongst others.

Television

  • The Land Before Time
    The Land Before Time
    The Land Before Time is a 1988 theatrical animated film, directed by Don Bluth , and executive-produced by Steven Spielberg and George Lucas. Originally released by Universal Studios and Spielberg's Amblin Entertainment, it features anthropomorphic dinosaurs living in a somewhat fantasy-based...

     (2008)
  • Choose Your Own Adventure: The Abominable Snowman (2006)
  • ToddWorld
    Toddworld
    ToddWorld is an animated children's TV programme about the adventures of a boy named Todd and his friends.ToddWorld features the artistic style of Todd Parr's children's books and was created by Todd Parr and writer Gerry Renert of SupperTime Entertainmenet...

     (2004)
  • The Best TV Shows That Never Were (2004)
  • Acceleracers (2004)
  • E!
    E!
    E!: Entertainment Television is an American cable television and direct broadcast satellite network. From November 2006 onwards, it became wholly owned by Comcast.- History :...

     Diary of An Affair (2004)
  • Baywatch
    Baywatch
    Baywatch is an American television series about the Los Angeles County Lifeguards who patrol the beaches of Los Angeles County, California starring David Hasselhoff. The show ran from 1989 to 1999...

    :Hawaiian Wedding (2003)
  • The Mummy: The Animated Series
    The Mummy: The Animated Series
    The Mummy: The Animated Series is an animated television series produced by Universal Animation Studios to capitalize on the success of The Mummy....

     (2001)
  • Murder in the Mirror (2000)
  • Intimate Portrait (TV series)
    Intimate Portrait (TV series)
    Intimate Portrait is a biographical television series on the Lifetime Television cable network focusing on different celebrities, which includes interviews with each subject....

     (2000)
  • The Test of Love (1999)
  • Diagnosis Murder
    Diagnosis Murder
    Diagnosis Murder is a mystery/medical/crime drama television series starring Dick Van Dyke as Dr. Mark Sloan, a medical doctor who solves crimes with the help of his son, a homicide detective played by his real-life son Barry Van Dyke. The series began as a spin-off of Jake and the Fatman...

  • A Secret Life (1999)
  • A Marriage of Convenience (1998)
  • Martial Law
    Martial law
    Martial law is the system of rules that takes effect when the military takes control of the normal administration of justice.Martial law is sometimes imposed during wars or occupations in the absence of any other civil government. Examples of this form of military rule include Germany and Japan...

     (1998)
  • Baywatch
    Baywatch
    Baywatch is an American television series about the Los Angeles County Lifeguards who patrol the beaches of Los Angeles County, California starring David Hasselhoff. The show ran from 1989 to 1999...

    : White Thunder at Glacier Bay (1998)
  • Assault on Devil's Island (1997)
  • Steel Chariots (1997)
  • In the Line of Duty: Blaze of Glory (1997)
  • Gone in a Heartbeat (1996)
  • Fall Into Darkness (1996)
  • Angel Flight Down (1996)
  • Flipper (1995)
  • Baywatch Nights
    Baywatch Nights
    Baywatch Nights is a spin-off from the popular television series, Baywatch. Created by Douglas Schwartz, David Hasselhoff, and Gregory J. Bonann, the show aired in syndication and ran from 1995 to 1997.-Synopsis:...

     (1995)
  • Baywatch
    Baywatch
    Baywatch is an American television series about the Los Angeles County Lifeguards who patrol the beaches of Los Angeles County, California starring David Hasselhoff. The show ran from 1989 to 1999...

    : Forbidden Paradise (1995)
  • Mighty Max
    Mighty Max
    Mighty Max may refer to:* Mighty Max , a series of toys from Bluebird Toys** Mighty Max , a television series based on the toys* Max Weinberg, an American drummer and television personality...

     (1993)
  • Days of our Lives
    Days of our Lives
    Days of our Lives is an American soap opera which has aired nearly every weekday since November 8, 1965 on the NBC network in the United States, and has since been syndicated to many countries around the world. It also broadcasts on SOAPnet weeknights at 11PM ET/PT...

     (1993)
  • Deadly Vows (1994)
  • E.A.R.T.H. Force
    E.A.R.T.H. Force
    E.A.R.T.H. Force is an American action adventure television series starring Gil Gerard. The series aired 3 episodes on CBS from September 16, 1990, to September 29, 1990, before being canceled due to low ratings...

     (1990)
  • Baywatch
    Baywatch
    Baywatch is an American television series about the Los Angeles County Lifeguards who patrol the beaches of Los Angeles County, California starring David Hasselhoff. The show ran from 1989 to 1999...

     (1989) All 11 seasons
  • Max Headroom
    Max Headroom
    Max Headroom may refer to:* Max Headroom , a fictional artificial intelligence, played by Matt Frewer, and the music video show in which he first appeared....

     (1987)
  • Hard Copy
    Hard Copy
    Hard Copy is an American tabloid news television show that ran in syndication from 1989 to 1999. Hard Copy was aggressive in its use of questionable material on television, including gratuitous violence.-Reputation for sensational reporting:...

  • O'hara

Film

  • Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie
    Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie
    Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie, known in Japan as is a 1994 anime film adaptation of the Street Fighter II fighting games written by Kenichi Imai, directed by Gisaburō Sugii and animated by Group TAC. The film, originally released in Japan on August 8, 1994, has been adapted into English in...

    (1994)
  • Thunder in Paradise
    Thunder in Paradise
    Thunder in Paradise is a one-hour action-adventure TV series from the creators of Baywatch, which stars Hulk Hogan, Chris Lemmon and Carol Alt. This first-run syndicated TV series originally premiered as a straight-to-video feature in September 1993, then ran for one season in 1994 before being...

    (1993) (V)
  • The Tower
    The Tower
    -Architecture:*The Tower of London, a castle in London, England, started in 1078*The Tower , a 243 m building in United Arab Emirates, built in 2002*The Tower , an office tower in Newcastle upon Tyne, England...

    (1993) (TV)
  • Boiling Point
    Boiling point
    The boiling point of an element or a substance is the temperature at which the vapor pressure of the liquid equals the environmental pressure surrounding the liquid....

    (1993 film)]] (1993/I)
  • Beyond the Law
    Beyond the Law
    Beyond the Law is a 1992 film written and directed by Larry Ferguson.Dan Saxon is an undercover cop who infiltrates a biker gang to arrest the men behind a drug-smuggling/arms-dealing operation. In order to maintain the trust of the gang's leader, he must commit ever more dangerous and heinous crimes...

    (1992)
  • The Entertainers
    The Entertainers
    The Entertainers was a one-hour American variety show that aired on CBS from September 25, 1964 through March 27, 1965 on the 1964–1965 United States network television schedule. The series, produced by Joe Hamilton, featured three stars, Hamilton's wife Carol Burnett, Caterina Valente, and Bob...

    (1991) (TV)
  • Child's Play 3
    Child's Play 3
    Child's Play 3 is a 1991 horror film. It is the third installment in the Child's Play series with Brad Dourif returning as the voice of Chucky, who became more comical as the series progresses...

    (1991)
  • Night Angel (1990)
  • Police Story: Burnout (1988) (TV)
  • One Crazy Summer
    One Crazy Summer
    One Crazy Summer is a 1986 comedy movie starring John Cusack, Demi Moore, Bobcat Goldthwait, Curtis Armstrong and Joel Murray. The movie was written and directed by Savage Steve Holland. The original music score was composed by Cory Lerios. The film's tagline is: "They're out of school, out on...

    (1986)

Themes

  • CBS
    CBS
    CBS Broadcasting Inc. is an American television network, one of television's original "big three", which also include NBC and ABC. Like NBC, CBS started out as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System...

     LOGO: theme: CBS
    CBS
    CBS Broadcasting Inc. is an American television network, one of television's original "big three", which also include NBC and ABC. Like NBC, CBS started out as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System...

  • CBS
    CBS
    CBS Broadcasting Inc. is an American television network, one of television's original "big three", which also include NBC and ABC. Like NBC, CBS started out as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System...

     PRODUCTIONS LOGO: theme: CBS
  • STARZ LOGO: theme: STARZ
  • DIRECT T.V.: DIRECT T.V.
  • TNT
    TNT
    Trinitrotoluene is the chemical explosive usually known as TNT.TNT or T.N.T. may also refer to:-Arts and Media:* TNT , cable television channel* TNT , an obscure 1940s superhero...

     SUNDAY CLASSICS MOVIE: theme: Turner Broadcasting
  • TNT
    TNT
    Trinitrotoluene is the chemical explosive usually known as TNT.TNT or T.N.T. may also refer to:-Arts and Media:* TNT , cable television channel* TNT , an obscure 1940s superhero...

     FEATURE FILMS: series & theme: Turner Broadcasting
  • RAVE: Arts & Entertainment
  • CBS
    CBS
    CBS Broadcasting Inc. is an American television network, one of television's original "big three", which also include NBC and ABC. Like NBC, CBS started out as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System...

     TUESDAY NIGHT MOVIES: theme: CBS
    CBS
    CBS Broadcasting Inc. is an American television network, one of television's original "big three", which also include NBC and ABC. Like NBC, CBS started out as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System...

  • CBS
    CBS
    CBS Broadcasting Inc. is an American television network, one of television's original "big three", which also include NBC and ABC. Like NBC, CBS started out as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System...

     SUNDAY NIGHT MOVIES: theme: CBS
    CBS
    CBS Broadcasting Inc. is an American television network, one of television's original "big three", which also include NBC and ABC. Like NBC, CBS started out as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System...

  • A & E MYSTERY MOVIES: A&E NETWORK
  • 16th ANNUAL CABLE ACE AWARDS: TNT: Producer: David Lawrence
    David Lawrence
    David Lawrence may refer to:*David Lawrence, pseudonym of English poet David Harsent *David Lawrence , Canadian actor *David Lawrence , English cricketer...


Pablo Cruise

Year Album U.S.
Billboard 200
The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling new music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...

RIAA certification
Recording Industry Association of America
The Recording Industry Association of America is a group which represents the recording industry distributors in the United States. Its members consist of record labels and distributors, which the RIAA say "create, manufacture and/or distribute approximately 85% of all legitimate sound recordings...

 and additional information
1975
1975 in music
-Events:*January 2 - New York City U.S. District Court Judge Richard Owen rules that former Beatle John Lennon and his lawyers can have access to Department of Immigration files pertaining to his deportation case....

Pablo Cruise
Pablo Cruise (album)
Pablo Cruise is the debut album by the California soft rock group Pablo Cruise. Released in 1975, the album met with little success, but it was praised by critics.-Track listing:#"Island Woman" - 5:02...

174 debut album
1976
1976 in music
-January-February:* January 5 - Bob Dylan releases Desire.* January 6 - Peter Frampton releases Frampton Comes Alive!* January 7 - Kenneth Moss, a former record company executive, is sentenced to 120 days in the Los Angeles County Jail and four years probation for involuntary manslaughter in the...

Lifeline
Lifeline (album)
Lifeline is the second album by the California soft rock group Pablo Cruise. Released in 1976, the album was slightly more successful than the previous, but still only reached #139 on the US charts.-Track listing:#"Crystal" -...

139
1977
1977 in music
-Events:Bohemian Rhapsody is named 'The Best Single Of The Last 25 Years' by BPI.In this year, the St. Magnus Festival was founded in Orkney by Sir Peter Maxwell Davies....

A Place in the Sun
A Place in the Sun (Pablo Cruise album)
A Place in the Sun is the third album by the California soft rock group Pablo Cruise. The album marked an entrance into the mainstream for the band, and the first single from the album, "Whatcha Gonna Do?" reached number 6 on the Pop Singles charts...

19 2x Platinum, Gold in Canada
1978
1978 in music
-Events:*January to May - The Bee Gees dominate the singles and album charts as Saturday Night Fever becomes a cultural phenomenon. At one point, the album was selling 1 million copies per week....

Worlds Away 6 2x Platinum, Gold in Australia, Gold in Canada
1979
1979 in music
See also:Musical groups established in 1979Record labels established in 1979* 1979 in music -Events:*Stevie Wonder uses digital audio recording technology in recording his album Journey through the Secret Life of Plants....

Part of the Game
Part of the Game
Part of the Game is the fifth album by the California soft rock group Pablo Cruise. The album marked a decline in the band's popularity, as it managed only to reach #39 in the US. One single was released from the album: I Want You Tonight, reaching #19 in the United States...

39 Canadian Gold
1981
1981 in music
See also:Record labels established in 1981* list of 'years in music'-Events:* January 10 - Revival of the Gilbert and Sullivan operetta The Pirates of Penzance opens at Broadway's Uris Theatre, starring Linda Ronstadt and Rex Smith....

Reflector
Reflector (Pablo Cruise album)
Reflector is the sixth studio album by the California soft rock group Pablo Cruise. The album charted slightly higher than its immediate predecessor, but still managed only to reach #34 in the US. Two singles were released from the album; "Cool Love" and "Slip Away", reaching #13 and #75...

34
1983
1983 in music
-Events:*Publication of A Generative Theory of Tonal Music by Fred Lerdahl and Ray Jackendoff.*February 6 - Madonna releases her first ever album after signing to Warner Bros.....

Out of Our Hands - last album of new material
2001
2001 in music
See also:* 2001 in music Record labels established in 2001-Events:*January 1**Comeback of Guns N' Roses in House of Blues**Hum disbands.*January 17 - Bass player Jason Newsted leaves Metallica after 14 years with the band....

The Best of Pablo Cruise
The Best of Pablo Cruise
-Track listing:# Love Will Find A Way # Whatcha Gonna Do?# A Place In The Sun# Don't Want To Live Without It# Island Woman# Zero To Sixty In Five# I Go To Rio# Atlanta June # I Want You Tonight# Cool Love# Will You, Won't You # Ocean Breeze...

- Greatest Hits Compilation

Singles

Year Single U.S.
1977 "Whatcha Gonna Do?
Whatcha Gonna Do? (song)
"Whatcha Gonna Do?" is a song by American rock group Pablo Cruise, from their album A Place in the Sun in 1977. It was released as a single and reached #6 on the Billboard Hot 100....

"
2
1977 "A Place in the Sun
A Place in the Sun (Pablo Cruise song)
"A Place in the Sun" is a song by American rock group Pablo Cruise from their album of the same name, A Place in the Sun, in 1977. It was released as a single and reached #42 on the Billboard Hot 100....

"
42
1978 "Don't Want to Live Without it" 14
1978 "Love Will Find a Way
Love Will Find a Way (Pablo Cruise song)
"Love Will Find a Way" is a song by American rock group Pablo Cruise, from their album Worlds Away in 1978. It was released as a single and reached #6 on the Billboard Hot 100...

"
2
1978 "Never Had a Love" 87
1979 "I Go to Rio" 46
1979 "I Want You Tonight" 19
1981 "Cool Love
Cool Love
Cool Love is a song by American rock group Pablo Cruise, from their album Reflector in 1981 . David Jenkins sings the lead vocal on this ballad, telling his lover some of the ways their love is "cool" and summing it up that "cool love baby, that's what it's all about." It was released as a single...

"
13
1981 "Slip Away" 75
1983 "Out of Our Hands" 86

Additional Discography (Writer/Performer)

  • Stoneground 3, Stoneground - Warner Bros. Records
  • Last days of the Filmore, Various Artists w/ Stoneground - Fillmore Records
  • Nadia's Themes, Various Artists - A&M Records
  • George Benson
    George Benson
    George Benson is an Grammy Award winning American musician, whose recording career began at the age of twenty-one as a jazz guitarist. He is also known as a pop, R&B, and scat singer. This one time child prodigy topped the Billboard 200 in 1976 with the triple-platinum album, Breezin...

    , "Teaser"
  • The Neville Brothers
    The Neville Brothers
    The Neville Brothers, an American R&B and Soul group, was formed in 1977 in New Orleans, Louisiana.- History :The group dates back to 1976, when the four brothers of the Neville family, Art , Charles , Aaron , and Cyril The Neville Brothers, an American R&B and Soul group, was formed in 1977 in New...

    , "Forever Tonight"
  • Melba Moore
    Melba Moore
    Melba Moore is an American R&B singer and actress. She is the daughter of saxophonist Teddy Hill and R&B singer Bonnie Davis.-Early life:...

     and Ben E. King
    Ben E. King
    Ben E. King is an American soul singer. He is perhaps best known as the singer and co-composer of "Stand by Me," a U.S...

    , "A Test Of Time"
  • Santana
    Santana (band)
    Santana is a band consisting of a flexible number of musicians accompanying Carlos Santana since the late 1960s. The range of these artists has varied greatly. Just like Santana himself, the band is known for helping make Latin rock famous in the rest of the world.-Overview:The band was formed in...

    , "She Can’t Let It Go"
  • Christina Milian
    Christina Milian
    Christine Flores , better known by her stage name Christina Milian , is an American R&B and pop singer-songwriter, record producer, dancer, actress, and model. Born in Jersey City, New Jersey, Milian moved to Los Angeles when she was 13 years old, desiring to be an actress...

     "Call Me, Beep Me"
  • Smokey Robinson
    Smokey Robinson
    William "Smokey" Robinson, Jr. is an American R&B and soul singer-songwriter, record producer, and former record executive. Robinson is one of the primary figures associated with Motown Records, second only to the company's founder, Berry Gordy...

     "It's a Colorful World"
  • Plan 9, "Whatcha Gonna Do?"

Keyboardist/Programmer

  • Geoff Byrd
    Geoff Byrd
    Geoff Byrd is a musician, born in Portland, Oregon. He has been credited as the first artist to break into mainstream music by way of the internet. Geoff is the lead singer of the band The Likes Of You...

  • Whitney Houston
    Whitney Houston
    Whitney Elizabeth Houston is an American recording artist, actress, and former fashion model. A relative to several prominent soul singers, including her mother Cissy Houston, cousins Dee Dee and Dionne Warwick, and godmother Aretha Franklin, Houston began singing at her New Jersey church as a...

  • Kenny G
    Kenny G
    Kenneth Bruce Gorelick , better known by his stage name Kenny G, is a Grammy winning American saxophonist. His fourth album, Duotones, brought him breakthrough success in 1986. Kenny's main instrument is the soprano saxophone, but he also on occasion plays alto and tenor saxophone and flute. He...

  • Santana
    Santana (band)
    Santana is a band consisting of a flexible number of musicians accompanying Carlos Santana since the late 1960s. The range of these artists has varied greatly. Just like Santana himself, the band is known for helping make Latin rock famous in the rest of the world.-Overview:The band was formed in...

  • The Neville Brothers
    The Neville Brothers
    The Neville Brothers, an American R&B and Soul group, was formed in 1977 in New Orleans, Louisiana.- History :The group dates back to 1976, when the four brothers of the Neville family, Art , Charles , Aaron , and Cyril The Neville Brothers, an American R&B and Soul group, was formed in 1977 in New...

  • Narada Michael Walden
    Narada Michael Walden
    Narada Michael Walden is an American producer, drummer, singer, and songwriter. He was given the name Narada by guru Sri Chinmoy in the early 1970s and his musical career spans three decades, in which he was awarded several gold, platinum and multi-platinum awards...

  • Smokey Robinson
    Smokey Robinson
    William "Smokey" Robinson, Jr. is an American R&B and soul singer-songwriter, record producer, and former record executive. Robinson is one of the primary figures associated with Motown Records, second only to the company's founder, Berry Gordy...


Awards & Nominations


Daytime Emmy awards:
  • Won, 1997, Outstanding Music Direction and Composition for a Drama Series for: "Days of our Lives
    Days of our Lives
    Days of our Lives is an American soap opera which has aired nearly every weekday since November 8, 1965 on the NBC network in the United States, and has since been syndicated to many countries around the world. It also broadcasts on SOAPnet weeknights at 11PM ET/PT...

    " (shared with Ken Corday
    Ken Corday
    Ken Corday is an American television soap opera producer and music composer. He is the son of the late Ted and Betty Corday...

    , Brent Nelson, Dominic Messinger
    Dominic Messinger
    Dominic Messinger is an American soap opera composer. He began his work in soapmusic on "General Hospital", and has since co-written and composed over one hundred original songs for various soaps...

    , John D'Andrea
    John D'Andrea
    John D'Andrea is an American television composer, arranger and music writer.-Biography:D'Andrea, as a boy, was interested in being a musician, due to his father's career playing the saxophone in local New Jersey bands, and his father, because of this, gave him a saxophone for his ninth birthday...

    , Amy Burkhard Evans
    Amy Burkhard Evans
    Amy Burkhard Evans is an American actress and musical director. She has worked on Days of our Lives, as a musical director for two episodes, in 1999 and 2007, and as an actress playing minor character Amy from 1989–1990.-Awards and nominations:...

    , and Stephen Reinhardt
    Stephen Reinhardt
    Stephen Roy Reinhardt is a circuit judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, with chambers in Los Angeles, California. He was appointed in 1980 by President Jimmy Carter....

    )
  • Emmy Nomination, Max Headroom
    Max Headroom
    Max Headroom may refer to:* Max Headroom , a fictional artificial intelligence, played by Matt Frewer, and the music video show in which he first appeared....

    , 1997
  • Emmy Nomination, Days of Our Lives
    Days of our Lives
    Days of our Lives is an American soap opera which has aired nearly every weekday since November 8, 1965 on the NBC network in the United States, and has since been syndicated to many countries around the world. It also broadcasts on SOAPnet weeknights at 11PM ET/PT...

     ’94 ‘95
  • Emmy Nomination, Days of Our Lives
    Days of our Lives
    Days of our Lives is an American soap opera which has aired nearly every weekday since November 8, 1965 on the NBC network in the United States, and has since been syndicated to many countries around the world. It also broadcasts on SOAPnet weeknights at 11PM ET/PT...

     ’93 ‘94


ASCAP awards:
  • Won, 1996, Top TV Series for "Baywatch
    Baywatch
    Baywatch is an American television series about the Los Angeles County Lifeguards who patrol the beaches of Los Angeles County, California starring David Hasselhoff. The show ran from 1989 to 1999...

    "
  • Won, 1997, Top TV Series for "Baywatch
    Baywatch
    Baywatch is an American television series about the Los Angeles County Lifeguards who patrol the beaches of Los Angeles County, California starring David Hasselhoff. The show ran from 1989 to 1999...

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  • Won, 1997, Most Performed Underscore


BMI
Broadcast Music Incorporated
Broadcast Music, Inc. is one of three United States performing rights organizations, along with ASCAP and SESAC. It collects license fees on behalf of songwriters, composers, and music publishers and distributes them as royalties to those members whose works have been performed...

 awards
  • BMI Most Performed Song, Whatcha Gonna Do? Pablo Cruise
    Pablo Cruise
    Pablo Cruise is a Pop/Rock Rock band currently composed of David Jenkins , Cory Lerios , Steve Price and George Gabriel .-History:...

  • BMI Most Performed Song, Love Will Find a Way Pablo Cruise
    Pablo Cruise
    Pablo Cruise is a Pop/Rock Rock band currently composed of David Jenkins , Cory Lerios , Steve Price and George Gabriel .-History:...

  • BMI Most Performed Song, Cool Love Pablo Cruise
    Pablo Cruise
    Pablo Cruise is a Pop/Rock Rock band currently composed of David Jenkins , Cory Lerios , Steve Price and George Gabriel .-History:...

  • BMI Most Performed Song, Don’t Want to Live Without It Pablo Cruise
    Pablo Cruise
    Pablo Cruise is a Pop/Rock Rock band currently composed of David Jenkins , Cory Lerios , Steve Price and George Gabriel .-History:...


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