Luther Russell (born November 30, 1970) is an American musician who has been recording since 1991. He is the grandson of songwriter Bob Russell and the grandnephew of songwriter Bud Green .
80-608: At 17, Russell formed his first band called The Bootheels with Jakob Dylan , the son of Bob Dylan , later a member of the Wallflowers . The Bootheels also included drummer Aaron A. Brooks . He was the lead singer/songwriter of the band, The Freewheelers , who made two albums for DGC Records and American Recordings Company , respectively. He went solo, starting with "Lowdown World" (1997), "Down At Kit's" (1999), and "Spare Change" (2001) all recorded while living in Portland, Oregon . It
160-497: A 2006 interview with BBC Radio 6 Music, Weller stated a reunion of the Jam would "never, ever happen", and that reformations are "sad". He said: "Me and my children would have to be destitute and starving in the gutter before I'd even consider that, and I don't think that'll happen anyway ... The Jam's music still means something to people and a lot of that's because we stopped at the right time, it didn't go on and become embarrassing." After
240-454: A Mod it would give me a base and an angle to write from, and this we eventually did. We went out and bought suits and started playing Motown , Stax and Atlantic covers. I bought a Rickenbacker guitar, a Lambretta GP 150 and tried to style my hair like Steve Marriott 's circa '66." Eventually Brookes left the band, but although they advertised for a new guitarist (Gary Webb later known as Gary Numan claims to have failed an audition ) he
320-530: A Motown-style beat, and has been described by the Irish Independent as "a class-war tirade set to a post-punk Northern Soul groove". "Town Called Malice", a reality-based tale about dealing with hardship in a small, downtrodden English town, is one of a handful of Jam songs Weller still performs (along with " That's Entertainment ", "Man in the Corner Shop", "Strange Town", "Art School", "Start!" and "In
400-474: A band they were both in called Arthur Channel. A number of drummers and bass players filled in as The Wallflowers continued to tour through the end of 2016. Aside from work with The Wallflowers, Dylan has played a key role in several other projects. In early 2013, Dylan, along with Dave Matthews , Charlie Sexton , Brady Blade , and Sexton's brother Will, wrote and recorded an album in Shreveport, Louisiana , as
480-467: A decidedly fuller sound than Seeing Things , thanks to the horns, pedal steel and fiddle that were prominently featured throughout the album. Burnett also brought in Neko Case and Kelly Hogan to contribute background vocals on eight of the album's eleven songs. After releasing an EP version of the album earlier that year, Women + Country was released on April 6, 2010, on Columbia Records. The album
560-641: A few months later, she also guested on the Style Council 's debut single " Speak Like a Child ". On 30 October 1982, after a world tour, Weller announced his intention to disband the Jam. They also made their final appearances on Top of the Pops and The Tube to promote "Beat Surrender". The tour included five consecutive nights at the Wembley Arena . The last date on the original itinerary had been scheduled for 9 December 1982 at Guildford Civic Hall , close to
640-505: A local club. The line-up began to solidify in the mid-1970s with Weller, guitarist/vocalist Steve Brookes and drummer Rick Buckler . In their early years, their sets consisted of covers of early American rock and roll songs by the likes of Chuck Berry and Little Richard . They continued in this vein until Weller discovered the Who's debut album My Generation and became fascinated with Mod music. As he said later, "I saw that through becoming
720-699: A new band called the Apples around 1989, along with Luther Russell on bass guitar and Aaron A. Brooks on drums. Both Russell and Brooks later departed to start their own respective bands. Dylan and Miller then recruited Barrie Maguire on bass, Peter Yanowitz on drums, and Rami Jaffee on keyboards to fill out the new band. The Apples changed their name to The Wallflowers and began playing clubs in Los Angeles. They were eventually signed to Virgin Records , and in 1991, The Wallflowers began recording their debut album. Dylan wrote
800-649: A new band called the Nauts. The album has yet to be released. In September 2015, Dylan released a duet online with Cat Power covering the Byrds ' " You Showed Me " (which was later popularized by the Turtles). The song is a track on the 2019 studio album called Echo in the Canyon , in which Dylan covers songs in duets by 1960s-era Southern California folk rock artists, such as the Turtles ,
880-565: A nonprofit dedicated to promoting awareness and funding research to cure Crohn's and colitis. The Jam The Jam were an English rock band formed in 1972 in Woking , Surrey . They released 18 consecutive top 40 singles in the United Kingdom, from their debut in 1977 to their break-up in December 1982, including four number one hits. As of 2007, " That's Entertainment " and " Just Who Is
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#1732872952209960-762: A reformed Stiff Little Fingers in 1990, remaining with the band until January 2006, when he quit to pursue other projects. Later that year he joined Simon Townshend (Pete Townshend's brother), and Mark Brzezicki and Bruce Watson (both of Big Country ) in the band Casbah Club , which released an album called Venustraphobia . After the Jam split, Buckler formed Time UK with Jimmy Edwards and Ray Simone, formerly of Masterswitch , ex- Tom Robinson Band guitarist Danny Kustow and (briefly) former Radio Stars / Sparks bassist Martin Gordon . The band released three singles "The Cabaret", "Playground of Privilege" and "You Won't Stop" before folding. In 1986, Buckler and Foxton released
1040-640: A solo artist at No. 21. In early 1983, Weller announced the formation of a new band, the Style Council , a duo with keyboard player Mick Talbot , formerly of the minor mod revival band the Merton Parkas . They would eventually split in 1989. He subsequently embarked on a successful career as a solo artist . Following a short stint recording demos with Jake Burns and Dolphin Taylor , previously of Irish punk outfit Stiff Little Fingers , Foxton released his debut single " Freak " on Arista Records . Entering
1120-399: A tour in 1993, the band learned that management at Virgin had shifted, leading to the removal of Jeff Ayeroff and Jordan Harris, who had signed The Wallflowers to the label. The new executives at Virgin were not pleased with The Wallflowers' slow sales and the band did not feel they had a future with the label, so they asked to be released from their contract; Virgin complied and by the end of
1200-553: Is a supporter of diabetes awareness and was given a Father of the Year award from the American Diabetes Association on June 4, 2014. The award recognizes men who "have made family a priority, while balancing a demanding career and community involvement". Dylan is also a supporter of Crohn's and colitis awareness. Each year since 2012, he has provided musical entertainment for an annual event put on by Connecting to Cure,
1280-637: Is an American singer-songwriter. He rose to fame as the lead vocalist, guitarist, and principal songwriter of the rock band the Wallflowers , which he formed in 1989. Born in New York City to musician Bob Dylan and model Sara Lownds , Dylan began his musical career in various indie bands before creating the Wallflowers. As its frontman and lead vocalist, he wrote and performed the band's hit songs including " One Headlight ", " 6th Avenue Heartache ", " The Difference " and " Three Marlenas "—the former of which
1360-602: The Farm Aid benefit concert in Kansas City . On November 1, 2011, it was announced that The Wallflowers would be reuniting to release a sixth studio album the following year. The Wallflowers had toured on and off during their hiatus but had not made an album together since 2005's Rebel, Sweetheart . The Wallflowers recorded their sixth studio album, Glad All Over , in Nashville, Tennessee , in early 2012. Shortly before entering
1440-649: The UK Singles Chart at No. 34 on 30 July 1983, it eventually peaked at No. 23 and secured an appearance on Top of the Pops . Foxton's solo album Touch Sensitive followed in 1984, but subsequent singles "This Is the Way", "It Makes Me Wonder" and "My Imagination (S.O.S.)" failed to enter the Top 40. A final single "Play This Game to Win" was released on Harvest Records in November 1986. Foxton went on to replace Ali McMordie in
1520-651: The Union Flag began to earn the group the tag of " Conservative ". After the non-LP single " All Around the World " nearly reached the UK Top 10, the Jam, having achieved a notable and loyal following in such a short time, were pressed to produce more material quickly. Their second album, This Is the Modern World , was released later in 1977. Bruce Foxton, generally considered a lesser songwriter than Weller, contributed two songs to
1600-730: The 5 O'Clock Hero? " remain the best-selling import singles of all time in the UK. They released one live album and six studio albums, the last of which, The Gift , reached number one on the UK Albums Chart . When the group disbanded in 1982, their first 15 singles were re-released and all placed within the top 100. The band drew upon a variety of stylistic influences over the course of their career, including 1970s punk and new wave and 1960s beat music , soul and rhythm and blues . The trio were known for their melodic pop songs, their distinctly English flavour and their mod image. The band launched
1680-494: The Band and Instant Karma: The Amnesty International Campaign to Save Darfur , a charity album consisting of covers of John Lennon songs. On Endless Highway , Dylan performed a cover of the Band 's "Whispering Pines." For Instant Karma , Dylan performed a cover of Lennon's " Gimme Some Truth ," with Dhani Harrison contributing backing vocals on the song. In September 2007, it was reported by The New York Times that Dylan
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#17328729522091760-760: The Beatles ) and the theme song of the 1960s TV series Batman , On 1 May 1977, the Jam joined the Clash's White Riot Tour as an opening act, alongside the Buzzcocks , the Slits , Subway Sect , and the Prefects at Guildford Civic Hall and concluded the tour on 30 May 1977 at the California Ballroom in Dunstable . The Jam had political lyrics, condemning police brutality ("In
1840-628: The City") and expansionist development ("Bricks And Mortar"). However, one of their most openly political songs, "Time For Truth", bemoaned the decline of the British Empire and expressed disparaging sentiments about "Uncle Jimmy" (the Prime Minister, James Callaghan ) in no uncertain terms ("Whatever happened to the great Empire?" / "I think it's time for truth, and the truth is you lost, Uncle Jimmy"). These pro-Empire sentiments and ostentatious displays of
1920-457: The Crowd"). When "Town Called Malice" reached number one in the UK the group had the honour of performing both it and its double A-side, "Precious" on Top of the Pops . After the string-laden soul ballad " The Bitterest Pill (I Ever Had to Swallow) " peaked at No. 2, the band followed with their finale and another No. 1, " Beat Surrender ". The latter featured Tracie Young on vocals;
2000-601: The Heartbreakers in January 1997, as well as for the Rolling Stones and Bob Dylan in November 1997. In June 1997, Dylan was featured on the cover of Rolling Stone . In the issue's accompanying interview, Dylan spoke at length about his lineage for the first time. After touring for nearly two years, The Wallflowers took a short break before returning to the studio to record their third album, (Breach) . Dylan approached
2080-459: The Jam slimmed their team of two producers to one, Vic Coppersmith-Heaven , who helped develop the group's sound. In 1978, the Jam released their third LP, All Mod Cons , which included three previously released tracks among the 12 in total: "David Watts", "'A' Bomb In Wardour Street", and "Down in the Tube Station at Midnight". It also contained two songs previously rejected for single release,
2160-520: The Jam split, Weller and Foxton reportedly did not speak to one another for 20 years. In June 2006, it was reported that Weller and Foxton met backstage at The Who's Hyde Park concert, and a ten-minute conversation ended with an embrace. Foxton claimed that the two became friends again in 2009 and this led to them collaborating for two tracks on Weller's solo album Wake Up the Nation in early 2010. In May 2010, Weller and Foxton appeared together on stage for
2240-409: The Jam's debut single, " In the City ", which charted in the Top 40 in the UK. On 20 May, the band released their debut album of the same name . The album, like those of the Clash and Sex Pistols , featured fast, loud and pointed songs. What set it apart from the records of those two bands was its more prevalent 1960s rock influences. The Jam covered Larry Williams 's " Slow Down " (also covered by
2320-461: The Jam's studio material (plus a disc of rarities) peaked at No. 8 on the UK Albums Chart upon its release in 1997; an unprecedented achievement for a box set. In 2002, Virgin Radio counted down the top 100 British music artists of all-time as polled by listeners and the Jam were No. 5 on the list. Weller made two other appearances in the poll; as part of The Style Council at No. 93 and as
2400-456: The LP ("Don't Tell Them You're Sane" and "London Traffic"), both of which attracted criticism. His composing output gradually decreased, leaving Weller firmly established as the band's chief songwriter. In March 1978, the Jam released "News of the World", a non-album single that was both written and sung by Foxton. It charted at No. 27 in the UK, and was the band's second biggest hit to date. This
2480-730: The Laurel Canyon music scene. The film premiered at the "LA Film Festival" on September 20, 2018, and has been positively received. Dylan married his girlfriend Paige, a screenwriter, in 1992. The couple have four sons together and live in Los Angeles. The couple are raising their children in the Jewish faith. Dylan had a bar mitzvah , the ceremony that marks Jewish teenage boys' religious coming of age. As an adult, Jakob has said that he considers himself Jewish, regardless of his parents' past or current religious affiliations. In 2005, Dylan spoke about his relationship with his father, Bob Dylan , for
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2560-664: The Mamas & the Papas , Buffalo Springfield , and the Beach Boys . Dylan, along with Regina Spektor , Cat Power, Beck , Fiona Apple , and Jade Castrinos, performed these songs in a concert at the Orpheum Theatre in Los Angeles in October 2015. The creation of Echo in the Canyon led Dylan, along with manager Andrew Slater, to create a feature-length documentary about the project, as well as
2640-413: The U.S. To promote the release, the band toured extensively through the rest of 1996 and through 1997. The Wallflowers now included drummer Mario Calire and guitarist Michael Ward , in addition to Dylan, Jaffee and Richling. The band performed shows as headliners, as well as openers for acts such as Sheryl Crow in early 1997 and Counting Crows in the summer of 1997. They also opened for Tom Petty and
2720-699: The UK charts. Despite the group's lack of commercial success in America, it even made American magazine Rolling Stone ' s list of the 500 greatest songs of all time . " Start! ", released before the album, became another No. 1 single. Commenting on its similar bassline to The Beatles' Revolver cut " Taxman ", Foxton said "Basslines like "Start!" just come to you. It’s not an intentional thing...it’s not quite like "Taxman", note-wise – you couldn’t sue me for it." Two non-LP singles, " Funeral Pyre " and " Absolute Beginners " (named after Colin Macinnes ' novel of
2800-584: The US on the Billboard 200 . Following the release of Seeing Things , Dylan made several television appearances to promote the album and toured with a backing band called the Gold Mountain Rebels, which consisted of Wallflowers drummer Fred Eltringham, guitarist Audley Freed and bassist George Reif. In the summer and fall of 2008, Dylan and the Gold Mountain Rebels played a combination of theaters and festivals in
2880-566: The US, Europe, and Japan, including Farm Aid in Mansfield, Massachusetts , and the Newport Folk Festival . In addition to touring with the Gold Mountain Rebels, Dylan and Eltringham also performed several shows with The Wallflowers in 2008. In 2009, Dylan visited T Bone Burnett at a studio where Burnett was producing the soundtrack for the film Crazy Heart . Burnett asked Dylan if he had any new songs to show him. The only song Dylan had
2960-501: The US, albeit at 137 on the Billboard 200 . The album began life as a concept album about three childhood friends, though in the end many of the songs did not relate to this theme. The band's first single of 1980 was intended to be " Dreams of Children ". Due to a labelling error, however, the A- and B-sides of the single were reversed, resulting in the more conventional " Going Underground ",
3040-610: The Young Idea , the documentary film, directed by Bob Smeaton, was broadcast on Sky Arts . The documentary was released on DVD , packaged with a recording of their 1980 live performance on German TV show Rockpalast . About the Young Idea was an exhibition held at the Cunard Building in Liverpool , which was opened by Buckler and ran from 1 July to 6 October 2016. Curators Nicky Weller, Den Davies and Russell Reader drew together
3120-450: The absence of a lead guitarist during the recording for Red Letter Days , Dylan took on more lead guitar duties than he had previously. Red Letter Days was produced by founding Wallflowers member Tobi Miller and Bill Appleberry. Following the release of the album's first single, "When You're On Top" on August 16, 2002, Red Letter Days was released on November 5, 2002. Following tours in the US and Europe, drummer Mario Calire announced he
3200-469: The band as bassist, with Moore moving to second guitar and keyboards. At this point the group changed its name to From the Jam . In a 2007 press release , Foxton and Buckler announced they were working on a new album and UK tour, which led to press speculation about a full or partial reunion of the Jam, to celebrate the 30th anniversary of In the City . Weller did not take part, and has publicly expressed his lack of interest in any type of reformation. In
3280-517: The band in 1995. The Wallflowers began recording their second album, Bringing Down the Horse in 1995. Around the time they began recording founding member Tobi Miller left the band. A number of guitarists stepped in to finish the album. Bringing Down the Horse was produced by T Bone Burnett and the songs were written by Dylan. The album was released on May 21, 1996, and became the band's most successful album, reaching quadruple platinum status in
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3360-513: The band on numerous occasions between 2007 and 2009. In May and June 2006, Dylan toured with former Wallflowers producer T Bone Burnett , performing solo acoustic opening sets. In fall of that year, Dylan's song "Here Comes Now" was featured as the theme song for an ABC drama, Six Degrees . Also in the fall of 2006, it was announced that Dylan had signed a solo recording contract with Columbia Records . In 2007, Dylan appeared on several tribute albums, including Endless Highway: The Music of
3440-478: The band's hometown of Woking. Due to ticket demand, an additional date was added at the Brighton Conference Centre on 11 December 1982 for their last performance. The decision to split was solely Weller's. Explaining at the time that he disliked the idea of continuing for as long as possible simply because they were successful, he later told The Daily Mirror in advance of a 2015 Sky documentary on
3520-546: The band's manager, at an extraordinary band meeting in the summer of 1982, "came as a shock" to Buckler and Foxton, who wanted to keep the band together. Buckler told the Woking News and Mail in 2012: "It was like we were going to be driving over a cliff at the end of the year, and you keep thinking 'Well, maybe he'll change his mind'." Both Buckler and Foxton described the experience as bitter, but in later years both expressed understanding, if not complete acceptance. Following
3600-467: The band's new bassist. Richling remained a member of The Wallflowers for the next two decades, until he left in 2013. The band continued to play club shows in Los Angeles through mid-1994; it was around this time when Yanowitz left The Wallflowers to join 10,000 Maniacs, then fronted by his girlfriend, Natalie Merchant . Shortly after Yanowitz's departure, The Wallflowers caught the attention of Tom Whalley and Jimmy Iovine of Interscope Records , who signed
3680-400: The band, "I wanted to end it to see what else I was capable of, and I'm still sure we stopped at the right time. I'm proud of what we did but I didn't want to dilute it, or for us to get embarrassing by trying to go on forever. We finished at our peak. I think we had achieved all we wanted or needed to, both commercially and artistically." Weller's decision to move on, announced by his father,
3760-685: The career of Paul Weller , who went on to form the Style Council and later started a solo career. Weller wrote and sang most of the Jam's original compositions and played lead guitar, using a Rickenbacker 330 . Bruce Foxton provided backing vocals and prominent basslines, which were the foundation of many of the band's songs, including the hits " Down in the Tube Station at Midnight ", " The Eton Rifles ", " Going Underground " and " Town Called Malice ." The Jam formed at Sheerwater Secondary School in Woking , Surrey, England, in 1972. The line-up consisted of Paul Weller on bass and lead vocals with various friends. They played their first gigs at Michael's,
3840-557: The critically acclaimed double-album, The Invisible Audience (2011). He formed Those Pretty Wrongs with Jody Stephens of Big Star . Their debut 7" was released in 2015 on Burger Records . Their debut LP came out on May 13, 2016 on the Ardent Music label. Russell has traveled and performed extensively and shared the stage with acts such as Arthur Lee , Johnny Cash , Tom Petty , Etta James , Los Lobos , and Wilco . Jakob Dylan Jakob Luke Dylan (born December 9, 1969)
3920-498: The double A-side " David Watts "/"'A' Bomb in Wardour Street". "David Watts" was a cover of a Kinks song, throughout which Weller and Foxton traded lead vocals. "'A' Bomb in Wardour Street" was a Weller original. It became their most successful 7" since " All Around the World ". It was not until their next single, " Down in the Tube Station at Midnight ", that the Jam really regained their former critical acclaim. Around this time,
4000-497: The earliest years of his life in Greenwich Village . Around the age of three, he moved with his family to the Los Angeles area. Growing up, he listened to English rock records from his older brothers' record collection, including the Clash , the Jam , and Buzzcocks . Dylan was particularly impressed with the Clash, who inspired him to begin playing music himself. During high school, Dylan played guitar in various bands; he
4080-577: The final concert in Brighton, Polydor re-released all sixteen of the band's singles, nine of which re-entered the UK charts on 22 January 1983. Snap! was the first Jam compilation album released after the band split, reaching No. 2 on the UK Albums Chart in 1983. This was followed by Greatest Hits , released in 1991, which also peaked at No. 2 on the UK Albums Chart. A five-CD box set Direction Reaction Creation , featuring all of
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#17328729522094160-532: The first time in 28 years at The Albert Hall in London, performing three songs together. Foxton ruled out a Jam reunion. From 26 June to 27 September 2015, an exhibition entitled The Jam: About the Young Idea ran at Somerset House in London. For the first time, all three members of the band, the Weller family and music archivist Den Davis opened up their archives for the exhibition. Despite Foxton's reported hopes that
4240-422: The first time in an interview with The New York Times . Because Dylan rarely speaks about his father, there have been ongoing rumors that their relationship is strained. Dylan rebuffed these claims, speaking of his father as "affectionate" towards him and went on to say the two have a "great relationship". In May 2011, Dylan was awarded an honorary Doctor of Letters degree from Idaho State University . Dylan
4320-500: The manic "Billy Hunt" and the acoustic ballad "English Rose". Following two successful and critically acclaimed non-LP singles, " Strange Town " and " When You're Young ", the band released " The Eton Rifles " in advance of their new album. It became their first top 10, rising to No. 3 on the UK charts. November 1979 saw the release of the Setting Sons album, another UK hit, peaking at No. 4, and their first chart entry in
4400-437: The opening would bring all three together on stage for the first time since their 1982 split, Buckler did not attend. NME reported at the time that, while Foxton and Weller apparently reconciled no later than 2010, "Weller and Buckler are said to have not been in the same room since their band’s demise." The exhibition was curated by Tory Turk, Nicky Weller (Paul's sister) and Russell Reader. In September 2015, The Jam: About
4480-507: The same title ) were released in 1981, both reaching No. 4 on the UK charts. The 1982 release The Gift – the band's final studio LP – was a commercial success, peaking at No. 1 on the UK charts while spending an unprecedented 16 weeks on the US Billboard charts. It featured several soul, funk, and R&B-stylised songs; most notably the No. 1 hit " Town Called Malice " has
4560-573: The single "Entertain Me" under the name Sharp . In 2006, Buckler, who had not been playing for several years after Sharp quit, formed a band named the Gift , playing material from the Jam with musicians Russell Hastings and David Moore. Hastings, who spent many years as a local musician including a couple of years in a Jam tribute band, took on guitar and lead vocal duties. In 2006, Foxton performed on stage with The Gift at some of their concerts, and went on to join
4640-461: The single's planned flipside, getting much more airplay and attention. The single was eventually officially recognised (and listed) as a double A-side by the time the release reached No. 1 in the UK. Sound Affects , released in November 1980, was a No. 2 hit in the UK and peaked at No. 72 on the US Billboard charts, the band's most successful album in the US. Weller said that he
4720-506: The songs and the album was recorded live in the studio with minimal to no overdubbing. The Wallflowers' eponymous debut was released on August 25, 1992. The album was met with mostly positive reviews but did not do well commercially, with a reported 40,000 copies sold. Despite low sales, The Wallflowers began touring nationwide, mostly as an opening act for several bands including the Spin Doctors and 10,000 Maniacs . Upon returning from
4800-709: The songwriting process differently this time than he had for The Wallflowers' two previous albums, explaining that he didn't want to avoid the subject of his personal life, as he had done in the past: " (Breach) was the first record that I realized that it's necessary and I have a right to write about anything that I want to write about. I'm not going to dance around these subjects anymore ... I don't have any interest in writing songs that are defensive or that address anything that don't come naturally to me but I also realized that I needed to stop this nonsense of pretending that hiding any of this information counts to anybody; it just doesn't really matter anymore." The Wallflowers entered
4880-556: The split, Foxton did not speak to Weller for over 20 years, and Buckler said in 2015 that he still had not spoken to Weller since, despite repeated attempts by Buckler and Foxton in 1983 and 1984 to meet up with and talk to Weller. As the farewell tour neared its end, Polydor released a live album titled Dig the New Breed , a collection of songs from various concert performances over the band's five-year career which, while commercially successful, met with mixed reviews. The month after
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#17328729522094960-770: The spring and summer of 2010. At a stop at the Bearsville Theater in Woodstock, New York , Dylan was joined on stage by Garth Hudson of the Band for several songs. Also in 2010, Dylan sang backing vocals on the Court Yard Hounds ' song "See You In the Spring." Along with being released on the Court Yard Hounds' eponymous debut album , the song was specially released as a 45 RPM single for Record Store Day , 2010. Dylan's song "Everybody's Hurting" from Women + Country
5040-496: The spring of 2013, The Wallflowers did an arena tour opening for Eric Clapton . In 2013, The Wallflowers went through a number of personnel changes, beginning with longtime keyboard player Rami Jaffee. Jaffee played his last show with The Wallflowers to date in 2013 but has since not officially announced that he quit the band. Later that year, longtime bass player Greg Richling and drummer Jack Irons announced that they were leaving The Wallflowers, citing that they wanted to focus on
5120-410: The studio towards the end of 1999 with producers Michael Penn and Andrew Slater, The Wallflowers' manager. (Breach) took about eight months to record and was released on October 10, 2000. The Wallflowers embarked on a tour that lasted through the end of 2000 and into 2001, making stops in Japan and Madison Square Garden in New York for a four-night run, opening for the Who . In October 2000, Dylan
5200-429: The studio, the band replaced drummer Fred Eltringham with Jack Irons . The writing process was different for this album than previous Wallflowers albums; instead of Dylan bringing in completed songs, he brought only lyrics to the studio, and as a band they wrote the music for the songs. The Wallflowers toured throughout the summer and fall of 2012. Glad All Over was released on October 9, 2012, on Columbia Records. In
5280-468: The studio. In addition to writing the songs, Dylan also painted the cover art for this album. Rebel, Sweetheart was released on May 24, 2005. The Wallflowers toured through the summer of 2005, joined by guitarist Stuart Mathis, on what would be their last tour for 2 years. After 2005, The Wallflowers parted ways with their longtime record label, Interscope Records. Beginning in 2006, Dylan began playing shows without The Wallflowers, though he did tour with
5360-464: The year, The Wallflowers were left without a label. The band went back to playing clubs in Los Angeles and looking for a new label. During this time, the band went through a number of personnel changes. In 1993, Maguire was asked to leave for undisclosed reasons. The band would continue playing shows with another bass player, Jimmie Snider, until May 1993, when the band found a permanent replacement. Greg Richling, whom Dylan went to high school with, became
5440-695: Was also in the northwest where Russell produced many independent records by such acclaimed artists as Richmond Fontaine and Fernando. Since moving back to his hometown of Los Angeles he has released his fourth solo record titled Repair , which was produced by Ethan Johns ( Kings of Leon , The Jayhawks , and Ryan Adams ). Russell and Johns also co-produced the debut album of singer Sarabeth Tucek . Russell has worked with The Relationship featuring Brian Bell of Weezer , co-producing their albums and latest single. After producing albums and singles between 2007 and 2010 by artists including Noah And The Whale , Folks , Horse Stories , and many more, Russell released
5520-615: Was featured as a guitar player on his friends' band's eponymous 1987 album, Trash Matinee . Dylan was also in a band called the Bootheels at the time with future Wallflowers bandmate Tobi Miller. During this time, Dylan started writing songs and began shifting his focus from guitar playing to songwriting. Upon graduation from high school, however, Dylan decided to move back to New York City to attend Parsons School of Design to study art. Dylan dropped out in his first semester and returned to Los Angeles to pursue music. Upon moving back to Los Angeles, Dylan and childhood friend Tobi Miller formed
5600-530: Was featured as the B-side to the record. In 2011, Dylan was featured on several film and television soundtracks, including A Little Help , for which he wrote three songs, and True Blood: Vol.3 , for which he wrote a song with Gary Louris called "Gonna Be a Darkness." Dylan was also featured on the 2011 album, The Lost Notebooks of Hank Williams ; an album featuring various artists covering previously "lost" lyrics by Hank Williams . In August 2011, Dylan and Wallflowers keyboardist Rami Jaffee performed at
5680-402: Was featured on the cover of Rolling Stone for a second time. In October 2001, guitarist Michael Ward announced he was leaving The Wallflowers, citing creative differences. Dylan began writing for The Wallflowers' fourth album, Red Letter Days in 2001. The band recorded demos while on tour with John Mellencamp that year before getting into the studio in Santa Monica, California . Due to
5760-670: Was included on Rolling Stone ' s list of the "100 Greatest Pop Songs", and won two Grammy Awards . With the Wallflowers, Dylan has released seven studio albums. As a solo act, Dylan signed with Columbia Records to release two studio albums— Seeing Things (2008) and Women + Country (2010)—the latter of which peaked at number 12 on the Billboard 200 . Dylan was born on December 9, 1969, in New York City to folk singer Bob Dylan (né Robert Zimmerman) and model Sara Lownds (née Shirley Noznisky). His parents are both of Jewish descent. The youngest of five children, Dylan spent
5840-460: Was influenced by the Beatles ' Revolver and Michael Jackson 's Off the Wall . It included the acoustic " That's Entertainment ". According to Weller he wrote "That's Entertainment", a bitter slice-of-life commentary on the drudgery of modern working-class life, in around 15 minutes upon returning inebriated from the pub. Despite being only available as an import single, it peaked at No. 21 on
5920-453: Was just three instruments, really; vocals being one of the instruments, which then makes the lyrics being one of the instruments. You're more aware that things are going to be more exposed and you can't really let anything go unless you're confident that this is what you want to say. Following the completion of recording in 2007, Seeing Things was released on June 10, 2008. The album received generally favorable reviews and peaked at No.24 in
6000-513: Was leaving The Wallflowers in 2003. The Wallflowers returned to the studio in July 2004 to record their fifth album, Rebel, Sweetheart . Instead of recording in Los Angeles, The Wallflowers instead opted to record in Atlanta, Georgia , which was where their producer for this album, Brendan O'Brien , was based. To replace drummer Mario Calire, Fred Eltringham joined The Wallflowers just before getting into
6080-416: Was met with generally favorable reviews and peaked at No.12 on the Billboard 200 ; the highest position any of Dylan's albums – solo or with The Wallflowers – had peaked since The Wallflowers' 1996 breakthrough album, Bringing Down the Horse . In addition to a series of television appearances to promote the album, Dylan and a backing band called Three Legs toured the U.S., the United Kingdom and Ireland in
6160-569: Was not replaced. Up to this point Weller had been playing bass and Foxton had been the band's second guitar player; he persuaded Foxton to take over bass duties. The line-up of Weller, Foxton, and Buckler would persist until the end of the Jam's career. Throughout their career, the Jam were managed by Weller's father, John Weller, who then managed Paul's subsequent career until his death in 2009. The Jam were signed to Polydor Records by Chris Parry in February 1977. On 29 April 1977, Polydor released
6240-527: Was one he had written for Glen Campbell 's forthcoming album, Ghost on the Canvas , called "Nothing But the Whole Wide World." Burnett was impressed by the song and asked Dylan to come up with fifteen additional songs so they could put an album together. Dylan came back to Burnett six weeks later with the songs and in 2009 they recorded Dylan's second solo album, Women + Country . Women + Country had
6320-560: Was recording his first solo album at producer Rick Rubin 's home in the Hollywood Hills . Regarding its sparse instrumentation and production, Dylan described the differences in the writing process for Seeing Things , compared to writing for The Wallflowers: A lot of times when you write songs, you're aware that this line is just going to help you get to the next line and someone's probably going to do an organ fill right there anyway — you can let those go. But with something like this, it
6400-562: Was the only Foxton solo composition to be released as a Jam A-side. When the band went back into the studio to record a third album of primarily Foxton contributions, their songs were dismissed by producers as poor, and they held off recording an album in hopes that Weller would once again find inspiration. "News of the World" was used in the opening theme of the BBC television show Mock the Week during its extended run. The Jam released their next single,
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