The song later became a hit for the band Rainbow. ![]() The band had another minor hit in 1978 with "Since You Been Gone," which was written by former Argent guitarist Russ Ballad. It spawned the hit "Never Been Any Reason" in 1975 and has been a staple on AOR since. The east central Illinois-based band Head East recorded "Flat as a Pancake" at Golden Voice Recording Studio in South Pekin. Quick Stats: Lou Gramm, original lead singer of Foreigner Daily Driver: 2011 Chevrolet Tahoe Z71 (Lous rating: 8.5 on a scale of 1 to 10) Other cars: see below Favorite road trip: Lake. in Foreigners evolution with their original orchestral masterpiece. Here vocalist Kelly Hansen is seen live on. The bands performance and recording venture in Lucerne were accompanied by a live. Photo: Alamy However, Jones has several other projects to get off the ground first. In addition to Jones and Hansen, Foreigner features bassist Jeff Pilson (Dokken), keyboard player Michael Bluestein, guitarist Bruce Watson, guitarist Luis Maldonado and drummer Chris Frazier (Whitesnake). RM KTF9NTThe British-American hard rock band Foreigner performs a live concert at the Sweden Rock Festival 2016. Lead singer Gramm belts out a number during a Foreigner concert in 1976. The band has notched 80 million in sales. More: Foreigner's Lou Gramm, Mick Jones talk 'burying the hatchet,' reunion shows and new music Lou Gramm is a legend, said Jay Pinto, President of The Milford Oyster Festival. Gramm and Foreigner had 16 Billboard Top 40 hits and is one of Billboard’s Top 100 Artists of All Time in hit songs history. I feel extremely fortunate to be given this wonderful opportunity to play with such a substantial group of people, and it just keeps getting better. 22, 1985, at Memorial Stadium in Champaign, organized by Willie Nelson, Neil Young and John Mellencamp.Īnother original member of the band, Ian McDonald (King Crimson), died of cancer earlier this year. MILFORD Lou Gramm, one of the founding members of Foreigner, will be headlining the 49th annual Milford Oyster Festival on Aug. As the lead singer in Foreigner, Hansen explains, 'the best part about being in this band is getting the chance to do something I feel I was meant to do. Gramm was at the helm of Foreigner's 10 multi-platinum albums and hits like “Waiting For A Girl Like You,” “Feels Like the First Time,” “Say You Will,” "Double Vision," "Head Games," "Dirty White Boy," "Blue Morning, Blue Day" and “Long, Long Way From Home."įoreigner played the first Farm Aid concert Sept. Lou Gramm exited the band in 2002, though he has reunited with Jones periodically through the years. ![]() Guitarist and primary songwriter Mick Jones, who turns 78 later in December, is the only original member of the band which was formed in New York City 1976.įoreigner is fronted by lead singer Kelly Hansen, formerly of Hurricane. In November, the band announced it was beginning its "Historic Farewell Tour" in the summer and going through the end of 2024.
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