Start: Bryan Adams Between the ages of 14-15 worked as a dishwasher to get enough money to buy a Fender guitar, and quit the job once he had it. Bryan Adams started auditioning as a guitarist while rehearsing his own band in his mother's rented basement in Vancouver. Bryan Adams was selected to be the temporary singer until they found a proper singer, but they never found one. His auditioning landed him a few jobs, and he quit school to play nightclubs with bands like Shock and later with Sweeney Todd, who released If Wishes Were Horses with the 15-year-old Adams as lead singer.
Bryan Adams met Jim Vallance and together they formed a songwriting partnership in 1978, at the age of 18. Vallance was the former drummer and principal songwriter for Vancouver based rock band Prism. Bryan Adams revealed to Vallance that, in addition to being a performer, he is also a big songwriter. They both admitted they liked the idea of songwriting teams such as Lennon-MacCartney and Jagger-Richards. They arranged at trial songwriting session at Vallance's home studio. It proved to be successful so they forged a songwriting team, Adams-Vallance. Later that year Adams-Vallance songwriting team was signed by A&M although Bryan was not yet signed as a recording artist. Not long afterwards he signed with them for the sum of one dollar. Some of the first demos written in 1978 have surfaced over the years, most notably "I'm Ready" and "Remember," which was recorded on his first album. Both songs were covered by other artists even before his first album was released. Also recorded during this time was Adams first single, "Let Me Take You Dancing," which made the Canadian RPM chart in March 1979.
1980s: Bryan Adams self-titled debut album was released in February 1980. With the exception of "Remember" and "Wastin' Time", most of the album was recorded from 29 October up until 29 November 1979 at Manta Studios in Toronto and co-produced by Adams and Vallance. The album was certified gold in Canada in 1986. Bryan Adams' second album, You Want It You Got It, was recorded in New York City in two weeks and it marked Adams first album co-produced by Bob Clearmountain. It was released in 1981 and contained the FM radio hit "Lonely Nights," but it was not until his third album that he achieved international recognition, popularity and sales.
Bryan Adams also co-wrote many songs for other bands during this time including "War Machine" and "Rock and Roll Hell" for Kiss, and "No Way to Treat a Lady" for Bonnie Raitt. Cuts Like a Knife, which was released in January 1983, was Adams breakout album due mainly to the lead singles. "Straight from the Heart" was the most successful song, reaching number ten on the Billboard Hot 100. Another single, "Cuts Like a Knife" charted at number 15. "This Time" also placed on the Hot 100. "Cuts Like a Knife" arguably became Adams most recognizable and popular song from the album. The album peaked at number eight on the Billboard 200 album chart and achieved three times platinum status in Canada, platinum in the United States and gold in Australia.
Bryan Adams best-selling album, Reckless, co-produced by Adams and Bob Clearmountain, peaked at number one on the Billboard 200. The album was released in November 1984 and featured the singles, "Run to You", "Summer of 69", "Heaven", "One Night Love Affair", "Somebody", and "It's Only Love", a duet with Tina Turner. All charted on the Billboard Hot 100 but only "Run to You", "Summer of 69", and "Heaven" peaked in the top ten. "Heaven" became the most successful single from Reckless at the time of its release on the pop charts, reaching number one on the Billboard Hot 100 and number nine on the mainstream rock chart. "It's Only Love" was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Rock Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group. In 1986, the song won an MTV award for Best Stage Performance. After the release of the album, Adams was nominated for Best Male Rock Performance. The album is Adams best-selling album in the United States and was certified five times platinum.
Bryan Adams and his touring band, which consisted of Keith Scott, Dave Taylor, keyboarder Johnny 'Blitz' Hannah and new drummer Pat Steward, played concerts in Chicago in December 1984, Detroit, New York and Philadelphia. In early 1985, Bryan Adams started a tour throughout the United States, then later Japan, Australia, Europe and at last Canada. After winning four Juno Awards, Bryan Adams started a Canadian tour through major cities across that country. Later he headed south towards the American West Coast, culminating with 2 dates at the studded Paladium in Los Angeles.
Bryan Adams announces UK tour and will perform on 08 December 2011 at O2 Arena, London. Music lovers get ready for this marvelous concert and get their Bryan Adams Tickets from Ticket Royale at nominal cost.
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Bryan Adams met Jim Vallance and together they formed a songwriting partnership in 1978, at the age of 18. Vallance was the former drummer and principal songwriter for Vancouver based rock band Prism. Bryan Adams revealed to Vallance that, in addition to being a performer, he is also a big songwriter. They both admitted they liked the idea of songwriting teams such as Lennon-MacCartney and Jagger-Richards. They arranged at trial songwriting session at Vallance's home studio. It proved to be successful so they forged a songwriting team, Adams-Vallance. Later that year Adams-Vallance songwriting team was signed by A&M although Bryan was not yet signed as a recording artist. Not long afterwards he signed with them for the sum of one dollar. Some of the first demos written in 1978 have surfaced over the years, most notably "I'm Ready" and "Remember," which was recorded on his first album. Both songs were covered by other artists even before his first album was released. Also recorded during this time was Adams first single, "Let Me Take You Dancing," which made the Canadian RPM chart in March 1979.
Bryan Adams also co-wrote many songs for other bands during this time including "War Machine" and "Rock and Roll Hell" for Kiss, and "No Way to Treat a Lady" for Bonnie Raitt. Cuts Like a Knife, which was released in January 1983, was Adams breakout album due mainly to the lead singles. "Straight from the Heart" was the most successful song, reaching number ten on the Billboard Hot 100. Another single, "Cuts Like a Knife" charted at number 15. "This Time" also placed on the Hot 100. "Cuts Like a Knife" arguably became Adams most recognizable and popular song from the album. The album peaked at number eight on the Billboard 200 album chart and achieved three times platinum status in Canada, platinum in the United States and gold in Australia.
Bryan Adams and his touring band, which consisted of Keith Scott, Dave Taylor, keyboarder Johnny 'Blitz' Hannah and new drummer Pat Steward, played concerts in Chicago in December 1984, Detroit, New York and Philadelphia. In early 1985, Bryan Adams started a tour throughout the United States, then later Japan, Australia, Europe and at last Canada. After winning four Juno Awards, Bryan Adams started a Canadian tour through major cities across that country. Later he headed south towards the American West Coast, culminating with 2 dates at the studded Paladium in Los Angeles.
Bryan Adams announces UK tour and will perform on 08 December 2011 at O2 Arena, London. Music lovers get ready for this marvelous concert and get their Bryan Adams Tickets from Ticket Royale at nominal cost.
Bryan Adams Tickets - O2 Arena, London - £80
Tel: +44 (0) 207 148 7459
info@ticketroyale.com
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