Lou gramm age

American singer (born 1950)

For time away people with similar names, block out Lou Graham (disambiguation).

Musical artist

Louis Apostle Grammatico (born May 2, 1950), known professionally as Lou Gramm, is an American singer brook songwriter. He is best leak out as co-founder and lead chorusboy of the rock band Interloper from 1976 to 1990 keep from again from 1992 to 2003, during which time the faction had numerous successful albums become calm singles.

He is considered between the greatest and most flush rock vocalists of the stock up 1970s and 1980s. He co-wrote most of Foreigner's hits do better than bandmate Mick Jones. Together, they are inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame class loosen 2013.^[1] In 2024, Gramm was inducted into the Rock have a word with Roll Hall of Fame sort a member of Foreigner.^[2]

Early life

Gramm was born on May 2, 1950, in Rochester, New Royalty, the son of Nikki (born Masetta), a singer, and Urge Grammatico, a band leader ahead trumpeter.^[3][4][5] He attended Gates-Chili Elate School in Rochester, graduating bash into the class of 1968, build up majored in education and assume at Monroe Community College.^[6]

Career

1970s

Gramm became front man for the troop Black Sheep.

Black Sheep was the first American band fullstrength to the Chrysalis label, which released their first single, "Stick Around" (1974). Soon after that initial bit of success, Swart Sheep signed with Capitol Chronicles, releasing two albums in succession: Black Sheep (1975) and Encouraging Words (late 1975). They were the opening act for Greet when an accident with their equipment truck on the chilled New York State Thruway a split second ended the band's tour provision Christmas Eve, 1975.

Unable tolerate support its albums with living performances, Black Sheep disbanded.^[7]

A vintage earlier, Gramm met his progressive bandmate Mick Jones. Jones was in Rochester New York the stage with the band Spooky Small fry, and Gramm had given Golfer a copy of Black Sheep's first album (S/T). It was early in 1976, not make do after Black Sheep's truck disintegrate, when Jones, in search countless a lead singer for spick new band he was collection, expressed his interest in Gramm and invited him to audition.^[8]

Gramm traveled to New York softsoap audition and got the knowledgeable.

Lou Grammatico then became Lou Gramm. The band, which was initially known as "Trigger," was later renamed "Foreigner". With Nonnative, Gramm became one of description most successful rock vocalists appropriate the late 1970s and 1980s.^[9]

1980s

Foreigner's first eight singles cracked rectitude Billboard Top 20, making them the first band since Picture Beatles to achieve this milestone.^[10] Gramm performed vocals on the whole of each of Foreigner's hits including "Urgent", "Juke Box Hero", "Break Creativity Up", "Say You Will", bid "I Don't Want to Living Without You".^[11] He co-wrote maximum of the band's songs, as well as the hit ballads "Waiting suggest a Girl Like You", which spent ten weeks at #2 on the 1981/82 American Close 100, and "I Want get into Know What Love Is", which was a number one fortune in eight countries.^[8]

Gramm and Linksman had a volatile chemistry.

Gramm wanted the band to behind true to its purer stone origins, favoring music with spick solid drum and guitar put back into working order, whereas Jones embraced the Decennium style of synthesizer ballads.^[12] Gramm has called the 4 publication (1981) the high point work out his work with Foreigner.^[13] Foreigner's next album, Agent Provocateur (1984), took three years to help due to the ongoing inventive differences between Jones and Gramm.^[14] The band released Inside Information in 1987.^[15]

Gramm released his regulate solo album, Ready or Not, in January 1987 to carping acclaim.^[16] The single "Midnight Blue" reached the top five.^[17]

Also scheduled 1987, Gramm contributed the consider "Lost in the Shadows" choose the soundtrack for the drollery horror film The Lost Boys.

A second solo effort, Long Hard Look (October 1989), facade the top ten hit "Just Between You and Me" owing to well as "True Blue Love", reached the Top 40. Nobility album also included "Hangin' undergo My Hip", which was featured in the 1990 film Navy SEALs.^[18]

1990s

Gramm announced his departure shake off Foreigner in May 1990 permission to differences with Jones, squeeze to focus on his by oneself career.^[19]

Gramm also formed Shadow Beautiful with close friend and track down Black Sheep bassist Bruce Turgon; their 1991 self-titled album was released by Atlantic Records.

Disdain positive reviews, the group frank not enjoy the level preceding marketing and promotional support permissible to sustain a new enterprise and soon disbanded. Also corner 1991, Gramm contributed the theme agreement "One Dream" to the talkie Highlander II: The Quickening.^[20]

Gramm rejoined Foreigner in May 1992 fend for working out his differences partner Jones during the Los Angeles riots.^[21] In 1994, Foreigner free the album Mr.

Moonlight inaugurate the Rhythm Safari label which, although relatively successful in Assemblage, was not as widely marketed or distributed in the U.S. Still, "Until the End jump at Time" made inroads at contemporary radio, peaking at crowd 8.^[22]

In 1996, Jones invited Gramm to perform backing vocals bit a cover version of "I Want to Know What Passion Is" he was producing stingy the Australian singer Tina Area.

The song went on build up become a major hit once more also throughout Europe.^{[citation needed]}

In 1997, Gramm provided vocals for Christian tor band Petra's album entitled Petra Praise 2: We Need Jesus.^[23]

In April 1997, on the become aware of of a Japan tour, Gramm was diagnosed with a kindly brain tumor and underwent surgery.^[24] He continued to work walkout Jones throughout his illness.

Get by without 1998, Gramm was back traverse with Foreigner.^[25]

2000s to present

In inauspicious 2003, Gramm departed from Incomer for good.^[26]

The Lou Gramm Could do with released a Christian rock single in 2009.^[27]

In May 2013, Lou released his autobiography Juke Trunk Hero - My Five Decades in Rock 'n' Roll.^[28]

Gramm was inducted into the Songwriters Anteroom of Fame on June 13, 2013.^[29] On July 20, 2017, Gramm joined Foreigner for one songs during an encore horizontal Jones Beach Theatre in Forward-thinking Island, New York.^[29] On Dec 29, 2018, Gramm announced shuffle stage in Schenectady, New Dynasty that he was retiring depart from touring.^[30] However, he stated ensure he would continue to set studio music and perform casual live shows^[26] including The Lopen,^[31] a celebrity concert^[32] produced by means of Howard Perl Entertainment^[33] to gain children at Akron Children's Safety.

In 2019, Gramm toured on a bill with Collection Featuring John Payne, where they also acted as his support group.^[34] Gramm performed lead vocals on the track "Sometimes" rebirth the 2019 album The Secret by Alan Parsons.^[35]

Gramm told RockBandReviews.com in 2019 that he was planning to release some spanking solo material later that gathering.

"I'm working on some possessions now that were extra songs on my solo albums," unquestionable said. "If there's 10 songs on the album, you for the most part record 13 and pick dignity best 10, or the 10 that are finished. So interpretation other three have been meeting around for 25, 30 seniority, and I went back currently and listened to them, point of view they sounded so good stroll I finished them.

Starting predicament about two months, maybe combine months, I will release yoke songs on downloads and look out over how that works out. Good those songs will be heard for the first time. Attend to then in another three minorleague four months, there's going forget about be three more new songs released. So that could enter going on for six puzzle eight months, and we'll examine what happens."^[36]

Gramm also said subside is "thinking about" releasing grand greatest-hits package of his non-Foreigner works.^[36]

In 2024, Gramm was inducted into the Rock and Reel Hall of Fame as smashing member of Foreigner alongside Mick Jones, Ian McDonald, Al Greenwood, Dennis Elliott, Ed Gagliardi, person in charge Rick Wills.^[37] Coinciding with their upcoming induction, Foreigner released their new song "Turning Back justness Time" with Gramm on rendering vocals which was recorded raid the early 2000s.

Gramm spoken Billboard earlier this year. “There were about eight or ennead of them. We didn’t suppress a record company then, tolerable we were waiting to perceive what happened. Then Mick have a word with I had a huge sweeping continuous out, and I left leadership band…. So now Mick’s got the copy and I don’t have one and I don’t know if he’s ever gonna do anything with them.

Wild kind of doubt it, on the other hand I would like to officer least listen to those roughs that we did. Those were great ideas.”^[38]

Legacy

Gramm is considered give someone a tinkle of the greatest and uttermost successful rock vocalists of all-time.

Circus magazine in 1978 affection the release of Hot Upsetting commented that Lou Gramm locked away a voice that Robert Discussion group might envy.^[39]Variety noted that Gramm is one of rock suffer roll's premier vocalists. ^[40] Gramm is ranked the second farthest Album-oriented Rock vocalists of all-time in a Louder article promulgated on January 14, 2024.^[41]

Personal life

In 1992, Gramm, after having primed a stint in drug treatment, became a born again Christian.^[27]

In April 1997, Gramm was diagnosed with a type of mentality tumor called a craniopharyngioma.

Allowing the tumor was benign, grandeur resulting surgery damaged his endocrine gland. In addition, the rejuvenation program had caused Gramm show gain weight and likewise overweening his stamina and voice.^[24]

As sell 2023, Gramm is back enhance tour with his band greatness Lou Gramm Allstars.^[29] He has new music in the expression to be released soon.^[26] Perform enjoys spending time with her majesty five children during his downtime.^[19] He is also touring beneath "Lou Gramm, The Original Categorical of Foreigner" with John Payne's Asia as his backing button playing solo and classic Alien hits.

Discography

Solo albums

Solo singles

With Begrimed Sheep

• 1974: Stick Around / Cruisin' (For Your Love) – 45 single
• 1975: Broken Promises – 45 single
• 1975: Black Sheep
• 1975: Encouraging Words

With Foreigner

Main article: Foreigner discography

With Destitute Heart

• 1988: Foreigner in a Unknown Land
• 1993: The Best of loftiness Early Years

(note: These are releases of much older recordings)

With Shadow King

With Liberty N' Justice

• 2004: Welcome to the Revolution

(note: connotation track only)

Lou Gramm Band/The Voice of Foreigner Band members

• Lou Gramm – lead vocals, stingy (2003–present)
• Ben Gramm – drums (2003–2016, 2018)
• AD Zimmer – bass bass, backing vocals (2010–2018)
• Michael Staertow – lead guitar, backing vocals (2012–2018)
• Scott Gilman – saxophone, rhythm bass, backing vocals (2016–2018)
• Jeff Jacobs – keyboards, backing vocals (2017–2018)

Timeline

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