Garland Jeffreys
Garland Jeffreys ( born June 29, 1943 in Brooklyn, New York) is an American Poprocksänger who works stylistically placed across genres from ska, reggae, soul, funk or rock. He is best known internationally primarily through the single Matador, which in many European countries in 1980 was a huge hit, was number 2 in the charts for example in Germany for seven weeks. Another top 20 hit only 12 years later, when he reached number 12 in the German charts with the single Hail Hail Rock'n'Roll succeeded.
Life and work
Jeffreys, has the ethnic ancestors of African Americans, Puerto Ricans, whites and Cherokees, grew up in a working class family. One of his grandfathers was a waiter, his father worked as a janitor. He studied art at Syracuse University, where he became acquainted with Lou Reed before his time with the Velvet Underground. After finishing there he led briefly studying art in Italy continued, then, back in Manhattan, on the ' New York 's Institute of Arts '.
Jeffreys is considered a " musician 's musician" - as a musician who is also without major own commercial success consistently recognized by other musicians. Among the artists who have recorded disks with him or have occurred, including Lou Reed, Bruce Springsteen, Dr. John and John Cale. He can also be seen in Wim Wenders' blues documentary The Soul of a Man.
He played in several bands (including 'Train ' and ' Romeo ') and adopted in 1969 with the formation of ' Grinder's Switch' album. The band broke up in 1970 and Jeffreys began his career as a solo artist. His most active phase were the late 1970s and early 1980s. Since the 1990s he has published only sporadically plates.
Jeffreys occurred in the opening act of the 1981 U.S. tour of the Rolling Stones, besides, he was also seen at various concerts by Marius Müller -Westernhagen during which JaJa tour in Germany.
Is married to the singer- songwriter since 1971., The joint subsidiary is due to be up to the comeback in 2011 with The King Of In Between about 15 -year-old pulled out of the concert and recorded music market in favor of family life.
In the U.S., Jeffreys was less successful on the charts as internationally. There he could simply place a cover on the charts. The single 96 Tears reached # 66 in the U.S. charts in 1981. His best-placed album was there Escape Artist (1981 # 59 ). Among his better-known pieces heard in the United States and the song Wild in the Streets (1975 ), which was played mid-1970s by numerous radio stations, and included more than once in cover versions. More frequently performed radio hits were I May Not Be Your Kind, Cool Down Boy and Spanish Town, the confident among other things, critical- sensitive lyrics.
His lyrics of the album Guts for Love 1983 he examined the difficulties of city dwellers, many years to find intact and maintain relationships. The Observer observed that his 1991 album Do not Call Me Buckwheat themed issues of racism in civil legal terms. On his comeback album of 2012, The King Of In Between, their own songs about poverty, aging or normal life in New York City are included.
Also in 2011 he published as a guest star with the "Black Roots " musicians of the band The Ebony Hillbillies the Bob Dylan song Buckets of Rain, which appeared on Dylan's birthday and got airplay in the radio. The 2011 come out in Germany album, The King Of In Between was named culture in the 19th calendar week for "Pop CD of the week" from the Germany radio.