Jeffrey Foskett
Jeffrey Foskett Warren ( born February 17, 1956 in Santa Clara County, California) is an American musician, composer and singer. Foskett has released in his career more than a dozen solo albums.
Biography
Jeffrey Fosketts musical career began on February 9, 1964, when he saw the Beatles appear on the Ed Sullivan Show for the first time. After this experience, he begged his parents to buy him a guitar for his birthday, what the parents finally did. Jeff then played up to high school in various bands. The first of its bands that caused a stir, were "The Pranks ". This was a group that was founded by Jeff, Randell Kirsch and Bo Fox in the late 1970s. The band soon had a large following throughout California.
1980 Foskett left this band, however, as he received the offer of the Beach Boys to go on tour with them. Jeff should be replaced on this tour, vocalist and guitarist Carl Wilson, who was traveling at this time to present his solo album. Foskett, an ardent Beach Boys fan, accepted the offer immediately. Two years later, Wilson returned as a permanent member of the Beach Boys and offered to Foskett to continue its work as an ensemble member. Foskett went to 1991 remains the world with the Beach Boys on tour. He played and sang on two studio albums by the Beach Boys.
In 1991 he left the Beach Boys, to act as a soloist can. Five years Foskett played with his backing band concerts and writing songs before he could release his first album in 1996. However, this publication was limited to Japan, New Zealand and Australia.
His solo career was successful. His song "Fish" climbed into the Japanese charts up to third place. These are two more Top 10 successes joined in Japan and New Zealand, where he played from then before an audience that was beyond the 10,000 limit. From 1996 Foskett published up to now a total of nine studio albums, of which only the last release - Stars in the sand - even in his home country is available.
In 1998, Foskett of Brian Wilson the offer, the musical director of Wilson's band to be. Jeff also accepted the offer and put back his solo career. Since then, he is an integral part of Brian Wilson's touring and recording band. He takes on the world tours in part, plays and sings on the solo albums by Brian Wilson and published way more solo albums, of which he Music Composed, arranged and produced.
In 2012 he graduated with the Beach Boys on a world tour as part of their 50th Anniversary Tour. It works well with on the new studio album by the Beach Boys " That's Why God Made The Radio ". Foskett assumes both in the studio and live falsetto vocals, which was originally contributed by Brian Wilson. Wilson, like other singers also, because of his age no longer able to sing the high octaves.
Jeffrey Foskett played and sang in his career - either on stage or in the studio - already for Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Eric Clapton, Chicago (band), The Moody Blues, Elton John, Neil Young, Willie Nelson, Tom Petty, The Everly Brothers, America, Three Dog Night, The Beach Boys and Brian Wilson. His voice and his guitar playing are represented at over 30 excellent with gold or platinum CDs.
Solo discography
- Thru My Window, 1996
- Thru My Window / The Other Takes, 1996
- Sunny Off ( 6 track mini LP ), 1996
- Christmas The Beach, 1997
- Cool And Gone, 1997
- Best Of Japan 1999
- And Twelve Twelve, 2000
- Best Of New Zealand, 2001
- Tributes And Rarities, 2003
- Stars in the Sand, 2004