Leon Redbone

Leon Redbone ( born August 26, 1949 at Cyprus as Dickran Gobalian ) is a Canadian singer and guitarist. His ancestors were Cypriot Turks. From Cyprus he emigrated to London, where he attended secondary school. In 1964 he emigrated to Toronto ( Canada).

Leon Redbone has specialized in the music of the early 1920s and interpreted jazz standards, blues and the classics of the so-called Tin Pan Alley popular music. Redbone has now published fifteen music albums.

Career

Redbones first stage appearance was in the summer of 1971 at the Mariposa Folk Festival in Orillia in Ontario, Canada. During the early 1970s, Redbone began on small folk festivals and performing in nightclubs in Toronto. His performances and his appearance in connection with his strange attire encouraged the audience to laugh. Through his comic appearance piled up around this time the rumors that Redbone probably the comedian Andy Kaufman would be that would occur under a different identity, or he would do the famous singer Frank Zappa, the Redbone looked very much like the face here. After the death of Kaufman and Zappa the rumors were, however, after again.

In 1975 his first album "On the Track" was released by Warner Bros. Records. Thereupon Redbone at the end of the 1970s and continue to a wider public in the course of the 1980s, while he was employed in the Saturday night show Saturday Night Live on the TV channel NBC, as a regular frequent guest musicians.

In the 1980s and 1990s, Redbone was a frequent guest on the "Tonight Show" with Johnny Carson.

Appearances in other media

Redbone had a number of appearances, which are outside his musical range, such as in the American comic book series " Mister Boffo " and " The Far Side". He developed the theme song for the popular 1980s sitcom "Mr. Belvedere " and he appeared regularly in the TV channel PBS in the children's show " Between the Lions " on. He sang a cover version of Frank Loesser 's romantic song "Baby, It's Cold Outside " with Zooey Deschanel for the closing credits of the 2003's movie " Elf ". He lent his distinctive voice as a voice actor in " Leon the Snowman " in the eponymous film. On his 1987 released album " Christmas Island ", he claims a version of " Frosty the Snowman" with Dr. John.

He has produced music for television and also appeared in commercials. The most famous commercial with Leon Redbone as a performer is a commercial for " Budweiser Bier", in which he floats on a magic carpet over a beach and sings: "This Bud's for You ." (Translated as a pun: "This Buds beers are for you " and I do, just for you )

Private life

Redbone makes about its origin and its identity is a big secret and are fun false information to his past and his private life. It is believed that Redbone is married to the jazz producer Beryl handler. The pair were jointly involved in the production of Redbones 2001 release, " Anytime ."

Trademarks

Leon Redbone remembers with his clothes on the vaudeville era. During his performances he often wears a white suit with black pinstripes, a Panama hat and dark glasses. After a song - lecture he sometimes quickly pulls his hat and raises his eyebrows so that his facial expression looks very funny and thus stimulates the audience laugh. His performances are enriched with comic slapstick.

Discography - Music Albums

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