Eric M. Bazilian (born July 21, 1953) is an American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, arranger and producer. Bazilian is a founding member of the rock band The Hooters. He wrote "One of Us", a song first recorded by Joan Osborne in 1995.
Eric Bazilian
Eric Bazilian performing at Lieder am See with The Hooters in 2022
In college, Bazilian met Rob Hyman.[4] Together, they formed The Hooters in 1980.[6] Bazilian sings and plays guitar, mandolin, recorder, harmonica, and saxophone in the band.[7]
In 1983, The Hooters began working on their first album. The result, Amore, was released on the independent label Antenna and sold over 100,000 copies.[8]
The band's second album, Nervous Night (1985), featured the singles “And We Danced”, “Day by Day”, and “All You Zombies”. The album went platinum and sold more than two million copies in the United States.[9]
The Hooters first gained major commercial success in the United States in the mid-1980s due to heavy radio airplay and MTV rotation of several songs, including "All You Zombies", "Day by Day", "And We Danced" and "Where Do the Children Go".[10] The band played at the Live Aid benefit concert in Philadelphia in 1985.[11] In Europe, the Hooters had success with the singles "All You Zombies" and "Johnny B", but the band's breakthrough across Europe came with the single "Satellite". The band played at The Wall Concert in Berlin in 1990.[12]
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^"20 Forgettable 2000s Fantasy Shows Only Superfans Remember". ScreenRant. May 12, 2018.
^"Joan Osborne comes to town to sing like One of Us". therecord.com. September 23, 2013.
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Eric M Bazilian born July 21 1953 is an American singer songwriter multi instrumentalist arranger and producer Bazilian is a founding member of the rock band The Hooters He wrote One of Us a song first recorded by Joan Osborne in 1995 Eric BazilianEric Bazilian performing at Lieder am See with The Hooters in 2022Background informationBirth nameEric Michael BazilianBorn 1953 07 21 July 21 1953 age 70 Philadelphia Pennsylvania U S GenresRockOccupation s Musician songwriterInstrument s Vocals guitar melodica saxophone mandolin keyboards bass drumsYears active1978 presentWebsiteericbazilian wbr com Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 2 1 The Hooters 2 2 Other work 2 3 Accolades 3 Discography 3 1 Solo career 4 References 5 External linksEarly life editEric Bazilian was born on July 21 1953 at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia 1 to Stanford Bazilian a psychiatrist 2 and Barbara Bazilian a concert pianist 3 He is Jewish 4 Bazilian graduated from Germantown Friends School 4 and studied physics at the University of Pennsylvania 5 Career editThe Hooters edit In college Bazilian met Rob Hyman 4 Together they formed The Hooters in 1980 6 Bazilian sings and plays guitar mandolin recorder harmonica and saxophone in the band 7 In 1983 The Hooters began working on their first album The result Amore was released on the independent label Antenna and sold over 100 000 copies 8 The band s second album Nervous Night 1985 featured the singles And We Danced Day by Day and All You Zombies The album went platinum and sold more than two million copies in the United States 9 The Hooters first gained major commercial success in the United States in the mid 1980s due to heavy radio airplay and MTV rotation of several songs including All You Zombies Day by Day And We Danced and Where Do the Children Go 10 The band played at the Live Aid benefit concert in Philadelphia in 1985 11 In Europe the Hooters had success with the singles All You Zombies and Johnny B but the band s breakthrough across Europe came with the single Satellite The band played at The Wall Concert in Berlin in 1990 12 On May 11 2004 The Hooters were presented with a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Philadelphia Music Awards 13 Other work edit In 1995 Bazilian produced and arranged Joan Osborne s major label debut album Relish The album was nominated for six Grammy Awards including Song of the Year for the No 4 Billboard hit One of Us which Bazilian wrote Accolades edit On November 17 2000 Bazilian was inducted into the Philadelphia Walk of Fame on the Avenue of the Arts 14 On April 21 2004 Bazilian won an ASCAP Film and Television Music Award for One of Us as the theme song for the CBS television series Joan of Arcadia 15 16 17 Discography editSolo career edit The Optimist 2000 A Very Dull Boy 2002 What Shall Become of the Baby 2012 with Mats Wester as Bazilian amp Wester Bazilian 2021 References edit One of Us Eric Bazilian of the Hooters Philadelphia Magazine June 7 2015 Retrieved January 16 2022 Cook Bonnie L Stanford E Bazilian 88 psychiatrist and father of the Hooters Eric Bazilian Inquirer com Miles Gary Barbara Bazilian musician artist and fashion designer dies at 88 Inquirer com a b c Benarde Scott R January 17 2003 Stars of David Rock n roll s Jewish Stories UPNE ISBN 9781584653035 via Google Books Nahl Alexandra University welcomes Eric Bazilian Villanovan Villanova University THE HOOTERS ARE ON THEIR OWN TIME NOW Los Angeles Times March 30 1986 Willistein Paul The Hooters Rob Hyman reflects on Philadelphia rock band with Lehigh Valley roots LVPNews com Bashe P R amp George Warren H The Rolling Stone Encyclopedia of Rock amp Roll Third ed New York Fireside 2005 pp 442 443 An Interview with Eric Bazilian of The Hooters vwmusicrocks com February 24 2021 Colin Larkin ed 1997 The Virgin Encyclopedia of Popular Music Concise ed Virgin Books p 620 ISBN 1 85227 745 9 Live Aid in Philadelphia An Oral History of that Crazy Day at JFK Stadium Philadelphia Magazine July 10 2020 Gross Dan Roger Waters loves Hooters Inquirer com Live Music Philadelphia Weekly May 5 2004 Archived from the original on October 15 2008 Retrieved May 9 2010 Philadelphia Music Alliance Walk of Fame www philadelphiamusicalliance org Archived from the original on July 27 2011 Gallo Phil April 22 2004 Film TV composers score ASCAP honors 20 Forgettable 2000s Fantasy Shows Only Superfans Remember ScreenRant May 12 2018 Joan Osborne comes to town to sing like One of Us therecord com September 23 2013 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Eric Bazilian Eric Bazilian official website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Eric Bazilian amp oldid 1177681990, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
