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Shooting Star is an American rock band from Kansas City, Missouri. The band was formed in the late 1970s. After gaining popularity in the Kansas City area, Shooting Star became the first American group to sign with Virgin Records. They recorded their 1979 debut album in England with producer Gus Dudgeon. The band gained national exposure when a number of songs garnered moderate airplay on album-oriented rock radio stations in the US. Shooting Star initially consisted of Van McLain (guitars, vocals), Bill Guffey (keyboards), Steve Thomas (drums), Ron Verlin (bass), Charles Waltz (violin, keyboards, vocals), and Gary West (lead vocals, guitars, keyboards). (en) Gli Shooting Star sono un gruppo rock di Kansas City, formatosi nel 1978; furono il primo gruppo statunitense a firmare con la Virgin Records. Incisero il loro album di debutto nel 1979 grazie al produttore Gus Dudgeon, già noto per il suo lavoro con Elton John e David Bowie. La band inizialmente era composta da Van McLain (chitarre, voce), Bill Guffey (tastiere), Steve Thomas (batteria), Ron Verlin (basso), Charles Waltz (violino, tastiere, voce) e Gary West (voce solista, chitarre, tastiere). (it) |
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Gli Shooting Star sono un gruppo rock di Kansas City, formatosi nel 1978; furono il primo gruppo statunitense a firmare con la Virgin Records. Incisero il loro album di debutto nel 1979 grazie al produttore Gus Dudgeon, già noto per il suo lavoro con Elton John e David Bowie. La band inizialmente era composta da Van McLain (chitarre, voce), Bill Guffey (tastiere), Steve Thomas (batteria), Ron Verlin (basso), Charles Waltz (violino, tastiere, voce) e Gary West (voce solista, chitarre, tastiere). (it) Shooting Star is an American rock band from Kansas City, Missouri. The band was formed in the late 1970s. After gaining popularity in the Kansas City area, Shooting Star became the first American group to sign with Virgin Records. They recorded their 1979 debut album in England with producer Gus Dudgeon. The band gained national exposure when a number of songs garnered moderate airplay on album-oriented rock radio stations in the US. (en) |
