Bryan Adams
Background information
Born	November 5, 1959 (1959-11-05) (age 48)
Origin	Kingston, Ontario, Canada
Genre(s)	Rock, soft rock, pop rock
Occupation(s)	Singer-songwriter, musician, photographer
Instrument(s)	Vocals, bass, guitar, keyboards, piano, harmonica
Years active	1977 – present
Label(s)	A&M, Polydor, Universal Music
Website	BryanAdams.com

Bryan Adams OC, OBC,^[1] (born Bryan Guy Adams on November 5, 1959)^[2][3][4] is a Canadian rock singer-songwriter, musician and photographer. Events 1499 - Publication of the Catholicon in Treguier ( Brittany) The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ontario (ɒnˈtɛrioʊ is a province located in the central part of Canada, the largest by population and second largest after Quebec Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Rock music is a genre of Popular music often though not necessarily employing Electric guitar, Bass guitar, and Drums. Soft rock, also referred to as light rock or easy rock, is a style of Music which uses the techniques of Rock and roll to compose a softer Pop rock is a hybrid of Pop music and Rock music that uses catchy pop style with light lyrics over top of guitar-based songs Singer-songwriter is a term that refers to Performers who write, compose and sing their own material including Lyrics A musician is a person who plays or writes Music. Musicians can be classified by their roles in creating or performing music An instrumentalist plays a A photographer is a person who takes a Photograph using a Camera. A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified for the purpose of making Music. The electric bass guitar (also called electric bass, or simply bass; ˈbeɪs as in "base" is a Stringed instrument played primarily with the The guitar is a Musical instrument with ancient roots that is used in a wide variety of musical styles A keyboard instrument is any musical instrument played using a Musical keyboard. The piano is a Musical instrument played by means of a keyboard that produces sound by striking steel strings with Felt covered hammers A harmonica is a free reed Wind instrument which is played by blowing air into it or drawing air out by placing lips over individual holes (reed chambers or In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music A&M Records is an American Record label owned by Universal Music Group which operates through the Interscope-Geffen-A&M division Polydor Records is a Record label currently headquartered in the UK, and is a subsidiary of Universal Music Group. Universal Music Group (UMG is the largest Business group and family of Record labels in the Recording industry. The Order of Canada is the highest civilian honour within the Canadian system of honours, with membership awarded to those who exemplify the order's Latin The Order of British Columbia ( Post-nominal letters: OBC is the province of British Columbia 's highest honour for outstanding achievement Events 1499 - Publication of the Catholicon in Treguier ( Brittany) The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Rock music is a genre of Popular music often though not necessarily employing Electric guitar, Bass guitar, and Drums. Singer-songwriter is a term that refers to Performers who write, compose and sing their own material including Lyrics A musician is a person who plays or writes Music. Musicians can be classified by their roles in creating or performing music An instrumentalist plays a A photographer is a person who takes a Photograph using a Camera. Some of his best-known albums are Reckless, 18 til I Die, and Waking Up the Neighbours. Reckless is the fourth studio album by the Canadian rock artist Bryan Adams. 18 til I Die is a rock album by Canadian Singer/songwriter Bryan Adams released in 1996 (see 1996 in music) Waking Up the Neighbours is an album by Canadian Singer/songwriter Bryan Adams released in 1991 (see 1991 in music) and his sixth Adams has been nominated three times for Academy Awards for his songwriting in films. ^[5]

Contents 1 Musical career 1.1 1959 to 1970s 1.2 1980s 1.3 1990s 1.4 2000s 1.5 Awards and recognition 2 Personal life 3 Backing band 4 Social activist 4.1 Charity records 4.2 Campaigns/awareness raising 4.3 Other charity work 5 As a photographer 6 Discography 7 DVD 8 Filmography 9 See also 10 Books 11 References 12 External links 12.1 Multimedia

Musical career

1959 to 1970s

Adams was born in Kingston Ontario, Canada, to English parents. The English people (from the adjective in Englisc) are a Nation and Ethnic group native to England who predominantly speak English Adams also has Maltese ancestry as his grandmother and great-grandmother were from Malta. The Maltese people or Maltese are a Southern European Nation and Ethnic group native to Malta, an island nation consisting of an archipelago Malta, officially the Republic of Malta (Repubblika ta' Malta is a European Microstate, comprising an Archipelago of three islands Adams' father was a diplomat and he travelled the world over with his parents. Adams grew up in Europe, part of the time in Birre, Portugal, 25 km from Lisbon. Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic (República Portuguesa is a country on the Iberian Peninsula. In 1973 Adams family returned to Canada and settled down in North Vancouver. This page is about the two distinct British Columbia municipalities that use the name and are often jointly referred to as "North Vancouver" ^[6] His musical goals began during his teenage years, as he explained to Carlo D'Agostino from Rolling Stone magazine, "In high school, I was too far into my music to even pay attention to girls. Rolling Stone is a United States -based Magazine devoted to Music, Politics, and Popular culture that is published "

At the age of 15, Adams quit school and played in nightclubs in bands like Shock and Sweeney Todd, which released an album called If Wishes Were Horses with the very young Adams as lead singer. For other uses of the name Sweeney see Sweeney. Sweeney Todd is a Canadian Glam rock band that formed in 1975 If Wishes Were Horses is the second Album of the Canadian glam rock band Sweeney Todd. ^[7][8] He supplemented his income by washing dishes at the famous Tomahawk Restaurant in North Vancouver, selling pet food, and working in record stores. A serendipitous meeting with drummer Jim Vallance in a Vancouver music store led to a song-writing partnership that continues to this day. James Douglas Vallance, born May 31 1952 in Chilliwack British Columbia, is a Canadian musician and songwriter who has co-written with As O'Hara from Maclean's magazine phrased it, "Vallance was looking for a singer, Adams was looking for a route to musical respectability, and the two hit it off immediately. Maclean's is a Canadian weekly News magazine, reporting on Canadian issues such as politics pop culture and current events " The pair began writing songs together and recording demonstration tapes.

In 1978, at the age of 18, Adams sent a few demo recordings to A&M Records in Toronto, and was signed to them not long afterwards for the sum of one dollar. A&M Records is an American Record label owned by Universal Music Group which operates through the Interscope-Geffen-A&M division ^[9] He has released 14 albums since then. Some of the first demos written in 1978 have surfaced over the years, most notably "I'm Ready" (recorded for both the album Cuts Like a Knife and later his release for MTV Unplugged) and "Remember", which went on his first album. Both songs were covered by other artists before his first album was even released. Also recorded during this time was a demo of the song "Let Me Take You Dancing". " Let Me Take You Dancing " is a song recorded by Bryan Adams.

1980s

The self-titled debut album was released in February of 1980, and marked the beginning of what was to become a long songwriting partnership between Adams and co-writer Jim Vallance. Bryan Adams was the self-titled debut solo album by Canadian rock singer Bryan Adams released in February 1980 on A&M Records. Events January January 1 - The year starts off with a strong Disco backlash which causes the majority of musicians to abandon the use of real instruments With the exception of "Remember" and "Wastin' Time" most of the album was recorded from October 29 - November 29 1979 at Manta Studios in Toronto, and co-produced by Adams and Vallance. Events 437 - Valentinian III, Western Roman Emperor, marries Licinia Eudoxia, daughter of his cousin Theodosius II Events 1777 - San Jose California, is founded as el Pueblo de San José de Guadalupe Toronto (təˈrɒntoʊ colloquially pronounced or) is the largest city in Canada and is the provincial capital of Ontario The album was certified gold in Canada in 1986. See also Musical groups established in 1986 Record labels established in 1986 Events January

Adams' second album, You Want It You Got It was recorded in New York City in two weeks and it marked Adams' first album co-produced by Bob Clearmountain. You Want It You Got It is Bryan Adams 's second solo album and was released in 1981 (see 1981 in music) The City of New York Bob Clearmountain is an award-winning American music engineer mixer and producer. It was released in 1981 and contained the FM radio hit "Lonely Nights", but it was not until his third album, Cuts Like A Knife (January 1983), that he broke through with four hits in 1983, most notably with the title track. See also Musical groups established in 1981 Record labels established in 1981 List of 'years in music' Cuts Like a Knife is the third studio album by the Canadian rock artist Bryan Adams. Major releases Michael Jackson's Thriller, the highest-selling album of all time as well as the best-selling album of 1983 and 1984 was released The album achieved much commercial success, rising to #8 on the Billboard Album Chart. Several of the songs on the album, including the title track, remain concert favourites with Adams to this day.

Reckless was released on Adams' 25th birthday, 5 November 1984. Reckless is the fourth studio album by the Canadian rock artist Bryan Adams. Events 1499 - Publication of the Catholicon in Treguier ( Brittany) See also Events January 21 - " Relax " by Frankie Goes to Hollywood reaches number one in the UK singles chart it It reached #1 on the Billboard Album Chart and gave rise to no fewer than six hit singles, including "Run to You", "Summer of '69" and Adams' first #1 single, "Heaven". " Summer of '69 " is a rock song written by Bryan Adams and Jim Vallance for Adams fourth studio album Reckless (1984 All six singles charted in the top 20 in Canada. Reckless has since been certified five times platinum in the US. It also reached Diamond status in Canada; the first album by a Canadian to sell one million units in his own country.

In 1984, Tina Turner recorded a duet with Adams entitled "It's Only Love". Tina Turner (born Anna Mae Bullock; November 26, 1939) is an eight time Grammy Award -winning American In addition to being a radio and MTV staple, the song was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Rock Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group. The Grammy Awards (originally called the Gramophone Awards)—or Grammys —are presented annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences In 1986 a live performance won the MTV Video Music Award for Best Stage Performance. The following is a list of MTV Video Music Award winners for Best Stage Performance in a Video.

Adams' 1987 album, Into the Fire was also certified platinum. See also Musical groups established in 1987 Record labels established in 1987 Events Into the Fire is the fifth studio album by the Canadian rock artist Bryan Adams. This was the last album completely written by Adams and Vallance, but many of the fragments of their other songs ended up on the forthcoming blockbuster Waking up the Neighbours. Waking Up the Neighbours is an album by Canadian Singer/songwriter Bryan Adams released in 1991 (see 1991 in music) and his sixth

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1990s

One of Adams' most successful albums is Waking up the Neighbours co-produced by Adams and Mutt Lange. Waking Up the Neighbours is an album by Canadian Singer/songwriter Bryan Adams released in 1991 (see 1991 in music) and his sixth The album was released in September 1991 and featured the single "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You", which was also used in the film Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, starring Kevin Costner and Alan Rickman. See also 1991 in music (UK Musical groups established in 1991 Record labels Robin Hood Prince of Thieves is a 1991 Adventure film directed by Kevin Reynolds. Kevin Michael Costner (born January 18, 1955) is an American Actor, producer and Academy Award -winning director Alan Sidney Patrick Rickman (born 21 February 1946 is a Tony Award - nominated English Film, Television and stage actor This album and the single went to number one in many countries in the world in 1991 and 1992, with the single spending record-breaking 16 weeks at number one on UK Singles Chart and 17 weeks on top of US Hot 100 Singles Sales. This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1992 The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official UK Charts Company (OCC on behalf of the British record industry The Hot 100 Singles Sales (also known as Singles Sales) is a chart released weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States. It also made record-breaking sales of 3 million copies in the US. Canadian content regulations were revised in 1991 to allow radio stations to credit airplay of this album towards their legal requirements to play Canadian music. Canadian content (abbreviated cancon or can-con) refers to the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission requirements that Radio Adams has won a 1991 Grammy Award in the Best Song Written Specifically for a Motion Picture or for Television category for co-writing it. The Grammy Awards (originally called the Gramophone Awards)—or Grammys —are presented annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences The Grammy Award for Best Song Written for a Motion Picture Television or Other Visual Media has been awarded since 1988

The next album was the hits collection So Far So Good lead by the new song "Please Forgive Me", a slow rock ballad, both released in 1993. So Far So Good is a compilation album by Bryan Adams, released by A&M Records in November 1993 " Please Forgive Me " is a single by Canadian rock singer Bryan Adams from 1993. This is a summary of significant events in music in 1993. Events January The single reached #1 in Canada, Australia and other countries and the album has since been certified five times platinum in the US.

Later the same year Adams recorded his next #1-single "All for Love" together with Sting and Rod Stewart, for the film The Three Musketeers, starring Kiefer Sutherland and Charlie Sheen. " All for Love " is a hit song performed by Bryan Adams, Rod Stewart and Sting. STING ( S equence T o and with' IN' G raphics is a free Web-based suite of programs for a comprehensive analysis of the relationship between protein sequence Roderick "Rod" David Stewart, CBE (born 10 January 1945 is a Singer and Songwriter born and raised in London England and currently The Three Musketeers is a 1993 film version of the classic story from Walt Disney Pictures, directed by Stephen Herek and starring Kiefer William Frederick Dempsey George Rufus Sutherland He has Scottish ancestry from both parents and is the grandson of Canadian politician Tommy Douglas. Carlos Irwin Estévez (born September 3 1965 better known as Charlie Sheen, is an American actor

In 1995, Bryan Adams, a book written by Adams, was published by Firefly Books. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995

In the period 1996-1999, Adams released an album each year. This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1996. See also 1999 in music (UK Musical groups established in 1999 Record 18 til I Die in summer 1996, which featured the flamenco flavoured hit "Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman?" with Spanish guitarist Paco De Lucia from the film Don Juan DeMarco starring Johnny Depp and Marlon Brando. 18 til I Die is a rock album by Canadian Singer/songwriter Bryan Adams released in 1996 (see 1996 in music) This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1996. " Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman? " is a 1995 song written by Bryan Adams, Michael Kamen and Robert John "Mutt" Lange for the Paco de Lucía, born Francisco Sánchez Gómez (in Algeciras, Cádiz on December 21, 1947) is a Spanish composer and guitarist Don Juan DeMarco is a 1995 film starring Johnny Depp as John R John Marlon Brando Jr (April 3 1924 – July 1 2004 was an Academy Award -winning American Actor, whose body of work spanned over half a century The song became Adams third #1-single in a row in both Australia and Canada. This song also earned Adams his second Oscar nomination. "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. The album sold more than 1 million copies in the US. Bryan Adams MTV Unplugged was released in the winter of 1997, On a Day Like Today autumn 1998, and The Best of Me worldwide in 1999 and in the U. MTV Unplugged is an acoustic live album by Canadian musician Bryan Adams. Events January January 9 - David Bowie performs his 50th Birthday Bash concert On a Day Like Today is an album by Canadian singer-songwriter Bryan Adams, released in 1998 (see 1998 in music) This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1998 The Best of Me is a Greatest hits album by Canadian singer Bryan Adams. S. in early 2002. This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 2002 In this period Adams made 3 duets;

• "Rock Steady" (with Bonnie Raitt)
• "I Finally Found Someone" (with Barbra Streisand), peaking #1 in Ireland and later earning Adams his third Oscar nomination
• "When You're Gone" (with Melanie C). " Rock Steady " is a song written by Bryan Adams and Gretchen Peters in 1995. Bonnie Lynn Raitt (born November 8, 1949) is an American Blues Singer-songwriter who was born in Burbank, California " I Finally Found Someone " is a song Duet from 1996 with Bryan Adams and Barbra Streisand. Barbra Streisand (ˈstraɪsænd "STRY-sand" born April 24 1942 is an American Singer, Film and Theatre Actress " When You're Gone " is a song by Bryan Adams and Melanie Chisholm. Melanie Jayne Chisholm (born 12 January 1974 in Whiston, Merseyside) also known as Melanie C or Mel C, is an "When You're Gone" was a #3 hit in the UK in 1999 (UK sales 635. 000).

2000s

In 2000, Adams provided vocals for "Don't Give Up" by Chicane, alias for English producer Nick Bracegirdle. See also 2000 in music (UK Musical groups established in 2000 Record labels " Don't Give Up " is a song by Chicane, alias of English producer Nick Bracegirdle with vocals recorded by Canadian rock / pop Chicane is an Electronic dance music act and the project of English musician and Record producer This song went to #1 in the UK singles chart.

In 2001, Adams released the live videos Live at the Budokan recorded at the Nippon Budokan arena in Tokyo, and Live at Slane Castle, the recording of the Slane Concert which he headlined in 2000

In May 2002, he released together with Hans Zimmer the Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron DreamWorks soundtrack, which went gold in the US. See also 2001 in music (UK Musical groups established in 2001 Record labels The, often shortened to just "Budokan" is an arena in central Tokyo, Japan officially, is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan and located on the eastern side of the main island Honshū. Slane Concert (often referred as just Slane) is a concert held most years since 1981 in Slane Castle in Slane village County Meath, in the See also 2000 in music (UK Musical groups established in 2000 Record labels Spirit Stallion of the Cimarron is a 2002 animated Film that was released by DreamWorks Pictures DreamWorks LLC, also known as DreamWorks Pictures, DreamWorks SKG, or DreamWorks Studios, is a major American Film studio

In 2004, Adams released his first studio album in six years, Room Service. See also 2004 in music (UK Musical groups established in 2004 Record labels The album went to #4 in the UK and #1 in all of Europe, selling 440,000 copies in its first week there.

In 2005, Adams issued Anthology, a two disc set, released as a retrospective collection of hits and some more obscure tracks from 25 years of recording. Events January 1 - In most of Europe copyright expired on a number of classic pop and rock-and-roll songs recorded in 1954 and earlier including Anthology is a compilation album by Canadian Singer-songwriter Bryan Adams which contains songs he recorded from 1978 through 2005 He also released the DVD, Live in Lisbon.

In July 2005, Bryan Adams was one of the many Canadian acts at the Live 8 concerts at Park Place (formerly Molson Park) in Barrie, Ontario. Live 8 was a string of Benefit concerts that took place on 2 July, 2005, in the G8 states and in South Africa. Park Place is a former Park located at Highway 400 (exit 90 off Mapleview Drive East (formerly Molson Park Drive in the south end of Barrie Ontario,

Also in 2005, Adams sang the theme song for the Fox TV series Stacked (starring Pamela Anderson), which ran for a season and a half. Stacked is an American Television sitcom that premiered on Fox on April 13, 2005. Pamela Denise Anderson (born July 1 1967 is a Canadian -born actress, Sex symbol, glamour model, producer, Author, and

Adams continues his work in film soundtracks, in the hit movie, The Guardian starring Kevin Costner and Ashton Kutcher, Adams wrote and performed the song "Never Let Go" which was featured in the closing credits. The Guardian is a 2006 Film starring Kevin Costner, Ashton Kutcher, and Melissa Sagemiller that was released on September Kevin Michael Costner (born January 18, 1955) is an American Actor, producer and Academy Award -winning director Christopher Ashton Kutcher ( commonly known as Ashton Kutcher (born February 7 1978 is an American actor and former fashion model best known for playing Michael It has become known as the theme to the movie. Adams also co-wrote the song "Never Gonna Break My Faith" for the film Bobby which was sung by Aretha Franklin and Mary J. Blige. Aretha Louise Franklin (born March 25 1942 Franklin has had a total of twenty number-one singles on the Billboard R&B Singles Chart, two of which became #1 hits on the Mary Jane Blige (surname pronounced /blaɪʒ/) (born January 11, 1971) is an American Singer-songwriter, Rapper This work earned him a Golden Globe Nomination in 2007. The Golden Globe Awards are American awards for motion pictures and Television programs given out each year during a formal dinner This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 2007 It also won a Grammy in 2008. Adams's music has either been written for or been used on the soundtrack of 42 movies. ^[10]

Adams released his new album 11 internationally on March 17, 2008. Events 45 BC - In his last victory Julius Caesar defeats the Pompeian forces of Titus Labienus and Pompey the Younger 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common The album will also be released in the U. S. exclusively at Wal-Mart and Sam's Club retail stores on May 13, 2008. Wal-Mart Stores Inc (or Walmart as written in its new logo is an American public corporation that runs a chain of large discount department stores Sam's Club is an American chain of membership-only retail Warehouse clubs Founded in 1983 it is owned and operated by Wal-Mart Stores Inc Events 1497 - Pope Alexander VI excommunicates Girolamo Savonarola. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common ^[11] The first song released from the album is called "I Thought I'd Seen Everything". Adams also is planning an 11 days in 11 cities tour to promote this album. The album debuted at #1 in Canada (making it his first album to reach that position since 18 Til I Die in 1996), India & Switzerland. 18 til I Die is a rock album by Canadian Singer/songwriter Bryan Adams released in 1996 (see 1996 in music) #2 in Germany, Austria, Belgium and Denmark, #3 in the Europe and in the World, #4 in Portugal, #6 in Japan and the UK. Many critics consider "11" his best and most successful album since the groundbreaking Waking Up the Neighbours, released in 1991. Waking Up the Neighbours is an album by Canadian Singer/songwriter Bryan Adams released in 1991 (see 1991 in music) and his sixth Year 1991 ( MCMXCI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar.

On May 21, 2008 Adams sang on American Idol during the season finale, joining the top 6 males in a medley of his songs. American Idol, with the full title American Idol The Search for a Superstar for the first season only is an American reality-competition His appearance coincided with the US release of his latest album.

Awards and recognition

Adams was awarded the Order of Canada ^[12] and the Order of British Columbia ^[13] for his contribution to popular music and his philanthropic work. The Order of Canada is the highest civilian honour within the Canadian system of honours, with membership awarded to those who exemplify the order's Latin The Order of British Columbia ( Post-nominal letters: OBC is the province of British Columbia 's highest honour for outstanding achievement He was also inducted into Canada's Walk of Fame in 1998,^[14] and more recently inducted into the Music Hall of Fame at Canada's Juno Awards in April 2006. Canada's Walk of Fame, Toronto, Ontario is a walk of fame that acknowledges the achievements and accomplishments of successful Canadians The Juno Awards are presented annually to Canadian Musical Artists and bands to acknowledge their artistic and technical achievements in all aspects of music ^[15] He has been nominated for three Academy Awards for songwriting,^[16] and was recently nominated for his fifth Golden Globe (2007) for his songwriting in the film Bobby. "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. The Golden Globe Awards are American awards for motion pictures and Television programs given out each year during a formal dinner Bobby is a Golden Globe Award -nominated historical Drama film written and directed by Emilio Estevez. ^[17]

Personal life

Adams currently lives in England. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland He has also lived in France and speaks French. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. French ( français,) is a Romance language spoken around the world by 118 million people as a native language and by about 180 to 260 million people He supports Chelsea F.C. and the song "We're Gonna Win" from his album 18 Til I Die is dedicated to the football club. 18 til I Die is a rock album by Canadian Singer/songwriter Bryan Adams released in 1996 (see 1996 in music) The song was used as an opening piece by NBC Sports for the Women's Basketball Gold Medal game at the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta. NBC Sports is the brand used for sports programming on NBC, responsible for the televising of many Sports events on the network The 1996 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXVI Olympiad and unofficially known as the Centennial Olympics, were an International Later it was used by the Canadian sports network TSN as its theme song for its "Wednesday Night Hockey" NHL broadcasts in the 2003-04 season.

Adams built his own recording studio in Vancouver, British Columbia called The Warehouse Studio out of an abandoned warehouse in the Gastown district in downtown Vancouver. Vancouver (vænˈkuːvɚ is a coastal The Warehouse Studio is a music recording facility in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, owned by Bryan Adams. Gastown is an area of Vancouver, British Columbia, located at the northeast end of Downtown adjacent to the Downtown Eastside.

In his acceptance speech for his induction into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame at the 2006 Juno Awards, he named his long-time guitarist Keith Scott as his best friend. The Canadian Music Hall of Fame honors Canadian musicians for their lifetime achievements in Music. Keith Douglas Scott (born 20 July 1954) is a Canadian Guitar player The two have been playing together for over 25 years.

Backing band

Unlike many solo artists, Adams does not use a rotation of session musicians in his backup band; he has a group of musicians with whom he tours regularly, the lineup of which seldom changes. Session musicians are musicians available for hire as opposed to musicians who are either permanent members of a musical outfit or who have acquired fame in their own right A backing band or backup band is a band which accompanies an artist at a live performance or on a recording

The current lineup is as follows:

• Keith Scott - Lead/Rhythm Guitar
• Mickey Curry - Drums
• Gary Breit - Keyboards
• Norm Fisher - Bass guitar

Scott and Curry have been working with Adams consistently since the early 1980s, while Fisher and Breit have only been part of the band since the early 2000s. Keith Douglas Scott (born 20 July 1954) is a Canadian Guitar player Michael Timothy Curry (born 10 June 1956) is an American Drummer. Gary Breit is a Canadian Keyboardist and Vocalist most famous for his collaboration with Singer / Songwriter Bryan Adams Before them, Tommy Mandel regularly played keyboards in the band and Dave Taylor played bass guitar (1980s-1997) while Pat Steward of the Odds played drums in the early 80's, and is heard in the original "Summer of 69". Tommy Mandel (born 2 June 1949, in New York City) is a keyboardist who is most famous for playing with Bryan Adams, from 1981 to Odds are a Canadian Alternative rock band active 1987–1999 and reformed in 2007 as The New Odds. " Summer of '69 " is a rock song written by Bryan Adams and Jim Vallance for Adams fourth studio album Reckless (1984

Social activist

Since the 1980s, Bryan Adams has been a noted social activist, to this day participating in concerts and other activities to help raise money and/or awareness for a variety of different causes. His first high profile charity appearance came in 1985 when he opened the US transmission of Live Aid from Philadelphia. Live Aid was a multi-venue rock music concert held on. The event was organized by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure to raise funds for famine relief in Ethiopia In June of the next year, Adams participated in the two-week Amnesty International "A Conspiracy of Hope" tour alongside Sting, U2 and Peter Gabriel. Amnesty International (commonly known as Amnesty or AI) is a Western based international Non-governmental organization which defines its mission as "to Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner, CBE (born October 2, 1951) better known by his Stage name Sting, is a three time Academy Award Peter Brian Gabriel (born 13 February 1950 in Chobham, Surrey, England) is an English Musician and Songwriter. His next appearance for amnesty was in February 1987 on Rock For Amnesty with Paul McCartney, Sting and Dire Straits, among others. Sir James Paul McCartney, MBE (born 18 June 1942 is an English rock Singer, Bass guitarist songwriter Composer, Dire Straits was a British rock band, formed in 1977 by Mark Knopfler (guitar and vocals his brother David Knopfler (guitar

Playing in the U. S. section of Live Aid, Adams did not get the chance to play at Wembley Stadium; however, another chance came in June 1987 when Adams played there at the 5th Annual Prince's Trust Rock Gala along Elton John, George Harrison, Ringo Starr and others. original Wembley Stadium was a football Stadium in Wembley, a suburb of north-west London, standing on the site now occupied by the The Prince's Trust is a charity in the United Kingdom founded by the Prince of Wales to help young people Sir Elton Hercules John CBE (born Reginald Kenneth Dwight on 25 March 1947 is an English pop / rock Singer, Composer George Harrison, MBE (25 February 1943 – 29 November 2001 was an English rock Guitarist Singer - Songwriter, Author Ringo Starr, MBE (born Richard Starkey on 7 July 1940 is an English Musician, Singer, Songwriter and Actor Adams was to return to Wembley Stadium the following year when he played at the Nelson Mandela birthday party concert. Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela (xolíɬaɬa mandéːla born 18 July 1918 is a former President of South Africa, the first to be elected in fully representative

Adams helped commemorate the fall of the Berlin Wall when, in 1990, he joined many other guests (including his songwriting partner Michael Kamen) for Roger Waters' massive performance of The Wall in Berlin, Germany. The Berlin Wall (Berliner Mauer was a physical barrier separating West Berlin from the German Democratic Republic (GDR ( East Germany) including Michael Kamen ( April 15, 1948 – November 18, 2003) was an American Composer (especially of Film scores George Roger Waters (born 6 September 1943 in Great Bookham, Surrey) is an English rock musician The Wall is a Rock opera presented as a Double album by the English Progressive rock band Pink Floyd, released in late Berlin is the capital city and one of sixteen states of Germany. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe.

On January 29, 2005, Adams joined the CBC benefit concert in Toronto for victims of the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake. Events 904 - Sergius III comes out of retirement to take over the papacy from the deposed Antipope Christopher. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Toronto (təˈrɒntoʊ colloquially pronounced or) is the largest city in Canada and is the provincial capital of Ontario The 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake was an undersea Earthquake that occurred at 005853 UTC on December 26 2004 with an Epicentre off the west coast of 20 years after performing at Live Aid in the USA, Adams played at Canada's Live 8 show in Barrie, Ontario. On 2 July, 2005, a Live 8 concert was held at Park Place (formerly Molson Park in Barrie, Ontario, Canada. Later that year, he played in Qatar and raised an astonishing £1. Qatar ( قطر; ˈqɑtˁɑr local pronunciation giṭar officially the State of Qatar (Arabic دولة قطر transliterated 5M ($2,617,000) from the performance and the auction of a guitar he purposely had signed by many of the world's most prominent guitarists. The money went to Qatar's "Reach Out to Asia" campaign to help the underprivileged across the continent. Money raised also went to some of his own projects like rebuilding a school in Thailand and building a new sports center in Sri Lanka, both of which had been devastated by the aforementioned Indian Ocean tsunami. The Kingdom of Thailand (ˈtaɪlænd ราชอาณาจักรไทย, râːtɕʰa-ʔaːnaːtɕɑ̀k-tʰɑj Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka ( Sinhalese:, இலங்கை known as Ceylon before 1972 is an Island The 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake was an undersea Earthquake that occurred at 005853 UTC on December 26 2004 with an Epicentre off the west coast of

On January 29, 2006, Adams became the first Western artist to perform in Karachi, Pakistan, in conjunction with a benefit concert to raise money for underprivileged children to go to school. Events 904 - Sergius III comes out of retirement to take over the papacy from the deposed Antipope Christopher. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. (ڪراچي) is the largest city in Pakistan. It is the world's second largest city proper behind Mumbai in terms of population which exceeds 10 million Some of the proceeds of that concert also went to victims of the 2005 Pakistan earthquake. The 2005 Kashmir Earthquake (also known as the South Asian earthquake or the Great Pakistan earthquake) was a major earthquake centred in Azad Kashmir

On October 18, 2007, Adams was billed to perform in Tel Aviv and Jericho as part of the OneVoice Movement concerts, aiming to solve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Events 1009 - The Church of the Holy Sepulchre, a Christian church in Jerusalem, is completely destroyed by the Fatimid Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Tel Aviv-Yafo (תֵּל ־אָבִיב-יָפוֹ تل أبيب Tal ʾAbīb) (usually Tel Aviv) is the second-largest city in Israel Jericho ( Arabic, ʼArīḥā; Hebrew, Standard Yəriḥo Tiberian Yərîḫô OneVoice is a Non profit organization and citizen activism movement working in Israel and the Palestinian territories to achieve a two-state solution through The peace concert for supporters of a two-state solution to the conflict with Israel was called off because of security concerns.

Charity records

Adams has also been involved in the production of records that have raised money for charity. In 1985, Adams and songwriting partner Jim Vallance along with David Foster co-wrote the Canadian benefit record for Ethiopia called Tears Are Not Enough. James Douglas Vallance, born May 31 1952 in Chilliwack British Columbia, is a Canadian musician and songwriter who has co-written with David Walter Foster, OC, OBC, LLD (born November 1, 1949 in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada NOTE This intro is the result of careful NPOV work Please do not make potentially controversial edits to it without first discussing on the talk page " Tears Are Not Enough " is a 1985 charity single recorded by a supergroup of Canadian artists under the name Northern Lights, to raise funds for In March 1989, Rainbow Warriors, an album supporting Greenpeace and featuring Bryan Adams with other artists, is released in the Soviet Union on the Melodiya label. Greenpeace, originally known as the Greenpeace Foundation, was founded in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada in 1972 The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991 Melodiya ( Μелодия, meaning Melody) is a Russian (formerly Soviet) Record label. Adams' 1998 album, On a Day Like Today, supported the Elephant Sanctuary, Hohenwald in Tennessee and Elefriends in England. On a Day Like Today is an album by Canadian singer-songwriter Bryan Adams, released in 1998 (see 1998 in music) Tennessee ( is a state located in the Southern United States. The Born Free Foundation is a charitable organisation in the United Kingdom.

Campaigns/awareness raising

In 1992, Adams became the centre of a dispute on Canadian Content regulations which were changed as a result. Canadian content (abbreviated cancon or can-con) refers to the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission requirements that Radio

In the mid 1990s, Adams successfully campaigned for the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary with Greenpeace Chairman David McTaggart (the two distributed over 500,000 postcards at concerts around the world encouraging politicians to vote yes for the creation of the sanctuary). The Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary is an area of 50 million square kilometres surrounding the continent of Antarctica where the International Whaling Commission (IWC Greenpeace, originally known as the Greenpeace Foundation, was founded in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada in 1972 David Fraser McTaggart ( June 24, 1932 - March 23, 2001) was a Canadian-born environmentalist

After a performance in Amman, Jordan Adams pleased his Arab fans when they heard (during an interview with a local TV channel) that he was not a supporter of the U.S. invasion of Iraq. Amman (ɑˈmɑːn sometimes spelled Ammann ( Arabic عمان ʿAmmān) is the Capital city of the Hashemite Kingdom The 2003 invasion of Iraq, from March 20 to May 1 2003 was spearheaded by the United States, backed by British forces and smaller contingents from Australia

Adams wrote a letter on behalf of the animal rights group PETA to protest KFC's treatment of chickens. "Animal liberation" redirects here for other uses see Animal liberation (disambiguation. Kentucky Fried Chicken, usually known as KFC, is a chain of Fast food restaurants based in Louisville Kentucky. He wrote to KFC Canadian CEO in November 2007 ^[18] asking them become leaders to use more modern and more humane methods of killing. Apparently he was also featured as a nominee for Sexiest Vegetarians of the Year.

Other charity work

On May 25, 2005, Adams raised £1. Events 1085 - Alfonso VI of Castile takes Toledo Spain back from the Moors. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 3M with cousin Johnny Armitage, from a concert and auction entitled Rock by the River for the Royal Marsden Hospital in London. The Royal Marsden Hospital is a specialist Cancer treatment hospital in London, England. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. On May 15 of the next year, Adams returned to London to attend the Hope Foundation's event (hosted by designer Bella Freud), helping to raise a portion of the £250,000 to support the Palestinian refugee children. Events 1252 - Pope Innocent IV issues the Papal bull Ad exstirpanda, which authorizes but also limits the Bella Freud (born April 17 1961 in London, England) is a London -based Fashion designer with a number of Celebrity Palestinian people or Palestinians ( الشعب الفلسطيني, ash-sha`b al-filasTīni; الفلسطينيون, al-filasTīnīyyūn On the same day, he was made an ambassador to the Prince's Trust, an honorary appointment made by Prince Charles' charity in London to raise awareness for young people looking for work. The following June, he offered individuals from the public the chance to bid to sing with him live in concert at three different charity auctions in London. Over £50,000 was raised with money going to the NSPCC, Children in Need, and the University College Hospital. The National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children ( NSPCC) is a UK charity campaigning and working in child protection BBC Children in Need is an annual British charity appeal organised by the BBC. University College Hospital is a Teaching hospital in London, England, part of the University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust On February 28, 2008 he appeared in One Night Live at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto, Canada with Josh Groban, Sarah McLachlan, Jann Arden and Ryan Dan in aid of the Sunnybrook Hospital Women and Babies Program. Events 202 BC - coronation ceremony of Liu Bang as Emperor Gaozu of Han takes place initiating four centuries of the Han Dynasty 's rule 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common The Toronto (təˈrɒntoʊ colloquially pronounced or) is the largest city in Canada and is the provincial capital of Ontario Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Sarah Ann McLachlan, OC, OBC (born January 28, 1968) is a Grammy -winning Canadian Musician, singer and Jann Arden (born Jann Arden Anne Richards on March 27, 1962) is an award-winning Canadian Singer-songwriter with a fan base primarily in Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, abbreviated SHSC and known simply as Sunnybrook, is an academic health sciences centre located in Toronto,

As a photographer

Adams has had his photographs published in British Vogue, L'uomo Vogue, Vanity Fair, Harper's Bazaar, Esquire, Interview magazine and i-D, among others. Vogue is a Fashion and lifestyle Magazine published in eighteen countries by Condé Nast Publications. Vogue is a Fashion and lifestyle Magazine published in eighteen countries by Condé Nast Publications. Vanity Fair is an American magazine of Culture, Fashion, and Politics published by Condé Nast Publications. Harper's Bazaar is a well-known American Fashion Magazine, first published in 1867 Interview is a Magazine founded by artist Andy Warhol and John Wilcock in 1969 i-D is a British Magazine dedicated to Fashion, Music, Art and Youth culture. His other photographic efforts include publishing Zoo Magazine, the fashion/art magazine based in Berlin, Germany. Zoo Magazine is based in Berlin, Germany and was created in 2004 Berlin is the capital city and one of sixteen states of Germany. On 1 June 2005, he published his first book of photos in the United States with Calvin Klein called American Women; proceeds from this book go to breast cancer research for programs at the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York City. Events 193 - Roman Emperor Didius Julianus is Assassinated 987 - Hugh Capet is elected Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC is a Cancer treatment and research institution founded in 1884 as the New York Cancer Hospital. He released a similar book of photos called Made In Canada in December 1999. Both of his books were dedicated to his friend Donna, who died of the disease.

As a photographer, Adams has worked with many of his musical peers, including Mick Jagger, Rod Stewart, Robert Plant, Joss Stone, Placido Domingo, Celine Dion, Billy Idol, Moby, Amy Winehouse and Morrissey. Sir Michael Philip "Mick" Jagger, Kt (born 26 July 1943 is a Golden Globe -winning and two-time Grammy -winning English rock Roderick "Rod" David Stewart, CBE (born 10 January 1945 is a Singer and Songwriter born and raised in London England and currently Robert Anthony Plant (born 20 August 1948 West Bromwich, England) is an English rock singer and songwriter famous for his membership in the Joss Stone (born Jocelyn Eve Stoker on 11 April 1987 is an English soul and R&B Singer-songwriter and actress. WikipediaWikiProject Opera#Infoboxes --> José Plácido Domingo Embil KBE (born January 21, 1941) better Céline Marie Claudette Dion ( OC OQ (born March 30 1968 in Charlemagne Quebec) is a Canadian pop Singer Billy Idol (born William Michael Albert Broad, 30 November 1955, Stanmore, Middlesex) is an English rock Richard Melville Hall, also known as Moby (born September 11, 1965 in Harlem, New York) is an American DJ Steven Patrick Morrissey (ˈmɒɹɪsiː born May 22, 1959) known primarily as Morrissey, is a British Singer and Lyricist ^[19]

On 27 November 2000 Bryan played onstage with The Who at the Royal Albert Hall. Events 1095 - Pope Urban II declares the First Crusade at the Council of Clermont 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. The Who are an English rock band formed in 1964. The primary lineup consisted of guitarist Pete Townshend The Royal Albert Hall is an Arts venue situated in the Knightsbridge area of the City of Westminster, London, England, best known A DVD of the concert was issued. Bryan photographed the band and his photos appear in the DVD booklet.

In 2002, Adams was invited, along with other photographers from the Commonwealth, to photograph Queen Elizabeth II during her Golden Jubilee; one of the photographs from this session was used as a Canadian postage stamp in 2004^[20] and again in 2005 (see Queen Elizabeth II definitive stamp (Canada)), another portrait of both Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip is now in the National Portrait Gallery in London. For the ship see RMS Queen Elizabeth 2 Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Context States headed by Elizabeth II The Golden Jubilee of Elizabeth II marked the fiftieth anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II 's accession to the throne Footnotes See http//enwikipediaorg/wiki/WikipediaFootnotes for an explanation of how to generate footnotes using the tags and the template below --> For the ship see RMS Queen Elizabeth 2 Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Context States headed by Elizabeth II

On 15 March 2006, Adams was presented with the Gold Award for his photo editorial on actor Mickey Rourke at the German Lead Awards in Hamburg, Germany. Events 44 BC - Julius Caesar, Dictator of the Roman Republic, is stabbed to death by Marcus Junius Brutus, Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar.

In September 2006, a retrospective portfolio of Adams's work was released by Stern magazine in Germany with a topless photograph of the singer Pink on the cover. Stern ( English "Star" is a weekly News magazine published in Germany. Alecia Beth Moore (born September 8 1979 known professionally as P!nk is a two-time Grammy -winning American Singer-songwriter who gained prominence

Bryan Adams supports the Hear the World initiative as official photographer in its aim to raise global awareness for the topic of hearing and hearing loss. Adams has been shooting the covers for their magazine, a quarterly culture and lifestyle publication dedicated to the topic of hearing.

Photographic exhibitions include:

• Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto 1999
• McCord Museum, Montreal 2000
• Saatchi Gallery, London 2000
• Photokina, Köln (Cologne), Germany 2001
• ICA, Institute of Contemporary Arts, London 2004
• Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto 2004
• Calvin Klein, NYC, Dallas, Paris 2005
• Canada House, Trafalgar Square, London 2005/2006
• Il Tempio Di Adriano, Rome, Italy, July, 2006
• Photokina, Köln (Cologne), Germany, September, 2006
• Leica Gallery, Vienna, Austria, November, 2006
• Galerija Fotografija, Ljubljana, Slovenia, November, 2006
• H. The Royal Ontario Museum, commonly known as the ROM, is a major Museum for world culture and Natural history in the city of Toronto The McCord Museum (in French, Musée McCord) is a public research and teaching Museum dedicated to the preservation study diffusion and appreciation The Saatchi Gallery is a London gallery for Contemporary art, opened by Charles Saatchi in 1985 in order to show his sizeable (and changing The photokina is the world's biggest Trade fair for the Photographic and Imaging industries The Institute of Contemporary Arts (ICA is a Modern art centre on The Mall in London, England. The Royal Ontario Museum, commonly known as the ROM, is a major Museum for world culture and Natural history in the city of Toronto Calvin Klein Inc is an American fashion brand founded in 1968 by Calvin Klein. Canada House is a Greek Revival building on Trafalgar Square in London that is part of the High Commission of Canada in London. Stern exhibition, São Paulo, Brazil, March, 2007
• PhotoEspana, Madrid, Spain, Fotografos Insospechados (Unsuspected Photographers) Mickey Rourke photographs, May to July 2007
• Nunnington Hall, North Yorkshire, England, May to June, 2007
• 401 Projects, NYC, NY September to November, 2007
• The Hospital, Covent Garden, London, England. November 2007 (Modern Muses)
• The National Portrait Gallery, London, England. Feb - May 2008 (Modern Muses)
• Haus Der Kunst, Munich, Germany. May 2008 (Photos of the German National Football Team)
• 14th Street Gallery, NYC, NY. May 2008. (Hear The World)

Discography

Main article: Bryan Adams discography

DVD

• 1997 : MTV Unplugged
• 2000 : Live at the Budokan
• 2000 : Live at Slane Castle, Ireland
• 2005 : Live At Lisbon

Filmography

• Pink Cadillac (1989) film by Clint Eastwood: Adams played a gas station attendant. The discography of Canadian rock star Bryan Adams consists of ten Studio albums two Live albums three Compilation albums one Soundtrack Pink Cadillac is a 1989 action - comedy film that has white supremacists and Clint Eastwood as a Bounty hunter, each chasing after an Clinton "Clint" Eastwood Jr (born May 31 1930 is a four-time Academy Award winning American Actor and Filmmaker.
• House of Fools (2002), film in Russian by Andrei Konchalovsky: Adams plays a hallucination of himself. House of Fools or (Dom durakov Дом дураков is a 2002 Russian film about Psychiatric patients during the Chechen war. Andrey Sergeyevich Mikhalkov-Konchalovsky (Андре́й Серге́евич Михалко́в-Кончало́вский (born August 20, 1937 in Moscow

See also

• Canadian rock
• Best selling music artists
• List of bands from Canada
• Bryan Adams at Discogs
• Bryan Adams at Last.fm

Books

• Sorelle Saidman Bryan Adams Everything He Does, Random House, Toronto, 1993 ISBN 0-394-22300-X
• Bryan Adams, Bryan Adams (pictorial collection), Firefly Books, Willowdale Canada, 1995, ISBN 1-895565-83-9

References

External links

• Bryan Adams official website
• Interview with Fender guitars, May 2007
• The official website of Zoo Magazine (published by Adams)
• The Warehouse Studio, music recording facility (owned by Adams)
• Complete Sweeney Todd page online via www.bryanadams.nu (articles/pictures)
• Bryan Adams russian website
• Bryan Adams Official Fan Club on Facebook
• Bryan Adams at the The Canadian Encyclopedia
• Bryan Adams at the Internet Movie Database

Multimedia

• CBC Archives Bryan Adams not Canadian? News story from 1992 (CBC Television)
• CBC Archives 1991 CBC Radio discussion about the Bryan Adams Canadian Content controversy

Preceded by Shania Twain

Grey Cup Halftime Show 2003

Succeeded by The Tragically Hip

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