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Carlos Alomar (born 1951 in Ponce, Puerto Rico) is an American guitarist, composer and arranger best known for his work with David Bowie, having played on more Bowie albums than any other musician. Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Puerto Rico (ˌpwertoˈriko officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico ("Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico" {{lang-en|"Associated Free State of Puerto Rico"}} A guitarist is a Musician who plays the Guitar. Guitarists may perform solo pieces or play with ensembles and bands of a wide variety of genres David Bowie (ˈboʊiː born David Robert Jones on 8 January 1947 is an English Musician, actor producer, and arranger.

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History

The son of a Pentecostal Minister, Alomar was raised in New York. From the age of ten he taught himself to play the guitar, and started playing professionally at age sixteen. In the 1960s he performed during "Amateur Hour" at the Apollo Theater, eventually joining the House Band, backing the likes of Chuck Berry and many leading soul music artists. The 1960s decade refers to the years from the beginning of 1960 to the end of 1969 Charles Edward Anderson "Chuck" Berry (born October 18 1926 in St Soul music is a Music genre that combines Rhythm and blues and Gospel music, originating in the United States. Circa 1968-9 he toured for eight months in James Brown's live band, eventually quitting after being docked wages for missing a musical cue. James Joseph Brown Jr (May 3 1933 – December 25 2006 commonly referred to as "The Godfather of Soul" the "King of Funk" and "The In 1969 Alomar formed a group called Listen My Brother with vocalists Luther Vandross, Fonzi Thornton (later to work with Chic and Roxy Music), and Robin Clark (Clark and Alomar later wed and had a daughter). Luther Ronzoni Vandross ( April 20 1951 – July 1 2005) was an American R&B and soul Singer-songwriter Chic ( pron. ˈʃiːk ("sheek" sometimes fully capitalized as CHIC is an American Disco and R&B band that was formed in 1976 Roxy Music is an English Art rock group founded in the early 1970s by art school graduate Bryan Ferry ( vocals and keyboards) Robin Clark is an American vocalist best known for her 1980s work with UK band Simple Minds.

Alomar subsequently played as a session musician for RCA Recording Studios, and others including Ben E. King ("Supernatural Thing," 1975) and Joe Simon ("Drowning in the Sea of Love"). 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 RCA Corporation, founded as Radio Corporation of America, was an electronics company in existence from 1919 to 1986 Ben E King (born Benjamin Earl Nelson, September 28 1938) is an American soul Singer. Joe Simon (born September 2 1943 in Simmesport, Louisiana) is a chart-topping Soul and R&B artist He also met drummer Dennis Davis while they were both playing with jazz artist Roy Ayers. Dennis Davis is an American drummer and Session musician best known for his work with David Bowie. Roy Ayers (born September 10, 1940, Los Angeles) is a Funk, soul and Jazz Vibraphone player Alomar then toured with the band Main Ingredient. This article is about music group The Main Ingredient For the Hip-Hop album by Pete Rock & CL Smooth, see The Main Ingredient (album

David Bowie

Alomar met David Bowie in early 1974, during sessions for Lulu’s recording of the Bowie-penned song "Can You Hear Me?". Lulu Kennedy-Cairns, OBE, (born Marie McDonald McLaughlin Lawrie on 3 November 1948 in Lennoxtown, East Dunbartonshire Bowie was keen for Alomar to join his band for the Diamond Dogs tour, but negotiations with Bowie's management stalled and Alomar stayed with The Main Ingredient. During a six-week break from his tour in mid-1974, Bowie recorded a series of songs for a new album in Sigma Sound Studios with Alomar, who brought in Vandross, Clark, Davis, and bassist Emir Kassan to contribute to the recordings as well. Sigma Sound Studios was an American music Recording studio located at 212 N Most of the material for the Young Americans album was recorded during these sessions, and Alomar joined Bowie for the second leg of the Diamond Dogs tour (dubbed “The Philly Dogs Tour”) in September-December 1974. Young Americans is an album by English singer-songwriter David Bowie, released in 1975 In January 1975, Bowie and John Lennon recorded "Across the Universe" at Electric Lady Studios and from this session resulted the impromptu song "Fame" – which evolved from the guitar riff Alomar had originated for the song "Footstompin’" during the Philly Dogs shows. John Winston Ono Lennon, MBE (born " Across the Universe " is a Song by The Beatles that first appeared on a charity release in December 1969 and later in modified form on their final album Electric Lady Studios, at 52 West 8th Street in New York City 's Greenwich Village, is a Recording studio originally built by Jimi Hendrix and " Fame " is a song recorded by David Bowie, initially released in 1974 and in remixed versions in 1990 With writing credit divided between Bowie, Alomar and Lennon (and funky guitar riffs later copied for James Brown's 1975 recording "Hot (I Need to be Loved)"), "Fame" gave Bowie his first US#1 single, and its parent album Young Americans (1975) marked Carlos Alomar’s first appearance on a David Bowie album. This began a long period of collaboration in which Alomar led the rhythm section of Alomar/Dennis Davis/George Murray that would underpin Bowie’s recordings for the next half-decade, behind a variety of lead guitarists (Earl Slick, Stacey Heydon, Robert Fripp, Adrian Belew, etc). A rhythm section is the Musicians in a Popular music band or ensemble who establish the Rhythmic pulse of a Song or musical George Murray may refer to Lord George Murray (general (1694&ndash1760 Jacobite general Lord George Murray (bishop (1761&ndash1803 Lead guitar refers to the use of a Guitar to perform Melody lines instrumental fill passages, and Guitar solos within a song structure Earl Slick (born Frank Madeloni in Staten Island New York, 1952 is a Guitarist best known for his collaborations with David Bowie, Jim Robert Fripp (born 16 May 1946 in Wimborne Minster, Dorset, England) is a Guitarist, Composer and a Record Adrian Belew (born Robert Steven Belew, December 23, 1949, in Covington, Kentucky) is an American Guitarist

Alomar played on Bowie’s next album, Station To Station (1976), designing the classic riffs which opened the songs "Golden Years" and "Stay", and touring with Bowie for the Station To Station tour of 1976. Station to Station is the tenth Studio album by English musician David Bowie, released by record label RCA in 1976 " Golden Years " is a song written by David Bowie in 1975 " Stay " is a song written by David Bowie for the 1976 album Station to Station. This was Alomar’s first Bowie tour as musical director; around this time, Alomar, Bowie, and Iggy Pop wrote the song "Sister Midnight"; originally performed by Bowie during the 1976 tour, it was later recorded by Bowie and Iggy as the opening track on Iggy’s album The Idiot (1977) before being re-written by Bowie as "Red Money" for his album Lodger (1979). James Newell Osterberg Jr (born April 21, 1947) better known by his Stage name Iggy Pop, is an American rock singer Songwriter The Idiot is the debut solo album by American rock singer Iggy Pop. " Red Money " is a song written by David Bowie and Carlos Alomar. Lodger is an album by British singer-songwriter David Bowie, released in 1979 Alomar played on Bowie’s groundbreaking "Berlin Trilogy" of albums – Low (1977), "Heroes" (1977) and Lodger; he also co-wrote the "Heroes" track "The Secret Life of Arabia"and the Lodger track "DJ" with Bowie and Brian Eno. Low is a 1977 album by British musician David Bowie. Widely regarded as one of his most influential releases Low was the first of the " Berlin "Heroes" (the quotation marks are part of the title for reasons of irony is an album by David Bowie, released in 1977 " The Secret Life of Arabia " is a song written by David Bowie, Brian Eno and Carlos Alomar in 1977 for the album "Heroes" " DJ " was a single by David Bowie. It was taken from the album Lodger in the UK being released on June 29 1979. Brian Peter George St John le Baptiste de la Salle Eno (born 15 May 1948 commonly known as Brian Eno (ˈiːnoʊ is an English Musician, producer Of note is the Lodger single "Boys Keep Swinging", on which Alomar swapped instruments with Dennis Davis and played drums. " Boys Keep Swinging " was a single by David Bowie. It previewed his album Lodger in the UK being released on 27 April 1979 In 1977, Alomar played guitar on Iggy Pop’s second Bowie-produced album, Lust For Life, and in 1978, he joined Bowie for the world tour which spawned the live album Stage. Lust for Life is a 1977 album by Iggy Pop, his second solo release and his second collaboration with David Bowie, following The Idiot Stage is David Bowie 's second live album released by RCA in 1978

Scary Monsters and Super Creeps (1980) marked the last time Alomar would play alongside George Murray and Dennis Davis on a Bowie album; a planned Scary Monsters tour was aborted and Alomar instead joined Iggy Pop’s band for a series of shows in October-December 1981 (the show from San Francisco on 25 November has been released on VHS and DVD). Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps is an album by David Bowie, released in September 1980 by RCA Records. Alomar did not play on Bowie’s album Let's Dance (1983) – the role of rhythm guitarist was undertaken by that album’s co-producer, Nile Rodgers – but he re-joined Bowie as rhythm guitarist and musical director for the mammoth Serious Moonlight world tour in 1983. Nile Gregory Rodgers (born September 19 1952, in New York City) is an American musician Composer, Arranger, and Guitarist In 1984, Alomar played on Bowie’s album Tonight; he also co-wrote the album’s closing track, "Dancing With the Big Boys", with Bowie and Iggy Pop. " Dancing with the Big Boys " is a song written by David Bowie, Iggy Pop and Carlos Alomar in 1984 for Bowie's album Tonight In 1987, Alomar played on Bowie’s album Never Let Me Down; the album’s title track – released as a single and credited to Bowie/Alomar – was originally an Alomar composition entitled "I’m Tired," before it was re-written by Bowie. Never Let Me Down is an album by David Bowie, released April 1987 " Never Let Me Down " is the title track on David Bowie 's album Never Let Me Down. Alomar was the musical director/rhythm guitarist for Bowie’s infamous and highly theatrical Glass Spider Tour in 1987 (beginning every show with a frenzied guitar solo), but Bowie ended his long-running creative association with Alomar after the critical panning of Never Let Me Down and the Glass Spider tour. The two men would not record together again until January-February 1995, during sessions in New York for Bowie’s album 1.Outside (1995). Outside is a Concept album first released September 26 1995 by David Bowie on Virgin Records. In the meantime, Alomar recorded and released his first solo album, Dream Generator, in 1988.

Alomar toured with Bowie’s band for the first leg of the Outside Tour (September 1995-February 1996). The tour was not a pleasant experience for Alomar (who found Bowie inaccessible and didn’t get along with musical director Peter Schwartz) and he did not re-join Bowie when the tour resumed in September 1996. However, Alomar later played guitar on the Bowie tracks "Everyone Says 'Hi'" (from the album Heathen in 2002) and "Fly" (a bonus track on the limited edition version of the album Reality in 2003). " Everyone Says 'Hi' " is a song written by David Bowie for the album Heathen ( 2002) the only single from the album that was available Heathen is an album by the British singer-songwriter David Bowie, released in 2002 Reality is an album by the British singer-songwriter David Bowie, released in 2003

After Bowie

Alomar has performed with a number of other famous musicians including Paul McCartney, Mick Jagger, Iggy Pop, and Argentine Rock en Español Legends Soda Stereo. Sir James Paul McCartney, MBE (born 18 June 1942 is an English rock Singer, Bass guitarist songwriter Composer, Sir Michael Philip "Mick" Jagger, Kt (born 26 July 1943 is a Golden Globe -winning and two-time Grammy -winning English rock James Newell Osterberg Jr (born April 21, 1947) better known by his Stage name Iggy Pop, is an American rock singer Songwriter For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Argentina topics. Rock en Español ( Spanish for Rock in Spanish) refers to the Spanish-language Rock music. Soda Stereo is an Argentine rock Power trio formed in 1982 (see 1982 in music) consisting of Guitarist and vocalist In all, Alomar has played on a total of 32 gold and platinum albums. He is currently the director of Boombacker Records. He was the bandleader on the short-lived TV chat show, The Caroline Rhea Show (2002-2003) and is also the president of the New York chapter of The Recording Academy [1], the organization responsible for the Grammy Awards. The Caroline Rhea Show, a daytime Talk show, ran as a replacement to The Rosie O'Donnell Show. In 2005, Alomar joined the teaching staff of Stevens Institute of Technology (Hoboken, New Jersey) as an adjunct professor of Music Technology, producing several tracks for the inaugural release of the school's Castle Point Records label's Delusions of Grandeur (2006). Stevens Institute of Technology is a technological university located on a 55 acre (223000 m² campus in Hoboken New Jersey, USA, founded in 1870 on the basis Hoboken is a city in Hudson County, New Jersey, United States. New Jersey ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States.

Alomar collaborated with Scissor Sisters for their second album Ta-Dah, and one track from these recording sessions, "Transistor", which ultimately featured on the second disc of the deluxe edition of the album, featured his wife Robin and daughter Lea on backing vocals. The Scissor Sisters is a Grammy Award -nominated American band that formed in 2001 Ta-Dah is the second Studio album by American 5-piece band Scissor Sisters, released in September 2006.

Alomar resides in Weehawken, New Jersey. Weehawken is a township in Hudson County, New Jersey, United States.

Selected discography

David Bowie

Iggy Pop

Paul McCartney

Mick Jagger

Soda Stereo

FUN

Solo albums

Videos

Equipment

Effects:

References

  1. ^ GRAMMY.com

External links

Young Americans is an album by English singer-songwriter David Bowie, released in 1975 Station to Station is the tenth Studio album by English musician David Bowie, released by record label RCA in 1976 Low is a 1977 album by British musician David Bowie. Widely regarded as one of his most influential releases Low was the first of the " Berlin "Heroes" (the quotation marks are part of the title for reasons of irony is an album by David Bowie, released in 1977 Stage is David Bowie 's second live album released by RCA in 1978 Lodger is an album by British singer-songwriter David Bowie, released in 1979 Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps is an album by David Bowie, released in September 1980 by RCA Records. Never Let Me Down is an album by David Bowie, released April 1987 Heathen is an album by the British singer-songwriter David Bowie, released in 2002 The Idiot is the debut solo album by American rock singer Iggy Pop. Lust for Life is a 1977 album by Iggy Pop, his second solo release and his second collaboration with David Bowie, following The Idiot Press to Play is an album by Paul McCartney released in 1 986. She's the Boss is the solo album debut by The Rolling Stones frontman Mick Jagger and was released in 1985. Doble Vida is the fifth album recorded by Argentine rock band Soda Stereo and was released in 1988. In Computer security, PaX is a patch for the Linux kernel that implements least privilege protections for Memory pages The least-privilege Chaos (derived from the Ancient Greek, Chaos) typically refers to Unpredictability, and is the antithesis of Cosmos.
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