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The Box is a Canadian pop rock band from Montreal, Quebec, [1] whose style evolved from synth-based new wave pop on their early albums toward prog-influenced guitar rock later in their careers. [2] Founded in 1981, they achieved commercial success in Canada, recording four charting albums and 10 charting singles between 1984 and 1990.
The Box Tops began as The Devilles, playing in Memphis. By January 1967 the group was composed of founding member Danny Smythe (drums, background vocal) along with newer arrivals John Evans (guitar, keyboards, background vocal), Alex Chilton (lead vocal, guitar), Bill Cunningham (bass guitar, keyboards, background vocal; son of Sun Records artist Buddy Blake Cunningham and brother of B.B ...
Chilton grew up in a musical family. His father, Sidney Chilton, was a jazz pianist and saxophonist who sold industrial lighting to support his family. [4] A local band recruited the teenaged Chilton in 1966 to be their lead singer after learning of the popularity of his vocal performance at a talent show at Memphis's Central High School.
Members of the American blue-eyed soul band The Box Tops. Pages in category "The Box Tops members" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total.
William Cunningham (born January 23, 1950) is the original bass guitarist / keyboardist for the Box Tops. [1]Cunningham was born in Memphis, Tennessee.He remained a member of the Box Tops until August 1969, when he decided to return to school to get a music degree in performance of the upright bass.
The Musical Box are a Canadian tribute band formed in Montreal, Quebec in 1993 who recreate performances by the English rock band Genesis during the 1970s. The current line-up is formed of singer and performer Denis Gagné (Peter Gabriel), guitarist François Gagnon (Steve Hackett), bassist Sébastien Lamothe (Mike Rutherford), keyboardist Ian Benhamou (), and drummer Marc Laflamme (Phil Collins).
His work on the video for the band's single, "Ordinary People", earned him a nomination for Best Video at the 1989 Juno Awards. [11] After The Box's dissolution in 1992, Pisapia collaborated with bandmates Jean-Pierre Brie and Claude Thibault in writing and producing music for TV and radio commercials.
After the music business, Boggs began working in the restaurant business. In the early 1970s, he worked at T.G.I. Friday's.One former employee's account who knew Thomas Boggs personally, "Thomas was the manager at the Dallas, Texas TGI Friday's, Old Town Shopping center location on Greenville Ave, helping open new restaurants.