What was Kenny G's first album?
Kenny G Live
Kenny G Live is the first live album by saxophonist Kenny G. It was released by Arista Records in 1989, and peaked at number 2 on the Contemporary Jazz Albums chart and number 16 on the "Billboard" 200.
This album was recorded live at Humphrey's Concerts By The Bay in San Diego, California.
Kenny G
Kenny G earned a place in the "Guinness Book of World Records" in 1997 for playing the longest note ever recorded on a saxophone. Using circular breathing, Kenny G held an E-flat for 45 minutes and 47 seconds at J&R Music World in New York City. The same year, his song "Havana", from the album "The Moment", was remixed by Todd Terry and Tony Moran and released to dance clubs in the U.S. The mixes went to No.1 on the "Billboard" Dance/Club Play Songs chart in April 1997,
Donald Fagen
After Steely Dan's breakup in 1981, Fagen released his debut solo album, "The Nightfly", in October 1982. It was certified platinum for sales of over a million copies in the U.S. and reached 11 on the "Billboard" Top 200 albums list. The first single, "I.G.Y.", released in September 1982, peaked at number 26 on the Hot 100. The follow-up single, "New Frontier" (January 1983), peaked at number 70 and was accompanied by a music video. "The Nightfly" was nominated for the Grammy Award for Album of the Year. In 2002, Rhino Records released a DVD-Audio version of "The Nightfly" in honor of the album's 20th anniversary. The bonus track, "True Companion", from "The Nightfly Trilogy MVI Boxed Set" is included in the "Heavy Metal" film soundtrack, track seven. Fagen also contributed a solo track to the soundtrack for the 1988 Michael J. Fox film, "Bright Lights, Big City", "Century's End".
The Collection (Kenny G album)
The Collection is the first compilation album by saxophonist Kenny G, released by BMG in 1990.
Speedy J
His debut album "Ginger" (1993) was released on Richie Hawtin's Plus 8 record label in Canada, while in the UK it was part of Warp Records' "Artificial Intelligence series" of electronic listening music. A further, more introspective release, "G-Spot" followed in 1995; a live album, "!ive," was also released. Afterwards his work, which included "Public Energy No.1" (1997) and "A Shocking Hobby" (2000) became more experimental, importantly influencing the development of what is known as "IDM", or intelligent dance music.
Brazilian Nights
Kenny G had his inspiration for the album when he was touring and traveling in Brazil, especially in Rio de Janeiro. Explaining this, he claimed he loved the Bossa nova genre, the people in Brazil and the nights of dancing and singing. He decided to take the Bossa nova sounds into his new album. The album's deluxe edition also contains 4 live versions of Kenny G's biggest hits, such as "Forever in Love" and "Heart and Soul".
The album brought Kenny G back to the Billboard 200 after 5 years. It's also Kenny's eighth No.1 album in the Billboard Jazz Albums.
Faith: A Holiday Album
Faith: A Holiday Album is the second holiday album and tenth studio album by saxophonist Kenny G. It was released by Arista Records in 1999 and peaked at number 1 on the Contemporary Jazz Albums chart, number 4 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, number 5 on the Internet Albums chart, and number 6 on the "Billboard" 200. The album also received a Grammy nomination for Best Pop Instrumental Album.
The Greatest Holiday Classics
The Greatest Holiday Classics is the fourth greatest hits album by saxophonist Kenny G. It was released by Arista Records in 2005, and peaked at number 1 on the Contemporary Jazz chart, number 26 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart and number 39 on the "Billboard" 200.
Havana (Kenny G composition)
"Havana" is the title of a 1997 single and instrumental by jazz musician Kenny G. It was the second single taken from his 1996 studio album "The Moment", released on Arista Records.
Georgi Kornazov
Georgi recorded his first album with original music "Staro Vreme" in 2001, "G meet K" with Kenny Wheeler and Geoffroy Tamisier's "OLH Acoustic", plus "A Suivre" with Paris Jazz Big Band. He formed a quartet "Tribute to JJ Johnson" with Denis Leloup (trombone), Pier Paolo Pozzi (drums) and Stephane Kerecki (bass).
Iggy Pop
In 1990, Iggy Pop recorded "Brick by Brick", produced by Don Was, with members of Guns N' Roses and The B-52's as guests, as well as backup vocals by many local Hollywood groups, two of whom (Whitey Kirst and Craig Pike) would create his band to tour and perform on his "Kiss My Blood" video (1991), directed by Tim Iggy Pope and filmed at the Olympia in Paris. The video attracted much controversy, as it featured much footage of Iggy Pop performing with his penis exposed to the audience. The album was his first Gold-certified album in the U.S. (denoting sales of over 500,000 copies) and featured his first Top 40 U.S. hit, "Candy", a duet with B-52's singer Kate Pierson.
Everywhere We Go
Everywhere We Go is the fifth studio album by American country music singer Kenny Chesney. It was released on March 2, 1999 via BNA Records. The first in his career to receive 2× Platinum certification for sales of two million copies, it produced four singles with "How Forever Feels", "You Had Me from Hello", "She Thinks My Tractor's Sexy", and "What I Need to Do". The first two singles were Number One hits on the "Billboard" country charts and were also Kenny's first Top 40 hits on the "Billboard" Hot 100 chart, "She Thinks My Tractor's Sexy" was a number 11 hit on that same chart, and "What I Need to Do" a number 8. The singles "You Had Me from Hello" and "She Thinks My Tractor's Sexy" were both certified gold by the RIAA. This was Chesney's first album to feature a crossover-friendly country-pop sound, which was a departure from his earlier neotraditional country albums.
G-funk
Another early G-funk pioneer, also from Compton, was rapper and producer DJ Quik, who was already using P-Funk instrumentals as early as 1991 in his debut album "Quik Is the Name", though his most recognizable G-funk album would be 1995's "Safe & Sound" and also Battlecat, whose aesthetic is a progression from the early-'90s G-Funk sound pioneered by the group Above the Law, characterized by phat synth bass lines and soulful keys. Other well known artists that used G-funk were: Eazy-E, Bone Thugs-n-Harmony, Tupac Shakur, Nate Dogg, Mac Dre, Spice 1, Geto Boys, Eminem, Havoc & Prodeje, BG Knocc Out, Dresta, Rappin' 4-Tay, 3X Krazy and Warren G. Warren G's first album was called "Regulate...G Funk Era", which featured Nate Dogg - who called himself "the king of G-funk".
Kenny Edwards
Having been a founding member of The Stone Poneys in 1964 with Linda Ronstadt and Bobby Kimmel, Edwards next turned his musical attention to the band Bryndle (with Karla Bonoff, Andrew Gold and Wendy Waldman) five years later. In 1970, Bryndle recorded their debut album for A&M Records. The album went through many revisions before being submitted to the record company, but it was never released. Edwards subsequently returned to work with Linda Ronstadt on her ground-breaking album, "Heart Like A Wheel". He then spent many years with Ronstadt as a sideman, singer, arranger and touring band member. Edwards also became a noted producer and was responsible for masterminding former Bryndle colleague Bonoff's solo albums. His session work has seen Edwards work either live or in the studio with acts such as Emmylou Harris, Stevie Nicks, J.D. Souther, Don Henley, Brian Wilson, Warren Zevon, Art Garfunkel, Vince Gill, Mac McAnally, David Lee Murphy, Jennifer Warnes, Danny Kortchmar, Lowell George, as well as a younger generation of artists including Glen Phillips and Natalie D-Napoleon. Edwards released his first, self-titled solo album in 2002. In his later years, he performed as a singer-songwriter, often with Nina Gerber accompanying, and completed the recording and release of a second solo album in 2009.
In My Wildest Dreams
In My Wildest Dreams is the debut studio album by American country music artist Kenny Chesney. It was released in 1994 on Capricorn Records. The title track was previously recorded by Aaron Tippin on his 1991 debut album "You've Got to Stand for Something", while "I Want My Rib Back" was originally recorded by Keith Whitley on his album "Kentucky Bluebird".
Kenny Loggins
Loggins had a short gig playing guitar for the New Improved Electric Prunes in 1969 before writing four songs for the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, which were included in their "Uncle Charlie & His Dog Teddy" album. During his early twenties, he was part of the band Gator Creek with Mike Deasy. The first recorded version of "Danny's Song" (later recorded by Loggins and Messina and a No. 7 Hot 100 hit for Anne Murray in 1973) was included on their only album, released on Mercury Records.
Kenny Wesley
Later that year, Grammy-nominated TV/Film music producer and arranger, Noah Lifschey found Kenny's music via LinkedIn and they immediately began collaborating writing and recording the singles that would eventually become Kenny's debut full-length CD, The Real Thing. In 2012, Lifschey introduced Kenny to Spanish indie pop band The Pinker Tones resulting in the remix of "Feels Good" from The Real Thing.
Kenny G
Co-headlining
Breathless (Kenny G album)
Breathless is the sixth studio album by American saxophonist Kenny G, released in 1992 on Arista Records. It reached number 1 on the Contemporary Jazz Albums chart and number 2 on the "Billboard" 200 and R&B/Hip-Hop Albums charts. The track "Forever in Love" won a Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition at the 1994 ceremony and reached #18 on the "Billboard" Hot 100.
Despite negative reviews from critics, the album was still certified Diamond for shipments of over 12 million copies in the US, making it one of the top 100th best-selling albums in the United States.
Gary Allan
His first deal, with Decca Records Nashville, produced his debut studio album "Used Heart for Sale" in 1996. The album was named "Best of the Month" by "Stereo Review". It advanced to the Top 20 of the charts. Its first single, "Her Man" (previously recorded by Waylon Jennings) gave Allan his first Top 10 country hit on the U.S. "Billboard" Hot Country Songs chart. Other tracks from this album, however, proved less successful.
The Quiet Times of a Rock and Roll Farm Boy
The Quiet Times of a Rock and Roll Farm Boy is the second solo album by American country music artist Big Kenny, one-half of the duo Big & Rich. It was released on November 10, 2009, via Big Kenny's own Love Everybody label. The lead-off single, "Long After I'm Gone," has entered the Hot Country Songs chart and has become his first solo Top 40 on that chart. It was followed in 2010 by "Big Kenny's Love Everybody Traveling Musical Medicine Show Mix Tape, Vol. 1", which was released exclusively through BigKenny.TV and BigSouthMusic.com. In 2011, a deluxe edition of "Quiet Times" was released on iTunes, featuring remixes, alternate versions, new transitions between tracks and a digital booklet.
Big Kenny
Big Kenny went on hiatus in 2008, as Kenny had to rehabilitate a neck injury that occurred when he was hit by a drunk driver in 2001. He launched his official online community at www.bigkenny.tv in mid-2009. There, he made his first solo single, "Long After I'm Gone", available as a free download. It was released to radio in August 2009 as the first single from his second solo album, "The Quiet Times of a Rock and Roll Farm Boy", which was rated number 13 on the 30 Best Country Albums of 2009 by Roughstock. Kenny also became a judge on the television talent show "Can You Duet". Kenny released several non-album singles during this period.
Gerard Kenny
It was not until 1978 after moving to England that he scored his first hit single with "New York, New York (So Good They Named It Twice)" (an ode to his hometown), which spent two months in the UK Singles Chart, with its parent album "Made It Through The Rain" going Top 20 the following year. Another single on the RCA record label, "Fantasy", proved to be another chart hit in 1980. On the same year, he released an album, "Living On Music", which saw success in the Philippines. Its lead single "Getting To Know Each Other" became a hit in local radio stations and was featured as a soundtrack in several movies and TV shows within the country. It was later covered by local artist Ariel Rivera. His composition "I Could Be So Good For You" was recorded by Dennis Waterman for the theme tune of the ITV series "Minder" and became a Top 10 hit single in the United Kingdom during 1980. It also gained an Ivor Novello Award for Kenny. In 1983, he began to work with Alan Jay Lerner on a musical adaption of "My Man Godfrey", but Lerner died before it could be completed. However, two of the song the pair had composed for this musical, namely "I've Been Married" and "Some People", later appeared on Kenny's album "The Time Between The Time" a decade later. In 1985, after moving to WEA, Kenny charted in the UK with another theme song, "No Man's Land", from the ITV drama series "Widows".
The Moment (Kenny G album)
The second single taken from this album, "Havana", was remixed and released to dance clubs in the United States, and these remixes went to number 1 on the Hot Dance Club Play chart in 1997, earning Kenny G his first number 1 on this chart. The remixes were by Todd Terry and Tony Moran.
In America (album)
In America is the third compilation album by saxophonist Kenny G. It was released by Jazz Door in 2001.
Randy Jackson
In the late 1980s, Jackson was still doing sessions. He was notably on the first solo album by famed session guitarist Steve Lukather. Jackson was a featured bass guitarist on five songs on Maze's 1989 "Silky Soul" album. He also performed on several of Kenny G's albums.
Kenny Loggins
"When our first album, 'Sittin' In', came out, we started receiving a lot of excitement about the music and good sales," Messina recalled in 2005. "We had a choice. It was either I now go on and continue to produce him and we do the solo career or we stay together and let this work. For me, I did not desire to go back out on the road. I had had enough of that, and I wanted to produce records. But Clive Davis (then president of the record company) intervened and said, 'You know, I think you'd be making a mistake if you guys didn't take this opportunity. Things like this only happen once in a lifetime. It may merit you sleeping on it overnight and making a decision that will be in your best interest.' He was absolutely correct. Kenny made the decision as well. It delayed his solo career, but it gave him an opportunity, I think, to have one."
Ultimate Kenny G
Ultimate Kenny G is the third greatest hits album by saxophonist Kenny G. It was released by Arista Records in 2003, and reached number 2 on the Contemporary Jazz and Contemporary Jazz Albums charts, and number 42 on the "Billboard" 200.
Kenny G
Kenny G attended Whitworth Elementary School, Sharples Junior High School, Franklin High School, and the University of Washington, all in his home city of Seattle. When he entered high school he failed at his first attempt to get into the jazz band but tried again the following year and earned first chair. His Franklin High School classmate Robert Damper (piano, keyboards) plays in his band. In addition to his studies while in high school, he took private lessons on the saxophone and clarinet from Johnny Jessen, once a week for a year.
Kenny Wesley
Kenny's debut project, I'm Sorry (EP), was self-released in 2008 on his independent label, Wright Brother Records. It sold in excess of 3,000 copies in the Washington, D.C. and New York City markets primarily from sales at live concerts.
At Last...The Duets Album
At Last...The Duets Album is the second cover album and thirteenth studio album by saxophonist Kenny G. It was released by Arista Records in 2004, and reached number 1 on the Contemporary Jazz chart, number 21 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart and number 40 on the "Billboard" 200.In Indonesia, a collaboration with the Indonesian singer Glenn Fredly is included on the album. The song "Januari" (January) appears as track 14.
Don't Make Me Wait for Love
In the US, "Don't Make Me Wait For Love" was first released in late 1986 where it only peaked at #77 on the Hot Black Singles chart. Later in 1987 the song's re-isuue went to reached #17 on the Hot Black Singles chart and #15 on the Hot 100 chart. This was Kenny G's first Hot 100 Hit. "Don't Make Met For Wait For Love" had its best showing on the Adult Contemporary music charts, where it peaked at #2.
Kenny G
G's 14th studio album, "Brazilian Nights" was announced on October 28, 2014. According to G, the album was inspired by Cannonball Adderley's bossa nova recordings, Paul Desmond, and Stan Getz. The album was released in January 2015. It helped Kenny G get back to the "Billboard" 200, at number 86. He started The Brazilian Tour for the album, traveling throughout North America and many countries in Asia later in the year.
Kanye West
West founded the record label and production company GOOD Music in 2004, in conjunction with Sony BMG, shortly after releasing his debut album, "The College Dropout". John Legend, Common, and West were the label's inaugural artists. The label houses artists including West, Big Sean, Pusha T, Teyana Taylor, Yasiin Bey / Mos Def, D'banj and John Legend, and producers including Hudson Mohawke, Q-Tip, Travis Scott, No I.D., Jeff Bhasker, and S1. GOOD Music has released ten albums certified gold or higher by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). In November 2015, West appointed Pusha T the new president of GOOD Music.
The Kingpin (album)
The Kingpin is the debut studio album by American rapper Craig G. It was released in 1989 via Atlantic Records. Audio production was handled by Marley Marl.
Positive K
Glenn Toby, a fellow Queens rapper known as Sweety G, produced Positive K's first solo record "Getting Paid" for the short-lived independent label Star Maker Records. The track brought him recognition after it was included on the label's showcase album "Fast Money", a 1986 compilation featuring Rob Base and DJ E-Z Rock's debut recording and a track by hip hop pioneer Disco Dave.
I Want It All (album)
I Want It All is the third studio album by American rapper Warren G. It was released on October 12, 1999 under his own label G-Funk Entertainment in conjunction with Restless Records. It features more well known artists than his previous two albums Regulate... G Funk Era and Take a Look Over Your Shoulder, such as Snoop Dogg, Nate Dogg, Tha Dogg Pound, Mack 10, Jermaine Dupri and Slick Rick. Compared to Regulate...G Funk Era, I Want It All contains less vocals by Warren G, who focuses more on the producing than lyricism and clearly embraces a less gangsta image, leading to a more tropical, relaxed vibe in most of the album's tracks.
All tracks produced by Warren G, except track 8 produced by Soopafly and tracks 10 & 15 produced by Vada Nobles
Kenny Aronoff
During this time he decided to return to his rock and roll roots that started in 1964 with his very first childhood band, The Alley Cats. In 1980 he won an audition with John Cougar and promptly joined the band which led to a career with Mellencamp recording 10 albums and touring with him over a 17-year period.
Dr. Dre
After a dispute with Eazy-E, Dre left the group at the peak of its popularity in 1991 under the advice of friend, and N.W.A lyricist, The D.O.C. and his bodyguard at the time, Suge Knight. Knight, a notorious strongman and intimidator, was able to have Eazy-E release Young from his contract and, using Dr. Dre as his flagship artist, founded Death Row Records. In 1992 Young released his first single, the title track to the film "Deep Cover", a collaboration with rapper Snoop Dogg, whom he met through Warren G. Dr. Dre's debut solo album was "The Chronic", released under Death Row Records with Suge Knight as executive producer. Young ushered in a new style of rap, both in terms of musical style and lyrical content, including introducing a number of artists to the industry including Snoop Dogg, Kurupt, Daz Dillinger, RBX, The Lady of Rage, Nate Dogg and Jewell.
On the strength of singles such as "Nuthin' but a 'G' Thang", "Let Me Ride", and "Fuck wit Dre Day (and Everybody's Celebratin')" (known as "Dre Day" for radio and television play), all of which featured Snoop Dogg as guest vocalist, "The Chronic" became a cultural phenomenon, its G-funk sound dominating much of hip hop music for the early 1990s. In 1993 the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) certified the album triple platinum, and Dr. Dre also won the Grammy Award for Best Rap Solo Performance for his performance on "Let Me Ride". For that year, "Billboard" magazine also ranked Dr. Dre as the eighth best-selling musical artist, "The Chronic" as the sixth best-selling album, and "Nuthin' but a 'G' Thang" as the 11th best-selling single.
Besides working on his own material, Dr. Dre produced Snoop Dogg's debut album "Doggystyle", which became the first debut album for an artist to enter the "Billboard" 200 album charts at number one. In 1994 Dr. Dre produced some songs on the soundtracks to the films "Above the Rim" and "Murder Was the Case". He collaborated with fellow N.W.A member Ice Cube for the song "Natural Born Killaz" in 1995. For the film "Friday", Dre recorded "Keep Their Heads Ringin'", which reached number ten on the "Billboard" Hot 100 and number 1 on the Hot Rap Singles (now Hot Rap Tracks) charts.
Master P
On February 12, 1991, Master P released his debut studio album "Get Away Clean" which was quickly followed by his second album "Mama's Bad Boy," in April 1992. Both albums were released through In-A-Minute Records. In 1993, Master P released his first collaboration album with his group TRU titled "Who's da Killer?" Master P released his third studio album "The Ghettos Tryin to Kill Me!" on March 18, 1994; it was later re-released in 1997 as a limited edition under Priority. That same year Master P collaborated on the No Limit compilation albums "" & "". On June 6, 1995, Master P released his debut studio album "99 Ways to Die". Master P and TRU released their third album "True" in 1995, which was the group's first major release after two independent albums. The album reached number 25 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and number 14 on the Top Heatseekers. The album was known for its first single and one of Master P's best known songs "I'm Bout' It, Bout It". He also worked on the compilation album, "" during that year.
Silhouette (Kenny G instrumental)
"Silhouette" is an instrumental by American smooth jazz saxophonist Kenny G, from his fifth studio album of the same name, which was released in 1988.
G Koop
G Koop's first major placement as producer was Nelly's "Self Esteem" featuring Chuck D, which was on Nelly's 2008 gold album "Brass Knuckles". He has worked with a number of artists, including Atmosphere, Doom, Funkadelic, The Game, G Unit, Ice Cube, Pusha T, Rhymesayers, and Rihana, among others. G Koop also wrote, produced, and played a number of songs with George Clinton on Funkadelic’s 2014 First Ya Gotta Shake the Gate. The album, the first for the band in 33 years, provided 33 tracks with a number of artists, including Sly Stone, Soul Clap, and Bootsy Collins. The second single on the album, "Ain’t that Funkin’ Kinda Hard on You," was written and produced by G Koop and George Clinton. Hip Hop producer Ill Tal, in his review, called it "one of the best songs on the album and the name of George’s new auto-biography. The song is smooth, mellow, and funky with George doing most of the vocal leads." Nick DeRiso, in his review of the album for Something Else Reviews, called "Ain’t that Funkin’ Kinda Hard on You" the "perfect reintroduction of George Clinton … since it begins with a darkly ingratiating embrace rather that the expected turn-this-mother-out groove." DeRiso goes on to call the track the "standout moment from Funkadelic’s sprawling new comeback effort." Other G Koop songs were singled out in reviews as well. Ill Tal wrote of "You Can’t Unring the Bell," that it is "probably my favorite hip-hop influenced song on the album." Ill Tal went on to refer to G Koop (although not by name): "Whoever made the beat did a great job sampling a break beat for the drums and what sounds like an old horn riff from George’s vaults." G Koop’s bass playing was also recognized in E.E. Bradman’s review for "Bass Player", who commended G Koop’s bass playing on a number of tracks.
Kenny Chesney
Chesney's debut album, "In My Wildest Dreams", was released on the independent Capricorn Records label in April 1994. The album's first two singles, "Whatever It Takes" and "The Tin Man", both reached the lower regions of the U.S. "Billboard" Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. The album sold approximately 10,000 copies before Capricorn Records closed its country music division in Nashville later that year and moved to Atlanta.
Alex G
Alexander Giannascoli (born 1993), better known by his stage name (Sandy) Alex G (formerly Alex G), is an American musician based in Philadelphia. He started his career with DIY self-releases on Bandcamp, and began building up an audience with his label debut, "DSU" (2014), released on Orchid Tapes to critical acclaim from various publications. He later signed with Lucky Number, who reissued his earlier releases, "Rules" and "Trick" (2012). In 2015, he signed with Domino Recording Company and released his sixth studio album, "Beach Music". He followed it in 2017 with "Rocket", which received further acclaim and recognition.
Gail Greenwood
Having originally learned to play the baritone horn, Greenwood switched to guitar following high school. Her first band, the Dames, won the "WBRU Rock Hunt" in 1986. Later, Greenwood was a member of the Providence, Rhode Island-based band known as Boneyard, who opened for the Goo Goo Dolls and Social Distortion. In 1993, Throwing Muses alumna Tanya Donelly recruited Greenwood to join Belly as a bass guitarist. She played on that band's second album "King" and appeared on the cover of "Rolling Stone". Donelly disbanded Belly in 1996 and Greenwood joined L7 as a bassist the following year. She continued with that group for three years. In 2001, Greenwood was recruited to play bass on tour in support of Canadian pop punk artist Bif Naked.
Kenny G
Kenny G has recorded Chinese songs, such as "Jasmine Flower" (茉莉花) or "The Moon Represents My Heart" (月亮代表我的心). His music is noticeably popular in China.
Big Kuntry King
Big Kuntry King's first major feature spot came on T.I.'s debut studio album, "I'm Serious" (2001), on the song "Heavy Chevys." In between appearing on subsequent T.I. albums like "Trap Muzik" (2003) and "Urban Legend" (2004), Big Kuntry recorded and released several songs on his own, including "Still Country" and "Throwback." As a member of P$C, the Grand Hustle-signed five-man group released their debut album, "25 to Life", in 2005, which spawned the lead single, "I'm a King" featuring Lil' Scrappy. With the release of the P$C album, Big Kuntry was suddenly introduced to a nationwide audience but unfortunately for him, it wasn't his star that T.I. and Grand Hustle focused on making the brightest: "They had just signed Young Dro, and Tip made this song 'Shoulder Lean' for him, he threw some verses on it and it was a smash song. We was like damn, we've been here since day one killing it and you're going to come out with Young Dro? That's when I said man, I have to step this up."
Kenny G
Since 1989, Kenny G's recording "Going Home" from the "Kenny G Live" album has become an unconventional mega-hit throughout China: It has become the unofficial national closing song for businesses such as food courts, outdoor markets, health clubs, shopping malls and train stations throughout the country. Many businesses begin piping the music over their loudspeakers shortly before closing at night. Television stations also play the song before ending their evening broadcasts at night. Many Chinese, when asked, say they associate the song with the need to finish their activity or business and go home (although they may not even know the name of the song or its artist).
Kenny G has attracted significant criticism from mainstream jazz musicians and enthusiasts. Pat Metheny stated that he was a "pop" saxophonist, "but was not really an advanced player, even in that style", adding that he had "major rhythmic problems" and that his "harmonic and melodic vocabulary was extremely limited, mostly to pentatonic based and blues-lick derived patterns". Metheny believes that the main reason why Kenny G has become unpopular and easy to attack by accomplished jazz musicians is due to the "fact that he sells an enormous amount of records while not being anywhere near a really great player in relation to the standards that have been set on his instrument over the past sixty or seventy years". Branford Marsalis once stated in an interview with "Jazziz" magazine: "When all these jazz guys get in a tizzy over Kenny G, they need to leave Kenny alone. He's not stealing jazz. The audience he has wouldn't be caught dead at a real jazz concert or club. It's not like some guy says, ‘You know, I used to listen to Miles, 'Trane and Ornette. And then I heard Kenny G, and I never put on another Miles record.' It's a completely different audience."
Kenny Wheeler
In the mid-1960s, Wheeler became a close participant in the nascent free improvisation movement in London, playing with Parker, John Stevens, the Spontaneous Music Ensemble and the Globe Unity Orchestra. Despite the above-noted accomplishments, much of his reputation rests on his work with smaller jazz groups. Wheeler's first small group recordings to gain significant critical attention were "Gnu High" (1975) and "Deer Wan" (1977), both for the ECM label ("Gnu High" is one of the few albums to feature Keith Jarrett as a sideman since his tenure with Charles Lloyd). One exception from the ongoing collaboration with ECM was his rare album on CBC called "Ensemble Fusionaire" in 1976. This had three other Canadian musicians and was recorded in St. Mary's Church in Toronto for a different character to the sound than on the ECM recordings.
Kenna
With the release of his first single in 2001, "Hell Bent", Kenna gained moderate popularity and an underground following of fans who eagerly awaited the release of his debut album, "New Sacred Cow". After many delays and swapping of record labels, the album was finally released under the Sony imprint Flawless in 2003. A subsequent North American tour was launched in the Summer of 2003 with Depeche Mode front man Dave Gahan.
Kenny White
His relationships with Marc Cohn and Shawn Colvin led to his producing Colvin’s Grammy-nominated, “I Don’t Know Why” and to his involvement in Cohn’s eponymous platinum debut record. White went on to produce three records for legendary J. Geils Band leader, Peter Wolf. The second of which, “Sleepless,” garnered the distinction by "Rolling Stone" magazine of being one of “the 500 greatest albums ever made,” as well as giving Kenny a chance to work with Keith Richards, Mick Jagger and Steve Earle. White was again at the helm for Wolf's 2010 critically acclaimed release, "Midnight Souvenirs". This time working with Shelby Lynne, Neko Case and Merle Haggard. 
A new project with Wolf entitled, "A Cure for Loneliness", was released in April 2016.
Kenny and the Kasuals
The band recorded and released their debut single "Nothin' Better to Do" late in 1965 for Lee's own label, Mark Records; "Don't Let Your Baby Go" and "It's All Right" followed. Based on their self-penned releases, music historian Richie Unterberger described the group as "too accomplished to be called a garage band in the usual sense of the term". In 1966, Kenny and the Kasuals decided to record a live album at the Studio Club – in actuality, not entirely live, by the band's own admission it was recorded mostly at Robin Hood's Studio in Tyler, Texas with crowd noises from the club added in. The results were released as "The Impact Sounds of Kenny and the Kasuals Recorded Live at the Studio Club" on a limited 500-copy pressing. Known by collectors simply as "Impact", an original version of the album was described by "Rolling Stone" magazine as "one of the most collectible American albums" ever distributed.
Shock G
Soon after relocating to Oakland, California, Shock G formed Digital Underground along with Chopmaster J, and the late Kenneth Waters (a.k.a. Kenny-K). After fifteen months or so of unsuccessful negotiations with various small record companies, the trio's first release emerged in 1988 in the form of a 12-inch single on Macola Records which featured "Your Life's a Cartoon" as the A-side and "Underwater Rimes" as the B-side. Due to Kenny-K visiting family in Tampa during the first recording sessions, and to Chopmaster-J being a jazz drummer who was in the process of learning hip hop, both songs were penned, produced, and performed by Jacobs, who also sketched the cartoonish cover illustrations. In addition to Macola's logo, the record displayed the TNT logo which was the start-up label for Digital Underground and Tupac Shakur's management CEO Atron Gregory. In 1989, the group signed with Tommy Boy Records and released "Doowutchyalike", which only received a small amount of radio airplay but became an underground hit, as well as a video hit with MTV, reaching number 40 on the station's top 100 videos of the year. The success of "Doowutchyalike" paved the way for Digital Underground's debut album "Sex Packets" and the highest charting song of their career "The Humpty Dance" both released in early 1990, and both achieving platinum sales certifications by the RIAA. The latter was rapped by "Humpty Hump," the most flamboyant of Shock G's several alter egos. By that time, Digital Underground had expanded significantly, with DJ Fuze, Money-B, and Schmoovy-Schmoov joining the group, and with Ramone "Pee Wee" Gooden and Tupac Shakur joining by 1991.
Kenny Rogers and The First Edition
By the end of the decade Rogers had long brown hair, an earring, and pink sunglasses. Known affectionately in retrospect as "Hippie Kenny", Rogers had a notably smoother vocal style at the time. During the summer of 1969 the band scored another Top Ten hit with Mel Tillis' "Ruby, Don't Take Your Love to Town." "Ruby" was the global smash that firmly established the First Edition's longevity in the business. Mickey's drumming was part of the hook. At Rogers' current shows, the song is often clapped along to, or joked around with, but it was meant very seriously at the time. Telling the graphic story of a crippled veteran was admirably daring at the height of America's involvement with the war in Vietnam. It should be noted that the song lyrics were originally meant to address the Korean War, albeit in such a vague way that it could have referred to Korea, Vietnam, or even the Japanese invasion of Pearl Harbor. The song was picked up by some of the more attuned disc jockeys, and there was suddenly great demand to release the final track recorded for, and included on, the "First Edition '69" album. In order to release "Ruby" at the same time as the "But You Know I Love You" soundalike "Once Again She's All Alone", the group renamed themselves "Kenny Rogers and The First Edition". When "Ruby" became the hit, the name stuck. Terry later claimed this made him feel like one of Gladys Knight's Pips.
Kenny Rogers and The First Edition
Considering the band's then low profile, Kenny Rogers had an uncertain future when he signed a solo deal to United Artists in 1975. Searching for a new image, he soon developed a more middle-of-the-road, gravel-voiced style. For the rest of the decade and beyond he had hit after hit. "Lucille" was the first of no less than a combined 25 number 1 country and pop singles after he left the group. During his time with UA (later taken over by Liberty) he topped the country and pop album charts for a grand total of 90 weeks and sold more records than anyone in country music. In 1983 his status as one of the world's top stars (of any musical genre) was confirmed when RCA signed him for an advance sum of US$20 million, for six albums. Kenny Rogers continued to tour, including classic material by the First Edition in his performances, before retiring in 2017. In April 2013, he was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame.
Going Home (Kenny G composition)
"Going Home" is an instrumental song by American saxophonist Kenny G which was released in 1990, from the artist's first live album "Kenny G Live".
Kenny Chesney
"Everywhere We Go", Chesney's fourth album from BNA, came in 1999. That album produced two consecutive number one hits with "How Forever Feels" and "You Had Me from Hello" (the latter inspired by a line in the movie "Jerry Maguire"). The album also produced two more singles with "She Thinks My Tractor's Sexy" and "What I Need to Do", which peaked at numbers 11 and 8 on the country charts, respectively. "Everywhere We Go" was Chesney's first album to be certified platinum.
Guns N' Roses
Guns N' Roses' debut album, "Appetite for Destruction" (1987), reached number one on the "Billboard" 200 a year after its release, on the strength of "Sweet Child o' Mine", the band's only single to reach number one on the "Billboard" Hot 100. The album has sold approximately 30 million copies worldwide, including 18 million units in the United States, making it the country's bestselling debut album and eleventh-bestselling album. Their next studio album, "G N' R Lies" (1988), reached number two on the "Billboard" 200. "Use Your Illusion I" and "Use Your Illusion II," recorded simultaneously and released in 1991, debuted at number two and number one on the "Billboard" 200 respectively and have sold a combined 35 million copies worldwide, including 14 million units in the United States. ""The Spaghetti Incident?"" (1993), an album of covers, was the band's last studio album to feature Slash and McKagan.
Kenny Rogers and The First Edition
In 1980, a compilation of some of the First Edition's greatest hits and album cuts, titled "Shine On", was issued in the United Kingdom; it sold fairly well but was overshadowed by The Kenny Rogers Singles Album, a Kenny Rogers solo greatest hits collection that, in addition to his solo hits, featured reworkings of the group's best known songs. 
Currently there are many compilations of their work in print on various labels, some miscredited to Kenny alone with picture not of the period. Their debut LP "The First Edition" had an excellent vinyl and CD reissue in 2014 and "2nd" made it to the CD.
Kenny G
Kenneth Bruce Gorelick (born June 5, 1956), better known by his stage name Kenny G, is an American saxophonist. His 1986 album, "Duotones", brought him commercial success. Kenny G is one of the best-selling artists of all time, with global sales totaling more than 75 million records.
Hombres G
Recording on their debut album, "Hombres G", commenced two weeks later at Trak studios under producer Paco Trinidad. Included in the album were a new version of "Venezia" and "Devuélveme a mi chica". The album featured two covers: "No lloraré", based on "I Never Cry" by Alice Cooper, and "Sin Ti", a remake of the song "Reality" by Romanian composer, Vladimir Cosma. The album contained a very accessible pop sound, enjoyable lyrics, and youthful romanticism. The front cover is a still from the 1963 American science fiction comedy, "The Nutty Professor".
Paradise (Kenny G album)
Paradise is the eleventh studio album by saxophonist Kenny G. It was released by Arista Records in 2002, and reached number 2 on the Contemporary Jazz Albums chart, number 9 on the Billboard 200 and Internet Albums charts and number 15 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.
The Essential Kenny Loggins
The Essential Kenny Loggins is a compilation of songs by the soft rock singer Kenny Loggins, released on November 19, 2002. It is part of Sony BMG's "Essential" series of compilation albums and includes tracks from Loggins' solo output, as well as tracks from his Loggins and Messina days. A limited edition was released with seven additional tracks.
Guy McCoy Tormé
In 2005, Bernie Tormé and John McCoy are reunited again with the idea form a new band, taking advantage by the successful sales of the Gillan material published for Angel Air Records between 1997 and 2000. By 2006, with the release of Gillan's "Live Edinburgh 1980" DVD, an extra videoclip from the song "Cannonball" made by GMT marked the start of the group, follow for the debut three-track EP "Cannonball" published on August 21, 2006. In 2007, GMT toured widely by the UK, performing at RBCS 2007 Rock and Blues Festival, in Pentrich. The next year, GMT released on November 17, "Evil Twin" their first full album, with Dee Snider as guest. Between 2009 and 2011, GMT performed various shows, release the first live album "Raw - Live" in 2011.
Ginger Minj
His debut album, "Sweet T", was released in October 2016 The album consists of a mix of original songs and covers and features of variety of styles including pop, rock, dance, jazz, and soul. Minj contributed to the compilation album "Christmas Queens 3" in 2017.
Kenny Siegal
In 1995, Siegal started Johnny Society, Johnny Society's first live performance was a showcase for Ray Davies of The Kinks who heard Siegal's basement recordings and requested to see the band live. "All Music" said about their first record: "It Don't Matter hits with the sonic force of a tidal wave, or to use a more appropriate analogy, like a one-band, end-of-the-20th-century rock & roll beacon the likes of which hasn't been experienced since the Beatles." Johnny Society's second record 'Wood' was on music critic Ben Ratliff of The New York Times' top ten list of favorite records of 1999, praising Siegal's "unpretentious, utilitarian imagination," and "perfect little agonized rock songs." Siegal won The Independent Music Award for Best Producer (along with co-producers Bryce Goggin and Brian Geltner) for Johnny Society's 2012 release 'Free Society' and 'Clairvoyance' won Album of the Year at the Independent Music Awards in 2002. All of the Johnny Society records have been critically hailed, earning Siegal comparisons to John Lennon, Bowie, Cheap Trick and The Lovin' Spoonful. Siegal's only solo record, 'Eleccentricity' was nominated for IMA Eclectic album of the year (2010). 'Eleccentricity' also features such guests as Siegal's wife, Gwen Snyder Siegal (aka Blueberry), Joseph Arthur, Trixie Whitley, and Nina Violet.
Greatest Hits (Kenny Chesney album)
Greatest Hits is the first greatest hits album by Kenny Chesney, released on September 26, 2000 on BNA Records. It features hits from his previous albums, as well as newly recorded tracks. Two of the new tracks — "I Lost It" and "Don't Happen Twice" — were issued as singles. Also released from this album was a re-recording of his 1994 single "The Tin Man". "Greatest Hits" has been certified 4× Platinum by the RIAA for US shipments of four million copies.
Mark Geary
When Geary arrived in New York he had the chance to jump right in at the famous Sin-é bar, however his lack of experience in front of an audience was intimidating. "It was a huge amount of pressure," said Geary. "I walked in and saw Jeff Buckley, Katell Keineg, Sinéad O'Connor." Humbled, Geary packed up his guitar and began seeking out gigs at less exalted local spots. He built a reputation playing at Sidewalk Café and won a regular slot at the Pink Pony. Eventually, Geary worked his way back to Sin-é, where he found himself on a regular bill sandwiched between Keineg and Buckley.
Geary released his first album "Mark Geary" in 1999, but the record label went out of business before it could properly find an audience.
Young Buck
Young Buck would first begin his career with G-Unit Records in 2003 when the rap group G-Unit released their first album "Beg for Mercy". As the album was recorded, Tony Yayo was sentenced to jail on charges of gun possession, and so makes only two appearances on the entire record, on the tracks "Groupie Love" and "I Smell Pussy". His image is seen on the brick wall of the album cover because he could not be photographed due to the jail sentence. At the time of the album's release, rapper The Game was not in G-Unit therefore he is not photographed nor does he make an appearance on the album. He does, however, make cameos in the videos for Stunt 101, Wanna Get To Know You, and Poppin' Them Thangs. He was further mentioned in Poppin' Them Thangs when Young Buck states "You ain't no Crip like Snoop you ain't no Blood like Game". In its first week of sales, "Beg for Mercy" sold 377,000 copies, placing third behind Tupac Shakur's eighth posthumous release, "", which moved 430,000 albums, and Jay-Z's "The Black Album", which sold 463,263 copies. It sold 327,000 copies in its second week to peak at number 2 on the Billboard 200, and 193,000 in its third week. It has now sold 2.7 million units in the U.S. and over 6 million copies worldwide. It has been certified 2× platinum by the RIAA.
Kenny Rogers and The First Edition
As their domestic popularity continued to decline, Terry wanted to focus on the hard rockers that had done so well for them overseas. Kenny disagreed, wanting a more conservative agenda. Kenny admitted in his book "Making It With Music," that he perhaps shouldn't have complained about MGM's poor distribution on a radio show, but despite their mounting problems, New Zealand continued to consider the First Edition as superstars. The problem was that they had to go halfway around the world to benefit from their success, and travel expenses ate a big chunk out of their profits. As a thank you they put together an album called "I'm Not Making My Music For Money" especially for their New Zealand fans. An LP of this title was to have come out in the USA but MGM rejected it. The US LP was basically going to be the same but with two new cuts replacing the two songs reused from "Monumental." Despite the retreads, the album did show continued development. A mix of new songs and remakes (possibly done because some songs were not available in New Zealand), "Love Woman" was now a hard rock jam featuring Jimmy on lead. This arrangement was borrowed from the band's stage performances of Bill Haley's "Rockin' Through The Rye". The ballads "Dirty Work" and "Daddy Was A Traveling Man" were a return to the more adult style of Terry's early work. "Making Music For Money" (another song remade for "The Gambler") is a song about art vs. commerce that Jimmy Buffett later covered. This semi-comical goodbye to the music rat race also served as the band's ironic last single. It too charted well, but again only in New Zealand.
Sean Combs
In 1997, under the name Puff Daddy, Combs recorded his first commercial vocal work as a rapper. His debut single, "Can't Nobody Hold Me Down", spent 28 weeks on the "Billboard" Hot 100 chart, peaking at number one. His debut album, "No Way Out", was released on July 1, 1997, through Bad Boy Records. Originally titled "Hell up in Harlem", the album underwent several changes after The Notorious B.I.G. was killed on March 9, 1997. Several of the label's artists made guest appearances on the album. "No Way Out" was a significant success, particularly in the United States, where it reached number one on the "Billboard" 200 in its first week of release, selling 561,000 copies. The album produced five singles: "I'll Be Missing You", a tribute to The Notorious B.I.G., was the first rap song to debut at number one on the "Billboard" Hot 100; it remained at the top of the chart for eleven consecutive weeks and topped several other charts worldwide. Four other singles; "Can't Nobody Hold Me Down", "It's All About the Benjamins", "Been Around the World", and "Victory", were also released. Combs collaborated with Jimmy Page on the song "Come with Me" for the 1998 film "Godzilla".
Kenny Rogers
At his estate in Colbert, Georgia, Rogers keeps a pet goat named Smitty, having originally acquired the animal from a friend in 2008. According to Rogers, the goat has been "(his) center", providing a calming influence after long and stressful touring schedules.In a recording career dating back to the 1950s, Rogers moved from teenage rock'n'roll through psychedelic rock to become a country-pop crossover artist of the 1970s and 1980s. He had a minor solo hit in 1957 called "That Crazy Feeling". After sales slowed down, Rogers joined a jazz group called The Bobby Doyle Three, who got a lot of work in clubs thanks to a reasonable fan following. The group recorded for Columbia Records. They disbanded in 1965, and a 1966 jazzy rock single Rogers recorded for Mercury Records, called "Here's That Rainy Day", failed. Rogers also worked as a producer, writer and session musician for other performers, including country artists Mickey Gilley and Eddy Arnold. In 1966 he joined the New Christy Minstrels as a singer and double bass player.
Kurtis McKenzie
McKenzie worked with a number of artists throughout 2014, including Rita Ora, Katy B and Iggy Azalea. He produced and wrote the Katy B track, Next Thing. The song appeared on her album Little Red, which reached number one in the UK album charts. McKenzie then teamed up with Australian recording artist, Iggy Azalea. Her debut album was released in 2014, after she had success with a number of singles. McKenzie produced and wrote six of the tracks from the album, while also receiving production and writing credits for the album itself, The New Classic. One of the six tracks written and produced by McKenzie was Fancy, which went onto become a huge global hit. It reached number 1 in four countries and throughout 2014 was one of the best selling songs of the year. It was number one on the US Hot Rap Songs end of year chart. The tracks success meant it received numerous accolades and awards, going platinum in eight countries. The New Classic also received a number of awards, winning both Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Album at the American Music Awards and Breakthrough Artist Release at theARIA Music Awards.
Steven Adler
In July 1987, Guns N' Roses released its debut album, "Appetite for Destruction", which to date has sold over 28 million copies worldwide, 18 million of which were in the United States, making it the best-selling debut album of all time in the US. In December, during a tour with Alice Cooper, an intoxicated Adler broke his hand when he punched a streetlight after a barroom brawl; Fred Coury of Cinderella was brought in as his substitute for several shows until he recovered. In November 1988, Guns N' Roses released "G N' R Lies", which sold over five million copies in the US alone, despite containing only eight tracks, four of which were included on the previously released EP "Live ?!*@ Like a Suicide".
Gene Tyranny
Tyranny began his performance career in high school, playing pieces by major composers (such as John Cage) with Philip Krumm in a concert series in San Antonio. He has toured with the Carla Bley Band and The Prime Movers (which included Iggy Pop and Michael Erlewine) as well as Iggy & The Stooges (in 1973). He has performed on albums by Laurie Anderson ("Strange Angels"), David Behrman ("On the Other Ocean"), John Cage ("Cheap Imitation" and "Empty Words"), Peter Gordon, and Robert Ashley ("Perfect Lives, Dust, Celestial Excursions"), with whom he frequently collaborated. Tyranny's albums include "Out of the Blue" (1977 Lovely Music LML 1061 [LP], 2007 Unseen Worlds UW01 [CD]), "The Intermediary" (1982 Lovely Music [LP] 1063, 2008 Lovely Music [CD]) "Country Boy Country Dog (How To Discover Music in the Sounds of Your Daily Life)" (1994 Lovely Music LCD 1065), "Free Delivery" (1999 Lovely Music LCD 1064), and "Somewhere Songs/The Invention of Memory" (2008 Mutable 17529-2 [CD]).
Kenny G
Kenny G's career started with a job as a sideman for Barry White's Love Unlimited Orchestra in 1973; he was 17 and still in high school. He continued to play professionally while studying for a major in accounting at the University of Washington in Seattle, and graduated magna cum laude. He played with the funk band Cold, Bold and Together before becoming a credited member of The Jeff Lorber Fusion. He began his solo career after his period with Lorber.
I'm in the Mood for Love...The Most Romantic Melodies of All Time
I'm in the Mood For Love...The Most Romantic Melodies of All Time is the third cover album and fourteenth studio album by saxophonist Kenny G. It was released by Arista Records in 2006 and was the last album for the label. The Asian version also includes a bonus track.
The Moment (Kenny G composition)
"The Moment" was Kenny G's first hit in "Billboard" Hot 100 in three years. The song reached number 63. It also reached the Hot R&B Singles and Adult Contemporary charts at numbers 62 and 16, respectively.
Greatest Hits (Kenny G album)
Greatest Hits is the second greatest hits album by saxophonist Kenny G. It was released by Arista Records in 1997 and peaked at number one on the Contemporary Jazz Albums chart, number 15 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart and number 19 on the "Billboard" 200.
Kenny Chesney
Chesney's third studio album and his second major-label one, entitled "Me and You", was released in 1996. Its first single, "Back In My Arms Again", peaked just outside the Top 40 on the country charts, while its title track (which Chesney had recorded on his previous album) and "When I Close My Eyes" (which was previously recorded by Keith Palmer on his 1991 debut album and then by Larry Stewart on his 1993 debut album "Down the Road") both peaked at number 2. "Me and You" was Chesney's first album to be certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). A cover of Mac McAnally's 1990 single "Back Where I Come From" was also included on this album. Even though Chesney's version was never released as a single, it has been regularly performed during his concerts. In recognition of his successful year, Chesney was honored with the 1997 Academy of Country Music's New Male Vocalist of the Year award.
Brazilian Nights
Brazilian Nights is the seventeenth studio album by Kenny G, released on January 27, 2015, his second bossa nova album, following "Rhythm & Romance" released in 2008, and his first studio album since "Heart and Soul" (2010).
G-Funk Classics, Vol. 1 &amp; 2
G-Funk Classics, Vol. 1 & 2 is the debut studio album by American hip hop recording artist Nate Dogg. The album was originally to be released through Death Row Records in 1996, but the album was shelved due to legal problems at Death Row Records, and he wasn't able to release it until the summer of 1998. By that time, the popularity of West Coast hip hop had greatly diminished and the album only managed to make it to number 58 on the "Billboard" 200 and number 20 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. The album did produce four singles with two top 40 singles, however, "Never Leave Me Alone", which was released on October 22, 1996 through Death Row Records and peaked at number 33 on the "Billboard" Hot 100.
The G Filez
The G Filez is the third album by Vallejo, California rapper, Celly Cel. The album was released in 1998 and was Celly Cel's last studio album for Jive Records. This album was his first since Killa Kali. However, he appeared on multiple artist records such as Young Dre, D-Shot, B-Legit, Latino Velvet, and Messy Marv. Although not as successful as his previous album, "Killa Kali", the album peaked at #53 on the "Billboard" 200 and #17 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop album chart. The album spawned three singles, "Fuck tha World", Get a Real Job" and "Pop the Trunk". Guests include Silkk the Shocker, UGK, Mack 10, Rappin' 4-Tay and E-40.
Kenny Lattimore
He followed up his debut with "From the Soul of Man", another critically acclaimed set of classically styled soul music in 1998, yielding the hits "Days Like This" and "If I Lose My Woman" along with a standout cover of The Beatles' "While My Guitar Gently Weeps."
After a short hiatus, the singer re-emerged on Arista Records when, then president Clive Davis signed him to a new contract. He eventually released a more contemporary R&B album, 2001's "Weekend" under L.A. Reid's regime as Davis was only allowed to take a small defined number of artists to his next venture, J Records. The title track and first single was anchored by a sample of Blondie's "Rapture" and became a radio favorite on both sides of the Atlantic. Davis may have had a different vision for his career, but, he ended up recording three albums for Arista Records as Reid also had a vision that included a modern-day version of a classic soul duo with his new bride, the Gold level artist, Chante Moore whom he recorded two duet albums that were both critically and commercially acclaimed.
Kehlani
In 2014, the studio time culminated in the release of her first mixtape, called "Cloud 19". The mixtape features guest appearances from Kyle Dion. Cannon also sent her to New York City to work with record producer Jahaan Sweet. The mixtape ranked at twenty-eighth on "Complex"s list of the "50 Best Albums of 2014," and was also listed among Pitchfork's "Overlooked Mixtapes 2014." A song she released in late 2014, "Till the Morning" was placed by "Billboard" as one of the "Emerging Picks of the Week" on November 7, 2014. In 2015, Kehlani opened for American rapper G-Eazy on the second leg of his From the Bay to the Universe tour. On April 28, 2015, she released her second mixtape "You Should Be Here". "Billboard" called it the "year's first great R&B album", when it debuted at number 5 on the US "Billboard" Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. The project features guest appearances from fellow American rapper Chance the Rapper, and American singer-songwriter BJ the Chicago Kid. A week after the release, she announced that she had signed a deal to Atlantic Records. In support of the Mixtape, she went on the You Should Be Here tour, which sold out every North American date and select European dates. Throughout 2015, she also received individual plaudits: "Complex" called her one of the "15 Artists to Watch Out for in 2015" and "Rolling Stone" named her one of the "10 New Artists You Need to Know." She was also nominated for a 2016 Grammy Award for Best Urban Contemporary Album. Kehlani collaborated with fellow singer-songwriter Zayn on the track, "Wrong" from his debut album "Mind of Mine", which was released on March 25, 2016. Her song "Gangsta" was featured on the soundtrack for the hit movie "Suicide Squad," which gave her and her music some beneficial recognition, as it reached number 41 on the Hot 100. On November 26, 2016, she revealed the title of her debut album "SweetSexySavage", which was released on Atlantic Records on January 27, 2017. On December 5, 2017, Hip-hop artist Eminem revealed that Kehlani would be collaborating on the song "Nowhere Fast" for his ninth studio album "Revival". Kehlani's third annual Tsunami Christmas tour concluded in Santa Ana, California on December 18, 2017.
Kenny G
Kenny G was named the 25th highest-selling artist in America by the RIAA, with 48 million albums sold in the U.S. as of July 31, 2006.
New Sacred Cow
New Sacred Cow is the debut album by Kenna, released in June 10, 2003 by Columbia Records. The album was produced by Chad Hugo of The Neptunes and Kenna. Kenna created something of an underground buzz with the release of his first single "Hell Bent" in 2001. The album was leaked to the internet over a year before its final release, as it was delayed by record company politics. "Freetime" was chosen as the single to lead off the release of the album. A video was shot, and appeared sporadically on MTV2 along with the video for "Hell Bent". "Freetime" peaked at #19 on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play charts. In late 2004, "Sunday After You" was remixed by Chad Hugo and released as a single. The single version differs greatly from the album version.
Big Sean
In an interview on Conspiracy Worldwide Radio, Sean discussed the role Kanye West and No I.D. have had in the development of his first studio album's sonic direction as well as the challenges of being inside the studio with West. The album's lead single, "My Last", features vocals from Chris Brown and was produced by No I.D. According to Amazon.com, Big Sean's "Finally Famous" was delayed by a week, with a tentative release date set for June 28. Big Sean has revealed the cover art for his G.O.O.D. Music debut and explained that the one-week pushback was to be blamed on sample and feature clearance issues. The official tracklist was revealed on June 7.
"Finally Famous", Sean's debut studio album, was released June 28, 2011, and spawned three hit singles; "My Last", "Marvin & Chardonnay" and "Dance (Ass)". The album featured guest appearances from Lupe Fiasco, John Legend, Pharrell, Kanye West, Roscoe Dash, Wiz Khalifa, Chiddy Bang, Rick Ross, Nicki Minaj, Pusha T, and included production from No I.D., The Legendary Traxster, Andrew "Pop" Wansel, Xaphoon Jones and The Neptunes. When the songs "O.T.T.R." and "Flowers" were leaked in July 2011, speculation began of a new mixtape. Sean confirmed in an interview June 28, 2011 that a collaborative mixtape between him and "two other guys in hip-hop that are just killing it right now" will be released "in a couple of weeks". Wiz Khalifa and Curren$y, were the suspected featured rappers on the mixtape. However, Wiz Khalifa later confirmed that there would be no mixtape, claiming that the songs were created, "just for fun".
Nitty Gritty
Holness formed The Soulites in the early 1970s and recorded his first solo single in the early 1980s for producer Sugar Minott. He worked on the Zodiac sound system and recorded further singles, working with George Phang before moving on to King Jammy in 1985, with whom he had his breakthrough success with "Hog inna Minty", a Jamaican folk song. Nitty Gritty was the first to record the song and was an instant success. He enjoyed further successful singles produced by Jammy, and his debut album, "Turbo Charged" was released in 1986, as was the split album with King Kong, "Musical Confrontation". He moved to live in London before relocating to New York City, where he continued to record but less frequently. Further albums followed with "General Penitentiary" (1987), "Nitty Gritty" (1988), and "Jah in the Family" (1989).
Warren G
The song was also used as the lead single for Warren G's debut album, "Regulate... G Funk Era",released in 1994, which, due to the success of Regulate, debuted at #2 on the US Billboard Top 200 Album Chart and sold one million copies in the first three days of its release. The album went on to sell over 3 million copies, being certified triple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). After the release of his debut album, Warren G began working with Twinz and The Dove Shack in 1995, which released Conversation and This Is the Shack at the same time in August 22, 1995 respectively.
Kenny Garrett
In 1984, he recorded his first album as a bandleader, "Introducing Kenny Garrett", on the CrissCross label. He then recorded two albums with Atlantic Records: "Prisoner of Love" and "African Exchange Student". Since 1990 the majority of Garrett albums are co-produced by pianist/composer Donald Brown. Garrett signed to the Warner Bros. Records label, and beginning with "Black Hope", in 1992, he has continued to record with them. Among his recordings on Warner Bros. are "Pursuance: The Music of John Coltrane", recorded in 1996, and "Songbook", his first album made up entirely of his own compositions, recorded in 1997 and nominated for a Grammy Award. During his career, Garrett has performed and recorded with many jazz greats such as Miles Davis, Art Blakey, Joe Henderson, Brad Mehldau, Freddie Hubbard, Woody Shaw, McCoy Tyner, Pharoah Sanders, Brian Blade, Marcus Miller, Chick Corea, John McLaughlin, Herbie Hancock, Bobby Hutcherson, Ron Carter, Elvin Jones, and Mulgrew Miller. Throughout his solo career, Garrett's music has varied stylistically from jazz and post-bop ("Triology", 1995; "Standard of Language", 2003) to soul, R&B and smooth jazz ("Simply Said", 1999; "Happy People", 2001). Garrett's music sometimes exhibits Asian influences, an aspect which is especially prevalent in his 2006 Grammy-nominated recording, "Beyond the Wall".
Kenny Chesney discography
American country music singer and songwriter Kenny Chesney has released eighteen studio albums (including a Christmas album), two live albums, two greatest hits albums and sixty-six singles (counting "The Tin Man", which was released twice). Ten of his albums consecutively reached number one on the US "Billboard" Top Country Albums chart. Of his sixteen studio albums, fourteen have been certified gold or higher by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). His highest-certified are "No Shoes, No Shirt, No Problems" (2002), "When the Sun Goes Down" (2004), and his first "Greatest Hits" compilation, each certified 4× Platinum for shipping four million copies in the US. Excluding his 1994 debut "In My Wildest Dreams" on Capricorn Records, all of his albums have been issued by BNA Records.
Tony Carey
Following the release of "I Won't Be Home Tonight", Carey was signed to Geffen Records for his third solo album (later to be released as "Some Tough City"), but he had a great deal of music written that didn't fit the style of that album. He was able to sign a second record deal with Geffen to record and release that material under the Planet P Project pseudonym, which he would use throughout his career for his more progressive and experimental music. He released his first album under the name Planet P Project in 1983, called "Planet P Project" (originally titled "Planet P"), which peaked at #42 on the "Billboard" 200. On the week ending March 19, 1983, both "Planet P Project" and Carey's earlier album "I Won't Be Home Tonight" were climbing "Billboard's" Rock Albums chart simultaneously, with "Planet P Project" then at #30 and "I Won't Be Home Tonight" reaching its peak at #8. (The following week "Planet P Project" had made it up to #15, though "I Won't Be Home Tonight" had slipped to the #10 position). "Planet P Project" received modest reviews (e.g., ref and), despite being listed for two weeks by "Billboard" as a Top Add. The album, however, contained the more highly acclaimed song "Why Me", which was released as Planet P Project's first popular single, reaching #64 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart and #4 in the magazine's Top Rock Tracks chart. According to Carey, the video for "Why Me" made a "slight impact on early MTV." A follow-up single was released from "Planet P Project, "Static", which reached #24 on Billboard's Top Rock Tracks.
Kenny G
G made an appearance in the music video for pop star Katy Perry's single "Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)" as Uncle Kenny. On October 8, 2011 episode of "Saturday Night Live", G performed alongside alternative rock band Foster the People on the song "Houdini."
Lucky Old Sun
Lucky Old Sun is the eleventh studio album by country music artist Kenny Chesney, released on October 14, 2008 as the first release for Blue Chair Records, Chesney's personal division of the BNA Records record label. The album produced two singles in "Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven" and "Down the Road", which were both number ones on the country charts. Chesney's versions of those two songs are also duets with The Wailers and Mac McAnally respectively. This was Kenny's first album since 1997's I Will Stand to not have a Top 40 hit on the pop chart.
Kenny Rogers
Although Rogers did not record new albums for a couple of years, he continued to have success in many countries with more greatest hits packages. In 2004 "42 Ultimate Hits", which was the first hits collection to span his days with the First Edition to the present, reached Number 6 on the American country charts and went gold. It also featured two new songs, "My World Is Over" with Whitney Duncan and "We Are the Same". "My World Is Over" was released as a single and was a minor hit. In 2005 "The Very Best of Kenny Rogers", a double album, sold well in Europe. It was the first new solo Kenny Rogers hits album to reach the United Kingdom for over a decade, despite many compilations there that were not true hits packages.
Gina Green
Her debut album, "In His Time", was released on Grapetree Records in 1997 under her then-legal name, Gina Brown, and sold over 10,000 copies worldwide. The album was received particularly well in Europe, topping out at number two on the U.K. Gospel charts. 2003's "Changes" was released independently and sold at a respectable pace. The planned release for "Tell 'Um", her third album on Rite-Step Records, fell through in mid-2005 as the label folded before it even got off the ground. The album was later picked up by Nashville-based Trendency Records and released nationally in July 2006. The singles "Hiding Place" and "Testimony" received moderate airplay across the U.S. and in Europe. Both the "Changes" and "Tell 'Um" albums were produced Isom Green Jr. who has worked with Dr. Dre, Whitney Houston, Ice Cube and Snoop Dogg.
The Essential Kenny G
The Essential Kenny G is the fifth greatest hits album by saxophonist Kenny G, released by Arista Records in 2006. It reached number 3 on the Billboard Contemporary Jazz chart. Two different editions of the album were released: the single-disc version contains fifteen songs, while the double-disc edition has 31 songs.
Me and You (Kenny Chesney album)
Me and You is the third studio album by country music singer Kenny Chesney. It was released in 1996 via BNA Records. Although its lead-off single "Back in My Arms Again" failed to make Top 40, the album's title track and "When I Close My Eyes" both reached number 2 on the U.S. "Billboard" Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) charts in 1996. The title track was reprised from Chesney's previous album. "Back Where I Come From" is a cover of Mac McAnally's 1990 single from his album "Simple Life", while "When I Close My Eyes" had been recorded by Restless Heart lead singer Larry Stewart on his 1993 debut album "Down the Road", and by Keith Palmer before that. "It's Never Easy To Say Goodbye" had been recorded by singer Wynonna Judd on her eponymous debut album.
Kenny Rogers and The First Edition
Their first Jolly Rogers release was a late 1972 country LP called "Backroads." The third single from the album, a version of Merle Haggard's "Today I Started Loving You Again" reached the lower regions of the country charts in mid-1973. Then came a soundtrack from "Rollin." Now in its second year, an album of live versions of the "Calico" songs and hits like "Ruby," "Reuben James" and "Just Dropped In" could have sold quite well, bringing proven hits to the Jolly Rogers label at the same time. Instead, they delivered a set of cover songs, of which Kenny's remake of "The Long and Winding Road" and Gene and Terry's reworking of Bach's "Joy" were most notable. The album didn't check the group's declining sales, and the TV show was soon canceled. The group increasingly played on the county fair circuit. This made the First Edition a lot of money, but they knew they were no longer current.
Faith: A Holiday Album
Kenny G's rendition of "Auld Lang Syne" featured guest musicians Yanni on piano and keyboards as well as Charlie Adams on drums."Auld Lang Syne: The Millennium Mix" consisted of Kenny G playing the song on the saxophone while historical sound clips were played over the recording. The clips followed a rough chronological order, beginning with Thomas Edison's invention of recordable sound to the year of the song's release. The clips focused on American, and to a lesser extent, British history. The song included six clips from baseball and at least six clips from American television programs. He performed this version of the song on December 31, 1999 at Times Square, and it would be used again from 2000–2002.