(I'd Be) A Legend in My Time
"(I'd Be) A Legend in My Time" is a song written and recorded by Don Gibson in 1960. It appeared as the B-side of his hit "Far Far Away", from the album "Sweet Dreams". Gibson re-recorded the song on the 1972 album "Country Green".
Ronnie Milsap version.
The song was recorded by Ronnie Milsap and released in November 1974 as the lead single from his album "A Legend in My Time". This was Milsap's sixth country hit and his third number one. The single stayed at number one for a single week and spent a total of ten weeks within the top 40. Milsap's recording altered the song from its original 3/4 time signature to a 4/4 time signature.
Other cover versions.
Frequently covered, the song is usually titled without the parenthetical lead. Versions have been recorded by
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A Legend in My Time
A Legend in My Time is the fourth studio album by American country music artist Ronnie Milsap, released in 1975. Two singles were released from the album, including the Don Gibson penned "(I'd Be) A Legend in My Time," which reached No. 1 on country charts and Al Dexter's "Too Late to Worry, Too Blue to Cry", which peaked at #6.
The album reached No. 4 on Country charts and made its debut on the Billboard 200 chart, peaking at #138. Allmusic stated that the tempo was "switched up" "a little" from the previous album, marking it as having a bit more "variety." In 1975, it was named as the Country Music Association's Album of the Year.

Unknown Legend
"Unknown Legend" is a song written by Neil Young that was first released on his 1992 album "Harvest Moon". Although it was only released as a promotional single, it reached #38 on the "Billboard" Mainstream Rock Tracks chart.
Music and lyrics.
Although "Unknown Legend" was not released until 1992, it was written earlier, closer to the release of Young's 1978 album "Comes a Time", and several critics have noted a similarity between the style of "Unknown Legend" and the material on "Comes a Time", particularly the song "Motorcycle Mama". AllMusic critic Matthew Greenwald describes the song as being based on a "simple, folksy guitar riff and melody". As with several other songs on "Harvest Moon", Linda Ronstadt provided backup vocals in the refrains. Ben Keith plays pedal steel, in a performance that Young biographer Jimmy McDonough describes as providing "proud but sad" accents.
The lyrics describe a woman who had worked in a diner and rode a Harley Davidson, but now is raising two children. The lyrics were inspired by multiple people. Nigel Williamson feels that the lyric about how the woman used to work in a diner was inspired by Young's first wife Susan Acevedo and that the lyrics about an "unknown legend" who is raising two kids but still has "the far away look in her eyes" were inspired by his later wife Pegi Young, and music critic Johnny Rogan agrees that the character described by the lyrics seems to be a combination of the two. Young biographer Glen Boyd similarly sees a portrait of Pegi in the lyrics about working in a diner and raising two kids, as well as in a line about "her long blonde hair flowin' in the wind." Nonetheless, Young has described his inspiration as being more expansive, stating:
<templatestyles src="Template:Blockquote/styles.css" />It's inspired by some people I know and some people I don't know and all kinds of things put together...They're just pictures, people's lives. A lot of the common thing is survival, not losing what it is you were when you were young, but take it with you, take it with you into your own age. Don't leave it behind.
Young biographer David Downing sees the song as one of several on "Harvest Moon" that describe Americans feeling a deep sense of loss for unknown reasons in 1992.
Reception.
In a 2016 "Rolling Stone" magazine readers poll, "Unknown Legend" ranked as Young's 4th best post-1970s song. It reached #38 on the "Billboard" Mainstream Rock Tracks chart.
AllMusic critic Stephen Thomas Erlewine considers "Unknown Legend" to be one of Young's best songs, describing it as "lovely". McDonough describes it as "perhaps the empathetic portrait of a woman [Young has] ever created. Greenwald calls the arrangement "exquisite" and comments how the lyrics provide a "clear" and "cinematic" picture of the female protagonist.
Live performances.
Young performed "Unknown Legend" for his 1993 "MTV Unplugged" concert and it was included on his "Unplugged" album. For the "Unplugged" concert, Astrid Young and Nicolette Larson performed the backing vocal that Ronstadt performed on the "Harvest Moon" album. Young later played the song live on his 2015 tour.
Popular culture.
The song was featured and performed in the 2008 film "Rachel Getting Married" starring Anne Hathaway.
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Legend in Your Own Time
"Legend in Your Own Time" is a song written and performed by Carly Simon, from her 1971 album "Anticipation". It was issued as the second single from the album, following "Anticipation". It did not achieve the same level of popular success as its predecessor, reaching No. 50 on the "Billboard" Hot 100. It did however reach the top 20 on "Billboard's" Adult Contemporary chart, peaking at No. 11.
"Legend in Your Own Time" has been included on multiple compilation albums of Simon's, including "The Best of Carly Simon" (1975), "Clouds in My Coffee" (1995), ' (1999), "Anthology" (2002), ' (2004), "Carly Simon Collector's Edition" (2009), and "Songs from the Trees (A Musical Memoir Collection) " (2015).
Critical reception.
According to "Rolling Stone" critic Stephen Davis, the song is about those who have been trying to become famous since being young and eventually achieve their goal, at least to some degree. "Record World" said that "it's a peek behind a pop star's facade and it's a stunner." Author Sheila Weller describes the song as a "sarcastic takedown of an arrogant man." "Rolling Stone Album Guide" critic Bart Testa describes it as a "pop star snapshot." The song, like its preceding single "Anticipation," was reportedly written about fellow singer Cat Stevens. Author Richard Pfefferman relates "Legend in Your Own Time" and Simon's next single "You're So Vain" to the movement during the early 1970s towards pop songs taking moral stances. In particular, these two Carly Simon songs "degraded fame and fortune." Simon's own memoir, however, indicates that she wrote the song with future husband James Taylor in mind, whom she had met when they were both younger (and whose mother had another career in mind for him) and does not imply the song was an attempt to criticize its subject.
"Rolling Stone Album Guide" critics Mark Coleman and Ben Edmunds describe how "Legend in Your Own Time" is similar to Simon's two previous singles, "That's the Way I've Always Heard It Should Be" and "Anticipation," matching their "lush, musing tone" and the way they seem to sigh, "positioning Carly as a natural singles artist and a (mild) feminist presence." Musicologist Walter Everett describes how this song, as well as other of Simon's songs from this period, including "Anticipation," "That's the Way I've Always Heard It Should Be" and "You're So Vain," alternate major and minor keys to contrast dreams against reality. Instrumentation includes bongo drums, which play a syncopated rhythm.
According to AllMusic critic William Ruhlmann, "Legend in Your Own Time" extends "the gutsy persona" Simon had established on her previous album, her self-titled debut album. Fellow AllMusic critic Joe Viglione describes it as a "great and haunting moment." Author Jay Warner describes "Legend in Your Own Time" as "powerful" and suggests that its lack of chart success was due to poor promotion rather than fault with the song. Davis notes that Simon "convinces the listener that her story is a personal one rather than a generalization," even though the idea that "the most famous folks are often the loneliest" is somewhat clichéd. Testa considers it as one of the two songs on "Anticipation" with any "thematic redemption," the title track being the other.
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John Legend
American R&B singer (born 1978)
John Roger Stephens (born December 28, 1978), known professionally as John Legend, is an American singer, songwriter, and pianist. He began his musical career working behind the scenes for other artists, playing piano on Lauryn Hill's "Everything Is Everything", and performing as an uncredited backing vocalist on Jay-Z's "Encore" and Alicia Keys' "You Don't Know My Name". He was the first artist to sign with Kanye West's GOOD Music, through which he released his debut studio album, "Get Lifted" (2004). The album reached the top ten of the "Billboard" 200, received double platinum certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and spawned his first hit song, "Ordinary People".
Legend won three Grammy Awards from eight nominations at the 48th Annual Grammy Awards—"Ordinary People" won Best Male R&B Vocal Performance, "Get Lifted" won Best R&B Album, and Legend won Best New Artist; the album's final single, "So High" (remixed with Lauryn Hill), was nominated for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals. His second album, "Once Again" (2006), was met with continued success, supported by the lead single "Save Room". His third album, "Evolver" (2008), further diversified his artistry with other genres; its funk-inspired lead single, "Green Light" (featuring André 3000) peaked within the top 30 of the "Billboard" Hot 100 and received double platinum certification by the RIAA. That same year, Legend released the live album "" (2008), followed by his collaborative album, "Wake Up!" (2010) with Philadelphia-based hip hop band the Roots.
Legend's fourth studio album, "Love in the Future" (2013) was preceded by the hit single "All of Me". The pop ballad saw his furthest commercial success as it peaked atop the "Billboard" Hot 100, spent 23 consecutive weeks in the chart's top ten, and received diamond (14× platinum) certification by the RIAA. In 2015, he co-performed with Meghan Trainor on her single "Like I'm Gonna Lose You", which peaked at number seven on the chart. The following year, he released his fifth album "Darkness and Light" (2016) and departed from GOOD Music. Legend has since released "A Legendary Christmas" (2018), "Bigger Love" (2020)—which won a Grammy Award for Best R&B Album—and his ninth album, "Legend" (2022).
Throughout his musical career, Legend has won 12 Grammy Awards. In 2007, he won the Hal David Starlight Award from the Songwriters Hall of Fame. Legend won the Academy Award for Best Original Song and Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song for his 2015 single "Glory" (with Common), which was released for the film "Selma". He won the NAACP's President's Award in 2016. In Broadway acting, Legend won a Tony Award for co-producing the stage play "Jitney" (2017), and portrayed the titular character in NBC's adaptation of the rock opera "Jesus Christ Superstar" (2018). He received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for his acting role, and won the award for his role as a producer of the show, making him the first Black male and second youngest recipient of all four of the major American entertainment awards: Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony (EGOT) in 2018. Legend also has served as a vocal coach for the reality competition series "The Voice" for ten seasons since its sixteenth season in 2019. He became the show's senior coach following Blake Shelton's 2023 departure. He currently serves as the Chief Music Officer for Headspace.
Early life and education.
John Roger Stephens was born on December 28, 1978, in Springfield, Ohio. He is the second eldest of four children of Phyllis Elaine (née Lloyd), a seamstress, and Ronald Lamar Stephens, a factory worker at International Harvester. His father was a drummer, while "his mother sang and directed the church choir, and his grandmother was the church organist".
In 2004, Legend stated that his parents were divorced for 12 years before reuniting. Legend was homeschooled by his mother. He began playing the piano at age 4. At the age of 7, he performed with his church choir. Because of his academic talent, he skipped two grades.
At the age of 12, Legend entered North High School in Springfield, Ohio and graduated salutatorian. At the age of 15, Legend won a Black History Month essay competition sponsored by McDonald's, following the prompt "How do you intend to make Black history?" with an essay about how he intended to be a successful musician.
At the age of 16, he enrolled at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, where he served as president and musical director of the co-ed jazz and pop a cappella group, the Counterparts. His lead vocals on the group's recording of Joan Osborne's "One of Us", written by fellow University of Pennsylvania alum Eric Bazilian of the Hooters, received critical acclaim, landing the song on the track list of the 1998 "Best of Collegiate a Cappella" compilation CD. Legend was also a member of the Sphinx Senior Society, one of Penn's undergraduate senior societies, and Onyx Senior Honor Society. While at Penn, Legend was introduced to American singer Lauryn Hill by a mutual friend; Hill hired him to play piano on "Everything Is Everything", a song from her album "The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill". He graduated "magna cum laude" with a bachelor's degree in English, with an emphasis on African-American literature in 1999.
Career.
Career beginnings.
After graduating from the University of Pennsylvania, Stephens worked as a management consultant at the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) and began producing, writing, and recording his own music. He released two albums independently: his self-titled demo (2000) and "Live at Jimmy's Uptown" (2001), which he sold at his shows. He subsequently began working on a demo tape and began sending his work to various record labels.
In 2001, Devo Springsteen introduced Legend to Kanye West, a then up-and-coming hip-hop artist; Stephens was hired to co-write or perform hooks on several of West's songs. After signing to West's GOOD Music, Stephens chose his stage name from an idea that was given to him by poet J. Ivy, due to what he perceived as an "old-school sound". Ivy told Stephens: "I heard your music and it reminds me of that music from the old school. You sound like one of the legends. As a matter of fact, that's what I'm going to call you from now on! I'm going to call you John Legend." After Ivy continued to call him by the new moniker "John Legend", others quickly caught on, including West. Despite Stephens' reluctance to adopt a stage name, he ultimately announced his new artist name as John Legend.
2004–2007: Debut album and Grammy Award.
Legend released his debut studio album, "Get Lifted", through GOOD Music, in a joint venture with Sony BMG's Columbia Records in December 2004. It featured production from Kanye West, Dave Tozer, and will.i.am, and debuted at number seven on the US "Billboard" 200, selling 116,000 copies in its first week. It went on to sell 540,300 copies in the United States and was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). An international success, "Get Lifted" also reached number one on the Norwegian Albums Chart and peaked within the top ten in the Netherlands and Sweden, resulting in worldwide sales of 850,000 copies. Critically acclaimed, it won the 2006 Grammy Award for Best R&B Album, and earned Legend another two nominal awards for Best New Artist and Best Male R&B Vocal Performance. Altogether, the album produced four singles, including debut single "Used to Love U", which entered the top 30 of the New Zealand and UK Singles Chart, and Grammy Award-winning "Ordinary People" which peaked at 24 on the "Billboard" Hot 100. Legend also co-wrote Janet Jackson's "I Want You", which was certified platinum and received a nomination for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance at the 47th Annual Grammy Awards.
Legend was featured on several records in the following years. He appeared on albums by Fort Minor, Sérgio Mendes, Jay-Z, Mary J. Blige, the Black Eyed Peas, Stephen Colbert, Rich Boy, MSTRKRFT, Chemistry, and Fergie, among others. Legend also tentatively recorded with Michael Jackson on a future album, for which he had written one song. In August 2006, Legend appeared in an episode of "Sesame Street", where he performed the song "It Feels Good When You Sing a Song", a duet with Hoots the Owl. He also performed during the pregame show of "Super Bowl XL" in Detroit, and the halftime show at the "2006 NBA All-Star Game".
In October 2006, Legend's second album, "Once Again", was released. Legend co-wrote and co-produced the bulk of the album, which saw him returning to work with West, will.i.am and Tozer, as well as other producers including Raphael Saadiq, Craig Street, Sa-Ra, Eric Hudson, Devo Springsteen, and Avenue. Released to major commercial success, it reached number three on the "Billboard" 200 and debuted atop the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. It has since received platinum certification by the RIAA, and attained gold certification in Italy, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom. At the 2007 Grammy Awards, the song "Heaven" won Best Male R&B Vocal Performance, while lead single "Save Room" received a nomination in the Best Male Pop Vocal category. That same night, Legend won Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals for his cover of "Family Affair", a collaboration with Sly & the Family Stone, Joss Stone and Van Hunt, from the former's remix album, "Different Strokes by Different Folks" (2005).
2008–2010: "Evolver".
In January 2008, Legend sang in a video for Barack Obama, produced by will.i.am called "Yes We Can". The same year, Legend had a supporting, singing-only role in the 2008 movie "Soul Men", where he plays the deceased lead singer of a fictitious soul group that includes Samuel L. Jackson and Bernie Mac. In October, he released his third studio album, "Evolver". Speaking about the reasons for calling the album "Evolver", he stated: "I think people sometimes come to expect certain things from certain artists. They expect you to kind of stay in the same place you were at when you started out. Whereas I feel I want my career to be defined by the fact that I'm NOT gonna stay in the same place, and that I'm always gonna try new things and experiment. So, as I think this album represents a manifestation of that, I came up with the title 'Evolver'." The album was preceded by dance-pop-influenced up tempo single "Green Light" which featured rapper Andre 3000 of OutKast and became his highest-charting single since "Ordinary People"; it was also nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration. On March 30, 2008, Legend performed "America the Beautiful" in front of a sold-out crowd of 74,635 in the Orlando Citrus Bowl, now known as Camping World Stadium, for WWE's WrestleMania XXIV.
In 2009, Legend performed in "The People Speak", a documentary feature film that uses dramatic and musical performances of the letters, diaries, and speeches of everyday Americans, based on historian Howard Zinn's "A People's History of the United States". Also in 2009, Legend and the Roots teamed up to record a collaborative album, "Wake Up!", which was released on September 21, 2010. The first single released from the album was "Wake Up Everybody" featuring singer Melanie Fiona and rapper Common. In November 2010, Legend was featured on West's My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy album, listed a feature on the song 'Blame Game'. In February 2011, Legend won three prizes at the 53rd Annual Grammy Music Awards. He was awarded Best R&B Song for "Shine", while he and the Roots won Grammy Awards for Best R&B Album and Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance for "Hang On in There". In March 2011, Legend and the Roots won two NAACP Image Awards, one for Outstanding Album ("Wake Up!") and one for Outstanding Duo, Group or Collaboration.
2011–2015: Federal lawsuit and 50-date tour.
On July 5, 2011, songwriter Anthony Stokes filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against Legend in the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey, alleging that Legend's song "Maxine's Interlude" from his 2006 album "Once Again" derives from Stokes' demo "Where Are You Now". Stokes claimed he gave Legend a demo of the song in 2004 following a concert at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Legend denied the allegations, telling E! Online, "I never heard of his song until he sued me. I would never steal anyone's song. We will fight it in court and we will prevail." However, nearly 60,000 people took a TMZ.com poll that compared the two songs and 65% of voters believed that Legend's "Maxine's Interlude" is a rip-off of Stokes' "Where Are You Now". A year later, Legend confirmed that he settled out of court with Stokes for an undisclosed amount.
Also in 2011, Legend completed a 50-date tour as a guest for British soul band Sade. In the San Diego performance, Legend confirmed that he was working on his next studio album and played a new song called "Dreams". Later, via his official website, he revealed the official title of the album to be "Love in the Future", and debuted part of a new track called "Caught Up". The album has been executive-produced by Legend himself, along with Kanye West and Dave Tozer – the same team who worked on Legend's previous albums "Get Lifted", "Once Again", and "Evolver". Legend has stated that his intention for the record was "To make a modern soul album – to flip that classic feel into a modern context."
Legend was granted an honorary doctorate degree from Howard University at the 144th Commencement Exercises on Saturday, May 12, 2012. Legend was a judge on the ABC music show "Duets" along with Kelly Clarkson, Jennifer Nettles, and Robin Thicke. Legend's spot was originally for Lionel Richie, who had to leave the show due to a scheduling conflict. "Duets" debuted on Thursday, May 24, 2012.
He released his fourth studio album, "Love in the Future", on September 3, 2013, debuting number 4 on the "Billboard" 200, selling 68,000 copies in its first week. The album was nominated for Best R&B album at the 2014 Grammy Awards. Legend's third single from the album, "All of Me", became an international chart success, peaking at number one on the "Billboard" Hot 100 for three consecutive weeks and reaching the top of six national charts and the top ten in numerous other countries, becoming one of the best-selling digital singles of all time. It was ranked the third best-selling song in the United States and the United Kingdom during 2014. The song is a ballad dedicated to his wife, Chrissy Teigen, and was performed at the 56th Annual Grammy Awards.
In 2014, Legend partnered with the rapper Common to write the song "Glory", featured in the film "Selma", which chronicled the 1965 Selma to Montgomery marches. The song won the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song as well as the Academy Award for Best Original Song. Legend and Common performed "Glory" at the 87th Academy Awards on February 22, 2015.
Legend was featured on Meghan Trainor's "Like I'm Gonna Lose You" from her debut studio album, which reached number eight on the "Billboard" Hot 100. On February 1, 2015, he sang "America the Beautiful" in the opening ceremony of Super Bowl XLIX. He provided guest vocals on Kelly Clarkson's song "Run Run Run" for her album "Piece by Piece". He also co-wrote and provided vocals for French DJ David Guetta's song "Listen", as part of the album "Listen".
2016–present: Resurgence.
Legend released his new album "Darkness and Light", with first single "Love Me Now", on December 2, 2016, with songs featuring Chance the Rapper and Miguel. Legend featured on Kygo's song "Happy Birthday" for his debut studio album "Cloud Nine" released in 2016.
For the 2017 film "Beauty and the Beast", Legend and Ariana Grande performed a duet on the title track, a remake of the 1991 original version sung by Celine Dion and Peabo Bryson. In April 2017, "Crow: The Legend", a short animation film, premiered its prologue at the Tribeca Film Festival. Legend was cast in the title role as the character Crow. He also served as executive producer for the project and performed the original song "When You Can Fly". The film won at thirteen different film festivals including the LA Film Festival where it made its North American premiere in 2018. The film won Best Animation VR Experience at the 2018 Raindance Film Festival and received nomination for Best Virtual Reality Production at the 46th Annual Annie Awards.
On December 19, 2017, NBC announced that Legend had been cast in the title role in the live concert production of "Jesus Christ Superstar" at the Marcy Avenue Armory in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. The production was broadcast live on NBC television on April 1, 2018 (the date of Easter Sunday that year in Western Christianity). On May 8, 2018, Google chose Legend as one of the six new Google Assistant voices.
Legend was one of the few celebrities to appear and speak out in the Lifetime documentary "Surviving R. Kelly". The six-part docuseries details sex abuse allegations spread over four decades against acclaimed R&B singer R. Kelly. It focuses on women who allege that the musician and record producer used his status and influence to sexually and physically abuse women and young girls for decades. Legend lambasted R. Kelly during his interview in the final episode of the series, asserting that "R. Kelly has brought so much pain to so many people. Time's up for R. Kelly."
In spite of numerous public allegations and controversies regarding Kelly, Legend stood as the only major recording artist willing to come forward and speak against him in the documentary. In response to fans who labeled him as "brave" for his actions, Legend stated the following on Twitter ahead of the program's debut: "To everyone telling me how courageous I am for appearing in the doc, it didn't feel risky at all. I believe these women and don't give a fuck about protecting a serial child rapist. Easy decision." Executive producer Dream Hampton revealed that it was "incredibly difficult" to get men and women who had artistically collaborated with Kelly to come forward, including those who had criticized him. During an interview with "Detroit Free Press" she said, "We asked Lady Gaga. We asked Erykah Badu. We asked Céline Dion. We asked Jay-Z. We asked Dave Chappelle. [They're] people who have been critical of him. That makes John Legend even more of a hero for me."
On May 21, 2019, Legend was the winning coach on "The Voice", and won the competition with his artist Maelyn Jarmon. In November, Legend was named "People"'s Sexiest Man Alive. In 2020, Legend was working on a seventh album. On May 13, 2020, he announced the album would be titled "Bigger Love". It was released on June 19. On May 28, 2020, Legend received an honorary doctorate from Berklee College of Music.
On June 19, 2020, Legend performed alongside Alicia Keys for episode fifteen of "Verzuz". Legend is featured on Carrie Underwood's Christmas album "My Gift". Legend wrote his featured track entitled "Hallelujah". Legend was among the performers in the "Celebrating America" television event held on Inauguration Day 2021. He delivered the commencement address to the Duke University Class of 2021. On November 12, 2021, Legend signed with Republic Records after completing the contract that lasted for 17 years with Sony Music.
In February 2022, Legend launched the music-based NFT platform, OurSong. On April 3, 2022, performed a new song called "Free" at the 64th Annual Grammy Awards as a tribute to the fallen citizens of Ukraine amid Russo-Ukrainian War. He was joined on stage alongside by three Ukrainian female artists Siuzanna Iglidan, Mika Newtown, and poet Lyuba Yakimchuk. On September 9, 2022, he released his eighth studio album titled "Legend". The following month, Legend became "The Voice"'s senior coach in its 24th season after the departure of singer Blake Shelton.
Philanthropy.
Legend performed a benefit concert in Springfield, Ohio in 2005 in support of a tax levy for the Springfield City School District.
In May 2007, Legend partnered with Tide laundry detergent to raise awareness about the need of families in St. Bernard Parish (Chalmette, Louisiana), one of the areas most devastated by Hurricane Katrina; he spent a day folding laundry at the Tide "clean start" mobile laundromat and visited homes that Tide was helping to rebuild in that community. On July 7, 2007, Legend participated in the Live Earth concert in London, performing "Ordinary People". After reading Professor Jeffrey Sachs' book "The End of Poverty", Legend started his "Show Me Campaign" in 2007. In this campaign, Legend called on his fans to help him in his initiative for residents in Bosaso Village, Somalia and non-profit organizations partnered with the campaign.
In early 2008, he began touring with Alexus Ruffin and Professor Jeff Sachs of Columbia University's Earth Institute to promote sustainable development as an achievable goal. Legend joined Sachs as a keynote speaker and performer at the inaugural Millennium Campus Conference. Legend then joined the Board of Advisors of the Millennium Campus Network (MCN), and has aided MCN programs through online support and funding fellowships for MCN summer interns through the Show Me Campaign. In 2009, Legend gave AIDS Service Center NYC permission to remix his song "If You're Out There" to create a music video promoting HIV/AIDS awareness and testing.
On January 22, 2010, he performed "Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child" on the "" telethon show. On September 8, 2010, John Legend joined the national board of Teach For America. Legend also sits on the boards of the Education Equality Project, the Harlem Village Academies, and Stand for Children. He serves on the Harlem Village Academies' National Leadership Board. On September 9, 2010, he performed "Coming Home" on the Colbert Report as a tribute song for the end of combat operations in Iraq, and for the active troops and the veterans of the United States Armed Forces. In 2011, he contributed the track "Love I've Never Known" to the Red Hot Organization's most recent album "Red Hot+Rio 2". The album is a follow-up to the 1996 "Red Hot+Rio". Proceeds from the album sales were donated to raise awareness and money to fight AIDS/HIV and related health and social issues. On March 6, 2012, John Legend was appointed by the World Economic Forum to the Forum of Young Global Leaders. Later that year, Legend stopped by Children's Hospital Los Angeles for a surprise visit and acoustic performance as a part of Get Well Soon Tour. On June 1, 2013, Legend performed at Gucci's global concert event in London whose campaign, "Chime for Change", aims to raise awareness of women's issues in education, health and justice. At a press conference before his performance, Legend identified himself as a feminist saying, "All men should be feminists. If men care about women's rights the world will be a better place."
In 2014, Legend founded the FREEAMERICA campaign, which aims to help reform incarceration in the United States. He also supported the 2018 ballot initiative to pass Florida Amendment 4, which restored the voting rights of Floridians with felony convictions.
In 2016, Legend co-signed a letter to the United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon calling for a more humane drug policy, along with people such as Richard Branson, Jane Fonda, and George Shultz. The following year, Legend appeared on Salem State University's speaker series and was recognized by Voices Against Injustice (formerly known as the Salem Award Foundation for Human Rights and Social Justice) as the inaugural Salem Advocate for Social Justice. Also in 2017 Legend donated $500,000 to Springfield City School District to renovate an auditorium, which is named in his honor, within the Springfield Center of Innovation. He performed at the John Legend Theater on October 9, 2016. In 2018, he starred in an animated virtual-reality short film written and directed by Eric Darnell, titled "Crow: The Legend", together with Oprah Winfrey, telling a Native American origin tale. He also sits on the advisory board & is a financial supporter of FUSE Corps, mitigating racial inequality and breaking down barriers which contribute to racism.
Personal life.
Legend met model Chrissy Teigen in 2006 while filming the music video for his song "Stereo". They became engaged in December 2011 and were married on September 14, 2013, in Como, Italy. His 2013 song "All of Me" is dedicated to her. The couple has four children: a daughter born in April 2016, a son born in May 2018, and a daughter born in January 2023. Their first three children were all conceived via in vitro fertilization. On June 28, 2023, Teigen announced on social media that the couple had a fourth child, a son, born via surrogacy on June 19, 2023.
In 2020, the couple was expecting a third child, but Teigen lost the baby at twenty weeks due to a pregnancy complication. The pregnancy loss was described by media as a late miscarriage; in 2022, Teigen clarified that the loss was "an abortion to save my life for a baby that had absolutely no chance".
On the PBS series "Finding Your Roots", it was determined that Legend's genetic makeup is 64% African, 32% European, and 4% Native American.
Legend endorsed Kamala Harris for the 2024 US Presidential election.
Discography.
Studio albums
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Legendary (Welshly Arms song)
2016 single by Welshly Arms
"Legendary" is a song by American blues rock band Welshly Arms. It was released on July 11, 2016, and the music video was released on June 26, 2017. The song was featured at the end of an episode of the NBC show, "Shades of Blue", served as the end credits song for the 2018 film Den of Thieves, and was featured in the menu soundtrack of the video game "Asphalt 9: Legends".
Background and composition.
"Legendary" was written by the band's lead vocalist Sam Getz and bass guitarist James Weaver. The song is described as about "going through struggles and following through and coming out on top, ["sic"] going through some of the worst in life and realizing you're stronger and better because of it." Moreover, Weaver said that the song was the first song where they structured it to tell a story and "maybe be a little bit more radio friendly" than what they were previously doing.
According to Getz, the idea for the song's chorus came up when he was in the shower, where he immediately grabbed his phone and recorded the song on the spot. In an interview, he said that he drew on personal experiences while writing the song at the point when the verses begin. He added, "you have the chance to be legendary, you have the chance to leave your mark on the music world:"
"It is a rocky road to get [to the music world]. You have to fight the battles. If we had listened to everyone who thought one of our songs were shit, we would have stopped making music ages ago. No matter what you do, you have to have thick skin to really be great at what you do. That's how it is in our world of music. When I wrote the lyrics, I was definitely thinking of a great athlete or a good journalist. Whatever you do, I think this attitude exists everywhere, everyone has to overcome hurdles on their way."
Release and music video.
"Legendary" was released on all music streaming services as a single on July 11, 2016. The music video was later published on June 26, 2017. The song was later added to the band's studio album, "No Place Is Home".
The music video starts with a bank robbery and ends with the band in animal masks, being driven around the streets of Los Angeles by a woman armed with a pump action shotgun. According to Mikey Gould, the band's drummer, "it was awesome to see what went into the production and getting to cruise around LA with a police detail escorting us. It was great timing wise because we shot it during the dead of winter in Cleveland so to get to roll around LA with the top down on a sweet vintage car felt really good."
In popular culture.
"Legendary" was featured at the end of an episode of the NBC show, "Shades of Blue". The song also served as the end credits song for the 2018 film "Den of Thieves". In addition, the song was used as part of the soundtrack of the 2018 racing game "Asphalt 9: Legends".
Track listing.
Digital download/streaming
Digital download/streaming – Aron remix
Digital download/streaming – Acoustic version
Digital download/streaming – Stripped version
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Somebody's Been Beating My Time
"Somebody's Been Beating My Time" is a country music song written by Zeke Clements, sung by Eddy Arnold, and released on the RCA Victor label. In October 1951, it reached No. 2 on the country juke box chart. It spent 16 weeks on the charts and was the No. 23 best selling country record of 1951.
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Time, Time (song)
"Time, Time" is the title track of a 1967 album by Ed Ames. The song is also known as "Tu As Beau Sourire" (You Have a Beautiful Smile). The music was composed by Armand Canfora and Joss Baselli with lyrics by Michel Jourdan. In English the lyrics were written by Mort Shuman. On the "Billboard" Hot 100, "Time, Time" peaked at number sixty-one, and was Ames' second of three number ones on the Easy Listening chart in the US, when it topped the chart in June 1967.
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Song for Another Time
"Song for Another Time" is a song recorded by American country music group Old Dominion. It was released in June 2016 as the third single from their debut album "Meat and Candy".
Background.
According to Matthew Ramsey, he first came up with the song title as his take on the saying, "That's a story for another time." However, the band could not find an idea that would fit the song title. A month later, while on tour with Kenny Chesney, he discussed the song again with bandmates Brad Tursi and Trevor Rosen, as well as songwriter Matt Jenkins who had joined them on the tour. They came up with the idea of telling the story of the breakup of a relationship, but doing it through other song titles. They wrote the song that night on the tour bus.
After the song was written, the band performed it at a sound check during the tour. They loved how it sounded so much that they decided to record the song for their album, even though they had already recorded all the songs necessary for the album: they called their producer, Shane McAnally, to reassemble the recording crew for one last song, and they quickly returned from the tour to record it. (They also recorded many of the background vocals in dressing rooms and hotel rooms so they could finish the recording.)
Commercial performance.
The song debuted on Country Airplay at No. 53 for chart dated June 25, 2016, and entered the Hot Country Songs chart the following week at No. 44. The song peaked at No. 4 on Hot Country Songs chart, and reached No. 1 on the Country Airplay chart in December 2016, the second No. 1 for the band on the chart. The song has sold 309,000 copies in the US as of March 2017. It was certified Platinum on August 22, 2018.
Music video.
The music video was directed by Steve Condon and premiered in August 2016.
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Legend Recognize Legend
Legend Recognize Legend is the first studio album by American hip hop musician Lazerbeak. It was released on Doomtree Records in 2010.
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The Way Life's Meant to Be
"The Way Life's Meant to Be" is a song written by Jeff Lynne and performed by Electric Light Orchestra (ELO). The single peaked at number 30 on the German Media Control Singles Chart.
"The Way Life's Meant to Be" was the first song recorded for "Time", a few months before the main recording sessions. The song is track five on the 1981 album "Time" and was the last track to be released as a single from the album in the UK. It starts with gentle violins, and continues with flamenco-like guitar playing, and castanets. The south Mediterranean sound continues throughout the vocal and choiring on the refrain. Continuing the theme of time travel, the lyrics deal with the protagonist's Future Shock at seeing his town over a hundred years later, and his disappointment at how the future is not nearly as utopian as the people of 1981, himself included, had predicted.
It was the first single since "Nightrider" in 1976 that failed to chart in the UK. The B-side was "Wishing" taken from the "Discovery" album. The song was recorded at the Polar Studios in Stockholm, unlike the majority of the songs of the album that were recorded at Musicland Studios in Munich.
According to ELO drummer Bev Bevan, the castanets and acoustic guitars in layers were intended to give the song a Phil Spectorish wall of sound feel.
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Biding My Time
"Biding My Time" is a composition by Pink Floyd bassist Roger Waters.
Prior performance and recording.
Prior to the "Relics" compilation album, "Biding My Time" was an unreleased recording, heard only by fans who attended concerts where the band performed their early concept piece, "The Man and The Journey", where the song appeared as "Afternoon". During the song a trombone can be heard which is played by keyboardist Rick Wright. The lyrics talk about the narrator spending his time with a woman he loves and forgetting the "bad days" when they both "was "workin' from nine to five".
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The Legend (Joe Cocker album)
The Legend is a compilation album by Joe Cocker, released in 1992 by Polygram TV.
Track listing.
Source: Album cover
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Peace in Our Time (Eddie Money song)
1989 single by Eddie Money
"Peace in Our Time" is a song written by English songwriters Andy Hill and Peter Sinfield, first recorded by American singer and actress Jennifer Holliday for the 1988 Summer Olympics album "". The song was later covered by American rock singer Eddie Money and English singer Cliff Richard.
Eddie Money version.
Eddie Money released his version as a single in 1989 and included it on his album "". The single debuted on the US "Billboard Hot 100" chart on 2 December 1989, and reached a peak of number 11. It also reached number two on the "Billboard" Album Rock Tracks chart and number 34 on the "Billboard" Adult Contemporary chart. In Canada, "Peace in Our Time" reached number three.
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Cliff Richard version.
In 1993, British singer and actor Cliff Richard released a cover of "Peace in Our Time" as the second single from his 31st studio album, "The Album" (1993). The song was produced by him with Paul Moessl and released in March 1993 by EMI. It peaked at number eight on the UK Singles Chart, and was a top-30 hit in Ireland and a top-60 hit in Germany.
Critical reception.
Alan Jones from "Music Week" gave Richard's version of the song three out of five, writing, "The Chamberlain-esque title conceals a commercial single penned by Andy Hill and Peter Sinfield, who wrote many of Bucks Fizz's finest. Upbeat, well sung and hopeful, with bounding, club-friendly Harding/Curnow mixes."
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(I've Had) The Time of My Life
Theme song of the 1987 film Dirty Dancing, performed by Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes
"(I've Had) The Time of My Life" is a 1987 song composed by Franke Previte, John DeNicola, and Donald Markowitz. It was recorded by Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes, and used as the theme song for the 1987 film "Dirty Dancing". The song has won a number of awards, including the Academy Award for Best Original Song, the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song, and the Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals.
History.
Singer-songwriter Previte was the lead singer of the band Franke and the Knockouts. He had success with the song "Sweetheart" in 1981, but by 1986 was without a recording contract. In late 1986 or early 1987, producer and head of Millennium Records, Jimmy Ienner, asked Previte about writing some music for "a little movie called "Dirty Dancing"". Previte initially turned the request down because he was still trying to get a record deal, and he thought the film was a pornographic film based on the title, but Ienner was persistent, declaring that it would "change his life", and got Previte to write several songs for the film, including "Hungry Eyes", later recorded by singer Eric Carmen, which also became a top 10 hit.
Previte wrote the lyrics, and the music was written by John DeNicola and Don Markowitz. He compared writing the song to the writing process of "MacArthur Park". The title was conceived at random while he was traveling down the Garden State Parkway. He suggested that Ienner's pleading inspired the lyric. After getting further approval, Previte, along with DeNicola and Markowitz, created a demo of the song, performing on it himself, along with singer Rachele Cappelli. The demo showcased how the harmonies were to be used, employing a "cold open", or a slow build-up of the song to its finale.
A song by Lionel Richie was initially planned to be used as the finale of "Dirty Dancing", but choreographer Kenny Ortega and his assistant Miranda Garrison (who also played Vivian in the film) selected "The Time of My Life" instead. This demo wasn't used in the final cut of the film − the more polished version with Warnes and Medley was. However, because the Warnes/Medley track was not ready by the time the finale was filmed (it was shot first, due to the tight budget), Previte and Cappelli's much lighter and more youthful version was used as a backing track, so that the actors, Patrick Swayze and Jennifer Grey, and the dancers, could have something to dance to. (Swayze later remarked that it was his favorite version, even including all the subsequent remakes.) The demo version finally appeared on the 1998 CD reissue of Previte's 1981 album "Franke and the Knockouts", but is only listed as a "Bonus Track".
The movie's writer, Eleanor Bergstein, wanted a famous 1960s singer to perform it to blend then-contemporary musical elements with the aesthetics of the period. The song was initially intended for Donna Summer and Joe Esposito, but Summer turned it down because she did not like the title of the film. Afterwards, producer Michael Lloyd approached Daryl Hall of Hall & Oates and singer-songwriter Kim Carnes to perform; they declined as well. In response, Bill Medley of the Righteous Brothers was approached by Jimmy Ienner repeatedly over two months to do the recording, but he also turned it down because his daughter McKenna was due to be born, and he had promised his wife he would be there. He was also concerned about appearing in another song that would flop (as had happened with "Loving on Borrowed Time" with Gladys Knight, from the soundtrack for "Cobra") and also thought the title was "like a bad porno movie".
Ienner then approached Jennifer Warnes, who had released a cover of Leonard Cohen songs the previous year. She initially expressed reluctance upon hearing Previte's demo but was persuaded (because of Ienner offering a large sum of money) by her then-boyfriend to take the offer, on the condition that she could sing it with Medley, whom she admired. As a result, after the birth of his daughter, Medley was approached again, this time with Warnes' offer. Medley then agreed to record the track. Stephen Holden of "The New York Times" compared the duo of Medley and Warnes to the lead characters' romance in "Dirty Dancing", for a "blend of the earthy and the pristine".
To give emotional depth to the song, Warnes had a video playback machine and footage of the final scene brought in to synchronize her singing with the movie's ending scene, particularly "the lift". After completing the main vocals, Medley and Warnes were asked by Lloyd to add additional harmonies and flourishes for the song. The song was completed in around one hour. The resulting mix was described as a "Righteous Brothers-type song" by DeNicola.
The song was originally released on July 10, 1987; it was intended to be released alongside the film, but the film's producer Vestron Pictures had moved the American release date to August without notifying RCA Records. Ienner quickly edited the song from the original 6:46 to 4:50 for radio airplay. Initially, radio stations were reluctant to add the song before the release of "Dirty Dancing". With the release of the film it became a worldwide hit and is one of the most frequently played songs on radio.
Music video.
A music video was produced for this song in October 1987. The video features several couples dancing like in the movie, and it also featured clips from it.
Reception.
Critical reception.
Robert Christgau panned the song as having "technocratic ardors", in a review grading the "Dirty Dancing" soundtrack a D.
In 2004, the American Film Institute ranked "Time of My Life" 86th in AFI's 100 Years...100 Songs, its list of the 100 greatest songs written for film.
In a 2009 retrospective about movie theme songs, Leah Greenblatt of "Entertainment Weekly" ranked "Time of My Life" as "great schlock". Greenblatt also described it as "oddly '80s" for a film set in 1963. Then in 2023, Lindsay Martell of "Entertainment Weekly" ranked "Dirty Dancing" as having the fourth best movie soundtrack of the 1980s and called "Time of My Life" the "unofficial anthem for every dreamy-eyed teen in the summer of '87".
Tim McNelis, film studies lecturer at the University of Liverpool, defended the inclusion of "Time of My Life" in "Dirty Dancing", describing Medley's voice as having "a rough timbre that approximates classic soul singers more than any of the other new songs in the film".
Chart performance.
In the United States, the single topped the "Billboard" Hot 100 chart in November 1987 for one week and also reached number one on the Adult Contemporary for four weeks. In the United Kingdom the song had two chart outings: in November 1987, after the film's initial release, the song peaked at No. 6; in January 1991, after the film was shown on mainstream television, the song reached No. 8.
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This Time (Sawyer Brown song)
"This Time" is a song written by Mark Miller and Mac McAnally and recorded by American country music group Sawyer Brown. It was released in November 1994 as the first single from their compilation album "Greatest Hits 1990-1995". The song reached number 2 on the "Billboard" Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart, behind Pam Tillis' "Mi Vida Loca (My Crazy Life)".
Content.
The narrator discusses constantly being in fights with his significant other but not being able to live without her.
Music video.
The music video was directed by Michael Salomon and premiered in early 1995.
Chart performance.
"This Time" debuted at number 61 on the U.S. "Billboard" Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of November 19, 1994.
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In My Defence
1992 song by Freddie Mercury
"In My Defence" is a song performed by Queen lead vocalist Freddie Mercury. It was from the 1986 musical "Time" by Dave Clark and featured on the "Time" concept album. The song was not a hit during Mercury's lifetime but was released posthumously in November 1992, reaching number eight on the UK Singles Chart.
Background.
The song was written by Dave Clark, David Soames and Jeff Daniels for the musical "Time". During the musical, Mercury performed the song as a duet with Cliff Richard; this was the last time Mercury sang live in concert; his last performance would be Barcelona in 1988 with Montserrat Caballé, but that performance was lip-synced. Recorded as a solo project, it was recorded at Abbey Road in October 1985, about six months after "Mr. Bad Guy" was released. The producers expected that if Mercury was not satisfied with the final song, they would let him record with the rest of Queen, but Mercury found the final version satisfactory. "In My Defence" was first released on the "Time" LP in 1986. Other versions include '(Ron Nevison Mix)' - released on "The Freddie Mercury Album" and instrumental version (with vocals for the last line) released also on The Solo Collection. The Ron Nevison mix is very similar to the original, but has different bass and drums, while some string parts were added and others were removed. The 2000 Remix is a remastered version of the Ron Nevison mix and has the same instrumentation mixed differently.
Music video.
The music video, made after Mercury's death in 1991, was directed by Rudi Dolezal and was a montage featuring outtakes of past music videos, numerous private shots, as well as highlights of Mercury's career. Dolezal wanted the video that showed Mercury being happy and having a good time; much of the footage is the same as the previous "The Show Must Go On" montage also compiled by DoRo Productions consisting of Dolezal and Hannes Rossacher. It also features several quotations from interviews with Mercury, and ends with the line "I still love you" from "These Are the Days of Our Lives".
Track listings.
UK 7-inch and cassette
UK CD1
UK CD2
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Tobi Lark
American singer
Tobi Lark (born Bessie Grace Gupton; 1941) is an American-born Canadian soul and gospel singer, who also recorded under the names Bessie Watson and Tobi Legend. She had a top 40 hit in 1970 in Canada with "We're All in This Together". Elsewhere her best known record is "Time Will Pass You By", regarded as a classic of Northern soul, which she recorded in 1968 believing it was just a demo; it was released under the name of Tobi Legend without her approval.
Life and career.
She was born Bessie Grace Gupton in Alabama, the daughter of gospel singer Emma Washington. She grew up in Detroit and first performed in her mother's choir, the Emma Washington Gospel Singers. She toured with the group for ten years, from the age of nine, before securing her first professional job, as a backing singer for B. B. King. As Bessie Watson, she first recorded in 1963, releasing the single "'Deed I Do" backed by the Cannonball Adderley Quintet, on the Riverside label, and then two singles, "I'm in Your Corner" and "Wake Up Crying" on the Jay Pee label. As Tobi Lark, she then recorded several singles for the Palmer, Topper, and U.S.D. labels, but none achieved much commercial success. She also performed with the Impressions, the Four Tops, Ben E. King, Wilson Pickett, King Curtis, and Duke Ellington, among others.
In the mid 1960s, she separated from her husband and moved to Montreal, Quebec, Canada, with her young son. She performed in clubs and at Expo 67, before moving to Toronto to work for Ronnie Hawkins. She was then recruited to play a lead role in the musical "Hair" in Toronto, and later set up the Armageddon Revue at the Blue Orchid club there. In 1968, in Detroit, she recorded "Time Will Pass You By", a song written by English-born songwriter and record producer John Rhys Eddins with Nick Zesses and Dino Fekaris. The record was released on the Mala label under the name "Tobi Legend", but it was unsuccessful until it was picked up in the early 1970s by followers of the Northern soul scene in the UK. The song became known as one of the "Three Before Eight", played at the conclusion of every all-nighter at the Wigan Casino club, and has since featured on several anthologies of Northern soul music including "The Best Northern Soul All-Nighter ... Ever!", "The Northern Soul Story", and "The Wigan Casino Story".
Newspaper columnist Laura Barton, of "The Guardian", has compared the record to a Shakespeare sonnet:"It...is simply a song about seeing the preciousness of life, about trying to live our lives better and brighter. Its verses cut a melancholy figure, its opening lines reflecting on the steady turn of the world: "Passing seasons ever fade away/ Into misty clouds of autumn grey/ As I sit here looking at the street/ Little figures, quickly moving feet." And then in zaps the chorus, a remonstration of sorts, or a call to arms: "Life is just a precious minute baby," it yells. "Open up your eyes and see it baby/ Give yourself a better chance/ Because time will pass you/ Right on by." Like many pop songs, there's something of the sonnet about Time Will Pass You By; it's there in the song's intention of course, but there is something about Legend's track that has always reminded me specifically of Shakespeare's Sonnet 60. Legend's second verse, "I'm just a pebble on the beach and I sit and wonder why/ Little people running around/ Never knowing why," for example, seems to echo Shakespeare's lines: "Like as the waves make towards the pebbled shore/ So do our minutes hasten to their end;/ Each changing place with that which goes before,/ In sequent toil all forwards do contend.""
Returning to the name Tobi (or Toby) Lark, she released three further singles on Cotillion Records, "Shake A Hand" (1969), "Just To Hold My Hand" (1970), and "We're All in This Together" (1970). The last of these was recorded live with a large choir at St. Paul's Roman Catholic Church in Toronto, and peaked at No. 38 on Canada's national RPM singles chart in November 1970. She continued to work in Toronto, Windsor and Detroit, with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra and singers including Kenny Rogers. In 1995, she recorded a live CD, and appeared at the Toronto Blues Society's Women's Blues Revue.
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He Is Legend
American rock band
He Is Legend is an American alternative metal band from Wilmington, North Carolina. It was founded in 2003 by high school friends. The band's current lineup is frontman Schuylar Croom, guitarist Adam Tanbouz, bassist Matty Williams, and drummer Jesse Shelley. Originally known for their "blistering though surprisingly buoyant hybrid of metalcore and screamo", they left their metalcore influences behind with the 2014 album "Heavy Fruit", which introduced elements of sludge metal and stoner rock on a foundation of hard rock.
History.
Formation and beginnings.
The band's roots reach back into the late 1990s when Adam Tanbouz, Steven Bache, Matt Williams, and vocalist Schuylar Croom began writing and performing around Wilmington, North Carolina, while still in high school. In 2003, having previously played under the names of Stronghold, No One Wins, and the Uriah Omen, the name He Is Legend was adopted by members Tanbouz, Bache, Bell, Croom, and Williams. The name He Is Legend is an adaptation of the 1954 book I am Legend by Richard Matheson. After releasing their first EP in June 2004 titled "91025", the band signed with Solid State Records and released their first full-length album in November, "I Am Hollywood", which was followed by almost two years of extensive touring in the United States and Europe. The band temporarily relocated to California to record their next release. However, the release almost never saw the light of day as the group would almost break up right after they had finished recording. "Suck Out the Poison" was released on October 3, 2006.
Departures of Bell, Marlow, and Weaver.
Soon after the release of "Suck Out the Poison", guitarist McKenzie Bell left the band. He was replaced by guitarist Mitch Marlow (previously of Classic Case). During their tour with Chimaira, DragonForce, and Killswitch Engage in spring of 2007, the first few weeks were played as a four-piece without Marlow. During the Peanut Butt Tour '07, a different second guitarist, Worth Weaver, was seen playing in Marlow's spot. At their show at the School of Rock in New Jersey, Bache stated that Marlow had accidentally booked himself to produce a record for another band back in North Carolina. The dates of recording coincided with much of the tour, so he was not able to tour with the band. Worth stepped in and was, by the account of Bache, excellent in his performances. At their final show before beginning their tour in Australia, Marlow performed with the band, confirming that at the time he was still a member of He Is Legend.
The band's performances throughout the 2009 SXSW festival featured them as a four-piece once again. After a Plano, Texas performance on March 17, Tanbouz stated that Weaver, not performing with the band that evening, was planning on getting married soon and he would be focusing more on his solo musical career with his personal studio and music. Weaver began standing in on the 2007 Peanut Butt Tour with the band.
"It Hates You" (2008–2009).
On April 24, 2008, He Is Legend posted four demo songs from their sabbatical, entitled "Decisions Decisions Decisions", "Stranger Danger", "Don't Touch That Dial", and "Everyone I Know Has Fangs" from the upcoming record.
On April 16, 2009, the band confirmed that their newest album, "It Hates You" was being released through Tragic Hero records on July 21, 2009. (Originally set to be released on June 23). On May 27, 2009, the band posted "The Primarily Blues" and in early July "China White III", and "Future's Bright, Man" on their Myspace.
"It Hates You" was released on July 21, 2009, and produced by Mitchell Marlow and Allen Jacob at Warrior Sound in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, with additional production by Kit Walters.
Hiatus and new projects.
In September 2009, it was announced that He Is Legend is taking an "indefinite hiatus", although the band itself made no public announcement of their hiatus.
From September 2009 until February 2010, frontman Schuylar Croom filled in on vocals for Dallas Taylor with Maylene and the Sons of Disaster.
Reunion.
On December 29, 2010, the band did a reunion show in Wilmington, North Carolina.
On October 16, 2011, it was announced that He Is Legend will be playing their first show since taking an indefinite hiatus in 2009. The show took place on October 31, 2011, at the Satellite Bar and Lounge in Wilmington, North Carolina. On December 22, 2011, frontman Schuylar Croom announced that there would be a new He Is Legend album released in 2012.
In January 2012 the band played two more shows in the North Carolina area, and in March, the band embarked on a three-date tour of the east coast, playing in Baltimore, Maryland, Jermyn, Pennsylvania, and New York City. The band toured once more throughout November–December 2012, but no other news regarding the promised new album were announced.
"Heavy Fruit" (2013–2015).
On June 1, 2013, He Is Legend stated on their Facebook page, that Steve Bache had left the band, on good terms, after moving to a new city to pursue a higher education which would allow him a career in life. They compared finding a new drummer to "trying to find a kick ass drumming needle in a hay stack." Luckily, they came upon an acquaintance, Sam Huff, whom had previously played in a band with friends of theirs. He Is Legend stated that "within 15 minutes of rehearsing one of our newer ideas with Sam we realized that he was the perfect person for the position."
On July 14, 2013, the band announced 6 new tour dates, and stated it will be the band's last tour before entering the studio to record their fourth album.
On August 27, 2013, it was announced that He Is Legend had officially begun working on their fourth studio album, with producer Mitch Marlow (Filter, A Skylit Drive), who was also the band's former rhythm guitarist. In September, the band announced a full US tour for October–November 2013, while taking a break from recording the album.
On January 29, 2014, the band announced new material via Twitter with the following statement, "Dudes and dude babes, we will be premiering our first song from our new album on Friday. Spread the word." The band's new single, "Something Witchy", premiered on February 2, 2014, on YouTube.
On February 19, 2014, the band announced on their official Facebook page that they had finished recording their new album. Though no release date was announced, it will be released through Tragic Hero Records.
On June 10, 2014, the band announced on their official Facebook page that they will be touring North America with Maylene and the Sons of Disaster and Wilson. The band also announced August 23, 2014 as the release party for their new album at Ziggy's By The Sea in Wilmington, NC.
On June 17, 2014, He Is Legend announced on their official Facebook page that their new album, entitled "Heavy Fruit", will be released August 19, 2014. They also premiered a new single, "Miserable Company".
"Few" (2015–2018).
On November 2, 2015, He Is Legend announced on their official Facebook page that they are launching a crowdfunding campaign to fund their upcoming record. The crowdfunding proved successful, closing on December 2, 2015, having raised 124% of the stated goal, recording of the album would begin soon thereafter.
On March 28, 2017, He Is Legend premiered the music video for "Air Raid" on Loudwire.
The album was mixed by Adam "Nolly" Getgood, who is known for previously being a bass player and co-producer for the American progressive metal band Periphery, who also mixed "Empath"