“We were pretty successful in the Northeast US, and we had a very loyal cult following,” says Gramm, speaking of Black Sheep. In 1972, Black Sheep was signed first to Chrysalis Records and then, Capitol Records (where they recorded two albums). In 1970, he made the transition from drummer to lead vocalist with his blues-rock band, Black Sheep. For some, it was a rebellious youth that identified with Foreigner rockers like ‘Dirty White Boy’ for others it was that flashback to their first true love that they envision when they hear a song like ‘Waiting For A Girl Like You.’ I am just grateful that something I helped create could touch people so deeply.”īorn in Rochester, NY, as Lou Grammatico, he spent most of the late sixties and early seventies drumming with a few regional rock bands.
“So many of them tell me how the music I have made since the mid-1970s has been so important in their lives. “It is enormously gratifying when I speak with fans before and after these shows,” says Gramm. Whether they are rocking out on classics like “Hot Blooded” or “Juke Box Hero,” or rolling out a new extended groove on Gramm’s massive solo hit, “Midnight Blue,” Lou and his band have been pleasing enthusiastic audiences since January of 2004 with a show that captures the essence of Gramm’s talent. I even throw a few curve balls, such as my take on a Beatles classic like ‘You Can’t Do That.’ In the end, I believe the fans are getting a better show.” However, with this line up, I can also perform my own music and the hit records I have had as a solo artist. ”I am enormously proud of this, and the music I have made with Foreigner is still a big part of my solo shows. “I was the lead vocalist for Foreigner for 26 years,” says Gramm. Now, nearly three decades after the debut of Foreigner and chart-topping success as a solo artist, Lou Gramm returns with a hot new band and a dynamic live show featuring 90 minutes of his own unique brand of Rock’n’Roll. The stats are impressive – Eight Top 5 singles on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and Five Top 5 Albums on the Billboard Top Album chart in the U.S alone! Lou Gramm is in a class by himself. Lou Gramm, the vocalist on 20 Top 40 singles, which continue to drive sales of nearly 80 million albums worldwide, exploded onto the international music scene with Foreigner on the chart topper, “Feels Like The First Time,” in 1977. He has become the voice of a generation.Īmong the most distinctive and powerful voices to emerge from Rock and Top 40 radio, Gramm – the lead vocalist and co-writer of the multi-platinum band Foreigner – as well as a successful solo artist in his own right – remains one of the most recognizable performers in music today. Powerhouse vocalist and songwriter Lou Gramm can be heard each and every day, all over the world, on Radio, iPods, CD players, television commercials, music videos, and of course… jukeboxes.
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