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Foreigner
1976-
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Artistfacts:
| Not the same Mick Jones from the Clash, this one played with Nero and the Gladiators, which had British success. He also worked with French star Johnny Hallyday and Spooky Tooth. |
| McDonald played with King Crimson before this band. |
| Gramm had been the lead singer of Black Sheep, a Free and Bad Company cover band based in upstate New York. |
| Wills had played with Peter Frampton, Small Faces, and Roxy Music. |
| Gagliardi and Greenwood formed the unknown band Spys. |
| Jones co-produced Billy Joel's Stormfront album with Joel, and produced Van Halen's 5150. |
| The name of the band came from the fact that half the members were from England and half from the US. No matter where they were, someone would always be considered a foreigner. |
| In 1997, lead singer Lou Gramm was diagnosed with a non-cancerous but life threatening brain tumor. Most of the tumor was removed in surgery, and he has since kept it under control with medications. (thanks, Eric - Clover, SC) |
| Foreigner has dissolved and re-formed several times over the years. Mick Jones is the only original member of the band who has remained with the group since the beginning. The band's last studio album was 1994's Mr. Moonlight. In 2006, they released an album of live performances called Extended Versions, which was recorded in Las Vegas during their 2005 tour. |
| They're not one of the greatest-selling Rock acts of all time, but Foreigner has sold more than 50 million records, reaching 6 times platinum status for their 1981 album 4. |
| Jason Bonham, who is the son of the late Led Zeppelin drummer John Bonham, claimed he left the band to spend more time with his family. This sparked rumors that he would tour with a reformed Zeppelin. In August, 2008, Bonham told the Detroit radio station WCSX that he was doing some work with Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones. (thanks, Bertrand - Paris, France, for above 3) |
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Comments:
| I think the great sax solo on Urgent was done by Junior Walker (from Junior Walker and the All-Stars). He was a guest musician who nailed it on the first take.
-Don Jr., Atlanta, GA - DOn, Atlanta, GA |
| Jones grew up in England and spent much of his adult life working and supporting and touring in bands outside his home country. This is the reason the band is called Foreigner, he has spent so much time abroad that he feels like a foreigner. - Nate, Fort Collins, CO |
| Lou Gramm has a great voice and "Urgent" is a great song. - janet, perth, Australia |
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