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⚫ | '''Jimmy Maelen''' (March 26, 1940 – January 14, 1988) was an American percussionist from the 1960s to 1980s, who worked with many artists including [[Roxy Music]], [[Bryan Ferry]], [[Peter Gabriel]], [[James Taylor]], [[Dire Straits]], [[Barry Manilow]], [[Alice Cooper]], [[Kiss (band)|Kiss]], [[Madonna (entertainer)|Madonna]], [[Bryan Adams]], [[Michael Jackson]], [[Mick Jagger]], [[David Bowie]] and [[John Lennon]]. He also played on hit records by [[Bob James (musician)|Bob James]], [[Duran Duran]], [[Carly Simon]], [[Barbra Streisand]], [[Yoko Ono]], [[Meat Loaf|Meatloaf]], [[Alice Cooper]], [[B. J. Thomas|BJ Thomas]], and many others.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Radio Swiss Pop - Music database - Musician |url=http://www.radioswisspop.ch/en/music-database/musician/64844e807d40baaf5ff4ee6dbb2892502da75/biography |access-date=2023-10-20 |website=www.radioswisspop.ch |language=en}}</ref> |
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⚫ | '''Jimmy Maelen''' (born March 26, 1940 – January 14, 1988) was an American percussionist from the 1960s to 1980s, who worked with many artists including [[Roxy Music]], [[Bryan Ferry]], [[Peter Gabriel]], [[James Taylor]], [[Dire Straits]], [[Barry Manilow]], [[Alice Cooper]], [[Kiss (band)|Kiss]], [[Madonna (entertainer)|Madonna]], [[Bryan Adams]], [[Michael Jackson]], [[Mick Jagger]], [[David Bowie]] and [[John Lennon]]. He also played on hit records by [[Bob James (musician)|Bob James]], [[Duran Duran]], [[Carly Simon]], [[Barbra Streisand]], [[Yoko Ono]], [[Meat Loaf|Meatloaf]], [[Alice Cooper]], [[B. J. Thomas|BJ Thomas]], and many others.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Radio Swiss Pop - Music database - Musician |url=http://www.radioswisspop.ch/en/music-database/musician/64844e807d40baaf5ff4ee6dbb2892502da75/biography |access-date=2023-10-20 |website=www.radioswisspop.ch |language=en}}</ref> |
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Barely out of junior high school, his first group was a doo-wop street corner quintet called the Velons. By the early 1960s, he had become an excellent percussionist, playing almost exclusively with Latin bands around New York. |
Barely out of junior high school, his first group was a doo-wop street corner quintet called the Velons. By the early 1960s, he had become an excellent percussionist, playing almost exclusively with Latin bands around New York. |
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Maelen worked as a studio musician on [[Alphaville (band)|Alphaville]]'s 1986 album, ''[[Afternoons in Utopia]].'' At the time of his death he was producing his first rock band Cherri Red, along with [[Gary Chester]] at the Edison Recording Studio in New York City. Subsequently, one of the songs "Be With You Tonight" which was written by John Bussi, was used in the film ''[[See You in the Morning (film)|See You in the Morning]]'' directed by [[Alan J. Pakula]]. |
Maelen worked as a studio musician on [[Alphaville (band)|Alphaville]]'s 1986 album, ''[[Afternoons in Utopia]].'' At the time of his death he was producing his first rock band Cherri Red, along with [[Gary Chester]] at the Edison Recording Studio in New York City. Subsequently, one of the songs "Be With You Tonight" which was written by John Bussi, was used in the film ''[[See You in the Morning (film)|See You in the Morning]]'' directed by [[Alan J. Pakula]]. |
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Jimmy maelen died of leukaemia on January 14, 1988. He was 47 years old. |
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==Discography== |
==Discography== |
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'''With [[Irene Cara]]''' |
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* ''[[Anyone Can See]]'' (Network, 1982) |
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'''With [[Desmond Child]]''' |
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* ''Desmond Child & Rouge'' (Capitol, 1979) |
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'''With [[Linda Clifford]]''' |
'''With [[Linda Clifford]]''' |
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* ''I'll Keep on Loving You'' (Capitol, 1982) |
* ''I'll Keep on Loving You'' (Capitol, 1982) |
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* ''[[Janis Ian (1978 album)|Janis Ian]]'' (Columbia Records, 1978) |
* ''[[Janis Ian (1978 album)|Janis Ian]]'' (Columbia Records, 1978) |
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* ''[[Night Rains]]'' (Columbia Records, 1979) |
* ''[[Night Rains]]'' (Columbia Records, 1979) |
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'''With [[Paul Jabara]]''' |
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* ''[[Paul Jabara & Friends]]'' (Columbia, 1983) |
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'''With [[Garland Jeffreys]]''' |
'''With [[Garland Jeffreys]]''' |
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* ''[[Escape Artist (Garland Jeffreys album)|Escape Artist]]'' (Epic, 1981) |
* ''[[Escape Artist (Garland Jeffreys album)|Escape Artist]]'' (Epic, 1981) |
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'''With [[Ben E. King]]''' |
'''With [[Ben E. King]]''' |
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* ''[[Save the Last Dance for Me (album)|Save the Last Dance for Me]]'' (EMI, 1987) |
* ''[[Save the Last Dance for Me (album)|Save the Last Dance for Me]]'' (EMI, 1987) |
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'''With [[Gladys Knight & the Pips]]''' |
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* ''Still Together'' (Buddah, 1977) |
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* ''[[The One and Only (Gladys Knight & the Pips album)|The One and Only]]'' (Buddah, 1978) |
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'''With [[Kool & the Gang]]''' |
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* ''[[Something Special (Kool & the Gang album)|Something Special]]'' (De-Lite, 1981) |
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* ''[[As One (Kool & the Gang album)|As One]]'' (De-Lite, 1982) |
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* ''[[Emergency (Kool & the Gang album)|Emergency]]'' (De-Lite, 1984) |
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'''With [[John Lennon]] and [[Yoko Ono]]''' |
'''With [[John Lennon]] and [[Yoko Ono]]''' |
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* ''[[Milk and Honey (album)|Milk and Honey]]'' (Polydor, 1984) |
* ''[[Milk and Honey (album)|Milk and Honey]]'' (Polydor, 1984) |
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'''With [[Helen Schneider]]''' |
'''With [[Helen Schneider]]''' |
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* ''Let It Be Now'' (RCA Records, 1978) |
* ''Let It Be Now'' (RCA Records, 1978) |
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'''With [[Eddie Schwartz]]''' |
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* ''Schwartz'' (A&M, 1980) |
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'''With [[Neil Sedaka]]''' |
'''With [[Neil Sedaka]]''' |
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* ''[[A Song (Neil Sedaka album)|A Song]]'' (Elektra, 1977) |
* ''[[A Song (Neil Sedaka album)|A Song]]'' (Elektra, 1977) |
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'''With [[Bert Sommer]]''' |
'''With [[Bert Sommer]]''' |
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* ''Bert Sommer'' (Capitol, 1977) |
* ''Bert Sommer'' (Capitol, 1977) |
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'''With [[The Spinners (American group)|The Spinners]]''' |
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* ''[[Love Trippin']]'' (Atlantic, 1980) |
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* ''[[Labor of Love (Spinners album)|Labor of Love]]'' (Atlantic, 1981) |
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'''With [[Billy Squier]]''' |
'''With [[Billy Squier]]''' |
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* ''[[Signs of Life (Billy Squier album)|Signs of Life]]'' (Capitol, 1984) |
* ''[[Signs of Life (Billy Squier album)|Signs of Life]]'' (Capitol, 1984) |
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'''With [[James Taylor]]''' |
'''With [[James Taylor]]''' |
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* ''[[That's Why I'm Here]]'' (Columbia, 1985) |
* ''[[That's Why I'm Here]]'' (Columbia, 1985) |
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'''With [[Andrea True]]''' |
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* ''[[More, More, More (album)|More, More, More]]'' (Buddah, 1976) |
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'''With [[Bonnie Tyler]]''' |
'''With [[Bonnie Tyler]]''' |
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* ''[[Faster Than the Speed of Night]]'' (Columbia Records, 1983) |
* ''[[Faster Than the Speed of Night]]'' (Columbia Records, 1983) |
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Jimmy Maelen | |
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Born | March 26, 1940 |
Died | January 14, 1988 | (aged 47)
Jimmy Maelen (born March 26, 1940 – January 14, 1988) was an American percussionist from the 1960s to 1980s, who worked with many artists including Roxy Music, Bryan Ferry, Peter Gabriel, James Taylor, Dire Straits, Barry Manilow, Alice Cooper, Kiss, Madonna, Bryan Adams, Michael Jackson, Mick Jagger, David Bowie and John Lennon. He also played on hit records by Bob James, Duran Duran, Carly Simon, Barbra Streisand, Yoko Ono, Meatloaf, Alice Cooper, BJ Thomas, and many others.[1]
Barely out of junior high school, his first group was a doo-wop street corner quintet called the Velons. By the early 1960s, he had become an excellent percussionist, playing almost exclusively with Latin bands around New York.
Maelen became lead singer, percussionist and founding member of Ambergris, and played with them for a few years. For the next two or three years, he worked with several bands and did session work. By the mid 1970s, his career took off.
For most of the late 1970s into the 1980s he was one of the "first call" percussion players in New York City. During the golden years of the disco era he was especially successful, working with the remix team of Michael Barbiero and John Luongo and overdubbing on extended dance versions of disco classics such as Gonzales' "I Haven't Stopped Dancin' Yet", The Jacksons' "Blame It on the Boogie" and "Shake Your Body (Down to the Ground)", Dan Hartman's "Vertigo/Relight My Fire", Jackie Moore's "This Time Baby" and many more. He can be heard playing seven tracks of percussion on Barry Manilow's classic hit "Copacabana". As a percussionist, he also appeared on the album, Desire Wire, made from 1978, done by Cindy Bullens. His working relationship with Barbiero and Luongo led to a solo album for Epic/Columbia in 1980, produced by the trio and entitled Beats Workin'.
Maelen's first album with Roxy Music was the critically acclaimed Avalon. He also played on the Dire Straits Brothers in Arms album, he appeared with Roxy Music at Live Aid in London. He also toured with Peter Gabriel on his first solo tour in 1977.
Maelen worked as a studio musician on Alphaville's 1986 album, Afternoons in Utopia. At the time of his death he was producing his first rock band Cherri Red, along with Gary Chester at the Edison Recording Studio in New York City. Subsequently, one of the songs "Be With You Tonight" which was written by John Bussi, was used in the film See You in the Morning directed by Alan J. Pakula.
Jimmy maelen died of leukaemia on January 14, 1988. He was 47 years old.
Discography
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Solo album
- Beats Workin' (1980)
With Bryan Adams
- You Want It You Got It (A&M, 1981)
With Peter Allen
- I Could Have Been a Sailor (A&M, 1979)
With Alphaville
- Afternoons in Utopia (Atlantic, 1986)
With Blood, Sweat & Tears
- No Sweat (Columbia, 1973)
With Irene Cara
- Anyone Can See (Network, 1982)
With Desmond Child
- Desmond Child & Rouge (Capitol, 1979)
With Linda Clifford
- I'll Keep on Loving You (Capitol, 1982)
With Jude Cole
- Jude Cole (Reprise Records, 1987)
With Ron Dante
- Street Angel (Handshake Records, 1981)
With Mink DeVille
- Coup de Grâce (Atlantic, 1981)
With Karla DeVito
- Is This a Cool World or What? (Epic, 1981)
With Dion DiMucci
- Return of the Wanderer (Lifesong, 1978)
With Duran Duran
- Notorious (EMI, 1986)
With Bryan Ferry
- Boys and Girls (E.G., 1985)
With Roberta Flack
- Blue Lights in the Basement (Atlantic, 1977)
With Peter Gabriel
- Peter Gabriel (Atco, 1977)
With Gloria Gaynor
- Experience Gloria Gaynor (MGM, 1975)
- Glorious (Polydor, 1977)
With Debbie Gibson
- Out of the Blue (Atlantic, 1987)
With Steve Goodman
- Say It in Private (Asylum Records, 1977)
With Amy Grant
- Never Alone (Myrrh, 1980)
With Henry Gross
- Show Me to the Stage (Lifesong, 1977)
- Love Is the Stuff (Lifesong, 1978)
With Gwen Guthrie
- Portrait (Island, 1983)
- Good to Go Lover (Polydor, 1986)
With Hall & Oates
- X-Static (RCA, 1979)
- Private Eyes (RCA, 1981)
With Dan Hartman
- Relight My Fire (Blue Sky, 1979)
With Loleatta Holloway
- Love Sensation (Goldon Mind, 1980)
With Janis Ian
- Janis Ian (Columbia Records, 1978)
- Night Rains (Columbia Records, 1979)
With Paul Jabara
- Paul Jabara & Friends (Columbia, 1983)
With Garland Jeffreys
- Escape Artist (Epic, 1981)
- Guts for Love (Epic, 1983)
With Al Johnson
- Peaceful (Marina Records, 1978)
With Kiss
- Love Gun (Casablanca, 1977)
With Ben E. King
- Save the Last Dance for Me (EMI, 1987)
- Still Together (Buddah, 1977)
- The One and Only (Buddah, 1978)
With Kool & the Gang
- Something Special (De-Lite, 1981)
- As One (De-Lite, 1982)
- Emergency (De-Lite, 1984)
With John Lennon and Yoko Ono
- Milk and Honey (Polydor, 1984)
With O'Donel Levy
- Windows (Groove Merchant, 1976)
With Nils Lofgren
- Wonderland (MCA, 1983)
With Barry Manilow
- Barry Manilow (Bell, 1973)
- Tryin' to Get the Feeling (Arista, 1975)
- Even Now (Arista, 1978)
- Barry (Arista, 1980)
With Barry Mann
- Lay It Out (CBS, 1971)
With Jimmy McGriff
- The Mean Machine (Groove Merchant, 1976)
- Red Beans (Groove Merchant, 1976)
- Tailgunner (LRC, 1977)
With Frankie Miller
- Dancing in the Rain (Mercury, 1986)
With Stephanie Mills
- If I Were Your Woman (MCA, 1987)
With Laura Nyro
- Smile (Columbia, 1976)
With Odyssey
- I Got the Melody (RCA, 1981)
- Happy Together (RCA, 1982)
With Yoko Ono
- It's Alright (I See Rainbows) (Rykodisc, 1982)
With Leslie Pearl
- Words & Music (RCA, 1982)
With Vicki Sue Robinson
- Vicki Sue Robinson (RCA Victor, 1976)
With Roxy Music
- Avalon (Polydor, 1982)
With Jennifer Rush
- Heart over Mind (CBS, 1987)
With Helen Schneider
- Let It Be Now (RCA Records, 1978)
With Eddie Schwartz
- Schwartz (A&M, 1980)
With Neil Sedaka
- A Song (Elektra, 1977)
With Marlena Shaw
- Take a Bite (Columbia, 1979)
With Carly Simon
- Coming Around Again (Arista, 1987)
With Lonnie Smith
- Keep on Lovin' (Groove Merchant, 1976)
With Lonnie Liston Smith
- Silhouettes (Doctor Jazz, 1984)
With Bert Sommer
- Bert Sommer (Capitol, 1977)
With The Spinners
- Love Trippin' (Atlantic, 1980)
- Labor of Love (Atlantic, 1981)
With Billy Squier
- Signs of Life (Capitol, 1984)
With Dire Straits
- Brothers in Arms (Vertigo, 1985)
With Barbra Streisand
- Emotion (Columbia, 1984)
With James Taylor
- That's Why I'm Here (Columbia, 1985)
With Andrea True
- More, More, More (Buddah, 1976)
With Bonnie Tyler
- Faster Than the Speed of Night (Columbia Records, 1983)
With Frankie Valli
- Closeup (Private Stock, 1976)
With Kenny Vance
- Short Vacation (Gold Castle, 1988)
With Village People
- Fox on the Box (Metronome, 1982)
- T Shirt (Arista, 1976)
References
[edit]- ^ "Radio Swiss Pop - Music database - Musician". www.radioswisspop.ch. Retrieved 2023-10-20.