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Ian Whitcomb
Ian Timothy Whitcomb (b. 10 July 1941, at Woking Hospital, Woking, Surrey, England) is an (More) Ian Timothy Whitcomb (b. 10 July 1941, at Woking Hospital, Woking, Surrey, England) is an entertainer, singer, songwriter, author, record producer, and actor. As part of the British Invasion, his hit song You Turn Me On reached number 8 on Billboard magazine's Hot 100 in 1965. He has written several books on popular music, beginning with After the Ball, published by Penguin Books (Britain) and Simon & Schuster (USA) in 1972. He accompanies his singing by playing the ukulele and, through his records, concerts, and movie work, has helped to stimulate the current revival of interest in the instrument. His recreation of the music played aboard the RMS Titanic in the film of that name won a Grammy Award in 1998 for package design and a nomination for Ian's liner notes (Titanic: Music As Heard On The Fateful Voyage).--------------------Early Life Whitcombs father, Pat, worked for his fathers film company British Screen Classics in the 1920s, eventually co-starring in Mr. Nobody (released by Fox in 1929). His father was a schooled pianist and encouraged Ian to play. Ians younger brother, Robin, accompanied him on drums in their first bands, notably The Ragtime Suwanee Six (1960-62) whose manager was Denny Cordell, later to produce records by Procol Harum and Joe Cocker. Robin went on to play tambourine on Sonny & Chers hit "I Got You Babe" (1965). Growing up, Ians chief musical inspirations were Phil Harris, Johnnie Ray, Guy Mitchell, Elvis Presley, and George Formby. He was sent away to boarding school in 1949 (Newlands, Seaford, Sussex) at age 8 and there he soon formed a tissue paper-and-comb band to entertain staff and boys with current hits such as "Riders in the Sky."--------------------------Early Career At Bryanston, a public school in Dorset, England, Whitcomb started a skiffle group in 1957 and then a rock and roll band in 1959. In the early 1960s, while studying history at Trinity College, Dublin, he became a founding member of Dublins first rhythm and blues band, Bluesville. Their second record release, This Sporting Life, charted in America in 1965. Whitcombs next recording single, You Turn Me On reached Billboards number 8 spot in July 1965. During his summer vacation in 1965, Whitcomb went to America to appear on such television shows as Shindig, Hollywood A Go-Go, and American Bandstand. He played the Hollywood Bowl with the Beach Boys in 1965 and then toured with the Rolling Stones, The Kinks, and Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs. N-Nervous! Whitcombs next release, was recorded in Hollywood and reached Billboards top 50. He returned to Dublin for his history finals and received a B.A degree. In 1966 he turned to early popular song: his version of a 1916 comedy number, Where Did Robinson Crusoe Go with Friday on Saturday Night? was a West Coast hit, reviving the ukulele before the emergence of Tiny Tim. After making four albums for Capitol and producing Mae West on an album called Great Balls of Fire for MGM in 1972, he returned to England where he began his writing career with After the Ball. He later wrote Tin Pan Alley, A Pictorial History (1919-1939) and a novel, Lotusland: A Story of Southern California. Returning to Hollywood, Whitcomb starred in and wrote L.A.My Home Town (BBC TV; 1976) and Tin Pan Alley (PBS; 1974). He also provided the music for a documentary film, Bugs Bunny: Superstar (UA), which was narrated by Orson Welles. For Play-Rite Music he cut 18 piano rolls that were included in an album, Pianomelt. His other albums reflected his research into the genres of ragtime, Tin Pan Alley, vaudeville, and music hall. These, beginning with Under the Ragtime Moon (1972), were released on several labels including Warner Bros., United Artists, and Decca. During that time he also wrote and produced singles for Warner Bros. country division, most notably Hands, a massage parlor story, and A Friend of a Friend of Mine. In the 1980s Whitcomb published Rock Odyssey: A Chronicle of the Sixties: Ian Whitcomb, a memoir of the 1960s and described by The New York Times as the best personal account of this period. He also published Ragtime America (Limelight Editions, 1988), followed by a memoir of life as a British expatriate living in Los Angeles, Resident Alien (Century, 1990). He produced a British documentary on black music, Legends of Rhythm and Blues (part of the series Repercussions, made by Third Eye Productions for Channel Four in 1984). During this time he also hosted a radio show in Los Angeles for what turned out to be 15 years, taking the program from KROQ to KCRW and finally to KPPC. His songs can he heard in the films Bloody Movie (1987), Cold Sassy Tree (1989), Encino Man (1992), Grass (1999), Stanleys Gig (2000), The Cats Meow (2001), After the Storm (2001), Last Call (2002), Sleep Easy, Hutch Rimes (2002), Lonesome Jim (2005), and Fido (2006).--------------------------Today Ian Whitcomb performs at music festivals throughout America. He continues to write, and he makes frequent guest appearances. Beginning November 7, 2007, Whitcomb can be heard on his Internet radio program Wednesday evenings from 10:00 p.m. until midnight (PST) at LuxuriaMusic.com. Ian Whitcomb lives in Southern California with his wife Regina and their dog, Rollo. (Less)

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FaiZ Ahmed FaiZ by King of GhazaL Talat Mahmood
Kuchh logon ko Talat Mahmood kay liay mera King of Ghazal kehna chubha hoga unkay liay Mehdi Hassan (More) Kuchh logon ko Talat Mahmood kay liay mera King of Ghazal kehna chubha hoga unkay liay Mehdi Hassan ki zabani aik waqya sunata hoon :) Witness: Khalid Mahmood, the singing son of Talat Sahab. Referemce: Newspaper THE HINDU - 27TH. SEPT. 1991 On his visit to India Mehdi Hassan revealed when he reached Talat Mahmood's residence that "It was through the vocals of Talat Saab that I discovered the goldmine in my throat. His songs like 'Ek main hoon ek meri bekasi ki shaam hai' and 'Husn walon ko na dil do ye mita dete hain' had left a lasting impression on me. It was whilst singing these two Talat numbers on stage in the early years of my singing career, that I held an audience of 10,000 in Pindi spellbound ! Believe it or not, the moment I completed singing these two Talat hits, the Pindi audience showered me with money and in a trice I had collected almost about Rs.14,000 ! All this, was of course, courtesy Talat Saab ! " Leme add a bit more about Talat. When ghazal singing started in pre-partition Hindustan there were very few names like Master Madan, Kamla Jharya, K.L.Saigal etc. It was then Talat Mahmood decided to give it a Geet Melody Touch while his counterpart Begum Akhter kept on the tradition singling style. Both of them gave new heights to Ghazals from 1940's to 1960. Talat was the first singer whose Non-Film Geet and Ghazals (more than 250) were equally popular and waited for as were his Film Songs (more than 700) He also holds a special record that almost each n every Film Song, Geet, Ghazal, Naat, Bhajan and even religious songs have been preserved and are available now. This dates back from 1940's till 1970's. His ghazals were so popular that he was the top choice for mellow songs in Films. Being a heart-throb he was also casted in movies with top heroines. He acted in 13 movies ..mostly as Hero. "RAJLAXMI" 1945 with KANANBALA "TUM AUR MAIN" 1947 with KANANDEVI "SAMAPTI" 1949 with BHARTI DEVI "ARAAM" 1951 with MADHUBALA & DEV ANAND "DIL-E-NADAAN" 1953 with SHYAMA and PEACE KANWAL who was Miss India of 1953 "DAK BABU" 1954 with NADIRA "WARIS" 1954 with SURAIYA and NADIRA "RAFTAAR" 1955 with NADIRA "DIWALI KI RAAT" 1956 with ROOPMALA & SHASHIKALA "EK GAON KI KAHANI" 1957 with MALA SINHA "LALA ROOKH" 1958 with SHYAMA "MAALIK" 1958 with SURAIYA and in "SONE KI CHIRIYA" 1958 with NUTAN. He was immmensely popular in gals throughout the world as was evident in his visit to Pakistan where he performed in National Stadium Karachi with above 50,000 crowd mostly his female fans. Not very often u see such a large audience in a music concert in the history of Pakistan. He was the pioneer in bringing the ghazal taste to masses, a path which was followed by Mehdi Hassan and then Jagjit Singh and None now ..according to my humble opinion. He was truely called King of GhazaL. Enjoy Faiz sahab's beautiful ghazal in Talat sahab's silky voice. Regards Dr.Bukhari (Less)

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