Paul Anka - Rock Swings - Live At The Montreal Jazz Festival

Starring: Paul Anka Dvd Release: 10th April, 2006 Number Of Discs: 1 Format: PAL, Region 0 Encoding

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Paul Anka is a Canadian singer & songwriter. Anka began singing as a child and, encouraged by his parents, at age 14 he recorded his first single, I Confess. In 1957 he went to New York city where he auditioned for ABC, singing a lovestruck verse he had written to a former babysitter, Diana Ayoub. The song, Diana, brought Anka instant stardom as it rocketed to number one on the charts. Diana is one of the best selling 45s in music history. He followed up with four songs that made it into the Top 20 in 1958, making him one of the biggest teen idols of the time. He toured Britain & then, with Buddy Holly, toured Australia. His talent went beyond singing, writing Buddy Hollys giant hit, It Doesnt Matter Anymore, the theme for Johnny Carsons Tonight Show, Tom Jones biggest hit record, Shes A Lady & My Way, Frank Sinatra s signature song. In the 1960s, Anka would begin acting in motion pictures as well as writing songs for them, most notably the theme for the hit movie The Longest Day. From his movie work, he wrote & recorded his monster hit, Lonely Boy.

Rock Swings is an album by Paul Anka. Recorded in November 2004 & released on May 31, 2005 in Canada & June 7, 2005 in the United States, it contains swing jazz covers of popular rock songs from the 1980s & 1990s. After the release of this album, Anka was awarded a star on Canadas Walk of Fame in Toronto. A DVD release of the same name, including live performances of these songs by Anka, is scheduled for December 6, 2005. Patrick Williams, Randy Kerber, John Clayton. Session arrangers & conductors. Randy Kerber. Piano on all tracks except 5, 8. Larry Koonse. Guitar on tracks 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14. Dean Parks. Guitar on tracks 1, 5, 8, 10. Charles Davis, Gary Grant, Larry Hall. Trumpet. Warren Luening. Trumpet on tracks 3, 4, 6, 7, 12, 13, 14. Sal Cracchiolo. Trumpet on tracks 1, 2, 5, 8, 9, 10, 11. Alex Iles, Bill Reichenbach. Trombone on tracks 3, 4, 6, 7, 12, 13, 14. Bob McChesney, Bryant Byers. Trombone on tracks 1, 2, 5, 8, 9, 10, 11. Dan Higgins, Greg Huckins. Alto Saxophone, Flute. Bill Liston. Tenor Saxophone, Flute, Clarinet. Joel Peskin.

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