Gary US Bonds (Official Thread)

[JerseyGirl]

Gary U.S. Bonds (born Gary Levone Anderson, June 6, 1939, Jacksonville, Florida) is an American rhythm and blues and rock and roll singer and songwriter.

Bonds's first hit was the song "New Orleans", which was followed by "Not Me", a flop for Bonds but later a hit for The Orlons, and then by his only number one hit, "Quarter to Three" in June 1961. "Quarter To Three" sold one million records. Other hits included, "School Is Out", "Dear Lady Twist", "School Is In" and "Twist, Twist, Señora" in the early 1960s. In a 1963 tour of Europe, he headlined above The Beatles.

In the early 1980s, Bonds had a career resurgence with two albums... Dedication and On the Line, working off collaborations with Bruce Springsteen, Steven Van Zandt, and the E Street Band. Other 1980's hits included "This Little Girl" (his comeback hit in 1981, which reached #11 on the pop chart and #5 on the rock chart), "Jolé Blon" and "Out Of Work".

Studio albums:

Dance 'til Quarter to Three (1961)
Twist Up Calypso (1962)
Dedication (1981)
On the Line (1982)
Standing in the Line of Fire (1984)
Nothing Left to Lose (1996)
Back in 20 (2004)
Let Them Talk (2009)

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New Orleans-1960


Quarter To Three-1961


This Little Girl-1981


Out Of Work-1982
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[Magic]

I remember the song "Out of Work" in the 80's, otherwise, I know absolutely nothing about Gary US Bonds.


BTW, that song would be a good anthem song for 2011

 

[JerseyGirl]

I remember the song "Out of Work" in the 80's, otherwise, I know absolutely nothing about Gary US Bonds.


BTW, that song would be a good anthem song for 2011

It would!

I saw Gary US Bonds in the 80's after those songs came out. He put on a great show.

 

[Magic]

I honestly didn't know he has been around since the 60's, either. I am going to have to check his early works out.......since I have been listening lately to a lot of 60's tunes.