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Russell Glyn "Russ" Ballard (born 31 October 1945, Waltham Cross, Hertfordshire, England〔(Allmusic – Biography )〕) is an English singer, songwriter and musician. ==Career== Ballard (formerly of Rick Nicholl and the Rebels) was initially a guitarist (Hofner Club 60), appearing stage left, with Buster Meikle & The Day Breakers in 1961, together with Roy Ballard (Russ's older brother) on piano playing behind him, Bernie Benson on bass to the right, and Bob Henrit on drums. After a stint with The Roulettes, backing Adam Faith, he then went on to join Unit 4 + 2 in the early 1960s, before becoming the lead singer and guitarist of Argent (along with Henrit, who joined as drummer), writing their hit "God Gave Rock and Roll to You",〔 which would later be covered by both Petra and KISS. Ballard is most well known as the vocalist on Argent's smash "Hold Your Head Up". In 1972, Ballard performed on Colin Blunstone's album ''Ennismore'', which was produced by Chris White. Ballard also wrote the hit single, "I Don't Believe in Miracles", which featured on that album. He left Argent in 1974 and pursued a solo and songwriting career. He wrote such hits as Three Dog Night's "Liar"〔 (originally recorded by Argent), Hot Chocolate's 1977 UK chart topper "So You Win Again", and Rainbow's 1979 hit "Since You Been Gone." Head East recorded the song first in 1978 for its self-titled album. The song also is featured on Ballard's second solo album ''Winning''. He also wrote Rainbow's 1981 No. 3 (UK) hit "I Surrender". Ballard also wrote and performed on Roger Daltrey's first two solo albums, ''Daltrey'' (1973) and ''Ride a Rock Horse'' (1975). Daltrey recorded some other Russ Ballard originals for his ''McVicar'' soundtrack, and his albums ''Under a Raging Moon'' and ''Can't Wait to See the Movie''. Ballard did a tour with Roger Daltrey in 1985, playing guitar and even singing one of his own songs. British pop band Hello recorded Ballard's "New York Groove" in 1975, reaching No. 7 in Germany and No. 9 in the UK. "New York Groove" would also be recorded three years later by Ace Frehley, who turned the tune into a stateside hit. Ballard also wrote the No. 17, 1981 hit for Santana, called "Winning", which appeared on their album entitled ''Zebop!'' and had previously been released by Ballard himself on his second solo album. To promote the Winning album he toured Europe and the US in October and November 1976 working with the John Stanley Media Management Company and a four piece band doing large theatre venues in Europe and medium-sized clubs like The Bottom Line in New York and the Whisky A Go Go in LA in the States with excellent results. Ground Control sound engineer Robin Mayhew looked after the sound for both tours. Ballard wrote and produced "You Can Do Magic" for the group America on its 1982 album ''View from the Ground''. The single climbed to No. 8 on the Billboard Hot 100 in October 1982, and helped resurrect the band's career. The following year, America brought in Ballard to produce their follow-up album, ''Your Move''. One of its tracks, "The Border", which was co-written by Ballard with Dewey Bunnell, reached No. 33 on the Billboard Hot 100. Ballard wrote ABBA singer Anni-Frid Lyngstad's 1982 solo hit: "I Know There's Something Going On" (which was produced by Phil Collins, and also featured Collins on drums). The track reached No. 13 on the Billboard Hot 100. He also penned "Can't Shake Loose" for fellow ABBA former member Agnetha Fältskog, which peaked at No. 29 in the same listings. In 1991 the song he co-wrote with John Waite and Jonathan Cain, "So This Is Eden", appeared on Bad English's album, ''Backlash''. Ballard has also written and produced for Elkie Brooks, and more recently, acting as a talent scout, he "discovered" Lauren Harris. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Russ Ballard」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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