Gloria GaynorGloria Gaynor (real name Gloria Fowles, born September 7, 1949) is a U.S. singer best-known for the disco hit songs "I Will Survive" (1979) and "Never Can Say Goodbye" (1973). Born in New Jersey, Gaynor was a singer with the Soul Satisfiers, a jazz/pop band, in the 1960s. Her first solo single was "She'll Be Sorry"/"Let Me Go Baby" (1965). The lyrics of "I Will Survive" are written from the point of view of a woman, recently dumped, telling her ex-lover that she can cope without him and doesn't want anything more to do with him. The song has become something of an anthem of female emancipation, and is still a staple of office parties and karaoke nights, not to mention an anthem in North American gay culture. She also sang on lesser-known disco songs like "Honey Bee" (1973), "Casanova Brown" (1975), and "I Am What I Am" (1983). She continued recording for many years, releasing "Last Night" in 2000, "Just Keep Thinking About You" in 2001, and "I Never Knew" in 2002. This page about Gloria Gaynor includes information from a Wikipedia article. Additional articles about Gloria Gaynor News stories about Gloria Gaynor External links for Gloria Gaynor Videos for Gloria Gaynor Wikis about Gloria Gaynor Discussion Groups about Gloria Gaynor Blogs about Gloria Gaynor Images of Gloria Gaynor |
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She continued recording for many years, releasing "Last Night" in 2000, "Just Keep Thinking About You" in 2001, and "I Never Knew" in 2002. West's Medicine Show and Junk Band, he recorded the novelty hit "The Eggplant that Ate Chicago" . The song has become something of an anthem of female emancipation, and is still a staple of office parties and karaoke nights, not to mention an anthem in North American gay culture. She also sang on lesser-known disco songs like "Honey Bee" (1973), "Casanova Brown" (1975), and "I Am What I Am" (1983). In 1968, under the name Dr. The lyrics of "I Will Survive" are written from the point of view of a woman, recently dumped, telling her ex-lover that she can cope without him and doesn't want anything more to do with him. Greenbaum is notable for the rare achievement of having recorded two one-hit wonders. Her first solo single was "She'll Be Sorry"/"Let Me Go Baby" (1965). He no longer performs in public, but continues to promote concerts and lives off the royalties from his songs. Born in New Jersey, Gaynor was a singer with the Soul Satisfiers, a jazz/pop band, in the 1960s. Greenbaum lives in Petaluma, California. singer best-known for the disco hit songs "I Will Survive" (1979) and "Never Can Say Goodbye" (1973). "It sounds as fresh today as when it was recorded," Greenbaum said in an interview. Gloria Gaynor (real name Gloria Fowles, born September 7, 1949) is a U.S. The song has been used in many advertisements and television shows as well as films including Remember the Titans, Contact, Apollo 13 (film), Ocean's Eleven and Wayne’s World 2. The song, with its combination of "heavy" guitar, hand-clapping, and spiritual lyrics was a memorable one-hit wonder. Greenbaum is best known for his "Spirit in the Sky", which sold 2 million copies in 1969 and 1970 . Norman Greenbaum, a singer and songwriter, was born 20 November 1942 in Malden, Massachusetts. |