Leon Redbone

Redbone survived the crash of a small plane in the early 1980s and now travels to engagements exclusively by car. See also: list of musicians with multiple self-titled albums. His recurrent gags involve the influence of alcohol, claiming to have written works well before his time (as part of the age mystery schtick), and his concerts blend performance, comedy, and skilled instrumentals. On January 10, 2005 Seal slammed rappers for portraying women negatively in both their videos and lyrics. On top of soundtrack and lesser compositions, Redbone has released approximately a dozen albums and earned a near cultic fan community who will travel significant distances to hear him perform. [1] (http://www.eonline.com/News/Items/0,1,15633,00.html?rssceleb). He has an extensive and enviable performance history with musical greats and has made appearances in even popular cartoons including those of Mister Boffo and Gary Larson. On January 4, 2005 Seal announced his engagement to German supermodel Heidi Klum.

Records in 1975. The first single released of the 2003 album was called "Get It Together". Redbone finally released his first album, "On the Track," for Warner Bros. He has released three self-titled albums in 1991, 1994 and 2003. In 1974, Rolling Stone Magazine ran a feature article on Redbone, a full year before he even had a recording contract. Described in the article as "so authentic you can hear the surface noise," Redbone told the magazine that he was the love child of Paganini and Jenny Lind. In 1996 he covered the Steve Miller Band's "Fly Like an Eagle" for the Space Jam soundtrack. Frequent appearances in Toronto clubs and at folk music festivals in the early 1970s helped him to build his musical reputation and his mysterious persona. Featured vocalist on the Adamski single, "Killer", which was a UK number one hit in 1990 (he signed a contract to Sire Records), he subsequently had solo hits such as "Crazy", "Prayer for the Dying", and "Kiss from a Rose" in 1995, which appeared in the film Batman Forever.

It is known that he lived in Canada for years, where he first began performing in public. After school, he studied architecture and engineering. Supposedly born in Cyprus to Armenian parents (né Dickran Gobalian, according to some sources), Redbone cultivates an aura of mystery and therefore is not easy to biographize. A childhood bout of lupus left him with distinctive facial scarring. Leon Redbone (born August 26, 1949) is a performer of classic early 20th-century, jazz, and blues music who has been called the most famous non-famous American musician. Born Sealhenry Olusegun Olumide Samuel, in Paddington, England, his parents were Adebisi Samuel, a Nigerian immigrant, and Francis Samuel, a Brazilian immigrant. Seal (born February 19, 1963) is a British soul vocalist.

2003 "Get It Together" #25 UK. from "Seal (2003)"