Brad Prowly
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Brad Prowly aka "Super Bad Brad" born in 1962 is a New York City
street performer
frequently appearing in the Greenwich Village
area, performing R&B
classics with the aid of a Boombox
and microphone.
In 2001 Brad toured Europe as the opening act for The Fun Lovin' Criminals.
In the 2003, he appeared in a short film entitled Karaoke Man by Adolfo Doring
, in which he narrates while being followed to his "place of work" on the streets.
More recently, he appeared at the Apollo Theater
performing "Let's Get It On", originally by Marvin Gaye
, in which he received a standing ovation.
In addition, he performed regularly at the Belmar Irish Pub in Binghamton, NY in August and September 2009. Following his stay in Binghamton he traveled to Boston, MA where he has been spotted singing outside the Berklee School of Music as recently as October, 2009.
He stars in The Killers' music video for their 2010 Christmas song Boots (The Killers song)
, directed by Jared Hess
(Napoleon Dynamite
).
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
street performer
Busking
Street performance or busking is the practice of performing in public places, for gratuities, which are generally in the form of money and edibles...
frequently appearing in the Greenwich Village
Greenwich Village
Greenwich Village, , , , .in New York often simply called "the Village", is a largely residential neighborhood on the west side of Lower Manhattan in New York City. A large majority of the district is home to upper middle class families...
area, performing R&B
Rhythm and blues
Rhythm and blues, often abbreviated to R&B, is a genre of popular African American music that originated in the 1940s. The term was originally used by record companies to describe recordings marketed predominantly to urban African Americans, at a time when "urbane, rocking, jazz based music with a...
classics with the aid of a Boombox
Boombox
Boombox is a colloquial expression for a portable cassette or CD player. Other terms known are ghetto blaster, jambox, or radio-cassette. It is a device capable of receiving radio stations and playing recorded music , usually at relatively high volume...
and microphone.
In 2001 Brad toured Europe as the opening act for The Fun Lovin' Criminals.
In the 2003, he appeared in a short film entitled Karaoke Man by Adolfo Doring
Adolfo Doring
Adolfo Doring is an award-winning American documentary filmmaker and director of music videos.-Video career:Doring came to New York City in the mid-eighties to study Sociology at Columbia University, then interned for Rock and Roll photographer Joel Brodsky...
, in which he narrates while being followed to his "place of work" on the streets.
More recently, he appeared at the Apollo Theater
Apollo Theater
The Apollo Theater in New York City is one of the most famous, and older, music halls in the United States, and the most famous club associated almost exclusively with Black performers...
performing "Let's Get It On", originally by Marvin Gaye
Marvin Gaye
Marvin Pentz Gay, Jr. , better known by his stage name Marvin Gaye, was an American singer-songwriter and musician with a three-octave vocal range....
, in which he received a standing ovation.
In addition, he performed regularly at the Belmar Irish Pub in Binghamton, NY in August and September 2009. Following his stay in Binghamton he traveled to Boston, MA where he has been spotted singing outside the Berklee School of Music as recently as October, 2009.
He stars in The Killers' music video for their 2010 Christmas song Boots (The Killers song)
Boots (The Killers song)
"Boots" is a Christmas song by Las Vegas rock band The Killers, which was released as a digital download on November 30, 2010, despite the band being on hiatus...
, directed by Jared Hess
Jared Hess
Jared Lawrence Hess is an American filmmaker known for his work Napoleon Dynamite and Nacho Libre , which he co-wrote and directed with his wife, Jerusha Hess....
(Napoleon Dynamite
Napoleon Dynamite
Napoleon Dynamite is a 2004 comedy film co-written and directed by Jared Hess and Jerusha Hess and stars Jon Heder as Napoleon Dynamite. The film was Jared Hess' first full-length feature and is partially adapted from his earlier short film, Peluca....
).
External links
Video Links
- Karaoke Man
- "Let's Get it On" Live at the Apollo Theater
- Performing "Let's Get It On" by Marvin Gaye
- Performing "You'll Never Find" by Lou Rawls
- Performing "Kung Fu Fighting" by Carl Douglas
- Performing "For The Love Of Money" by The O'Jays
- Performing "Anarchy in the U.K" by the Sex Pistols
- A compilation of songs performed on Mar 11, 2011 (14mins)
- Performing outside Berklee College of Music on October 20, 2009
- Brad Prowly sings Michael Jackson's Ben
- Crying (Roy Orbison) Boston June 18, 2010