David Rosenthal (musician)
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David Rosenthal is an American
keyboardist
, music producer, and songwriter
mostly known for working with the English hard rock band Rainbow
and Billy Joel
. Rosenthal has been nominated for 3 Grammy Awards and in addition to Rainbow and Joel, has toured and recorded with Bruce Springsteen
, Enrique Iglesias
, Robert Palmer, Steve Vai
, Cyndi Lauper
, Yngwie Malmsteen, Little Steven and Happy The Man
.
After the breakup of Rainbow
, David Rosenthal
pursued a career in hard rock releasing the album Never say surrender in 1993 with his band David Rosenthal's Red Dawn, featuring former Rainbow
and Alice Cooper
band members. The album was released in Japan and is highly acclaimed as one of the best kept secrets of arena rock
. Rosenthal had also recorded some demos previously with singer Mitch Malloy
and guitarist Reb Beach
. Rumors are these demos may see an official release in 2009.
Rosenthal co-wrote the No. 11 R&B hit "Let Me Take You Down" by Stacy Lattisaw
. He is also credited with co-writing the songs "Miss Mistreated" from Rainbow
's 1982 album Straight Between the Eyes
, and "Can't Let You Go" and "Fire Dance" from Rainbow's 1983 album Bent Out of Shape
.
In 2000, he joined a reunited Happy The Man
, replacing long-time keyboardist Kit Watkins
. He recorded one album with them in 2004 called The Muse Awakens.
United States
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keyboardist
Keyboardist
A keyboardist is a musician who plays keyboard instruments. Until the early 1960s musicians who played keyboards were generally classified as either pianists or organists. Since the mid-1960s, a plethora of new musical instruments with keyboards have come into common usage, requiring a more...
, music producer, and songwriter
Songwriter
A songwriter is an individual who writes both the lyrics and music to a song. Someone who solely writes lyrics may be called a lyricist, and someone who only writes music may be called a composer...
mostly known for working with the English hard rock band Rainbow
Rainbow (band)
Rainbow were an English rock band, controlled by guitarist Ritchie Blackmore from 1975 to 1984 and 1994 to 1997. It was originally established with American rock band Elf's members, though over the years Rainbow went through many line-up changes with no two studio albums featuring the same line-up...
and Billy Joel
Billy Joel
William Martin "Billy" Joel is an American musician and pianist, singer-songwriter, and classical composer. Since releasing his first hit song, "Piano Man", in 1973, Joel has become the sixth best-selling recording artist and the third best-selling solo artist in the United States, according to...
. Rosenthal has been nominated for 3 Grammy Awards and in addition to Rainbow and Joel, has toured and recorded with Bruce Springsteen
Bruce Springsteen
Bruce Frederick Joseph Springsteen , nicknamed "The Boss," is an American singer-songwriter who records and tours with the E Street Band...
, Enrique Iglesias
Enrique Iglesias
Enrique Iglesias is a Spanish pop music singer, a son of singer Julio Iglesias.Enrique started his musical career on Mexican label Fonovisa...
, Robert Palmer, Steve Vai
Steve Vai
Steven Siro "Steve" Vai is a three time Grammy Award-winning American guitarist, songwriter and producer who has sold over 15 million albums. Steve Vai is widely known as a flamboyant guitar virtuoso....
, Cyndi Lauper
Cyndi Lauper
Cynthia Ann Stephanie "Cyndi" Lauper is an American singer, songwriter, actress and LGBT rights activist. She achieved success in the mid-1980s with the release of the album She's So Unusual and became the first female singer to have four top-five singles released from one album...
, Yngwie Malmsteen, Little Steven and Happy The Man
Happy The Man
Happy the Man is an American progressive rock band from the 1970s specializing in virtuoso instrumental tracks within complex time signatures.-Early days:...
.
After the breakup of Rainbow
Rainbow (band)
Rainbow were an English rock band, controlled by guitarist Ritchie Blackmore from 1975 to 1984 and 1994 to 1997. It was originally established with American rock band Elf's members, though over the years Rainbow went through many line-up changes with no two studio albums featuring the same line-up...
, David Rosenthal
David Rosenthal
David Rosenthal may refer to:*David Rosenthal , American keyboardist, music producer, and songwriter*David H. Rosenthal , American author, poet, editor and translator*David M. Rosenthal , multiple people...
pursued a career in hard rock releasing the album Never say surrender in 1993 with his band David Rosenthal's Red Dawn, featuring former Rainbow
Rainbow (band)
Rainbow were an English rock band, controlled by guitarist Ritchie Blackmore from 1975 to 1984 and 1994 to 1997. It was originally established with American rock band Elf's members, though over the years Rainbow went through many line-up changes with no two studio albums featuring the same line-up...
and Alice Cooper
Alice Cooper
Alice Cooper is an American rock singer, songwriter and musician whose career spans more than four decades...
band members. The album was released in Japan and is highly acclaimed as one of the best kept secrets of arena rock
Arena rock
Arena rock is a term used to describe rock music that utilised large arena venues, particularly sports venues, for concerts or series of concerts linked in tours...
. Rosenthal had also recorded some demos previously with singer Mitch Malloy
Mitch Malloy
Mitch Malloy is a singer, an award winning songwriter, and a producer mix and mastering engineer. He decided to study music at Cornish College of the Arts in Seattle....
and guitarist Reb Beach
Reb Beach
Reb Beach is an American rock guitarist. He is a member of the bands Winger and Whitesnake...
. Rumors are these demos may see an official release in 2009.
Rosenthal co-wrote the No. 11 R&B hit "Let Me Take You Down" by Stacy Lattisaw
Stacy Lattisaw
Stacy Lattisaw is an American R&B, dance, and gospel singer. Since the 1990s, she has exclusively sung gospel music, as a callback to her Christian roots.-Career:...
. He is also credited with co-writing the songs "Miss Mistreated" from Rainbow
Rainbow (band)
Rainbow were an English rock band, controlled by guitarist Ritchie Blackmore from 1975 to 1984 and 1994 to 1997. It was originally established with American rock band Elf's members, though over the years Rainbow went through many line-up changes with no two studio albums featuring the same line-up...
's 1982 album Straight Between the Eyes
Straight Between the Eyes
Straight Between the Eyes is the sixth studio album by Rainbow, released in 1982. A remastered CD reissue, with packaging duplicating the original vinyl release, was released in May 1999....
, and "Can't Let You Go" and "Fire Dance" from Rainbow's 1983 album Bent Out of Shape
Bent Out of Shape
Bent Out Of Shape was the seventh studio album released by Rainbow. It was originally released in 1983 as an LP and cassette. The cassette featured several longer edits compared to the vinyl version. It was recorded in Sweet Silence Studios in Copenhagen in about 7 weeks.A remastered CD reissue was...
.
In 2000, he joined a reunited Happy The Man
Happy The Man
Happy the Man is an American progressive rock band from the 1970s specializing in virtuoso instrumental tracks within complex time signatures.-Early days:...
, replacing long-time keyboardist Kit Watkins
Kit Watkins
Kit Watkins is an American progressive-ambient-jazz recording artist based in Brattleboro, Vermont. He was previously a member of the band Happy the Man.-Beginnings:...
. He recorded one album with them in 2004 called The Muse Awakens.
External links
- www.davidrosenthal.com — official site