Elwood (American musician)
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Elwood is the musical project/collaboration of singer-songwriter
s Prince Elwood Strickland III and co-producer and songwriter Brian Boland. (born in the U.S. state
of North Carolina
) worked as a recording engineer at Soho's Greene Street Recording
Facility where he and Boland met, working with artists such as Tricky
, Mos Def
, De La Soul
, and Adam Yauch
. Elwood worked with producer Steve Lillywhite
on their debut album The Parlance Of Our Time, which was co-released on Palm Pictures
and Lillywhite's label, Gobstopper.
Elwood's cover of Gordon Lightfoot
's song Sundown peaked (July 8, 2000) at #33 on the Billboard Magazine
Modern Rock Tracks chart.
Elwood's first album, The Parlance Of Our Time, was released May 16, 2000 and contains the following tracks:
Elwood's second record was released independently in 2005. Although not a lot is known about this record, it can be heard at Elwood's website. http://elwoodmusic.org.
Singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriters are musicians who write, compose and sing their own musical material including lyrics and melodies. As opposed to contemporary popular music singers who write their own songs, the term singer-songwriter describes a distinct form of artistry, closely associated with the...
s Prince Elwood Strickland III and co-producer and songwriter Brian Boland. (born in the U.S. state
U.S. state
A U.S. state is any one of the 50 federated states of the United States of America that share sovereignty with the federal government. Because of this shared sovereignty, an American is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of domicile. Four states use the official title of...
of North Carolina
North Carolina
North Carolina is a state located in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north. North Carolina contains 100 counties. Its capital is Raleigh, and its largest city is Charlotte...
) worked as a recording engineer at Soho's Greene Street Recording
Greene St. Recording
Greene St. Recording was a New York City recording studio, located at 112 Greene St. in SoHo. until its close in 2001. It was one of the early headquarters of hip-hop during the 1980s and 1990s....
Facility where he and Boland met, working with artists such as Tricky
Tricky
Tricky is an English musician and actor. As a producer and a musician, he is noted for a dark, rich and layered sound and a whispering sprechgesang lyrical style. Culturally, Tricky encourages an intertwining of societies, particularly in his musical fusion of rock and hip hop, high art and pop...
, Mos Def
Mos Def
Dante Terrell Smith is an American actor and Emcee known by the stage names Mos Def and Yasiin Bey. He started his hip hop career in a group called Urban Thermo Dynamics, after which he appeared on albums by Da Bush Babees and De La Soul. With Talib Kweli, he formed the duo Black Star, which...
, De La Soul
De La Soul
De La Soul is an American hip hop trio formed in 1987 on Long Island, New York. The band is best known for their eclectic sampling, quirky lyrics, and their contributions to the evolution of the jazz rap and alternative hip hop subgenres...
, and Adam Yauch
Adam Yauch
Adam Nathaniel Yauch , , is a founding member of hip hop trio the Beastie Boys. He is frequently known by his stage name, MCA, and other pseudonyms such as Nathanial Hörnblowér.-Early life:...
. Elwood worked with producer Steve Lillywhite
Steve Lillywhite
Steve Lillywhite is an English Grammy Award winning record producer. Since he began his career in 1977, Lillywhite has been credited for working on over 500 records and has collaborated with a variety of musicians including XTC, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Dave Matthews Band, U2, Peter Gabriel,...
on their debut album The Parlance Of Our Time, which was co-released on Palm Pictures
Palm Pictures
Palm Pictures is a US-based entertainment company owned and run by Chris Blackwell. Palm Pictures produces, acquires and distributes innovative music and film projects with a particular focus on the DVD format...
and Lillywhite's label, Gobstopper.
Elwood's cover of Gordon Lightfoot
Gordon Lightfoot
Gordon Meredith Lightfoot, Jr. is a Canadian singer-songwriter who achieved international success in folk, folk-rock, and country music, and has been credited for helping define the folk-pop sound of the 1960s and 1970s...
's song Sundown peaked (July 8, 2000) at #33 on the Billboard Magazine
Billboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
Modern Rock Tracks chart.
Elwood's first album, The Parlance Of Our Time, was released May 16, 2000 and contains the following tracks:
- "Sundown" - 3:59 (a cover of the song of the same name by Gordon LightfootGordon LightfootGordon Meredith Lightfoot, Jr. is a Canadian singer-songwriter who achieved international success in folk, folk-rock, and country music, and has been credited for helping define the folk-pop sound of the 1960s and 1970s...
) - "Slow" - 4:26
- "Red Wagon" - 4:12
- "Picture of You" - 4:48
- "Forty Five" - 4:31
- "Bush" - 2:45
- "Peaches" - 3:42
- "Dive" - 4:44
- "Love Hook" - 4:35
- "Stockboy" - 3:46
Elwood's second record was released independently in 2005. Although not a lot is known about this record, it can be heard at Elwood's website. http://elwoodmusic.org.