Heart (band)
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Ann (left) and Nancy Wilson, 1993
Heart was one of the most successful female fronted bands in the annals of hard rock. Founded in Seattle in 1974 by sisters, Ann Wilson and Nancy Wilson, the band had a sound heavily influenced by Led Zeppelin (in fact, Heart drummer Denny Carmassi later played with Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page in Coverdale/Page) with elements of folk-rock and power ballads. Their collaboration in Heart resulted in numerous multi-platinum albums, nine US top ten singles, and worldwide career sales of more than 20 million records.
Heart's Ann Wilson guested on the Alice In Chains song "Brother", and the late Layne Staley from Alice In Chains guested with Heart on a cover of Bob Dylan's "Ring Them Bells".
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Members
- Ann Wilson – Lead Vocals, flute, guitar, bass, autoharp, keyboards
- Nancy Wilson – Guitar, mandolin, keyboards, harmonica, vocals
- Roger Fisher – Guitar, mandolin (1974-1979)
- Howard Leese – Guitar, keyboards, synthesizer (1975-1995)
- Steve Fossen – Bass Guitar (1975-1982)
- Michael Derosier – Drums (1975-1982)
- Mark Andes – Bass Guitar (1983-1993)
- Denny Carmassi – Drums (1983-1991)
- Fernando Saunders – Bass Guitar (1993-present)
- Denny Fongheiser – Drums (1993-Present)
Discography
- Dreamboat Annie (1976)
- Little Queen (1977)
- Magazine (1978)
- Dog & Butterfly (1978)
- Bebe Le Strange (1980)
- Greatest Hits/Live (1981) (compilation & live)
- Private Audition (1982)
- Passionworks (1983)
- Heart (1985)
- Bad Animals (1987)
- Brigade (1990)
- Rock the House (1991) (live)
- Desire Walks On (1993)
- The Road Home (1995) (live)
- Alive in Seattle (2003) (live)
- Jupiter's Darling (2004)
U.S. chart positions
Top 10 albums
- Dreamboat Annie [#7, August 1976]
- Little Queen [#9, June 1977]
- Bebe Le Strange [#5, March 1980]
- Greatest Hits/Live [#13, December 1980/January 1981]
- Heart [#1, August 1985]
- Bad Animals [#2, July 1987]
- Brigade [#3, June 1990]
Top 10 singles
- "Magic Man" [#9, September 1976]
- "Tell It Like It Is" [#8, December 1980]
- "What about Love?" [#10, July 1985]
- "Never" [#4, October 1985]
- "These Dreams" [#1, February 1986 (1 week)]
- "Nothin' at All" [#10, May 1986]
- "Alone" [#1, June 1987 (3 weeks)]
- "Who Will You Run To" [#7, September 1987]
- "All I Wanna Do Is Make Love to You" [#2, May 1990]
External link
- Roger Fisher (http://www.rogerfisher.com)
- Heart's official site (http://www.heart-music.com)