| 词条 | Matthew Tan |
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| name = Matthew Tan | image = | image_upright = | image_size = | landscape = | alt = | caption = | background = non_vocal_instrumentalist | birth_name = | alias = Matthew L.K. Tan, Bristow Hopper | birth_date = {{birth year and age|1945}} | birth_place = | origin = | death_date = | death_place = | genre = Country | occupation = Musician, bandleader | instrument = Guitar | years_active = | label = Life, EMI | associated_acts = Matthew and the Mandarins | website = }} Matthew Tan is a Singaporean musician and bandleader. He has led Matthew and the Mandarins in its various forms since the 1960s. He is also the co-composer of the hit songs "Singapore Cowboy" and "Let's Put The Sing In Singapore". BackgroundTan leads the band Matthew and the Mandarins,[1] formed in 1961.[2] Tan was the first Asian to ever perform at the Grand Ole Opry.[2] Career1960s to 1970sBy the mid-1960s his band was playing in hotels.[3] In 1975, Tan flew to Nashville, Tennessee, United States, where the country and western action was. There, he performed at the Grand Ole Opry and did a duet with Skeeter Davis.[2] He spent 18 months there before returning to Singapore.[4] By the 1970s his group had achieved a large following. Following their signing to EMI Singapore in 1978, his band performed in Canada, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Thailand and the United States.[5] Along with Bristow Hopper, he co-wrote "Singapore Cowboy".[6] The song became a number 1 hit in Singapore.[7] It was featured on the Matthew And The Mandarins 1978 album.[6] With Hopper, he also co-wrote "Let's Put The Sing In Singapore". This song was included on the Matthew and the Mandarins II album, released in 1979.[8] Later yearsTan became the subject of a 2012 documentary titled Singapore Country. The filmmaker, Wee Li Lin, paid tribute to "Singapore Cowboy" as well as Tan.[9][10] On November 8, 2013, Tan was the musical director of a concert which featured Jimmy Chan, Gina Vadham, Henry Suriya, Hillary Francis, Mel and Joe, and Frank and Robyn. His band, The Mandarins was also the house band for the event.[11] In 2014, Tan played at the Canberra Country Blues & Roots Festival. He was one of two artists to receive a Lifetime Achievement Award, the Asia-Pacific Lifetime Achievement Award.[12][13] References1. ^Urbanwire.com, Tue, 22 Nov 2011 - [https://www.theurbanwire.com/2011/11/meradio-rocks-the-marina-%E2%80%93-not-too-young-not-too-old/ MeRadio Rocks the Marina! – Not too young, not too old - Justine Koh] {{authority control}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Tan, Matthew}}2. ^1 Today, 18 January 2013 - [https://admin.todayonline.com/blogs/poparazzi/celebrating-matthew-tan-and-singapore-country "Celebrating Matthew Tan and Singapore Country", by Christopher Toh] 3. ^1 Mothership.sg, December 22, 2014 - [https://mothership.sg/2014/12/8-pop-acts-you-boogied-to-if-you-were-alive-in-the-60s/ "8 Pop acts you boogied to if you were alive in the 60s", by Joshua Lee] 4. ^United Press International, March 10, 1989 - [https://www.upi.com/Archives/1989/03/10/Singapore-Cowboy-brings-country-to-Asia/3858605509200/ "'Singapore Cowboy' brings country to Asia", by Ruth Youngblood] 5. ^The Straits Times, Nov 15, 2014 - Singapore Cowboy Matthew Tan riding high - Phoebe Low 6. ^1 Discogs - [https://www.discogs.com/Matthew-The-Mandarins-Matthew-And-The-Mandarins/release/2620266 Matthew & The Mandarins – Matthew And The Mandarins] 7. ^Bandwagon - [https://www.bandwagon.asia/artists/matthew-the-mandarins Matthew & The Mandarins, Biography] 8. ^Discogs - [https://www.discogs.com/Matthew-The-Mandarins-II/release/5767315 Matthew* & The Mandarins – II] 9. ^The Straits Times, November 15, 2014 - "Singer Matthew Tan will receive a lifetime achievement award for the 1978 country hit song" - Phoebe Low 10. ^South East Asia + Indie Films (SINDIE) Saturday, May 12, 2012 - Singapore Cowboy... more than just a pipe dream 11. ^Today, 05 November, 2013 - [https://www.todayonline.com/entertainment/music/blast-past-spore-veteran-musicians "Blast from the past from S’pore veteran musicians", by Christopher Toh] 12. ^Canberra Country Blues & Roots Festival - NEWS 2014, 2. Lifetime Achievement Awards 13. ^The Straits Times, Nov 15, 2014 - "Singapore Cowboy Matthew Tan riding high" - Phoebe Low 7 : Living people|Singaporean guitarists|Singaporean musicians|Singaporean composers|Asian country singers|Singaporean male singers|1945 births |
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