| 词条 | Russell Mael | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| image = FFS (Franz Ferdinand & Sparks) @ Albert Hall, Manchester 25-8-2015 (20719607009).jpg | alt = | caption = Mael performing live at the Albert Hall in Manchester, England, 2015 | background = solo_singer | birth_name = Russell Craig Mael[1] | alias = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1948|10|5}} | birth_place = Los Angeles, California, U.S. | genre = {{hlist|Art rock|glam rock|chamber pop|{{nowrap|new wave}}|synth-pop|power pop}} | occupation = {{hlist|Singer|songwriter|record producer|engineer|film director}} | instrument = Vocals | years_active = 1965–present | label = {{hlist|Bearsville|Warner Bros.|Island|Atlantic|Curb|Virgin|CBS|Elektra|RCA|Roadrunner|Lil' Beethoven}} | associated_acts = {{hlist|Halfnelson|Sparks|FFS|Franz Ferdinand}} | website = {{URL|allsparks.com}} }} Russell Craig Mael (born October 5, 1948)[1] is an American singer, songwriter and record producer. Mael's music career spans more than 50 years. With his elder brother Ron, he formed the pop band Sparks in 1971, which was renamed from Halfnelson. He is also the co-founder of Lil' Beethoven Records. Early lifeRussell Craig Mael was born on October 5, 1948, in Los Angeles, California. The Mael brothers grew up in Pacific Palisades - a relatively affluent suburb of Los Angeles - with their father, Meyer (of Russian and Austrian Jewish descent),[2][3] who was a graphic designer and caricaturist for the Hollywood Citizen-News,[4][5] and their mother, Miriam (née Moskowitz), a librarian.[6] After being educated at Palisades High School (where Russell, in the "Class of '65" alongside Michael Medved and David Wallechinsky, played as quarterback for the Palisades High School Dolphins), both brothers enrolled at UCLA;[7] Ron began a course in Cinema and Graphic Arts in 1963 while Russell studied Theater Arts and Filmmaking between 1966–1968.[8] Sparks{{Main|Sparks (band)}}Well known for his wide vocal range, Mael's most notable vocal trait is a far-reaching falsetto, especially evident on songs such as "Equator" from Sparks' Kimono My House album.[9] He is also known for his flamboyant and hyperactive stage presence which contrasted sharply with Ron Mael's deadpan scowling. He has recorded 23 albums with his band, Sparks.[10] The band has a cult following around the world and are best known for the song "This Town Ain't Big Enough for Both of Us" which reached No. 2 on the UK Singles Chart.[11] The pair appeared as themselves in the 1977 disaster film Rollercoaster, performing live. They also appeared in episode twenty-two of season six of the Gilmore Girls. In June 2018, Edgar Wright announced he is making a documentary on the band Sparks.[12] He had covered the band’s concert in London in May at the O2 Forum in Kentish Town. This concert will also be a part of the documentary.[13][14] DiscographyWith Sparks{{main|Sparks discography}}
References1. ^1 [https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VG37-CCQ California Birth Index, 1905 - 1995] 2. ^{{cite web|url=http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?rank=1&new=1&MSAV=1&msT=1&gss=angs-c&gsfn=Meyer&gsln=Mael&cpxt=1&uidh=x9d&cp=0&pcat=35&h=3387392&db=1940usfedcen&indiv=1|title=1940 United States Federal Census|publisher=Ancestry.com|accessdate=November 8, 2012}} 3. ^{{cite web|title =Re: (It's A Samuel) Mael World|first=Merry Anne|last=Axelrod |publisher=Genealogy.com| url=http://genforum.genealogy.com/mael/messages/14.html|accessdate =November 8, 2012}} [The author is a cousin of Russell and Ron; her father, Alvin, is listed as being Meyer's brother on the 1940 census] 4. ^{{cite web|url=http://osu.pastperfect-online.com/37573cgi/mweb.exe?request=record&id=D956CD23-81C3-4784-8607-624697331674&type=101|title=Myer Mael: "Roy Rogers" Object Record|publisher=Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum |accessdate=November 8, 2012}} 5. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/aa19631963/4016214129/|title=Harrietta Hughes on the cover of Republic Insider Magazine 1947|publisher=Flickr.com|accessdate=November 8, 2012}} 6. ^{{cite web|title =Ron Mael and Russell Mael - Biography |first=Xavier|last=Lorente-Darracq |publisher=Graphik Designs| url ={{Allmusic|class=artist|id=sparks-p5494/biography|pure_url=yes}} |accessdate =November 8, 2012}} 7. ^{{cite web|title =Bright Sparks|first=Chris|last=Welch |publisher=Melody Maker| url=http://www.alwynwturner.com/glitter/bright_sparks.html|accessdate =November 8, 2012}} 8. ^{{cite web|title =op. cit.|first=Xavier|last=Lorente-Darracq |publisher=Graphik Designs|accessdate =November 8, 2012}} 9. ^https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ZCSOSfBg6Q 10. ^{{cite web|title =Sparks: Biography |first=Jason|last=Ankeny |publisher=Allmusic| url =http://graphikdesigns.free.fr/halfnelson-ron-russ-mael.html |accessdate =April 21, 2011}} 11. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.chartstats.com/artistinfo.php?id=2474|title=Singles|publisher=Chart Stats|accessdate=April 21, 2011|archiveurl=https://archive.is/20120723135248/http://www.chartstats.com/artistinfo.php?id=2474|archivedate=July 23, 2012|deadurl=yes|df=mdy-all}} 12. ^{{Cite news|url=http://collider.com/edgar-wright-sparks-documentary/|title=Edgar Wright to Tackle 70s Cult Band "Sparks" in New Documentary|date=2018-06-21|work=Collider|access-date=2018-06-22|language=en-US}} 13. ^{{Cite news|url=http://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/954079-edgar-wrights-next-film-is-pop-rock-documentary-about-sparks|title=Edgar Wright's Next Film is Pop-Rock Documentary About Sparks|date=2018-06-21|work=ComingSoon.net|access-date=2018-06-22|language=en-US}} 14. ^{{Cite news|url=http://www.indiewire.com/2018/06/edgar-wright-documentary-rock-band-sparks-1201977373/|title=Edgar Wright’s Next Film Is a Documentary on Cult Pop-Rock Band Sparks — Exclusive|last=Sharf|first=Zack|date=2018-06-21|work=IndieWire|access-date=2018-06-22|language=en-US}} External links
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