Al Connelly
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Connelly in 2013
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Alan Connelly |
| Born |
October 2, 1960 Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Genres | Rock, Roots Music, Reggae |
| Occupation(s) | Songwriter, Guitarist, Vocalist |
| Years active | 1986–present |
| Associated acts | Glass Tiger, Al Connelly, AJaCon |
| Website | www |
Alan "Al" Connelly (born October 2, 1960) is a guitarist and songwriter, He is a founding member of Glass Tiger, the Canadian rock band. He and his band received five Canadian music industry Juno Awards and multiple Canadian SOCAN Awards, and were nominated for a Best New Artist Grammy Award. Connelly has released solo recordings as well.
Alan Connelly was born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada to Edward Connelly and Dorothy Dempsey.
At the age of 18 Al Connelly was asked to play with (future Glass Tiger band mates) singer Alan Frew and bassist Wayne Parker in their late seventies rock band Onyx. The band disintegrated after two years and Connelly formed a punk band called The Untouchable Lowlifes. They recorded some of Connelly's and singer Roland Merkle's songs.
Soon a new band, Tokyo, emerged in the Toronto music scene with Alan Frew and Wayne Parker joining forces with keyboardist Sam Reid and drummer Michael Hanson, to eventually become Glass Tiger. Connelly was asked to join the new outfit in 1983. Their Toronto area popularity and songwriting capabilities eventually led the band to a recording contract in 1985 with EMI/Capitol records worldwide. They were released on Blue Note Records under EMI Group in America.
The band signed to Canadian Capitol Records, whose A&R put them in touch with songwriter Jim Vallance and singer Bryan Adams (co-writer) to produce Glass Tiger's debut album, The Thin Red Line. The album eventually sold multi-platinum. While on a writing trip to Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, Al Connelly joined bandmates Sam Reid and Alan Frew to contribute to the songs "Don't Forget Me (When I'm Gone)" and "Someday". The two singles propelled to the top of the American Billboard charts in 1986 and helped to break the band internationally.
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