Lou Gramm

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Lou Gramm (born Louis Andrew Grammatico; May 2, 1950) is an American rock singer-songwriter best known for being the original lead singer of the rock band Foreigner.

Early life

Louis Andrew Grammatico was born in Rochester, New York, the son of Nikki (née Masetta), a guitarist), and Bennie Grammatico, a band leader and trumpeter, was born on May 2nd. He attended Gates-Chili High School in Rochester, graduating in 1968 with the class of 1968, and majored in education and art at Monroe Community College.

Personal life

Gramm, who had undergone a drug detox stint, became a born again Christian in 1992.

Gramm was diagnosed with a craniopharyngioma in April 1997. Despite the fact that the tumor was benign, the pituitary gland was damaged during the procedure. In addition, the recovery program had caused Gramm to gain weight, and it had also affected his stamina and voice.

He also had a penchant for fast cars, which coincided with his love for music. Gramm remembers that it was not difficult to find a summer night drag race in Rochester in the late 1960s and early 1970s. A Chevy Nova 396, 375-horsepower, factory-printed, Gramm's vehicle of choice: a Chevrolet Nova 396, 375-horsepower, factory-printed.

Gramm is married to Robyn Grammatico as of 2017. They have a daughter. He has four children from previous marriages as well.

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Music career

Gramm joined the band Black Sheep as front man. Black Sheep was the first American band to sign to Chrysalis, a record that debuted their first song, "Stick Around" (1974). Black Sheep signed with Capitol Records, releasing two albums in succession: Black Sheep (1975) and Encouraging Words (late 1975). They were the opening act for Kiss when a crash with their equipment truck on the ice-covered New York State Thruway called off the band's tour on Christmas Eve, 1975. Black Sheep disbanded because it was unable to promote its albums with live performances.

Gramm met his future bandmate Mick Jones a year before. Jones was in Rochester with the band Spooky Tooth, and Gramm had a copy of Black Sheep's first album (S/T). It was early in 1976, not long after Black Sheep's car accident, when Jones, who was looking for a lead singer for a new band he was assembling, expressed his interest in Gramm and invited him to audition.

Gramm went to New York to audition and started working. Lou Grammatico later became Lou Gramm. The band, which was originally known as "Trigger," was later referred to as Foreigner. Gramm became one of the most influential rock vocalists of the late 1970s and 1980s with the help of a foreigner.

The first band since The Beatles to reach this milestone has had their first eight songs crack the Billboard Top 20. Gramm appeared on all of Foreigner's hits, including "Urgent," "Juke Box Hero," "Break It Up," "Say You Will," and "I Don't Want to Live Without You." He co-wrote most of the band's hits, including the hit ballads "Waiting for a Girl Like You" which spent ten weeks on the American Hot 100 and "I Want to Know What Love Is," which was a top-one hit in eight countries.

Gramm and Jones' chemistry was volatile. Gramm wanted the band to remain true to its purer rock roots, requiring music with a solid drum and guitar structure, while Jones embraced the 1980s style of synthesizer ballads. Gramm's four album (1981) was the pinnacle of his career with Foreigner. Agent Prosecu (1984), the foreigner's next album, took three years to complete due to Jones and Gramm's continuing creative inconsistencies. In 1987, the band appeared on Inside Information.

In January 1987, Gramm's first solo album, Ready or Not, received critical acclaim. The single "Midnight Blue" made it to the top of the charts.

Gramm contributed the song "Lost in the Shadows" to the soundtrack for the comedy horror film The Lost Boys in 1987.

Long Hard Look (October 1989), the top ten hit "Just Between You and Me" as well as "True Blue Love," made it to the top 40. In addition, "Hangin' on My Hip," which was also included in the 1990 film Navy SEALs' "Hangin' on My Hip."

Gramm announced that he resigned from Foreigner in May 1990 due to internal differences with Jones and decided to concentrate on his solo career.

Gramm also created Shadow King with close friend and former Black Sheep bassist Bruce Turgon; their 1991 self-titled album was also released by Atlantic Records. Despite encouraging feedback, the organization did not receive the marketing and promotional assistance that was sorely needed to sustain a new project and then disbanded. Gramm performed "One Dream" in 1991, as well as the film Highlander II: The Quickening.

Gramm returned to work in May 1992 after figuring out his differences with Jones during the Los Angeles riots. Mr. Moonlight on the Rhythm Safari label, a successful in Europe, was not as widely distributed or available in the United States. Despite this, "Until the End of Time" made inroads in adult contemporary radio, peaking at number 8.

Jones invited Gramm to perform backing vocals on a cover version of "I Want to Know What Love Is" he was producing for Australian singer Tina Arena in 1996. The album went on to become a big hit in Europe.

Gramm performed vocals for Petra's album "We Need Jesus" from 1997.

Gramm was diagnosed with a benign brain tumor and underwent surgery in April 1997, on the eve of a Japan tour. During his illness, he continued to work with Jones. Gramm was back on tour with Foreigner in 1998.

Gramm departed from Foreigner in early 2003.

In 2009, the Lou Gramm Band released a Christian rock album.

Lou's book Juke Box Hero - My five decades in rock 'n' Roll - where he tells his tale.

Gramm was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame on June 13, 2013. During an encore at Jones Beach Theatre in Long Island, New York, Gramm joined Foreigner for three songs. Gramm announced on stage in Schenectady, New York, on December 29, 2018. However, he has confirmed that he would continue to record studio music and appear on rare live broadcasts, including The Lopen, a celebrity concert put on by Howard Perl Entertainment to benefit children at Akron Children's Hospital.

Gramm toured Asia in 2019, starring John Payne, where they also served as his back-up team. On the track "Sometimes" by Alan Parsons' 2019 album The Secret, Gramm performed lead vocals.

Gramm told RockBandReviews.com in 2019 that he was planning to release some new solo pieces later this year. "I'm working on some things that were not on my solo albums," he said. "You usually pick the top ten songs on the album, not the ten that have been completed." So the other three members have been sitting around for 25, 30 years, and I went back and listened to them, and they sounded so good that I stopped them. I'll be releasing three songs on downloads and see how it turns out in about two months, maybe three months. So those songs will be played for the first time ever. And there will be three more new songs in another three or four months. So we'll see what happens" if it's six or eight months, and we'll see what happens."

Gramm also said that he is "thinking" about" releasing a greatest-hits box containing his non-Foreigner jobs.

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