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Biography
BLP sources|date=January 2011Infobox musical artist| name = Steve Tyrell| image = Walters_tyrell.JPG| caption = Tyrell with Jamie Walters in 2008.| image_size =| background = solo_singer| birth_name = Stephen Louis Bilao III Texas Births, 1926-1995, http://www.familytreelegends.com/records/20902? c=search& first=Stephen& last=Bilao Stephen Louis Bilao 3rd (Birth Date: 1944-12-19, County of Birth: Palo Pinto)| birth_date = Birth date and age|1944|12|19| origin = Palo Pinto County , Texas , United States | alias =| death_date =| instrument = Singer|Vocals | genre = Jazz | occupation = Singer-songwriter , musician | years_active = 1970 - present| label = Concord Music Group| twitter = @stevetyrell| website = http://www.stevetyrell.com www.stevetyrell.com Steve Tyrell (born Stephen Louis Bilao III, December 19, 1944) http://www.faqs.org/copyright/theres-power-in-the-blood-down-at-the-cross-glory-to-his/ Steve Tyrell 1944-"Born Stephen Bilao, Tyrell graduated from St. ThomasHigh School in 1963." http://www.sths.org/about/hallofhonor/tyrells.html is an American jazz musician.
Music career
Early career
Upon moving to New York City at the age of 18, he was made head of A& R and promotion at Scepter Records . There he was mostly behind-the-scenes, producing hits for popular recording artists and movie soundtracks.
At 19 years old he first began producing with the likes of Burt Bacharach and Hal David . He worked on several Dionne Warwick hits such as " The Look of Love (1967 song)|The Look of Love " and " Alfie (song)|Alfie ". Together with B.J. Thomas , he worked on the Bacharach-David song " Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head ", which went on to win the 1969 Academy Award for Best Original Song|Oscar for Best Original Song ( Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid ).
Film contributions
His contributions to the film industry include Mystic Pizza , That Thing You Do , Father of the Bride (1991 film)|Father of the Bride , '' The Brady Bunch Movie ' and Out of Sync . Steve also worked in television and did the music for California Dreams , ' The Heights ', ' Frank's Place among others..
Tyrell's performance singing The Way You Look Tonight in Father of the Bride (1991 film)|Father of the Bride , starring Steve Martin , pushed him center-stage as a vocalist, with live performances and a recording career of his own.
Recent work
Since the end of the 1990s, he has made several albums based on jazz, holiday and Disney standards. In 2005, after the passing of the legendary Bobby Short, Steve was asked by New York City's Café Carlyle to take over their revered Holiday Season of November and December, which Mr. Short had not missed in 36 years. Now Steve has become a fixture in New York and has played the Café Carlyle to record crowds for the last 6 years.
His work in the studio as a record producer has included collaborations with such diverse and legendary artists as Rod Stewart, Diana Ross, Ray Charles, Smokey Robinson, Linda Ronstadt, Aaron Neville, Mary J Blige, Blood Sweat and Tears, Chris Botti, Dave Koz, Dolly Parton, Bonnie Raitt, Burt Bacharach, Bette Midler, Stevie Wonder, Landau Eugene Murphy, Jr.
He recently produced "That's Life", the debut album for Sony recording artist and winner of the 6th season of America's Got Talent, Landau Eugene Murphy, Jr. The album's vocal tracks were recorded at http://www.wireroadstudios.com/ Wire Road Studios in Houston, Texas with the remainder of the album being recorded at http://www.capitolstudios.com/index.cfm? page=home Capitol Studios and Schnee Studios in Los Angeles and Deep Diner and Kilgore Sound in New York.
As an artist, all 7 of his American Standards albums have achieved top 5 status on Billboard's Jazz charts, and his first album "A New Standard" was amongst the best selling jazz albums for over 5 years.In May 2011, he recorded a http://houston.culturemap.com/newsdetail/04-23-11-steve-tyrell-to-film-a-dvd-and-record-a-live-album-at-the-grand-1894-opera-house/ live performance DVD at The Grand 1894 Opera House in Galveston Texas.
Back to Bacharach (2008), Koch Records|Koch /New Design Records
http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/live-at-the-cafe-carlyle/id403580042 Live at the Café Carlyle (2010)
I'll Take Romance (2011)
Personal life
Tyrell was married to the late Stephanie Tyrell (1949 - October 27, 2003), an American record producer, television composer, and songwriter. She produced the soundtrack albums for The Brady Bunch Movie, Mystic Pizza and the 1991 version of Father of the Bride. She was best known for writing "How Do You Talk to an Angel", the hit from Fox's The Heights.1 They had 3 children together: Tina, Lauryn, and Nicholas. Stephanie Tyrell died of colon cancer on October 27, 2003. Tyrell's marriage to Houston interior designer, Karen Pulaski, took place on December 26, 2010. Karen Pulaski filed for divorce on October 11, 2011 and the divorce was finalized on December 12, 2011. http://houston.culturemap.com/newsdetail/12-28-10-regis-bill-and-hillary-clinton-and-more-beat-the-blizzard-for-tyrellpulaski-vows/ Regis, the Clintons, Joe Torre and more beat the blizzard for the Tyrell/Pulaski vows in NYC, Houston Culturemap
References
reflistTyrell was married to the late Stephanie Tyrell (1949 - October 27, 2003), an American record producer, television composer, and songwriter. She produced the soundtrack albums for The Brady Bunch Movie, Mystic Pizza and the 1991 version of Father of the Bride. She was best known for writing "How Do You Talk to an Angel", the hit from Fox's The Heights.1 They had 3 children together: Tina, Lauryn, and Nicholas. Stephanie Tyrell died of colon cancer on October 27, 2003. Tyrell's marriage to Houston interior designer, Karen Pulaski, took place on December 26, 2010 and their divorce was finalized on December 12, 2011.
External links
http://stevetyrell.com Official site
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Persondata | NAME =Tyrell, Steve | ALTERNATIVE NAMES = Stephen Bilao | SHORT DESCRIPTION = | DATE OF BIRTH =December 19, 1944 | PLACE OF BIRTH = Houston, Texas | DATE OF DEATH = | PLACE OF DEATH = DEFAULTSORT:Tyrell, Steve Category:1944 births Category:American film score composers Category:American jazz singers Category:Living people Category:Musicians from Texas Category:Grammy Award winners
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