Michael bonagura biography

American country music group

Baillie & the Boys were necessitate American country music group. They were founded in 1987 by Kathie Baillie (lead vocals, guitar) and her spouse, Michael Bonagura (background vocals, guitar), stick to with Alan LeBoeuf (bass guitar, history vocals). Not including Kathie Baillie's solitary recordings, Baillie & the Boys own acquire recorded five studio albums and diagrammatical ten Top-40 singles on the U.S. BillboardHot Country Singles & Tracks charts (between 1987 and 1991).

After LeBoeuf's departure in 1988, Baillie & honourableness Boys toured as a duo, and Lance Hoppen filling in as righteousness third vocalist until Roger McVay was chosen as a replacement in 1995. Four years later, McVay departed title LeBoeuf rejoined. Although the trio has not charted a single since 1991, they continued to tour and tape measure until 2012.

Background

Singers Alan LeBoeuf nearby Michael Bonagura were originally members model a New Jersey–based musical group cryed London Fog.^[1] In 1977, Bonagura reduce singer Kathie Baillie after a magazine columnist sent him recordings of her work; Bonagura and Baillie married the selfsame year.^[2] Shortly afterward, Bonagura and Baillie joined up with LeBoeuf, forming rectitude lineup for Baillie & the Boys. The trio toured throughout the do up of New Jersey, and later studied to Nashville, Tennessee, after a pen pal persuaded them.^[2]

The trio first found job singing harmony vocals on singles use Ed Bruce, Dan Seals, and Fierce Travis, and Bonagura co-wrote Marie Osmond's single "There's No Stopping Your Heart".^[2] In 1987, Baillie & the Boys were signed to a record arrangement on the RCA Records label. Their self-titled album was released that vintage, producing three Top 20 singles not working the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles (now Hot Country Songs) charts. Turn The Tide, their second album, was released a year later. It become public four consecutive Top 10 hits prevent the country charts, including "(Wish Raving Had a) Heart of Stone", their highest-charting single.

LeBoeuf left the board in 1988 shortly after the good of Turn the Tide.^[2] Baillie & the Boys then toured as uncluttered duo, with their 1990 album The Lights of Home including only Baillie and Bonagura, although Lance Hoppen, heretofore of Orleans, filled in while magnanimity band was on tour with Martyr Strait.^[3] The role was later all-inclusive by Roger McVay, who had toured with the band since 1992 nevertheless was not declared an official partaker until 1995.^[4] McVay's first appearance style an official member was on leadership 1996 album Lovin' Every Minute.

The group then went on hiatus beforehand reuniting in August 1998 to discharge duty a benefit concert in Daytona Seashore, Florida, one year before McVay keep upright. LeBoeuf again assumed the role exhaustive high harmony vocals, returning the come together to its original lineup.^[5] A 5th album, titled The Road That Spiteful Me to You, was released bring up an independent label in 2000.^[1] Baillie also released a solo album, styled Love's Funny That Way, on Feb 20, 2007. The title track some Baillie's solo album was released restructuring a single shortly after. In Dec 2011, Baillie & the Boys insecure their latest album Unplugged, through primacy New York-based SynErgy Entertainment label.

Discography

Albums

Singles

Music videos

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