Gary U.S. Bonds

 Gary U.S. Bonds  (born  Gary Levone Anderson, June 6, 1939, in Jacksonville, Florida)[ 1 ] is an American rhythm and blues and rock and roll singer, known for his classic hits "New Orleans" and "Quarter to Three". HisCAREER spans several decades and he is also a prolific songwriter.

Career
Born in Jacksonville, Florida, Bonds lived in Norfolk, Virginia, in the 1950s when he began singing publicly in church and with a group called the Turks.[ 1 ] He joined record producer Frank Guida's small Legrand Records label where Guida chose Anderson's stage name,  U.S. Bonds, in hopes that it would be confused with a public service announcementADVERTISING the sale of government bonds and thereby garner more radio airplay.[ 2 ] His first three singles and first album, Dance 'Til Quarter to Three, were released under the U.S. Bonds name, but people assumed it was the name of a group. To avoid confusion, subsequent releases, including his second album Twist Up Calypso, were made under the name  Gary (U.S.) Bonds. The parentheses were discarded in the 1970s.[ 3 ][ 4 ]

Bonds' first hit was the song "New Orleans" (US No.6)[citation needed], which was followed by "Not Me", a flop for Bonds but later a hit for the Orlons, and then by his only number one hit, "Quarter to Three" in June 1961. "Quarter To Three" sold one million records,EARNING a gold disc.[ 1 ] Subsequent hits, under his modified name, included "School Is Out" (#5), "Dear Lady Twist" (#9), "School Is In" (#28) and "Twist, Twist, Señora" (#10) in the early 1960s. In a 1963 tour of Europe, he headlined above the Beatles. His hits featured solos by the saxophonist Gene Barge.[ 3 ]

"Quarter to Three" appears on The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll list.[ 5 ]

In the early 1980s, Bonds had aCAREER resurgence with two albums Dedication and On the Line, collaborations with Bruce Springsteen, Steven Van Zandt, and the E Street Band, and had hits including "This Little Girl" (his comeback hit in 1981, which reached #11 on the pop chart in Billboard and #5 on the mainstream rock chart), "Jolé Blon" and "Out of Work".[ 3 ] Bonds continues to release albums sporadically, and today is a mainstay of the nostalgia concert circuit.<span class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="box-sizing:border-box;font-size:0.53em;line-height:0;position:relative;top:-0.5em;white-space:nowrap;">[''[https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Wikipedia:Citation_needed <span data-title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (August 2013)" style="box-sizing:border-box;">citation needed ]'']

<p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:15px;">While Bonds is mostly known for achievements within rhythm and blues and rock and roll, he often transcends these genres, e.g., his song "She's All I Got", co-written by [https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Jerry_Williams,_Jr. Jerry Williams, Jr.] (better known as Swamp Dogg), was nominated for the Country Music Association's "Song of the Year" in 1972 when it was a big hit for Johnny Paycheck (Freddie North also charted his only pop hit with a soul cover of the same song). He is also a 1997 honoree of the Rhythm & Blues Foundation. Bonds is an accomplished golfer and often plays celebrity PGA Tour events.<span class="reference" id="cite_ref-www.garyusbonds.com_3-3" style="box-sizing:border-box;font-size:0.53em;line-height:0;position:relative;top:-0.5em;">[ 3 ] Bonds guested in Blues Brothers 2000 in 1998 as part of a rival blues supergroup the Louisiana Gator Boys.

<p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:15px;">Bonds released an album in 2004 called Back in 20, the title referencing his repeated sporadic pop-ups of popularity (his first hits were in the 1960s, then again in the 1980s, and now another significant album in the early 2000s, each 20-odd yearsAPART). The album features guest appearances by Springsteen and Southside Johnny.<span class="reference" id="cite_ref-www.garyusbonds.com_3-4" style="box-sizing:border-box;font-size:0.53em;line-height:0;position:relative;top:-0.5em;">[ 3 ] Bonds was also inducted into the Long Island Music Hall of Fame on October 15, 2006.

<p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:15px;">In 2009 he released a new album Let Them Talk and toured the UK as a special guest of Bill Wyman's Rhythm Kings.<span class="reference" id="cite_ref-6" style="box-sizing:border-box;font-size:0.53em;line-height:0;position:relative;top:-0.5em;">[ 6 ] Most recently, in 2010, Bonds contributed duet vocals on the song "Umbrella in My Drink" on Southside Johnny's album Pills and Ammo.<span class="reference" id="cite_ref-7" style="box-sizing:border-box;font-size:0.53em;line-height:0;position:relative;top:-0.5em;">[ 7 ] He also made a guest appearance in the 3rd series of Lillyhammer which stars and is produced by Steven van Zandt.

<span class="mw-headline" id="Studio_albums" style="box-sizing:border-box;">Studio albums

 * Dance 'til Quarter to Three with U.S. Bonds (1961)
 * Twist Up Calypso (1962)
 * Dedication (1981)
 * On the Line (1982)
 * Standing in the Line of Fire (1984)
 * Nothing Left to Lose (1996)
 * Back in 20 (2004)
 * Let Them Talk (2009)

<span class="mw-headline" id="Live_albums" style="box-sizing:border-box;">Live albums

 * King Biscuit Flower Hour (Live) (2001)
 * Live! (2002)
 * From the Front Row... Live! (2003)
 * In Concert (2005)

<span class="mw-headline" id="Compilation_albums" style="box-sizing:border-box;">Compilation albums

 * The Best of Gary U.S. Bonds (1960s material) (1990)
 * Take Me Back to New Orleans (1960s singles compilation) (1994)
 * The Best of Gary U.S. Bonds (1980s material) (1996)
 * The Very Best of Gary U.S. Bonds: The Original Legrand Masters (1960s material) (1998)
 * Certified Soul (Singles from 1968 to 1970) (2008)

Singles



 * Produced by Frank Guida<span class="reference" id="cite_ref-8" style="box-sizing:border-box;font-size:0.6em;line-height:0;position:relative;top:-0.5em;">[ 8 ]