Laurence Juber
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Laurence Ivor Juber (born 12 November 1952) is an English musician,
Biography
Early life
Born in
Studio work in London
Enraptured by the sounds on records of the mid- to late 1960s, he set his sights on becoming a
During this time, Juber worked on the 1977
Wings
Juber gave up a lucrative and successful studio career when invited to join the band
Juber's first solo album, Standard Time, which he began recording during his time in Wings, was not released until 1982. Like Denny Laine's Holly Days LP, the release comprises covers of material to which McCartney owned the publishing. One track, "Maisie", was written by Juber himself. "Maisie" was recorded by the four male members of the final Wings line-up.[4] The album has not been reissued since its original vinyl release.
Life after Wings
After Wings disbanded in early 1981, Juber moved to the United States. In New York City, he met his future wife, Hope, and soon moved to her native California.[5] He subsequently resumed work as a studio musician and played guitar for numerous television shows, including Happy Days, Family Ties, Home Improvement and 7th Heaven. He composed the music for A Very Brady Christmas (1988), World Gone Wild (1988) and Little Sweetheart (1990). He played guitar on Belinda Carlisle's "Mad About You", Eric Carmen's "Make Me Lose Control" as well as Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes' "Time of My Life" and Patrick Swayze's "She's Like the Wind" from the Dirty Dancing soundtrack.
Juber co-composed the soundtrack of the award-winning video game
With his wife, Hope Juber, he has composed the scores to the musical comedies Gilligan's Island: The Musical, A Very Brady Musical and It's The Housewives![6]
In addition to his own recording and performances, Juber has produced, arranged and played on Al Stewart's albums Between the Wars (1995), Down in the Cellar (2000), A Beach Full of Shells (2005) and Sparks of Ancient Light (2008), and occasionally performs with Stewart.
In 2014 he released a "photo memoir" Guitar With Wings (published by Dalton Watson Fine Books)[7] which featured previously unpublished pictures of his time working with Paul McCartney.
Solo career
In 1990, Juber released his second solo album, Solo Flight. During the next decade he would begin to explore altered tunings, especially "
Personal life
Juber is married to former actress Hope Schwartz, whose father
Discography
- 1982: Standard Time
- 1990: Solo Flight
- 1993: Naked Guitar
- 1995: LJ
- 1997: Winter Guitar
- 1997: Groovemasters with Preston Reed
- 1998: Mosaic
- 1999: Altered Reality
- 2000: LJ Plays the Beatles
- 2000: Naked Solos
- 2000: The Collection
- 2001: Different Times
- 2003: Guitarist
- 2004: Henry Mancini: Pink Guitar
- 2005: One Wing
- 2006: I've Got the World on Six Strings
- 2007: PCH
- 2008: Pop Goes Guitar
- 2009: Wooden Horses
- 2010: LJ Plays the Beatles Vol. 2
- 2011: Children of the Harvest
- 2012: Soul of Light
- 2013: Catch LJ Live!
- 2013: Under an Indigo Sky
- 2015: Fingerboard Road
- 2016: Holidays & Hollynights
- 2017: LJ Can't Stop Playing the Beatles!
- 2018: Touchstones: The Evolution of Fingerstyle Guitar
- 2019: Downtown
- 2020: The Fab 4th
Collaborations
- Nice to Be Around – Rosemary Clooney (1977)
- Stop and Smell the Roses – Ringo Starr (1981)
- The Four Sides of Buzzy Linhart – Buzzy Linhart (1982, EP)[8]
- Belinda – Belinda Carlisle (1986)
- Barry Manilow – Barry Manilow (1989)
- Between the Wars – Al Stewart (1995)
- Musings – William Goldstein (2016)
- Unleash the Love – Mike Love (2017)
- Fine Line – Harry Styles (2019)
References
- ISBN 0-634-04861-9.
- ISBN 978-0-87930-968-8. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
- ISBN 978-0-87833-304-2.
- ^ "Collaborations Paul McCartney – Laurence Juber – Standard Time". Beatleshelp.topcities.com. Archived from the original on 9 July 2012. Retrieved 10 August 2012.
- ^ Tabachnick, Toby (23 March 2018). "Former Wings guitarist to soar at Temple Emanuel this weekend". Jewish Chronicle. Retrieved 4 December 2018.
- ^ "Biography: Lawrence Juber". C.F. Martin & Company. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
- ^ Deriso, Nick (24 May 2014). "Book Review: Guitar With Wings: A Photographic Memoir, by Laurence Juber". Something Else!. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
- AllMusic. Retrieved May 17, 2022.