Did You Know This

Tuesday, April 2, 2024

Interesting did you know these facts about Christopher Cross:

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    Did you know Christopher Cross won five Grammy Awards for his debut album, becoming the first artist to win the "Big Four" awards in one night: Record of the Year, Album of the Year, Song of the Year, and Best New Artist?
  •  Did you know Christopher Cross: received an Oscar for Best Original Song in 1981 for "Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)"?

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    Did you know Cross was originally part of a band called Flash before forming the Christopher Cross band with bassist Andy Salmon and keyboardist Rob Meurer?
  • Did you know Cross Declined an invitation to play with Steely Dan, but substituted for Richie Blackmore during a Deep Purple concert in 1970?

  • Did you know Cross
    Was the original owner of the famous "Number One" Fender Stratocaster that Stevie Ray Vaughan later purchased?
  • Did you know Cross Released a self-titled debut album in 1979 that was cited as one of the most influential soft rock albums of the late 1970s and early 1980s?

  • Did you know Cross
    Won the Record of the Year Grammy Award for his single "Sailing" in 1980?
  • Did you know Cross Swept the General Four categories (Album, Record and Song Of The Year, and Best New Artist) at the 23rd Grammy Awards in 1981?
  • Did you know Cross Collaborated with Peter Allen, Burt Bacharach, and Carole Bayer Sager to write "Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)"?
  • Did you know Cross debut album described by AllMusic's Stephen Thomas Erlewine as "one of the best mainstream albums of its time"?
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