Rex Smith | SOLID GOLD | "Faithfully" (7/23/1983)

From our 3rd Season of Paramount Television’s hit TV series, “SOLID GOLD“: enjoy our co-host, REX SMITH, singing the Journey song, "FAITHFULLY". This recording was arranged and produced by myself (Solid Gold's musical director and theme composer, Michael Miller - aka "Mickle"). This aired on July 23, 1983.
The members of my SOLID GOLD band are:
Michael Miller - keyboards, trumpet
Rocky Davis - keyboards, trombone
Stewart Levin - keyboards
George Doering - guitar
John Goux - guitar
Michael Fisher - percussion
David Edelstein - bass
Mike Baird - drums
Background singers:
Jon Joyce
Joe Pizzulo
Kipp Lennon
Deborah Davis
Sunny Wilkinson
Beth Anderson
Gail Lopata
Mitzi McCall
Myrna Matthews
Recorded at A&M Studios, Engineered by Howard Wolen & Clyde Kaplan
Filmed at KTLA Studios - Stage 6, Hollywood

[@NagyZsuzsanna58]

Your DNA and yuor tone of voice are in tune. The timbre is filled without gaps. It shines without any awkward parts. Bravo.

[@fa3ryl]

I remember watching Solid Gold as a kid with my mom. Such great memories!! Thank you so much for sharing these performances on KZbin Mr. Miller!!❤

[@tvfan23]

From July 23/83 I believe. Great performance arranged and produced by Solid Gold's very talented musical director. These performances were definitely highlights of each show.

[@bigeyezzzzzzz]

Thanks so much for your very kind message! I’m glad you are enjoying these unearthed performances!

[@bellantonioabraham6920]

@@bigeyezzzzzzz I truly miss these music from 1980's. When Solid Gold airing best stars performances.

[@jasonburger3533]

This performance by Rex Smith of the 1983 Journey song, "Faithfully", is a stellar production from season 3, 1982-1983, of "Solid Gold". Your arrangement, Michael, and production of this performance, with all the musicians and background singers, brought out the best in Rex Smith. This is the best performance by him on "Solid Gold" that I have ever seen to date. I admit that I had missed it when it had aired on television, so thank you, thank you, thank you, for bringing it alive on your KZbin channel. It is a crystal clear video and the sound, although monoaural, sounds stereo on a small smartphone that has built-in stereo speakers. The vibrato of Rex Smith is very present throughout this performance. He had been in "The Pirates Of The Penzance" on Broadway and a late 1970s and early 1980s teen idol singer. He and Marilyn McCoo did a lot of beautiful duets and we're a good pairing as co-hosts. Additionally, Rex did a lot of wonderful solos as did Marilyn during their 1982-1983 season as co-hosts together. This performance, I think, must have done Steve Perry, then the lead singer of Journey, and the entire band very proud to have gotten the "Solid Gold" treatment.

[@bigeyezzzzzzz]

I’m glad you enjoyed this video, and I thank you for all of your compliments regarding my band, arrangement and production!

[@jasonburger3533]

​@bigeyezzzzzzz You are very welcome, Michael. Thank you for being there to help put it all together for the "Solid Gold" television series and again for your KZbin channel. Watching these makes me look back on that era as a golden era for music that some of us youngsters at the time thought would keep on going. A lot of the modern current stuff is nowhere near as good as gold, but the pendulum appears to be slowly swinging back to listenable music again through the young people, such as those you mentor.

[@bellantonioabraham6920]

@@bigeyezzzzzzz special thank you for posting these 80's clips from television series Solid Gold. I watched American Bandstand & Weekly Top 10 countdown every weekend.

[@NagyZsuzsanna58]

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