Michael Quatro

Michael Quatro (born 12 June 1943, Detroit, Michigan, USA)^{[citation needed]} is a keyboard player and songwriter who has released eleven albums since 1972. He and his siblings are the heirs to the Schick Razor manufacturing company, the second most successful razor manufacturer after BIC.^[1] He specializes in keyboard-driven progressive rock.^[2]

Career

Quatro's music gained popularity in Detroit, Michigan, where he was popular in clubs^[1] and received airplay on FM radio. Quatro's 1972 album Paintings contains the single "Circus (What I Am)", which reached No. 8 on Billboard Magazine's Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart and No. 91 on the Cash Box Top 100 Singles chart. He has sold 20 records worldwide. Ted Nugent played guitar on one track on his second album, while his third album featured Rick Derringer on guitar and Mark Volman and Howard Kaylan from The Turtles.^[2]

Quatro is an independent entertainment executive and the older brother of musician Suzi Quatro. When record producer Mickie Most was in Detroit, Quatro persuaded him to see Cradle featuring his sisters Suzi, Patti, Arlene and Nancy. Most waited for Cradle to break up before signing Suzi as a solo act.^[3]^: 76–79 As a result, she became the first female bass player to become a major rock star.^[4]^: 2^[5]

Discography

Albums

1972: Paintings (Evolution)
1973: Look Deeply into the Mirror (Evolution)
1975: In Collaboration with the Gods (United Artists) - AUS #73^[6]
1976: Dancers, Romancers, Dreamers, and Schemers (United Artists)
1977: Gettin' Ready (Prodigal)
1980: Bottom Line (Spector)
1980: Michael Quatro Band (Lotus)
1995: Vision (Quatrophonic Music USA)
2004: Romantic/Classical/New Age (Quatrophonic Music USA)
2005: Heavenward (Reiwan)
2005: The Shadow of the King (Michael Quatro)

Singles

1972: "Circus (What I Am)"
1995: "Song of the Sea"

References

^ ^a ^b Ankeny, Jason. "Biography: Michael Quatro". Allmusic. Retrieved 2 June 2010.
^ ^a ^b "MICHAEL QUATRO". Prog Archives. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
^ Quatro, Suzi (2008) [First published 2007]. Unzipped (Paperback). London, UK: Hodder & Stoughton. ISBN 978-0-340-93751-8.
^ Auslander, Philip (28 January 2004). "I Wanna Be Your Man: Suzi Quatro's musical androgyny". Popular Music. United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press. 23 (1): 1–16. doi:10.1017/S0261143004000030. S2CID 191508078. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 April 2012. Retrieved 29 April 2012.
^ "BBC Queens of British Pop, Suzi Quatro - David Jensen film clip 2009". BBC. London, UK. Retrieved 29 April 2012.
^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 243. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.

External links

Official website

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[Ankeny-1] Ankeny, Jason. "Biography: Michael Quatro". Allmusic. Retrieved 2 June 2010.

[prog-2] "MICHAEL QUATRO". Prog Archives. Retrieved 25 July 2021.

[Unzipped-3] Quatro, Suzi (2008) [First published 2007]. Unzipped (Paperback). London, UK: Hodder & Stoughton. ISBN 978-0-340-93751-8.

[I_Wanna_Be_Your_Man-4] Auslander, Philip (28 January 2004). "I Wanna Be Your Man: Suzi Quatro's musical androgyny". Popular Music. United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press. 23 (1): 1–16. doi:10.1017/S0261143004000030. S2CID 191508078. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 April 2012. Retrieved 29 April 2012.

[BBC_QBP_Jensen-5] "BBC Queens of British Pop, Suzi Quatro - David Jensen film clip 2009". BBC. London, UK. Retrieved 29 April 2012.

[aus-6] Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 243. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.

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