Adrian Israel Gurvitz is an English singer, songwriter, musician and record producer.
22 Facts About Adrian Gurvitz
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Adrian Gurvitz co-wrote the track "Even If My Heart Would Break" from the Grammy Award-winning soundtrack The Bodyguard.
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Adrian Gurvitz was placed at No 9 by Chris Welch of Melody Maker's "Best Guitarists in the World" list.
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Adrian Gurvitz's father was the tour manager for Cliff Richard and the Shadows and the Kinks.
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Adrian Gurvitz started playing guitar at the age of eight and by age 15, he was touring in early bands like Screaming Lord Sutch, Billie Davis, and Crispian St Peters.
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Not long after the Gun disbanded, Adrian Gurvitz began work on his first solo album, which turned into Three Man Army's debut album, A Third of a Lifetime.
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Shortly after Jimi Hendrix's death, Miles invited Adrian Gurvitz to join his band, the Buddy Miles Express, on its US tour.
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On tour, Adrian Gurvitz contributed to Miles' 1973 album Chapter VII.
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Adrian Gurvitz returned to the UK from his tour with Buddy Miles and met back up with his brother and Three Man Army bandmate Paul Adrian Gurvitz.
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The Baker Adrian Gurvitz Army signed to Vertigo Records in the UK and signed with Atlantic in the United States.
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Adrian Gurvitz was asked by drummer Graeme Edge of the Moody Blues to join his band, the Graeme Edge Band.
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Adrian Gurvitz wanted Gurvitz to help write, sing and produce his next two albums, Kick Off Your Muddy Boots and Paradise Ballroom, which both charted in the US.
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In 1979, Adrian Gurvitz went solo and recorded two albums with Jet Records.
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Adrian Gurvitz recorded Sweet Vendetta with US studio musicians Jeff, Joe and Steve Porcaro, and David Paich who started the band Toto two years earlier.
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Adrian Gurvitz reached success with the song "Classic", reaching No 8 on the UK Singles Chart.
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Adrian Gurvitz moved to the States and wrote Eddie Money's hit, "The Love in Your Eyes".
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Adrian Gurvitz signed to Warner Chappell Music, where he wrote tracks for artists like Steve Perry, REO Speedwagon and Chicago.
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In 2000, Adrian Gurvitz formed an American-British pop girl group, No Secrets.
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Adrian Gurvitz was hired by Walt Disney Records to produce and write songs for many of their in-house pop stars such as Jesse McCartney, Cheetah Girls and Anne Hathaway.
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Adrian Gurvitz produced many of the Disneymania soundtracks, which landed him three gold albums.
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In 2011, Adrian Gurvitz produced the song "Stevie on the Radio" for Pixie Lott featuring Stevie Wonder on the album Young Foolish Happy.
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Adrian Gurvitz is currently working as an executive at Buskin Records which he founded alongside Jeffrey Evans, and with Warner Bros.