Christopher Cross is an American singer, songwriter, musician, and composer. Cross won five Grammy Awards for his eponymous debut album released in 1979. He has released three studio albums and two live albums. In 2018, he joined with other musicians in Austin to form the band Freedonia.
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Christopher Cross is an American singer, songwriter, musician, and composer from San Antonio, Texas. Cross won five Grammy Awards for his eponymous debut album released in 1979. The singles “Ride Like the Wind” and “Arthur’s Theme” peaked at number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. Cross’s guitar-playing is such that it once led to an unfulfilled invitation to play with Donald Fagen and Walter Becker of Steely Dan. He also played guitar during a Deep Purple concert in 1970 when Ritchie Blackmore fell ill shortly before the show. Cross co-wrote and sang the song “A Chance For Heaven” for the 1984 Summer Olympic Games.
In 2018, he joined with other musicians in Austin to form the band Freedonia. In late 2019, Cross toured with Todd Rundgren, Jason Scheff, Micky Molenz and Joey Molland in celebration of the Beatles’ White Album of Fifty Years Today – A Tribute to The Beatles’ Album on the 50th anniversary of the release of “The White Album” He has released three studio albums and two live albums. In 2011, Cross released a new studio album titled Doctor Faith. In 2013, he released A Night in Paris, a 2-CD live album he recorded and filmed in April 2012 at the Theatre Le Trianon Paris, France.
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