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2.Before the fame of Steamroller, Davis had been best known for creating the country music character "C.The result, Fresh Aire, was released in 1975 under the pseudonym Mannheim Steamroller, in the hopes of the album being a best seller.Fresh Aire II was subsequently released in 1977 and Fresh Aire III was released in 1979.In 1986, Mannheim Steamroller released music composed for a PBS special called Saving the Wildlife, which featured one track from Fresh Aire VI and twelve new tracks.The music was composed entirely by Williams but produced and arranged by Davis.But it was beginning in 1984 that Steamroller found its greatest fame.Davis released his first holiday album, Mannheim Steamroller Christmas, featuring modern contemporary interpretations of Yuletide favorites.By the end of 1997, they had released a live album of Christmas music, Mannheim Steamroller Christmas Live.Christmas album, Christmas Extraordinaire.Christmas Celebration, a compilation of favorite tracks from the previous studio albums (with one new song), was released in 2004.The Christmas Angel: A Family Story.In addition to their Fresh Aire and Christmas collections, Steamroller has released an album of Disney music (1999's Mannheim Steamroller Meets the Mouse), one celebrating his American heritage (2003's American Spirit, which reunited Chip Davis with C.McCall and featured a remake of "Convoy"), and an album "Yellowstone" mixing prior Davis compositions and classical pieces by Ottorino Respighi.Year
Album
Peak Chart Positions
RIAA U.Ambience albums
Bird Song (2000)
Summer Song (2001)
Autumn Song (2003)
Ocean Song (?Day Parts: Romance II (1998)
Mannheim Steamroller Meets the Mouse (1999)
25 Year Celebration of Mannheim Steamroller (1999)
Romantic Mellodies (2001)
American Spirit (2003)
Halloween (2003)
Halloween: Monster Mix (2004)
Halloween, Vol.AEC One Stop Group, Inc..Nielsen Business Media, Inc..This page was last modified 05:27, 24 December 2007.See Copyrights for details.The group has sold 27 million albums in the U.The Fresh Aire Series
2.Before the fame of Steamroller, Davis had been best known for creating the country music character "C.Even before Davis made McCall a star, he produced an unusual album of classical music performed entirely by Davis and musical collaborator Jackson Berkey, using electric bass and synthesizers.The result, Fresh Aire, was released in 1975 under the pseudonym Mannheim Steamroller, in the hopes of the album being a best seller.In 1986, Mannheim Steamroller released music composed for a PBS special called Saving the Wildlife, which featured one track from Fresh Aire VI and twelve new tracks.Mason Williams for the album "Classical Gas".The music was composed entirely by Williams but produced and arranged by Davis.But it was beginning in 1984 that Steamroller found its greatest fame.Davis released his first holiday album, Mannheim Steamroller Christmas, featuring modern contemporary interpretations of Yuletide favorites.By the end of 1997, they had released a live album of Christmas music, Mannheim Steamroller Christmas Live.Christmas album, Christmas Extraordinaire.Christmas albums, but the plans fell through.In addition to their Fresh Aire and Christmas collections, Steamroller has released an album of Disney music (1999's Mannheim Steamroller Meets the Mouse), one celebrating his American heritage (2003's American Spirit, which reunited Chip Davis with C.The current lineup of the band is: Chip Davis (drums and percussion), Bobby Jenkins (Oboe), Jackson Berkey (keyboards), Almeda Berkey (keyboards), Roxanne Layton (percussion and woodwinds), Ron Cooley (guitar and bass), Arnie Roth (strings), and Chuck Pennington (orchestra conductor).Currently active on the charts.Ambience albums
Bird Song (2000)
Summer Song (2001)
Autumn Song (2003)
Ocean Song (?The last three are mentioned in the liner notes for the existing Ambience CDs, but have not yet been released.Day Parts: Romance II (1998)
Mannheim Steamroller Meets the Mouse (1999)
25 Year Celebration of Mannheim Steamroller (1999)
Romantic Mellodies (2001)
American Spirit (2003)
Halloween (2003)
Halloween: Monster Mix (2004)
Halloween, Vol.All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.See Copyrights for details.Christmas music truly brightens our spirits and there is none more popular that the Grammy Award winning holiday music of Mannheim Steamroller.Mannheim Steamroller, with more than 23 million Christmas albums sold, offers annual favorites including Deck the Halls, Hallelujah, and O Tannenbaum.An American Christmas is hosted by the founder of Mannheim Steamroller, Chip Davis.The program features heartwarming stories and legends of Christmas woven into the best selection of Christmas music from artists such as Johnny Mathis, Celine Dion, Perry Como and, of course, Mannheim Steamroller.FM Detroit, WGST Atlanta, WGN Chicago, KVI Seattle, KFYI and KESZ Phoenix.Mannheim Steamroller Christmas Companion.President and CEO, Barry Young.An American Christmas in your city by visiting www.If you would like to download the Mannheim Steamroller Christmas Companion, visit iTunes.Steve Goddard, and The OtherSide with Steve Godfrey.This privacy policy applies to the mannheimsteamroller.Collection of your Personal Information
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1.By clicking any links above, the iTunes application will launch or you will be prompted to download iTunes if you don't have it.Best known for producing innovative Christmas music albums, Mannheim Steamroller (the musical moniker for classically trained composer Chip Davis) has become one of the world's most influential and beloved instrumental acts.Mainstream success finally came in the form of Mannheim Steamroller Christmas, Davis' first holiday album, which surprised the music industry by selling over 5 million copies.Mannheim Steamroller Short Biography
Best known for producing innovative Christmas music albums, Mannheim Steamroller (the musical moniker for classically trained composer Chip Davis) has become one of the world's most influential and beloved instrumental acts.Davis created his own music label, American Gramaphone, and distributed his album to audio showrooms rather than record stores.His music became an instant hit with audiophiles (who frequented such showrooms) worldwide.Mainstream success finally came in the form of Mannheim Steamroller Christmas, Davis' first holiday album, which surprised the music industry by selling over 5 million copies.This groundbreaking hybrid sound of classical rock would ultimately be the precursor to the phenomenally successful new age music movement.Upon graduating in 1969, Davis was tapped to tour with the Norman Luboff Choir; after five years with the group, performing everything from pop to classical, he returned to Sylvania to teach music at the local junior high school, often adapting classical standards to contemporary harmonies and rhythms for student consumption.Bill Fries, he created the enormously popular C.He titled the resulting album Fresh Aire, and when no label would touch it, he founded his own company, American Gramaphone, in 1974, creating a fictitious band named Mannheim Steamroller to better promote the project.LP became a smash hit among audiophiles, and a series of popular Fresh Aire sequels followed in the years to come.In 1984, Davis issued Mannheim Steamroller Christmas, which shocked onlookers by selling over five million copies on the strength of a Top 40 Adult Contemporary rendition of "Deck the Halls."Although in the early 1990s Davis began recording under his own name for the first time, he also maintained the Mannheim Steamroller guise for a series of seasonal recordings, among them 1995's Christmas in the Aire, 1997's Christmas Live and 1998's Christmas Angel: A Family Story.Years celebrated Mannheim Steamroller's silver anniversary.Use of this site is subject to express terms of use, which prohibit commercial use of this site.By continuing past this page, you agree to abide by these terms.All Music Guide is a trademark of All Media Guide, LLC.Thank you for sharing your concerns.Thank you for sharing your concerns.We can only process copyright complaints submitted by authorized parties in accordance with processes defined in law.Please refer to our Help Center for more information and the complete instructions.Thank you for sharing this video!Would you like to comment?Mannheim Steamroller have been widely recognized as the biggest purveyors of holiday music in the industry.Mannheim Steamroller Feeds
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