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Rockapella is a five-man a cappella musical group, known best for their Folgers Coffee commercials and the Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego? theme song. "Rockapella" is a portmanteau word of the words "rock" and "a cappella". They have also done a cappella covers. more...
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The original group members consisted of Brown University alumni Elliott Kerman, David Stix, Sean Altman, and Steve Keyes, who started performing together sheerly out of their love for music. Stix left the group early on and was replaced with Charlie Evett. After having performed on New York City street corners for passers-by the group met a producer who found them a spot on the television show Spike & Co.: Do It A Cappella, hosted by Spike Lee. It was this show that put them in the national spotlight.
The text "All sounds provided by the voices and appendages of Rockapella," the central idea of the group, appears on the group's label debut, Don't Tell Me You Do.
None of the original members of Rockapella currently remain in the group. Founding members Sean Altman and Steve Keyes, Rockapella alum Charlie Evett, and non-Rockapella-related baritone Kevin Weist now comprise an a cappella group called The GrooveBarbers. They can be seen on a current nationwide television ad for Astelin nasal spray as 'The Astelins'. Founding member Elliott Kerman, is working independently on jazz music compilations.
Frequently, songs downloaded on file-sharing programs may be mis-tagged as Rockapella, when they are instead by other a cappella artists, including college-related groups, Moxy Früvous, and Da Vinci's Notebook, as well as for other, less similar acts, such as Eddie From Ohio, They Might Be Giants, or Michigan State University's own Accafellas.
Members
Current
Charles Scott Leonard (high tenor; joined April, 1991);
Jeff T. Thacher (vocal percussion; joined 1993);
Kevin R. Wright (tenor; joined 1997);
George W. Baldi (bass; joined August, 2002);
John K. Brown (tenor; joined August, 2004);
Former
David Stix (bass, member 1986-1987);
Charlie Evett (bass, member 1987-1988);
Steve Keyes (high tenor, member 1986-1991);
Sean D. Altman (tenor, member 1986-1997);
Barry S. Carl (bass, member 1989-2002);
Elliott S. Kerman (baritone, member 1986-2004);
Discography
Independent Releases
Live in Japan (June 2004);
Amerigo Releases
Comfort & Joy (November 2002);
Smilin' (August 2002);
J-Bird Releases
In Concert (CD/DVD) (March 2001);
Christmas (October 2000);
Rockapella 2 (March 2000);
Don't Tell Me You Do (February 1999);
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