Gary Lawyer

Gary Lawyer (born 1959) is an Indian singer-songwriter known for his works predominantly in Western Music & Bollywood. He started his career as a nightclub singer in New York City.[1] Also known as " The man with a golden voice".[2]

Gary Lawyer
Gary Lawyer From The Sophie
Background information
Born1959
OriginMumbai, India
GenresPop, blues, jazz
Occupation(s)Instrumentalist, singer-songwriter
Instrumentsvocals, guitar
Years activeSince the 1980s
Websitegarylawyermusic.com

Career

He is the first Indian to be signed for a western album outside India and the first English music video "nights on Fire" to be played on MTV in India.[3] Lawyer has a bass baritone, who sings in the tenor range.[4] During his youth he studied music in New York City, before returning to his roots in Bombay to further build his career, leaving behind the many contracts he was offered in NY.

Today he is known in India as "the man with a golden voice". As well as music from his own albums he also sings covers by great rock & jazz musicians such as The doors, Frank Sinatra, Elvis, Freddy Mercury and many more. He has been the opening act for many international musicians such as Bon Jovi, Bryan Adams, Def Leppard, and has even played tributes to "Queen" by playing for Freddy Mercury's family and friends.

Gary also has broadened his horizons and sung for Bollywood Films as well which have gone on to become hits. That said he has been perhaps the greatest inspiration for young indian rockers, never giving up on his goal- always pushing for the talent in western forms of music to finally step into the light in a world which is dominated to Hindi/ Bollywood music.[5]

Songs
  • "Arrow in the Dust"
  • "Highway to Heaven"
  • "Nights on Fire"
  • "This Cannot Wait"
  • "The Other Side of Dawn"
  • "Deep Blue Dusk"

"Indian Summer"

Albums
  • Unbelong
  • Other Side of dawn
  • Nights on Fire
  • Arrow in the Dust


Selected filmography

(vocals)

See also

References
  1. Transcript (of online chat, 13 May 2005). "Gary Lawyer" Archived 26 January 2013 at Archive.today. Indiatimes. Retrieved February 2013
  2. Gupta, Deepa (15 May 2018). "I live life on my own terms: Gary Lawyer". The Hindu. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
  3. "Shekhar in conversation with Gary Lawyer – Episode 89 – Bollywood Movies". Zimbio. Retrieved 12 October 2011.
  4. "Road ke har Mod Pe". YouTube. 5 September 2010. Retrieved 12 October 2011.
  5. "Why Gary Lawyer has avoided Bollywood". Gulf News. 14 April 2018.
  6. Rodrigues, Collin (8 September 2011). "Gary Lawyer's Elvis Tribute for Charity". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 16 February 2013
  7. Nnbhushan (31 March 2009). "Gary Lawyer Indian Summer" World News (WN) Network. Retrieved 16 February 2013
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