Rockapella
Rockapella performs in Freeport, Maine in 2003
Background information
Origin	New York, New York, USA
Genre(s)	A Cappella
Years active	1986 — Present
Label(s)	Shakariki Records Amerigo Records J-Bird Records Rentrak Records ForLife Records
Website	Rockapella.com
Members
Scott Leonard Jeff Thacher Kevin Wright George Baldi III John K. Brown
Former members
David Stix Charlie Evett Steve Keyes Sean Altman Barry Carl Elliott Kerman Greg Lee

Rockapella is an American a cappella musical group best known for their series of Folgers Coffee commercials and the Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego? theme song. "Rockapella" is a portmanteau of "rock" and "a cappella". In addition to original vocal music, the group also perform a cappella covers of pop songs. Image:Rockapella-LLBean-Concert. ... Freeport, Maine Freeport is a town located in Cumberland County, Maine. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Midtown Manhattan, looking north from the Empire State Building, 2005 New York City (officially named the City of New York) is the most populous city in the state of New York and the entire United States. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... A cappella music is vocal music or singing without instrumental accompaniment, or a piece intended to be performed in this way. ... This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Charles S. (Scott) Leonard is a singer with the group Rockapella, the house band on Where In The World Is Carmen Sandiego on PBS (1991-1995). ... Rockapella is an American a cappella musical group, known best for their series of Folgers Coffee commercials and the Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego? theme song. ... Sean Altman in one of many costumes on Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego? Sean Altman (born May 9, 1961) is a founder and former lead singer of the singing group Rockapella and a pioneer of the modern a cappella movement. ... A cappella music is vocal music or singing without instrumental accompaniment, or a piece intended to be performed in this way. ... Folgers Coffee is a major brand of coffee in the US, part of the food and beverage division of Procter & Gamble. ... Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego is a song made famous by the vocal group Rockapella, and currently performed by that group as well as former group leader Sean Altman, who co-wrote the song with David Yazbek. ... A portmanteau (IPA pronunciation: RP, US) is a word or morpheme that fuses two or more words or word parts to give a combined or loaded meaning. ... For other uses, see Rock music (disambiguation). ... A cappella music is vocal music or singing without instrumental accompaniment, or a piece intended to be performed in this way. ...

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. [1] Brown University is a private university located in Providence, Rhode Island. ... Sean Altman in one of many costumes on Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego? Sean Altman (born May 9, 1961) is a founder and former lead singer of the singing group Rockapella and a pioneer of the modern a cappella movement. ... New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ... Shelton Jackson Lee (born March 20, 1957, in Atlanta, Georgia), better known as Spike Lee, is an American film director, producer, writer, and actor noted for his films dealing with controversial social and political issues. ...

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. Sean Altman in one of many costumes on Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego? Sean Altman (born May 9, 1961) is a founder and former lead singer of the singing group Rockapella and a pioneer of the modern a cappella movement. ... Azelastine hydrochloride is an antihistamine and mast cell stabilizer available as a nasal spray (Astelin®) for hay fever and as eye drops (Optilar®) for allergic conjunctivitis. ...

Frequently, songs downloaded on file-sharing programs are mis-tagged as Rockapella, when they are instead by other a cappella artists, including collegiate groups, Moxy Früvous, The Nylons, and Da Vinci's Notebook, as well as for other, less similar acts, such as Eddie From Ohio, or They Might Be Giants. This article or section should be merged with peer-to-peer. ... A cappella music is vocal music or singing without instrumental accompaniment, or a piece intended to be performed in this way. ... Moxy Früvous is a folk-pop/geek-rock band from the Toronto, Ontario area. ... The Nylons are an a cappella group founded in 1979 in Canada, best known for their covers of The Turtles Happy Together, Steams Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye, and The Tokens version of the traditional The Lion Sleeps Tonight. These songs appeared on the bands most... Da Vincis Notebook (or simply DVN) is a comedic a cappella singing group. ... Eddie From Ohio (or often just EFO) is an American folk band. ... They Might Be Giants (commonly abbreviated to TMBG) is an American alternative rock duo consisting of John Linnell and John Flansburgh that formed in 1982. ...

Membership history

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Temporary members

• Kenny X - Vocal percussion (1992/1993)
• David Yazbek - Vocal percussion (1992) (on Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego)

David Yazbek wrote the lyrics to the musical adaptation of Dirty Rotten Scoundrels. ...

Discography

Domestic releases

Live In Japan is an album by the a cappella group Rockapella. ... Comfort & Joy is a holiday album by the a cappella group Rockapella. ... Smilin is a studio album by the a cappella group Rockapella. ... In Concert is an album by the a cappella group Rockapella. ... Christmas is the sixth and first holiday album released by the a cappella group Rockapella. ... 2 is a fifth studio album by the a cappella group Rockapella. ... Dont Tell Me You Do is a studio album by the a cappella group Rockapella. ... Rockapella aka Devilbaby is a studio album by the a cappella group Rockapella. ... Lucky Seven is a studio album by the a cappella group Rockapella. ... Primer is a debut studio album by the a cappella group Rockapella. ...

International releases

Compilation releases

Unaffiliated releases

Solo/Other CDs

• The OGs Featuring Scott Leonard ... Scott Leonard

Songs in commercials

• Almond Joy/Mounds
• Taco Bell
• Folgers coffee
• Doritos
• Dr Pepper (never aired)
• NBC The Today Show promos for the program's "Where in the World is Matt Lauer?" segment

Many people believe Rockapella performed Coca Cola commercials and performed the Gummi Bears theme. These sound clips are available online, but are not Rockapella's work, but rather the Brown Derbies. Miniature Almond Joy in wrapper Miniature Almond Joy Inside a Miniature Almond Joy An Almond Joy is a small candy bar manufactured by Hersheys. ... Mounds is a candy bar made by Hersheys, and is the sister product of Almond Joy. ... Taco Bell Corp. ... Folgers Coffee is a major brand of coffee in the US, part of the food and beverage division of Procter & Gamble. ... A cup of coffee. ... Nacho Cheese Doritos Mexican Nacho Flavored Doritos, Israel (old style) Cool American Flavored Doritos found in Amsterdam. ... Dr Pepper is a caramel-colored, carbonated soft drink marketed in North America by Cadbury Schweppes Americas Beverages (CSAB), a unit of Cadbury Schweppes. ... Today, commonly referred to as The Today Show to avoid ambiguity, is an American morning news and talk show airing weekday mornings on the NBC television network. ... Matt Lauer or Matthew Todd Lauer (December 30, 1957)[1] is an American television personality, best known as a co-host of NBCs The Today Show (since 1994)[1] after being a news anchor in New York [2] and a local talk-show host in Boston, Philadelphia, Providence, and... Disneys Adventures of the Gummi Bears was an American animated television series that aired in the United States in the mid-1980s through the early 1990s. ...

External links

• Rockapella.com - Rockapella's Official Website
• ScottLeonardMusic.com - Scott Leonard's Official Website
• The Seanosphere - Sean Altman's Official Website
• ElliottKerman.com - Elliott Kerman's Official Website
• BarryCarl.com - Barry Carl's Official Website
• GrooveBarbers.com- The Groovebarber's Official Website