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Christopher Cross (born Christopher Geppert on May 3 1951) is an award-winning United States|American singer-songwriter from San Antonio|San Antonio, Texas. His debut album earned him all of the "Big Four" Grammy Awards in one year, a feat that is yet to be equalled. He also received an Academy Award|Oscar and a Golden Globe Award|Golden Globe relating to his work with music in hit films. Along with Michael McDonald, Toto, Kenny Loggins and, to a lesser degree, Hall and Oates, Cross formed the backbone of the so-called "Yacht Rock" genre of adult contemporary music, which captured the imagination of would-be sailers everywhere in the late 1970s and early 1980s.
Career
He is best known by most for his chart topper|Top Ten hit songs, "Sailing (Christopher Cross song)|Sailing", "Ride Like the Wind", and "Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)," the latter of which he performed for the film ''Arthur (film)|Arthur'' starring Dudley Moore and Liza Minnelli. "Sailing" earned three awards at the 1981 in music|1981 Grammy Awards|Grammy Awards Ceremony, while "Arthur's Theme" won the Academy Awards|Oscar for Academy Award for Best Song|Best Original Song in 1981 (with co-composers Burt Bacharach, Carole Bayer Sager and Peter Allen.)
Cross first played with a San Antonio, Texas|San Antonio based cov... read all
Myself And Christopher Cross
Alan Hedgepeth And Christopher Cross
