Bibliographic Information
Title: Crazy Life
Artist: Home Free
ASIN: B00HQF9UZ8
Publisher:Columbia
Copyright:2014
Book Details
Formats: CD and MP3
Song Count: 11 songs
Awards: Winner of NBC’s a cappella TV show, The Sing Off!
Plot Summary
Includes a range of country, country, western and blue grass songs supported by vocal percussion, all acappella.
Critical Evaluation
Home Free won the NBC acapella TV show, The Sing Off!. The record contains a number of songs that helped them win. It has a 5 star rating on iTunes and demonstrates masterful a cappella style.
Reader’s Annotation
Crazy Life is the debut album of Home Free. Crazy Life features both original music and songs performed on the show including Ring of Fire and a Hunter Hayes medley I Want Crazy.
Information about the Group
A collection of musicians from north and south. They all love music and most since high school and college have made it their primary activity. Home Free performs without any instruments, only their voices. Adam Rupp is an award-winning vocal percussionist, Austin Brown and Rob Lundquist are tenors, Chris Rupp is a baritone and Tim Foust provides the bass.
Austin Brown – Grew up on a farm has a college degree in musical theater.
Rob Lundquist – Has a near 5-octave range.
Chris Rupp – An award winning vocal percussionist.
Tim Foust – With classical training, he finds he migrates toward jazz.
Adam Rupp – Musical director of Home Free. He has a musical performance degree in voice and piano.
Genre
Western Accappela
Curriculum Ties
Human percussion
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Booktalking ideas
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Reading Level/Interest Age
Interest Level: Age 13+
Challenge Issues
none
References
http://www.homefreevocalband.com/#!media/cysd
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