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By the end of 1997, they had released a live album of Christmas music, Mannheim Steamroller Christmas Live. Steamroller had now become one of the most requested Christmas music artists of all time. This was followed by A Fresh Aire Christmas (1988) and Christmas in the Aire (1995). Davis released his first holiday album, Mannheim Steamroller Christmas, featuring modern contemporary interpretations of Yuletide favorites. Later, Davis collaborated with guitarist/composer Mason Williams for a remake of the 1968 instrumental 'Classical Gas', which used the original arrangement.īut it was beginning in 1984 that Steamroller found its greatest fame. The London Symphony Orchestra appears on Fresh Aire V, Fresh Aire VI, and Fresh Aire 8. Berkey's wife Almeda joined them onstage as another keyboardist.

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Mannheim Steamroller quickly grew into a full band, with Davis on drums, Berkey on keyboards, and Eric Hansen on bass and lute.

Fresh Aire II was subsequently released in 1977 and Fresh Aire III was released in 1979. The result, Fresh Aire, was released in 1975 under the pseudonym Mannheim Steamroller, in the hopes of the album being a best seller. Since no major label would handle its distribution, Davis founded his own music label, American Gramaphone (a play on the classical record label Deutsche Grammophon), to release the album. And even before Davis 'made' McCall a star, he produced an unusual album of classical music performed entirely by Davis and musical collaborator Jackson Berkey, using electric bass and synthesizers. McCall' (of 'Convoy' fame) for his friend Bill Fries. Before the fame of Steamroller, Davis had been best known for creating the country music character 'C.W.

Mannheim Steamroller actually began as an alias for record producer/composer Chip Davis.

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