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Miami Vice Theme by Jan Hammer
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Jan Hammer Born 17 April 1948 In Then Czechoslovakia Today Prague Czech Republic Is A Grammy Award Winning Polyinstrumentalist Composer Pianist And Keyboardist . Because Of The Soviet Invasion In 1968 He Went To The USA Where He Started His Musical Career With The Legendary Mahavishnu Orchestra. He Worked With Many Different Musicians Including Jeff Beck Al DiMeola Eric Clapton Jerry Goodman Mick Jagger And Others. He Also Led His Own Jan Hammer Group From 1976 Till 1980. As A Player He Is Quickly Recognizable For His Excellent Guitar-Like Solos. Jan Hammer Is A Famous Music Composer For Many TV Shows Between The 1970s And 90s. The Most Famous One Is Miami Vice He Wrote The Music For 90 Episodes 4 First Seasons And He's The Creator Of The Worldwide #1 Hit Theme Song Crockett's Theme. He Won Two Grammy Award For The Song "Miami Vice Theme" Which Won "Best Instrumental Composition" And 'Best Pop Instrumental Performence" In 1986. More On Janhammer.Com.
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"Miami Vice Theme" Is A Musical Piece Composed And Performed By Jan Hammer As The Theme To The Television Series Miami Vice. It Was First Presented As Part Of The Television Broadcast Of The Show In September 1984 Was Released As A Single In 1985 And Peaked At The Number One Spot On The Billboard Hot 100. It Was The Last Instrumental To Top The Hot 100 Until 2013 When "Harlem Shake" By Baauer Reached Number One. It Also Peaked At Number Five In The UK And Number Four In Canada. In 1986 It Won Grammy Awards For "Best Instrumental Composition" And "Best Pop Instrumental Performance." This Song Along With Glenn Frey's Number Two Hit "You Belong To The City" Put The Miami Vice Soundtrack On The Top Of The US Album Chart For 11 Weeks In 1985 Making It The Most Successful TV Soundtrack Of All Time Until 2006 When Disney Channel's High School Musical Beat Its Record.
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Jan Hammer Born 17 April 1948 In Then Czechoslovakia Today Prague Czech Republic Is A Grammy Award Winning Polyinstrumentalist Composer Pianist And Keyboardist . Because Of The Soviet Invasion In 1968 He Went To The USA Where He Started His Musical Career With The Legendary Mahavishnu Orchestra. He Worked With Many Different Musicians Including Jeff Beck Al DiMeola Eric Clapton Jerry Goodman Mick Jagger And Others. He Also Led His Own Jan Hammer Group From 1976 Till 1980. As A Player He Is Quickly Recognizable For His Excellent Guitar-Like Solos. Jan Hammer Is A Famous Music Composer For Many TV Shows Between The 1970s And 90s. The Most Famous One Is Miami Vice He Wrote The Music For 90 Episodes 4 First Seasons And He's The Creator Of The Worldwide #1 Hit Theme Song Crockett's Theme. He Won Two Grammy Award For The Song "Miami Vice Theme" Which Won "Best Instrumental Composition" And 'Best Pop Instrumental Performence" In 1986. More On Janhammer.Com.
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"Miami Vice Theme" is a musical piece composed and performed by Jan Hammer as the theme to the television series Miami Vice. It was first presented as part of the television broadcast of the show in September 1984, was released as a single in 1985, and peaked at the number one spot on the Billboard Hot 100. It was the last instrumental to top the Hot 100 until 2013, when "Harlem Shake" by Baauer reached number one. It also peaked at number five in the UK and number four in Canada. In 1986, it won Grammy Awards for "Best Instrumental Composition" and "Best Pop Instrumental Performance." This song, along with Glenn Frey's number two hit "You Belong to the City", put the Miami Vice soundtrack on the top of the US album chart for 11 weeks in 1985, making it the most successful TV soundtrack of all time until 2006, when Disney Channel's High School Musical beat its record. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.