Fleming and John 95187 210213750 2008-05-05T00:04:50Z Colonies Chris 577301 sp, date & link fixes, Replaced: [[1994]] &ndash; present → 1994&ndash;present using [[Project:AutoWikiBrowser|AWB]] {{Infobox musical artist <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Musicians --> | Name = Fleming and John | Img = | Img_capt = John Mark Painter and Fleming McWilliams | Img_size = 250 | Landscape = | Background = group_or_band | Birth_name = | Alias = | Origin = [[Nashville]], [[Tennessee]], [[United States|USA]] | Instrument = | Voice_type = | Genre = [[Rock music|Rock]] | Occupation = | Years_active = 1994&ndash;present | Label = [[R.E.X. Records]]<br />[[Universal Records]] | Associated_acts = | URL = | Current_members = [[Fleming McWilliams]]<br />[[John Mark Painter]]<br />[[Sean McWilliams]] | Past_members = | Notable_instruments = }} '''Fleming and John''' is a musical husband and wife team, [[Fleming McWilliams]] and [[John Mark Painter]], currently living in [[Nashville]], [[Tennessee]], United States. The couple met while attending [[Belmont College]] in [[Nashville]], and immediately began collaborating on songs. While pursuing a record contract, Painter began playing in studio sessions for artists like [[dc Talk]], [[Sixpence None the Richer]], [[Indigo Girls]], [[Jars of Clay]], [[Nanci Griffith]], and [[Jewel (singer)|Jewel]]. In 1994, the band recorded "Harder to Believe than Not To" for ''[[A Steve Taylor Tribute: I Predict A Clone|I Predict A Clone]]'', a tribute album to [[Steve Taylor]]. The following year, the couple released their first album, ''Delusions of Grandeur'' on [[Universal Records]]. Friend and fan [[Ben Folds]], who called Fleming and John the "[[The Carpenters]] of the 1990s with [[Led Zeppelin]]'s rhythm section", invited them to open for his band. They continue to perform and record with Folds from time to time. In 1999, Fleming and John released their second album, ''[[The Way We Are]]'', which spawned a minor hit with the single "Ugly Girl". The duo has what is essentially a secondary career as a [[Cover version|cover]] band, providing recordings of other peoples songs for tribute albums, soundtracks and compilations. Songs covered by the band include "Winter Wonderland" (to the tune of [[Led Zeppelin]]'s "Misty Mountain Hop"), "Eldorado" ([[Electric Light Orchestra]]), "California Dreamin'" ([[the Mamas and the Papas]]), "Somebody to Love" ([[Jefferson Airplane]]), "After the Lovin'" ([[Engelbert Humperdinck (singer)|Engelbert Humperdinck]]). A longtime concert favorite has been [[Sonny and Cher]]'s "I Got You Babe" to the tune of Zeppelin's "Black Dog". The band has been dormant since the tour for ''The Way We Are'' finished in the late 1990s. However, they recently began putting up new songs for purchase on [http://www.myspace.com/flemingandjohn their page] on [[MySpace]], stating that if they finish enough songs they may consider putting out another album. ==Discography== * ''[[Delusions of Grandeur]]'', [[1994]] debut album - [[R.E.X. Music]] * ''Delusions of Grandeur'', [[1995]] debut album - remixed and released by [[Universal Records]] * ''[[The Way We Are]]'', [[1999]] album - Universal Records, Review: ''[http://web.archive.org/web/20010713015104/www.hmmagazine.com/issue77/77Albumrevs.htm HM Magazine]''<ref name="HM_77">{{cite journal |last=Van Pelt |first=Doug |year=[[1999]] |month=May/June |title=Album Reviews: Fleming & John ''the way we are'' |journal=[[HM Magazine]] |id={{ISSN|1066-6923}} |issue=77 |pages= |accessdate=2007-04-24}}</ref> * ''Ugly Girl / The Pearl'', [[1998]] CD single - Universal Records ==Compilations== * ''[[I Predict A Clone]]'', Various Artists, [[1994]] - Song: "Harder to Believe Than Not To" * ''Vietnam: A Musical Retrospective'', Various Artists, [[1998]] - Song: "California Dreamin'" * ''Traveling Light - Songs from the 23rd Psalm'', Various Artists, [[2002]] - Song: "Savior Like A Shepherd Lead Us" * ''Lynne Me Your Ears'', Various Artists, [[2002]] - [[Jeff Lynne]] tribute album - Song: "Eldorado" ==Other Albums== * ''[[Fear of Pop: Volume 1|Volume 1]]'', [[Fear of Pop]] ([[Ben Folds]], [[William Shatner]], etc.), [[2000]] * ''Music for Corporations Vol 1'', Headmint, [[2000]] ==Movie Soundtracks== * http://www.hoodwinkedthemovie.com ==References== {{reflist}} ===Further reading=== *{{cite journal |last= |first= |title=Fleming & John |month=November / December |year=1995 |issue=03 |journal=7ball Magazine}} <!-- Feature Story --> ==External links== *[http://www.FlemingandJohn.com Fleming and John official website] *[http://www.myspace.com/flemingandjohn Fleming and John MySpace site] [[Category:Married couples]] [[Category:Rock music groups]]