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He was a percussionist and occasional backing vocalist
whose work with the remixers John Luongo and Michael Barbiero led him to working
on dance versions of songs such as "Shake Your Body (Down to the Ground)"
and "Blame It On the Boogie" by The Jacksons, "I Haven't Stopped Dancin'
Yet" by Gonzales and "Vertigo" by Dan Hartman and he was also a performer
on the hit singles "Worn Down Piano" by the Mark & Clark Band and "More
Than This" and "Avalon" by Roxy Music. Artists and groups he worked with as a percussionist are
numerous and include Eric Carmen, Alice Cooper, Cutting Crew, Dire Straits,
Bryan Ferry, Peter Gabriel, Gloria Gaynor, Jimi Hendrix, Earl Klugh, Gladys
Knight & The Pips, John Lennon, Barry Manilow, Meat Loaf, Odyssey, Tony
Orlando, Roxy Music, Marlena Shaw, Southside Johnny and James Taylor. Albums he appeared on during the
course of his career include his own Beats Workin', You Want It You Got
It by Bryan Adams, Best of the Atlantic Years by Herbie Mann,
Brothers in Arms by Dire Straits, Dreams by Grace Slick, Greatest
Hits by Air Supply, Emergency by Kool & The Gang, Coming
Around Again by Carly Simon, Crash Landing by Jimi Hendrix, Milk
and Honey by John Lennon & Yoko Ono, Rock 'n' Roll Lullaby
by B.J. Thomas, That Girl from Ipanema by Astrud Gilberto, Emotion
by Barbra Streisand, If I Were Your Woman by Stephanie Mills, Fire
and Passion by Gato Barbieri, Live USA/Live at the Roxy by Peter
Gabriel, Chrome Collection by The Spinners, Seven & The
Ragged Tiger and Notorious by Duran Duran, More, More, More
by Andrea True Connection, That's Why I'm Here by James Taylor, Simplicity
by Tim Curry, Night Cruiser by Deodato. Sharing Your Love by
Change, Private Eyes by Hall & Oates, Smile by Laura
Nyro, Song by Neil Sedaka, Pursuit of Happiness by Rupert
Holmes, Onobox and Walking on Thin Ice by Yoko Ono, Avalon
by Roxy Music, Lace and Whiskey by Alice Cooper, Even Now by
Barry Manilow, Boys and Girls by Bryan Ferry, Up Escalator by
Graham Parker & The Rumour, Some People by Belouis Some and the
soundtrack of Fame. Suffering from leukaemia he sadly died in 1987. The Manny Music/Jimmy Maelen Memorial
Golf Tournament was held in 1992, which raised thousands of dollars for leukaemia
research.
Belouis Some recordings
Aware of You (Belouis Some)
Some People (Belouis Some)
Sources:
1.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_Maelen
2.
http://www.amazon.com/thousands-leukemia-Memorial-Tournament-Retailer/dp/B00092NCMM
3.
http://shopping.yahoo.com/p:Jimmy%20Maelen:1927015316
4.
http://home.cogeco.ca/~mansion1/jimmymaelen.html
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