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Mannheim Steamroller
American neoclassical new-age music band
Mannheim Steamroller is an American neoclassical new-age music ensemble founded and directed by percussionist/composer Chip Davis in 1974.
The group is known primarily for its Fresh Aire series of albums, which blend classical music with elements of new age and rock, and for its modern recordings of Christmas music. The group has sold 28 million albums in the U.S.
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History
Beginnings
Mannheim Steamroller began as an alias for record producer and composerChip Davis. The name "Mannheim Steamroller" comes from an 18th-century German musical technique, Mannheim roller (German: Mannheimer Walze), a crescendo passage having a rising melodic line over an ostinatobass line, popularized by the Mannheim school of composition.[5]
Before the fame of Steamroller, Davis had been best known for collaborating with his friend Bill Fries on the songs of the country music charact