Paul Jabara
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Paul Jabara (January 31, 1948 – September 29 1992) was an American actor,singer and songwriter.
Jabara was in the original cast of the stage musical Hair and Jesus Christ Superstar As well as taking over the role of Frank-N-Furter in the Los Angeles Production of The Rocky Horror Show when Tim Curry left the production to film the movie version in England.
He released his first album Shut Out in 1977. He is best known, however, for writing Donna Summer's Oscar and Grammy Award-winning hit "Last Dance" from Thank God It's Friday (1978) and Barbra Streisand's Golden Globe-nominated song "The Main Event/Fight" from The Main Event (1979). Jabara also played the role of Carl, the unlucky-in-love and short-sighted disco goer in Thank God It's Friday and he also contributed as a singer on two tracks on the original soundtrack album.
Jabara won the 1979 Grammy Award for Best R&B; Song for "Last Dance" and the Academy Award for Best Original Song.
Jabara's solo albums on the legendary...
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