659:
22:
251:. In 1993, he joined the Lehman Engel Musical Theatre Workshop in Los Angeles, where he met Rob Meurer. As a duo with Averre as composer, Meurer as lyricist, and both as book writers, they have written three musical comedies. The first,
50:
501:
278:
for Best New
Musical. The show featured in a public staged reading on October 13, 2010 at the York Theater in New York. The trio's other show, the musical
696:
326:
54:
350:
725:
755:
30:
239:
In the 1990s, he turned his creative energies towards the theater and developed a screenplay with Tom
Schulman, screenwriter of
760:
104:
750:
730:
689:
76:
392:
459:
740:
735:
123:
83:
682:
209:(born December 13, 1953) is an American guitarist. He was the lead guitarist and one of the founders of the band
547:
263:, was the hit of the ASCAP/Disney Workshop in 2001, and has been seen in Los Angeles, Chicago, and Long Beach.
90:
607:
473:
593:
540:
466:
300:
72:
600:
572:
745:
494:
46:
365:
579:
35:
301:"The Knack's Berton Averre and Prescott Niles Alter Hit Song 'My Sharona' to Declare 'Bye Corona'"
385:
217:", which sold 10 million copies in the US. Averre is also a vocal arranger, and has toured with
39:
274:
premiered in the summer of 2009 at The Blank
Theater in Hollywood, and received a nomination by
720:
614:
487:
480:
638:
621:
586:
161:
715:
97:
8:
526:
185:
670:
378:
241:
554:
327:"Knack guitarist on almost-famous Eddie Van Halen: 'I knew they had a guitar phenom'"
259:, has had two hit productions at Stage One in Wichita, in 2000 and 2002. The third,
533:
247:
230:
195:
61:
666:
434:
266:
Averre and Meurer have written two more shows in collaboration with playwright
709:
452:
267:
218:
226:
222:
420:
519:
427:
214:
171:
401:
210:
236:
Averre's mother was Jewish, and his father converted to
Judaism.
658:
181:
60:
from the article and its talk page, especially if potentially
255:, received productions in Chicago and La Mirada. The second,
370:
213:. That group had a No. 6 UK / No. 1 US hit with "
502:
Rock & Roll Is Good for You: The Fieger/Averre Demos
366:
Interview with The Knack guitarist Berton Averre 2010
665:
This article on a United States rock guitarist is a
707:
690:
386:
697:
683:
393:
379:
324:
282:, had readings in New York in early 2011.
53:about living persons that is unsourced or
124:Learn how and when to remove this message
298:
708:
374:
653:
15:
325:Augenstein, Neal (7 October 2020).
299:VanHoose, Benjamin (1 April 2020).
13:
460:...But the Little Girls Understand
14:
772:
726:People from Van Nuys, Los Angeles
359:
756:20th-century American guitarists
657:
20:
548:Pay the Devil (Ooo, Baby, Ooo)
351:"His Sharona" by John F. Kelly
344:
318:
292:
1:
761:American rock guitarist stubs
400:
285:
669:. You can help Knowledge by
261:Robin Hood: The Untold Story
31:biography of a living person
7:
751:Guitarists from Los Angeles
731:American new wave musicians
58:must be removed immediately
10:
777:
652:
631:
564:
541:Can't Put a Price on Love
511:
444:
408:
191:
177:
167:
145:
138:
741:American male guitarists
736:American rock guitarists
580:Your Number or Your Name
488:Normal as the Next Guy
45:Please help by adding
162:Van Nuys, Los Angeles
207:Berton Leslie Averre
51:Contentious material
622:(Havin' a) Rave Up
587:(She's So) Selfish
242:Dead Poets Society
746:The Knack members
678:
677:
647:
646:
272:Setup & Punch
201:
200:
156:December 13, 1953
134:
133:
126:
108:
34:needs additional
768:
699:
692:
685:
661:
654:
632:Related articles
534:Baby Talks Dirty
527:Good Girls Don't
395:
388:
381:
372:
371:
353:
348:
342:
341:
339:
337:
322:
316:
315:
313:
311:
296:
253:The Party's Over
159:
155:
153:
136:
135:
129:
122:
118:
115:
109:
107:
66:
47:reliable sources
24:
23:
16:
776:
775:
771:
770:
769:
767:
766:
765:
706:
705:
704:
703:
650:
648:
643:
627:
615:End of the Game
560:
507:
440:
404:
399:
362:
357:
356:
349:
345:
335:
333:
323:
319:
309:
307:
297:
293:
288:
248:What About Bob?
231:Sarah Brightman
204:
160:
157:
151:
149:
141:
130:
119:
113:
110:
73:"Berton Averre"
67:
65:
44:
25:
21:
12:
11:
5:
774:
764:
763:
758:
753:
748:
743:
738:
733:
728:
723:
718:
702:
701:
694:
687:
679:
676:
675:
662:
645:
644:
642:
641:
635:
633:
629:
628:
626:
625:
618:
611:
604:
597:
590:
583:
576:
568:
566:
562:
561:
559:
558:
555:Rocket O' Love
551:
544:
537:
530:
523:
515:
513:
509:
508:
506:
505:
498:
491:
484:
477:
470:
463:
456:
448:
446:
442:
441:
439:
438:
435:Prescott Niles
431:
424:
417:
409:
406:
405:
398:
397:
390:
383:
375:
369:
368:
361:
360:External links
358:
355:
354:
343:
317:
290:
289:
287:
284:
203:Musical artist
202:
199:
198:
193:
189:
188:
179:
175:
174:
169:
165:
164:
147:
143:
142:
139:
132:
131:
114:September 2021
55:poorly sourced
28:
26:
19:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
773:
762:
759:
757:
754:
752:
749:
747:
744:
742:
739:
737:
734:
732:
729:
727:
724:
722:
721:Living people
719:
717:
714:
713:
711:
700:
695:
693:
688:
686:
681:
680:
674:
672:
668:
663:
660:
656:
655:
651:
640:
637:
636:
634:
630:
623:
619:
616:
612:
609:
605:
602:
598:
595:
591:
588:
584:
581:
577:
574:
570:
569:
567:
563:
556:
552:
549:
545:
542:
538:
535:
531:
528:
524:
521:
517:
516:
514:
510:
504:
503:
499:
497:
496:
492:
490:
489:
485:
483:
482:
478:
476:
475:
471:
469:
468:
464:
462:
461:
457:
455:
454:
453:Get the Knack
450:
449:
447:
445:Studio albums
443:
437:
436:
432:
430:
429:
425:
423:
422:
418:
416:
415:
414:Berton Averre
411:
410:
407:
403:
396:
391:
389:
384:
382:
377:
376:
373:
367:
364:
363:
352:
347:
332:
328:
321:
306:
302:
295:
291:
283:
281:
277:
273:
269:
268:Mark Saltzman
264:
262:
258:
254:
250:
249:
244:
243:
237:
234:
232:
228:
224:
220:
219:Robby Krieger
216:
212:
208:
197:
194:
190:
187:
183:
180:
178:Instrument(s)
176:
173:
170:
166:
163:
158:(age 70)
148:
144:
140:Berton Averre
137:
128:
125:
117:
106:
103:
99:
96:
92:
89:
85:
82:
78:
75: –
74:
70:
69:Find sources:
63:
59:
56:
52:
48:
42:
41:
37:
32:
27:
18:
17:
671:expanding it
664:
649:
608:The Hard Way
500:
493:
486:
479:
472:
465:
458:
451:
433:
426:
419:
413:
412:
346:
336:10 September
334:. Retrieved
330:
320:
310:10 September
308:. Retrieved
304:
294:
279:
275:
271:
265:
260:
256:
252:
246:
240:
238:
235:
227:The Cowsills
223:Bette Midler
206:
205:
120:
111:
101:
94:
87:
80:
68:
57:
40:verification
33:
716:1953 births
639:Discography
565:Other songs
474:Serious Fun
421:Doug Fieger
276:L.A. Weekly
257:Jungle Man!
710:Categories
601:Frustrated
573:Let Me Out
520:My Sharona
467:Round Trip
428:Bruce Gary
305:PEOPLE.com
286:References
215:My Sharona
152:1953-12-13
84:newspapers
594:Heartbeat
402:The Knack
211:The Knack
186:keyboards
36:citations
62:libelous
512:Singles
495:Re-Zoom
280:Vrooom!
196:Capitol
182:Guitars
98:scholar
192:Labels
168:Genres
100:
93:
86:
79:
71:
105:JSTOR
91:books
29:This
667:stub
481:Zoom
338:2021
331:WTOP
312:2021
245:and
229:and
172:Rock
146:Born
77:news
38:for
712::
329:.
303:.
270:.
233:.
225:,
221:,
184:,
154:)
49:.
698:e
691:t
684:v
673:.
624:"
620:"
617:"
613:"
610:"
606:"
603:"
599:"
596:"
592:"
589:"
585:"
582:"
578:"
575:"
571:"
557:"
553:"
550:"
546:"
543:"
539:"
536:"
532:"
529:"
525:"
522:"
518:"
394:e
387:t
380:v
340:.
314:.
150:(
127:)
121:(
116:)
112:(
102:·
95:·
88:·
81:·
64:.
43:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.