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| Although Aaron Neville is often compared to singer Sam Cooke in terms of sheer vocal refinement, he has a voice and style uniquely his own. He is well known as part..... |
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| After 7 emerged in the '90s as a solid contemporary ensemble able to perform creditably in either vintage soul or modern new jack and urban styles. The..... |
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| All-4-One: Jamie Jones, Delious, Tony Borowiak, Alfred Nevarez (vocals).Producers: Gary St. Clair, Tim O'Brien, David Foster."I Swear" won the 1995 Grammy..... |
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| Andrea Marcovicci, “the Callas of Cabaret” (The Philadelphia Inquirer), “torch singer, spellbinder, heartbreaker” (People) was hailed as the “most Sinatra-like” of..... |
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| Hailed as the Spanish maestro of the guitar, Angel Romero is known throughout the world as a leading performer of his generation and continues in the..... |
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| Like his father Woody Guthrie, Arlo Guthrie has carved out a career as a folksinger and songwriter with a social conscience who leavens political messages..... |
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| Nickolas Ashford (b. May 4, 1942, Fairfield, SC) and Valerie Simpson (b. Aug 26, 1946, New York City) have two careers, as songwriters and as performers, with the former..... |
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| The country group Bering Strait took one of the more unusual paths to major-label status in Nashville. Natives of Obninsk, Russia, the group -- consisting of Ilya..... |
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| Best-known as the Righteous Brother with the rich baritone, Bill Medley grew up surrounded by music: his father led a band and played saxophone, while his..... |
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| No late-'60s American group ever started with as much musical promise as Blood, Sweat & Tears, or realized their potential more fully -- and then blew it all in a series..... |
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| Tracing a twenty-year history from acclaimed soul stylist to sought after Pop/R&B songwriter, Bobby Caldwell is truly one of the music industry's most..... |
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| Branford Marsalis is one of the best known jazz saxophone players of the United States. He has performed also in rock, funk, and popular idioms, as well as classical. The..... |
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| Political satirists the Capitol Steps formed in Washington D.C., assembling a loose confederation of current and former Congressional staffers. Their many..... |
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| One of the most successful duos is pop history, Daryl Dragon and Toni Tennille - The Captain & Tennille - have earned an impressive five gold albums, six gold..... |
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| Carol Welsman’s love letter sends its message around the world. She sings in English, French, Italian and Portuguese on this album of treasured memories. Traces..... |
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| Cheap Trick's roots lie in Fuse, a late-'60s Rockford, IL, band formed by Rick Nielsen and bassist Tom Petersson, who released..... |
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| Chubby Checker was the unrivaled king of the rock & roll dance craze; although most of the dances his records promoted -- the Pony, "the Fly," and the Hucklebuck, to..... |
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Classical Mystery Tour with Orchestra From Western USA
Imagine The Beatles playing a pops..... |
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| Brazilian jazz vocalist Claudia Villela grew up surrounded by diverse musical influences, absorbing everything from baroque to jazz. The musical odyssey started..... |
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| Following her Grammy-winning orchestral album The Calling: Celebrating Sarah Vaughan, jazz vocalist Dianne Reeves wished to return to a..... |
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| Diane Schuur, who has often been on the periphery of jazz, has the potential to be an important jazz singer although she still includes a large dose of pop..... |
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| Born Malcolm John Rebennack, 21 November 1940, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. Dr. John has built a career since the 60s as a consummate New Orleans..... |
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Marcelo Álvarez & Salvatore Licitra
At the end of the twentieth century, Marcelo Álvarez was on his way to become an..... |
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| Alternative singer/songwriter Duncan Sheik premiered in mid-1996 when Atlantic released his self-titled debut album. With an appearance on the soundtrack to the TV..... |
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| To urban contemporary listeners, Freddie Jackson was one of the biggest stars of the latter half of the ‘80s, dominating the R&B charts seemingly at..... |
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Greg Kihn began his career in
his hometown of Baltimore, MD, working in the singer/songwriter mold, but switching
to straightforward rock & roll when he moved to San Francisco in 1974..... |
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| The Mid-60's music scene was dominated by British Acts; three of which became household names - The Beatles - The Rolling Stones and Herman's Hermits, who...... |
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| According to one Rolling Stone writer, Howard Hewett is the premier vocalist in the post - Marvin Gaye era of romantic pop. Like Gaye, Hewett soars to..... |
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| Ohio native James Ingram first received minor attention in the late 70s as part of the band Revelation Funk. However, it was a 1980 demo tape on which he sang that..... |
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| Jeffrey Osborne began his professional singing career in 1969 with a popular funk and soul group called Love Men Ltd. The band moved to Los Angeles in 1970 and..... |
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| Jim Brickman, whose distinctive piano virtuosity has personified pure romance for audiences of all ages, celebrates his tenth anniversary as Windham Hill’s premier..... |
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| Joan Jett is a true American original. While still in her early teens, Joan, often called "the girl Elvis", founded the seminal all-girl rock..... |
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| John Hiatt's sales have never quite matched his reputation. Hiatt's songs were covered successfully by everyone from Bonnie Raitt, Ronnie Milsap, and Dr. Feelgood to..... |
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| Many industry professionals as well as prestigious musicians and artists around the world consider Jose Feliciano to be the first Latin Artist to crossover into..... |
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| Juan Diego Flòrez was born in Lima (Peru) on January, 13th, 1973. He grew up in a music enviroment (his father, Rubèn Flòrez, was a Peruvian music singer) and..... |
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| Fusing the complexity of British prog rock with an American heartland sound representative of their name, Kansas were among the most popular bands of the late '70s; though..... |
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| The Bee Gees may have been the undisputed disco kings of the late '70s, but KC & the Sunshine Band weren't far behind. From the mid- to late '70s, the multi-member..... |
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| Klymaxx is a strong all-female funk band as well as a dynamic vocal group with the purpose and intent to deliver uncompromising grooves with style, class..... |
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| Kool & the Gang could have been just another in a long line of jazz-funk outfits which emerged in the late '60s and early '70s, now eulogized on rare groove..... |
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| Singer Lila Downs grew up with the culture of her father, a professor from the United States, but eventually turned her back on it to explore the tradition of..... |
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| This is the way it really is. Lisa Loeb is a woman with a vision. Fiercely independent, savvy and driven, the multidimensional performer, who started her career..... |
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| He claims to be "the architect of rock and roll," and history would seem to bear out Little Richard's boast. More than any other performer - save, perhaps, Elvis..... |
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| From gospel and early R&B to soul and jazz to blues and straight-up pop, Lou Rawls was a consummate master of African-American vocal music whose versatility..... |
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| Loudon Wainwright III grew up in the town of Bedford in wealthy Westchester County north of New York City, the son of Loudon S. Wainwright, Jr., a writer..... |
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| With its dark hip-hop-influenced alternative rock, Luscious Jackson recreates the dense, multicultural bohemian world of New York in a collage of sound, where..... |
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| When she first burst onto the recording scene in 1996, with her stunning debut album Dreamland, Madeleine Peyroux was greeted with a veritable torrent of gushing reviews. Most..... |
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| One Sunday morning in the early '70s, a youngster in Cleveland caught an earful of Van Morrison's Astral Weeks and his life was never to be the same. That kid was Marc Cohn and..... |
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| Best-known for her seductive '70s pop staple "Midnight at the Oasis," Maria Muldaur has since become an acclaimed interpreter of just about every stripe of American roots..... |
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| For all the secular success Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis, Jr., have enjoyed through the years- 7 Grammy awards, 15 gold, and 3 platinum albums, plus starring..... |
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| Since he first emerged in the mid-'70s, Marvin Hamlisch has been one of the top composers in film, theater, and popular music. As holder of numerous gold record awards..... |
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| MOR singer-songwriter Melissa Manchester, whose father was a bassoonist for the New York Metropolitan Opera, began singing commercial jingles at age..... |
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| Meredith Ann Brooks was born in Oregon City, Oregon, on the 12th of June, 1958. Meredith was raised in Corvallis, Oregon, the daughter of the country sheriff and an..... |
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| MICHAEL FEINSTEIN, one of the premiere interpreters of American popular song, has been a household name since the success of his 1988 one-man Broadway show, Isn’t..... |
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| An enormously popular performer in the late '70s and early '80s, Michael Franks performed folk/rock songs while in high school, then became a literature student..... |
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| Violinist Midori Goto was born in Osaka on October 25, 1971. Midori is her given name; her family name is Goto. She initially trained with her mother, Setsu Goto. In..... |
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| High octane, turbo, high performance, super charged MITCH RYDER & The Detroit Wheels didn't need to hail from the Motor City for those adjectives to be tossed their way, but it..... |
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