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Born and raised in the core of New York, Alicia Keys talent was apparent
at a young age while studying at the Professional Performance Arts School in Manhattan..... |
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The Backstreet Boys redefined pop music over 15 years ago when they launched a
new generation of teen idols for millions of adolescent girls all over the world..... |
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Billy Idol was born in Middlesex, England, in 1955. At age two, his father moved
his family to Long Island, New York, in pursuit of the “American Dream..... |
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| Blue Man Group is a creative organization dedicated to creating exciting and innovative work in a wide variety of mediums..... |
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| Bob Dylan's influence on popular music is incalculable. As a songwriter, he pioneered several different schools of pop songwriting, from confessional..... |
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| Originally a hard-driving rocker in the vein of fellow Michigan garage rockers the Rationals and Mitch Ryder, Bob Seger developed into one of the most popular..... |
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| Though still in her teens, singer Brandy was among the biggest and brightest new stars to emerge during the 1990s; a multimedia sensation, she was a success not only..... |
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Britney Spears was born December 2, 1981 in Kentwood, Lousianna. Spears’
music career started at age eight when she was..... |
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| Carrie Underwood is an American country singer who rose to fame in 2005 as the winner of the fourth season of the hit television show, American Idol..... |
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Colbie Caillat first realized that she wanted to be a singer in the sixth grade
so she began taking vocal lessons and performing onstage..... |
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| Diana Ross (born Diane Ernestine Ross, March 26, 1944) was an icon throughout the 60's and 70's, and although she must have gotten used to being in the..... |
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Dierks Bentley's love of country music inspired him to move to Nashville
at the age of 19, but he grew discouraged quickly by the lack of public and professional..... |
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| The Goo Goo Dolls originated in Buffalo, NY in 1985. Guitarist/vocalist Johnny Rzeznik, bassist Robby Takac, and drummer George Tutuska joined forces under the name the Sex Maggots..... |
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Jason Mraz is a singer-songwriter who released his debut album, Waiting for My
Rocket to Come in 2002, which included his hit single, “The Remedy..... |
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Jewel is a singer-songwriter who has been nominated for four Grammy Awards and
has sold over 27 million albums globally..... |
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| John Cameron Fogerty achieved fame as the lead singer/songwriter and guitarist in Creedence Clearwater Revival and has since gone on to a chart-topping solo career. Born..... |
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Joss Stone is an English singer-songwriter who rose to fame in 2003 with her album,
The Soul Sessions..... |
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Journey was started in 1973 in San Francisco, California. They began as a jazz-rock
band featuring two former members of Santana, Keyboardist Gregg Rolie..... |
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| There may have been other "retro" rock acts before him, but Lenny Kravitz was one of the first to not be pigeonholed to a single style as he's touched upon such..... |
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| After leaving the Commodores, Lionel Richie became one of the most successful male solo artists of the '80s, arguably eclipsed during his 1981-1987 heyday only..... |
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| Lynyrd Skynyrd was the definitive Southern rock band, fusing the overdriven power of blues-rock with a rebellious, Southern image and a hard rock swagger. Skynyrd never..... |
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| Upon the release of their debut album, Yourself or Someone Like You, in the fall of 1996, Matchbox Twenty were pigeonholed as one of the legions of post-grunge guitar..... |
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| Singer/songwriter Michael Bolton had an extensive, though not very successful, career under his real name, Michael Bolotin, before emerging in the mid-'80s as a..... |
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Miley Cyrus made her first appearance on television at age twelve when she was
cast for the lead role on the hit Disney Channel show, Hannah Montanna..... |
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| Pearl Jam was one of the most influential grunge bands of the 1990s. Pearl Jam emphasized introspective music that highlighted guitar hooks influenced by hard rock..... |
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Peter Gabriel was born February 13, 1950 in London, England and has been writing
songs for thirty years..... |
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Queen Latifah is a highly acclaimed television and film actress, a label president,
an artist manager, and soon-to-be talk show host..... |
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Robin Thicke is an American R&B singer-songwriter and composer. He has written
multiple hit songs for artists such as, Usher, Jennifer Hudson, and Mary J. Blige..... |
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Sarah McLachilin is a singer-songwriter that has sold over 45 million albums worldwide.
Her best selling album to date is..... |
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Sheryl Crow was born February 11, 1962 in Kennett, Missouri to a family submerged
in music. Her father, Wendell, played the trumpet in swing bands, and her mother..... |
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| As a solo artist, Steve Winwood is primarily associated with the highly polished blue-eyed soul-pop that made him a star in the '80s. Yet his turn as a slick, upscale..... |
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| Famed for her mystical chanteuse image, singer/songwriter Stevie Nicks enjoyed phenomenal success not only as a solo artist but also as a key member of Fleetwood..... |
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Sugarland is a platinum-selling country group who released their first album in
2004, which went multi platinum..... |
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| The Fray is an American rock band originating from Denver, Colorado. Their first album, “How To Save a Life” went double platinum in 2005..... |
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| Falling between Hootie & the Blowfish and Live, Third Eye Blind's catchy and melodic post-grunge made the group's first single, "Semi-Charmed Life," into a hit in..... |
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Tim McGraw is one of the most well known American country singers to date. McGraw
has sold over 40 million country music albums..... |
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UB 40 started in Birmingham, one of England's most diverse cities, in the summer
of 1978. The group took their name from a British unemployment form..... |
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| When Vanessa Williams began her singing career, she was known chiefly as the Miss America pageant winner who'd been forced to renounce her title for posing in Penthouse..... |
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| As part of the mid-'90s revival of roots-rock, the Wallflowers held a special connection to one of the original inspirations: vocalist/songwriter/guitarist Jakob..... |
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Singer and songwriter, Ziggy Marley was born in Kingston Jamaica in 1968. As the
oldest son of reggae legend Bob Marley, Ziggy Marley has followed in his father’s
footsteps in the music scene..... |
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| This sturdy American blues-rock trio from Texas consists of Billy Gibbons(guitar), Dusty Hill(bass), and Frank Beard(drums). ZZ Top was formed in 1970 in and around Houston..... |
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