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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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| 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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| Mitsuko Uchida, a thoughtful and iconoclastic pianist, was born in Tokyo, on December 20, 1948. She began her studies in piano during childhood. Her parents, who..... |
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| Born into a family of musicians and scientists Russian cellist Nina Kotova has been hailed as "unforgettable", "passionate and inspiring" and as having "powerfully..... |
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| Guitarist Norman Brown splashed into the soul-jazz scene in 1992 as a recording artist for MoJazz and quickly went on to win substantial acclaim, beginning with his..... |
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| With their slinky, horn-powered grooves, impeccable musicianship, and eye-popping album covers, the Ohio Players were among the top funk bands of the mid-'70s. Emerging..... |
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| Ottmar Liebert has said that "flamenco is a music both romantic and dangerous; it is an attitude as much as it is a musical genre." Therein lies the philosophy..... |
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| Brewing a vital concoction of Latin salsa, urban hip-hop, and jazz-funk, Ozomatli formed in Los Angeles in the mid-'90s, eventually settling on a lineup that..... |
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| Pat Benatar is a certified rock'n'roll superstar, a four-time Grammy winner with six platinum and four gold albums to her credit as well as such hit singles as "I Need..... |
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| During the past year Patti LuPone, who can currently be seen opposite Robert DeNiro in the feature film "City By The Sea," starred opposite George Hearn and Zoe Caldwell..... |
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| No other rock & roll band has experienced the rollercoaster ups and downs in reputation that Paul Revere & the Raiders have known across 40 years in music. One of..... |
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| Vocalist Peabo Bryson was among the premier silky-voiced soul artists who emerged as the softer, more sophisticated urban contemporary..... |
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| Pop/jazz pianist and singer Peter Cincotti was born in the Park Avenue apartment of his parents. He displayed a talent for music after being given..... |
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| Peter Nero (born Bernard Nierow, 1934, Brooklyn) is a pianist and New York native who started with Paul Whiteman, then moved up to symphony until the early '60s, when..... |
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| Composer, musician, author, satirist — Peter Schickele is internationally recognized as one of the most versatile artists in the field of music. His..... |
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| The legacy of Sly Stone is still grooving with a 90-minute blistering set of favorites. Original Sly & The Family Stone members, trumpeter Cynthia Robinson and Vet..... |
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| Versatile Ruth, Anita, June, and Bonnie Pointer regularly scored pop and soul hits throughout the '70s and '80s in a chameleonic variety of styles. Formed in..... |
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| Randy Newman was an anomaly among early '70s singer/songwriters. Though he was slightly influenced by Bob Dylan, his music owed more to New Orleans R&B and..... |
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| Regina Belle emerged as a prolific, consistently engaging vocalist on the urban contemporary scene. Born in New Jersey, Belle's early experience was in..... |
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| One of the most popular groups in what is loosely termed "contemporary jazz," the Rippingtons were formed (and have been led ever since) by..... |
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| Classy, urbane, reserved, smooth, and sophisticated -- all of these terms have been used to describe the music of Roberta Flack, particularly her string of..... |
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| Roslyn Kind was born and raised in New York and now makes her home in Los Angeles. Her unmistakable singing style accounts for her popularity across..... |
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| Lyric soprano Ruth Ann Swenson attracted attention from the moment of her 1983 professional debut in San Francisco. The determination evident in her Despina..... |
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| One of the world’s leading string quartet, the St. Petersburg was founded as the Leningrad Quartet by Alla Aranovskaya and Leonid Shukaev, both graduates of..... |
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| For most of the second half of the '60s, Sergio Mendes was the top-selling Brazilian artist in the United States, charting huge hit singles and LPs that regularly..... |
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| Sha Na Na may not have invented rock nostalgia, but the group has successfully - very successfully - celebrated the music and the memories for the past three..... |
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| Shalamar was the creation of Dick Griffey, the booking agent for the television R&B program Soul Train, and British R&B producer Simon Soussan. The group's first..... |
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| Shawn Colvin is one of the bright spots of the so-called "new folk movement" that began in the late '80s. And though she grew out of the somewhat limited "woman with..... |
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| By the time Shelby Lynne won her Best New Artist Grammy, she'd already completed six albums, and had over a decade of recording experience under her belt. Yet..... |
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| The Spinners were the greatest soul group of the early '70s, creating a body of work that defined the lush, seductive sound of Philly soul. Ironically, the band's roots..... |
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| In the chaotic world of rock 'n' roll, in which the lifespan of most bands can be measured in terms of a few years or a few months, John Kay and Steppenwolf have..... |
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| STEVE LIPPIA has become one of the most prominent, in-demand vocalists and has quickly established himself as one of the finest interpreters of the great..... |
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| Mary Wilson is a living legend. It was her dream of musical stardom as a Detroit teenager that led Mary Wilson to join her friends, Florence Ballard, Diana..... |
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| With confidence, maturity, and an indisputably powerful voice, Taylor Dayne stands out as one of music's most dynamic..... |
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| Terence Trent D'Arby emerged in 1987 amid a storm of publicity. Claiming his debut record was the best since Sgt. Pepper's, his..... |
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| Singer Thelma Houston is best known for her number one pop classic disco cover of "Don't Leave This Way." Originally a hit for Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes featuring..... |
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| Three Dog Night scored a succession of 21 hit singles, including eleven Top Tens, and twelve consecutive gold albums from 1969 to 1975, thanks to the slick, sometimes..... |
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| An American director, choreographer and dancer, Tommy Tune is internationally recognized and has performed in and directed numerous Broadway shows. He is known..... |
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| In conjunction with his backing duo Dawn, singer Tony Orlando was one of the biggest pop stars of the early '70s, best remembered for the mammoth hit "Tie a Yellow..... |
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| With over 30 years of recording and touring experience behind them, Tower of Power still garners reviews calling them a "very comtemporary sounding..... |
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| Part clever concept, part exaggerated camp act, the Village People were worldwide sensations during disco's heyday and keep reviving like the phoenix. Producer..... |
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| Singer-songwriter Vonda Shepard enjoyed one of the more unique career breakthroughs in pop music history; while most performers rely on radio airplay or relentless touring..... |
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| An American original; WAR was the first and most successful musical crossover phenomenon that forever fused rock, jazz, Latin, and R&B, while transcending racial..... |
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| During the mid-1990’s, NICK ST.NICHOLAS, former member of Steppenwolf who recorded on many of their gold and platinum albums, began his quest to form a band that..... |
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| As jazz has become more frequently considered "America's classical music," its roots have become a subject of interest for an increasingly broad audience. With..... |
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| Yo-Yo Ma (b. 1955) is indisputably the leading light of his generation of cellists--and, some would say, one of the best players of the instrument in living..... |
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