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Artist: K. Ross.
As a new upcoming hip hop artist, K. Ross's skill in the rap game, attached with his astounding expansion as an individual, his music has positioned him only a handful of people in this industry reached. Kevin Ross Finley II AKA "K. Ross" is a top-notch hip hop artist whose words and artistic vision tower over the rivalry. K. Ross, 20, was born... [+] Read More
Artist: Jade
Tonya Kelly grew up in Chicago listening to jazz vocalists such as Sarah Vaughan and Nat Cole. Joi Marshall is also from the Windy City, but her parents raised her on Motown, especially Diana Ross. The third member of Jade, Di Reed, grew up in Houston singing gospel anywhere she could. This '90s R&B trio from diverse backgrounds hit big with... [+] Read More
Artist: Josef K
Inspired by the artsy side of the '70s New York scene and the anti-careerist stance of punk, Edinburgh natives Paul Haig (vocals, guitar), Malcolm Ross (guitar), and Ronnie Torrance (drums) formed a band with an apparently unmentionable name. Future Exploited member Gary McCormack came and went as the bassist, with the trio eventually renaming... [+] Read More
Artist: Vex Red
Forwarding original and hybrid music conceptions, in between the harshness of hard rocking riffs and raving electronic melodies, British Vex Red conceptualize distinct formulas of alternative rock. After several years playing within the Aldershot, Hampshire, music scene, Vex Red emerged as a full band following the addition of vocalist and... [+] Read More
Artist: Felice Taylor
In the mid-'60s, pre-stardom Barry White produced singer Felice Taylor, whose vocals were reminiscent of Diana Ross, for Bob Keane's R&B label Bronco Records. Taylor's only Billboard-charting single was "It May Be Winter Outside (But in My Heart It's Spring)," reaching number 44 R&B, number 42 pop in early 1967 (her singles did well in the... [+] Read More
Artist: Angel Corpus Christi
Angel Corpus Christi (a.k.a. Andrea Ross) is a San Francisco singer/accordionist who began releasing vintage-sounding pop albums in the '80s. Her husband Rich Stim, a frequent musical co-conspirator, first became an important figure in avant/fringe rock in the mid-'70s with MX-80. In 1984, Angel Corpus Christi debuted with an album of... [+] Read More
Artist: YOUNG FAMEOUS
It all started July 9th 1990, when this star was born. Tyrone Marshall, A.K.A Young Fame. Young Fame was born in Barstow, California but started his Career in the state of Maryland. Fame has been influenced greatly by, Lupe Fiasco, Sean Kingston, Rick Ross, Riana, , Razah, Chris Brown, Tupac Shakur, Biggie, DMC, etc. Fame says, "Their lyrical... [+] Read More
Artist: Orange Juice
The leaders of the Scottish neo-pop uprising, Orange Juice formed in Glasgow in late 1976. Originally dubbed the Nu-Sonics, the group comprised vocalist/guitarist Edwyn Collins, guitarist James Kirk, bassist David McClymont and drummer Steven Daly; following the formation of the Postcard label by Collins protege Alan Horne, the quartet renamed... [+] Read More
Artist: The Soup Dragons
Before Scotland's Soup Dragons hit the mainstream with their reggae-infused cover of the Rolling Stones' "I'm Free," the Glasgow four-piece were poised to carry the torch first lit by the Buzzcocks and the Adverts. Formed in the mid-'80s around singer/guitarist -- and eventual programmer -- Sean Dickson, the band included guitarist Jim... [+] Read More
Artist: The Party Boys
The Party Boys were originally formed by bassist Paul Christie as a one-off cover band for a two-week tour, beginning an odyssey that eventually ended ten years later, after several successful albums that comprised some of Australia's most successful performers.
After leaving Mondo Rock in 1982, Christie called up several friends to form a band... [+] Read More
Artist: Ross Wilson
Ross "The Boss" Wilson inhabits a venerable place in Australia's rock pantheon alongside the likes of John Farnham, Jimmy Barnes, and Billy Thorpe during a career that has spanned four decades. Starting with the R&B outfit the Pink Fink in 1965, he then fronted the Party Machine until 1969 before travelling to the U.K. to join the ailing band... [+] Read More
Artist: Nathan Joseph
Nathan "Nat" Joseph owned and operated Transatlantic Records, an early and profoundly influential British independent label that played a critical role in the nation's folk and blues culture. Born July 13, 1939, in Birmingham, England, he appeared in comedic revues while a student at Cambridge's Queens College, but after graduating took over the... [+] Read More
Artist: N'Dea Davenport
N'Dea Davenport is best-known for the four years she spent with the Brand New Heavies, a predominantly British, London-based retro-soul/funk outfit that was quite popular in Great Britain in the '90s, but recalled '70s favorites like Tower of Power, the Average White Band, Earth, Wind & Fire and Rufus & Chaka Khan. Because Davenport has been... [+] Read More
Artist: Julian Cope
Musician, writer, historian, and cosmic shaman Julian Cope was born in October 1957 in Deri, South Glamorgan, Wales. He was raised in Tamworth, England, and like many a young artist, suffered through academia as a perpetual outsider. In 1976, upon attending college in Liverpool, Cope found himself part of a community of musicians -- and kindred... [+] Read More
Artist: John R.T. Davies
Sound engineer John R.T. Davies was among the world's premier specialists in restoring and remastering classic jazz recordings. John Ross Twiston Davies was born March 20, 1927 in Sussex, England -- the son of a dermatologist, he began playing piano at the age of four, later studying the drums as well. Between 1945 and 1948 he served with the... [+] Read More
