1980s pop diva Sheena Easton was born Sheena Shirley Orr in Bellshill, Scotland on April 27, 1959. Inspired to pursue a singing career after seeing Barbra Streisand in The Way We Were, she later attended the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama while moonlighting with the group Something Else. Exposure on the BBC television production The... [+] Read More

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20MILE, sometimes referred to as the "R&B OUTKAST", is shoving music into unchartered territory, creating boisterous yet groovy melodies that often marry sounds of southern hip-hop beats, Pop, and touches of old-school and modern R&B. Their amalgamation of musical genres is being affectionately dubbed "Southern Pop". Their sound is a little of... [+] Read More

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ROGER BENEDICT JR, + B CRIBB +
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preferred genre: POP, ROCK, NEO- SOUL, CHRISTIAN, INSPIRATIONAL, ELECTRONIC, EASY LISTENING and SMOOTH JAZZ... A Unique Artist With A Serious Creative Writing Style and Unique Vocal Versatility Which Captures The Depths Of Our Hearts.
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Bootsy (born William Collins, October 26, 1951, Cincinnati) is a funk/R&B bassist/singer/bandleader. He formed his first group, the Pacesetters, in 1968, featuring Phelps "Catfish" Collins (his brother; guitar), Frankie "Kash" Waddy (drums), and Philippe Wynne. From 1969 to 1971, the group functioned as James Brown's backup band and was dubbed... [+] Read More

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Best known for her superb 1984 cover of Prince's "I Feel for You," R&B singer Chaka Khan enjoyed solo success as well as popularity as a member of the group Rufus. Born Yvette Marie Stevens in Great Lakes, IL, on March 23, 1953, she was raised on Chicago's South Side, and at the age of 11 formed her first group, the Crystalettes. While still in... [+] Read More

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Kat Victoria is Katrina Victoria Tate born in Monroe, Louisiana and raised in Chicago, has enough electricity to light up the Chicago Skyline. A quality vocalist with a sound that’s between Gladys Knight, Mary J. Blige, and Toni Braxton. Kat Victoria is gifted with raw sultry emotion and can belt with the best of them and has. Sharing the... [+] Read More

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Michael Jackson was unquestionably the biggest pop star of the '80s, and certainly one of the most popular recording artists of all time. In his prime, Jackson was an unstoppable juggernaut, possessed of all the tools to dominate the charts seemingly at will: an instantly identifiable voice, eye-popping dance moves, stunning musical versatility,... [+] Read More

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In the late '70s, when the fortunes of Motown Records seemed to be flagging, Rick James came along and rescued the company, providing funky hits that updated the label's style and saw it through into the mid-'80s. Actually, James had been with Motown earlier, though nothing had come of it. After growing up in Buffalo and running away to join the... [+] Read More

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Born on Christmas Eve 1983, Lewis Partridge began his musical career at the very early age of 3 when his parents bought his first Drum Kit. Inspired by his father, John Partridge, he began to play Drums at every opportunity and soon employed the teaching services of Big Band Drum Teacher, Freddie Wells. Freddie taught him essential reading and... [+] Read More

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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 genres as soul, funk, reggae, hard rock, psychedelic, folk, and ballads over the years. Born in New York on May 26, 1964 (his mother was actress Roxie Roker, best-known for her role as... [+] Read More

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A Michigan funk band with slight rock leanings, Ready for the World parlayed Melvin Riley's whining vocals and some trendy production into a pair of number one R&B hits in the mid-'80s for MCA. Riley, Gordon Strozier, Gregory Potts, Willie Triplett, John Eaton, and Gerald Valentine began on their own Blue Lake label before signing with MCA. The... [+] Read More

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From the schoolyards of Nancy to the slums of Mumbai, from the chaos of Picadilly Circus at the height of punk to the serenity of Himalayan valleys, the life of French musician/producer LE BARON is full of u-turns and detours. Going full circle took some time but, true to his motto ROCK GUITARS & HUMAN TOUCH, the Baron is now back in the family... [+] Read More

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Juan Cummings grew up in New York City. Juan has been a lover of music since he was a little boy running around Dyckman Houses. The first musical influence for Juan was George Benson. The song breezin' by George Benson still remains one Juan’s favorite songs. The next artist to influence Juan was Sade. According to Juan, Sade and her smooth jazz... [+] Read More

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Best known as the leader, founder, songwriter, singer, and guitarist of early-'80s funk masters Zapp, Roger Troutman (better known simply as "Roger") also forged a successful solo career. Born November 29, 1951, in Hamilton, OH, Troutman was the fourth child in a family of nine kids, and gravitated toward music at an extremely early age; he was... [+] Read More

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Sa'J, is not a typical emcee. His style is created by bringing live instrumentation into harmony with infectious lyrics and catchy hooks. Most of the time you will see Sa'J with his band, performing original songs over which he heats the mic with his rhymes. Sa'J is an eclectic emcee whose music combines a number of genres to create what he... [+] Read More

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Seal emerged from England's house music scene in the early '90s to become the most popular British soul vocalist of the decade. Although his earliest material still showed signs of acid house, by the mid-'90s he had created a distinctive fusion of soul, folk, pop, dance, and rock that brought him success on both sides of the Atlantic.
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“Love is the only thing to live for - it's one of the main reasons I'm inspired to write songs,” declares singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, TOMI. “I feel it's the medicine for everyone's pain. And you can hear a lot of love and pain in these songs.” The songs in question are the buttery R&B jams on his debut... [+] Read More

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