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Artist: yellow & state
Just a cool band.. keeping it real. [+] Read More
Artist: yellow state 2
Just a band trying to eat. [+] Read More
Artist: The Beatles
So much has been said and written about the Beatles -- and their story is so mythic in its sweep -- that it's difficult to summarize their career without restating clichés that have already been digested by tens of millions of rock fans. To start with the obvious, they were the greatest and most influential act of the rock era, and introduced... [+] Read More
Artist: Bluff City Backsliders
Made up of several Memphis blues veterans that had been leaning towards early American music, the Bluff City Backsliders formed in 1999. Learning several classic jazz, jug band, country, and bluegrass tunes from the beginning of the 20th Century, the band eventually started playing live in 2001. Gaining a reputation for performing material... [+] Read More
Artist: Kenny Howels
After the Mustard Seeds disbanded in 1993, singer/ guitarist Kenny Howels figured that the time was right to start his own project as a solo performer. With the recruitment of drummer Kelly Shane, guitarist Bob Anthony and bassist Ben Pringle, Howels ensembled his backing band the Curious Yellow before releasing two demos and the single... [+] Read More
Artist: Le Orme
It's easy to forget that America and England didn't exist in a vacuum in the 1960's, and that rock's influence was felt far beyond the English-speaking world. France, Italy, Germany, and much of the rest of Europe spawned their own groups emulating the sounds of psychedelia and other cultural exports from the USA and the UK. Le Orme were part of... [+] Read More
Artist: Tim Volpicella
Jazz guitarist Tim Volpicella learned his tools of the trade at the Berklee School of Music, where he studied with such well-respected artists as John Abercrombie, John Scofield, David Liebman, and John Stowell. Since graduation, Volpicella has played with other artists, including the John Carlton Orchestra, bassist Chuck Israels, Chet Baker,... [+] Read More
Artist: Julia Fordham
One time member of Mari Wilson's backing troupe the Wilsations, English songbird Julia Fordham finally realised her debut in 1988. Unimaginatively titled, Julia Fordham showed off Fordham's smoky jazz bar low dulcet voice and contained four singles: "The Comfort of Strangers," "Woman of the 80's," first hit"Happy Ever After," and "Where Does the... [+] Read More
Artist: Yellow Magic Orchestra
The trailblazing force behind the emergence of the Japanese techno-pop sound of the late '70s, Yellow Magic Orchestra remains a seminal influence on contemporary electronic music -- hugely popular both at home and abroad, their pioneering use of synthesizers, sequencers and drum machines places them second only to Kraftwerk as innovators of... [+] Read More
Artist: DJ Dmitry
Mostly known as part of the '80s super dancefloor group Deee-lite, DJ Dmitry sought a solo career after the band's breakup in the late '90s. Using his formal musical background and experience as a member of Deee-Lite, Dmitry's DJing tastes span from house to electro. In 2000, he released his first mix CD, Screams of Consciousness.
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Artist: The Go-Betweens
The Go-Betweens were perhaps the quintessential cult band of the '80s: they came from an exotic locale (Brisbane, Australia), moved to a major recording center (in their case, London) in a sustained bid to make a career out of music, released album after album of music seemingly tailor-made for the radio in spite of their having little use for... [+] Read More
Artist: Hap Palmer
Hap Palmer has been one of the few artists to consistently address the educational needs of preschoolers and infants with simple songs written just for them. Preschool teachers and parents have responded in kind, making Palmer's songs some of the best-known and most loved songs in day care centers and preschools across the United States. There... [+] Read More
Artist: The Mountain Goats
The Mountain Goats are one of the more unusual bands to find shelter under the ever-expanding umbrella term of indie rock. Hyper-prolific and militantly lo-fi, there are over a hundred Mountain Goats songs scattered across compilations and label samplers, most of them recorded (by choice) on a department-store boom box. Although many musicians... [+] Read More
Artist: Wayne
Not to be confused with a heavy metal band that is also called Wayne, the focus of this bio is a very melodic and accessible alternative pop/rock band from Birmingham, AL. Despite its Deep South roots, this Wayne is not overly Southern-sounding; no one would mistake the Alabama quartet for Lynyrd Skynyrd, the Outlaws, Molly Hatchet, Black Oak... [+] Read More
Artist: Universal Indicator
Universal Indicator serves as an acid house outlet for members of the techno-geek-praised label Rephlex. The collective formed as a result of the disappearance of many Chicago house masters once trance and progressive took over as the "it" way to make money from DJing and production. It was also inspired by U.K.-praised producers such as Baby... [+] Read More
Artist: Bill Morrison
Monologist Bill Morrison was born in Portland, OR, in 1933, beginning his performing career as a theater student at Oregon State College. After serving in the Air Force ROTC and attending navigator's school in Texas, he attempted unsuccessfully to launch a career writing comedy. Upon returning to Portland, Morrison accepted a job as an on-air... [+] Read More
Artist: Big Joe Duskin
The Alabama-born son of a Baptist preacher, Big Joe Duskin grew up to become one of the stalwarts of the Cincinnati blues scene. Although he honored a promise to his father that he would not play the "Devil's music" until his father's death (at the age of 104, in the 1970s), Duskin quickly made up for lost time. Although he's recorded... [+] Read More
Artist: Spirit
Spirit was a highly regarded rock band that achieved modest commercial success, charting 11 albums in the U.S. between 1968 and 1977. Founded in Los Angeles in 1967 by musicians who had a mixture of rock, pop, folk, blues, classical, and jazz backgrounds, and who ranged in age from 16 to 44, the group had an eclectic musical style in keeping... [+] Read More
Artist: Russell Means
It was only a matter of time before Russell Means turned his attention to music. A member of the Oglala/Lakota tribe of Native Americans, Means has appeared in such films as The Last of the Mohicans and Natural Born Killers, and provided the voice of Powhatan in the Disney film Pocahontas, as well as authoring an autobiography, Where White Men... [+] Read More
Artist: Rod Demick
Rod Demick is one of the United Kingdom's top sidemen. In addition to stints with the David Essex Band, the Strawbs, the Jim McCarty Band, and Bees Make Honey, Demick has played bass for Dr. John, Guitar Shorty, George "Mojo" Buford, Ron Kavana, Terry Woods, Taj Mahal, Snooky Pryor, and Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown. Along with lead guitarist... [+] Read More
Artist: Chuck Woolery
Although best known for his lengthy career as a television game show host, Chuck Woolery also enjoyed a run as a recording artist, even cracking the Billboard Top 40 as one-half of the psychedelic pop duo the Avant-Garde. Born March 16, 1941 in Ashland, Kentucky, the young Woolery aspired to a career in music but instead joined the U.S. Navy and... [+] Read More
Artist: Christie
Leeds-born Jeff Christie (b. 1946) entered music by way of a skiffle band that eventually moved into rock & roll, taking the name the Outer Limits. They eventually cut a pair of singles, before breaking up, and Jeff Christie decided to try a career as a songwriter. His demo tape made its way to Tremeloes' guitarist Alan Blakely, and happened to... [+] Read More
Artist: Jeff Christie
Leeds-born Jeff Christie entered music by way of a skiffle band that eventually moved into rock & roll, emulating the Beatles' sound (after a fashion) under the guise of the Outer Limits. They eventually cut a pair of singles, one ("Just One More Chance") issued on Deram and the next ("Great Train Robbery") released on a small independent label.... [+] Read More
Artist: Dolly Dawn
Affectionately known as the “champagne of big band singer," Dolly Dawn (born: Theresa Anna Maria Stabile) was one of the most successful vocalists of the late-1930s and 1940s. A member of George Hall's Hotel Taft Orchestra, she appeared daily on CBS radio broadcasts from the Grill Room of the Hotel Taft. Best remembered for her passionate... [+] Read More
