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Artist: Visitor Jim
In 1994, three Midwesterners named Jim came together in San Francisco to form their idea of a rock band: a sound that embraces everything from classic rock to funk and groove in keeping with the eclectic Bay Area sound. Vocalist and keyboard player Jim Greer, originally from Hudson, OH, is a singer/songwriter in his own right, having released... [+] Read More
Artist: crashing jupiter
Crashing Jupiter was formed in 2006, the band has many different styles with many years of experience. We have been compared to 30 seconds to mars, Breaking Benjamin and Sevendust. Crashing Jupiter was formed by Matt Brozovich and John Devlin from Scorn of Earth. Members include Erik Register of Sideways Eight, Travis Iddings of Silverlace and... [+] Read More
Artist: Jim Gaudet
Albany-based singer/songwriter Jim Gaudet began writing in his '30s after a long hiatus building a family life and playing in the local Lost Country Ramblers before that. Now he tours the Northeast performing his own witty and heartfelt material. Before the release of It's a Colorful Life Jim released three independent cassettes. Give Up the... [+] Read More
Artist: 5uu's
Inspired by Europe's Rock In Opposition movement of the late 1970s, drummer/composer David Kerman formed the 5uu's in Los Angeles in 1984. The band's name was derived from gang graffiti spray-painted on local buildings.
Later in 1984 the 5uu's released their first LP, Bel Marduk & Tiamat, on their own label. The album was based on the concept... [+] Read More
Artist: Three frum Tha' Soul
The Cincinnati-based urban group III frum tha Soul comprised vocalists Big Jim, G-Child and Rico; proteges of Gerald Levert, the trio debuted in 1998 with a self-titled LP issued on RCA. ~ Jason Ankeny, All Music Guide [+] Read More
Artist: The Tren Brothers
Originally part of the Dirty Three, the Melbourne, Australia, natives Mick Turner (guitar, harmonica) and Jim White (drums) comprise the instrumental Tren Brothers. The duo released a single ("Gone Away"/"Kit's Choice") and an EP (Tren Brothers) in 1998. ~ Gina Boldman, All Music Guide [+] Read More
Artist: Magnum Carnage
Formed in 1996 as a solo recording project by Kai Laigo, MC set out to create post-Black Metal music inspired by technology, the occult, and coming earth changes. with the exception of Daniel Fernandez (rhythm guitar) , The line up has grown into a revolving door of Hawaii Metal, with Kai retaining most or all of the writing an recording... [+] Read More
Artist: Larry Goldings
One of the top organists to emerge since Joey DeFrancesco, Larry Goldings began piano lessons when he was nine. Goldings, who graduated from the New School for Social Research in the late '80s, was Jon Hendricks' accompanist during 1987-1989, worked with Jim Hall for three years, and (inspired by Jimmy Smith) he led a trio that gave him an... [+] Read More
Artist: Plank
With their combined influences of '77 punk and vintage surf rock, the three piece of Bob Rydman (guitar), Marty Sparks (bass) and Jim Kruzie (drums) took the moniker of Plank upon their 1995 formation. Hailing the likes of The Ventures, Dick Dale, The Clash and The Misfits as an inspiration for their hybrid, Plank would spend the next two years... [+] Read More
Artist: Jim Jones
This Jim Jones, apparently not the same as the rap producer sometimes credited as James Earl Jones III, has a relationship with rapper Cam'ron that includes both performance and A&R work. ~ Eugene Chadbourne, All Music Guide [+] Read More
Artist: Mascott
The indie pop group Mascott was led by singer/guitarist Kendall Jane Meade, formerly of Juicy. After that band disbanded in the wake of their 1996 album Olive Juicy, Meade relocated from New York City to her native Detroit to plot her next move; weeks later she was invited to play keyboards on Helium's UK tour, followed by a series of shows... [+] Read More
Artist: Jimmy Giuffre
Jimmy Giuffre has had many accomplishments in a long career that has never been predictable. Giuffre graduated from North Texas State Teachers College (1942), played in an Army band during his period in the service and then had stints with the orchestras of Boyd Raeburn, Jimmy Dorsey and Buddy Rich. His composition "Four Brothers" became a hit... [+] Read More
Artist: The Sandpipers
The Sandpipers were a male vocal trio that recorded a handful of easy listening pop hits in the mid-'60s. The group was distinguished by its light, breezy harmonies, which floated over delicate, breezy string arrangements, as well as the occasional appearance of a wordless female backing vocalist who drifted in and out of the music. Though they... [+] Read More
Artist: Box of Frogs
Blues-based hard rock combo Box of Frogs reunited guitarist Chris Dreja, bassist Paul Samwell-Smith, and drummer Jim McCarty, all three founding members of the famed Yardbirds. The trio re-teamed for the first time since the Yardbirds' mid-1968 dissolution to play a 1983 live date at the London Marquee, and the performance proved so successful... [+] Read More
Artist: Mick Turner
Dirty Three guitarist Mick Turner began a solo career in 1997 with the release of Tren Phantasma, a collection of improvised four-track recordings featuring the contemplative guitar style he used with his group the Dirty Three. The following year, Turner and his bandmate Jim White played live as the Tren Brothers, carrying the album's aesthetic... [+] Read More
Artist: Mikael Rickfors
Mikael Rickfors has had a rich and varied career. One would assume that it would be enough to have had numerous hit singles and albums in his native Sweden and be known as that country's number one blue-eyed soul singer but that doesn't quite tell the story. In the early '70s he spent time in the Hollies as their lead singer and together they... [+] Read More
Artist: The Ludlows
Originally called the Ludlow Trio, this threesome -- named for the Woody Guthrie song and featuring Jim McCann -- was formed in Dublin in 1965. They quickly became one of the three most popular folk acts in Dublin, after the Dubliners and the Wolf Tones, and were signed to Pye Records. In 1966, their version of Dominic Behan's "The Sea Around... [+] Read More
Artist: Virginia Canyon
Her name sounds like a marvelous place to go hiking and indeed, there is a Virginia Canyon located north of Idaho Springs, Colorado. The songwriter Virginia Canyon, an associate of Dixieland jazz veteran Lee Castle, seems to be most famous for only song, and even that was taken away from her, literally. Had the tune retained its original title... [+] Read More
Artist: The Sheila Divine
Alternative rock trio the Sheila Divine officially formed in Boston; guitarist/vocalist Aaron Perrino and drummer Shawn Sears met in a music theory class at Oneonta State University in New York, and Sears ended up managing Perrino's band the Waverlys. That group broke up after a move to Boston, and Perrino formed the Sheila Divine with Oneonta... [+] Read More
Artist: The Blamed
The Christian punk band the Blamed consists of Bryan Gray, Jim Chaffin, Jeff Locke, and John Hansen. Their first two albums, 21 and Frail, were released on Tooth & Nail Records; three years later Forever came out on the Grr label. They returned to their original label in 2002, a more emo-oriented release entitled Give Us Barabbas. ~ Heather... [+] Read More
Artist: Violent Apathy
While the West and East Coasts got more attention, the Midwest was a major hotbed for hardcore punk during the early-to-mid-'80s, and Michigan's Violent Apathy certainly added their share of noise to the proceedings. Violent Apathy were formed in the spring of 1981 by guitarist Richard Bowser, vocalist Kenny Knott, and bassist Jim Forgey, three... [+] Read More
Artist: 3rd Strike
Jim Korthe, lead singer for rap-rockers 3rd Strike, grew up in a bad neighborhood in Southern California. At a young age he joined a gang to avoid his unhealthy home life, but after growing up with violence and drug peddling, he left the gang to focus on music with his friend, guitarist Todd Deguchi. The two put together a makeshift lineup for... [+] Read More
Artist: Billy Jack Wills
Perhaps the most underrated Western swing bandleader ever was Billy Jack Wills, the youngest brother of Bob, whose Western Swing Band broke new ground for the genre in the early '50s. Born February 26, 1926, in Memphis, Hall County, TX, Billy Jack was exposed at an early age to the music of his famous brother, as well as his father, champion... [+] Read More
Artist: The Four Preps
The clean-cut West Coast-based Four Preps are best remembered for a string of Top 100 hits during the late '50s and early '60s, including "Twenty Six Miles (Santa Catalina)," "Big Man," "Down by the Station," "Lazy Summer Night," "Got a Girl," "It Ain't Never," "Moon River," "Lollipops and Roses," "My Special Angel," and others. Ultimately, the... [+] Read More
Artist: Big Daddy Kinsey
Long before Lester "Big Daddy" Kinsey and his clan hit the international blues circuit, he established himself as the modern-day blues patriarch of Gary, IN, and as the Steeltown's answer to Muddy Waters. A slide guitarist and harp blower with roots in both the Mississippi Delta and post-war Chicago styles, Kinsey worked with local bands only... [+] Read More
