Showing 1 - 14 of 14
Artist: Humpty Dumpster
Artist: Humpty & Dumpty
Artist: Richard "Humpty" Vission
One of the preeminent house DJ/producers around Los Angeles since the late '80s, Richard "Humpty" Vission became known for a freewheeling mixing style that cycled through dozens of records per hour, and a production career that saw the same frenzied sound crest with his sports-anthem classic "Jump," by the Movement. Born in Toronto and raised in... [+] Read More
Artist: Pure Sugar
The production duo of Richard "Humpty" Vission and Pete Lorimer plus vocalist Jennifer Starr originally hit the dance charts in 1995 -- under the moniker Sugar -- with "The Feeling," released on Vission and Lorimer's Aqua Boogie Records. Renamed Pure Sugar, the trio signed to Geffen and released their debut album in June 1998. ~ John Bush, All... [+] Read More
Artist: Caesar Garcia
It was in 1994, that Caesar Garcia discovered his passion for music and became addicted by the energy of house music. In November of 2001, Caesar made a guest appearance on the House Nation Show for Q97fm located in Visalia, California. He took the show by storm and he became a regular mixing with DJ Jess The Mixaholic.
In 2005, Caesar... [+] Read More
Artist: DJ A.J. Mora
A successful deep house mixologist and a member of the Powertools family (which also includes Richard "Humpty" Vission, Tony B. and Andreas Mijangos), A.J. Mora also co-wrote one of the most popular sports anthems of all time, "Jump" by the Movement. His debut mix album, The Sound of Los Angeles, was released on Aqua Boogie Records, the label... [+] Read More
Artist: Digital Underground
While hip-hop was consumed by the hardcore, noisy political rap of Public Enemy and the gangsta rap of N.W.A., Digital Underground sneaked out of Oakland with their bizarre, funky homage to Parliament-Funkadelic. Digital Underground built most of their music from P-Funk samples and developed a similarly weird sense of style and humor,... [+] Read More
Artist: The Beagles
Presented on CBS in September 1966, this obvious takeoff on the Beatles name only lasted one season. The Beagles were two animated dogs, Stringer and Tubby, whose identities were built roughly on the tried and true comedic antics of Abbott & Costello and Laurel & Hardy. The series' premise involved the canines being put into various adventures... [+] Read More
Artist: Bad Boy Bill
Hard-house DJ Bad Boy Bill was born and raised in Chicago, and began mixing records at the age of 14. An avid fan of Chicago radio station WBMX's Hot Mix Five mixing team, Bill landed his big break when none other than Farley Jackmaster Funk gave him his first broadcast gig; he went on to emerge as one of the hottest turntablists on the Windy... [+] Read More
Artist: Fud Livingston
Although he was never a major soloist, Fud Livingston participated in some classic recording sessions in the late 1920s. He played accordion and piano as a child before switching to saxophone. During the summer of 1923 Livingston worked with Talmadge Henry in Greensboro, SC. In the mid- to late-'20s, he was with Ben Pollack, then left to join... [+] Read More
Artist: Smile
Five years before the first Queen album was released, half of that future supergroup worked together in Smile, a hard rock outfit that played in the London and Cornwall area in the late '60s. Although the band never was able to commercially release any of their work during their 18-month existence, they did record six songs which finally saw... [+] Read More
Artist: Hank Thompson
Hank Thompson was perhaps the most popular Western swing musician of the '50s and '60s, keeping the style alive with a top-notch band, tremendous showmanship, and a versatility that allowed him to expand his repertoire into romantic ballads and hardcore honky tonk numbers. Born September 3, 1925, in Waco, TX, Henry William Thompson was the son... [+] Read More
Artist: Prince Buster
On an island overflowing with exceptional talent on both sides of the mixing board, to suggest that just one man was the most influential is perhaps absurd, but if you took a poll, Prince Buster would inevitably win by a wide margin. He remains synonymous with ska, while being equally important to rocksteady. From Judge Dread to rude reggae,... [+] Read More
Artist: Julie Andrews
At the commercial height of her career in the '60s, actress/singer Julie Andrews could claim to be the primary performer associated with the longest running musical in Broadway history, the highest grossing Hollywood film ever made, and the biggest-selling album of all time. Each of those achievements was surpassed by others eventually, of... [+] Read More
