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Artist: Austin
Artist: Tom Austin
Artist: Denise Austin
Artist: Steve Austin
"Stone Cold" Steve Austin became one of the WWF's most popular wrestlers during the late '90s. A former football player for North Texas State University, Austin decided in 1989 to attend wrestling school as an escape from his job as a dock worker; he turned professional just a year later, and became a member of the WCW organization in 1991 under... [+] Read More
Artist: Patti Austin
A professional since the age of five, Patti Austin was a protégé of Dinah Washington and Sammy Davis, Jr. A 1969 single for United Artists titled "Family Tree" cracked the R&B Top 50. Austin cut her debut LP, End of a Rainbow, for Creed Taylor's CTI label in 1976, followed by Havana Candy in 1977 and Body Language in 1980. She sang lead vocals... [+] Read More
Artist: Phil Austin
Raised in Fresno, CA, yet born in Denver, CO, Phil Austin is best known as part of the Firesign Theatre comedy troupe. Attending Bowdoin, an Ivy League men's college in Maine, on a swimming scholarship, Austin performed in several productions, wrote for the college newspaper and literary journals, and hosted his own radio show on the college... [+] Read More
Artist: Johnta Austin
Artist: Bobby Austin
Bobby Austin left Wisconsin in 1955 for Los Angeles and joined Wynn Stewart's band as a bassist. Austin also did session work with Buck Owens and Tommy Collins before Capitol Records signed him in 1962. Austin wrote his first hit song (with Johnny Paycheck), "Apartment No. 9," in 1966, which was named Song of the Year by the Academy of Country... [+] Read More
Artist: Julian Austin
New Brunswick, Canada-born singer and songwriter Julian Austin started his professional career by performing in bars when he was still in his teens. Popular artists like Tracy Lawrence, Alan Jackson, and George Strait all influenced Austin's rock-flavored style of country music.
After a rough childhood and some days of working the rodeo circuit... [+] Read More
Artist: Ann Austin
Singer/songwriter Ann Austin is not an easy artist to categorize. Although the Massachusetts resident has recorded for Whaling City Sound (a small, jazz-oriented indie label based in New Bedford, MA) and is quite capable of singing straight-ahead, acoustic-oriented jazz, she is not a jazz purist by any stretch of the imagination. Some of her... [+] Read More
Artist: Claire Austin
A vocalist who mixed classic blues elements with traditional jazz. She studied piano in Tacoma, then played in night clubs throughout the Northwest. During the mid-'40s, Austin sang in the Midwest. She recorded with Turk Murphy in the early and mid-'50s, and led an all-star group in 1955 and 1956. Austin recorded again for the GHB label in 1966.... [+] Read More
Artist: Sil Austin
Though jazz remained his first love, tenor saxophonist Sil Austin recorded in a variety of genres over the course of his long career, including R&B, jump blues, country, pop, and even (on one occasion) disco-ish funk. Born Silvester Austin in Dunnellon, FL, on September 17, 1929, Austin began playing around age 12, inspired by swing legends like... [+] Read More
Artist: Darlene Austin
Hailing from Kansas, country singer Darlene Austin headed to Nashville to find her fortune. Since relocating, Austin has appeared on several programs on TNN, including a period as a singer on the Nashville Now program. She has also been a staff writer for several publishers before releasing a solo debut, Holding On, in 2000 through a... [+] Read More
Artist: Lovie Austin
Lovie Austin has been playing keyboards and producing gospel, soul, and funk records since the early '90s, and was heard by many fans of the latter style while on tour in the late '90s with the rowdy Mary J. Blige. Ironically, much more attention gets paid to her namesake, the historic blues and jazz performer who was born a century before the... [+] Read More
Artist: Chad Austin
Gritty hard country singer Chad Austin hails from Andice, TX, a town that, according to Austin, "had a general store in the 1880's with a sign that said 'Beer and Ice.' It was on a wooden plank and it weathered off until it just said, 'And Ice,' so that's how the community got its name." This kind of small town straightforward simplicity has... [+] Read More
Artist: Lovie Austin
One of the first important female bandleaders in jazz, Lovie Austin deserves to be much better known. After studying music in college, she toured on the vaudeville circuit, settling in Chicago in 1923. During 1924-1926, she recorded frequently with her Blues Serenaders, a group that at various times had Tommy Ladnier, Bob Shoffner, Natty... [+] Read More
Artist: Reggie Austin
Reggie Austin was a lesser-known discovery of producer Joe Meek, and cut a single in 1965 of "My Saddest Day" b/w "I'll Find Her." He disappeared in the second half of the decade. ~ Bruce Eder, All Music Guide [+] Read More
Artist: Gene Austin
A singer and composer who came rambling out of Texas at the beginning of the 20th century, Gene Austin is best-known for his "My Blue Heaven," one of the most popular records of all time. He was born Eugene Lucas, but later took on his stepfather Jim Austin's surname, coming of age in a series of Louisiana small towns. Austin was all of 15 when... [+] Read More
Artist: Mark Austin
Dallas musician Mark Austin spent his formative years taking in enough Chicago and Jaco Pastorious to give him a healthy idea of what kind of music he'd like to make if given the chance. Crafting a rock/acid jazz hybrid that puts an emphasis on using the oddball harmonies and sonic shifts of the latter to drive the power of the former, Austin... [+] Read More
Artist: Maggie Austin
Pennsylvania-born country siren Maggie Austin developed her love for the genre at a young age. Austin, the youngest of five children, spent her days on the family farm singing and training horses, one of which was chosen as an alternate for the U.S. Olympic team. Her cover of the Grammy Award-winning "Breathe" spent time at the top of the... [+] Read More
Artist: Cuba Austin
Many drummers have imitated the sounds and moves of tap dancers, but this important swing drummer actually was one and at first kept his practice on the drums a sideline. As he played more, he came to the attention of another drummer named William McKinney who was something of a driven bandleader, fronting a variety of outfits; the first of... [+] Read More
Artist: Reneé Austin
While she's by no means a straight-ahead blues artist, vocalist and songwriter Reneé Austin has great potential to bring many new fans to the idiom. Attractive, intelligent, and a good showperson, Austin was born in San Diego and raised in Texas, growing up steeped in Texas roadhouse blues and soul-blues, as well as gospel music. Sweet Talk,... [+] Read More
Artist: Lonnie Austin
Introduced to music by his father, Lonnie Austin went on to play fiddle with some of the great old-timey string bands, including Charlie Poole and the North Carolina Ramblers and Kelly Harrell's Virginia String Band. Austin seems to have been born with musical talent. When he was a child he worked as an assistant to a guitar teacher, and when he... [+] Read More
Artist: Charlie Austin
Outside the Art Ensemble of Chicago and other multi-instrumentalists like Anthony Braxton, there aren't many players capable of displaying skills in as many different ways as Charles Austin. He's not only recorded in duo, small combos and large orchestras, but has played as many as six instruments on a date, and seldom fewer than three. These... [+] Read More
Artist: John Austin
Born in Chicago, Austin began his career just after high school. He plays acoustic guitar and harmonica and writes most of his own material. He is one of the few rising voices in alternative Christian music. Based on his first effort alone, he's made a contribution to linking authentic gospel messages with uncommercial light-rock music/folk... [+] Read More
