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Artist: CommonWealth Records
CommonWealth Records was formed in 1998 by Dru Garrity with capital saved from his day job as a chef. Over the last 8 yrs CommonWealth Records has be come virtually synonymous with some of today's hottest and most promising hip-hop acts from Boston. In the past year Dru Garrity partnered with childhood friend & marketing guru Dave Goldman and... [+] Read More
Artist: Likeblood
LIKEBLOOD ENTERTAINMENT - Came From NothinÂ’ - Being from Washington, D.C. automatically raises the stakes for any emcee. The original Murder Capital ranks 8th in America's urban markets, is the nation's #1 most watched political center, and is the birthplace of Go-go, a musical subculture which has influenced Hip-Hop since its nascence nearly... [+] Read More
Artist: Surinder Kaur
"The Nightingale of Punjab," Surinder Kaur was her generation's premier interpreter of Indian folk music. Born November 25, 1929, in Lahore, the capital of the then-undivided state of Punjab, Kaur was one of eight children. At the age of 12, she and older sister Parkash together studied classical music under Muslim master Inayat Husain and Hindu... [+] Read More
Artist: Aric Laurence Allen
I was born in Dallas, Texas and have since lived in Philadelphia, Cleveland, Connecticut, and now New York. I have traveled to all but five of the states in the country, which has allowed me to see and learn a lot. I moved to New York in September of 1997 to attend New York University.
As far as personal facts, I am very much interested in... [+] Read More
Artist: Udit Narayan
Through the '90s, Udit Narayan was the closest rival of Kumar Sanu for the title of most popular male playback vocalist in Indian cinema -- no small feat, since films remain the primary vehicle for disseminating popular music to the Indian public. Though he wasn't quite as prolific as Sanu, Narayan boasted one of the most distinctive voices and... [+] Read More
Artist: Irma Monsalve
Colombian singer Irma Monsalve Botero, a pioneer of the Australian salsa movement whose passionate stage performance with a characteristic timing phrasing and feeling, captivates the audience leaving them breathless.
Irma was born in Cali, The Salsa Music Capital of the Americas, a place that gives birth to an exceptional number of musical... [+] Read More
Artist: John Sheridan
Stride and swing pianist John Sheridan was born in 1946 in Columbus, OH. He caught the jazz bug early, at the age of eight, when he first heard a recording of Benny Goodman's 1938 Carnegie Hall concert. By the time he was 13 he was already working professional piano gigs. Sheridan attended Capital University in Columbus following high school,... [+] Read More
Artist: Antenógenes Silva
Internationally awarded accordionist Antenógenes Silva is also noted for his participation as accompanist of famous artists in the radio days. A successful solo artist, he had hits with valses "Saudades do Matão" (Jorge Galati/Raul Torres, 1938) and "Ave Maria" (Erotides de Campos, 1939). As a composer, he had success with "Pisando Corações"... [+] Read More
Artist: Willa Ford
Time ill tell if the infamous Willa Ford will earn more attention for her music, or for her relationship with Backstreet Boys member Nick Carter. Fueled by envy, fans of BSB have heaped abuse upon Ford, setting up at least three anti-Willa websites and accusing her of a cornucopia of crimes and faults, ranging from crossed eyes to physical abuse... [+] Read More
Artist: Duran Duran
Duran Duran personified new wave for much of the mainstream audience. And for good reason, too. Duran Duran's reputation was built through music videos, which accentuated their fashion-model looks and glamorous sense of style. Without music videos, it's likely that the band's pop-funk -- described by the group as the Sex Pistols meets Chic --... [+] Read More
Artist: Engine Down
"Groove-oriented emprise brushed with shades of Drive Like Jehu and grounded in a rocking emo sensibility" begins to characterize Engine Down's musical demeanor. The Richmond quartet met in Harrisonburg, VA, before embarking on their eastward migration to the Virginian capital. Comprised of former Sleepytime Trio, the Weak Link Breaks, and... [+] Read More
Artist: Mungo Jerry
Mungo Jerry is one of rock's great one-hit successes. Outside of England, they're known for exactly one song, but that song, "In the Summertime," is a seasonal anthem known by listeners who weren't even born when it was released. Mungo Jerry was a solid blues outfit as well -- in fact, one suspects they were the kind of blues band that purists... [+] Read More
Artist: Charlie Ventura
A fine swing-oriented tenor saxophonist, Ventura is best-remembered for his attempt at popularizing bebop during the tail end of the music's mid- to late-'40s heyday. Born Charles Venturo, he came from a large, musically inclined family. His first instrument was C-melody sax. He switched to alto before eventually settling on tenor. Ventura left... [+] Read More
Artist: zerobridge
It’s not often you hear about a band like zerobridge. Lead singer/guitarist and songwriter Mubashir “Din” Mohi-ud-Din and drummer Mohsin “Mo” Mohi-ud-Din are two brothers, whose parents are from the disputed territory of Kashmir, nestled between northern India and Pakistan. Greg “The Quota,” seasoned NYC bass player, rounds out the trio... [+] Read More
Artist: Montfaucon
'Montfaucon' band was formed at the end of 2002 in Tashkent city by Epifanov Mikhail (keyboards, vocals) and Mayamsin Valentine (guitar, vocals). In the past band named 'Fatalist', played quite different music from 'Montfaucon'. In 'Fatalist' entered: Mayamsin Valentine (guitar, vocals), Balashov Vladimir (guitar), Epifanov Mikhail (bass) and... [+] Read More
Artist: TEKNEEK/RAP
MySpace Generators Contact Tables MySpace Editor Pimp Top Friends MySpace Codes In December of 1982, Tekneek was born on a US military base in Berlin, Germany. When he was 2 he came to Colorado. One of the first places he called home was in the infamous Wheatherstones of East Colfax. He ended up going to 10 different schools and has lives in... [+] Read More
Artist: Destiny's Child
Destiny's Child rose to become one of the most popular female R&B groups of the late '90s, eventually rivaling even TLC in terms of blockbuster commercial success. Their accomplishments came in spite of several abrupt personnel changes, which were accompanied by heated, well-publicized feuds in the media and the courts. In fact, for a time,... [+] Read More
Artist: Joaquim Antônio Da Silva Callado, Jr.
Joaquim Antônio da Silva Callado (called also Callado Jr. because his father is of the same name) was the most important flutist and improviser of his time. A noted composer, he left several virtuosic pieces. "Flor Amorosa" (with lyrics added later by Catulo da Paixão Cearense) is performed by the chorões (choro players) even today. Among his... [+] Read More
Artist: Sara Landymore
Sara Landymore is a singer/songwriter from the Washington, D.C., area who has won numerous regional honors. She earned a Washington Area Music Award in 1997 as Songwriter of the Year, an honor she shared with Tom Prasada-Rao. Her debut CD, Corner of the World, received nominations in the categories of Best Contemporary Folk Album, Best Debut... [+] Read More
Artist: Hermeto Pascoal
A self-taught musician, Hermeto Pascoal ascended from his humble upcountry origins to an international acknowledgment still unfair to his musical stature. Developing his ears from an early age at his grandfather's blacksmith shop, Pascoal used to pick up pieces of iron and hit them, trying to create music (not to emulate the harmonics of his... [+] Read More
Artist: Alfred Newman
Alfred Newman (1901-1970) was, for much of his career, the most influential and respected composer and music director in Hollywood. His 44 Oscar nominations and nine Academy Awards are both records that are unlikely ever to be broken. The first-born of ten children to an impoverished produce seller in New Haven, Connecticut, Newman manifested... [+] Read More
Artist: Eric Nagler
A consummate musician, Eric Nagler has raised the sophistication of children's music beyond just a guy and a guitar. With fiddle, banjo, mandolin, and his famous "sewerphone," Nagler's sense of fun with music is both educational and contagious.
After exploring the folk music scene of Greenwich Village, New York, in the late '60s, Nagler moved... [+] Read More
Artist: Paul deLay
For originality in contemporary blues with a capital "o," one need look no further than West Coast harmonica stylist, singer and songwriter Paul DeLay. DeLay is the freshest songwriting voice to come onto the West Coast blues scene since Robert Cray rose to prominence in the San Francisco Bay area in the 1980s. Not surprisingly, he backs up his... [+] Read More
Artist: Henry Stone
Born June 3, 1921, in the Bronx, NY, Henry Stone began playing the trumpet in his teens, inspired by jazz great Louis Armstrong. Later at a military camp in New Jersey, he played in bands. After being discharged in 1946, he began selling records out of the back of his car in Los Angeles. Later he became a 78 rpm record salesman for the Bihari... [+] Read More
Artist: Harry Wayne "K.C." Casey
Harry Wayne Casey was the leader of '70s supergroup KC and the Sunshine Band. With band co-founder Richard Finch, Casey co-wrote, co-produced, sang lead, and played keyboards on the band's million-sellers as well as those for TK Records labelmate George McCrae and Jimmy Bo Horne's dance classic "Dance Across the Floor." The band racked up five... [+] Read More
