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Artist: DeVoe'
DeRe (born Devon Reed,) widely known as DeVoe', became involved in hip-hop during the mid '90s, perfoming at house parties with the Cataclyzm Cutthroats around South Central Los Angeles and making a hand full of recording at LA Sound Machine empire. Producer/Composer, DeVoe' a native of Carson, CA. Listening to his parent's extensive collection... [+] Read More
Artist: John Dolphin
Los Angeles R&B producer John Dolphin was one of the first and most notorious black independent record label owners, although his contributions to the formative years of rock & roll are often overshadowed by the cutthroat business practices that ultimately led to his death. A former car salesman, Dolphin first entered the music business as a... [+] Read More
Artist: Bernard Reed
Electric bass player extraordinaire Bernard Reed is one of music's unsung heroes, a gladiator who has survived more than 35 years in a cutthroat business. He was born in Chicago and raised on the west side by his grandparents, who took a liking to the deep-voiced, brown-skinned baby when he was a toddler; his mother and brother, Danny, lived on... [+] Read More
Artist: Big'n
Big'n was a group that idolized classic rock artists but also embraced the up-and-coming Chicago music scene they were part of during the early '90s. During their seven-year career, the band released two full-length records as they toured big cities and small towns across the United States. The group's agent even tried booking a slot for them at... [+] Read More
Artist: Abby Travis
Hollywood, CA, native Abby Travis began her musical career with the all-girl band the Lovedolls, who recorded a single album, 1991's Love One Another. She parlayed that gig into session and touring work as a bassist and singer with an astonishingly eclectic array of artists, ranging from the Meat Puppets to El Vez to erstwhile Monkee Peter Tork.... [+] Read More
Artist: Morris Levy
In the pioneering days of the record industry, perhaps no one was as revered as publisher/label owner Morris Levy. In a 1957 article, Variety dubbed Levy the "Octopus" of the music industry because he had an outstretched hand in nearly every area of the growing business. Decades later another writer dubbed him "The Godfather," a nickname... [+] Read More
