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Artist: Jimi Hendrix
In his brief four-year reign as a superstar, Jimi Hendrix expanded the vocabulary of the electric rock guitar more than anyone before or since. Hendrix was a master at coaxing all manner of unforeseen sonics from his instrument, often with innovative amplification experiments that produced astral-quality feedback and roaring distortion. His... [+] Read More
Artist: Peter Greenwell
Composer and pianist Peter Greenwell channeled the sophistication and wit of his mentor, Noël Coward, to emerge as one of the postwar generation's foremost interpreters of the cabaret tradition. Born in Warwickshire, England, on August 12, 1929, Greenwell began his theatrical career as an actor, concurrently employing his skills as a pianist to... [+] Read More
Artist: Human Sexual Response
Although they were pegged to be the post punk era's next big thing, Boston's Human Sexual Response did the opposite, and crashed and burned after four years and two albums. But in their short existence, they created a substantial buzz in their hometown and on the East Coast for their arty and energetic live shows and their sophisticated... [+] Read More
Artist: Eddie Murphy
Like Bill Cosby and Richard Pryor before him, Eddie Murphy was the preeminent African-American comic of his era; in fact, Murphy was arguably the preeminent comic of the 1980s, period -- at his peak, no other performer, regardless of race, was a bigger star or a more audacious talent. Combining Pryor's viciously acute observational gifts and... [+] Read More
Artist: Yoko Ono
Few women in the history of rock & roll have stirred as much controversy as Yoko Ono. Although her romance with John Lennon was hardly the only factor straining the relationships between the individual Beatles, she made a convenient scapegoat for the group's breakup, and was repeatedly raked over the coals in the media for the influence she held... [+] Read More
Artist: Lars Hollmer
In the years since Lars Hollmer first got together with his friends to play music in late-'60s Sweden, it seems unlikely that his primary goal has been rock stardom. For one thing, there is his choice of instruments, with the accordion looming large among them. Although certain accordionists have over the years acquired a hipster cachet, from... [+] Read More
