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Artist: Brita
California-native Brita Beseth broke through to the mainstream pop audience as a result of a chance meeting with an internet entrepreneur while on tour with the University of Berkley's female vocal group. At the university, Brita studied chemical engineering, though the desire to become a full-time singer/songwriter was always a dream. She... [+] Read More
Artist: Psydom Recordz
The Psydom originally was idealized by the surfer of rock Ramon Marques, place of Paraty/RJ.Admirer of the style psychedelic trance, carried through the first party in the ticket of the 2005/2006, to unite nature, music and espirit to start the new year with positive energy was the proposal of the party.Through diverse collaborators the Psydom... [+] Read More
Artist: In Pursuit
Playing together as members of various early-'80s Cleveland bands, guitarist Jay Joyce and bass player Emma Grandillo decided to try their hand in Nashville, moving to the Music City in 1983. A 7" EP self-released by the pair as In Pursuit was poorly received, but their live shows were beginning to attract a following. A chance meeting with... [+] Read More
Artist: Sorrells Pickard
Many musicians are nuts, this is true, but Sorrells Pickard was one musician that was almost more into nuts than he was music. He was a peanut farmer and one of the creators of Sorrells Pickard Gourmet Peanut Butter. But this is not to suggest the man's music was obscured by gobs of gooey mashed nuts. For instance, Beatles fans that are devout... [+] Read More
Artist: Saul Zaentz
Born into a Russian-Polish family in Passaic New Jersey, Saul Zaentz ran away at age 15, beginning the start of an adventurous life that would eventually lead him to immense wealth and even an Oscar. Fleeing to St. Louis, Zaentz sold peanuts at Cardinals baseball games, among other things, to support himself. When WWII broke out, Zaentz enlisted... [+] Read More
Artist: Bitchin' Wheels
Scott Phillips worked with an extreme passion at making his dream record as Bitchin' Wheels. In the 1980s, Bitchin' Wheels had been touring nonstop when they decided to take a break and record a self-titled album. The break took an extreme length of 15 years. For the self-titled debut album, Scott Phillips felt it was possible to get a better... [+] Read More
Artist: Joe Davis
Joe Davis was an almost constant presence in the American music scene from the early days of recording through the 60's. He was many things, including songwriter, publisher, A&R man, producer, label manager and even a musical participant with a background vocal here or a train whistle there. He was involved with classic blues, swing jazz, rhythm... [+] Read More
Artist: Jay Richards
"Gifted" and "persistent" are just two words that describe composer Jay Richards. He covers a wide range of emotions with his composing, and leaves the listener feeling as if they've just been a part of something quite magical. "Jay Richards has been given a gift that is so needed in our society today," says Cecelia Benson, a Utah artist, "a... [+] Read More
Artist: Cal Smith
Singer Cal Smith emerged from Ernest Tubb's band and enjoyed several hits of his own between the late '60s and mid-'70s. His best-known song was the sentimental "Country Bumpkin," but his gritty baritone voice was equally suited to more acid material such as "The Lord Knows I'm Drinking," a sharp denunciation of small-town religious... [+] Read More
Artist: Deal
One of the countless number of power pop bands to emerge on the American music scene in the late 1970's and early 1980's, Charlottesville, Virginia's the Deal were one of the most unlucky of these bands and until 2003, their music was almost completely obscure and unheard.
The Deal formed in 1979 at the University of Virginia when guitarist... [+] Read More
Artist: Dan Stewart Band
INVESTOR WANTED (20K)(Cd Packaging, Promotion, and Distribution. Huge Return.)Cd: "Better Be Home Soon"Release Date: June 25, 2007, Location: Las Vegas, Nevada(16 New Songs by New Country artist Dan Stewart)(Availalable on Soundclick)DJS PRODUCTIONS (L.V.) Dan Stewart:(702)672-6019... [+] Read More
Artist: Irwin Allen
Movie/TV director/producer Irwin Allen is best known for his beloved '60s sci-fi/fantasy TV shows as Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, Lost in Space, The Time Tunnel, and Land of the Giants. During the '70s, he became known as "the Master of Disaster" for such blockbuster movies as The Poseidon Adventure and The Towering Inferno. Allen knew the... [+] Read More
Artist: Bobby Wade
Though not from Cleveland, OH, aficionados of C-Town-based music have adopted Bobby Wade as a native son. The classy singer was born in Meadville, PA, on May 19, 1942, and developed a love for soul music, listening to Porky Chadwick, an R&B DJ out of Pittsburgh. Meadville's African-American population was small and the city had little to offer... [+] Read More
Artist: DeFord Bailey
There is a gulf of Bibilical proportions between the amount of influence American black music has had on country & western and the number of black performers actually involved in country. One of the few heroes in what is sadly not a fable is this harmonica player, a victim of infantile paralysis who had to struggle with his physical handicaps as... [+] Read More
Artist: Jefferson Airplane
Jefferson Airplane was the first of the San Francisco psychedelic rock groups of the 1960s to achieve national recognition. Although the Grateful Dead ultimately proved more long-lived and popular, Jefferson Airplane defined the San Francisco sound in the 1960s, with the acid rock guitar playing of Jorma Kaukonen and the soaring twin vocals of... [+] Read More
Artist: George Martin
George Martin is best known as the producer of most of the Beatles' recordings from 1962 through 1969. His actual credits are diverse, encompassing artists ranging from 1950s jazz bandleader Humphrey Lyttleton, the comic talents of Peter Sellers and Michael Bentine, legendary vocalists like Ella Fitzgerald, and rock acts as different as Billy J.... [+] Read More
