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Artist: a-ha
Pal Waaktaar and Magne Furuholmen, formerly of Bridges formed a-ha in the early '80s. Morten Harket joined the duo, and they left for the now 'legendary London flat' (so called because of its state of disrepair) to make it. By late 1983 they had achieved part of that goal by signing to WEA. "Take on Me" took three times to become a hit in the... [+] Read More
Artist: MC Hammer
There had been hit rap singles and albums before him, but MC Hammer was the man who truly brought rap music to a mass pop audience. Armed with a flamboyant wardrobe (particularly his trademark baggy parachute pants) and a raft of sampled hooks lifted straight from their sources, Hammer's talents as a dancer and showman far exceeded his technique... [+] Read More
Artist: Santana
Santana is the primary exponent of Latin-tinged rock, particularly due to its combination of Latin percussion (congas, timbales, etc.) with bandleader Carlos Santana's distinctive, high-pitched lead guitar playing. The group was the last major act to emerge from the psychedelic San Francisco music scene of the 1960s and it enjoyed massive... [+] Read More
Artist: coolmusic
Hi, i'm an amateur opera singer. I still are waiting have more free time and money to start my voice training. Here you can find a mix with old live on-stage records when i sing in the baritone chord and new home-studio records that are my first atemps in the tenor roles. I hope do something better in a few months if i can start my training.... [+] Read More
Artist: TKA
Having gotten their start in the Latin club scenes of New York City, Tony, Kayel, and Angel -- better known as TKA -- got their first big break ironically enough at a sweet 16 birthday party. With an A&R representative from Tommy Boy present to witness their love ballad harmonies over hip-hop beats, TKA were immediately signed in 1987. Later on... [+] Read More
Artist: Alexander O'Neal
This Minneapolis soul man cut his teeth in the Time but was bounced (for looking "too black") before they signed with Warner Brothers. His tough, ballsy voice has the same grain and range as Otis Redding's. Like that master, Alexander O'Neal is comfortable with pumping dancefloor burners and slinky couch-cuddlers. He's certainly the best singer... [+] Read More
Artist: Patsy Cline
One of the greatest singers in the history of country music, Patsy Cline also helped blaze a trail for female singers to assert themselves as an integral part of the Nashville-dominated country music industry. She was not alone in this regard; Kitty Wells had become a star several years before Cline's big hits in the early '60s. Brenda Lee, who... [+] Read More
Artist: Madison Park
Downtempo duo Madison Park -- DeAnna and James Cool -- released some of their first tracks on the first two volumes of New Sound Theory, a pair of various-artist compilations released in 2003 on their BasicLUX label. Just after the release of their first album, 2004's Boutique, "My Personal Moon" (originally from New Sound Theory, Vol. 1) was... [+] Read More
Artist: KAPAKAHI
Take catchy pop hooks and hip-hop sensibilities, add a twist of reggae and some Latin beats, blend it together with some funk . . . it sounds like a recipe for confusion. In Hawaiian, there's a phrase for this: Kapakahi, or twisted, bent, and confused. What better word is there to describe a band that takes all the above influences and fuses... [+] Read More
Artist: Fatboy Slim
Norman "Jack-of-All-Genres" Cook, in addition to his former occupations as bassist for the Housemartins and one-third of acid house hitmakers Pizzaman, is also the man behind one of the most popular of the new flock of English "Brit-hop" producers, Fatboy Slim. Releasing his Fatboy material through club staple Skint, Cook's raucous blend of... [+] Read More
Artist: Joni Mitchell
When the dust settles, Joni Mitchell may stand as the most important and influential female recording artist of the late 20th century. Uncompromising and iconoclastic, Mitchell confounded expectations at every turn; restlessly innovative, her music evolved from deeply personal folk stylings into pop, jazz, avant-garde, and even world music,... [+] Read More
Artist: Alpha Zero
Alpha-Zero was started by myself and my good friend Chris at the tender age of 18 or so. Being young and niave, we decided to start a band. And so we started to jam and write music. As time went by, we gradually got better at our instruments, and actually figured out what all the shiny buttons on our amps do. We even learnt to write proper... [+] Read More
Artist: Calloway
Formed by trumpeter Reginald and trombone player Vincent Calloway (both respected producers) after they left Midnight Star in the late '80s, Calloway's first single "I Wanna Be Rich" hit number two on the pop charts, a better showing than Midnight Star had made in a dozen years. The track was their major hit, followed only by "Sir Lancelot" and... [+] Read More
Artist: N2Deep
Pioneering Chicano gangsta rappers N2Deep signed to Profile Records in the early '90s and remained an underground presence in Southern California for the remainder of the decade. Comprised of James Trujillo (Jay Tee) and Timothy Lyons (TL), the duo debuted with Back to the Hotel (1992) but left the fledging Profile afterward. N2Deep's successive... [+] Read More
Artist: Black Moon
They didn't gain as much critical hype as other acts in the independent rap scene (perhaps due to a laid-back release schedule), but Black Moon has been one of its better acts. Buckshot, 5Ft, and DJ Evil Dee debuted in 1993 with Enta da Stage, an excellent album with plenty of old-school vibes on singles like "How Many Emcees" and "Who Got the... [+] Read More
Artist: Steady B
Along with Schoolly D and the Fresh Prince (now better known as actor/rapper Will Smith), Steady B (born Warren McGlone) was one of the first wave of Philadelphia-area rappers to gain notoriety. With an appealing blend of battle raps and freestyle lyrics, Steady's style is an accurate representation of post-Run-D.M.C./pre-Public Enemy era... [+] Read More
Artist: J. Holiday
There are no mirrors or tricks here, no sleight of hand. When J. Holiday talks earnestly of “following my dreams” and “being in love with music,” it’s not a deliberately sympathetic portrayal by a partial writer. In fact, J.’s talent is matched -in rarity and intensity—only by his enthusiasm. His candor... [+] Read More
Artist: Nat King Cole
For a mild-mannered man whose music was always easy on the ear, Nat King Cole managed to be a figure of considerable controversy during his 30 years as a professional musician. From the late '40s to the mid-'60s, he was a massively successful pop singer who ranked with such contemporaries as Frank Sinatra, Perry Como, and Dean Martin. He shared... [+] Read More
Artist: James Zabiela
England's James Zabiela began DJing in 1999 and won a magazine's "bedroom DJ" competition, which set him off on a fast path to becoming one of the better-known progressive house DJs in the U.K. Before long, he was part of Sasha's Excession DJ agency and was spinning alongside his mentor, not to mention acquiring a number of his own residencies... [+] Read More
Artist: Dogwood
The modern rock foursome in Dogwood has been molding their snarling Christian rock ways since 1993. Hailing from San Diego, vocalist Josh Kemble, guitarist Sean O'Donnell, bassist Jason Harper, and drummer Russell Castillo have been skanking with Tooth & Nail Records, releasing their debut More Than Conquerors in spring 1999. Building a Better... [+] Read More
Artist: Blind Blake
Not to be confused with Blind Arthur Blake, the blues singer and ragtime guitarist of the 1920s and 1930s, this Blind Blake recorded a series of album in the early 1950s amid the earliest phases of the calypso boom, backed by the Royal Victoria Hotel Calypso Orchestra. Curiously, there is a blues/ragtime feel to some of their material, though... [+] Read More
Artist: Janis Joplin
The greatest white female rock singer of the 1960s, Janis Joplin was also a great blues singer, making her material her own with her wailing, raspy, supercharged emotional delivery. First rising to stardom as the frontwoman for San Francisco psychedelic band Big Brother & the Holding Company, she left the group in the late '60s for a brief and... [+] Read More
Artist: Cher
Cher has had three careers that place her indelibly in the public consciousness, and two have been in association with her then-husband, composer/producer/singer Salvatore "Sonny" Bono (February 16, 1935-January 8, 1998). She charted major hit records in the 1960s and 1970s, working in idioms ranging from early- '60s girl group-style ballads to... [+] Read More
Artist: Jennifer Barragan
I grew up in Miami Beach where I currently reside. I have traveled alot in my life and love writing collaborating with other artists.I always switch to alternate players because it seems to be the easiest way when you are writing your own material & schedules conflict, etc. I play guitar,harmonica & picked it up really to write songs. I love old... [+] Read More
Artist: Jimmy "Bo" Horne
Miami-based vocalist Jimmy "Bo" Horne enjoyed some success in the '70s doing dance-oriented songs and novelty tracks for such labels as Alston and Sunshine. "Dance Across the Floor" was his lone R&B Top 10 hit in 1978, and it was written and produced by Harry Casey, better known as K.C. of K.C. and the Sunshine Band fame. Horne's other Top 20... [+] Read More
