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Artist: Lewis & Kallick
Both early members of Good Ol' Persons, Laurie Lewis has recorded with Blue Rose and produced two well-received solo albums. Kathy Kallick is a highly respected guitarist and has played on many projects. ~ Chip Renner, All Music Guide [+] Read More
Artist: Karla
A singer/songwriter whose music is mostly recorded by others (Bonnie Raitt, Linda Ronstadt), Karla has had solo albums in the '70s and '80s, and some success with the song "Personally." ~ All Music Guide, All Music Guide [+] Read More
Artist: Panic
Thrash band in the Pantera/Sacred Reich school of critical self-examination and personal ideologies. The group is composed of vocalist Jeff Braimes, guitarist Martin Chandler, drummer Jack Coy, and bassist Jorge Hernandez. ~ Steve Huey, All Music Guide [+] Read More
Artist: Ken Bloom
Bloom is a highly unusual folkie whose considerable talents include building and playing exotic instruments. An effective sideman, Bloom has been under-recorded as a soloist. His performances, both in person and on record, frequently reveal both wit and humor. ~ Hank Davis, All Music Guide [+] Read More
Artist: Jimmy Bell
Jimmy Bell was a jazz and blues piano player whose career was marred by personal problems. In 1979, the year he released Stranger in Your Town, was also the year he was sent to jail for forging food stamps. ~ William Ruhlmann, All Music Guide [+] Read More
Artist: Sir Edward Cuthbert Bairstow
A church organist, Bairstow was also influential in northern England as a conductor of choral groups and as an instructor of singing and composition. His compositions are mainly church pieces influenced by Brahms, some in plainsong style. He was a master craftsman in composition and his works are expressive, but not overly personal. ~ Lynn... [+] Read More
Artist: Michael Kroll
A thinking person's heartland rock and roller, in the mold of a subdued Springsteen or Americanized Van Morrison, though not as interesting as those flashcard descriptions might lead you to believe. As of 1997, Kroll had recorded two albums with major-label distribution without getting much attention. ~ Richie Unterberger, All Music Guide [+] Read More
Artist: Diane Witherspoon
Jazz vocalist Diane Witherspoon has a soulful, personal sound that borrows elements of gospel and blues. After touring internationally for many years, she released her 1999 debut album You May Never Know on Koch Records. ~ Heather Phares, All Music Guide [+] Read More
Artist: Ethergun
Ethergun is the music of Daniel Robinson. Although I write in many styles, Ethergun is my personal project for electronica, ambient and other concept-based music.I am also the author of a science-fiction series, which you can find out more about at flommytherobot.com [+] Read More
Artist: Black Ice
When a person is truly talented, fame has a way of finding them. For poet/spoken word artist/MC extraordinaire Black Ice, his spot in the limelight was more of a divine gift than a personal goal. With industry power players backing him like Russell Simmons, who introduced Black Ice to the world on his Def Poetry Jam series and Mary J. Blige, who... [+] Read More
Artist: The Rutabega
The Rutabega is one man, Josh Hensley, who is from South Bend, IN. His debut album, Cobus Green, was released in 2002 on Johann's Face, a punk label out of Chicago. The Rutabega's strong sense of personalized storytelling was quite a change for the label, but the tales of romantic breakup and finding oneself are quite familiar no matter what the... [+] Read More
Artist: Black Ice
When a person is truly talented, fame has a way of finding them. For poet/spoken word artist/MC extraordinaire Black Ice, his spot in the limelight was more of a divine gift than a personal goal. With industry power players backing him like Russell Simmons, who introduced Black Ice to the world on his Def Poetry Jam series and Mary J. Blige, who... [+] Read More
Artist: Black Ice
When a person is truly talented, fame has a way of finding them. For poet/spoken word artist/MC extraordinaire Black Ice, his spot in the limelight was more of a divine gift than a personal goal. With industry power players backing him like Russell Simmons, who introduced Black Ice to the world on his Def Poetry Jam series and Mary J. Blige, who... [+] Read More
Artist: Eye of Mind
I am a music lover. Plain and simple, I love different kinds of music. I started dabbling in 1991 but since then I have created two c.d.s from a personal studio. This was quite a long arduous road but it gave me a sense of great accomplishment, because I did it alone. I am a big believer in being an artist, not a fabricated person. I create... [+] Read More
Artist: Black Ice
When a person is truly talented, fame has a way of finding them. For poet/spoken word artist/MC extraordinaire Black Ice, his spot in the limelight was more of a divine gift than a personal goal. With industry power players backing him like Russell Simmons, who introduced Black Ice to the world on his Def Poetry Jam series and Mary J. Blige, who... [+] Read More
Artist: Zeke Clements
A country music personality in the "Cowpoke" tradition that Roy Rogers and Gene Autry eventually made famous, Zeke Clements was already a radio personality at the tender age of 17 when he was hired as part of Chicago's famous National Barn Dance radio program. Clements would later go on to become a regular on the two other country radio shows of... [+] Read More
Artist: Bartlebees
Taking a page from the Television Personalities, the German lo-fi trio Bartlebees began plying its trade of ragged, sweet indie pop in the early '90s. Nevertheless, despite the undeniable influence of the Television Personalities (in fact, TP's Dan Treacy plays organ on the first Bartlebees album), the German outfit has none of the lyrical... [+] Read More
Artist: Lionel Richie
After leaving the Commodores, Lionel Richie became one of the most successful male solo artists of the '80s, arguably eclipsed during his 1981-1987 heyday only by Michael Jackson and Prince. Richie dominated the pop charts during that period with an incredible run of 13 consecutive Top Ten hits, five of them number ones. As his popularity... [+] Read More
Artist: Vicente Fernández
More than just the undisputed king of Mexico's traditional ranchera music, Vicente Fernández -- "El Idolo de Mexico" -- is one of that country's most recognizable and influential cultural icons. Since his emergence in the mid-'60s, Fernández's popularity has escalated to the point that his status among Mexicans and Mexican-Americans has been... [+] Read More
Artist: The Maranatha! Singers
The Maranatha! Singers is a 50-person-strong voice choir comprised mostly of University of Florida and Santa Fe Community College students. Originally founded in 1970, the group is part of the University Methodist Church and Student Center (U.U.M.C.), Gainesville, FL. The group sings most Sundays at the U.U.M.C. worship service during the fall... [+] Read More
Artist: Tony Bennett
Tony Bennett's career has enjoyed three distinct phases, each of them very successful. In the early '50s, he scored a series of major hits that made him one of the most popular recording artists of the time. In the early '60s, he mounted a comeback as more of an adult-album seller. And from the mid-'80s on, he achieved renewed popularity with... [+] Read More
Artist: Bratz
MGA Entertainment's Bratz line of dolls and accessories debuted in 2001 as a hip alternative to Mattel's Barbie, and quickly became the longstanding doll brand's biggest competitor. The Bratz -- trademarks Cloe, Sasha, Jade, Yasmin, and Roxxi -- were "Girls with a Passion for Fashion." Referred to as "lifestyle fashion" dolls, they embodied a... [+] Read More
Artist: Neil Diamond
In a career that began in the 1960s, Neil Diamond became a major recording artist, an internationally successful touring act, and a songwriter whose compositions produced hits for himself and others. His earliest recognition, in fact, came as a songwriter associated with the Brill Building era of Tin Pan Alley in the early '60s. But he soon... [+] Read More
Artist: Stan Getz
One of the all-time great tenor saxophonists, Stan Getz was known as "The Sound" because he had one of the most beautiful tones ever heard. Getz, whose main early influence was Lester Young, grew to be a major influence himself and to his credit he never stopped evolving.
Getz had the opportunity to play in a variety of major swing big bands... [+] Read More
Artist: Sacred Reich
Led by bassist/vocalist Phil Rind, this Phoenix-based band also includes Wiley Arnett, Jason Rainey, and Greg Hall. Sacred Reich is noted for its highly opinionated political lyrics, examination of personal politics, and thoroughly uncompromising spirit, as well as an occasional satiric sense of humor, and its fortunes have continued to rise... [+] Read More
