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Artist: Simone
Having had a promising beginning as one of the big voices of MPB, Simone has recorded more than 31 albums, increasingly abandoning the more activist repertory of compositions by João Bosco/ldir Blanc, Geraldo Vandré, Chico Buarque, and Milton Nascimento in favor of mainstream romantic songs, with which she has enjoyed international success.... [+] Read More
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Artist: Simon
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Artist: Simone Simon
Artist: Simon & Garfunkel
The most successful folk-rock duo of the 1960s, Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel crafted a series of memorable hit albums and singles featuring their choirboy harmonies, ringing acoustic, and electric guitars; and Simon's acute, finely wrought songwriting. The pair always inhabited the more polished end of the folk-rock spectrum, and were sometimes... [+] Read More
Artist: Nina Simone
Of all the major singers of the late 20th century, Nina Simone was one of the hardest to classify. She recorded extensively in the soul, jazz, and pop idioms, often over the course of the same album; she was also comfortable with blues, gospel, and Broadway. It's perhaps most accurate to label her as a "soul" singer in terms of emotion, rather... [+] Read More
Artist: Paul Simon
In a career dating back to the 1950s, Paul Simon has established himself among the best and most popular songwriters of the rock era. Growing up in Queens, NY, Simon befriended schoolmate Art Garfunkel, who had an angelic tenor voice, and the two teamed up as Tom & Jerry, taking the names of the cartoon characters. In the winter of 1957-1958,... [+] Read More
Artist: Carly Simon
Carly Simon was one of the most popular of the confessional singer/songwriters who emerged in the early '70s. The youngest child in an upper-class New York family (her father, Richard Simon, co-founded the Simon and Schuster publishing company), Simon got her start in music as part of a duo with her sister Lucy (who later wrote the music for the... [+] Read More
Artist: Simon Webbe
Artist: Simon Phillips
An innovative, aggressive drummer, Simon Phillips embarked on his musical career at an early age. He showed affinity for the drums quickly -- beginning with a toy kit at age four, moving on to a snare and cymbal set at six; by age 12, Phillips was performing and recording with his father's Dixieland jazz band.
After his father's death, Phillips... [+] Read More
Artist: Afric Simon
Artist: Chela Simone
Chela Simone started singing almost before she could talk. Her first singing performance was at the age of seven attended UC Berkeley's Young Musicians Program at 13 to study Classical Music & Piano Arrangement. She attended SF State Univ. where she studied Audio Engineering.
Chela Simone aka Tiye Selah has graced the stage with artist such as... [+] Read More
Artist: simon damagus
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The intellegencer of wordz n sound for the listner in need of fresh musical visions. [+] Read More
Artist: John Simons
Percussionist John Simons records traditional Irish music with the duo of Noel McLoughlin and Carey Denis. ~ Eugene Chadbourne, All Music Guide [+] Read More
Artist: Eddie Simon
The younger brother of singer/songwriter Paul Simon, Eddie Simon chose a somewhat different route to musical expression, more or less dictated by his musical abilities, which manifested themselves very early in life. By all accounts a much more natural musician than his more famous sibling, the younger Simon was proficient on guitar -- and was... [+] Read More
Artist: Joe Simon
His plaintive baritone equally conversant with R&B and country phrasing, Joe Simon married the two genres with startling success during the late '60s, adapting Nashville material to the soul sound and repeatedly coming up a winner. Simon began recording in the Bay Area, but a switch in recording sites (first to Muscle Shoals for Vee-Jay and then... [+] Read More
Artist: Simon Noble
Along with partner Rowan Blades, Simon Noble functions as half of the renowned trance production team Breeder [Also see Breeder]. ~ Jason Birchmeier, All Music Guide [+] Read More
Artist: Simon Harris
British house/rap producer Simon Harris checked in with some solo success in 1988 thanks to the club hit "Bass (How Low Can You Go)." ~ Dan Heilman, All Music Guide [+] Read More
