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Artist: MP3.com's On the Air
Streams and downloads of MP3.com's weekly On the Air radio show on KUSF, 90.3 FM [+] Read More
Artist: The Westwind Ensemble
The Westwood Ensemble released its Christmas Tribute to Mannheim Steamroller in late 1996 for the Brentwood label. Seasonal Aire followed three years later. ~ John Bush, All Music Guide [+] Read More
Artist: Ultramarine
The music of Canterbury duo Ultramarine resists easy classification, drawing as it does from ambient, techno, folk, and eclectic '70s Canterbury art rock artists like the Soft Machine, Caravan, and Robert Wyatt, who occasionally performed live with the group and appeared on their United Kingdoms album. The group, which is made up of Paul Hammond... [+] Read More
Artist: Dusty Welsh
I grew up in Cody, Wyoming.I have performed around Nashville singing my own songs at local bars.I have acted with the White Dove Theater group in three plays which aired on the Nashville Station.It is my wish to find an open door on Music Row. [+] Read More
Artist: **IDENTiTY**
IDENTiTY is an alt/indie rock band from Richmond, VA. The band has quickly gained a strong, loyal following playing both large and small venues from Baltimore, MD to Virginia Beach, VA. IDENTiTY has cultivated a unique sound and style pulling influence from artists like Nirvana, Elliott Smith, Sublime, The Clash, and Bob Dylan. The band... [+] Read More
Artist: Helmet
Like many influential bands, Helmet was born out of an unusual set of influences. Oregon-born guitarist and founder Page Hamilton had actually moved to New York City to study jazz, but found inspiration in the late '80s through post-punk acts Sonic Youth, Killing Joke, and Big Black, and envisioned a group that combined then-unusual tunings... [+] Read More
Artist: Ottorino Respighi
An Italian composer of orchestral works, vocal music, and operas who based his music on church modes and plainchant; known for his orchestral arrangements. Respighi's music may perhaps be best described as romantic-impressionist, because the melodies are extended and fully developed and the orchestral sound has the richness of an impressionist... [+] Read More
Artist: Luciano Pereyra
Contemporary folksinger from Argentina Luciano Pereyra (born Luciano Ariel Pereyra) started singing along with a local threesome called los del Regreso, led by his father Luis Angel Pereyra, at the age of six. A decade later, Luciano Pereyra was recording his debut album, Amaneciendo, released by EMI in 1999. Combining traditional Argentinean... [+] Read More
Artist: Guglielmo Miniscalchi
Miniscalchi was an Augustinian monk and composer who was most popular for his three books of airs. Each book contained twenty songs and they were clearly written for the publisher so that he could easily sell the product given the lack of complexity and severity in the music. Clearly the pieces were composed for music in the home. `Structurally'... [+] Read More
Artist: Doodles Weaver
Comedian Doodles Weaver was a key member of Spike Jones' City Slickers during the years following World War II. Born Winstead Sheffield Weaver in Los Angeles on May 11, 1911, he earned the childhood nickname "Doodlebug" from his mother in reference to his odd, malleable looks. While attending Stanford University, Weaver reportedly spent more... [+] Read More
Artist: Hulk Hogan
Hulk Hogan was the most famous "professional" wrestler during the rejuvenation of the "sport" in the 1980s. He first went by the name Terry "the Hulk" Bollea and later dropped his real name altogether. Originally, Hulk Hogan was supposed to be a red-haired Irish wrestler, but in a rare act of good taste and restraint, he became the golden god of... [+] Read More
Artist: Rolf Harris
With the Australian performer Rolf Harris, fun is as contagious as cold germs in a day-care center. Take the time his accordion caught on fire because it was placed too close to the stage lights. Any other performer would add "take it please," not wanting to deal with such a hot situation at a live gig. Harris simply went on playing the... [+] Read More
Artist: Monty Budwig
A very valuable bassist who on the West Coast was part of a countless number of recordings sessions, Monty Budwig could always be relied upon to swing a band, take melodic solos and play the perfect note for the right situation while being content to remain in the background. Budwig played bass while in high school, gigged with Vido Musso in... [+] Read More
Artist: Jose Libertella
The leader of Sexteto Mayor, Italian-born and Argentina-based bandoneon player Jose Libertella has been at the forefront of Argentina's tango scene for nearly three decades. The co-writer of such classic tunes as "Sabor A Buenos Aires" and "Organito Arrabacero," Libertella attracted international attention during the four years (1983 -- 1987)... [+] Read More
Artist: Sheldon Harnick
Sheldon Harnick worked with songwriter Jerry Bock on several Broadway success stories of the 1950s and '60s, including Fiddler on the Roof and Fiorello! Born in Chicago in 1924, Harnick played violin from an early age and learned about theater from his acting uncle. During high school, he also began writing comedy material, and after being... [+] Read More
Artist: Roberto Carlos
Roberto Carlos initiated a major revolution of customs in Brazil in the '60s. Reaching success in a period coinciding with the youth movement started by the Beatles that was taking over the world, Carlos was the leader of Jovem Guarda. He led the TV show that became a generic denomination of a musical style and what was a definitive change of... [+] Read More
Artist: Bandana
In mid-2001, almost 3,000 Argentinean teenagers attended a casting call organized by a TV show called Popstars to assemble a new Latin teen pop group. Ivonne Guzmán, Lourdes Fernández, Virginia Da Cunha, Valeria Gastaldi, and Lissa Vera became the winners, joining their dancing and singing skills in a project called Bandana. Their successful... [+] Read More
Artist: Transport League
Originally begun as a side project by B-Thong singer/guitarist Tony Jelencovich with the help of bassist Johan Reivén and drummer Lars Häglund, Transport League quickly became a full-time concern for all involved when the band recorded 1995's Stallion Showcase album. Drawing its sound from influences as diverse as Kyuss, Fu Manchu, and Led... [+] Read More
Artist: Patrick Bouffard
A master of the hurdy-gurdy, a stringed instrument in which the strings are rubbed by a rosined wheel instead of a bow, Patrick Bouffard was inspired by the clarinet playing of Fréderic Paris, in the French band Chavanne, to incorporate jazz, rock, and pop influences into his tradition-rooted music. He paid tribute to Paris with his 1998 album... [+] Read More
Artist: Born Ready
Born Ready, Female R&B Singers, are beautiful young
ladies with voices of sweet harmony. They appeared in the Whiteville, NC News Reporterand FrontLines' Newspaper. Performed at the Lighthouse in Elizabethtown, NC, Players Club & Justine's,Lumberton, NC, Race Track event,Red Springs,NC, Queen City,Charlotte, NC, Yancee's, Raleigh, NC,... [+] Read More
Artist: Violet Ray
Born in Winnipeg but raised mainly in London, Ontario, this singer/songwriter spent many years honing and perfecting her craft around the Toronto bar circuit and also performing along Nashville's legendary Music Row. Violet Ray's big break came when she performed in the annual Bluebird North songwriters showcase and performing alongside the... [+] Read More
Artist: Jan Davis
Jan Davis has played a guiding role in the music scene of the greater Washington, D.C., area for more than three decades. A former member of the United States Air Force Singing Sergeants, who developed an Air Force variety show called High Flight, Davis directs the careers of the more than 250 acts signed to her Alexandria, VA-based booking... [+] Read More
Artist: Shaaban Abdel-Rehim
Lascivious Egyptian urban folksinger Shaaban Abdel-Rehim gained notoriety through a series of pop songs that issued brazen political statements as manifestos, while deftly avoiding any truly pointed criticism of his own government or those of the United States or Israel. Songs such as 2001's "Ana Bakrah Israel (I Hate Israel)" and 2003's... [+] Read More
Artist: Facundo Cabral
Argentina's culture continues to be explored through the songs and novels of Buenos Aires-born singer, guitarist, and novelist Facundo Cabral. His repertoire includes the international hit "No Soy de Aqui, Ni Soy de Alla," which has been translated and recorded in nine languages by such artists as Julio Iglesias, Pedro Vargas, and Neil Diamond.... [+] Read More
Artist: Johnny Cash
Johnny Cash was one of the most imposing and influential figures in post-World War II country music. With his deep, resonant baritone and spare, percussive guitar, he had a basic, distinctive sound. Cash didn't sound like Nashville, nor did he sound like honky tonk or rock & roll. He created his own subgenre, falling halfway between the blunt... [+] Read More
