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Artist: Bryan Adams
From the mid-'80s to the mid-'90s, Canadian singer/songwriter and guitarist Bryan Adams was one of the most successful recording artists in popular music worldwide. Usually dressed in blue jeans, sneakers, and white T-shirts, the energetic performer stalked stages around the globe, electric guitar in hand, singing his own up-tempo pop/rock songs... [+] Read More
Artist: Leslie Carter
Singer Leslie Carter, the 13 year-old sister of Backstreet Boy Nick Carter, recorded her 2000 debut album with the Boys' writer/producer Billy Chapin, songwriter Diane Warren and producers Brad Young and Dow Brain. ~ Heather Phares, All Music Guide [+] Read More
Artist: Barratt Waugh
He has the beauteous composure of the crooners that came before him, but pop vocalist Barratt Waugh is entirely his own being. Discovered by former teen idol Cliff Richard, Waugh was signed to Richard's Blacknight label at the age of 20. Waugh, who is of English decent, collaborated with Grammy-winning songwriter Diane Warren on his debut album... [+] Read More
Artist: Art Linkletter
The popular TV/radio host put out a few comedy recordings in the early '60s, much of it based on his House Party show. After the drug-related death of daughter Diane, his recordings turned from comedy to spoken word, generally revolving around the evil of drugs. ~ Larry Lapka, All Music Guide [+] Read More
Artist: Steve Tavaglione
Steve Tavaglione is best known for his work as a saxophonist with the Latin jazz group Caldera, and has been a featured performer on albums by Patti Austin, Diane Reeves, and George Benson. In 2000, Rounder Records re-released his first solo album of adult contemporary jazz instrumentals called Silent Singing. ~ Zac Johnson, All Music Guide [+] Read More
Artist: Akabu
Arguably the first completely female reggae group, Akabu started out in 1981 as African Woman. The group at that time was composed of Vyris Edghill, Valerie Skeete, Madeleine "Jo" Edghill, Paulette "Levi" Coke, Samantha Edghill, Diane "De Bass" White, Caroline Williams, and Shelome "Issachar" Coke. With this lineup, they released their first... [+] Read More
Artist: The Freemans
The country gospel quartet the Freemans is comprised of the husband and wife team of Darrell Freeman and Chris Hawkins, as well as their daughter Misty Freeman and Darrell's first cousin, Joe Freeman. The group originally formed in Tennessee in 1983, including original member Diane Hawkins (Chris' sister) and signed shortly thereafter to Calvary... [+] Read More
Artist: Daniel René
Teen sensation Daniel René got involved in the fashion model industry while working for Tommy Hilfiger at the age of nine. He joined MDO five years later, debuting in a live performance in Lima, Perú. Soon the young artist decided to start a solo career, signing up to Emilio Estefan's Crescent Moon Records, working along with songwriters Diane... [+] Read More
Artist: M-D-L-T Willis
Short timers who recorded for Joe Jackson's (Michael's father) Ivory Tower Records but whose total output was a single, “What's Your Game" b/w “Runnin' and Pushin," released the fall of 1974. The group was comprised of the Willis sisters: Maxine, Diane, Laverne, and Tina, who after the chance meeting and signing by Papa Joe quickly became... [+] Read More
Artist: Daniel René
Teen sensation Daniel René got involved in the fashion model industry while working for Tommy Hilfiger at the age of nine. He joined MDO five years later, debuting in a live performance in Lima, Peru. Soon the young artist decided to start a solo career, signing up to Emilio Estefan's Crescent Moon Records, working along with songwriters Diane... [+] Read More
Artist: Robert Audy
Robert Audy is a New York-based dance instructor who has coached such stars as Ben Vereen, Shirley MacLaine, John Travolta, Alexis Smith, Mandy Patinkin, Cybill Shepherd, Joel Grey, Betty Buckley, Diane Keaton, Jerry Orbach, Michael Moriarty, Ken Berry, and Celeste Holm, among others. He has choreographed or directed a number of shows, among... [+] Read More
Artist: Ensemble Claude-Gervaise
This folk group was formed in 1967 in Quebec by flutists Francois Barre, Jean Gagne, Joseph Guilmette and Gilles Plante to combine Renaissance styles with contemporary music. Now including Marcel Benoit, Philippe Gelinas, Jean-Marc Gras, Isabelle Marchand, Daniel Thonon, and Diane and Gilles Plante, the Ensemble has released Tout L'Monde Est... [+] Read More
Artist: The Adorables
One of two girl groups signed to Ed Wingate and Joanne Jackson's Golden World Records, the Adorables were two set of sisters: Pat and Diane Lewis and Jackie and Betty Winston.
Golden World released three singles by them: "Deep Freeze" b/w "Daddy Please" and "School's All Over" b/w Be" in 1964 and a final single "Ooh Boy" b/w "Devil in His Eyes"... [+] Read More
Artist: Susanna Hoffs
After the Bangles disbanded in 1989, vocalist/guitarist Susanna Hoffs began her own solo career. Two years after the band's demise, she released When You're A Boy, which featured songs written by Cyndi Lauper, Juliana Hatfield and Diane Warren. As the wide array of songwriters suggest, the album was a little unfocused -- alternating between... [+] Read More
Artist: Faith, Hope & Charity
This Tampa trio featuring Brenda Hillard, Albert Bailey, and Zulema Cusseaux began recording for Maxwell in 1970, produced by Van McCoy, who wrote their first three singles. "So Much Love" reached 14 on the R&B charts for Maxwell, and they scored their only number one R&B hit with "To Each His Own" on RCA in 1975. Cusseaux departed in 1971, and... [+] 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: The Bachelors
The Bachelors were an Irish pop band of the 1960s consisting of brothers Conleth (b.1941 03 18) and Declan Clusky (b.1942 12 12) and John Stokes (b.1940 08 13). They began as an instrumental act playing harmonicas and called The Harmonichords or Harmony Chords in 1958, but turned to singing after a tour of England in 1959. They signed to Decca... [+] Read More
Artist: DJ Exacta
Like many DJs who grew up in New York City, DJ Exacta was influenced by the city's numerous radio mix shows that would hit the airwaves late at night. Originally a hip-hop DJ, Exacta slowly switched to house music, catching the ear of Erick "More" Morillo in the process. Morillo signed Exacta to his Subliminal imprint, where he released the hit... [+] Read More
Artist: Ivan Lins
Renowned as a carioca songwriter, vocalist, and pianist, Ivan Lins recorded several albums for EMI Brasil and Reprise, as well as writing Brazilian standards. Born in 1945, Lins came to fame in Brazil in 1970 when Elis Regina recorded his song "Magdalena" for a hit. His worldwide debut, A Noite, appeared in 1979. Lins' most famous composition,... [+] Read More
Artist: I5
Joining the ranks along fellow fluffy popsters such as the Backstreet Boys, 'NSync, Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera, and Innosense comes i5. They've been tagged as the international Spice Girls, but the women of i5 deliver their own quick, positive, and upbeat sound to outdo the comparisons of the latter. These five divas also originate from... [+] Read More
Artist: Robin Beck
Former background vocalist for the likes of Melissa Manchester, Chaka Khan and Leo Sayer, American Robin Beck briefly topped the U.K. and German charts with 1988's "The First Time," a song used in a Coca-Cola commercial. Her subsequent album, Trouble or Nothin' (1989), failed to generate much interest, despite the contributions from such... [+] Read More
Artist: James Emery
An underrated guitarist, James Emery's brisk, nicely articulated solos, complete with strumming, jagged lines and skillful harmonic maneuvers, have been heard both with the String Trio of New York and as a solo artist. Emery plays both acoustic and electric, and has recorded solo and in a duo with violinist Leroy Jenkins. Emery, Billy Bang, and... [+] Read More
Artist: Erick Storckman
New York City (by way of Indiana) trombonist/composer Erick Storckman's main interest is jazz, but has been known to welcome other styles into his own playing, namely bebop, Dixieland, R&B, salsa, and even ska. In addition to forming and fronting his own septet in 1999, Storckman is the lead trombonist and a contributing composer with Diane... [+] Read More
Artist: Chrystal Belle Scrodd
An associate of London experimentalists Nurse With Wound and the wife of that outfit's Steven Stapleton, vocalist Chrystal Belle Scrodd (real name: Diane Rogerson) released The Inevitable Chrystal Belle Scrodd Record in 1985 on United Dairies. A second album, Belle de Jour, followed the next year. In 1987, Scrodd recorded a split 7" release with... [+] Read More
Artist: Seanachie
The members of this Calgary, Alberta-based Scottish folk quartet were diverse in their experiences and well-respected in the folk community in Calgary and beyond. Multi-instrumentalist Gordon McCulloch provided leadership for the band as well as vocals, guitar and bodhran. Diane Kooch had a 13 year career playing bass before she joined... [+] Read More
