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Artist: Shelby Lynne
By the time Shelby Lynne won her Best New Artist Grammy, she'd already completed six albums, and had over a decade of recording experience under her belt. Yet in a way, the award was appropriate, since I Am Shelby Lynne was the album that finally found her taking control of her music, following years of casting about in search of an identity.... [+] Read More
Artist: Sex Noise
www.sexnoise.com.br Our history starts almost as of all the bands. A college friendship, to find the people to talk and to share of the same ideas and to mount a band...After some years of militancy in underground and launched demons, the band arrives at its first CD, the compilation "Paredão" (EMI). The Music "Franzino Costela" ("Eu apanhava... [+] Read More
Artist: Kid Rock
One of the unlikeliest success stories in rock at the turn of the millennium, Detroit rap-rocker Kid Rock shot to superstardom with his fourth full-length album, 1998's Devil Without a Cause. What made it so shocking was that Rock had recorded his first demo a full decade before, been booted off major label Jive following his Beastie Boys-ish... [+] Read More
Artist: kandlaker
Synth-Pop and Rock-Pop composer, playing on keyboards, electric guitar, programming & producing by computer. Also a writer, learning 3D animation and worked as radio jingle producer. [+] Read More
Artist: Reba McEntire
Reba McEntire was one of the most successful new country vocalists to emerge in the early '80s. The only problem was, she began her recording career in the mid-'70s. It may have taken her several years to reach the top of the country charts, but once she got there she stayed there -- McEntire was the single most successful female country... [+] Read More
Artist: Claude Arrieu
Arrieu studied at the Paris Conservatoire and worked as a teacher and in various duties in French radio. Her many compositions are written in a french neo-classic style with a unique harmonic technique. She won an Italia Prize in 1949 for her radio score Frdric Gnral. ~ Lynn Vought, All Music Guide [+] 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: Far out Production
Far Out Productions write and record dance music as well as doing remixes and DJing. Have performed on Radio Avalon - Glastonbury and remixed tracks by J D Braithwaite and Kraze. Have recorded in K-klass studios near Wrexham. [+] Read More
Artist: The Bee Gees
No popular music act of the '60s, '70s, '80s, or '90s has experienced more ups and downs in its popularity, or attracted a more varied audience across the decades than the Bee Gees. Beginning in the mid- to late '60s as a Beatlesque ensemble, they quickly developed as songwriters in their own right and style, perfecting in the process a... [+] Read More
Artist: Nirvana
Prior to Nirvana, alternative music was consigned to specialty sections of record stores and major labels considered it to be, at the very most, a tax write-off. After the band's second album, 1991's Nevermind, nothing was ever quite the same, for better and for worse. Nirvana popularized punk, post-punk, and indie rock, unintentionally bringing... [+] Read More
Artist: N Phase
In 1991, Melvin Baxter, Tevlin Williamson and Marlon Davis were singing as an a cappella trio in clubs around their Rock Hill, SC home. They met Al Boyd and Donnie Mayes the following year and formed N-Phase. After the urban-soul vocal group became local favorites, they made a few demo tapes to shop around. Radio station WPGC in Washington,... [+] Read More
Artist: Doug Lazy
Rapper Doug Lazy, who also worked in Washington, D.C., as a radio DJ named Mean Gene, recorded one album of bass-driven, house/hip-hop tracks in 1990 entitled Doug Lazy Gettin' Crazy. However, Lazy has achieved greater success as a producer. ~ Steve Huey, All Music Guide [+] Read More
Artist: Coup d'Etat
The short-lived New Zealand pop group Coup D'Etat was led by vocalist/guitarist Harry Lyon, a onetime member of Hello Sailor. Bassist Neil Hannan, ex-Red Mole keyboardist Jan Preston and drummer Steve Osborne rounded out the group, originally dubbed Wolfgang upon their formation in early 1980. Osborne soon exited, replaced by drummer Paul... [+] Read More
Artist: Willis Conover
Although rarely heard in the United States, Willis Conover was one of the most important radio broadcasters in jazz history. He worked in Washington D.C. and New York radio during the 1939-54 period but it was his association with Voice of America (starting in 1954) that was most significant. Conover's broadcasts introduced jazz to European... [+] Read More
Artist: Howlington Brothers
Charles "Dub" Howlington and Roy Howlington were based in the Washington, D.C. area, and performed throughout the southeast, especially on radio. They recorded for Gotham in Philadelphia under a licensing agreement with D.C. Records in Washington. The Howlingtons also led the backing band the Tennessee Haymakers, who apparently recorded... [+] Read More
Artist: Godsmack
The Boston-based alternative metal group Godsmack originally comprised vocalist Sully Erna (a devout Wiccan), guitarist Tony Rambola, bassist Robbie Merrill, and drummer Tommy Stewart. After debuting in 1997 with All Wound Up, Godsmack signed with Universal, which in 1998 reissued the LP as a self-titled effort with a handful of new tracks; at... [+] Read More
Artist: R.E.M.
R.E.M. mark the point when post-punk turned into alternative rock. When their first single, "Radio Free Europe," was released in 1981, it sparked a back-to-the-garage movement in the American underground. While there were a number of hardcore and punk bands in the U.S. during the early '80s, R.E.M. brought guitar pop back into the underground... [+] Read More
Artist: The Smashing Pumpkins
Of all the major alternative rock bands of the early '90s, the Smashing Pumpkins were the group least influenced by traditional underground rock. Lead guitarist/songwriter Billy Corgan fashioned an amalgam of progressive rock, heavy metal, goth rock, psychedelia, and dream pop, creating a layered, powerful sound driven by swirling, distorted... [+] Read More
Artist: Babyface
As a singer, producer, and songwriter, Babyface was an inescapable presence in virtually every major facet of pop music during the '90s. His own recordings helped rejuvenate the R&B tradition of the smooth, sensitive, urban crooner and made him a staple of urban contemporary radio. Yet their considerable success was eclipsed by his songwriting... [+] Read More
Artist: Kottonmouth Kings
Self-described "psychedelic hip-hop punk rock" outfit the Kottonmouth Kings emerged from Orange County, CA, in 1994. Comprising former Humble Gods frontman Brad Daddy X, rappers Saint Vicious and D-Loc, DJ Bobby B, and "visual assassin" Pakelika, the group first attracted attention with the track "Suburban Life," which appeared on the soundtrack... [+] Read More
Artist: Vincent James.
UnchainD has been serving the internet world with their music. UnchainD has had numerous air time on internet radio. Has hit the top ten on many charts on the internet. Has sold many Cds throughout the world. Has many satified fans that has enjoyed their music over the last five years. UnchainD continues to record and play their music to their... [+] Read More
Artist: Keane
Tom Chaplin (vocals), Richard Hughes (drums), and Tim Rice-Oxley (piano) are childhood friends from Battle, East Sussex, England, who make up the merry pop sounds of Keane. Formed in 1997 while each were attending college, Keane initially started out as a cover band. They played Oasis, U2, and Beatles songs in and around Sussex with guitarist... [+] Read More
Artist: Erroll Garner
One of the most distinctive of all pianists, Erroll Garner proved that it was possible to be a sophisticated player without knowing how to read music, that a creative jazz musician can be very popular without watering down his music, and that it is possible to remain an enthusiastic player without changing one's style once it is formed. A... [+] Read More
Artist: Dalida
The tiny handful of recordings ever issued of Dalida's music in the United States is misleading -- she never found an audience in the English speaking world, but in the course of a career lasting just over 30 years, she earned 45 gold record awards and a pair of platinum records for her sales in Europe, the Middle East, and Japan. A superstar in... [+] Read More
Artist: Hank d'Amico
An outstanding swing clarinetist, Hank D'Amico switched to that instrument from violin in high school. He began playing professionally with Paul Specht's band in 1936, then that same year joined Red Norvo. After two years, D'Amico began radio broadcasts with his own octet before returning briefly to Norvo's group in 1939. He played with Bob... [+] Read More
