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Albums: Greatest Hits, My Own Best Enemy, Paid Vacation
Richard Noel Marx (born September 16, 1963 in Chicago, Illinois) is an adult contemporary singer and songwriter. He had a string of successful hit singles in the late 1980s and early 1990s, including "Right Here Waiting," "Hazard," and "Hold on to the nights.
- Nathan Fillion
Albums: An album
Nathan Fillion (born March 27, 1971) is a Canadian actor known for his lead roles as Captain Malcolm Reynolds, in the television series 'Firefly', as Captain Hammer, in 'Dr Horrible's Sing-along Blog', and as Richard Castle, in the television series 'Castle'.
- Monty Python
Albums: Monty Python Sings, Sings, The Ultimate Monty Python Rip Off
Monty Python is a comedy troupe of 5 Brits and 1 American who re-wrote the rules of comedy with their TV show "Monty Python's Flying Circus". The group includes Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Eric Idle (the trio from Cambridge, who are all taller than all the other members of the group, and known...
- B.B. King
Riley B. King (born September 16, 1925), known by the stage name B.B. King ("B.B." short for Blues Boy), is an American blues guitarist and singer-songwriter acclaimed for his expressive singing and fluid, complex guitar playing. Rolling Stone magazine ranked him at No.
- The Isley Brothers
Albums: The Essential Isley Brothers, It's Your Thing: The Story Of The Isley Brothers, Summer Breeze
First formed in the early '50s, the Isley Brothers enjoyed one of the longest, most influential, and most diverse careers in the pantheon of popular music — over the course of nearly a half century of performing, the group's distinguished history spanned not only two generations of Isley siblings...
- Mark Salling
Albums: An album
Dallas, Texas, United States Mark Salling is a musician/actor most known for rounding out the most-versatile cast to hit the 2009 Fall TV line-up, as badboy “Noah Puckerman,” “Puck” on FOX’s Glee. Always a songwriter first and at heart, Salling recently released his debut solo album...
- Roy Orbison
Albums: The Very Best of Roy Orbison, The All-Time Greatest Hits of Roy Orbison, Mystery Girl
Roy Kelton Orbison (April 23, 1936 – December 6, 1988) was an American singer-songwriter and musician, well known for his distinctive, powerful voice, complex compositions, and dark emotional ballads. Orbison grew up in Texas and began singing in a rockabilly / country & western band in high...
- Dexter Gordon
Albums: Classic Blue Note (1961-1965) (disc 1), Go, Live At The Amsterdam Paradiso
Dexter Keith Gordon (February 27th, 1923 - April 25th, 1990) a Los Angeles native tenor saxophonist, was one of the first bebop tenor players to carve out a distinctive style. He matured into one of the major tenor voices in post-war jazz -- an exciting and original player who was perhaps the...
- Roger Daltrey
Albums: Best Of Rockers & Ballads, McVicar, One Of The Boys
Roger Harry Daltrey, CBE (born March 1, 1944) is a popular music artist, best known as the founder and lead singer of the English rock band, The Who. He has enjoyed a less successful solo music career, and has acted in a large number of film, theatre and television roles.
- Jim Croce
Albums: Greatest Hits, Simply the Best: Time in a Bottle: His Greatest Hits, Have You Heard Jim Croce Live
Jim Croce (Jan 10, 1943 - Sept 20, 1973) was an American singer-songwriter from South Philadelphia whose biggest single "Bad, bad Leroy Brown" hit number 1 on the US charts in the summer of 1973. His influences included Ian and Sylvia, Gordon Lightfoot and Woody Guthrie.
- Loverboy
Albums: Get Lucky, Loverboy Classics: Their Greatest Hits, Big Ones
There is a lot of history to a band that has been around for over 25 years - some good and some not so good...but all of it classic! The band first came to light shortly after Paul Dean (ex-Streetheart) and Mike Reno (ex-Moxy) met in a rehearsal warehouse in Calgary, Alberta.
- White Zombie
Albums: Astro-Creep: 2000, La Sexorcisto: Devil Music Vol. 1, Supersexy Swingin` Sounds
White Zombie was an industrial groove metal band from New York City, New York who were active between 1985 and 1998. In their most popular lineup, they consisted of Rob Zombie (vocals, guitar), Jay Yuenger (guitar), Sean Yseult (bass) and John Tempesta (drums).
- Richard Pryor
Albums: That Nigger's Crazy, Is It Something I Said, Richard Pryor
Richard Franklin Lennox Thomas Pryor III (December 1, 1940 – December 10, 2005) was an American comedian, actor, and writer. Pryor was a storyteller known for unflinching examinations of racism and customs in modern life, and was well-known for his frequent use of colorful language, vulgarities...
- Kristin Chenoweth
Albums: As I Am, A Lovely Way to Spend Christmas, Let Yourself Go
Kristin Chenoweth (born July 24, 1968) is an American soprano and actress. Chenoweth was born in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma. She graduated from Oklahoma City University, where she earned a bachelor's degree in musical theater and a master's degree in opera performance and was a member of Gamma Phi...
- The Hollies
Albums: The Hollies' Greatest Hits, All the Hits and More: The Definitive Collection (disc 1), 20 Golden Greats
The Hollies are a well-respected British beat and rock and roll band, formed in the early 60s. Initially they had a squeaky-clean image and were famous for their rich vocal harmonies, rivalling those of The Beach Boys. Between 1964 and 1969, only two Hollies songs failed to reach the UK Top 10.
- Bill Cosby
Albums: Himself, 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Bill Cosby, I Started Out as a Child
Bill Cosby is one of the United States' most popular and admired entertainers, known for his wit and warmth both onstage and off. A veteran stand-up performer, he got his start working clubs and making comedy albums, then moved into television with a vanguard role in the 1960s action show I Spy.
- Jim Gaffigan
Albums: Beyond the Pale, Doing My Time, The Last Supper
Jim Gaffigan (born July 7, 1966 in Chesterton, Indiana) is an American stand-up comic. His comedy routines often include him doing the voice of a supposed audience member commenting on his performance. He is also known for making fun of Hot Pockets, usually likening them to "a Pop-Tart filled with...
- Jo Dee Messina
Albums: Burn, I'm Alright, Jo Dee Messina
Jo Dee Marie Messina (born August 25, 1970 in Framingham, Massachusetts), known professionally as Jo Dee Messina, is an American country music artist. In her career charted nine Number One singles on the Billboard country music charts. She has been honored by the Country Music Association, the...
- T Rex
Albums: An album
T. Rex were a British rock band fronted by guitarist, singer and songwriter Marc Bolan. Formed as Tyrannosaurus Rex in 1960s London, the folk rock group's debut album My People Were Fair and Had Sky in Their Hair... But Now They're Content to Wear Stars on Their Brows (1968) reached number 15 in...
- Tonic
Albums: Lemon Parade, Sugar, Head On Straight
There are two bands with the name Tonic 1) Tonic is an American post-grunge rock band formed in 1993 by Emerson Hart, Jeff Russo, Dan Rothchild, and Kevin Shepard. They were signed to Atlas Records and Polydor in 1995. They released the debut album Lemon Parade in 1996.
- Trace Adkins
Albums: Songs About Me, Dangerous Man, American Man, Greatest Hits Volume II
Tracy Darrell (Trace) Adkins is an American country music artist, born January 13, 1962, in Springhill, Louisiana. His musical interest came at an early age, when his father taught him to play the guitar. In high school, he joined a gospel music group called the New Commitments.
- Little Boots
Albums: Hands
Victoria Hesketh (born 1984), known professionally as Little Boots, is a British electronica musician. She sings, plays synthesizers, the Yamaha tenori-on and the stylophone. She was the former lead singer/synth player in Dead Disco. Hesketh was born in Thornton-Cleveleys near Blackpool...
- Traveling Wilburys
Albums: The Traveling Wilburys Collection, Volume 1, Traveling Wilburys
The Traveling Wilburys were a supergroup created by George Harrison and Jeff Lynne. Initially an informal grouping with Roy Orbison and Tom Petty, they got together at Bob Dylan's Santa Monica, California, studio to record an additional track as a B-side for the single release of Harrison's "This...
- Night Ranger
Albums: Midnight Madness, Greatest Hits, 7 Wishes
Night Ranger is an American rock band formed in San Francisco, California in the early 80's. A band that epitomized the mega-selling, big hair, soft metal sound, Night Ranger took a break at the end of that decade but reunited in 1996 and they continue to perform in various guises.
- Jill Scott
Albums: Who Is Jill Scott? Words and Sounds, Volume 1, Beautifully Human, The Real Thing: Words & Sounds Vol 3
Born Jill Heather Scott in an area called "North Philadelphia" in the City of Philadelphia, PA on April 4, 1972. She began her career as a performance poet. She was discovered by Amir "Questlove" Thompson of The Roots. Questlove invited her to join the band in the studios.
- Xzibit
Albums: 40 Dayz & 40 Nightz (Explicit)
Alvin Nathaniel Joiner IV (born September 18, 1974), better known by his stage name Xzibit (pronounced as "exhibit"), is an American rapper, actor, and television host. He is known as the host of the MTV show Pimp my Ride, which brought him mainstream success.
- Wolf Parade
Albums: Apologies to the Queen Mary, Wolf Parade, Four Song EP
Wolf Parade is an indie rock band from Victoria, British Columbia, now based in Montreal,QC. Wolf Parade was formed when Spencer Krug (also Sunset Rubdown, Frog Eyes and Swan Lake) was offered a gig supporting Arcade Fire. He called Dan Boeckner (formerly of notable B.C. band Atlas Strategic, now...
- Carole King
Albums: Tapestry, Natural Woman, The Living Room Tour
Carole King (born February 9, 1942) is an American singer-songwriter and pianist. Her most active years as a singer were during the first half of the 1970s, but her success as a songwriter spans a considerably longer period of over four decades since the early 1960s.
- The Crystal Method
Albums: Vegas, Tweekend, Legion of Boom
The Crystal Method is a dance/electronic duo comprising Ken Jordan and Scott Kirkland. Formed in 1993, The Crystal Method is the most recent stop in a string of projects that led them from their native Las Vegas (and some forgettable four-track stabs at vocal house music), to the early-'90s L.A...
- Dead by Sunrise
Albums: An album
Dead by Sunrise (previously known as Snow White Tan) is the side project of Linkin Park's lead vocalist, Chester Bennington. The name Snow White Tan was speculated to be a reference to the David Bowie track "Ziggy Stardust", which includes the lyrics "Came on so loaded, man/Well hung and snow-white...
- Bangles
Albums: Greatest Hits, Different Light, Essential
The Bangles were one of the new generation of independent all-women bands that followed the Go-Go’s in the early 1980s. Consisting of Susanna Hoffs (guitar, vocals), Debbi Peterson (drums, vocals), sister Vicki Peterson (guitar, vocals,) and Annette Zilinskas, who was later replaced by Michael...
- Omarion
Albums: 21, O, Ice Box (Mixes)
R&B superstar Omarion rang in 2007 with 21, the year's first #1 album. The performer's second solo album (and first on Columbia Records) entered the Billboard Top 200 best-selling albums and the R&B sales charts at #1, mirroring the achievement of his debut solo album, O, which entered both those...
- Eazy-E
Albums: Eternal E, Eazy-Duz-It, It's On (Dr. Dre) 187um Killa
Eric Lynn Wright (September 7, 1963 – March 26, 1995), better known by stage name Eazy-E, was an American rapper, producer, and record executive from Compton, California, a suburb of Los Angeles. He is widely regarded as one of the founders of the gangsta rap sub-genre who initially rose to fame...
- The Stooges
Albums: The Stooges, Raw Power, Fun House
The Stooges are an American rock band which formed in Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States in 1967. They released three studio albums before breaking up in 1974. Despite having little, if no chart or radio success, the band has proved to be one of the most influential rock groups of the past 40 years.
- Neil Patrick Harris, Felicia Day & Nathan Fillion
Albums: An album
Neil Patrick Harris, Felicia Day and Nathan Fillion starred together in the hilarious musical called Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog, which was created by Joss Whedon in response to the Writers' Strike in 2007-2008.
- Christina Milian
Albums: It's About Time, Christina Milian, So Amazin'
Christina Milian (born Christine Marie Flores on September 26, 1981) is an American rnb and pop singer-songwriter, record producer, dancer, actress, and former MTV VJ. Milian debuted as a singer in 2000 when she appeared on Ja Rule's "Between Me and You", while also co-writing songs for Jennifer...
- Razorlight
Albums: Razorlight, Up All Night, Slipway Fires
Razorlight is a Anglo-Swedish band formed in London, United Kingdom in the summer of 2002 around singer/writer Johnny Borrell. Razorlight is a four-piece consisting of Borrell (vocals & guitar), Björn Ågren (guitar), Carl Dalemo (bass) and Andy Burrows (drums) Their debut album, Up All...
- One Direction
Albums: An album
One Direction is a five-member boy band made up of Liam Payne, a music technology student at City of Wolverhampton College (born in Wolverhampton on 29 August 1993), Louis Tomlinson, 18, (from Doncaster), a student at Hall Cross School, Niall Horan, 16, (from Mullingar, Westmeath, Ireland), a...
- Alanis Morrisette
Albums: An album
Alanis Nadine Morrisette (born June 1, 1974) is a Canadian/American singer-songwriter, record producer and occasional actress. She has won eleven Juno Awards and seven Grammy Awards, and has sold over 60 million albums worldwide. Morrisette began her career in Canada, and as a teenager recorded...
- Noodle
Albums: Ellediller & krokofanter: En hyllest til Knutsen og Ludvigsen
Noodle (born October 31, 1990) is a cartoon member of the virtual band Gorillaz. She provides the guitar as well as some main and backing vocals for the band. She, like all other Gorillaz members, was created by Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett.
- Brian McKnight
Albums: Back at One, Anytime, Superhero
Brian McKnight (born June 5, 1969 in Buffalo, New York) is an American singer, songwriter, arranger, producer and one of the prominent singers of his years, specializing in pop and R&B. He is a multi-instrumentalist and plays the piano, guitar, and trumpet. McKnight's musical career began in...
- Bing Crosby
Albums: White Christmas, The Best Christmas Album In The World...Ever! (Disc 2), Bing Crosby's Christmas Classics
Harry Lillis "Bing" Crosby (May 2, 1903 - October 14, 1977) was an American singer and actor whose career lasted from 1926 until his death in 1977. Bing Crosby's influence on popular culture and popular music is considerable, as from 1934 to 1954 he held a nearly unrivaled command of record sales...
- Eddie Murphy
Albums: Shrek, How Could It Be, Eddie Murphy
Edward Regan Murphy (born April 3, 1961 in Brooklyn, New York) is an Academy award-nominated actor and comedian. He has also enjoyed a minor singing career. Murphy began his comedy career at the age of 16, as part of a comedy duo with fellow comedian Mitchell Kyser at the Roosevelt Youth Center in...
- Gary Allan
Albums: Living Hard, See If I Care, Tough All Over
Gary Allan (December 5, 1967) is a country singer originally from Long Beach, California. Albums Currently Released: "Used Heart For Sale", "It Would Be You", "Smoke Rings In The Dark", "Alright Guy", "See If I Care", "Tough All Over," "Living Hard, " and "Get Off on the Pain.".
- Box Car Racer
Albums: Box Car Racer, Boxcar Racer, I Feel So
Box Car Racer was a short-lived side project formed in 2002 by two members of the band blink-182, featuring guitarist Tom DeLonge and drummer Travis Barker. As lead member Tom DeLonge stated, "it was never a 'band' but rather a project" to experiment with and record ideas DeLonge felt did not fit...
- Keith Moon
Albums: Two Sides Of The Moon, All This and World War II, Tommy Original Soundtrack (disc 1)
Keith John Moon was born on August 23rd, 1946 in Wembley (north west London). As a young teen, he joined a band called the Beachcombers and became part of Bob Druce's club circuit, which was the same circuit that The Who, then called the Detours, were on.
- Gene Simmons
Albums: Asshole, Gene Simmons, ***hole
The name Gene Simmons refers to two artists: the rock-icon and member of the rock band KISS, and an American rockabilly artist. For the rockabilly artist, see Jumpin' Gene Simmons. The rock icon Gene Simmons (born Chaim Klein Witz on August 25, 1949 in Haifa, Israel) is the performer and...
- The Four Tops
Albums: The Ultimate Collection, The Singles Collection, Greatest Hits
The Four Tops are an American Motown musical quartet, whose repertoire has included doo-wop, jazz, soul music, rnb, disco, adult contemporary, showtunes, and even psychedelic rock. Founded in Detroit, Michigan as The Four Aims, lead singer Levi Stubbs and group mates Abdul "Duke" Fakir, Renaldo...
- Paula Cole
Albums: Postcards From East Oceanside, Courage, This Fire
Paula Cole (born April 5, 1968 in Rockport, Massachusetts, USA) is an American singer and songwriter. Among her hits include "Where Have All the Cowboys Gone," "Me," "I Am So Ordinary," "I Believe In Love," and the theme to the WB's hit series "Dawson's Creek," "I Don't Want to Wait.
- 10,000 Maniacs
Albums: In My Tribe, Love Among the Ruins, MTV Unplugged
10,000 Maniacs is an alternative rock band, formed in 1981 in Jamestown, New York, that has been active with various line-ups since that time. Their best known member is Natalie Merchant, who left the band in 1993 to pursue a solo career. 10,000 Maniacs have gone through a variety of musicians...
- Glenn Frey
Albums: The Allnighter, Solo Collection, I`ve Got Mine
Glenn Frey (born November 6, 1948 in Detroit, Michigan) is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and actor, best known as one of the founding members of legendary classic rockband Eagles. Biography Growing up in Royal Oak, Michigan, Frey became part of the mid-1960s Detroit rock scene.
- The Sisters of Mercy
Albums: A Slight Case of Overbombing, First and Last and Always, Floodland
One of England's leading goth bands of the 1980s and originating from Leeds, the Sisters of Mercy were described by critic Steve Huey as playing "a slow, gloomy, ponderous hybrid of metal and psychedelia, often incorporating dance beats." The one constant in the band's career has been deep-voiced...
- Noel Gallagher
Albums: Fire and Skill: The Songs of the Jam, The Very Best of MTV Unplugged, The X-Files: The Album
Noel Gallagher was born on May 29, 1967 and is famed for being the principal songwriter for the British band Oasis. Noel is the older brother of Liam Gallagher, the lead singer in Oasis. 'The Dreams We Have As Children' is a collection of songs recorded by Noel at the London Royal Albert Hall on...
- LeToya
Albums: LeToya, Torn, No More
"I just want to get my voice heard again and to allow people to know me outside of a group situation. I also want young girls who look up to me to know not to give up, even when people try and take you away from your destiny." -LeToya As an original member of Destiny's Child, LeToya co-wrote the...
- Ben Folds Five
Albums: Whatever and Ever Amen, The Unauthorized Biography of Reinhold Messner, Ben Folds Five
Ben Folds Five (1994-2000) was a trio formed in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States, who until their breakup in 2000 were a mainstay of piano rock. Much of their work was influenced by jazz, evident in frequent improv-styled passages through bridge and/or ending.
- Terri Clark
Albums: Greatest Hits 1994-2004, Pain to Kill, Life Goes On
Terri Clark (born on August 5, 1968 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada) is a country musician. She grew up in Medicine Hat, Alberta and moved to Nashville at age 18. There she played at Tootsie's Orchid Lounge, where she got her start. She signed with Mercury Records, and her first single, "Better Things...
- Sepultura
Albums: Roots, Chaos A.D., Arise
Sepultura is a Brazilian Thrash metal band, formed in 1983. Their name means "grave" in Portuguese, which they chose after Max Cavalera, one of the founding members, was translating the lyrics of the Motörhead song "Dancing on Your Grave". Sepultura was formed in Belo Horizonte in 1983 by Max...
- The Wombats
Albums: Proudly Present....A Guide To Love, Loss & Desperation, Is This Christmas, Party In A Forest
There are two artists that share this name: 1) The Wombats are a three-piece indie band from Liverpool, England. They are composed of two native Liverpudlians; front man Matthew Murphy, provider of voice, guitar and keyboards, drummer and b-vocalist Dan Haggis and bass and additional vocalist...
- Sister Hazel
Albums: Fortress, Somewhere More Familiar, Chasing Daylight
Sister Hazel is an American musical group whose style blends elements of alternative pop, folk, Root and Southern rock. The band came together in the vibrant college town of Gainesville, Florida, and while most local bands never got out of the small city, Sister Hazel's popularity grew in...
- Sam Cooke
Albums: The Man and His Music, The Man Who Invented Soul (disc 4), Portrait of a Legend 1951-1964
Sam Cooke (Samuel Cook, Clarksdale, Mississippi, January 22, 1931 – Los Angeles, California, December 11, 1964) was a popular and influential American gospel, R&B, soul, pop singer, songwriter, and entrepreneur. Recognized as one of the true founders of soul music.
- Stephen Colbert
Albums: Wig in a Box: Songs From and Inspired by Hedwig and the Angry Inch
Stephen Colbert, host of the hit Comedy Central program The Colbert Report, has taken over the mainstream. This South Carolina native has not only taken over American Television, but now is expanding into the music industry. With his Colbert Report exclusive song, Charlene (I'm Right Behind You) to...
- Drew Seeley
Albums: Jump In! Original Soundrack, Another Cinderella Story, Another Cinderella Story
Drew Seeley (born April 30, 1982) is a Canadian actor, songwriter, and performer. Seeley was born in Ontario, Canada, and has been acting since he was 10. Drew was also a member of the group Nu Ground. With appearances on The Guiding Light, Dawson's Creek, and One Tree Hill, he has familiarized...
- Little Big Town
Albums: Little Big Town, The Road To Here, Fox And Hounds 2
Little Big Town is an American country music band. Formed in 1999, the band has four members: Karen Fairchild, Kimberly Roads, Jimi Westbrook and Phillip Sweet. There is no lead singer in the band; instead, they trade lead vocal duties as well as rely on the harmonies of the four members.
- Craig Morgan
Albums: My Kind Of Livin', Little Bit Of Life, I Love It
Craig Morgan Greer (born July 17, 1965, in Kingston Springs, Tennessee) is an American country music artist. As an ex-Emergency Medical Technician and veteran of the United States Army, Morgan began his musical career in 2000 on Atlantic Records, releasing his self-titled debut album for that label...
- Emerson, Lake & Palmer
Albums: Emerson, Lake & Palmer, Trilogy, Brain Salad Surgery
The band formed in 1970. On two occasions in 1969, The Nice (with Keith Emerson on keyboards) and King Crimson (with Greg Lake on vocals and bass) shared the same venue, first on August 10, 1969 at the 9th Jazz and Blues Pop Festival in Plumpton, England and on October 17, 1969 at Fairfield Hall in...
- Q-Tip
Albums: Amplified, The Renaissance, Kamaal the Abstract
Q-Tip (born Jonathan Davis on November 20, 1970 in New York City), is an American rapper, actor, and record producer, and is the former leader of the group A Tribe Called Quest, from which he was also known as "Abstract". He converted to Islam in the mid-1990s, and changed his name to Kamaal Ibn...
- Dianna Agron
Albums: An album
Dianna Agron acts and sings in the role of Quinn Fabray on the Fox television show Glee.
- Roger Taylor
Albums: Happiness?, Fun In Space, Strange Frontier
Roger Meddows Taylor was born on the 26th July 1949 and is best known for being the drummer in famous rock group, Queen. He was the first member of Queen to launch a solo career, although it was not wildly successful. He has released four albums; Fun In Space (1981), Strange Frontier (1984)...
- Robert Palmer
Albums: The Very Best of Robert Palmer, Clues, Riptide
Robert Allen Palmer (January 19, 1949 – September 26, 2003), born in Batley, Yorkshire, England, was a British singer. He was known for his soulful voice and the eclectic mix of musical styles on his albums, combining soul, jazz, rock, reggae, blues, and even yodeling.
- Dethklok
Albums: Metalocalypse, Dethalbum
Dethklok is a virtual death metal band created by Brendon Small and Tommy Blacha for the television show Metalocalypse. The band is sometimes cited as an example of "comedy rock" on par with bands such as GWAR or Spinal Tap, though the overtly comedic aspects of the band are usually reserved for...
- India.Arie
Albums: Acoustic Soul, Voyage To India, Testimony: Vol. 1 Life & Relationship
India.Arie, born India Arie Simpson on October 3, 1975, in Denver, Colorado. She absorbed musical skill early in life, encouraged by both parents: her mother, Joyce, herself a former singer, and now India Arie s stylist; and her father, basketball star Ralph Simpson.
- Merle Haggard
Albums: Hag, Keep Movin' On, If I Could Only Fly
Merle Ronald Haggard, born April 6, 1937 in Bakersfield, California is an American country music singer and songwriter. He has become one of the true giants of country music, and along with Buck Owens helped create the Bakersfield Sound, which is characterized by the unique twang of Telecaster...
- Andre 3000
Albums: The Love Below, Whole Foods
Andre Benjamin, half of the Hip Hop duo Outkast, was born on May 27, 1975 in Atlanta, Georgia. Andre formed Outkast with his classmate Antwan (Big Boi) Patton of Tri-Cities High School in the ATL's East Point area. Since rising to popularity as a preminent rap artist and musician, Andre has...
- The Verve Pipe
Albums: Underneath, Villains, Great Expectations
The Verve Pipe is an American post-grunge band from Grand Rapids, Michigan. It was formed in 1991 by Brian and Brad Vander Ark, Brian Stout and Donny Brown, releasing their first album, I've Suffered a Head Injury later that year. They released a second album Pop Smear helping to gain a devoted...
- Emma Bunton
Albums: A Girl Like Me, Life In Mono, Free Me
Emma Lee Bunton (born 21 January 1976) is an English pop singer, songwriter, and occasional actress, originally from the girl group Spice Girls, where she was known as "Baby Spice". Her debut solo album entitled "A Girl Like Me" spawned the UK number-one hit "What Took You So Long?", as well as...
- Patton Oswalt
Albums: Feelin' Kinda Patton, Werewolves and Lollipops, Comedy Death Ray
Born January 27th, 1969 in Sterling, Virginia, Patton Oswalt started headlining comedy clubs in 1996. A noted comedian, actor, and writer (Patton has written for MadTV), he has had a wide range roles both in film and on the small screen. Everything from the lead in Disney & Pixar's Ratatouille, to...
- Mya
Albums: Moodring, Fear Of Flying, Best Of
See Mýa. Mýa Marie Harrison (born October 10, 1979), professionally known as Mýa or Mýa Harrison, is an American R&B singer-songwriter, record producer, actress, dancer, model and choreographer. Born and raised in Washington, D.C., Harrison's eponymous debut album with Interscope Records was...
- Pennywise
Albums: Reason To Believe, Land of the Free?, Full Circle
Pennywise was formed in 1988 in Hermosa Beach, California by four members Jim Lindberg (vocals), Fletcher Dragge (guitar), Byron McMackin (drums) and Jason Thirsk (bass). They released two EPs: A Word from the Wise (1989) and Wildcard (1992). Each of the band members had played in other bands in...
- Howard Jones
Albums: Human's Lib, Dream into Action, Revolution Of The Heart
There are two persons with this name. 1. Howard Jones (born John Howard Jones on February 23, 1955) is an English singer and songwriter. He is the eldest of three boys. His birthplace is Southampton, England, and he spent his early years in High Wycombe in Buckinghamshire, and attended the Royal...
- Europe
Albums: The Final Countdown, Out of This World, 1982-1992
Europe is a Swedish rock band formed in Upplands Väsby, Sweden in 1979 under the name Force by vocalist Joey Tempest and guitarist John Norum. Although widely associated with glam metal, the band's sound incorporates heavy metal and hard rock elements.
- Art Garfunkel
Albums: Garfunkel, The Very Best Of Christmas Pop, Breakaway
Arthur Ira Garfunkel (born 5 November 1941) is an American singer and actor, best known as half of the folk duo Simon & Garfunkel. Early life Arthur Ira Garfunkel was born in Forest Hills, Queens, New York, in New York City. He is of Romanian Jewish ancestry.
- The Zombies
Albums: Odessey & Oracle, The Decca Stereo Anthology, Odessey & Oracle 40th Anniversary Concert Live
The Zombies formed in 1961 in St Albans, England and gained their initial reputation playing the Old Verulamians Rugby Club in that town. The group was formed whilst the members attended St Albans School and St Albans Boys' Grammar School. The Zombies signed to Decca and recorded their first...
- Slash
Albums: Guitar Hero III Legends of Rock Companion Pack, Rare Requests Volume 1 - Smooth Jazz, Sing A Song With Six Strings
Saul Hudson (born July 23, 1965), more widely known as Slash, is a guitarist best known as a former member of Guns N' Roses, and as a current member of Velvet Revolver. Hudson is known for his long curly black hair, his signature over sized top hat, usually a cigarette dangling from his mouth and...
- Jennifer Love Hewitt
Albums: BareNaked, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Let's Go Bang
Jennifer Love Hewitt (born February 21, 1979 in Waco, Texas) is an American actress, voice actress, and singer-songwriter. As a singer, Hewitt has been signed by Atlantic Records and Jive Records. She is primarily known for her recordings in the pop genre and has a contralto vocal range.
- Frou Frou
Albums: Details, Garden State, Shrek 2 OST
Frou Frou was an electronic music duo formed in England with two members: Imogen Heap and Guy Sigsworth, active from 2002 to 2003. Frou Frou manufactured an impressive brand of vocal-driven, electronic pop. After the British duo had been collaborating for years without a record deal, the group's...
- Gretchen Wilson
Albums: Here for the Party, All Jacked Up, One Of The Boys
Gretchen Frances Wilson (born June 26, 1973 in Pocahontas, Illinois) is a Grammy award-winning American country music singer-songwriter. Gretchen was born in Pocahontas, Illinois to a 16-year-old mother. Her father left before she was two years old, and she and her mother lived in trailer parks...
- Jimmy Page
Albums: Outrider, No Quarter, The Jimmy Page Collection (disc 1)
James Patrick "Jimmy" Page, (born January 9, 1944) is widely considered one of the greatest and most influential guitarists in rock and roll. He was a founding member of Led Zeppelin and, prior to that, a member of The Yardbirds from late 1966 through 1968.
- Macy Gray
Albums: On How Life Is, The Id, The Very Best of Macy Gray
Macy Gray (born Natalie McIntyre September 6, 1967) is a Grammy Award winning neo soul/R&B singer, songwriter, record producer and actress. To date, Macy has released four studio albums, one compilation album and a live album. She has acted in a number of movies including Training Day, Spider-Man...
- Richie Sambora
Albums: Undiscovered Soul, Stranger in This Town, Randy Jackson's Music Club, Volume One
Richie Sambora, (born Richard Stephen Sambora on July 11, 1959 in Woodbridge, New Jersey) is best known as the lead guitarist for Bon Jovi, handles harmony and background vocals, and joins frontman Jon Bon Jovi in writing most of the band's songs over the course of their twenty year run.
- Iyaz
On his upcoming debut album, IYAZ (Keidran Jones) makes lilting reggae-infused R&B melodies inspired by island shorties, wireless romance, and the anguish of unrequited love. The 22-year-old singer, songwriter, and rapper cranks out undeniably pop-friendly tunes, like his first single ?Replay.?.
- Michael Stipe
Albums: Monsieur Gainsbourg Revisited, Kerouac: Kicks Joy Darkness, In Defense of Animals
John Michael Stipe (born January 4, 1960 in Decatur, Georgia) is the vocalist and songwriter of R.E.M., a leading alternative rock band from Athens, Georgia. He is famous for his surreal lyrics and his political activism. In 2002, he participated at the the 1 Giant Leap project.
- Spandau Ballet
Albums: True, Gold: The Best of Spandau Ballet, The Best Of Spandau Ballet
Spandau Ballet are a popular British band most prominent during the 1980s. Members are Tony Hadley on vocals, brothers Gary Kemp and Martin Kemp on guitar and bass respectively, with Gary also supplying background vocals, Steve Norman on saxophone and John Keeble on the drums.
- Sinéad O'Connor
Albums: An album
Sinéad Marie Bernadette O'Connor (born December 8, 1966) is a Grammy Award-winning Irish singer and songwriter. Brash and outspoken — her shaven head, angry visage, and shapeless wardrobe a direct challenge to the popular culture's long-prevailing notions of femininity and sexuality — O'Connor...
- Jessie James
Albums: Wanted, Jessie James, 13 Hectic Tracks
Jessica Rose "Jessie" James (born April 12, 1988) is an American pop/country singer and songwriter. Jessica Rose James, was born on a U.S. military base in Vicenza, Italy. Jessica and her family then moved and resided in Newnan, Georgia. Jessica spent 4 years in Newnan, and moved to Warner Robins...
- Buzzcocks
Albums: Singles Going Steady, Love Bites, Another Music in a Different Kitchen
Buzzcocks is an English punk rock band formed in Manchester, UK in 1975, led by singer-songwriter and guitarist Pete Shelley for nearly their entire existence. They are commonly regarded as an important influence on the manchester music scene, the independent record label movement and the punk...
- Jamie Cullum
Albums: Twentysomething, Catching Tales, Pointless Nostalgic
Jamie Cullum (born 20 August 1979) is an English pop and jazz-pop singer-songwriter. Though he is primarily a vocalist/pianist he also accompanies himself on other instruments including guitar and drums.
- Gerry Mulligan
Albums: The Gerry Mulligan Quartet, Deep In A Dream, Night Lights
The most famous and probably greatest jazz baritone saxophonist of all time, Gerry Mulligan was a giant. A flexible soloist who was always ready to jam with anyone from Dixielanders to the most advanced boppers, Mulligan brought a somewhat revolutionary light sound to his potentially awkward and...
- Gloriana
Albums: Wild At Heart, Mucho Mambo
Gloriana is a new band from Nashville, TN. They formed in February 2008 and signed their first record deal with Emblem Music Group in July 2008. The band consists of four members: Tom Gossin (Vocals/Guitar), Rachel Reinert (Vocals), Cheyenne Kimball (Vocals/Mandolin), Mike Gossin (Vocals/Guitar).
- The Mars Volta
Albums: De-Loused in the Comatorium, Frances the Mute, The Bedlam in Goliath
The Mars Volta is a Grammy Award-winning American progressive rock group formed in 2001 by guitarist Omar A. Rodriguez-Lopez and vocalist Cedric Bixler Zavala. They incorporate various sounds of punk rock, jazz fusion, funk and latin/salsa into their music which they have described as the sound of...
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