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Gately was a signer / songwriter who is probably best known for being the lead vocalist of the pop group Boyzone. Boyzone had sixteen consecutive singles enter the top five of the UK singles chart. In 1999 Gately became one of the first pop stars to come out as gay.
Travers was a singer-songwriter who is best known for being the “Mary” out of the folk group “Peter, Paul and Mary. The groups first album came out in 1962 and featured one of their classic songs, If I Had a Hammer and Lemon Tree. That same year the group won Grammys for best performance by a [...]
Paul was a former jazz guitarist and electronic mastermind. He pioneered the development of the solid-body electric guitar, which paved the way for rock-n-roll.
Dolla was an up-and-coming rapper from Atlanta, Georgia. When Dolla was 12 years old he caught the attention of R&B singer Akon while performing in various showcases around Atlanta. Akon and T-Pain contributed to Dolla’s first single, “Who the Fuck Is That?” According to CNN, Dolla was born in Chicago, Illinois but later moved to Atlanta after [...]
Evans was the bassist for legendary southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd from 2001 until his untimely death. Evans began playing the guitar around age 15, and soon there after he was playing with various cover bands. A few years later he switched to bass and began to study the techniques and styles of famed musicians John Paul [...]
Cook was the older brother of David Cook, winner of American Idol 2008. Cook, who was a Terre Haute, Indiana lawyer, flew to L.A. during the American Idol taping to see his brother perform… even though he was in the middle of extensive chemotherapy. The flight costed about $80,000, and was paid for by friends and a [...]
Livingston was a businessman, songwriter, producer, and probably best known for creating Bozo the Clown. While working at Capitol Records, Livingston was given the task of creating a children’s record. After some deliberation he came up with “Bozo the Clown”. The first Bozo album, entitled Bozo at the Circus, was released in 1946. The concept of [...]
Boyd was a singer, songwriter, musician and actor who is probably best known for his Holiday classic “I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus”, which he recorded at the age of 12. I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus became an instant sensation, selling over two and a half million copies in its first week of release. Initially the [...]
Interior was a singer and a founding member of the legendary punk band The Cramps. In 1972, Interior met his future wife Kristy Wallace (Poison Ivy) in California while she was hitchhiking. The couple formed the band and eventually made their way to New York in 1975, where they became part of the flourishing CBGB punk [...]
Montalbán was a theatre, film, and television actor. He is probably best remembered for his roles on Fantasy Island and as Khan Noonien Singh in Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan. Many of his early roles were Westerns that saw him playing “Indians” or a “Latin Lover”. Montalbán appeared in a wide assortment of films, which [...]
Dee was a songwriter and singer, who was the frontman for Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick and Tich. The group, whose name is an amalgam of their nicknames, spent more weeks in the UK Singles Chart than The Beatles between 1965 and 1969. Recently Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick and Tich had their song “Hold Tight” featured [...]
Asheton was the guitarist and co-songwriter with Iggy Pop for the band The Stooges. He held that role for their first two albums, and later appeared as the bassist for their third, Raw Power. Separate from The Stooges, Ashetom also played roles in other bands such as The New Order, Destroy All Monsters, New Race, and [...]
Kitt was an actress, singer and cabaret star. She is probably best known for her 1953 Christmas song “Santa Baby”. In the 1960s she replaced Julie Newmar in the role of Catwoman for the third and final season of the Batman TV series.
She was an African-American songwriter, guitarist, actress, singer, and most notable a civil rights activist. She is often referred to as “The Voice of the Civil Rights Movement”. Her style of music was mainly American folk music, jazz, blues and spiritual songs. It’s been noted that her style influenced Janis Joplin, Joan Baez, and Bob Dylan. Dylan [...]
Laboa was a singer songwriter from Pasaia, Basque Country, Spain.
Higuchi was the drummer for Japanese heavy metal band, Loudness. From an early age Higuchi was considered an enormous talent. During his high school years he played in a total of seven bands, but wasn’t satisfied with this. He wanted to focus all of his time and love of music on one band. Higuchi formed the band [...]
Lee was a drummer who recorded and toured with both Robert Plant and Jimmy Page. Along with the famous twosome he also played with The Cult, Echo &The Bunnymen, and the reincarnation of Thin Lizzy. Lee was known for his John Bonham-esque drum set, which included an oversized bass drum (26” in diameter), and his 14” x [...]
MacLean was the former bassist for the multi-platinum selling band Platinum Blonde. MacLean joined the group in 1985, shortly before the release of their second album, Alien Shores. The album went quintuple platinum; some of the hits were “Crying Over You”, “Situation Critical”, “Somebody Somewhere”, and “Hungry Eyes”.
Breed was a Flint, Michigan-based rapper who is best known for “Aint No Future in Yo Frontin”, and “Gotta Get Mine” which also featured 2Pac. His biggest selling album was 1994’s Funkafied, which peaked at #106 on the Billboard Hot 200. Breed never fully broke into the mainstream, although he did sustain a very long career, which [...]
Mitchell was the drummer for The Jimi Hendrix Experience. He was praised for his work on songs such as “Voodoo Child”, “Third Stone from the Sun”, “Fire”, and “Manic Depression”. Mitchell came from a jazz background and was influenced by some of the greats; Elvin Jones, Joe Morello, and Max Roach. His stint with the legendary trio [...]
Goodspeed was a former contest on the hugely popular show American Idol. She auditioned for season five in 2005, and was closely followed by the producers. Even though she had no singing ability, she gained semi-stardom through Youtube. Goodspeed claimed that her audition videos had been seen over a million times. Goodspeed didn’t hide the fact that [...]
Miriam Makeba was a Grammy-winning singer from South Africa, who was often known by the nickname Mama Afrika. She was married to a Black Panther leader, and was vocally anti-apartheid. She even had her citizenship revoked for 30 years because of that. She had a wide discography spanning from 1960 to her last recording in 2006.
Stevie Ray Vaughan is considered by many to be one of the greatest guitar players who ever lived. He played a brand of blues-rock that is often imitated, and Vaughan’s songs still get heavy radio airplay to this day. He battled drug and alcohol problems, but as many rock stars would meet their demise from these, [...]
Moore was a comedian, musician, actor, and producer. He is commonly remembered for his role of Dolemite the pimp in the film Dolemite, and it’s sequel The Human Tornando. Moore released numerous comedy albums during the 60’s & 70’s. He developed a style that was said to be much more rude and crude than Redd Foxx [...]
Warwick was a soul singer who is best known for her string of hits during the 1960s which include “I’m Gonna Make You Love Me”. Warwick is also a two-time Grammy nominee for “She Didn’t Know” and “Foolish Fool”. Following in the footsteps of her older sister (Dionne) she changed her name from Warrick to Warwick.
Stubbs was a baritone singer who is best known for being the lead vocalist of the Motown R&B supergroup The Four Tops. The Four Tops began as a small “supper-club” act but eventually signed with Motown Records in 1963. By the end of the 1960’s The Four Tops had over a dozen hits to their name some [...]
Bradley Anne Stewart (aka Gidget Gein) was best known as the second bass player for controversial musical act Marilyn Manson (called Marilyn Manson and the Spooky Kids when Gein joined). His stage name - Gidget Gein, was derived from television character Gidget, and serial killer Ed Gein. This was the same concept used by all [...]
Frank Vincent Zappa was an American songwriter, electric guitarist, and record producer. He played with the band the Mothers of Invention before going on to a solo career that earned him cult status. He eventually got into filmmaking as well.
Brown was a blues singer who was heavily influenced by gospel music. He had a very distinctive sound, as he used a wide vibrato, melisma, and extra syllables when he sang. Some of his hits included “Don’t Be Angry, and “Night Time Is the Right Time”.
Whitfield was a producer and songwriter, and well known for his work with Berry Gordy’s Motown label. Whitfield is often credited with being one of the creators of the “Motown Sound”, as well as one of the key figures in the sub-genre of psychedelic soul. Some of his songwriting and production highlights included… * 1963: “Pride & Joy” [...]