Harry Belafonte was an American singer, actor, and activist, who popularized calypso music with international audiences in the 1950s. He is one of the few performers to have received an Emmy, Grammy, O...
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7/9/2024
Harry Belafonte was an American singer, actor, and activist, who popularized calypso music with international audiences in the 1950s. He is one of the few performers to have received an Emmy, Grammy, O...
7/9/2024
B.B. King MP (1925 - 2015)
"Riley Ben King", "Riley B. King"
Riley B. King (September 16, 1925 – May 14, 2015), known by his stage name B.B. King, was an American blues singer, songwriter, and guitarist.B.B. King From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Ambox curre...
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7/30/2023
B.B. King MP (1925 - 2015)
"Riley Ben King", "Riley B. King"
Riley B. King (September 16, 1925 – May 14, 2015), known by his stage name B.B. King, was an American blues singer, songwriter, and guitarist.B.B. King From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Ambox curre...
7/30/2023
Huddie "Lead Belly" Ledbetter was a folk and blues singer and musician who led a notoriously violent life. He was imprisoned for murder in Texas in 1918, but won early release in 1925 combined by good ...
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7/29/2023
Huddie "Lead Belly" Ledbetter was a folk and blues singer and musician who led a notoriously violent life. He was imprisoned for murder in Texas in 1918, but won early release in 1925 combined by good ...
7/29/2023
Wikipedia - Miles Dewey Davis III (May 26, 1926 – September 28, 1991)
An American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, and composer. He is among the most influential and acclaimed figures in the ...
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5/11/2023
Wikipedia - Miles Dewey Davis III (May 26, 1926 – September 28, 1991)
An American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, and composer. He is among the most influential and acclaimed figures in the ...
5/11/2023
Alice Randall (born May 4, 1959) is an American author and songwriter. She is perhaps best known for her novel The Wind Done Gone, a reinterpretation and parody of the popular 1936 novel Gone with the ...
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11/7/2020
4/15/2023
Alice Randall (born May 4, 1959) is an American author and songwriter. She is perhaps best known for her novel The Wind Done Gone, a reinterpretation and parody of the popular 1936 novel Gone with the ...
4/15/2023
Grace Jones (born 19 May 1948) is a Jamaican-American singer, model and actress.Grace Jones (born May 19, 1952) is a Jamaican-American singer, model and actress. Jones started out as a model and became...
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7/26/2021
Grace Jones (born 19 May 1948) is a Jamaican-American singer, model and actress.Grace Jones (born May 19, 1952) is a Jamaican-American singer, model and actress. Jones started out as a model and became...
7/26/2021
Leroy Robeson (April 9, 1898 – January 23, 1976) was an African-American concert singer (bass-baritone), recording artist, athlete and actor who became noted for his political radicalism and activism i...
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7/19/2021
Leroy Robeson (April 9, 1898 – January 23, 1976) was an African-American concert singer (bass-baritone), recording artist, athlete and actor who became noted for his political radicalism and activism i...
7/19/2021
Son House MP (1902 - 1988)
"Edward James House", "Jr."
Eddie James "Son" House was one of the blues musical genre's pioneers. He influenced such blues legends as Robert Johnson , Howlin' Wolf and Muddy Waters . He is known for his emotional, heart-felt sin...
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12/24/2020
Son House MP (1902 - 1988)
"Edward James House", "Jr."
Eddie James "Son" House was one of the blues musical genre's pioneers. He influenced such blues legends as Robert Johnson , Howlin' Wolf and Muddy Waters . He is known for his emotional, heart-felt sin...
12/24/2020
"Alger "Texas" Alexander=Sep 12, 1900 - Apr 16, 1954 - was a blues singer from Jewett, Texas. A short man with a big, deep voice, Alexander started his career performing on the streets and at local par...
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12/24/2020
"Alger "Texas" Alexander=Sep 12, 1900 - Apr 16, 1954 - was a blues singer from Jewett, Texas. A short man with a big, deep voice, Alexander started his career performing on the streets and at local par...
12/24/2020
Singer, Songwriter and Guitar Master of the Delta, Talking and Memphis Country Blues, Creator of the Boogie Blues John Lee Hooker was a Blues singer, songwriter and guitarist. Though he lived in Detroi...
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12/24/2020
Singer, Songwriter and Guitar Master of the Delta, Talking and Memphis Country Blues, Creator of the Boogie Blues John Lee Hooker was a Blues singer, songwriter and guitarist. Though he lived in Detroi...
12/24/2020
Fats Domino MP (1928 - 2017)
"Fats Domino", "Tit Frère"
A pioneer of rock and roll, Domino is noted for his energetic piano playing and his smoky voice with its New Orleans accent.
Born: February 26, 1928; New Orleans, Louisiana
Also known as: A...
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12/23/2020
Fats Domino MP (1928 - 2017)
"Fats Domino", "Tit Frère"
A pioneer of rock and roll, Domino is noted for his energetic piano playing and his smoky voice with its New Orleans accent.
Born: February 26, 1928; New Orleans, Louisiana
Also known as: A...
12/23/2020
Wikipedia (en) - Little Richard
Discogs - Little Richard
IMDb - Little Richard
Little Richard gifted with the moniker the “Innovator and Architect of Rock and Roll” equally deserves the title a...
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12/23/2020
Wikipedia (en) - Little Richard
Discogs - Little Richard
IMDb - Little Richard
Little Richard gifted with the moniker the “Innovator and Architect of Rock and Roll” equally deserves the title a...
12/23/2020
Chester "Howlin' Wolf" Burnett (1910-1976) was a Blues singer, guitarist and harmonica player and one of the best know Chicago blues artists. Several of his songs, such as "Smokestack Lightnin'", "Back...
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5/18/2015
12/22/2020
Chester "Howlin' Wolf" Burnett (1910-1976) was a Blues singer, guitarist and harmonica player and one of the best know Chicago blues artists. Several of his songs, such as "Smokestack Lightnin'", "Back...
12/22/2020
Considered to be one of the fathers of rock and roll, Ike Turner’s first recording, "Rocket 88" by "Jackie Brenston and his Delta Cats," in 1951, is considered by some to be the "first rock and roll so...
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12/22/2020
Considered to be one of the fathers of rock and roll, Ike Turner’s first recording, "Rocket 88" by "Jackie Brenston and his Delta Cats," in 1951, is considered by some to be the "first rock and roll so...
12/22/2020
Tina Turner was an American-born and naturalized Swiss singer, dancer, actor, and author. Widely referred to as the "Queen of Rock 'n' Roll", she rose to prominence as the lead singer of the Ike & Tina...
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6/9/2011
12/21/2020
Tina Turner was an American-born and naturalized Swiss singer, dancer, actor, and author. Widely referred to as the "Queen of Rock 'n' Roll", she rose to prominence as the lead singer of the Ike & Tina...
12/21/2020
Blue Mitchell Legendary Jazz Trumpeter
Trumpeter Blue Mitchell was best known as a highly lyrical and hard-swinging player, with accomplished craftsmanship and a clear tone. Owner of a direct, lightly ...
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10/9/2015
10/9/2015
Blue Mitchell Legendary Jazz Trumpeter
Trumpeter Blue Mitchell was best known as a highly lyrical and hard-swinging player, with accomplished craftsmanship and a clear tone. Owner of a direct, lightly ...
10/9/2015
Horace Ward Silver When Horace Silver once wrote out his rules for musical composition (in the liner notes to the 1968 record, Serenade to a Soul Sister), he expounded on the importance of "meaningful ...
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10/4/2015
10/8/2015
Horace Ward Silver When Horace Silver once wrote out his rules for musical composition (in the liner notes to the 1968 record, Serenade to a Soul Sister), he expounded on the importance of "meaningful ...
10/8/2015
Edward Lee Morgan A cornerstone of the Blue Note label roster prior to his tragic demise, Lee Morgan was one of hard bop's greatest trumpeters, and indeed one of the finest of the '60s. An all-around m...
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10/4/2015
10/8/2015
Edward Lee Morgan A cornerstone of the Blue Note label roster prior to his tragic demise, Lee Morgan was one of hard bop's greatest trumpeters, and indeed one of the finest of the '60s. An all-around m...
10/8/2015
René Marie (born René Marie Stevens , November 7, 1955, Warrenton, Virginia, United States) is an American songwriter and jazz vocalist. She began her professional music career at age 42. In 1999, she ...
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10/8/2015
René Marie (born René Marie Stevens , November 7, 1955, Warrenton, Virginia, United States) is an American songwriter and jazz vocalist. She began her professional music career at age 42. In 1999, she ...
10/8/2015
Columbus Calvin "Duke" Pearson, Jr (Atlanta, Georgia, August 17, 1932 – Atlanta, August 4, 1980) was an American jazz pianist and composer. Allmusic notes him as being a "big part in shaping the Blue N...
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10/4/2015
10/8/2015
Columbus Calvin "Duke" Pearson, Jr (Atlanta, Georgia, August 17, 1932 – Atlanta, August 4, 1980) was an American jazz pianist and composer. Allmusic notes him as being a "big part in shaping the Blue N...
10/8/2015
