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Craig David
About Craig Ashley David is an English singer and songwriter. He rose to fame in 1999, featuring on the single “Re-Rewind” by Artful Dodger. David’s debut studio album, Born to Do It, was released in 2000, after which he has released a further five studio albums and worked with a variety of artists such as…
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Ramsey Lewis
About Ramsey Emmanuel Lewis Jr. was an American jazz pianist, composer, and radio personality. Lewis recorded over 80 albums and received five gold records and three Grammy Awards in his career. His album The In Crowd earned Lewis critical praise and the 1965 Grammy Award for Best Jazz Performance. His best known singles include “The…
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Black Eyed Peas
About The Black Eyed Peas are an American musical group from Los Angeles, composed of rappers will.i.am, apl.de.ap and Taboo. The group’s lineup during the height of their popularity in the 2000s featured Fergie, who replaced original member Kim Hill in 2002. They have sold an estimated 80 million records, making them one of the…
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Bronski Beat
About Bronski Beat were a British synth-pop band formed in 1983 in London, England. The initial lineup, which recorded the majority of their hits, consisted of Jimmy Somerville (vocals), Steve Bronski and Larry Steinbachek. Simon Davolls contributed backing vocals to many songs. Albums/Songs: The Age of Consent The Age of Reason In Concert – 351…
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The Staple Singers
About The Staple Singers were an American gospel, soul, and R&B singing group. Roebuck “Pops” Staples, the patriarch of the family, formed the group with his children Cleotha, Pervis, and Mavis. Yvonne replaced her brother when he was drafted into the U.S. Army, and again in 1970. They are best known for their 1970s hits…
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Marc Anthony
About Marco Antonio Muñiz, known professionally as Marc Anthony, is an American singer and songwriter of Puerto Rican descent. He is the top selling salsa artist of all time. A four-time Grammy Award, eight-time Latin Grammy Award and twenty-nine-time Lo Nuestro Awards winner, he has sold more than 12 million albums worldwide. Albums/Songs: When the Night…
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Lou Bega
About David Lubega Balemezi, better known by his stage name Lou Bega, is a German singer. His 1999 song “Mambo No. 5”, a remake of Pérez Prado’s 1949 instrumental piece, reached no. 1 in many European countries and was nominated for a Grammy Award. Bega added words to the song and sampled the original version…
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Van Morrison
About Sir George Ivan Morrison OBE is a Northern Irish singer-songwriter and musician whose recording career spans seven decades. Albums/Songs: Common One Enlightenment A Sense of Wonder The Healing Game Moondance Inarticulate Speech of the Heart Irish Heartbeat Beautiful Vision Hard Nose the Highway A Period of Transition Avalon Sunset Astral Weeks Tell Me Something:…
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Dance With a Stranger
About Dance with a Stranger is a 1985 British film directed by Mike Newell. Telling the story of Ruth Ellis, the last woman to be hanged in Britain (1955), the film won critical acclaim, and aided the careers of two of its leading actors, Miranda Richardson and Rupert Everett. The screenplay was by Shelagh Delaney,…
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The New Mastersounds
About The New Mastersounds are a British four-piece jazz fusion and blues/funk band from Leeds, England. Over the last 16 years, they have issued ten studio albums, two live dates, two remix collections, and a compilation album. Albums/Songs: Masterology: The Pioneers of New British Funk The Nashville Session Feel The Spirit Therapy Out on the…