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Elis Regina
About Elis Regina Carvalho Costa, known professionally as Elis Regina, was a Brazilian singer of Bossa nova, MPB and jazz music. She is also the mother of the singers Maria Rita and Pedro Mariano. Albums/Songs: Samba, eu canto assim Elis especial Como & porque Elis Elis Elis, essa mulher …Em pleno verão Elis Regina Ela…
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Stan Getz
About Stan Getz was an American jazz saxophonist. Playing primarily the tenor saxophone, Getz was known as “The Sound” because of his warm, lyrical tone, with his prime influence being the wispy, mellow timbre of his idol, Lester Young. Coming to prominence in the late 1940s with Woody Herman’s big band, Getz is described by…
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Nara Leão
About Nara Lofego Leão was a Brazilian bossa nova and MPB singer and occasional actress. Her husband was Carlos Diegues, director and writer of Bye Bye Brasil. Albums/Songs: Abraços e Beijinhos e Carinhos Sem Ter Fim Meu Samba Encabulado …E que tudo mais vá pro inferno Nara Leão Romance Popular Dez anos depois Coisas Do…
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Vinicius de Moraes
About Marcus Vinícius da Cruz e Mello Moraes, better known as Vinícius de Moraes and nicknamed O Poetinha, was a Brazilian poet, diplomat, lyricist, essayist, musician, singer, and playwright. With his frequent and diverse musical partners, including Antônio Carlos Jobim, his lyrics and compositions were instrumental in the birth and introduction to the world of…
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Tom Jobim
About Antônio Carlos Brasileiro de Almeida Jobim, also known as Tom Jobim, was a Brazilian composer, pianist, guitarist, songwriter, arranger, and singer. Considered as one of the great exponents of Brazilian music, Jobim merged Samba with Cool jazz in the 1960s to create Bossa nova, with worldwide success. As a result, he is widely regarded…
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João Gilberto
About João Gilberto was a Brazilian guitarist, singer, and composer who was a pioneer of the musical genre of bossa nova in the late 1950s. Around the world, he was often called the “father of bossa nova”; in his native Brazil, he was referred to as “O Mito” . In 1965, the album Getz/Gilberto was…
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Beth Hart
About Beth Hart is an American musician from Los Angeles, California. She rose to fame with the release of her 1999 single “LA Song ” from her second album Screamin’ for My Supper. The single was a number one hit in New Zealand, as well as reaching the top 5 of the US Adult Contemporary…
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Tedeschi Trucks Band
About The Tedeschi Trucks Band is an American blues and blues rock group based in Jacksonville, Florida. Formed in 2010, the band is led by married couple Susan Tedeschi and Derek Trucks. Their debut album, Revelator (2011), won the 2012 Grammy Award for Best Blues Album. The band has released five studio and three live…
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Joanne Shaw Taylor
About Joanne Shaw Taylor is an English singer and guitarist. She was discovered by Dave Stewart of the Eurythmics at the age of 16. Albums/Songs: Wild Ladies Sing the Blues Heavy Soul Diamonds in the Dirt White Sugar Blues From the Heart Live Songs from the Road Almost Always Never The Magic of Joanne Nobody’s…
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Joe Bonamassa
About Joseph Leonard Bonamassa is an American blues rock guitarist, singer and songwriter. He started his career at age twelve, when he opened for B.B. King. Since 2000, Bonamassa has released fifteen solo albums through his independent record label J&R Adventures, of which eleven have reached No. 1 on the Billboard Blues chart. Albums/Songs: Rockin’…