Author: athensccc
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Asha Puthli
About Asha Puthli is an Indian-American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress, born and raised in Mumbai. She has recorded solo albums for EMI, CBS/Sony, and RCA. Her recordings cover blues, pop, rock, soul, funk, disco, and techno and have been produced by Del Newman and Teo Macero. Albums/Songs: Disco Mystic: Select Remixes, Volume 1 Asha Puthli…
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Eurythmics
About Eurythmics were a British pop duo formed in 1980, consisting of Scottish vocalist Annie Lennox and English musician and producer Dave Stewart. They were both previously in the Tourists, a band that broke up in 1980. They released their first studio album, In the Garden, in 1981 to little success, but achieved global acclaim…
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Nina Simone
About Nina Simone was an American singer, songwriter, pianist, composer, arranger, and civil rights activist. Her music spanned styles including classical, folk, gospel, blues, jazz, R&B, and pop. Her piano playing was strongly influenced by baroque and classical music, especially Johann Sebastian Bach, and accompanied expressive, jazz-like singing in her contralto voice. Albums/Songs: To Love…
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Bobby Womack
About Robert Dwayne Womack was an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. Starting in the early 1950s as the lead singer of his family musical group the Valentinos and as Sam Cooke’s backing guitarist, Womack’s career spanned more than 60 years and multiple styles, including R&B, jazz, soul, rock and roll, doo-wop, and gospel. Albums/Songs: I Don’t…
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Kool & The Gang
About Kool & the Gang is an American R&B, soul, and funk group formed in Jersey City, New Jersey in 1964. Its founding members include brothers Robert “Kool” Bell and Ronald Bell aka “Khalis Bayyan”, Dennis “Dee Tee” Thomas, Robert “Spike” Mickens, Charles Smith, George Brown, Sir Earl Toon, Woodrow “Woody” Sparrow, and Ricky Westfield.…
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The Human League
About The Human League are an English synth-pop band formed in Sheffield in 1977. Initially an experimental electronic outfit, the group signed to Virgin Records in 1979 and later attained widespread commercial success with their third album Dare in 1981 after restructuring their lineup. The album contained four hit singles, including the UK/US number one…
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En Vogue
About En Vogue is an American vocal girl group whose original lineup consisted of singers Terry Ellis, Dawn Robinson, Cindy Herron, and Maxine Jones. Formed in Oakland, California, in 1989, En Vogue reached No. 2 on the US Hot 100 with the single “Hold On”, taken from their 1990 debut album Born to Sing. The…
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K.Maro
About Cyril Kamar, known by his stage name K.Maro, is a Canadian rapper, singer and businessman of Lebanese origin. He sings in French and English. He is also the founder, the owner, and the CEO of East 47th Music, a record label, and Rock&Cherries Agency, a Paris-based Talents management agency. Both East 47th Music and…
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Barry McGuire
About Barry McGuire is an American singer-songwriter primarily known for his 1965 hit “Eve of Destruction”. He was later a singer and songwriter of contemporary Christian music. Albums/Songs: Eve of Destruction The Barry McGuire Album Seeds Cosmic Cowboy The Best of Barry McGuire Frost and Fire Here and Now! Lighten Up This Precious Time /…
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Sammy Davis, Jr.
About Samuel George Davis Jr. was an American singer, actor, comedian and dancer. Albums/Songs: Mood To Be Wooed Sings the Big Ones for Young Lovers The Shelter of Your Arms The Sammy Davis Jr. Show With Surprise Guest Stars The Song and Dance Man Our Shining Hour When the Feeling Hits You! It’s All Over…
