Kimberley Ann Deal is an American musician. She was the original bassist and co-vocalist in the alternative rock band Pixies from 1986 to 1993 and 2004 to 2013,and is the frontwoman of the Breeders,which she formed in 1989.
John McLaughlin,also known as Mahavishnu,is an English guitarist,bandleader,and composer. A pioneer of jazz fusion,his music combines elements of jazz with rock,world music,Western classical music,flamenco,and blues. After contributing to several key British groups of the early 1960s,McLaughlin made Extrapolation,his first album as a bandleader,in 1969. He then moved to the U.S.,where he played with drummer Tony Williams's group Lifetime and then with Miles Davis on his electric jazz fusion albums In a Silent Way,Bitches Brew,Jack Johnson,Live-Evil,and On the Corner. His 1970s electric band,the Mahavishnu Orchestra,performed a technically virtuosic and complex style of music that fused electric jazz and rock with Indian influences.
Takahiro Matsumoto is a Japanese musician,songwriter and record producer. He is best known as the guitarist and main composer of the rock duo B'z,the best-selling music act in their native Japan by certifications. He also has a successful solo career where,in addition to winning several Japan Gold Disc Awards,he won the Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Album for Take Your Pick (2010),which he made in collaboration with Larry Carlton. Matsumoto is only the fifth guitarist in the world to have his own Gibson signature model guitar.
The Coral are an English rock band,formed in 1996 in Hoylake on the Wirral Peninsula,Merseyside. The band emerged during the early 2000s. Their 2002 debut album The Coral,from which came the single "Dreaming of You",was nominated for the Mercury Music Prize and listed as the fourth best album of the year by NME. Their second album,Magic and Medicine (2003),produced four UK Top 20 singles,including "Pass It On". In 2008,after guitarist Bill Ryder-Jones left the band,they continued as a five-piece.
Mason Jennings is an American folk-pop singer-songwriter.
Tarja Soile Susanna Turunen-Cabuli,known professionally as Tarja Turunen or simply Tarja,is a Finnish heavy metal singer,best known as the former lead vocalist of Nightwish.
The Moffatts are a Canadian pop/rock country band composed of brothers Scott,Clint,Bob and Dave Moffatt. Scott was born on March 30,1983,in Whitehorse,Yukon,and triplets Bob,Clint and Dave were born 11 months later in Vancouver,British Columbia,on March 8,1984. Bob and Clint are identical twins,while Dave is a fraternal triplet.
BR549 was an American country rock band founded in 1993. It originally consisted of Gary Bennett,Don Herron,"Smilin'" Jay McDowell,Chuck Mead,and "Hawk" Shaw Wilson. Bennett and McDowell left the band in 2001,with Chris Scruggs and Geoff Firebaugh respectively replacing them. Both Firebaugh and Scruggs later left the band as well;Mark Miller has become the band's third bassist. The name of the band is taken from a mangled phone number from Hee Haw comedian Junior Samples' car salesman skit.
Warren Haynes is an American musician,singer and songwriter. He is best known for his work as longtime guitarist with the Allman Brothers Band and as founding member of the jam band Gov't Mule. Early in his career he was a guitarist for David Allan Coe and The Dickey Betts Band. Haynes also is known for his associations with the surviving members of the Grateful Dead,including touring with Phil Lesh and Friends and the Dead. In addition,Haynes founded and manages Evil Teen Records.
Stylish...E is the debut solo studio album by South Korean recording artist Lee Hyori. It marked her solo debut since becoming a member of girl group Fin.K.L in 1998. The album was released through DSP Media on August 13,2003,and was distributed by CJ E&M Music. It is primarily a pop and R&B record containing influences from hip-hop,featuring songwriting contributions from various musicians including MayBee,Won Tae-yeon,Yoon Il-sang,and Lee Hyun-do of Deux.
Home For Christmas is the eighteenth studio album by Hall &Oates,and their first full-length album of Christmas music. It was released in the US on October 3,2006. A portion of the proceeds of the sale of this album goes to Toys for Tots. It was only available at Trans World Entertainment music stores in 2006,but has since become available at all retail outlets.
Passage is the eighth studio album by the American music duo the Carpenters. Released in 1977,it produced the hit singles "All You Get from Love Is a Love Song","Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft" and "Sweet,Sweet Smile". The Carpenters' "Sweet,Sweet Smile" was picked up by Country radio and put the duo in the top ten of Billboard's Country chart in the spring of 1978.
Nochnye Snaipery is a Russian rock group. It was founded in 1993 as an acoustic female duo of Diana Arbenina and Svetlana Surganova. Arbenina and Surganova played guitar and violin respectively,sharing the vocal and songwriting duties evenly,eventually adding amplification to the band. Since its inception,the band has participated in a variety of Russian musical festivals —from the underground to the major events,as well as touring extensively domestically and abroad.
This is a listing of official releases by Phil Keaggy,an American acoustic and electric guitarist and vocalist.
Javier Colon is an American acoustic singer-songwriter. He has referred to his style of music as being "acoustic soul." He was a member of EmcQ and The Derek Trucks Band,and worked with many musicians before going solo. From 2002 to 2006,he was signed to Capitol Records,known as artist Javier. In 2006,however,the contract was terminated and Javier Colon became an independent artist with his own label,Javier Colon Music. In 2011,He was the winner of season 1 of American talent competition show on NBC,The Voice,receiving $100,000 and signing a recording contract with Universal Republic Records. Colon eventually decided to part ways with Universal Republic in 2012.
The Story is an English psychedelic folk duo comprising the former Forest member Martin Welham and his son Tom Welham. They write and record melodic songs that range from psychedelic pop to stream-of-consciousness folk and play an array of predominantly acoustic instruments as a backdrop to their blend of vocal harmonies.
Fred Mollin is an American and Canadian record producer,musician,film and TV composer,music director,music supervisor,and songwriter. He has produced records for Jimmy Webb,Johnny Mathis,Billy Ray Cyrus,Lamont Dozier and America,and has composed music for Beverly Hills,90210,Friday the 13th,Forever Knight,Hard Copy,and many more. Mollin rose to prominence early in his career by co-producing Dan Hill's international hit record,"Sometimes When We Touch",in 1977.
L Shape Lot is an American band from Wilmington,North Carolina. The band plays Americana/folk rock/roots rock/bluegrass music. They are noted for their four part harmonies,and lively stage show. Since 2006 the band members have been Eric Miller on acoustic Guitar,Alex Lanier on electric and acoustic guitar,Rick Williams on bass,and John Kovalski on drums. All members sing,with Eric Miller taking most lead vocals.
Dawn and Hawkes are an indie folk duo from Austin,Texas consisting of singer-songwriters Miranda Dawn and Chris Hawkes.
What the Brothers Sang is an album by Dawn McCarthy and Bonnie 'Prince' Billy. The album was released on February 19,2013. The album features covers of songs that appeared on albums by The Everly Brothers. The duo preceded this album with the "Christmas Eve Can Kill You" 7" single in late 2012,also featuring two covers of songs earlier performed by the Everlys. What the Brothers Sang was the first of three major albums released in 2013 to feature Everly Brothers covers in their entirety,the second being A Date with the Everly Brothers by the Chapin Sisters and the third being Foreverly by Billie Joe Armstrong and Norah Jones.
