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Lynn Anderson, a California blonde who became a major country star in the 70s; helped by regular exposure on national television, was one of the first female artists to achieve major crossover success. Has won CMA, ACM, AMA, & Grammy Awards. Named Billboard's "Artist of the Decade" (70-80). Deborah Allen, a popular 80s country vocalist ...
Harris Glenn Milstead (October 19, 1945 – March 7, 1988), better known by the stage name Divine, was an American actor, singer and drag queen.Closely associated with independent filmmaker John Waters, Divine was a character actor, usually performing female roles in cinematic and theatrical productions, and adopted a female drag persona for his music career.
Nagel was born in Dayton, Ohio, on November 25, 1945, [3] but was raised and spent most of his life in the Los Angeles area. After serving in the United States Army with the 101st Airborne in Vietnam, [4] Nagel attended the Chouinard Art Institute in Los Angeles in 1969, and in that same year he received his Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from California State University, Fullerton.
Still, it was the '70s that saw the R&B singer paving the way for future artists. During that decade, Wonder recorded five chart-topping singles, as well as his 1976 diamond platinum album "Songs ...
Laura Phillips "Laurie" Anderson (born June 5, 1947) is an American avant-garde artist, [2] [3] musician and filmmaker whose work spans performance art, pop music, and multimedia projects. [3] Initially trained in violin and sculpting, [ 4 ] Anderson pursued a variety of performance art projects in New York City during the 1970s, focusing ...
Sweet Movie: Dušan Makavejev: Carole Laure, John Vernon, Anna Prucnal: France [27] The Text of Light: Stan Brakhage: United States: They Do Not Exist: Mustafa Abu Ali: Palestine [28] [failed verification] Vase de Noces: Thierry Zéno: Dominique Garny: Belgium: The Wait: Uzi Peres: Israel 1975: Bataille de Waterloo: Marcel Broodthaers: Belgium ...
U.S. distribution only under the United Artists Classics label; produced by British Film Institute and Channel 4: August 12, 1983: Curse of the Pink Panther: October 7, 1983: Romantic Comedy: co-production with Mirisch Company October 9, 1983: Streamers [N 9] North American distribution only under the United Artists Classics label November 18 ...
Sylvester James Jr. (September 6, 1947 – December 16, 1988), known simply as Sylvester, was an American singer-songwriter.Primarily active in the genres of disco, rhythm and blues, and soul, he was known for his flamboyant and androgynous appearance, falsetto singing voice, and hit disco singles in the late 1970s and 1980s.