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While the Big Band Era suggests that big bands flourished for a short period, they have been a part of jazz music since their emergence in the 1920s when white concert bands adopted the rhythms and musical forms of small African-American jazz combos.
1st spinoff and collaboration of the R&B/Pop group New Edition. The band was created by chance suggested by Ralph Tresvant as well as Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis as a way to venture off to solo endeavors as Ralph Tresvant, Johnny Gill and Bobby Brown already reached solo success. The name derives off their respective last names.
The Olympics are an American doo-wop group, formed in 1957 by lead singer Walter Ward (August 28, 1940 – December 11, 2006). The group also included Eddie Lewis (tenor, Ward's cousin), Charles Fizer (tenor), Walter Hammond , and Melvin King . With the exception of Lewis, all were friends in a Los Angeles, California, high school. [1]
When it closed on January 13, 2002, it had run for 42 years and 17,162 performances, making it the world's longest-running musical. The current longest-running musical on Broadway is The Phantom of the Opera, which opened in 1988 and played its final performance in 2023. [129] M denotes a musical and P denotes a straight play.
Big Black Lincoln (2003–2006) Big Brave; Big Dirty Band (2006) Big House (1987–1992) Big Sugar (1988–) Big Wreck (1994–) Bike for Three! (2007–) The Bills (1996–) Billy Talent (1993–) Billy Thunderkloud & the Chieftones (1964–1991) Bionic (1998–2007) Birds of Wales (2005–2011) Birth Through Knowledge (1993–1999) The ...
The Frogs rock music band founded in 1980, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, by brothers Jimmy and Dennis Flemion; The Fontane Sisters, a trio (Bea, Geri and Marge Rosse) from New Milford, New Jersey; The Fools, a Massachusetts rock band best known for the party atmosphere of their live performances and tongue-in-cheek original songs, covers and parodies
Camerata (music) Charanga (Spain) Choir; Clarinet trio; Clarinet–cello–piano trio; Clarinet–viola–piano trio; Clarinet–violin–piano trio; Co-ed group; Community band; Concert band; Conductorless orchestra; Corps of drums; Cover band
The height of the band's popularity was in the early to mid 1980s, although they have retained a cult following for many years since. The band's music incorporated Scottish folk and martial music styles, and the band engineered their guitar-driven sound to evoke the sound of bagpipes, fiddles, and other traditional folk instruments.