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Singers from Philadelphia (1 C, 183 P) Pages in category "Musicians from Philadelphia" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 419 total.
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Glenn-Copeland was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to a musical family. [7] As a child, Glenn-Copeland listened to his father play the music of Bach, Chopin, and Mozart on the piano, and heard his mother occasionally sing spirituals. [6] In 1961, Glenn-Copeland was one of the first black students to study at McGill University in Montreal. [8]
James P. Gourley, Pennsylvania House of Representatives member; William H. Gray (1941–2013), Baptist minister, U.S. House of Representatives member, and former United Negro College Fund president; William J. Green III (born 1938), Philadelphia major and U.S. House of Representatives member; Simon Guggenheim (1867–1941), U.S. Senator and ...
Phyllis Linda Hyman (July 6, 1949 – June 30, 1995) was an American singer, songwriter, and actress. Hyman's music career spanned the late 1970s through the early 1990s, and she was best known for her expansive contralto range. [3]
Categories and articles related to notable musical groups presently or previously from Philadelphia and its surrounding Delaware Valley counties. For individual musicians, see Category:Musicians from Philadelphia
Thomas Bowers was born in 1836 in Philadelphia. His father, John C. Bowers Sr. (1773–1844), was a secondhand clothing dealer, a vestryman and school trustee at St. Thomas African Episcopal Church, and one of the founders of the Pennsylvania Anti-Slavery Society.
Aaliyah (1979–2001): R&B, pop; Johnny Ace: R&B; Alicia Keys (born 1981): pop; Gregory Abbott (born 1954): soul, R&B, his father was born in Venezuela; Armenta Adams: Classical pianist