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Eva Cassidy. Eva Marie Cassidy (February 2, 1963 – November 2, 1996) was an American singer and musician known for her interpretations of jazz, folk, and blues music, sung with a powerful, emotive soprano voice. In 1992, she released her first album, The Other Side, a set of duets with go-go musician Chuck Brown, followed by the 1996 live ...
Bowen, Denny. Drummer for the Baltimore-based rock band Double Dagger and sole member of electronic/mashup project, Smart Growth. Boyer, Derek. Former bassist for the Annapolis-based death metal band Dying Fetus. Branagan, Steve. Drummer for Maryland-based doom metal bands Revelation and Against Nature.
C. Cab Calloway. Paula Campbell. Gregory Carroll (R&B singer) Nedda Casei. Steven Cole (tenor) Brian Collins (1970s singer) Corbin (musician)
M. Spiro Malas. Johnny Mann. Rose Lee Maphis. Allan Mason. Wall Matthews. Mazie (pop singer) Tracy McCleary. Kevin McMahon (musician)
Even in her youth, Blanche Calloway was a singer, starting in choir concerts given by the local Grace Presbyterian Church in Baltimore. [4][5]By 1921, Calloway left home to tour with cabaret troupes, specifically the Smarter Set Co., originally established in 1909 and led by brothers Salem Tutt Whitney and J. Homer Tutt.
Nina Simone (/ ˈniːnəsɪˈmoʊn / NEE-nə sim-OHN; [ 1 ] born Eunice Kathleen Waymon; February 21, 1933 – April 21, 2003) 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 ...
1927–1994. Cabell Calloway III (December 25, 1907 – November 18, 1994) was an American jazz singer and bandleader. He was a regular performer at the Cotton Club in Harlem, where he became a popular vocalist of the swing era. His niche of mixing jazz and vaudeville won him acclaim during a career that spanned over 65 years.
Billie Holiday(born Eleanora Fagan; April 7, 1915 – July 17, 1959) was an American jazzand swing musicsinger. Nicknamed "Lady Day" by her friend and music partner, Lester Young, Holiday made a significant contribution to jazz music and popsinging. Her vocal style, strongly influenced by jazz instrumentalists, inspired a new way of ...