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Categories and articles related to notable musicians presently or previously from Philadelphia. For musical groups associated with Philadelphia, see Category:Musical groups from Philadelphia . The main articles for this category are List of people from Philadelphia and Music of Philadelphia .
Henry P. McIlhenny (1910–1986), art and antique connoisseur, philanthropist, curator, and Philadelphia Museum of Art chairman; John Moran (1831–1902), photographer and artist; Alice Neel (1900–1984), painter; Albert Newsam (1809–1864), born deaf and former artist [8] Linda Nochlin (1931–2017), feminist art historian and Bryn Mawr ...
In 1960, he recorded "On the Way to Cape May", a song about a man and woman falling in love on their way to Cape May, New Jersey. The song, written by Maurice "Buddy" Nugent, is a summertime anthem for the Philadelphia, Delaware Valley, and South Jersey areas. The song became popular without the push of a major record label.
Philadelphia's famous 1950s performers also included Danny & the Juniors, a doo wop group. They were among the first of Philadelphia's doo wop musicians to gain national success. Doo wop was a style of a cappella vocal music associated with many cities of the urban East Coast, especially Philadelphia, New York, New Jersey and Baltimore. Anthony ...
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Robert Hazard (né Rimato; [1] August 21, 1948 – August 5, 2008) [2] was an American rock musician from Philadelphia.He wrote, composed, [3] and recorded (as a demo) the song "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" in 1979, which was recorded in 1983 by Cyndi Lauper who turned it into a best-selling hit. [4]
Johnson was born in Baltimore, Maryland, and grew up as a neighbor of The Orioles' Sonny Til and The Swallows' Earl Hurley.In 1954, Johnson formed The Whispers (no relation to the more famous Los Angeles-based group) with four high school friends, and recorded for Gotham Records (based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania).
Singer wrote hundred of songs for the educational children's TV program Gina D's Kids Club. [1] He also led the Artie Singer Orchestra. [1] As a songwriter, music producer and orchestra conductor, Singer's most famous songs were the hits "At the Hop" and "Rock and Roll Is Here to Stay", released in 1957 and 1958, respectively.