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The Almanac Singers was an American New York City-based folk music group, active between 1940 and 1943, founded by Millard Lampell, Lee Hays, Pete Seeger, and were joined by Woody Guthrie. The group specialized in topical songs, mostly songs advocating an anti-war , anti-racism and pro- union philosophy.
This is a list of singer-songwriters who write, compose, and perform their own musical material. The list is divided into two sections to differentiate between artists categorized as singer-songwriters and others who do not fall under the definition associated with the genre: Traditional singer-songwriters; Others who both write songs and sing
This list does not include persons who frequently share lead vocal duties with other members of a given music group (e.g. John Lennon of the Beatles) or who are principally the public face or spokesperson of the music group (e.g. Pete Wentz of Fall Out Boy). The musician's name appears behind a bullet, and the corresponding musical group ...
When the two first met in 1967, they recorded the first John/Taupin song, "Scarecrow". Six months later, John began going by the name Elton John in homage to two members of Bluesology: saxophonist Elton Dean and vocalist Long John Baldry. [48] He legally changed his name to Elton Hercules John on 7 January 1972. [55] "
Luther "Houserocker" Johnson (1939–2019), American blues singer and guitarist; L.V. Johnson (1946–1994), American Chicago blues and soul-blues guitarist, singer and songwriter; Marv Johnson (1938–1993), American R&B and soul singer; Mary Johnson (singer) (1898 or 1900–1983), American classic female blues singer, accordionist and songwriter
The club appearances finally paid off in 1977 when he signed his first recording contract with Warner Bros. Records. He first hit the Billboard Country chart in 1977 with the song "I've Got a Feelin' (Somebody's Been Stealin')", [ 5 ] then broke into the country Top 40 with "The Girl at the End of the Bar" the next year.
This is a list of alternative rock artists. Bands are listed alphabetically by the first letter in their name (not including "The"), and individuals are listed by the first name.
Phipps was born in Trinidad and Tobago, but at an early age moved to Montreal, Quebec, Canada.He attended Mount Royal High School in Town of Mount Royal. He attended Kingsway College in Oshawa, Ontario, Canada, a Seventh-day Adventist academy, and later Oakwood College, a Seventh-day Adventist college (university since 2007) in Huntsville, Alabama, where he received a Bachelor of Arts degree ...