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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)
The U Street Corridor was the location of many jazz clubs and theatres during the early years of the jazz age.. Washington, D.C., has been home to many prominent musicians and is particularly known for the musical genres of Jazz, Rhythm & Blues, bluegrass, punk rock and its locally-developed descendants hardcore and emo, and a local funk genre called go-go.
M. Lois Maffeo. Big Joe Maher. Van McCoy. Country Joe McDonald. Allison Miller (drummer) Rick Moses. Muhsinah. Mya (singer)
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.
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.
Mya Marie Harrison (/ ˈmaɪə /; [ 4 ] born October 10, 1979), [ 1 ] known professionally as Mýa, is an American singer, songwriter, dancer, record producer, and actress. Classified as a " triple threat entertainer," [ 5 ][ 6 ] she was born in Washington D.C. and studied ballet, jazz, and tap dance as a child. Her career began in television ...