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Niccolò Paganini, Violinist/Composer
The remarkable international career of Niccolò Paganini -- regarded in legend as the greatest virtuoso violinist ever -- did not begin until relatively late in life. Born... |
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Henri Vieuxtemps, Violinist/Composer
Henri Vieuxtemps was a Belgian violinist and composer. He was a child prodigy and one of the most important composers of violin music in the latter-nineteenth century. He... |
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Lead Belly, Folk and Blues Musician
Huddie William Ledbetter, was an American folk and blues musician, notable for his clear and forceful singing, his virtuosity on the twelve string guitar, and the rich so... |
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Josephine Baker, Entertainer and Singer
Josephine Baker sashayed onto a Paris stage during the 1920s with a comic, yet sensual appeal that took Europe by storm. Famous for barely-there dresses and no-holds-barr... |
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Maria Callas, Opera Singer
Maria Callas was an American born, Greek dramatic coloratura soprano and perhaps the best-known opera singer of the post-World War II period. She combined an impressive b... |
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Chuck Berry, The Rock & Roll Pioneer
Charles Edward Anderson "Chuck" Berry is an American guitarist, singer, and song writer. Chuck Berry is an immensely influential figure, and one of the pioneers of rock &... |
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Miles Davis
Miles Dewey Davis III was one of the most influential and innovative musicians of the 20th century. A trumpeter, bandleader and composer, Davis was at the forefront of al... |
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Jacques Brel
Jacques Brel was a Belgian French-speaking author-composer, considered by many a poet as well, for the strong power of expression in his lyrics. Remembered in the angloph... |
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Elvis Presley
In 1954, he began his singing career with the legendary Sun Records label in Memphis. In late 1955, his recording contract was sold to RCA Victor. By 1956, he was an inte... |
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John Lennon
John Winston Ono Lennon has been exhumed in print more than any other popular musical figure, including the late Elvis Presley, of whom Lennon said that he "died when he... |
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Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan's influence on popular music is incalculable. As a songwriter, he pioneered several different schools of pop songwriting, from confessional singer/songwriter to... |
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Otis Redding, Soul Singer
Otis Ray Redding was an influential American deep soul singer, probably best known for his posthumous hit single, "(Sittin' on) the Dock of the Bay." According to the web... |
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Paul McCartney
Sir James Paul McCartney, MBE is a British singer, musician and songwriter, who first came to prominence as a member of The Beatles. Recognised as a top musical icon of t... |
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Mick Jagger
Sir Michael Philip Jagger dropped out of the London School of Economics to be a rock star. The Rolling Stones began recording in 1963, and by 1965 they had an internation... |
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Dolly Parton
Dolly Rebecca Parton is a Grammy Award-winning country music singer/songwriter, composer, author, actress and philanthropist. She remains one of the most successful femal... |
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