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The Cover Girls
The Cover Girls
Recording Group

Music

The Cover Girls is a New York City-based freestyle girl group that achieved most of its chart success in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Among the group's best-known songs are "Show Me", "Because of You", and "Wishing on a Star".

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Neil Young
Neil Young
Godfather of Grunge

Music

Neil Young is a Canadian singer-songwriter. His guitar work, deeply personal lyrics, and signature tenor singing voice transcend his long career. He also plays piano and harmonica on many albums.

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Ozzy Osbourne
Ozzy Osbourne
Prince of Darkness

Music

Ozzy Osbourne, also known as the Prince of Darkness, rose to prominence during the 1970s as the lead vocalist of the heavy metal band Black Sabbath. His total album sales from his years in Black Sabbath, combined with his solo work, is over 100 million.

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Reba McEntire
Reba McEntire
Queen of Country

Music

Reba McEntire is an American country singer, songwriter, actress, and record producer. She is referred to as the "Queen of Country", and she is one of the best-selling artists of all-time, having sold more than 75 million records worldwide.

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Peter Gabriel
Peter Gabriel
Lead Singer, Genesis

Music

Peter Gabriel is an English singer, songwriter, and record producer who rose to fame as the original lead singer and flautist of the progressive rock band Genesis. After leaving Genesis in 1975, Gabriel launched a successful solo career.

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The Winans
The Winans
5-Time Grammy Award Winner

Music

The Winans are an American Gospel music quartet from Detroit, Michigan, consisting of brothers Marvin, Carvin, Michael, and Ronald Winans.

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War
War
Recording Group

Music

War (originally called Eric Burdon and War) is an American funk band from Long Beach, California, known for several hit songs (including "Spill the Wine", "The World Is a Ghetto", "The Cisco Kid", "Why Can't We Be Friends?", "Low Rider", and "Summer").

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Ben E. King
Ben E. King
Recording Artist

Music

Ben E. King was an American soul and R&B singer and record producer. He was perhaps best known as the singer and co-composer of "Stand by Me" — a United States Top 10 hit, both in 1961 and later in 1986.

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Selena
Selena
Queen of Tejano

Music

Selena was a singer, songwriter, spokesperson, model, actress, and fashion designer. Called the Queen of Tejano music, her contributions to music and fashion made her one of the most celebrated Mexican-Americanentertainers of the late 20th century.

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Roxy Music
Roxy Music
Inductee, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

Music

Roxy Music were an English rock band formed in 1970. In 2018, Roxy Music were nominated for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and were subsequently announced as inductees for the 2019 class.

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The Zombies
The Zombies
Inductee, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

Music

The Zombies are an English rock band formed in 1962 in St Albans and led by keyboardist and vocalist Rod Argent and vocalist Colin Blunstone. The band was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2019.

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Beck
Beck
Recording Artist

Music

Beck rose to fame in the 1990s with his experimental and lo-fi style, and became known for creating musical collages of wide genre styles. The 4-time platinum artist has collaborated with several artists and has made several contributions to soundtracks.

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The Cure
The Cure
Inductee, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

Music

The Cure are an English rock band formed in 1976. The band are estimated to have sold roughly 27 million records and have released 13 studio albums, two EPs, and over 30 singles to date. The band was nducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2019.

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Crystal Lewis
Crystal Lewis
3-Time Grammy Award Nominee

Music

Crystal Lewis is an American contemporary Christian and gospel vocalist, songwriter and author.

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Alan Jackson
Alan Jackson
2-Time Grammy Award Winner

Music

Alan Jackson is an American country singer and songwriter. He has sold over 80 million records, with 66 titles on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. He is the recipient of two Grammy Awards.

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UB40
UB40
4-Time Grammy Award Nominee

Music

UB40 have been nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Reggae Album four times, and in 1984 were nominated for the Brit Award for Best British Group. UB40 have sold over 70 million records worldwide.

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Cheryl "Pepsii" Riley
Cheryl "Pepsii" Riley
Recording Artist

Music

Cheryl "Pepsii" Riley is an American singer and actress. She is best known for her music during the late 1980s through the early 1990s, most notable: 1988's R&B ballad "Thanks for My Child".

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Caddillac Tah
Caddillac Tah
Recording Artist

Music

Caddillac Tah or Tah Murdah is an American rapper from Queens, New York, United States. He is known for being a close associate with Murder Inc. Records labelmates Irv Gotti, Ja Rule, Black Child and Ashanti.

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Dobie Gray
Dobie Gray
Recording Artist

Music

Dobie Gray was a singer and songwriter, whose musical career spanned soul, country, pop, and musical theater. His hit songs included "The 'In' Crowd" in 1965 and "Drift Away", which was one of the biggest hits of 1973, sold over one million copies.

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Spin Doctors
Spin Doctors
Recording Group

Music

Spin Doctors are an American rock band from New York City, best known for their early 1990s hits, "Two Princes" and "Little Miss Can't Be Wrong", which peaked on the Billboard Hot 100 chart at No. 7 and No. 17, respectively.

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The Doors
The Doors
Inductee, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

Music

The Doors were a band, with vocalist Jim Morrison, keyboardist Ray Manzarek, guitarist Robby Krieger, and drummer John Densmore. They were among the most controversial rock acts of the 1960s. They were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

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Eminem
Eminem
15-Time Grammy Award Winner

Music

Eminem (often stylized as EMINƎM), is an American rapper, songwriter, record producer, record executive, film producer, and actor. Throughout his career, he has had 10 number-one albums on the Billboard 200, with over 220 million records sold globally.

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James Ingram
James Ingram
2-Time Academy Award Nominee and 2-Time Grammy Award Winner

Music

James Ingram was an American singer, songwriter, record producer, and instrumentalist. He was a 2-time Academy Award nominee for Best Original Song and 2-time Grammy Award winner.

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Nicole Scherzinger
Nicole Scherzinger
Lead Singer, The Pussycat Dolls

Music

Nicole Scherzinger rose to fame as the lead singer of The Pussycat Dolls and released the albums "PCD" (2005) and "Doll Domination" (2008), becoming one of the world's best-selling girl groups of all-time.

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The Pussycat Dolls
The Pussycat Dolls
Grammy Award Nominee

Music

The Pussycat Dolls were a girl group and dance ensemble, founded in Los Angeles, California, by choreographer Robin Antin as a burlesque troupe. The group has sold 54 million records worldwide, making them one of the best-selling girl groups of all-time.

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