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Deniece Williams
Deniece Williams
Recording Artist

Music

Deniece Williams is an American singer–songwriter and record producer. She is known for hits such as "Free" (1976), "Too Much, Too Little, Too Late" (1978), "Silly" (1981), "It's Gonna Take a Miracle" (1982), and "Let's Hear It for the Boy" (1984).

Donna Summer
Donna Summer
Queen of Disco

Music

Donna Summer was a singer and actress. She gained prominence during the disco era of the late 1970s. A 5-time Grammy Award winner, she has reportedly sold over 130 million records, making her one of the world's best-selling artists of all-time.

Sinéad O'Connor
Sinéad O'Connor
Recording Artist

Music

Sinéad O'Connor is an Irish singer-songwriter who rose to fame in the late 1980s with her debut album "The Lion and the Cobra". She achieved worldwide success in 1990 with a new arrangement of Prince's song "Nothing Compares 2 U".

Rachelle Ferrell
Rachelle Ferrell
Recording Artist

Music

Rachelle Ferrell is an American vocalist and musician. Although she has had some success in the mainstream R&B, pop, gospel, and classical music scene, she is noted for her talents as a contemporary jazz singer.

Asia
Asia
Recording Group

Music

Asia are an English progressive rock band. Their debut album, "Asia", remains their best selling album and went to number one. After several years of hiatus due to bassist John Wetton's health, he died of cancer, and was replaced by Billy Sherwood of YES.

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Paul Laurence
Recording Artist and Multi-Platinum Music Producer

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Paul Laurence is an American multi-platinum songwriter, producer, and keyboardist. He had several number one R&B hits, including Freddie Jackson's "Rock Me Tonight (For Old Times Sake)", "Jam Tonight", "Tasty Love", "Hey Lover", and "Do Me Again".

The Isley Brothers
The Isley Brothers
Recording Group

Music

The Isley Brothers have had four Top 10 singles on the United States Billboard chart. Thirteen of those albums have been either certified gold, platinum, or multi-platinum. The group was inducted to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1992.

Isley-Jasper-Isley
Isley-Jasper-Isley
Recording Group

Music

Isley-Jasper-Isley was a splinter group of The Isley Brothers formed in 1984 by brother-in-law Chris Jasper (keyboards), Ernie Isley (lead guitar) and Marvin Isley (bass). Chris Jasper continued as a solo artist and producer.

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k.d. lang
k.d. lang
Recording Artist

Music

Kathryn Dawn "K.D." Lang, known by her stage name k.d. lang, is a Canadian pop and country singer-songwriter and occasional actress. She has won both Juno Awards and Grammy Awards for her musical performances. Hits include "Constant Craving".

Jessie J
Jessie J
Grammy Award Nominee

Music

Jessie J is an English singer and songwriter. She wrote for artists, including Chris Brown and Miley Cyrus. As of January 2015, Jessie J had sold over 20 million singles and 3 million albums worldwide.

R.E.M.
R.E.M.
3-Time Grammy Award Winner

Music

R.E.M. was formed in 1980 by drummer Bill Berry, guitarist Peter Buck, bassist/backing vocalist Mike Mills, and lead vocalist Michael Stipe. In 2007, the band was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. R.E.M. disbanded amicably in September 2011.

Demi Lovato
Demi Lovato
MTV Video Music Award Winner

Music

Demi Lovato is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. After making her debut as a child actress in "Barney & Friends", Lovato rose to prominence in 2008. All five of her albums have received a gold certification in the United States.

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Eagle-Eye Cherry
Eagle-Eye Cherry
Recording Artist

Music

Eagle-Eye Cherry is a Swedish musician best known for his hit single "Save Tonight".

Santana
Santana
Recording Group

Music

Santana is an American Latin rock band, who has earned nine Grammy Awards and three Latin Grammy Awards. Santana has sold more than 90 million records worldwide, making them one of the world's best-selling groups of all-time.

Carlos Santana
Carlos Santana
Member, Santana

Music

Carlos Santana is a Mexican and American musician who first became famous in the late 1960s and early 1970s with his band, Santana, which pioneered a fusion of rock and Latin American music. He has won 10 Grammy Awards and three Latin Grammy Awards.

The Magnificents
The Magnificents
Recording Group

Music

The Magnificents are an American doo-wop group from the 1950s. The group's first session in January 1956 yielded the group's only hit single, "Up on the Mountain". Past group members included L. C. Cooke, brother of Sam Cooke.

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L.C. Cooke
Recording Artist

Music

Sam Cooke's younger brother and member of the Chicago R&B group called The Magnificents, had vocal abilities that rivaled his brother. L.C. Cooke signed with his brother's newly-formed SAR Records label. He recorded his one and only album.

Stone Temple Pilots
Stone Temple Pilots
Recording Group

Music

Stone Temple Pilots are an American rock band from San Diego, California. The band's debut album, "Core" (1992), was a commercial success, and they went on to become one of the most commercially successful bands of the 1990s.

Chester Bennington
Chester Bennington
Lead Singer, Linkin Park

Music

Chester Bennington was an American singer and songwriter best known as the frontman for the rock band Linkin Park. He was also the lead singer for Dead by Sunrise and fronted Stone Temple Pilots from 2013 to 2015.

Chicago
Chicago
Recording Group

Music

Chicago is an American rock band formed in 1967 in Chicago, Illinois. They have sold over 40 million units in the United States, with 23 gold, 18 platinum, and 8 multi-platinum albums. Over the course of their career they have had five number-one albums.

Terence Trent D'Arby
Terence Trent D'Arby
Recording Artist

Music

Terence Trent D'Arby came to fame with his debut studio album, "Introducing the Hardline According to Terence Trent D'Arby", released in July 1987, which included the singles "Wishing Well" and "Sign Your Name". He adopted a new name, Sananda Maitreya.

Sananda Maitreya
Sananda Maitreya
Recording Artist

Music

Terence Trent D'Arby came to fame with his debut studio album, "Introducing the Hardline According to Terence Trent D'Arby", released in July 1987, which included the singles "Wishing Well" and "Sign Your Name". He adopted a new name, Sananda Maitreya.

The Beach Boys
The Beach Boys
Recording Group

Music

The Beach Boys have sold in excess of 100 million records worldwide, making them one of the world's best-selling bands of all time. The core quintet of the three Wilsons, Love, and Jardine were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1988.

Wynton Marsalis
Wynton Marsalis
Artistic Director, Jazz at Lincoln Center

Music

Wynton Marsalis is a trumpeter and artistic director of Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York City. He has been awarded nine Grammy Awards, and his "Blood on the Fields" was the first jazz composition to win the Pulitzer Prize for Music.

One Direction
One Direction
Recording Group

Music

One Direction are an English-Irish pop boy band based in London, composed of Niall Horan, Liam Payne, Harry Styles, Louis Tomlinson, and previously, Zayn Malik until his departure from the band on March 25, 2015.

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