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Duran Duran
Recording Group

Music

Duran Duran are an English new wave and synthpop band formed in Birmingham in 1978. They have placed 14 singles in the top 10 of the United Kingdom Singles Chart and 21 in the Billboard Hot 100, and have sold over 100 million records worldwide.

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Ciara
Ciara
Grammy Award Winner

Music

Ciara earned numerous awards and accolades, including three BET Awards, three MTV Video Music Awards, three MOBO Awards, and one Grammy Award. To date, she has sold over 23 million records worldwide.

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Living Colour
Living Colour
Recording Group

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Living Colour rose to fame with their debut album "Vivid" in 1988. Although the band scored a number of hits, they are best remembered for the rock anthem "Cult of Personality", which won a Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock Performance in 1990.

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Rachel Platten
Rachel Platten
Recording Artist

Music

Rachel Platten is an singer and songwriter. She rose to fame in 2015, with the release of the single "Fight Song", which peaked at number six on Billboard Hot 100. She won an Emmy Award for the live performance of the song on "Good Morning America".

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The Heights
The Heights
Recording Group

Music

"The Heights" is an American musical drama series that aired on the Fox network from August to November 1992. "The Heights" centers on a fictional band (also called The Heights) made up of mostly middle-class young adults.

Tags: FOX · Television Show · How Do You Talk to an Angel · Capitol Records · Steve Tyrell · Stephanie Tyrell · Barry Coffing · Billboard Hot 100 · Jamie Walters · Pop Rock

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Laurence Juber
2-Time Grammy Award Winner and Lead Guitarist, Paul McCartney & Wings (1978 - 1981)

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Laurence Juber is often considered most famous for playing lead guitar in Paul McCartney & Wings from 1978 to 1981, with whom he won a Grammy Award. Juber has since had a distinguished career as a solo fingerstyle guitarist and studio musician.

Tags: Grammy Award Winner

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Tevin Campbell
Tevin Campbell
5-Time Grammy Award Nominee

Music

Tevin Campbell is an American singer, songwriter and actor. Throughout his career, he has earned 5 Grammy Award nominations, selling an estimated 3 million album copies worldwide (primarily from his first two albums).

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Sam Cooke
Sam Cooke
King of Soul

Music

Sam Cooke is commonly known as the King of Soul for his distinctive vocals and importance within popular music. His pioneering contributions to soul music contributed to the rise of Aretha Franklin, Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye, and others.

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Janice Dempsey
Recording Artist and Multi-Platinum Songwriter

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Janice Dempsey has appeared on countless albums as a featured and background vocalist, writer, arranger, and producer in various genres, including Stevie Wonder, Daryl Hall, Smokey Robinson, Mick Jagger, Chaka Khan, Melba Moore, Freddie Jackson, and SWV.

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The Laurence Juber Trio
Recording Group

Music

Laurence Juber is often considered most famous for playing lead guitar in Paul McCartney & Wings from 1978 to 1981, with whom he won a Grammy, he has since had a distinguished career as a solo fingerstyle guitarist and studio musician.

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Tiffany Tatum
Recording Artist

Music

Tiffany Tatum has worked and performed for well-known musicians, such as Yarbrough & Peoples, Howard Scott of War, Willie Clayton, Millie Jackson, Robert "Goodie" Whitfield of The Gap Band, and Tony Thompson of Hi-Five.

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Adam Lambert
Adam Lambert
Grammy Award Nominee

Music

Adam Lambert is an American singer, songwriter and stage actor. Since 2009, he has sold over 3 million albums and 5 million singles worldwide. He rose to fame in 2009, after finishing as runner-up on the eighth season of "American Idol".

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Lionel Richie
Lionel Richie
4-Time Grammy Award Winner

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Beginning in 1968, Lionel Richie was a member of The Commodores and then launched a hugely successful solo career in 1982. Richie has sold over 100 million records worldwide, making him one of the world's best-selling artists of all-time.

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Skyy
Skyy
Recording Group

Music

Skyy (a.k.a. New York Skyy) was an American R&B/funk/disco band based in New York. They are perhaps best known for their 1981 hit, "Call Me", as well as their 1989 "comeback" hits, "Start of a Romance" and "Real Love".

Tags: Capitol Records · Atlantic Records · Salsoul Records · Call Me · Start of a Romance · Real Love · Billboard Hot 100 · Brooklyn, New York · R&B · Funk

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Beyoncé
Beyoncé
Recording Artist

Music

Beyoncé is a singer, songwriter and actress. Throughout her career, she has sold over 100 million records as a solo artist, and a further 60 million with Destiny's Child. She has won 22 Grammy Awards and is the most nominated woman in the award's history.

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The Black Crowes
The Black Crowes
Recording Group

Music

The Black Crowes were an American rock band formed in 1989. The band has sold over 30 million albums, and is listed at number 92 on VH1's "100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock".

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Chuck Berry
Chuck Berry
Pioneer, Rock 'n' Roll

Music

Chuck Berry was an American guitarist, singer and songwriter and one of the pioneers of rock and roll music. He was among the first musicians to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on its opening in 1986.

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Marc Anthony
Marc Anthony
Recording Artist

Music

Marc Anthony is a singer, songwriter, actor, record producer, and television producer. He is the top-selling tropical salsa artist of all-time. The 2-time Grammy Award and 5-time Latin Grammy Award winner has sold more than 12 million albums worldwide.

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Tina Turner
Tina Turner
Queen of Rock 'n' Roll

Music

Tina Turner is a recording artist, actress, and author, whose career has spanned more than half a century, earning her widespread recognition and numerous awards. Her combined album and single sales total approximately 180 million copies worldwide.

Tags: R&B · Ike Turner · Billboard Hot 100 · Ike & Tina Turner · Anna Mae Bullock · Brownsville, Tennessee · Singer · Actress · Hollywood Walk of Fame · Grammy Award Winner

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The Manhattans
Grammy Award Winner

Music

The Manhattans are a R&B vocal group. Their work includes million-selling songs "Kiss and Say Goodbye" and "Shining Star". The Manhattans have recorded twelve top 10 R&B hits in the United States charting on the Billboard chart for the first time in 1965.

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Mary Wilson
Founding Member, The Supremes and Inductee, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

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Mary Wilson is best known as a founding member of The Supremes. She was inducted along with Diana Ross and Florence Ballard (as members of The Supremes) into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1988.

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The Main Ingredient
The Main Ingredient
Recording Group

Music

The Main Ingredient is an American soul and R&B group best known for their 1972 hit song "Everybody Plays the Fool".

Tags: R&B · Harlem, New York · Red Bird Records · RCA Records · Polydor Records · Everybody Plays the Fool · Cuba Gooding Sr. · Billboard Hot 100 · Coca-Cola · Legacy Recordings

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Cuba Gooding, Sr.
Cuba Gooding, Sr.
Recording Artist

Music

Cuba Gooding, Sr. was an American singer and actor. He was the lead singer of the soul group The Main Ingredient, most notable for its two biggest hits, "Everybody Plays the Fool" (1972) and "Just Don't Want to Be Lonely" (1974).

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Boy George
Boy George
Recording Artist

Music

Boy George is an English singer, songwriter, DJ, fashion designer and photographer. He is the lead singer of the Grammy and Brit Award-winning pop band Culture Club.

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Atlantic Starr
Atlantic Starr
Recording Group

Music

Atlantic Starr is an American band. Among their biggest hits were "Always" and "Secret Lovers."

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