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Wilson Phillips
Wilson Phillips
Recording Group

Music

Wilson Phillips is an American vocal group. Their 1990 self-titled debut album sold over 10 million copies worldwide and placed three number one singles on the Billboard Hot 100, making the trio the best-selling female group at the time.

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Willow Smith
Willow Smith
Actress and Recording Artist

Music

Willow Smith is an American singer, actress, and dancer. She is the daughter of Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith. She launched her music career in the autumn of 2010 with the release of the singles "Whip My Hair" and "21st Century Girl".

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Willie Nelson
Willie Nelson
Recording Artist

Music

Willie Nelson is a musician. The critical success of the album "Shotgun Willie" (1973), combined with the critical and commercial success of "Red Headed Stranger" (1975) and "Stardust" (1978), made him one of the most recognized artists in country music.

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Willie Dixon
Willie Dixon
Grammy Award Winner and Inductee, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

Music

Willie Dixon was an American blues musician, vocalist, songwriter, arranger and record producer. He received a Grammy Award and was inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and the Songwriters Hall of Fame.

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William Goldstein
3-Time Emmy Award Nominee and Grammy Award Nominee

Music

William Goldstein was previously a recording artist for Motown Records and CBS Masterworks. He has over 50 albums currently available. He has also scored over 50 movie and television projects, including NBC's "Fame" and Disney's "The Miracle Worker".

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Wiley College Choir
Wiley College Choir
Recording Group

Music

Wiley College Choir is an a cappella choir based at Wiley College. Founded in 1873, in Marshall, Texas, the college is a private, co-educational institution of higher learning affiliated with the United Methodist church and the United Negro College Fund.

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Whodini
Whodini
Recording Group

Music

Whodini is a hip-hop group. The trio consisted of vocalist and main lyricist Jalil Hutchins; co-vocalist John Fletcher, a.k.a. Ecstasy (who wore a Zorro-style hat as his trademark); and turntable artist DJ Drew Carter, a.k.a. Grandmaster Dee.

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Whitney Houston
Whitney Houston
6-Time Grammy Award Winner and Inductee, Rock an Roll Hall of Fame

Music

In 2009, Guinness World Records cited Whitney Houston her as the most awarded female act of all time. She is one of pop music's best-selling music artists of all-time, with an estimated 170 - 200 million records sold worldwide.

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Wendy & Lisa
Wendy & Lisa
Emmy Award Winner

Music

Wendy & Lisa (briefly known as Girl Bros.) are a music duo consisting of Wendy Melvoin and Lisa Coleman. They began working with Prince in the early 1980s and were part of his band The Revolution. In recent years, they have won an Emmy Award.

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Weezer
Weezer
Recording Group

Music

Weezer currently consists of Rivers Cuomo, Patrick Wilson, Brian Bell, and Scott Shriner. Weezer has sold 10.2 million albums in the United States and over 35 million worldwide.

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Warren G
Warren G
Recording Artist

Music

Warren G is an American rapper, songwriter, record producer and DJ, known as one of the pioneers of West Coast hip-hop. He is best known for his work as a solo artist, most notably for his hit single "Regulate" featuring Nate Dogg.

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Warren Bailey
Warren Bailey
Recording Artist

Music

Warren Bailey is a recording artist.

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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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Wanya Morris
Wanya Morris
Member, Boyz II Men

Music

Wanya Morris is a member of Boyz II Men. The group is among the music industry's elite, with regard to time spent at number one in Billboard history with 50 cumulative weeks, ranking fourth behind Elvis Presley, The Beatles, and Mariah Carey.

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Walter Williams, Sr.
Walter Williams, Sr.
Founding Member, The O'Jays

Music

Walter Williams, Sr. is a founding member of The O'Jays, who were inducted into the Vocal Group Hall of Fame in 2004, and The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2005.

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Walter Becker
Walter Becker
Co-Founder, Guitarist, Bassist, and Co-Songwriter, Steely Dan

Music

Walter Becker was an American musician, songwriter, and record producer. He was best known as the co-founder, guitarist, bassist, and co-songwriter of Steely Dan. Following an undisclosed illness, Becker died on September 3, 2017.

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Wagakki Band
Wagakki Band
Recording Group

Music

Wagakki Band is a Japanese band that plays rock music with wagakki (traditional Japanese musical instruments). Their early songs were adapted from Vocaloid recordings but they have since written their own original music.

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Vivian Green
Vivian Green
Recording Artist

Music

Vivian Green is an American R&B singer-songwriter and pianist. She has credit for writing "Dear God" by Boyz II Men, from their 1997 album "Evolution." Green received her big break at the age of nineteen when she became a backup singer for Jill Scott.

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Viola Smith
Viola Smith
Drummer

Music

Viola Smith was an American drummer best known for her work in orchestras, swing bands, and popular music from the 1920s until 1975. She was one of the first professional female drummers. She played five times on "The Ed Sullivan Show".

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Vince Gill
Vince Gill
Recording Artist

Music

Vince Gill is an American country singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist. He has recorded more than 20 studio albums, charted over 40 singles on the Billboard charts as Hot Country Songs, and has sold more than 26 million albums.

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Village People
Village People
Recording Group

Music

Village People is an American disco group well known for their on-stage costumes depicting American masculine cultural stereotypes as well as their catchy tunes and suggestive lyrics. The group has sold more than 100 million albums and singles worldwide.

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Victoria Monét
Victoria Monét
2-Time Grammy Award Nominee

Music

Victoria Monét is an American singer and songwriter. She has written songs for a number of artists, including Nas, Ariana Grande, Fifth Harmony, T.I., GOOD Music, Lupe Fiasco, Chrisette Michele, Coco Jones, Chris Brown, and Diddy Dirty Money.

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Vicki Peterson
Vicki Peterson
Member, The Bangles

Music

Vicki Peterson is an American rock musician and songwriter. In 1981, she founded The Bangs, later renamed The Bangles, with her sister Debbi Peterson and Susanna Hoffs. After The Bangles disbanded in 1989, Peterson played with Continental Drifters.

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Vic Mensa
Vic Mensa
Grammy Award Nominee

Music

Vic Mensa is an American rapper, singer, record producer and activist. He was a member of the group Kids These Days, which broke up in May 2013, after which he released his debut solo mixtape Innanetape. He is currently signed to Roc Nation.

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Vanilla Ice
Vanilla Ice
Recording Artist

Music

Vanilla Ice released his debut album, "Hooked" in 1989 on Ichiban Records, before signing a contract with SBK Records, which released a reformatted version of the album in 1990 under the title "To the Extreme", which contained Ice's best-known hits.

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