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The Clark Sisters
The Clark Sisters
2-Time Grammy Award Winner

Music

The Clark Sisters are an American gospel vocal group consisting of five sisters: Jacky Clark Chisholm, Denise Clark Bradford, Elbernita "Twinkie" Clark, Dorinda Clark-Cole, and Karen Clark Sheard. The Clark Sisters have won three Grammy Awards.

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The Chambers Brothers
The Chambers Brothers
Recording Group

Music

The Chambers Brothers are a soul band, best known for its eleven-minute long 1968 hit "Time Has Come Today". The group was part of the wave of new music that integrated American blues and gospel traditions with modern psychedelic and rock elements.

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The Chainsmokers
The Chainsmokers
Grammy Award Winner and 2-Time American Music Award Winner

Music

The Chainsmokers are an American electronic DJ and production duo consisting of Alexander "Alex" Pall and Andrew "Drew" Taggart. They have won a Grammy Award, two American Music Awards, seven Billboard Music Awards, and nine iHeartRadio Music Awards.

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The Caulfield Sisters
Recording Group

Music

The Caulfield Sisters are a critically praised independent band based in Brooklyn, New York, noted at times for their sonic similarity to Throwing Muses or Galaxie 500. They have appeared at the annual CMJ music festival in New York.

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The Carpenters
The Carpenters
3-Time Grammy Award Winner

Music

The Carpenters were an vocal and instrumental duo consisting of siblings Karen (1950 - 1983) and Richard Carpenter (b. 1946). During their 14-year career, The Carpenters recorded ten albums, along with numerous singles and several television specials.

Tags: Duo · Universal Music Group · Grammy Award Winner

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The Call
The Call
Recording Group

Music

The Call was a rock band. The main lineup consisted of members Michael Been, Scott Musick, Tom Ferrier, and Jim Goodwin. Their 1986 song, "I Still Believe (Great Design)", was covered by Tim Cappello and included in the 1987 film "The Lost Boys".

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The Bros. Landreth
The Bros. Landreth
Recording Group

Music

The Bros. Landreth are a Canadian alternative country and folk music group. Their debut album "Let It Lie" won the Juno Award for Roots & Traditional Album of the Year – Group at the Juno Awards of 2015.

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The Boys Choir of Harlem
The Boys Choir of Harlem
Recording Group

Music

The Boys Choir of Harlem was a choir located in Harlem, New York City, United States. Its last performance was in 2007 and the group folded shortly thereafter due to several controversies, a large budget deficit, and the death of its founder.

Tags: Harlem, New York · Dr. Walter Turnbull · Ephesus Seventh-day Adventist Church · Rev. Frederick B. Williams · Church of the Intercession · Budget Deficit · New York City Department of Education · Nelson Mandela · Pope John Paul II · Glory

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The Boys
The Boys
Recording Group

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The Boys are an American R&B quartet composed of the four Abdulsamad brothers, Khiry (born 1973), Hakeem (born 1975), Tajh (born 1976), and Bilal (born 1979). The group had three #1 singles on the R&B charts.

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The Boston Pops Orchestra
The Boston Pops Orchestra
Orchestra

Music

The Boston Pops Orchestra is an orchestra that specializes in playing light classical and popular music. The Boston Pops was founded in 1885 as a second, popular identity of the Boston Symphony Orchestra (BSO), founded four years earlier.

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The Boomtown Rats
The Boomtown Rats
Recording Group

Music

The Boomtown Rats are an Irish rock band originally formed in Dublin in 1975, that had a series of Irish and United Kingdom hits between 1977 and 1985. The group is led by vocalist Bob Geldof.

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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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The Beatles
The Beatles
7-Time Grammy Award Winner

Music

The Beatles were an English rock band that formed in Liverpool in 1960. With members John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr, they became widely regarded as the greatest and most influential act of the rock era.

Tags: John Lennon · Paul McCartney · George Harrison · Ringo Starr · The Quarrymen · Beatlemania · Liverpool, England · Psychedelia · Rock · Pop

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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.

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The Bar-Kays
The Bar-Kays
Recording Group

Music

The Bar-Kays are a soul, R&B, and funk group. The group had dozens of charting singles from the 1960s to the 1980s, including "Soul Finger" (Billboard Hot 100 number 17) in 1967, "Son of Shaft" in 1972, and "Boogie Body Land" in 1980.

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The Bangles
The Bangles
Recording Group

Music

The Bangles are an American pop rock band formed in Los Angeles, in 1981. They scored several hit singles as that decade continued. The band's hits include "Walk Like an Egyptian", Billboard's number-one single of 1987.

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The Allman Brothers Band
The Allman Brothers Band
Recording Group

Music

The Allman Brothers Band was an American rock band. The band has been awarded seven gold and four platinum albums, and was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1995.

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The 1975
The 1975
Recording Group

Music

The 1975 are an English pop rock band formed in 2002 in Wilmslow, Cheshire. The band consists of lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist Matthew Healy, lead guitarist Adam Hann, bassist Ross MacDonald, and drummer George Daniel.

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Teyana Taylor
Teyana Taylor
Recording Artist

Music

Teyana Taylor is a singer-songwriter, actress, dancer, and model. In 2005, she signed a record deal with American musician Pharrell Williams' Star Trak Entertainment imprint, before making her first national appearance on MTV's "My Super Sweet 16".

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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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Terry Derkach
Co-Founder, Hookist

Music

Terry Derkach's music production and writing credits include 3-time Grammy nominated, multi-platinum artist Brad Roberts (Crash Test Dummies), gospel vocalist Vernon Bush (Stevie Wonder, Nancy Wilson, Ray Charles), and Gary Lucas (Jeff Buckley).

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Terri Lyne Carrington
Terri Lyne Carrington
3-Time Grammy Award Winner

Music

Terri Lyne Carrington is an American jazz drummer, composer, producer, and educator. She has played with Dizzy Gillespie, Stan Getz, Clark Terry, Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, Joe Sample, Al Jarreau, Yellowjackets, and many others.

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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.

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Terence Blanchard
Terence Blanchard
Recording Artist

Music

Terence Blanchard is an American jazz trumpeter, composer, and music educator. He has composed more than forty film scores and performed on more than fifty.

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Tennant/Lowe
Tennant/Lowe
Recording Group

Music

Neil Tennant is an English musician, singer, songwriter, music journalist, and co-founder of the synth-pop duo Pet Shop Boys, which he formed with Chris Lowe in 1981. They have also recorded under the name Tennant/Lowe.

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