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Alfred Nevarez
Member, All-4-One

Music

All-4-One is a R&B and pop group, best known for their cover hit single "I Swear" from their self-titled debut album. The group comprises Jamie Jones, Delious, Alfred Nevarez, and Tony Borowiak. The group has sold 22 million records worldwide.

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Tony Borowiak
Member, All-4-One

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All-4-One is a R&B and pop group, best known for their cover hit single "I Swear" from their self-titled debut album. The group comprises Jamie Jones, Delious, Alfred Nevarez, and Tony Borowiak. The group has sold 22 million records worldwide.

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Jamie Jones
Leader Singer, All-4-One

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All-4-One is a R&B and pop group, best known for their cover hit single "I Swear" from their self-titled debut album. The group comprises Jamie Jones, Delious, Alfred Nevarez, and Tony Borowiak. The group has sold 22 million records worldwide.

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Jewel
Jewel
Recording Artist

Music

Jewel is an American singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer, actress, author, and poet. She has received four Grammy Award nominations and, as of 2008, has sold over 30 million albums worldwide. She was raised in Homer, Alaska, where she grew up.

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Lovely Hoffman
Recording Artist

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Lovely Hoffman is a recording artist, music theatre performer, record producer, musician, and actress. She has performed and shared the stage with notable R&B artists, including Grammy Award winner Ne-Yo and multi-platinum recording artist T-Pain.

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Tawatha Agee
Lead Singer, Mtume

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Tawatha Agee was the lead singer from the band Mtume, whose soulful lead voice that was featured on their hit "Juicy Fruit". She has recorded with artists, including Céline Dion, Aretha Franklin, Luther Vandross, Sting, David Bowie, Jewel, and R. Kelly.

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Mtume
Mtume
Recording Group

Music

Mtume was a group that rose to prominence and had several R&B hits during its career. Its founder, former percussionist James Mtume, previously played and toured with Miles Davis in the early 1970s. Other members of the group included Tawatha Agee.

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James Mtume
2-Time Grammy Award Winner and Percussionist, Mtume

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James Mtume is a Grammy Award winning R&B musician, songwriter, activist, and radio personality. He came to prominence working with Miles Davis between 1971 and 1975. Mtume's group, also called Mtume, is best known for the 1983 R&B hit song "Juicy Fruit".

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Miles Davis
Miles Davis
Recording Artist

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Miles Davis was an American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, and composer. He is among the most influential and acclaimed figures in the history of jazz and 20th century music. He adopted a variety of musical directions in his five-decade career.

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Prince and The Revolution
Prince and The Revolution
Recording Group

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The Revolution is an American rock band formed in Minneapolis, Minnesota and assembled in 1983 by Prince. The Revolution rose to international fame in the mid-1980s with "Purple Rain", selling over 16 million albums in the United States alone.

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Fats Domino
Fats Domino
Recording Artist

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Fats Domino was an American pianist and singer-songwriter of Louisiana Creole descent. One of the pioneers of rock and roll music, Domino sold more than 65 million records. Between 1955 and 1960, he had eleven Top 10 hits.

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John Scott Trotter
John Scott Trotter
Orchestra Leader

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John Scott Trotter, also known as Uncle John, was an arranger, composer, and orchestra leader. He was best known for conducting the John Scott Trotter Orchestra, which backed singer and entertainer Bing Crosby on record and on his radio programs.

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John Scott Trotter and His Orchestra
John Scott Trotter and His Orchestra
Recording Group

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John Scott Trotter, also known as Uncle John, was an arranger, composer, and orchestra leader. He was best known for conducting the John Scott Trotter Orchestra, which backed singer and entertainer Bing Crosby on record and on his radio programs.

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Bing Crosby
Bing Crosby
Recording Artist

Music

Bing Crosby was an American singer and actor. His trademark warm bass-baritone voice made him the best-selling recording artist of the 20th century, having sold over one billion records, tapes, compact discs, and digital downloads around the world.

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Queen Latifah
Queen Latifah
Recording Artist and Actress

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Queen Latifah's work in music, film, and television has earned her a Grammy Award, an Emmy Award, a Golden Globe Award, three Screen Actors Guild Awards, two NAACP Image Awards, an Academy Award nomination, and sales of over two million records.

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Moby
Moby
Recording Artist

Music

Moby is an American musician, DJ, record producer, singer, songwriter, photographer, and animal rights activist. He is well known for his electronic music, veganism, and support of animal rights. He has sold over 20 million records worldwide.

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John Denver
John Denver
Grammy Award Winner

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John Denver was a singer-songwriter, record producer, actor, activist, and humanitarian, whose greatest commercial success was as a solo singer. He recorded and released approximately 300 songs, with total sales of over 33 million records worldwide.

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Billy Ray Cyrus
Billy Ray Cyrus
Recording Artist

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Having released 12 studio albums and 44 singles since 1992, Billy Ray Cyrus is best known for his number one single "Achy Breaky Heart", which became the first single ever to achieve triple-platinum status in Australia.

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Stephanie Mills
Stephanie Mills
Grammy Award Winner

Music

Stephanie Mills is an American R&B, soul, and gospel singer-songwriter and Broadway star. She rose to stardom as Dorothy in the original Broadway run of the musical "The Wiz" from 1975 to 1977. She won a Grammy Award for best R&B vocal performance.

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Sade Adu
Sade Adu
Lead Singer, Sade

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Sade Adu, or simply Sade, is a British singer-songwriter, composer, arranger and record producer. With members Paul S. Denman, Andrew Hale, and Stuart Matthewman, she gained worldwide fame as the lead vocalist of the English band Sade.

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Sade
Sade
4-Time Grammy Award Winner

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Sade are an English band formed in London in 1982. Sade Adu is the lead singer of the eponymous band. The band's United States certified sales so far stand at 23.5 million units, and they have sold more than 75 million records worldwide to date.

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Solange
Solange
Recording Artist

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Solange is a singer, songwriter, model, and actress. Her third studio album, "A Seat at the Table" (2016) became her first number-one album in the United States. The album's first single, "Cranes in the Sky" won the Grammy for Best R&B Performance.

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Jerry Lee Lewis​
Jerry Lee Lewis​
The Killer

Music

Jerry Lee Lewis is an American singer-songwriter, musician, and pianist, often known by his nickname, "The Killer". He has been described as "rock & roll's first great wild man." He won several Grammy awards, including a Lifetime Achievement Award.

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Johnny Cash​
Johnny Cash​
Recording Artist

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Johnny Cash is one of the best-selling music artists of all time, having sold more than 90 million records worldwide. Although primarily remembered as a country music icon, his genre-spanning songs and sound embraced rock and roll, rockabilly, and more.

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Little Richard​
Little Richard​
Architect of Rock 'n' Roll

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Little Richard was an influential figure in popular music and culture for seven decades, his most celebrated work dates from the mid-1950s, when his dynamic music and charismatic showmanship laid the foundation for rock and roll.

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