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The White Stripes
The White Stripes
4-Time Grammy Award Winner

Music

The White Stripes were an American rock duo formed in Detroit, Michigan, in 1997. The group consisted of Jack White (songwriter, vocals, guitar, piano, and mandolin) and his one-time wife Meg White (drums and vocals).

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The Whispers
The Whispers
Grammy Award Nominee

Music

The Whispers are an American group from Los Angeles, California, who have scored hit records since the late 1960s. The Whispers were inducted into the Vocal Group Hall of Fame in 2003, and were winners of the Rhythm and Blues Foundation's Pioneer Award.

Tags: Grammy Award Nominee · R&B · Soul Train Records · Jay Leno · Bay Area Blues Society Hall of Fame · Sammy Davis Jr. · Black Music Academy of America · Rhythm and Blues Hall of Fame · Vocal Group Hall of Fame · NAACP Image Award Winner

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The Weeknd
The Weeknd
3-Time Grammy Award Winner

Music

The Weeknd is a singer. His album, "Beauty Behind the Madness", with the Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles "Can't Feel My Face" and "The Hills", won Best Urban Contemporary Album and was nominated for Album of the Year at the 2016 Grammy Awards.

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The Weather Girls
The Weather Girls
Recording Group

Music

The Weather Girls charted several dance hits over the course of its career, with its peak in popularity having occurred in 1982, when the group released the hit song "It's Raining Men."

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The United States Air Force Band and Singing Sergeants
The United States Air Force Band and Singing Sergeants
Recording Group

Music

Singing Sergeants, the official chorus of the United States Air Force, originally formed in 1945 from within the ranks of The United States Air Force Band. The chorus is now composed entirely of professional vocalists.

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The Trashmen
The Trashmen
Recording Group

Music

The Trashmen was a rock band formed in Minneapolis, Minnesota, in 1962. The group's original lineup was Tony Andreason on lead guitar and vocals, Dal Winslow on guitar and vocals, Steve Wahrer on drums and vocals, and Bob Reed on bass guitar.

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The Trammps
The Trammps
Grammy Award Winner

Music

The Trammps were an American disco and soul band, who were based in Philadelphia and were one of the first disco bands. They are best known for their Grammy Award winning song "Disco Inferno".

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The Tony Rich Project
The Tony Rich Project
Grammy Award Winner

Music

Antonio Jeffries, Jr., better known as Tony Rich and The Tony Rich Project, is an American Grammy Award winning R&B singer-songwriter, best known for his hit single "Nobody Knows".

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The Tom Browne Band
Recording Group

Music

The Tom Browne Band was formed in early 2015. They consist of Kiera Browne on lead vocals/rhythm guitar, Tom Wells on lead guitar, Leon Wayland on bass guitar, and Josh Brown on drums.

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The Time
The Time
Recording Group

Music

The Time, also known as Morris Day and The Time, and The Original 7ven, is an American musical group that was formed in Minneapolis in 1981. Band members Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis are also long-time collaborators with Janet Jackson.

Tags: Prince · Minneapolis · Jimmy Jam · Terry Lewis · Morris Day

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The Terence Blanchard Group
The Terence Blanchard Group
Recording Group

Music

Terence Oliver Blanchard is an American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, composer, arranger, and film score composer.

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The Temptations
The Temptations
4-Time Grammy Award Winner

Music

The Temptations are an American vocal group known for their success with Motown Records during the 1960s and 1970s. Having sold tens of millions of albums, The Temptations are one of the most successful groups in music history.

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The System
The System
Recording Group

Music

The System is an American synthpop duo who debuted in the 1980s, consisting of vocalist/guitarist Mic Murphy and seasoned session keyboardist David Frank. The group is sometimes referred to as being "emotio-electro".

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The Supremes
The Supremes
Inductee, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

Music

The Supremes were a premier act of Motown Records during the 1960s. The Supremes were the most commercially successful of Motown's acts and are, to date, America's most successful vocal group with 12 number one singles on the Billboard Hot 100.

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The Sugarhill Gang
The Sugarhill Gang
Grammy Hall of Fame Winner

Music

The Sugarhill Gang is an American hip-hop group, known mostly for its 1979 hit "Rapper's Delight", the first rap single to become a Top 40 hit on the Billboard Hot 100. The song uses an interpolation of the instrumental track from the hit "Good Times".

Collections: Black Music Month

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The Stooges
The Stooges
Recording Group

Music

The Stooges, also known as Iggy and The Stooges, were an American rock band formed in Ann Arbor, Michigan in 1967 by singer Iggy Pop, guitarist Ron Asheton, drummer Scott Asheton, and bassist Dave Alexander.

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The Smashing Pumpkins
The Smashing Pumpkins
Recording Group

Music

The Smashing Pumpkins are an alternative rock band from Chicago, Illinois. Formed in 1988 by frontman Billy Corgan (lead vocals, guitar), D'arcy Wretzky (bass), James Iha (guitar), and Jimmy Chamberlin (drums), the band has undergone many line-up changes.

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The Saint Thomas Choir of Men and Boys
The Saint Thomas Choir of Men and Boys
Recording Group

Music

The Saint Thomas Choir of Men and Boys is considered to be the leading ensemble of its kind in the Anglican choral tradition in the United States. Over recent years, the choir has toured throughout the United States, Europe, and Scandinavia.

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The Ronettes
The Ronettes
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductee and Vocal Group Hall of Fame Inductee

Music

The Ronettes were an American girl group from New York City. One of the most popular groups from the 1960s, they placed nine songs on the Billboard Hot 100, five of which became Top 40 hits. The group were inducted into the Vocal Group Hall of Fame.

Tags: The Darling Sisters · Grammy Hall of Fame · Billboard Hot 100 · Ronnie Spector · Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductee · Vocal Group Hall of Fame Inductee · Philles Records · Be My Baby · Baby, I Love You · Phil Spector

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The Rolling Stones
The Rolling Stones
Inductee, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Inductee, UK Music Hall of Fame

Music

The Rolling Stones are a rock band formed in London in 1962. The Rolling Stones were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1989 and the UK Music Hall of Fame in 2004. They still continue to release albums to brisk sales and critical acclaim.

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The Ritchie Family
The Ritchie Family
Recording Group

Music

The Ritchie Family was an American vocal group based in Philadelphia that achieved several hits during the disco era. The three original members were not related. The group was a creation of Jacques Morali who also formed Village People.

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The Righteous Brothers
The Righteous Brothers
Recording Group

Music

The Righteous Brothers were originally a musical duo of Bill Medley and Bobby Hatfield. They began performing together in 1962 in the Los Angeles area as part of a group called The Paramours. Their emotive vocal style is sometimes dubbed "blue-eyed soul".

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The Revolution
The Revolution
Recording Group

Music

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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The Pussycat Dolls
The Pussycat Dolls
Grammy Award Nominee

Music

The Pussycat Dolls were a girl group and dance ensemble, founded in Los Angeles, California, by choreographer Robin Antin as a burlesque troupe. The group has sold 54 million records worldwide, making them one of the best-selling girl groups of all-time.

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The Proclaimers
The Proclaimers
Recording Group

Music

The Proclaimers are a folk/rock duo composed of the identical twin brothers Charlie Reid and Craig Reid. They are best known for their songs "I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)", "Sunshine on Leith", "I'm On My Way" and "Letter from America".

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