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Betty Wright
Betty Wright
Recording Artist

Music

Betty Wright was an American soul and R&B singer, songwriter and background vocalist. Beginning her professional career in the late–1960s as a teenager, she rose to fame in the 1970s with hits such as "Clean Up Woman" and "Tonight Is the Night".

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Betty Carter
Betty Carter
Recording Artist

Music

Betty Carter was an American jazz singer known for her improvisational technique, scatting, and other complex musical abilities that demonstrated her vocal talent and imaginative interpretation of lyrics and melodies.

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Bette Midler
Bette Midler
3-Time Grammy Award Winner and 3-Time Emmy Award Winner

Music

In a career spanning almost half a century, Bette Midler has won three Grammy Awards, four Golden Globes, three Emmy Awards, and a special Tony Award. She has sold over 35 million records worldwide.

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Bessie Smith
Bessie Smith
Empress of the Blues

Music

Bessie Smith was an African-American blues singer. Nicknamed the Empress of the Blues, she was the most popular female blues singer of the 1920s and 1930s. She is often regarded as one of the greatest singers of her era.

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Bert
Bert
Muppet Character

Television

Bert is a golden yellow Muppet character on the long running PBS and HBO children's television show "Sesame Street". Bert was originally performed by Frank Oz.

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Berry Gordy
Berry Gordy
Founder, Motown Records

Music

Berry Gordy is an American record executive, record producer, songwriter, film producer, and television producer. He is best known as the founder of the Motown record label and its subsidiaries, which was the highest-earning African-American business.

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Bernadette Peters
Bernadette Peters
Golden Globe Award Winner and 3-Time Emmy Award Nominee

Theatre

Bernadette Peters is an actress. Over a career spanning five decades, she has starred in musical theatre, television and film, performed in solo concerts and released recordings. She has been nominated for three Emmy Awards and three Golden Globe Awards.

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Benjamin Harrison
Benjamin Harrison
23rd President of the United States (1889 - 1893)

Politics

Benjamin Harrison was a politician and lawyer who served as the 23rd President of the United States from 1889 to 1893. He was a grandson of the ninth President, William Henry Harrison, creating the only grandfather–grandson duo to have held the office.

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Benjamen Adams
Photographer and Stylist

Fashion

Benjamen Adams is a fashion photographer, actor, producer, and model. When he first arrived in Los Angeles, California, it was suggested that he try modeling. He later thought photography was interesting.

Tags: Social Guru · Model · Fashion · Photographer · Intellectual · Specialist · Producer · Los Angeles, California · Photography · Events

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Benicio Bryant
Benicio Bryant
Recording Artist

Music

Benicio Bryant is a singer-songwriter from Maple Valley, Washington who came to national attention in 2019 as a finalist on the reality talent show "America's Got Talent" (AGT). In 2017, he placed second in the German singing competition "The Voice Kids".

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Ben E. King
Ben E. King
Recording Artist

Music

Ben E. King was an American soul and R&B singer and record producer. He was perhaps best known as the singer and co-composer of "Stand by Me" — a United States Top 10 hit, both in 1961 and later in 1986.

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Ben Crawford
Ben Crawford
Actor, "The Phantom of the Opera" on Broadway

Theatre

Ben Crawford, most recently on Broadway as Mr. Salt in "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory", took over the title role in Andrew Lloyd Webber's "The Phantom of the Opera", starting April 16, 2018 at the Majestic Theatre, in New York City.

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Ben Affleck
Ben Affleck
2-Time Academy Award Winner and 3-Time Golden Globe Winner

Film

Ben Affleck is an American actor and filmmaker. His accolades include two Academy Awards, three Golden Globe Awards, two BAFTA Awards, and two Screen Actors Guild Awards. He is the Co-Founder of the Eastern Congo Initiative.

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Bella Thorne
Bella Thorne
Actress

Television

Bella Thorne is an American actress, model, singer, and music video director. She began her career appearing as a child model, before gaining prominence for her role as CeCe Jones on the Disney Channel series "Shake It Up" (2010 - 2013).

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Bell Biv DeVoe
Bell Biv DeVoe
Recording Group

Music

Bell Biv DeVoe, also known as BBD, is an American music group that branched off from New Edition. It consists of three members of New Edition: Ricky Bell, Michael Bivins, and Ronnie DeVoe.

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Belinda Carlisle
Belinda Carlisle
Lead Singer, The Go-Go's

Music

Belinda Carlisle gained worldwide fame as the lead singer of The Go-Go's, one of the most successful all-female bands of all-time, and went on to have a prolific career as a solo act. The Go-Go's have sold over 7 million records worldwide.

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Beenie Man
Beenie Man
Grammy Award Winner

Music

Beenie Man is a Jamaican reggae and dancehall singer. He was involved in the music industry from a young age, starting toasting at the age of five, and was encouraged by his uncle Sydney Knowles, who played drums for Jimmy Cliff.

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Bee Gees
Bee Gees
Inductee, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

Music

Bee Gees were a pop music group formed in 1958. They have sold more than 220 million records worldwide, making them one of the world's best-selling artists of all time. They were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1997.

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Beck
Beck
Recording Artist

Music

Beck rose to fame in the 1990s with his experimental and lo-fi style, and became known for creating musical collages of wide genre styles. The 4-time platinum artist has collaborated with several artists and has made several contributions to soundtracks.

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BeBe Winans
BeBe Winans
6-Time Grammy Award Winner

Music

BeBe Winans is an American gospel and R&B singer. He is a member of the noted Winans family, most members of which are also gospel artists.

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Bebe Rexha
Bebe Rexha
2-Time Grammy Award Nominee

Music

Bebe Rexha is an American singer and songwriter. After signing with Warner Bros. Records in 2013, she received songwriting credits on Eminem's single "The Monster" (which later received the Grammy Award for Best Rap/Sung Performance).

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BeBe & CeCe Winans
BeBe & CeCe Winans
3-Time Grammy Award Winner

Music

BeBe & CeCe Winans are an American gospel music brother and sister duo. BeBe and CeCe Winans are the seventh and eighth of the Winans family's ten children, most of whom have had gospel music careers. Together, they have received several awards.

Tags: Grammy Award Winner · BeBe Winans · CeCe Winans · Sparrow Records · EMI Records · Capitol Records · Winans Family · PTL Records · Soul Train Music Award Winner · NAACP Image Award Winner

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BEAM
BEAM
Recording Artist

Music

Tyshane Thompson, currently known as BEAM (stylized in all caps) and formerly as Tyshane and Elite, is a record producer, rapper, and songwriter. He is the son of dancehall and gospel reggae pioneer Papa San. He was half of the production duo 808&Elite.

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BBMak
BBMak
Recording Group

Music

BBMak is an English pop group consisting of Mark Barry, Christian Burns, and Stephen McNally. Together, they sold three million albums, and had hit singles worldwide between 1999 and 2003 when they disbanded.

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Baz Luhrmann
Baz Luhrmann
Writer, Director, and Producer

Film

Baz Luhrmann is an Australian writer, director, and producer with projects spanning film, television, opera, theatre, music, and recording industries. He is regarded by many as a contemporary example of an auteur for his distinctly recognizable style.

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