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The Jacksons
The Jacksons
Recording Group and Inductee, Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

Music

Jackson 5 (later known as The Jacksons) are composed of members of the Jackson family. The group was founded in 1965 by Joe Jackson, as well as by brothers Jackie, Tito, and Jermaine, with younger brothers Marlon and Michael joining soon after.

RuPaul
RuPaul
Drag Queen and Recording Artist

Music

RuPaul is an American actor, drag queen, model, author, television personality, and recording artist. Since 2009, he has hosted and produced the drag queen reality show "RuPaul's Drag Race", for which he won an Emmy in 2016.

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Eric Lopez
Actor, "The Phantom of the Opera" (World Tour)

Theatre

Eric Lopez is based in New York City and hails from a small town in Suffolk County, Long Island. He joined the United Kingdom company of "The Phantom of the Opera" (2016), and he had the honor to work for Andrew Lloyd Webber.

Green Day
Green Day
4-Time Grammy Award Winner

Music

Green Day is an American punk rock band formed in 1986. In 1994, its major label debut Dookie (released through Reprise Records) became a breakout success and eventually shipped over 10 million copies in the United States.

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Matthew Decker
Recording Artist

Music

Matthew Decker is a recording artist from New York. He started his own label Matteo Mafia Records in 2012. His music is very different from today's popular music, with a vintage 1960s style aesthetic, combined with modern day pop, hip-hop, and trap.

Tags: 1960sRecording ArtistFragrancesSongwriterSinger

R. Kelly
R. Kelly
Recording Artist

Music

R. Kelly is an American singer and songwriter. The RIAA has recognized R. Kelly as one of the best-selling music artists in the United States with 40 million albums sold as well as only the fifth black artist to crack the top 50 of the same list.

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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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Satomi Hofmann
Actress, "The Phantom of the Opera" on Broadway

Theatre

Satomi Hofmann is an actress, singer, musician, composer, and arranger living and working in the New York tri-state area. She is currently starring in "The Phantom of the Opera" on Broadway, with the role Wardrobe Mistress/Confidante.

P.M. Dawn
P.M. Dawn
Recording Group

Music

P.M. Dawn is an American hip-hop act, formed in 1988 by the brothers Attrell Cordes (known by his stage name Prince Be, sometimes credited as Prince Be the Nocturnal) and Jarrett Cordes (known as DJ Minutemix) in Jersey City, New Jersey.

Della Reese
Della Reese
3-Time Grammy Award Nominee

Music

Della Reese is an American nightclub, jazz, gospel and pop singer, film and television actress, one-time talk-show hostess and ordained minister, whose career had spanned six decades. She had also appeared as a guest on several talk shows.

Collections: Black Music Month

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Jordon Lindsay
Actor

Film

Jordon Lindsay is a child actor, who starred in the feature film "Where Hearts Lie" (2016), where he played the role of Cristian.

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Almighty Jahwel
Member, Son of Bazerk and No Self Control

Music

Son of Bazerk and No Self Control is an American hip-hop group consisting of Son of Bazerk, Almighty Jahwel, and ½ Pint. The group was formed by Hank Shocklee, a member of the production team Bomb Squad.

Diana Ross
Diana Ross
Founding Member and Lead Singer, The Supremes

Music

Diana Ross is an American singer, songwriter, actress and record producer. She rose to fame as a founding member and lead singer of the vocal group The Supremes. She is a 12-time Grammy nominee, never earning a competitive honor.

Danny Gokey
Danny Gokey
Third-Place Finalist on the 8th Season of 'American Idol'

Music

Danny Gokey is an American singer and former church music director from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He was the third-place finalist on the eighth season of "American Idol". His debut album, My Best Days, was released in March 2010.

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Yashi Brown
Poet and Mental Health Advocate

Literature

Yashi Brown is an author, poet, speaker, and active leader in the mental health community. Poetry became a safe space, when she began experiencing severe emotional challenges in her late teens.

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Chris Jasper
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Inductee; Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award Winner; Member, The Isley Brothers (1973-1983)

Music

Chris Jasper is a former member of The Isley Brothers and Isley-Jasper-Isley, and is responsible for writing and producing the majority of The Isley Brothers music and Isley-Jasper-Isley music. He is also an Inductee in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.

Tags: Moog SynthesizerGold City MusicJuilliard School of MusicGrammy Lifetime Achievement Award WinnerIsley-Jasper-Isley

Tony Bennett
Tony Bennett
Recording Artist

Music

Tony Bennett is an American singer of traditional pop standards, big band, show tunes, and jazz. He has won 19 Grammy Awards (including a Lifetime Achievement Award, presented in 2001) and two Emmy Awards, and has sold over 50 million records worldwide.

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Sarah Dash
Member, Keith Richards & The X-Pensive Winos • Member, Labelle • Member, Patti LaBelle & The Bluebelles

Music

Sarah Dash's first notable appearance was as a member of Patti LaBelle & The Bluebelles. Dash has had a full career, moving from singer, to songwriter and session musician for famous bands that include Labelle, The Rolling Stones, and Keith Richards.

Collections: Black Music Month

Tags: Keith Richards & The X-Pensive WinosLabellePatti LaBelleThe Rolling StonesLady Marmalade

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Rachel Lorin
Recording Artist

Music

Rachel Lorin is a rock singer, who starred on the reality show "The Next Big Thing: NY" (2012), broadcast on Oxygen and E! networks. She has worked with multi-Grammy Award winner Earl Cohen, Tony Harnell of TNT and Skid Row, and Pat Gasperini of Pound.

Tags: The Next Big Thing: NY

YES
YES
Progressive Rock Band and Inductee, Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

Music

YES are an English rock band formed in 1968. They adopted several changes in musical style, from rearranged covers to progressive and art rock in the 1970s, before moving towards pop in the 1980s. They have sold 13.5 million albums in the United States.

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Billy Sherwood
Bassist, YES and Bassist, Asia

Music

Billy Sherwood is mostly known for his time as a member of progressive rock band YES. He is also a member of the band Asia. Sherwood's godfather was the television icon Milton Berle, and his father was a famous musician, who has worked with Frank Sinatra.

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Douglas Baldeo
Actor • Singer • Dancer

Theatre

Twelve-year-old Douglas Baldeo was a principal cast member of the award-winning Broadway Musical, "Kinky Boots". Following his run in "Kinky Boots", he was cast as a vacation swing for "Motown the Musical" on tour.

Tags: BroadwayBroadway PerformersBroadway StarActingDancing

Joe Cocker
Joe Cocker
Recording Artist

Music

Joe Cocker was an English singer and musician. He was known for his gritty voice, spasmodic body movement in performance and definitive versions of popular songs. Hewas ranked number 97 on Rolling Stone's 100 greatest singers list.

Oleta Adams
Oleta Adams
Recording Artist

Music

Oleta Adams is an American soul, jazz, and gospel singer and pianist.

Justin Bieber
Justin Bieber
Grammy Award Winner

Music

Justin Bieber is a Canadian singer and songwriter. His United States album and singles sales total 44.7 million. He has sold an estimated 100 million records, making him one of the world's best-selling music artists.

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