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Gerald Alston
Gerald Alston is an American R&B singer, and the lead singer with The Manhattans. Between 1988 and 1995, he left the group to record five albums (later recording his tribute to Sam Cooke in 2008) and ten solo singles.
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Sonny Turner
Sonny Turner is best known for replacing Tony Williams as lead singer of The Platters. The group had 40 charting singles on the Billboard Hot 100, including four no. 1 hits, and were, for a period of time, the most successful vocal group in the world.
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Tito Puente Jr.
Billboard Music Award winner Tito Puente Jr. is a Latin musician and bandleader. He is the son of legendary Mambo and Latin Jazz musician Tito Puente and the brother of New York City meteorologist Audrey Puente. Puente Jr. carries on his father's legacy.
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Yolanda Franklin-Moore
Yolanda Franklin-Moore is Fashion Designer and Owner of Xande Fadee, an innovative fashion and accessories line. She is a highly skilled fashion designer with a creative flare, and she has over 20 years of experience in the fashion industry.
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His Royal Highness Prince Emanuele Filiberto
HRH Prince Emanuele Filiberto, Prince of Venice is an Italian television personality, a member of the House of Savoy, and the son and heir of Vittorio Emanuele, Prince of Naples. He is the only male-line grandson of Umberto II, the last King of Italy.
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Peppermint
The hardest working woman in show business, drag queen and recording artist Peppermint has conquered the New York scene with her high-energy and engaging personality. She was a finalist on "RuPaul's Drag Race" (Season 9).
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Gordon Chambers
Gordon Chambers is an American singer-songwriter and record producer who has written songs for more than 75 recording artists including Whitney Houston, Anita Baker, The Isley Brothers, Brandy, Trey Songz, Chaka Khan, Patti LaBelle, and Usher.
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M.C. El Bee
Author Larry Boatright, also known as M.C. El Bee in the hip-hop community, talks about the birth and propagation of hip-hop in the 1970s and 1980s in his biography "A Gangsta'z Tale Hip-Hop in Da '70s: Invisible Legends of Hip-Hop".
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Dr. Hassan Tetteh
Dr. Hassan Tetteh is a triple board-certified heart and lung transplant surgeon, and best-selling author. His life-changing perspective came from growing up as a kid on the streets of Brooklyn, to serving as a combat surgeon in the desert of Afghanistan.
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Melba Moore
Melba Moore is a prolific 5-octave singer and Broadway actress. In addition to a Tony Award and 4 Grammy Award nominations, her music relevance brought many other accolades. After a 5-decade career, she earned a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Collections: Black Music Month
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Dan Bazile
Emmy Award winner Dan Bazile is a newscaster at Spectrum News 1, where he co-anchors the early morning hours of the live morning program, covering the Capital Region of New York. Previously, he spent a decade-long stint at an NBC affiliate station.
The Revolution
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.
Milli Vanilli
Milli Vanilli became one of the most popular pop acts in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Their success quickly turned to infamy when Morvan, Pilatus and their agent Sergio Vendero confessed that Morvan and Pilatus did not sing any of the vocals.
Missy Elliott
Missy Elliott launched her solo career with her debut album "Supa Dupa Fly", which spawned the hit singles "The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)" and "Sock It 2 Me". The album debuted at number three on the Billboard 200.
New Edition
New Edition is an American boy band formed in Boston in 1978. The group reached its height of popularity during the 1980s. They were the progenitors of the boy band movement of the 1980s and 1990s and led the way for groups like New Kids on the Block.
The Weather Girls
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."
Cliff Edwards
Clifton Edwards, known as "Ukulele Ike", was an American singer and voice actor who enjoyed considerable popularity in the 1920s and early 1930s, specializing in jazzy renditions of pop standards and novelty tunes.
Vanessa-Mae
Vanessa-Mae is a violinist with album sales reaching several million, having made her the wealthiest entertainer under 30 in the United Kingdom in 2006. She competed under the name Vanessa Vanakorn (father's surname) for Thailand in alpine skiing.
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