Biography AKA Genre(s) Instrument(s) Origin Years Discography Song Highlights Videos Labels Also Member of Reference JOSH WHITE (1914 – 1969) was the artist most responsible for introducing black folk, blues and spiritual music to white America and the rest of the world. He left his home in Greenville, South Carolina at the age of seven […]
Biography Genre(s) Origin Years Members Discography Song Highlights Videos Labels Reference Warrior Soul is an American hard rock band formed by lead singer and producer Kory Clarke. Clarke started the band on a bet from a promoter at New York City’s Pyramid Club, after a solo performance art show called “Kory Clarke/Warrior Soul”. Clarke boasted […]
Biography Genre(s) Origin Peak Date Years (together) Members Discography Song Highlights Videos Labels Reference The Toys were an American pop girl group from Jamaica, New York, which was formed in 1961 and disbanded in 1968. The Toys were discovered at a talent show by manager Vince Marc, who introduced them to songwriters Sandy Linzer and […]
Biography AKA Genre(s) Years (together) Members Discography Song Highlights Videos Labels Also Member of Reference Lucille Bogan (April 1, 1897 – August 10, 1948) was an American blues singer, among the first to be recorded. She also recorded under the pseudonym Bessie Jackson. The music critic and sexologist Ernest Borneman stated that Bogan, along with […]
Biography Origin Genre(s) Members Years (together) Peak Date Discography Song Highlights Labels Also Member of Reference Videos (December 7, 1942 – July 16, 1981) was an American singer-songwriter best known for his folk rock songs including “Taxi,” “W*O*L*D,” “Flowers Are Red,” and the No. 1 hit “Cat’s in the Cradle.” Chapin was also a dedicated humanitarian who […]
Biography Genre(s) Origin Peak Date Years (together) Members Discography Song Highlights Videos Labels Also Member of Reference The Turbans were an African American doo-wop group, who formed in Philadelphia in 1953. The original members were: Al Banks (lead tenor), Matthew Platt (second tenor), Charlie Williams (baritone), and Andrew “Chet” Jones (bass). They came from Downtown Philadelphia (around Bainbridge and South Street). […]
