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Succinctly named English band that attempted to cash in on the late 90s commercial success of US pop/punk bands such as the Offspring, Smash Mouth and Blink-182. The band was the brainchild of the three Perry siblings, twins Jason (b. 1970, England; …
A+
b. Andre Levins, 29 August 1982, Hempstead, New York, USA. Another in a long line of "child rappers", including Da Youngsta's and Shyheim, A+ was just 13 years old at the time of his debut, The Latch-Key Child. The first artist signed to Kedar Entert…
A1
New millennium pop music remained a global force and practically non-stoppable in the eyes of young fans wishing for a piece of their favorite pop artist The English foursome A1 wanted to be a part of that world and for three years Ben Adams Christia…
A-1
A product of the Sick-Wid-It Records collective Vallejo CA-based rappers A-1 made their national debut in mid-99 with Mash Confusion Jason Ankeny All Music Guide
A1 People
This electro revivalist production/remix team was formed in Greenwich, London, England in 1997 by Dr. D-Lorean (b. Simeon Bowring), D-Zine, and Matt Early. The three members had previously played with the UK outfits D*Note and Apollo 440, and inaugur…
A3
Alabama 3 was the oddest musical outfit to arise from late-90s London They were also the most original The bands origins are shrouded in urban myth -- the band like to claim that the three core members met in rehab while their Southern accents have m…
Philip Aaberg
This Montana-born keyboardist and composer studied music at Harvard on a Leonard Bernstein scholarship before paying his dues on the San Francisco blues scene Aabergs wide range of abilities led to guest appearances on over 80 albums He also toured w…
Aaliyah
The untimely death of the precocious young R&B star Aaliyah in 2001 was a shock to her many fans and to the music industry. The youthful siren's albums and her collaborations with Timbaland, R. Kelly, and Missy Elliot brought her as much renown as he…
Aalon
One of the unsung heroes of 1970s soulrock Aalon Butler deserved to become as famous as Sly the Family Stone War ParliamentFunkadelic or the Isley Brothers But sadly the vast majority of RB lovers are completely unfamiliar with the rock-flavored sou…
Juhani Aaltonen
This Finnish saxophonist and flutist is largely associated with the fusion jazz efforts of bandleader Edward Vesala Juhani Aaltonen began playing professionally in the late 50s and by 1961 was somewhat of a veteran at the numerous dance gigs his fell…
The AALY Trio
Swedish free jazz group AALY Trio was formed around Ume natives Mats Gustafsson reeds and Kjell Nordeson drums in the mid-80s after they had been collaborating for a few years The earliest recording of AALY is one track Albumblatt which documented th…
Aaradhna
New Zealands Aaradhna -- born Aaradhana Patel -- lucked out when Dawn Raid co-founder Brotha D happened to get his hair braided at her grandmothers Wellington house He offered a contract when the RB-oriented pop vocalist was prodded by her family to …
Aardvarck
Mike Kivits the man behind Aardvarck is but one of several respected artists on the Amsterdam-based Delsin label The producers material largely consists of lush melodic broken beat with the warmth of Detroit techno firmly in mind Four 12 releases spr…
Aardvark
Built on the flamboyant keyboard work of Paddy Coulter and the soaring vocals of Dave Skillin the guitarless Aardvark had a short run in the UK with only a single self-titled album to its name The record is an interesting experiment though some of th…
Aarktica
Aarktica is one of several projects from Jon DeRosa His other work includes the acoustic folk of Dead Leaves Rising the country-esque Pale Horse and Rider and playing guitar for Flare chamber-pop band led by LD Beghtol also a member of the Moth Wran…
