(ˈsɪŋə) n 1.(Biography)Isaac Bashevis.1904–91, US writer of Yiddish novels and short stories; born in Poland. His works includeSatan in Goray(1935),The Family Moscat(1950), the autobiographicalIn my Father's Court(1966), andThe King of the Fields(1989): Nobel prize for ...
Singer Tom Jones, known officially as Sir Thomas John Woodward OBE, has enjoyed a lengthy and successful career that began in the 1960s. Songs including What’s New, Pussycat, Delilah, and It’s Not Unusual have helped to make Jones a household name while breaking records in terms of inter...
Known for his infectious energy and catchy tunes, he was one of the first African American artists to achieve mainstream success in the 1950s. His enduring influence can still be heard in popular music today. Age: 97 Birthplace: USA, New Orleans, Louisiana Also ranks #2 on The Best ...
Who Run the World?Vote on these lists of outstanding female vocalists, musicians, songwriters, and performers in every genre. The Greatest Black Female Singers History's Greatest Female Duos The Top Black Women in Pop The Best Female Rock Singers Of The '80s, Ranked The Best 90s Bands...
Trivia:Kenny was the fourth of eight children. He started recording in the 1950s performing psychedelic rock and jazz, only switching to country in the '70s. His farewell concert in 2017 featured many artists on this list, as well as others from many genres. He's stuck with the band Blo...
阅读理解Nin a Simone is considered by many to be one of the finest singers and songwriters of her generation She is also one of the most powerful symbols of the civil rights movement in America.She was born in 1933 in North Carolina. At the age of seven she was already performing music...
Born in North Carolina and raised in Philadelphia, John Coltrane was an influential and technically accomplished saxophonist that played the tenor and soprano varieties of the instrument and initially rose to fame in the Miles Davis Quintet in the mid-to-late 1950s. He eventually outgrew the trum...
The Dockery PlantationbyJo Emilia Finlay,Some rights reserved Roebuck Staples was born Dec. 28, 1914 in Sunflower County, Miss., raised one of 14 children on Will Dockery’s plantation. His most vivid childhood musical memory was Delta blues great Charley Patton performing at Dockery’s general...
If not for the institutionalized racism she faced early in her career — or the Hollywood blacklisting she endured in the 1950s — Horne may have spent her career dividing her time between movies and the recording studio; as it was, she only made a handful of films. Fortunately, she made...
This is an excerpt from Jonathan Lethem’s introduction to the Greatest Singers of All Time feature in the November 27, 2008 issue ofRolling Stone.A panel of 179 experts ranked the vocalists. French/Getty 100 Mary J. Blige Born January 11th, 1971 ...