At Columbia, he sang and acted in off-campus productions. After graduating, he became a figure in the Harlem Renaissance with performances in The Emperor Jones and All God's Chillun Got Wings. Between 1925 and 1961, Robeson recorded and released some 276 distinct songs, many of which were ...
While at Chess, Riperton also sang lead for the experimental rock/soul group Rotary Connection, from 1967 to 1971. On April 5, 1975, Riperton reached the apex of her career with her No. 1 single "Lovin' You". The single was the last release from her 1974 gold album titled Perfect ...
No small feat, at just 19 years old, Warren sang lead on the holiday tour of The Trans-Siberian Orchestra, and worked it for college credit, no less. Brimming with hutzpa, Warren next shimmed across the stage beltingDamn Yankees“Whatever Lola Wants”, blending both Gwen Verdon and Bebe ...
For now.” Having chosen Ricky Skaggs to produce—he also played several instruments and sang background—she found herself facing “a lot of flak. Ricky hadn’t had any hot records in a while, this was an important album for me, so everybody kept sayin’, ‘Why Ricky Skaggs? And I ...
29 – Hilton Valentine, Musician (UK) – original guitarist for the English rock band The Animals, biggest hit “The House of the Rising Sun” – age 77 FEBRUARY Dustin Diamond Christopher Plummer Rush Limbaugh 01 – Dustin Diamond, Actor/comedian – played Samuel “Screech” Powers on TV sh...
Playing a little rugby at the finest liberal arts school in the country I sang that song with beer in hand while earning an anthropology degree to be put to use immediately in the food service industry then later used as a bike messenger later still at a small carbon fiber wheel manufacture...
As she sang on “I’m Still Here,” despite her show-stopping talent, she was continuously turned down by music executives for being “too short, too fat, too black and too old.” She sparked a soul and funk revival after being named lead singer of The Dap-Kings. Their first album ...
As she sang on “I’m Still Here,” despite her show-stopping talent, she was continuously turned down by music executives for being “too short, too fat, too black and too old.” She sparked a soul and funk revival after being named lead singer of The Dap-Kings. Their first album ...
Judith Durham, the Australian folk-music icon who sang lead on the Oscar-nominated single "Georgy Girl" with the Seekers, has died at the age of 79. Durham died Friday at Alfred Hospital in Melbourne as a result of complications from a long-standing chronic lung disease, according to a ...
In a post shared to Instagram on May 30, the talk-show host said she "cried" when Swift sang "Welcome to New York" — one of her surprise songs of the evening. "I moved here not knowing where my life was going. And I actually found myself so happy in this chapter. I also ...