The fire and passion of traditional Scottish fiddling is reflected in the lightning-fast playing of Johnny Cunningham. A founding person in Silly Wizard, Cunningham was instrumental in dispersing interest in contemporary, tradition-rooted Celtic music. His albums being a soloist so that as an associate of Relativity and Nightnoise possess extended …

The foremost music parodist from the MTV era, “Weird Al” Yankovic carried the torch of music laughter more proudly and more successfully than any performer since Allan Sherman. In the wonderful world of novelty information — a genre mentioned for its intensive back again catalog of flashes-in-the-pan and one-hit miracles …

Formed in the first ’80s by ex-Dictators guitarist Scott Kempner, the Del Lords mixed components of ’60s garage area rock and roll with country, blues, and folk affects to become among the initial progenitors of root base rock and roll. Kempner recruited previous Joan Jett guitarist Eric “Roscoe” Ambel, bassist …

Although his name isn’t identified by many Americans, Johnny Franz was among Britain’s most effective producers in the 1950s and 1960s. While his recordings encompassed many types of mainstream well-known music, his many enduring contributions had been to English Invasion pop from the middle-1960s on information by Dusty Springfield, the …

Drummer Ron Jefferson was fixture from the postwar NEW YORK bop panorama, collaborating with giants which range from Lester Adolescent to Coleman Hawkins. Created in ny on Feb 13, 1926, Jefferson start his career like a faucet dancer before embracing drums, touring and documenting having a who’s who of bebop …

Carmen Lundy is a world-renowned music polymath: She actually is a vocalist, multi-instrumentalist, composer (with over 100 tracks to her credit, she actually offers her own songbook), acting professional, visual designer, and instructor. She actually is also the sister of bassist Curtis Lundy. A Miami indigenous, Lundy began performing early, …

b. Edgar Charles Thompson, 31 Might 1925, London, Britain, d. 6 November 1986, London, Britain. Delivered blind, Thompson discovered to try out piano as a kid. In the past due 40s he was energetic in London night clubs, using Carlo Krahmer, Vic Feldman yet others. In the 50s he performed …

Music group of Oz are among the longest-running rings for the East Coastline seaside music picture, with four years under their belt and keeping track of in the late 2000s. Among the secrets with their longevity may be the continuous influx of brand-new people who have held their sound refreshing …

Maine isn’t the state a single usually looks to being a mating place for jazz music artists. Apart from guitarist Lenny Breau, there aren’t a great many other who instantly one thinks of. Today comes pianist Thomas Snow with a superb musical education and executing credentials. Exposed in the home …

Through the late ’90s, Creed surfaced from a sea of post-grunge contenders to be among the decade’s biggest-selling rock and roll bands. At the same time when a great many other Seattle disciples had been lapsing into inactivity or tinkering with much less commercial noises, Creed transported the torch of …