Multi-talented Zephire “Andre” Williams provides worn many musical hats during his lengthy career: recording artist, songwriter, producer, road manager, etc. THE DADDY of Rap was created November 1, 1936, in Chicago, Illinois, and grew up in a casing task by his mom, who passed away when Williams was six yrs …

Composer John Kander teamed with lyricist Fred Ebb to forge among the longest-running & most successful creative partnerships in Broadway background; their striking, brassy style providing rise to some enormously well-known and provocative musicals including Cabaret, Chicago, and Kiss from the Spider Woman. Kander was created March 18, 1927, in …

Hailing from Orlando, FL, the nu metallic quintet Skrape (singer Billy Keeton, guitarist Mike Lynchard, guitarist/keyboardist Brian Milner, bassist Pete Sison, and drummer Can Hunt) first arrived together in the past due ’90s. With users already having carried out period with such rings because the Genitorturers and Stuck Mojo, the …

Vocalist Patti Drew had the very first hit edition of “Workin’ on the Groovy Factor,” later on a 1969 Best 20 R&B/pop strike for the 5th Dimensions. She started her singing profession as the business lead singer from the Drew-vels, including her sisters Lorraine and Erma and bass vocalist Carlton …

Sister Like were formed in south London, Britain, by Coral Williams and her companion, Sandra Williams. Both young ladies enrolled Marcia Henry and contacted a collective referred to as Firm X. They organized an effective audition with Greensleeves Information, who have been branching out into fans rock and roll. The …

Like E.C. Scott, Bettye LaVette, Denise LaSalle, and several other powerful modern blues females, Sista Monica Parker got her begin singing in cathedral. She began performing at age group seven and was touring using the choir being a 12-year-old. Parker sang with her regional cathedral choir in areas like Chicago …

Known for his are a jazz critic in addition to his politics commentaries, Stanley Crouch is a consistently controversial number in the journalism field. Crouch, a previous jazz drummer flipped full-time writer, offers his admirers — especially, his protégé, trumpeter Wynton Marsalis — and a lot more than his talk …

The Sensational Alex Harvey Band formed in 1972 when veteran vocalist Alex Harvey (February 5, 1935, Gorbals, Glasgow, Scotland; passed away Feb 4, 1982, Zeebrugge, Belgium) teamed with battling Glasgow group Rip Gas. Zal Cleminson (created Might 4, 1949; acoustic guitar), Hugh McKenna (given birth to November 28, 1949; keyboards), …

The little girl of country legend Mel Tillis, Pam Tillis produced her own way in the music business, eventually learning to be a contemporary country star within the ’90s. Tillis was created on July 24, 1957, in Place Town, FL, but elevated mainly in Nashville and began acquiring piano lessons …

Miami-based hip-hop DJ E-Feezy started his career from scratch, dropping deeply in love with the turntables when he was barely an adolescent. The Cleveland-born Feezy guaranteed his initial DJ gig at 12, rotating beneath the moniker Mach Six, before he produced his radio debut at Cleveland’s WENZ at age 14. …