Typically the most popular folk band of the 1960s, Peter, Paul and Mary in later on decades also have proved themselves to become being among the most durable music acts ever sold. Their durability dwarfs that of the Weavers, as the undeniable fact that the trio is still connected with …

Like Barenaked Girls, the Hot Pole Honeys are an all-male music group having a female-minded name–none from the Hot Pole Honeys are ladies, and their name is intended to be sweet, funny and ironic. However the Honeys’ music doesn’t sound anything like Barenaked Girls’ substitute pop-rock. The Honeys’ niche is …

No comedian annoyed the conventions of his time and paved just how for the comedy into the future a lot more than W.C. Areas. In a period when all comedians would perform their present biz better to ingratiate themselves making use of their market, Areas created a open public persona …

b. 29 Oct 1903, Hampstead, London, Britain, d. 19 June 1996, London, Britain. A highly well known composer, lyricist and writer, chiefly famous for his refreshing, witty and intimate music for revues and musicals in the united kingdom through the period through the 20s to the 50s. He also had …

NY goth steel quartet Type O Bad were led by vocalist/bassist/songwriter Peter Steele and included guitarist Ken Hickey, keyboardist Josh Sterling silver, and drummer Johnny Kelly. Steele produced Type O Harmful in 1990 from the remnants of thrash music group Carnivore, together with his friend Sal Abruscato (drums). Type O’s …

Unlike so a great many other blues vocalists who simply reinterpret material directed at them by songwriters, Denise LaSalle is really a seriously talented songwriter. Although her spirit blues style provides strong urban modern overtones sometimes, you need to think about LaSalle being a modern-day Bessie Smith, because that’s actually …

After playing in folk clubs in Southern Ontario, singer/songwriter Mae Moore got her first break when she joined the band Foreign Legion. She crafted her elaborate acoustic audio while creating a name for herself through the entire middle-’80s. In 1985, she proceeded to go solo, composing the melody “Heaven inside …

A precocious and gifted kid, small Egbert VanAlstyne played the body organ in chapel at age seven and quickly was granted a scholarship or grant towards the Chicago Music University, a prestigious academy focusing on the customs of Western european Classical music. However fate and sociable environment identified that VanAlstyne …

A singer, dancer, and professional known for his dramatic shows in theater, Ben Vereen has performed on tv, in movies, and on stage. Delivered in Miami in 1946, Vereen credits the majority of his achievement to his mom. His father proved helpful in a color manufacturer while his mom worked …

For all intents and reasons, Frank Tovey was most widely known as the guy behind Fad Gadget, one of many cult acts from the post-punk increase. As Trend Device, Tovey and his revolving door of conspirators released many singles and four full-length albums that extended the limitations of pop music …