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b. Archibald Alexander Leach, 18 January 1904, Horfield, Bristol, Gloucestershire, Britain, d. 29 November 1986, Davenport, Iowa, USA. As a kid, Leach became a member of a troupe of itinerant entertainers and was still in his teenagers if they travelled to the united states where he battled in vaudeville while …

Though given birth to in Morganton, NC, vocalist, composer, and producer Johnny Bristol began his career in Detroit and was a longtime force at Motown from 1961 to 1973. Bristol teamed with Jackey Beavers performing duets for Gwen Gordy’s Tri-Phi label in Detroit through the early ’60s. They slice the …

Originally, Tricky was an associate of the Outdoors Number, a Bristol-based rap troupe that ultimately metamorphosed into Massive Attack through the early ’90s. Tricky offered pivotal raps on Substantial Attack’s groundbreaking 1992 recording, Blue Lines. The next 12 months, he released his debut solitary, “Aftermath.” Before he documented “Aftermath,” he …