Rachel Portman Composer/pianist Rachel Portman was born at the dawn of Generation X in Haslemere, England. By her preteens, she started composing, then...
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Posted October 30, 2009
| 11:02 AM (EST)
Buddy & Julie Miller Grammy nominated Nashville-based husband-and-wife roots-rockers/songwriters Buddy & Julie Miller whipped up some magic to relish this year. Buddy's masterful...
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Posted October 9, 2009
| 11:10 AM (EST)
Mulatu Astatke Ethio-jazz composer/arranger and musician Mulatu Astatke was born in western Ethiopia in 1943. After music studies in London and New York,...
Califone Chicago-based alt-art-rock quartette Califone is comprised of multi-instrumentalists/filmmakers Joe Adamik, Jim Becker, Ben Massarella, and Tim Rutili. Founded in the late '90s,...
Jim White Georgia-based singer/songwriter, actor, photographer, filmmaker/visual artist Jim White was born in Pensacola, Florida, "a town crushed between the church and heroin."...
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Posted August 14, 2009
| 11:54 AM (EST)
We are so fortunate to have had Les Paul for almost a century. His music, arrangements, and electronic innovation changed our world forever. We loved him for so long.
Amber Rubarth California-born singer/songwriter Amber Rubarth is part of the new old-soul generation. Born in the '80s, Rubarth started writing songs by her...
Ralston Bowles Singer/songwriter Ralston Bowles is an Americana troubadour born one of two children in Gary, Indiana. The Grand Rapids-based Bowles, a former...
The Louvin Brothers 2001's Country Music Hall of Famers Ira (mandolin) and Charlie (guitar) Loudermilk, a.k.a. the Louvin Brothers, were born in Alabama...
Curumin Samba hip-hop percussionist/singer Curumin, a.k.a. Luciano Nakata Albuquerque, a Brazilian native of Japanese and Spanish descent, was born musically advanced. By his...
The tragic loss of Michael Jackson leaves a titanic mountain of sorrow. He gave so much and asked so little in return. Jackson was our 20th century pop Mozart.
Posted November 6, 2009 | 10:34 AM (EST)