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Artist Name |
Artist Bio |
Instruments |
Genres |
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Annie Lennox |
Ann Griselda Lennox was raised in Aberdeen, Scotland and was the only child of a shipyard worker and a cook. She began playing the piano at age 3, and by the time she turned 7 became a member of Miss Auchinache’s choir. She started playing the flute at age 11 and a few years later she was admitted… Read More_» |
piano, voice |
alternative, electronic, rock, singer-songwriter, traditional |
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Bobby McFerrin |
With a four-octave range and a dazzling repertoire of vocal techniques, 10-time Grammy Award-winner Bobby McFerrin has sold over 20 million albums.
Born in New York City in 1950, Bobby is the son of singer Sara Cooper and opera baritone Robert McFerrin, the first black man to sing as a member of the… Read More_» |
conductor, piano, voice |
a capella, classical, jazz |
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Brian Wilson |
Brian Wilson is one of popular music’s most deeply revered figures, the main creative force behind some of the most cherished recordings in rock history. Indeed, it is no exaggeration to call Brian Wilson one of the most influential composers of the last century.
Wilson’s remarkable journey … Read More_» |
guitar, piano, voice |
alternative, electronic, pop, rock |
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Eric Whitacre |
Eric Whitacre is one of the most popular and performed composers of our time, a distinguished conductor, broadcaster, and public speaker. In 2001, he became the youngest recipient ever awarded the coveted Raymond C. Brock commission by the ACDA, despite coming to classical music relatively late in l… Read More_» |
composition, voice |
classical |
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Gabriel Kahane |
Composer and singer-songwriter Gabriel Kahane writes string quartets, musicals and pop songs. What unites all of his musical efforts is the desire to communicate honestly and without pretense.
Equally at home as a performer as in the composing studio, the two-time MacDowell Colony Fellow was hailed … Read More_» |
composition, guitar, voice |
classical, folk, rock, singer-songwriter |
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Herbie Hancock |
Herbie Hancock is a musical prodigy, a jazz legend, and a 12-time Grammy Award-winner. At seven years old, he began studying European classical music but also immersed himself in rhythm and blues at the same time.
By 11, he performed Mozart’s “Piano Concerto No. 26 in D” and “Coronation” w… Read More_» |
composition, piano, voice |
classical, jazz, r & b |
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Jon Anderson |
British musician Jon Anderson is one of the most recognizable voices in progressive rock as the lead vocalist and creative force behind the band Yes.
In his early career, Anderson joined The Warriors in 1962 and released his first solo singles in 1968 under the pseudonym Hans Christian Anderson, and… Read More_» |
guitar, voice |
alternative, rock |
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Judy Collins |
Judy Collins has thrilled audiences worldwide with her unique blend of interpretative folksongs and contemporary themes for over 50 years. Judy claims that her mother named her after Judy Garland. Her father, Charles “Chuck” Collins was a Seattle-based 1950s American radio presenter whose tastes… Read More_» |
guitar, piano, voice |
folk, pop, rock, singer-songwriter |
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Maya Beiser |
Described by the New Yorker as a “cello goddess” and by the Washington Post as “the diva of the cello,” Maya Beiser has captivated audiences worldwide with her virtuosity, eclectic repertoire, and relentless quest to redefine her instrument’s boundaries. From playing Bach to Philip Glass… Read More_» |
strings, voice |
alternative, classical, ensemble, rock, world |
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Natalie Merchant |
Singer-songwriter and pianist Natalie Merchant was born in 1963, in Jamestown, New York. Her father was a jazz musician and her mother, a classical music devotee, was a secretary. She studied the piano, spent free time in the library and dreamed of becoming an artist. Participating in an accelerated… Read More_» |
composition, guitar, piano, voice |
folk, rock, singer-songwriter |
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Owen Pallett |
Born in 1979, Owen Pallett, the son of a church-playing organist, began playing the violin and piano at the age of three and composed his first piece at thirteen. While studying composition at the University of Toronto, he joined the band Picastro. He went on to form Les Mouches who gained early fam… Read More_» |
composition, piano, strings, synthesizer, voice |
alternative, classical, rock |
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Sting |
Born in 1951, in Wallsend, north-east England, Gordon Sumner’s life started to change the evening a fellow musician in the Phoenix Jazzmen caught sight of his black and yellow striped sweater and decided to re-christen him Sting.
Sting got his start playing bass with local outfits The Newcastl… Read More_» |
guitar, piano, voice |
classical, jazz, pop, rock, singer-songwriter |
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Tori Amos |
Eight-time Grammy Award-nominated pianist, singer-songwriter and composer Tori Amos joins Peter on Linked Music this month. Perhaps best known for her confessional, piano-driven ballads, Tori’s influences range wide–from conservatory, to her own pop band, to alternative rock, to electr… Read More_» |
composition, piano, voice |
alternative, classical, orchestra, singer-songwriter |
