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East West Records
East West Records is an American record label, owned by Warner Music Group, and operates under WMG's Independent Label Group.
Upon its creation in 1955 by Atlantic Records, the label had one hit with The Kingsmen and went into hibernation until 1990, when Atlantic revamped the imprint as EastWest...
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Ofra Haza
Ofra Haza (Hebrew: עפרה חזה) (Arabic: عوفرة حازة أو عفراء هزاع) (19 November 1957 – 23 February 2000) was a popular Israeli singer, actress and international recording artist.
Her music, inspired by her love of her Yemenite Jewish culture, fused...
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- Nov 19, 1957
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- Feb 23, 2000 (age 42 years)
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Dream Theater
Dream Theater is an American progressive metal band formed in 1985 under the name Majesty by John Myung, John Petrucci, and Mike Portnoy while they attended Berklee College of Music in Boston, before they dropped out to support the band. Though a...
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Active as Musical Artist (start):
- Sep 1986
Pantera
Pantera was an American heavy metal band from Arlington, Texas, formed by the Abbott brothers, Vinnie Paul (drums) and "Dimebag" Darrell (guitar), then known as Diamond Darrell, in 1981. Bassist Rex Brown then known as Rex Rocker would join in 1982,...
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Active as Musical Artist (start):
- 1982
Active as Musical Artist (end):
- 2003
AC/DC
AC/DC are an Australian rock band formed in 1973 by brothers Malcolm and Angus Young. Although the band are commonly classified as hard rock and are considered a pioneer of heavy metal, they have always classified their music as rock and roll.
AC/DC...
Active as Musical Artist (start):
- 1973
The Human League
The Human League are a British synthpop band. Formed in Sheffield in 1977, they achieved popularity after a key change in line-up in the early 1980s. They have continued recording and performing with moderate commercial success throughout the 1980s...
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Active as Musical Artist (start):
- 1977
Muse
Muse are a British alternative rock band from Devon, England. Since their inception, the band has comprised Matthew Bellamy (vocals, guitar, piano), Christopher Wolstenholme (bass, backing vocals), and Dominic Howard (drums). Muse are known for...
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Active as Musical Artist (start):
- 1994
Missy Elliott
Melissa Arnette Elliott (born July 1, 1971), better known by her stage name Missy Elliott, is an American recording artist, producer, actress and former member of the band Sista. With record sales of over seven million in the United States, she is...
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- Jul 1, 1971 (age 38 years)
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Sick of It All
Sick of It All is an American hardcore punk band, from Queens, New York, formed in 1986. Founded by brothers Lou Koller (vocals) and Pete Koller (guitar), Armand Majidi (drums) and Rich Cipriano (bass). They have been known to be a major part of the...
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- 1984
Yo-Yo
Yo-Yo (born Yolanda Whittaker on August 4, 1971) is a Grammy-nominated American hardcore rapper and actress. Much of her music has advocated female empowerment, denouncing the frequent sexism found in hip-hop music. She is the protege of gangsta...
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- Aug 4, 1971 (age 38 years)
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Simply Red
Simply Red are a British soul band that sold more than 50 million albums over a 25-year career. Their style draws influences from blue-eyed soul, new romantic, rock, and jazz.
Simply Red originated from the 1976 Sex Pistols gig at the Lesser Free...
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Active as Musical Artist (start):
- 1984
Sarah Brightman
Sarah Brightman (born 14 August 1960) is a British crossover soprano, actress, songwriter and dancer. She sings in many languages including English, Spanish, French, Latin, German, Italian, Russian, Hindi, Mandarin and Japanese.
Brightman has 160...
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- Aug 14, 1960 (age 49 years)
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The Darkness
The Darkness were a Brit Award-winning English hard rock band that formed in Lowestoft, Suffolk in 2000. Originally comprising lead vocalist, guitarist and pianist Justin Hawkins, his guitarist and backing vocalist brother Dan Hawkins, bassist...
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Active as Musical Artist (start):
- 2000
En Vogue
En Vogue is an American female R&B; vocal quartet from Oakland, California assembled by music producers Denzil Foster and Thomas McElroy.
Through August 2008, En Vogue had sold over 20 million albums and singles worldwide. They had won more MTV...
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Active as Musical Artist (start):
- Jul 18, 1988
Howard Jones
Howard Jones (born John Howard Jones, 23 February 1955, Southampton, Hampshire, England) is an English musician. According to the Guinness Book of British Hit Singles & Albums, "Jones is an accomplished singer-songwriter who was a regular chart...
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- Feb 23, 1955 (age 54 years)
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The Beloved
The Beloved are a British electronic dance music group.
In 1983, Jon Marsh placed an advertisement in the music press, which read as follows:
I am Jon Marsh, founder member of the Beloved. Should you too wish to do something gorgeous, meet me in...
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Active as Musical Artist (start):
- 1983
The Rembrandts
The Rembrandts is an American popular-rock musical band formed by Phil Solem and Danny Wilde in 1989. They had previously worked together as members of Great Buildings in 1981.
The Rembrandts are most famous for the song "I'll Be There for You" the...
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Active as Musical Artist (start):
- 1989
The Living End
The Living End is an Australian rock band from Melbourne, Victoria, formed in 1994. The current lineup consists of Chris Cheney (vocals, guitar), Scott Owen (double bass, vocals) and Andy Strachan (drums). The band rose to fame in the late 1990s...
Active as Musical Artist (start):
- 1994
Active as Musical Artist (end):
- 1995
Project Pitchfork
Not to be confused with Projekt or Pro-jekt
Project Pitchfork is an electronic musical group from Hamburg, Germany.
Project Pitchfork was formed by Peter Spilles and Dirk Scheuber. Having agreed to work together, they then picked the project's name...
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Active as Musical Artist (start):
- 1989
The Wildhearts
The Wildhearts are a rock group originally formed in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. The band's sound is a mixture of hard rock and melodic pop music, often described in the music press as combining influences as diverse as The Beatles and 1980s-era...
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Tad
TAD was an American rock band from Seattle, Washington. They were one of the first of the many bands which came out of Seattle in the grunge era. Their music had a noticeable 1970s metal influence, rather than the punk which influenced most other...
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Active as Musical Artist (start):
- 1988
Active as Musical Artist (end):
- 1999
David Gray
David Gray (born 13 June 1968, Sale, Greater Manchester, England) is an English singer-songwriter. Although he released his first studio album in 1993, he did not receive worldwide attention until the release of White Ladder six years later. It was...
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- Jun 13, 1968 (age 41 years)
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Chris Rea
Christopher Anton Rea (pronounced /'ri:.ə/, REE-ə) (born 4 March 1951) is a singer-songwriter from Middlesbrough, England, recognisable for his distinctive, husky voice. Rea has sold over 30 million albums worldwide.
Rea had not played the local...
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- Mar 4, 1951 (age 58 years)
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Chris Wolstenholme
Christopher Tony Wolstenholme, D.A. (born 2 December 1978, in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England) better known as Chris Wolstenholme, is the bassist and backing vocalist for the rock band Muse. He also sometimes plays guitar or keyboard instead of...
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- Dec 2, 1978 (age 31 years)
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Bebel Gilberto
Bebel Gilberto (born Isabel Gilberto de Oliveira on May 12, 1966 in New York City) is an American-born Grammy Award-nominated Brazilian popular singer often associated with bossa nova. She is the daughter of João Gilberto and singer Miúcha. Her...
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- May 12, 1966 (age 43 years)
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Ednaswap
Ednaswap was an alternative rock band from Los Angeles, United States that existed between 1993 and 1998. During a span of five years, the band released four major label records on East West, Elektra Records and Island Records. The band is known for...
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Active as Musical Artist (start):
- 1993
Active as Musical Artist (end):
- Apr 18, 1999
A.L.T.
A.L.T. is an Mexican-American rapper known for the 1992 hit song "Tequila" (#48 on the Billboard Hot 100).
Date of birth:
- 1970 (age 40 years)
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Das EFX
Das EFX is an American hip-hop group. It consists of emcees Skoob (also known as Books, born William "Willie" Hines on November 27, 1970) and Dre (also known as Krazy Drayzy, born Andre Weston on September 9, 1970). They rose to popularity in the...
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Toni Cottura
Toni Cottura (June 7, 1971 in Hamburg, Germany) is a eurodance and hip-hop producer and rapper from Germany. He started his career in 1988 as a hip-hop producer with David Fascher and later worked with DJ Shahin.
In 1993 he founded the eurodance...
Date of birth:
- Jun 7, 1971 (age 38 years)
Ian Stanley
Ian Stanley (born Ian Christopher Stanley, High Wycombe, England, on 28 February 1957) is an English musician, songwriter and record producer. He was previously a member of the English band Tears for Fears for most of the 1980s, and played a key...
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- Feb 28, 1957 (age 52 years)
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Kirsty Hawkshaw
Kirsty Hawkshaw (born 26 October 1969, London) is a British female dance/electronica/house/trance musician and songwriter who is known for her participation as lead vocalist for the group Opus III.
Kirsty Hawkshaw is the daughter of the British...
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- Oct 26, 1969 (age 40 years)
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Chris Cheney
Christopher John Cheney (born 2 January 1975) is the guitarist, main songwriter and lead vocalist in the Australian rock band, The Living End. His trademark guitar is a Gretsch White Falcon and he uses mainly distortion and modulation effects. Chris...
Date of birth:
- Jan 2, 1975 (age 35 years)
Willy DeVille
Willy DeVille (August 25, 1950 – August 6, 2009) was an American singer and songwriter. First with his band Mink DeVille (1974–1986) and later on his own, DeVille in his 35-year career created songs that are wholly original yet rooted in traditional...
Date of birth:
- Aug 27, 1950
Date of death:
- Aug 6, 2009 (age 58 years)
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Joanne Catherall
Joanne Catherall (born 18 September 1962 in Sheffield, UK) is a British singer; best known as one of the two female vocalists of the veteran British synthpop band The Human League.
Born and raised in Sheffield, England. In October 1980 Catherall was...
Date of birth:
- Sep 18, 1962 (age 47 years)
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Buffalo Tom
Buffalo Tom is an alternative rock band from Boston, Massachusetts, formed in the 1980s. Its principal members are guitarist Bill Janovitz, bassist Chris Colbourn, and drummer Tom Maginnis. The band's name is derived from the band Buffalo...
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Manny Elias
Manny Elias (born in 1953 in Calcutta) is a English drummer, notable for being the original drummer with Tears for Fears during the 1980s.
Originally a member of the rock band Interview from Bath, UK. Elias began working with Tears For Fears in 1982...
Date of birth:
- 1953 (age 57 years)
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Kathryn Williams
Kathryn Williams (born 1974 in Liverpool, England) is a singer/songwriter.
Kathryn Williams was born in Liverpool, and now lives in Newcastle upon Tyne after earning an art degree in the city. Williams released her first album, Dog Leap Stairs on...
Date of birth:
- 1974 (age 36 years)
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Nightmare of You
Nightmare of You is an American indie-rock band from New York City. Formed in 2004, the band consists of vocalist Brandon Reilly, formerly of The Movielife, guitarist Joseph McCaffrey, drummer Michael Fleischmann and bassist Brandon Meyer.
They have...
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Mista
Mista was an American R&B; group in the mid-1990's from Atlanta, Georgia.
Formed and managed by "09 Lives" producer Eric Johnston and former Elektra Entertainment Group A&R; director Ian Burke, Mista burst into the music scene in 1996 with their hit...
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Susanne Sulley
Susan Ann Sulley (formerly known as Susanne Sulley and Susan Ann Gayle) (born 22 March 1963) is a British singer best known as one of the two female vocalists of the British synthpop group The Human League.
Born and raised in Sheffield, England, as...
Date of birth:
- Mar 22, 1963 (age 46 years)
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Frank Duval
Frank Duval (born November 22, 1940, Berlin) is a German composer, conductor, producer, songwriter and singer.
Born into an artists' family, he studied as an actor and dancer, but also sang with his sister, Maria. By the '60s, Duval was also...
Date of birth:
- Nov 22, 1940 (age 69 years)
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Clutch
Clutch is an American rock band from Germantown, Maryland, formed in 1990. The band's first release was an EP entitled Pitchfork, which debuted in October 1990. Their first studio album, Transnational Speedway League, was released three years later...
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Active as Musical Artist (start):
- 1991
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Eddy Grant
Edmond Montague "Eddy" Grant (born 5 March 1948, Plaisance, Guyana) is a British-Guyanese singer-songwriter.
When he was still a young boy, his parents relocated to London, England, where he settled. He lived in Kentish Town and went to school at...
Date of birth:
- Mar 5, 1948 (age 61 years)
Regurgitator
Regurgitator is an Australian rock band from Brisbane, currently consisting of lead singer/guitarist Quan Yeomans, bassist Ben Ely, drummer Peter Kostic and keyboardist Seja Vogel. A blend of rock and electronica, they captured a devout following...
Active as Musical Artist (start):
- 1994
Kix
Kix is an American hard rock band who achieved popularity in the late 1980s and early 1990s.
Kix was started by Ronnie "10/10" Younkins and Donnie Purnell in Dec. of 1977 in Hagerstown, Maryland. The first song Ronnie and Donnie played together was...
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Hélène Ségara
Hélène Ségara (born Hélène Rizzo on 26 February 1971 in Six-Fours-les-Plages, Var) is a French female singer.
Hélène Ségara was born on 26 February 1971 in Six-Fours-les-Plages in her grandfather's farm. Her father is Italian and her mother is...
Date of birth:
- Feb 26, 1971 (age 38 years)
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Red Box
Red Box were a British pop group active from the early 1980s to the early 1990s, founded by Simon Toulson-Clarke and Julian Close. They scored two UK Top Ten hits with the singles "Lean on Me (ah-li-ayo)" in 1985 and "For America" in 1986, both of...
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Dino
Dean Esposito (born July 20, 1963), better known as Dino, is an American DJ, singer-songwriter and record producer.
Dino was born to Frank and Francis Esposito in Encino, California. The family later moved to Hawaii and Connecticut before settling...
Date of birth:
- Jul 20, 1963 (age 46 years)
Bellefire
Bellefire was an Irish girl group, best known for their 2002 cover of the U2 song "All I Want Is You". They originally consisted of Kelly Kilfeather (born 23 March 1979), Tara Lee (born 25 July 1982), Cathy Newell (born 14 July 1982) and Ciara...
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The Subdudes
The Subdudes are an American rock group from New Orleans. Their music is a blending of blues, gospel, funk, and R&B; with harmonic vocals. Their sound is notable for the band's substitution of a tambourine player for a drummer.
The Subdudes...
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Britny Fox
Britny Fox is an American glam metal band from the Philadelphia area, initially active from 1985 to 1992 then subsequently reforming in 2001. They are best known for their music video for "Girlschool" (U.S. #81) and their hit "Long Way to Love" (U.S...
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Active as Musical Artist (start):
- 1985
Oxide & Neutrino
Oxide & Neutrino is a DJ and MC Garage duo from London, consisting of Alex Rivers (b. 1982, Isleworth, London) and Mark Osei-Tutu (b. 1982, Brixton, London).
Their first single "Bound 4 Da Reload (Casualty)" went to number 1 in the UK Singles Chart...
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Gordon Haskell
Gordon Haskell (born Gordon Hionidies, 27 April 1946, in Bournemouth, Dorset, England) was the bassist and vocalist in the transitional King Crimson line-up of 1970. He appeared on the albums In the Wake of Poseidon and Lizard, but quit the group...
Date of birth:
- Apr 27, 1946 (age 63 years)
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Gerald Levert
Gerald Levert (July 9, 1966 – November 10, 2006) was an American R&B; singer. Gerald Levert sang with his brother, Sean Levert, and friend Marc Gordon in the R&B; trio LeVert. He was also a part of LSG, an R&B; supergroup comprising Keith Sweat,...
Date of birth:
- Jul 13, 1966
Date of death:
- Nov 10, 2006 (age 40 years)
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Matt Bianco
Matt Bianco is a UK band that was formed in 1983. They are mainly known for their success in the mid 1980s and their jazz, Latin-flavoured music.
Popular during the mid 1980s in continental Europe, Matt Bianco epitomised the new jazz pop genre, that...
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Active as Musical Artist (start):
- 1982
A Man Called Adam
A Man Called Adam (sometimes abbreviated to AMCA) are an Ibiza-based British dance music group comprising Sally Rodgers and Steve Jones, who were pioneers of the chill out genre. The group began as a jazz collective in the mid-1980s, taking their...
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Blazin' Squad
Blazin' Squad is a UK pop-rap vocal band. Heavily influenced by the UK garage scene, they enjoyed significant success in the UK, achieving six consecutive top ten hits, including a UK number-one single, "Crossroads", a cover version of the Bone...
Cancer
Cancer was a British death / thrash metal band formed in Ironbridge, Telford, Shropshire in 1988. Over the course of their career they released five full-length albums, including one for the major label East West, breaking up in 2006.
Cancer was...
Trenchmouth
Trenchmouth was a Chicago-based band that fused hardcore with post-punk, no wave, reggae, jazz, industrial, and funk to create a manic and danceable hybrid completely their own. Throughout its existence, the band consisted of Damon Locks (vocals...
