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Ray Charles Robinson(September 23, 1930 – June 10, 2004), known professionally as Ray Charles, was an American singer-songwriter, musician, and composer. Among friends and fellow musicians he preferred being called “Brother Ray.” He was often referred to as “The Genius.” Charles was blind from the age of seven. He pioneered the genre of soul music...
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Joe Melson (born May 1935) is an American singer and a BMI Award-winning songwriter. Melson was born in Bonham, Fannin County, Texas. He was reared on a farm until he was sixteen. He attended high school in Gore, Oklahoma, and in Chicago, Illinois, before he returned to Texas to study at the two-year Odessa College...
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Hiram King “Hank” Williams; September 17, 1923 – January 1, 1953) was an American singer-songwriter and musician. Regarded as one of the most significant and influential American singers and songwriters of the 20th century, Williams recorded 35 singles (five released posthumously) that reached the Top 10 of the Billboard Country & Western Best Sellers chart,...
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RCA Records is an American record label owned by Sony Music, a subsidiary of Sony Corporation of America. It is one of SME’s three flagship record labels, alongside Columbia Records and Epic Records. The label has released multiple genres of music, including pop, rock, hip hop, electronic, R&B, blues, jazz, and country. The company’s...
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Fred Rose (August 24, 1897 or 1898 – December 1, 1954) was an American musician, Hall of Fame songwriter, and music publishing executive. Born in Evansville, Indiana, Fred Rose started playing piano and singing as a small boy. In his teens, he moved to Chicago, Illinois where he worked in bars busking for tips, and...
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Murrey Mizell “Buddy” Harman, Jr. (December 23, 1928 – August 21, 2008) was an American country music session musician. Born in Nashville, Tennessee, Harman played drums on over 18,000 sessions for artists such as Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, Songwriter Larry Petree, Martha Carson, Patsy Cline, Dolly Parton, Brenda Lee, Tammy Wynette, Loretta Lynn, Roy...
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William Marvin “Bill” Dees (24 January 1939, Borger, Texas – 24 October 2012, Mountain Home, Arkansas) was an American musician known for his songwriting collaborations with singer Roy Orbison. Based out of Borger, TX, Dees played guitar and sang with a band called “The Five Bops” doing his first recordings with Norman Petty at his...
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The London Palladium is a 2,286-seat Grade II* West End theatre located on Argyll Street in the City of Westminster. From the roster of stars who have played there and many televised performances, it is arguably the most famous theatre in London and the United Kingdom, especially for musical variety shows. The theatre has...