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Berryz Kobou　

Benny Goodman　

Benny Goodman was the first celebrated bandleader of the Swing Era, dubbed The King of Swing, his popular emergence marking the beginning of the era. He was an accomplished clarinetist whose dist ..more

Ventures　

Hey! Say! Jump　

Pet Shop Boys　

Postmodern ironists cloaked behind a veil of buoyantly melodic and lushly romantic synth pop confections, Pet Shop Boys established themselves among the most commercially and critically successful ..more

Peggy Lee　

Peggy Lee’s alluring tone, distinctive delivery, breadth of material, and ability to write many of her own songs made her one of the most captivating artists of the vocal era, from her breakthrough ..more

Ben Webster　

Ben Webster was considered one of the big three of swing tenors along with Coleman Hawkins (his main influence) and Lester Young. He had a tough, raspy, and brutal tone on stomps (with h ..more

Baek Ji Young　

Perez Prado　

Universally known as the King of the Mambo, Perez Prado was the single most important musician involved in the hugely popular Latin dance craze. Whether he actually created the rhythm is some ..more

Base Ball Bear　

Ben Folds Five　

Led by the pop-minded prowess of their namesake frontman, Ben Folds Five dispelled any misgivings about a band’s ability to rock without guitars. Calling themselves punk rock for sissies, the ..more

Ben Folds　

Singer/pianist Ben Folds (born September 12, 1966, in Winston-Salem, North Carolina) is best known as the leader of the power pop trio Ben Folds Five, but has also struck out on his own as a ..more

Belle And Sebastian　

A band that takes its name from a French children’s television series about a boy and his dog would almost have to be precious, and to be certain, Belle ＆ Sebastian are precious. But precious ..more

PENICILLIN　

Benny Golson　

Benny Golson is a talented composer/arranger whose tenor playing has continued to evolve with time. After attending Howard University (1947-1950) he worked in Philadelphia with Bull Moose Jackson ..more

Brook Benton　

Silky smooth： that was Brook Benton’s byword from his first record to his very last, as the singer parlayed his rich baritone pipes into seven number one R＆B hits and eight Top Ten items. Stints ..more

BABYMETAL　

Pentangle　

Were Pentangle a folk group, a folk-rock group, or something that resists classification? They could hardly be called a rock ＆ roll act; they didn’t use electric instruments often, and wer ..more

Helen Merrill　

A fine singer with a warm, expressive voice, Helen Merrill’s infrequent recordings tend to be quite special with plenty of surprises and chance-taking. She started singing in public in 1944 and was ..more

Ben E King　

From the groundbreaking orchestrated productions of the Drifters to his own solo hits, Ben E. King was the definition of R＆B elegance. King’s plaintive baritone had all the passion of {\go ..more