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Europe　

Originally a progressive rock group, Europe didn’t achieve any success until they reworked their sound into a bombastic yet melodic pop-metal. In their first incarnation, the Swedish band was ..more

Everything But The Girl　

Originating at the turn of the 1980s as a leader of the lite-jazz movement, Everything but the Girl became an unlikely success story more than a decade later, emerging at the vanguard of the fus ..more

Everything Everything　

Genre-defying, Manchester-based indie rock outfit Everything Everything formed in the late 2007 around the talents of drummer Mike Spearman, vocalist, guitarist, laptop cowboy Jonathan Higgs, ..more

Evanescence　

Evanescence filled a niche few knew existed upon their arrival in 2003： the need for operatic goth-pop, soul-baring introspection paired with churning metallic guitars. Singer/pianist Amy Lee cu ..more

Eva Cassidy　

The heart-tugging story of Eva Cassidy reads almost like the plot of a Movie of the Week tearjerker. A native of the Washington, D.C., area, the painfully shy Cassidy earned a local reputation ..more

Enforcer　

Ensiferum　

A melodic power/death/folk metal band delving in Viking legends for lyrical inspiration, Helsinki, Finland’s Ensiferum had to continually coexist with various simultaneous metal projects unde ..more

Electronic (Bernard Sumner / Johnny Marr)　

One of the first supergroups from post-punk Great Britain, Electronic is the on-off project formed by New Order’s Bernard Sumner and Johnny Marr, former guitarist of the Smiths. The duo ..more

Electric Light Orchestra (E.L.O.)　

The Electric Light Orchestra’s ambitious yet irresistible fusion of Beatlesque pop, classical arrangements, and futuristic iconography rocketed the group to massive commercial success throughout ..more

Elvis Presley　

2002 saw a rush of releases to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Elvis Presley’s death. A remix of his 1968 single ’A Little Less Conversation’ by Dutch DJ Junkie XL gave Presley his eighteenth No.1 h ..more

Elvis Costello　

Elvis Costello is a uniquely prolific singer/songwriter. Don’t be fooled by his recent cover of classic ballads, because his early songs are centered on political topics and complicated personal feeli ..more

Elmore James　

No two ways about it, the most influential slide guitarist of the postwar period was Elmore James, hands down. Although his early demise from heart failure kept him from enjoying the fruits of the ..more

Elton John　

In terms of sales and lasting popularity, Elton John was the biggest pop superstar of the early ’70s. Initially marketed as a singer/songwriter, John soon revealed he could craft Beatlesque ..more

Eric Clapton　

By the time Eric Clapton launched his solo career with the release of his self-titled debut album in mid-1970, he was long established as one of the world’s major rock stars due to his group aff ..more

Eric Burdon & The Animals　

Emmylou Harris　

Though other performers sold more records and earned greater fame, few had as profound an impact on contemporary music as Emmylou Harris. Blessed with a crystalline voice, a remarkable gift for phr ..more

Emerson, Lake & Palmer　

Emerson, Lake ＆ Palmer were progressive rock’s first supergroup. Greeted by the rock press and the public as something akin to conquering heroes, they succeeded in broadening the audience for progr ..more

Epica　

Originally calling themselves Sahara Dust, Holland’s Epica formed in early 2003 when After Forever guitarist Mark Jansen decided to break away from the group he had helped found in order to s ..more

Edguy　

The German neo-classical metal band Edguy features Tobias Sammet on vocals and bass, Jens Ludwig and Dirk Sauer on guitar, and Felix Bohnke. They released their first album, {^Kingdom o ..more

Edwyn Collins　

Best known for his tenure fronting the Scottish pop revivalists Orange Juice as well as his international solo hit A Girl Like You, singer Edwyn Collins was born in Edinburgh, Scotland in 1959 ..more