BoA　

Big Big Train　

The roots of British progressive act Big Big Train can be traced back to the late ’80s, when Gregory Spawton moved down from the Midlands to coastal Bournemouth and befriended Andy Poole. Bon ..more

Bugiren　

BO GUMBOS　

Badfinger　

There are few bands in the annals of rock music as star-crossed in their history as Badfinger. Pegged as one of the most promising British groups of the late ’60s and the one world-class talent ..more

Black Swan　

Black Label Society　

After falling out with mentor Ozzy Osbourne following the recording sessions for 1995’s Ozzmosis, guitarist Zakk Wylde struck out on his own with his first solo album, Book of Shadows, in ..more

Beat (King Crimson)　

Bill Frisell　

The defining characteristic of any given jazz musician is frequently his sound. The more control a player has over the nature of that sound, the more likely he is to project a distinctive musical pers ..more

BAD HOP　

The Bee Gees　

Relying on their top-notch songwriting and impeccable vocals, the Bee Gees were able to craft a long-running career that began in the late ’50s in Australia. Along the way they became a hit-produci ..more

Brad Mehldau　

One of the most acclaimed pianists of his generation, Brad Mehldau is a virtuoso performer with an ear for deeply nuanced, harmonically sophisticated acoustic jazz. While Mehldau is one of the m ..more

Billie Holiday　

The first popular jazz singer to move audiences with the intense, personal feeling of classic blues, Billie Holiday changed the art of American pop vocals forever. More than a half-century ..more

Bangles　

The Bangles combined the chiming riffs and catchy melodies of British Invasion guitar pop with a hint of the energy of new wave. In the process, they became one of the handful of all-female bands o ..more

Boston　

The arena rock band behind one of the fastest-selling debut albums in history, Boston was essentially the vehicle of guitarist and studio wizard Tom Scholz, born March 10, 1947 in Toledo, Ohio. ..more

BRAHMAN　

The Black Keys　

It’s too facile to call the Black Keys counterparts of the White Stripes： they share several surface similarities -- their names are color-coded, they hail from the Midwest, they’re guitar-and-d ..more

Bill Evans / Jim Hall　

Barbra Streisand　

Barbra Streisand’s status as one of the most successful singers of her generation was remarkable not only because her popularity was achieved in the face of a dominant musical trend -- rock ＆ roll ..more

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