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Prefab Sprout　

One of the most beloved British pop bands of the ’80s and ’90s, Prefab Sprout have had a minimum of chart success in the United States, where they’re all but unknown outside of their devoted cult f ..more

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A Certain Ratio　

A Certain Ratio were key to their native Manchester scene and consequently post-punk. The band debuted near the end of the ’70s with a single as astringent as anything else out at the time, then se ..more

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Diane Birch　

Diane Birch made her studio debut with 2009’s Bible Belt, a combination of singer/songwriter soul and soft ’70s-era pop in the vein of Carole King, Laura Nyro, and Elton John. Although ..more

Rhapsody Of Fire　

Rhapsody, also known as Rhapsody of Fire, is an Italian symphonic power metal outfit that was founded in the late 1990s by Fabio Lione (vocals), Luca Turilli (guitar), Alex Staropoli (k ..more

Meghan Trainor　

Scoring her first hit at 20 years old with the dance-friendly paean to body positivity, All About That Bass, American singer-songwriter Meghan Trainor topped the charts with a retro-pop sound tha ..more

Duke Ellington　

Duke Ellington was the most important composer in the history of jazz as well as being a bandleader who held his large group together continuously for almost 50 years. The two aspects of his car ..more

Bananarama　

The most successful British girl group in pop history, Bananarama formed in London in late 1981. Drawing equal inspiration for their name from the children’s television program {#The Banana Spli ..more

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John Cale　

While John Cale is one of the most famous and, in his own way, influential underground rock musicians, he is also one of the hardest to pin down stylistically. Much has been made of his schooling i ..more

Paul Desmond　

Paul Desmond is widely recognized for his genius as a melodic improviser and as the benchmark of cool jazz sax players. His warm, elegant tone was one that he admittedly tried to make sound like ..more

Imagine Dragons　

A Grammy Award-winning alt-rock outfit with a knack for crafting stylish, stadium-ready anthems as emotionally charged as they are radio-friendly, Las Vegas-based Imagine Dragons had their genesis ..more

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Chris Botti　

Though best known as a contemporary jazz performer, trumpeter Chris Botti made his initial splash on the pop music scene. A native of Oregon, he started playing at the age of ten, and began perform ..more