Robben Ford　

Robben Ford has had a diverse career. He taught himself guitar when he was 13 and considered his first influence to be Mike Bloomfield. At 18 he moved to San Francisco to form the Charles Ford ..more

Rob Zombie　

The longtime frontman for industrial metal superstars White Zombie, Rob Zombie was born Robert Bartleh Cummings on January 12, 1966, in Haverhill, Massachusetts, forming the group soon after ..more

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Ringo Starr　

Ringo Starr, born Richard Starkey, was the drummer in the Beatles from 1962 to 1970 and thus became one of the most famous musicians of the ’60s. Though the least prominent member of the quar ..more

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Richard Marx　

Before he became a pop/rock heavyweight during the late ’80s (and an adult contemporary balladeer throughout the following two decades), Richard Marx sang on commercials and performed as a backing ..more

Richard Barbieri　

Born November 1957, Richard Barbieri is the oldest member of UK electro pioneers Japan. And one might add the most overlooked as his stunning work has taken some of the post Japan albums to heights th ..more

Replacements　

The Replacements initially formed in 1979, when Paul Westerberg joined a garage punk band formed by brothers Bob (guitar) and Tommy Stinson (bass) and drummer Chris Mars. Originally cal ..more

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Renaissance　

The history of Renaissance is essentially the history of two separate groups, rather similar to the two phases of the Moody Blues or the Drifters. The original group was founded in 1969 by ex ..more

R.E.M.　

R.E.M. marked the point when post-punk turned into alternative rock. When their first single, Radio Free Europe, was released in 1981, it sparked a back-to-the-garage movement in the American und ..more

Red Hot Chili Peppers　

Red Hot Chili Peppers was once called a mixture-rock band for its diversity of music styles. Fusing rock, funk, punk and rap into one, the pioneering modern rock band looks set to go on with its 20 ..more

Red Garland　

Red Garland mixed together the usual influences of his generation (Nat Cole, Bud Powell, and Ahmad Jamal) into his own distinctive approach; Garland’s block chords themselves became inf ..more

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RC Succession　

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Ray Charles　

Ray Charles was the musician most responsible for developing soul music. Singers like Sam Cooke and Jackie Wilson also did a great deal to pioneer the form, but Charles did even more to ..more

Randy Newman　

An anomaly among early-’70s singer/songwriters, Randy Newman may have been slightly influenced by Bob Dylan, but his music owed more to New Orleans R＆B and traditional pop than folk. Newman d ..more

Randy Goodrum　

Songwriter Randy Goodrum wrote singles for Steve Perry (Oh Sherry), George Benson (20/20), Kenny Rogers, Toto and El Debarge. He appeared on Bill Clinton’s Inauguration TV spe ..more