China Crisis was formed in 1979 in Kirkby, near Liverpool, Merseyside with a core of vocalist/keyboardist Gary Daly and guitarist Eddie Lundon. China Crisis were originally assimilated in the batch of new wave Liverpool acts of early 1980s, led by OMD and also including The Teardrop Explodes, A Flock of Seagulls and Frankie Goes to Hollywood. China Crisis had success... read full bio
The Drifters represent more than the story of a single group's success. Changes in personnel and management have led, over the years, to the sprouting of many Drifters permutations since organizer Clyde McPhatter first went to the Atlantic Recording Company. When Atlantic rejected McPhatter's initial singers (The Mt. Lebanon Gospel Singers), he recruited versatile gospel singers Bill Pinkney from the... read full bio
"Classics IV was formed in Jacksonville, Florida, United States, in 1965, given credit for beginning the ""soft southern rock"" sound. The band and its lead singer Dennis Yost are principally known for the hits ""Spooky"", ""Stormy"", and ""Traces"", released in 1968 and 1969 and which have become cover standards. Classics IV have had an impressive total of 16 Billboard Chart... read full bio
Judy Carter -- master teacher, author, and humorous speaker -- started her career as a magician and later as a stand-up comic, appearing on over one hundred television shows. An outstanding motivational speaker, Carter has inspired thousands of people to use humor to deal with change, increase sales and punch up speeches in short, to turn problems into punch... read full bio
Jimmy Tingle is a charismatic stand-up comedian whose astute observations and biting humor have established him as a leading figure in the fields of social criticism and comedy. Tingle has made a name for himself as both an entertainer and an outspoken critic on modern concerns thanks to his recognizable stage presence and talent for fusing laughter with perceptive remarks. Throughout... read full bio
This vocal quartet Color Me Badd formed as high school students in Oklahoma City before relocating to New York. They proved adept at both churning dance tunes and sincere ballads. They broke through with their performance of ""I Wanna Sex You Up"" on the soundtrack of New Jack City. Released as a single, the song topped the R&B charts, went... read full bio
Tate Stevens is an American country music artist, who won the second season of the U.S. The X Factor in 2012, securing a $5 million recording contract with Syco Music and RCA Records Nashville. After touring with a band for several years immediately after high school, Stevens returned to Missouri to settle down and raise his young family, working for... read full bio
The son of jazz drummer Jim Chapin, Tom is described as ""totally captivating"" by Billboard Magazine. Tom is a singer, guitar player, TV personality, concert performer, actor, composer, and recording artist. His concerts span generations and stereotypes, and his recordings have earned him awards from Parent's Choice, New York Music Awards, and Emmy and Peabody Awards for his work with... read full bio
DAVE DAVIES founded the Kinks in the early 1960s and forever changed music after he sliced up the speaker cone of a little green amp and created a revolutionary, distorted guitar tone and frenetic solo on the song YOU REALLY GOT ME. Always an innovator, Rock & Roll Hall of Fame member DAVE DAVIES has worked on a slew of... read full bio
9th Wonder, birth name Patrick Denard Douthit, is a hip-hop record producer, record executive, DJ, lecturer, and rapper out of North Carolina. He has produced for big names like Mary J. Blige, Jean Grae, Wale, Jay-Z, Murs, Drake, Buckshot, Chris Brown, Destiny’s Child, J. Cole, Kendrick Lamar, Erykah Badu, Ludacris, Mac Miller, David Banner and Lecrae. His production style is... read full bio
Family of the Year is an indie rock band based out of Los Angeles, CA. They are well known for their international chart hit, “Hero”, which emerged in the top 10 hits of Austria, Germany, Belgium and Switzerland. It took the No. 1 spot on the Triple A Top 20 Radio Chart and Top 15 at Alternative Radio. It was... read full bio
An actor in the hit show, ‘The Rat Pack is Back’, Brian Duprey is a seasoned star. Honing in on his performing talents, Duprey was able to perfect his craft through performing in Las Vegas, in over 200 performing arts centers, and other venues across the country. More recently, Duprey decided to venture off to produce his own Sinatra show.... read full bio
The Pine Mountain Logs features members of the popular Southern California band Venice performing top hits from the 60s, 70s, 80s up to today. The band members have recorded or toured with such acts as: Bruce Springsteen, Don Henley, Phil Collins, Cher, Stevie Nicks, Crosby Stills and Nash, Jackson Browne, Styx, America, Emerson, Lake and Palmer and Sting, Roger Waters... read full bio
Dawn Robinson rose to fame in the R&B quartet En Vogue, one of the world's best-selling girl groups of all time. In recent years, she returned to En Vogue for their 20th Anniversary Tour. Robinson released her first solo album Dawn, which produced the single Envious". Robinson has sold over eleven million records with En Vogue, Lucy Pearl, and as... read full bio
A blend of gospel, soul, and NOLA make up the beautiful harmony that is Vaud & The Villains. Fifteen to twenty members perform a New Orleans themed stage musical show. Actor Andy Comeau and his wife Dawn Lewis, who are known by their stage names Vaud Overstreet and Peaches Mahoney when performing with the band, founded the group. The original... read full bio
When Mike Harmeier started Mike and the Moonpies, he was still in his early 20s. They were the epitome of a workingman's country band from the beginning, honing their craft with five-hour concerts on Austin's dancehall circuit before taking their music throughout the nation. They flew their flag everywhere from Abbey Road Studios, where they recorded Cheap Silver & Solid... read full bio
Olate Dogs is a dog trick act featuring father and son trainers Richard and Nicholas Olate. They are best known for winning the seventh season of Americas Got Talent. They have performed with the Big Apple Circus, Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus. The have also appeared in TV commercials and on multiple morning programs.... read full bio
Clark Beckham is a musician, in addition to being a singer and songwriter. He auditioned for the fourteenth season of American Idol and ultimately finished in second place in the competition. During his audition, he performed James Brown's "It's a Man's, Man's, Man's World," and he was the first contestant in Nashville to sing in front of the judges. The... read full bio
A joint effort by Rhys Fulber and former Front Line Assembly bandmate Bill Leeb, Delerium has produced some of the most unusual sounds to emanate from Vancouver, Canada. With Leeb responsible for finding samples, writing lyrics, creating bass lines, sequencing, and overseeing the project and Fulber handling the sampling and programming, and using a chords/string pad to craft additional melodies... read full bio
Raised in hard-bitten Nebraska, Joshua James work reflects a distinctly American ache, a yearning for a big sky and an open road. He has toured with David Gray, Ben Harper, Blues Travelers, Third Eye Blind, Delta Rae, Ani DiFranco, Swell Season, and Matt Nathanson. His first two albums, The Sun Is Always Brighter and Build Me This, topped the year-end... read full bio
