Few acts have carved as distinctive a niche in modern musical history as Confederate Railroad. With their high-energy combination of honky-tonk rockers, sensitive ballads, and offbeat humor, they have created a unique identity that has brought them chart success, multi-platinum sales, and continued popularity as a road band. Versatility, likeability, and a willingness to stretch boundaries are all part of... read full bio
Big Country is not your average band. This Scottish rock band is predominantly known for their ability to infuse Scottish folk and rock together. They often utilize their guitar sounds to help mimic the inspirational sounds of bagpipes and fiddles. The band, Big Country is currently composed of members Mark Brzezicki, Jamie Watson, Scott Whitley, Simon Hough, and Bruce Watson.... read full bio
The Outlaws are a Tampa, Florida-based Southern rock group. Hughie Thomasson, Henry Paul, Monte Yoho, and Frank O'Keefe were the original members of the band when it was formed in the early 1970s; Billy Jones later joined. The Outlaws immediately gained popularity among Tampa's college audience, and under Charlie Brusco's direction, they began to focus on traveling. The band developed... read full bio
Rudy Gatlin and his brothers while mixed with school, sports and church. College separated them except for holidays and summer appearances until they converged on Nashville. The Gatlin Brothers recorded numerous CD's and toured extensively throughout the United States playing sold out concerts, fairs and Las Vegas. The Academy of Country Music (ACM) honored them with awards for Single of... read full bio
Arturo Sandoval is a Cuban-born Trumpet player and former protege of trumpet legend Dizzy Gillespie. He was a founding member of the Grammy Award-winning group Irakere, whose explosive mixture of jazz, classical, rock and traditional Cuban music caused a sensation throughout the entertainment world. Sandoval can burn through an Afro-Cuban groove, tear up a bebop tune, soar over a Mozart... read full bio
Monty started out with a career in broadcasting, as a radio personality in cities including Philadelphia, San Francisco, and Atlanta, and during that time he also wrote original comedy material for radio personalities around the country. Monty’s out there doing what he likes best, performing his popular Frank Sinatra Tribute. Monty sang as Sinatra on The Mommies’ ABC TV... read full bio
Following many years of listening to music, his early heroes being Floyd Cramer, the Ventures and Booker T. And The MGs, Winston took up the piano at the age of 18. He switched to jazz after being influenced by the ‘stride’ piano of Fats Waller. The mysterious and enigmatic Winston stopped playing in 1977 until the music of Professor Longhair... read full bio
Hit Men All Stars are a dynamic group showcasing the abilities of platinum and gold-selling musicians, vocalists, and composers who helped shape classic rock and wrote some of the most memorable, number-one hits in the annals of rock & roll. Comprising musicians and ex-members of renowned bands such as Aerosmith, Boston, Dire Straits, Fleetwood Mac, Journey, and Night Ranger, The... read full bio
Brooke Hogan is an American actress, singer-songwriter, media personality, reality television star, and former on-screen personality for Impact Wrestling. She is best known for being the daughter of Hulk Hogan. She started her career releasing her debut single “Everything to Me” and she toured alongside Hilary Duff and Backstreet Boys. Hogan has released two studio albums, “Undiscovered” and “The Redemption”... read full bio
Dee Dee Bridgewater (AKA Denise Grant) was born in 1950 to a musically driven father (a trumpeter and teacher) and thus was exposed to music at a very young age. She would sit around and listen to the music her father would play and, by the time she was 16, Dee Dee was in a trio of RnB vocalists who... read full bio
The fifteen years that Marky Ramone spent drumming for the venerable Ramones are what made him most famous. When Marky was a member of the Brooklyn-based hard rock band Dust in high school, he performed with a number of well-known musicians before joining the Ramones. recording two albums for Neil Bogart's Karma Sutra/Buddha label with his buddies Richie Wise (guitar... read full bio
For the past five years. Kansas City based group Quixotic has created a full spectrum of music with sounds rich in electronic tones that soar and twist from emotive rich classical string progressions to driving tribal dance music. Quixotic's use of effects, synths and laptops harness technology in a unique way that's never been seen, or heard before. The innovative... read full bio
Ray Wylie Hubbard is a legendary songwriter and performer who has made a lasting impact on the Americana music scene. He emerged in the 1970s as part of the progressive country vanguard in Texas, alongside Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson, bringing a new level of rock 'n' roll energy to traditional country music. Hubbard is best known for authoring the... read full bio
Greg Behrendt is a standup comic first and foremost. His comedy resume features HBO's Mantastic, Comedy Central Presents and last year's Uncool, seen exclusively on Comedy Central, as well as many appearances on late night shows like The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, The Late Show with David Letterman and Late Night with Conan O'Brien. This fall he will be... read full bio
Los Angeles de Charly are a Mexican musical group led by their namesake vocalist Carlos Charly" Bec_es. The group formed in 1999 after Charly Bec_es and fellow vocalist Guillermo "Memo" Palafox left the popular group Los Angeles Azules. Like Los Angeles Azules, they are leading exponents of the romantic Mexican cumbia."... read full bio
Yakov Smirnoff is American comedian, actor and writer. Born in Russia, Yakov moved to the United States and started his career as a stand-up comic. His act consisted of mocking life under consumerism and communism as a Russian immigrant. Yakov gained popularity at the world famous Comedy Store where he later became a top attraction. His career skyrocketed after landing... read full bio
By the time Shelby Lynne won her Best New Artist Grammy, she'd already completed six albums and had over a decade of recording experience under her belt. Yet in a way, the award was appropriate, since 'I Am Shelby Lynne' was the album that finally found her taking control of her music, following years of casting about in search of... read full bio
Charles Johnson is an American professional football wide receiver who is currently a free agent in the NFL. Johnson was born in Elsmere, Kentucky, and he began his career playing football, baseball, basketball, and track in high school where he earned All-state and All-conference honors two years in a row. Johnson went on to play college football at Grand Valley... read full bio
Guitarist Kevin Eubanks who often good-naturedly serves as a comic foil for host Jay Leno -- was officially named music director of The Tonight Show with Jay Leno after filling in for the bands original director, saxophonist Branford Marsalis. Eubanks, one of the most prolific jazz guitarists in the country, was a key member of The Tonight Show band... read full bio
Mike Ness was the lead singer and guitarist for the punk rock band, Social Distortion. The band was formed and was heavily inspired by The Sex Pistols. They released their first album Mainliner/Playpen 7 with Posh Boy Records. The band signed another deal with Epic Records and released another three albums. After 18 years performing with the band, Mike Ness... read full bio
