The Rolling Stones are an English rock band formed in 1962 in London when multi-instrumentalist Brian Jones and pianist Ian Stewart were joined by vocalist Mick Jagger and guitarist Keith Richards.
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Pat Benatar (born Patricia Mae Andrzejewski on January 10, 1953) is a four-time Grammy Award-winning American singer best known for hit songs “Love Is a Battlefield” and the iconic 80’s hits “Hit Me with Your Best Shot” and “Heartbreaker”.
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Otis Ray Redding, Jr. (September 9, 1941 – December 10, 1967) was an American soul singer. He is renowned for an ability to convey strong emotion through his voice.
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Eunice Kathleen Waymon, better known by her stage name Nina Simone (February 21, 1933 – April 21, 2003), was a Grammy Award-nominated American singer, songwriter, pianist, arranger and civil rights activist.
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Sir Michael Philip “Mick” Jagger (born 26 July 1943) is a Golden Globe- and Grammy Award- winning English singer-songwriter, rock musician, and occasional actor, best known for his work as lead vocalist of The Rolling Stones.
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Mark Knopfler OBE (born 12 August 1949, Glasgow, Scotland) is a British guitarist, singer, songwriter and film score composer. Knopfler is best-known as the lead guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for the British rock band Dire Straits,
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Marianne Faithfull (born 29 December 1946) is an award-winning English singer, songwriter, actress and diarist whose career spans over four decades. Her early work in pop and rock music in the 1960s was overshadowed by her struggle with drug abuse in the 1970s.
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Jolie Holland (born May 17, 1976 at Houston, Texas) is an American singer & performer who combines elements of folk, traditional country, jazz, & blues. She is one of the founding members of The Be Good Tanyas. Labelmates Tom Waits & Sage Francis are both outspoken fans of Holland’s. Tom Waits nominated her for the Shortlist music prize. Sage Francis has said that Holland’s album Escondida was his most listened to album of 2005. Holland also collaborated with him on two tracks on his album Human the Death Dance.
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Johnny Cash (born J. R. Cash; February 26, 1932 - September 12, 2003) was a Grammy Award-winning American singer-songwriter & one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century. Primarily a country music artist, his songs & sound spanned many other genres including rockabilly & rock and roll (especially early in his career), as well as blues, folk & gospel.
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Garland Jeffreys (born 1943/44 in Brooklyn, New York) is an African-American and Puerto Rican singer-songwriter. His music is a unique blend of rock and roll, reggae, blues, and soul.
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