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Crosby, Stills & Nash were an American-British folk rock supergroup made up of David Crosby, Stephen Stills, and Graham Nash. They were known as Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young when joined by occasional fourth member Neil Young. They were noted for their intricate vocal harmonies, often tumultuous interpersonal relationships, political activism, and lasting influence on US music and culture... Continue reading
James Vernon Taylor born March 12, 1948 is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. A five-time Grammy Award winner, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2000. He is one of the best selling artists of all time, having sold more than 100 million records worldwide.
Taylor achieved his breakthrough in 1970 with the No. 3 single "Fire and Rain" and had his first No... Continue reading
McKinley Morganfield April 4, 1913 — April 30, 1983, known by his stage name Muddy Waters, was an American blues musician who is often cited as the "father of modern Chicago blues". Muddy Waters grew up on Stovall Plantation, near Clarksdale, Mississippi, and by age 17 was playing the guitar and the harmonica, emulating local blues artists Son House and Robert Johnson. He was... Continue reading
Roberta Joan "Joni" Mitchell, born November 7, 1943 is a Canadian singer-songwriter and painter. Mitchell's work is highly respected by critics, and she has deeply influenced fellow musicians in a diverse range of genres. Rolling Stone has called her "one of the greatest songwriters ever", and AllMusic has stated, "When the dust settles, Joni Mitchell may stand as... Continue reading
Laura Nyro October 18, 1947 – April 8, 1997 was an American songwriter, singer, and pianist. She achieved critical acclaim with her own recordings, particularly the albums Eli and the Thirteenth Confession 1968 and New York Tendaberry 1969, and had commercial success with artists such as Barbra Streisand and The 5th Dimension recording her songs. Her style was a hybrid of Brill Building-style New... Continue reading
John Denver, was an American musician, singer-songwriter, record producer, activist, actor, and humanitarian, whose greatest commercial success was as a solo singer, starting in the 1970s. He recorded and performed primarily with an acoustic guitar and sang about his joy in nature, his disdain for city life, his enthusiasm for music, and his relationship trials. Denver's music appeared on a... Continue reading
Sid Caesar – Your Show of Shows
Your Show of Shows was a live sketch comedy television series and a Saturday night fixture for four years from 1950 – 1954. It featured Sid Caesar, Imogene Coca and was ably supported by Carl Reiner and Howard Morris. Writers for the show included Mel Brooks, Neil Simon, Larry Gelbart, Carl Reiner, and Woody Allen.
In the Autumn of 1954, Caesar began Caesar... Continue reading
Henry "Henny" Youngman born March 16, 1906 – February 24 1998 was an American comedian and violinist famous for his mastery of the "one-liner". His best known one-liner was "Take my wife ... please"
Goldie Jeanne Hawn was born on November 21, 1945, in Washington, D.C. She began taking ballet and tap-dancing lessons at the age of 3, and at the age of 18, she had dropped out of American University to start her own ballet school, appearing frequently as a professional dancer in performances throughout New York City and abroad.
In 1968, Goldie Hawn made her feature film debut as a dancer in... Continue reading
Henry Jaynes Fonda May 16, 1905 – August 12, 1982 was a celebrated American film and stage actor with a career spanning more than five decades.
Fonda made his mark early as a Broadway actor, appearing in 1938 in plays performed in White Plains, New York, with Joan Tompkins. He made his Hollywood debut in 1935, and his career gained momentum after his Academy Award-nominated performance as Tom... Continue reading
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