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Oscar Lopez (born 1954 in Santiago, Chile) is a Chilean-Canadian folk guitarist. Lopez moved to Canada in 1979 and settled in Calgary, Alberta. He began pursuing music as a career, becoming a popular draw on the Canadian folk festival circuit, and released his debut album, Hola, in 1989. Several of his albums have been nominated for Canada's Juno Awards, and 2000's Armando's Fire was his first Juno win, for Best Instrumental Album. He has recorded on the Narada label. Although he has continued recording, Lopez has not toured or performed in several years due to a battle with depression. As...

Hungry wolf were five young london session musicians who, in the shortest possible time (due to many other recording commitments) got together, wrote and recorded an instrumental/part vocal album in 1970. Alan Hawkshaw: piano and organ Alan Parker: lead guitar Clem Cattiny: drums Herbie Flowers: bass guitar Peter Lee Stering: vocals Hungry Wolf are also an American four-piece handcore/punk band from Columbus, GA. .

Steppenwolf is a rock band which formed in Los Angeles, California, United States in 1967. The band originally consisted of John Kay (vocals, guitar), Michael Monarch (guitar), Rushton Moreve (bass), Goldie McJohn (keyboards) and Jerry Edmonton (drums). The band is best known for their hit singles "Born to be Wild" and "Magic Carpet Ride". They were named after the novel Der Steppenwolf by German author Hermann Hesse. Frontman John Kay's mother escaped with him at age 4 from Soviet occupied East Germany, an event recounted in the song "Renegade" on the album Steppenwolf Seven. His family resettled in Hannover, West...

There is more than one artist with this name: 1) An American indie-electronic producer, vocalist, and multi-instrumentalist signed to Always Never Records, now known as "CRYWOLF" (http://www.last.fm/music/crywolf) 2) An alternative melodic hard rock band from the San Francisco Bay Area, originally named Heroes formed in the mid ‘80’s with Susie Major (vocals), Steve McKnight (guitar), Phil Deckard (bass), Chris Moore (drums). 3) A Thrash/Punk/Hardcore 4 piece from Kent England 4) A hardcore band from Hamilton, New Zealand. 5) A rock band based in SW London/Surrey, comprising twins Tom and David Farmer from Blackfoot Sue/Liner/Outside Edge, brother Gary Farmer, and guitarist...

Oscar Peterson (1925-2007) was a Canadian jazz pianist and composer. Born in Montreal, Canada, Peterson began learning trumpet and piano from his father at the age of five, but by the age of seven, after a bout of tuberculosis, he concentrated on the piano. Some of the artists who influenced Peterson during the early years were Teddy Wilson, Nat "King" Cole, James P. Johnson, and the legendary Art Tatum, to whom many have tried to compare Peterson in later years. In fact, one of his first exposures to the musical talents of Art Tatum came early in his teen years...