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BORN: September 16, 1963, Chicago, IL
The world has known Richard Marx for over a decade, when his first single, “Don’t Mean Nothing,” and his self-titled debut album kicked off his career as a solo artist in 1987. But Richard has been working in the music business for much longer, since singing commercial jingles written by his father when he was five years old. In the past 12 years, Richard’s five studio albums and Greatest Hits collection sold millions worldwide.
His 17 singles were routinely found at the top of the charts and continue to be mainstays on pop and...
Dimitri Roger, better known by his stage name Rich The Kid is an American rapper from Woodstock, Georgia.
He was born at Mercy Hospital in Queens, New York. He is of Haitian descent and grew up speaking Haitian Creole fluently. When he was 11, his parents split up and his dad stayed in New York while he and his mom moved to Woodstock, Georgia, because he was getting into a lot of trouble. Roger was always a class clown in school. He listened to Nas, Jay Z, Tupac Shakur, Notorious B.I.G., and 50 Cent when he was in Queens. Once...
Lionel Richie, 20 Haziran 1949 tarihinde Amerika Birleşik Devletleri’nin Alabama eyaletindeki Tuskegee bölgesinde dünyaya geldi. Buranın adını taşıyan enstitüde büyüyen Richie, 60’lı yılların ortalarında R&B gruplarıyla iletişim kurmaya başladı. Kısa süre sonra Commodores topluluğuna öncü vokalist ve saksofoncu olarak girdi. Grup, 1968’de Atlantic ile gerçekleştirdiği tek albümlük anlaşmanın ardından Motown Kayıt Şirketi’yle sözleşme yaptı.
70’li yıllarda Commodores adı, Amerika’nın en çok dinlenilen soul müzik grubu olarak anılmaya başladı. Lionel Richie, grubun en önemli ismiydi. Hem şarkıları yazıyor, hem de "Easy", "Three Times A Lady" ve "Still" gibi ağır tempolu ve romantik yönü ağır basan parçalarda vokali üstleniyordu. Yumuşak ve etkileyici...
Charles (Charlie) Rich (December 14, 1932 – July 25, 1995) was an American country music singer and musician. His eclectic-style of music was often hard to classify in a single genre, encompassing in the rockabilly, jazz, blues, country, and gospel genres.
In the latter part of his life, Rich acquired the nickname The Silver Fox. He is perhaps best remembered for a pair of 1973 hits, "Behind Closed Doors" and "The Most Beautiful Girl". "The Most Beautiful Girl" topped the U.S. country singles charts, as well as the pop singles charts and earned him two Grammy Awards.
Though he resided...
Maurice Richards (born September 2, 1985 in Mobile, Alabama), better known by his stage name Rich Boy, is an American rapper and producer signed to Zone 4 and Interscope Records. He is best known for his hit single Throw Some D's, which reached #6 on the Billboard 100. He released his self-titled debut album in 2007, and his second studio album, Buried Alive, is expected to be released sometime late 2010.
He dropped out of his studies of mechanical engineering at Tuskegee University in order to concentrate on music. With a few demo releases, he was noticed by producer Polow...