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John Weldon "J. J." Cale [1] (December 5, 1938 – July 26, 2013) was an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter. Though he avoided the limelight, [2] his influence as a musical artist has been acknowledged by figures such as Neil Young, Mark Knopfler, Waylon Jennings, and Eric Clapton, who described him as one of the most important artists in rock history. [3]
1979. 1981. Quit and replaced by John Taylor, who was already a member of the band, switching from guitar to bass guitar. Anders Colsefni. Slipknot. Vocalist, percussionist. 1997. 1999. Replaced as vocalist by Corey Taylor and switched to percussion, then left the band and was replaced by Greg Welts.
People! was an American one-hit wonder rock band that was formed in San Jose, California in 1965. Their greatest chart success came with their summer hit single "I Love You" . The song, written by The Zombies bass guitarist Chris White , rose to number one in Japan (twice), Israel, Australia, Italy, South Africa, and the Philippines, and peaked ...
11. The Spinanes. At a time when every other band on Sub Pop was loud and over-the-top, Portland’s the Spinanes made a smart, stylish sound with just Rebecca Gates singing and playing guitar in ...
An early recorded five-figure deal in music history was reported by The Music Trades magazine in the late 1910s, made by American composer John Stepan Zamecnik. The 1960s saw contracts with six-figures such as an advance deal for $143,000 to Led Zeppelin ( Atlantic Records ) in 1968, then the biggest deal of its kind for a new band. [5]
In both versions of the list, the top three positions are held by the Beatles, Bob Dylan, and Elvis Presley; rounding out the top ten were (in descending order): the Rolling Stones, Chuck Berry, Jimi Hendrix, James Brown, Little Richard, Aretha Franklin, and Ray Charles . In 2011, Rolling Stone published a revised edition of the list, with ...
The result of all this is pretty straightforward: novelists are the only great novelists (and even they are rarely great). So, no, actors don’t make great novelists, but that’s no slight on ...
Sanctuary. Atlantic. Elektra. EastWest. Musical artist. Website. rayj .com. William Ray Norwood Jr. (born January 17, 1981), [1] known professionally as Ray J, is an American R&B singer, songwriter, television presenter, and actor. Born in McComb, Mississippi and raised in Carson, California, he is the younger brother of singer and actress Brandy.