Arthur Russell

male, deceased (1992)
cello, Modern Lovers, Downtown music, Ali Akbar College of Music, manhattan school of music, the kitchen…Sire Records, SleepingBagRecords
Charles Arthur Russell Jr. (1952 - April 4, 1992) was an American cellist, composer, singer, and disco artist. While he found the most success as a...
Just-Ice

Just-Ice

male, 47 years old
New York City musician, dancehall, Five Percenter, From Brooklyn, Nation of Gods and Earths, New York rapper…Fresh Records, SleepingBagRecords, sleeping bag
Just-Ice A former bouncer at punk clubs, Joseph Williams Jr. was the first of the New York MCs to embrace gangsta rap (although he hardly ever used...
Joyce Sims

Joyce Sims

female, 50 years old
singer-songwriter, SleepingBagRecords, Freestyle musician, singer, Mantronix, old school hip hop
Joyce Sims (born August 6 1959 in Rochester, New York) is an American singer-songwriter and pianist. Known for her 1980s club anthems, her biggest...
Nicky Siano

Nicky Siano

male, 54 years old
disco, Robin Lord, the Gallery, David Rodriguez, the Roundtable nightclub, mentor…founder of Sleeping Bag Records, SleepingBagRecords
Nicky Siano (18/03/1955 -)was born in Brooklyn, New York. In 1972 at the age of 17 he opened the Gallery in SoHo, Manhattan with his older brother...