- Dj Icey
DJ Icey, (born Eddie Pappa) often referred to as the "King of Funky Breaks" (Mixmag April 1998) is the multi platinum "Moonshine Records" recording artist responsible for defining Funky Breaks and Florida Breaks. Born and raised in Florida, DJ Icey first got interested in music in his teens. He was especially fond of early 1980s new wave synth pop, industrial, and hip-hop music. - Pete Tong
Pete Tong (born July 1960) is a British DJ who works for BBC Radio 1 in the United Kingdom. He is known worldwide by fans of electronic music for hosting programs such as "Essential Mix" and "Essential Selection" on the radio service, which can be heard through Internet radio streams, for his record label FFRR Records, and for his own performances at nightclubs across the globe. Tong has also worked as a record producer. - Tony Wilson
Anthony (Tony) Howard Wilson is an English record label owner, radio presenter, TV show host, nightclub manager, impresario and journalist for Granada Television and the BBC. - Mauro Picotto
Mauro Picotto (born December 25, 1966 in Cavour, Italy) is an Italian electronic dance music artist. Previously a member of Italian eurodance outfit Cappella, he became known as a solo artist with his trance tracks including "Komodo," "Iguana," and "Pulsar". He has collaborated with many popular trance musicians like DJ Tiësto and Mario Piu. He has moved in to nightclub promotion with his own touring club night, Meganite, … - Steve Porter
Steve Porter is a dance music producer, remixer and DJ originally from Amherst, Massachusetts. Porter, who began producing electronic music at the age of sixteen, was discovered by Chris Fortier in 1999 and was signed to Fortier's Fade Records label. Since this time he has toured the world extensively on DJ tours and has released over thirty remixes and fifty original productions (using his own name and monikers Chop Shop, Driven Child, … - Ann-Margret
Ann-Margret (born April 28, 1941) is a five-time Golden Globe Award-winning, Academy Award, Emmy Award and Grammy-nominated American actress, singer and dancer. - Katie Rees
Katie Rees (born Katherine Rees on 11 August 1984 in St Petersburg, Florida) is a former American beauty queen who has held the Miss Nevada USA title. She was to compete in the Miss USA 2007 pageant but was dethroned in December of 2006 following the release of pictures of her semi-naked, kissing, sucking the nipples of other women, and simulating cunnilingus and fellatio at a Florida nightclub three years prior. - Ann Marie
Ann Marie (born 1953, Wood River, Illinois, USA) is the stage name of the now retired big-bust model, stripper and actress, Kathy Ayers. She attended the University of Illinois before dropping out to pursue a career in nightclub dancing in Sarasota, Florida in 1974. As a feature dancer she earned up to US$3,500 a week. In 1975, she appeared as the "Fisherman's wife" and "Pink bikini woman" in the Russ Meyer movie "Supervixens". - Lisa Lashes
Lisa Lashes (born Lisa Dawn Rose-Wyatt in Holbrooks Coventry), is a leading English hard dance DJ. An established and popular DJ in the UK hard dance scene, Lisa Lashes was one of the pioneers of UK hard house, a genre that was developed in the UK during the 1990s. Also known as the "Queen of Hard House," Lashes playing styles including hard house, hard trance, psychedelic trance and techno. Lashes formed The Tidy Girls with fellow female UK DJ Anne Savage. - Keith Sweat
Keith Crier (born July 22, 1961 in Harlem, New York), better known as Keith Sweat, is an American R&B/soul, singer-songwriter, record producer and a major contributor to the New jack swing era. Before becoming a recording artist, Sweat worked for the commodities market in the New York Mercantile Exchange. He sang at nightclubs throughout New York City until he was discovered and offered a recording contract with Elektra Records in 1987. - Clint Holmes
Clint Holmes (born May 9, 1946), is a singer/songwriter/Las Vegas entertainer. He was born in Bournemouth, Dorset, England, the son of an American serviceman and an Englishwoman. He was raised in Buffalo, New York as a child. Holmes is perhaps best known for his #2 Pop hit on the Billboard Charts "Playground In My Mind" in 1973. The nursery rhyme-styled song features Holmes duetting with producer Paul Vance's son Phillip on the chorus. - Ifor Bach
Ifor Bach (Ifor the Short) also known as Ifor ap Meurig and in anglicised form Ivor Bach, was a twelfth century resident of south Wales. At this period the Normans had conquered England, but large areas of Wales were still under the control of the native princes and lords. Whilst parts of the old Welsh kingdom of Morgannwg (which was to become Glamorgan) had fallen to the Normans, Ifor ap Meurig held land in Senghennydd, … - Dick Gregory
It's important to note that no biography of Dick Gregory would be complete without mentioning that he and his beloved wife, Lil, had ten kids who have become highly respected members of the national community in a variety of fields. They are: Michele, Lynne, Pamela, Paula, Stephanie (aka Xenobia), Gregory, Christian, Miss, Ayanna and Yohance. - Lady Bunny
The Lady Bunny (born Jon Ingle, 1962) is an American drag queen originally from Chattanooga, Tennessee, who has lived in New York since the 1980s. She is the founder and emcee of the annual Wigstock event and is well-known as a nightclub DJ, promoter and celebrity. She has also released disco singles such as "Shame, Shame, Shame!" and "The Pussycat Song." She has appeared in films such as "Wigstock: The Movie", "Peoria Babylon", … - Little Louie Vega
Luis Fernando Vager, better known as "Little" Louie Vega, is one half of the Masters At Work musical production team. He was born to a musician family, as his father, Luis Vager, was a jazz saxophonist, and his uncle was singer Hector Lavoe of the Fania All Stars, so it was without surprise that he started his DJ career spinning records at the age of 13. By 1985, he was playing house and block parties in his local Bronx neighborhood of New York, … - Fatman Scoop
Fatman Scoop born Isaac Freeman III is a New York City hip hop hype man and radio personality famed for his on-stage rough, loud voice. He is best known for the track "Be Faithful" with The Crooklyn Clan which went to number one in the UK and Ireland in late 2003 and top 5 in Australia. The song has been a favorite in clubs around the world for years but it took two years to clear the samples from Jay-Z, Black Sheep, Queen Pen, The Beatnuts and Faith Evans. - Fran Cosgrave
Fran Cosgrave (born 30 December 1977) is an Irish nightclub owner and minor celebrity in the British Isles. - Mitch Albom
Mitch Albom 's bestselling books remind us of what truly matters in life. Called "a beautifully written book of great clarity and wisdom," Tuesdays with Morrie is Albom's touching memoir of his visits to his dying professor, Morrie Schwartz , and the life lessons learned along the way. Filled with humor and hope, what began as a way for Albom to help Morrie pay his medical bills became an international phenomenon and the bestselling memoir of all time. - La Lupe
"La Lupe", or "La Yiyiyi" was a Latin and Salsa singer. Born in the barrio of San Pedrito, Santiago de Cuba, her father was a worker at the local Bacardi distillery and was a major influence on her life and he strictly encouraged her to become a school teacher. Just like her counterpart, Celia Cruz, she qualified as a schoolteacher before she became a singer. - Robert Klein
Robert Klein (born February 8, 1942) is an American stand-up comedian and actor. - Jamie Zawinski
Jamie W. Zawinski (born November 3, 1968 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania), commonly known as jwz, is a computer programmer responsible for significant contributions to the free software projects Mozilla and XEmacs, and early versions of the proprietary Netscape Navigator web browser. He still actively maintains the XScreenSaver project, used by most open source Unix-like operating systems for screenblanking. - Tina Louise
Tina Louise (born February 11, 1934) is an American model, singer, and film and television actress, best known for her portrayal of Ginger Grant on television's "Gilligan's Island". - Harry Chapin
Harry Forster Chapin was an American singer, songwriter, and humanitarian. He originally intended to be a documentary film-maker, and directed "Legendary Champions" in 1968, which was nominated for a documentary Academy Award. In 1971, he decided to focus on music. With Big John Wallace, Tim Scott and Ron Palmer, Chapin started playing in various local nightclubs in New York City. - Jeff Green
Jeff Stuart Green (born June 21, 1956) is a Canadian writer, playwright, producer, and director working in a variety of media including radio, television, computer and DVD-based multimedia, and in live club settings. His work has earned him critical acclaim and a number of awards. In addition to the work he has created, he was instrumental in the evolution of broadcast radio in the Ottawa, Ontario, Canada market during the late 1970s and the 1980s - specifically, … - Steve Walsh
Steve Walsh (born 1959 - died 1988) was a disc jockey. He died in a car crash in Ibiza, Spain. Walsh began his radio career at the first Soul music Pirate radio station, Radio Invicta. From there he moved on to JFM, where his unique radio style first began to shine through. He then decided that if he was to further his career he would have to be completely legit. An opportunity came up at the new Independent Local Radio station, County Sound in Guildford. - Edgar Froese
Edgar Wilmar Froese (born 6 June 1944) is a German artist and electronic music pioneer, best known for co-founding the electronic music act, Tangerine Dream. Froese was born in Tilsit, East Prussia (now Sovetsk, Russia) during World War II. After showing an early aptitude for art, Froese enrolled at the Academy of the Arts in West Berlin to study painting and sculpture. In 1965, he formed a band called The Ones, … - David Mancuso
David Mancuso is the creator of the infamous "by invitation only" parties in New York City which have come to be known as The Loft. The first such party was held in 1970 and was called Love Saves The Day. Prior to that, he was playing records for his friends on a semi-regular basis as early as 1966, and these parties became so popular that by 1971 he and Steve Abramowitz, who worked the door, decided to do this on a weekly basis. - Wayne Hussey
Wayne Hussey (born Jerry Wayne Hussey on 26 May, 1958 in Bristol, England) is a British musician, best known as a member of The Mission and The Sisters of Mercy. Growing up in Bristol, his early influences included Marc Bolan and his band, T. Rex. He was thus inspired to become a guitarist. Brought up in strict Mormon religion, he rebelled against his parents and moved to Liverpool in the late 1970s to join the scene around Eric's, a noted nightclub of the time. - Brody
Brody (born 1976 in Oakland, New Jersey) is an American radio personality and music director in Raleigh, North Carolina for WDCG-FM 105.1, the only Top 40 radio channel in the Raleigh-Durham metropolitan area. He hosts his own nighttime radio show called The Brody Nighttime Radio Show (catch phrase "Brody on the radio") every weeknight at 7:00 p.m. EST; after Randy and before Anna, … - Phil Kieran
Phil Kieran is a DJ, music producer and electronic music recording artist from Belfast, Northern Ireland. Kieran is primarily a club DJ, making his name as the resident at Shine in Belfast and later playing at venues across the world. He plays a wide variety of music including techno, breaks and house. While he is still to release a full album of his own work, … - Riton
Riton (pronounced "Ree-ton") is electronica DJ / musician Henry Smithson (born 1978 in Newcastle upon Tyne). The name "Riton" is French slang for "Henry". After graduating from the University of Newcastle upon Tyne, he started the Switch Recordings label, upon which he released his first two 12" singles. He began DJing at Newcastle's "Shindig" nightclub. There, he was discovered by Mark Rae and signed to Grand Central Records independent record label. - Carole Landis
Carole Landis, born Frances Lillian Mary Ridste, was an American film actress. - Julie Wilson
Julie Wilson (born October 21, 1924) is an American singer and actress. Born in Omaha, Nebraska, Wilson headed to New York City during World War II and found work in two of Manhattan's leading nightclubs, the Latin Quarter and the Copacabana. She made her Broadway debut in the 1946 revue "Three to Make Ready". In 1951, she moved to London to star in the West End production of "Kiss Me, Kate" and remained there for four years, … - Anthony Lago
DJ Anthony Lago (born November 16, 1983) is a mashup DJ and music producer living in New York City. He is noted for his work at some of New York City's top nightclubs such as Heaven, Penthouse, The Limelight/Avalon, Boysroom, Stonewall and Sessa. His edgy re-mixes have gained him international recognition and praise by the DJ List, Search MP3 and other online DJ ranking sites. - Mark Moore
Mark Moore (born March 10 1964, in London) is a British dance music record producer and DJ. He was founder of the pop band S'Express, and runs the London nightclub night " Electrogogo". Moore and William Orbit formed a friendship, with Orbit remixing the S'Xpress hit "Hey Music Lover", and the duo together mixing Malcolm McLaren's "Deep In Vogue" (a mix which was said to have stormed world club charts, it was helped by a stylish and sexy video). - Roy Brown
Roy Brown (10 September 1925 - 25 May 1981) was a blues musician who brought a soul singing style (from gospel music) to the emerging genre of rock and roll. Born in New Orleans, Louisiana, Brown started as a gospel singer. His mother was an accomplished singer and organist in church. After a move to Los Angeles, California some time in the 1940s, and a brief period spent as a professional boxer in the welterweight category, … - Pete Snodden
Pete Snodden (Born 11 June 1980, Bangor, County Down) is a Northern Irish DJ for Cool FM, a commercial radio station based in Newtownards, Northern Ireland. He currently presents the radio station's breakfast show and "The Source", the station's Saturday night dance music show. Snodden started his career as a DJ in 1997 working in clubs around Northern Ireland, before becoming what he has described as a "sort of broadcast assistant" on "Wes' House", … - Shep Pettibone
Robert E. Pettibone, Jr. (born 15 July 1959, better known as Shep Pettibone) is a record producer, remixer, songwriter and club DJ, one of the most prolific of the 1980s. His earliest work known to the public was for one of New York City's top disco/dance radio stations, WRKS 98.7 "Kiss" FM, and later as remixer/producer for the disco label Salsoul Records. - Miyoshi Umeki
Miyoshi Umeki is an Academy Award-winning actress best known for her roles as Joe Kelly's (Red Buttons) wife, Katsumi in the 1957 movie, "Sayonara", and as Bill Bixby's questionable maid, Mrs. Livingston, in the 1970s dramedy, "The Courtship of Eddie's Father". Umeki began her career as a nightclub singer in Japan under the name Nancy Umeki before moving to the United States. - Steve Strange
Steve Strange (born Steven John Harrington on May 28, 1959) is a British singer and pop icon, best remembered as an influential party promoter and as the frontman and lead singer for Visage. Strange is often referred to as the "ultimate New Romantic," as his influence on the British club scene of the early 1980s and on synthesized music can still be seen today.
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