- William Fox
William Fox (born Wilhelm Fuchs in January 1, 1879-May 8, 1952) founded the Fox Film Corporation in 1915 and the Fox West Coast Theatres chain. Although Fox sold his interest in these companies in a 1936 bankruptcy settlement, his name lives on as the namesake of the FOX Television Network and 20th Century Fox film studio. Wilhelm Fuchs was born to Jewish parents in Tolcsva, Hungary, then part of Austria-Hungary. - Frederick Warde
Frederick Warde (23 February 1851, Wardington, Oxfordshire, England - 7 February 1935, Brooklyn, New York) was a Shakesperian actor who moved from Britain to the United States in the late 1800s. He had two notable achievements, one being the "discovery" of Douglas Fairbanks Sr. and persuading him to move from Denver to join Warde's New York City actors troupe. The second achievement was as the star of "Richard III" (1912), based on the play by William Shakespeare. - Irène Bordoni
Irène Bordoni was a singer and a Broadway theatre and film actress. Born in Ajaccio, Corsica, France from Italian family she had been a child actor, performing in Paris on stage and in silent films for a few years when she came to the United States in 1912. At age seventeen, she made her Broadway debut in a Shubert brothers production of "Broadway to Paris" at the Winter Garden Theatre. She also starred in "Naughty Cinderella" (1925) by Avery Hopwood. - Don Rose
Don Rose (born Donald Rosenberg- best known as Dr. Don Rose or just Dr. Don- July 5, 1934 - March 30, 2005) was a memorable radio personality on KFRC AM 610 in San Francisco, California from October 1973 to 1986. With earlier experience at WQXI (AM) in Atlanta, Georgia, and WFIL in Philadelphia, he was known for his corny one-liners, wacky sound effects, and kindheartedness. - Ferry Corsten
Ferry Corsten (born December 4 1973 in Rotterdam, Netherlands) is an early pioneer and producer of trance, in addition to being a world-renowed DJ and remixer. - Sander Kleinenberg
Sander Kleinenberg is a Dutch disc jockey and record producer. He founded and runs Little Mountain Recordings. Kleinenberg is well known for his use of digital video in concerts and for his "Everybody" brand of club nights and albums. His 2000 single "My Lexicon" is often considered a progressive house standard. - 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. - Dj Puzzle
DJ Puzzle is an American Disc Jockey and Music Producer from Chicago. He is best known for his production work on the Dj Puzzle: Scratch Tactics Sony® Sound Series™ loop library. Scratch Tactics was the first collection of turntable scratches designed specifically for popular loop based music programs such as Sony® ACID Pro™. Dj Puzzle founded Peace Love Productions in January 2000. Peace Love Productions specializes in royalty free music loops, sound design, … - Nervous Norvus
Nervous Norvus was the performing name of Jimmy Drake (born 1912 in Oakwood, California - died July 24 1968). His novelty song "Transfusion" was a major hit in 1956, as was a second song, "Ape Call," released later that year. The lyrics in his song called "Transfusion" concern a careless driver who cheerfully receives a blood transfusion after each accident. - Dj Jurgen
DJ Jurgen (born Jurgen Rijkers, 13 February 1967, in Delft, South Holland) is a DJ / remixer / producer / artist from The Netherlands. He is best known for producing Alice Deejay's international dance hit, "Better Off Alone" in 1999; and for his 2000 Eurodance hit "Higher & Higher", featuring Dutch vocalist, Karen Shenaz. Jurgen still DJs, but he is more usually behind the scenes working as a producer most of time when he is not recording his own material. - Dee Clark
Dee Clark was an African-American soul singer best known for a string of R&B and pop hits in the late 1950s and early 1960s, including the ballad "Raindrops," which became a million-seller in the United States in 1961. He was born Delectus Clark in Blytheville, Arkansas, and moved to Chicago in 1941. His mother, Delecta, was a gospel singer and encouraged her son to pursue his love of music. Clark made his first recording in 1952 as a member of the Hambone Kids, … - Anne Savage
Anne Savage is a leading UK hard dance DJ, playing styles including hard house, hard trance and techno. Savage is an established and popular DJ in the UK hard dance scene and plays mainly in England, but also plays around the world, such as in Ibiza. Savage has released mix albums under Telstar, Tidy Trax and Ministry Of Sound. She hails from Burnley, Lancashire, and attended the private all-girls Westholme School in Blackburn. - Steven van Zandt
Notable_instruments =Steven Van Zandt (born November 22, 1950) is an American musician, songwriter, arranger, record producer, actor, and radio disc jockey, who frequently goes by the stage names Little Steven or Miami Steve. He is best known as a member of Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band, in which he plays guitar and mandolin, and as an actor on the television drama "The Sopranos", on which he played Silvio Dante. - Noelle Scaggs
Noelle Scaggs (born c. 1979) is a singer-songwriter from Los Angeles. She is the lead vocalist for soul band The Rebirth, and has also featured on recordings by other artists, including The Black Eyed Peas, Dilated Peoples, M.E.D of Stones Throw Records, Quantic, Defari, and The Lions of Ubiquity Records. In 2003 she released her first 12" single, "The Craft" (featuring hip-hop trio Dilated Peoples), on Up Above Records. - Groove Terminator
Groove Terminator (Real Name : Simon Lewicki) is the name of an Australian electronic music artist. Originally a hip-hop DJ, he eventually began spinning house music. He was featured in the 2000 Australian edition of Ministry of Sound's Club Nation series, as well as several other Ministry of Sound compilations His song 'Here Comes Another One' was the theme of the popular Australian (and worldwide) reality TV-show 'The Block'. - Dj Vibe
DJ Vibe is a house music DJ. - Keith Farley
Keith Farley (born Farley Keith Williams, January 25 1962, in Chicago, Illinois) is a DJ and record producer of Chicago house music. He is notable for producing a number of classic tracks in the mid and late 1980s. He has recorded and performed under the aliases Farley Keith, Rude Boy Farley Keith, Farley Funkin' Keith and Farley Jackmaster Funk. - Dj Rhygin
DJ Rhygin is the pseudonym of Evan Borgstrom, a well regarded Jungle Music record producer and DJ based out of Toronto, Canada. He grew up in the Toronto Rave scene and then transitioned to produce Jungle Music. Rhygin is the founder of the quintessential resource for Ragga-jungle online, Ragga-Jungle.com. - Mark Wheat
Mark Wheat is a disc jockey working at the Minnesota Public Radio station KCMP where he provides one of the outlet's unique voices because of his accent. Wheat grew up in the small town of Clenchwarton, near King's Lynn, Norfolk, England, where he dreamed of becoming a radio host while listening to legendary British DJ John Peel. However, he apparently didn't indulge this fantasy until years later when he moved to the United States. - Mr. Scruff
Mr. Scruff is the recording name of Andy Carthy (born in 1972 in Macclesfield, England), a British DJ and artist. He is a native of Manchester, England and studied Fine Art at the Sheffield College of Art. His DJ name was inspired by his trademark loose-lined drawing style. He has been DJing since 1994, at first in and around Manchester then nationwide in the United Kingdom. He is known for DJing in marathon sets (often exceeding six hours), … - Calvin Johnson
Calvin Johnson (born November 1, 1962) is a guitarist, vocalist, songwriter, music producer, and disc jockey born in Olympia, Washington. Known for his uniquely deep, droning singing voice, Johnson was a founding member of the bands Cool Rays, Beat Happening, The Go Team, Dub Narcotic Sound System, and The Halo Benders. Calvin Johnson is also the founder and owner of the influential indie label K Records, … - Ken Sykora
Ken Sykora (13 April 1923 - 7 March 2006) was a British guitarist, bandleader, disc jockey and presenter. He is one of the few broadcasters to have appeared regularly on all four of the BBC's original national radio networks, as well as their predecessors. Sykora's talents also extended to journalism. He wrote for magazines, in the music press and also for educational, travel, and food and wine publications. He also composed music for films and for his own band. - Edan
Edan Portnoy is an American alternative hip hop performer, based in Boston, Massachusetts. He is an emcee, DJ and record producer. He is known for his eclectic mix of classic mid-80s till early 90s hip hop with 60s rock, funk and other styles. His mix-tape "Sound of the Funky Drummer" accumulates hip hop tracks, sampling James Brown's "Funky Drummer", which has been called the most-sampled record of all time. - 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. - Charlie Russell
Charles E. "Charlie" Russell is a country music DJ for CJCJ in Woodstock, New Brunswick, Canada best known for his 1975 album "The Bricklin and Other Sound Investments", a novelty record in which he pokes fun at the Bricklin SV-1, the Canadian Postal Service and the Canadian Parliament. He was inducted into the Canadian Country Music Association Country Radio DJ Hall of Fame in 2003. - Hari Sreenivasan
Hari Sreenivasan is a Dallas-based correspondent for CBS News, starting March 12, 2007. Until Feb. 2007, he was a New York-based ABC News correspondent. He formerly was a news anchor on ABC's World News Now, serving as lead co-anchor from August, 2006 to February, 2007. (with Taina Hernandez). He was born in Bombay, India, but attended high school in Seattle, Washington, where he became a radio disc jockey. During college at the University of Puget Sound, … - 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. - Lovebug Starski
Lovebug Starski (born Kevin Smith) is an American rapper and one of the pioneers of the form. His began his career as a record boy in 1971 as hip-hop first appeared in the Bronx area of New York City, and he eventually became a DJ at the club "Disco Fever" in 1978. Starski recorded his first single, "Positive Life", on Tayster record label in 1981. Later, he recorded the soundtrack to the 1986 film "Rappin"' on Atlantic Records before recording his first album, … - Art Laboe
Art Laboe (born c.1925) is an American pioneering disc jockey, songwriter, record producer, and radio station owner who is generally credited with coining the term "Oldies But Goodies".". Through his "Original Sound Records" company, Laboe put together the first-ever record album to feature hit songs by various artists. Titled "Oldies But Goodies," the album stayed on Billboard magazine's Top 100 LPs chart for over three years. - Ricky Martín
Enrique Martín Morales, is a Grammy Award and Latin Grammy Award-winning Puerto Rican pop singer who rose to fame, first as a member of the Latin boy band Menudo, then as a solo artist since 1991. He has sold over 55 million albums around the world, charting twenty one top-ten hits on the U.S. Latin Charts, eight of which reached number one, and a total of over thirty hit singles. - Jerry Garcia
Jerome John "Jerry" Garcia (August 1, 1942 - August 9, 1995) was an American musician, songwriter, and artist perhaps best known for being the lead guitarist and vocalist of the psychedelic rock band the Grateful Dead. Garcia was viewed by the media as the leader or "spokesman" of the group. Performing with the Grateful Dead for its entire three decade career (which spanned from 1965 to 1995), Garcia participated in a variety of side projects, … - Phil Phillip Spector
Harvey Philip Spector (born December 26 1939) is an American musician, songwriter, and record producer. Coming to prominence in the early 1960s, Spector became one of the most distinctive producers in the history of popular music. He was hailed in his heyday by Tom Wolfe as the "Tycoon of Teen." The originator of the famous "Wall of Sound" production technique, Spector was a pioneer of the 1960s' girl group sound. - Patsy Cline
Patsy Cline was an American country music singer, who enjoyed pop music cross-over success during the era of the Nashville Sound in the early 1960s. Since her death at the age of 30 in a 1963 plane crash at the height of her career, she has been considered one of the most influential, successful, revered and acclaimed female vocalists of the 20th century. Her life and career has been the subject of numerous books, movies, documentaries, articles and stage plays. - Rick Davies
Rick Davies is a British musician, who is the founder and a member of the rock band Supertramp. He played keyboards, harmonica and melodica on the band’s many hit records. Although not recognized for a very distinctive voice (Davies' voice is more of a raspy baritone, as opposed to Roger Hodgson's "Jon Anderson/Barry Gibb-like" vocals), he has composed many of Supertramp's songs like the U.S. Top 20 hit "Goodbye Stranger", "Bloody Well Right", … - Marcie Blane
Marcie Blane (born Marcia Blank, 21 May 1944, Brooklyn, New York) was a female singer who recorded pure pop music. The Seville record label issued a demo put by the high school student more as a favor for a friend. The song was "Bobby's Girl", which was followed by "What Does a Girl Do" and half a dozen other singles which sunk without trace. Recently a CD was issued of her entire output, although no original album was ever issued. - Bernhard Loibner
Bernhard Loibner is a composer of digital music and a practicing media artist in Vienna, Austria. Besides live concerts on a regular basis his work does include compositions for contemporary theatre and dance as well as video, film and radio. His experimental electronic music has been presented in numerous concerts and performances throughout Europe and North America. - Liz Mitchell
Liz Mitchell (born Elizabeth Mitchell, 12 July 1952, Clarendon, Jamaica) was Boney M's lead singer. Although Boney M was largely Frank Farian's vehicle for his own songwriting, Mitchell is credited as co-composer of the Boney M song, "African Moon", which appeared on their albums, "Boonoonoonoos" (1981); "Kalimba da Luna" (1984); and "Sunny" (1995). As of 2006 Mitchell is still singing. A brand new song recorded in 2006, called "A Moment Of Love", … - Tony Bellus
Tony Bellus (born Anthony J. Bellusci, 17 April 1936, Chicago, Illinois) is a vocalist and musician, whose greatest claim to fame was a self-composed song he recorded in Chicago in 1959, called "Robbin' The Cradle". Much has been said about the uniqueness of the recording. It contained a number of styles and unheard-of musical combinations. It combined an Italian pop singer playing an accordion a la Dick Contino, … - Arden Wilken
Arden Wilken (born April 18, 1950) is an American musician and music therapist. Born in Santa Rosa, California, she married Jack Wilken in 1978, and they have three children. Arden graduated from the University of Washington in Seattle with a bachelor's degree in music theory. Arden and her husband began researching the effects of sound and music on humans in 1978. Through their research, they have developed "Inner Sound", … - Steve Hoffman
Steve Hoffman is an audio engineer from Los Angeles, California, who specializes in remastering sound recordings on compact disc and vinyl record for record companies. In the 1980s, he worked at MCA for nine years. He has since done remastering work for companies such as DCC Compact Classics (in the 1990s) and Audio Fidelity, Analogue Productions, Rural Rhythm, and S&P (in the present day).
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