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663 relations: A Tribe Called Quest, A-ha, Aaron Copland, Above the Law (group), AC/DC, Adam Ant, Adamski, Adrian Belew, Aerosmith, Against the Grain (Bad Religion album), Ah Via Musicom, Alannah Myles, Alice in Chains, Alison Krauss, Alvin Lucier, American Broadcasting Company, Amy Grant, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Andrew Ridgeley, Andrew Wood (singer), Angelo Badalamenti, Anita Baker, Anthrax (American band), Armed Audio Warfare, Art Blakey, Aspects of Love, Augusta, Georgia, Axl Rose, Aztec Camera, B'z, Babes in Toyland (band), Bad Brains, Bad Company, Bad English, Bad Religion, Bali, Banned in the U.S.A., Barry Manilow, Bathory (band), Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Battle of Britain (film), BBC Proms, Beats International, Bedřich Smetana, Beg to Differ, Behaviour (Pet Shop Boys album), Bell Biv DeVoe, Berlin Wall, Bette Midler, Betty Boo, ... Expand index (613 more) »
A Tribe Called Quest
A Tribe Called Quest was an American hip hop group formed in Queens, New York City, in 1985, Red Bull Music Academy.
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A-ha
A-ha (often stylised as a-ha) is a Norwegian synth-pop band formed in Oslo in 1982.
Aaron Copland
Aaron Copland (November 14, 1900December 2, 1990) was an American composer, critic, writer, teacher, pianist and later a conductor of his own and other American music.
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Above the Law (group)
Above the Law was an American hip hop group from Pomona, California, founded in 1989 by Cold 187um, KMG the Illustrator, Go Mack, and DJ Total K-Oss.
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AC/DC
AC/DC are an Australian rock band formed in 1973.
Adam Ant
Stuart Leslie Goddard, better known as Adam Ant (born 3 November 1954), is an English singer, musician, and actor.
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Adamski
Adam Paul Tinley (born 4 December 1967), known professionally as Adamski, as well as Sonny Eriksson, is an English DJ, musician, singer and record producer, prominent at the time of acid house for his tracks "N-R-G" and "Killer", a collaboration with Seal, which was a No.
Adrian Belew
Robert Steven "Adrian" Belew (born December 23, 1949) is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer.
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Aerosmith
Aerosmith is an American rock band formed in Boston in 1970.
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Against the Grain (Bad Religion album)
Against the Grain is the fifth album (and seventh release overall) by American punk rock band Bad Religion, released on November 23, 1990.
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Ah Via Musicom
Ah Via Musicom is the second studio album by guitarist Eric Johnson, released in 1990 through Capitol Records.
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Alannah Myles
Alannah Myles (née Byles; born December 25, 1958) is a Canadian singer-songwriter who has won both a Grammy and a Juno Award for the song "Black Velvet".
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Alice in Chains
Alice in Chains (often abbreviated as AIC) is an American rock band formed in Seattle, Washington, in 1987.
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Alison Krauss
Alison Maria Krauss (born July 23, 1971) is an American bluegrass-country singer and fiddler.
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Alvin Lucier
Alvin Augustus Lucier Jr. (May 14, 1931 – December 1, 2021) was an American composer of experimental music and sound installations that explore acoustic phenomena and auditory perception.
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American Broadcasting Company
The American Broadcasting Company (ABC) is an American commercial broadcast television and radio network that serves as the flagship property of the Disney Entertainment division of the Walt Disney Company.
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Amy Grant
Amy Lee Grant (born November 25, 1960) is an American singer-songwriter and musician.
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Andrew Lloyd Webber
Andrew Lloyd Webber, Baron Lloyd-Webber, (born 22 March 1948) is an English composer and impresario of musical theatre.
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Andrew Ridgeley
Andrew John Ridgeley (born 26 January 1963) is an English musician, best known for his work in the 1980s in the musical duo Wham!.
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Andrew Wood (singer)
Andrew Patrick Wood (January 8, 1966 – March 19, 1990) was an American musician who was the lead singer and lyricist for the alternative rock bands Malfunkshun and Mother Love Bone.
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Angelo Badalamenti
Angelo Daniel Badalamenti (March 22, 1937 – December 11, 2022) was an American composer and arranger best known for his film music, notably the scores for his acclaimed collaborations with director David Lynch, Blue Velvet (1986), the Twin Peaks television series, The Straight Story (1999), and Mulholland Drive (2001).
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Anita Baker
Anita Denise Baker (born January 26, 1958) is an American singer-songwriter.
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Anthrax (American band)
Anthrax is an American thrash metal band from New York City, formed in 1981 by rhythm guitarist Scott Ian and bassist Dan Lilker.
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Armed Audio Warfare
Armed Audio Warfare is the second full-length release and first compilation of electronic music group Meat Beat Manifesto.
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Art Blakey
Arthur Blakey (October 11, 1919 – October 16, 1990) was an American jazz drummer and bandleader.
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Aspects of Love
Aspects of Love is a musical with music and book by Andrew Lloyd Webber, and lyrics by Don Black and Charles Hart.
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Augusta, Georgia
Augusta is a consolidated city-county on the central eastern border of the U.S. state of Georgia.
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Axl Rose
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Aztec Camera
Aztec Camera were a Scottish pop/new wave band founded by Roddy Frame, the group's singer, songwriter and only consistent member.
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B'z
is a Japanese rock duo consisting of guitarist, composer and producer Takahiro "Tak" Matsumoto and vocalist and lyricist Koshi Inaba,佐伯明『B'z ウルトラクロニクル』ソニー・マガジンズ、2003年。新型光「 」 R25、2005年12月15日。(参照:2007年5月1日。) known for their energetic hard rock tracks and pop rock ballads.
Babes in Toyland (band)
Babes in Toyland was an American alternative rock band from Minneapolis, Minnesota, formed in 1987.
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Bad Brains
Bad Brains are an American rock band formed in Washington, D.C., in 1976.
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Bad Company
Bad Company was an English rock supergroup that was formed in London in 1973 by singer Paul Rodgers, drummer Simon Kirke (both ex-Free), guitarist Mick Ralphs (ex-Mott the Hoople) and bassist Boz Burrell (ex-King Crimson).
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Bad English
Bad English was an American/British hard rock supergroup formed in 1987.
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Bad Religion
Bad Religion is an American punk rock band, formed in Los Angeles, California, in 1980.
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Bali
Bali (English:; ᬩᬮᬶ) is a province of Indonesia and the westernmost of the Lesser Sunda Islands.
Banned in the U.S.A.
Banned in the U.S.A. is the fourth album by the 2 Live Crew.
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Barry Manilow
Barry Manilow (born Barry Alan Pincus; June 17, 1943) is an American singer and songwriter with a career that spans seven decades.
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Bathory (band)
Bathory was a Swedish black metal band formed in Vällingby in March 1983.
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Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Baton Rouge (French: Baton Rouge or Bâton-Rouge,; Batonrouj) is the capital city of the U.S. state of Louisiana.
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Battle of Britain (film)
Battle of Britain is a 1969 British war film directed by Guy Hamilton, and produced by Harry Saltzman and S. Benjamin Fisz.
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BBC Proms
The BBC Proms is an eight-week summer season of daily orchestral classical music concerts and other events held annually, predominantly in the Royal Albert Hall in central London.
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Beats International
Beats International were a British dance music band and hip-hop collective, formed in the late 1980s by Norman Cook (later in his career known as Fatboy Slim) based in Brighton, East Sussex, England, after his departure from the Housemartins.
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Bedřich Smetana
Bedřich Smetana (2 March 1824 – 12 May 1884) was a Czech composer who pioneered the development of a musical style that became closely identified with his people's aspirations to a cultural and political "revival".
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Beg to Differ
Beg to Differ is the second studio album by American heavy metal band Prong, released in 1990 through Epic Records.
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Behaviour (Pet Shop Boys album)
Behaviour (released as Behavior in the United States) is the fourth studio album by the English synth-pop duo Pet Shop Boys, released on 22 October 1990 by Parlophone.
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Bell Biv DeVoe
Bell Biv DeVoe, also known as BBD, is an American music group from Boston, Massachusetts, formed from members of New Edition, consisting of Ricky Bell, Michael Bivins and Ronnie DeVoe.
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Berlin Wall
The Berlin Wall (Berliner Mauer) was a guarded concrete barrier that encircled West Berlin of the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG; West Germany) from 1961 to 1989, separating it from East Berlin and the German Democratic Republic (GDR; East Germany).
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Bette Midler
Bette Midler (Inside the Actors Studio, 2004 born December 1, 1945) is an American singer, actress, comedian, and author.
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Betty Boo
Alison Moira Clarkson (born 6 March 1970), better known as Betty Boo, is an English singer, songwriter and rapper.
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Big Audio Dynamite
Big Audio Dynamite (later known as Big Audio Dynamite II and Big Audio, and often abbreviated BAD) were an English band, formed in London in 1984 by Mick Jones, former lead guitarist and co-lead vocalist of the Clash.
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Big Daddy Kane
Antonio Hardy (born September 10, 1968), better known by his stage name Big Daddy Kane, is an American rapper, producer and actor who began his career in 1986 as a member of the Juice Crew.
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Billboard 200
The Billboard 200 is a record chart ranking the 200 most popular music albums and EPs in the United States.
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Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the music industry standard record chart in the United States for songs, published weekly by Billboard magazine.
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Billy Bragg
Stephen William Bragg (born 20 December 1957) is an English singer, songwriter, musician, author and political activist.
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Billy Joel
William Martin Joel (born May 9, 1949) is an American singer, songwriter and pianist.
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Black Box (band)
Black Box is an Italian house music group popular in the late 1980s and early 1990s.
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Black Sabbath
Black Sabbath were an English rock band formed in Birmingham in 1968 by guitarist Tony Iommi, drummer Bill Ward, bassist Geezer Butler and vocalist Ozzy Osbourne.
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Blind Faith
Blind Faith were an English rock supergroup that consisted of Steve Winwood, Eric Clapton, Ginger Baker, and Ric Grech.
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Blind Guardian
Blind Guardian is a German power metal band formed in 1984 in Krefeld, West Germany.
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Blond Ambition World Tour
The Blond Ambition World Tour (billed as Blond Ambition World Tour 90) was the third concert tour by American singer Madonna.
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Blue Öyster Cult
Blue Öyster Cult (sometimes abbreviated BÖC or BOC) is an American hard rock band formed on Long Island in Stony Brook, New York, in 1967.
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Blue Rodeo
Blue Rodeo is a Canadian country rock band formed in 1984 in Toronto, Ontario.
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Blue Sky Mining
Blue Sky Mining is the seventh studio album by Australian alternative rock band Midnight Oil, released on 9 February 1990 under the Columbia Records label.
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Bob Geldof
Robert Frederick Zenon Geldof (born 5 October 1951) is an Irish singer-songwriter and political activist.
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Bobby Brown
Robert Barisford Brown Sr. (born February 5, 1969) is an American singer and rapper.
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Bobby Darin
Bobby Darin (born Walden Robert Cassotto; May 14, 1936 – December 20, 1973) was an American musician, songwriter, and actor.
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Bon Jovi
Bon Jovi is an American rock band formed in 1983 in Sayreville, New Jersey.
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Bona Drag
Bona Drag is a compilation album by Morrissey released on 15 October 1990.
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Bonnie Raitt
Bonnie Lynn Raitt (born November 8, 1949) is an American blues rock singer, guitarist, and songwriter.
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Boogie Down Productions
Boogie Down Productions (BDP) was an American hip hop group originally composed of KRS-One, D-Nice, and DJ Scott La Rock.
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Bossanova (Pixies album)
Bossanova is the third studio album by American alternative rock band Pixies.
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Brand Nubian
Brand Nubian is an American hip hop group from New Rochelle, New York, composed of three emcees (Grand Puba, Sadat X and Lord Jamar), and formerly three DJs (DJ Alamo, DJ Sincere, and DJ Stud Doogie).
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Breathe (British band)
Breathe were an English pop band formed in London in 1984.
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Brent Mydland
Brent Mydland (October 21, 1952 – July 26, 1990) was an American keyboardist, song writer and singer.
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Bruce Dickinson
Paul Bruce Dickinson (born 7 August 1958) is an English singer who is best known as the lead vocalist of the heavy metal band Iron Maiden.
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Bruce Hornsby
Bruce Randall Hornsby (born November 23, 1954) is an American singer-songwriter and pianist.
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Bryan Adams
Bryan Guy Adams (born November 5, 1959) is a Canadian singer-songwriter, musician, record producer, and photographer.
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Burning Spear
Winston Rodney OD (born 1 March 1945), better known by the stage name Burning Spear, is a Jamaican roots reggae singer-songwriter, vocalist, and musician.
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Burton Cummings
Burton Lorne Cummings (born December 31, 1947) is a Canadian musician.
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Cabaret Voltaire (band)
Cabaret Voltaire were an English music group formed in Sheffield in 1973 and initially composed of Stephen Mallinder, Richard H. Kirk, and Chris Watson.
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Cameo (band)
Cameo is an American funk band that formed in 1974.
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Cannibal Corpse
Cannibal Corpse is an American death metal band formed in Buffalo, New York, in 1988, now based out of Tampa, Florida.
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Carlos Santana
Carlos Humberto Santana Barragán (born July 20, 1947) is an American guitarist, best known as a founding member of the rock band Santana.
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Carly Simon
Carly Elisabeth Simon (born June 25, 1943) is an American musician, singer, songwriter, memoirist, and children's author.
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Cassette tape
The Compact Cassette, also commonly called a cassette tape, audio cassette, or simply tape or cassette, is an analog magnetic tape recording format for audio recording and playback.
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Celine Dion
Céline Marie Claudette Dion (born 30 March 1968) is a Canadian singer.
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Celtic Frost
Celtic Frost was a Swiss heavy metal band from Zürich.
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Chad Smith
Chad Gaylord Smith (born October 25, 1961) is an American musician who has been the drummer of the rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers since 1988.
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Charlie Peacock
Charles William Ashworth (born August 10, 1956), known professionally as Charlie Peacock, is an American singer, songwriter, pianist, record producer, and author.
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Charly García
Carlos Alberto García Moreno (born October 23, 1951), better known by his stage name Charly García, is an Argentine singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, composer and record producer, considered one of the most important and avant-garde figures of Argentine and Latin American music.
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Charmed Life (Billy Idol album)
Charmed Life is the fourth studio album by English rock singer Billy Idol, released on 30 April 1990 by Chrysalis Records.
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Cheap Trick
Cheap Trick is an American rock band from Rockford, Illinois, formed in 1973 by guitarist Rick Nielsen, bassist Tom Petersson, lead vocalist Robin Zander and drummer Bun E. Carlos.
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Cher
Cher (born Cherilyn Sarkisian on May 20, 1946) is an American singer, actress, and television personality.
Chill Out (KLF album)
Chill Out is the third studio album by British electronic music group The KLF, released on 5 February 1990.
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Chris Hillman
Christopher Hillman (born December 4, 1944) is an American musician.
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Chris Isaak
Christopher Joseph Isaak (born June 26, 1956) is an American singer, songwriter, guitarist and occasional actor.
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Chronicles (Rush album)
Chronicles is a double compilation album by Canadian rock band Rush, released in 1990.
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Chuck Berry
Charles Edward Anderson Berry (October 18, 1926 – March 18, 2017) was an American singer, guitarist and songwriter who pioneered rock and roll.
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Chumbawamba
Chumbawamba were a British anarcho-punk band who formed in 1982 and disbanded in 2012.
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Cinderella (band)
Cinderella was an American rock band formed in the suburbs of Philadelphia in 1983.
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Clannad
Clannad were an Irish band formed in 1970 in Gweedore, County Donegal, by siblings Ciarán, Pól and Moya Ui Bhraonáin (in English, Brennan) and their twin uncles Noel and Pádraig Ó Dúgáin (Duggan).
Cliff Richard
Sir Cliff Richard (born Harry Rodger Webb; 14 October 1940) is a British singer and actor.
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Clint Black
Clint Patrick Black (born February 4, 1962) is an American country music singer, songwriter, musician, actor, and record producer.
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Cocaine
Cocaine (from, from, ultimately from Quechua: kúka) is a tropane alkaloid that acts as a central nervous system (CNS) stimulant.
Cocteau Twins
Cocteau Twins were a Scottish rock band active from 1979 to 1997.
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Coil (band)
Coil were an English experimental music group formed in 1982 in London and dissolved in 2005.
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Cole Porter
Cole Albert Porter (June 9, 1891 – October 15, 1964) was an American composer and songwriter.
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Concrete Blonde
Concrete Blonde was an American rock band from Hollywood, California.
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Cop Rock
Cop Rock is an American police procedural musical television series created by Steven Bochco and William M. Finkelstein for the American Broadcasting Company.
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Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum
The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum in Nashville, Tennessee, is one of the world's largest museums and research centers dedicated to the preservation and interpretation of American vernacular music.
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Cowboy Junkies
Cowboy Junkies are an alternative country and folk rock band formed in Toronto, Ontario, Canada in 1985 by Alan Anton (bassist), Michael Timmins (songwriter, guitarist), Peter Timmins (drummer) and Margo Timmins (vocalist).
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Cowboys from Hell
Cowboys from Hell is the fifth studio album and major label debut by American heavy metal band Pantera, released on July 24, 1990, by Atco Records.
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Crazy Horse (band)
Crazy Horse is an American rock band best known for their association with the musician Neil Young.
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Creedence Clearwater Revival
Creedence Clearwater Revival, commonly abbreviated as CCR or simply Creedence, was an American rock band formed in El Cerrito, California.
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Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
Crosby, Stills & Nash (CSN) was a folk-rock supergroup comprising American singer-songwriters David Crosby and Stephen Stills and English singer-songwriter Graham Nash.
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Current 93
Current 93 are an English experimental music group, working since the early 1980s in folk-based musical forms.
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Curtis Mayfield
Curtis Lee Mayfield (June 3, 1942 – December 26, 1999) was an American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and record producer, and one of the most influential musicians behind soul and politically conscious African-American music.
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Cyndi Lauper
Cynthia Ann Stephanie Lauper (born June 22, 1953) is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and activist.
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Czech Philharmonic
The Czech Philharmonic (Česká filharmonie) is a symphony orchestra based in Prague.
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Dalida
Iolanda Cristina Gigliotti (17 January 1933 – 3 May 1987), professionally known as Dalida (داليدا), was a French singer and actress, born in Egypt to Italian parents.
Damn Yankees (band)
Damn Yankees were an American rock supergroup formed in New York City, in 1989.
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Daniel Johnston
Daniel Dale Johnston (January 22, 1961 – September 11, 2019) was an American singer, musician and artist regarded as a significant figure in outsider, lo-fi, and alternative music scenes.
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Danielle Dax
Danielle Gardner (born 23 September 1958), known professionally as Danielle Dax, is an English rock musician, music producer, and artist most active from the late-1970s to the mid-1990s.
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Dannii Minogue
Dannii Minogue (born 20 October 1971) is an Australian singer, television personality, and actress.
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Danny Elfman
Daniel Robert Elfman (born May 29, 1953) is an American film composer, singer, songwriter, and musician.
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Danzig (band)
Danzig is an American heavy metal band led by former Samhain and Misfits singer Glenn Danzig.
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Danzig II: Lucifuge
Danzig II: Lucifuge is the second studio album by American heavy metal band Danzig.
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Dave Edmunds
David William Edmunds (born 15 April 1944) is a Welsh singer-songwriter, guitarist and record producer.
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David Bowie
David Robert Jones (8 January 194710 January 2016), known professionally as David Bowie, was an English singer, songwriter, musician, and actor.
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David Crosby
David Van Cortlandt Crosby (August 14, 1941 – January 18, 2023) was an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist.
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David Geffen
David Lawrence Geffen (born February 21, 1943) is an American film producer, record executive, and media proprietor.
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Daytona Beach, Florida
Daytona Beach is a coastal resort city in Volusia County, Florida, United States.
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DC Talk
DC Talk (stylized as dc Talk) is a Christian rap and rock trio.
Deacon Blue
Deacon Blue are a Scottish pop rock band formed in Glasgow during 1985.
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Death (metal band)
Death was an American death metal band formed in Altamonte Springs, Florida, in 1983 by guitarist Chuck Schuldiner (who later became the band's sole vocalist), drummer/vocalist Kam Lee and guitarist Rick Rozz.
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Debbie Gibson
Deborah Ann Gibson (born August 31, 1970) is an American singer, songwriter, and actress.
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December 31
It is known by a collection of names including: Saint Sylvester's Day, New Year's Eve or Old Year’s Day/Night, as the following day is New Year's Day.
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Deee-Lite
Deee-Lite was an American house and dance music group formed in New York City.
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Deep Purple
Deep Purple are an English rock band formed in London in 1968.
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Deicide (band)
Deicide is an American death metal band formed in Tampa, Florida in 1987 by drummer/composer Steve Asheim and guitarist brothers Eric and Brian Hoffman as "Carnage", then hiring bassist/vocalist/lyricist Glen Benton and becoming "Amon".
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Del Shannon
Charles Weedon Westover (December 30, 1934 – February 8, 1990), better known by his stage name Del Shannon, was an American musician, singer and songwriter, best known for his 1961 number-one Billboard hit "Runaway".
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Demis Roussos
Artemios "Demis" Ventouris-Roussos (Αρτέμιος "Ντέμης" Βεντούρης-Ρούσσος,; 15 June 1946 – 25 January 2015) was a Greek singer, songwriter and musician.
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Depeche Mode
Depeche Mode are an English electronic music band formed in Basildon, Essex in 1980.
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Derek and the Dominos
Derek and the Dominos was a short-lived English–American blues rock band formed in the spring of 1970 by singer-guitarist Eric Clapton, keyboardist-singer Bobby Whitlock, bassist Carl Radle and drummer Jim Gordon.
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Devo
Devo (originally), often stylized as DEVO, is an American new wave band from Akron, Ohio, formed in 1973.
Dexter Gordon
Dexter Gordon (February 27, 1923 – April 25, 1990) was an American jazz tenor saxophonist, composer, and bandleader.
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Died Pretty
Died Pretty, sometimes The Died Pretty, were an Australian alternative rock band founded by mainstays Ron Peno (lead singer) and Brett Myers (lead guitarist and backing vocalist) in Sydney in 1983.
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Digital Underground
Digital Underground is an American alternative hip hop group from Oakland, California.
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Dino (American singer)
Dean Esposito (born July 20, 1963), better known as Dino, is an American DJ, singer-songwriter, and record producer.
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Dio (band)
Dio was an American heavy metal band formed in 1982 and led by vocalist Ronnie James Dio.
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Dionne Warwick
Marie Dionne Warwick (born Warrick; December 12, 1940) is an American singer, actress, and television host.
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Dire Straits
Dire Straits were a British rock band formed in London in 1977 by Mark Knopfler (lead vocals and lead guitar), David Knopfler (rhythm guitar and backing vocals), John Illsley (bass guitar and backing vocals) and Pick Withers (drums and percussion).
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Dolly Parton
Dolly Rebecca Parton (born January 19, 1946) is an American singer-songwriter, actress, and philanthropist, known primarily for her decades-long career in country music.
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Donovan
Donovan Phillips Leitch (born 10 May 1946), known mononymously as Donovan, is a Scottish musician, songwriter and record producer.
Dr. Alban
Alban Uzoma Nwapa (born 26 August 1957), better known by his stage name Dr.
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Dr. John
Malcolm John Rebennack Jr. (November 20, 1941 – June 6, 2019), better known by his stage name Dr.
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Dread Zeppelin
Dread Zeppelin is an American reggae rock band.
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Duran Duran
Duran Duran are an English pop rock band formed in Birmingham in 1978 by singer Stephen Duffy, keyboardist Nick Rhodes and guitarist/bassist John Taylor.
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Dusty Springfield
Mary Isobel Catherine Bernadette O'Brien (16 April 1939 – 2 March 1999), better known by her stage name Dusty Springfield, was an English singer.
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Dwarves (band)
The Dwarves are an American punk rock band formed in Chicago, Illinois and based in San Francisco, California as of 2009.
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Dwight Yoakam
Dwight David Yoakam (born October 23, 1956) is an American country singer-songwriter, actor, and filmmaker.
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Earth, Wind & Fire
Earth, Wind & Fire (EW&F or EWF) is an American band whose music spans the genres of jazz, R&B, soul, funk, disco, pop, Latin, and Afro-pop.
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East Troy, Wisconsin
East Troy is a Village in Walworth County, Wisconsin, United States.
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Echo & the Bunnymen
Echo & the Bunnymen are an English rock band formed in Liverpool in 1978.
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Eclipse (Yngwie Malmsteen album)
Eclipse is the fifth studio album by guitarist Yngwie Malmsteen, released in 1990 through Polydor Records.
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Edge of the Century
Edge of the Century is the twelfth studio album by Styx, released in 1990 on A&M Records.
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Edie Brickell & New Bohemians
Edie Brickell & New Bohemians is an alternative rock jam band that originated in Dallas, Texas, in the mid-1980s.
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Edoardo Bennato
Edoardo Bennato (born 23 July 1946, Naples, Campania, Italy) is an Italian singer-songwriter.
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Elvis Costello
Declan Patrick MacManus (born 25 August 1954), known professionally as Elvis Costello, is an English singer, songwriter, record producer, author and television presenter.
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EMF (band)
EMF are an English alternative rock band from Cinderford, Gloucestershire, who came to prominence at the beginning of the 1990s.
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Emmylou Harris
Emmylou Harris (born April 2, 1947) is an American singer, songwriter, musician, bandleader, and activist.
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Empire (Queensrÿche album)
Empire is the fourth full-length studio album by the American heavy metal band Queensrÿche, released on August 20, 1990.
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En Vogue
En Vogue is an American vocal girl group whose original lineup consisted of singers Terry Ellis, Dawn Robinson, Cindy Herron, and Maxine Jones.
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Enigma (German band)
Enigma is a German musical project founded in 1990 by Romanian-German musician and producer Michael Cretu.
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Entombed (band)
Entombed is a Swedish death metal band formed in 1987 under the name of Nihilist.
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EPMD
EPMD is an American hip hop duo from Brentwood, New York.
Erasure (duo)
Erasure is an English synth-pop duo formed in London in 1984, consisting of lead vocalist and songwriter Andy Bell with songwriter, producer and keyboardist Vince Clarke, previously co-founder of the band Depeche Mode and a member of synth-pop duo Yazoo.
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Eric B. & Rakim
Eric B. & Rakim were an American hip hop duo formed on Long Island, New York, in 1986, composed of DJ Eric B. and rapper Rakim.
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Eric Burdon
Eric Victor Burdon (born 11 May 1941) is an English singer and songwriter.
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Eric Clapton
Eric Patrick Clapton (born 1945) is an English rock and blues guitarist, singer, and songwriter.
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Eric Johnson (guitarist)
Eric Johnson (born August 17, 1954) is an American guitarist, vocalist and composer.
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Erna Berger
Erna Berger (19 October 1900 – 14 June 1990) was a German lyric coloratura soprano.
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Eurovision Song Contest 1990
The Eurovision Song Contest 1990 was the 35th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest, held on 5 May 1990 in the Vatroslav Lisinski Concert Hall in Zagreb, Yugoslavia.
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Everlast
Erik Francis Schrody (born August 18, 1969), known by his stage names Everlast and Whitey Ford, is an American rapper, singer, and songwriter who was the frontman for hip hop group House of Pain.
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Everything but the Girl
Everything but the Girl are an English musical duo formed in Kingston upon Hull in 1982, consisting of lead singer, songwriter, composer and occasional guitarist Tracey Thorn and guitarist, keyboardist, songwriter, composer, producer and singer Ben Watt.
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Extreme (band)
Extreme is an American rock band formed in Boston, Massachusetts, in 1985, that reached the height of their popularity in the late 1980s and early 1990s.
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Fab Morvan
Fabrice Maxime Sylvain Morvan (born 14 May 1966) is a French singer, dancer, and model who was half of the pop duo Milli Vanilli, along with Rob Pilatus.
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Facelift (album)
Facelift is the debut studio album by the American rock band Alice in Chains, released by Columbia Records on August 28, 1990.
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Faith No More
Faith No More is an American rock band from San Francisco, California, formed in 1979.
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Farm Aid
Farm Aid is an annual benefit concert held for American farmers.
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Fear of a Black Planet
Fear of a Black Planet is the third studio album by American hip hop group Public Enemy.
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February 14
It is observed in most countries as Valentine's Day.
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Fender (company)
The Fender Musical Instruments Corporation (FMIC, or simply Fender) is an American manufacturer and marketer of musical instruments and amplifiers.
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Fine Young Cannibals
Fine Young Cannibals (FYC) were an English pop rock band formed in Birmingham, England, in 1984 by former The Beat band bassist David Steele and guitarist Andy Cox with singer Roland Gift (formerly of the Akrylykz).
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Fish (singer)
Derek William Dick (born 25 April 1958), better known by his stage name Fish, is a Scottish singer, songwriter and occasional actor.
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Fishbone
Fishbone is an American rock band from Los Angeles, California.
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Flatbush
Flatbush is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Brooklyn.
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Fleetwood Mac
Fleetwood Mac are a British-American rock band formed in London in 1967 by guitarist and singer Peter Green.
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Flood (They Might Be Giants album)
Flood is the third studio album by Brooklyn-based alternative rock duo They Might Be Giants, released in January 1990.
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Flotsam and Jetsam (band)
Flotsam and Jetsam is an American thrash metal band that was formed in Phoenix, Arizona, in 1981.
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Frank Farian
Franz Reuther (18 July 1941 – 23 January 2024), known professionally as Frank Farian, was a German record producer and singer who founded the 1970s disco-pop group Boney M., the Latin pop band No Mercy, and the pop band Milli Vanilli.
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Franklin, Tennessee
Franklin is a city in and the county seat of Williamson County, Tennessee, United States.
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Frizzle Fry
Frizzle Fry is the debut studio album by American rock band Primus.
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Front Line Assembly
Front Line Assembly (FLA) is a Canadian electro-industrial band formed by Bill Leeb in 1986 after leaving Skinny Puppy.
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Frost (rapper)
Arturo R. Molina Jr. (born May 31, 1962), better known as Frost (originally Kid Frost), is an American rapper, songwriter and record producer from Los Angeles.
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Fugazi
Fugazi was an American post-hardcore band formed in Washington, D.C., in 1986.
Galaxie 500
Galaxie 500 was an American alternative rock band that formed in 1987 and split up in 1991 after releasing three albums: Today, On Fire and This Is Our Music.
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Gamma Ray (band)
Gamma Ray is a German power metal band from Hamburg, founded and fronted by Kai Hansen after his departure from power metal band Helloween, in 1989.
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Gang of Four (band)
Gang of Four are an English post-punk band, formed in 1976 in Leeds.
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Garry Shandling
Garry Emmanuel Shandling (November 29, 1949 – March 24, 2016) was an American actor, comedian, writer, director, and producer.
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Garth Brooks
Troyal Garth Brooks (born February 7, 1962) is an American country singer and songwriter.
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Gary Moore
Robert William Gary Moore (4 April 19526 February 2011) was a Northern Irish musician.
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Geffen Records
Geffen Records (formerly Geffen Records Inc. until 2004) is an American record label, founded in 1980 by David Geffen.
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Genesis (band)
Genesis were an English rock band formed at Charterhouse School, Godalming, Surrey, in 1967.
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George H. W. Bush
George Herbert Walker BushAfter the 1990s, he became more commonly known as George H. W. Bush, "Bush Senior," "Bush 41," and even "Bush the Elder" to distinguish him from his eldest son, George W. Bush, who served as the 43rd U.S. president from 2001 to 2009; previously, he was usually referred to simply as George Bush.
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George Michael
George Michael (born Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou; 25 June 1963 – 25 December 2016) was an English singer-songwriter, record producer and philanthropist.
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George Strait
George Harvey Strait Sr. (born May 18, 1952) is an American country music singer, songwriter, actor, and music producer.
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Geto Boys
Geto Boys (originally spelled Ghetto Boys) was an American hip hop group originally formed in Houston, Texas.
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Gipsy Kings
Gipsy Kings (originally Los Reyes) are a musical group founded in 1979 in Arles, France.
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Gling-Gló
Gling-Gló is the only studio album by Björk Guðmundsdóttir & tríó Guðmundar Ingólfssonar, consisting of Björk Guðmundsdóttir on vocals, Guðmundur Ingólfsson on piano, Guðmundur Steingrímsson on drums, and Þórður Högnason on bass.
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Gloria Estefan
Gloria María Milagrosa Estefan (née Fajardo García; born 1 September 1957) is a Cuban-American singer, actress, and businesswoman.
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GodWeenSatan: The Oneness
GodWeenSatan: The Oneness is the debut studio album by American rock band Ween, released on November 16, 1990, by Twin/Tone Records.
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Goo Goo Dolls
The Goo Goo Dolls are an American rock band formed in 1986 in Buffalo, New York, currently consisting of guitarist/vocalist John Rzeznik and bassist/vocalist Robby Takac.
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Grammy Award for Album of the Year
The Grammy Award for Album of the Year is an award presented by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to "honor artistic achievement, technical proficiency and overall excellence in the recording industry, without regard to album sales, chart position, or critical reception." Commonly known as "The Big Award", Album of the Year is the most prestigious award category at the Grammy Awards, and is one of the four general field categories alongside Best New Artist, Record of the Year and Song of the Year that have been presented annually since the 1st Annual Grammy Awards in 1959.
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Grammy Award for Best New Artist
The Grammy Award for Best New Artist has been awarded since the 2nd Annual Grammy Awards in 1960, but was not presented in 1967.
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Grammy Award for Record of the Year
The Grammy Award for Record of the Year is presented by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to "honor artistic achievement, technical proficiency and overall excellence in the recording industry, without regard to sales or chart position." The Record of the Year award is one of the four "General Field" categories at the awards (alongside Best New Artist, Song of the Year and Album of the Year) presented annually since the 1st Annual Grammy Awards in 1959.
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Grammy Award for Song of the Year
The Grammy Award for Song of the Year is an honor presented at the Grammy Awards, a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards.
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Grammy Awards
The Grammy Awards, stylized as GRAMMY, and often referred to as the Grammys, are awards presented by the Recording Academy of the United States to recognize outstanding achievements in the music industry.
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Grateful Dead
The Grateful Dead was an American rock band formed in 1965 in Palo Alto, California, known for their eclectic style that fused elements of rock, blues, jazz, folk, country, bluegrass, rock and roll, gospel, reggae, and world music with psychedelia.
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Green Day
Green Day is an American rock band formed in Rodeo, California in 1987 by lead vocalist and guitarist Billie Joe Armstrong and bassist and backing vocalist Mike Dirnt, with drummer Tré Cool joining in 1990.
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Grits Sandwiches for Breakfast
Grits Sandwiches for Breakfast is the debut studio album by American rapper Kid Rock.
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Guided by Voices
Guided by Voices (GBV) is an American indie rock band formed in 1983 in Dayton, Ohio.
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Gwar
Gwar, often stylized as GWAR, is an American heavy metal band formed in Richmond, Virginia, in 1984, composed of and operated by a frequently rotating line-up of musicians, artists, and filmmakers collectively known as Slave Pit Inc. Since the death of frontman and lead singer Dave Brockie in 2014, the collective has continued recording and performing without any of its founding artists or musicians.
Hall & Oates
Daryl Hall & John Oates, commonly known as Hall & Oates, were an American rock duo formed in Philadelphia in 1970.
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Hank Ballard
Hank Ballard (born John Henry Kendricks; November 18, 1927 – March 2, 2003) was an American singer and songwriter, the lead vocalist of the Midnighters and one of the first rock and roll artists to emerge in the early 1950s.
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Hank Williams Jr.
Randall Hank Williams (born May 26, 1949), known professionally as Hank Williams Jr. or Bocephus, is an American singer-songwriter and musician.
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Happy Mondays
Happy Mondays is an English rock band formed in Salford in 1980.
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Harmony Corruption
Harmony Corruption is the third studio album by British grindcore band Napalm Death, released in 1990 on Earache Records.
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Harry Connick Jr.
Joseph Harry Fowler Connick Jr. (born September 11, 1967) is an American singer, pianist, composer, actor, and former television host.
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Hawkwind
Hawkwind are an English rock band known as one of the earliest space rock groups.
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Heart (band)
Heart is an American/Canadian rock band formed in 1973 in Vancouver, British Columbia.
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Heaven or Las Vegas
Heaven or Las Vegas is the sixth studio album by Scottish alternative rock band Cocteau Twins.
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Heavy metal music
Heavy metal (or simply metal) is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the United Kingdom and United States.
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Hello (The Beloved song)
"Hello" is a song by British group the Beloved, released as the secondor third if the first release of Your Love Takes Me Higher in 1989 is counted.
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Helmet (band)
Helmet is an American alternative metal band from New York City formed in 1989 by vocalist and lead guitarist Page Hamilton.
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Henryk Górecki
Henryk Mikołaj Górecki (6 December 1933 – 12 November 2010) was a Polish composer of contemporary classical music.
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His Name Is Alive
His Name Is Alive is an American experimental rock band/project from Livonia, Michigan.
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Hollywood Walk of Fame
The Hollywood Walk of Fame is a landmark which consists of 2,783 five-pointed terrazzo-and-brass stars embedded in the sidewalks along 15 blocks of Hollywood Boulevard and three blocks of Vine Street in the Los Angeles, California district of Hollywood.
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Hollywood, Florida
Hollywood is a city in Broward County, Florida, United States.
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Holy Water (Bad Company album)
Holy Water is the ninth studio album by the English hard rock band Bad Company, and their third with Brian Howe as lead vocalist.
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Hothouse Flowers
Hothouse Flowers are an Irish rock band that combine traditional Irish music with influences from soul, gospel and rock.
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I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got
I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got is the second studio album by Irish singer Sinéad O'Connor, released in March 1990 by Ensign/Chrysalis Records.
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Ice Cube
O'Shea Jackson Sr. (born June 15, 1969), known professionally as Ice Cube, is an American rapper, songwriter, actor, and film producer.
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Iced Earth
Iced Earth is an American heavy metal band currently composed of only Jon Schaffer, formed in Tampa, Florida and based in Columbus, Indiana.
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Iggy Pop
James Newell Osterberg Jr. (born April 21, 1947), known professionally as Iggy Pop, is an American singer, musician, songwriter, actor and radio broadcaster.
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Ike Turner
Izear Luster "Ike" Turner Jr. (November 5, 1931 – December 12, 2007) was an American musician, bandleader, songwriter, record producer, and talent scout.
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In Case You Didn't Feel Like Showing Up
In Case You Didn't Feel Like Showing Up is a live album by American industrial metal band Ministry, released on September 4, 1990, by Sire Records.
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Indigo Girls
Indigo Girls are an American folk rock music duo from Atlanta, Georgia, United States, consisting of Amy Ray and Emily Saliers.
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Information Society (band)
Information Society (also known as InSoc) is an American electronic band from Minneapolis–St. Paul, Minnesota, initially active from 1982 to 1997, primarily consisting of Kurt Harland Larson, Paul Robb, and James Cassidy; the latter two reconvened the band in 2006, initially with Christopher Anton as lead vocalist, then with Harland rejoining them as lead vocalist by 2008.
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Inspiral Carpets
Inspiral Carpets are an English rock band, part of the late-1980s/early-1990s Madchester movement.
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International Star Registry
The International Star Registry (ISR) is an organization founded in 1979 for the purpose of giving the general public the novelty of unofficially naming stars.
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Into the Woods
Into the Woods is a 1986 musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by James Lapine.
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INXS
INXS (a phonetic play on "in excess") were an Australian rock band, formed as the Farriss Brothers in 1977 in Sydney.
Iron Maiden
Iron Maiden are an English heavy metal band formed in Leyton, East London, in 1975 by bassist and primary songwriter Steve Harris.
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It Must Have Been Love
"It Must Have Been Love", originally "It Must Have Been Love (Christmas for the Broken Hearted)", is a song written by Per Gessle and performed by the Swedish pop duo Roxette.
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Italy
Italy, officially the Italian Republic, is a country in Southern and Western Europe.
J. J. Cale
John Weldon "J.
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Jackson Browne
Clyde Jackson Browne (born October 9, 1948) is an American rock musician, singer, songwriter, and political activist who has sold over 18 million albums in the United States.
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Jamaica
Jamaica is an island country in the Caribbean Sea and the West Indies. At, it is the third largest island—after Cuba and Hispaniola—of the Greater Antilles and the Caribbean. Jamaica lies about south of Cuba, west of Hispaniola (the island containing Haiti and the Dominican Republic), and south-east of the Cayman Islands (a British Overseas Territory).
James (band)
James are an English rock band from Manchester, formed in 1982.
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James Ingram
James Edward Ingram (February 16, 1952 – January 29, 2019) was an American singer, songwriter and record producer.
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James Lapine
James Elliot Lapine (born January 10, 1949) is an American stage director, playwright, screenwriter, and librettist.
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Jane Child
Jane Richmond Hyslop (born 15 February 1967), known professionally as Jane Child, is a Canadian singer, songwriter and record-producer best known for her hit single "Don't Wanna Fall in Love".
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Jane's Addiction
Jane's Addiction is an American rock band from Los Angeles, formed in 1985.
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Janet Jackson
Janet Damita Jo Jackson (born May 16, 1966) is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and dancer.
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Jean-Michel Jarre
Jean-Michel André Jarre (born 24 August 1948) is a French composer, performer and record producer.
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Jeff Healey
Norman Jeffrey Healey (March 25, 1966 – March 2, 2008) was a Canadian blues, rock and jazz guitarist, singer and songwriter who attained popularity in the 1980s and 1990s.
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Jeff Lynne
Jeffrey Lynne (born 30 December 1947) is an English musician, singer-songwriter and record producer.
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Jellyfish (band)
Jellyfish was an American rock band that formed in San Francisco in 1989.
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Jerry Hall
Jerry Faye Hall (born July 2, 1956) is an American model and actress.
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Jesus Jones
Jesus Jones are a British alternative rock band from Bradford-on-Avon in Wiltshire, formed in late 1988, who continue to record and perform, as of 2024.
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Jethro Tull (band)
Jethro Tull are a British rock band formed in Blackpool, Lancashire, in 1967.
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Jimi Hendrix
James Marshall "Jimi" Hendrix (born Johnny Allen Hendrix; November 27, 1942September 18, 1970) was an American guitarist, songwriter and singer.
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Jimmy Somerville
James William Somerville (born 22 June 1961) is a British pop singer and songwriter from Glasgow, Scotland.
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Jimmy Van Heusen
James Van Heusen (born Edward Chester Babcock; January 26, 1913 – February 6, 1990) was an American composer.
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Joan Jett
Joan Jett (born Joan Marie Larkin; September 22, 1958) is an American rock singer, guitarist, songwriter, record producer, and actress.
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Joe Cocker
John Robert "Joe" Cocker (20 May 1944 – 22 December 2014) was an English singer known for his gritty, bluesy voice and dynamic stage performances that featured expressive body movements.
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John Cale
John Davies Cale (born 9 March 1942) is a Welsh musician, composer, and record producer who was a founding member of the American rock band the Velvet Underground.
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John Denver
Henry John Deutschendorf Jr. (December 31, 1943 – October 12, 1997), known professionally as John Denver, was an American singer and songwriter.
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John Doe (musician)
John Nommensen Duchac (born February 25, 1953), known professionally as John Doe, is an American singer, songwriter, actor, poet, guitarist and bass player.
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John Farnham
John Peter Farnham AO (born 1 July 1949) is a British-born Australian singer.
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John Harbison
John Harris Harbison (born December 20, 1938) is an American composer and academic.
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John Lennon
John Winston Ono Lennon (born John Winston Lennon; 9 October 19408 December 1980) was an English singer, songwriter and musician.
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John Martyn
Iain David McGeachy (11 September 1948 – 29 January 2009), known professionally as John Martyn, was a British guitarist and singer-songwriter.
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John Mellencamp
John J. Mellencamp (born October 7, 1951), previously known as Johnny Cougar, John Cougar, and John Cougar Mellencamp, is an American singer-songwriter.
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John Williams
John Towner Williams (born February 8, 1932)Nylund, Rob (November 15, 2022).
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John Zorn
John Zorn (born September 2, 1953) is an American composer, conductor, saxophonist, arranger and producer who "deliberately resists category".
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Johnnie Ray
John Alvin Ray (January 10, 1927 – February 24, 1990) was an American singer, songwriter, and pianist.
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Johnny Gill
Johnny Gill Jr. (born May 22, 1966) is an American singer and songwriter.
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JoJo (singer)
Joanna Noëlle "JoJo" Levesque (born December 20, 1990) is an American singer, songwriter, and actress.
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Jon Bon Jovi
John Francis Bongiovi Jr. (born March 2, 1962), known professionally as Jon Bon Jovi, is an American singer, songwriter, guitarist, and actor.
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Jorge Bolet
Jorge Bolet (November 15, 1914October 16, 1990) was a Cuban-born American concert pianist, conductor and teacher.
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Josh Homme
Joshua Michael Homme (born May 17, 1973) is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer.
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Juan Luis Guerra
Juan Luis Guerra Seijas (born 7 June 1957) is a Dominican musician, singer, composer, and record producer.
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Judas Priest
Judas Priest are an English heavy metal band formed in Birmingham in 1969.
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Julian Cope
Julian David Cope (born 21 October 1957) is an English musician and author.
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Julie Miller
Julie Anne Miller (born Julie Griffin, July 12, 1956) is an American songwriter, singer, and recording artist living in Nashville, Tennessee.
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July 2
This date marks the halfway point of the year.
Juno Awards
The Juno Awards (stylized as JUNOS), or simply known as the Junos, are awards presented by the Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences to recognize outstanding achievements in Canada's music industry.
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Justify My Love
"Justify My Love" is a song released as a single by American singer Madonna.
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K-pop
K-pop, short for Korean popular music, is a form of popular music originating in South Korea as part of South Korean culture.
Kate & Anna McGarrigle
Kate McGarrigle (February 6, 1946 – January 18, 2010) and Anna McGarrigle (born December 4, 1944) were a duo of Canadian singer-songwriters (and sisters) from Quebec, who performed until Kate McGarrigle's death on January 18, 2010.
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Keith Haring
Keith Allen Haring (May 4, 1958 – February 16, 1990) was an American artist whose pop art emerged from the New York City graffiti subculture of the 1980s.
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Keith Sweat
Keith Douglas Sweat (born July 22, 1961) is an American singer and songwriter.
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Kenny G
Kenneth Bruce Gorelick (born June 5, 1956), known professionally as Kenny G, is an American smooth jazz saxophonist, composer, and producer.
Kenny Rogers
Kenny Rogers (August 21, 1938 – March 20, 2020) was an American singer and songwriter.
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Kid 'n Play
Kid 'n Play is an American hip-hop duo from New York City who were most popular in the late 1980s and early 1990s.
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Kid Rock
Robert James Ritchie (born January 17, 1971), known professionally as Kid Rock, is an American musician, singer, rapper, and songwriter.
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Killing Joke
Killing Joke are an English rock band formed in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, in 1979 by Jaz Coleman (vocals, keyboards), Paul Ferguson (drums), Geordie Walker (guitar) and Youth (bass).
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Kim Wilde
Kim Wilde (born Kim Smith, 18 November 1960) is an English pop singer.
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King's X
King's X is an American rock band formed in Springfield, Missouri in 1979.
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Kiss (band)
Kiss (often styled as KISS) was an American rock band formed in New York City in 1973 by Paul Stanley (vocals, rhythm guitar), Gene Simmons (vocals, bass guitar), Ace Frehley (lead guitar, vocals) and Peter Criss (drums, vocals).
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KMFDM
KMFDM (originally Kein Mehrheit Für Die Mitleid, loosely translated by the band as "no pity for the majority") is a multinational industrial rock band from Hamburg led by Sascha Konietzko, who founded the band in 1984 as a performance art project.
Kreator
Kreator is a German thrash metal band from Essen, formed in 1982.
Kris Kristofferson
Kristoffer Kristofferson (born June 22, 1936) is an American retired country singer, songwriter and actor.
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Kronos Quartet
The Kronos Quartet is an American string quartet based in San Francisco.
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Kylie Minogue
Kylie Ann Minogue (born 28 May 1968) is an Australian singer and actress.
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Kyuss
Kyuss was an American stoner rock band formed in Palm Desert, California, in 1987, and considered one of the pioneers of the genre.
Lard (band)
Lard is an American hardcore punk/industrial band founded in 1988 as a side project by Jello Biafra (vocals; formerly of Dead Kennedys), Al Jourgensen (guitar; of Ministry), Paul Barker (bass; also of Ministry), and Jeff Ward (drums; once a Ministry touring member).
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Laura Branigan
Laura Ann Branigan (July 3, 1952 – August 26, 2004) was an American singer.
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Lawn Boy
Lawn Boy is the second studio album by the American rock band Phish.
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Led Zeppelin
Led Zeppelin were an English rock band formed in London in 1968.
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Led Zeppelin Boxed Set
Led Zeppelin is a boxed set by English rock band Led Zeppelin.
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Led Zeppelin Remasters
Led Zeppelin Remasters is a three-LP (or two-cassette or two-CD) compilation album of digitally remastered material by English rock band Led Zeppelin.
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Leonard Bernstein
Leonard Bernstein (born Louis Bernstein; August 25, 1918 – October 14, 1990) was an American conductor, composer, pianist, music educator, author, and humanitarian.
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Lip sync
Lip sync or lip synch (pronounced, the same as the word sink), short for lip synchronization, is a technical term for matching a speaking or singing person's lip movements with sung or spoken vocals.
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Lisa Stansfield
Lisa Jane Stansfield (born 11 April 1966) is an English singer, songwriter, and actress.
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List of Billboard Hot 100 number ones of 1990
This is a list of the U.S. Billboard magazine Hot 100 number-ones of 1990.
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Lita Ford
Lita Rossana Ford (born September 19, 1958) is an American guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter.
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Little Feat
Little Feat is an American rock band formed by lead vocalist and guitarist Lowell George, keyboardist Bill Payne, drummer Richie Hayward and bassist Roy Estrada in 1969 in Los Angeles.
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Living Colour
Living Colour is an American rock band from New York City, formed in 1984.
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LL Cool J
James Todd Smith (born January 14, 1968), known professionally as LL Cool J (short for Ladies Love Cool James), is an American rapper and actor.
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Los Angeles
Los Angeles, often referred to by its initials L.A., is the most populous city in the U.S. state of California.
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Los Lobos
Los Lobos (Spanish for "the Wolves") is a Mexican-American rock band from East Los Angeles, California.
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Lou Reed
Lewis Allan Reed (March 2, 1942October 27, 2013) was an American musician and songwriter.
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Love (band)
Love is an American rock band formed in Los Angeles in 1965.
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Luc Ferrari
Luc Ferrari (5 February 1929 – 22 August 2005) was a French composer of Italian heritage and a pioneer in musique concrète and electroacoustic music.
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Luigi Nono
Luigi Nono (29 January 1924 – 8 May 1990) was an Italian avant-garde composer of classical music.
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Luis Miguel
Luis Miguel Gallego Basteri (born 19 April 1970) is a Mexican singer and record producer.
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Luka Bloom
Luka Bloom (born Kevin Barry Moore; 23 May 1955) is an Irish folk singer-songwriter.
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Lush (band)
Lush were an English rock band formed in London in 1987.
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Lynyrd Skynyrd
Lynyrd Skynyrd is an American Southern rock band formed in Jacksonville, Florida.
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Madness (band)
Madness are an English ska and pop band from Camden Town, north west London, who formed in 1976.
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Madonna
Madonna Louise Ciccone (born August 16, 1958) is an American singer, songwriter, and actress.
Malcolm McLaren
Malcolm Robert Andrew McLaren (3 September 1946 – 8 April 2010) was a Yemeni-Born fashion designer and music manager.
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Manic Street Preachers
Manic Street Preachers, also known simply as the Manics, are a Welsh rock band formed in Blackwood, Caerphilly, in 1986.
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Mantronix
Mantronix was an influential 1980s hip hop and electro funk music group from New York City.
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Marc Almond
Peter Mark "Marc" Almond (born 9 July 1957) is an English singer best known from the synth-pop/new wave duo Soft Cell and for his distinctive soulful voice and androgynous image.
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Mariah Carey
Mariah Carey (born March 27, 1969) is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, and actress.
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Mario Davidovsky
Mario Davidovsky (March 4, 1934 – August 23, 2019) was an Argentine-American composer.
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Mark Lanegan
Mark William Lanegan (November 25, 1964 – February 22, 2022) was an American singer, songwriter and poet.
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Mary Chapin Carpenter
Mary Chapin Carpenter (born February 21, 1958) is an American country and folk music singer-songwriter.
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Mary Martin
Mary Virginia Martin (December 1, 1913 – November 3, 1990) was an American actress and singer.
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Massive Attack
Massive Attack are an English trip hop collective formed in 1988 in Bristol by Robert "3D" Del Naja, Adrian "Tricky" Thaws, Andrew "Mushroom" Vowles and Grant "Daddy G" Marshall.
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Mazzy Star
Mazzy Star is an American alternative rock band formed in 1988 in Santa Monica, California, from remnants of the group Opal.
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Má vlast
Má vlast, also known as My Fatherland, is a set of six symphonic poems composed between 1874 and 1879 by the Czech composer Bedřich Smetana.
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Mötley Crüe
Mötley Crüe is an American heavy metal band formed in Hollywood, California, in 1981 by bassist Nikki Sixx and drummer Tommy Lee, with guitarist Mick Mars and lead vocalist Vince Neil joining right after.
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MC Hammer
Stanley Kirk Burrell (born March 30, 1962), better known by his stage name MC Hammer (or simply Hammer), is an American rapper, dancer, record producer and entrepreneur; known for hit songs such as "U Can't Touch This", "2 Legit 2 Quit" and "Pumps and a Bump", flashy dance movements, extravagant choreography and his eponymous Hammer pants.
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Meat Beat Manifesto
Meat Beat Manifesto, often shortened as Meat Beat, Manifesto or MBM, is an electronic music group originally consisting of Jack Dangers and Jonny Stephens that was formed in 1987 in Swindon, United Kingdom.
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Mecano
Mecano was a Spanish pop band formed in 1981 and active until 1992.
Megadeth
Megadeth is an American thrash metal band formed in Los Angeles in 1983 by vocalist/guitarist Dave Mustaine.
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Mel and Kim
Mel and Kim (stylized as MӗL & KIM) were an English pop duo, consisting of sisters Melanie and Kim Appleby.
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Meredith Monk
Meredith Jane Monk (born November 20, 1942) is an American composer, performer, director, vocalist, filmmaker, and choreographer.
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Michael Bolton
Michael Bolotin (born February 26, 1953), known professionally as Michael Bolton, is an American singer and songwriter.
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Michael W. Smith
Michael Whitaker Smith (born October 7, 1957) is an American musician who has charted in both contemporary Christian and mainstream charts.
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Mick Jagger
Sir Michael Philip Jagger (born 26 July 1943) is an English singer.
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Midnight Oil
Midnight Oil (known informally as "The Oils") are an Australian rock band composed of Peter Garrett (vocals, harmonica), Rob Hirst (drums), Jim Moginie (guitar, keyboard) and Martin Rotsey (guitar).
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Mikael Åkerfeldt
Lars Mikael Åkerfeldt (born 17 April 1974), Opeth – Official Website, Retrieved 3 June 2012 is a Swedish musician.
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Mike Oldfield
Michael Gordon Oldfield (born 15 May 1953) is an English former musician, songwriter and producer best known for his debut studio album Tubular Bells (1973), which became an unexpected critical and commercial success.
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Milli Vanilli
Milli Vanilli was a German R&B music act from Munich.
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Ministry (band)
Ministry is an American industrial metal band founded in Chicago, Illinois, in 1981 by producer, singer, and instrumentalist Al Jourgensen.
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Mojo Nixon
Neill Kirby McMillan Jr. (August 2, 1957 – February 7, 2024), known professionally as Mojo Nixon, was an American musician and actor best known for his novelty song "Elvis Is Everywhere", which was an alternative staple on MTV.
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Monie Love
Simone Johnson (born Simone Gooden) (born 2 July 1970), better known by her stage name Monie Love, is a British rapper, actress, and radio personality known for her singles during the late 1980s and the 1990s.
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Mookie Blaylock
Daron Oshay "Mookie" Blaylock (born March 20, 1967) is an American former professional basketball player.
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Mother Love Bone
Mother Love Bone was an American rock band that formed in Seattle, Washington in 1988.
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Mr. Tambourine Man
"Mr.
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MTV
MTV (originally an initialism of Music Television) is an American cable television channel.
MTV Unplugged
MTV Unplugged is an American television series on MTV.
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My Bloody Valentine (band)
My Bloody Valentine (often stylised in all lowercase or abbreviated as MBV) are an Irish-English alternative rock band formed in Dublin in 1983 and consisting since 1987 of founding members Kevin Shields (vocals, guitar, sampler) and Colm Ó Cíosóig (drums, sampler), with Bilinda Butcher (vocals, guitar) and Debbie Googe (bass).
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N.W.A
N.W.A (an abbreviation for Niggaz Wit Attitudes, eye dialect for Niggas With Attitudes) was an American hip hop group formed in Compton, California.
Naïve (album)
Naïve is the fourth studio album by German industrial band KMFDM, released on November 15, 1990, by Wax Trax! Records.
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Naked Raygun
Naked Raygun is an American punk rock band that formed in Chicago in 1980.
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Napalm Death
Napalm Death are an English grindcore band formed in Meriden, West Midlands in 1981.
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Natural History: The Very Best of Talk Talk
Natural History: The Very Best of Talk Talk is a 1990 greatest hits album by Talk Talk.
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Neil Young
Neil Percival Young (born November 12, 1945) is a Canadian and American singer and songwriter.
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Neurosis (band)
Neurosis is an American post-metal band from Oakland, California.
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Nevada
Nevada is a landlocked state in the Western region of the United States.
New Kids on the Block
New Kids on the Block (also initialized as NKOTB) is an American boy band from Dorchester, Massachusetts.
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New Order (band)
New Order are an English rock band formed in 1980 by vocalist and guitarist Bernard Sumner, bassist Peter Hook, and drummer Stephen Morris.
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Newsboys
Newsboys (sometimes stylised as newsboys) are a Christian rock band founded in 1985 in Mooloolaba, Queensland, Australia, by Peter Furler and George Perdikis.
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Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds are an Australian rock band formed in 1983 by vocalist Nick Cave, multi-instrumentalist Mick Harvey and guitarist-vocalist Blixa Bargeld.
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Nick Kamen
Ivor Neville "Nick" Kamen (15 April 1962 – 4 May 2021) was a British singer, songwriter and model of mixed Burmese, Irish, Dutch and French descent.
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Nick Lowe
Nicholas Drain Lowe (born 24 March 1949) is an English singer-songwriter, musician and producer.
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Nick of Time (album)
Nick of Time is the tenth studio album by the American singer Bonnie Raitt, released on March 21, 1989.
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Nightline
Nightline (or ABC News Nightline) is ABC News' late-night television news program broadcast on ABC in the United States with a franchised formula to other networks and stations elsewhere in the world.
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Nitzer Ebb
Nitzer Ebb are a British EBM group formed in 1982 by Essex school friends Vaughan "Bon" Harris (programming, synthesizers, drums, vocals), Douglas McCarthy (vocals), and David Gooday (drums).
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No Prayer for the Dying
No Prayer for the Dying is the eighth studio album by English heavy metal band Iron Maiden.
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Nu Thang
Nu Thang is the second studio album from DC Talk, which was released in 1990.
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Obituary (band)
Obituary is an American death metal band formed in Tampa, Florida, in 1984.
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Oingo Boingo
Oingo Boingo was an American new wave band formed by songwriter Danny Elfman in 1979.
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Opeth
Opeth are a Swedish progressive metal band from Stockholm, formed in 1989.
Ozric Tentacles
Ozric Tentacles are an English instrumental rock band, whose music incorporates elements from a diverse range of genres, including psychedelic rock, progressive rock, space rock, jazz fusion, electronic music, dub music, world music, and ambient music.
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Ozzy Osbourne
John Michael "Ozzy" Osbourne (born 3 December 1948) is an English musician and media personality.
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Painkiller (Judas Priest album)
Painkiller is the twelfth studio album by English heavy metal band Judas Priest, released on 14 September 1990.
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Pantera
Pantera is an American heavy metal band from Arlington, Texas, formed in 1981 by the Abbott brothers (guitarist Dimebag Darrell and drummer Vinnie Paul), and currently composed of vocalist Phil Anselmo, bassist Rex Brown, and touring musicians Zakk Wylde and Charlie Benante.
Paradise Lost (band)
Paradise Lost are an English gothic metal band.
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Party of One
Party of One is an album by English singer-songwriter Nick Lowe.
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Patrick Bruel
Patrick Benguigui (born 14 May 1959), better known by his stage name Patrick Bruel, is a French singer-songwriter, actor and professional poker player.
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Patti LaBelle
Patricia Louise Holte (born May 24, 1944), known professionally as Patti LaBelle, is an American R&B singer and actress.
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Patti Smith
Patricia Lee Smith (born December 30, 1946) is an American singer, songwriter, poet, painter, author and photographer whose 1975 debut album Horses made her an influential member of the New York City-based punk rock movement.
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Paul Lansky
Paul Lansky (born June 18, 1944, in New York City) is an American composer.
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Paul Simon
Paul Frederic Simon (born October 13, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter known both for his solo work and his collaboration with Art Garfunkel.
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Paul Tortelier
Paul Tortelier (21 March 1914 – 18 December 1990) was a French cellist and composer.
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Paul Young
Paul Antony Young (born 17 January 1956) is an English musician, singer and songwriter.
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Paula Abdul
Paula Julie Abdul (born June 19, 1962) is an American singer, dancer, choreographer, actress, and television personality.
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Pearl Bailey
Pearl Mae Bailey (March 29, 1918 – August 17, 1990) was an American actress, singer and author.
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People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm
People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm is the debut studio album by American hip hop group A Tribe Called Quest, released on April 10, 1990 on Jive Records.
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Persistence of Time
Persistence of Time is the fifth studio album by the American thrash metal band Anthrax.
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Pet Shop Boys
Pet Shop Boys are an English synth-pop duo formed in London in 1981.
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Peter Gabriel
Peter Brian Gabriel (born 13 February 1950) is an English singer, songwriter and human rights activist.
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Peter Racine Fricker
Peter Racine Fricker (5 September 19201 February 1990) was an English composer, among the first to establish his career entirely after the Second World War.
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Phil Collins
Philip David Charles Collins (born 30 January 1951) is an English musician, singer, songwriter, record producer and actor.
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Phish
Phish is an American rock band formed in Burlington, Vermont, in 1983.
Pills 'n' Thrills and Bellyaches
Pills 'n' Thrills and Bellyaches is the third studio album by the English rock band Happy Mondays, released on 5 November 1990 by Factory Records.
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Pixies (band)
The Pixies are an American alternative rock band from Boston, Massachusetts formed in 1986 by Black Francis (vocals, rhythm guitar, songwriter), Joey Santiago (lead guitar), Kim Deal (bass, vocals) and David Lovering (drums).
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Poison (band)
Poison is an American glam metal band formed in 1983 in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania.
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Pop Will Eat Itself
Pop Will Eat Itself are an English alternative rock band formed in 1986 in Stourbridge in the West Midlands of England with members from Birmingham, Coventry and the Black Country.
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Primus (band)
Primus is an American rock band formed in El Sobrante, California in 1984.
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Prince (musician)
Prince Rogers Nelson (June 7, 1958April 21, 2016) was an American singer, multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, record producer, and actor.
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Procol Harum
Procol Harum were an English rock band formed in Southend-on-Sea, Essex, in 1967.
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Prong (band)
Prong is an American heavy metal band formed in New York City in 1986.
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Propaganda (band)
Propaganda is a German synth-pop band formed in Düsseldorf in 1982.
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Psychic TV
Psychic TV (also referred to as PTV, Psychick TV, as well as several other aliases) were an English experimental video art and music group, formed by performance artist Genesis P-Orridge and Scottish musician Alex Fergusson in 1981 after the break-up of Throbbing Gristle.
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Public Enemy
Public Enemy is an American hip hop group formed by Chuck D and Flavor Flav on Long Island, New York, in 1985.
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Public Image Ltd
Public Image Ltd (abbreviated and stylized as PiL) are an English post-punk band formed by lead vocalist John Lydon (previously, as Johnny Rotten, lead vocalist of Sex Pistols), guitarist Keith Levene (a founder member of The Clash), bassist Jah Wobble, and drummer Jim Walker in May 1978.
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Puma Jones
Sandra "Puma" Jones (October 5, 1953—January 28, 1990) was an American singer, best known as a member of the Grammy Award-winning reggae group Black Uhuru.
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Queensrÿche
Queensrÿche is an American progressive metal band.
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Rachel Hunter
Rachel Hunter (born 8 September 1969) is a New Zealand model, actress, and the host of Imagination Television's Rachel Hunter's Tour of Beauty.
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Rafael Kubelík
Rafael Jeroným Kubelík, KBE (29 June 1914 – 11 August 1996) was a Czech conductor and composer.
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Raffi
Raffi Cavoukian (Րաֆֆի, born July 8, 1948), known professionally by the mononym Raffi, is an Armenian-Canadian singer-lyricist and author born in Egypt best known for his children's music.
Reagan Youth
Reagan Youth is an American anarcho-punk band formed by singer Dave Rubinstein (Dave Insurgent) and guitarist Paul Bakija (Paul Cripple) in Queens, New York City in early 1980.
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Real McCoy (band)
Real McCoy is a German Eurodance and pop music project best known for their hit singles throughout the mid 1990s: "Another Night", "Automatic Lover (Call for Love)", "Run Away", "Love & Devotion", "Come and Get Your Love", and "One More Time".
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Reba McEntire
Reba Nell McEntire (born March 28, 1955), or simply Reba, is an American country singer and actress.
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Red Hot Chili Peppers
The Red Hot Chili Peppers are an American rock band formed in Los Angeles in 1982, comprising vocalist Anthony Kiedis, bassist Flea, drummer Chad Smith, and guitarist John Frusciante.
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Redd Kross
Redd Kross is an American rock band from Hawthorne, California, who had their roots in 1978 in a punk rock band called the Tourists, which was started by brothers Jeff and Steve McDonald while Steve was still in middle school.
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REO Speedwagon
REO Speedwagon (originally stylized as R.E.O. Speedwagon), or simply REO, is an American rock band from Champaign, Illinois.
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Republic of Ireland
Ireland (Éire), also known as the Republic of Ireland (Poblacht na hÉireann), is a country in north-western Europe consisting of 26 of the 32 counties of the island of Ireland.
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Revolting Cocks
Revolting Cocks, also known as RevCo, are an American-Belgian industrial rock band, and sometimes supergroup, that began as a musical side project for Richard23 of Front 242, Luc van Acker, and Al Jourgensen of Ministry.
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Rhythm of Love (Kylie Minogue album)
Rhythm of Love is the third studio album by Australian singer Kylie Minogue.
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Rich Mullins
Richard Wayne Mullins (October 21, 1955 – September 19, 1997) was an American contemporary Christian music singer and songwriter best known for his worship songs "Awesome God" and "Sometimes by Step".
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Rick Elias
Richard Robert Elias (January 7, 1955 – April 2, 2019) was an American singer and songwriter based in Nashville.
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Ride (band)
Ride are an English rock band formed in Oxford in 1988.
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Riders in the Sky (band)
Riders in the Sky is an American Western music and comedy group which began performing in 1977.
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Ringo Starr
Sir Richard Starkey (born 7 July 1940), known professionally as Ringo Starr, is an English musician, songwriter and actor who achieved international fame as the drummer for the Beatles.
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Ritual de lo Habitual
Ritual de lo Habitual (Spanish for "Ritual of the Usual") is the second studio album by American rock band Jane's Addiction, released on August 21, 1990, by Warner Bros. Records.
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Rob Pilatus
Robert Pilatus (8 June 1964 or 1965 – 3 April 1998) was a German singer, dancer, model, and rapper.
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Robert Palmer
Robert Allen Palmer (19 January 1949 – 26 September 2003) was an English singer and songwriter.
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Robert Plant
Robert Anthony Plant (born 20 August 1948) is an English singer and songwriter.
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Robyn Hitchcock
Robyn Rowan Hitchcock (born 3 March 1953) is an English singer-songwriter and guitarist.
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Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (RRHOF), also simply referred to as the Rock Hall, is a museum and hall of fame located in downtown Cleveland, Ohio, United States, on the shore of Lake Erie.
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Rod Stewart
Sir Roderick David Stewart (born 10 January 1945) is a British rock and pop singer and songwriter.
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Roger McGuinn
James Roger McGuinn (born James Joseph McGuinn III; July 13, 1942) is an American musician, best known for being the frontman and leader of the Byrds.
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Roger Waters
George Roger Waters (born 6 September 1943) is an English musician and singer-songwriter.
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Rolling Stone
Rolling Stone is an American monthly magazine that focuses on music, politics, and popular culture.
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Rollins Band
Rollins Band was an American rock band formed in Van Nuys, California.
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Ron Goodwin
Ronald Alfred Goodwin (17 February 19258 January 2003) was an English composer and conductor known for his film music.
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Rotterdam
Rotterdam (lit. "The Dam on the River Rotte") is the second-largest city in the Netherlands after the national capital of Amsterdam.
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Roxette
Roxette is a Swedish pop rock group, formerly consisting of Marie Fredriksson (vocals and piano) and Per Gessle (vocals and guitar).
Roxy Music
Roxy Music are an English rock band formed in 1970 by lead vocalist and principal songwriter Bryan Ferry and bassist Graham Simpson.
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Roy Orbison
Roy Kelton Orbison (April 23, 1936 – December 6, 1988) was an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist known for his distinctive and powerful voice, complex song structures, and dark, emotional ballads.
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Royal Albert Hall
The Royal Albert Hall is a concert hall on the northern edge of South Kensington, London, England.
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Rush (band)
Rush was a Canadian rock band formed in Toronto in 1968 that primarily comprised Geddy Lee (vocals, bass guitar, keyboards), Alex Lifeson (guitar) and Neil Peart (drums, percussion).
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Rust in Peace
Rust in Peace is the fourth studio album by American thrash metal band Megadeth, released on September 24, 1990, by Capitol Records.
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Ryan White
Ryan Wayne White (December 6, 1971 – April 8, 1990) was an American teenager from Kokomo, Indiana, who became a national poster child for HIV/AIDS in the United States after his school barred him from attending classes following a diagnosis of AIDS.
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Salt-N-Pepa
Salt-N-Pepa (sometimes stylized as Salt 'N' Pepa) is an American hip hop group formed in New York City in 1985, that comprised Salt (Cheryl James), Pepa (Sandra Denton), and DJ Spinderella (Deidra Roper).
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Sammy Davis Jr.
Samuel George Davis Jr. (December 8, 1925 – May 16, 1990) was an American singer, actor, comedian and dancer.
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Sandra (singer)
Sandra Ann Lauer (born 19 May 1962), later Sandra Cretu, commonly known mononymously as Sandra, is a German pop singer who enjoyed mainstream popularity in the 1980s and early 1990s with a string of European hit singles, produced by her then-husband and musical partner, Michael Cretu, most notably "(I'll Never Be) Maria Magdalena" (1985), "In the Heat of the Night" (1985), "Everlasting Love" (1987), "Secret Land" (1988), "Hiroshima" (1990), and "Don't Be Aggressive" (1992).
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Sarah Brightman
Sarah Brightman (born 14 August 1960) is an English classical crossover soprano singer, actress, and dancer.
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Sarah Vaughan
Sarah Lois Vaughan (March 27, 1924 – April 3, 1990) was an American jazz singer and pianist.
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Scorpions (band)
Scorpions are a German hard rock band formed in Hanover in 1965 by guitarist Rudolf Schenker.
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Screaming Life/Fopp
Screaming Life/Fopp is a compilation album by the American rock band Soundgarden that combines their debut EPs in their entirety into a single release.
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Seal (musician)
Seal Henry Olusegun Olumide Adeola Samuel (born 19 February 1963) is a British musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer.
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Selena
Selena Quintanilla Pérez (April 16, 1971 – March 31, 1995), known professionally as Selena, was an American singer.
Severed Heads
Severed Heads were an Australian electronic music group founded in 1979 as Mr and Mrs No Smoking Sign.
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Shake Your Money Maker (album)
Shake Your Money Maker (also stylized as The Black Crowes Present: $hake Your Money Maker) is the debut studio album by American rock band the Black Crowes, released on February 13, 1990, on Def American Recordings.
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Sham 69
Sham 69 are an English punk rock band that formed in Hersham in Surrey in 1975.
Shogun
Shogun (shōgun), officially, was the title of the military rulers of Japan during most of the period spanning from 1185 to 1868.
Shriekback
Shriekback are an English rock band formed in 1981 in Kentish Town by Barry Andrews, formerly of XTC and the League of Gentlemen (keyboards/synthesizers/vocals), and Dave Allen, formerly of Gang of Four (bass guitar), with Carl Marsh, formerly of Out on Blue Six (guitars/vocals) soon added to the line-up.
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Simon & Garfunkel
Simon & Garfunkel were an American folk rock duo consisting of the singer-songwriter Paul Simon and the singer Art Garfunkel.
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Simple Minds
Simple Minds are a Scottish rock band formed in Glasgow in 1977.
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Sinéad O'Connor
Shuhada' Sadaqat (born Sinéad Marie Bernadette O'Connor; 8 December 1966 – 26 July 2023) was an Irish singer, songwriter, and activist.
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Skinny Puppy
Skinny Puppy was a Canadian electro-industrial band formed in Vancouver in 1982.
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Skyhooks (band)
Skyhooks were an Australian rock band formed in Melbourne in 1973.
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Slappy
Slappy is the second EP by American rock band Green Day.
Slaughter (band)
Slaughter is an American hard rock band that formed in Las Vegas, Nevada in 1988.
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Slayer
Slayer is an American thrash metal band from Huntington Park, California, formed in 1981 by guitarists Kerry King and Jeff Hanneman, drummer Dave Lombardo and bassist/vocalist Tom Araya.
Snap!
Snap! is a German Eurodance group formed in 1989 by producers Michael Münzing and Luca Anzilotti.
Social Distortion
Social Distortion is an American punk rock band formed in 1978 in Fullerton, California.
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Sodom (band)
Sodom is a German thrash metal band from Gelsenkirchen, formed in 1981.
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Sonia (singer)
Sonia Evans (born 13 February 1971), known mononymously as Sonia, is an English pop singer from Liverpool.
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Sonic Youth
Sonic Youth was an American rock band based in New York City and formed in 1981.
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Soul Asylum
Soul Asylum is an American rock band formed in 1981 in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
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Soul II Soul
Soul II Soul are a British musical collective formed in London in 1988.
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Soundgarden
Soundgarden was an American rock band formed in Seattle, Washington, in 1984 by singer and drummer Chris Cornell, lead guitarist Kim Thayil, and bassist Hiro Yamamoto.
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Spacemen 3
Spacemen 3 were an English rock band, formed in 1982 in Rugby, Warwickshire, by Peter Kember and Jason Pierce, known respectively under their pseudonyms Sonic Boom and J Spaceman.
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Squeeze (band)
Squeeze are an English rock band that came to prominence in the United Kingdom during the new wave period of the late 1970s, and continued recording in the 1980s, 1990s and 2010s.
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Status Quo (band)
Status Quo are a British rock band.
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Steely Dan
Steely Dan is an American rock band formed in Annandale-on-Hudson, New York in 1971 by Walter Becker (guitars, bass, backing vocals) and Donald Fagen (keyboards, lead vocals).
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Stephen Bray
Stephen Pate Bray (born December 23, 1956) is an American songwriter, drummer, and record producer.
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Stephen Sondheim
Stephen Joshua Sondheim (March22, 1930November26, 2021) was an American composer and lyricist.
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Steve Earle
Stephen Fain Earle (born January 17, 1955) is an American country, rock and folk singer-songwriter.
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Steve Miller Band
The Steve Miller Band is an American rock band formed in San Francisco, California in 1966.
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Steve Vai
Steven Siro Vai (born June 6, 1960) is an American guitarist, songwriter, and producer.
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Steve Winwood
Stephen Lawrence Winwood (born 12 May 1948) is an English musician and songwriter whose genres include blue-eyed soul, rhythm and blues, blues rock and pop rock.
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Stevie Ray Vaughan
Stephen Ray Vaughan (also known as SRV; October 3, 1954 – August 27, 1990) was an American musician, best known as the guitarist and frontman of the blues rock trio Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble.
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Stiv Bators
Steven John Bator (October 22, 1949 – June 4, 1990), known professionally as Stiv Bator and later as Stiv Bators, was an American punk rock vocalist and guitarist from Youngstown, Ohio.
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Strap It On
Strap It On is the debut album by American alternative metal band Helmet.
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Styx (band)
Styx is an American rock band formed in Chicago, Illinois, in 1972.
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Sudden Stop
Sudden Stop is the second studio album by Canadian blues musician Colin James released in 1990 on Virgin Records.
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Suicidal Tendencies
Suicidal Tendencies is an American crossover thrash band formed in 1980 in Venice, California, by vocalist Mike Muir.
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Superchunk
Superchunk is an American indie rock band from Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States, consisting of singer-guitarist Mac McCaughan, guitarist Jim Wilbur, bassist Laura Ballance, and drummer Laura King.
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Suzanne Vega
Suzanne Nadine Vega (Peck; born July 11, 1959) is an American singer-songwriter of folk-inspired music.
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Suzi Quatro
Susan Kay Quatro (born June 3, 1950) is an American singer, bass guitarist, songwriter and actor.
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Swans (band)
Swans are an American experimental rock band formed in 1982 by singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Michael Gira.
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T-1000
The T-1000 is a fictional character in the ''Terminator'' franchise, debuting as the antagonist in the 1991 film Terminator 2: Judgment Day.
Takashi Yoshimatsu
is a Japanese classical music composer.
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Take 6
Take 6 is an American a cappella gospel sextet formed in 1980 on the campus of Oakwood College in Huntsville, Alabama.
Talk Talk
Talk Talk were an English band formed in 1981, led by Mark Hollis (vocals, guitar, piano), Lee Harris (drums), and Paul Webb (bass).
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Tanita Tikaram
Tanita Tikaram (born 12 August 1969) is a British pop/folk singer-songwriter.
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Teenage Fanclub
Teenage Fanclub are a Scottish alternative rock band formed in Glasgow in 1989.
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Ten (Y&T album)
Ten is the ninth studio album by American heavy metal band Y&T, released in 1990 by Geffen Records.
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Tennessee Ernie Ford
Ernest Jennings Ford (February 13, 1919 – October 17, 1991), known professionally as Tennessee Ernie Ford, was an American singer and television host who enjoyed success in the country and western, pop, and gospel musical genres.
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Tesla (band)
Tesla is an American rock band from Sacramento, California.
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Testament (band)
Testament is an American heavy metal band from Berkeley, California.
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The 77s
The 77s (alternatively spelled the Seventy Sevens, the 77's, or simply 77's) is an American rock band consisting of Michael Roe on vocals/guitar, Mark Harmon on bass guitar, and Bruce Spencer on drums.
The Afghan Whigs
The Afghan Whigs are an American rock band from Cincinnati, Ohio.
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The Allman Brothers Band
The Allman Brothers Band was an American rock band formed in Jacksonville, Florida, in 1969 by brothers Duane Allman (founder, slide guitar and lead guitar) and Gregg Allman (vocals, keyboards, songwriting), as well as Dickey Betts (lead guitar, vocals, songwriting), Berry Oakley (bass), Butch Trucks (drums), and Jai Johanny "Jaimoe" Johanson (drums).
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The Associates (band)
The Associates (or simply Associates) were a Scottish post-punk and pop band, formed in Dundee in 1979 by lead vocalist Billy Mackenzie and guitarist Alan Rankine.
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The B-52s
The B-52s, originally presented as the B-52's (with an apostrophe; used until 2008), are an American new wave band formed in Athens, Georgia, in 1976.
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The Band
The Band was a Canadian-American rock band formed in Toronto, Ontario, in 1967.
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The Bangles
The Bangles are an American all-female pop rock band formed in Los Angeles, California, in 1981.
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The Beach Boys
The Beach Boys are an American rock band formed in Hawthorne, California, in 1961.
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The Beautiful South
The Beautiful South were an English pop rock group formed in 1988 by Paul Heaton and Dave Hemingway, two former members of the Hull group the Housemartins, both of whom performed lead and backing vocals.
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The Beloved (band)
The Beloved are a British electronic music group best known for the singles "Sweet Harmony", "The Sun Rising", "Hello", "Your Love Takes Me Higher", and "Satellite".
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The Black Crowes
The Black Crowes are an American rock band formed in Atlanta, Georgia, in 1984.
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The Blues Brothers
The Blues Brothers are an American blues and soul revue band founded in 1978 by comedians Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi, who met and began collaborating as original cast members of Saturday Night Live.
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The Boo Radleys
The Boo Radleys are an English alternative rock band who were associated with the shoegazing and Britpop movements in the 1990s.
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The Brand New Heavies
The Brand New Heavies are an English band formed in 1985, consisting of Simon Bartholomew, Andrew Levy, and Jan Kincaid.
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The Breeders
The Breeders are an American alternative rock band based in Dayton, Ohio, consisting of members Kim Deal (rhythm guitar, lead vocals), her twin sister Kelley Deal (lead guitar, vocals), Josephine Wiggs (bass guitar, vocals) and Jim Macpherson (drums).
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The Byrds
The Byrds were an American rock band formed in Los Angeles, California, in 1964.
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The Call (band)
The Call is an American rock band formed in Santa Cruz, California, in 1980.
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The Charlatans (English band)
The Charlatans (often referred as The Charlatans UK in the United States) are an English rock band formed in Birmingham, West Midlands in 1988.
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The Choir (alternative rock band)
The Choir is an atmospheric alternative rock band currently comprising Derri Daugherty on guitar and lead vocals, Steve Hindalong on drums and percussion, and Dan Michaels on saxophone and Lyricon.
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The Church (band)
The Church are an Australian rock band formed in Sydney in 1980.
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The Cramps
The Cramps were an American rock band formed in 1976 and active until 2009.
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The Cure
The Cure are an English rock band formed in 1978 in Crawley, West Sussex.
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The Dead Milkmen
The Dead Milkmen is an American punk rock band formed in 1983 in Philadelphia.
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The Doors (film)
The Doors is a 1991 American biographical film directed by Oliver Stone and written by Stone and Randall Jahnson.
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The Durutti Column
The Durutti Column are an English post-punk band formed in 1978 in Manchester, England.
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The Exploited
The Exploited are a Scottish punk rock band from Edinburgh, formed in 1978 by Stevie Ross and Terry Buchan, with Buchan soon replaced by his brother Wattie Buchan.
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The Fall (band)
The Fall were an English post-punk group, formed in 1976 in Prestwich, Greater Manchester.
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The Field Mice
The Field Mice were an English indie pop band on the independent record label Sarah Records.
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The Flaming Lips
The Flaming Lips are an American psychedelic rock band formed in 1983 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
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The Four Seasons (band)
The Four Seasons is an American vocal quartet formed in 1960 in Newark, New Jersey.
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The Go-Go's
The Go-Go's were an American all-female rock band formed in Los Angeles in 1978.
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The Good Son (album)
The Good Son is the sixth studio album by Australian rock band Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, released in 1990.
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The Human League
The Human League is an English synth-pop band formed in Sheffield in 1977.
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The Hummingbirds
The Hummingbirds were an Australian indie pop and jangle pop band from Sydney, who formed in 1986 from Bug Eyed Monsters.
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The La's
The La's were an English rock band from Liverpool, originally active from 1983 until 1992.
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The Lightning Seeds
The Lightning Seeds (also known as Lightning Seeds) are an English rock band formed in Liverpool in 1989 by Ian Broudie (vocals, guitar, producer), formerly of the bands Big in Japan, Care, and Original Mirrors.
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The Monkees
The Monkees were an American pop rock band formed in Los Angeles in the mid-1960s.
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The Neville Brothers
The Neville Brothers were an American R&B/soul/funk group, formed in 1976 in New Orleans, Louisiana.
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The O'Jays
The O'Jays are an American R&B group from Canton, Ohio, formed in summer 1958 and originally consisting of Eddie Levert, Walter Lee Williams, William Powell, Bobby Massey, and Bill Isles.
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The Platters
The Platters are an American vocal group formed in 1952.
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The Pogues
The Pogues were an English or Anglo-Irish Celtic punk band fronted by Shane MacGowan and others, founded in King's Cross, London, in 1982, as Pogue Mahone—an anglicisation of the Irish phrase ''póg mo thóin'', meaning "kiss my arse".
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The Pretenders
The Pretenders are a British-American rock band formed in March 1978.
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The Rembrandts
The Rembrandts are an American alternative rock duo, formed by Danny Wilde and Phil Solem in 1989.
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The Replacements (band)
The Replacements were an American rock band formed in Minneapolis, Minnesota, in 1979.
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The Rhythm of the Saints
The Rhythm of the Saints is the eighth solo studio album by American singer-songwriter Paul Simon, released on October 16, 1990, by Warner Bros. In much the same way that Simon's previous album, Graceland, released in 1986, drew upon South African music, this album was inspired by Brazilian musical traditions.
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The Righteous Brothers
The Righteous Brothers are an American musical duo originally formed by Bill Medley and Bobby Hatfield but now comprising Medley and Bucky Heard.
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The Rolling Stones
The Rolling Stones are an English rock band formed in London in 1962.
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The Simpsons
The Simpsons is an American animated sitcom created by Matt Groening for the Fox Broadcasting Company.
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The Simpsons Sing the Blues
The Simpsons Sing the Blues is the first album released as an offshoot of The Simpsons.
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The Sisters of Mercy
The Sisters of Mercy are an English rock band formed in Leeds in 1980.
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The Smiths
The Smiths were an English rock band formed in Manchester in 1982, composed of Morrissey (vocals), Johnny Marr (guitar), Andy Rourke (bass) and Mike Joyce (drums).
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The Star-Spangled Banner
"The Star-Spangled Banner" is the national anthem of the United States.
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The Stone Roses
The Stone Roses were an English rock band formed in Manchester, England in 1983.
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The Stranglers
The Stranglers are an English rock band.
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The Sugarcubes
The Sugarcubes (Sykurmolarnir) was an Icelandic alternative rock band from Reykjavík formed in 1986 and disbanded in 1992.
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The Wall
The Wall is the eleventh studio album by the English rock band Pink Floyd, released on 30 November 1979 by Harvest/EMI and Columbia/CBS Records.
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The Waterboys
The Waterboys are a rock band formed in 1983 by Scottish musician and songwriter Mike Scott.
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The Who
The Who are an English rock band formed in London in 1964.
They Might Be Giants
They Might Be Giants, often abbreviated as TMBG, is an American alternative rock band formed in 1982 by John Flansburgh and John Linnell.
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Thomas Dolby
Thomas Morgan Robertson (born 14 October 1958), known by the stage name Thomas Dolby, is an English musician, producer, composer, entrepreneur and teacher.
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Tiamat (band)
Tiamat is a Swedish metal band that formed in Stockholm in 1987 and led by Johan Edlund.
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Tiffany Darwish
Tiffany Renee Darwish (born October 2, 1971), known mononymously as Tiffany, is an American pop singer.
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Timeline of musical events
This page indexes the individual year in music pages. 1990 in music and Timeline of musical events are music by year.
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Timmy Mallett
Timmy Mallett (born 18 October 1955) is an English television presenter, broadcaster, author and artist.
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Tina Turner
Tina Turner (born Anna Mae Bullock; November 26, 1939 – May 24, 2023) was a singer, songwriter, and actress.
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To the Extreme
To the Extreme is the major label debut studio album of American rapper Vanilla Ice released on September 10, 1990 by SBK and EMI.
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Toad the Wet Sprocket
Toad the Wet Sprocket is an American alternative rock band formed in Santa Barbara, California, in 1986.
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Tom Fogerty
Thomas Richard Fogerty (November 9, 1941 – September 6, 1990) was an American musician, best known as the rhythm guitarist for Creedence Clearwater Revival.
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Tommy Lee
Thomas "Tommy" Lee (born Thomas Lee Bass; October 3, 1962) is an American musician who co-founded and plays drums for the heavy metal band Mötley Crüe.
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Tony! Toni! Toné!
Tony! Toni! Toné! is an American soul/R&B band from Oakland, California, popular during the late 1980s and early to mid-1990s.
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Too Short
Todd Anthony Shaw (born April 28, 1966), better known by his stage name Too Short (stylized as Too $hort), is an American rapper.
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Toto (band)
Toto is an American pop rock band formed in 1977 in Los Angeles, California.
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Toto Cutugno
Salvatore "Toto" Cutugno (7 July 1943 – 22 August 2023) was an Italian pop singer-songwriter, musician, and television presenter.
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Tracy Chapman
Tracy Chapman (born March 30, 1964) is an American singer-songwriter, widely known for her hit singles "Fast Car" (1988) and "Give Me One Reason" (1995).
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Trashcan Sinatras
Trashcan Sinatras are a Scottish Indie Rock band that were formed in Irvine, Scotland in 1986.
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Traveling Wilburys
Traveling Wilburys were a British-American supergroup active from 1988 to 1991 consisting of Bob Dylan, George Harrison, Jeff Lynne, Roy Orbison and Tom Petty.
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Tyr (album)
Tyr (stylized as ᛏᛉᚱ) is the fifteenth studio album by English rock band Black Sabbath, released on 20 August 1990 by I.R.S. Records.
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UB40
UB40 are an English reggae and pop band, formed in December 1978 in Birmingham, England.
Unchained Melody
"Unchained Melody" is a 1955 song with music by Alex North and lyrics by Hy Zaret.
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Uncle Tupelo
Uncle Tupelo was an alternative country music group from Belleville, Illinois, active between 1987 and 1994.
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United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Northwestern Europe, off the coast of the continental mainland.
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Van Morrison
Sir George Ivan Morrison (born 31 August 1945) is a singer-songwriter and musician from Northern Ireland whose recording career spans seven decades.
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Vanilla Ice
Robert Matthew Van Winkle (born October 31, 1967), known professionally as Vanilla Ice, is an American rapper, actor, and television host.
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Velvet Revolution
The Velvet Revolution (Sametová revoluce) or Gentle Revolution (Nežná revolúcia) was a non-violent transition of power in what was then Czechoslovakia, occurring from 17 November to 28 November 1989.
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Violator (album)
Violator is the seventh studio album by English electronic music band Depeche Mode.
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Violent Femmes
Violent Femmes are an American folk punk band from Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
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Vision Thing (album)
Vision Thing is the third studio album by English gothic rock band the Sisters of Mercy.
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W. B. Yeats
William Butler Yeats (13 June 186528 January 1939) was an Irish poet, dramatist and writer, and one of the foremost figures of 20th-century literature.
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Warrant (American band)
Warrant is an American glam metal band formed in 1984 in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, that experienced success from 1989 to 1996 with five albums reaching international sales of over 10 million.
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Warrior Soul
Warrior Soul is an American rock band, formed by lead singer and producer Kory Clarke.
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Welcome to the Beautiful South
Welcome to the Beautiful South is the debut album by English band the Beautiful South, released in October 1989 by Go! Discs and the next year in the United States by Elektra Records.
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Wembley Stadium (1923)
The original Wembley Stadium (originally known as the Empire Stadium) was a football stadium in Wembley, London, best known for hosting important football matches.
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Whitney Houston
Whitney Elizabeth Houston (August 9, 1963 – February 11, 2012) was an American singer, actress, film producer, and philanthropist.
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William Walton
Sir William Turner Walton (29 March 19028 March 1983) was an English composer.
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Willie Nelson
Willie Hugh Nelson (born April 29, 1933) is an American country singer, guitarist and songwriter.
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Wilson Phillips
Wilson Phillips is an American pop vocal group formed in Los Angeles in 1989.
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Winger (band)
Winger is an American rock band formed in New York City, in 1987.
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Wire (band)
Wire are an English rock band, formed in London in October 1976 by Colin Newman (vocals, guitar), Graham Lewis (bass, vocals), Bruce Gilbert (guitar), George Gill (lead guitar) and Robert Grey (aka Robert Gotobed; drums).
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Witold Lutosławski
Witold Roman Lutosławski (25 January 1913 – 7 February 1994) was a Polish composer and conductor.
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Woodstock
The Woodstock Music and Art Fair, commonly referred to as Woodstock, was a music festival held from August 15 to 18, 1969, on Max Yasgur's dairy farm in Bethel, New York, southwest of the town of Woodstock.
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World Party
World Party was a musical group, predominantly the solo project of its sole consistent member, the songwriter, producer and multi-instrumentalist Karl Wallinger.
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Xavier Cugat
Xavier Cugat (1 January 1900 – 27 October 1990) was a Spanish musician and bandleader who spent his formative years in Havana, Cuba.
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XTC
XTC were an English rock band formed in Swindon in 1972.
Y&T
Y&T (originally known as Yesterday & Today) is an American hard rock/heavy metal band that formed in Oakland, California; the classic lineup that recorded the first album was cemented in 1974.
Yanni
Yiannis Chryssomallis (Γιάννης Χρυσομάλλης; born November 14, 1954), known professionally as Yanni, is a Greek composer, keyboardist, pianist, and music producer.
Yehudi Menuhin
Yehudi Menuhin, Baron Menuhin (22 April 191612 March 1999), was an American-born British violinist and conductor who spent most of his performing career in Britain.
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Yngwie Malmsteen
Yngwie Johan Malmsteen (born Lars Johan Yngve Lannerbäck); born 30 June 1963) is a Swedish guitarist. He first became known in the 1980s for his neoclassical playing style in heavy metal, and has released 22 studio albums in a career spanning over 40 years. In August 2009, ''Time'' magazine named Malmsteen No.
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Yo La Tengo
Yo La Tengo (Spanish for "I've got it"; also abbreviated as YLT) is an American indie rock band formed in Hoboken, New Jersey, in 1984.
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Young Guns II
Young Guns II is a 1990 American Western action film and a sequel to Young Guns (1988).
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Zagreb
Zagreb is the capital and largest city of Croatia.
Zoviet France
Zoviet France (also known as:$OVIET:FRANCE:, Soviet France,:Zoviet-France: and latterly usually written as:zoviet*france) are a music group from Newcastle upon Tyne in north east England.
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ZZ Top
ZZ Top is an American rock band formed in Houston, Texas, in 1969.
10,000 Maniacs
10,000 Maniacs is an American alternative rock band founded in 1981.
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100 Miles and Runnin'
100 Miles and Runnin is an EP from the American gangsta rap group N.W.A. Released on August 14, 1990, this EP of five tracks reflects an evolution of N.W.A's sound and centers on the single "100 Miles and Runnin'."Jason Birchmeier,, AllMusic.com, Netaktion LLC, visited 28 Apr 2020.
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32nd Annual Grammy Awards
The 32nd Annual Grammy Awards were held on February 21, 1990, and hosted by Garry Shandling.
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39/Smooth
39/Smooth is the debut studio album by the American rock band Green Day, released on April 13, 1990, by Lookout Records.
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3rd Bass
3rd Bass was an American hip hop group that was active in the late 1980s and early 1990s.
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808 State
808 State are an English electronic music group formed in 1987 in Manchester by Graham Massey, Martin Price and Gerald Simpson.
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References
Also known as List of 1990 albums.
, Big Audio Dynamite, Big Daddy Kane, Billboard 200, Billboard Hot 100, Billy Bragg, Billy Joel, Black Box (band), Black Sabbath, Blind Faith, Blind Guardian, Blond Ambition World Tour, Blue Öyster Cult, Blue Rodeo, Blue Sky Mining, Bob Geldof, Bobby Brown, Bobby Darin, Bon Jovi, Bona Drag, Bonnie Raitt, Boogie Down Productions, Bossanova (Pixies album), Brand Nubian, Breathe (British band), Brent Mydland, Bruce Dickinson, Bruce Hornsby, Bryan Adams, Burning Spear, Burton Cummings, Cabaret Voltaire (band), Cameo (band), Cannibal Corpse, Carlos Santana, Carly Simon, Cassette tape, Celine Dion, Celtic Frost, Chad Smith, Charlie Peacock, Charly García, Charmed Life (Billy Idol album), Cheap Trick, Cher, Chill Out (KLF album), Chris Hillman, Chris Isaak, Chronicles (Rush album), Chuck Berry, Chumbawamba, Cinderella (band), Clannad, Cliff Richard, Clint Black, Cocaine, Cocteau Twins, Coil (band), Cole Porter, Concrete Blonde, Cop Rock, Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum, Cowboy Junkies, Cowboys from Hell, Crazy Horse (band), Creedence Clearwater Revival, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, Current 93, Curtis Mayfield, Cyndi Lauper, Czech Philharmonic, Dalida, Damn Yankees (band), Daniel Johnston, Danielle Dax, Dannii Minogue, Danny Elfman, Danzig (band), Danzig II: Lucifuge, Dave Edmunds, David Bowie, David Crosby, David Geffen, Daytona Beach, Florida, DC Talk, Deacon Blue, Death (metal band), Debbie Gibson, December 31, Deee-Lite, Deep Purple, Deicide (band), Del Shannon, Demis Roussos, Depeche Mode, Derek and the Dominos, Devo, Dexter Gordon, Died Pretty, Digital Underground, Dino (American singer), Dio (band), Dionne Warwick, Dire Straits, Dolly Parton, Donovan, Dr. Alban, Dr. John, Dread Zeppelin, Duran Duran, Dusty Springfield, Dwarves (band), Dwight Yoakam, Earth, Wind & Fire, East Troy, Wisconsin, Echo & the Bunnymen, Eclipse (Yngwie Malmsteen album), Edge of the Century, Edie Brickell & New Bohemians, Edoardo Bennato, Elvis Costello, EMF (band), Emmylou Harris, Empire (Queensrÿche album), En Vogue, Enigma (German band), Entombed (band), EPMD, Erasure (duo), Eric B. & Rakim, Eric Burdon, Eric Clapton, Eric Johnson (guitarist), Erna Berger, Eurovision Song Contest 1990, Everlast, Everything but the Girl, Extreme (band), Fab Morvan, Facelift (album), Faith No More, Farm Aid, Fear of a Black Planet, February 14, Fender (company), Fine Young Cannibals, Fish (singer), Fishbone, Flatbush, Fleetwood Mac, Flood (They Might Be Giants album), Flotsam and Jetsam (band), Frank Farian, Franklin, Tennessee, Frizzle Fry, Front Line Assembly, Frost (rapper), Fugazi, Galaxie 500, Gamma Ray (band), Gang of Four (band), Garry Shandling, Garth Brooks, Gary Moore, Geffen Records, Genesis (band), George H. W. Bush, George Michael, George Strait, Geto Boys, Gipsy Kings, Gling-Gló, Gloria Estefan, GodWeenSatan: The Oneness, Goo Goo Dolls, Grammy Award for Album of the Year, Grammy Award for Best New Artist, Grammy Award for Record of the Year, Grammy Award for Song of the Year, Grammy Awards, Grateful Dead, Green Day, Grits Sandwiches for Breakfast, Guided by Voices, Gwar, Hall & Oates, Hank Ballard, Hank Williams Jr., Happy Mondays, Harmony Corruption, Harry Connick Jr., Hawkwind, Heart (band), Heaven or Las Vegas, Heavy metal music, Hello (The Beloved song), Helmet (band), Henryk Górecki, His Name Is Alive, Hollywood Walk of Fame, Hollywood, Florida, Holy Water (Bad Company album), Hothouse Flowers, I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got, Ice Cube, Iced Earth, Iggy Pop, Ike Turner, In Case You Didn't Feel Like Showing Up, Indigo Girls, Information Society (band), Inspiral Carpets, International Star Registry, Into the Woods, INXS, Iron Maiden, It Must Have Been Love, Italy, J. J. Cale, Jackson Browne, Jamaica, James (band), James Ingram, James Lapine, Jane Child, Jane's Addiction, Janet Jackson, Jean-Michel Jarre, Jeff Healey, Jeff Lynne, Jellyfish (band), Jerry Hall, Jesus Jones, Jethro Tull (band), Jimi Hendrix, Jimmy Somerville, Jimmy Van Heusen, Joan Jett, Joe Cocker, John Cale, John Denver, John Doe (musician), John Farnham, John Harbison, John Lennon, John Martyn, John Mellencamp, John Williams, John Zorn, Johnnie Ray, Johnny Gill, JoJo (singer), Jon Bon Jovi, Jorge Bolet, Josh Homme, Juan Luis Guerra, Judas Priest, Julian Cope, Julie Miller, July 2, Juno Awards, Justify My Love, K-pop, Kate & Anna McGarrigle, Keith Haring, Keith Sweat, Kenny G, Kenny Rogers, Kid 'n Play, Kid Rock, Killing Joke, Kim Wilde, King's X, Kiss (band), KMFDM, Kreator, Kris Kristofferson, Kronos Quartet, Kylie Minogue, Kyuss, Lard (band), Laura Branigan, Lawn Boy, Led Zeppelin, Led Zeppelin Boxed Set, Led Zeppelin Remasters, Leonard Bernstein, Lip sync, Lisa Stansfield, List of Billboard Hot 100 number ones of 1990, Lita Ford, Little Feat, Living Colour, LL Cool J, Los Angeles, Los Lobos, Lou Reed, Love (band), Luc Ferrari, Luigi Nono, Luis Miguel, Luka Bloom, Lush (band), Lynyrd Skynyrd, Madness (band), Madonna, Malcolm McLaren, Manic Street Preachers, Mantronix, Marc Almond, Mariah Carey, Mario Davidovsky, Mark Lanegan, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Mary Martin, Massive Attack, Mazzy Star, Má vlast, Mötley Crüe, MC Hammer, Meat Beat Manifesto, Mecano, Megadeth, Mel and Kim, Meredith Monk, Michael Bolton, Michael W. Smith, Mick Jagger, Midnight Oil, Mikael Åkerfeldt, Mike Oldfield, Milli Vanilli, Ministry (band), Mojo Nixon, Monie Love, Mookie Blaylock, Mother Love Bone, Mr. Tambourine Man, MTV, MTV Unplugged, My Bloody Valentine (band), N.W.A, Naïve (album), Naked Raygun, Napalm Death, Natural History: The Very Best of Talk Talk, Neil Young, Neurosis (band), Nevada, New Kids on the Block, New Order (band), Newsboys, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Nick Kamen, Nick Lowe, Nick of Time (album), Nightline, Nitzer Ebb, No Prayer for the Dying, Nu Thang, Obituary (band), Oingo Boingo, Opeth, Ozric Tentacles, Ozzy Osbourne, Painkiller (Judas Priest album), Pantera, Paradise Lost (band), Party of One, Patrick Bruel, Patti LaBelle, Patti Smith, Paul Lansky, Paul Simon, Paul Tortelier, Paul Young, Paula Abdul, Pearl Bailey, People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm, Persistence of Time, Pet Shop Boys, Peter Gabriel, Peter Racine Fricker, Phil Collins, Phish, Pills 'n' Thrills and Bellyaches, Pixies (band), Poison (band), Pop Will Eat Itself, Primus (band), Prince (musician), Procol Harum, Prong (band), Propaganda (band), Psychic TV, Public Enemy, Public Image Ltd, Puma Jones, Queensrÿche, Rachel Hunter, Rafael Kubelík, Raffi, Reagan Youth, Real McCoy (band), Reba McEntire, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Redd Kross, REO Speedwagon, Republic of Ireland, Revolting Cocks, Rhythm of Love (Kylie Minogue album), Rich Mullins, Rick Elias, Ride (band), Riders in the Sky (band), Ringo Starr, Ritual de lo Habitual, Rob Pilatus, Robert Palmer, Robert Plant, Robyn Hitchcock, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Rod Stewart, Roger McGuinn, Roger Waters, Rolling Stone, Rollins Band, Ron Goodwin, Rotterdam, Roxette, Roxy Music, Roy Orbison, Royal Albert Hall, Rush (band), Rust in Peace, Ryan White, Salt-N-Pepa, Sammy Davis Jr., Sandra (singer), Sarah Brightman, Sarah Vaughan, Scorpions (band), Screaming Life/Fopp, Seal (musician), Selena, Severed Heads, Shake Your Money Maker (album), Sham 69, Shogun, Shriekback, Simon & Garfunkel, Simple Minds, Sinéad O'Connor, Skinny Puppy, Skyhooks (band), Slappy, Slaughter (band), Slayer, Snap!, Social Distortion, Sodom (band), Sonia (singer), Sonic Youth, Soul Asylum, Soul II Soul, Soundgarden, Spacemen 3, Squeeze (band), Status Quo (band), Steely Dan, Stephen Bray, Stephen Sondheim, Steve Earle, Steve Miller Band, Steve Vai, Steve Winwood, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Stiv Bators, Strap It On, Styx (band), Sudden Stop, Suicidal Tendencies, Superchunk, Suzanne Vega, Suzi Quatro, Swans (band), T-1000, Takashi Yoshimatsu, Take 6, Talk Talk, Tanita Tikaram, Teenage Fanclub, Ten (Y&T album), Tennessee Ernie Ford, Tesla (band), Testament (band), The 77s, The Afghan Whigs, The Allman Brothers Band, The Associates (band), The B-52s, The Band, The Bangles, The Beach Boys, The Beautiful South, The Beloved (band), The Black Crowes, The Blues Brothers, The Boo Radleys, The Brand New Heavies, The Breeders, The Byrds, The Call (band), The Charlatans (English band), The Choir (alternative rock band), The Church (band), The Cramps, The Cure, The Dead Milkmen, The Doors (film), The Durutti Column, The Exploited, The Fall (band), The Field Mice, The Flaming Lips, The Four Seasons (band), The Go-Go's, The Good Son (album), The Human League, The Hummingbirds, The La's, The Lightning Seeds, The Monkees, The Neville Brothers, The O'Jays, The Platters, The Pogues, The Pretenders, The Rembrandts, The Replacements (band), The Rhythm of the Saints, The Righteous Brothers, The Rolling Stones, The Simpsons, The Simpsons Sing the Blues, The Sisters of Mercy, The Smiths, The Star-Spangled Banner, The Stone Roses, The Stranglers, The Sugarcubes, The Wall, The Waterboys, The Who, They Might Be Giants, Thomas Dolby, Tiamat (band), Tiffany Darwish, Timeline of musical events, Timmy Mallett, Tina Turner, To the Extreme, Toad the Wet Sprocket, Tom Fogerty, Tommy Lee, Tony! Toni! Toné!, Too Short, Toto (band), Toto Cutugno, Tracy Chapman, Trashcan Sinatras, Traveling Wilburys, Tyr (album), UB40, Unchained Melody, Uncle Tupelo, United Kingdom, Van Morrison, Vanilla Ice, Velvet Revolution, Violator (album), Violent Femmes, Vision Thing (album), W. B. Yeats, Warrant (American band), Warrior Soul, Welcome to the Beautiful South, Wembley Stadium (1923), Whitney Houston, William Walton, Willie Nelson, Wilson Phillips, Winger (band), Wire (band), Witold Lutosławski, Woodstock, World Party, Xavier Cugat, XTC, Y&T, Yanni, Yehudi Menuhin, Yngwie Malmsteen, Yo La Tengo, Young Guns II, Zagreb, Zoviet France, ZZ Top, 10,000 Maniacs, 100 Miles and Runnin', 32nd Annual Grammy Awards, 39/Smooth, 3rd Bass, 808 State.