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Jody Watley

Jody Watley began her carreer as a professional dancer on Soul Train. In 1987 she released her debut self-titled album which was very successful. Her second album Larger than Life was also a big hit.  

Nina Hagen

Her real name is Catharina Hagen, she was born on March 11, 1955. She is a singer from Berlin, Germany. She was considered an opera prodigy by the time she was nine. She dropped out of school at 16 and joined a band. After political confusion between east and west Germany she settled in Hamburg [...]

A Flock Of Seagulls

A Flock Of Seagulls gained popularity with their hit singles I Ran (So Far Away) and Space Age Love Song. They are also remembered by Mike Score’s distinctive haircut for the “I Ran” Video.  

Heart

Although originally formed as The Army, then White Heart, and finally Heart by the Fisher Brothers Roger and Mike, along with bassist Steve Fossen in the mid-60′s, Heart is most readily identified with the Wilson sisters, vocalist Ann and guitarist Nancy who joined the group in the early 70′s. With hits like Magic Man and [...]

Terence Trent D Arby

D’Arby became famous in the 80s with his soulful single Wishing Well and looked poised to challenge both Michael Jackson and Prince with his brilliant album Introducing the Hardline According to Terence Trent D’Arby, especially when his he won a Grammy for the album in the Best R&B Male Vocal Performance category. In addition, his [...]

Grace Jones

Born on May 19th 1952 in Jamaica, Grace Jones became a popular icon in the gay clubs through out the 70′s and recorded three disco aboums, Portfolio (1977), Fame (1978), Muse(1979). As the 70′s came to a end and disco died, Grace looked for something new. She found it in the New wave/New romantic scene. [...]

ABBA

Agnetha Falkskogg, Benny Andersson, Bjorn Ulvaeus & Anni-Frid “Frida” Lyngstad formed a musical partnership in their native Sweden in 1970. Together with composer/producer Stig Anderson ABBA literally conquered the rock/pop world throughout the 1970s with international hit records and tours which remain classics of their genre.

Color Me Badd

Color Me Badd was part of the first wave of Boy Band music that populated the airwaves in the 1990′s. I Wanna Sex You Up was one of the classic songs from the early 90′s that pitted young kids against their parents. It contained no explicit lyrics and was featured on the radio, but the [...]

Cathy Dennis

Though technically not a one-hit wonder since she charted with three different songs in the early 90’s most people remember singer Cathy Dennis for either Touch Me All Night Long or Too Many Walls. The fact that those two songs differ substantially from each other by being a dance club favorite and a soulful ballad [...]

Gang of Four

Gang of Four was a postpunk band that wedded Marxist theory in their lyrics to James Brown-inspired funk mixed with punk attitude. Their debut album Entertainment! consistently ranks among the top five punk albums of all time and the top one-hundred rock albums of all time. After two original members left and various other personnel [...]