A Musical Artist can describe either an individual musician or a band of musicians. Ideally, a Musical Artist will have released a Musical Album.
Right now, anyone who contributed in any way to an album or song is typed as a Musical Artist; this includes composers, writers of liner notes, and graphic designers. Obviously, this isn’t ideal, but it’s a quirk in our main source of music data; please help us clean this up!
The definition for Musical Artist is ideal for popular recording artists. The right model for classical composers and performers is different; please join the discussions in the Music Modeling Interest Group or prototype them in your own default domain and help us figure this out.
For more see the help topic, Musical Artist Documentation.
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| Taste | Blues-rock |
An artist named Taste.
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| Aztlan Underground | Alternative rock | Los Angeles |
Aztlan Underground is a fusion band from Los Angeles. Since early 1989, Aztlan Underground has played Rapcore. Indigenous drums, flutes, and rattles are commonplace in its musical compositions.
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| Alessandro Scarlatti |
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Alessandro Scarlatti (May 2, 1660 – October 24, 1725) was an Italian Baroque composer especially famous for his opera and chamber cantata. He is considered the founder of the Neapolitan school of opera. He was the father of two other composers,...
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| Alex Lifeson |
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Person | Hard rock |
Alex Lifeson, OC (born Aleksandar Živojinović on August 27, 1953 in Fernie, British Columbia), is a Canadian musician, best known for his role as guitarist for the rock band Rush. Lifeson founded Rush in the summer of 1968, and has been an integral...
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| Boy band |
A boy band, written in some countries boys band or boy's band, is a type of pop group featuring several young male singer. The members are generally expected to perform as dancer as well, often executing highly choreographed sequences to their own...
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| Carmen Electra |
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Tara Leigh Patrick (born April 20, 1972), professionally known as Carmen Electra, is an American glamour model, television personality, and entertainer. She gained fame for her appearances in Playboy magazine, on the MTV game show Singled Out, on...
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| Dave Grohl |
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Person | Rock music | Warren |
David Eric Grohl (born January 14, 1969 in Warren, Ohio) is an American rock musician and songwriter. Grohl began his music career in the 1980s as the drummer for several Washington, DC, area bands, including the hardcore punk band Scream. In 1990...
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| Domenico Alberti | Person |
Domenico Alberti (around 1710 – 1740) was an Italian singer, harpsichord and composer whose works bridge the Baroque and Classical periods.
Alberti was born in Venice and studied music with Antonio Lotti. He wrote opera, song and sonatas for...
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| Donny the Punk |
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Stephen Donaldson (July 27, 1946 – July 18, 1996), born Robert Anthony Martin, Jr and also known by the pseudonym Donny the Punk, was an American political activist. He is best known for his pioneering activism in gay liberation and prison reform...
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| Davy Jones |
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Davy Jones (born David Thomas Jones December 30, 1945) is an English actor and singer, best known as a member of The Monkees.
Jones was born in Manchester, England on December 30, 1945, but is in the process of becoming a United States citizen. He...
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| Emma Abbott |
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Emma Abbott (December 9, 1850 – January 5, 1891), American opera singer, was born in Chicago, Illinois. She made her debut as a guitar player and singer in Peoria, Illinois in 1859. She met Clara Louise Kellogg, who encouraged her to study in New...
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| Ertegün brothers | Person |
Ahmet Ertegün (July 31,1923 – December 14, 2006) and Nesuhi Ertegün (November 26, 1917 – April 15,1989), were the Turkish-American executives of Atlantic Records. They also co-founded the legendary New York Cosmos soccer team of the North American...
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| The Elephant Six Collective |
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The Elephant 6 Recording Company (or simply Elephant 6) is a collective of American musicians who spawned some of the most notable independent bands of the 1990s, including The Apples in Stereo, The Olivia Tremor Control, Neutral Milk Hotel, and Of...
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| Gregorio Allegri |
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Gregorio Allegri (1582 – February 7, 1652) was an Italian composer and priest of the Roman School of composers. He mainly lived in Rome, and died there.
He studied music under Giovanni Maria Nanini, the intimate friend of Palestrina. Being intended...
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| Goodness |
Goodness was a rock band from Seattle, Washington (U.S.), led by Carrie Akre, formerly of Hammerbox and now primarily a solo artist. Goodness featured Akre (vocals), Danny Newcomb (lead guitar), Garth Reeves (guitar), Fiia McGann (bass), and Chris...
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| Girl group |
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A girl group is a popular music act featuring several young female singer who generally harmonize together. Girl groups are often backed by male musicians, and serve as front artists for behind-the-scenes songwriter and music producer. The term ...
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| Gilles Apap | Person | Swing | Nice |
Gilles Apap (born May 21 1963) is a violinist who plays gypsy music, swing, Irish music, and bluegrass music, as well as the masterpieces of classical music.
Born in Bougie, Algeria, he was raised in Nice, France. In 1985 he won the first prize in...
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| Henri Chopin | Person |
Henri Chopin (June 18, 1922 - January 3, 2008) was an avant-garde poet and musician.
Henri Chopin was a little-known but key figure of the French avant-garde during the second half of the 20th century. Known primarily as a concrete and sound poet,...
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| Jazz guitar |
The term jazz guitar refers to several aspects of the guitar as it is used in jazz and jazz fusion music. The term may refer to a type of guitar or to the variety of jazz playing styles (e.g. chords, melodies, and improvised solo lines) performed by...
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| Kejmanee Pichaironnarongsongkram | Person |
Kejmanee Pichaironnarongsongkram (Thai: เก็จมณี พิชัยรณรงค์สงคราม), also known as Pin (born January 4, 1974) is an actress, model, and singer from Thailand, who is semi-popular in her native country.
In 1994, after graduating from Rangsit...
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| Keith Moon |
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Person | Rock music | Harlesden |
Keith John Moon (August 23, 1946 – September 7, 1978) was the drummer of the rock group The Who. He gained notoriety for exuberant drumming and his destructive lifestyle. Moon joined The Who in 1964, replacing Doug Sandom. He played on all albums...
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| Lola Graham | Person |
Lola Glenn Graham was born in Melbourne, Australia on September 23, 1918. She first came to public attention after winning a music competition at age six by playing the piano. In 1930 she was employed by Melbourne radio station 3?? and continued to...
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| Louis St. Laurent |
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Louis Stephen St-Laurent (Saint-Laurent or St-Laurent in French, baptized Louis-Étienne St-Laurent) , (February 1, 1882 – July 25, 1973) was the twelfth Prime Minister of Canada from November 15, 1948, to June 21, 1957.
Louis St-Laurent was born...
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| Mack Sennett |
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Mack Sennett (January 17, 1880 – November 5, 1960) was an Academy Award-winning director and was known as the innovator of slapstick comedy in film. During his lifetime he was known at times as the "King of Comedy."
Born Michael Sinnott in Richmond...
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| Matteo Carcassi |
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Matteo Carcassi (Florence, Italy, 1792 - Paris, France, January 16, 1853), was a famous Italian guitarist and composer.
Carcassi began with the piano, but learned guitar when still a child. He quickly gained a reputation as a virtuoso concert...
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| Murat Ses |
Murat Ses (Ses means sound in Turkish) is a Turkish keyboard player and composer with strong Eurasian electronic elements. He is creator of the Anadolu Pop style, a synthesis of Anatolian Music and Western elements that has been influencing Turkish...
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| Marietta Alboni | Person |
Marietta Alboni (March 6 1826 – June 23 1894) was a renowned Italian contralto opera singer. With the exception of Maria Malibran, she was considered the greatest contralto of the nineteenth century.
She was born at Città di Castello, in Umbria....
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| Mance Lipscomb |
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Mance Lipscomb (April 9 1895 – January 30 1976) was an influential blues singer, guitarist and songster. Born Beau De Glen Lipscomb near Navasota, Texas, he as a youth took the name of 'Mance' from a friend of his oldest brother Charlie (Mance short...
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| The Medallions |
The Medallions were a rhythm and blues band led by Vernon Green. They were the first doo-wop group to record for Dootone Records. Their first release, "Buick 59," (based on Todd Rhodes's double-entendre R&B; hit "Rocket 88") was backed with a ballad...
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| Neil Peart |
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Person | Hard rock | Hamilton |
Neil Peart OC, (born September 12, 1952 in Hamilton, Ontario) is a Canadian musician and author. He is best-known as the drummer and lyricist for the rock band Rush.
Peart grew up in Port Dalhousie, Ontario, Canada (now part of St. Catharines)...
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