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Nelson Smock Riddle, Jr. (June 1, 1921 – October 6, 1985) was a well-known American bandleader, arranger and orchestrator whose career spanned from the late 1940s until the early 1980s. Riddle is perhaps best known for his 1950s work for Capitol Records, providing jazzy big-band style arrangements to accompany such vocalists as Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Nat King Cole, Judy Garland, Peggy Lee, Louis Prima and Keely Smith. Later, his arranging talents were also used by Ella Fitzgerald, Shirley Bassey, Matt Monro, Linda Ronstadt, and others. His arrangements are characterized by innovative orchestration with counter melodies and instrumentation that express...

There is more than one artist with this name: 1. A German jazz act. 2. A New York based Underground Hip-Hop group with Cage and Camu Tao. They produced only one self-titled album. Camu Tao has since passed away. The Nighthawks are named after the Sylvester Stalone and Billy Dee Williams movie featuring a white and black cop team. The Nighthawks album is a concept album about a white and black partnership of some really corrupt cops. 3. "The Nighthawks" are a blues and roots music band based in Washington, DC. .

Hawk Nelson was formed in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada in 2003 by Jason Dunn, Dave Clark, Matt Paige, and Daniel Biro. The band played independently in Peterborough, Ontario for a few years before they signed with Tooth and Nail Records, largely on the recommendation of Trevor McNevan, the lead singer of fellow Tooth and Nail bands Thousand Foot Krutch and FM Static. McNevan, also from Peterborough, is credited with discovering the band. In July of 2004, Hawk Nelson released their major label debut Letters to the President. It was produced by Aaron Sprinkle and McNevan, who also co-wrote the album's fourteen...

Bill Nelson (born William Nelson on December 18, 1948) is a prolific guitarist, songwriter, painter and experimental musician from Wakefield, Yorkshire, England. Nelson was educated at the Wakefield College of Art, where he developed an interest in the work of poet and filmmaker Jean Cocteau. At this time he was also developing as a musician, drawing upon Duane Eddy as a primary guitar influence. His first recording was a brief contribution on an album entitled "A-Austr" with Chris Coombs, Brian Calvert and Mike Levon . Mike recorded and produced the album "A-Austr: Musics from the Holyground" which appeard on Holyground...

This is a dual artist listing. 1) Silverhawk was a Jamaican sound system owned by the esteemed "Steely" Johnson of the legendary dancehall production duo Steely & Clevie. The sound was most active from 1987-1994, and along with Stone Love, led the transition from live artists to recorded dubplates being the dominant medium for live reggae sound system performances. Shortly before his death in late 2009, Steely had been working behind the scenes to bring the sound back on the road, and in January 2010, Silverhawk held its relaunch party in New York City, with promise of many more dances...