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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...

Karen Zoid (born Karen Louise Greeff) is a female South African rock artist, with both vocal and guitar talent. From busking in Johannesburg to national treasure. Her band is composed of Don Reinecke on lead guitar, Rixi Roman on bass guitar and Marlon Green on drums and percussion. They are sponsored by Levi's as part of their support of various South African artists. She was born, on 10 August 1978, in Brussels, Belgium, to a South African diplomat, and grew up there and in Johannesburg. She released her solo album, "Poles Apart", through EMI in June 2001, which was an...

Hawk Nelson es una banda canadiense de punk cristiano formada en 2002 en la ciudad de Peterborough, Ontario .Los miembros originales eran Jason Dunn, Daniel Biro, Dave Clark y Matt Paige . El nombre Hawk Nelson surgió a partir de un juego de PlayStation que Jason jugaba cuando tenía 14 años, llamado Too Extreme, en que el nombre de su muñeco era Hawk Nelson, Hawk de "Tony Hawk" y Nelson de una tienda de reparacion de zapatos de su ciudad llamada "Nelson Boot Repair". Hasta que ellos graban su primer álbum independiente, llamado "Saturday Rock Action" en 2002, el nombre...

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...

Nelson nació el 4 de Junio de 1932 en San Luis (Missouri), en un entorno altamente influenciado por la música: su hermano era saxofonista y había tocado con Cootie Williams en los años 40, y su hermana cantaba y tocaba el piano. Nelson empezó sus estudios de piano a la edad de seis años, y los de saxofón a los once años. Aún en edad escolar, tuvo su primer contrato como músico en la orquesta de Cottie Williams, donde su hermano también era saxofonista. Desde 1947, colaboró en diferentes bandas “de territorio” en San Luis, para, en 1950, pasar a...