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Conrad Yeatis “Sonny” Clark (Herminie, 21 luglio 1931 – New York, 13 gennaio 1963) è stato un pianista e compositore statunitense di musica jazz. Discepolo (e pupillo) di Bud Powell, fu uno dei piú importanti pianisti jazz del dopoguerra. La sua carriera professionale iniziò nel 1951 in California dove si esibí con Wardell Gray; in séguito collaborò con il bassista Oscar Pettiford e poi si uní alla band di Buddy DeFranco (dal 1953 al 1956). Nel 1956 fece parte dei Lighthouse All Stars di Howard Rumsey. Trasferitosi a New York, nel 1957, accompagnò la cantante Dinah Washington; in breve divenne...

Hailing from Adelaide, Australia Sonny Fodera's story is starting to gain momentum; having started producing music at a young age he has established himself as one of Australia’s premier deep jackin house dj's and producers, artist/remixer. As a dj, his signature sound showcases smooth technical wizardry combined with a music selection geared to satisfy even the most discerning house music listeners. Having played along side the likes of Chuck Love, John Larner, Derrick Carter, the Littlemen, Audio Jack, James Curd to name a few, Sonny Fodera is renowned for his consistently high quality dj sets. As a producer /remixer, Sonny...

Sonny Rhodes (born Clarence Edward Smith, November 3, 1940, Smithville, Texas) is an American blues singer and lap steel guitar player. He has recorded over two hundred songs. "I'm what you call a self-proclaimed Disciple of the Blues!" said Rhodes about his years playing and singing for fans of blues around the world. He has been nominated fifteen times for the Blues Music Awards, and won the Instrumentalist-Other category in 2011. Rhodes was born in Smithville, Texas, he was the sixth and last child of Le Roy and Julia Smith, who were sharecroppers. He received his first guitar at the...

Sister Sonny were formed in Bergen, Norway in 1994. Since 1995, Sister Sonny has achieved major recognition among a significant audience both in Norway and abroad. The band has been at the forefront of the so-called Bergen Wave and has had more air time on American college radio than any other Norwegian band. Sister Sonny was also the first band ever to win the Norwegian Alarm Award (a national music award). Having been signed to Bergen label Rec90 for five years, on which they released four records, moved on to Honeymilk Records. In 2004, Lucky Doggies was finally released, 3...

SONNY LIM, a member of Hawaii’s famous musical Lim family, was born and raised in the heart of paniolo (cowboy) country on the Big Island. Sonny’s parents taught their children to play a variety of musical instruments. Sonny's father was a paniolo at Parker Ranch, where Sonny also worked for 23 years. His introduction to ki ho’alu (slack key guitar) came as a child, when he was inspired by Gabby Pahinui while watching him perform at a lu’au in Kohala. Sonny’s biggest inspiration and influence came at age 12 from a well known slack key guitarist and family friend, Uncle...