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Tangier was one of the stronger bands hard rock bands to come out of the late 80's. Not built on pretense or makeup, their songs were honed from their obvious influences of Bad Company, Free, and Zeppelin to Johnny Winter. Tangier released three albums with different line-ups while they progressed and honed their style.. The debut was more AOR, but their sound gradually evolved until they became a very impressive bluesy rock band with hailing back to their blues based roots. Tangier formed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and grew up in the clubs with bands such as Cinderella, who would later...

Ruggiero Ricci (born July 24, 1918 San Bruno, California) is an Italian-American violin virtuoso. Ricci has become famous in particular for his performances and recordings of Paganini. The son of Italian immigrants, his father first taught him to play the violin. At age seven, Ricci studied with Louis Persinger and Elizabeth Lackey. Persinger would become his piano accompanist for many recitals and recordings. Ricci gave his first public performance in 1928 at the age of 10 in San Francisco where he played works by Henryk Wieniawski and Henri Vieuxtemps. He gained the reputation for being a child prodigy. At age...

Vic Ruggiero is a ska, reggae, blues musician of Italian heritage from Bronx, New York. He now lives in New Jersey. Next to being the singer, organist and songwriter of The Slackers, he is/was involved in various projects like The SKAndalous All-Stars or The Stubborn Allstars. For many years, Vic has also nurtured a dusty alt country/blues/rock solo project. He's recorded a slew of solo albums on which he mainly plays the guitar, harmonica and percussion. Albums are: Living in Sin/Understanding New Jersey, Alive at the Ladybug House, Hamburguru (2007), Something In My Blindspot (2008), On the Rag Time (+...

Al van jongs af aan was hij niet van het podium te slaan. Rogier Pelgrim is een geboren performer die zijn liedjes brengt met overgave en overtuiging. Als jongetje van acht jaar was een toneel voor hem de hemel. Nu betreed hij het podium als singer songwriter. Gewapend met een gitaar, zijn stem en z'n persoonlijke teksten, brengt hij gevoelige, zwaarmoedige en pakkende popliedjes. Geïnspireerd door artiesten als Jeff Buckley, The Frames en Johnny Cash brengt Rogier Pelgrim eerlijke en oprechte liedjes over zijn persoonlijke worstelingen. Rogier neemt geen blad voor de mond in zijn liedjes die gaan over liefde,...