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SweetS was a Japanese idol group. Kashiwagi Akiko (born 1990.8.24), 吉村綾花 (Yoshimura Ayaka) (born 1990.9.22), Takewa Haruna (born 1991.4.23), Iwasaki Mai (born 1991.10.1) & 瀧本美織 (Takimoto Miori) (born 1991.10.16) are five young girls who were chosen during the 2002/2003 Avex Audition. They competed against several thousand participants for the chance to be in a dance & vocal performance unit. After several months of training, they debuted on August 8th, 2003 with their 1st single: LolitA☆Strawberry in summer. After 2 mini-albums, 8 singles, 1 photobook, 2 DVDs & 1 live tour, leader Aki and lead vocalist Aya began a 6-month break...

The Stolen Sweets perform vocal jazz arrangements inspired by New Orleans favorites, The Boswell Sisters, one of the hottest girl groups of the 1930s. Comprised of vocalists Jen Bernard, Lara Michell and Erin Sutherland and string syncopators Keith Brush, Pete Krebs, and David Langenes, The Sweets deliver a unique brand of vintage swing jazz, dishing up abundant doses of coy stage antics and sideways glances as they play. The Boswell Sisters were verifiable radio stars in the late 20s and early 30s, keeping company with the likes of the Dorsey Brothers, Bunny Berigan, Eddie Lang, and Benny Goodman - partnerships...

There have been multiple artists recording under the name The Bittersweets. 1) Dusk is a bittersweet time of day. There’s no other point in the sun’s arc that captures the imagination quite like it. Maybe the Nashville-based alt. folk-pop trio the Bittersweets can’t literally splash a sunset across the sky, but they bring the same striking contrast of shadow and luminescence to the ears. The Bittersweets—Chris Meyers (guitar, keyboards, vocals) and Hannah Prater (vocals, guitar)—live up to their name. They fuse yellows and blues, sunniness and melancholy, with evocative lyrics and lush arrangements, transcendent melodies and Prater’s alluring voice. On...

There are at least three groups named The Bitter Sweets: 1. a 1960s girl group from Cleveland Ohio. 2. a garage band from Vancouver, BC, Canada 2. an acoustic roots band from Melbourne, Australia 1. The Bitter Sweets (also spelled The Bittersweets) were a girl group from the 1960s: They hailed from Cleveland, Ohio and were comprised of Judi Rodgers (vocals/guitar), Louie Dula (drums), Marilyn Rodgers Green (keyboards), Penny Cash (bass), and Rosi Hollo (guitar). Their debut, “The Hurtin’ Kind” b/w “Summertime,” was released on Tema in 1965. The same year they released “What a Lonely Way to Start the...

Harry Edison (October 10, 1915 – July 27, 1999) was an American jazz trumpeter and member of the Count Basie Orchestra. Born in Columbus, Ohio, Edison spent his early childhood in Louisville, Kentucky, where he was introduced to music by an uncle. After moving back to Columbus at the age of 12, the young Edison began playing the trumpet with local bands. In 1933, he became a member of the Jeter-Pillars Orchestra in Cleveland. Afterwards he played with the Mills Blue Rhythm Band and Lucky Millinder. In 1937 he moved to New York and joined the Count Basie Orchestra. His...