Category: Pop
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Bobby Darin
Bobby Darin (1936 – 1973) was an American singer, songwriter, actor, and record producer who performed a variety of music genres, including pop, rock and roll, jazz, folk, swing, and country. He was a popular teen idol in the late 1950s and was a ubiquitous presence in pop entertainment in the 1950s and 1960s. Darin…
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Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons
The Four Seasons were one of the best-selling recording artists of the early and mid-1960s, with over 25 hits in five years, including “Sherry” (1962), “Big Girls Don’t Cry” (1962), “Walk Like a Man” (1963), “Rag Doll” (1964), and “December, 1963 (Oh, What a Night)” (1975). Valli is known for his powerful lead falsetto voice.
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Curtis Mayfield and the Impressions
Mayfield is known for writing “People Get Ready” for The Impressions in 1965, which was ranked at number 24 on Rolling Stone’s list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. The song was also inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1998.
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Sly and the Family Stone
Sly and the Family Stone was the first fully integrated group in rock history, with members of men and women, and Black and white people. Their music broke down boundaries and influenced generations. The band’s music is the template for urban soul, funk, and hip-hop. Some of their albums include Life, Anthology, and Small Talk.
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Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift is an American singer-songwriter and global superstar. She is known for her distinctive songwriting, ability to write songs that are both accessible and familiar, and her ability to switch genres throughout her career. In 2024, Swift became the first artist to win the Grammy Award for album of the year four times, for…
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Billy Joel
Billy Joel is an American singer, songwriter, and pianist who has released more than 60 albums. He’s known as the “Piano Man” after his 1973 song of the same name, and his other hits include “Captain Jack”, “Uptown Girl”, and “We Didn’t Start the Fire”. Joel’s music has been described as expressive of alienation, and…
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Beyoncé
Beyoncé Giselle Knowles-Carter, also known as “Queen Bey”, is an American singer, songwriter, and businesswoman. She was born on September 4, 1981 in Houston, Texas to Tina Knowles, a hairdresser and salon owner, and Mathew Knowles, a Xerox sales manager. Beyoncé first became famous in the late 1990s as the lead singer of the R&B…
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Perry Como
Pierino Ronald “Perry” Como (1912-2001) was an American singer, actor, and television personality. He recorded exclusively for RCA Victor from 1943 to 1987, releasing 22 albums and 147 singles. Some of his hits include “It’s Impossible,” “And I Love You So,” and “For the Good Times”. His first pop hit was “Long Ago and Far…
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Roy Orbison
Roy Orbison was an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist known for his powerful voice, complex song structures, and dark ballads. His music is mostly in the rock genre, and his most successful periods were in the early 1960s and the late 1980s. His first hit song was “Ooby Dooby” as released by Sun Records in…
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Ray Charles
The Life and Legacy of Ray Charles: A Career that Changed Music Forever