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Táta Vega (born Carmen Rosa Vega, October 7, 1951, Queens, New York) is an American vocalist whose career spans theater, film, and a variety of musical genres. Born Carmen Rosa Vega in Jamaica, Borough of Queens, Long Island, New York, on October 7, 1951. From parents, Luis Alfredo De La Vega who served in the United States Air Force and Rosaura Maltés a stay at home wife and mother. As a result of her fathers work, the family moved frequently. Read more on Last.fm

Independent music producer from Mexico. As a self taught musician he mixes the grooves from the mid-eighties disco, the catchy rhythm of house music and the vibes of current era's synths, creating a funky atmoshpere in his productions Read more on Last.fm

Ruby Andrews (born Ruby Mae Stackhouse in Hollandale, Mississippi, on 12 March 1947; died August 2026) was an American R&B/soul singer based in Chicago, Illinois. who began her professional career in the mid–1960s and is remembered for her songs: "Casanova (Your Playing Days Are Over)" (1967), "You Made A Believer (Out Of Me)" (1969), and "Everybody Saw You" (1970). Andrews debuted on the Zodiac label in 1967 and scored her biggest seller, "Casanova (Your Playing Days Are Over)," the same year. Read more on Last.fm

Major Lance (Born 4 April 1941, Winterville, Mississippi - Death 3 September 1994, Decatur, Georgia) was an American R&B singer. As a child he relocated to Chicago, attending the same school as Curtis Mayfield and Jerry Butler. He formed a group, the Floats, and became a featured dancer on local TV. His 1959 Mercury release, I Got A Girl, was written and produced by Mayfield, but his career did not take off until he signed with OKeh Records in 1962. Read more on Last.fm

Willie McKinley Hutchison, known professionally as Willie Hutch (December 6, 1944 — September 19, 2005) was an American singer, as well as a songwriter and record producer for the Motown record label during the 1970s. Hutch produced albums by acts such as The 5th Dimension, Michael Jackson and Smokey Robinson. Besides writing hit songs such as The Jackson 5's "I'll Be There", Hutch also recorded several albums for Motown (and later for Whitfield Records Read more on Last.fm

Rick James (born James Ambrose Johnson, Jr; February 1, 1948 - August 6, 2004) was an American funk and soul musician from Buffalo New York, who worked as a singer, keyboardist, bassist, record producer, arranger, and composer during his long career. One of the most popular artists on the Motown label during the late 1970s and early 1980s, James was famous for his wild brand of funk music and his trademark cornrow braids. As time went on, James was given the unofficial title The King of Punk-Funk. Read more on Last.fm

Pianist Francis Coppieters recorded as early as 1943 with Roger Rose et son Orchestre de L'Heure Bleue. In 1949, he records 4 tracks for an album with Toots Thielemans & the "Quartet du Hot Club de Belgique", with Toots on guitar, Jean Warland on bass and John Ward on drums. The same year, he is a member of the Jack Sels Big band. In 1952, he can be heard on a Jacques Pelzer recording; in 1953, with Buck Clayton and the orchestra of Mickey Bunner, and also with René Thomas, Bobby Jaspar and Jacques Pelzer. Read more on Last.fm

Connie Price & The Keystones are a modern day "deep funk"/new funk group from Los Angeles, CA. Connie Price & The Keystones is a project helmed by Los Angeles-based guitarist/producer/multi-instrumentalist Dan Ubick (of Breakestra) and trumpeter/arranger Todd M. Simon. Ubick, who played most of the instruments in the studio, simply wanted an alias for his drum-playing self, and decided to go with the name Connie Price for the funk-throwback group. Read more on Last.fm

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