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New Yorker Paul Giovanni (1933-1990) was a playwright, actor, director, singer and musician. Giovanni was best known for writing the music for the film The Wicker Man, a tale of conflict and discovery involving a British police officer investigating a neo-pagan cult on a deserted island. The sound track and film are both cult classics. He died from AIDS in 1990. Read more on Last.fm

New Yorker Paul Giovanni (1933-1990) was a playwright, actor, director, singer and musician. Giovanni was best known for writing the music for the film The Wicker Man, a tale of conflict and discovery involving a British police officer investigating a neo-pagan cult on a deserted island. The sound track and film are both cult classics. He died from AIDS in 1990. Read more on Last.fm

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Graham John Clifton Bond (28 October 1937 in Romford, East London, England – 8 May 1974 at Finsbury Park station, Finsbury Park, North London, England) was an English musician, considered a founding father of the English rhythm and blues boom of the 1960s. Along with John Mayall and Alexis Korner, Bond was one of the great catalytic figures of '60s rock in Britain. Technologically and musically, Bond was an innovator, perhaps the first British musician to use the Hammond organ and Leslie speaker combination (in an R&B context) Read more on Last.fm

Inga DeCarlo Fung Marchand (born September 6, 1978), better known by her stage name Foxy Brown, is an American rapper. She is known for her solo work as well as numerous collaborations and a brief stint as part of hip-hop supergroup The Firm. Brown has faced many obstacles during her rise to fame, including feuds with other rappers, personal tragedy and run-ins with the law, thus being labeled as one of the more controversial female rappers. She has released four solo albums: 1996's Ill Na Na Read more on Last.fm

Duane Eddy (born in Corning, New York, on 26 April 1938; died 30 April 2024) was a Grammy Award-winning American rock and roll guitarist remembered for his characteristically "twangy" sound on singles such as "Rebel-'Rouser", "Peter Gunn", and "Because They're Young in the late 1950s and early 1960s. He had sold 12 million records by 1963. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1994. Born in Corning, New York, he began playing the guitar at the age of five. Read more on Last.fm

Donna Adrian Gaines (December 31, 1948 – May 17, 2012), known professionally as Donna Summer, was an American singer and songwriter who rose to prominence during the disco era of the 1970s. She was often referred to as the "Queen of Disco" and achieved international recognition for her contributions to popular music. Born and raised in Boston, Summer left high school before graduating and began her career as the lead singer of the blues rock band Crow. Read more on Last.fm

1. The Revolution was a punk rock band based in Penrith, Northwest, England. 2. The Revolution is an alternative rock band from Gyumri, Armenia. 3. The Revolution is a funky pop/rock group from Holland, winners of the Next Best Band battle for a place at Appelpop Festival 2011. 4. The Revolution was the group around Prince from 1979 until 1986 and included Wendy & Lisa, Bobby Z, Brown Mark, Dr. Fink, Eric Leeds and Susannah Melvoin 5. The Revolution is a one man project by Anton Mannov, based in Copenhagen. Read more on Last.fm

Soft Machine was a pioneering psychedelic, progressive rock and jazz band from Canterbury, United Kingdom, named after the book The Soft Machine by William S. Burroughs. They were one of the central bands in the Canterbury Scene. The band originally consisted of Robert Wyatt, Kevin Ayers, Daevid Allen and Mike Ratledge, most of whom were former members of The Wilde Flowers in 1966. Later members have included Hugh Hopper, Roy Babbington, Elton Dean, John Etheridge, Karl Jenkins, John Marshall, and Allan Holdsworth. Read more on Last.fm