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Carl Perkins (April 9, 1932 – January 19, 1998) was an American rockabilly singer, guitarist and songwriter, performing early Rockabilly and Rock n Roll along with more traditional Country and Gospel music for decades before his death at age 65. His best known song was "Blue Suede Shoes" in 1956 which was the first single to top three charts listed by Billboard Magazine - popular, country and western, and rhythm and blues. Perkins had a long association with musical collaborator Johnny Cash Read more on Last.fm

Born Larry Donn Gillihan, two miles north of Bono, Arkansas on June 7th 1941 on his parent's farm. Raised in Arkansas cotton picking country, Larry Donn saw Elvis Presley play his high school gym and decided it was time he got in on the game, forming his first band in 1957 at the ripe old age of 16. In 1959 he recorded "Honey Bun" on the Vaden label with the flip side "That's What I Call a Ball" which both have since become Rockabilly staples performed by musicians all over the world. Read more on Last.fm

Charlotte Cornfield is a Canadian singer-songwriter. Cornfield was born in Toronto, and moved to Montreal in 2006 to study jazz drumming. She finished her degree in Spring 2010 and hit the road as the drummer for several bands, including Bent By Elephants, Takk, The Keys (Fr) and Panoramic & True (US). In the fall of 2010 she returned home and spent 4 months in an east-end studio recording her debut full-length effort, Two Horses, released Oct. 25th, 2011. Read more on Last.fm

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On their bold and brilliant debut album Unsoothing Interior, Stockholm's Vero reflect the nature of life itself. Their songs prioritize feeling over perfectionism - "what feels, or sounds, best" - creating a record that tumbles through its contents with a sense of unpredictability, excitement and curiosity. It's an album full of raw guitar riffs that spin and swirl and fizz, and evoke the spirit of artists like Sonic Youth, Garbage and Pixies. The record, out via PNKSLM Recordings (ShitKid, Les Big Byrd, Holy etc. Read more on Last.fm

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Aiwa Laurel D-G (More commonly known as Ava Laurel, or stage name Lava La Rue) is a London based visual artist and musician and founder of NiNE8 collective. Lava La Rue, west London rapper and singer is a jack of all trades; Under their belt at the age of 20, they've set to continue making a positive impact on the UK art scene. Their pronouns are they/them/he/her. Read more on Last.fm