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The Wallflowers

Two bands have used the name "The Wallflowers":
1. An American rock band
2. A British indie rock band 1. The Wallflowers are a band which formed in 1989 in Los Angeles, California, United States. The band's only constant member has been singer/guitarist Jakob Dylan, the son of folk rock legend Bob Dylan. The Wallflowers have released five albums: "The Wallflowers" (1992), "Bringing Down the Horse" (1996), "Breach" (2000), "Red Letter Days" (2002) and "Rebel, Sweetheart" (2005).

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Shuggie Otis

Shuggie Otis, born 1953, is the son of Johnny Otis, a rhythm and blues musician. He started performing in his youth and released his first record in 1970. He not only writes songs, but also plays guitar, piano, organ, and bass. He has recorded with Frank Zappa, Al Kooper, Etta James, and Eddie Vinson, and more recently Mos Def. The Brothers Johnson's version of his composition "Strawberry Letter 23" reached #1 in the Billboard rhythm and blues chart and #5 in the Billboard pop chart in 1977. Shuggie's albums include: "Here Comes Shuggie Otis", "Freedom Flight" and "Inspiration Information".

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Chronicles of Graham

The Graham (C.O.G) was formed in 2009, with the first track – I’ve got something for you! laid down in Aug 2009 by Trikboi and Mr Icus. What’s it all about?
The Graham is all about fun, comedy, weirdness, sex and randomness.
The band a mix of different types of music , an eclectic mix of people.
The focus of the band is creating a blend of music from a range of genres.
Musical influences – “Everything thing from classical to cheesy pop, to heavy Dubstep, Dancehall and Metal. The Graham is like a box of chocolates – You never know what you’re gonna get.” It’s all about the Graham.

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Diane Birch

With a childhood spent on the move, as the daughter of a preacher, living between Zimbabwe, South Africa and Australia, before her parents finally settled in Portland, Oregon when she was in her early teens, Diane Birch absorbed a unique and very cosmopolitan perspective on life that shines through her music and makes a simple categorization of it impossible. Trained as a classical pianist using Suzuki methodology (playing by ear at a young age following Suzuki's theory of language acquisition, where a child learns to speak before learning to read)...

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Laura White

Two of Laura's self-penned tracks are available for download at 79p each on www.memusic.co.uk Laura White is a soul and blues singer, and in October 2008, became one of the 12 finalists on UK talent show The X Factor, being mentored by Cheryl Cole of Girls Aloud. On November 8th, Laura became the 5th person to be voted out of the contest after finding herself in the bottom two with Ruth Lorenzo. The controversy and backlash that ensued was unprecedented in the show's history, as Laura had been favourite to win the show and her flawless renditions of artists such as Billie Holiday...

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Hijack Oscar

Hijack Oscar are a Indie/Blues/Soul band from York. They are currently made up of: Mr T.I.G Fox - Harmonica and Lead Vocals
Emma Keaveney - Lead Vocals
Carl Hetherington - Keys
Mark Meilack - Bass
Dave Hartley - Drums
Mark Wynn - Lead guitar,Slide Guitar They have many influences, including: Otis Taylor, Son House, Sonny Boy Williamson, Sonny Terry, Henry Thomas, R L Burnside, Canned Heat, Boss Caine, Bruce Springsteen (early), Jaco Pastorius, Charles Mingus, Theleonious Monk...

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Carla Cook

Carla Cook is a Grammy-nominated jazz vocalist. A Detroit, Michigan native, music seized hold of Cook at an early age. As a student at Cass Technical High School she played string bass in the school orchestra, studied piano and voice on weekends, and sang in her church’s choir. An elder brother introduced her to jazz, Cook chose voice as her instrument of choice, and she became a disciple of jazz icon Eddie Jefferson, founder of a singing technique called ‘vocalese’ where a singer sings lyrics to a famous instrumental solo.

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