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Ricky Tomlinson

Ricky Tomlinson (born September 26, 1939) is an English actor, born in Blackpool but a long-time resident of Liverpool. Before turning to acting, he worked as a building site plasterer for many years, becoming involved in trade union politics and activism. In 1972, having joined the flying pickets in a building workers dispute in Shrewsbury he was sentenced to two years in prison after being found guilty of 'conspiracy to intimidate' as one of the so-called "Shrewsbury Two" (with Des Warren)...

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Alan Jackson

Alan Jackson (born October 17, 1958) is an American country singer-songwriter who has sold over 50 million records. He was influenced by the new traditional country of the 1980s, and he was one of the most popular country singers of the 1990s, blending both honky tonk and mainstream country sounds and penning many of his own hits. His success continued into the 2000s and his music became increasingly counterposed with that of more mainstream country acts that were moving toward a more pop music sound.

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Lessons in Lyrics Country

play at my funeral

the car guy country

country-crossover

When Somebody Loves You

Poderosa

none of that Shania or fake shit just country

the international rancho

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Aled Jones

Aled Jones, (born 29 December 1970, St David's Hospital, Bangor, Wales) is a Welsh singer, Christian and television personality who first came to fame as a boy soprano. He is the only child of Nest and Derek Jones, and was raised in a Welsh-speaking community in the small Anglesey village of Llandegfan. He is best known for singing "Walking in the Air", the song from Channel 4's animated film "The Snowman", based on the book by Raymond Briggs. The song reached No. 5 in the UK charts. Ironically, the version in the film was not performed by Aled, but by Peter Auty, a St.

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Maddy Prior & The Carnival Band

Maddy Prior and The Carnival Band have been teaming up since 1982 to revive interest in traditional carols and hymns and 18th century drinking songs. The band and Maddy Prior of course have their own separate projects and only work together from time to time. For more information see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maddy_Prior. (c.f. Maddy Prior and the Carnival Band.)

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Straight No Chaser

Straight No Chaser is a Men's a Capella group from Indiana University, started in 1996. Straight No Chaser is also a band from San Diego. They have an album, Panoramic. Straight, No Chaser is a hardcore band from Rochester, NY. Straight No Chaser is alias of Chicago House Music producer Johnny Fiasco. Straight No Chaser is also a Rock, Indie band form Kilmore/Wallan, Australia.
Members: Matt Jennings - vocals/guitar Corey Mills - Drums Trev Mills - Bass

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Classic FM

Classic FM is the United Kingdom's first national commercial radio station, broadcasting classical music in a popular and accessible style. Classic FM is a Dutch radio station, the most listened classical music station in The Netherlands. Their website can be found at: www.classicfm.nl

Mindy Smith

Mindy Smith (born June 1, 1972 on Long Island, New York) is an American singer-songwriter. Mindy rose to fame in 2003 when she was the first artist signed to contribute to the Dolly Parton tribute album Just Because I'm a Woman: Songs of Dolly Parton, on which she sang a cover of Parton's classic "Jolene". Later Dolly Parton followed by adding backing vocals to a new mix of the song, which was then featured on Smith's debut album that was released in January 2004, One Moment More.

Danny Elfman

Daniel Robert "Danny" Elfman (born May 29, 1953) is an American composer, best known as the lead singer and songwriter for the rock band Oingo Boingo, from 1976 to 1995 and later for scoring music for television and film and creating The Simpsons main title theme as well as the 1989 Batman movie theme. He has scored the majority of the films for his long-time friend Tim Burton. Born in Los Angeles, he entered the film industry in 1976, initially as an actor. He made his film scoring debut in 1980 for the film Forbidden Zone directed by his older brother Richard Elfman.

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nightmare before christmas

the nightmare before christmas

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Reprise

Reprise is a barbershop quartet assembled in 2001 at Brigham Young University. The singers, Tim Workman (tenor), Joel Gillsepie (lead), Rex Kocherhans (baritone), and Tad Harris (bass) are alumni of the internationally-renowned BYU Singers. Strangely enough for a barbershop, all are classically trained. The year of the group's conception (2001), Reprise won the MBNA America Collegiate Barbershop Quartet Contest held in Nashville, Tennessee with their renditions of the barbershop classics "What'll I Do?" and "Dinah".

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Robin Mitchell

Robin is currently based in Bristol, UK, where he writes and records music in a wide range of styles. He fronts a new Bristol rock outfit called Absent Me!, and has been linked to the secretive electro-pop artist Mystery White Boy. http://robinmitchell.bandcamp.com
http://facebook.com/robinmitchellmusic

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