(Encyclopedia) Little Richard, 1935–2020, American musician and singer, b. Macon, Ga., as Richard Wayne Penniman. One of the first rock musicians in the 1950s, he recorded such tunes as “Tutti Frutti…
(Encyclopedia) Campbell, Glen Travis, 1936–2017, American country singer-songwriter, b. Billstown, Ark. A performing musician by age 14, he moved in 1960 to Los Angeles, where he worked in rock and…
(Encyclopedia) Carmichael, HoagyCarmichael, Hoagyhōˈgē [key] (Hoagland Howard Carmichael), 1899–1981, American songwriter, pianist, and singer, b. Bloomington, Ind. While still a student at Indiana…
(Encyclopedia) Williams, Hank, 1923–53, American country singer and songwriter, b. near Georgiana, Ala., as Hiram Williams. He is widely regarded as the leading figure in the history of country music…
(Encyclopedia) XenophanesXenophaneszĕnŏfˈənēz [key], c.570–c.480 b.c., pre-Socratic Greek philosopher of Colophon. Although thought by some to be the founder of the Eleatic school, his thought is…
(Encyclopedia) round, in music, a perpetual canon on a tune that returns to its beginning in which all the voices enter at the unison or the octave. An example is Sumer Is Icumen In. Rounds were…
(Encyclopedia) Siepi, CesareSiepi, Cesarechāˈzärā sēĕpˈē [key], 1923–2010, Italian opera singer, b. Milan. A classic basso cantante [singing bass], his warm, resonant voice was suited to for Mozart's…
(Encyclopedia) Reszke, Jean deReszke, Jean dezhäN də rĕshˈkē [key], 1850–1935, Polish singer. His voice, at first a baritone, developed into one of the finest tenors of the 19th cent. He first…
(Lillie Mae Jones)jazz and blues singerBorn: 5/16/1930Birthplace: Flint, Michigan Grammy Award-winning jazz and blues singer whose career started at the age of 16. Though she did not enjoy fame…
(Robert Allen Zimmerman)singer, songwriterBorn: 5/24/1941Birthplace: Duluth, Minnesota Grammy Award-winning singer, songwriter, and guitarist known for his angry folkrock protest songs and his…
