Biography: Andrew Lloyd Webber, Andrew Paralic, Angela Lansbury, Angela Morley, Angelo Badalamenti, Angelo Francesco Lavagnino, Ann Blyth, Anna Nalick, Annie Lennox, Antonia Butler,

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Andrew Lloyd Webber Biography, Photos, Pictures

Andrew Lloyd Webber (b 1948) is the most successful composer of musicals of his generation and also a breaker of molds for the type His predecessors were for the most part American: New York-based songwriters steeped in Broadway tradition

Andrew Paralic Biography, Photos, Pictures

Composer/pianist Andrew Paralic has an extraordinary facility for jazz composition and utilizes an ensemble’s supple execution of his Coltrane-like pieces to recreate a mood and era

Angela Lansbury Biography, Photos, Pictures

A substantial entertainer throughout six decades, Angela Lansbury hit superstardom as a senior citizen with her memorable portrayal of detective Jessica Fletcher in the long-running murder mystery drama Murder, She Wrote

Angela Morley Biography, Photos, Pictures

The legions of fans of the British Broadcasting Corporation production entitled The Goon Show likely all remember the show’s orchestra conductor Wally Stott The central Goons triumvirate of Spike Milligan, Peter Sellers, and Sir Harry Secombe regarded good taste as something to left at the exit of the curry parlor, frequently poking fun, for example, at the physical bulk of announcer Wallace Greenslade

Angelo Badalamenti Biography, Photos, Pictures

Best known for his hauntingly atmospheric work with filmmaker David Lynch, composer Angelo Badalamenti was born in Brooklyn, NY, in 1938; a classically trained performer, he spent the early years of his career playing the Catskills resort area, later writing and arranging for singers including Shirley Bassey and country star Mel Tillis

Angelo Francesco Lavagnino Biography, Photos, Pictures

Angelo Francesco Lavagnino was a classically-trained musician who, after an early career in the concert hall and the opera house, and as a teacher, turned to writing film music in the early 1950’s

A radio singer at age 5, American actress Ann Blyth studied for an operatic career, making her debut in this endeavor with the San Carlo Opera Company In 1943, at age 15, Ann was playing Paul Lukas’ daughter in the Broadway production Watch on the Rhine; two years later she was under contract to Universal studios as the latest in that company’s “threats” against their recalcitrant resident soprano Deanna Durbin

Her love of the Cranberries, John Mayer, and Fiona Apple is easy to hear when one listens to the poignant music of singer/songwriter Anna Nalick, but it’s her beloved Blind Melon that had the most impact on her career

Annie Lennox Biography, Photos, Pictures

Following the disbandment of Eurythmics in 1991, vocalist Annie Lennox began a solo career that rivaled Eurythmics’ in terms of crossover popularity Born and raised in Aberdeen, Scotland, Lennox began playing music as child, learning how to play both the piano and flute

Antonia Butler Biography, Photos, Pictures

Antonia Butlers’ parents were music lovers, though amateurs Her father played violin, and her mother was an accomplished pianist The musical d’Aranyi sisters (Hungarians who were great nieces of the great violinist Joseph Joachim) would visit their home to play chamber music and rehearse concerto performances with Antonia’s mother accompanying at the keyboard

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