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Educated at Western Michigan University, December 1975, Brian E Rice is an avid fan and supporter of jazz and blues musics He lives in Ann Arbor, Michigan and spent years prowling used-record stores for out-of-print Rahsaan Roland Kirk albums

Celebrity in the 21st century had no patience for hopefuls who opted for a single career That’s one of the reasons why it wasn’t a stretch for child actress Brie Larson to record an album for Universal — like Hilary Duff and Lindsay Lohan, she was only doing what was required of tween stars in the early 2000s

Britney Spears Biography, Photos, Pictures

More than any other single artist, Britney Spears was the driving force behind the return of teen pop in the late ’90s The blockbuster success of the Spice Girls and Backstreet Boys certainly paved the way for her own commercial breakthrough, but Spears didn’t just become a star — she was a bona fide pop phenomenon

Bronislaw Kaper Biography, Photos, Pictures

Movie composer Bronislaw Kaper wrote hits for a number of Hollywood films from the mid-’30s through the late ’60s Born in 1902 in Warsaw, Poland, Kaper studied at the Warsaw Conservatory of Music, then later worked as a composer and conductor in Warsaw, Berlin, Vienna, London, and Paris

Brook R. Long Biography, Photos, Pictures

I spent all of my preteenage life learning there was more music in the world than U2 and REM, and when I finally did I realized I would always be a poor man, living a pathetic existence from one record release date to the next

Brooke Hogan Biography, Photos, Pictures

As the daughter of pro wrestler Hulk Hogan, pop singer Brooke Hogan grew up in a family accustomed to the type of lifestyle that comes with fame, which helped her easily transition into the celeb spotlight of her own making as a teenager

Bruce Broughton Biography, Photos, Pictures

American composer Bruce Broughton scored many popular television shows during the ’60s and ’70s His career continued into the ’90s with the soundtrack for films like One Tough Cop, and his score for Heart of Darkness was released in 1999

From the mid-’80s to the mid-’90s, Canadian singer/songwriter and guitarist Bryan Adams was one of the most successful recording artists in popular music worldwide

The Broadway and Hollywood composer best-known for Finian’s Rainbow, Burton Lane was born in New York in 1912 He began writing songs before his teens and after dropping out of high school, worked as a song plugger and staff composer

Thrust Recordings specializes in music written expressly as sensuous sounds for those serious about leather This sensual music has the mellowness of new age, the orchestral influence of classical music, the sharp edge of rock, and the futuristic sounds of techno-pop, with a heavy leaning toward early Pink Floyd and the synthesized electronic pop of Jean-Michel Jarre

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