Biography: Dickie Henderson, Dido, Dimitri Tiomkin, Dolores Gray, Dominic Frontiere, Dan Folger, Donald Gardner, Dan Heilman, Donna DiChario, Donna Summer,

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Dickie Henderson Biography, Photos, Pictures

The Sepia label’s combination of Paint Your Wagon and Wish You Were Here, both featuring the original London show casts, represent the major discographical documentation of Dickie Henderson, a British comedian who was sometimes credited as Dick Henderson, Jr

Electronic pop chanteuse Dido entered London’s Guildhall School of Music at age six, and by the time she reached her teens had already mastered piano, violin, and recorder

Dimitri Tiomkin Biography, Photos, Pictures

It was once considered cute by Hollywood wits to poke fun at Russian-born composer Dimitri Tiomkin’s borscht-flavored accent How amusing it was to hear him yell out “Switt lyand of lyaberty!” while orchestrating “The Star Spangled Banner” for Frank Capra’s Mr

Dolores Gray Biography, Photos, Pictures

Dolores Gray was a tall, blonde, shapely actress-singer with a big contralto voice who starred in stage and screen musicals in the 1940s and ’50s She also appeared on radio and television and in nightclubs, and, in addition to her original cast and soundtrack recordings, recorded for two major labels and scored a handful of chart entries

Dominic Frontiere Biography, Photos, Pictures

Dominic Frontiere has led a career that has cut across at least four musical genres over a half century Born into a musical family in New Haven, CT, in 1931, Frontiere took up several instruments as a boy before settling on the accordion, at which he developed a daunting proficiency

Best remembered for co-authoring with Mickey Newbury the much-covered “Weeping Annaleah,” Dan Folger also enjoyed limited success as a singer, most notably recording the blue-eyed soul ballad “The Way of the Crowd,” later a cult favorite on Britain’s Northern soul circuit

Donald Gardner Biography, Photos, Pictures

The author of the holiday perennial “All I Want for Christmas Is My Two Front Teeth,” Donald Yetter Gardner also enjoyed a career composing contemporary church anthems

Dan Heilman has writen about music professionally since 1982 He has edited several music magazines and is a former music editor for the Minneapolis City Pages His work has appeared in Billboard, The Village Voice, Rock & Roll Confidential, Minneapolis Star Tribune, Rock & Roll Disc, Buzz, Artpaper, and Cake

Donna DiChario Biography, Photos, Pictures

From 1989 to 1991, Donna DiChario was rock critic and weekly columnist for the Rochester, NY, Democrat and Chronicle She has written for Rock & Roll Disc since 1989Desert Island PicksBob Dylan Blood on the TracksPink Floyd Dark Side of the MoonGuns N’ Roses Appetite for DestructionFleetwood Mac RumoursJimi Hendrix Are You Experienced?Jeff BeckRay CharlesMiles DavisThe BeatlesLed ZeppelinSinead O’ConnorStevie Ray Vaughan, All Music Guide

Donna Summer Biography, Photos, Pictures

Donna Summer’s title as the “Queen of Disco” wasn’t mere hype — she was one of the very few disco performers to enjoy a measure of career longevity, and her consistent chart success was rivaled in the disco world only by the Bee Gees

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