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The brother-sister duo Natalie and Phillip LaRue are singer/songwriters aiming to spread the word of God through music and use their last name as their musical tag First bursting onto the Christian music circuit in the late ’90s, LaRue’s charming impressions were an instant liking among young people and 1999’s self-titled debut sparked the hit “Reason,” in which the video was a popular feature on the Disney Channel
Comprised of two brothers who can trace their music business roots back to the late-’60s Greenwich Village scene (where they shared an apartment with Jimi Hendrix), the Aleems are most noted for forming Nia Records in the early ’80s
This spin-off from the original Acappella group consists of different members and focuses on more contemporary vocal arrangments ~ Thom Granger, All Music Guide
This keyboardist, active in R&B and gospel with artists such as DeWayne Harvey, should not be confused with the performer and Fats Waller songwriting crony of the same name
A star in the R&B world before she was even out of her teens, Aaliyah’s promising career was tragically cut short by her death in a plane crash at age 22 Even with only three albums under her belt, she’d already earned a place as a talented trendsetter among the R&B elite
One of the unsung heroes of 1970s soul/rock, Aalon Butler deserved to become as famous as Sly & the Family Stone, War, Parliament/Funkadelic or the Isley Brothers But sadly, the vast majority of R&B lovers are completely unfamiliar with the rock-flavored soul and funk that he recorded for Arista in the late 1970s
Drummer Alex Jackson recorded with the gospel duo known as DNA He should not be confused with classic soul session drummer Al Jackson, Jr ~ Eugene Chadbourne, All Music Guide
The father-son duo of Aaron and Jeoffrey Benward have crossed the generation gap with an energetic gospel pop on several albums for Star Song/Chordant The father, Jeoffrey, had been quite involved in Christian music since the ’70s, and on having a talk with his son Aaron about what he wanted to do for a living, was surprised to hear that he wanted to do the same
Being the son of a world-known fashion designer and growing up in Greenwich Village is an unlikely background for a bluesman, but that’s where Alex Schultz’ story begins
Before focusing on music, San Francisco-based singer and songwriter Alex Wise spent time as a media executive, both in the US and Japan Wise also plays guitar in the funk group Shreep, where he continues the second-line tradition of his hometown of New Orleans