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Algia Mae Hinton Biography, Photos, Pictures

Piedmont blues performer Algia Mae Hinton was born in 1929 in Johnston County, NC; the daughter of Ollie O’Neal (a local legend whose musical skills were so extraordinary that many believed she’d made a pact with the devil), she began playing guitar at age nine, and as a teen was a fixture at area dances and house parties

Ali
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British neo-soul singer Ali has a voice that recalls both Billy Ocean and Luther Vandross, and his 1998 album Crucial updates the sound of ’70s-style Philly soul for the new millennium

Specializing in music with a sunshine disco feel and quirky pop sensibilities, singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Ali Love released two dancefloor-oriented singles on his own I Love Records label before coming to fame as the vocalist on the Chemical Brothers’ 2007 release “Do It Again

Alice Carter Biography, Photos, Pictures

Alice Carter certainly risks getting lost in the shuffle of blues performers with this surname; in fact, there are enough people named Carter in the world of blues that one radio progammer created an entire evening’s show entitled “Carter Blues

Alice Leslie Carter Biography, Photos, Pictures

While many people carry their middle names around like an unnecessary extra identification card, there are times when the use of a middle name clearly saves the day Such is the case with Alice Leslie Carter, who made a series of excellent classic blues sides in 1921 including the perilous “Dangerous Blues”, the demanding “I Want Some Lovin’ Blues” and the demonstrative “Also Ran Blues”

Alice Moore was one of the best classic blues singers and pianists from the early St Louis scene If a listener associates darkness of mood with blues, then she is even Moore the champion for having concocted “Black Evil Blues,” one of the most depressing records ever made

Her official website says she possesses an “old soul,” and the hard facts seem to back up the implied claim of wisdom and experience that transcend Alicia Keys’ youth

Alicia Myers Biography, Photos, Pictures

Vocalist Alicia Myers was a charter member of Al Hudson & the Soul Partners, which later became One Way, before she departed in the early ’80s for a solo career She earned a Top Ten hit with “You Get the Best From Me (Say, Say, Say)” in 1984, although her strongest record was the gospel/soul “I Want to Thank You” in 1982

Former Guy vocalist Aaron Hall made his solo debut in 1993 with The Truth Although quite erratic, the best songs displayed the confident, authoritative voice and range Hall had demonstrated while with Guy

All Day Long Biography, Photos, Pictures

Not a group but a concept Guitarist Kenny Burrell recorded a followup to his successful 1956 album All Night Long the next year All Day Long retained trumpeter Doug Byrd, bassist Doug Watkins and drummer Art Taylor from the previous session, with newcomers Frank Foster on tenor sax and flute, and pianist Tommy Flanagan

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