Biography: Gil Scott-Heron, Gina Thompson, Ginger Bianco, Ginny Owens, Gino Soccio, Gino Washington, Ginuwine, Glad, Gladys Bentley, Gladys Knight,

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Gil Scott-Heron Biography, Photos, Pictures

One of the most important progenitors of rap music, Gil Scott-Heron’s aggressive, no-nonsense street poetry inspired a legion of intelligent rappers while his engaging songwriting skills placed him square in the R&B charts later in his career, backed by increasingly contemporary production courtesy of Malcolm Cecil and Nile Rodgers (of Chic)

Gina Thompson Biography, Photos, Pictures

Comparable to Missy “Misdemeanor” Elliott, Faith Evans, and the late Aaliyah, Gina Thompson is among the hip-hop-drenched urban contemporary female vocalists who emerged in the ’90s

Ginger Bianco Biography, Photos, Pictures

Ginger Bianco was a founding member of Goldie & the Gingerbreads, a pioneering all-female rock & roll band of the mid-’60s As a member of the band from 1964 through 1967, she played on one hit British single, “Can’t You Hear My Heartbeat,” and cut records for Atlantic and England’s Decca Records

CCM singer/songwriter Ginny Owens was born and raised in Jackson, MS; blind from the age of two, she graduated Belmont University with a degree in Music Education, but found most schools apprehensive about hiring a sight-impaired music teacher

A solo artist, session musician and producer (known as Kebekelektrik), Gino Soccio released his first album, Outline, in 1979 It featured the number one disco smash, “Dancer

Gino Washington Biography, Photos, Pictures

In 1962, homegrown Detroit R&B was at its apex As the music of Nolan Strong, Nathaniel Mayer, the Volumes, the Falcons and a gaggle of early Motown hits filled the airwaves, so did the music of Gino Washington

Ginuwine was one of R&B’s pre-eminent love men during the ’90s heyday of hip-hop soul Initially teamed with Timbaland, the most innovative producer of the late ’90s, Ginuwine’s sultry, seductive crooning earned him a substantial female following and made him a regular presence on the R&B charts, even after the futuristic production he favored was eclipsed by the more organic, retro-leaning neo-soul movement

Glad
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Genre:R & B

The progressive Christian rock band GLAD was formed on the campus of West Chester State University near Philadelphia during the early ’70s; inspired by jazz and classical music and with a strong emphasis on complex harmonies, the group — John Gates, Ed Nalle, Jim Bullard, Chris Davis and Paul Langford — debuted in 1978 with a self-titled LP on the Myrrh/Word label

Gladys Bentley Biography, Photos, Pictures

Gladys Bentley was born August 12, 1907 (some accounts list the birthday as January 12), in Philadelphia, PA As a young woman she moved to New York City’s famous Harlem district, where, dressed in her signature tuxedo and top hat, she began singing at rent parties and speakeasies, creating an image as a lesbian chanteuse

Gladys Knight Biography, Photos, Pictures

One of the great soul singers, Gladys Knight was a performer from her childhood years, forming the Pips with her brother Merald and a couple cousins They made the Top Ten in 1961 with the heavily doo wop-influenced “Every Beat of My Heart,” and recorded some fine, nowadays overlooked pop-soul sides for the Fury and Maxx labels in the early and mid-’60s, sometimes under the direction of songwriter Van McCoy