Biography: Irek Dudek, Irene Redfield, Irene Scruggs, Irma Thomas, Isaac Hayes, Ishman Bracey, Isis, Isley/Jasper/Isley, Israel, Ian Eskelin,

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The blues have been imported into Poland by multi-instrumentalist, vocalist, and festival producer Irek Dudek (born Ireneusz Dudek) His group, the Silesian Blues Band, featuring Apostolis “Lakis” Antymos, Josef Skrzek, and Jerzy Piotrowski, was one of Poland’s top blues-rock bands of the 1970s

Irene Redfield Biography, Photos, Pictures

Some adjustments were made to the name of this classic blues singer at the outset of her short career in the early ’50s, providing both improvements and distractions She was originally Irene Redfield Davis when producer Joe Davis began recording her as part of his contract roster for an MGM rhythm and blues label

Irene Scruggs Biography, Photos, Pictures

Blues singer Irene Scruggs was born somewhere in rural Mississippi, but blues anthropologists believe that she came up the river early on her life and was reportedly raised in St

The unrivaled Soul Queen of New Orleans — a title officially bestowed by local officials, no less — Irma Thomas ranks among Crescent City R&B’s greatest and most enduring musical ambassadors, never enjoying the coast-to-coast commercial success of contemporaries like Aretha Franklin and Etta James but nevertheless breathing the same rarified air in the minds of many soul music aficionados

Few figures exerted greater influence over the music of the 1960s and 1970s than Isaac Hayes; after laying the groundwork for the Memphis soul sound through his work with Stax-Volt Records, Hayes began a highly successful solo career which predated not only the disco movement but also the evolution of rap

Ishman Bracey Biography, Photos, Pictures

Ishman Bracey (certain 78 rpm record labels are incorrectly spelled “Ishmon,” and this has carried over in some sources) was an early figure in Mississippi Delta blues and an associate of singer Tommy Johnson

Isis
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All-female funk-rock outfit Isis reunited singer/guitarist Carol MacDonald and drummer Ginger Bianco, who previously collaborated in the ’60s girl group Goldie & the Gingerbreads

Isley/Jasper/Isley Biography, Photos, Pictures

A spin-off from the Isley Brothers, bassist Marvin Isley, drummer/guitarist Ernie Isley, and their keyboardist cousin Chris Jasper worked in the Isley Brothers 3 + 3 band from 1969 until 1984

Worship leader, recording artist, songwriter, and producer Israel Houghton became involved full-time in worship ministry in 1989 From the start he looked to overcome cultural and denominational barriers

The music of Ian Eskelin fused the spiritual energy of CCM with the electronic rhythms of techno-pop A native of Charlotte, North Carolina, he earned his first success while still a teen, fronting a popular East Coast band called Business & Industry which opened for acts including C&C Music Factory, Information Society and Book of Love

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