Biography: Libra, Light of the World, Lightnin' Hopkins, Lightnin' Rod, Lightnin' Slim, Lil Greenwood, Lil Johnson, Lil Raskull, Lacy Gibson, Lil' Ed & the Blues Imperials,

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Libra
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Genre: R & B

One of Motown’s more esoteric experiments Libra was masterminded by one Federico D’Andrea who somehow manages to create a nice, albeit eccentric blend of lite jazz, R&B, and accessible progressive rock

Light of the World Biography, Photos, Pictures

UK funk band Light of the World has the distinctions of having a tight head shot of a pre-stardom Sade on their self-titled debut LP cover and having guitarist Jean Paul “Bluey” Maunick as a band member

Lightnin' Hopkins Biography, Photos, Pictures

Sam Hopkins was a Texas country bluesman of the highest caliber whose career began in the 1920s and stretched all the way into the 1980s Along the way, Hopkins watched the genre change remarkably, but he never appreciably altered his mournful Lone Star sound, which translated onto both acoustic and electric guitar

Lightnin' Rod Biography, Photos, Pictures

A former member of the Last Poets, Lightnin’ Rod helped pioneer the spoken-rhyme style that would one day become rap His most renowned album, Hustler’s Convention, told the story of an ill-fated ghetto “player” and featured backing instrumentation by Kool & the Gang

Lightnin' Slim Biography, Photos, Pictures

The acknowledged kingpin of the Louisiana school of blues, Lightnin’ Slim’s style was built on his grainy but expressive vocals and rudimentary guitar work, with usually nothing more than a harmonica and a drummer in support

Lil Greenwood Biography, Photos, Pictures

Lil Greenwood might be most well known as a vocalist with Duke Ellington’s band for a few years starting in the late 1950s She is featured on Ellington’s album My People, but her career as a recording artist in her own right was highlighted by more R&B-oriented sides she did in the early 1950s for Modern and Federal

Lil Johnson
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Genre: R & B

Lil Johnson made use of one thing that always sells in music, everytime: sex She eventually toned down her lyrics somewhat, since record company censorship was beginning to plague her as well as shifting public taste

Lil Raskull
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Genre: R & B

Christian rapper Lil Raskull (aka Delbert Harris) grew up in Trinity Garden, a ghetto on the north side of Houston, TX He began performing in 1993 and released his first single, Luv Ya Groove, the following year on Deadgame Records

Lacy Gibson
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Genre: R & B

Slowly returning to musical action following major surgery, guitarist Lacy Gibson has been an underappreciated figure on the Windy City circuit for decades Lacy and his family left North Carolina for Chicago in 1949

Lil' Ed & the Blues Imperials Biography, Photos, Pictures

Lil’ Ed and the Blues Imperials are among the premiere party bands to have come out of Chicago during the ’80s Often compared to Elmore James and Hound Dog Taylor, fiery, flamboyant slide guitarist Lil’ Ed Williams and his group play dedicated, rough-edged and hard-rocking dance music and have established an international reputation