Biography: Nod, Nolan Chance, Nolan Strong, Nona Gaye, Nona Hendryx, Norfolk Jubilee Quartet, Norma Jean Wright, Nancy Holloway, Norman Harris, Norman Jay,

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Nod
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Genre:R & B

Since they first began playing together in a Rochester, NY, basement, Nod has been cranking out complex funk rock with an undercurrent of noise and chaos Members Joe Sorriero (guitar, vocals), Tim Pollard (bass), Brian Shafer (drums), and Hugh Edwards (guitar) have shown off their groove craziness on a series of self-produced albums since 1990, including two full-length releases, Nod in 1992 and 1995’s I’m Around

Nolan Chance Biography, Photos, Pictures

Nolan Chance was a fixture on the music scene in Chicago for years; a singer of considerable talent who, by virtue of bad timing and business situations beyond his control, never quite got the right break at the right time to achieve some of the recognition that he might have deserved

Nolan Strong Biography, Photos, Pictures

The Diablos with their 1954 classic “The Wind” are revered among R&B and doo wop lovers The group had a unique sound, centered around the high ethereal lead tenor voice of Nolan Strong

The daughter of beloved R&B/soul vocalist Marvin Gaye, Nona Gaye issued her debut release in 1992, Love for the Future No one expected that she would equal her father’s remarkable abilities, and she didn’t

Nona Hendryx Biography, Photos, Pictures

One-third of the pop/soul act Labelle (their big hit was “Lady Marmalade”), Nona Hendryx, by far and away, made the hippest solo records of any member of that group (the others being Patti LaBelle and Sarah Dash)

Norfolk Jubilee Quartet Biography, Photos, Pictures

The section of Virginia known as the Tidewater region seems to have possessed some kind of magic when it came to the creation of male gospel quartets, at least in the ’20s and ’30s

Norma Jean Wright Biography, Photos, Pictures

Singer Norma Jean Wright recorded both under her own name and as Norma Jean — not to be confused with the same-named country singerThe Elyria, OH, native first came to fame as a vocalist with Chic

Nancy Holloway Biography, Photos, Pictures

America’s loss is France’s gain Nancy Holloway migrated to France primarily because of a sour, premature marriage and has remained a resident for more than 40 years, enjoying success as a recording artist and actress

Norman Harris Biography, Photos, Pictures

Guitarist/producer/arranger/songwriter Norman Harris can be heard on countless Philly soul sessions of the ’60s, ’70s, and ’80s He was a founding member of MFSB, the rhythm/strings/horns aggregation that was the house band for Gamble & Huff’s Philadelphia International label

One of England’s foremost DJs ever since his Jamaican-style Good Times Sound System debuted at London’s Notting Hill Carnival in 1980, Norman Jay pioneered the sound of rare groove, house, and acid jazz during the heady days of Britain’s increasing ascendancy in the global dance scene

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