Biography: Ollis Martin, Olympic Runners, Omar, Omar & the Howlers, O.V. Wright, Omar Kent Dykes, Omar Shariff, Omarion, Omni, One Bad Pig,

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Ollis Martin Biography, Photos, Pictures

If harmonica players on the 1920s Alabama blues scene were barbecue, then the meat eaters would complaining about the shortage To some blues researchers, the situation seems so bad they take delight in pointing out that one of these rare bluesmen, Frank Palmes, was actually a pseudonym for Birmingham’s best-known bluesman, Jaybird Coleman

Olympic Runners Biography, Photos, Pictures

A great, and completely underrated British funk band, Olympic Runners were led by vocalist George Chandler and producer Mike Vernon, here extending his talents to percussion

Omar
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Genre:R & B

Designated by many as the father of British neo-soul (though his impact extends over to US shores as well), singer/songwriter/producer Omar began as one of the UK’s most promising R&B hopefuls with his early-’90s international hit “There’s Nothing Like This

Omar & the Howlers Biography, Photos, Pictures

The European blues fans all adore Austin, TX-based guitarist and singer/songwriter Omar Kent Dykes That’s because he fits the stereotypical image many of them have of the American musician: he’s tall, wears cowboy boots and has a deep voice with a Southern accent

A truly incendiary deep soul performer O V Wright’s melismatic vocals and Willie Mitchell’s vaunted Hi Rhythm Section combined to make classic Memphis soul during the early ’70s

Omar Kent Dykes Biography, Photos, Pictures

The nominal frontman of the Austin, Texas-based swamp-rock unit Omar & the Howlers, singer/guitarist Omar Dykes was born in McComb, Mississippi in 1950 (not coincidentally also the birthplace of Bo Diddley, whose signature beat informed much of Dykes’ music as well)

Omar Shariff Biography, Photos, Pictures

Texas blues singer and pianist Omar Shariff was born March 10, 1938; during the 1960s he relocated to San Francisco, where in 1971 he recorded a pair of albums for the Arhoolie label under his given name Dave Alexander

B2K’s Omarion went solo in 2005 with O, featuring production help from the Neptunes, Rodney Jerkins, and the Underdogs The title track, released as the lead single, helped send the album to the top of the Billboard chart

Omni
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Genre:R & B

One of the lesser-known songwriting/producing teams of their time, Rodney G Massey (b Jan 5, 1953) and Lawrence Hanks (b 1955) met up as teenagers; they gradually formed a friendship that ultimately resulted in a creative union

This punk quartet started as a lark for a youth rally in the band’s Austin, TX, hometown The positive reception led to a relatively long career, but the members of the band seemed to understand neither punk’s culture nor its philosophy and ended up, depending on where you stood in the audience, as either a generic thrash band or a punk parody

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