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An English violinist and composer of laudable repute in Germany Brade was a resident musician in Germany and quite traveled within that country as during the early 17th century it was the practice to exchange musicians between courts

W.A. McKinney Biography, Photos, Pictures

The gospel hymn entitled “Lay Your Burdens at His Feet” is credited to composer WA McKinney He should not be confused with either William McKinney, drummer and bandleader of McKinney’s Cotton Pickers fame, nor Walter McKinney of the Tennessee Ramblers

The birth of WACO (Wild Acoustic Chamber Orchestra) was a reaction to the predominance of the guitar-guitar-bass-drum formula and the growing use of samples The band morphed out of the Boston/Los Angeles group the Wild Stares — singer/keyboardist/composer Steve Gregoropoulous, bassist Fran Miller, guitarist Justin Burrill and drummer/percussionist Kyle C

One of the heavier bands to come out of the early-’80s LA metal scene, WASP quickly rose to national infamy thanks to their shock rock image, lyrics, and live concerts

Guitarist, singer and songwriter WC Clark was one of Austin’s original blues musicians, and he is considered the godfather of that city’s blues scene Wesley Curley Clark was born and raised in Austin and grew up surrounded by music, since his father was a guitar player and his mother and grandmother sang in the choir at St

No comedian upset the conventions of his day and paved the way for the comedy of the future more than WC Fields In a time when all comedians would do their show biz best to ingratiate themselves with their audience, Fields created a public persona in firm keeping with his own personal outlook that stood all such performing niceties on their collective ear

WC Handy, the “Father of the Blues,” brought the music of rural Southern blacks into the mainstream by copyrighting old songs and writing new songs, spurring the blues into the mainstream of popular music during the 1910s and ’20s

Born Evans Burton Jr, WE “Buddy” Burton appeared on several 1920s records playing drums, washboard, piano, celeste, kazoo and singing with other Chicago South Side jazz and blues musicians

W.G. Snuffy Walden Biography, Photos, Pictures

Guitarist WG Snuffy Walden was best known for his simple yet distinctive acoustic scores for a number of hit television series, most notably his influential work on the classic thirtysomething

Starting in 1980, WR 3 was a punk rock fivesome roaring out of Belgium with a youthful exhuberance Featured on a local compilation, the group played around their native country but didn’t officially release an album until 1998’s Live

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