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Alan Mills Biography, Photos, PicturesBorn Albert Miller in Montreal in 1913, Alan Mills was, at one time, the most popular folksinger in Canada He trained as a journalist and worked for the Montreal Gazette, when the opportunity to sing came along in the early ’30s — he walked away from the writing to go on tour singing in a classical idiom, with the London Singers under John Goss, who toured both Canada and the United States in the mid-’30s
A.J. Franklin Biography, Photos, PicturesVocalist AJ Franklin was born Franklin Spence in Westmorland, Jamaica, but raised in Kingston He began his singing career in 1969 with the Federals, a trio popular in the club circuit in Kingston, and it wasn’t long before reggae star Derrick Harriott noticed the group, integrating them into his show as part of Derrick Harriott & His Musical Chariot as well as producing a couple of early singles for the group
Alan Stivell Biography, Photos, PicturesIf there is a single savior of Celtic music, Alan Stivell is probably it Since the end of the 1960s, he has done more to revive interest in the Celtic (specifically Breton) harp than anyone in the world and, in the process, almost singlehandedly made the world aware of native Breton Celtic music
Alasdair Fraser Biography, Photos, PicturesAlasdair Fraser is one of Scotland’s most influential tradition-rooted fiddlers A two-time winner of the open competition of the Scottish National Fiddle Championship, Fraser continues to expand the musical traditions of his homeland with his expressive and virtuosic playing
Albert Griffiths Biography, Photos, PicturesReggae legend Albert Griffiths was born in St Elizabeth, Jamaica on January 1, 1946, relocating to Kingston 14 years later After a series of unsuccessful recording auditions, he accepted a job as a mason; among his co-workers was Leonard Dillon, the frontman of the Ethopians, and together, the two singers convinced their employer Leebert Robinson to fund a recording session at the famed Studio One, with the resulting sessions yielding Griffiths’ debut “You Are the Girl, ” released as the flipside to the Ethiopians’ 1966 smash “Train to Skaville
Albert Mayr Biography, Photos, PicturesA composer, teacher and scholar, Albert Mayr is little known outside academic circles His papers on the epistemology of time have had a larger circulation than his musical works
Albert Ssempeke Biography, Photos, PicturesThe musical traditions of the Baganda people of Uganda live through the efforts of kadongo kamu (small guitar) player and vocalist Albert Ssempeke Together with his band, Aboluganda Kwagalana, all of whom have been appointed royal musicians to the king, he recorded an album, Ssempeke!, of Buganda’s pre-independence royal court music at Edinburgh University in 1988
Albertinho Fortuna Biography, Photos, PicturesA successful radio artist and a former member of the Trio de Ouro, Albertinho Fortuna recorded his first album in 1944, “Ai, Que Saudade da Amélia” (Ataulfo Alves/Mário Lago), but his first hit was his second album the next year, “Meu Coração Te Fala” (Pedro Raimundo)
A.L. Lloyd Biography, Photos, PicturesAL Lloyd is probably not the name that comes to mind first when the subject of English folk music comes up — at least not for anyone under the age of 40 As a singer, collector of folk songs, and arranger, however, Lloyd is one of the most important 20th-century figures in English folk music, in many ways Britain’s answer to the Weavers’ Lee Hayes or Pete Seeger
Alberto Comesaña Biography, Photos, PicturesSpanish singer Alberto Comesaña decided to become a rock star after realizing his passion for music was stronger than his profession as an agricultural engineer In 1983, he joined Pedro González, Luis García, Javier Martínez, and Gonzalo Gil in forming Semen Up, making their debut in 1985 with Lo Estas Haciendo Bien

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