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| Name | Roy Ayers |
|---|---|
| Landscape | yes |
| Background | solo_singer |
| Birth name | Roy Ayers |
| Born | September 10, 1940Los Angeles, CaliforniaUnited States |
| Instrument | VocalsVibraphoneKeyboards |
| Genre | JazzJazz-FusionFunk Acid Jazz Disco Soul jazz R&B; House music |
| Label | Atlantic Records, Polydor Records, Ichiban Records, Golden Mink |
| Occupation | Musician, Songwriter, Film scorer |
| Years active | 1962–present |
| Associated acts | RAMPRoy Ayers UbiquityFela Kuti |
| Url | Roy Ayers' official site |
Roy Ayers (born September 10, 1940) is an American funk, soul, and jazz composer and vibraphone player. Ayers began his career as a jazz player, releasing several albums with Atlantic Records before his tenure at Polydor Records, during which he progressed a new R&B; style, slowly molding the new Disco genre. That Fall, he had his biggest hit with "Running Away".
In 1980, Ayers released Music Of Many Colors with the Nigerian Afrobeat pioneer Fela Kuti.
In 1981, Ayers produced an album with the singer Sylvia Striplin, Give Me Your Love (Uno Melodic Records 1981).
In the 1990s, Ayers released several albums for the hip hop label Ichiban Records.
In 1994, Ayers appeared on the Red Hot Organization's compilation album, . The album, meant to raise awareness and funds in support of the AIDS epidemic in relation to the African American community, was heralded as "Album of the Year" by Time Magazine.
During the 2000s and 2010s, Ayers ventured into house music, collaborating with such stalwarts of the genre as Masters at Work and Kerri Chandler.
Ayers has founded two record labels, Uno Melodic and Gold Mink Records. The first released several LPs, including Sylvia Striplin's, while the second folded after a few singles.
Ayers as not only an accomplished musician but also a well-known entertainer on the music scene. He often performs with music and comedic speech/storyline interaction to his audience to enhance his appeal. One of his most popular is a track taken from the LP 'In the Dark' released in 1984 called 'Poo Poo La La'. This has now become a standard favourite amongst his audiences.
Currently, there is a documentary in progress called the Roy Ayers Project featuring Roy Ayers, as well as many Hip Hop producers who have sampled his music and other people who have been influenced by him and his music. The documentary is planned to be released in early 2012.
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| Name | Barbara Lynn |
|---|---|
| Background | solo_singer |
| Birth name | Barbara Lynn Ozen |
| Born | January 16, 1942 |
| Origin | Beaumont, Texas |
| Instrument | Vocals, Guitar |
| Genre | Rhythm and blues, Blues |
| Occupation | Musician, songwriter |
| Years active | 1962–present |
| Label | Jamie, Atlantic, Bullseye Blues, Antone's, Dialtone |
Barbara Lynn (born Barbara Lynn Ozen, later Barbara Lynn Cumby 16 January 1942 in Beaumont, Texas) is an American rhythm and blues guitarist and singer.
She played piano as a child, but switched to guitar. Inspired by blues artists Guitar Slim and Jimmy Reed, and pop acts Elvis Presley and Brenda Lee, she created an all-female band, Bobbie Lynn and Her Idols.
Singer Joe Barry introduced Lynn to producer Huey P Meaux who ran SugarHill Recording Studios and several labels in Houston. Her first single "You'll Lose A Good Thing" was a #1 R&B; hit and Top 10 pop hit in 1962 and was later a country hit for Freddy Fender.
Soon Lynn was touring with such soul music greats as Gladys Knight, Stevie Wonder, Smokey Robinson, Dionne Warwick, Jackie Wilson, Sam Cooke, Otis Redding, James Brown, Al Green, Carla Thomas, Marvin Gaye, Ike and Tina Turner, The Temptations, and B.B. King.
She appeared at the Apollo Theater, twice on American Bandstand, and even had her song "Oh Baby (We've Got A Good Thing Goin')" recorded by The Rolling Stones.
She married for the first time at age 28 and has three children. While living in Los Angeles Lynn occasionally appeared at local clubs before returning to Beaumont, Texas (where her mother lived) to live and resume her recording career after her husband's death. She continues to reside in Beaumont.
Lynn was given a Pioneer Award by the Rhythm and Blues Foundation in 1999.
In 2002 electronic musician Moby sampled Lynn's catchy "I'm A Good Woman" on his album 18. Thus a version of "I'm A...." is available at the compilation Sampled Volume 4.
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Born in Portsmouth, Virginia, Williams made his first recording in 1954 under the moniker "Little Jerry", a 78 rpm single on the Mechanic label titled "HTD Blues" / "Nats Wailing". In 1963 he began using the moniker "Little Jerry Williams", recording with Loma Records, and by 1966 he had dropped the "Little" to record as Jerry Williams.
In 1970 he took on the persona of "Swamp Dogg" and released his first LP record, Total Destruction to Your Mind. The cover of his 1971 album, Rat On!, featuring Williams on the back of an oversized white rat, was ranked as one of the worst album covers of all time.
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| Name | Kilo Ali |
|---|---|
| Background | solo_singer |
| Birth name | Andrell D. Rogers |
| Alias | Kilo |
| Born | May 01, 1973Atlanta, Georgia |
| Origin | Bankhead, Atlanta, Georgia, United States |
| Genre | Southern hip hop, rap |
| Occupation | Rapper, songwriter |
| Years active | 1990 - present |
| Label | Arvis (1990-1992)Wrap/Ichiban (1992–1996)Interscope (1997–1998)MyFeeOverSyeFye (2009–present) |
| Associated acts | Goodie Mob, JT Money, Ying Yang Twins, Lil Jon & The East Side Boys |
| Url | http://www.KILOALI.com}} |
Kilo Ali (born May 1, 1973), formerly Kilo, is an American rap music Artist from Atlanta, Georgia. Kilo Ali recorded mainly bass music (described more closely to miami bass style music), but also hip hop tracks with a less distinctive southern flavor. His most well known singles include "Show Me Love", "Baby Baby", and "Love In Ya Mouth".
As Kilo Ali, he released Organized Bass in 1997 on Interscope with featured artists including George Clinton, Cee-Lo from Goodie Mob, JT Money as well as Big Boi from OutKast.
Kilo Ali resides in Atlanta. His new mixtape will be released in early 2011, followed by his latest album "Heiroglyphics" scheduled for release also in early 2011.He is exclusively represented by LazerBeam Megatainment as of 2010. He can be found on Facebook as Andrell Kilo Ali Rogers.
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| Name | Clarence Carter |
|---|---|
| Background | solo_singer |
| Born | January 14, 1936 |
| Origin | Montgomery, Alabama, United States |
| Instrument | Guitar, Vocals |
| Genre | Soul |
| Occupation | SingerSongwriterMusician |
| Years active | 1962–present |
| Label | Fairlane RecordsDuke RecordsFame RecordsIchiban Records |
| Associated acts | Clarence and CalvinCL Boys |
| Url | Official site |
With the advent of disco in the mid 1970s, Carter's career suffered, before he found a new audience with bawdy songs such as "Strokin'" for Ichiban Records in the 1980s and 1990s. . Carter's strong soul sound also found an audience within the then-nascent hip-hop community. Most notably, the horn break from Carter's song "Backdoor Santa", is sampled in the Run DMC Christmas song "Christmas in Hollis".
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