His first album, "Along Came Jones" a. After skipping a year, the Grammy's Best New Artist Award went to one of the first female country artists to write and produce her own material. Bobbie Gentry became a star with her ballad, "Ode to Billie Joe" which had actually been the B-side of her debut single, "Mississippi Delta". It spent four weeks at Number 1 on the Billboard charts in The Puerto Rican guitarist and singer's album "Feliciano!

Feliciano, who was born blind, mixes various musical styles - flamenco, Latin pop, jazz, bolero - in recordings that have earned him 19 Grammy nominations and nine awards, including the Latin Recording Academy's Award for Lifetime Achievement. Call it one of the first super groups. The trio's self-titled debut album, released in , featured the songs "Suite: Judy Blue Eyes" and "Marrakesh Express. You can still catch these guys on the road, as they tour fairly regularly. After a disappointing debut with the album "Ticket to Ride," keyboardist Richard Carpenter and his sister, drummer Karen Carpenter, hit the big time with their second album, "Close to You.

Eight more albums followed, before Karen's tragic death in , from complications arising from anorexia nervosa. Richard Carpenter continued as a solo artist, with the album, "Time," and 's "Pianist - Arranger - Composer - Conductor. America continues to tour and release albums. Composer and arranger Marvin Hamlisch began his career as a rehearsal pianist for Barbra Streisand for the Broadway musical "Funny Girl.

It wasn't long before he had even greater success, with the Broadway production "A Chorus Line. Cole was later nominated for another 19 Grammy Awards, and won seven, for her recordings of "Sophisticated Lady," "Unforgettable Nominees: Boston, Dr.

The band starred in a summer replacement series on CBS, "The Starland Vocal Band Show," a variety series whose cast included David Letterman "Yes, I can hear sets being clicked off all over this great land of ours! After bowing out of recording to raise her family, Boone returned with 's "Reflections if Rosemary," a tribute album dedicated to her mother-in-law, singer Rosemary Clooney, who'd died in It would be several years before Janice M.

Johnson, Perry Kibble, Donald R. Johnson and Hazel Payne who had first played together in would find success with Capitol Records and their disco hit, "Boogie Oogie Oogie. With new members the band failed to score another big hit with their follow-up albums, "Another Taste" and "Twice As Sweet," and within two years, only vocalists Janice Johnson and Hazel Payne remained.

Perry Kibble, who became a music producer in Canada, died of congestive heart failure in at age The year-old singer-songwriter, hailing from a long line of performers, was joined on her album by Dr. Jones would record 20 more studio and live albums, her most recent being the folk rock album, "The Devil You Know. In Jones shared a second Grammy with Dr. His follow-ups included the chart-topping theme song from the Dudley Moore comedy, "Arthur," and the album, "Another Page.

The Scottish singer made a splash with her hit singles "Modern Girl" and "9 to 5" released in the U. With the James Bond film, "For Your Eyes Only," Easton became the first singer to appear on screen performing the title song amid Maurice Binder's evocative visuals. Two more albums followed, yet by Hay decided to call it quits and record a solo album. They reformed 10 years later -- only to disband again in Aggressive Bittersweet Druggy.

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