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John Mayer

John Clayton Mayer was born October 16, 1977, in Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA, and started playing guitar at 13 after being inspired by a Stevie Ray Vaughan tape his neighbor gave him. In 1998 he moved to Atlanta, Georgia where he refined his skills and gained a following. In 2003, he won the Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance for the 2002 single "Your Body Is a Wonderland" from the album Room for Squares.

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Sky Ferreira

Sky Ferreira (born July 8, 1992), is an American , model and actress from Los Angeles, California, United States. In July 2009 she signed a record deal with EMI. Ferreira got her start in her hometown of Los Angeles. She sang gospel songs in church throughout her childhood. At age 13, she started taking opera lessons to refine her singing voice. She spent the next few years maintaining a MySpace profile where she uploaded various tracks.

Read more about Sky Ferreira on Last.fm.

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Emma's Imagination

Emma's Imagination is Glaswegian busker Emma Gillespie who had released a single "Stamp Your Feet" under her own name on UpNext Records in September 2009. She came to a wider audience under the new name of Emma's Imagination on Sky 1's talent show "Must Be The Music". Emma played her own song "Focus", which was well received and progressed her to the next stage. She also performed "This Day" which secured her place as a finalist, and is available for download as a single on iTunes and Sky Songs. On 19th September 2010, Emma's Imagination won Sky 1's ''Must Be The Music''.

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Abe

Keiko Abe (安倍 圭子, born April 18, 1937) is a Japanese composer and marimba player. She has been a primary figure in the development of the marimba, in terms of expanding both technique and repertoire, and through her collaboration with the Yamaha musical instrument company, developed the modern five-octave concert marimba. Abe is also another artist: A singer/songwriter from Austria.

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Ian Moore

Ian Moore (born August 8, 1968) is a guitarist and singer-songwriter from Austin, Texas. He studied fiddle as a child, but switched to guitar when wrist problems interfered. His music contains elements of folk, rock and roll, world music, and blues. Covers include Jimmy Cliff's "Many Rivers to Cross", the Beatles' "Hey Bulldog," and Bob Dylan's "You're a Big Girl Now." He has played with such musicians as the Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan, and ZZ Top, and appeared in Billy Bob Thornton's movie Sling Blade.

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Michael Franti and Spearhead

Michael Franti (born April 21, 1966, in Oakland, California) is the creator and lead vocalist of Michael Franti & Spearhead, a band that blends hip hop with a variety of other styles including reggae, jazz, folk and funk.
Franti developed a fascination with music and decided to start a band. He began his music career in 1986 as part of the industrial punk band The Beatnigs. Their records received some critical acclaim but little notoriety beyond the San Francisco Bay Area.

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Alison Krauss & Union Station

Union Station is the traditionalist/americana band behind powerhouse singer and violinist Alison Krauss. Krauss has alternated between recording solo records and records with Union Station as a part of her contract with Rounder Records. While membership has varied over the years, the current band lineup includes:
Barry Bales on stand-up bass
Ron Block on banjo and guitar
Jerry Douglas on Dobro
Dan Tyminski on guitar and vocals Former members include Adam Steffey and Tim Stafford.

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Wizz Jones

From Wizz's website:
"Wizz began his musical career leading a Country and Skiffle band called "The Wranglers" in his home town of Croydon, Surrey in 1958. He had been inspired to take up the acoustic guitar a year or so before this after hearing such guitar luminaries as Big Bill Broonzy, Rambling Jack Elliot and Muddy Waters playing at a club in London organized by Cyril Davies and Alexis Korner (The Roundhouse in Wardour Street).

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Allie Moss

Allie Moss makes sandwiches. She's from Jersey, which means she has curly hair and says the word 'yeah' weirdly. She is a word game aficionado and has studied with some of the best 30 Rock scholars in the nation. She also writes songs, and tours with Ingrid Michaelson and such.

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