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Tim McGraw

Samuel Timothy "Tim" McGraw (born May 1, 1967 in Delhi, Louisiana) is an American singer and actor. With many of his albums and singles topping the country music charts, Tim has achieved total album sales in excess of 40 million units. He is married to country singer Faith Hill and is the son of former baseball player Tug McGraw. His trademark hit songs include Indian Outlaw, Don't Take the Girl, I Like It, I Love It, Something Like That, It's Your Love (featuring his wife, Faith Hill), and Live Like You Were Dying.

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Coroner For The Police

Rock & blues band from Manchester in the UK. Taking influences from The Raconteurs, Karnivool, Band of Skulls and John Lee Hooker they make dirty, loud and big sounding tunes. Coroner for the Police are Dave Labrow - Guitar & Vocals, Nathan Kai Wright - Guitar & Vocals, Dan Woolfie - Bass, John Simm - Drums.

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Amy Speace

On her new album Songs for Bright Street, New York-based singer/songwriter Amy Speace demonstrates why she's quickly become one of her adopted hometown's most celebrated emerging artists. Possessing a commanding voice, a distinctive melodic sensibility and an uncanny knack for nailing complex emotions in song, Speace makes music that's both illuminating and effortlessly accessible. From the rustic rush of "Step Out of the Shade" to the bittersweet lilt of "Water Landing" to the gentle acoustic intimacy of "Two...

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Denison Witmer

Denison Witmer is an indie singer-songwriter from Lancaster, Pennsylvania. His first release was a cassette in 1995 entitled "My Luck, My Love". He has released five LPs, a cover album (Recovered), two EPs, and an LP with his side project, The River Bends, in which Witmer plays guitar and sings along with a backup band including members of Philly-based alt-country band One Star Hotel. His latest album, Are You a Dreamer?...

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Sanctorum

Sanctorum are a metal band from and located in Essex, England and have been together since late 2002. The current line-up is:
› Kris Sawkins - Bass / Backing Vocals
Aaron Sly - Lead Vocals / Guitar
› Ash Lewis - Lead Guitar / Backing Vocals
› Matt Alston - Drums & Percussion / Backing Vocals Former members:
Chris Eldridge - Bass / Backing Vocals Links:
http://www.sanctorum.co.uk.
http://www.myspace.com/sanctorum

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Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers is a band formed in 1976 from Gainesville, Florida, USA and led by Tom Petty. Petty has been supported by his band, The Heartbreakers, for the majority of his career. He has occasionally released solo work, as was the case with his 2006 album Highway Companion on which he performed most of the backing instrumentation himself. However, members of The Heartbreakers have played on each of his solo albums and the band has always backed him when touring in support of those albums.

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Bridie Jackson and the Arbour

Bridie Jackson & The Arbour are from Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK . They launched their début album, Bitter Lullabies, with a sold-out show at The Sage Gateshead in January 2012.
More information can be found at www.bridiejackson.com.
The album can be bought online at http://bridiejackson.bandcamp.com. Bridie started playing guitar at five years old. She comes from a musical family, and while travelling Europe with her father, she was introduced to many musical styles including the Portuguese Fado tradition, the influence of which can be heard in her work.

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William Elliott Whitmore

Hailing from a horse farm along the banks of the mighty Mississippi River, William Elliott Whitmore has developed an intense love and spiritual understanding of the land, which he flawlessly conveys through his second Southern Records release, Ashes to Dust. With a voice that sounds decades older than he is and full of emotional depth, William again delivers his unique signature style. While comparisons to the gravely voice of Tom Waits and the lyrical story telling of Johnny Cash fly throughout reviews of William's music...

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Eileen Rose

Eileen Rose is a singer/songwriter born and raised in Boston, Massachusetts. She recorded 2 albums, SHINE LIKE IT DOES and LONG SHOT NOVENA, for seminal UK label, Rough Trade Records (in the US, Sanctuary Records and Compass Records). Her third album, COME THE STORM was released in July 2007 on Banana Recordings (Sony) in the UK and, in the US, on folk legend Judy Collins' label, Wildflower Records in July 2007. She tours frequently both in the US and Europe (where she lived from 1991- 2003).

Read more about Eileen Rose on Last.fm.

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Marisa Yeaman

Already a valid passport holder to Americana, this Australian songwriter stylistically crosses borders from folk to blues to country and beyond, her songs permeate visual imagery and emotional substance. With strong acoustic guitar work and vocals, laced with the unpretentious onstage ease of a natural storyteller, Marisa captivates audiences with her honesty and humility as she continues to forge new paths across the international Roots music terrain.

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