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Richard Rodgers

Richard Charles Rodgers (June 28, 1902, Arverne, Queens, New York City – December 30, 1979, New York City) was an American composer of the music for more than 900 songs and 40 Broadway musicals. He also composed music for films and television. He is best known for his songwriting partnerships with the lyricists Lorenz Hart and Oscar Hammerstein II. His compositions have had a significant impact on popular music down to the present day, and have an enduring broad appeal. Rodgers and Marvin Hamlisch are the only persons to have won an Oscar, Grammy, Emmy, Tony Award, and Pulitzer Prize.

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Sweeney Todd

There is more than one artist with this name: 1) Sweeney Todd is a 1970's Canadian Glam-Rock Band. Formed in Vancouver, British Columbia during 1975, the band originally consisted of vocalist Nick Gilder, guitarist Jim McCulloch, bassist Budd Marr, keyboardist Dan Gaudin and drummer John Booth. The single, "Roxy Roller", became a #1 hit in Canada winning a Juno Award for the band, but Gilder and McCulloch subsequently left the band to pursue solo careers. (Gilder subsequently had hits with "Hot Child In The City," "Here Comes the Night" and "(You Really) Rock Me".)

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The Stumble

The Stumble are a British Blues Band based in the North West of England. They play a Chicago style Blues.
Members currently include:
Vocals, Paul Melville
Guitar, Colin Black
Guitar, Jonny (Jon) Spencer
Bass, Dave Heath
Saxophone, Simon Anthony
Drums, Boyd Tonner Album Releases:
2006: The World Is Tough

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Grease

Ezra 'Grease' Sebastian is a rapper.
For the other hip-hopper see Dame Grease. If you are using "Grease" as an artist name for the Grease soundtrack, please change to the correct artist; John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John, etc. The easiest way is to use Picard.

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Kim Criswell

Kim Criswell is an American singer-actress from Chattagnooga Tennessee. She trained at the Cinncinati Conservatoire, and then appeared in various Broadway Shows. In 1992 she came to London to star in a revival of Annie Get Your Gun, and settled in Britian.
She has made many musical theatre recordings, particularly on the EMI Classics label and later on the JAY/TER label. She also recorded some pop albums for EMI Classics.

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