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Tammi Terrel

Tammi Terrell (April 29, 1945 – March 16, 1970) was a Grammy Award-nominated American soul singer, most notable for her association with Motown and her duets with Marvin Gaye. As a teenager she recorded for the Scepter/Wand, Try Me and Checker record labels. She signed with Motown in 1965 and enjoyed modest success as a solo singer. Once she was paired with Gaye in 1967, her stardom grew, but later that year she collapsed on stage into Gaye's arms during a performance. She was then diagnosed with a brain tumor which eventually led to her death at the age of 24.

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The Fugitives

There are multiple artists named The Fugitives: 1. Garage band who released their sole LP The Fugitives at Dave's Hideout in the summer of 1964. 2. The Fugitives, a combination of multi-talented Vancouver artists Mark Berube, Barbara Adler, and Brendan McLeod, have been classified under many guises: slam folk, folk hop, spoken word cabaret. Yet a common throughline is always their remarkable storytelling abilities.

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kavsrave

Hailing from Croydon, Kavsrave grew up throwing parties and making music with his mates Joy Orbison and A1 Bassline. He’s the sound of neon dipped, maximum power R&B and the realisation of the sonic utopia imagineered by Timbaland, Darkchild and Danjah Hands.

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Young Empires

Young Empires are Robert Aaron Ellingson, Jake Palahnuk and Matthew Vlahovich out of Toronto, Canada The electronic/world beat trio formed in October 2009. They claim their style is world beat haute rock. Since their formation in October 2009 the band has received international acclaim for their infectious hooks and high-energy sets. Spinner described their emergence as, "almost fully formed with their rock star moves well-honed and their cred firmly cemented.

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Robin Thicke

Robin Charles Thicke (born March 10, 1977 in Los Angeles, California) is a Grammy award winning American R&B singer-songwriter, producer and actor signed to Pharrell's Star Trak label. The son of actor Alan Thicke released his debut album A Beautiful World in 2003. He has gone on to release 2006's The Evolution of Robin Thicke, 2008's Something Else, 2009's Sex Therapy, and 2011's Love After War. He is married to actress Paula Patton, and they have a son Julian Fuego, born in April of 2010.

Read more about Robin Thicke on Last.fm.

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