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Pat Benatar

Pat Benatar is a four-time Grammy winner with six platinum and four gold albums to her credit as well as such hit singles as "I Need a Lover", "Heartbreaker", "Fire and Ice", "Treat Me Right", "Hit Me With Your Best Shot", "Hell Is For Children", "Shadows of the Night", and "Love Is a Battlefield". Benatar is acknowledged as one of the leading female rock vocalists in the industry. She was born in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, New York, USA, on January 10th 1953, as Patricia Andrzejewski and graduated Lindenhurst High on Long Island in 1971.

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saul ashby

he says he likes writing music in the shower and that he was influenced by Simon & Garfunkel, Carole King, Cat Stevens, artwork by Gauguin, (early) Elton John, CCR, Leonard Cohen (his poetry mainly, although “Hallelujah” is one of the most beautiful songs ever written), Louis & Ella, Jimy Hendrix, Neil Young, The Beatles, Joni Mitchell, Joan Armatrading (underrated), The Band, Fleetwood Mac, Coltrane, Bowie, Tracy Chapman, Lady day, The Brill Building sound, Millie (his dog..

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New World

History Vocal harmony trio The New World are one of the genuine curiosities of Australian pop. If they're remembered at all today, it's most likely for their 1971 hit "Tom Tom Turnaround". However, they scored an impressive run of chart success in the early Seventies, their story intersects with some of the biggest names in British music, and they were instrumental in launching the career of one of the most successful writer-producer teams in pop history.

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John Sinclair

There are multiple artists with this name: 1) John Sinclair (born October 2, 1941 in Flint, Michigan, United States) is a Detroit poet, one-time manager of the band MC5, and leader of the White Panther Party from November 1968 to July 1969. He was jailed in 1969 after giving two joints of marijuana to an undercover narcotics officer. His case received international attention when John Lennon performed at a benefit concert on his behalf in 1971.

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Sleeping Giant

Sleeping Giant represent a great and terrible day when all living things will return to dust; and their sound is as formidable as one might suspect the apocalypse should be. Sleeping Giant charged onto the Redlands, CA scene in 2006 with their bold and powerful live show, where in addition to being entranced by ominous guitars, crowds are met with burning passion from articulate front man Thom Green. The sincerity behind the words that pour out from Greens mouth is deeply rooted in the bands unwavering love for The Lord.

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Steve Arvey

Steve Arvey is an American guitarist and singer. He works in the fields of blues, blues-rock, and rock. Arvey was born in Chicago, Illinois, and started playing music at the age of eighteen when he went to college in Gainesville, Florida. While there he became interested in the blues, and joined his first band backing Robert Hunter (which also backed Bo Diddley). On his return to Chicago Arvey worked on the local blues circuit as a sideman, before forming his own band - West Side Heat - and released his first album.

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Lagwagon

Lagwagon is a band based in the small town of Goleta, California. Forming in 1990, they have released seven albums, all through San Francisco label Fat Wreck Chords. They are widely viewed as catalysts for the movement of the 1990's, opening the door for some of the subgenre's more mainstream bands. The most recent members of Lagwagon include Vocalist Joey Cape, guitarists Chris Flippin and Chris Rest, bassist Joe Raposo, and drummer Dave Raun.

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