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Henry Roeland "Roy" Byrd (December 19, 1918 – January 30, 1980), better known as Professor Longhair also known as "Fess", was a New Orleans rhythm & blues singer and pianist. Professor Longhair is noteworthy for having been active in two distinct periods, both in the heyday of early rhythm and blues, and in the resurgence of interest in traditional jazz after the founding of the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival. Professor Longhair was born on December 19, 1918 in Bogalusa, Louisiana. He made a living as a street hustler until he started to play piano seriously in his thirties....

Professor Green AKA Stephen Manderson is an English rapper from Hackney, East London, currently signed to Virgin Records, after Mike Skinner's The Beats label closed, and ended a run of his own radio shows on BBC Radio 1. He was signed to The Beats, a record label run by Mike Skinner and Ted Mayhem from 2006 until 12 February 2008, when the label terminated. He rose to success upon winning the inaugural JumpOff MySpace £50,000 battle rap tournament in July 2008. Following this in 2009, Manderson worked with Lily Allen on her 2009 concert tour. Growing up on the Northwold...

Legendary R&B singer. Former lead singer of an American Icon "The Miracles". Motown Releases: Billy Griffin & The Miracles: Gold Records: Do It Baby, Don'tcha Love It Double Platinum Records: Love Machine, City of Angels lp. Sony Solo Releases: Gold & English Silver Record: Hold Me Tighter In the Rain. Serious Atlantic Release: Believe It Or Not. Presently signed to RNB Entertainment. Fontana/Universal. Release: Like Water CD. http://www.officialbillygriffin.com .

The Professor is an electronic/techno artist from Latrobe, Pennsylvania. His has self-released but one album, entitled "101", to those who request it specifically from him. Such secrecy about his musical workings is typical of The Professor, in fact he refuses to release his real name to the public. The Professor's music appeals to even those who do not profess to enjoy electronic music, partially (or perhaps wholly) due to his use of dialogue from classic cinema as "vocal" tracks over original music. For example, the track "Explosive Bolts" contains the iconic conversation between HAL 9000 and Dave Bowman from the...

In 2006, Professor Murder released Professor Murder Rides the Subway, their debut EP on Kanine Records. Recorded at Brothers Studio with brothers Joshua Ryan, formerly a techno producer, and Eric Emm, formerly of Don Caballero, the album synthesizes Professor Murder's varied influences in a manner that sounds simultaneously cohesive and refreshingly new. Fans of post punk, dancehall, go-go, dub and techno will find familiar elements throughout these songs, as well as new sounds and rhythms. While the album has drawn comparisons to contemporaries such as Tussle, LCD Soundsystem, and Liars, as well as to older post-punk bands such as Liquid...