J Dilla (aka Jay Dee) | en

Los Fabulosos Cadillacs from Buenos Aires, Argentina play ska, rocksteady, reggae, rock, jazz, salsa, folk, rap, big band. Formed 1985, their first album, Bares y Fondas came 1986. 1998 they got a Grammy for Best Latin Rock/Alternative Album. They also won the MTV Latino Video Music Award in 1994 for the single 'El Matador' – which was on the soundtracks for the movies Savages, Grosse Pointe Blank and The Matador. Singer Gabriel Fernandez Capello (known as Vicentico) and bassist Flavio Cianciaurlo are core members and songwriters. The band, which collaborated with some music stars such as Debbie Harry, Mick Jones,...

J Dilla was born James Dewitt Yancey on February 7, 1974 in Detroit, Michigan, to Maureen and Beverly Yancey. From the onset, music was intrinsic to Jay's life. His mother Maureen was an accomplished singer and lover of classical music and opera. His father Beverly was a gifted vocalist and bass player fond of vocal harmonies and jazz, who played professionally for 25 years before taking a job at Ford. A two-year-old Jay would gurgle along in perfect pitch to the sound of his father practicing on his upright bass until it lulled him to sleep. Especially aware of the...

There is have been several acts with this name: 1) a Norwegian rock band 2) a Spanish pop group 3) an Australian luxury vehicle 1) Legendary, catchy, melodic and slightly underestimated Norwegian rock-band, disbanded in 2005. Released three very different albums, all very well-played, well-produced and very well-written. Why Cadillac never gained the same recognition as many of their contemporaries remains a mystery, but it probably stems from internal struggles and a low touring-frequency. Still, Cadillac left behind three brilliant albums, well worth checking out (if you can find them, that is). From http://www.myspace.com/cadillacband : Cadillac formed in 1999, and...

Fletch Cadillac formed in the early months of 2004 by brothers Ben & Joe with long time friend and drinking buddy Dov. The threesome, from Norwich, UK, have combined the newer modern punk rock sounds and attitudes with the classic old school LA punk sound taking influence from the likes of Social Distortion and Dead Kennedys. Add this to the band's love of the 1950s Hot Rod scene, Drive in B-movies and Classic Americana dating back as far as they can remember, Fletch Cadillac have created a genre between "Horror" Punk and Psychobilly- and call it " music for driving...