Frank SinatraFrancis Albert Sinatra (/sɪˈnɑːtrə/; December 12, 1915 – May 14, 1998) was an American singer, conductor, and actor. Nicknamed the "Chairman of the Board" and "Ol' Blue Eyes", he…View analysis →
Dr. DreAndre Romell Young (born February 18, 1965), known professionally as Dr. Dre (or simply Dre; /ˈdreɪ/), is an American rapper, record producer, record executive, and actor. He is…View analysis →
NasNasir bin Olu Dara Jones (/nɑːˈsɪər/ nah-SEER; born September 14, 1973), known mononymously as Nas (/nɑːz/ NAHZ), is an American rapper, entrepreneur, and record producer. Rooted…View analysis →
Johann Sebastian BachJohann Sebastian Bach (31 March [O.S. 21 March] 1685 – 28 July 1750) was a German composer and musician of the late Baroque period. He is known for his prolific output across a…View analysis →
Dr. RajkumarSinganalluru Puttaswamaiah Muthuraj (24 April 1929 – 12 April 2006), better known by his stage name Dr. Rajkumar, was an Indian actor and singer who worked in Kannada cinema…View analysis →
Benjamin BrittenEdward Benjamin Britten, Baron Britten (22 November 1913 – 4 December 1976) was an English composer, conductor, and pianist. He was a central figure of 20th-century British…View analysis →
Jack WhiteJohn Anthony White (né Gillis; born July 9, 1975) is an American musician who was the guitarist and lead vocalist of the rock duo the White Stripes. He was a key artist of the…View analysis →
Vanilla IceRobert Matthew Van Winkle (born October 31, 1967), known professionally as Vanilla Ice, is a rapper, singer, actor, and television host. Born in Dallas and raised in Miami, he…View analysis →
Gustav MahlerGustav Mahler (German: [ˈɡʊstaf ˈmaːlɐ] ⓘ; 7 July 1860 – 18 May 1911) was an Austro-Bohemian Romantic composer, and one of the leading conductors of his generation. As a composer…View analysis →
Paul SimonPaul Frederic Simon (born October 13, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist, known for his solo work and his collaborations with Art Garfunkel. He and Garfunkel…View analysis →
Cat StevensYusuf Islam (born Steven Demetre Georgiou; 21 July 1948), commonly known by his stage names Cat Stevens or Yusuf/Cat Stevens, is a British singer-songwriter and musician. He has…View analysis →
Ja RuleJeffrey Bruce Atkins (born February 29, 1976), better known by his stage name Ja Rule (/ˈdʒɑː ˈruːl/), is an American rapper, singer, and actor. Born and raised in Queens, New…View analysis →
MoondogLouis Thomas Hardin (May 26, 1916 – September 8, 1999), known professionally as Moondog, was an American composer, musician, performer, music theoretician, poet and inventor of…View analysis →
André MessagerAndré Charles Prosper Messager (French: ; 30 December 1853 – 24 February 1929) was a French composer, organist, pianist and conductor. His compositions include eight ballets and…View analysis →
Perry ComoPierino Ronald "Perry" Como (/ˈkoʊmoʊ/; May 18, 1912 – May 12, 2001) was an American singer, actor, and television personality. During a career spanning more than half a century…View analysis →
Ludwig van BeethovenLudwig van Beethoven (baptised 17 December 1770 – 26 March 1827) was a German composer, conductor, and pianist. Regarded as one of the greatest composers in the history of…View analysis →
Violent JJoseph Frank Bruce (born April 28, 1972), known by his stage name Violent J, is an American rapper, record producer, professional wrestler, actor, and part of the hip hop duo…View analysis →
FairuzNouhad Wadie Haddad (born 20 November 1934 or 21 November 1935), known professionally as Fairuz, is a Lebanese singer. She is widely considered an iconic vocalist and one of the…View analysis →
Patsy ClinePatsy Cline (born Virginia Patterson Hensley; September 8, 1932 – March 5, 1963) was an American singer. One of the most influential vocalists of the 20th century, she was known…View analysis →
Paul HindemithPaul Hindemith (/ˈpaʊl ˈhɪndəmɪt/ POWL HIN-də-mit; German: [ˌpaʊ̯l ˈhɪndəmɪt] ⓘ; 16 November 1895 – 28 December 1963) was a German and American composer, music theorist, teacher…View analysis →
Steve AokiSteven Hiroyuki Aoki (/eɪˈoʊki/ ay-OH-kee; born November 30, 1977) is an American DJ and record producer. In 2012, Pollstar designated Aoki as the highest-grossing electronic…View analysis →
Django ReinhardtJean Reinhardt (23 January 1910 – 16 May 1953), known by his Romani nickname Django (French: [dʒãŋɡo ʁɛjnaʁt] or [dʒɑ̃ɡo ʁenɑʁt]), was a French jazz guitarist and composer. He…View analysis →
Christoph Willibald GluckChristoph Willibald Ritter von Gluck (/ɡlʊk/; German: [ˈkʁɪstɔf ˈvɪlɪbalt ˈɡlʊk]; 2 July 1714 – 15 November 1787) was a composer of Italian and French opera in the early…View analysis →
Robert SchumannRobert Schumann (/ˈʃuːmɑːn/; German: [ˈʁoːbɐ̯t ˈʃuːman]; 8 June 1810 – 29 July 1856) was a German composer, pianist, and music critic of the early Romantic era. He composed in…View analysis →
Frank OceanFrank Ocean (born Christopher Edwin Breaux; October 28, 1987) is an American singer-songwriter and rapper. His accolades include two Grammy Awards and a Brit Award. He has been…View analysis →
Dimebag DarrellDarrell Lance Abbott (August 20, 1966 – December 8, 2004), known professionally as Dimebag Darrell, was an American musician. Abbott was the guitarist and co-founder of the heavy…View analysis →
Misha BMisha Amber Bryan (born 10 February 1992), known by her stage name Misha B, is a British singer. She rose to notability as a contestant on the eighth series of The X Factor in…View analysis →
Ronnie WoodRonald David Wood (born 1 June 1947) is an English rock musician, best known as a member of the Rolling Stones since 1975, and a member of Faces and the Jeff Beck Group.View analysis →
Chung HaKim Chung-ha (Korean: 김청하; born Kim Chan-mi, February 9, 1996), known mononymously as Chung Ha (stylized in all caps), is a South Korean singer, dancer and choreographer. She…View analysis →
Five for FightingVladimir John Ondrasik III (born January 7, 1965), known professionally as Five for Fighting, is an American singer-songwriter and pianist. He is best known for his piano-based…View analysis →
Sidney LanierSidney Clopton Lanier (February 3, 1842 – September 7, 1881) was an American musician, poet and author. He served in the Confederate States Army as a private, worked on a…View analysis →
Future (rapper)Nayvadius DeMun Cash (né Wilburn; born November 20, 1983), known professionally as Future, is an American rapper, singer-songwriter, and record producer. Known for his…View analysis →
Keith JarrettKeith Jarrett (born May 8, 1945) is an American pianist and composer. Jarrett started his career with Art Blakey and later moved on to play with Charles Lloyd and Miles Davis…View analysis →
Roscoe MitchellRoscoe Mitchell (born August 3, 1940) is an American composer, jazz instrumentalist, and educator, known for being "a technically superb – if idiosyncratic – saxophonist". The…View analysis →
Arvo PärtArvo Pärt (Estonian pronunciation: ; born 11 September 1935) is an Estonian composer. Since the late 1970s, Pärt has worked in a minimalist style that employs tintinnabuli, a…View analysis →
D'banjOladapo Daniel Oyebanjo (listenⓘ; born 9 June 1980), known professionally as D'banj (/dəˈbændʒ/ də-BANJ), is a Nigerian singer, rapper, music executive, event host and television…View analysis →
