Creolization

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FREEMAN

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Brandi and The Alexanders

Willy Porter

Tas Cru

Joel Harrison

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Ernesto Hernandez Jr & the Douglas Brothers

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Mollie O'Brien and Rich Moore

The Mavericks

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Jimmie Rodgers

James Charles Rodgers was an American singer, songwriter, and musician who rose to popularity in the late 1920s. Widely regarded as the "Father of Country Music", he is best known for his distinctive yodeling. Rodgers was known as "The Singing Brakeman" and "America's Blue Yodeler". He has been cited as an inspiration by many artists, and he has been inducted into multiple halls of fame.

Jim White

Judith Owen

Saffire -- The Uppity Blues Women

Mary McCaslin

Aubrey Haynie

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Miriam Pico

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Patsy Cline

Lisa Germano

James Cotton

Peggy Sue

Letizia Gambi

Macklemore & Ryan Lewis

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Esther Phillips (born Esther Mae Washington; December 23, 1935 – August 7, 1984) was an American singer, best known for her R&B vocals.[3] She rose to prominence in 1950, scoring several major R&B hits including "Double Crossing Blues" and "Mistrustin' Blues" under the moniker "Little Esther." In the 1960s, she achieved chart success with the country song "Release Me" and recorded in the pop, jazz, blues and soul genres. Phillips received four Grammy nominations, including for her album From a Whisper to a Scream in 1973, as well as for the album that featured her disco recording of "What a Diff'rence a Day Makes," which was a major hit in 1975. She died from liver and kidney failure due to long-term drug abuse in 1984.

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Beirut

Beirut has released seven studio albums and four EPs, to date. The band's first performance with the full brass section was in New York, in May 2006, in support of their debut album Gulag Orkestar, though they performed their first show with Condon, Petree, and Collins at the College of Santa Fe earlier that year.

Kate Bush

Kate Bush is an English singer, songwriter, dancer, and record producer who has been active since the 1970s. Born Catherine Bush in 1958, she started writing songs at age 11 and had composed over 200 by her mid-teens. Her 1978 debut single, “Wuthering Heights”, inspired by Emily Brontë, hit number one in England and established her as a sensation.

Lauren Mitchell

Aloe Blacc

Rodney Crowell

Lorde

Lorde, the stage name of Ella Marija Lani Yelich-O'Connor, is a New Zealand singer and songwriter known for her introspective lyrics and unconventional pop style. In 2013, her debut album Pure Heroine and its lead single, "Royals", made her an international star. At the 2013 Grammy Awards, she became the youngest nominee for Record of the Year and was nominated for three other awards.

Mike Auldridge

Billie Holiday

Tanya Donelly & The Parkington Sisters

Bria Skonberg

Bria Skonberg (born 1983) is a Canadian jazz trumpeter and vocalist. Skonberg was born in Chilliwack, British Columbia; her great-grandparents on her father's side came from Sweden. She took piano lessons in elementary school, switching to trumpet in her early teens. During High School and college she appeared at numerous jazz festivals with The 51st Eight. She also led the all-female Mighty Aphrodite Jazz Band. In 2006, she graduated from Capilano University in Vancouver with a degree in jazz trumpet. She studied with Warren Vaché. Skonberg was the leader of Bria's Hot Five and The Big Bang Jazz Band. She also performed with Canadian jazz veteran Dal Richards and his Orchestra in concert and on recordings. She has appeared as a band leader and guest artist at jazz festivals in North America, Europe, China and Japan. She moved to New York City in 2010. She was a co-founder of the New York Hot Jazz Festival.

Katharine Whalen

Isobel Campbell & Mark Lanegan

Drew Holcomb & the Neighbors

Dick Dale

Richard Anthony Monsour, known professionally as Dick Dale, was an American rock guitarist. He was a pioneer of surf music, drawing on Middle Eastern music scales and experimenting with reverb. Dale was known as "The King of the Surf Guitar", which was also the title of his second studio album.