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Artist: Roachford
British pop-soul virtuoso Roachford was discovered by Terence Trent D'Arby. ~ Dan Heilman, All Music Guide [+] Read More
Artist: Sekouba Diabate
"Diamond Fingers" Diabate is the virtuoso lead guitarist for Bembeya Jazz. ~ Steve Huey, All Music Guide [+] Read More
Artist: Marcel Dupré
A French organist and composer of virtuoso and modal organ pieces and religious symphonic works. ~ All Music Guide, All Music Guide [+] Read More
Artist: Abdulai Bangoura
One of Africa's percussion virtuosos, Abdulai Bangoura often performs on hand drum while utilizing Islamic melodies and rhythms. ~ Matt Collar, All Music Guide [+] Read More
Artist: Rod Stewart
Rod Stewart may have began his career as a respected singer, yet that respect eroded as he got older, as he became more concerned with stardom than music. While he has recorded some terrible albums -- and he would admit that freely -- Stewart was once rock & roll's best interpretive singer, as well as an accomplished songwriter, creating a raw... [+] Read More
Artist: Christian Escoude
Gypsy guitarist uses unusual harmonic technique in creative/modern/fusion idioms. Elusive personality, hard to pin down, but a virtuoso any way you hear him. ~ Michael G. Nastos, All Music Guide [+] Read More
Artist: Peter Phippen
Ethnic flute virtuoso Peter Phippen made his solo debut in 1996 with Book of Dreams. Echoes of the Past followed three years later. ~ Jason Ankeny, All Music Guide [+] Read More
Artist: Ignace Jan Paderewski
A legendary virtuoso pianist in the great romantic tradition; also a philanthropist and Polish patriot. Several times Paderewski interrupted his concert career to serve Poland, first in 1919 to serve as Prime Minister, then in 1940 to serve as President of the Polish Parliament in exile in Paris. His piano compositions give insight into the last... [+] Read More
Artist: Ricardo Ray
Ray organized his octet in 1963. He was considered a virtuoso pianist, music arranger, and composer, whose band enjoyed tremendous drawing power and was among the best sellers in the '60s and '70s. ~ Max Salazar, All Music Guide [+] Read More
Artist: J. Scott Skinner
James Scott Skinner, born in 1843, was already playing by 1855. Skinner was no folk artist, but a virtuoso of a drawing-room style that drew from both the folk and classical traditions. ~ John Storm Roberts, All Music Guide [+] Read More
Artist: Jean-Marie Leclair
French composer and violinist, famous for virtuoso string technique that founded the French school of violin playing. Leclair composed numerous chamber works and concertos with violins, adapting the style of Corelli and Vivaldi to the French lyric taste. He also composed in other forms, such as opera. ~ All Music Guide, All Music Guide [+] Read More
Artist: Juan Reynoso
A virtuoso violinist from the Mexican West with an ear for improvisation, Reynoso was 80 years old before his first CD (Paganini of the Mexican Hot Lands) was released, though he has made many recordings. ~ John Bush, All Music Guide [+] Read More
Artist: Solven Whistlers
One of the best and most popular pennywhistle groups from South Africa. They used the kwele technique of playing a flute at an angle to produce a thicker sound, but combined this indigenous innovation with a variety of jazz harmonies and virtuoso improvisations to elevate their sound. ~ Leon Jackson, All Music Guide [+] Read More
Artist: Hiotis
Hiotis was a virtuoso bouzouki player who brought new heights of speed and style to the playing of that instrument by adding an additional set of strings and introducing a new tuning. During the the mid-'50s, Hiotis became extremely well known and, as a result, also extremely wealthy. ~ Leon Jackson, All Music Guide [+] Read More
Artist: Mirko Kodic
Kodic is an innovative Serbian performer whose virtuoso performances on the frula (a small flute-like instrument) are backed by synthesizer, and whose traditional folk motifs are jazzed up with infusions of rock & roll. ~ Leon Jackson, All Music Guide [+] Read More
Artist: Rush
Over the course of their decades-spanning career, the Canadian power trio Rush emerged as one of hard rock's most highly regarded bands; although typically brushed aside by critics and although rare recipients of mainstream pop radio airplay, the group nonetheless won an impressive and devoted fan following while their virtuoso performance... [+] Read More
Artist: Cliff Richard
Britain's answer to Elvis Presley, Richard (born Harry Webb) dominated the pre-Beatles British pop scene in the late '50s and early '60s. An accomplished singer with a genuine feel for the music, Richard's artistic legacy is nonetheless meager, as he was quickly steered toward a middle-of-the-road pop direction. Several of his late-'50s... [+] Read More
Artist: Frank Virtue
Frank Virtue was one of the founders behind the postwar pop music boom in Philadelphia. A prodigiously talented guitarist and bassist, as well as a gifted arranger, he was working professionally while still in college and became a bandleader during a year spent in the United States Navy. In 1947 he founded the Virtuoso Trio, which 12 years later... [+] Read More
Artist: Al Hirt
A virtuoso on the trumpet, Al Hirt was often "overqualified" for the Dixieland and pop music that he performed. He studied classical trumpet at the Cincinnati Conservatory (1940-1943) and was influenced by the playing of Harry James. He freelanced in swing bands (including both Tommy and Jimmy Dorsey, and Ray McKinley) before returning to New... [+] Read More
