b. 2 January 1930, New York City, New York, USA. La Rosa grew up listening to records by singers such as Frank Sinatra and bands including Tommy Dorsey and Glenn Miller. After finishing high school he joined the US Navy and during this period of serv…

Performing on a wide array of what he calls el cheapo guitars Texas-based instrumentalist Teisco Del Rey born Dan Forte has brought the sounds of surf music to the Lone Star state His 1992 album The Many Moods of Teisco Del Rey included guest appeara…

Theodore Beaubrun Jnr. (b. 20 September 1956, Port-au-Prince, Haiti; lead vocals), Mimerose P. Beaubrun (b. 13 November 1956, Ouanaminthe, Haiti; lead vocals), Ted Gabriel Beaubrun (b. 29 June 1980, Ouanaminthe, Haiti; percussion/keyboards), Laura Be…

b. 20 April 1939, Jacksonville, Florida, USA. Tillotson's father was a country music disc jockey and Johnny himself was appearing on local radio from the age of nine. His parents encouraged his talent by giving him first a ukulele and then a guitar, …

Birdsongs of the Mesozoic began as a side project by Roger Miller and Martin Swope who were members of the Boston band Mission of Burma They were joined by Rick Scott and Erik Lindgren for their debut recording a self-titled EP in 1983 With Mission o…