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Al Jolson
Al Jolson (Asa Yoelson, 1886–1950), Lithuanian-born American singer and blackface entertainer, biggest Broadway star by 1920 and star of The Jazz Singer (1927), the first feature-length synchronized-sound film; also known for "My Mammy" and The Jolson Story.
Al Jourgensen
Al Jourgensen (Alejandro Ramírez Casas), Cuban-born American musician, founder and frontman of industrial metal band Ministry (Chicago, 1981), creator of Twitch, The Land of Rape and Honey, and Psalm 69, side projects Revolting Cocks and Lard, final album Hate To Go.
Al Kooper
Al Kooper (Alan Peter Kuperschmidt, born 1944, Brooklyn) is an American songwriter, keyboardist, and producer: organist on Dylan's "Like a Rolling Stone," founder of Blood, Sweat & Tears, creator of Super Session, and producer of Lynyrd Skynyrd's first three albums; Rock Hall inductee, 2023.
Al Martino
Al Martino (Alfred Cini, 1927–2009), American Italian-American crooner from Philadelphia; had Britain's first UK No 1 single, Here in My Heart (1952), hits Spanish Eyes and Volare, and played Johnny Fontane in The Godfather films.
Al Santiago (music)
Al Santiago (Albert Santiago Alvarez) was an American Latin-music record producer who founded Alegre Records in the Bronx in 1956 and first recorded Johnny Pacheco and Eddie Palmieri.
Al Stewart
Al Stewart (Alastair Ian Stewart, born 1945) is a Scottish-born British folk-rock singer-songwriter of the 1960s folk revival, creator of "historical folk rock," best known for the Alan Parsons-produced 1976 hit "Year of the Cat" and "Time Passages."
Alabama (band)
Alabama (band), also known as Wildcountry and Young Country, is the country supergroup from Fort Payne, Alabama, formed by cousins Randy Owen, Teddy Gentry, and Jeff Cook, with 42 number-one country singles, over 73 million albums, and 2005 Country Music Hall of Fame induction.
Alabama 3
Alabama 3 (A3 in the US) are a Brixton, London band formed in 1995 fusing country, acid house, blues, and gospel; their "Woke Up This Morning" is The Sopranos' theme.
Alabama Shakes
Alabama Shakes is a Grammy-winning American soul and blues rock band formed in Athens, Alabama, in 2009, fronted by Brittany Howard and known for its 2015 album Sound & Color.
Alabama Song
Alabama Song ("Moon of Alabama", "Whisky Bar"), 1927 Brecht/Weill song with English text translated by Elisabeth Hauptmann, from the Mahagonny works; covered by Lenya, The Doors (1967) and Bowie (1980, UK No. 23).
Alaca
Alaca is a Turkish songwriter, composer, and producer duo formed by Ata Bornova and Mehmet Mutlu in 2017, releasing electro-pop, hip hop, and R&B on Universal Music Türkiye.
Aladdin (2011 musical)
Aladdin (2011 musical) is Disney Theatrical's stage musical comedy adapted from the 1992 animated film and One Thousand and One Nights, with music by Alan Menken and book by Chad Beguelin; premiered in Seattle 2011, opened on Broadway 2014, with restored Ashman songs and a Tony-winning Genie role.
Aladdin (2019 soundtrack)
Aladdin (2019 soundtrack): Disney album for the live-action remake, Alan Menken with Pasek and Paul; new song Speechless, Will Smith Genie numbers, Zayn Malik and Zhavia Ward A Whole New World.
Aladdin Sane
Aladdin Sane is David Bowie's sixth studio album, released April 1973 on RCA, produced with Ken Scott, famous for Duffy's lightning-bolt cover, Mike Garson's avant-garde piano, and the 'Ziggy goes to America' persona.
Alain Chamfort
Alain Chamfort, born Alain Le Govic in Paris in 1949, is a French singer-songwriter known for the Serge Gainsbourg songs "Manureva" (1979) and "Bambou", and for the album L'Impermanence (2024).
Alain Johannes
Alain Johannes (born 1962, Santiago, Chile) is a Chilean-American guitarist, producer, and songwriter, co-founder of Eleven, collaborator with Queens of the Stone Age, Them Crooked Vultures, Chris Cornell, and Mark Lanegan, and solo artist behind Spark and Hum.
Alain Pérez
Alain Pérez is a Cuban bassist, singer, arranger, and bandleader born in 1977, known for a decade with Paco de Lucía and his Grammy-nominated album Bingo.
Alain Souchon
Alain Souchon is a French singer-songwriter born in 1944 whose debut hit 'J'ai dix ans' launched a career of more than 10 million albums sold and ten Victoires de la musique.
Alaipayuthey (அலைபாயுதே) (soundtrack)
Alaipayuthey (அலைபாயுதே) soundtrack: A.R. Rahman's Tamil album for Mani Ratnam's 2000 film, lyrics by Vairamuthu, released April 14, 2000 on Saregama; includes Endrendrum Punnagai, Pachai Nirame, Snehidhane, Mangalyam.
Alal O Dulal
Alal O Dulal (আলাল ও দুলাল) is a Bengali pop song by Bangladeshi singer Azam Khan, recorded around 1975–76 for Bangladesh Television and regarded as his signature song.
ALAMAT
ALAMAT is a Filipino P-pop boy group formed in 2020 by Viva Artists Agency, which debuted in 2021 with "kbye" and sings in several Philippine languages.
Alan
Alan, also known as Alan Dawa Dolma, is a Chinese singer of Tibetan ethnicity who debuted in Japan in 2007 and returned to China in 2011.
Alan and Marilyn Bergman
Alan and Marilyn Bergman, American husband-and-wife lyricists (married 1958), wrote "The Way We Were," "The Windmills of Your Mind," and Yentl's score, winning three Oscars, two Grammys, and four Emmys; Marilyn later led ASCAP.
Alan Braxe
Alan Braxe (Alain Quême) is a French house producer and DJ, a member of Stardust and creator of the 2000 single 'Intro' with Fred Falke.
Alan Ferguson (director)
Alan Ferguson, American music video director for Janelle Monae, Solange, Beyonce, Jon Batiste; husband of Solange; Howard University start; Grammy for "Freedom"; directed Monae's 2013 and 2023 videos; distinct from the Irish UK company director and the mining executive of the same name.
Alan Jackson
Alan Jackson (Alan Eugene Jackson, born 1958) is an American country singer from Newnan, Georgia with more than 25 Billboard number-one country singles and over 60 million albums sold.
Alan Lancaster
Alan Lancaster (1949-2021), English bassist and vocalist, founding member of Status Quo (Scorpions 1962, named Status Quo 1967), left in 1985 after opening Live Aid, later the Party Boys and the Bombers in Australia, Frantic Four reunions 2013-14.
Alan Lomax
Alan Lomax (1915-2002), American folklorist and ethnomusicologist; Library of Congress field recorder from 1933; first recorded Lead Belly and Muddy Waters; creator of Cantometrics, Choreometrics, Parlametrics, and the Global Jukebox.
Alan Longmuir
Alan Longmuir (1948–2018), Scottish bassist and founding member of the Bay City Rollers, formed the band with brother Derek in Edinburgh, left in 1976, rejoined in 1978, and died aged 70.
Alan Menken
Alan Menken (born 1949) is an American composer, eight-time Oscar winner and 16th EGOT recipient, known for Disney's The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, and Aladdin and Broadway's Little Shop of Horrors and Newsies.