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CONTEMPORARY MUSICIANS ISSN 1044-2197 CONTEMPORARY MISICIANS PROFILES OF THE PEOPLE IN MUSIC MICHAEL L. LaBLANC, Editor VOLUME 6 Includes Cumulated Indexes Gale Research Inc. • DETROIT • LONDON STAFF Michael L. LaBlanc, Editor Julia M. Rubiner, Associate Editor Suzanne M. Bourgoin, Assistant Editor David Bianco, Barbara Carlisle Bigelow, Marjorie Burgess, David Collins, Margaret Escobar, Christine Ferran, Simon Glickman, Joan Goldsworthy, Anne Janette Johnson, Kyle Kevorkian, Jeanne M. Lesinski, Meg Mac Donald, Louise Mooney, Michael E. Mueller, Rob Nagel, Nancy Pear, Nancy Rampson, Heather Rhodes, Megan Rubiner, Calen D. Stone, B. Kimberly Taylor, Elizabeth Wenning, Contributing Editors Peter M. Gareffa, Senior Editor Jeanne Gough, Permissions Manager Margaret A. Chamberlain, Permissions Supervisor (Pictures) Pamela A. Hayes, Permissions Associate Karla L. Kulkis, Nancy M. Rattenbury, Keith Reed, Permissions Assistants Mary Beth Trimper, Production Manager Shanna Philpott Heilveil, External Production Assistant Arthur Chartow, Art Director Cynthia Baldwin, Graphic Designer C.J. Jonik, Key/iner Special thanks to the Biography Division Research staff Cover Illustration by John Kleber While every effort has been made to ensure the reliability of the information presented in this publication, Gale Research Inc. does not guarantee the accuracy of the data contained herein. Gale accepts no payment for listing; and inclusion in the publication of any organization, agency, institution, publication, service, or individual does not imply endorsement of the editors or publisher. Errors brought to the attention of the publisher and verified to the satisfaction of the publisher will be corrected in future editions. The paper used in this publication meets the minimum requirements of American National Standard for Information Sciences—Permanence Paper for Printed Library Materials, ANSI Z39.48-1984. ^ Copyright © 1992 Gale Research Inc. 835 Penobscot Bldg. Detroit, MI 48226-4094 Printed in the United States of America Published simultaneously in the United Kingdom by Gale Research International Limited (An affiliated company of Gale Research Inc.) No part of this book may be reproduced in any form without permission in writing from the publisher, except by a reviewer who wishes to quote brief passages or entries in connection with a review written for inclusion in a magazine or newspaper. ISBN 0-8103-2216-1 ISSN 1044-2197 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 Contents Introduction ix Photo Credits xi Cumulative Subject Index Cumulative Musicians Index 269 279 The Allman Brothers Southern-rock pioneers 1 Chick Corea Innovative jazz-fusion keyboardist 46 Kathleen Battle Coloratura soprano 5 Bing Crosby Best-selling crooner 49 Regina Belle Rhythm-and-blues singer 8 Charlie Daniels Genre-bending roots rock performer 53 Yefim Bronfman Virtuoso pianist 10 Alex de Grassi New Age steel-string guitarist 56 Buckwheat Zydeco Bayou boogie pacesetter 12 Enya Plaintive Irish vocalist and composer 58 Carol Burnett Musical-comedy and television star 14 Eurythmics Purveyors of cutting-edge techno-pop 60 Cab Galloway "Dean of American Jive' 17 Michael Feinstein Cabaret singer; archivist 64 Mariah Carey Pop diva 20 Arthur Fiedler Guiding force of the Boston Pops 67 Mary-Chapin Carpenter Contemplative country singer-songwriter 22 Judy Garland Giant of American stage and screen 70 Betty Carter Legendary jazz vocalist 25<