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Absolutely Still

The song was co-written in 2005 by Better Than Ezra lead singer, Kevin Griffin, and singer/songwriter Val Emmich, who released it on his own album, Sunlight Searchparty.

Joseph Hill

Joseph Hill (January 22, 1949 – August 19, 2006) was the lead singer and songwriter for the roots reggae group Culture, most famous for their 1977 hit "Two Sevens Clash", but also well known for their "International Herb" single.

Patty Parsons

Patty Parsons (born in West Virginia) is the former soulful lead singer of AnExchange, a Marin County, California-based folk rock group of the early 1970s.

Quiet Exit

The album was produced by Knut Schreiner, better known as Euroboy, lead guitarist of Turbonegro, and lead singer/guitarist of Euroboys, enlisting fellow Euroboys guitarist Trond Mjøen to accompany on electric/acoustic guitars, while Tom Rudi Torjussen of Jim Stärk plays drums/percussion.

Rob Beckley

Robert Benjamin Beckley is the lead singer and rhythm guitarist of the Christian rock band Pillar, which was voted Best Hard Rock Band in CCM Magazine's 2006 Reader's Choice Awards.

The Black Crown

The Black Crown would also be the final album with lead Singer Mitch Lucker who would pass away on November 1, 2012.


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48May

Hook and Jon went to Hamilton Boys' High School together, where Jon was head boy, while Stowers in the year above, was the lead singer in the band The Grinners (née Lyon), while Shannon Brown is well known on the New Zealand music circuit for his roles in bands such as Tadpole.

Annie Mac

Her brother, Davey MacManus, was the lead singer and guitarist in bands, The Crocketts and The Crimea.

Ardijah

In 1990, Betty-Anne (Lead singer) and Ryan Monga (Producer, Musical Director & Bass) along with the Band moved to Sydney, taking their sound throughout the pubs and clubs of Australia.

Atle Pettersen

Atle Pettersen (born in Skien on September 5, 1989) is a Norwegian singer and songwriter from Skien and lead singer of the band Above Symmetry.

Black Welsh Mountain sheep

The lead singer, Chad Urmston, explains the song is about a man who falls in love with a Black Welsh Mountain Sheep, only to have it taken away from him.

Bolalar

Tohir Sodiqov and Yuri Shatunov, the lead singer of Laskoviy Mai, performed together in Tashkent in 2009.

Caedmon's Call

Andrew Osenga (former band member, solo recording artist, and former lead singer of The Normals)

Characters in Devo music videos

Pictures of the lead singer, Numero Uno, allegedly consist of Mark Mothersbaugh's head pasted on the body of David Lee Roth.

Chris McGrath

Gunner McGrath (Christopher Leslie McGrath, born 1978), American musician, lead singer and guitarist of the punk rock band Much The Same

Cultural depictions of Anne Frank

Neutral Milk Hotel — US indie rock band whose 1998 album In the Aeroplane Over the Sea was inspired by the lead singer Jeff Mangum's affection for Anne Frank.

Cyril Collard

Among the music videos he directed were those of French-Algerian band Carte de Séjour, whose lead singer Rachid Taha is one of the most famous rock-ethnic musicians in France today.

Das Fürlines

They reformed in 1996 to perform a few benefit concerts to raise money for lead singer Wendy Wild's medical bills.

David Bierk

Among David Bierk's children are actress Dylan Bierk, professional hockey goal tender Zac Bierk, Toronto based photographer Jeff Bierk, Toronto based painters Alex Bierk, Nick Bierk and Charles Bierk and former lead singer of Skid Row Sebastian Bach.

Evans Blue

Lead singer Kevin Matisyn suggested the name, which refers to the dye that is injected into the bloodstream to measure blood volume, which he had read in one of his medical books.

Hidrogenesse

According to them, their most significant influences are The Smiths and Morrissey, The Associates (the Mac in Eres PC eres Mac stands for their lead singer, Billy Mackenzie), Sparks, The Magnetic Fields, Saint Etienne, Pet Shop Boys and British eccentrics like Lawrence, Jarvis Cocker and Luke Haines.

High Times' Potluck

Along the way the weed passes through the hands of an obnoxious artist (Jason Isaacs), an unfortunate small-time dealer (Jason Mewes), a bereaved Mafia gangster (Frank Adonis), the lead-singer of a punk band (Theo Kogan) and an aging TV detective (Frank Gorshin).

Hunstanton

The Deaf Havana album Fools and Worthless Liars featured a track called 'Hunstanton Pier', a nostalgic recollection of the town where James Veck-Gilodi, the band's lead singer grew up.

I'm Dreaming of… A Winter Wonderland

The plane crash also killed former lead singer of La Bouche, Melanie Thornton.

Jon Knox

He was concurrently the drummer of the band Adam Again which disbanded after lead singer Gene Eugene died in his sleep at his recording studio, the "fabulous" Green Room on March 20, 2000.

Kathy Sheridan

Her daughter, MayKay, is a musician, best known as the lead singer in rock band Fight Like Apes.

KTTZ-TV

The 13-part music interview show is hosted by Lubbock native singer and songwriter Kenny Maines, member of The Maines Brothers Band and uncle to Dixie Chicks lead singer Natalie Maines.

Leavin's Been a Long Time Comin'

The video features former Dallas Cowboys quarterback, Troy Aikman, who plays Cowboy Joe, the new gentleman friend of the woman playing the wife of Shenandoah lead singer, Marty Raybon, in a takeoff on a 1940-vintage divorce trial.

Limp Wrist

Lead singer Martin Sorrondeguy appears in Queercore: A Punk-u-mentary by Scott Treleaven and addresses the issue implicit in these song titles.

Los Ratones Paranoicos

Their lead singer, Juanse, is well known for his flamboyant personality and has often been parodied by popular artists like the comedian Diego Capusotto.

Lux Interior

In 2002 Lux Interior performed the voice of a character on SpongeBob SquarePants - the lead singer of an all-bird rock band called the Bird Brains.

Man Bites Man EP

Clive Langer and Alan Winstanley (who produced the band's debut album) produced the first track on this CD, while Paul Tipler produced tracks 2 and 4, and track 3 was produced by Craig Macintosh - the band's lead singer.

Marc Musso

He is the younger brother of Disney actor and singer Mitchel Musso and the lead singer of Metro Station Mason Musso.

Margaret Singana

In 1973, Singana was cast as the lead singer in the musical, Ipi Tombi, and soon made herself famous with the song "Mama Tembu's Wedding".

Martin Rolinski

Through Hansson, Rolinski got in touch with Bard, and Roliński subsequently became the lead singer of Bard's new band Bodies Without Organs together with Marina Schiptjenko and Bard himself.

Memphis Flyer

The current editor is Bruce VanWyngarden, father of MGMT lead singer Andrew VanWyngarden.

Mike Donegan

He is the brother of John Donegan, an engineer, photographer, and music executive and the father of two sons, Barry Donegan, lead singer for Look What I Did and an aspiring politician, and Nick Donegan, a graduate of Lewis & Clark College.

New History Warfare Vol. 2: Judges

It features vocals from musician and performance artist Laurie Anderson ("Judges", "A Dream of Water", "All the Colors Bleached to White (ILAIJ II)", and "Fear of the Unknown and the Blazing Sun"), and lead-singer of My Brightest Diamond, Shara Worden ("Lord I Just Can't Keep from Crying Sometimes" and "Fear of the Unknown and the Blazing Sun").

No Need to Argue

The hit song "Zombie", written by lead singer Dolores O'Riordan, is according to her about the IRA bombings in 1993 that resulted in the death of two children.

Olli Lindholm

He is the lead singer of the renowned Finnish band since the early 1980s with a string of hits and albums.

Pearcy

Stephen Pearcy (born 1959), American lead singer of the 80's metal band Ratt

Popkomm

Figures such as Feargal Sharkey, former lead singer of the Undertones and chairman of the UK’s Live Music Forum, Gilberto Gil, world-famous musician and Minister of Culture of Popkomm’s partner country Brazil, Claude Nobs, founder of the legendary Montreux Jazz Festival, and boy group impresario Lou Pearlman were all present at Popkomm 2006.

Porkbelly Futures

They are unique in that many of the members originally found success in other fields: former lead singer Paul Quarrington (1953-2010) was a writer and filmmaker; guitarist/harmonica player Stuart Laughton is a classical trumpet player with an international reputation as is bass player Chas Elliott (Toronto Symphony).

Ricky Ledée

Ledée's late father, Toñito Ledée, was the lead singer of Papo Lucca's band, Sonora Ponceña.

Roger Clyne

Roger Meade Clyne (born January 13, 1968) is the lead singer, songwriter, rhythm guitar player, kazoo-ist, and harmonica-ist for Roger Clyne and the Peacemakers.

Ryszard Riedel

Ryszard Henryk Riedel (September 7, 1956 in Chorzów - July 30, 1994 in Chorzów) – was the original lead singer of blues-rock band Dżem (Polish for 'jam').

Sarah Carr

Sally Carr, born Sarah Cecilia Carr, lead singer of the 1970s pop group "Middle of the Road"

Scars on 45

When a broken foot ended lead singer Danny Bemrose’s professional football career as a striker for the Huddersfield Town F.C., he earnestly decided to learn how to play his father’s guitar.

The Absolute Game

Richard Jobson, Skids' lead singer, later stated that this title had been taken from Dirk Bogarde's autobiography and was not based on the Nazi slogan Kraft durch Freude.

The Adventures of the Galaxy Rangers

The song "Rangers Are Forever", which was sometimes featured as the end theme, was performed by the UK rock/AOR band FM, whose lead singer is Steve Overland.

The Sherrys

The group came together in 1961 around Philadelphia singer Little Joe Cook, former lead singer of The Thrillers; it featured two of his daughters and their cousin.

Tommy Engel

He was the lead singer of German band Bläck Fööss through 1994, and has released albums as a solo performer.

Top Secret Bountry and Clues

Top Secret Bountry and Clues, also known as Blues and Clues is a demo CD which is only being sold at shows of The Slackers' organist/lead singer, Vic Ruggiero.

Twelve project

Twelve is the name given to the musical recordings made by Chris Olley, the lead singer of Six By Seven.

Valsad

Queen lead singer Freddie Mercury's family name (Bulsara) is derived from the former name of the city.

Vlado Kreslin

He began his musical career in his student years, first coming to acclaim as the lead singer with the rock group Martin Krpan.