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Toni Tornado is a Brazilian singer and actor from Mirante do Paranapanema, Brazil. Before his music career began, and his acting career took off, Tornado lived a full life. When he was 11, Tornado ran away from home and he went to Rio De…

Isaiah Rashad is a rapper from Chattanooga, Tennessee.  He started rhyming in high school, but when he went to college everything changed. While he was studying at Middle Tennessee State university, he started recording heavily.  Most of…

Carl Hall was a gospel and a soul singer from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania who sang in the '60s and the '70s.  In high school, Hall started singing in church.  Shortly after high school, he was recruited by an Ohio-based gospel group called The…

Brenton Wood is a soul singer who had a few hits in the late '60s.   He was born in Shreveport, Louisiana, but he grew up in San Pedro, California.   In high school, Wood's musical interest began to form.  He learned how to play the piano,…

Jacki-O is a rapper from Miami, Florida who had a run in the early 2000s.  She was one of the first artists on Poe Boy Entertainment, a local record label which grew along with Jacki-O.  In 2004, Jacki-O released her debut mixtape, The…

Joe Willie Wilkins was a blues musician from the Mississippi Delta.  He was born in Davenport, Coahoma County, Mississippi, and he grew up on a plantation near Bobo, Mississippi.  As he got older, Wilkins learned how to play the guitar,…

Showbiz and A.G. are a hip hop duo from The Bronx who came up in the '90s.  Showbiz mainly produced and A.G. rhymed.  They made their recording debut on "Back to Back Rhyming," a deep cut featured on Lord Finesse's Funky Technician (1990)…

Melvin Bliss was a soul singer from Chicago, Illinois.  His music career started in the Navy where he sang in a few naval bands throughout the '50s.  When he returned home, he continued performing in local clubs.  By the '70s, Bliss was…

Howard Tate was a singer and songwriter from Elberton, Georgia.  As a teenager, Tate sang in a gospel group called The Gainors.  They recorded a string of songs during the late '50s, but they didn't find much success.  After his stint with…

Rappin' 4-Tay is a rapper from San Francisco, California who started rhyming in the late '80s.  After high school, 4-Tay made his recording debut on "Don't Fight The Feelin," a song from Too Short's album Life Is Too Short.   Shortly after,…