Woody Allen is an American film director, writer, actor, comedian, and playwright. Allen's distinctive films, which run the gamut from dramas to screwball...
The Wu-Tang Clan is a New York City–based hip hop group. Wu-Tang Clan consists of nine American rappers: RZA, GZA Raekwon, U-God, Ghostface Killah, Inspectah Deck, Method Man, Masta Killa...
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was a prolific and influential composer of the Classical...
Woodrow Wilson "Woody" Guthrie (July 14, 1912 – October 3, 1967) is best known as an American singer-songwriter and folk musician, whose musical legacy includes hundreds of political...
Weezer is a Grammy-winning American rock band from Los Angeles, California formed in 1992. Initially, the band consisted of Rivers Cuomo , Patrick Wilson ,
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Whitney Elizabeth Houston is an American singer-songwriter, actress, film producer, and former fashion model. Houston rose to fame in the late 1980s and her crossover success opened...
Wendy Carlos is an American composer and electronic musician. Her fame originated in the late 1960s with recordings made on the Moog synthesizer, which was...
Waylon Arnold Jennings was an influential American country music singer and musician. A self-taught guitar player, he rose to prominence as a bass player for Buddy Holly...
William Christopher Handy was a blues composer and musician, often known as the "Father of the Blues". Handy remains among the most influential of American songwriters....
Wilco is an American rock band based in Chicago, Illinois. The band was formed in 1994 by the remaining members of alternative country group Uncle Tupelo following singer Jay Farrar's...
Whitesnake are an English hard rock band, founded in 1977 by David Coverdale . They were active primarily in the 1980s, but still tour, albeit with an entirely new line-up (bar...
Willie Nelson is an American country singer-songwriter author, poet and actor. He reached his greatest fame during the outlaw country movement of the 1970s, but remains iconic...
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Warren Griffin III better known by his stage name Warren G, is an American West Coast rapper and hip hop producer. His biggest hit was the single...
Wilson Pickett was an American R&B/Rock and Roll and soul singer and songwriter known for his raw, raspy, passionate vocal delivery. A major figure in the...
Wishbone Ash are a British rock band who achieved success in the early and mid-1970s. Their popular records include Wishbone Ash (1970), Argus (1972), There's the Rub (1974), and New England...
Weather Report was an influential jazz fusion band of the 1970s and early 1980s combining jazz and latin jazz with art music, ethnic music, r&b, funk and rock elements (in varying...
War is an American funk band from California, known for the hit songs "Low Rider", "Spill the Wine" and "Why Can't We Be Friends?". Formed in 1969, War was a musical crossover band which...
W.A.S.P. is an American heavy metal band formed in 1982. They emerged from the same L.A. scene that spawned Mötley Crüe, Ratt, Quiet Riot and others. The band's popularity peaked in the...
Warrior Soul is an American heavy metal band formed by lead singer Kory Clarke, guitarist John Ricco, later replaced by Alex, a Scotsman living in NYC (aka X-Factor)(aka Gene) guitarist...
Wet Wet Wet are a Scottish pop rock band that formed in the 1980s. They scored a number of hits in the British charts and around the world. The band comprises Marti Pellow (vocals), Tommy...
John Leslie "Wes" Montgomery was an American jazz guitarist. He is generally considered one of the major jazz guitarists, emerging after such seminal figures as Django Reinhardt...
Woodrow Charles Herman , better known as Woody Herman, was an American jazz clarinetist, alto and soprano saxophonist, singer, and big band leader. Leading various...
William Patrick Kinsella, OC, OBC is a Canadian novelist and short story writer who is well-known for his novel Shoeless Joe which was adapted into the movie Field of Dreams...