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Nicole Monique Wray, also known as simply Nicole, is an American R&B and hip hop singer. Her 1998 debut single, "Make It Hot"—written and... produced by Timbaland and co-written by and featuring Missy Elliott—was certified gold. Wray was born in Salinas, California on May 2, 1981, and raised in Portsmouth, Virginia. After being introduced to Missy Elliott, Wray was featured on Missy's platinum certified debut Supa Dupa Fly. When Elliott started her own label, The Goldmind, the then 17-year-old Wray was the first artist signed. In 1998, her debut album Make It Hot was released. Heavily criticized for Elliott's heavy-handed involvement the first single, "Make It Hot", peaked at number five on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and was certified gold. Her second single, "I Can't See", reached #36 on the Rhythmic Top 40 chart. Make It Hot peaked at number nineteen on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart and dropped off by the end of the year. The third single, "Eyes Better Not Wander", peaked at #71 on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.
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Verna Felton was an American character actress who was best known for providing many female voices in numerous Disney animated films, as well as... voicing Fred Flintstone's mother-in-law Pearl Slaghoople for Hanna-Barbera. Her film appearances during the 1940s included If I Had My Way , Girls of the Big House and The Fuller Brush Man . She was much in demand as a movie character actress during the early 1950s, including Buccaneer's Girl Belles on Their Toes Don't Bother to Knock and her memorable supporting role of Mrs. Potts in the film of William Inge's Picnic . She was also known for her husky voice and no-nonsense attitude. She was born in Salinas, California. She also worked extensively in radio, notably playing Junior the Mean Widdle Kid's grandmother on Red Skelton's radio series and Dennis Day's mother on The Jack Benny Program. In addition, she performed on radio as a regular on The Abbott and Costello Show.
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Gail Farrell American singer and songwriter who is famous as a member of the long running TV musical variety program The Lawrence Welk Show. Born in... Salinas, California, she grew up in Durant, Oklahoma as an only child on her father's cattle ranch. In her words, Gail recalled that she learned music from her mother who taught her piano lessons while her father taught her to ride horses. She began to perform publicly at age six in church, rodeos, talent shows and on pickup beds on the back of trucks stumping for local political candidates. She also learned how to sing gospel music from her grandmother. While attending the University of Tulsa, majoring in piano performance, she took part in the Miss Oklahoma Pageant and won in talent and swimsuit competitions. She also attended the Juilliard School of Music in New York during the summer to further hone her talents as a piano player. After graduating Magna Cum Laude in 1969, she flew out to Los Angeles originally to study the Yamaha Method for teaching pre-school children music, but decided to audition for Lawrence Welk while he and his band performed every Saturday night at the Hollywood Palladium.
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Vanessa Anne Hudgens is an American actress and singer, who is best known for her portrayal of the character Gabriella Montez in the High School... Musical series. She also earned critical acclaim for her role in the 2009 film Bandslam. As an actress, Hudgens has appeared in several television programs including Quintuplets, Still Standing, The Brothers García, Drake & Josh, and The Suite Life of Zack & Cody. She made her screen debut in the 2003 drama Thirteen as Noel. She got her first starring role in the 2004 science-fiction-adventure Thunderbirds as Tintin. Hudgens' debut album V was released on September 26, 2006. The album entered the Billboard 200 at number twenty four, and was later certified Gold. Hudgens released her second album, Identified, on July 1, 2008 in the U.S. Hudgens' fame has also been marked by scandal caused by the release of private, self-taken nude photographs on the Internet without her permission. Hudgens was born in Salinas, California, and has lived with her parents throughout the West Coast from Oregon to Southern California.
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Sam Roy "Sammy" Hagar , also known as The Red Rocker, is an American rock singer, guitarist, and songwriter. Hagar came to prominence in the 1970s... with the hard rock band Montrose. He afterwards launched a successful solo career, scoring an enduring hit in 1984 with "I Can't Drive 55". From 1985 to 1996, and 2003 to 2005, Hagar was the singer for Van Halen. On March 12, 2007, Hagar was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Van Halen. He has worked with hard rock guitarists such as Eddie Van Halen, Ronnie Montrose, Neal Schon of Journey, and Joe Satriani. Outside of music, he founded the Cabo Wabo Tequila brand and restaurant chain. He currently resides in Mill Valley, California, and also has a residence in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. His present musical project is as lead singer of Chickenfoot. Named after his mother's father, Sam Roy, Hagar was born in Salinas, California. His family soon moved to Fontana, where his father worked at the Kaiser Steel Mill. Hagar graduated from Fontana High School. Hagar became interested in the burgeoning Southern California music scene, fronting his first band, the Fabulous Castilles.
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Ernie Reyes, Sr. is a martial arts champion .

Nicole Monique Wray, also known as simply Nicole, is an American R&B and hip hop singer. Her 1998 debut single, "Make It Hot"—written and... produced by Timbaland and co-written by and featuring Missy Elliott—was certified gold. Wray was born in Salinas, California on May 2, 1981, and raised in Portsmouth, Virginia. After being introduced to Missy Elliott, Wray was featured on Missy's platinum certified debut Supa Dupa Fly. When Elliott started her own label, The Goldmind, the then 17-year-old Wray was the first artist signed. In 1998, her debut album Make It Hot was released. Heavily criticized for Elliott's heavy-handed involvement the first single, "Make It Hot", peaked at number five on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and was certified gold. Her second single, "I Can't See", reached #36 on the Rhythmic Top 40 chart. Make It Hot peaked at number nineteen on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart and dropped off by the end of the year. The third single, "Eyes Better Not Wander", peaked at #71 on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.
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Verna Felton was an American character actress who was best known for providing many female voices in numerous Disney animated films, as well as... voicing Fred Flintstone's mother-in-law Pearl Slaghoople for Hanna-Barbera. Her film appearances during the 1940s included If I Had My Way , Girls of the Big House and The Fuller Brush Man . She was much in demand as a movie character actress during the early 1950s, including Buccaneer's Girl Belles on Their Toes Don't Bother to Knock and her memorable supporting role of Mrs. Potts in the film of William Inge's Picnic . She was also known for her husky voice and no-nonsense attitude. She was born in Salinas, California. She also worked extensively in radio, notably playing Junior the Mean Widdle Kid's grandmother on Red Skelton's radio series and Dennis Day's mother on The Jack Benny Program. In addition, she performed on radio as a regular on The Abbott and Costello Show.
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Vanessa Anne Hudgens is an American actress and singer, who is best known for her portrayal of the character Gabriella Montez in the High School... Musical series. She also earned critical acclaim for her role in the 2009 film Bandslam. As an actress, Hudgens has appeared in several television programs including Quintuplets, Still Standing, The Brothers García, Drake & Josh, and The Suite Life of Zack & Cody. She made her screen debut in the 2003 drama Thirteen as Noel. She got her first starring role in the 2004 science-fiction-adventure Thunderbirds as Tintin. Hudgens' debut album V was released on September 26, 2006. The album entered the Billboard 200 at number twenty four, and was later certified Gold. Hudgens released her second album, Identified, on July 1, 2008 in the U.S. Hudgens' fame has also been marked by scandal caused by the release of private, self-taken nude photographs on the Internet without her permission. Hudgens was born in Salinas, California, and has lived with her parents throughout the West Coast from Oregon to Southern California.
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Jackie Greene is an American singer-songwriter and musician. Greene was born Chris Nelson in Salinas, California, and developed an interest in music... at an early age, starting with the piano. At 14, he began to play guitar and within a short time, was able to sit in with local bar bands. As he got older, he began composing his own songs. He recorded in a makeshift garage studio, burning his own CDs and selling them everywhere he could. Using the money he saved, Greene was eventually able to record and release his first full-length album, Rusty Nails, on his own. After graduating from Oak Ridge High School in El Dorado Hills, California, Greene moved to Sacramento, where he began performing regularly. Marty DeAnda, owner of local label DIG Music, noticed Greene at an open-mic session in 2001 and signed him as the label's first artist. In late 2002, Greene released his first album with DIG, Gone Wanderin', which won the California Music Award for the Best Blues/Roots Album in 2003 and remained on the national Americana charts for over a year.
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