Joan Baez Biography (1941-)

Joan Baez is a popular American folk singer who has been a social activist since the 1960s, when her version of “We Shall Overcome” became an unofficial anthem for civil rights advocates. She began her career in Boston coffeehouses while a student, and made a splash at the 1959 Newport Folk Festival. A unique soprano, Baez sang traditional…

Elizabeth Daily Biography (1961-)

With her ample animation work and a parallel career as a singer/songwriter, Elizabeth Daily has made the most of her husky yet youthful voice as well as her acting ability. Making her film debut in 1981, Daily starred as a young singer in the independent Street Music. Occasionally billed as “E. G. Daily,” Daily played mostly supporting roles…

Jessica Lowndes Biography (1988-)

Vancouver, also known as Hollywood North thanks to the multitude of American TV shows and movies (like Twilight) that are filmed there, has sent many of its denizens to the to the big and small screens. Such was the case for Jessica Lowndes, who got her first major break in 2005 with a guest spot on the series…

Erin McCarley Biography (1979-)

Although based in Nashville, singer/songwriter Erin McCarley cut her teeth on the San Diego circuit, where she sang in a country cover band and spent her free time writing songs. She later partnered with producer/composer Jamie Kenney and relocated to Nashville, which brought her closer to her native Texas. Combining uplifting pop/rock hooks with McCarley’s wide-ranging vocals, the duo…

Aimee Mann Biography (1960-)

Singer songwriter Aimee Mann is probably best known for her fights with major record labels regarding her artistic freedom, but she’s also made a name for herself by scoring or taking small roles in quirky, acclaimed films. Mann was born in Virginia on September 8, 1960. After dropping out of the Berklee School of Music in the early ’80s,…

Macy Gray Biography (1967-)

Macy Gray parlayed an utterly unique voice and an outlandish sense of style into R&B stardom at the turn of the millennium, appealing to audiences of all colors in search of a fresh alternative to mainstream soul. Gray was actually born Natalie McIntyre in Canton, OH, and grew up a shy, awkward youngster who was frequently teased about…

Freddie Mercury Biography (1946-1991)

Singer, songwriter, musician. Born Farookh Bulsara on September 5, 1946, in Zanzibar, Tanzania. As the frontman of Queen, Freddie Mercury was one of the most talented and innovative singers of the rock era. He spent time in a boarding school in Bombay (now Mumbai), India, where he studied piano. It was not long before this charismatic young man joined…

Solange Knowles Biography (1986-)

Perceptions are not always based in reality, and nobody knows this better than me. With the release of my sophomore album, SoL-AngeL & the Hadley Street Dreams (Music World Entertainment/Geffen Records), I am ready to have every listener step into my very personal field of dreams, minus the preconceived notions.

When you look up the word biography, the Webster…

Jane Birkin Biography (1946-)

Jane Birkin was born in London on 14 December 1946, the daughter of Judy Campbell, an actress, and David Birkin, a captain in the Royal Navy. She first trod the boards at the age of 17 and met John Barry, who signed her up in 1965 for his musical comedy Passion Flower Hotel. They married shortly afterwards, and…

Aimee-Lynn Chadwick Biography (1980-)

Born in the small town of Sandwich, MA, Aimee Lynn Chadwick got her start in theater while studying at the Capachionies School of Performing Arts. While there, she landed such roles as Reno Sweeney in Anything Goes, Martha in the Secret Garden, Adelaide in Guys in Dolls (etc) and performed with Jon Secada in the Orange Bowl Half-Time…

Jay-Z Biography (1969-)

Rapper. One of the greatest successful hip-hop artists of all time, Jay-Z was born Shawn Corey Carter on December 4, 1969, in Brooklyn, New York. “He was the last of my four children,” Jay-Z’s mother later recalled, “the only one who didn’t give me any pain when I gave birth to him, and that’s how I knew he was…