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Born: Kenneth Bruce Gorelick on 6/5/1956 Died:
About: Jazz saxophonist.
Album(s):
Breathless (1992)
Warren G
Song(s):
Regulate (with Nate Dogg, 1994)
Milt Gabler
Juan Gabriel
Born: 2/13/50 in London
About: Progessive-rock singer with Garden Wall (65-66) and Genesis (66-75) who later had commercial success and then carved out a more experimental sound in his solo career (77-).
Song(s):
Solsbury Hill (1977)
Biko (1980)
Games without Frontiers (1980)
Sledgehammer (1986)
In Your Eyes (1986)
Album(s):
Peter Gabriel (3rd album) (1980)
So (1986)
Ovo: The Millenium Show (2000)
Up (2002)
Scratch My Back (2010)
Steve Gadd
Born: Lucien Ginsburg on 4/2/1928 in France Died: 3/2/1991
About: Singer/songwriter.
Gallagher & Shean
Song(s):
Mr. Gallagher and Mr. Shean - "Positively, Mr. Gallagher?" (1922)
Ed Gallagher - see Gallagher & Shean
Born: 9/21/1972 Died:
About: British rock singer with Oasis.
Born: 5/29/1967 Died:
About: British rock guitarist and songwriter with Oasis.
About: Blues-rock guitarist.
Born: William Rory Gallagher on 3/2/1948 in Ballshannon, Country Donegal, Ireland Died: 6/14/1995
Amelita Galli-Curci
Simon Gallup
About: American R&B songwriter and producer behind 170 gold and platinum records (along with partner Leon Huff). They were considered pioneers of Philadelphia soul. Their songs, in addition to those below, include “Only the Strong Survive” (Jerry Butler), “Me and Mrs. Jones” (Billy Paul), “Backstabbers” (The O’Jays), “When Will I See You Again” (The Three Degrees), and “Enjoy Yourself” (The Jacksons).
Born: 8/11/1943 in Philadelphia, PA Died:
Songs written/produced by Gamble & Huff:
If You Don't Know Me By Now (performed by Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes, 1972)
Love Train (performed by The O’Jays, 1973)
The Game
Song(s):
Hate It Or Love It (with 50 Cent, 2005)
Gang of Four
Song(s):
To Hell with Poverty (1981)
Album(s):
Entertainment! (1979)
Pvt. Cecil Gant
Song(s):
We’re Gonna Rock (year?)
Dave Garabaldi
Garbage
Song(s):
Stupid Girl (1996)
Album(s):
Garbage (1995)
Born: 11/5/1894 Died: 10/5/1977
About: Jazz/big band leader.
Song(s):
Baby Face (with Benny Davis, 1926)
Born: Jerome John Garcia on 8/1/1942 in San Francisco, CA Died: 8/9/1995
About: Folk-rock/jam-rock singer/songwriter and guitarist with the Grateful Dead.
Carols Gardel
Song(s):
El Dia Que Me Quieras (1935)
Born: 11/5/1941 in Forest Hills, NY Died: --
About: Pop/folk-rock singer who paired with Paul Simon, first in the duo Tom & Jerry (57) and later as Simon & Garfunkel (64-70). Also recorded as a solo artist. Appeared in movies Catch 22, Carnal Knowledge, and Bad Timing. Has Master’s degree in mathematics from Columbia University.
Born: 6/10/1922 Died: 6/22/1969
About: Traditional jazz/adult contemporary singer and actress (The Wizard of Oz).
Song(s):
Dear Mr. Gable, You Made Me Love You (1937)
Over the Rainbow (written by Yip Harburg, 1939)
For Me and My Gal (with Gene Kelly, 1942)
The Trolley Song (composed by Hugh Martin, 1944)
Album(s):
Meet Me in St. Louis (soundtrack, 1944)
Judy at Carnegie Hall (1961) live
The DMDB Blog:
Judy Garland charts with “Over the Rainbow”: September 9, 1939 (9/9/11)
“For Me and My Gal” charts for the first time: May 26, 1917 (5/26/12)
Born: 6/15/1921 Died:
About: American jazz pianist.
Song(s):
Misty (1954)
Album(s):
Concert by the Sea (1955) live
Born: ? Died: 1920
About: Irish musician.
Song(s):
After the Ball (1893)
On the Banks of the Wabash, Far Away (1897)
My Old New Hampshire Home (1898)
When You Were Sweet Sixteen (1900)
When Chloe Sings a Song (1900)
The Gaslight Anthem
Album(s):
The ’59 Sound (2008)
Born: 5/2/1948 Died:
About: American country singer.
Song(s):
Broken Lady (Larry Gatlin, 1975)
Born: 9/4/1945 in Washington, D.C. Died: 10/4/1994
About: Guitarist who fused rockabilly, jazz, and country.
Lucho Gatrica
Bob Gaudio
Connie B. Gay
Born: Marvin Pentz Gay, Jr. on 4/2/1939 in Washington, D.C. Died: 4/1/1984
About: One of the all-time great R&B/soul singers/songwriters. Sang in his father’s Apostolic church in vocal groups the Rainbows and Marquees. Joined Harvey Fuqua in the re-formed Moonglows. Moved to Detroit in 1960. Session work as a drummer at Motown; married to Berry Gordy’s sister Anna, 1961-75. First recorded under own name for Tamla in 1961. In seclusion for several months following the death of frequent duet partner Tammi Terrell in 1970. Problems with drugs and IRS led to his moving to Europe for three years. His daughter Nona Gaye also recorded. Fatally shot by his father aftera quarrel on 4/1/1984.
Song(s):
Ain’t No Mountain High Enough (with Tammi Terrell; written by Ashford & Simpson, 1967)
I Heard It Through the Grapevine (written by Barrett Strong and Norman Whitfield, 1968)
What's Going On (1971)
Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology Song) (1971)
Inner City Blues (Make Me Wanna Holler) (1971)
Let's Get It On (1973)
Sexual Healing (1982)
Album(s):
What's Going On (1971)
Let’s Get It On (1973)
Here, My Dear (1978)
Midnight Love (1982)
The DMDB Blog:
Marvin Gaye “Let’s Get It On”: Even Jack Black Can’t Deny Its Charms (6/15/2011)
Marvin Gaye’s “I Heard It Through the Grapevine” hit the charts: November 16, 1968 (11/16/11)
Born: 1/9/1951 Died: --
About: Country singer.
Song(s):
Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue (1977)
Charles Gaylord
Song(s):
The Birth of the Blues (1926) (Paul Whiteman's Orchestra with Jack Fulton, Charles Gaylor, & Austin Young)
Among My Souvenirs (1928) (Paul Whiteman's Orchestra with Jack Fulton, Charles Gaylor, & Austin Young)
Gloria Gaynor
Song(s):
I Will Survive (1978)
David Geffen
J. Geils Band
Song(s):
Centerfold (1981)
Harry Geller’s Orchestra
Song(s):
That Lucky Old Sun (1949) (Frankie Laine with Judd Conlon's Rhythmaires, Harry Geller's Orchestra, & Carl Fischer's Orchestra)
Active: 1966-97 Members: Peter Gabriel (v: 66-75), Anthony Phillips (g: 66-70), Tony Banks (k: 66-97), Mike Rutherford (g/b: 66-97), Chris Stewart (d – Garden Wall: 65-66; Genesis: 66-68), John Silver (d: 68-69), John Mayhew (d: 69-70), Phil Collins (d: 70-92, v: 75-92), Steve Hackett (g: 70-77), Ray Wilson (v: 97).
About: Formed as a progressive-rock group originally called The New Anon, but renamed themselves Genesis in January 1967. In their original incarnation with Gabriel as the frontman, the band was very prog-oriented. After his departure, Collins took the mike and led the band to greater commercial success with a more album-oriented rock sound.
Song(s):
Land of Confusion (1986)
Album(s):
From Genesis to Revelation (1969)
Trespass (1970)
Nursery Cryme (1971)
Foxtrot (1972)
Selling England by the Pound (1973)
The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway (1974)
A Trick of the Tail (1976)
Wind and Wuthering (1977)
And Then There Were Three (1978)
Duke (1980)
Abacab (1981)
Genesis (1983)
Invisible Touch (1986)
We Can’t Dance (1991)
Calling All Stations (1997)
The DMDB Blog:
The Top 50 Songs of Phil Collins and Genesis (1/31/12)
Gentle Giant
Album(s):
Ocotopus (1972)
In a Glass House (1973)
Bobbie Gentry
Song(s):
Ode to Billie Joe (1967)
Danyel Gérard
Song(s):
Butterfly (1971)
Gerry & the Pacemakers
Song(s):
How Do You Do It? (1963)
Born: Jacob Gershowitz in Brooklyn, NY, on 9/26/1898 Died: 7/11/1937 of a brain tumor
About: American composer and pianist who worked with popular and classical music. Collaborated with his brother, lyricist Ira Gershwin, on more than a dozen Broadway shows.
Songs written/co-written by George Gershwin:
Swanee (Al Jolson, 1920)
Rhapsody in Blue (with Paul Whiteman, 1924)
Somebody Loves Me (Paul Whiteman, 1924)
Someone to Watch Over Me (Gertrude Lawrence, 1927)
The Man I Love (recorded by Marion Harris, 1928)
An American in Paris (the Victor Symphony Orchestra with Nat Shilkret conducting and George Gershwin on piano, 1929)
Embraceable You (Red Nichols, 1930)
I Got Rhythm (Red Nichols, 1930)
I Got Rhythm (Ethel Merman, 1930)
They Can't Take That Away from Me (Fred Astaire with Johnny Green & His Orchestra, 1937)
Summertime (Sidney Bechet, 1939)
Album(s):
Rhapsody in Blue (1924)
Porgy and Bess (with Ira Gershwin & Dubose Heyward, 1935) opera
An American in Paris (1951) ST
The DMDB Blog:
Porgy and Bess opens on Broadway: September 30, 1935 (9/30/11)
Born: 12/6/1896 Died: 8/17/1983
About: Classical/musical theater composer. Brother of George Gershwin.
Album(s):
with George Gershwin & Dubose Heyward – Porgy and Bess (1935) opera
The DMDB Blog:
Porgy and Bess opens on Broadway: September 30, 1935 (9/30/11)
Geto Boys
Song(s):
Mind Playing Tricks on Me (1991)
Born: 2/2/1927 Died: 6/6/1991
About: American jazz musician.
Song(s):
The Girl from Ipanema (with João Gilberto, 1964)
Desafinado (with Charlie Byrd, 1962)
Album(s):
Focus (1961)
Jazz Samba (with Charlie Byrd, 1962)
Getz/Gilberto (with João Gilberto, 1963)
Andy Gibb
Song(s):
I Just Want to Be Your Everything (1977)
Shadow Dancing (1978)
Born: 9/1/1946 Died:
About: British/Australian singer/songwriter best known for his pop/disco group the Bee Gees with brothers Robin and Maurice.
Born: 12/22/1949 in Douglas, Isle of Man, UK Died: 5/20/2012
About: One-third of the disco/pop group the Bee Gees with his brothers Maurice and Barry.
The DMDB Blog:
Tragedy: Another Gibb Gone / The Top 40 Bee Gees Songs (5/20/12)
Born: 12/16/1949 Died: --
About: Blues-rock singer, songwriter, and guitarist with ZZ Top.
Arthur Gibbs & His Gang
Song(s):
Charleston (1924)
Born: 8/17/1919 Died: 12/9/2006
About: Pop musician.
Born: 4/3/1928 Died: 11/17/2003
About: American country singer.
Song(s):
Oh Lonesome Me (1958)
Beniamino Gigli
Born: 11/20/1966 Died: 5/17/1996
About: Neo-prog rock singer/songwriter/musician best-known for work with Toy Matinee (“Last Plane Out”) and as one of the members of the Tuesday Night Music Club, who created Sheryl Crow’s debut album of the same name.
Song(s):
Tired Old Man (1984?)
Song for a Dead Friend (1995)
Album(s):
Thud (1995)
Live at the Troubadour/Welcome to Joytown (1995) live
The Shaming of the True (1996)
The Kaviar Sessions (1996)
Nuts (archives: 1984-96; released 2009)
Bolts (archives: 1984-96; released 2009)
The DMDB Blog:
Kevin Gilbert was born: November 20, 1966 (11/20/11)
Born: 11/6/1966 in Carbondale, Illinois Died: --
About: Rock guitarist with Racer X and Mr. Big. Also a solo artist.
Wolfe L. Gilbert
João Gilberto
Song(s):
Chega de Saudade (1958)
The Girl from Ipanema (with Stan Getz, 1964)
Album(s):
Getz/Gilberto (with Stan Getz, 1963)
Mike Giles
Born: 4/12/1957 Died: --
About: American country singer and musician (“When I Call Your Name”).
Song(s):
I Still Believe in You (1992)
Go Rest High on That Mountain (1995)
Ian Gillan
Haven Gillespie
Born: John Birks Gillespie on 10/21/1917 Died: 1/6/1993
About: American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, singer, and composer.
Song(s):
Ko Ko (Charlie Parker with Miles Davis & Dizzy Gillespie, 1945)
Groovin’ High (1945)
Salt Peanuts (1945)
A Night in Tunisia (1946)
Manteca (1947)
Album(s):
The Complete RCA Victor Recordings (1937-1949) Gx2
The Quintet (Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Bud Powell, Charles Mingus, & Max Roach) – Jazz at Massey Hall (live, 1953)
Patrick S. Gilmore
Born: 3/9/1936 Died:
About: Country singer.
Jimmy Gilmer & the Fireballs
Song(s):
Sugar Shack (1963)
Born: 3/6/1946 Died:
About: Rock singer, songwriter, and guitarist with Pink Floyd. Also a solo artist.
Norman Gimbel
Album(s):
The Power of Suggestion (1988)
The View from Here (1989)
Progfest ’94: The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway (1994) live
Girls Aloud
Song(s):
The Promise (2008)
Will Glahe
Song(s):
Beer Barrell Polka (1939)
Tompall Glaser
Album(s):
Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, Tompall Glaser, and Jessi Colter – Wanted! The Outlaws (1976)
Jackie Gleason
Album(s):
Music for Lovers Only (1952)
Glee Club
Song(s):
Praise The Lord And Pass The Ammunition (with Kay Kyser, 1942)
Gary Glitter
Song(s):
Rock ‘N’ Roll Part 2 (1972)
Global Communication
Album(s):
76:14 (1997)
Roger Glover
Alma Gluck
Song(s):
Carry Me Back to Old Virginny (1915)
Gnarls Barkley
Song(s):
Crazy (2006)
Album(s):
St. Elsewhere (2006)
Bob Goday
Song(s):
That Old Feeling (with Shep Fields, 1937)
Thanks for the Memory (with Shep Fields, 1937)
Born: 8/31/1903 in New York City, NY Died: 3/16/1983
About: American DJ.
Godley & Creme
Song(s):
Cry (1985)
Born: 2/11/1939 in Brooklyn, NY Died: --
About: American lyricist. Married singer/songwriter Carole King in 1958. Wrote a number of hit songs together as one of the famous Brill Buiding teams. Divorced in 1968.
Songs Written by Carole King & Gerry Goffin:
Will You Love Me Tomorrow (performed by the Shirelles, 1960)
Up on the Roof (performed by the Drifters, 1962)
The Loco-Motion (performed by Little Eva, 1962)
You Make Me Feel Like a Natural Woman (written with Jerry Wexler, performed by Aretha Franklin, 1967)
The Go-Go’s
Song(s):
Our Lips Are Sealed (1981)
We Got the Beat (1982)
Album(s):
Beauty and the Beat (1981)
Ernest Gold
Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet
Song(s):
Rock My Soul (1938)
Golden Gate Orchestra
Song(s):
Charleston (1925)
Golden Gate Quartet
Song(s):
John the Revelator (1938)
Born: 1/18/1941 Died: --
About: Pop singer.
Song(s):
Honey (1968)
Gomez
Album(s):
Bring It On (1998)
Gong
Album(s):
You (Radio Gnome Invisible Pt. 3) (1974)
Al Goodman
Born: 5/30/1909 in Chicago, IL Died: 6/13/1986
About: Jazz clarinetist and bandleader. He was playing clarinet professionally at 16 with Art Kassel, made his reputation with Ben Pollack from 1925-29, and after several years of busy studio work, formed his own permanent band in 1934. The band’s hard-driving sound, fueled by Fletcher Henderson’s arrangements, met some early resistance but when it hit, it hit big. By the start of 1936, the Swing Era had been launched and Benny Goodman was its king. The band’s 1/16/38 Carnegie Hall concert was a historic triumph. Hollywood’s Benny Goodman Story in 1956 honored the man who provided more than 50 years of classic jazz.
Song(s):
Moon Glow (1934)
King Porter Stomp (1935)
These Foolish Things Remind Me of You (with Helen Ward, 1936)
Stompin’ at the Savoy (1936)
Sing, Sing, Sing (With a Swing) (1938)
And the Angels Sing (with Martha Tilton, written by Johnny Mercer with Ziggy Elfman, 1939)
Seven Come Eleven (1940)
There’ll Be Some Changes Made (with Louise Tobin, 1941)
Solo Flight (1941)
Breakfast Feud (with Charlie Christian, 1941)
Album(s):
The Complete Legendary 1938 Carnegie Hall Concert (1938) live
The DMDB Blog:
Benny Goodman performed at Carnegie Hall: January 16, 1938 (1/16/12)
Benny Goodman was born: May 30, 1909 / His Top 50 Songs (5/30/12)
Goo Goo Dolls
Song(s):
Iris (1998)
Goombay Dance Band
Song(s):
Sun of Jamaica (1982)
Mack Gordon
Mike Gordon
Born: 11/28/1929 Died:
About: American R&B producer and songwriter. Founder of Motown Records.
The DMDB Blog:
Best-of List: The Top 100 Motown Songs (1/14/12)
Lesley Gore
Song(s):
It's My Party (1963)
Gorillaz
Song(s):
Clint Eastwood (2001)
Feel Good Inc. (with De La Soul, 2005)
Album(s):
Demon Days (2005)
Born: 8/16/1931 Died:
About: American adult contemporary singer.
Born: 8/5/1934 Died:
American country singer.
About: Grunge-rock guitarist with the Ducky Boys, Green River (84-88), Lords of the Wasteland (88), Mother Love Bone (88-90), Temple of the Dog (90), Mookie Blaylock (90), and Pearl Jam (91-).
The Gossip
Song(s):
Standing in the Way of Control (2007)
Song(s):
Somebody That I Used to Know (Gotye with Kimbra, 2011)
– see Boston
Album(s):
Barry Goudreau (1980)
Delp & Goudreau (2004)
Bill Gould
Born: 12/10/1913 Died: 2/21/1996
About: American composer, conductor, arranger, and pianist.
Charlie Gracie
Song(s):
Butterfly (1957)
– see Tears for Fears
Album(s):
Acting My Age (1980)
Bill Graham
Born: 8/14/1946 Died:
About: American R&B bassist with Sly & the Family Stone and Graham Central Station.
Rocco Granata
Song(s):
Marina (1959)
Grand Funk Railroad
Song(s):
We’re an American Band (1973)
Album(s):
We’re an American Band (1973)
Born: Joseph Saddler on 1/1/1958 in Bridgetown, Barbados
About: Along with his group The Furious Five, Grandmaster Five was a pioneering hip-hop musician and DJ. He and his crew were the first hip-hop artists to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Song(s):
The Adventures of Grandmaster Flash on the Wheels of Steel (& the Furious Five, 1981)
The Message (& the Furious Five, 1982)
White Lines (Don’t Do It) (with Melle Mel, 1983)
The DMDB Blog:
Grandmaster Flash charted with “The Message”: July 24, 1982 (7/24/12)
Born: 11/25/1960 Died:
About: Christian pop singer (“Baby Baby”).
Song(s):
El Shaddai (1982)
John Grant
Album(s):
Queen of Denmark (2010)
Born: 1/26/1908 Died: 12/1/1997
About: French jazz violinist.
Song(s):
Djangology (Quintette of the Hot Club of France featuring Django Reinhardt and Stéphane Grappelli, 1935)
Nuages (Django Reinhardt with Stéphane Grappelli and the Quintet of the Hot Club of France) (1946)
About: Legendary psychedelic-rock band formed in San Francisco, CA. Incessant touring band with loyal followers known as Deadheads. Weir and Mydland were in Bobby & the Midnites together. Weir, Lesh, & Hart also formed The Other Ones.
Active: 1965-1995 Members: Jerry Garcia (v/g: 66-95), Bob Weir (rhythm g: 66-95), Ron “Pigpen” McKeman (organ, harmonica: 66-73), Phil Lesh (b), Bill Kreutzmann (d), Mickey Hart (d: 68-71,75-95), Tom Constanten (k: 68-70), Keith Godchaux (piano: 72-79), Donna Godchaux (backing v: 72-79), Brent Mydland (k: 79-90)
Song(s):
Dark Star (1968)
Uncle John’s Band (1970)
Album(s):
Anthem of the Sun (1968)
Live/Dead (1969) live
Aoxomoxoa (1969)
Workingman’s Dead (1970)
American Beauty (1970)
David Gray
Song(s):
Babylon (2000)
Album(s):
White Ladder (1999)
Born: 6/7/1900 Died: 8/23/1963
About: Jazz/big band leader with the Casa Loma Orchestra.
Song(s):
Blue Moon (performed with Kenny Sargent, written by Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart, 1935)
Macy Gray
Song(s):
I Try (1999)
Born: 4/13/46 in Forrest City, Arkansas Died: --
About: Soul singer/songwriter. To Grand Rapids, Michigan, in 1959. First recorded for Fargo in 1960. Worked with The Creations (64-67) and the Soul Mates (67-68) before going solo (69-). Wrote most of his songs. Returned to gospel music in 1980.
Song(s):
Let's Stay Together (1971)
Take Me to the River (1974)
Album(s):
Let’s Stay Together (1972)
I’m Still in Love with You (1972)
Call Me (1973)
Greatest Hits (1970-1974) G
The Supreme Al Green (1992)
Bud Green
Cee-Lo Green
About: R&B singer. Half of Gnarls Barkley (“Crazy”).
Song(s):
Fuck You (aka “Forget You”) (2010)
Fool for You (with Melanie Fiona, 2011)
Noah Greenberg
Album(s):
with New York Pro Musica – The Play of Daniel: A Twelfth-Century Drama (1958)
Active: 1988- Members: Billie Joe Armstrong (v, g), Mike “Dirnt” Pritchard (b), Al Sobrante (d: 89-90), John Kiftmeyer (d: 90), Frank “Tre Cool” Wright (d: 90-)
About: Punk-rock trio formed in Berkeley, CA
Song(s):
Longview (1994)
Basket Case/Jaded (1994)
When I Come Around (1994)
Good Riddance (Time of Your Life) (1997)
Boulevard of Broken Dreams (2004)
Album(s):
Dookie (1994)
American Idiot (2004)
21st Century Breakdown (2009)
The DMDB Blog:
Green Day releases American Idiot: September 21, 2004 (9/21/11)
John Green
Johnny Green’s Orchestra
Song(s):
I Get a Kick Out of You (written by Cole Porter; performed with Ethel Merman, 1934)
Top Hat, White Tie, and Tails (Fred Astaire, 1935)
The Way You Look Tonight (with Fred Astaire; written by Jerome Kern and Dorothy Fields; 1936)
A Fine Romance (A Sarcastic Love Song) (with Fred Astaire, 1936)
They Can't Take That Away from Me (written by George Gershwin; performed with Fred Astaire, 1937)
Nice Work if You Can Get It (1937)
Born: Peter Greenbaum on 10/29/1946 in London, England Died: --
About: Blues-rock guitarist with Shotgun Express (1966), John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers (66-67), and Fleetwood Mac (67-70) who also recorded solo.
Roger Greenaway
Jack Greene
Song(s):
There Goes My Everything (1967)
Howard Greenfield
Born: 10/23/1940 Died: 8/26/2009
About: American pop music singer, songwriter, and record producer. Jeff Barry, to whom she was married, served as her main writing partner. Discovered Neil Diamond. Click here for a detailed list of songs which Greenwich wrote or co-wrote, produced, or recorded.
Song(s) She Wrote or Co-Wrote:
Be My Baby (the Ronettes, 1963)
Da Doo Ron Ron (When He Walked Me Home) (the Crystals, 1963)
Leader of the Pack (the Shangri-Las, 1964)
Do Wah Diddy Diddy (Manfred Mann, 1964)
Chapel of Love (the Dixie Cups, 1964)
River Deep, Mountain High (Ike & Tina Turner, 1966)
Born: 11/5/1971 Died:
About: Rock guitarist and songwriter with Radiohead.
Lee Greenwood
Song(s):
God Bless the U.S.A. (1984)
Ferde Grofe
Born: 1/14/1969 Died: --
About: American rock drummer with Nirvana and singer/songwriter with Foo Fighters.
Vince Guaraldi
Album(s):
A Charlie Brown Christmas (1965) ST – TV
The Guess Who
Song(s):
American Woman (1970)
Guided by Voices
Album(s):
Bee Thousand (1994)
Active: 1986- Members: W. Axl Rose (v: 86-), Saul “Slash” Hudson (g: 86-95), Izzy Stradlin (g: 86-91), Michael “Duff” McKagan (b: 86-95), Steven Adler (d: 86-90), Matt Sorum (d: 90-95), Dizzy Reed (k: 90-94, 99-), Gilby Clarke (g: 91-94). Slash also formed Slash’s Snakepit with Sorum and Clarke. Slash, McKagan, and Sorum later formed Velvet Revolver. Robin Finck (g: 99), Tommy Stinson (b: 99-), Paul Tobias (99), Josh Freese (d: 99), Buckethead (g: ?-04), Bumblefoot (g: 04-), Frank Ferrer (d: ?), Chris Pitman (k), Bryan Mantia (d)
About: Los Angeles-based hard rock group who achieved monstrous success in the 1980s with their debut album, Appetite for Destruction. Released a follow-up double-album (Use Your Illusions I & II) and a covers album, but imploded by the mid-1990s. Everyone left the group but Axl Rose, who finally released a moderately well received follow-up album 15 years later.
Song(s):
Welcome to the Jungle (1987)
Sweet Child O’ Mine (1988)
November Rain (1991)
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Album(s):
Appetite for Destruction (1987)
GN’R Lies (1988)
Use Your Illusion I (1991)
Use Your Illusion II (1991)
The Spaghetti Incident? (1993) covers
Chinese Democracy (2008)
The DMDB Blog:
Guns N’ Roses charted with “Sweet Child O’ Mine”: June 11, 1988 (6/11/12)
Guns N’ Roses release the Use Your Illusion albums: September 17, 1991 (9/17/11)
Arlo Guthrie
About: Folk singer and son of Woody Guthrie.
Song(s):
Alice’s Restaurant Massacre (1967)
Born: 7/14/1912 Died: 10/3/1967
About: Folk singer and guitarist. Father of singer Arlo Guthrie.
Song(s):
Pretty Boy Floyd (1939)
This Land Is Your Land (1940)
Pastures of Plenty (1941)
Album(s):
Dust Bowl Ballads (1940)
Library of Congress Recordings (1964)
Guy
Album(s):
Guy (1988)
Born: George Guy on 7/30/1936 Died:
About: American blues guitarist and singer.
A Guy Called Gerald
Song(s):
Voodoo Ray (1988)
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