Music Makers Encyclopedia: S

Click on a letter to choose an act ("S" for Bruce Springsteen, "B" for Beatles, etc.). Shown with the act are its major awards, short bios for select acts (generally adapted from Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories 1890-1954 and Top Pop Singles: Billboard books), and links to albums and songs reviewed by the DMDB.

S Club 7

Song(s):
Don't Stop Movin' (2001)

Sade

Smooth jazz/R&B singer born Helen Folasade Adu on 1/16/1959 in Ibadan, Nigeria.

Song(s):
Smooth Operator (1984)

Album(s):
Diamond Life (1984)
Promise (1985)
Best of (compilation: 1984-93, released 1994)
Lovers Rock (2000)

SSgt Barry Sadler

Song(s):
The Ballad of the Green Berets (1966)

The Safaris

Song(s):
Image of a Girl (1960)

Carole Bayer Sager

Songwriter born Carole Bayer in 3/8/1947 in Brooklyn, NY. She was married to record-producer Andrew Sager from 1970 to 1978 and has also been romantically linked to songwriters Marvin Hamlisch and Burt Bacharach (married 1985 to 1991). She won an Academy Award ("Arthur's Theme" by Christopher Cross) and Grammy Award ("That's What Friends Are For," Dionne & Friends).

Songs written by Sager:
Top 40 Songs
You’re Moving Out Today (1977)
Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do) (1981) – see Christopher Cross
That's What Friends Are For (1985) – see Dionne Warwick
On My Own (1986) – see Patti LaBelle

Saint JHN

Song(s):
Roses (with Imanbek, 2016)

Buffy Sainte-Marie

Song(s):
The Universal Soldier (1964)

Camille Saint- Saëns

Classical composer.

Album(s):
Samson et Dalila (Samson and Delilah) (1877)

Kyu Sakamoto

Song(s):
Sukiyaki (1963)

Hiromi Lorraine Sakata

Album(s):
Collection of Afghan Traditional Music (performed by various artists, compiled by Sakata, 1966-73)

Emily Saliers

Half of the Indigo Girls.

Album(s):
Murmuration Nation (2017)

Saliva

Song(s):
Click Click Boom (2001)

Salt-N-Pepa

Song(s):
Push It (1987)
Let’s Talk About Sex (1991)
Whatta Man (with En Vogue, 1993)
Shoop (1993)

Sam & Dave

American R&B duo of Sam Moore and Dave Prater. 1961-1981. Had their greatest fame with Stax Records from 1965-1968. Nicknamed "Double Dynamite", "The Sultans of Sweat", and "The Dynamic Duo".

Song(s):
Hold on, I'm Comin' (1966)
Soul Man (1967)
When Something Is Wrong with My Baby (1967)
I Thank You (1968)

Album(s):
The Best of (compilation: 1965-69, released 1987)

Richie Sambora

Sampha

Album(s):
Process (2017)

Joe Sample

Jazz pianist.

Sam the Sham & the Pharoahs

Song(s):
Wooly Bully (1965)

Album(s):
Best of (compilation, 1967)

Carl Sandburg

Song(s) written by Carl Sandburg:
Skip to My Lou (1832)

Emeli Sandé

Song(s):
Next to Me (2012)
Beneath Your Beautiful (2012) – see Labrinth

Album(s):
Our Version of Events (2012)

Felicia Sanders

Song(s):
Where Is Your Heart (Song from "Moulin Rouge") (Percy Faith with Felicia Sanders, 1953)

Arturo Sandoval

Jazz trumpeter born 11/6/1949 in Artemisa, Cuba.

Sandpiper Chorus

Song(s):
The Shadow of Your Smile (1965)

Tommy Sands

The Sanford/Townsend Band

Song(s):
Smoke from a Distant Fire (1977)

Mongo Santamaria

Song(s):
Watermelon Man (1963)

Album(s):
Our Man in Havana (1959)

Carlos Santana

Latin-rock group formed in San Francisco, CA in 1966. Helmed by namesake singer and guitarist Carlos Santana (born 7/20/1947 in Autlan de Navarro, Jalisco, Mexico). Members over the years have included Gregg Rolie (k/v: 66-73), Michael Shrieve (d: 69-75), and Neal Schon (g: 71-73). Schon and Rolie went on to form Journey.

Song(s):
Black Magic Woman (1970)
Evil Ways (1970)
Oye Como Va (1971)
Smooth (with Rob Thomas, 1999)
Maria Maria (with the Product G & B, 1999)
The Game of Love (with Michelle Branch, 2002)
Why Don't You and I? (with Chad Kroeger or Alex Band, 2002)

Album(s):
Santana (1969)
Abraxas (1970)
Supernatural (1999)

Kike Santander

Gustavo Santaolalla

Romeo Santos

Song(s):
Propuesta Indecente (with Eliza Gonzalez, 2013)

Alejandro Sanz

Kenny Sargent

Song(s):
Blue Moon (1935) – see Glen Gray
When I Grow Too Old to Dream (1935) – see Glen Gray

Peter Sarstedt

Song(s):
Where Do You Go to My Lovely? (1969)

Steve Sater

Album(s):
Spring Awakening (musical: 2006) – see Duncan Sheik

Arthur E. Satherley

Joe Satriani

American rock guitarist born 7/15/1956. With Deep Purple (93-94) and Chickenfoot (08-11).

Savage Garden

Song(s):
I Want You (1996)
To the Moon and Back (1996)
Truly, Madly, Deeply (1997)
I Knew I Loved You (1999)

Album(s):
Savage Garden (1997)

Carlo Savina

Song(s):
Love Theme from "The Godfather" (1972)

Bidu Sayao

Song(s):
Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5 – Aria (with Heitor Villa, 1945)

Saxon

Album(s):
Wheels of Steel (1980)

Leo Sayer

Song(s):
You Make Me Feel Like Dancing (1976)
When I Need You (1977)
More Than I Can Say (1980)
Have You Ever Been in Love (1982)

Scaffold

Song(s):
Lily the Pink (1968)

Boz Scaggs

Song(s):
Lowdown (1976)
Lido Shuffle (1976)
JoJo (1980)

Album(s):
Silk Degrees (1976)

Scandal

Song(s):
The Warrior (1984)

Scandal’us

Song(s):
Me, Myself & I (2001)

Dick Scanlan

Album(s):
Thoroughly Modern Millie (musical: 2002) – see Jeanine Tesori

Scarface

Domenico Scarlatti

Classical composer.

Michael Schenker

Lalo Schifrin

Song(s):
Mission Impossible (1968)

Don Schlitz

Country songwriter. With songs sung by Garth Brooks, Mary Chapin Carpenter, The Judds, Alison Krauss, Reba McEntire, Kenny Rogers, Randy Travis, Tanya Tucker, and Keith Whitley, Schlitz can boast a catalog of 24 #1 hits. He has been named ASCAP's Country Songwriter of the Year four times, won the CMA Song of the Year Award three times, and took home the ACM Song of the Year trophy twice.

Songs written by Schlitz:
The Gambler (1978) – see Kenny Rogers
On the Other Hand (1985) – see Randy Travis
Forever and Ever, Amen (1987) – see Randy Travis, 1987)

Harvey Schmidt

Musical theater composer best-known for the 1960 musical The Fantasticks, which partnered him with lyricist Tom Jones. "Try to Remember" became the show's most beloved song, being recorded by hundreds of artists including Ed Ames, Harry Belafonte, Placido Domingo, and Barbra Streisand. The pair also earned Tony Award nominations for Best Composer and Lyricist for 110 in the Shade and I DO! I DO!. They've also been inducted into the American Theatre Hall of Fame and the Broadway Hall of Fame.

Song(s):
Try to Remember (from The Fantasticks, performed by Jerry Orbach, 1960)

Timothy B. Schmit

Singer/songwriter and bassist born 10/30/1947 in Oakland, California. He was a member of Poco (69-77, 15) and the Eagles (77-80, 94-) and worked as a solo artist.

Al Schmitt

Alexander Schneider

Florian Schneider

Member of Kraftwerk.

Maria Schneider

Album(s):
Concert in the Garden (2004)

Arnold Schoenberg

Classical composer born 9/13/1874 in Vienna, Austria. Died 1951.

Album(s):
String Quartet No. 1 in D minor, Op. 7 (1905)
String Quartet No. 2 in F%u266F minor (1908)
String Quartet No. 3, Op. 30 (1927)
String Quartet No. 4, Op. 37 (1936)
Gurre-Leider (1932)

Tom Scholz

Rock guitarist and keyboardist born 3/10/1947 in Toledo, OH. With Boston (76-78,86,84,97,02,13).

Neal Schon

Rock guitarist born 2/27/1954 at Tinker Air Force Base in Oklahoma. With Santana (71-73, 2016), Journey (73-86, 96-), with Jan Hammer (81-82), HSAS (84), Bad English (87-91), Hardline (92, 02), with Paul Rodgers (93, 97, 2011), Just If I (95), Abraxas Pool (97), and Soul SirkUS (05).

Claude-Michel Schönberg

Musical theater composer born 9/13/1874 in Vienna, Austria. Died 1951.

Song(s):
I Dreamed a Dream (from Les Misérables, 2009) – see Susan Boyle

Album(s):
Les Misérables (composed with Alain Boublil and Herbert Kretzmer, musical: 1980, soundtrack: 2012)
Martin Guerre (composed with Alain Boubil, Edward Hardy & Stephen Clark; musical: 1998)

Franz Schubert

Classical composer and pianist born 1/31/1797 in Himmelpfortgrund, Vienna, Austria. Died 11/19/1828.

Classical Work(s):
Piano Quintet in A major (Trout) (1819)
Symphony No. 8 (Unfinished) (1822)
Symphony No. 9 in C major (The Great) (1828)

Robin Schulz

Song(s):
Waves (2013) – see Mr. Probz
Prayer in C (2014) – see Lillywood & the Prick
Sugar (with Francesco Yates, 2016)

William Schuman

Composer born 8/4/1910 in Manhattan, NY. Died 2/15/1992.

Robert Schumann

Classical composer and pianist born 6/8/1810 in Zwickau, Kingdom of Saxony, Germany. Died 7/29/1856.

Album(s):
Carnaval Op. 9 (1835)
Complete Piano Trios (with Clara Schumann, composed 1846-51)

Ernestine Schumann-Heink

Song(s):
Danny Boy (1918)

Arthur Schwartz

Jean Schwartz

Stephen Schwartz

Musical theater composer born 3/6/1948 in New York City, NY.

Song(s):
Defying Gravity (from Wicked, 2003) – see Idina Menzel
For Good (from Wicked, 2003)

Album(s):

• Godspell (1971)
• Pippin (musical: 1972)
  Wicked (musical: 2003)

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  Peter Schilling

  Song(s):
  Major Tom (Coming Home) (1983)

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  Al Schmitt

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  The Schoolboys

  Song(s):
  Please Say You Want Me (1957)

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  Scissor Sisters

  Song(s):
  Take Your Mama (2004)
  I Don't Feel Like Dancin' (2006)

  Album(s):
  Scissor Sisters (2004)

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  Scooter

  Song(s):
  The Logical Song (2002)

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  The Scorpions

  Song(s):
  No One Like You (1982)
  Rock You Like a Hurricane (1984)
  Still Loving You (1984)
  Wind of Change (1991)

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  Bon Scott

  Rock singer born Ronald Belford Scott on 7/9/1946. With AC/DC (74-80). Previously worked as a drummer with Fraternity and The Valentines. Died 2/19/1980 from alcohol abuse.

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  Calum Scott

  Song(s):
  Dancing on My Own (2016)

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  Jack Scott

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  James Scott

  Song(s) written and/or performed by Scott:
  Frog Legs Rag (1906)
  Climax Rag (1914) – see Jelly Roll Morton

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  Jill Scott

  Album(s):
  Who Is Jill Scott? Words and Music Vol. 1 (2000)

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  Jimmy Scott

  Jazz singer born James Victor Scott on 7/17/1925 in Cleveland, OH. Died 6/12/2014.

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  Travis Scott

  Song(s):
  Goosebumps (with Kendrick Lamar, 2016)
  Butterfly Effect (2017)
  Sicko Mode (with Drake, 2018)
  Zeze (2018) – see Kodak Black
  Highest in the Room (2019)
  The Scotts (with Kid Cudi, 2020)
  Franchise (with Young Thug & M.I.A., 2020)

  Album (s):
  Birds in the Trap Sing McKnight (2016)
  Astroworld (2018)

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  Gil Scott-Heron

  Song(s):
  The Revolution Will Not Be Televised (1963)

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  Screaming Trees

  Song(s):
  Nearly Lost You (1992)

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  The Script

  Song(s):
  Breakeven (2008)
  Hall of Fame (with will.i.am, 2012)

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  Earl Scruggs

  Bluegrass banjo player born 1/6/1924 in Cleveland County, NC. Died 3/29/2012. Half of Flatt & Scruggs duo with Lester Flatt.

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  Ryan Seacrest

  TV and radio personality.

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  Seal

  Pop/soul singer born Henry Olusegun Olumide Adeola Samuel on 2/19/1963 in Paddington, London, England.

  Song(s):
  Crazy (1990)
  Kiss from a Rose (1994)
  Fly Like an Eagle (1996)

  Album(s):
  Seal (I) (1991)
  Seal (II) (1994)
  Seal IV (2003)
  Best (compilation: 1991-2004, released 2004)
  Hits (compilation: 1991-2009, released 2009)

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  Seals & Croft

  Song(s):
  Summer Breeze (1972)
  Diamond Girl (1973)

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  Dan Seals

  Song(s):
  I'd Really Love to See You Tonight (England Dan & John Ford Coley, 1976)
  Bop (1985)

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  Son Seals

  Blues guitarist born Frank Seals on 8/13/1942 in Osceola, AR. Died 12/20/2004.

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  Jay Sean

  Song(s):
  Down (with Lil Wayne, 2009)

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  The Searchers

  Song(s):
  Needles and Pins (1964)
  Love Potion No. 9 (1964)

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  Reverend Edmund Hamilton Sears

  Song(s) written by Sears & Richard Storrs Willis:
  It Came Upon a Midnight Clear (1850)

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  Guy Sebastian

  Song(s):
  Angels Brought Me Here (2003)
  All I Need Is You (2004)
  Out with My Baby (2004)
  Like It Like That (2009)
  Who’s That Girl (with Eve, 2010)

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  Joan Sebastian

  Latin pop singer/songwriter born José Manuel Figueroa Figueroa on 4/8/1951 in Juliantla, Guerrero, Mexico. Composed more than 1000 songs. Died 7/13/2015.

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  John Sebastian

  Song(s):
  Welcome Back (1976)

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  Neil Sedaka

  Pop singer and composer born 3/13/1939 in Brooklyn, NY. Worked in the legendary Brill Building, known for housing some of pop music history's most famous songwriters and publishers.

  Song(s):
  Breaking Up Is Hard to Do (1962)
  The Immigrant (1975)

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  The Seeds

  Song(s):
  Pushin' Too Hard (1965)

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  Pete Seeger

  Folk singer/songwriter and activist born 5/3/1919 in Manhattan, NY. Died 1/27/2014. Started with the folk quartet The Weavers ("Goodnight Irene").

  Song(s):
  We Shall Overcome (1963)
  If I Had a Hammer (1963)
  Where Have All the Flowers Gone (1964)
  Waist Deep in the Big Muddy (1967)

  Album(s):
  We Shall Overcome: Complete Carnegie Hall Concert (live, 1963)

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  The Seekers

  Song(s):
  I'll Never Find Another You (1965)
  The Carnival Is Over (1965)
  Georgy Girl (1966)

  Album(s):
  Greatest Hits (compilation, 1967)
  Best of (compilation, 1969)

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  Blossom Seeley

  Song(s):
  Alabamy Bound (1925)
  Yes Sir! That’s My Baby (1925)

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  Seether

  Song(s):
  Fine Again (2002)
  Broken (with Amy Lee, 2004)
  Fake It (2007)
  Country Song (2011)

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  Bob Seger (& the Silver Bullet Band)

  Rock singer/songwriter born Robert Clark Seger on 5/6/1945 in Detroit, Michigan. Has sold more than 51 million records worldwide. Songs have been covered by Brooks & Dunn, Cher, Waylon Jennings, Keb' Mo'', Kid Rock, Barry Manilow, Martina McBride, Metallica, Bette Midler, The Pointer Sisters, Rod Stewart, Tina Turner, Conway Twitty, and Dottie West. His 1994 Greatest Hits album has been a continuous presence on either the Billboard Top 200 Albums or Catalog Albums charts since its release and was named the #1 Catalog Album of the Decade (2000-2010).

  Song(s):
  Turn the Page (live, 1976)
  Night Moves (1976)
  Mainstreet (1976)
  Old Time Rock and Roll (1979)
  Against the Wind (1980)
  Roll Me Away (1982)

  Album(s):
  Night Moves (1976)
  Stranger in Town (1978)
  Against the Wind (1980)
  Greatest Hits (compilation: 1976-94, released 1994)
  Greatest Hits 2 (compilation: 1975-2003, released 2003)
  Ultimate Hits: Rock and Roll Never Forgets (compilation: 1968-2011, released 2011)

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  Andrés Segova

  Album(s):
  Music of Albeniz & Granados (1944)
  An Evening with Andres Segova (1954)

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  Selena

  Mexican-American singer/songwriter born Selena Quintanilla-Pérez on 4/16/1971 in Lake Jackson, Texas. Died 3/31/1995 after being shot by a fan. Called the Queen of Tejano music.

  Album(s):
  Ven Conmigo (1990)

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  Ben Selvin

  Jazz/big band leader born Benjamin Bernard Selvin on 3/5/1898 in New York City, NY. Died 7/15/1980. No other bandleader made more recordings than this violinist whose 2000 recordings included many with jazz stars such as Benny Goodman, Tommy Dorsey, and Jimmy Dorsey.

  Song(s):
  I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles (1919)
  Dardanella (1920)
  All by Myself (with Ernest Hare, 1921)
  Say It with Music (1921)
  Angel Child (1922)
  Chicago (That Toddlin' Town) (1922)
  Yes! We Have No Bananas (1923)
  Oh How I Miss You Tonight (1925)
  Manhattan (1925)
  All Alone (1925)
  Valencia (A Song of Spain) (1926)
  Baby Face (1926)
  In a Little Spanish Town (1927)
  Blue Skies (1927)
  Miss Annabelle Lee (Who’s Wonderful, Who’s Marvelous) (1927)
  Among My Souvenirs (1927)
  Thou Swell (1928)
  You’re the Cream in My Coffee (with Jack Palmer, 1928)
  Jeannine (I Dream of Lilac Time) (1928)
  Am I Blue? (1929)
  Happy Days Are Here Again (1930)
  When It's Springtime in the Rockies (1930)

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  Michael Sembello

  Song(s):
  Maniac (1983)

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  Semisonic

  Song(s):
  Closing Time (1998)

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  Sepultura

  Album(s):
  Roots (1996)

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  Rudolf Serkin

  Pianist born 3/28/1903 in Egar, Bohemia, Austro-Hungarian Empire. Died 5/8/1991.

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  Roger Sessions

  Composer.

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  Keala Settle

  Song(s):
  This Is Me (with the Greatest Show Ensemble, 2017)

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  Seven Dwarfs

  Song(s):
  Whistle While You Work (from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, 1938)
  Heigh Ho (from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, 1938)

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  Seven Mary Three

  Song(s):
  Cumbersome (1995)

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  David Seville

  Song(s):
  Recorded as The Chipmunks: The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don't Be Late) (1958)
  Witch Doctor (1958)

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  Conrad Sewell

  Song(s):
  Start Again (2015)

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  Sex Pistols

  Influential and notorious British punk group assembled by Malcom McLaren at his London clothing store, SEX. Active: 1975-78 Members: Johnny "Rotten" Lydon (v: 75-78, 96), Steve Jones (g: 75-78, 96), Glen Matlock (b: 75-77, 96), Paul Cook (d: 75-78, 96), Sid Vicious (b: 77-78)

  Song(s):
  Anarchy in the U.K. (1976)
  God Save the Queen (1977)
  Holidays in the Sun (1977)
  Pretty Vacant (1977)

  Album(s):
  Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols (1977)

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  Shades of Blue

  Song(s):
  Oh How Happy (1966)

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  The Shadows

  Song(s):
  Apache (1960)
  Wonderful Land (1962)

  Album(s):
  Summer Holiday (with Cliff Richard, 1963)

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  The Shadows of Knight

  Song(s):
  Gloria (1966)

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  Shaggy

  Song(s):
  Boombastic (1995)
  It Wasn't Me (with Ricardo "Rik Rok" Ducent, 2000)
  Angel (with Rayvon, 2000)

  Album(s):
  Hot Shot (2000)
  44/876 (with Sting, 2018)

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  Marc Shaiman

  Song(s):
  You Can't Stop the Beat (performed by Hairspray Cast, from Hairspray musical: 2002, soundtrack: 2007)

  Album(s):
  Hairspray (composed with Scott Wittman, musical: 2003, soundtrack: 2007)

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  Shakespear's Sister

  Song(s):
  Stay (1992)

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  Shakira

  Latin pop singer born Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll on 2/2/1977 in Barcelona, Spain.

  Song(s):
  Whenever, Wherever (2001)
  Underneath Your Clothes (2002)
  Hips Don't Lie (with Wycelf Jean, 2006)
  Beautiful Liar (2007) – see Beyoncé
  Waka Waka (This Time for Africa) (with Freshlyground, 2010)
  Chantaje (with Maluma, 2016)
  La Bicicleta (2016) – see Carlos Vives

  Album(s):
  Laundry Service (2001)

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  Tupac Shakur (2pac)

  Rap singer/songwriter born Lesane Parish Crooks on 6/16/1971 in East Harlem, NY. Died 9/13/1996.

  Song(s):
  Keep Ya Head Up (1993)
  I Get Around (1993)
  Dear Mama (1995)
  California Love (with Dr. Dre and Roger Troutman, 1996)
  Changes (1998)
  Ghetto Gospel (with Elton John, 2004)

  Album(s):
  Me Against the World (1995)
  All Eyez on Me (1996)
  The Don Killuminati: The 7 Day Theory (recorded as Makaveli, 1996)
  Greatest Hits (compilation: 1991-98, released 1998)

  The DMDB Blog:
  The Death of Tupac Shakur: September 13, 1996 (9/13/11)

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  The Shangri-La's

  Song(s):
  Leader of the Pack (1964)
  Remember Walking in the Sand (1964)
  Give Him a Great Big Kiss (1964)

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  Shanice

  Song(s):
  I Love Your Smile (1991)

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  Ravi Shankar

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  Del Shannon

  Pop singer born Charles Weedon Westover on 12/30/1934 in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Died 2/8/1990.

  Song(s):
  Runaway (1961)
  The Swiss Maid (1962)
  Little Town Flirt (1962)

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  Scott Shannon

  Radio DJ.

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  Helen Shapiro

  Song(s):
  No Trespassing (1963)

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  Feargal Sharkey

  Song(s):
  A Good Heart (1985)

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  Dee Dee Sharp

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  Billy Joe Shaver

  Song(s):
  Willy the Wandering Gypsy and Me (1973)

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  Artie Shaw

  Jazz clarinetist and bandleader born Jacob Arthur Arshawsky on 5/23/1910 in New York City, NY. Died 12/30/2004.

  Song(s):
  Begin the Beguine (1938)
  Any Old Time (1938)
  Frenesi (1940)
  Stardust (1941)
  Dancing in the Dark (1941)

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  Eddie Shaw

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  Robert Shaw

  Orchestra conductor and choral director born 4/30/1916 in Red Bluff, CA. Died 1/25/1999.

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  Sandie Shaw

  Song(s):
  Always Something There to Remind Me (1964)
  Puppet on a String (1967)

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  Tommy Shaw

  Rock singer/guitarist born 9/11/1953 in Montgomery, Alabama. With Styx (75-84, 95-), Damn Yankees (89-94). Also recorded as a solo artist and in a duo with Jack Blades (95,07).

  Check out the DMDB podcast "The Best of Tommy Shaw & Styx" here.

  Songs Featuring Tommy Shaw on Lead Vocals:

  Styx et al: Top 100 Songs
  Mademoiselle (1976) – see Styx
  Crystal Ball (1976) – see Styx
  Fooling Yourself (Angry Young Man) (1977) – see Styx
  Renegade (1978) – see Styx
  Too Much Time on My Hands (1981) – see Styx
  High Enough (1990) – see Damn Yankees
  Dear John (1997) – see Styx
  Everything Is Cool (1999) – see Styx
  Blue Collar Man @ 2120 (2005) – see Styx

  Styx Albums Featuring Tommy Shaw: – see Styx
  Crystal Ball (1976)
  The Grand Illusion (1977)
  Pieces of Eight (1978)
  Cornerstone (1979)
  Paradise Theater (1981)
  Kilroy Was Here (1983)
  Caught in the Act (live, 1984)
  Greatest Hits (compilation: 1975-90, released 1995)
  Greatest Hits Part 2 (compilation: 1975-96, released 1996)
  Return to Paradise (live, 1997)
  Brave New World (1999)
  Cyclorama (2003)
  Big Bang Theory (covers, 2005)
  Influence (covers with Jack Blades, 2007)
  The Mission (2017)
  Crash of the Crown (2021)

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  George Beverly Shea

  Song(s):
  How Great Thou Art (1955)

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  Al Shean

  See Gallagher & Shean.

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  George Shearing

  Jazz pianist born 8/13/1919 in Battersea, London, England. Died 2/14/2011.

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  Billy Sheehan

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  Bobby Sheehan

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  Ed Sheeran

  Song(s):
  The A Team (2011)
  Lego House (2011)
  Sing (2014)
  Thinking Out Loud (2014)
  Photograph (2014)
  Don’t (2014)
  Love Yourself (co-writer, 2015) – see Justin Bieber
  Shape of You (2017)
  Castle on the Hill (2017)
  Perfect (with Beyoncé, 2017)
  Galway Girl (2017)
  Happier (2017)
  River (2017) – see Eminem
  I Don’t Care (with Justin Bieber, 2019)
  Beautiful People (with Khalid, 2019)
  Bad Habits (2021)

  Album(s):
  (Plus) (2011)
  X (Multiply) (2014)
  ÷ (Divide) (2017)

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  Duncan Sheik

  Album(s):
  Barely Breathing (1996)

  Album(s):
  Spring Awakening (composed with Steve Sater, musical: 2006)

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  Steve Shelley

  Rock drummer with Sonic Youth.

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  Blake Shelton

  Song(s):
  God's Country (2019)

  Album(s):
  Loaded: The Best Of (compilation, 2010)
  Red River Blue (2011)
  Based on a True Story… (2013)
  Reloaded: 20 #1 Hits (compilation, 2015)
  Fully Loaded: God's Country (2019)

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  Shep & the Limelites

  Song(s):
  Daddy's Home (1961)

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  Jean Shepard

  Country singer born Ollie Imogene Shepard on 11/21/1933 in Paul's Valley, OK. Died 9/25/2016. One of the few women in the 1950s to have a successful career in country music.

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  Kenny Wayne Shepherd

  Song(s):
  Blue on Black (1998)

  Album(s):
  Ledbetter Heights (1995)

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  Sheppard

  Song(s):
  Geronimo (2014)

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  T.G. Sheppard

  Country singer born William Neal Browder on 7/20/1942 in Humboldt, TX.

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  Sherbet

  Song(s):
  Summer Love (1975)
  Howzat (1976)

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  Sheriff

  Song(s):
  When I'm with You (1983)

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  Allan Sherman

  Song(s):
  Hello Mudduh, Hello Fadduh (1963)

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  Richard Sherman

  Disney film composer born 6/12/1928 in New York City, NY. Worked with his brother Robert Sherman.

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  Robert Sherman

  Disney film composer born 12/19/1925 in New York City, NY. Died 3/6/2012. Worked with his brother Richard Sherman.

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  Billy Sherrill

  Country producer born 11/5/1936 in Phil Campbell, AL. Died 8/4/2015.

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  Lew Sherwood

  Song(s):
  Did You Ever See a Dream Walking? (1933) – see Eddy Duchin
  Let's Fall in Love (1934) – see Eddy Duchin
  Lovely to Look At (1935) – see Eddy Duchin
  I Won't Dance (1935) – see Eddy Duchin
  You Are My Lucky Star (1935) – see Eddy Duchin
  Moon Over Miami (1936) – see Eddy Duchin

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  The Shields

  Song(s):
  You Cheated (1958)

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  Nat Shilkret

  Composer and conductor born Naftule Schüldkraut on 12/25/1889 in New York City, NY. Died 2/18/1982.

  Song(s):
  Five Foot Two, Eyes of Blue (1926) – see Gene Austin
  I Know That You Know (1927)
  Tonight You Belong to Me (1927) – see Gene Austin
  Me and My Shadow (1927)
  Ramona (1928) – see Gene Austin
  Jeannine (I Dream of Lilac Time) (1928)
  Jeannine (I Dream of Lilac Time) (1928) – see Gene Austin
  An American in Paris (1929) – see George Gershwin
  Carolina Moon (1929) – see Gene Austin
  She's Funny That Way (1929) – see Gene Austin
  Pagan Love Song (1929)
  Am I Blue? (with Don Howard, 1929)
  Dancing with Tears in My Eyes (with Lewis James, 1930)
  Get Happy (with Phil Dewey, Frank Luther, & Leo O'Rourke, 1930)

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  Shinedown

  Song(s):
  Save Me (2005)
  Second Chance (2008)
  Bully (2012)
  Cut the Cord (2015)
  State of My Head (2015)

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  Johnny Shines

  Blues singer and guitarist born John Ned Shines on 4/26/1915 in Frayser, Memphis, TN. Died 4/20/1992.

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  The Shins

  Post-punk revival indie rock band formed in Albuquerque, New Mexico in 1996. James Mercer (v/g/k/b), Martin Crandall (k/b: 98-09), Jessica Dobson (g/b/k: 11-13), Casey Foubert (g: 16-), Dave Hernandez (b/g: 98-00, 03-09), Eric Johnson (g/k, etc.: 07-11), Patt King (k: 16-), Neal Langford (b: 00-03), Ron Lewis (b: 09-11), Yuuki Matthews (b/k: 2011-), Joe Plummer (d: 09-16), Jessee Sandoval (d: 96-09), Jon Sortland (d: 16-), Richard Swift (k/b/g, etc.: 11-16), Mark Watrous (g/k: 14-).

  Album(s):
  Oh, Inverted World (2001)
  Chutes Too Narrow (2003)
  Wincing the Night Away

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  The Shirelles

  Song(s):
  Dedicated to the One I Love (1959)
  Will You Love Me Tomorrow (1960)
  Tonight's the Night (1960)
  Baby It's You (1961)
  Mama Said (1961)
  Soldier Boy (1962)

  Album(s):
  Tonight’s the Night (1961)

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  Shirley & Lee

  Song(s):
  Let the Good Times Roll (1956)

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  George Shirley

  Opera singer born 4/18/1934 in Indianapolis, IN. First African-American tenor to perform a leading role at the Metropolitan Opera in New York City.

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  The Shocking Blue

  Song(s):
  Venus (1969)

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  Stephen H. Sholes

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  Shooting Star

  Song(s):
  Christmas Together (1985)

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  Dinah Shore

  Singer born Frances Rose Shore on 3/1/1917 in Winchester, TN. Died 2/24/1994. One of the most popular singers of the 1940-55 era. Became a solo star almost immediately after her brief stay with the Xavier Cugat band, but her greatest fame came with her TV variety series (1951-62), followed by a popular talk show in the 1970s.

  Song(s):
  You'd Be So Nice to Come Home To (1943)
  As Long As You’re Not in Love with Anyone Else Why Don’t You Fall in Love with Me (1943)
  I'll Walk Alone (1944)
  Happy in Love (1944)
  It Could Happen to You (1945)
  The Gypsy (1946)
  You Keep Coming Back Like a Song (1946)
  The Anniversary Song (1947)
  Buttons and Bows (& Her Harper Valley Boys, 1948)
  Dear Hearts and Gentle People (1949)
  Sweet Violets (1951)
  Hi-Lili, Hi-Lo (1953)

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  Wayne Shorter

  American jazz saxophonist and bandleader born 8/25/1933 in Newark, NJ. With Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers, Miles Davis, and Weather Report.

  Album(s):
  Speak No Evil (1964)

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  Dmitri Shostakovich

  Classical pianist and composer, mostly of symphonies and string quartets. Born 9/25/1906 in St. Petersburg, Russia. Died 8/9/1975.

  Album(s):
  Symphony No. 5 in D minor (1937)
  Violin Concerto No. 1 in A minor (1948)
  Concerto for Cello and Orchestra (1959)

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  Shovels & Rope

  Song(s):
  I Know (2016)

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  Showaddywaddy

  Song(s):
  Under the Moon of Love (1976)

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  The Showmen

  Song(s):
  It Will Stand (1961)

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  Mike Shrieve

  Rock drummer with Santana.

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  Dr. Richard Shukburgh

  Song(s) by Shukburgh:
  Yankee Doodle (aka "Yankee Doodle Went to Town") (1754)

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  Mort Shuman

  American R&B/pop songwriter ("Surrender", "Teenager in Love", "Save the Last Dance for Me") born 11/12/1938 in Brooklyn, NY. Died 11/3/1991. Worked in the legendary Brill Building, known for housing some of pop music history's most famous songwriters and publishers.

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  Dick Shurman

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  Sia

  
  Titanium (2011) – see David Guetta
  Wild Ones (2011) – see Flo Rida
  Diamonds (co-writer, 2012) – see Rihanna
  Elastic Heart (2013)
  Chandelier (2014)
  Cheap Thrills (with Sean Paul, 2016)
  Dusk Till Dawn (2017) – see Zayn

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  Jean Sibelius

  Classical composer born Johan Julius Christian Sibelius on 12/8/1865 in Hämeenlinna, Finland. Died 9/20/1957.

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  Carl Sigman

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  Sigur Ros

  Album(s):
  Agaetis Byrjun (2000)

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  Silentó

  
  Watch Me (Whip/Nae Nae) (2015)

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  The Silhouettes

  Song(s):
  Get a Job (1958)

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  Silk

  Song(s):
  Freak Me (1993)

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  Silk Sonic

  Duo of Bruno Mars and Anderson.Paak.

  Song(s):
  Leave the Door Open (2021)

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  Beverly Sills

  Operatic soprano singer born Belle Miriam Silverman on 5/25/1929 in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, NY. Died 7/2/2007. Called "America's Queen of Opera" by Time Magazine.

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  Horace Silver

  Jazz pianist born Horace Ward Martin Tavares Silva on 9/22/1928 in Norwalk, CT. Died 6/18/2014.

  Song(s):
  Song for My Father (1964)

  Album(s):
  Song for My Father (1964)

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  Silverchair

  Song(s):
  Tomorrow (1994)
  Freak (1997)
  Straight Lines (2007)

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  Silver Convention

  Song(s):
  Fly, Robin, Fly (1975)
  Get Up and Boogie (That's Right) (1976)

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  Silversun Pickups

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  Harry Simeone Chorale

  Song(s):
  The Little Drummer Boy (1958)

  Album(s):
  Sing We Now of Christmas (aka "The Little Drummer Boy") (Christmas, 1958)

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  Gene Simmons

  Rock bassist and singer born Chaim Witz on 8/25/1949 in Haifa, Israel. Founding member of band Kiss (73-).

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  Joseph "Rev Run" Simmons

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  Simon & Garfunkel

  Folk-rock duo of Paul Simon (v/g) and Art Garfunkel. Met in high school; recorded as Tom and Jerry in 1957. Active: 1964-1970, 1981.

  Paul Simon’s DMDB profile page

  Song(s):
  The Sound of Silence (1965)
  Scarborough Fair (1966)
  Homeward Bound (1966)
  The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy) (1966)
  Mrs. Robinson (1968)
  The Boxer (1969)
  Bridge Over Troubled Water (1970)
  El Condor Pasa (If I Could) (1970)
  My Little Town (1975)

  Album(s):
  Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M. (1964)
  Sounds of Silence (1966)
  Parsley, Sage, Rosemary & Thyme (1966)
  The Graduate (soundtrack with Dave Grusin, 1968)
  Bookends (1968)
  Bridge Over Troubled Water (1970)
  Greatest Hits (compilation: 1964-70, released 1972)
  The Collection (box: 1965-70, released 2007)
  Old Friends (box: 1965-75, released 1997)
  The Concert in Central Park (live, 1981)

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  Carly Simon

  Pop singer/songwriter born 6/25/1945 in the Bronx, NY.

  Song(s):
  You’re So Vain (1972)
  Nobody Does It Better (1977)
  You Belong to Me (1978)
  Let the River Run (1989)

  Album(s):
  No Secrets (1973)

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  Joe Simon

  R&B singer/songwriter born 9/2/1943 in Simmesport, LA.

  Song(s):
  Drowning in the Sea of Love (1971)

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  Paul Simon

  DMDB profile page

  Pop/folk-rock singer/songwriter and guitarist born 10/13/1941 in Newark, NJ. Raised in Queens, NY. With Jerry Landis, Tico and the Triumphs, Paul Kane, Harrison Gregory, and True Taylor. Worked briefly as a solo artist (63-64) before pairing with Art Garfunkel, with whom he'd recorded as Tom and Jerry (57). Recorded as duo Simon & Garfunkel (64-70) and then Simon resumed his solo career again.

  Song(s):
  American Tune (1973)
  50 Ways to Leave Your Lover (1975)
  Graceland (1986)
  The Boy in the Bubble (1986)
  The Obvious Child (1990)
  Wristband (2016)

  Album(s):
  Paul Simon (1972)
  There Goes Rhymin' Simon (1973)
  Still Crazy After All These Years (1975)
  Graceland (1986)
  1964/1993 (box: 1957-91, released 1993)
  Shining Like a National Guitar (compilation: 1972-97, released 2000)
  So Beautiful or So What (2011)

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  George T. Simon

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  Nina Simone

  Jazz/blues singer born Eunice Kathleen Waymon on 2/21/1933 in Tryon, NC. Died 4/21/2003.

  Song(s):
  I Loves You, Porgy (1959)
  Mississippi Goddam (1964)
  Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood (1964)
  To Be Young, Gifted, and Black (1969)

  Album(s):
  I Put a Spell on You (1965)
  Sugar in My Bowl: The Very Best of (compilation: 1998)

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  Paul Simonon

  Bassist with The Clash from 1976-86 and then with Havana 3am.

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  Simple Minds

  Rock band formed in Glasgow, Scotland in 1977. Jim Kerr (v: 77-) and Charlie Burchill (g/k: 77-) have been the only constant since the band’s formation. Other members include Catherine AD (k: 14-18), Duncan Barnwell (rhythm g: 78), Sarah Brown (backing v: 09), Tony Donald (b: 77-78), Eddie Duffy (b: 99-10), Derek Forbes (b: 78-85, 96-98), Mel Gaynor (d: 82-91, 97-98, 02-16), John Giblin (b: 85-89), Andy Gillespie (k: 02-05, 07-16), Gordy Goudie (g/k: 01-), Ged Grimes (b: 10-), Kenny Hyslop (d: 81-82), Mick MacNeil (k: 78-90), Brian McGee (d: 77-81, 96), Allan McNeill (rhythm g: 77), John Milarky (g: 77), Mike Ogletree (d: 82), Cherisse Osei (d: 17-), Berenice Scott (k: 20-).

  DMDB profile page

  Song(s):
  Simple Minds: Top 50 Songs
  Don't You Forget about Me (1985)
  Alive and Kicking (1985)
  Biko (1989)
  Mandela Day (1989)
  See the Lights (1991)
  Let the Day Begin (2009)

  Album(s):
  Life in a Day (1979)
  Real to Real Cacophony (1979)
  Empires and Dance (1980)
  Celebration (compilation: 1979-80, released 1982)
  Sons & Fascination (1981)
  Sister Feelings Call (1981)
  New Gold Dream (81-82-83-84) (1982)
  Early Gold (compilation: 1979-82, released 2003)
  Sparkle in the Rain (1984)
  Once Upon a Time (1985)
  Street Fighting Years (1989)
  Real Life (1991)
  Glittering Prize (compilation: 1981-91, released 1992)
  Good News from the Next World (1995)
  Neapolis (1998)
  Our Secrets Are the Same (recorded 1999, released 2004)
  Neon Lights (covers, 2001)
  Best of (compilation: 1979-2001, released 2001)
  Cry (2002)
  Black and White 050505 (2005)
  Graffiti Soul (2009)
  Searching for the Lost Boys (cover, 2009)
  Celebrate: The Greatest Hits (compilation: 1979-2013, released 2013)
  Big Music (2014)
  Walk Between Worlds (2018)
  40: The Best of 1979-2019 (compilation: 1979-2019, released 2019)
  Direction of the Heart (2022)

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  Simply Red

  Song(s):
  Holding Back the Years (1985)
  If You Don't Know Me by Now (1989)

  Album(s):
  Picture Book (1985)
  Stars (1991)

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  Sturgill Simpson

  Song(s):
  The Promise (2014)
  In Bloom (2016)

  Album(s):
  Metamodern Sounds in Country Music (2014)
  A Sailor’s Guide to Earth (2016)
  Sound & Fury (2019)

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  Valerie Simpson

  R&B singer/songwriter born 8/26/1946 in the Bronx, NY. Most notably in the duo Ashford & Simpson, with husband Nickolas Ashford.

  Songs written by Ashford & Simpson:
  Ain’t No Mountain High Enough (1967) – see Marvin Gaye
  Ain’t No Mountain High Enough (1970) – see Diana Ross

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  The Simpsons

  Song(s):
  Do the Bartman (1990)

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  Frank Sinatra

  Links: DMDB profile page - official site - Facebook - Wikipedia

  Singer born Francis Albert Sinatra on 12/12/1915 in Hoboken, New Jersey. Died 5/14/1998. "Ol' Blue Eyes" is one of the premiere pop crooners and traditional pop artists of all time. He began professionally singing as a teenager. Worked with the Hoboken Four (35-39), the Harry James' Orchestra (39), and Tommy Dorsey's Orchestra (39-42) before going solo on 9/3/42. On 6/1/43, he signed with Columbia Records and on 3/13/53 to Capitol Records, where he recorded a series of critically acclaimed and commercially successful themed albums. He was a residency performer with the Rat Pack in Las Vegas in the early 1950s and won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in From Here to Eternity. Formed his own record label, Reprise Records, in 1960 and sold it to Warner Brothers in 1963. His personal life was tabloid fodder thanks to several high-profile marriages and divorces and his alleged association with the Mafia.

  Song(s):
  Frank Sinatra: Top 100 Songs
  All or Nothing at All (1939) – see Harry James
  I'll Never Smile Again (1940) – see Tommy Dorsey
  I'll Be Seeing You (1940) – see Tommy Dorsey
  Oh, Look at Me Now (1941) – see Tommy Dorsey
  There Are Such Things (1942) – see Tommy Dorsey
  How About You? (1942) – see Tommy Dorsey
  Night and Day (1942)
  Sunday, Monday or Always (1943)
  A Lovely Way to Spend an Evening (with the Bobby Tucker Singers, 1944)
  You'll Never Walk Alone (from Carousel, 1945)
  A Friend of Yours (1945)
  The House I Live In (1946)
  Five Minutes More (1946)
  Oh What It Seemed to Be (1946)
  They Say It's Wonderful (1946)
  Almost Like Being in Love (from Brigadoon, 1947)
  Mam’selle (1947)
  One for My Baby and One More for the Road (1949)
  New York, New York (1949) – see Gene Kelly
  Luck Be a Lady (from Guys and Dolls, 1950)
  I've Got the World on a String (1953)
  I’m Walking Behind You (1953)
  I Get a Kick Out of You (from Anything Goes, 1953)
  Young at Heart (1954)
  Three Coins in the Fountain (1954)
  Learnin’ the Blues (1955)
  I’ve Got You Under My Skin (1956)
  All the Way (1957)
  Blues in the Night (My Mama Done Tol' Me) (1958)
  High Hopes (1959)
  Here’s That Rainy Day (1959)
  Call Me Irresponsible (1963)
  The Way You Look Tonight (1964)
  Fly Me to the Moon (In Other Words) (1964)
  It Was a Very Good Year (1965)
  Luck Be a Lady (1965)
  Strangers in the Night (1966)
  Summer Wind (1966)
  That's Life (1966)
  Somethin' Stupid (with Nancy Sinatra, 1967)
  My Way (1969)
  Theme from "New York, New York" (1980)
  It Had to Be You (1980)

  Album(s):
  Songs for Young Lovers (1953)
  In the Wee Small Hours (1955)
  Songs for Swingin' Lovers (1956)
  A Swingin' Affair (1957)
  Come Fly with Me (1957)
  Only the Lonely (1958)
  Come Dance with Me (1959)
  Nice 'N Easy (1960)
  September of My Years (1965)
  A Man and His Music (compilation, 1960-1965)
  Francis Albert Sinatra and Antonio Carlos Jobim (with Antonio Carlos Jobim, 1967)
  Best of the Best (compilation: 1953-80; released 2001)
  My Way: The Best of (compilation, 1997)

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  Nancy Sinatra

  Pop singer born 6/8/1940 in Jersey City, NJ. Daughter of singer Frank Sinatra.

  Song(s):
  These Boots Are Made for Walkin' (1966)
  Somethin' Stupid (1967) – see Frank Sinatra

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  Bob Sinclair

  Song(s):
  Love Generation (with Gary "Nesta" Pine, 2005)

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  Talvin Singh

  Album(s):
  OK (1999)

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  The Singing Nun

  Song(s):
  Dominique (1963)

  Album(s):
  The Singing Nun (1963)

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  Siouxsie & the Banshees

  Song(s):
  Cities in Dust (1985)
  Peek-a-Boo (1988)

  Album(s):
  The Scream (1978)

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  Sir Douglas Quintet

  Song(s):
  She's about a Mover (1965)

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  Sir Mix-A-Lot

  Song(s):
  Baby Got Back (1992)

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  Sisqó

  Song(s):
  Thong Song (2000)

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  Sister Hazel

  Song(s):
  All for You (1997)

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  Sisters of Mercy

  Album(s):
  Floodland (1987)

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  Sisters with Voices (SWV)

  Song(s):
  Weak (1993)

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  6ix9ine

  Song(s):
  Trollz (with Nicki Minaj, 2020)

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  Sixpence None the Richer

  Song(s):
  Kiss Me (1998)
  There She Goes (1999)

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  Ricky Skaggs

  Country singer born 7/18/1954 in Cordell, KY.

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  Skepta

  Song(s):
  Shutdown (2015)

  Album(s):
  Konnichiwa (2016)

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  Skid Row

  Song(s):
  18 and Life (1989)
  I Remember You (1989)
  Youth Gone Wild (1989)

  Album(s):
  Skid Row (1989)

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  Skyhooks

  Song (s):
  Horror Movie (1975)
  Jukebox in Siberia (1990)

  Album(s):
  Living in the '70s (1975)
  Ego Is Not a Dirty Word (1975)

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  Freddie Slack

  Song(s):
  The House of Blue Lights (with Ella Mae Morse, 1946)

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  Slade

  Song(s):
  Mama Weer All Crazee Now (1972)
  Cum on Feel the Noize (1973)
  Merry Xmas Everybody (1973)

  Album(s):
  Alive! (live, 1972)

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  Chris Slade

  Rock drummer born Christopher Rees on 10/30/46 in Pontypridd, Glamorgan, Wales. With Tom Jones (65-69), Manfred Mann (72-78), the Firm (84-86), AC/DC (89-95, 2015-), and Asia (01-05).

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  Slash

  DMDB profile page

  Rock guitarist born Saul Hudson on 7/23/1965 in Hampstead, London, England. With Guns N' Roses, Slash's Snakepit, and Velvet Revolver.

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  Leonard Slatkin

  Orchestra conductor.

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  Slayer

  Song(s):
  Angel of Death (1986)
  Raining Blood (1986)

  Album(s):
  Reign in Blood (1986)
  South of Heaven (produced by Rick Rubin, 1988)
  Seasons in the Abyss (produced by Rick Rubin, 1990)

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  Sleater-Kinney

  Album(s):
  Dig Me Out (1997)

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  Percy Sledge

  R&B singer born 11/25/1940 in Leighton, AL. Died 4/14/2015.

  Song(s):
  When a Man Loves a Woman (1966)

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  Sister Sledge

  Song(s):
  We Are Family (1979)

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  Skrillex

  Song(s):
  Where Are Ü Now (with Diplo & Justin Bieber, 2015)

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  The Skyliners

  Song(s):
  Since I Don't Have You (1959)
  This I Swear (1959)

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  Slaughter

  Song(s):
  Up All Night (1990)
  Fly to the Angels (1990)

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  Slave

  Song(s):
  Slide (1977)

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  Slick Rick

  Song(s):
  La Di Da Di (1985) – see Doug E. Fresh
  Children's Story (1989)

  Album(s):
  The Great Adventures of Slick Rick (1988)

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  Slim

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  Slim Dusty

  Song(s):
  A Pub with No Beer (1958)
  Duncan (1981)

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  Slint

  Album(s):
  Spiderland (1991)

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  Slipknot

  Song(s):
  Wait and Bleed (1998)
  Duality (2004)

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  The Slits

  Album(s):
  Cut (1979)

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  Sly & the Family Stone

  Interracial psychedelic-soul group formed by "Sly Stone". Formed in San Francisco, CA. Played Woodstock Festival in 1969. Members: Sylvester "Sly Stone" Stewart (v/k), Freddie Stone (g), Cynthia Robinson (trumpet), Jerry Martini (sax), Rosie Stone (k/v), Larry Graham (b), Gregg Errico (d). Danny Spanos (d).

  Song(s):
  Everyday People (1968)
  Dance to the Music (1968)
  Thank You Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin (1969)
  Family Affair (1971)

  Album(s):
  Stand! (1969)
  Greatest Hits (compilation: 1967-70) – see Anthology
  There's a Riot Goin' On (1971)
  Fresh (1973)
  Anthology (compilation: 1968-73)

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  The Small Faces

  British rock group. 1965-1969. Steve Marriott (v), Ronnie Lane (b), Ian McLagan (k), Kenney Jones (d). After Marriott's departure, the group enlisted Rod Stewart and Ronnie Wood and continued as The Faces.

  Song(s):
  Tin Soldier (1967)
  Itchycoo Park (1967)

  Album(s):
  Ogden's Nut Gone Flake (1968)

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  Millie Small

  Song(s):
  My Boy Lollipop (1964)

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  Ed Smalle

  Song(s):
  That Old Gang of Mine (1923) – see Billy Murray

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  Charlie Smalls

  Album(s): The Wiz (musical: 1975)

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  Smashing Pumpkins

  Alternative rock group formed in Chicago. IL. Active: 1988-2000, 2006- Members: Billy Corgan (v/g: 88-00, 06-), James Iha (g: 89-00), D'Arcy Wretzky (b: 88-99), and Jimmy Chamberlain (d: 89-96, 00, 06-), Melissa Auf Der Maur (b: 00), Jeff Schroeder (g: 06-), Ginger Reyes (b: 06-). Corgan and Chamberlain were also in Zwan together.

  Song(s):
  Disarm (1993)
  Today (1993)
  Cherub Rock (1993)
  Bullet with Butterfly Wings (1995)
  1979 (1995)
  Tonight, Tonight (1996)

  Album(s):
  Siamese Dream (1993)
  Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness (1995)

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  Smash Mouth

  
  All Star (1999)

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  Adrian Smith

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  Arthur Smith & His Cracker Jacks

  Song(s):
  Guitar Boogie (1948)

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  Bessie Smith

  Blues singer born 4/15/1894 in Chattanooga, TN. Died 9/26/1937. Known as "The Empress of the Blues".

  Song(s):
  Down Hearted Blues (1923)
  Baby, Won't You Please Come Home (1923)
  Aggravatin’ Papa (1923)
  St. Louis Blues (with Louis Armstong, 1925)
  Careless Love Blues (1925)
  Lost Your Head Blues (1926)
  Empty Bed Blues (1928)
  Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out (1929)

  Album(s):
  The World's Greatest Blues Singer (1933)
  The Essential (compilation: 1923-33, released 1997)

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  Carl Smith

  Country singer born 3/15/1927 in Maynardsville, TN. Died 1/16/2010.

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  Chad Smith

  Rock drummer with Red Hot Chili Peppers.

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  Clarence "Pinetop" Smith

  Song(s):
  Pinetop's Boogie Woogie (1928)

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  Connie Smith

  Country singer born Constance June Meador on 8/14/1941 in Elkhart, IN. Discovered at age 22 after winning a talent contest which gave her a chance to sing on an Opry-troupe concert. In 1964, Bill Anderson, the headliner of that concert, invited her to sing on Ernest Tubb's Midnite Jamboree. That same year she signed to RCA Victor Records. Her first single, "Once a Day," went to #1. She went on to rack up 30 top 20 hits on the country charts and recorded gospel as well.

  Song(s):
  Once a Day (1964)

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  Curt Smith

  Singer/songwriter and musician born 6/24/1961 in Bath, Somerset, England. With Graduate (1978-81) and Tears for Fears (1981-90, 2004, 2017-2022).

  Album(s):
  Soul on Board (1993)
  Halfway Pleased (2007)
  Deceptively Heavy (2013)

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  Elliott Smith

  Song(s):
  Waltz #2 (XO) (1998)

  Album(s):
  Either/Or (1997)

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  Harry B. Smith

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  Huey "Piano" Smith & His Clowns

  Song(s):
  Rockin' Pneumonia and the Boogie-Woogie Flu (1929)

  Album(s):
  Rock ‘N’ Roll Revival (1975)

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  Jimmy Smith

  Jazz pianist born James Oscar Smith on 12/8/1928 in Norristown, PA. Died 2/8/2005.

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  Joseph B. Smith

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  Joseph C. Smith

  Song(s):
  Smiles (with Harry MacDonough, 1918)
  The Love Nest (1920)
  Three O’Clock in the Morning (1922)

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  Kate Smith

  Singer born Kathryn Elizabeth Smith on 5/1/1907 in Greenville, VA. Died 6/17/1986.

  Song(s):
  When the Moon Comes Over the Mountain (1931)
  River Stay ‘Way from My Door (1932)
  God Bless America (1939)
  Last Time I Saw Paris (1940)
  The Woodpecker Song (1940)
  I Don’t Want to Walk Without You (1943)
  Sioux City Sue (1946)

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  Keely Smith

  Song(s):
  That Old Black Magic (with Louis Prima, 1958)

  Album(s):
  The Wildest (with Louis Prima, 1957)

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  Mamie Smith

  Song(s):
  Crazy Blues (& Her Jazz Hounds, 1920)

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  Michael W. Smith

  Contemporary Christian singer born Michael Whitaker Smith on 10/7/1957 in Kenova, WV. Has sold 18 million albums and had 31 #1 Christian songs.

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  Mindy Smith

  Song(s):
  Come to Jesus (2004)

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  Patti Smith

  Punk-rock singer/songwriter born 12/30/1946 in Chicago, IL.

  Song(s):

  Gloria (In Excelsis Deo) (1975)

  Album(s):
  Horses (1975)

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  Robert Smith

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  Sam Smith

  Song(s):
  La La La (with Naughty Boy, 2013)
  Stay with Me (2014)
  I'm Not the Only One (2014)
  Writing's on the Wall (2015)
  Too Good at Goodbyes (2017)
  Promises (2018) – see Calvin Harris
  Dancing with a Stranger (with Normani, 2019) >br>Unholy (with Kim Petras, 2022)

  Album(s):
  In the Lonely Hour (2014)

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  Sammi Smith

  Song(s):
  Help Me Make It Through the Night (1971)

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  Samuel Francis Smith

  Songs written by Smith:
  My Country 'Tis of Thee (words: Smith, music: Thomas Arne; 1831)

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  Steve Smith

  Rock drummer with Journey (1979-83, 96) and the Storm (91-92).

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  Trixie Smith

  Song(s):
  My Man Rocks Me with One Steady Roll (1922)

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  Velma Smith

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  Wayne Smith

  Song(s):
  Under Me Sleng Teng (1985)

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  Whispering Jack Smith

  Song(s):
  Gimme a Little Kiss (Will Ya? Huh?) (1926)
  Me and My Shadow (1927)

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  Will Smith

  Rap singer and actor born 9/25/1968 in Philadelphia, PA. Recorded as Fresh Prince with DJ Jazzy Jeff before going solo and using his own name.

  Song(s):
  The Fresh Prince of Bel Air (1990)
  Summertime (DJ Jazzy Jeff & Fresh Prince, 1991)
  Boom! Shake the Room (DJ Jazz Jeff & Fresh Prince, 1993)
  Men in Black (1997)
  Gettin’ Jiggy Wit It (1997)
  Switch (2005)

  Album(s):
  He's the DJ, I'm the Rapper (DJ Jazzy Jeff & Fresh Prince, 1988)
  Homebase (1991)
  Big Willie Style (1997)

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  Willie "The Lion" Smith

  Jazz pianist born 11/25/1897 in Goshen, NY. Died 8/18/1973

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  Willow Smith

  
  Whip My Hair (2010)

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  The Smithereens

  Song(s):
  Behind the Wall of Sleep (1986)

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  The Smiths

  British indie rock group. Active: 1982-87 Members: Morrissey (v), Johnny Marr (g), Andy Rourke (b), Mike Joyce (d), Craig Gannon (g – Aztec Camera; The Smiths: 86)

  DMDB profile page

  Song(s):
  Top 50 Songs: The Smiths/Morrissey
  This Charming Man (1983)
  Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now (1984)
  How Soon Is Now? (1984)
  Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want (1984)
  There Is a Light That Never Goes Out (1986)
  The Queen Is Dead (1986)
  Girlfriend in a Coma (1987)

  Album(s):
  The Smiths (1984)
  Hatful of Hollow (archives, 1984)
  Meat Is Murder (1985)
  The Queen Is Dead (1986)
  The World Won't Listen (archives, 1987)
  Louder Than Bombs (archives, 1983-87, released 1987)
  Strangeways, Here We Come (1987)
  The Very Best of (compilation: 1983-87, released 2001)
  Complete (box: 1983-87, released 2011)

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  Patty Smyth

  Song(s):
  Sometimes Love Just Ain't Enough (with Don Henley, 1992)

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  Snap!

  Song(s):
  Rhythm Is a Dancer (1992)

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  Todd Snider

  Song(s):
  Alright Guy (1994)

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  Sniff 'N' the Tears

  Song(s):
  Driver's Seat (1979)

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  Snoop Dogg

  Rapper born Cordozar Calvin Broadus on 10/20/1971 in Long Beach, CA. Emerged from the West Coast hip hop scene in the early '90s as a protégé of Dr. Dre, notably rapping on Dre's solo debut The Chronic before recording solo himself.

  Song(s):
  Deep Cover (1992) – see Dr. Dre
  Nuthin’ But a "G" Thang (1993) – see Dr. Dre
  Gin & Juice (1994)
  Still D.R.E. (1999) – see Dr. Dre
  Drop It Like It's Hot (with Pharrell Williams, 2004)
  Signs (with Justin Timberlake, 2005)
  California Gurls (2010) – see Katy Perry
  Sweat (with David Guetta, 2011)

  Album(s):
  Doggystyle (1993)

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  Snow

  Song(s):
  Informer (1993)

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  Hank Snow

  Country singer born Clarence Eugene Snow on 5/9/1914 in Brooklyn, Nova Scotia, Canada. Died 12/20/1999.

  Song(s):
  I'm Movin’ On (1950)
  I Don't Hurt Anymore (1954)

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  Mark Snow

  Film and television composer born Martin Fulterman on 8/26/1946 in New York, NY. Best known for composing the theme music for The X-Files.

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  Snow Patrol

  Song(s):
  Run (2004)
  Chasing Cars (2006)
  Shut Your Eyes (2006)
  Crack the Shutters (2008)
  Just Say Yes (2009)

  Album(s):
  Final Straw (2004)
  Eyes Open (2006)

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  Bill Snyder

  Song(s):
  Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered (from Pal Joey, 1950)

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  Ted Snyder

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  Social Distortion

  Album(s):
  Mommy's Little Monster (1983)

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  Soft Cell

  British new wave duo comprised of Dave Ball and Marc Almond.

  Song(s):
  Tainted Love (1981)

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  The Soft Machine

  Album(s):
  The Soft Machine (1968)

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  Machiko Soga

  Song(s):
  Oba-Q Ondo (1966)

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  The Soggy Bottom Boys

  Song(s):
  I Am a Man of Constant Sorrow (2001)

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  Solange

  Album(s):
  A Seat at the Table (2016)

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  Marco Antonio Solis

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  Georg Solti

  Conductor born 10/21/1912 in Hungary. Died 9/5/1997.

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  Stephen Sondheim

  Musical theater composer born 3/22/1930 in New York City, NY. Died 11/26/2021.

  Songs(s):
  Everything's Coming Up Roses (from Gypsy, 1959) – see Ethel Merman
  Tonight (from West Side Storysoundtrack: 1961) – see Marni Nixon
  Somewhere (from West Side Story, 1961) – see Marni Nixon
  Maria (from West Side Story soundtrack: 1961) – see Jim Bryant
  Comedy Tonight (from A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, 1964) – see Zero Mostel
  Send in the Clowns (from A Little Night Music, 1973) – see Judy Collins

  Album(s):
  Candide (musical: 1956) – see Leonard Bernstein
  West Side Story (musical: 1957, soundtrack: 1961) – see Leonard Bernstein
  Gypsy (musical: 1959) – see Jule Styne, musical: 1959)
  A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (musical: 1962)
  Company (musical: 1970)
  Follies (musical: 1971)
  A Little Night Music (musical: 1973)
  Sweeney Todd, the Demon Barber of Fleet Street (musical: 1979, soundtrack: 2008)
  Merrily We Roll Along (musical: 1981)
  Sunday in the Park with George (musical: 1984)
  Follies in Concert (1986)
  Into the Woods (musical: 1988)
  Assassins (musical: 1990)
  Passion (musical: 1994)

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  The Song Spinners

  Song(s):
  You'll Never Know (1943) – see Dick Haymes
  Comin' in on a Wing and a Prayer (1943)

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  Sonia Dada

  Song(s):
  You Don’t Treat Me No Good (1993)

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  Sonic Youth

  Song(s):
  Teenage Riot (1988)

  Album(s):
  Sister (1987)
  Daydream Nation (1988)

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  Sonny & Cher

  Pop duo comprised of Sonny Bono and Cher. Began careers as session singers for Phil Spector. First recorded as Caesar & Cleo in 1963. Married in 1963; divorced in 1974. Had TV series from 71-74. Active: 1963-74

  Song(s):
  I Got You Babe (1965)

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  Sons of the Desert

  Song(s):
  I Hope You Dance (2000) – see Lee Ann Womack

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  Sons of the Pioneers

  Song(s):
  Tumbling Tumbleweeds (1934)
  Cool Water (1941)

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  So Solid Crew

  Song(s):
  21 Seconds (2001)

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  The S.O.S. Band

  Song(s):
  Take Your Time (Do It Right) (1980)

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  Soul Asylum

  Song(s):
  Runaway Train (1993)

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  Soulja Boy Tell'Em

  Song(s):
  Crank That (Soulja Boy) (2007)

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  David Soul

  Song(s):
  Don't Give Up on Us (1977)

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  The Soul Stirrers

  Song(s):
  Jesus Gave Me Water (1950)
  Touch the Hem of His Garment (1956)
  Were You There When They Crucified My Lord (1957)
  By and By (1959)

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  Soul II Soul

  Song(s):
  Back to Life (However Do You Want Me) (1989)
  Keep on Movin’ (1989)

  Album(s):
  Club Classics Vol. 1 (aka "Keep on Movin'") (1989)

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  Soundgarden

  Seattle-based rock group considered one of the biggest acts in shaping the grunge movement and bringing it to prominence in the 1990s. Cornell and Cameron were also in the one-time project Temple of the Dog. Active: 1987-1996 Members: Chris Cornell (v: 87-96), Kim Thayil (g), Hiro Yamamoto (b: 87-91), Matt Cameron (d: 87-96), and Hunter "Ben" Shepherd (b: 91-96).

  Song(s):
  Jesus Christ Pose (1991)
  Outshined (1991)
  Rusty Cage (1991)
  Spoonman (1994)
  Black Hole Sun (1994)
  Burden in My Hand (1996)
  Been Away Too Long (2012)
  Live to Rise (2012)

  Album(s):
  Badmotorfinger (1991)
  Superunknown (1994)

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  John Phillip Sousa

  Songwriter born 11/6/1854 in Washington, DC. Died 3/6/1932.

  Song(s):
  The Washington Post March (1895)
  El Capitan March (1895)
  King Cotton March (1895)
  The Stars and Stripes Forever (1897, new version: 1901)
  At a Georgia Camp Meeting (1900)
  In the Good Old Summertime (with Harry Macdonough & S.H. Dudley, 1902)
  Creole Belles (1902)

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  Joe South

  Song(s):
  Games People Play (1968)

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  J.D. Souther

  Rock singer/songwriter born John David Souther on 11/2/1945 in Detroit, Michigan. Had hits on his own with "You're Only Lonely" and "Her Town Too" (duet with James Taylor). Also wrote/co-wrote for and with others, including Burt Bacharach; Jackson Browne; Crosby, Stills & Nash; the Eagles ("Heartach Tonight", "Best of My Love", "New Kid in Town"); Don Henley ("The Heart of the Matter"); Roy Orbison; Bonnie Raitt; Linda Ronstadt; George Strait; Brian Wilson; Trisha Yearwood; and Warren Zevon.

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  Space

  Song(s):
  Female of the Species (1996)

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  Esperanza Spalding

  Jazz singer, songwriter, bassist, and composer born 10/18/1984 in Portland, Oregon.

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  Spandau Ballet

  Song(s):
  True (1983)

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  The Spaniels

  Song(s):
  Goodnight Sweetheart, Goodnight (1954)
  Stormy Weather (Keeps Rainin' All the Time) (1958)

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  Otis Spann

  Blues pianist born 3/21/1924 (or 1930) in Belzoni or Jackson, Mississippi. Died 4/24/1970.

  Album(s):
  Otis Spann Is the Blues (1960)

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  Pervis Spann

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  Sparks

  Song(s):
  This Town Ain’t Big Enough for the Both of Us (1974)

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  Britney Spears

  Dance-pop singer born 12/2/1981 in McComb, Mississippi.

  Song(s):
  Baby One More Time (1998)
  Oops! I Did It Again (2000)
  Me Against the Music (with Madonna, 2003)
  Toxic (2003)
  Everytime (2003)
  Piece of Me (2007)
  Womanizer (2008)
  3 (2009)
  S & M (2010) – see Rihanna
  Hold It Against Me (2011)
  Hold Me Closer (2022) – see Elton John

  Album(s):
  …Baby One More Time (1999)
  Oops!...I Did It Again (2000)

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  Paul Specht

  Song(s):
  When Hearts Are Young (1923)

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  The Specials

  Song(s):
  Gangsters (1979)
  Ghost Town (1981)

  Album(s):
  The Specials (1979)

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  Phil Spector

  Pop/rock producer born 12/26/1939 in Brooklyn, NY. Noted for developing the "Wall of Sound" approach to recording. During the '60s, he worked with the Crystals, the Dixie Cups, Ben E. King, the Ramones, the Righteous Brothers, the Ronettes, and Ike & Tina Turner. He also produced the Beatles' last album (1970's Let It Be) and solo albums for John Lennon (1970's Plastic Ono Band, 1971's Imagine), and George Harrison (1970's All Things Must Pass).

  Songs Produced and/or Written by Spector:
  Phil Spector: Top 50 Songs
  Spanish Harlem (1960) – see Ben E. King
  He's a Rebel (1962) – see the Crystals
  Be My Baby (1963) – see the Ronettes
  Da Doo Ron Ron (When He Walked Me Home) (1963) – see the Crystals
  Chapel of Love (1964) – see the Dixie Cups
  You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin' (1964) – see Righteous Brothers
  Unchained Melody (1965) – see Righteous Brothers
  River Deep, Mountain High (1966) – see Tina Turner
  Let It Be (1970) – see the Beatles
  My Sweet Lord (1970) – see George Harrison
  Imagine (1971) – see John Lennon

  Albums Produced by Spector:
  A Christmas Gift for You (various artists, 1963)
  Back to Mono (box, 1958-69, released 1991)
  Let It Be (1970) – see the Beatles
  All Things Must Pass (1970) – see George Harrison
  Plastic Ono Band (1970) – see John Lennon
  Imagine (1971) – see John Lennon

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  Speedo

  Member of Rocket from the Crypt.

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  Henry C. Speir

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  Alexander "Skip" Spence

  Born 4/18/1946 in Windsor, Ontario. Died 4/16/1999. Drummer on Jefferson Airplane's debut album (1966's Jefferson Airplane Takes Off) before co-founding Moby Grape (1966-69) as a psychedelic-rock singer/songwriter and guitarist. Career plagued by drug addictions and mental health problems.

  Album(s):
  Oar (1969)

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  Elizabeth Spencer

  Song(s):
  Let the Rest of the World Go By (with Charles Hart, 1920)

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  Grace Spencer

  Song(s):
  Tell Me, Pretty Maiden (1901) – see Harry MacDonough, 1901)

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  Len Spencer

  Pop singer born Leonard Garfield Spencer on 2/12/1867 in Washington, DC. Died 12/15/1914.

  Song(s):
  Little ‘Liza Loves You (1891)
  Ta-Ra-Ra Boom-De-Ay (1892)
  The Old Folks at Home (Swanee River) (1892)
  Near It (1892)
  Carry Me Back to Orld Virginny (1893)
  Mamie Come and Kiss Your Honey Boy (1893)
  Little Alabama Coon (1895)
  The Bully (aka 'Dat New Bully') (1895)
  You've Been a Good Old Wagon But You've Done Broken Down (1896)
  Hot Time on the Levee (with Vess Ossman, 1896)
  A Hot Time in the Old Town (1897)
  Oh Mr. Johnson, Turn Me Loose (1897)
  My Gal Is a High-Born Lady (1897)
  I Don't Like No Cheap Man (1898)
  Hello Ma Baby (1899)
  Smoky Mokes (1899)
  Ma Tiger Lily (1900)
  The Arkansaw Traveler (1902)
  Peaches and Cream (with Ada Jones, 1906)

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  Spice Girls

  British pop quintet comprised of Victoria Adams (later Beckham, aka "Posh Spice"), Melanie Brown (aka Mel B or "Scary Spice"), Emma Bunton (aka "Baby Spice"), Melanie Chisholm (aka Mel C or "Sporty Spice"), and Gerri Halliwell (aka "Ginger Spice"). Active: 1994-2000 .

  Song(s):
  Wannabe (1996)
  2 Become 1 (1996)
  Say You’ll Be There (1997)

  Album(s):
  Spice (1996)
  Spiceworld (1997)

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  Spiderbait

  Song(s):
  Black Betty (2004)

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  Spiller

  Song(s):
  Groovejet (If This Ain’t Love) (with Sopie Ellis-Bextor, 2000)

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  Spin Doctors

  Song(s):
  Two Princes (1991)

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  Spinal Tap

  Album(s):
  This Is Spinal Tap (1984)

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  The Spinners

  R&B vocal group from Ferndale High School near Detroit in 1954. Originally known as the Domingoes. Discovered by producer Harvey Fuqua (v – Moonglows; Spinners: 61). Became The Spinners in 1961. First recorded on Fuqua’s Tri-Phi label. Many personnel changes. Came to define the sound of Philadelphia soul.

  Members: G.C. Cameron (v: 68-72). 1972 lineup included Philippe Wynne (tenor: Spinners: ?-77; Parliament/Funkadelic; died 7/14/84), Bobbie Smith (tenor), Billy Henderson (tenor), Henry Fambrough (baritone), Pervis Jackson (bass), John Edwards (tenor: 77-)

  Song(s):
  Working My Way Back to You/Forgive Me Girl (1979)

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  Spirit

  Album(s):
  Twelve Dreams of Dr. Sardonicus (1970)

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  Spirit of the West

  Song(s):
  Home for a Rest (1990)

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  Spiritualized

  Album(s):
  Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Floating in Space (1997)

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  Victoria Spivey

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  Split Enz

  DMDB profile page

  DMDB podcast: The Best of Crowded House and Neil Finn

  New wave band formed in Auckland, New Zealand in 1972 by Tim Finn (v/k: 72-84) and Phil Judd (v/g: 72-77). Also included Geoff Chunn (d: 73-74), Mike Chunn (b: 72-77), Noel Crombie (percussion/art director: 74-84), Emlyn Crowther (d: 74-76), Neil Finn (v/g: 77-84), Robert Gillies (sax/trumpet: 73-78), Miles Golding (violin: 72-73), Malcolm Green (d: 76-81), Nigel Griggs (b: 77-84), Paul Hester (d: 83-84), Mike Howard (flute: 72-73), Eddie Rayner (k: 74-84), Div Vercoe (d: 73), Wally Wilkinson (g: 73-75). Neil Finn and Hester went on to form Crowded House.

  Song(s):
  Neil & Tim Finn: Top 100 Songs
  I Got You (1980)
  I Hope I Never (1980)

  Album(s):
  Beginning of the Enz (1973)
  Mental Notes (1975)
  Dizrhythmia (1977)
  Frenzy (1979)
  True Colours (1980)
  Corroboree (1981)
  Time and Tide (1982)
  Conflicting Emotions (1983)
  See Ya Round (1984)
  History Never Repeats (compilation: 1976-84, released 1987)

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  Sponge

  Song(s):
  Plowed (1994)

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  Spoon

  Song(s):
  Do You (2014)
  Hot Thoughts (2017)

  Album(s):
  Kill the Moonlight (2002)
  Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga (2007)

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  Dusty Springfield

  Blue-eyed soul singer born Mary Isabel Catherine Bernadette O’Brien on 4/16/1939 in West Hampstead, London, England. Died 3/2/1999.

  Song(s):
  I Only Want to Be with You (1963)
  Wishin’ and Hopin’ (1964)
  You Don’t Have to Say You Love Me (1966)
  The Look of Love (1967)
  Son of a Preacher Man (1968)

  Album(s):
  Dusty in Memphis (1969)

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  Rick Springfield

  Song(s):
  Jessie’s Girl (1981)
  Don’t Talk to Strangers (1982)
  Affair of the Heart (1983)

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  Bruce Springsteen

  Rock singer/songwriter and guitarist born Bruce Frederick Joseph Springsteen on 9/23/1949 in Freehold, NJ. Known as "The Boss." Worked local clubs in New Jersey and Greenwich Village in the mid-60’s. Married to model/actress Julianne Phillips from 1985-1989. Married Patti Scialfa on 6/8/91.

  Has recorded and toured solo and with the E Street Band. Current members: Roy Bittan (k: 74-), Jake Clemons (sax: 12-), Nils Lofgren (g: 84-), Patti Scialfa (v/k/g: 84-), Gary Tallent (b: 72-), Steven Van Zandt (g: 75-83,95-), and Max Weinberg (d: 74-). Past members have included Clarence Clemons (sax: 72-11; died in 2011), Danny Federici (k: 72-08; died 2008), Vini Lopez (d: 72-74), and David Sancious (k: 72-74).

  Special Pages:
  DMDB profile page
  Dave’s Music Database podcast: The Best of Bruce Springsteen, 1973-1988
  In Concert (2000)
  In Concert (2023)

  Song(s):
  Bruce Springsteen: Top 100 Songs
  Blinded by the Light (1973)
  Rosalita (Come Out Tonight) (1973)
  Born to Run (1975)
  Thunder Road (1975)
  Jungleland (1975)
  Santa Claus Is Coming to Town (live, 1975)
  Hungry Heart (1980)
  The River (1980)
  Atlantic City (1982)
  Dancing in the Dark (1984)
  Pink Cadillac (1984)
  Born in the U.S.A. (1984)
  Glory Days (1984)
  I’m on Fire (1984)
  My Hometown (1984)
  Trapped (live, 1984)
  War (live, 1985)
  Brilliant Disguise (1987)
  Tunnel of Love (1987)
  Spare Parts (1987)
  Stand by Me (live, 1987) – see U2
  Every Breath You Take (live, 1988) – see Sting
  The River (live with Sting, 1988)
  Human Touch (1992)
  Streets of Philadelphia (1994)
  Secret Garden (1995)
  The Ghost of Tom Joad (1995)
  Thunder Road (live, 1995) – see Melissa Etheridge
  Spare Parts (live, 1996)
  Born in the U.S.A. (live, slow version, 1996)
  We Shall Overcome (1998)
  Land of Hope and Dreams (recorded live 1999, released 2001)
  American Skin (41 Shots) (recorded live 2000, released 2001)
  I’ll Stand by You (recorded 2000, released 2017)
  My City of Ruins (live, 2001)
  The Rising (2002)
  Empty Sky (2002)
  Devils & Dust (2005)
  When the Saints Go Marching In (live, 2006)
  Radio Nowhere (2007)
  Girls in Their Summer Clothes (2007)
  Magic (2007)
  Terry’s Song (2007)
  The Wrestler (2008)
  Outlaw Pete (2009)
  London Calling (live, 2009)
  We Take Care of Our Own (2012)
  Wrecking Ball (2012)
  Rocky Ground (2012)
  Jack of All Trades (2012)
  Sexy as I Know It (2012) – see as Jimmy Fallon
  Whip My Hair (2012) – see as Jimmy Fallon
  Don’t Change (live, 2014)
  Stayin’ Alive (live, 2014)
  Royals (live, 2014)
  Jump (live, 2014)
  Rebel Rebel (live, 2016)
  Take It Easy (live, 2016)
  Purple Rain (live, 2016)
  That’s What Makes Us Great (2017) – see Joe Grushecky
  Hello Sunshine (2019)
  Sundown (2019)
  Wasted Days (2021) – see John Mellencamp

  Album(s):
  Bruce Springsteen: Top 10 Albums
  Greetings from Asbury Park, N.J. (1973)
  The Wild, the Innocent, & the E Street Shuffle (1973)
  Born to Run (1975)
  The Promise (archives, 1976-78)
  Darkness on the Edge of Town (1978)
  The River (1980)
  The Ties That Bind: The River Collection (box set: 1979-80, released 2015)
  Nebraska (1982)
  Born in the U.S.A. (1984)
  Live 1975/1985 (live box with the E Street Band, 1985)
  Tunnel of Love (1987)
  Human Touch (1992)
  Lucky Town (1992)
  Greatest Hits (compilation: 1975-95, released 1995)
  The Ghost of Tom Joad (1995)
  Tracks (archives, box: 1972-95, released 1998)
  Live in New York City (live: 2000, released 2001)
  The Rising (2002)
  The Essential: Limited Edition (box: 1973-2002, released 2003)
  Devils & Dust (2005)
  We Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions (covers, 2006)
  Magic (2007)
  Working on a Dream (2009)
  Greatest Hits (compilation: 1973-2007, released 2009)
  Wrecking Ball (2012)
  Collection (compilation: 1973-2010, released 2013)
  High Hopes (2014)
  American Beauty (EP, 2014)
  The Essential (compilation: 1973-2014, released 2015)
  Chapter and Verse (compilation: 1966-2012, released 2016)
  Springsteen on Broadway (live, 2018)
  Western Stars (2019)
  Letter to You (2020)

  The DMDB Blog:
  Jon Landau wrote about Bruce Springsteen: May 22, 1974 (5/22/12)

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  Squeeze

  New wave group from England led by Chris Difford and Glenn Tilbrook. Paul Carrack served as a guest vocalist in 1981 ("Tempted") and 1993 ("Some Fantastic Place").

  DMDB profile page: Squeeze
  DMDB podcast: The Best of Squeeze
  DMDB review of Squeeze: In Concert

  Song(s):
  The Top 50 Songs of Squeeze, Chris Difford, and Glenn Tilbrook.
  Up the Junction (1979)
  Slap and Tickle (1979)
  Pulling Mussels from the Shell (1980)
  Tempted (1981)
  Black Coffee in Bed (1982)
  I Won’t Ever Go Drinking Again (?) (1985)
  Heartbreaking World (1985)
  Slaughtered, Gutted, and Heartbroken (1989)
  Temptation for Love (with Cathy Dennis, 1995)
  To Be a Dad (1998)

  Album(s):
  Squeeze (1978)
  Cool for Cats (1979)
  Argybargy (1980)
  East Side Story (1981)
  Sweets from a Stranger (1982)
  Singles: 45s and Under (compilation: 1978-82, released 1982)
  Difford & Tilbrook (Chris Difford and Glenn Tilbrook, 1984)
  Cosi Fan Tutti Frutti (1985)
  Babylon and On (1987)
  Frank (1989)
  Greatest Hits (compilation: 1978-89, released 2001)
  Play (1991)
  Some Fantastic Place (1993)
  Piccadilly Collection (compilation: 1980-93, released 1996)
  Ridiculous (1995)
  Domino (1998)
  Big Squeeze: The Very Best of (compilation: 1978-98, released 2002)
  Essential (compilation: 1978-98, released 2007)
  Cradle to the Grave (2015)
  The Knowledge (2017)

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  Billy Squier

  Song(s):
  Christmas Is the Time to Say "I Love You" (1981)
  Everybody Wants You (1982)

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  Chris Squire

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  John Squire

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  Stabbing Westward

  Song(s):
  What Do I Have to Do? (1996)

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  Jo Stafford

  Singer born 11/12/1917 in Coalinga, CA. Died 7/16/2008. #1 ranked female vocalist of the 1940-54 pre-rock era. Sang with Tommy Dorsey (40-42) and the Pied Pipers (42-44). Had hits with Red Ingle and Johnny Mercer and ran up a string of solo and duet successes. Married to orchestra leader Paul Weston. Host of own TV musical series (54-55).

  Song(s):
  Yes Indeed! (1941) – see Tommy Dorsey
  It Could Happen to You (1944)
  Alone Together (1944)
  Candy (1945) – see Johnny Mercer
  No Other Love (1950)
  If (They Made Me King) (1951)
  You Belong to Me (1952)
  Make Love to Me! (1954)

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  Staind

  Song(s):
  It’s Been Awhile (2001)
  So Far Away (2003)
  Not Again (2011)

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  Chris Stamp

  Music manager for the Who and Jimi Hendrix.

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  Joe Stampley

  Country singer born 6/6/1943 in Springhill, LA.

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  The Standells

  Song(s):
  Dirty Water (1966)

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  The Stanley Brothers

  Bluegrass duo comprised of brothers Carter Stanley (1925-1966) and Ralph Stanley (1927-2016). Performed as the Stanley Brothers with their band, the Clinch Mountain Boys, from 1946 to 1966. Ralph continued to used the name "Stanley Brothers" after his brother’s death.

  Song(s):
  I Am a Man of Constant Sorrow (1950)
  Rank Stranger (1960)

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  Aileen Stanley

  Song(s):
  My Mammy (1921)
  All by Myself (1921)
  Everybody Loves My Baby (1925)

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  Frank Stanley

  Singer and banjoist born William Stanley Grinsted on 12/29/1868 in Orange, NJ. Died 12/12/1910. Sang bass with the Peerless Quartet (1907-10).

  Song(s):
  Blue Bell (1904) – see Byron G. Harlan
  Listen to the Mocking Bird (aka "The Mocking Bird") (with Corinne Morgan, 1904)
  Auld Lang Syne (1907)
  Red Wing (An Indian Fable) (with Henry Burr, 1907)
  Good Evening, Caroline (with Elise Stevenson, 1909)
  Tramp! Tramp! Tramp! (1910) – see Byron G. Harlan

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  Paul Stanley

  Rock guitarist born Stanley Bert Eisen in Manhattan, NY. Founding member of band Kiss (73-).

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  Ralph Stanley

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  The Staple Singers

  Song(s):
  Uncloudy Day (1956)
  A Dying Man’s Plea (1962)
  Respect Yourself (1971)
  I’ll Take You There (1972)

  Album(s):
  Soul Folk in Action (1968)

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  Mavis Staples

  Song(s):
  I Give You Power (2017) – see Arcade Fire
  Nina Cried Power (2018) – see Hozier

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  Chris Stapleton

  Song(s):
  Tennessee Whiskey (2015)
  Nobody to Blame (2015)
  Broken Halos (2017)
  Starting Over (2020)
  Cold (2020)

  Album(s):
  Traveller (2015)
  From a Room: Volume I (2017)
  Starting Over (2020)

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  Jack Stapp

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  Starbuck

  Song(s):
  Moonlight Feels Right (1976)

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  Stardust

  Song(s):

  Music Sounds Better with You (1998)

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  Alvin Stardust

  Song(s):
  My Coo-Ca-Chooo (1973)

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  Zak Starkey

  Rock drummer with The Who and Oasis. Song of drummer Ringo Starr.

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  Starland Vocal Band

  Song(s):
  Afternoon Delight (1976)

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  Edwin Starr

  R&B singer/songwriter born Charles Edwin Hatcher on 1/21/1942 in Nashville, TN. Died 4/2/2003. Famous for his Norman Whitfield-produced singles of the 1970s.

  Song(s):
  War (1970)

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  Kay Starr

  Pop singer born Katherine Laverne Starks on 7/21/1922 in Dougherty, OK. Died 11/3/2016.

  Song(s):
  Wheel of Fortune (1952)
  Rock and Roll Waltz (1955)

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  Maurice Starr

  Pop songwriter best known for his work with New Kids on the Block.

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  Ringo Starr

  Rock drummer and singer born Richard Starkey on 7/7/1940 in Dingle, Liverpool, England. With the Beatles ("Yellow Submarine", "With a Little Help from My Friends") and a solo artist ("It Don’t Come Easy," "Photograph").

  Song(s):
  Photograph (1973)

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  Starship

  Rock band formed by Jefferson Starship alumni Slick, Chaquico, Sears, Thomas, and Baldwin.

  Active: 1985-1991 Members: Grace Slick (v: 85-88), Craig Chaquico (g – Jefferson Starship: 74-84; Starship: 85-89), Pete Sears (b – Jefferson Starship: 74-84; Starship: 85-89), Mickey Thomas (v: 85-89), and Don Baldwin (d – Jefferson Starship: 82-84; Starship: 85-89).

  Song(s):
  We Built This City (1985)
  Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us Now (1987)

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  Stars on 45

  Song(s):
  Medley I (1981)

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  Static Major

  Song(s):
  Lollipop (2008) – see Lil Wayne

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  Candi Staton

  Song(s):
  Young Hearts Run Free (1976)

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  The Statler Brothers

  Country/gospel vocal group. Formed in 1955 in Stauton, VA. Active until 2002. Only two members, Don Reid (lead: 60-02) and Harold Reid (bass: 55-02) were actually brothers and no one in the group was named Statler. Other members were Joe McDorman (lead: 55-60), Phil Balsley (baritone: 55-02), Lew DeWitt (tenor: 55-82), and Jimmy Fortune (tenor: 82-02).

  Song(s):
  Flowers on the Wall (1965)

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  Status Quo

  Song(s):
  Pictures of Matchstick Men (1967)

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  Stealers Wheel

  Song(s):
  Stuck in the Middle with You (1973)

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  Steam

  Song(s):
  Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye (1969)

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  Eleanor Steber

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  John Steel

  Song(s):
  A Pretty Girl Is Like a Melody (1919)
  The Love Nest (1920)
  Whispering (1920)
  Say It with Music (1922)

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  Don Steele

  Radio show host of The Real Don Steele.

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  Jon Steele & Sandra

  Song(s):
  My Happiness (1948)

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  Tommy Steele

  Song(s):
  Rock with the Caveman (1956)
  A Handful of Songs (1957)

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  Steel Pulse

  Album(s):
  Handsworth Revolution (1978)

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  Steely Dan

  L.A.-based, pop/jazz-styled group formed at NY's Bard College formed by Fagen and Becker and featuring various studio musicians. Actor/comedian Chevy Chase was the band's drummer in its formative years.

  Active: 1972-80, 1994, 2000-2003 Members: Donald Fagen (v/k) and Walter Becker (b/v: 72-81,93)

  Song(s):
  Reeling in the Years (1972)
  Do It Again (1972)
  Dirty Work (1972)
  Rikki Don't Lose That Number (1974)
  Peg (1977)
  Deacon Blues (1977)
  FM (No Static at All) (1978)
  Hey Nineteen (1980)

  Album(s):
  Can't Buy a Thrill (1972)
  Countdown to Ecstasy (1973)
  Pretzel Logic (1974)
  Katy Lied (1975)
  The Royal Scam (1976)
  Aja (1977)
  Gaucho (1980)
  Two Against Nature (2000)

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  Gwen Stefani

  Ska/alternative-rock singer born 10/3/1969. With No Doubt ("Just a Girl", "Don't Speak"). Also a solo artist.

  Song(s):
  What You Waiting For? (2004)
  Hollaback Girl (2004)

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  Seymour Stein

  Record executive (Sire, Warner Bros.) born 4/18/1942 in Brooklyn, NY.

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  Billy Steinberg

  American songwriter who has achieved most of his success as part of a songwriting team, most notably with Tom Kelly.

  Songwriting credits on:
  How Do I Make You (Linda Ronstadt, 1980)
  Precious Time (Pat Benatar, 1981)
  I'm Gonna Follow You (Pat Benatar, 1981)
  Like a Virgin (Madonna, 1984)
  True Colors (Cyndi Lauper)
  So Emotional (Whitney Houston)
  Eternal Flame (Bangles)
  Alone (Heart)
  In Your Room (Bangles)
  I Drove All Night (Cyndi Lauper)
  I Touch Myself (Divinyls)
  Sex As a Weapon (Pat Benatar)
  Look Me in the Heart (Tina Turner)
  I'll Stand by You (Pretenders, 1993)
  Too Little Too Late (JoJo)

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  William Steinberg

  Conductor born Hans Wilhelm Steinberg in Cologne, Germany on 8/1/1899. Died May 16, 1978. Protégé of Otto Klemperer. Became first conductor of the Palestine Symphony Orchestra. Conducted a number of concerts with the NBC Symphony (1938-40) and was the music director of the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra (1945-52).

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  Max Steiner

  Song(s):
  My Own True Love (Tara’s Theme) (1939)

  Album(s):
  Gone with the Wind (soundtrack: 1939)

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  Jim Steinman

  Composer, lyricist, playright, and record producer born 11/1/1947 in New York City, NY. Died 4/19/2021. Started in musical theatre, but found his greatest fame when he teamed with Meat Loaf to write songs for the legendary Bat Out of Hell in 1977. He also returned to Broadway, teaming with Andrew Lloyd Webber for the musical Whistle Down the Wind. His repertoire has sold more than 190 million records.
  DMDB podcast: The Best of Meat Loaf and Jim Steinman

  Songs written by Steinman:
  Paradise by the Dashboard Light (1977) – see Meat Loaf
  Bat Out of Hell (1977) – see Meat Loaf
  Total Eclipse of the Heart (1983) – see Bonnie Tyler
  Making Love Out of Nothing at All (1983) – see Air Supply
  I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That) (1993) – see Meat Loaf
  It's All Coming Back to Me Now (1996) – see Celine Dion

  Albums written by Steinman:
  Bat Out of Hell (1977) – see Meat Loaf
  Bat Out of Hell II: Back into Hell (1993) – see Meat Loaf

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  Hailee Stenfield

  Song(s):
  Starving (with Zedd & Grey, 2016)

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  Van Stephenson

  Song(s):
  Modern Day Delilah (1984)

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  Wolf Stephenson

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  W.H. Stepp

  Song(s):
  Bonaparte's Retreat (1937)

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  Steppenwolf

  Song(s):
  Born to Be Wild (1968)
  Magic Carpet Ride (1968)

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  Steps

  Song(s):
  5, 6, 7, 8 (1997)
  Tragedy (1998)
  Heartbeat (1998)

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  Stereo MC's

  Album(s):
  Connected (1992)

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  Stereophonics

  Album(s):
  Word Gets Around (1997)

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  Andrew B. Sterling

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  The Sterling Trio

  Three-quarters of the Peerless Quartet.

  Active: 1916-1922 Members: Henry Burr (tenor), Albert Campbell (tenor), John Meyer (bass)

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  Isaac Stern

  Violinist born 7/21/1920 in Kremenets, Ukraine, Russia. Died 9/22/2001.

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  Cat Stevens

  Pop/folk singer/songwriter born Steven Demetre Georgiou on 7/21/1948 in London, England.

  Song (s):
  Wild World (1970)
  Faher and Son (1970)
  Moon Shadow (1971)
  Peace Train (1971)
  Morning Has Broken (1971)

  Album(s):
  Tea for the Tillerman (1970)
  Teaser and the Firecat (1971)
  Catch Bull at Four (1972)
  Greatest Hits (compilation, 1975)

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  Corey Stevens

  Song(s):
  I’ll Play the Blues for You (1995)

  Album(s):
  Blue Drops of Rain (1995)

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  Elise Stevens

  Song(s):
  Are You Sincere? (1908)

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  Ray Stevens

  Country/comedy singer born Harold Ray Ragsdale on 1/24/1939 in Clarksdale, GA.

  Song(s):
  Everything Is Beautiful (1970)
  The Streak (1974)

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  Risë Stevens

  American operatic soprano.

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  Shakin' Stevens

  Singer/songwriter born Michael Barratt on ¾/1948 in Ely, Wales.

  Song(s):
  This Ole House (1981)
  You Drive Me Crazy (1981)
  Merry Christmas Everybody (1985)

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  Sufjan Stevens

  Song(s):
  Chicago (2005)

  Album(s):
  Illinois (2005)
  Carrie & Lowell (2015)

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  Elise Stevenson

  Singer who is believed to have also recorded under the pseudonym "Miss Walton."

  Song(s):
  Because You’re You (1907) – see Harry MacDonough
  Shine on, Harvest Moon (1909) – see Harry MacDonough
  Good Evening, Caroline (1909) – see Frank Stanley

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  William "Mickey" Stevenson

  R&B songwriter and record producer born 1/4/1937 in Detroit, Michigan. Worked with Motown in the early days and later with MGM.

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  Al Stewart

  Song(s):
  Year of the Cat (1976)
  Time Passages (1978)

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  Amii Stewart

  Song(s):
  Knock on Wood (1979)

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  Andy Stewart

  Song(s):
  A Scottish Soldier (Green Hills of Tyrol) (with the Michael Sammes Singers, 1961)

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  Cal Stewart

  Singer born in 1856 in Charlotte County, VA. Died 12/7/1919.

  Song(s):
  Uncle Josh's Arrival in New York (1898)
  I'm Old But I'm Awfully Tough (Laughing Song) (1898)
  Uncle Josh in Society (1899)
  Jim Lawson's Horse Trade with Deacon Witherspoon (1901)
  Uncle Josh's Huskin' Bee Dance (1901)
  Uncle Josh on an Automobile (1903)
  Uncle Josh and the Insurance Agent (1904)

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  Darryl Stewart

  Song(s):
  A Man Called Peter (1955)

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  Dave Stewart

  Half of the Eurythmics and later a producer.

  Song(s):
  Eurythmics/Annie Lennox: Top 30 Songs

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  Ian Stewart

  Blues-rock keyboardist born Ian Andrew Robert Stewart on 7/18/1938 in Pittenweem, Fife, Scotland. Died 12/12/1985. With Blues Incorporated (62) and The Rolling Stones (63-85). Also worked with Howlin' Wolf, Ronnie Lane, Led Zeppelin, and George Thorogood.

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  Jim Stewart

  Record executive with Stax born 7/29/1930 in Middleton, TX.

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  Redd Stewart

  Song(s):
  Slow Poke (1951) – see Pee Wee King

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  Rod Stewart

  Rock singer born Roderick David Stewart on 1/10/1945 in Highgate, London, England. With the Shotgun Express (66), Jeff Beck Group (67-69), and The Faces (69-75). Has worked as a solo artist since 1969.

  Song(s):
  Maggie May (1971)
  Reason to Believe (1971)
  Mandolin Wind (1971)
  You Wear It Well (1972)
  Sailing (1975)
  Tonight's the Night (Gonna Be Alright) (1976)
  You’re in My Heart (The Final Acclaim (1977)
  Da Ya Think I'm Sexy? (1978)
  Forever Young (1988)
  Have I Told You Lately? (1991)
  All for Love (1993) – see Bryan Adams

  Album(s):
  Every Picture Tells a Story (1971)
  A Night on the Town (1976)
  Foot Loose & Fancy Free (1977)
  Greatest Hits (compilation: 1971-78, charted 1979)
  Storyteller (box: 1964-89, released 1989)
  Best of (compilation, 1989)

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  Stiff Little Fingers

  Song(s):
  Alternative Ulster (1978)

  Album(s):
  Inflammable Material (1979)

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  Robert Stigwood

  Music manager for the Bee Gees. Produced movies Saturday Night Fever and Grease.

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  Richard Stilgoe

  Song(s):
  All I Ask of You (from Phantom of the Opera, 1986) – see Sarah Brightman

  Album(s):
  Phantom of the Opera (1986) – see Andrew Lloyd Webber

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  Al Stillman

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  Stephen Stills

  DMDB profile page

  Rock singer and guitarist born 1/3/1945 in Dallas, TX. With The Continentals (1960), The Au Go Go Singers (1964-65), The Company (1965), Buffalo Springfield (1966-68), Crosby, Stills & Nash (1969-), solo (1970-), Manassas (1971-73), Stills-Young Band (1976), Stills/Nash (1980-82).

  Song(s):
  Crosby Stills Nash Young: Top 100 Songs
  For What It's Worth (1966) – see Buffalo Springfield
  Love the One You're With (1970)

  Album(s):
  Carry On (box set: 1962-2002, released 2013)

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  Sting

  Rock singer and bassist born Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner on 10/2/51 in Wallsend, England. With Last Exit, Strontium 90 (77), Nuclear Waste (77), The Police (77-86, 07-08). Solo artist since 1981. Nicknamed "Sting" because of a yellow and black jersey he used to wear. In movies Quadrophenia, Dune, The Bride, Plenty, and others. Married actress/producer Trudie Styler in 1992.

  Sting & the Police's DMDB profile page

  DMDB podcast "The Best of Sting"

  Song(s):
  Sting & The Police: Top 60 Songs
  Message in a Bottle (live, 1981)
  Roxanne (live, 1981)
  Russians (1985)
  Moon Over Bourbon Street (1985)
  Fortress Around Your Heart (1985)
  They Dance Alone (1987)
  Englishman in New York (1987)
  Someone to Watch Over Me (1987)
  Every Breath You Take (live with Bruce Springsteen, 1988)
  The River (live, 1988) – see Bruce Springsteen
  All This Time (1990)
  The Soul Cages (1991)
  It's Probably Me (with Eric Clapton, 1992)
  All for Love (1993) – see Bryan Adams
  If I Ever Lose My Faith in You (1993)
  Fields of Gold (1993)
  Epilogue (Nothing 'Bout Me) (1993)
  I Hung My Head (1996)
  I'm So Happy I Can't Stop Crying (1996)
  Desert Rose (with Cheb Mami, 1999)
  Fill Her Up (1999)
  Tomorrow We'll See (1999)
  Stolen Car (Take Me Dancing) (2003)
  Always on Your Side (2006) – see Sheryl Crow
  Practical Arrangement (2013)
  Sittin' on the Dock of the Bay (2020)

  Album(s):
  The Dream of the Blue Turtles (1985)
  Bring on the Night (live: recorded 1985, released 1986)
  Nothing Like the Sun (1987)
  The Soul Cages (1991)
  Ten Summoner's Tales (1993)
  Fields of Gold – The Best of (compilation: 1985-94, released 1994)
  Mercury Falling (1996)
  Brand New Day (1999)
  All This Time (live, 2001)
  Very Best of Sting & the Police (compilation: 1978-1999, released 2002)
  Sacred Love (2003)
  Songs from the Labyrinth (2006)
  If on a Winter's Night (Christmas, 2009)
  25 Years (box: 1985-2010, released 2011)
  The Last Ship (2013)
  57th & 9th (2016)
  44/876 (with Shaggy, 2018)
  Duets (compilation: 2021)
  The Bridge (2021)

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  Michael Stipe

  Rock singer/songwriter born John Michael Stipe on 1/4/1960 in Decatur, GA. With R.E.M.

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  Frederick Stock

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  Larry Stock

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  Frank Stokes

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  Leopold Stokowski

  Orchestra conductor born 4/18/1882 in London, England. Died 9/13/1977.

  Album(s):
  Fantasia (soundtrack: 1940) – see Disney

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  George Stoll

  Song(s):
  June in January (1934) – see Bing Crosby
  Pennies from Heaven (1936) – see Bing Crosby

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  Mike Stoller

  Songwriter and record producer born 3/13/1933 in Belle Harbor, New York City, NY. Most notable work with partner Jerry Leiber. They were one of the songwriting teams to work in the legendary Brill Building, known for housing some of pop music history's most famous songwriters and publishers.

  Songs written with Jerry Leiber:
  Leiber & Stoller: Top 50 Songs
  Hound Dog (1953) – see Big Mama Thornton
  Hound Dog (1956) – see Elvis Presley
  Searchin' (1957) – see the Coasters
  Young Blood (1957) – see the Coasters
  Jailhouse Rock (1957) – see Elvis Presley
  Yakety Yak (1958) – see the Coasters
  Kansas City (1959) – see Wilbert Harrison
  Love Potion No. 9 (1959) – see the Clovers
  There Goes My Baby (1959) – see the Drifters
  Spanish Harlem (1960) – see Ben E. King
  Stand by Me (1961) – see Ben E. King
  On Broadway (1963) – see the Drifters
  Is That All There Is? (1969) – see Peggy Lee

  Album(s):
  Smokey Joe’s Café (musical: 1995) – see Jerry Leiber

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  Morris Stoloff

  Song(s):
  Moonglow and Theme from "Picnic" (1956)

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  Cliffie Stone

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  Jesse Stone

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  Matt Stone

  Album(s):
  The Book of Mormon (musical: 2011) – see Robert Lopez

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  Sly Stone

  R&B singer/songwriter born Sylvester Stewart on 3/15/1944 in Denton, TX. Helmed Sly & the Family Stone.

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  Ernest V. "Pop" Stoneman

  Song(s):
  The Titanic (1924)

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  The Stone Roses

  Song(s):
  Fools Gold (1989)
  I Am the Resurrection (1989)
  I Wanna Be Adored (1989)
  She Bangs the Drums (1989)
  Love Spreads (1994)

  Album(s):
  The Stone Roses (1989)

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  Stone Sour

  Song(s):
  Bother (2002)
  Through Glass (2006)
  Say You'll Haunt Me (2010)

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  Stone Temple Pilots

  American rock group associated with the grunge movement of the 1990s. Active:1992-2003, 2008-2013 Members: