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, 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)
Your Love Is King (1984)
Paradise (1988)

Album(s):
Diamond Life (1984)
Promise (1985)
Love Deluxe (1992)
Best of (compilation: 1984-93, released 1994)
Lovers Rock (2000)
Soldier of Love (2010)

SSgt Barry Sadler

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

Album(s):
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)
Soldier Blue (1971)

The Saints

Song(s):
I’m Stranded (1976)

Album(s):
I’m Stranded (1977)
Eternally Yours (1978)

Camille Saint-Saëns

Classical composer.

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

Folk-rock singer/songwriter born 7/22/1963 in New Haven, CT. With Indigo Girls (1985-).

Album(s):
Murmuration Nation (2017)

Saliva

Song(s):
Click Click Boom (2001)

Salt-N-Pepa

Song(s):
Push It (1987)
Expression (1990)
Let’s Talk About Sex (1991)
Whatta Man (with En Vogue, 1993)
Shoop (1993)
None of Your Business (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) You Don’t Know Like I Know (1966)
Soul Man (1967)
When Something Is Wrong with My Baby (1967)
Soothe Me (1967)
I Thank You (1968)
Wrap It Up (1968)

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

Richie Sambora

Rock guitarist born 7/11/1959 in Perth Amboy, New Jersey. With Bon Jovi (1983-2013).

Sampha

Album(s):
Process (2017)

Joe Sample

Jazz pianist.

Sam the Sham & the Pharoahs

Song(s):
Wooly Bully (1965)
Lil’ Red Riding Hood (1966)

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

Paul Samwell-Smith

Rock bassist born Paul G. Smith on 5/8/1943 in Brentford, West London, England. With Yardbirds (1963-68) and Box of Frogs (1984-86).

David Sancious

Rock keyboardist born 11/30/1953 in Asbury Park, NJ. With Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band.

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)

James Sanderson

Song(s):
Hail to the Chief (m: James Sanderson, w: Albert Gamse, 1810)

Arturo Sandoval

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

Sandpiper Chorus

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

Tommy Sands

Song(s):
Teen-Age Crush (1957)

The Sanford/Townsend Band

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

Samantha Sang

Song(s):
Emotion (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 José Chepito Áreas (percussion: 69-77, 88-89), David Brown (b: 67-71, 74-76), Mike Carabello (percussion: 66-71, 14-16), Gregg Rolie (k/v: 66-73), Neal Schon (g: 71-73), Michael Shrieve (d: 69-74, 14-16). Schon and Rolie went on to form Journey.

Song(s):
Soul Sacrifice (1969)
Black Magic Woman (1970)
Evil Ways (1970)
Oye Como Va (1971)
Samba Pa Ti (1974)
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)
Santana III (1971)
Lotus (1974)
Supernatural (1999)
Shaman (2002)

Kike Santander

Gustavo Santaolalla

Herman Santiago

Doo-wop singer/songwriter born 2/18/1941 in San Juan, Puerto Rico. With Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers.

Santo & Johnny

Song(s):
Sleep Walk (1959)

Romeo Santos

Song(s):
Propuesta Indecente (with Eliza Gonzalez, 2013)
El Farsante (2017) – see Ozuna

Alejandro Sanz

Kenny Sargent

Song(s):
Under a Blanket of Blue (1933) – see Glen Gray
It’s the Talk of the Town (1933) – see Glen Gray
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).

Song(s):
Big Bad Moon (1989)

Rick Savage

Rock bassist born 12/2/1960 in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England. With Def Leppard (1977-).

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)

Charles C. Sawyer

Song(s):
Weeping Sad and Lonely (words by Sawyer, music by Henry Tucker; 1863)

JP Saxe

Song(s):
If the World Was Ending (with Julia Michaels, 2020)

Bidu Sayao

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

Saxon

Album(s):
Wheels of Steel (1980)

Leo Sayer

Song(s):
Long Tall Glasses (I Can Dance) (1974)
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):
Loan Me a Dime (1969)
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

Joey Scarbury

Song(s):
Believe It Or Not (Theme from Greatest American Hero) (1981)

Scarface

Album(s):
The Untouchable (1997)

Domenico Scarlatti

Classical composer.

Album(s):
Piano Sonatas (1951)

Scatman John

Song(s):
Scatman (Ski-Ba-Bop-Ba-Dop-Bop) (1955)

Michael Schenker

Patti Scialfa

Rock singer/songwriter born Vivienne Patricia Scialfa on 7/29/1953 in Deal, NJ. With Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band.

Lalo Schifrin

Song(s):
Mission Impossible (1968)

Album(s):
Bullitt (soundtrack, 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 (1969-77, 2015) and the Eagles (1977-80, 1994-) and worked as a solo artist.

Al Schmitt

Alexander Schneider

Florian Schneider

Electronica keyboardist born Florian Schneider-Esleben on 4/7/1947 in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Died 4/21/2020. With Kraftwerk (1970-2008).

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)
Three Piano Pieces (Drei Klavierstücke) (1909)
String Quartet No. 3, Op. 30 (1927)
Gurre-Lieder (1932)
String Quartet No. 4, Op. 37 (1936)

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 (1971-73, 2016), Journey (1973-86, 1996-), with Jan Hammer (1981-82), HSAS (1983-84), Bad English (1987-91), Hardline (1992, 2002), with Paul Rodgers (1993, 1997, 2011), Just If I (1995), Abraxas Pool (1997), and Soul SirkUS (2005).

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.

Song(s):
Ave Maria (1825)

Classical Work(s):
Piano Quintet in A major (Trout) (1819)
Symphony No. 8 (Unfinished) (1822)
String Quartet No. 14 in D minor (1824)
Symphony No. 9 in C major (The Great) (1828)
Piano Sonata in B flat (1828)
String Quintet in C major (1828)
Twelve Lieder/Moments Musicaux (performed by Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, 1953)

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)
Piano Quintet in E flat major (1842)
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)
Pocahontas (soundrack, 1995) – see Alan Menken
Wicked (musical: 2003)

Peter Schilling

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

Al Schmitt

Gina Schock

New-wave drummer born Regina Ann Schock on 8/31/1957 in Baltimore, MD. With The Go-Go’s (1979-).

The Schoolboys

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

Richard Schukburgh

Song by Schukburgh (words), traditional (music):
Yankee Doodle (aka "Yankee Doodle Went to Town") (1754)
Yankee Doodle (aka "Yankee Doodle Went to Town") (1894) – see Vess Ossman

Scissor Sisters

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

Album(s):
Scissor Sisters (2004)

Scooter

Song(s):
The Logical Song (2002)

Scorpio aka Mr. Ness

Rap singer born Eddie Morris on 11/12/1960 in the Bronx, NY. With Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five.

The Scorpions

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

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.

Calum Scott

Song(s):
Dancing on My Own (2016)
You Are the Reason (with Leona Lewis, 2018)

Jack Scott

Song(s):
Goodbye Baby (1958)

James Scott

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

Jill Scott

Song(s):
Love Rain (Suite) (2001)

Album(s):
Who Is Jill Scott? Words and Music Vol. 1 (2000)
The Light of the Sun (2011)
Woman (2015)

Jimmy Scott

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

Album(s):
Falling in Love Is Wonderful (1962)

Travis Scott

Song(s):
Goosebumps (with Kendrick Lamar, 2016)
Butterfly Effect (2017)
Love Galore (2017) – see SZA
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)
Meltdown (with Drake, 2023)

Album (s):
Birds in the Trap Sing McKnight (2016)
Astroworld (2018)
Utopia (2023)

Gil Scott-Heron

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

Album(s):
Pieces of a Man (1971)
The Revolution Will Not Be Televised (1972)
Winter in America (1974)

Screaming Trees

Song(s):
Nearly Lost You (1992)

Album(s):
Dust (1996)

The Script

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

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.

Ryan Seacrest

TV and radio personality born 12/24/1974 in Atlanta, GA. Has hosted American Top 40, American Idol, and Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve.

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)

Seals & Croft

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

Dan Seals

Song(s):
I’d Really Love to See You Tonight (England Dan & John Ford Coley, 1976)
Bop (1985)
Meet Me in Montana (1985) – see Marie Osmond
Everything That Glitters Is Not Gold (1986)
You Still Move Me (1986)
I Will Be There (1987)
Three Time Loser (1987)
One Friend (1987)
Addicted (1988)
Big Wheels in the Moonlight (1988)
Love on Arrival (1990)
Good Times (1990)

Son Seals

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

Jay Sean

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

The Searchers

Song(s):
Sweets for My Sweet (1963)
Needles and Pins (1964)
Love Potion No. 9 (1964)

Reverend Edmund Hamilton Sears

Song(s):
It Came Upon a Midnight Clear (words by Sears, music by Richard Storrs Willis; 1850)

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)

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.

John Sebastian

Rock singer/songwriter born on 3/17/1944 in Greenwich Village, NY. With Lovin’ Spoonful.

Song(s):
Welcome Back (1976)

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):
Oh Carol (1959)
Calendar Girl 91960)
Breaking Up Is Hard to Do (fast version) (1962)
Laughter in the Rain (1974)
Bad Blood (1975)
The Immigrant (1975)
Breaking Up Is Hard to Do (slow version) (1975)

The Seeds

Song(s):
Can’t Seem to Make You Mine (1965)
Pushin’ Too Hard (1965)

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)

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)

Blossom Seeley

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

Seether

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

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):
Ramblin’ Gamblin’ Man (1968)
2 2=? (Bob Seger System, 1968)
Turn the Page (live, 1976)
Night Moves (1976)
Mainstreet (1976)
Old Time Rock and Roll (1978)
Still the Same (1978)
Against the Wind (1980)
Shame on the Moon (1982)
Roll Me Away (1982)
Shakedown (1987)
The Real Love (1991)

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)

Andrés Segova

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

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)
Dreaming of You (1995)

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)
I Only Have Eyes for You (with Howard Phillips, 1934)

Phil Selway

Experimental-rock drummer born 5/23/1967 in Abingdon, UK. With Radiohead (1985-).

Michael Sembello

Song(s):
Maniac (1983)

Semisonic

Song(s):
Closing Time (1998)

Sepultura

Album(s):
Arise (1991)
Roots (1996)

Danny Seraphine

Jazz-rock drummer born in Chicago, IL. With Chicago (1967-1990).

Rudolf Serkin

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

Roger Sessions

Composer.

Keala Settle

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

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)

Seven Mary Three

Song(s):
Cumbersome (1995)

David Seville

Song(s):
The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don't Be Late) (The Chipmunks, 1958)
Witch Doctor (1958)
Alvin’s Harmonica (The Chipmunks, 1959)

Conrad Sewell

Song(s):
Start Again (2015)

Sex Pistols

Influential and notorious British punk group assembled by Malcom McLaren at his London clothing store, SEX. Active: 1975-78 Members: John Lydon (aka "Johnny Rotten") (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)
Submission (1977)
My Way (Sid Vicious, 1978)
No One Is Innocent (A Punk Prayer by Ronald Biggs) (1978)

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

S-Express

Song(s):
Theme from S-Express (1988)

Shaboozey

Song(s):
A Bar Song (Tipsy) (2024)

Shades of Blue

Song(s):
Oh How Happy (1966)

The Shadows

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

Album(s):
The Shadows (1961)
Summer Holiday (with Cliff Richard, 1963)

The Shadows of Knight

Song(s):
Gloria (1966)

Shaggy

Song(s):
Oh Carolina (1993)
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)

Shai

Song(s):
If I Ever Fall in Love (1992)

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)

Shakespear's Sister

Song(s):
Stay (1992)

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)
Can’t Remember to Forget You (with Rihanna, 2014)
La La La (Brazil 2014) (with Carlinhos Brown, 2014)
Chantaje (with Maluma, 2016)
La Bicicleta (2016) – see Carlos Vives
Perro Fiel (with Nicky Jam, 2017)
TQG (2023) – see Karol G

Album(s):
Dónde Están los Ladrones (1998)
Laundry Service (2001)

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)
How Do U Want It (with K-Ci & JoJo, 1996)
I Ain’t Mad at Cha (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)
Until the End of Time (2001)
Loyal to the Game (2004)

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

The Shangri-La's

Song(s):
Leader of the Pack (1964)
Remember Walking in the Sand (1964)
Give Him a Great Big Kiss (1964)
I Can Never Go Home Anymore (1965)
Past Present Future (1966)

Album(s):
Leader of the Pack (1965)
Golden Hits (1966)

Shanice

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

Ravi Shankar

Album(s):
Three Ragas (1956)
The Sounds of India (1957)
In Concert (live with Ali Akbar Khan, 1972)

Del Shannon

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

Song(s):
Runaway (1961)
Hats Off to Larry (1961)
The Swiss Maid (1962)
Little Town Flirt (1962)
Keep Searchin’ (We’ll Follow the Sun) (1964)
Stranger in Town (1965)

Scott Shannon

Radio DJ.

Tommy Shannon

Blues-rock bassist born Thomas Lafitte Smedley on 4/18/1946 in Tucson, AZ. With Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble.

Roxanne Shante

Helen Shapiro

Song(s):
No Trespassing (1963)

Feargal Sharkey

Song(s):
A Good Heart (1985)

Alexander Sharp

R&B tenor singer born 12/6/1919 in Baltimore, MD. Died 1/3/1970. With The Orioles.

Dee Dee Sharp

Song(s):
Mashed Potato Time (1962)

Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros

Song(s):
Home (2009)

Album(s):
Up from Below (2011)

Billy Joe Shaver

Outlaw country singer/songwriter born 8/16/1939 in Corsicana, Texas. Died 10/28/2020.

Song(s):
Willy the Wandering Gypsy and Me (1973)
Live Forever (1993)

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)
They Say (with Helen Forrest, 1938)
Thanks for Everything (with Helen Forrest, 1939)
Frenesi (1940)
Stardust (1941)
Dancing in the Dark (1941)

David T. Shaw

Song(s):
Clumbia the Land of the Brave (1843)

Eddie Shaw

Robert Shaw

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

Sandie Shaw

Song(s):
Always Something There to Remind Me (1964)
Girl Don’t Come (1964)
Puppet on a String (1967)

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)

Dorothy Shay

Song(s):
Feudin’ and Fightin’ (1947)

Album(s):
Dorothy Shay Sings (1947)
Dorothy Shay Goes to Town (1948)

George Beverly Shea

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

Al Shean

See Gallagher & Shean.

George Shearing

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

Sheck Wes

Song(s):
Mo Bamba (2017)

Billy Sheehan

Bobby Sheehan

Ed Sheeran

Song(s):
Ed Sheeran: Top 50 Songs
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)
Shivers (2021)
Merry Christmas (with Elton John, 2021)
Eyes Closed (2023)

Album(s):
Plus ( ) (2011)
Multiply (X) (2014)
Divide (÷) (2017)
No. 6 Collaborations Project (2019)
Equals (=) (2021)

Duncan Sheik

Album(s):
Barely Breathing (1996)

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

Steve Shelley

Rock drummer with Sonic Youth.

Blake Shelton

Song(s):
Austin (2001)
The Baby (2002)
Some Beach (2004)
Home (with Miranda Lambert, 2007)
She Wouldn’t Be Gone (2008)
Hillbilly Bone (with Trace Adkins, 2009)
All About Tonight (2010)
Who Are You When I’m Not Looking (2010)
Honey Bee (2011)
God Gave Me You (2011)
Drink on It (2011)
Over (2011)
Sure Be Cool if You Did (2013)
Boys Round Here (with Pistol Annies, 2013)
Mine Would Be You (2013)
Doin’ What She Likes (2014)
My Eyes (with Gwen Sebastian, 2014)
Neon Lights (2014)
Lonely Tonight (with Ashley Monroe, 2014)
Sangria (2015)
Gonna (2015)
Came Here to Forget (2016)
A Guy with a Girl (2016)
Every Time I Hear That Song (2017)
I’ll Name the Dogs (2017)
God’s Country (2019)
Nobody But You (with Gwen Stefani, 2019)
Happy Anywhere (with Gwen Stefani, 2020)

Album(s):
Loaded: The Best Of (compilation, 2010)
Red River Blue (2011)
Based on a True Story… (2013)
Bringing Back the Sunshine (2014)
Reloaded: 20 #1 Hits (compilation, 2015)
God’s Country: Fully Loaded (2019)

Shep & the Limelites

Song(s):
Daddy’s Home (1961)
I’m All Alone (1962)

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.

Song(s):
A Dear John Letter (with Ferlin Husky, 1953)

Kenny Wayne Shepherd

Song(s):
Blue on Black (1998)

Album(s):
Ledbetter Heights (1995)

Sheppard

Song(s):
Geronimo (2014)

The Sheppards

Song(s):
Tragic (1961)
Pretend You’re Still Mine (1963)

Sherbet

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

Sheriff

Song(s):
When I’m with You (1983)

Allan Sherman

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

Album(s):
My Son, the Folk Singer (1962)
My Son, the Celebrity (1963)
My Son, the Nut (1963)

Richard Sherman

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

Robert Sherman

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

Billy Sherrill

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

Lew Sherwood

Song(s):
Did You Ever See a Dream Walking? (1933) – see Eddy Duchin
I Cover the Waterfront (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’re All I Need (1935) – see Eddy Duchin
You Are My Lucky Star (1935) – see Eddy Duchin
Moon Over Miami (1936) – see Eddy Duchin
Lights Out (Close Your Eyes and Dream of Me) (1936) – see Eddy Duchin

Arkie Shibley

Song(s):
Hot Rod Race (1950)

Garry Shider

Funk guitarist born 7/24/1953 in Plainfield, NJ. With Parliament/Funkadelic.

The Shields

Song(s):
You Cheated (1958)

Chris Shiflett

Rock guitarist born 5/6/1971 in Santa Barbara, CA. With Foo Fighters (1999-).

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)
You Were Meant for Me (with Scrappy Lambert, 1929)
Dancing with Tears in My Eyes (with Lewis James, 1930)
Get Happy (with Phil Dewey, Frank Luther, & Leo O'Rourke, 1930)

Shinedown

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

Johnny Shines

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

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-).

Song(s):
New Slang (2001)
Caring Is Creepy (2001)
Phantom Limb (2007)

Album(s):
Oh, Inverted World (2001)
Chutes Too Narrow (2003)
Wincing the Night Away (2007)

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)

Shirley & Company

Song(s):
Shame Shame Shame (1975)

Shirley & Lee

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

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.

Michelle Shocked

Song(s):
Anchorage (1988)

Album(s):
Short Sharped Shocked (1988)

The Shocking Blue

Song(s):
Venus (1969)
Love Buzz (1969)

Stephen H. Sholes

Da Shop Boyz

Song(s):
Party Like a Rock Star (2007)

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)
Laughing on the Outside, Crying on the Inside (1946)
The Gypsy (1946)
You Keep Coming Back Like a Song (1946)
The Anniversary Song (1947)
You Do (1947)
Buttons and Bows (& Her Harper Valley Boys, 1948)
Dear Hearts and Gentle People (1949)
Sweet Violets (1951)
Hi-Lili, Hi-Lo (1953)

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)
Ju Ju (1964)
Native Dancer (with Milton Nascimento, 1974)

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)

Shovels & Rope

Song(s):
I Know (2016)

Showaddywaddy

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

The Showmen

Song(s):
It Will Stand (1961)

Michael Shrieve

Rock drummer born 7/6/1949 in San Francisco, CA. With Santana (1969-74, 2014-16) and HSAS (1983-84).

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.

Dick Shurman

Sia

Song(s):
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)
Unstoppable (2016)
Dusk Till Dawn (2017) – see Zayn

Album(s):
1000 Forms of Fear (2014)

Jean Sibelius

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

Album(s):
Symphony No. 5 (1915)
Symphony No. 7 (1924)

Carl Sigman

Sigur Rós

Song(s):
Hoppipolla (2005)

Album(s):
Ágaetis Byrjun (2000)
Parentheses () (2002)

Silentó

Rapper Richard Lamar Hawk. Born in 1998 in Stone Mountain, Georgia. Indicted in 2021 for the shooting death of his cousin.

Song(s):
Watch Me (Whip/Nae Nae) (2015)

The Silhouettes

Song(s):
Get a Job (1958)

Silk

Song(s):
Freak Me (1993)

Silk Sonic

Duo of Bruno Mars and Anderson.Paak.

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

Album(s):
An Evening with Silk Sonic (2021)

Judee Sill

Song(s):
Crayon Angels (1971)

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.

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)

Silver Apples

Song(s):
Oscillations (1968)

Silverchair

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

Silver Convention

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

Silversun Pickups

Harry Simeone Chorale

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

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

Gene Simmons

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

Joseph "Rev Run" Simmons

Rap singer born 11/14/1964 in Hollis, NY. With Run-D.M.C..

Patrick Simmons

Rock guitarist and singer born 10/19/1948 in Aberdeen, WA. With Doobie Brothers (1970-82, 1987-).

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
DMDB podcast: The Best of Simon & Garfunkel

Song(s):
Top 100 Songs (Simon & Garfunkel/Paul Simon)
Hey Schoolgirl (Tom & Jerry, 1957)
The Sound of Silence (1965)
Homeward Bound (1966)
I Am a Rock (1966)
The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin’ Groovy) (1966)
Scarborough Fair/Canticle (1966)
Mrs. Robinson (1968)
America (1968)
The Boxer (1969)
Bridge Over Troubled Water (1970)
Cecilia (1970)
El Condor Pasa (If I Could) (1970)
The Only Living Boy in New York (1970)
My Little Town (1975)
Wake Up Little Susie (live, 1982)

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: 1965-70, released 1972)
The Definitive Simon & Garfunkel (compilation: 1964-70, released 1991)
The Best of (compilation: 1964-70, released 1999)
Old Friends (box: 1965-75, released 1997)
Tales from New York: The Very Best of (compilation: 1965-75, released 2000)
The Essential (compilation: 1965-75, released 2003)
The Collection (box: 1965-70, released 2007)
The Concert in Central Park (live, 1981)

Calvin "Thang" Simon

Funk singer born 5/22/1942 in Beckley, WV. Died 1/6/2022. With Parliament/Funkadelic.

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)
Best of (compilation: 1970-75, released 1975)

Joe Simon

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

Song(s):
The Chokin’ Kind (1969)
Drowning in the Sea of Love (1971)
Power of Love (1972)
Get Down Get Down (Get on the Floor) (1975)

Paul Simon

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.

DMDB profile page
DMDB podcast: The Best of Paul Simon (1972-2016)

Song(s):
Top 100 Songs (Simon & Garfunkel/Paul Simon)
Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard (1972)
Mother and Child Reunion (1972)
Duncan (1972)
American Tune (1973)
Kodachrome (1973)
Loves Me Like a Rock (with the Dixie Hummingbirds, 1973)
50 Ways to Leave Your Lover (1975)
Late in the Evening (1980)
Graceland (1986)
You Can Call Me Al (1986)
The Boy in the Bubble (1986)
Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes (1986)
The Obvious Child (1990)
Wristband (2016)

Album(s):
The Paul Simon Songbook (1965)
Paul Simon (1972)
There Goes Rhymin’ Simon (1973)
Still Crazy After All These Years (1975)
Greatest Hits, Etc. (compilation: 1971-77, released 1977)
One Trick Pony (1980)
Hearts and Bones (1983)
Graceland (1986)
Negotiations and Love Songs (compilation: 1971-86, released 1988)
Rhythm of the Saints (1990)
1964/1993 (box: 1957-90, released 1993)
Anthology (compilation: 1964-90, released 1993)
Songs from the Capeman (1997)
You’re the One (2000)
Shining Like a National Guitar (compilation: 1972-97, released 2000)
The Ultimate Collection (compilation: 1965-2002, released 2015)
Surprise (2006)
The Essential Paul Simon (compilation: 1971-2006, released 2007)
So Beautiful or So What (2011)
Songwriter (compilation: 1965-2011, released 2011)
Stranger to Stranger (2016)
Seven Psalms (2023)

George T. Simon

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)
Nobody Knows You When You’re Down and Out (1960)
Mississippi Goddam (1964)
Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood (1964)
Feeling Good (1965)
To Be Young, Gifted, and Black (1969)

Album(s):
I Put a Spell on You (1965)
Pastel Blues (1965)
Wild Is the Wind (1966)
Sugar in My Bowl: The Very Best of (compilation: 1998)
Anthology (compilation: 2003)

Paul Simonon

Rock bassist born 12/15/1955 in Thornton Heath, Croydon, England. With The Clash (1976-86) and then with Havana 3am.

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
Promised You a Miracle (1982)
Don't You Forget about Me (1985)
Alive and Kicking (1985)
Sanctify Yourself (1985)
All the Things She Said (1985)
Biko (1989)
Mandela Day (1989)
Belfast Child (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)

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)

Graham Simpson

Art-rock bassist born 10/13/1943 in Manchester, England. With Roxy Music (1970-72). Died 4/17/2012.

Sturgill Simpson

Country music singer/songwriter born John Sturgill Simpson on 6/8/1978 in Jackson, KY.

Song(s):
The Promise (2014)
Turtles All the Way Down (2014)
In Bloom (2016)
Mercury in Retrograde (2019)

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

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.

The Simpsons

Song(s):
Do the Bartman (1990)

Frank Sinatra

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.

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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
We Three (My Echo, My Shadow, and Me) (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)
In the Blue of the Evening (1943) – see Tommy Dorsey
Sunday, Monday or Always (1943)
A Lovely Way to Spend an Evening (with the Bobby Tucker Singers, 1944)
I Couldn’t Sleep a Wink Last Night (with the Bobby Tucker Singers, 1944)
White Christmas (1944)
You'll Never Walk Alone (from Carousel, 1945)
A Friend of Yours (1945)
The House I Live In (1946)
Oh What It Seemed to Be (1946)
They Say It’s Wonderful (1946)
Five Minutes More (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
Autumn in New York (1949)
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)
My Funny Valentine (1954)
Love and Marriage (1955)
Learning the Blues (1955)
I’ve Got You Under My Skin (1956)
All the Way (1957)
I Cover the Waterfront (1957)
Blues in the Night (My Mama Done Tol' Me) (1958)
High Hopes (1959)
Here’s That Rainy Day (1959)
My Funny Valentine (1962)
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):
Voice of… (1946)
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)
Sings for 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)
Stranger in the Night (1966)
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: 1954-86, 1997)