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Shades Apart were an alternative rock musical group from Bridgewater, New Jersey. They are best known for their US radio hit "Valentine". The band formed in 1988, self-releasing an album that year; two EPs followed in 1992 and 1993.

1995's full-length, Save It, produced by Bill Stevenson and Stephen Egerton, resulted in some media exposure due to the success of their cover of Soft Cell's "Tainted Love". After another independent release in 1997, the band signed to Universal, who released Eyewitness in 1999 and Sonic Boom in 2001. In 1999, the single "Valentine" peaked at #31 on Billboard's Mainstream Rock Tracks chart. Their song "Stranger By The Day" featured in the film American Pie and is on the soundtrack. The band has since broken up, though a reunion show was given in 2006 in Bound Brook, New Jersey.
Members
* Mark V. - guitar, vocals
* Kevin Lynch - bass, background vocals
* Ed Brown - drums
Discography
* Shades Apart (Wishingwell Records, 1988)
* Dude Danger EP (Sunspot Records, 1992)
* Neon EP (Skene! Records, 1993)
* Save It (Revelation, 1995)
* Tainted Love CD single (1995, Revelation 40 PR1)
* Seeing Things (Revelation, 1997)
* Eyewitness (Universal, 1999)
* Sonic Boom (Universal, 2001)

Sean Taro Ono Lennon (born 9 October 1975) is an American singer, songwriter, musician and actor. He is the son of musicians and peace activists John Lennon and Yoko Ono. Elton John is his godfather.

Discography
Solo
* Into the Sun (1998)
* Half Horse, Half Musician (1999)
* Friendly Fire (2006)
With Cibo Matto
* Super Relax (1997)
* Stereo Type A (1999)
Film scores
* Smile for the Camera (2005)
* Friendly Fire (2006)
* The Stranger (2008)
* Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Undead (2008)
* Tea Fight (2008)
Producer
* Sean Lennon - Half Horse Half Musician (1999)
* Soulfly - Primitive (2000)
* Valentine Original Soundtrack (2001)
* Esthero - Wikked Lil' Grrrls (2005)
* Sean Lennon - Friendly Fire (2006)
* Irina Lazareanu - Some Place Along the Way (2007)

Santi White (born September 25, 1976), better known by her former stage name Santogold (now Santigold), is an American songwriter, producer, and singer. Her eponymous debut album Santogold was released in 2008.

Biography
Santi White attended Germantown Friends School in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and then went to college at Wesleyan University, where she double-majored in Music and African-American studies. The artist got her pseudonym in the 1980s from a friend's nickname for her. She worked for Epic Records as an A&R representative, but left the position to write and executive produce How I Do, the debut album from the singer Res. Santigold was the singer of the Philadelphia based punk rock band Stiffed, whose 2003 album, Sex Sells, and 2005 album, Burned Again, were produced by Bad Brains bassist Darryl Jenifer. While in this group, she was offered a solo contract by Martin Heath of Lizard King Records. Her initial singles "Creator" and "L.E.S. Artistes" received attention from Internet media in 2007.
Discography
Albums
* 2008 - Santogold
Singles
* 2008 - Creator
* 2008 - L.E.S. Artistes
* 2008 - My Drive Thru
* 2008 - Lights Out
* 2008 - Say Aha

Santana is a band consisting of a flexible number of musicians accompanying Carlos Santana since the late 1960s. The range of these artists has varied greatly, especially over time. Just like Santana himself, the band is known for helping make Latin rock famous in the rest of the world.

Discography
Albums
* Santana (1969)
* Abraxas (1970)
* Santana III (1971)
* Caravanserai (1972)
* Welcome (1973)
* Borboletta (1974)
* Greatest Hits (1974)
* Lotus (1974)
* Amigos (1976)
* Festival (1977)
* Moonflower (1977)
* Inner Secrets (1978)
* Marathon (1979)
* Zebop! (1981)
* Shangó (1982)
* Havana Moon (1983)
* Beyond Appearances (1985)
* Freedom (1987)
* Blues for Salvador (1987)
* Spirits Dancing in the Flesh (1990)
* Milagro (1992)
* Sacred Fire: Live in South America (1993)
* Santana Brothers (1994)
* Supernatural (1999)
* Shaman (2002)
* The Essential Santana (2002)
* Ceremony: Remixes & Rarities (2003)
* All That I Am (2005)
* Ultimate Santana (2007)
* The Very Best of Santana (live in 1968) (2007)
* Multi-Dimensional Warrior (2008)
EPs
* Live (1972)
* Love Devotion Surrender (1973)

David Ryan Adams (born November 5, 1974) is an American alt-country/rock singer-songwriter from Jacksonville, North Carolina.

Raised by his mother after his father abandoned the family, Adams dropped out of school at age 16 and performed with several local bands before moving to Raleigh and forming the band Whiskeytown. Three albums and five years later, Adams went solo, releasing Heartbreaker in 2000. A longtime resident of New York City, Adams is probably best known for his song "New York, New York", which appeared on his 2001 release Gold. He has since released five more solo albums and three albums with his band, The Cardinals. His most recent album, Cardinology, was released on October 28, 2008. Adams has also produced albums by Jesse Malin and Willie Nelson and contributed to the albums of artists, including: Toots & the Maytals, Beth Orton, The Wallflowers, Jesse Brand, Minnie Driver, Counting Crows, America and Cowboy Junkies. He also appeared on CMT Crossroads with Elton John. In addition to music, Adams has written two books of short stories and poems, entitled Infinity Blues and Hello Sunshine. Adams announced on January 14, 2009, that he will leave The Cardinals in March 2009. Adams married singer and actress Mandy Moore on March 10, 2009 in Savannah, Georgia.
Discography
* Heartbreaker (2000)
* Gold (2001)
* Demolition (2002)
* Rock N Roll (2003)
* Love Is Hell (2004)
* Cold Roses (with The Cardinals) (2005)
* Jacksonville City Nights (with The Cardinals) (2005)
* 29 (2005)
* Easy Tiger (with The Cardinals, but billed as solo) (2007)
* Follow the Lights (with The Cardinals) (2007)
* Cardinology (with The Cardinals) (2008)
Bibliography
* Infinity Blues (2009)
* Hello Sunshine (2009)

Rusted Root is a band from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania known for their fusion of Grateful Dead style bluegrass rock with a strong percussion section that draws from African, Latin American, Native American, Indian influences.

Rusted Root is often lumped together with other bands under the jam band label, though they have somewhat rejected this categorization. Rusted Root formed in 1988 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and made its indie record debut in 1992 with Cruel Sun, which was rereleased in 2002. The group's major-label debut album was 1994's When I Woke, a hit on college radio and a platinum record. The album hit the top 40 in early 1995, peaking at #33. Along with their inspiring live shows, Rusted Root began working on contributions to the movies Twister and Home for the Holidays. Their next studio album was Remember (1996), followed by Rusted Root (1998) and Welcome to My Party (2002). Welcome to My Party was criticized by fans, who are affectionately known as Rootheads. Many felt the band's departure from tribal grooves to a poppier feel was an attempt to sell out. Remember reached the Top 40 in the US, while Rusted Root found its sales buoyed by the use of the band's cover of the Rolling Stones' "You Can't Always Get What You Want" on an episode of Ally McBeal. A live double album followed in 2004. Its greatest-hits album was released in April 2005 as part of Universal Music's 20th Century Masters series. The band has released three EPs, Evil Ways, Airplane, and Live, which came packaged with a documentary video cassette.
Current members
* Michael Glabicki - lead vocals, guitar, harmonica
* Liz Berlin - percussion, backing vocals
* Patrick Norman - bass guitar, backing vocals, percussion
* Jason Miller - drums, percussion
* Colter Harper- guitar, backing vocals
* Preach Freedom- percussion, backing vocals
* Dirk Miller- guitar, backing vocals
Discography
Albums
* Cruel Sun (1992)
* When I Woke (1994)
* Remember (1996)
* Rusted Root (1998)
* Welcome to My Party (2002)
* Rusted Root Live (2004)
* Greatest Hits (2005)
* Stereo Rodeo (2009)
EPs
* Live (1995)
* Evil Ways (1996)
* Airplane (1998)

The Rolling Stones are an English rock band formed in 1962 in London when multi-instrumentalist Brian Jones and pianist Ian Stewart were joined by vocalist Mick Jagger and guitarist Keith Richards.

Bassist Bill Wyman and drummer Charlie Watts completed the early lineup. Stewart, deemed unsuitable as a teen idol, was removed from the official lineup in 1963 but continued to work with the band as road manager and keyboardist until his death in 1985. Early in the band's history Jagger and Richards formed a songwriting partnership and gradually took over leadership of the band from the increasingly troubled and erratic Jones. At first the group recorded mainly covers of American blues and R&B songs, but since the 1966 album Aftermath, their releases have mainly featured Jagger/Richards songs. Mick Taylor replaced an incapacitated Jones shortly before Jones's death in 1969. Taylor quit in 1974, and was replaced in 1975 by Faces guitarist Ronnie Wood, who has remained with the band ever since. Wyman left the Rolling Stones in 1992; bassist Darryl Jones, who is not an official band member, has worked with the group since 1994. First popular in the UK and Europe, The Rolling Stones came to the US during the early 1960s "British Invasion". The Rolling Stones have released 22 studio albums in the UK (24 in the US), eight concert albums (nine in the US) and numerous compilations; and have sold more than 200 million albums worldwide. Sticky Fingers (1971) began a string of eight consecutive studio albums that charted at number one in the United States. Their latest album, A Bigger Bang, was released in 2005. In 1989 The Rolling Stones were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and in 2004 they were ranked number 4 in Rolling Stone magazine's 100 Greatest Artists of All Time. Their image of unkempt and surly youth is one that many musicians still emulate.
Band members
Line-ups 1962
* Mick Jagger - lead vocals, harmonica, percussion
* Brian Jones - guitars, backing vocals, harmonica, percussion
* Keith Richards - guitars, backing vocals
* Ian Stewart - piano, percussion
* Dick Taylor - bass
* Ricky Fenson - bass
* Bill Wyman - bass
* Tony Chapman - drums
* Carlo Little - drums
* Mick Avory – drums
1993 - present
* Mick Jagger - lead vocals, harmonica, percussion, guitar, bass, keyboards
* Keith Richards - guitars, vocals, bass, keyboards
* Charlie Watts - drums, percussion
* Ronnie Wood - guitars, backing vocals, bass
* Darryl Jones - bass
Discography
Albums
* 1964 - The Rolling Stones
* 1965 - The Rolling Stones No. 2
* 1966 - Aftermath
* 1967 - Between the Buttons
* 1968 - Beggars Banquet
* 1969 - Let It Bleed
* 1971 - Sticky Fingers
* 1972 - Exile on Main St.
* 1973 - Goats Head Soup
* 1974 - It's Only Rock 'n' Roll
* 1976 - Black and Blue
* 1978 - Some Girls
* 1980 - Emotional Rescue
* 1981 - Tattoo You
* 1983 - Undercover
* 1986 - Dirty Work
* 1989 - Steel Wheels
* 1994 - Voodoo Lounge
* 1997 - Bridges to Babylon
* 2005 - A Bigger Bang

Roderick David "Rod" Stewart CBE (born 10 January 1945) is a British singer and songwriter born and raised in London, England and currently residing in Epping. He has Scottish and English parentage.

With his distinctive raspy voice, Stewart came to prominence in the late 1960s and early '70s with The Jeff Beck Group and then Faces. He launched his solo career in 1969 with his debut album An Old Raincoat Won't Ever Let You Down (US: The Rod Stewart Album). His work with The Jeff Beck Group and The Faces proved to be influential on the formation of the heavy metal and punk rock genres, respectively. Both bands were also pioneers of blues-rock. With his career in its fifth decade, Stewart has achieved numerous solo hit singles worldwide, most notably in the UK, where he has garnered six consecutive number one albums and his tally of 62 hit singles include 31 that reached the top 10, six of which gained the number one position. He has also had 16 top ten singles in the USA, with four of these reaching number one. His most-known solo hit singles are "Maggie May", "You Wear It Well", "Sailing", "Tonight's the Night (Gonna Be Alright)", "Hot Legs", "Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?", "Forever Young" and "Rhythm of My Heart." Stewart's album and single sales total more than 200 million, earning him a place on the list of best-selling music artists.
Discography
UK/US number one albums
* 1971 Every Picture Tells a Story (UK / US)
* 1972 Never a Dull Moment (UK )
* 1973 Sing It Again Rod (UK )
* 1974 Smiler (UK )
* 1975 Atlantic Crossing (UK )
* 1976 A Night on the Town (UK )
* 1978 Blondes Have More Fun (US )
* 1979 Greatest Hits, Vol. 1 (UK )
* 2004 Stardust: the Great American Songbook 3 (US )
* 2006 Still the Same... Great Rock Classics of Our Time (US )
UK/US number one singles
* 1971 "Maggie May" / "Reason to Believe" (UK/US)
* 1972 "You Wear It Well" (UK)
* 1975 "Sailing" (UK)
* 1976 "Tonight's the Night (Gonna Be Alright)" (US)
* 1977 "I Don't Want to Talk About It" / "The First Cut Is the Deepest" (UK)
* 1978 "Do Ya Think I'm Sexy?" (UK, US)
* 1983 "Baby Jane" (UK)
* 1990 "Downtown Train" (US Adult Contemporary)
* 1990 "This Old Heart of Mine" with Ronald Isley (US Adult Contemporary)
* 1993 "All for Love" (US) (featuring Bryan Adams and Sting, first appearing on the official soundtrack from the movie "The Three Musketeers")
* 1993 "Have I Told You Lately" (US Adult Contemporary)

Robin Hugh Gibb CBE (born 22 December 1949) is a singer and songwriter. He was born in Douglas, Isle of Man, to English parents, the twin brother of Maurice Gibb (1949-2003), and younger brother to Barry. He is best known as a member of the singing/songwriting trio the Bee Gees.

The trio got their start in Australia, and found major success when they returned to England. The Bee Gees became one of the most successful pop groups of all time.
Discography
Studio Albums
* 1970 - Robin's Reign
* 1983 - How Old Are You?
* 1984 - Secret Agent
* 1985 - Walls Have Eyes
* 2002 - Magnet
* 2006 - My Favourite Christmas Carols

RJD2 (born Ramble John "RJ" Krohn on May 27, 1976) is an American music producer, singer and musician. RJD2 was born in Eugene, Oregon, and raised in Columbus, Ohio. He currently resides in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was signed to the Definitive Jux label where he released two largely instrumental hip hop albums and has produced tracks for many prominent rappers. However, he has now left Def Jux and has signed with XL Recordings. His latest album, The Third Hand, is a striking departure from his usual style and features RJD2 singing and playing instruments on nearly every track.
Biography
RJD2 originally began his career in Columbus, Ohio, DJing in 1993 with a pair of turntables bought from a friend. He went to High School at Fort Hayes School of the Arts and graduated in 1994. He claims his name originates from another friend who referenced him as "Rjd2" in his raps, and the name stuck. Originally working the role of DJ in the Columbus rap group MHz, he later signed to Bobbito Garcia's Fondle 'Em label, releasing the self-proclaimed "mix CD" Your Face or Your Kneecaps. A year later he signed to El-P's record label Definitive Jux and released his solo debut album Deadringer to much acclaim. Rjd2 later collaborated with Columbus rapper Blueprint under the name Soul Position, releasing Unlimited EP in 2002 and 8 Million Stories in 2003. He released his second solo album Since We Last Spoke on Definitive Jux in 2004 and released Soul Position's second album Things Go Better with RJ and AL in 2006 under Rhymesayers Entertainment label. He still continues to produce tracks, working with many independent rappers, such as Copywrite, Cunninlynguists, Cage, MF DOOM, Diverse and Aceyalone. Recently he contributed a cover of "Airbag" by Radiohead for the 2006 album "Exit Music". He has recently announced that he has left Def Jux and will be going for more of a 'pop route'. RJD2 has been extremely popular in the skateboarding and skateboard filming subculture, frequently used in montages. RJD2 has a new track called "Christmas Eve Montage" from the new Nightmare Before Christmas album "Nightmare Revisited". On his blog, RJD2 recently stated he has an album slated for 2009.
Discography
Main albums
* Deadringer (2002)
* Since We Last Spoke (2004) U.S. #128
* The Third Hand (2007) U.S. #190
EPs
* The Horror (2003)
Mix albums
* Your Face or Your Kneecaps (2001)
* Loose Ends (2003)
* Lobster and Scrimp (2003)
* In Rare Form: Unreleased Instrumentals (2004)
* The Mashed Up Mixes (2004)
* Constant Elevation (2005)
Instrumental albums
* 8 Million Stories Instrumentals (2003)
* Magnificent City Instrumentals (2006)
* The Third Hand Instrumentals (2007)
* Things Go Better Instrumentals (2007)
Singles
* "Rain"
* "Pilot study (Genital Edit)"
* "Here's What's Left"
* "Let the Good Times Roll"
* "June" (w/Copywrite)
* "1976"
* "Through the Walls"
* "The Horror b/w Final Frontier (Remix)" (w/Blueprint, Vast Aire, El-P, Aesop Rock & Murs)
* "Ghostwriter (Cat-Gut Edit)"
* "Exotic Talk"
* "Counselling" (w/MHz)
* "True Confessions"
* "Get Off My Spaceship Bitch"
* "You Never Had It So Good"
* "Final Frontier"
* "Holy Toledo"
* "Hondo" (w/ Nyles Sanna and Delicious Memories)
* "Christmas Eve Montage" (Nightmare Revisited, 2008)

REO Speedwagon is an American rock band that grew in popularity in the Midwestern United States during the 1970s and peaked in the early 1980s. REO Speedwagon hits include "Keep On Loving You" and "Can't Fight This Feeling".

Both songs are power ballads, the former being prototypical of the genre and appearing on the group's most commercially successful album, Hi Infidelity, which also included the hit "Take It on the Run," a song that peaked at number five on the U.S. charts. REO Speedwagon took its name from the REO Speed Wagon, a flatbed truck and fire engine, manufactured by the REO Motor Car Company. ("R.E.O." are initials of the company's founder, Ransom Eli Olds, who also founded Oldsmobile, once a division of General Motors.) REO Speedwagon was formed by students attending the University of Illinois in Champaign, Illinois, in the fall of 1967 to play cover songs in campus bars. The first line up consisted of Alan Gratzer on drums and vocals, Neal Doughty on keyboards, Joe Matt on guitar and vocals, and Mike Blair on bass and vocals. In the spring of 1968, Terry Luttrell became lead singer, and Bob Crownover and Gregg Philbin replaced Matt and Blair. Joe McCabe played sax at this time until moving to SIU. Crownover played guitar for the group until the summer of 1969 when Bill Fiorio replaced him. Fiorio then departed in late 1969, eventually assuming the name Duke Tumatoe, and went on to form the All Star Frogs. Another guitarist, Steve Scorfina, came aboard briefly, and was replaced by Gary Richrath in late 1970.
Discography
Albums
Studio albums
* 1971 - R.E.O. Speedwagon
* 1972 - R.E.O./T.W.O.
* 1973 - Ridin' the Storm Out
* 1974 - Lost in a Dream
* 1975 - This Time We Mean It
* 1976 - R.E.O.
* 1978 - You Can Tune a Piano but You Can't Tuna Fish
* 1979 - Nine Lives
* 1980 - Hi Infidelity
* 1982 - Good Trouble
* 1984 - Wheels Are Turnin
* 1987 - Life As We Know It
* 1990 - The Earth, a Small Man, His Dog and a Chicken
* 1996 - Building the Bridge
* 2007 - Find Your Own Way Home

Ray Davies CBE (born Raymond Douglas Davies, 21 June 1944, Fortis Green, London) is an English rock musician, best known as lead singer and songwriter for The Kinks one of the most prolific and long lived British Invasion bands which he led with his younger brother, Dave.

He has also acted, directed and produced shows for theatre and television. Since the demise of the Kinks in the mid-90s Ray Davies has embarked on a solo career as a singer-songwriter.
Solo discography
* Return to Waterloo (1985)
* The Storyteller (1998)
* Other People's Lives (2006)
* Working Man's Café (2007)
* The Kinks Choral Collection (2009)

Queen were an English rock band formed in 1970 in London by guitarist Brian May, lead vocalist Freddie Mercury and drummer Roger Taylor, with bassist John Deacon completing the lineup the following year.

However, Philip "Spike" Edney, on keys, bass, guitar, trombone and backing vocals, has worked with the band to such an extent that he has been referred to as "the fifth member of Queen". The band were noted for their musical diversity, multi-layered arrangements, vocal harmonies, and incorporation of audience participation into their live performances. Their 1985 Live Aid performance was voted the best live rock performance of all time in an industry poll. Queen enjoyed success in the UK in the early 1970s with the albums Queen and Queen II, but it was with the release of Sheer Heart Attack in 1974 and A Night at the Opera the following year that the band gained international success. They have released fifteen studio albums, five live albums, and numerous compilation albums. Eighteen of these have reached number one on charts around the world. Following Mercury's death in 1991 and Deacon's retirement in 1997, May and Taylor have performed infrequently under the Queen name. Since 2004 they have been collaborating with Paul Rodgers, under the moniker Queen + Paul Rodgers.
The final albums and Mercury's death (1990–1997)
After fans and the tabloid press noted Mercury's gaunt appearance in public during 1988, rumours began to spread that Mercury was suffering from AIDS. For reasons still not confirmed, Mercury flatly denied them at the time, insisting he was merely "exhausted" and too busy to provide interviews. However, the band decided to continue making albums free of internal conflict and differences, starting with The Miracle and continuing with Innuendo, which was recorded during 1990 but not released until the beginning of 1991 as Mercury's health was a major factor in the delay. Despite his deteriorating health, Mercury continued to contribute. The band released their second greatest hits compilation, Greatest Hits II, in October 1991. On 23 November 1991, in a prepared statement made on his deathbed, Mercury confirmed that he had AIDS. Within twelve hours of that statement, he died of bronchial pneumonia, which was brought on by AIDS. His funeral service was private, held in accordance with the Zoroastrian religious faith of his family. "Bohemian Rhapsody" was re-released as a single shortly after Mercury's death, with "These Are the Days of Our Lives" as the double A-side. The single went to number 1 for the second time in the UK. Initial proceeds from the single – approximately £1,000,000 – were donated to the Terrence Higgins Trust. Queen's popularity increased once again in the United States after "Bohemian Rhapsody" was featured in the comedy film Wayne's World, helping the song reach number two for five weeks in the United States charts in 1992. The song was made into a Wayne's World music video, with which the band and management were delighted. On 20 April 1992, the Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert was held at London's Wembley Stadium. Performers included Def Leppard, Lisa Stansfield, Elton John, David Bowie, Robert Plant, Tony Iommi, Annie Lennox, Guns N' Roses, Extreme, Roger Daltrey, George Michael, Ian Hunter, Mick Ronson, Zucchero, Metallica, Liza Minnelli, Elizabeth Taylor and Spinal Tap, along with the three remaining members of Queen, performed many of Queen's major hits. It was a successful concert that was televised to over 1 billion viewers worldwide. The concert is listed in The Guinness Book of Records as "The largest rock star benefit concert." It raised over £20,000,000 for AIDS charities. The band also terminated their Capitol Records contract and signed a deal with Hollywood Records as their new U.S label. The statue of Freddie Mercury in Montreux that is also featured on the cover of the album Made in Heaven (1995).
Queen never actually disbanded, although their last album of original material, titled Made in Heaven, was released in 1995, four years after Mercury's death. It was constructed from Mercury's final recording sessions in 1991, plus material left over from their previous studio albums. In addition, re-worked material from Mercury's solo album Mr. Bad Guy and a track originally featured on the first album of Taylor's side-project The Cross were included. May and Taylor have often been involved in projects related to raising money for AIDS research. John Deacon's last involvement with the band was in 1997, when the band recorded the track "No-One but You (Only the Good Die Young)". It was the last song recorded by Queen, and it was released as a bonus track on the Queen Rocks compilation album later that year. Due to demand from Queen fans, the song was later released as a single reaching #13 in the UK chart.
Sound and style
Queen composed music that drew inspiration from many different genres of music, often with a tongue-in-cheek attitude. Among the genres they have been associated with are: dance/disco, glam rock, hard rock, heavy metal, pop rock, progressive rock and psychedelic rock. Queen also wrote songs that were inspired by genres that are not typically associated with rock, such as country, ragtime, opera, gospel, vaudeville and folk. Sonic experimentation figured heavily in Queen's songs. A distinctive characteristic of Queen's music are the vocal harmonies which are usually composed of the voices of May, Mercury and Taylor best heard on the studio albums A Night at the Opera and A Day at the Races. Some of the ground work for the development of this sound can be attributed to their former producer Roy Thomas Baker as well as their engineer Mike Stone. Besides vocal harmonies, Queen were also known for multi-tracking voices to imitate the sound of a large choir through overdubs. According to Brian May, there are over 180 vocal overdubs in "Bohemian Rhapsody". Many Queen songs were also written with audience participation in mind, such as "We Will Rock You" and "We Are the Champions".
Hit Singles
Over the course of their career, Queen have been regarded as a consistent hit maker. Many of their songs reached either #1, or high positions in charts around the world. Queen have released three Greatest Hits Compilations though due to the definition of a hit, there should have been more singles in their Greatest Hits catalogs as some songs reached the top 40# or 30# in countries and have made the UK Top 75 or US Top 100. The following singles reached the UK Top 75 or the US Top 100
* 1974 - Seven Seas of Rhye
* 1974 - Killer Queen
* 1975 - Now I'm Here
* 1975 - Bohemian Rhapsody
* 1976 - You're My Best Friend
* 1976 - Somebody to Love
* 1977 - Tie Your Mother Down
* 1977 - Good Old-Fashioned Lover Boy
* 1977 - We are the Champions and We Will Rock You
* 1978 - Spread Your Wings
* 1978 - Fat Bottomed Girls and Bicycle Race
* 1978 - Don't Stop Me Now
* 1979 - Love of My Life (Live)
* 1979 - Crazy Little Thing Called Love
* 1980 - Save Me
* 1980 - Play the Game
* 1980 - Another One Bites the Dust
* 1980 - Flash"
* 1981 - Under Pressure
* 1982 - Body Language
* 1982 - Las Palabras de Amor
* 1982 - Back Chat
* 1984 - Radio Ga Ga
* 1984 - I Want to Break Free
* 1984 - It's a Hard Life
* 1984 - Hammer to Fall
* 1984 - Thank God It's Christmas
* 1985 - One Vision
* 1986 - A Kind of Magic
* 1986 - Friends Will Be Friends
* 1986 - Who Wants to Live Forever
* 1989 - I Want It All
* 1989 - Breakthru
* 1989 - The Invisible Man
* 1989 - Scandal
* 1989 - The Miracle
* 1991 - Innuendo
* 1991 - I'm Going Slightly Mad
* 1991 - Headlong
* 1991 - The Show Must Go On
* 1991 - Bohemian Rhapsody and These Are the Days of Our Lives
* 1995 - Heaven for Everyone
* 1995 - A Winter's Tale
* 1996 - Too Much Love Will Kill You
* 1996 - Let Me Live
* 1996 - You Don't Fool Me
* 1998 - No-One But You (Only the Good Die Young)
* 2008 - C-lebrity

Puddle of Mudd is an American rock band from Kansas City, Missouri, United States. They achieved success on rock radio and some success in the mainstream, and their major-label debut Come Clean has sold over 5 million copies.

To date the band has sold over 7 million albums, and have had a string of #1 mainstream rock singles in the U.S. They have released 2 independent and 3 major albums, with their latest being Famous, released in 2007. Puddle of Mudd was formed in 1993 by Wes Scantlin (vocals/guitar), Sean Sammon (Bass) Kenny Burkett (Drums) Jimmy Allen (Guitar) The name was inspired by the Missouri River flood, which inundated the band's practice space, and left the floor a big "puddle of mud". The group's first album, Stuck, was released in 1994 on V&R Records. The album, of entirely original compositions, was produced by PoM and E.J. Rose, and recorded at Red House Studio in Lawrence, Kansas. Minus Jimmy Allen, the group released a second album, Abrasive, in 1997 on Hardknocks Records. It had eleven tracks, all written by the band, three of which would eventually make it on to Puddle of Mudd's first major label release. These would be the only two albums that exhibit a dirtier, grungier sound, compared to the semi-polished sound of later work. Scantlin's start in the music business came after a copy of his demo tape was delivered to Fred Durst. Durst contacted Scantlin, and after hearing that his band had broken up, decided to bring him to California to attempt to put a new band together. One of the first people Scantlin met upon arriving in California was Doug Ardito, an intern at Interscope Records. Ardito was also in a Boston-based band called Throat Culture. When Scantlin found out about Ardito's bass playing, they decided to work together. They were still in need of a guitarist and drummer. Fred Durst decided to contact a guitarist he knew from his hometown of Jacksonville, Florida, Paul Phillips, who had formerly played in a local band there called Happy Hour. After getting the call from Durst, Paul decided to try out for Puddle of Mudd, and was accepted, choosing to leave college in order to join. A drummer was also recruited from Jacksonville. The four began playing together on some of the band's older songs, as well as some new ones. Durst signed the group to another showcase, and then recruited the band to his new record label, Flawless Records. Things did not work out with the Jacksonville drummer, and Josh Freese from A Perfect Circle and The Vandals (and later Guns N' Roses) did the drum tracks for Puddle of Mudd's next album instead. The band later held auditions for a new drummer, which produced Greg Upchurch, an ex-member of Eleven who had also toured with Chris Cornell.
Members
* Wes Scantlin - vocals, guitar (1993-Present)
* Doug Ardito - bass, backing vocals (2001-Present)
* Paul Phillips - guitar (2001-2005) (2009-Present)
* Ryan Yerdon - drums (2007-Present)
Former members
* Christian Stone - guitar (2006-2009)
* Greg Upchurch - drums (2000-2005)
* Jimmy Allen - guitar (1993-1994), (2005-2006)
* Mark "Moke" Bistany - drums (2005-2007)
* Kenny Burkett - drums (1993-2000)
* Sean Sammon - bass (1993-2000)
Discography
Albums
* 1994 - Stuck
* 1997 - Abrasive
* 2001 - Come Clean
* 2003 - Life on Display
* 2007 - Famous
Cover Songs
* "Breed" by Nirvana
* "Come As You Are" by Nirvana
* "About A Girl" by Nirvana
* "Brother" by Alice in Chains
* "War Pigs" by Black Sabbath
* "T.N.T." by AC/DC
* "Summer Nights" by Olivia Newton John and John Travolta
* "The Joker" by Steve Miller Band
* "Voodoo Child (Slight Return)" by The Jimi Hendrix Experience
* "Thunderkiss '65" by White Zombie

Prince Rogers Nelson (born June 7, 1958) is an American musician. He performs under the mononym of Prince, but has also been known by various other names, among them an unpronounceable symbol which he used as his name between 1993 and 2000,

During which time he was usually referred to as The Artist Formerly Known as Prince. Prince is prolific, having released several hundred songs both under his own name and with other artists. He has won seven Grammy Awards, a Golden Globe, and an Academy Award. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame the first year he was eligible in 2004. Rolling Stone ranked Prince #28 on its list of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time. Prince's musical palette covers many musical genres including R&B, soul, funk, rock, blues, new wave, psychedelia, folk, jazz and hip hop. Some of his influences are Jimi Hendrix, James Brown, Sly & the Family Stone, Curtis Mayfield, Parliament-Funkadelic, Stevie Wonder, Carlos Santana, Joni Mitchell, the Beatles, Duke Ellington and Miles Davis. The distinctive characteristics of his early-to-mid 1980s work, such as sparse and industrial-sounding drum machine arrangements and the use of synthesizer riffs to serve the role traditionally occupied by horn riffs in earlier R&B, funk and soul music, were called the "Minneapolis sound" and have proved very influential.
rince Rogers Nelson was born June 7, 1958 in Minneapolis, Minnesota to John L. Nelson and Matti Shaw. John was a pianist and songwriter, and Matti was a jazz singer. He was named after his father, whose stage name was Prince Rogers, and who performed with a jazz group called the Prince Rogers Trio. In a 1991 Current Affair interview, John L. stated, “I named my son Prince because I wanted him to do everything I wanted to do.” His childhood nickname was Skipper. As a child, Prince suffered from epilepsy. Prince's mother would later recall to him that he claimed during his childhood, "I'm not gonna be sick anymore, because an angel told me." After the birth of his sister Tyka in 1960, Prince's parents gradually became estranged. After they separated formally (when Prince was ten), he had a troubled relationship with his stepfather that resulted in him going to live briefly with his father, who expelled him after finding him in bed with a female friend. Later he settled in with a neighborhood family, the Andersons, befriending their son, Andre Anderson (later called André Cymone). Prince and Anderson joined Prince's cousin Charles Smith in a band called Grand Central that they formed during high school. (Smith would later be replaced by Morris Day.) His initial contributions were on piano and guitar, but he would share vocals with Anderson in what was mainly an instrumental band, playing clubs and parties in the Minneapolis area. As time went by and Prince's musical interests increased, he began producing the arrangements for the band. Grand Central evolved into Champagne and started playing original music drawing on a range of influences including Sly & the Family Stone, James Brown, Earth, Wind & Fire, Miles Davis, Parliament-Funkadelic, Carlos Santana and Jimi Hendrix. At one point Prince was a student at the Minnesota Dance Theatre. In 1976, he started work on a demo tape with producer Chris Moon in a Minneapolis studio. Prince also had the patronage of Owen Husney (of The High Spirits), to whom Moon introduced him, a connection that helped him produce a high-quality demo recording. Husney started contacting major labels and ran a campaign promoting Prince as a star of the future, resulting in a bidding war eventually won by Warner Bros. Records as they were the only label to offer Prince creative control of his songs.
Discography
* 1978: For You
* 1979: Prince
* 1980: Dirty Mind
* 1981: Controversy
* 1982: 1999
* 1984: Purple Rain
* 1985: Around the World in a Day
* 1986: Parade
* 1987: Sign “☮” the Times
* 1988: Lovesexy
* 1989: Batman
* 1990: Graffiti Bridge
* 1991: Diamonds and Pearls
* 1992: Love Symbol Album
* 1994: Come
* 1994: The Black Album (recorded in 1987)
* 1995: The Gold Experience
* 1996: Chaos and Disorder
* 1996: Emancipation
* 1999: Rave Un2 the Joy Fantastic
* 2001: The Rainbow Children
* 2002: One Nite Alone...
* 2003: Xpectation
* 2003: N.E.W.S
* 2004: Musicology
* 2004: The Chocolate Invasion
* 2004: The Slaughterhouse
* 2006: 3121
* 2007: Planet Earth
* 2009: LOtUSFLOW3R

Polysics (or POLYSICS) is a Japanese new wave/rock band from Tokyo, who personally dubs its unique style as "technicolor pogo punk". It was named after a brand of synthesizer, Korg Polysix. The band started in 1997, but got their big break in 1998 at a concert in Tokyo.

They create high energy music, fusing conventional guitar music, with synthesized and computer generated sound to create a unique mixture of punk and Synthpop, heavily inspired by the American bands Devo and The Tubes, and Japanese bands such as P-Model and Yellow Magic Orchestra. Their song lyrics often consist of Japanese, English, or just plain gibberish. The band has been noted for their extremely energetic live performances and their wild gimmicky outfits, notably their trademark orange boiler suits, with a simple "P" stamped on them, and their straight-bar sunglasses.
History
Polysics was formed in 1997 by Japanese high-school student Hiroyuki Hayashi. After watching some live footage of Devo and becoming heavily inspired by new wave music of the West, the student quit his soccer team and formed a band that would expand on the cartoonish image and musical ideas of the zany art-punk icons he had seen on TV. He was joined by drummer Junichi Sugai and Sako. His friend, Kaneko, also joined in as a synthesizer player in the early years of the band. Around the end of 1997, Kaneko left the band. Kayo joined as the new synthesizer player and with her mechanical stage presence, it provided an asymmetrical dynamic to the frenetic antics of the other three. The name of the band derives from the first synthesizer owned by Hayashi, the Korg Polysix. This synth appears in two of their early music videos. In 1999, Polysics released their first albums 1st P and A.D.S.R.M! on the independent label DECKREC Records. Just after the release of 1st P their bassist, known only as "POLY-2", left. The band dropped the "POLY-X" names, and reduced to a trio, with new member Fumi on Bass Support on some of the tracks from Neu. In 1999, Asian Man Records released their US debut album, Hey! Bob! My Friend! to rave reviews, but weak sales. The album was a compilation of tracks from their first two Japanese releases. In 2000, Polysics signed to Ki/oon Records (a subsidiary of Sony Music Japan Inc.) and released their first major album Neu. The album carried with it the same manic energy as their independent releases but more refined. On the 2001 album Eno, Synthesizers became more prevalent in the mix, but the songs still had an intense punk-like energy. For this album, Fumi returned to the band as a full member, returning Polysics to a quartet. 2002 saw the release of the album For Young Electric Pop, Polysics' attempt at a pop album. The manic punk energy was minimized, but the band showed it had an amazing sense of harmony and style. In 2003, Neu was released in the United States on Asian Man Records to rave reviews and great sales. However, shortly after recording the Kaja Kaja Goo EP drummer Junichi Sugai left the band because his name was not able to be spelt in 2 Katakana letters. After his departion, Hayashi is now the only original member remaining in the band. Ishimaru (drummer for the punk group Snail Ramp) temporarily joined as a replacement. For the 2003 album National P, Polysics went to the US to tour, which was then captured on the PippikkippippiP In USA DVD. Also during 2003, Polysics appeared on UK television for the programme Adam & Joe Go Tokyo performing "Kaja Kaja Goo". In 2004, Polysics released a greatest hits compilation titled Polysics or Die!!!! in Europe and the USA. Yano joined in 2004 as the new drummer. Polysics toured Europe and the US for the 2005 US Release of Polysics or Die!!!!. With the early 2006 release of Now Is The Time!, they toured the US and the UK, supporting high profile UK artists such as Graham Coxon and the Kaiser Chiefs. On February 28, 2007 Polysics released their album Karate House in Japan. Following this Polysics signed for MySpace Records making plans to re-release Polysics or Die!!!! in the US, with the inclusion of the latest singles from Karate House and a bonus DVD of videos and live cuts. Polysics or Die!!!! Vista was released on October 9, 2007 for Myspace Records exclusively for the United States, to mark the band's ten-year anniversary. Hayashi did a remix of the "Teen Titans Theme" by JPop group Puffy AmiYumi. The song "Teen Titans Theme POLYSICS' CR-06 MIX" appears on their US album Splurge. On April 23 2008, We Ate The Machine was released in Japan. It was released on September 30, 2008 in North America.
Members
Current members
* Hiroyuki Hayashi - Guitars, Vocals, Vocoder, Programming
* Kayo - Guitar, Synthesizers, Vocals, Vocoder
* Fumi - Bass, Vocals, Synthesizers
* Masashi Yano - Drums, Vocals
Past members
* Junichi Sugai - Drums, Vocals
* Ishimaru - Drum Support
* Sako - Bass synthesizer, Vocoder, Bread Throwing
* Kaneko - Synthesizer
Discography
Japanese Releases
DECKREC Records
* February 25, 1999 - 1st P (EP DCRC-0001)
* March 18, 1999 - Plus Chicker EP (7" vinyl DCRC-0002)
* October 22, 1999 - A.D.S.R.M! (full-length CD DCRC-0005)
* November 25, 1999 - Modern (7" vinyl DCRC-0006)
* February 25, 2000 - Live in Japan / 6-D (2-CD set DCRC-0012 & DCRC-0013 respectively)
* February 25, 2000 - 6-D (12" vinyl DCRC-0014)
Ki/oon Records (a subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment Japan Inc.)
* April 19, 2000 - XCT (maxi-single CD KSC2 341)
* June 21, 2000 - each life each end (maxi-single CD KSC2 345)
* September 20, 2000 - Neu (full-length CD KSC2 357)
* April 25, 20001 - New Wave Jacket (maxi-single CD KSC2 380)
* June 6, 2001 - Eno (full-length CD KSC2 389)
* April 24, 2002 - Lo-Bits (mini-album CD KSCL 453)
* July 24, 2002 - For Young Electric Pop (full-length CD KSCL 460)
* May 21, 2003 - Kaja Kaja Goo (mini-album CD KSCL 547)
* October 29, 2003 - National P (full-length CD KSCL 627)
* May 19, 2004 - Polysics or Die!!!! (Compilation KSCL 686)
* April 27, 2005 - Baby BIAS (CD single KSCL 776)
* August 17, 2005- Coelacanth Is Android (CD single KSCL 877)
* October 19, 2005 - Now Is The Time! (full-length CD KSCL 890)
* June 21, 2006 - Electric Surfin' Go Go (CD single KSCL 1016)
* October 25, 2006 - You-You-You (CD single KSCL 1047)
* January 31, 2007 - Catch On Everywhere (CD single KSCL-1091)
* February 28, 2007 - Karate House (full-length CD KSCL-1119)
* November 21, 2007 - Rocket (CD single KSCL-1183)
* March 19, 2008 - Pretty Good (CD single KSCL-1223)
* April 23, 2008 - We Ate the Machine (full-length CD KSCL-1240-1241)
* March 11, 2009 - Shout Aloud! / Beat Flash (CD single KSCL-1358)
Foreign Releases
* 2000 - Hey! Bob! My Friend! (USA and Korea)
* 2003 - Neu (USA)
* 2004 - Polysics or Die (UK ECD)
* 2004 - Kaja Kaja Goo / Black OUT Fall OUT (UK 7")
* 2004 - New Wave Jacket / My Sharona (UK 7")
* 2005 - Polysics or Die!!!! (USA)
* 2006 - Now Is The Time! (USA and UK)
* 2006 - I My Me Mine / Jhout (UK 7")
* 2006 - Coelacanth Is Android / Coelacanth Is Android (MSTRKRFT Remix) (USA 7")
* 2007 - POLYSICS OR DIE!!!! -VISTA- (USA)
* 2008 - Karate House (USA)
* 2008 - We Ate the Machine (USA)
Compilation Appearances
* 1998 - Tokyo Newwave of Newwave '98
* 1999 - Punch The Monkey! 2
* 1999 - Sweets For My Spitz
* 1999 - Unknown Cover Album
* 2000 - YMO-Remixes Technopolis 2000-00
* 2000 - Smash In La-Ppisch! 2
* 2001 - Japan For Sale
* 2002 - Japan For Sale Vol. 2
* 2003 - Japan For Sale Vol. 3
* 2003 - ID:2 (Aikawa Nanase)
* 2004 - Fine Time - A Tribute to New Wave
* 2004 - Japan For Sale Vol. 4
* 2007 - Rock For Baby
* 2007 - Super Chample-Dancer's Collection
* 2008 - METAL-IKKA
Video Releases
* 1999 - Live At Newwave (VHS)
* 2000 - B.G.V. (VHS)
* 2003 - DVDVPVDVLIVE!! (DVD)
* 2004 - PippikkippippiP In USA (DVD)
* 2006 - Now is the live! (DVD)
* 2007 - CLIPS OR DIE!!!! (DVD)
* 2008 - We ate the show!! (CD+DVD)
Solo Projects
* 2004 - Mitsuami Heroine (Kayo Solo EP)
Soundtracks
* Polysics performed the theme song for the American Jetix television show Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go!.
* Polysics' song "You-You-You" is used as one of the opening themes for the anime Keroro Gunso.
* A track from their album Now is the Time!, "Tei! Tei! Tei!", was included in the FIFA 07 soundtrack.
* The Anime Network uses Polysics' track "each life each end" for the Girl Power programming block.
* The Polysics song New Wave Jacket was featured in the animutation Wizard Power.
* The ending theme to the Moyashimon anime is Polysics' "Rocket".
Famous fans
* Mark Mothersbaugh of Devo used a Polysics CD for his office phone system, forcing the people on hold to hear the tracks being played.
* MySpace creator, Tom Anderson, is a big fan of Polysics.

Philip David Charles "Phil" Collins (born 30 January 1951 in Chiswick, London) is an English singer-songwriter, drummer, keyboardist & actor best known as the lead singer and drummer of English progressive rock group Genesis & as a Grammy & Academy Award-winning solo artist.

Collins sang the lead vocals on eight American chart-toppers between 1984 and 1989; seven as a solo artist and one with Genesis. His singles, often dealing with lost love, ranged from the drum-heavy "In the Air Tonight", to the dance pop of "Sussudio", to the political statements of his most successful song, "Another Day in Paradise". His international popularity transformed Genesis from a progressive rock group to a regular on the pop charts and an early MTV mainstay. According to britishhitsongwriters.com he is the forty eighth most successful songwriter in U.K. singles chart history based on weeks that his compositions have spent on the chart. Collins' professional career began as a drummer, first with obscure rock group Flaming Youth and then more famously with Genesis. In Genesis, Collins originally supplied backing vocals for front man Peter Gabriel, singing lead on only two songs: "For Absent Friends" from 1971's Nursery Cryme album and "More Fool Me" from Selling England by the Pound, which was released in 1973. On Gabriel's departure in 1975, Collins became the group's lead singer. As the decade closed, Genesis's first international hit, "Follow You, Follow Me", demonstrated a drastic change from the band's early years. His concurrent solo career, heavily influenced by his personal life, brought both him and Genesis commercial success. According to Atlantic Records, Collins' total worldwide sales as a solo artist, as of 2002, were 150 million.
Personal life
Collins married
* 1 - Canadian Andrea Bertorelli in 1975. They met as students in a drama class in London, in 1975. They had a son, Simon Collins, and Collins adopted Bertorelli's daughter Joely Collins, now a Canadian actress. They divorced in 1980, after she started an affair with their painter and decorator. Collins later appeared on the BBC's Top of the Pops singing his 1981 solo hit "In The Air Tonight" with a pot of paint and brush positioned on his piano.
* 2 - Collins and his second wife, Jill Taverman whom he met in 1980, were married from 1984 to 1996. They had one daughter, named Lily. Collins openly admits that some of their divorce-related correspondence was by fax (one, about access to their daughter, was reproduced in The Sun), but denies that this took her by surprise. Collins paid Jill £17M as final settlement.
* 3 - After a five year romance, Collins married his third wife, Orianne Cevey, in 1999. The couple have two sons, Nicholas and Mathew. They bought Sir Jackie Stewart's former house located in Begnins, Switzerland, overlooking Lake Geneva. Announcing their separation on 16 March 2006, they were divorced in January 2007. Collins reportedly paid Cevey £25M in settlement. Collins has said he will continue to live in Switzerland to be near the children. He is presently residing in Féchy, while also maintaining homes in New York City and Dersingham, England. In 2008, Collins was quoted in People Magazine: "Marriage is a difficult proposition. But I haven't given up on it, either."
Collins was appointed a Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order in 1994 in recognition of his work on behalf of the Prince's Trust. Bob Geldof said of Collins after recording the drums for the Band Aid single "Feed The World (Do They Know its Christmas)", "Phil Collins, is a magnificent soul, he has touched the world through his music and he continues to fight against world poverty. He is one of life's true heroes." Collins is a supporter of animal rights and People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA). In 2005, he donated autographed drumsticks in support of PETA's campaign against Kentucky Fried Chicken. Collins also has a lifelong interest in the Alamo. He has collected hundreds of artifacts related to the famous 1836 battle in San Antonio, Texas, narrated a light and sound show about the Alamo, and spoken at related events.
Discography
Studio albums
The following list includes all Phil Collins' albums with the exception of compilations, live and remix albums. For a complete album list, see Phil Collins discography.
* 1981: Face Value
* 1982: Hello, I Must Be Going!
* 1985: No Jacket Required
* 1989: …But Seriously
* 1993: Both Sides
* 1996: Dance Into the Light
* 1999: Tarzan: An Original Walt Disney Records Soundtrack
* 2002: Testify
* 2003: Brother Bear: Original Soundtrack

Paula Cole (born April 5, 1968, Rockport, Massachusetts) is an American singer/songwriter. Her single "Where Have All the Cowboys Gone" reached the top ten of the Billboard Hot 100 in 1997, and the following year she won a Grammy Award for Best New Artist.

Cole was born to Stephanie, a visual artist, and Jim Cole, a polka-playing entomologist. She has a sister named Irene. She lived in Rockport with her parents, where she attended elementary school. She was an active and popular student in middle school and high school, holding offices as class president and student council member. In addition, she was very active in the school's theatre arts program, starring in many productions, among them Flower Drum Song and Whose Life Is It Anyway?. She was a French Club member and traveled to France as part of a well-established exchange program founded by Foreign Language department head Mary Hayes. Cole entered the Berklee College of Music in Boston when she was 18, where she studied jazz singing and improvisation.
Discography
Albums
* Harbinger (1994)
* This Fire (1996) U.S. #20
* Amen (1999) U.S. #97
* Greatest Hits: Postcards from East Oceanside (2006)
* Courage (2007) U.S. #163

Paul Antony Young (born 17 January 1956) is an English pop musician. Paul was born in Luton, Bedfordshire, England. He has an older brother, Mark Young, and a younger sister, Joanne Young.

After school, he went to work at the Vauxhall Motors factory and in his spare time played in several bands as a bass guitarist. The first group for which he became lead singer was Kat Kool & The Kool Kats. In the late 1970s he joined the Streetband, who had one Top 20 hit in the UK, with the humorous, novelty track "Toast", reaching No. 18 in November 1978. Paul met his wife, ex-model Stacey Smith, on his video for Come Back and Stay in 1983. They married while they were living in Los Angeles in November 1987. Together they have 3 children, daughters Levi (born March 1987), Layla (born August 1994), and son Grady Cole (born January 1996). Paul and Stacey split in May 2006, however in March 2009 it was announced that they had reconciled.

Paul Weller (born John William Weller 25 May 1958), is an English singer-songwriter. Starting with the very successful punk-rock band The Jam (1976-1982), Weller then went on to branch out musically to a more soulful style with The Style Council (1983-1989).

Soon after the formation of The Style Council, Weller and Dee C. Lee, Style Council's backing singer, formed a romantic relationship. The couple married, and have two children; though later divorced. Weller has five children in total: two with Lee, one from a short relationship, and two with Samantha Stock, his partner from 1995-2008. Shortly before Christmas 2008, Weller left Stock to move in with his backing singer.In 1991 he re-established himself as a successful solo artist, and continues to remain a respected singer, lyricist and guitarist, a fact reaffirmed by his recent awarding of the 2009 BRIT award for 'Best Male Solo Artist'. He has remained essentially a national rather than an international star, which may be unsurprising considering much of his songwriting is rooted in British culture. He is also the principal figure of the 1970s Mod revival and is often referred to as the Modfather. Weller had a good relationship with his father, John Weller, who acted as his manager from the formation of The Jam in 1976 until John's health began to deteriorate in 2003-4. Weller's father died on April 22, 2009.
Discography
Albums
* Paul Weller - (1992) #8 UK
* Wild Wood - (1993) #2 UK
* Stanley Road - (1995) #1 UK
* Heavy Soul - (1997) #2 UK
* Heliocentric - (2000) #2 UK
* Illumination - (2002) #1 UK
* Studio 150 - (2004) #2 UK
* As Is Now - (2005) #4 UK
* 22 Dreams - (2008) #1 UK