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Was an American jazz drummer.Widely regarded[1] as one of the most important and influential jazz dr

Was an American jazz drummer.Widely regarded[1] as one of the most important and influential jazz drummers to come to prominence in the 1960s, Williams first gained fame in the band of trumpeter Miles Davis, and was a pioneer of jazz fusion.

Was a Flemish Baroque artist who became the leading court painter in England. He is most famous for

Was a Flemish Baroque artist who became the leading court painter in England. He is most famous for his portraits of King Charles I of England and Scotland and his family and court, painted with a relaxed elegance that was to be the dominant influence on English portrait-painting for the next 150 years. He also painted biblical and mythological subjects, displayed outstanding facility as a draftsman, and was an important innovator in watercolour and etching.

Garnon was in attendance at the Welsh-medium primary school, Ysgol y Ferch O'r SgOr (Lady of Sker Sc

Garnon was in attendance at the Welsh-medium primary school, Ysgol y Ferch O'r SgOr (Lady of Sker School) in North Cornelly, near Bridgend until 1994. He attended Welsh language comprehensive school Ysgol Gyfun Llanhari for a short time but was soon to join friends in Porthcawl Comprehensive School. As a member of the local children's theatre group, Vagabonds, Garnon took on many cameo roles. However, under the guidance of Roger Burnell, head of drama at Porthcawl Comprehensive School, Garnon soon gained confidence. At Porthcawl he quickly began to realise that acting, singing and dancing were areas in which he excelled. Garnon left Porthcawl Comprehensive school to attend the highly prestigious academy - The Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art

Was a Greek singing duo consisting of Elena Paparizou (??e?a ?apa????? in Greek) and Nikos Panagioti

Was a Greek singing duo consisting of Elena Paparizou (??e?a ?apa????? in Greek) and Nikos Panagiotidis (????? ?a?a???t?d?? in Greek) originating from Sweden which combined Greek popular music and lyrics with a Nordic dance pop beat. Both Paparizou and Pa

Is a singer-songwriter and guitarist based in Somerville, Massachusetts.She began recording music on

Is a singer-songwriter and guitarist based in Somerville, Massachusetts.She began recording music on her own at the age of 16, producing limited-edition cassette tapes for her friends. At 18 she won the first open mic competition she entered, at the Sam A

Was a French cabrette bagpipe player, well-known at the turn of the 20th century in Paris.

Was a French cabrette bagpipe player, well-known at the turn of the 20th century in Paris.

Was a French painter and sculptor and served as personal painter to King Louis XIV. He was accepted

Was a French painter and sculptor and served as personal painter to King Louis XIV. He was accepted as a member of the Académie Royale, Paris in 1681. Benoist’s fame grew after he exhibited forty-three wax figurines of the French “Royal Circle” at his residence in Paris. Thereafter, the king authorized the figurines to be shown throughout France. His work became so highly regarded that James II of England invited him to visit England in 1684. There he executed works of the English king and members of his royal court.

Was a French painter and designer, among the most important flower painters of 19th-century France.

Was a French painter and designer, among the most important flower painters of 19th-century France. He worked in a variety of media including oil, pastel, watercolour, and ink.

Was a French sculptor and teacher.Bourdelle was born at Montauban, Tarn-et-Garonne. He left school a

Was a French sculptor and teacher.Bourdelle was born at Montauban, Tarn-et-Garonne. He left school at the age of 13 to work as a wood carver in his father's cabinet making shop. He learned drawing with the founder of the Ingres Museum in Montauban, then sculpture at the art school in Toulouse.

Was a French ballet dancer, actor, singer and a choreographer, active in the Royal Swedish Ballet an

Was a French ballet dancer, actor, singer and a choreographer, active in the Royal Swedish Ballet and the Royal Danish Ballet and eventually ballet master in the latter. He is considered to have played a great role in the development of the ballet in Scandinavia. He was the father of August Bournonville.

Was a French master glassmaker, illustrator, Mannerist painter and a master (teacher) at the School

Was a French master glassmaker, illustrator, Mannerist painter and a master (teacher) at the School of Fontainebleau.He is one of the few French painters of his time who had a pronounced artistic personality.[1] His work reflects the refined, although highly unstable, atmosphere at the court of the House of Valois during the French Wars of Religion of 1560 to 1598.

Was a French landscape painter.He was born in Pont-de-Vaux, Ain and grew up in Bresse. In 1838 he mo

Was a French landscape painter.He was born in Pont-de-Vaux, Ain and grew up in Bresse. In 1838 he moved to Paris, where he began studying under Paul Delaroche in 1842. The following year he met Corot, who influenced him profoundly by encouraging him to paint landscape en plein air.

Son of the French painter Noël Coypel, was still more celebrated than his father.Antoine studied un

Son of the French painter Noël Coypel, was still more celebrated than his father.Antoine studied under his father, with whom he spent four years at Rome. At the age of eighteen he was admitted into the Académie de peinture et de sculpture, of which he became professor and rector in 1707, and director in 1714. In 1716 he was appointed king's painter, and he was ennobled in the following year.

Is a classic R&B and rock and roll pianist and singer-songwriter.Domino first attracted national att

Is a classic R&B and rock and roll pianist and singer-songwriter.Domino first attracted national attention with "The Fat Man" in 1949 on Imperial Records. This song is an early rock and roll record, featuring a rolling piano and Domino doing "wah-wah" vocalizing over a fat back beat. It sold over a million copies and is widely regarded as the first rock and roll record to do so.

Was a French academic sculptor. He won the Prix de Rome for sculpture in 1828. He is often confused

Was a French academic sculptor. He won the Prix de Rome for sculpture in 1828. He is often confused with his younger brother Jean-Pierre Dantan, also a sculptor.

Was a French ballet dancer. After dancing in Lyon and Bordeaux, Paul débuted at the Opéra de Paris

Was a French ballet dancer. After dancing in Lyon and Bordeaux, Paul débuted at the Opéra de Paris in 1820 and quickly became one of the public's favourite premiers danseurs. Nicknamed "l'Aérien" due to his technical qualities, Auguste Bournonville stated "Paul's superiority is his lightness, elasticity, speed, softness and precision. He knows how to combine daring and natural grace." He regularly performed in London, with partners including his sister Madame Montessu and Madame Anatole, as well as at Naples, where he was praised by Stendhal. He retired from the stage in 1831.

Was a French dancer, choreographer and ballet master. He was the elder brother of Jean-Baptiste Pitr

Was a French dancer, choreographer and ballet master. He was the elder brother of Jean-Baptiste Pitrot, and their father Barthélemy Pitrot was an actor who criss-crossed the French provinces in the first half of the 18th century.

An English musician best known as the lead vocalist, lyricist, and occasional guitarist of the band

An English musician best known as the lead vocalist, lyricist, and occasional guitarist of the band Curve.Halliday was born on 5 July 1964 in Parsons Green, Fulham, and brought up in various locations across Europe. When her father abandoned his wife and children following a run-in with the law in Greece, the Halliday family returned to the UK, and eventually settled in Washington New Town, Tyne and Wear.

Known by her stage name Butterscotch, is an American beatboxer/singer/pianist. She won the first Wor

Known by her stage name Butterscotch, is an American beatboxer/singer/pianist. She won the first World Hip Hop Beatbox Women's Championship in 2005 and claimed the West Coast Champion title in 2007 beating 18 men. Butterscotch has toured extensively with

Is a pioneer artist in the personal growth and development movement, credited with the Inner Portrai

Is a pioneer artist in the personal growth and development movement, credited with the Inner Portrait process that uses art as a self-help means to see hidden personal potential.She was a creative rirector and partner at Koelling/Martignoni & Co., Westpor

Was a Polish pianist and composer. He was also known as Antoni Katski and Antoine de Kontski, someti

Was a Polish pianist and composer. He was also known as Antoni Katski and Antoine de Kontski, sometimes with the appellation "Chevalier."Anton de Kontski was one of five children, all musical. His sister Eugenia (b. 1816) was a singer; brother Stanislaw (1820-?) a pianist who taught piano in Paris and composed salon pieces; brother Apolinary (1825-1879) a virtuoso violinist, composer and teacher who debuted at five at the St. Petersburg court, studied with Paganini, toured Europe, and finally settled in Warsaw where in 1860 he founded the Music Institute; and brother Karol (1815-1867), violinist and composer, member of the orchestra of the Opéra-Comique in Paris.

Was an Austrian music publisher, editor and composer. Best known in his time as a publisher, he is m

Was an Austrian music publisher, editor and composer. Best known in his time as a publisher, he is most familiar today as the composer of the waltz on which Ludwig van Beethoven wrote his set of thirty-three Diabelli Variations.The firm, Cappi & Diabelli (which became Diabelli & Co. in 1824) became well known by arranging popular pieces so they could be played by amateurs at home. The firm became well known in more serious music circles by becoming the first to publish works by Franz Schubert, a composer the firm later championed.

Is a South African musician and songwriter singing in Afrikaans who has been active for more than 30

Is a South African musician and songwriter singing in Afrikaans who has been active for more than 30 years and has toured internationally. He has received numerous awards and has been credited for writing the first Afrikaans rock song 'Blommetjie gedenk aan my'. In 2007 he performed at the festivities for the count-down to the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

Was a Russian painter.Anton Ivanov was born a serf in a village of Kozakovo, Vladimir gubernia. From

Was a Russian painter.Anton Ivanov was born a serf in a village of Kozakovo, Vladimir gubernia. From 1833 he studied painting in Saint Petersburg with Chernetsov's brothers. In 1838 he accompanied them on a trip on Volga River. In 1841 he was redeemed from serfdom by Chernetsov's brothers. From 1841 to 1849 he was a pensioner of the Imperial Academy of Arts. From 1846 he lived in Italy. He died in Rome and buried at the Monte-Testacho cemetery.

Was a Ukrainian-Russian Neoclassical painter who specialized in historical subjects and portraits. A

Was a Ukrainian-Russian Neoclassical painter who specialized in historical subjects and portraits. Anton was born to a family of a Ukrainian cossack.