Artists/performer Famous Names Starting with Letter B

Is a Jamaican dancehall, ragga, and reggae musician. He has recorded Pop and Dance songs, as well as

Is a Jamaican dancehall, ragga, and reggae musician. He has recorded Pop and Dance songs, as well as songs dealing with political topics. Banton, like most dancehall artists, is politically outspoken and influenced by Marcus Garvey

Is an Israeli sculptor and video artist. He was born in Jerusalem and studied sculpture with Yitzhak

Is an Israeli sculptor and video artist. He was born in Jerusalem and studied sculpture with Yitzhak Danziger (1916-1977) at the Avni Institute of Art and Design in Tel Aviv from 1956 to 1958. He moved to London in 1959, where he studied at the St. Martin's School of Art from 1959 to 1962. After returning to Israel in 1963, he created severely geometrical painted steel sculptures. In 1971, he moved to New York City, and began incorporating videos into his large constructions. He lives and works in Tel Aviv and New York

Was an Azerbaijani singer of folk music and mugam (an original improvisational genre of classical fo

Was an Azerbaijani singer of folk music and mugam (an original improvisational genre of classical folk music in Azerbaijan). He was also famous for his performance of Azeri mugams in other regional languages, such as Georgian, Armenian, Lezgian, Kumyk, Persian, and Russian.

Was an American jazz singer, songwriter, pianist, and guitarist, noted for his vocalese singing and

Was an American jazz singer, songwriter, pianist, and guitarist, noted for his vocalese singing and word play in a language he called "Vout". A related singer in the idiom of humorous jazz singing is Babs Gonzales, who also flourished in the 1940s.

An Indonesian pop singer and actress.Bunga started her career on television as a drama actress. The

An Indonesian pop singer and actress.Bunga started her career on television as a drama actress. The TV series that she has played were ABG, Senandung Masa Puber, Kala Cinta Menggoda, Penjaga Hati, and others. She later moved on as a singer and as a film a

Is a jazz musician and educator he was raised in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA, where he played the alto

Is a jazz musician and educator he was raised in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA, where he played the alto saxophone, mainly at a local club called "The Brass Rail." Director of the Jazz studies program at the University of North Florida in Jacksonville since the early 1990s.

Often referred to as Luang Pu Bunleua Sulilat, Thai: ??????????????? ?????????, IPA: [lua? pu? bunl?

Often referred to as Luang Pu Bunleua Sulilat, Thai: ??????????????? ?????????, IPA: [lua? pu? bunl??a suli?lat], numerous variants of the spelling exist in Western languages: see below) was a Thai/Isan/Lao mystic, myth-maker, spiritual cult leader and sculpture artist. He is responsible for creating two religious-themed parks featuring giant fantastic sculptures made of concrete on the banks of the Mekong river near Thai-Lao border: Buddha Park (???????????) on the Lao side (25 km southeast from Vientiane), and Sala Keoku (???????????) on the Thai side (3 km east of Nong Khai).

Is a singer songwriter and percussionist and was an original member of reggae group The Wailers alon

Is a singer songwriter and percussionist and was an original member of reggae group The Wailers along with Bob Marley and Peter Tosh. His father Thaddeus "Toddy" Livingston lived for some time with Bob Marley's mother Cedella Booker and had a daughter with her named Pearl Livingston.

Is a Turkish musician, bass player and one of the backing singers in the rock band Mor ve Ötesi.Whe

Is a Turkish musician, bass player and one of the backing singers in the rock band Mor ve Ötesi.When he was 14 years old, Burak bought his the first guitar. At 15 he began playing in a group Virus with four friends. In the group he was a vocalist. But he had disagreements with guitarist Erke Erokay and left the group. He then worked with pop performer Eric Coker and sang in cafes and bars for a living.

Is a Turkish pop singer.As a child, Burak attended Müzige Çapa and played in the orchestra for man

Is a Turkish pop singer.As a child, Burak attended Müzige Çapa and played in the orchestra for many years. He continued playing in an orchestra until he entered high school at Istanbul Anadolu Güzel Sanatlar Lisesi, where he began to play flute and piano. Burak then attended Kabatas Erkek Lisesi, coming third to Kenan Dogulu in a school competition the first year, he won the competition three years running.

A Turkish singer.The first genres Burcu tackled in her singinger career were pop and jazz as she sun

A Turkish singer.The first genres Burcu tackled in her singinger career were pop and jazz as she sung songs belonging to those genres with the orchestra which her father created. The orchestra went around to perform at famous hotels and holiday resort villages giving Burcu a chance to make herself known to interested people from all over the world that came to Turkey for holidays. Performing with the orchestra allowed her to attract local attention as well. This is considering that many Turks were taken by surprise by talent she exposed at singing and performing. A lot of those that had earlier saw Burcu assumed that she must have been partially American so then she was bubbed with the nickname of, “ the-black-throated girl “ since.

Was an American abstract painter. Many of his best-known works are characterized by orthogonal geome

Was an American abstract painter. Many of his best-known works are characterized by orthogonal geometric forms that reflect his strong interest in the De Stijl movement and the work of Piet Mondrian in particular. Overall, his Geometric abstraction and non-objective style also owe much to his study with Hans Hofmann at the Art Students League of New York.[1] He was a founding member of the American Abstract Artists.[2] Diller's abstract work has sometimes been termed "constructivist". He also did figurative and representational works early in his career working as a muralist for the New York City Federal Arts Project

Is the bass guitarist, and vocalist of hugely influential Welsh rock group Budgie.Shelley is often c

Is the bass guitarist, and vocalist of hugely influential Welsh rock group Budgie.Shelley is often compared to Rush bassist/vocalist Geddy Lee as they both share the position of bassist/vocalist in power trio bands, both have high pitched distinctive voic

Was an Academy Award winning American actor and acclaimed folk music singer. The prominent music cr

Was an Academy Award winning American actor and acclaimed folk music singer. The prominent music critic John Rockwell has been quoted in the New York Times as saying that "Ives's voice... had the sheen and finesse of opera without its latter-day Puccinian vulgarities and without the pretensions of operatic ritual. It was genteel in expressive impact without being genteel in social conformity. And it moved people."

Is an award-winning American pianist and composer. He is best known for his many pop hits from 1962-

Is an award-winning American pianist and composer. He is best known for his many pop hits from 1962-70, with lyrics written by Hal David, many of which were recorded by Dionne Warwick. As of 2006, Bacharach had written a total of 70 Top 40 hits in the US,

Was an American jazz stride pianist.Bales began on piano at age twelve, and played in hotels and nig

Was an American jazz stride pianist.Bales began on piano at age twelve, and played in hotels and nightclubs in California in the 1930s. He played regularly in San Francisco in the 1940s, with Lu Watters's Yerba Buena Jazz Band among others, but was drafte

Was an American pair skater. Competing with partner Maria DiDomenico, he won the silver medal at the

Was an American pair skater. Competing with partner Maria DiDomenico, he won the silver medal at the 1982 United States Figure Skating Championships. The following year, he teamed up with Jill Watson. The couple was two-time bronze medalists at the U.S. C

Is a vocalist, lyricist, guitarist, and keyboardist. Born in Houston, Texas, Bell is best known as f

Is a vocalist, lyricist, guitarist, and keyboardist. Born in Houston, Texas, Bell is best known as frontman of the death metal/industrial metal band, Fear Factory. His singing style is considered influential and innovative, in that he was one of the first

A Canadian musician and songwriter. A gifted showman, he was the lead singer for the Canadian rock b

A Canadian musician and songwriter. A gifted showman, he was the lead singer for the Canadian rock band The Guess Who. During his 10 years in The Guess Who, from 1965 to 1975, he sang and wrote or co-wrote many well known songs including "American Woman,"

Is a French singer-songwriter.

Is a French singer-songwriter.

German rapper whose style is strongly influenced by American Gangsta rap. He also uses the pseudonym

German rapper whose style is strongly influenced by American Gangsta rap. He also uses the pseudonym Sonny Black.

Is originally from Inanda in Natal, South Africa, Busi Mhlongo is a virtuoso singer, dancer and comp

Is originally from Inanda in Natal, South Africa, Busi Mhlongo is a virtuoso singer, dancer and composer whose music defies categorization. Drawing on various South African styles such as mbaqanga, maskanda, marabi and traditional Zulu, fused with contemporary elements from jazz, funk, rock, gospel, rap, opera, reggae and West African music she produces a fresh and exciting sound. Her infectious music and singing style have a universal appeal and her lyrics carry powerful and poignant messages. In the 1960s, she adopted the artistic name Vickie, only later she became known by Busi Mhlongo.

Is an English singer and frontman of the ska revival band Bad Manners. His stage name was taken from

Is an English singer and frontman of the ska revival band Bad Manners. His stage name was taken from the bus conductor played by Ivor Cutler in The Beatles' 1967 film Magical Mystery Tour.

Is a recording artist, singer and songwriter and multi-instrumentalist (guitar, drums, bass and keyb

Is a recording artist, singer and songwriter and multi-instrumentalist (guitar, drums, bass and keyboards).Butch started writing for his band at age 14. The Rubys were started in 1992 after the release of Mistake of Identity in 1990 and Love in 1991. Butc

A Thai student of Chulalongkorn University, performer, actress, singer, teen idol and MC of the Thai

A Thai student of Chulalongkorn University, performer, actress, singer, teen idol and MC of the Thai Television Channel 3.