Artists/performer Famous Names Starting with Letter B

Was an American born big band musician from television's The Lawrence Welk Show, his instrument was

Was an American born big band musician from television's The Lawrence Welk Show, his instrument was the trombone.From 1948 until 1982, Barney was an integral part of the Lawrence Welk Orchestra not only as first trombonist, but was also in charge of the band's luggage when the Music Makers went out on concert tours. He first joined the band back when they played regularly at the Aragon Ballroom in Chicago, and made the move to Southern California in 1951 when Welk moved his organization out there on a permanent basis. That same year the Music Makers made their television debut on KTLA in Los Angeles and later made the transition to a nationwide audience on the ABC network in 1955 followed by syndication in 1971.

Was a French painter, born in Paris.His father, who was a miniature painter, began to teach him to d

Was a French painter, born in Paris.His father, who was a miniature painter, began to teach him to draw at the age of six, and showed himself from the first an exacting master. Towards the close of 1785 Gros, by his own choice, entered the studio of Jacques-Louis David, which he frequented assiduously, continuing at the same time to follow the classes of the Collège Mazarin.

A Belgian film actress and singer. She has appeared in 50 films since 1954.

A Belgian film actress and singer. She has appeared in 50 films since 1954.

Is a reggae and dancehall recording artist.In 1976, Levy formed a band with his cousin, Everton Dacr

Is a reggae and dancehall recording artist.In 1976, Levy formed a band with his cousin, Everton Dacres, called the Mighty Multitude; the pair released "My Black Girl" in 1977. Levy established his solo career the next year with "A Long Time Since We Don't Have No Love"; though the single was a failure, the fourteen year old was a popular performer at Jamaican dancehalls.

Is Jamaica’s master painter.Barrington Watson made his original mark in Jamaica as a football play

Is Jamaica’s master painter.Barrington Watson made his original mark in Jamaica as a football player for Kingston College. However, he ultimately followed his artistic yearnings by enrolling at the Royal College of Art in London. He traveled widely and th

The vocalist with Golden Earring.Barry Andrew Hay was born on August 16, 1948 in Faizabad, India, an

The vocalist with Golden Earring.Barry Andrew Hay was born on August 16, 1948 in Faizabad, India, and moved to the Netherlands at the age of ten. First, he lived in Amsterdam but moved to The Hague a bit later.In the summer of 1967 he joined the Golden Earrings, replacing Frans Krassenburg. Hay also created the cover art for some of Golden Earring's albums.In 1994, he sang lead vocals and played alto flute on the Ayreon song Sail Away to Avalon, the single from the debut album The Final Experiment.

Is a reggae singer, best known in the UK for his cover of the Blue Magic song, "Sideshow", which got

Is a reggae singer, best known in the UK for his cover of the Blue Magic song, "Sideshow", which got to #3 in the UK Singles Chart in 1976.Biggs spent some time as an recording engineer with the Jamaican Broadcasting Company before entering the music scene as a harmony singer at Clement "Coxsone" Dodd's Studio One and Duke Reid's Treasure Isle recording studios, and spent time as a member of both the Crystalites and the Astronauts, before accepting a position as the lead singer for Byron Lee's Dragonaires.

Is a singer / producer / songwriter from the United Kingdom. He is best known for his hit songs, "Da

Is a singer / producer / songwriter from the United Kingdom. He is best known for his hit songs, "Dancin' (on a Saturday Night)" (1973), which he co-wrote with Lynsey De Paul, and "Do You Wanna Dance" (1973).

Was a Jamaican reggae singer, initially coming to prominence in the 1970s with his work with Bunny L

Was a Jamaican reggae singer, initially coming to prominence in the 1970s with his work with Bunny Lee, but remaining popular throughout his career.Barry Brown was one of a number of singers to find success in the 1970s under record producer Bunny Lee. After forming a short-lived group called The Aliens with Rod Taylor and Johnny Lee,[1], Brown went solo. Although his first release, "Girl You're Always On My Mind", had little impact, his vocal style soon found popularity, with his first hit single coming with 1979's "Step It Up Youthman", which led to an album of the same name on Third World Records.

A classical pianist and conductor.He studied piano, cello, clarinet and organ whilst growing up in B

A classical pianist and conductor.He studied piano, cello, clarinet and organ whilst growing up in Belfast. Barry Douglas first studied in Belfast and at 16 had lessons with Felicitas LeWinter, a pupil of Emil von Sauer - a pupil of Liszt. In London he studied with John Barstow for four years and then studied privately with Maria Curcio, herself a pupil of Austrian pianist Arthur Schnabel, going on to study with the Russian pianist Yevgeny Malinin in Paris.

Was an American record producer, songwriter and singer.A multiple Grammy Award-winner known for his

Was an American record producer, songwriter and singer.A multiple Grammy Award-winner known for his deep bass voice and romantic image, White's greatest success came in the 1970s with the Love Unlimited Orchestra, crafting many enduring hit soul and disco songs

Is a singer, songwriter and producer

Is a singer, songwriter and producer

Is a popular Australian singer, with a crooning vocal style.Crocker also has had a semi-successful c

Is a popular Australian singer, with a crooning vocal style.Crocker also has had a semi-successful career as an actor, most notably starring alongside Barry Humphries in the title role of The Adventures of Barry McKenzie and its sequel, Barry McKenzie Holds His Own. The character of Barry McKenzie gave rise to Crocker recording ribald songs such as: "My One Eyed Trouser Snake". Appointed Melbourne's King of Moomba in 1976.

Is an American singer-songwriter, musician, arranger, producer and conductor, best known for such re

Is an American singer-songwriter, musician, arranger, producer and conductor, best known for such recordings as I Write the Songs, Mandy, Weekend in New England and Copacabana.

Is a painter and graffiti artist. He is also known by monikers such as Ray Fong, Twist and further v

Is a painter and graffiti artist. He is also known by monikers such as Ray Fong, Twist and further variations of Twist, such as Twister, Twisty, Twisto and others.McGee rose out of the Mission School art movement and graffiti boom in the San Francisco Bay Area during the early nineties. His work draws heavily from a pessimistic view of the urban experience, which he describes as, "urban ills, overstimulations, frustrations, addictions & trying to maintain a level head under the constant bombardment of advertising".

Is a choir trainer and organist. He is best remembered for conducting the choir of St Paul's Cathedr

Is a choir trainer and organist. He is best remembered for conducting the choir of St Paul's Cathedral at the wedding of Charles, Prince of Wales (Charles Philip Arthur George Windsor) and Diana, Princess of Wales (Lady Diana Frances Spencer) at St Paul's Cathedral in London on Wednesday 29 July 1981.

Is a renowned artist, most famous as a printmaker and illustrator of numerous works of literature.He

Is a renowned artist, most famous as a printmaker and illustrator of numerous works of literature.He studied with Leonard Baskin. [1] Some of his most celebrated work has been his illustrations for Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Thro

Is a British singer who was one of Mike Oldfield's vocalists around 1984.In 1983, Mike Oldfield hear

Is a British singer who was one of Mike Oldfield's vocalists around 1984.In 1983, Mike Oldfield heard one of the Triumvirat albums and was interested in the voice of the lead vocalist. He invited Barry to join the Crises tour, which Barry Palmer refused b

Is a British pop singer.The son of pop singer Marion Ryan and Fred Sapherson, Barry and his twin bro

Is a British pop singer.The son of pop singer Marion Ryan and Fred Sapherson, Barry and his twin brother Paul began to perform at the age of fifteen. In 1965 they signed a recording contract with Decca and brought out singles such as "Don't Bring Me Your

Is a Flemish singer, drummer, television presenter and actor. Peeters studied Germanic philology and

Is a Flemish singer, drummer, television presenter and actor. Peeters studied Germanic philology and drama in Antwerp. There, he met Jan Leyers and Hugo Matthysen, with whom he worked later. Bart Peeters is married and has two daughters and a son. He is also known to have ADHD.

Is a Dutch heavy metal singer. He was the original singer in The Gathering, and he sang on their fir

Is a Dutch heavy metal singer. He was the original singer in The Gathering, and he sang on their first album Always..., released in 1992. The following year he left them to form Wish. After three full-length albums and four EPs, the band split up in 2003. Smits' latest work is Wish's Single, released in 2003.

Is a Flemish singer, actor and radio/tv preseter.During his humanities studies he started to play th

Is a Flemish singer, actor and radio/tv preseter.During his humanities studies he started to play the guitar and sing. After graduation he went to the Brussels conservatorium. His musical style is heavily influenced by Johan Verminnen and Raymond van het Groenewoud, mentioned in his song 'k Heb bijna alles (I have nearly everything).

A Dutch classical pianist.Van Oort was born in Utrecht. After completing his studies in modern piano

A Dutch classical pianist.Van Oort was born in Utrecht. After completing his studies in modern piano in the Royal Conservatory in The Hague in 1983, he studied fortepiano there with Stanley Hoogland. In 1986 he won both first prize, jointly with Geoffrey Lancaster, and the special "Audience" prize at the Mozart Fortepiano Competition in Bruges, Belgium.Since 1997, van Oort has been a prolific recording artist, as well as recitalist, with roughly 40 recordings to date. His recorded repertoire runs from Haydn, whose complete piano trios he has recorded, to the romantic era, with recordings of Chopin, Field and their lesser-known contemporaries. He recently completed an eight-year project recording the complete keyboard works of Mozart, a collection which includes many pieces hitherto unrecorded. The quatremains pieces he did together with Ursula Dütschler.

Was a German engraver, miniaturist and painter.The younger brother of Hans Sebald Beham, he was born

Was a German engraver, miniaturist and painter.The younger brother of Hans Sebald Beham, he was born into a family of artists in Nuremberg. Learning his art from his elder brother, and Albrecht Dürer, he was particularly active as an engraver during the 1520s, creating tiny works of magnificent detail, positioning him in the German printmaking school known as the "Little Masters". He was also fascinated with antiquity and may have worked with Marcantonio Raimondi in Bologna and Rome at some time in his career.

Was a Dutch painter. Bartholomeus Assteyn was the son of a painter from Gent, Abraham Bartholomeusz.

Was a Dutch painter. Bartholomeus Assteyn was the son of a painter from Gent, Abraham Bartholomeusz. In the year 1631 he became member in the Dordrecht’s Saint Lukas painter gild. Assteyn lived with his family in Vriesestraat. In 1651 he was registered as an accountant for the local painter brotherhood. His exact death date is not known; his last authenticated work dates from the year 1669.