Artists/performer Famous Names Starting with Letter M

Is a Welsh singer-songwriter whose music exhibits primarily a brand of Celtic and folk, while his so

Is a Welsh singer-songwriter whose music exhibits primarily a brand of Celtic and folk, while his songwriting is often focused on social lament or protest.[1] From independently releasing his first studio release, An Aching and a Longing in 1983, to his l

Is an African American funk singer. She is considered by many funk enthusiasts to be one of the "raw

Is an African American funk singer. She is considered by many funk enthusiasts to be one of the "rawest" and "brassiest" music divas.Whitney's performing career started as early as three years old while touring with her family's gospel group, the Manning

Fronted by 50 Cent, G-Unit quickly redefined the urban music industry back to gangsta rap. They prod

Fronted by 50 Cent, G-Unit quickly redefined the urban music industry back to gangsta rap. They produced a series of mixtape albums with original numbers and high quality artwork, making the discs something more than a bootleg, but not quite an independent release.50 Cent was soon granted his own record label by Dr. Dre and released the album Get Rich or Die Tryin. Soon after the group had established their own record label, G-Unit Records, G-Unit released their first official group album Beg for Mercy in November of 2003, which went on to be certified 2x Platinum. [1] [2]

Was an American singer-songwriter, drummer, pianist and instrumentalist. Starting his career as a me

Was an American singer-songwriter, drummer, pianist and instrumentalist. Starting his career as a member of the successful doo-wop group The Moonglows in the late fifties, he ventured into a solo career shortly after the group disbanded in 1960 signing with the Tamla subsidiary of Motown Records

Was a Puerto Rican salsa singer who became famous all across Latin America during the 1970s. He was

Was a Puerto Rican salsa singer who became famous all across Latin America during the 1970s. He was also a part-time comedian on Puerto Rican television. His brother, Billiván Santiago, had some success in Puerto Rico as a plena singer.

Was an American Impressionist painter, photographer and artisan. She was skilled in the mediums of o

Was an American Impressionist painter, photographer and artisan. She was skilled in the mediums of oil, pastel and watercolor. Her professional career was cut short by the Great Depression, but she still continued to paint well into her nineties with a passion for her craft and nature. She is noted for her plein-air painting while camping the American West and its National Parks.

A member of the folk group Peter, Paul and Mary, along with Peter Yarrow and Noel "Paul" Stookey. To

A member of the folk group Peter, Paul and Mary, along with Peter Yarrow and Noel "Paul" Stookey. Together, they formed one of the most successful folk-singing groups of the 1960s.The group Peter, Paul and Mary launched in 1961 and broke up in 1970, after

An American singer known for her soulful and wide-ranging vocal style in popular and jazz music. She

An American singer known for her soulful and wide-ranging vocal style in popular and jazz music. She is based in the greater metropolitan Washington, D.C. area, but has performed in several locations in the United States and in other countries. Both her l

An American opera singer and actress.[1]Born in Davenport, Iowa, Peil (pronounced "peel") trained as

An American opera singer and actress.[1]Born in Davenport, Iowa, Peil (pronounced "peel") trained as an opera singer at Northwestern University under Lotte Lehmann. There she became a member of the Gamma Phi Beta sorority. In the 1960s, the soprano toured

Was an American artist best remembered today for work done for The Walt Disney Company. Blair produc

Was an American artist best remembered today for work done for The Walt Disney Company. Blair produced striking concept art for such films as Alice in Wonderland, Peter Pan, Song of the South and Cinderella. Her style also lives on through the character d

An American Grammy Award-nominated singer–songwriter–producer. Marie, nicknamed Lady T, is a pro

An American Grammy Award-nominated singer–songwriter–producer. Marie, nicknamed Lady T, is a protegée of late funk legend Rick James, and is notable as one of the few successful Caucasian performers of R&B, or blue-eyed soul. She sings R&B with big, robus

Is an American singer, best known for playing the voice of Princess Aurora in the 1959 Disney film S

Is an American singer, best known for playing the voice of Princess Aurora in the 1959 Disney film Sleeping Beauty.Costa showed her musical ability at an early age, singing Sunday School solos at the age of six. At 14, she moved to Hollywood with her pare

Was a Welsh singer and the first President of the Welsh Folk Song Society.In 1873, she won a scholar

Was a Welsh singer and the first President of the Welsh Folk Song Society.In 1873, she won a scholarship to the Royal Academy of Music, and in the same year she made her professional debut. The wife of journalist William Cadwaladr Davies, she was principal soprano vocalist at the London Ballad Concerts, and at the National Eisteddfod of 1906, she co-founded the Welsh Folk Song Society.

Was the first African American and Native American (Chippewa) woman to gain fame and recognition as

Was the first African American and Native American (Chippewa) woman to gain fame and recognition as a sculptor.She was born Mary Edmonia Lewis in July 1845 in Albany, New York. Her inspiration for most her artwork came from her ethnic background. Lewis's

Was an American singer who defined the early sound of Motown Records in the early sixties. Along wit

Was an American singer who defined the early sound of Motown Records in the early sixties. Along with Smokey Robinson, The Temptations, The Supremes, and The Four Tops, Wells was said to have been part of the charge in black music onto radio stations and

Is an American singer, songwriter and actress known for her work with October Project in the mid-199

Is an American singer, songwriter and actress known for her work with October Project in the mid-1990s and, more recently, for her solo singing and acting career. She was born Mary Faldermeyer in Rockland County, New York.

A Canadian painter specializing in still life paintings.She is the daughter of attorney William J. W

A Canadian painter specializing in still life paintings.She is the daughter of attorney William J. West, who served as the Minister of Justice of New Brunswick from 1952 to 1958. Mary West attended Mount Allison University, graduating in 1961. She met her future husband, the artist Christopher Pratt, at Mount Allison. After the marriage, she moved with him to Newfoundland.In 2007, Canada Post issued stamps in its "Art Canada" series in honour of Mary Pratt. The $0.52 (domestic rate) stamp featured her Jelly Shelf (1999). The souvenir sheet included the $0.52 stamp, as well as a $1.55 (international rate) stamp with her Iceberg in the North Atlantic (1991).

Is an American folk singer-songwriter. Given up at birth by a mother she never knew, Mary was adopte

Is an American folk singer-songwriter. Given up at birth by a mother she never knew, Mary was adopted by an Italian Catholic couple in Thibodaux, Louisiana. At age 15, she ran away from home and stole her parents' car, and spent the next several years in

Was a sculptor best known for her effigy of Elizabeth II used on coinage in the United Kingdom and e

Was a sculptor best known for her effigy of Elizabeth II used on coinage in the United Kingdom and elsewhere from 1953 to 1967.Born Mary Tutin in Nottingham, she was educated at the Nottingham School of Art and at the Royal College of Art from 1902 to 190

Was an American author and illustrator.She was born in Milton, New York, of English Quaker ancestry.

Was an American author and illustrator.She was born in Milton, New York, of English Quaker ancestry. She was educated at the Female Collegiate Seminary in Poughkeepsie, New York, and the Cooper Institute School of Design for women, in New York City. She m

An artist known for paintings — especially abstract landscape paintings — artist books and paper

An artist known for paintings — especially abstract landscape paintings — artist books and paper making. Her work has been exhibited internationally, including in the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, the National Gallery of Art, the Santa Barbara Museum of Art, the University of Chicago and the J. Paul Getty Collection. Her books are published under her imprint, simplemente maria Press. Her work is represented by Edward Cella Art + Architecture

A Welsh folk singer. She is best known as one of the first artists to sign to the Beatles' Apple Rec

A Welsh folk singer. She is best known as one of the first artists to sign to the Beatles' Apple Records label.Mary was born in Pontardawe, Wales to a Welsh-speaking family and began her musical career as a folk singer with a local group called the Selby Set and Mary. She released an EP of Welsh language songs for a local record label called Cambrian who were based in her home town, before signing to the Beatles' Apple Records. The model Twiggy saw her winning the British ITV television talent show Opportunity Knocks and recommended her to Paul McCartney.[1] She became one of the first artists to record on the Beatles' Apple record label.

A Canadian folk musician who performs renditions of traditional Gaelic folk songs from Cape Breton I

A Canadian folk musician who performs renditions of traditional Gaelic folk songs from Cape Breton Island. She was born in 1960 in Kingston, Ontario, graduated from Westmount High School in Montreal and then the Celtic Studies program at St. Francis Xavier University in Antigonish, Nova Scotia.She was the vocalist on Ashley MacIsaac's 1995 hit single "Sleepy Maggie". She also had a solo Top 40 hit in Canada with "Horo Ghoid thu Nighean", the first single from her 1997 album Suas e!. Following Suas e!, she released Làn Dùil in 1999. Orain Ghàidhlig, most of which was recorded live in North River, Cape Breton Island, followed in 2001. In 2005, she released the pared down studio recording Storas.

An American actress, singer, director and screen writer.Place was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, the daugh

An American actress, singer, director and screen writer.Place was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, the daughter of Bradley E. Place.[1] She graduated from Nathan Hale High School and the University of Tulsa, where her father was an art professor[2] and where she

An American conceptual artist, teacher, and writer.From 1968 Kelly worked in London as artist, teach

An American conceptual artist, teacher, and writer.From 1968 Kelly worked in London as artist, teacher, curator, editor and writer. Her first solo exhibition was in 1976 at the Institute of Contemporary Arts, London, where she showed three of the six ‘Documents’ from her extended project Post-Partum Document (1973–7). This large-scale installation work both visualizes and analyses the mother–child relationship of Kelly and her son over a period of four years, and includes drawings, graphs and charts, objects and sound recordings. Post-Partum Document was later published in book form (London 1983) and was exhibited in its entirety at the Yale Center for British Art, New Haven, CT, in 1984.