Artists/performer Famous Names Starting with Letter R

Is a Congolese (RDC) musician born March 30, 1946 in Lufu-Toto, Kongo Central Province. Lema is a pi

Is a Congolese (RDC) musician born March 30, 1946 in Lufu-Toto, Kongo Central Province. Lema is a pianist, guitarist, and songwriter. He worked for the National Ballet of Zaire, as it was then called, and in 1979 was invited to the United States by the Rockefeller Foundation. By 1989 he had international success signing with Island Records.[1]

Was an American classical pianist. One year after her birth in Rostov na Donau, Russia, her father,

Was an American classical pianist. One year after her birth in Rostov na Donau, Russia, her father, a synagogue cantor, and mother, a concert singer, brought her to the United States.[1]Lev’s early piano studies were with Waiter Ruel Cowles in New Haven, Connecticut and Gaston Déthier in New York.[1] She made her debut at age 17 in England performing Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto No. 1 under Sir Landon Ronald. After winning the American Matthay Prize and the Philharmonic Symphony Scholarship, she studied with Tobias Matthay in England from 1930 to 1933.[2] Thereafter, Lev returned to the United States, where she made her New York debut in 1934 with the National Orchestral Association. Her annual recitals in Carnegie Hall were generally sold out; she also toured successfully in Europe

Is an American country and western singer/songwriter/guitarist. Some of his more famous songs includ

Is an American country and western singer/songwriter/guitarist. Some of his more famous songs include "Release Me", "Crazy Arms", "Heartaches By the Number", "City Lights", "My Shoes Keep Walking Back To You", "For The Good Times", "I Won't Mention It Again", "The Best Thing That Ever Happened To Me", and "Danny Boy." He was elected to the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1996.

Was a member of the original line-up of the Dutch techno-dance band, 2 Unlimited, along with vocalis

Was a member of the original line-up of the Dutch techno-dance band, 2 Unlimited, along with vocalist Anita Doth, and producers, Jean-Paul De Coster and Phil Wilde. He is sometimes known as Kid Ray.

Is an American country music and pop singer-songwriter known for his novelty songs as well as more s

Is an American country music and pop singer-songwriter known for his novelty songs as well as more serious works.Stevens' recording career began in the mid-1950s with two singles released on Prep Records. He then signed a contract with Capitol Records with the help of Atlanta, Georgia music maven Bill Lowery. In 1958, Stevens joined Lowery's National Recording Corporation (NRC), playing numerous instruments, arranging music, and performing background vocals for its band

Is an English musician best known as the flautist and a singer and composer in the rock band The Moo

Is an English musician best known as the flautist and a singer and composer in the rock band The Moody Blues.In the 1960s, Thomas joined the Birmingham Youth Choir. He began singing with various Birmingham blues and soul groups, including the Saints and S

Is a Scottish musician, best known as vocalist in the grunge band Stiltskin and Genesis in 1996/97.W

Is a Scottish musician, best known as vocalist in the grunge band Stiltskin and Genesis in 1996/97.Wilson started off in a band called Guaranteed Pure in the early 1990s. They released an album called Swing Your Bag, the title track of which was included

Was an American illustrator and graphic designer.He served as an illustrator for a variety of client

Was an American illustrator and graphic designer.He served as an illustrator for a variety of clients, including Fortune, National Geographic, IBM, Pfizer, TV Guide, Chase Manhattan, Discover, Harcourt Brace and the United States Post Office.

Was a French lyricist. his parents separation saw him leave for Morocco at the age of 15. After his

Was a French lyricist. his parents separation saw him leave for Morocco at the age of 15. After his arrival he tried numerous professions, including: shepherd, factory worker, chauffeur and nightclub manager. Between 1916 and 1919 he worked as a Spahi, a type of foreign French soldier, being deployed in Turkey and Syria. After a lack of success and satisfaction with these occupations, he eventually turned to writing in 1933, working on his own lyrics and poetry.[1]

A successful jazz singer, musician, producer and composer from Québec, Canada.He studied piano and

A successful jazz singer, musician, producer and composer from Québec, Canada.He studied piano and saxophone at College Laval. In 1948, he created an instrumental group named The Three Bars. The owner of the bar in which they performed suggested they sele

Was a French musician performing as a one-man band and a globe-trotter and encyclopaedist. After an

Was a French musician performing as a one-man band and a globe-trotter and encyclopaedist. After an unsuccessful love Borremans left Europe in 1929. He visited parts of northern Africa (Morocco and Oran), then, from 1929 to 1934, all countries of West Africa and Equatorial Africa. For a living, he performed as a one-man band with his banjo for an audience of colonizers. When he performed with his orchestra at the Hotel de France in Grand-Bassam in 1931, he became so enchanted by the surroundings, that he settled there permanently in 1934,

Is an African jazz, fusion and mbaqanga musician born in Mpumalanga. He became founding member of th

Is an African jazz, fusion and mbaqanga musician born in Mpumalanga. He became founding member of the Cannibals in the 1970's. When the Cannibals disbanded Ray founded Stimela, with whom he conceived gold and platinum-selling albums like Fire, Passion and Ecstacy (1991), Look, Listen and Decide (1992) as well as the controversial People Don’t Talk So Let’s Talk.In 1985 Paul Simon asked Ray along with Ladysmith Black Mambazo to join his Graceland project, which was successful but also helped the South Africans to make names for themselves abroad. Ray was to collaborate with Paul Simon again on Simon’s Rhythm of the Saints album, which saw him perform on stages such as Central Park and Madison Square Garden as well as appearing on top television shows in the USA.

Is an American musician, singer, producer, movie director, writer, co-founder, and keyboardist of Th

Is an American musician, singer, producer, movie director, writer, co-founder, and keyboardist of The Doors from 1965 to 1973, and the Doors of the 21st century (renamed Riders on the Storm) since 2001.

Is a Norwegian actor, singer and former member of the boyband L8R. He grew up and still lives in Ell

Is a Norwegian actor, singer and former member of the boyband L8R. He grew up and still lives in Ellingsrudåsen, Oslo.

Was a French sculptor and medalist. Delamarre fought in World War I and was awarded the Croix de gue

Was a French sculptor and medalist. Delamarre fought in World War I and was awarded the Croix de guerre, then was educated at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris under Jules-Felix Coutan. Delamarre took the Prix de Rome in 1919.

Was a French sculptor.Duchamp-Villon was born Pierre-Maurice-Raymond Duchamp in Damville, Eure, in t

Was a French sculptor.Duchamp-Villon was born Pierre-Maurice-Raymond Duchamp in Damville, Eure, in the Haute-Normandie region of France, the second son of Eugene and Lucie Duchamp. Of the six Duchamp children, four would become successful artists.

Is a Finnish rapper in the band Bomfunk MC's. He is from London and has lived in Kontula, eastern He

Is a Finnish rapper in the band Bomfunk MC's. He is from London and has lived in Kontula, eastern Helsinki since he was about one year old (1970). He started Bomfunk MC's with DJ Ismo Lappalainen aka DJ Gismo. Raymond has a Jamaican father and a Finnish mother.

Was an American rock and roll musician and an important influence on popular music during the late 1

Was an American rock and roll musician and an important influence on popular music during the late 1950s, early 1960s, and beyond.

Is an Irish singer-songwriter, best known for his early 1970s hits "Alone Again (Naturally)", "Clair

Is an Irish singer-songwriter, best known for his early 1970s hits "Alone Again (Naturally)", "Clair" and "Get Down".Early in his life O'Sullivan's family moved to Swindon, Wiltshire, England, and here O'Sullivan began to develop an interest in music and art. At Swindon Art College in 1963 he met Rick Davies, who would later become a member of Supertramp.

An American film producer and, most notably, a special effects creator most famous for his brand of

An American film producer and, most notably, a special effects creator most famous for his brand of stop-motion model animation. Some of his most notable works have included his animation on Mighty Joe Young (with pioneer Willis O'Brien, which won the Academy Award for special effects) (1949), The Seventh Voyage of Sinbad (his first color film) and Jason and the Argonauts, featuring a famous sword fight against seven skeleton warriors.

Was a jazz pianist who played with Ken Colyer and Chris Barber. Ray “began his musical career at t

Was a jazz pianist who played with Ken Colyer and Chris Barber. Ray “began his musical career at the age of 14, when he took his first straight music lessons. Pianoforte rudiments did not hold any great fascination for him, however, and after about 18 mon

Was a surrealist painter. He was born in Paris, France, the son of a retired navy captain. His paren

Was a surrealist painter. He was born in Paris, France, the son of a retired navy captain. His parents were both of Breton origin. After his father's death in 1908, his mother moved back to her native Locronan, Finistère, and he ended up spending much of his youth living with various relatives.

Was a French artist and photographer.In 1945 Hains briefly enrolled in the sculpture course at the École des Beaux-Arts, Rennes and met Jacques de la Villeglé that same year. He then collaborated with E. Sougez as a photographer for France-Illustration. In 1946-47 he did his first abstract photographs (Photographies hypnagogiques) inspired by Surrealism using mirrors or taken through deforming glass, which were shown in Paris in 1948.

Was a 20th century Polish painter.He was born in Warsaw and educated there as well as in Vienna and

Was a 20th century Polish painter.He was born in Warsaw and educated there as well as in Vienna and Paris. He was strongly influenced by the école de Paris but with rather realistic and anti-impressionist style.[citation needed] In 1926 his works were on display in Salon des Indépendants and Salon d'Automne and in 1952 he had a large exposition of his paintings in New York City[citation needed].

Was an American pianist.Lewenthal was born in San Antonio, Texas to Russian-French parents. His birt

Was an American pianist.Lewenthal was born in San Antonio, Texas to Russian-French parents. His birth date is often given as 1926, but he was actually born three years earlier in 1923 (an examination of his birth certificate has confirmed this). The false birth year was probably an attempt to assist his career as a child actor. After spending several years as a child movie actor in Hollywood, he studied the piano there with Lydia Cherkassky, mother and teacher of the renowned pianist Shura Cherkassky. In 1945 he won all three of the major competitions then being held in California: The Young Artist Competition at UCLA (judged by Bruno Walter), the Young Artist Contest of Occidental College, and the Gainsborough Award in San Francisco. He continued his studies at Juilliard as a full scholarship student of Olga Samaroff-Stokowski. Later Lewenthal worked in Europe with Alfred Cortot and with Guido Agosti.