Artists/performer Famous Names Starting with Letter R

Is an American Dove Award and Grammy Award-winning Christian rock singer, songwriter, bassist, autho

Is an American Dove Award and Grammy Award-winning Christian rock singer, songwriter, bassist, author, and ordained minister.

Was one of the most popular artists on the Motown label during the late 1970s and early 1980s. James

Was one of the most popular artists on the Motown label during the late 1970s and early 1980s. James gained notoriety for his different style of music with few similarities to other Motown groups (which he labeled "punk-funk": a combination of both punk rock and funk) and perhaps his wild life style

Is an English bass player, songwriter, vocalist and record producer, best known for his work with th

Is an English bass player, songwriter, vocalist and record producer, best known for his work with the pioneering electric folk band, Steeleye Span. He is often confused with Assistant Professor Rick (Richard) Kemp, the leading scholarly source on William

Is an English sculptor born in Gillingham, Kent.Kirby started sculpting in stone before moving to us

Is an English sculptor born in Gillingham, Kent.Kirby started sculpting in stone before moving to use welded steel, for which he is better known.

A Canadian author and singer/songwriter.His short story collection Sputnik Diner (Random House, 2002

A Canadian author and singer/songwriter.His short story collection Sputnik Diner (Random House, 2002) was nominated for the Danuta Gleed Literary Award. Its first story won Prairie Fire's Long Fiction Competition as well as a Western Magazine Award.[1]

Is best known for being a singer and the rhythm guitarist in the English rock band Status Quo.Rick a

Is best known for being a singer and the rhythm guitarist in the English rock band Status Quo.Rick attended Goldsworth School, Woking and first met band member Francis Rossi in 1965 in Butlin's Minehead whilst he was playing as Ricky Harrison in a musical

Is an Australian-American songwriter, musician and actor. As a musician he is most famous for the 19

Is an Australian-American songwriter, musician and actor. As a musician he is most famous for the 1981 #1 single "Jessie's Girl", which became a Grammy Award-winning landmark of 1980s pop-rock and helped establish the emerging music video age

Is the singer of the York-based Britpop band, Shed Seven.He currently fronts Rick Witter & The Dukes

Is the singer of the York-based Britpop band, Shed Seven.He currently fronts Rick Witter & The Dukes, who also feature Rob Wilson on guitar, Stuart Fletcher (ex-The Yards and Seahorses) on bass, and Matt Lunn (ex-Colour of Fire) on drums.

Is a British songwriter, musician, record producer and brother of singer Kim Wilde, and son of the s

Is a British songwriter, musician, record producer and brother of singer Kim Wilde, and son of the singer and actor, Marty Wilde.At the age of eleven, Wilde was signed by record producer Jonathan King to King's UK record label, and released his first sing

Is a two-time Grammy Award-winning vocalist, musician, songwriter, and producer from the United Stat

Is a two-time Grammy Award-winning vocalist, musician, songwriter, and producer from the United States. Over the course of a three-decade career, Jones has recorded in various musical styles including R&B, blues, pop, soul, and jazz standards.

Is an American R&B singer best known as one of the founding members of New Edition and the lead sing

Is an American R&B singer best known as one of the founding members of New Edition and the lead singer of Bell Biv DeVoe. He has been referred to as the music industry's "best kept secret." As a solo artist, his 2000 album entitled Ricardo Campana receive

Was a musician who found fame in New Zealand and Australia.In 1962 he moved to Australia and began a

Was a musician who found fame in New Zealand and Australia.In 1962 he moved to Australia and began a career in cabaret. He found national fame and popularity with the show Hey Hey It's Saturday. He remained obese throughout his adult years and died from a heart attack in 1988.

Is a Scottish singer-songwriter, most famously for his work with the rock band Deacon Blue.Ricky Ros

Is a Scottish singer-songwriter, most famously for his work with the rock band Deacon Blue.Ricky Ross is the co-founder of Scottish rock/pop band Deacon Blue. He formed the group in 1985 when he was told by music industry folk he would need to form a band

He creates painstakingly detailed pieces and installations in a variety of media, often utilising ob

He creates painstakingly detailed pieces and installations in a variety of media, often utilising objects of everyday life as well as the body (bones etc). He first came to national prominence in Australia when he won the prestigious Contempora 5 Prize in Melbourne at the age of 25 in 1999. He was later selected to be the Australian representative at the 2005 Venice Biennale with This Time Another Year. Swallow is well known for his careful craftsmanship and conceptual ideas in his works in relation to the contemporary society. His works are described as models, miniatures, replicas, copies, dioramas, homages, mementos,

Is a Welsh singer. He is best known for the number one single, "Tell Laura I Love Her", which sold o

Is a Welsh singer. He is best known for the number one single, "Tell Laura I Love Her", which sold over a million copies in 1960.After being discharged, he decided to pursue a career in singing.[1] After performing in local clubs for a couple of years, Va

Is probably best known as the frontman for the UK band The Almighty. Starting out as a rhythm guitar

Is probably best known as the frontman for the UK band The Almighty. Starting out as a rhythm guitarist in New Model Army, Ricky formed The Almighty in 1988.

Is a Filipino singer, songwriter and musician. As a solo artist and with his former band, Rivermaya,

Is a Filipino singer, songwriter and musician. As a solo artist and with his former band, Rivermaya, Blanco has so far recorded, written and produced more local and regional number one hits than any other musician since 1994; and has sold over a million albums in the Philippines and Southeast Asia during the period.

Is a ska and reggae trombonist. He has recorded with many producers, including Prince Buster and Llo

Is a ska and reggae trombonist. He has recorded with many producers, including Prince Buster and Lloyd 'Matador' Daley.Rodriguez was taught to play the trombone by his slightly older schoolmate Don Drummond at the Alpha Boys School in Jamaica, which was run by nuns. In the 1950s, he became a Rasta and became closely musically related to rasta drummer, Count Ossie. In 1961, he moved to the UK and started to play in reggae bands in England. In 1976, he recorded the album, Man From Wareika under contract with Island Records . In the late 1970s, with the arrival of the 2 Tone genre, he played with ska revival bands such as The Specials. One of his most notable performances was on The Specials' song, "A Message to You, Rudy".

A Japanese popular music artist. She released the majority of her singles and albums under her real

A Japanese popular music artist. She released the majority of her singles and albums under her real name, but from 2000 to 2001 she used the stage name amber. She has released no new material herself since 2001, but has composed songs for other artists li

A Japanese singer-songwriter. She regularly commutes between the United Kingdom and Japan to record

A Japanese singer-songwriter. She regularly commutes between the United Kingdom and Japan to record and promote her work.From 1992 to 1995, Rie fu lived in Maryland with her family. It was during this time that she started playing the piano and where she

A Japanese singer-songwriter. Rie fu graduated from the Central Saint Martins college of the Univers

A Japanese singer-songwriter. Rie fu graduated from the Central Saint Martins college of the University of the Arts London [1] on July 18, 2007. She is commuting between the United Kingdom and Japan for recording and promoting her songs.After returning to Japan, from 1995 to 2003, Rie finished her primary and secondary education in Tokyo. In 2002 she learned guitar, and almost immediately began coming up with songs and recording them with a small tape recorder. She sent the demo tape off to a record company (Sony) and they signed her. Her first single was released in March 2004. Later that year, her song "Life is Like a Boat" was chosen as the Bleach ending theme, garnering her widespread recognition and demand.

A Japanese vocalist. Rie graduated from Dokkyo University in March 2004.Rie grew up in Japan. At the

A Japanese vocalist. Rie graduated from Dokkyo University in March 2004.Rie grew up in Japan. At the early age of three she took up the piano and at twelve added the flute to her musical repertoire. Though she later studied piano improvisation with Andy O

A singer and voice actress (seiyu). Notable among her numerous roles are Lacus Clyne in Gundam Seed/

A singer and voice actress (seiyu). Notable among her numerous roles are Lacus Clyne in Gundam Seed/Gundam Seed Destiny, Chii and Freya in the Japanese version of Chobits and Suigintou in the anime adaptation of Rozen Maiden.As a child, Tanaka took singin

A J-pop singer, and a former member of the group Coco. She was born in Nakano, Tokyo, Japan. Her sol

A J-pop singer, and a former member of the group Coco. She was born in Nakano, Tokyo, Japan. Her solo debut was on 14 September 1991. After her career ended, she became a voice actress, performing the voice of Yomiko Readman in the Japanese animation seri

Was a Dutch painter, engraver and draftsman. He mainly made his fame as a travelling portrait-painte

Was a Dutch painter, engraver and draftsman. He mainly made his fame as a travelling portrait-painter and has no fewer than 7,763 portraits standing to his credit.[1] He taught his son, Johannes Jelgerhuis, who became an accomplished painter, illustrator and actor.