Artists/performer Famous Names Starting with Letter R

A former drummer for Madam X and Vixen.Petrucci and her sister, Maxine Petrucci, first formed Madam

A former drummer for Madam X and Vixen.Petrucci and her sister, Maxine Petrucci, first formed Madam X with future Skid Row vocalist Sebastian Bach. She left Madam X to join Vixen in 1986 and stayed until 1991. She returned when Vixen reunited in 1997, bri

McNeill was born in Kingston, Jamaica and educated at Excelsior School and St. George's College (whe

McNeill was born in Kingston, Jamaica and educated at Excelsior School and St. George's College (where he was already known to his friends as a poet) before leaving to study in the United States. He studied creative writing at Johns Hopkins University and the University of Massachusetts, from which he graduated with a PhD.

Was a jump blues musician who brought a soul singing style (from gospel music) to the emerging genre

Was a jump blues musician who brought a soul singing style (from gospel music) to the emerging genre of rock and roll.Brown started as a gospel singer. His mother was an accomplished singer and organist in church.[2] After a move to Los Angeles, Californi

Was an American pair skater. Competing with partner Susan Behrens, he captured the silver medal at t

Was an American pair skater. Competing with partner Susan Behrens, he captured the silver medal at the United States Figure Skating Championships in 1966 and 1967. He then teamed up with Sandi Sweitzer and finished second again at the U.S. Championships a

A Filipino/Canadian-born singer.Roy Christian Tugbang is one of the Highlighted performers under Top

A Filipino/Canadian-born singer.Roy Christian Tugbang is one of the Highlighted performers under Top Stars Productions (Formerly JNS Productions) in Toronto. He is a 13 year-old bass-baritone. Known well around the Toronto Filipino community for his 2006

Was an American country musician known around the world as the "King of Country Music".In 1936, he r

Was an American country musician known around the world as the "King of Country Music".In 1936, he recorded his two most enduring songs, the traditional The Great Speckled Bird and The Wabash Cannonball. He debuted at the Grand Ole Opry two years later. He was booked as a fiddler, and he should have played the Turkey Buzzard for a square dancing segment, but he decided to try and sing The Great Speckled Bird. His decision was not well received, however. Acuff became a regular on the Opry, forming a backing band called the Smoky Mountain Boys, led by friend and Dobro player Bashful Brother Oswald. By 1940 he was the star of the show.

He joined the Communist Party of Australia in the 1930s but, according to art historian Bernard Smit

He joined the Communist Party of Australia in the 1930s but, according to art historian Bernard Smith, his bohemian temperament was incompatible with party puritanism. He left the party in 1949. In the late 1930s he travelled to the canefields of North Queensland, where he concentrated on his painting.He co-founded the Studio of Realist Art (SORA) Sydney in 1946. From 1947 to 1949 he worked as lecturer at the East Sydney Technical College. After studying in Paris, he moved to India, where he co-founded Editions Anarkali, publisher of fine arts in Bombay, while being employed as a visiting lecturer in lithography at the School of Fine Arts.

Nicknamed "Little Jazz" was an American jazz trumpet player. His sophisticated use of harmony, inclu

Nicknamed "Little Jazz" was an American jazz trumpet player. His sophisticated use of harmony, including the use of tritone substitutions, his virtuosic solos and his strong influence on Dizzy Gillespie mark him as one of the most exciting musicians of the Swing Era and a precursor of bebop.

Was an Australian artist and youngest son of Etienne L. de Mestre, the Thoroughbred racehorses train

Was an Australian artist and youngest son of Etienne L. de Mestre, the Thoroughbred racehorses trainer of the first two Melbourne Cup winners.De Maistre studied at the Royal Art Society under Dattilo Rubbo and at the Julian Ashton Art School. He developed an interest in "colour-music," the relationship of colour harmony to musical harmony, and in 1919 held a joint exhibition with Roland Wakelin titled "Colour in Art" to expound his theories. Influenced by earlier exponents of colour-music theory in Europe and America, this exhibition has since been identified as the earliest experiment in pure abstractionism in Australia, but de Maistre soon turned to a more recognisably figurative style, influenced by Cubism.

A Canadian folk music singer-songwriter, with a heavy dose of the classic American genres of acousti

A Canadian folk music singer-songwriter, with a heavy dose of the classic American genres of acoustic blues and traditional country.Formerly known as Bim, his childhood nickname, he began his musical career in Vancouver in 1971. Initially, he appeared as

Was a prominent American pop artist, his work heavily influenced by both popular advertising and the

Was a prominent American pop artist, his work heavily influenced by both popular advertising and the comic book style. He himself described Pop art as, "not 'American' painting but actually industrial painting".[1]Lichtenstein then left New York to study at the Ohio State University which offered studio courses and a degree in fine arts.[2] His studies were interrupted by a three year stint in the army during World War II and after between 1943 and 1946.[2] Lichtenstein returned home to visit his dying father and was discharged from the army under the Servicemen's Readjustment Act (USA).[3] Returning to studies in Ohio under the supervision of one of his teachers, Hoyt L. Sherman,

Was a British jazz musician and film composer.He was featured on the Carroll Levis show on radio whe

Was a British jazz musician and film composer.He was featured on the Carroll Levis show on radio when he was only ten. He even sang some Jerry Lee Lewis songs when he was eleven years old with his brother Peter and brother's friend Geoffrey at the Sutton

Often referred to as simply RGK, was an American illustrator who specialized in fantasy drawings and

Often referred to as simply RGK, was an American illustrator who specialized in fantasy drawings and paintings.His artwork revealed the strong influence of artist Norman Lindsay, in addition to Franklin Booth, Joseph Clement Coll and J. Allen St. John. In

Is an English rock / folk singer-songwriter / guitarist who has been a professional musician since t

Is an English rock / folk singer-songwriter / guitarist who has been a professional musician since the mid 1960s. His earliest musical influences were American blues musicians, Huddie William Ledbetter, Josh White, Big Bill Broonzy and folk musician Woody

Nicknamed "The Big O," was an influential Grammy Award-winning American singer-songwriter, guitarist

Nicknamed "The Big O," was an influential Grammy Award-winning American singer-songwriter, guitarist and a pioneer of rock and roll whose recording career spanned more than four decades. Orbison is best known for the songs, "Ooby Dooby," "Only the Lonely," "In Dreams," "Oh, Pretty Woman," "Crying," "Running Scared," "You Got It". He was known for his smooth tenor voice, which could jump three octaves with little trouble. He was rarely seen on stage without his trademark black sunglasses. In 1987, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and in 1989, he was posthumously inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame.

Is a versatile and well-known country music musician and performer. He is best known for hosting Hee

Is a versatile and well-known country music musician and performer. He is best known for hosting Hee Haw, one of the first nationally televised country variety shows in the United States, from 1969 - 1992.

Who is more commonly or affectionally known as Li Fei Hui (Traditional Chinese: ???), was dubbed as

Who is more commonly or affectionally known as Li Fei Hui (Traditional Chinese: ???), was dubbed as one of Singapore's brightest exports in Taiwan's music industry, back in the early 1990s

Is a British jazz pianist, organist and composer. He first came to wider recognition when his first

Is a British jazz pianist, organist and composer. He first came to wider recognition when his first CD A Big Sky was released in 1994, the Gramophone Jazz Good CD Guide 1997 calling it "extraordinarily accomplished". In addition to performing and recordin

Is a Norwegian singer. Commonly known as Roy Khan or simply Khan, he is the vocalist for the symphon

Is a Norwegian singer. Commonly known as Roy Khan or simply Khan, he is the vocalist for the symphonic power metal band Kamelot. Before becoming famous as a metal vocalist, he studied opera in Norway for 3 years.

Is an English singer-songwriter and musician. He was particularly successful in the 1960s and 1970s

Is an English singer-songwriter and musician. He was particularly successful in the 1960s and 1970s as member and co-founder of the bands The Move, Electric Light Orchestra and Wizzard. As a songwriter, he contributed a number of hits to the repertoire of

Is an Azerbaijani pop singer and one of the top celebrities in Azerbaijan. She is known for her libe

Is an Azerbaijani pop singer and one of the top celebrities in Azerbaijan. She is known for her liberal artistic style. She has appeared topless in some of her celebrity photos. She also appeared on the Azerbaijani reality TV-show Mashin, where she used profane language liberally.

Is a British choreographer whose works, including Adagietto and Ursprung, have been performed for va

Is a British choreographer whose works, including Adagietto and Ursprung, have been performed for various dance companies, such as The Jefferson Dancers and Dance Theatre of Harlem.

Is a Kazakh singer, the national artist of the Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic (1986), the national

Is a Kazakh singer, the national artist of the Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic (1986), the national artist of the USSR.

Is a Kazakh singer, the national artist of the Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic (1986), the national

Is a Kazakh singer, the national artist of the Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic (1986), the national artist of the USSR. She was born in 28 October 1957 at the Zhangiz-Tobe station in the East Kazakhstan Province to a family of railway workers.

Was an American jazz pianist.Claxton learned piano at age 11 and was playing professionally with Cla

Was an American jazz pianist.Claxton learned piano at age 11 and was playing professionally with Clarence Davis by age 17, whose band was working with W.C. Handy. He played and arranged for Harlan Leonard and played solo in Chicago in the 1930s. Following