Vaudeville and Broadway headliner, (1892-1979). Starred as Ellie in the original 1927 Broadway cast of "Show Boat", and featured in a very early sound film short in 1923
Latin jazz & salsa musician & composer. Credited as 'The King of Latin Music'. He is best known for dance-oriented mambo and Latin jazz compositions that helped keep his career going for 50 years
American songwriter, born Nov. 20, 1930 in Princeton, Jackson County, Alabama. 'Green, Green Grass of Home', 'My Elusive Dreams', 'D-I-V-O-R-C-E', 'He Stopped Loving Her Today'
Estonian composer of classical music and sacred music. Since the late 1970s, PÀrt has worked in a minimalist style that employs his self-invented compositional technique, tintinnabuli. His music also takes inspiration from Gregorian chant.