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  2. Professor Longhair - Wikipedia

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    1948–1980. Henry Roeland " Roy " Byrd (December 19, 1918 – January 30, 1980), [1] better known as Professor Longhair or "Fess" for short, was an American singer and pianist who performed New Orleans blues. He was active in two distinct periods, first in the heyday of early rhythm and blues and later in the resurgence of interest in ...

  3. John Dowland - Wikipedia

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    Edmund Fellowes praised it as the last masterpiece in the English school of lutenist song before John Attey's First Booke of Ayres of Foure Parts, with Tableture for the Lute (1622). John Palmer also wrote, "Although this book produced no hits, it is arguably Dowland's best set, evincing his absorption of the style of the Italian monodists."

  4. John Donne - Wikipedia

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    12 (incl. John and George) Relatives. Edward Alleyn (son-in-law) John Donne ( / dʌn / DUN) (1571 or 1572 [a] – 31 March 1631) was an English poet, scholar, soldier and secretary born into a recusant family, who later became a cleric in the Church of England. [2] Under royal patronage, he was made Dean of St Paul's Cathedral in London (1621 ...

  5. Big Chief - Wikipedia

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    Big Chief. " Big Chief " is a song composed by Earl King in the early 1960s. It became a hit in New Orleans for Professor Longhair in 1964, [1] featuring a whistled first chorus in a rollicking blues piano style and subsequent lyrics written in mock-American-Indian pidgin (whistled and sung by King, uncredited).

  6. List of songs subject to plagiarism disputes - Wikipedia

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    Songs subject to plagiarism disputes. James Brown settled one dispute. Led Zeppelin settled six disputes so far, and a seventh was decided in their favor. Madonna settled two plagiarism disputes. Mariah Carey settled three times. Oasis settled over three songs. Lauryn Hill settled for a dispute over 13 tracks.

  7. John D. Loudermilk - Wikipedia

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    Years active. 1950—2016. Labels. Colonial. Columbia. RCA Victor. John Dee Loudermilk Jr. (March 31, 1934 – September 21, 2016) was an American singer and songwriter. Although he had his own recording career during the 1950s and 1960s, he was primarily known as a songwriter.

  8. Coco Robicheaux - Wikipedia

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    Coco Robicheaux. Curtis John Arceneaux (October 25, 1947 – November 25, 2011) [1] better known by the name Coco Robicheaux, was an American blues musician and artist, from Ascension Parish, Louisiana, United States. He was born in Merced, California, United States, the son of Herman Arceneaux from Ascension Parish, Louisiana and Virginia ...

  9. John MacArthur (American pastor) - Wikipedia

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    John Fullerton MacArthur Jr. (born June 19, 1939) is an American pastor and author who hosts the national Christian radio and television program Grace to You. [1] He has been the pastor of Grace Community Church, a non-denominational church in Sun Valley, California since February 9, 1969. [2] He is currently the chancellor emeritus of The ...