On July 4, 2005, Kanye West introduced Shirley to a new generation of fans when he sampled “Diamonds Are Forever” for his hit, “Diamonds From Sierra Leone”.
Singers
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Maxi Priest was born Max Alfred Elliott in Lewisham, London on 10 June 1961.
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In 1976, George Benson appeared as a guitarist and backup vocalist on Stevie Wonder’s song “Another Star” from Wonder’s album Songs in the Key of Life.
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He became one the rare artists to have won GRAMMY’S® in the three categories of jazz, pop, and R&B.
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At the time of Luther’s death in 2005 following complications from a stroke two years earlier, Luther had been in entertainment for 35 years.
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Real success is not on the stage, but off the stage as a human being, and how you get along with your fellow man.
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In 2010, Ms. Flack founded The Roberta Flack Foundation whose mission statement is to support animal welfare and music education.
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By the 1980s, her selection of songs “ranged from rock and roll to Beatles and Bee Gees tunes,” including her rendition of the song To Love Somebody.
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Over the years, B.B. has developed one of the world’s most identifiable guitar styles.
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“It’s the fans. The energy I get from singing and dancing with all these people over the years is unlike anything else I experience. I never want it to end.”