Famous Biographies

BORN IN DODGE CITY, Kansas, in May, 22, 1925, James King studied music in Lousiana State University , receiving later a master’s degree in music in 1952 in the Kansas City University. He began singing as a baritone and, during a performance of Handel’s Messiah in 1955, started to notice he w Continue reading the biography

David Gray was born in Manchester sometime around 1970 (which would make him only about 28). He soon moved to Wales with his family by the time he was nine years old, and was raised there until leaving to be schooled at the University of Liverpool. He began by playing in punk bands where he lived, Continue reading the biography

The story of David Allan Coe has to begin with his problems with the law. From an early age, David had problems conforming to society’s laws. At the age of fourteen, young David Allan Coe found himself at the Boy’s Industrial School in Lancaster Ohio. Over the next 16 years he would see Continue reading the biography

Pierre Moerlen’s Biography Born October 23rd 1952 in Colmar, Alsace, France. 1963-1967 : piano studies with Maurice Moerlen (Pierre’s father). 1967-1971 : full time classical percussion studies with Jean Batigne. 1971-1973 : plays in various bands and works as drummer for french musical Continue reading the biography

Karl Böhm’s Biography Karl Bohm was born in Graz, Austria, on August 28, 1894. After studying music in Vienna, he made his conducting debut in his hometown in 1917 before going on to Munich in 1921, where he was hired by Bruno Walter. He made his debut at the Vienna State Opera in 1933 and w Continue reading the biography

Carlo Maria Giulini’s Biography He studied viola and composition at the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia in Rome and played under the guidance of Otto Klemperer and Bruno Walter. Later he decided to become a conductor and studied under Bernadino Molinari. From 1946 he conducted for the RAI Continue reading the biography

Leslie Peter Lewis (or “Lezz”, as he is fondly known) inherited his artistic inclinations from dad P L Raj. Dad is a well-known choreographer for films. So, naturally, the early sounds the young Lezz heard were Indian classical and film music. Later, at boarding school, Lezz was exposed Continue reading the biography

Ornette Coleman Biography by Robert Stubenrauch Ornette Coleman: as, ts, tp, violin, composer; born March 19, 1930 (according to J.Litweiler, Coleman’s sister gives March 9, 1931). Free jazz pioneer; first records 1958. In early 1960s Coleman lead a famous quartet with trumpeter Don Cher Continue reading the biography

Willie Nelson was born on April 30, 1933 in Abbot, Texas to parents Ira and Myrle Nelson. As a child, Willie and his sister Bobbie Lee Nelson were raised by their paternal grandparents. The young Nelsons’ first musical experiences came from mail-order courses their grandparents taught to them Continue reading the biography

Few composers have had so powerful an impact on their time as Richard Wagner (1813-1883). His operas and artistic philosophy influenced not only musicians but also poets, painters, and playwright. Such was his preeminence that an opera house of his own design was built in Bayreuth, Germany, solely f Continue reading the biography