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Nobody thought for even a second that Crystal Bowersox's second-place finish on "American Idol 2010" meant that the 26-year-old was headed back to her native Elliston, Ohio, to resume a quiet life. Instead, she moved 2,000 miles west to a [...]

Johnny Darrell born on July 23, 1940 – October 7, 1997 was an American country music artist. Darrell was born in Hopewell, Alabama but grew up in Marietta, Georgia. After a stint in the army, he moved to Nashville and [...]

Quote: "I'd like to wear a rainbow every day and tell the world that everything is o.k. But I'll try to carry off a little darkness on my back. Until things are brighter, I'm the Man in Black." – Johnny [...]

Jessica Danielle Stone, also known as J.D. Stone, is a 21-year-old singer and actress with type 1 diabetes. Born in Valenica, California in 1990, Jessica has been an actress for much of her life. She has appeared both in films [...]

Quote: I don't go onstage with some kind of messianic vision or anything. I'm basically going out there hoping my guitar is in tune. – Jerry Garcia Guitarist and songwriter, Jerry Garcia was the front man for the psychedelic rock [...]

Born in Barnwell, South Carolina, on May 3, 1933, into extreme poverty, James Brown worked his way to the top of the funk and R&B music earning the moniker "The Godfather of Soul." His unique vocal and musical [...]

He was born in Duncan, Oklahoma and spent his pre-teen years in Comanche, Oklahoma with his brother, John. His mother, Mae Boren Axton, co-wrote the classic rock 'n' roll song "Heartbreak Hotel", which became the first major hit for Elvis [...]

Tiny Tim was born Herbert Khaury, and gave his birth date as April 12, 1932. The son of a Lebanese father and Jewish mother, he grew up in the Washington Heights section of Manhattan, and was a loner, eventually dropping [...]

Italian composer Giacomo Puccini, born December 22, 1858, started the operatic trend toward realism with his popular works. Puccini's operas utilize a theme called Il tabarro: “Chi ha vissuto per amore, per amore si morì” (“He who has lived for [...]

Born and raised in the heart of Staten Island, New York, Ghostface Killah, born Dennis Coles, is a very well-known member of Wu-Tang Clan, the celebrated hip-hop group. Emerging from a childhood filled with poverty, he puts his all into [...]