Grammy Award for Best Rock Instrumental Performance

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    McKinley Glover who is currently 33 was born September 25, 1983 on Edwards Air Force Base in California. He currently resides in Lancaster, California. At the age of 23 with the help of Tina Fey, Donald was hired as a writer for the NBC comedy series 30 Rock. Later, Donald acted in the NBC sitcom ‘Community’ where he played a college student called Troy Barnes. He currently acting in the FX series ‘Atlanta’ which he created as well. He has been cast as Lando Calrissian in the upcoming Star Wars movie too

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    before she could even talk. Her father also played jazz records by jazz musicians such as Ella Fitzgerald and Miles Davis as she grew up. Realizing that she likes to sing, she became a singer. When she was the age of sixteen, she was a member of a rock rhythm and blues trio, singing in the clubs in Michigan. During this time Motown Records, a record label, was just starting up. Dee Dee auditioned for Motown

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    albums, recorded with some other leading singers in Latin music. Celia worked as a singer for more than forty years, and during that time, she became well known for her vigorous work, great personality, and her emotional way of singing. During her performances, she was well known for being able to improvise lyrics. She was an artist with over six decades of success making her an inspiration to the Latin community as well as the rest of the world. The talented singer was born on October 21, 1925, in

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    Crew with Pras Michel. Later, Wyclef Jean replaced one of their original female singers and they renamed their band to the Fugees (inspired by the word refugee – an offensive term for Haitian Americans) and focused mostly on genre bending in reggae, rock and soul. During the early Fugees days Jean and Hill started dating. However, there was always a healthy competition between Jean and Hill, with both trying to outdo the other vocally and professionally. Ultimately, they continued their relationship

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    too. Vol. 2 would eventually become Jay-Z's most commercially successful album; it was certified 5x platinum in the United States and has to date sold over 8 million worldwide. The album went on to win a Grammy Award, although Jay-Z boycotted the ceremony protesting DMX's failure to garner a Grammy nomination. Vol. 3... Life and Times of S. Carter (1999) Main article: Vol. 3... Life and Times of S. Carter In 1999, Jay-Z released Vol. 3... Life and Times of S. Carter. Despite continued

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    Rastafari This page intentionally left blank Rastafari From Outcasts to Culture Bearers Ennis Barrington Edmonds 2003 198 Madison Avenue, New York, New York 10016 Oxford University Press is a department of the University of Oxford It furthers the University's objective of excellence in research, scholarship, and education by publishing worldwide in Oxford New York Auckland Bangkok Buenos Aires Cape Town Chennai Dar es Salaam Delhi Hong Kong Istanbul Karachi Kolkata Kuala

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