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    The band I pick was the Avett Brothers, mainly because I don’t know many bands. And they are a contemporary bluegrass band slash everything else. I heard about the Avett Brothers back home early on before they were big. They are from Concord, NC which is where they received from the Mullis family. Piano lessons from Karen, guitar lessons from Nelson, and banjo lessons from Ned. “They began with dreams of rock/pop stardom (Scott) and astronaut adventures (Seth). Eventually, they abandoned those dreams

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    song writer, spokesperson, actress, and fashion designer. Many people look up to her for many different reasons. Selena was a very strong person who made it to the top. Selena was know in the music industry as “The Mexican Madonna”, and “The Queen of Tejano Music”, Selena was born in Lake Jackson, Texas. Selena had a pretty big family including, Her husband Chris Pérez, her brother A.B Quintanilla, her sister Suzette Quintanilla,

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    The Shires The Shires are a country duet from the UK. The members of this duo are Ben Earle and Crissie Rhodes. The word "shire" is a term meant to describe a British county. The Shires was created in 2013 and by 2015 they released their debut album “Brave”, which propelled the band in the music industry. The band became the first British country act to enter and place in the Top 10 of the UK Albums Chart. The members, Earle and Rhodes, share the leading vocals, but Ben also brings to the table

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    up listening to all genres of music. Her grandmother had been a professional opera singer, which set the stage for Taylor's singing career. When Taylor Swift was 11, she sang “The Star-Spangled Banner” for a NBA 76ers game. Taylor loved writing and singing music from a young age. She was so dedicated to her young music career that her family moved to Hendersonville, Tennessee, which is only a short two hours from Nashville, to try to make her dreams of being a country singer a reality. Taylor Swift

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    Taylor Swift: Taylor Swift was born in Wyomissing, Pennsylvania to Andrea and Scott Kingsley Swift. Swift began writing her own music at around the age of ten. She went on to perform some of these songs live at local karaoke contests, festivals and fairs, before compiling her own demo tape when she was eleven. With the sudden growth of her potential career, the Swift family moved to Nashville entirely. Swift gave a performance at the Bluebird Café, which was seen by Scott Brochette of Big Machine

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    Brian Fallon is wildly underrated. As lead vocalist, guitarist and songwriter of punk band The Gaslight Anthem, he has more talent in his baby toe than most artists have in their whole bladders. Aside from his compelling stage presence, Fallon has a low-key humility that most rockers lose in the process of fame – good luck not falling in love with him. Raised by his single, folk-singing mother, Fallon grew up in New Jersey in the early 80s and recorded his first cassette at the tender age of 17

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    that I want to help people that I decided to start my own country, and be king over my own country. Do not get me wrong I like America, but want something better for my future. Therefore, I am creating this website which will attract the right people, or team to help me live out this dream. This website includes the home page, about us – vision, country tab info, donation, and contact tabs. However, the reasons I want to start a new country and be king over it, is that I want to help people who are

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    civil rights movement through his music, and creating a distinct, revolutionary sound to his music. Elvis had an astounding impact in the history of entertainment and performance that shook the world with his powerful music and raw talent that rose fans to their feet. Elvis Aron Presley was born into the world on January 8th, 1935 to his father, Vernon Presley and his mother, Gladys Smith. He grew up very poor in the town of Tupelo Mississippi being exposed to music as a young boy singing in the choir

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    There's no doubt that, over the past year, country singer-songwriter turned international pop superstar Taylor Swift has achieved immense success, more than many people ever though possible. In November of 2014, Swift released her fifth studio album titled 1989 (after the year in which she was born), claiming that it was her first official "pop" record. Selling 1.287 million copies in its first week alone, 1989 instantly became an anthemic pop album that could be heard in households all around the

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    announces that local WAMI award winning country singer, Nora Collins, will be performing at the 2015 MECA Vest a K-9 Fest. This will be the fourth year the foundation has hosted the event. Collins will be returning a second time to blow the crowd away once again with her upbeat performances and to show her support to The MECA Foundation. Nora Collins was born in Brookfield, WI. Since the age of 14 she has paved her way to become one of Wisconsin's fastest rising country artists. Collins has a number of

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