Kathryn Grayson was born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina on February 9, 1922. Her childhood was spent in St. Louis where she studied voice before training with Frances Marshall of the Chicago Civic Opera and later was signed by RCA Red Seal records at the age of 15. Her opera career was nipped in the bud ..
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Recently coming to the large public attention with his "fantastic display of a virtuoso technique" and "mind blowing, heart stopping and pushing to the extreme limits of human body " Prokofiev performances , Jozef Kapustka was born in Poland in 1969 and began his musical studies at the age of 3. Meeting Sviatoslav Richter shortly ..
Alan Merriam began his career as a performing jazz musician in Ottawa at the age of 15. He studied jazz at the Humber College School of Music and traditional piano under some of Canada’s most celebrated piano coaches. He performed on several TV and radio programs and also performed across Canada with his trio. In ..
1979 – Born on the 14th of March in Rotterdam, in The Netherlands. 1984 – Moves to the Netherlands Antilles (Curaçao) 1990 – Kizzy’s poem ‘Als’ is published. Written and recited for Amnesty International 1995 – Winner Caribbean- European Talent Contest 1995 – Winner National Song Festival 1996 – Represented Curacao at the finals of the ..
1913 – John Von Casper "Jack" Wyrtzen was born to Harry M. and Margaret Isabel Wyrtzen. 1929 – Dropped out of high school to support his family during the Great Depression after his father lost his job. Jack worked as an insurance salesman by day until 1940. For extra money, Jack played trombone for a ..
1981 – Lisa Lee Dark was born on April 16th in Swansea, south Wales, to her Welsh father, Roy Dark, and an Irish born mother, Cathy Houlihan, who was born in Londonderry, northern Ireland. Lisa Lee has 2 sisters, an older one, Tracey, and a younger one, Hayley. Lisa Lee comes from a famous background; ..
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My name is Robert McReynolds aka Mac Reynolds I’ll make this short & simple. I’m 38 years old, born & raised in Starkville, Mississippi. I’ve been writing songs for the last 25 + years. My life has filled the pages of numerous notebooks….some happy times, some not so good times. Regardless of the nature of my ..
January 20th, 1925 – Born in Brooklyn, New York to Anthony and Anna Bollback. 1930s – Played piano with Jack Wyrtzen and they started the Word of Life Fellowship. 1940s – Joined the United States Marine Corp to fight in the Second World War. He served on the Pacific front of the war. ..