Danielle Steel (born Danielle Fernande Schuelein-Steel on August 14, 1947 in New York City, New York) is one of the best-selling authors in the history of the United States. Best known for her romance novels, as of 2005, Steel has sold more than 530 million copies of her books. One or more of her novels have been on the New York Times bestseller list for over 390 consecutive weeks and ...

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Welcome followed the jazz fusion formula that the preceding Caravanserai followed, with a different lineup this time. Gregg Rolie had left the band along with Neal Schon to form Journey and they were replaced with Leon Thomas and John McLaughlin, who had collaborated with Carlos Santana on his solo album, Love Devotion and Surrender. Welcome also featured John Coltrane's widow, Alice, as a pianist on the album's opening track, "Going Home." Because this ...

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Wendy Carlos (born Walter Carlos—see Personal life section below—November 14, 1939 in Pawtucket, Rhode Island) is an American composer and electronic musician. Carlos was one of the first famous performers of electronic music using synthesizers. Wendy Carlos - Work. Switched-On Bach was perhaps the first album to attempt the use of synthesizers as an alternative to an orchestra. Having assisted Robert Moog in the development of his first commercially available synthesizers, Carlos h ...

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• Wendy Carlos - Work
• Wendy Carlos - Personal life
• Wendy Carlos - Discography

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Van Halen is an American rock band formed in the early-1970s and discovered by KISS bassist and co-founder Gene Simmons. The band's first studio album, Van Halen, released in 1978 is widely regarded as a milestone in rock music. With this first release, the band established itself as a leader in the emerging and commercially successful U.S. heavy metal music genre of the 1980s. In particular, the band's guitarist, Eddie Van Halen, quickly gained widespread notoriety for his technical prowess and musical sensibility. Almost over ...

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• Van Halen - History
• Van Halen - Origins
• Van Halen - 1978-1985 with David Lee Roth
• Van Halen - 1985-1996 with Sammy Hagar
• Van Halen - 1997-1999 with Gary Cherone
• Van Halen - 2000-2004 Four years of silence
• Van Halen - 2004-2005 Reunion with Sammy Hagar
• Van Halen - Dec 2005 - Present Hiatus Again....
• Van Halen - Influence on culture music and business
• Van Halen - Current members
• Van Halen - Former members
• Van Halen - Discography
• Van Halen - Singles Billboard Hot 100
• Van Halen - Notes

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A guitarist is a musician who plays the guitar. Guitarist - Noted guitarists. Guitarist - Classical. François Campion (ca 1688-1748) Antoine Carré Francisco Corbetta (ca 1620-1681) Nicolas Desrosiers Giovanni Paolo Foscarini Henri Grenerin Giovanni Battista Granata Francisco Guerau Louis Jourdan de La Salle Girolamo Montesardo Santiago de Murcia Gaspard Sanz ( ...

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• Guitarist - Noted guitarists
• Guitarist - Classical
• Guitarist - Latin-American music
• Guitarist - Flamenco
• Guitarist - Jazz
• Guitarist - Folk and acoustic
• Guitarist - Blues
• Guitarist - Rock/pop
• Guitarist - Metal

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See also: 1953 in music, other events of 1954, 1955 in music, 1950s in music and the list of 'years in music' 1954 in music - Events. Frank Sinatra wins the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in From Here To Eternity, 1953; resuscitating his singing career in the process Bing Crosby received a Best Actor nomination for his work in The Country Girl January 14 - First documented use of the abbreviated term "Rock 'n' Roll" to promote Alan Freed's Rock 'n' Roll Jubille ...

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• 1954 in music - Events
• 1954 in music - Albums released
• 1954 in music - No. 1 hit singles
• 1954 in music - Top hits on record
• 1954 in music - Top R&B and Country hits on record
• 1954 in music - Published popular music
• 1954 in music - Classical music
• 1954 in music - Opera
• 1954 in music - Musical theater
• 1954 in music - Musical films
• 1954 in music - Musical television
• 1954 in music - Births
• 1954 in music - Deaths

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See also: 1985 in music, other events of 1986, 1987 in music, 1980s in music and the list of 'years in music' 1986 in music - Events. January 23 - The first induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (Chuck Berry, James Brown, Ray Charles, Fats Domino, Everly Brothers, Buddy Holly, Jerry Lee Lewis and Elvis Presley) February 11 - Culture Club lead singer Boy George appears on an episode of The A-Team February 14 - Frank Zappa appears on an episode of the popular television ...

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• 1986 in music - Events
• 1986 in music - Albums released
• 1986 in music - Top hits
• 1986 in music - Published popular music
• 1986 in music - Classical music
• 1986 in music - Opera
• 1986 in music - Musical theater
• 1986 in music - Musical films
• 1986 in music - Musical television
• 1986 in music - Births
• 1986 in music - Deaths
• 1986 in music - Awards
• 1986 in music - Grammy Awards
• 1986 in music - Country Music Association Awards
• 1986 in music - Eurovision Song Contest
• 1986 in music - Charts
• 1986 in music - List of No. 1 Hits
• 1986 in music - KROQ

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See also: 1972 in music, other events of 1973, 1974 in music, 1970s in music and the list of 'years in music' 1973 in music - Events. 1973 in music - January-February. January 9 - Mick Jagger's request for a Japanese visa is rejected on account of a 1969 drug bust, putting an abrupt end to The Rolling Stones' plans to tour the Orient. January 14 - Elvis Presley's Aloha From Hawaii television special is seen around the world by more than 1 billion viewersIncluding:

• 1973 in music - Events
• 1973 in music - January-February
• 1973 in music - March-April
• 1973 in music - May-July
• 1973 in music - unknown dates
• 1973 in music - Albums released
• 1973 in music - Top hits on record
• 1973 in music - Published popular music
• 1973 in music - Classical music
• 1973 in music - Opera
• 1973 in music - Musical theater
• 1973 in music - Musical films
• 1973 in music - Births
• 1973 in music - Deaths
• 1973 in music - Awards
• 1973 in music - Grammy Awards
• 1973 in music - Country Music Association Awards
• 1973 in music - Eurovision Song Contest

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See also: 1980 in music, other events of 1981, 1982 in music, 1980s in music and the list of 'years in music' 1981 in music - Events. January 10 - Revival of the Gilbert and Sullivan operetta The Pirates of Penzance opens at Broadway's Uris Theatre, starring Linda Ronstadt and Rex Smith February 14 - Billy Idol leaves the band Generation X to begin a solo career February 15 - Blues guitarist Mike Bloomfield is found dead in San Francisco. The cause of death was ruled an accide ...

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• 1981 in music - Events
• 1981 in music - Albums released
• 1981 in music - Chronological Table of US and UK Number One Hit Singles
• 1981 in music - Other significant singles of the year
• 1981 in music - Published popular music
• 1981 in music - Classical music
• 1981 in music - Opera
• 1981 in music - Musical theater
• 1981 in music - Musical films
• 1981 in music - Births
• 1981 in music - Deaths
• 1981 in music - Awards
• 1981 in music - Grammy Awards
• 1981 in music - Country Music Association Awards
• 1981 in music - Eurovision Song Contest
• 1981 in music - Charts
• 1981 in music - List of No. 1 Hits
• 1981 in music - KROQ

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See also: 1987 in music, other events of 1988, 1989 in music, 1980s in music and the list of 'years in music' 1988 in music - Events. Peter Ruzicka becomes director of the Hamburg State Opera and State Philharmonic Orchestra. January – Broadcast of the Cinemax television special Roy Orbison and Friends, A Black and White Night, recorded on September 30, 1987 at the Coconut Grove in Los Angeles, California. February 13 - Michael Jackson purchases a ranch in Santa Ynez, California. H ...

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• 1988 in music - Events
• 1988 in music - Albums released
• 1988 in music - Top hits
• 1988 in music - Published popular music
• 1988 in music - Classical music
• 1988 in music - Musical theater
• 1988 in music - Births
• 1988 in music - Deaths
• 1988 in music - Awards
• 1988 in music - Grammy Awards
• 1988 in music - Country Music Association Awards
• 1988 in music - Eurovision Song Contest
• 1988 in music - Charts
• 1988 in music - List of No. 1 Hits
• 1988 in music - KROQ

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Escape could mean any of the following: Escape is the act of leaving a dangerous or unpleasant situation. Refer to the Wiktionary definition. Escapology is the study and practice of escaping from physical restraints. It can also refer to the escape key on a computer keyboard. A somewhat related concepts are the escape character and escape sequence. Escape was a radio drama series on CBS, a highly-regarded companion to the network's longer-running Suspense

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Music groups in the 1980s came from many countries and with many different types of rock/pop music. These groups benefited from technological advances, the advent of television station MTV, and the production of CDs and music videos to go together with their music. It must be mentioned that 1980s music is generally very distinct from the music of other decades. While 1960s and 1970s music and well as 1990s and 2000s music share a lot in common, the 80s sound generally is confined to the 1977-1992 period, centering on 1982-1988. Among groups that were famous during the 1980s are: < ...

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• 1980s music groups - A
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• 1980s music groups - C
• 1980s music groups - D
• 1980s music groups - E
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• 1980s music groups - M
• 1980s music groups - N
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• 1980s music groups - P
• 1980s music groups - Q
• 1980s music groups - R
• 1980s music groups - S
• 1980s music groups - T
• 1980s music groups - U
• 1980s music groups - V
• 1980s music groups - W
• 1980s music groups - X
• 1980s music groups - Y
• 1980s music groups - Z
• 1980s music groups - Other decades

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Carlos Augusto Alves Santana (born 20 July 1947 in Autlán de Navarro, Jalisco, Mexico) is a Mexican–American Grammy Award-winning musician and Latin-rock guitarist. He became famous in the late 1960s and early 1970s with his eponymous band Santana, which created a highly successful blend of salsa, rock, blues, and jazz fusion. Their sound featured his high-pitched, clean guitar lines set against Latin instrumentation such as timbales and congas. Santana continued to work in these forms over the following decades, and ...

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• Carlos Santana - Early life and career
• Carlos Santana - Santana to Caravanserai
• Carlos Santana - Spiritual journey
• Carlos Santana - Return to commercial success
• Carlos Santana - Discography
• Carlos Santana - Albums
• Carlos Santana - Singles

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Comet Kohoutek (formally designated C/1973 E1) was first sighted on March 7, 1973 by Czech astronomer Luboš Kohoutek. It attained perihelion on December 26 that same year. Kohoutek was hyped by the media as the "comet of the century", but gave a poor display and was considered a letdown, leading some to nickname it "Comet Watergate". In the nomenclature of the time it was known as either Comet 1973 XII or Comet 1973f< ...

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• Comet Kohoutek - Music and art inspired by Comet Kohoutek

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Seven years later, in 1994, he released For the Love Of Strange Medicine, his second solo effort. It was mildly successful, partly due to the Strange Medicine world tour (supported for a short time by Sass Jordan) being cut short. Journey reunited in 1996 for Trial by Fire. The album was a success, but a short-lived one. Before the Trial By Fire tour, Perry suffered a hip injury mountain hiking in Hawaii and was unable to perform. He had a degenerative bone condition and would need a hip replacement. Steve was reluctant ...

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Steve Perry musician, Steve Perry musician - Early years, Steve Perry musician - Journey years, Steve Perry musician - Post-Journey, Steve Perry musician - Discography

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Columbia Records is the oldest continually used brand name in recorded sound, dating back to 1888. Columbia was originally the local company distributing and selling Edison phonographs and phonograph cylinders in Washington, D.C., Maryland and Delaware. As was the custom of some of the regional phonograph companies, Columbia produced many commercial cylinder recordings of its own. Columbia severed its ties to Edison and the North American Phonograph Company in 1893, and thereafter sold ...

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• Columbia Records - External link

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2002 was marked by significant trends in Rock Music. Two music genres were focused on in this year both gained major popularity. The continued trend of pop music leaning to R&B and hiphop, and Rock gradualy changing its face from the underground. Rock which had for the past years been dominated by corporate nu-metal bands such as Linkin Park, Limp Bizkit, and pop-punk acts such as Blink-182, and Green Day, began sharing the scene with other genres such as emo which saw increase in interest in record sales which would pick up in the comin ...

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• 2002 in music - Events
• 2002 in music - Albums released
• 2002 in music - Top hits on record
• 2002 in music - Top 10 selling albums of the year
• 2002 in music - Classical music
• 2002 in music - Opera
• 2002 in music - Musical theater
• 2002 in music - Musical films
• 2002 in music - Births
• 2002 in music - Deaths
• 2002 in music - Awards
• 2002 in music - Grammy Awards
• 2002 in music - Country Music Association Awards
• 2002 in music - Eurovision Song Contest
• 2002 in music - Mercury Music Prize
• 2002 in music - Charts
• 2002 in music - KROQ
• 2002 in music - Triple J Hottest 100

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See also: 2000 in music, 2001 in music (UK), other events of 2001, 2002 in music, 2000s in music and the list of 'years in music' 2001 in music - Events. January 1 - Comeback of Guns N' Roses in House of Blues January 1 - Hum disbands. January 17 - Bass player Jason Newsted leaves Metallica after 14 years with the band. January/February - Rush records Vapor Trails, which was released on May 14, 2002. February - CFXJ (Flow 93.5), Canada's first urban mu ...

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• 2001 in music - Events
• 2001 in music - Albums released
• 2001 in music - Hot Hits
• 2001 in music - Hot Albums
• 2001 in music - Classical music
• 2001 in music - Opera
• 2001 in music - Musical theater
• 2001 in music - Musical films
• 2001 in music - Births
• 2001 in music - Deaths
• 2001 in music - Awards
• 2001 in music - Grammy Awards
• 2001 in music - Juno Awards
• 2001 in music - Country Music Association Awards
• 2001 in music - Eurovision Song Contest
• 2001 in music - Mercury Music Prize
• 2001 in music - Charts
• 2001 in music - KROQ
• 2001 in music - Triple J Hottest 100

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Armageddon is a 1998 disaster film/science fiction film about a group of blue-collar deep-core drillers who are sent by NASA to deflect an asteroid on a collision course with Earth. It was directed by Michael Bay and produced by Jerry Bruckheimer, and featured Bruce Willis, Billy Bob Thornton, Ben Affleck and Liv Tyler. The film's tagline is For Love. For Honor. For Mankind. Armageddon was released during a period when disaster movies were seeing a comeback. Another asteroid impact movie, Deep Impact, was made the same year, along with a reprise of Godzilla. Th ...

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• Armageddon film - Box Office
• Armageddon film - Soundtrack
• Armageddon film - Trivia

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The Arrival may refer to: Arrival, an album by ABBA The Arrival, a 1996 science fiction movie with Charlie Sheen The Arrival, an episode of The Twilight Zone Arrival, an episode of The Prisoner The Arrival, an album by Hypocrisy Arrival, an album by Journey Other related archives1996, ABBA, Arrival, Charlie Sheen, Hypocrisy, Journey, The Arrival, The Prisoner, The Twilight Zone, movie, science fiction

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A box set (or boxed set) refers to one or more recordings, movies and television programs that are contained in a "box" made generally out of cardboard. Box set - Notable music recording box sets. (list in order of release date) Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band Live/1975-85 - Bruce Springsteen (1986) Crossroads - Eric Clapton (1988) The Beatles Box Set - The Beatles (1988) The Good, the Bad and the Live - Metallica ( ...

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• Box set - Notable music recording box sets
• Box set - Record labels specializing in boxed sets

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This is a list of the best selling musical acts globally. Equal weight is given to album and single sales, as well as paid downloads. The artists are grouped by approximate sales figures, rather than ranked on a numerical scale. This is because global sales figures are hard to come by, with poor or no records available for many countries. Estimates are thus often made by fan sites, record labels and the addition of figures from various different sources. List of best-selling music artists - World's biggest seller< ...

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• List of best-selling music artists - World's biggest seller
• List of best-selling music artists - Artists reported to have sold 250 000 000 records or more
• List of best-selling music artists - Artists reported to have sold 100 000 000 records or more
• List of best-selling music artists - Artists reported to have sold 50 000 000 records or more
• List of best-selling music artists - See Also

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