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Alison Krauss
Fiddle player and singer Alison Krauss began releasing bluegrass records in 1987, and by 2005 she had won 20 Grammy awards -- more than any other female recording artist in history. Krauss was 16…John Singleton
John Singleton is the California filmmaker whose first movie, 1991's Boyz N the Hood, made him an Oscar-nominated director at the age of 24. He died in 2019 after suffering a major stroke at the age…Harry Belafonte
Name at birth: Harold George Belafonte, Jr.Harry Belafonte was an African-American entertainer and producer who brought Jamaica's calypso beat to mainstream audiences and then used his fame to fight…Tupac Shakur
Tupac Shakur was one of the world's fastest-rising rappers before his murder by gunfire in 1996. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame has called him "the definitive hip-hop anti-hero." Tupac Shakur…Victoria Claflin Woodhull
Name at birth: Victoria ClaflinVictorial Claflin Woodhull was a controversial activist, socialite, and political figure of the 19th century. She is best remembered now as the first woman to run for…Selena
Name at birth: Selena QuintanillaUntil her untimely death at age 23, Selena was the charismatic and popular 'Queen of Tejano.' (Tejano music is a South Texas/Northern Mexico creation which uses…Spike Lee
Name at birth: Shelton Jackson LeeSpike Lee made a name for himself in 1986 with the hit independent film She's Gotta Have It, a frank comedy about the many lovers of an independent Brooklyn woman.…Harvey Weinstein Biography
Harvey Weinstein producerBorn: 1952Birthplace: Queens, New York With brother Bob, founded Miramax films in 1979, and their taste for intelligent, often demanding, cinema has brought the…Dar Williams Biography
Dar Williamssinger, songwriterBorn: 1967Birthplace: Mount Kisco, NY Dar Williams kicked off her performance career with a role in her high school's production of Godspell, and as a teenager…Billie Eilish
Name at birth: Billie Eilish Pirate Baird O'ConnellPop Singer Billie Eilish took the music charts by storm in 2019, breaking through after three steady years of building a fan base on social media…Trending
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