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The Rolling Stones are an English rock ___MASK30___ formed in London in 1962 . The original line - up consisted of Brian Jones ( rhythm guitar , harmonica ), Mick Jagger ( lead vocals ), Keith Richards ( lead guitar , backing vocals ), Ian Stewart ( piano ), Bill Wyman ( bass ) and Charlie Watts ( drums ). Stewart was removed from the ___MASK2___ line - up in 1963 but continued as a touring ___MASK43___ until his death in 1985 . Jones left the ___MASK30___ less than a month prior to his death in 1969 , having already been replaced by Mick Taylor , who remained until 1974 . After Taylor left the ___MASK30___ , Ronnie Wood took his place in 1975 and has been on guitar in tandem with Richards ever since . Following Wyman ' s departure in 1993 , Darryl Jones joined as their touring bassist . Other touring keyboardists for the ___MASK30___ have been Nicky Hopkins ( 1967  82 ), Billy Preston ( through the mid 1970s ) and Chuck Leavell ( 1982 - present ). The ___MASK30___ was first led by Jones , but after teaming as the ___MASK30___ ' s songwriters , Jagger and Richards assumed leadership while Jones dealt with legal and personal troubles . Anita Denise ___MASK82___ ( born January 26 , 1958 ) is a retired American singer - ___MASK46___ . Starting her career in the late 1970s with the funk band Chapter 8 , ___MASK82___ eventually released her first solo album , " The Songstress ", in 1983 . In 1986 , she rose to stardom following the release of her platinum - selling second album , " Rapture ", which included the Grammy - winning single " Sweet Love ". To date , ___MASK82___ has won eight Grammy Awards and has five platinum albums and one gold album to her credit . ___MASK82___ ' s vocal range is contralto . Joseph Leslie " Joe " Sample ( February 1 , 1939  September 12 , 2014 ) was an American ___MASK79___ , keyboard player , and ___MASK49___ . He was one of the founding members of the Jazz Crusaders , the band which became simply the Crusaders in 1971 , and remained a part of the group until its final album in 1991 ( not including the 2003 reunion album " Rural Renewal "). Veronica " Randy " Crawford ( born February 18 , 1952 , Macon , Georgia ) is an American jazz and ___MASK76___ & B ___MASK1___ . She has been more successful in Europe than in the United States , where she has not entered the " Billboard " Hot 100 as a solo ___MASK83___ . She has had multiple top five hits in the UK , including her 1980 number 2 hit , " One Day I ' ll Fly Away ". Despite her American nationality , she won Best British Female Solo ___MASK83___ in recognition of her popularity in the UK at the 1982 Brit Awards . Tommy LiPuma ( born July 5 , 1936 in Cleveland , Ohio ) is an American music ___MASK50___ . As of May 2012 , LiPuma ' s productions have earned him 35 albums certified gold or platinum , 33 Grammy nominations , and 3 Grammy wins . He has worked with many musicians , including Barbra Streisand , Miles Davis , George Benson , Al Jarreau , Anita Baker , Natalie Cole , Claudine Longet , Dave Mason , the Yellowjackets , Michael Franks , Diana Krall , Sir Paul McCartney , The Story , The Crusaders , Joe Sample , Randy Crawford and Dr . John . " One Day I ' ll Fly Away " is a song performed by American jazz ___MASK1___ Randy Crawford , from her fourth studio album , " Now We May Begin " ( 1980 ). The song was written by Joe Sample and Will Jennings and produced by Sample , Wilton Felder and Stix Hooper . It received generally favorable reviews from music critics . The song was a ___MASK48___ success in the international market at the time , reaching number one in Belgium ( Flanders ) and Netherlands , while peaking at number two in the ___MASK39___ . Alwin Lopez " Al " Jarreau ( born March 12 , 1940 ) is an American jazz ___MASK1___ . The Kennedy Center Honors is an annual honor given to those in the performing arts for their lifetime of contributions to American culture ( though recipients do not need to be U . S . citizens ). The Honors have been presented annually since 1978 , culminating each December in a star - studded gala celebrating the Honorees in the Kennedy Center ___MASK38___ House . Michael Joseph Jackson ( August 29 , 1958  June 25 , 2009 ) was an American ___MASK1___ , ___MASK46___ , ___MASK72___ , dancer , actor , and philanthropist . Called the " King of Pop ", his contributions to music , dance , and fashion along with his publicized personal life made him a global figure in popular culture for over four decades . Robben Ford ( born December 16 , 1951 ) is an American blues , jazz , and rock ___MASK44___ . He was a member of the L . A . Express and has collaborated with Miles Davis , Joni Mitchell , George Harrison , Larry Carlton and Kiss . He was named one of the " 100 Greatest Guitarists of the 20th Century " by " ___MASK22___ " magazine . The Songstress is the debut solo album by the American ___MASK76___ & B / soul ___MASK1___ Anita ___MASK82___ . It was originally released in 1983 by Beverly Glen Music , and was ___MASK82___ ' s only album for that label prior to signing with Elektra Records with whom she had a string of hit albums . " The Songstress " was not a commercial success upon its initial release , though the album met with moderate success on the ___MASK76___ & B charts . Cass Elliot ( born Ellen Naomi Cohen ; September 19 , 1941  July 29 , 1974 ), also known as Mama Cass , was an American ___MASK1___ and ___MASK24___ , best known as a member of The Mamas & the Papas . After the group broke up , she released five solo albums . In 1998 , Elliot , John Phillips , Denny Doherty , and Michelle Phillips were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame for their work as The Mamas & the Papas . Ricky Lawson ( November 8 , 1954  December 23 , 2013 ) was an American ___MASK99___ and composer . A native of Detroit , Michigan , he worked extensively as a session ___MASK22___ , collaborating with Stevie Wonder , Michael Jackson , Eric Clapton , Phil Collins , Whitney Houston , Steely Dan , Kenny " Babyface " Edmonds and other artists . He co - founded the jazz - fusion band the Yellowjackets and won the 1987 Grammy Award for Best R & B Instrumental Performance for " And You Know That " from their album " Shades ". Eric Patrick Clapton , ( born 1945 ), is an English rock and blues ___MASK44___ , singer , and ___MASK46___ . He is the only three - time inductee to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame : once as a solo artist and separately as a member of the Yardbirds and Cream . Clapton has been referred to as one of the most important and influential guitarists of all time . Clapton ranked second in " Rolling Stone " magazine ' s list of the " 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time " and fourth in Gibson ' s " Top 50 Guitarists of All Time ". He was also named number five in " Time " magazine ' s list of " The 10 Best Electric Guitar Players " in 2009 . James Marshall " Jimi " Hendrix ( born Johnny Allen Hendrix ; November 27 , 1942  September 18 , 1970 ) was an American rock ___MASK44___ , singer , and ___MASK46___ . Although his mainstream career spanned only four years , he is widely regarded as one of the most influential electric guitarists in the history of popular music , and one of the most celebrated musicians of the 20th century . The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame describes him as " arguably the greatest ___MASK98___ in the history of rock music ". George Benson ( born March 22 , 1943 ) is an American ___MASK22___ , guitarist and singer - songwriter . He began his professional career at 21 as a jazz guitarist . Benson uses a rest - stroke picking technique similar to that of gypsy jazz players such as Django Reinhardt . Nathaniel Adams Coles ( March 17 , 1919  February 15 , 1965 ), known professionally as Nat ___MASK80___ Cole , was an American singer who first came to prominence as a leading jazz pianist . He was widely noted for his soft baritone voice , performing in big band and jazz genres , and was a ___MASK93___ force in popular music for three decades . Cole was one of the first African Americans to host a national television variety show , " The Nat ___MASK80___ Cole Show ". His recordings remained popular worldwide after his death from lung cancer in February 1965 . Classic hits is a ___MASK36___ format which generally includes rock and pop music from 1964 to 1988 or 1989 , with occasional songs as recent as the early 1990s or before 1995 . The term is erroneously used as a synonym for the adult hits format ( which uses a slightly newer music library stretching from the 1970s through the 1990s ), but is more accurately characterized as a contemporary style of the oldies format , although most classic hits stations focus on pop hits from the late 1960s through the 1990s . ___MASK1___ - songwriters are musicians who write , compose , and perform their own musical material , including lyrics and melodies . Fleetwood Mac are a British - American rock ___MASK30___ , formed in London in 1967 . The ___MASK30___ has sold more than 100 million records worldwide , making them one of the best - selling bands of all time . In 1998 , selected members of Fleetwood Mac were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame , and received the Brit Award for Outstanding Contribution to Music . David Thomas " Dave " Mason ( born 10 May 1946 ) is an English ___MASK1___ - ___MASK46___ and guitarist from Worcester , who first found fame with the rock band Traffic . Over the course of his career , Mason has played and recorded with many notable pop and rock musicians , including Paul McCartney , George Harrison , the Rolling Stones , Jimi Hendrix , Eric Clapton , Michael Jackson , David Crosby , Graham Nash , Steve Winwood , Fleetwood Mac , Delaney & Bonnie , and Cass Elliot . One of Mason ' s best known songs is " Feelin ' Alright ", recorded by Traffic in 1968 and later by many other performers , including Joe Cocker , whose version of the song was a hit in 1969 . For Traffic , he also wrote " Hole in My Shoe ", a psychedelic pop song that became a hit in its own right . " We Just Disagree ", Mason ' s 1977 solo US hit , written by Jim Krueger , has become a staple of US Classic Hits and Adult Contemporary radio playlists . Gypsy jazz ( also known as gypsy swing or hot club jazz ) is a style of jazz music often said to have been started by ___MASK44___ Jean " Django " Reinhardt in the 1930s . Because its origins are in France it is often called by the French name , " jazz manouche ", or alternatively , " manouche jazz ", even in English language sources . The term is now commonly used for this style of music . Natalie Maria Cole ( February 6 , 1950  December 31 , 2015 ) was an American ___MASK1___ , ___MASK46___ , and actress . The daughter of Nat King Cole , she rose to musical success in the mid - 1970s as an R & B artist with the hits " This Will Be ", " Inseparable " ( 1975 ), and " Our Love " ( 1977 ). After a period of failing sales and performances due to a heavy drug addiction , Cole re - emerged as a pop artist with the 1987 album " Everlasting " and her cover of Bruce Springsteen ' s " Pink Cadillac ". In the 1990s , she re - recorded standards by her father , resulting in her biggest success , " Unforgettable ... with Love ", which sold over seven million copies and also won Cole seven Grammy Awards . She sold over 30 million records worldwide . David Van Cortlandt Crosby ( born August 14 , 1941 ) is an American ___MASK1___ - ___MASK46___ . In addition to his solo career , he was a founding member of both the Byrds and Crosby , Stills & Nash . Jazz is a music genre that originated amongst African Americans in New Orleans , United States , in the late 19th and early 20th centuries . Since the 1920s jazz age , jazz has become recognized as a ___MASK93___ form of musical expression . It emerged in the form of independent traditional and popular musical styles , all linked by the common bonds of African American and European American musical parentage with a performance orientation . Jazz is characterized by swing and blue notes , call and response vocals , polyrhythms and improvisation . Jazz has roots in West African cultural and musical expression , and in African - American music traditions including blues and ragtime , as well as European ___MASK71___ band music . Although the foundation of jazz is deeply rooted within the Black experience of the United States , different cultures have contributed their own experience and styles to the art form as well . Intellectuals around the world have hailed jazz as " one of America ' s original art forms ". " Hole in My Shoe " is a song by English rock ___MASK30___ Traffic which as a single release reached number 2 in the UK Singles Chart and number 22 in the German charts , in 1967 . Composed by ___MASK44___ Dave Mason , it was disliked by the other three members of the group who felt that it did not represent the ___MASK30___ ' s musical or lyrical style . James Robert " Jimmy " Haslip ( born December 31 , 1951 ) is an American bass player and ___MASK72___ who was a founding former member of the jazz fusion group the Yellowjackets . He was also an early user of the five - string electric bass . Unforgettable ... with Love , also known as simply Unforgettable , is a 1991 album by American ___MASK1___ Natalie Cole . Released on June 11 , 1991 , the album focuses on covers of standards previously performed by her ___MASK23___ , Nat ___MASK80___ Cole . It was also her debut for Elektra Records , after being given her release from Capitol Records . The Brit Awards ( sometimes stylised as the BRIT Awards ; often simply called the Brits ) are the British Phonographic Industry ' s annual pop music awards . The name was originally a shortened form of " British ", " Britain " or " Britannia " ( in the early days the awards were sponsored by Britannia Music Club ), but subsequently became a backronym for British Record Industry Trusts Show . In addition , an equivalent awards ceremony for classical music , called the Classic Brit Awards , is held each May . Robbie Williams holds the record for the most Brit Awards , 13 as a solo ___MASK83___ and another five as part of Take That . Richard Starkey , ( born 7 July 1940 ), known professionally as Ringo Starr , is an English ___MASK22___ , singer , songwriter and actor who gained worldwide fame as the drummer for the Beatles . He occasionally sang lead vocals , usually for one song on an album , including " With a Little Help from My Friends ", " Yellow Submarine " and their cover of " Act Naturally ". He also wrote the Beatles ' songs " Don ' t Pass Me By " and " Octopus ' s Garden ", and is credited as a co - writer of others , including " What Goes On " and " Flying ". Bruce Frederick Joseph Springsteen ( born September 23 , 1949 ) is an American ___MASK1___ - ___MASK46___ . He is best known for his work with the E Street Band . Nicknamed " The Boss ", Springsteen is widely known for his brand of poetic lyrics , Americana , working class and sometimes political sentiments centered on his native New Jersey , his distinctive voice , and his lengthy and energetic stage performances  with concerts from the 1970s to the present decade running at up to four hours in length . The George Foster Peabody Awards ( or simply Peabody Awards ) program , named for American businessman and ___MASK55___ George Peabody , recognizes distinguished and meritorious ___MASK94___ by American radio and television stations , networks , online media , producing organizations , and individuals . An Emmy Award , or simply Emmy , recognizes excellence in the ___MASK13___ industry , and corresponds to the Academy Award ( for film ), the Tony Award ( for theatre ), and the Grammy Award ( for music ). Barbara Joan " Barbra " Streisand ( born April 24 , 1942 ) is an American ___MASK1___ , ___MASK46___ , actress , and filmmaker . In a career spanning six decades , she has become an icon in multiple fields of ___MASK4___ , which earned her recognition as Mother of All Contemporary Pop Divas or Queen of The Divas , and has been recognized with two Academy Awards , ten Grammy Awards including the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award and the Grammy Legend Award , five Emmy Awards including one Daytime Emmy , a Special Tony Award , an American Film Institute award , a Kennedy Center Honors prize , four Peabody Awards , the Presidential Medal of Freedom , and nine Golden Globes . She is among a small group of entertainers who have been honored with an Emmy , Grammy , Oscar , and Tony Award , and is one of only two artists who have also won a Peabody . Jean " Django " Reinhardt ( or ; 23January 1910  16May 1953 ) was a Belgian - born French jazz ___MASK44___ and ___MASK49___ of Romani ethnicity , regarded as one of the greatest musicians of the twentieth century , having written nearly 100 songs , according to Frank Vignola . He was the first and most significant jazz ___MASK3___ to emerge from Europe . Yellowjackets is an American jazz fusion quartet . History . Formed in 1977 and known originally as the Robben Ford Group , the Yellowjackets consisted of Robben Ford , Russell Ferrante , Jimmy Haslip and Ricky Lawson , all L . A . session musicians . Ford assembled this lineup to record his 1979 solo album " The Inside Story ". During this initial period the ___MASK30___ ' s sound combined blues , jazz fusion , and progressive rock . Over the next year the group began moving in a more democratic direction , eliminating Ford ' s vocals and embracing a more commercially oriented jazz - funk approach . Stephen Lawrence " Steve " Winwood ( born 12 May 1948 ) is an English ___MASK22___ whose genres include rock , blue - eyed soul , rhythm and blues , blues rock , pop rock , and jazz . Though primarily a vocalist and keyboardist , Winwood also plays bass guitar , drums , acoustic and electric guitar , mandolin , violin , and other strings . The Presidential Medal of Freedom is an award bestowed by the ___MASK57___ of the United States and is  along with the comparable Congressional Gold Medal  the highest civilian award of the United States . It recognizes those people who have made " an especially meritorious contribution to the security or national interests of the United States , world peace , cultural or other significant public or private endeavors ". The award is not limited to U . S . citizens and , while it is a civilian award , it can also be awarded to ___MASK51___ and worn on the uniform . A ___MASK46___ is an individual who writes the lyrics , melodies and chord progressions for songs , typically for a popular music genre such as rock or country music . A ___MASK46___ can also be called a ___MASK49___ , although the latter term tends to be used mainly for individuals from the classical music genre . The pressure from the music industry to produce popular hits means that songwriting is often an activity for which the tasks are distributed between a number of people . For example , a ___MASK46___ who excels at writing lyrics might be paired with a ___MASK46___ with a gift for creating original melodies . Pop songs may be written by group members from the band or by staff writers  songwriters directly employed by music publishers . Some songwriters serve as their own music publishers , while others have outside publishers . Russell Keith Ferrante ( born 1952 ) is an American jazz ___MASK79___ who is a founding member of the group Yellowjackets . Claudine Georgette Longet ( born 29 January 1942 ) is a French ___MASK1___ , ___MASK24___ , dancer and recording artist who was popular during the 1960s and 1970s . John Robert " Joe " Cocker , OBE ( 20 May 1944  22 December 2014 ) was a British rock ___MASK1___ and ___MASK22___ . He was known for his gritty voice , spasmodic body movement in performance and definitive versions of popular songs . A Grammy Award ( originally called Gramophone Award ), or Grammy , is an honor awarded by The Recording Academy to recognize outstanding achievement in the mainly English - language music industry . The annual presentation ceremony features performances by prominent artists , and the presentation of those awards that have a more popular interest . It shares recognition of the music industry as that of the other performance awards such as the Emmy Awards ( ___MASK13___ ), the Tony Awards ( stage performance ), and the Academy Awards ( motion pictures ). " We Just Disagree " is a song recorded by English ___MASK1___ - ___MASK44___ Dave Mason , written by Jim Krueger . The Beatles were an English rock ___MASK30___ , formed in Liverpool in 1960 . With members John Lennon , Paul McCartney , George Harrison and Ringo Starr , they became widely regarded as the foremost and most influential act of the rock era . Rooted in skiffle , beat , and 1950s rock and roll , the Beatles later experimented with several musical styles , ranging from pop ballads and Indian music to psychedelia and hard rock , often incorporating classical elements and unconventional recording techniques in innovative ways . In the early 1960s , their enormous popularity first emerged as " Beatlemania ", but as the group ' s music grew in sophistication , led by primary songwriters Lennon and McCartney , they came to be perceived as an embodiment of the ideals shared by the counterculture of the 1960s . The guitar is a musical instrument classified as a string instrument with anywhere from four to 18 strings , usually having six . The sound is projected either acoustically , using a hollow wooden or plastic and wood box ( for an acoustic guitar ), or through electrical amplifier and a ___MASK15___ ( for an electric guitar ). It is typically played by strumming or plucking the strings with the fingers , thumb and / or fingernails of the right hand or with a pick while fretting ( or pressing against the frets ) the strings with the fingers of the left hand . The guitar is a type of chordophone , traditionally constructed from wood and strung with either gut , nylon or steel strings and distinguished from other chordophones by its construction and tuning . The modern guitar was preceded by the gittern , the vihuela , the four - course Renaissance guitar , and the five - course baroque guitar , all of which contributed to the development of the modern six - string instrument . Diana Jean Krall , OC , OBC ( born November 16 , 1964 ) is a Canadian jazz ___MASK79___ and singer , known for her contralto vocals . She has sold more than 6 million albums in the US and over 15 million worldwide . On December 11 , 2009 , " Billboard " magazine named her the second Jazz artist of the 2000  09 decade , establishing her as one of the best - selling artists of her time . George Harrison , ( 25 February 1943  29 November 2001 ) was an English ___MASK44___ , singer , ___MASK46___ , and music and film ___MASK50___ who achieved international fame as the lead ___MASK44___ of the Beatles . Often referred to as " the quiet Beatle ", Harrison embraced Hindu mythology and helped broaden the horizons of his fellow Beatles as well as their Western audience by incorporating Indian instrumentation in their music . Although most of the Beatles ' songs were written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney , most Beatles albums from 1965 onwards contained at least two Harrison compositions . His songs for the group included " Taxman ", " Within You Without You ", " While My Guitar Gently Weeps ", " Here Comes the Sun " and " Something ", the last of which became the Beatles ' second - most covered song . John Winston Ono Lennon , ( born John Winston Lennon ; 9 October 19408 December 1980 ) was an English ___MASK1___ and ___MASK46___ who co - founded the Beatles , the most commercially successful band in the history of popular music . With fellow member Paul McCartney , he formed a celebrated songwriting partnership . Denny Laine ( born Brian Frederick Hines , 29 October 1944 ) is an English ___MASK22___ , singer , songwriter and guitarist . He was an original member of the Moody Blues , singing the band ' s first hit " Go Now " in 1964 , and was a member of Wings with Paul McCartney from 1971 to 1981 . Miles Dewey Davis III ( May 26 , 1926September 28 , 1991 ) was an American jazz ___MASK32___ , bandleader , and ___MASK49___ . He is among the most influential and acclaimed figures in the history of jazz and 20th century music . With his ever - changing directions in music , Davis was at the forefront of a number of ___MASK93___ stylistic developments in jazz over his five - decade career . Malcolm John " Mac " Rebennack ( born November 21 , 1940 ), better known by the stage name Dr . John , is an American ___MASK1___ , ___MASK46___ , voice ___MASK10___ , pianist , and guitarist , whose music combines blues , pop , jazz , zydeco , boogie woogie , and rock and roll . Sir James Paul McCartney , ( born 18 June 1942 ) is an English ___MASK1___ - ___MASK46___ , multi - ___MASK98___ , and composer . With John Lennon , George Harrison , and Ringo Starr , he gained worldwide fame with the rock band the Beatles , largely considered the most popular and influential group in the history of pop music . His songwriting partnership with Lennon is the most celebrated of the post - war era . After the band ' s break - up , he pursued a solo career and formed the band Wings with his first wife , Linda , and Denny Laine . Graham William Nash , OBE ( born 2 February 1942 ) is an English ___MASK1___ - ___MASK46___ and ___MASK22___ . He is known for his light tenor voice and for his songwriting contributions as a member of the English pop group The Hollies and the folk - rock supergroup Crosby , Stills & Nash . Nash became an American citizen on 14 August 1978 and holds dual citizenship of the United Kingdom and United States .