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!!! Reference library
Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4 ed.)
Coalescing around all-night dance parties in Sacramento, California, USA,!!! was spawned in 1996 from the remnants of three bands, California

112 Reference library
Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4 ed.)
The first R&B vocal group to be promoted by Sean ‘Puffy’ Combs ’ Bad Boy stable, 112 was formed in

112

15-16-17 Reference library
Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4 ed.)
15-16-17 was a female vocal trio formed in 1974 in the UK, although they came from Jamaica. The line-up consisted

15-16-17

1651 Reference library
Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4 ed.)
This one-off project was conceived in 2001 by violinist Mark Emerson (b. 15 August 1958, Ruislip, Middlesex, England) to mark

1651

1776 Reference library
Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4 ed.)
America’s obsession with its own history had already resulted in at least two Broadway musicals based on momentous national events

1776 Reference library
The Oxford Companion to the American Musical
(46th Street Theatre 1969). An unlikely musical hit and the surprise of its season, the historical piece boasted one

1776

1812

1812 Reference library
The Oxford Companion to Music
Concert overture, op. 49 (1880), by Tchaikovsky; written for the Moscow Exhibition, it commemorates Napoleon's retreat from Moscow in ...

1994 Reference library
Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4 ed.)
This US melodic rock quartet was formed in 1977 by ex-L.A. Jets duo Karen Lawrence (vocals) and John Desautels (drums).

1994

20/20 Reference library
Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4 ed.)
This US group was formed in Los Angeles, California, in 1978 by Steve Allen (guitar, vocals) and Ron Flynt (bass,

20/20

213 Reference library
Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4 ed.)
The origins of this US rap supergroup can be traced back to the early 90s, although it was not until

213

311 Reference library
Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4 ed.)
Formed at high school in Omaha, Nebraska, USA in 1990, hip-hop/rock crossover band 311 recorded three independent albums before relocating