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Warren Smith

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There are at least two artists/musicians by the name of Warren Smith. The virtuoso percussionist, Warren Smith (b. 14 May 1934, Chicago, Illinois) has worked with diverse artists as Miles Davis, Charles Mingus, Sam Rivers, Aretha Franklin, Janis Joplin, Van Morrison, Bill Cole and Harry Partch, and he was a founding member, along with Max Roach, of the percussion group, M'Boom.

Gene Vincent

1,339,384 plays (231,565 listeners)

Gene Vincent, real name Vincent Eugene Craddock, (February 11, 1935 – October 12, 1971) was an American rockabilly pioneer musician, best known for his hit Be-Bop-A-Lula. He performed with his backing band, the Blue Caps.

Johnny Burnette

588,516 plays (117,003 listeners)

Johnny Burnette was a rockabilly pioneer in Memphis, TN, USA - with his older brother Dorsey Burnette &, a friend, Paul Burlison - founded Johnny Burnette & The Rock 'n' Roll Trio. Burlison was an electrician and pioneered the electric guitar effect known as the "rumble" in evidence on Burnette's earlier first hit "Train kept a'Rollin" achieved by leaving a capacitor loose in its fittings.

Eddie Cochran

2,091,837 plays (313,554 listeners)

Eddie Cochran (3 October 1938 - 17 April 1960) was an American rock and roll singer and guitarist, considered one of the most influential musicians of the late '50s alongside icons such as Buddy Holly and Elvis Presley. A sharp-dressed, ruggedly handsome young man with a rebellious attitude, Cochran epitomized the '50s rocker; this image was further crystallized by his tragic death at a young age.

Carl Mann

95,915 plays (26,052 listeners)

Carl Mann was born in rural Tennessee. He was a multi-talented musician who sang, played guitar and piano. He was signed to Jaxon Records in 1957 where he released a few singles.

Sonny Burgess

124,877 plays (29,769 listeners)

There are at least two artists with this name: 1) Albert "Sonny" Burgess is a guitarist and singer of rockabilly, present at its inception and still performing today. He was born 28 May 1931 on a farm near Newport, Arkansas about 60 miles west of Memphis.

Ronnie Self

82,556 plays (19,357 listeners)

Ronnie Self (July 5, 1938 - August 28, 1981) was a rockabilly singer and songwriter. His solo career was unsuccessful, despite being signed to contracts with Columbia and then Decca from the late 1950s through the early 1960s, he failed to chart a single song. However, Brenda Lee's cover of his song I'm Sorry became a major pop classic.

Bill Haley & His Comets

1,401,407 plays (265,957 listeners)

The band initially formed as Bill Haley and the Saddlemen c.1949-1950, and performed mostly country and western songs, though occasionally with a bluesy feel. Many Saddlemen recordings would not be released until the 1970s and 1980s. The original members of this group were Bill Haley, pianist and accordion player Johnny Grande and steel guitarist Billy Williamson.