Artists/performer Famous Names Starting with Letter S

He studied oud under Sherif Muheddin Haydar at the Baghdad Conservatory. Later, he became Professor

He studied oud under Sherif Muheddin Haydar at the Baghdad Conservatory. Later, he became Professor of oud and the head of the Oriental Music Department at the Institute founded by Sharif Muheddin, and held that post for 30 years. He was also Artistic Advisor for the Iraqi Ministry of Information. He performed frequently for Iraqi radio and television, and performed in concert in China, Iran, Egypt, Germany, England, and the United States. He has performed publicly as recently as 1997. He made only one full-length recording, for Decca Headline, "Salman Shukur - oud", HEAD 16 PSI, recorded in Rosslyn Hill Chapel in London in 1976 by James Mallinson and Stanley Gooddall, notes by John Haywood, released in 1977, and a brief excerpt of his solo oud performance in Rast Iraq can be heard on the Tangent Record series Music In The World Of Islam: Lutes (re-issued by Topic Records).

Was a Dutch architect and painter.De Bray established himself in Haarlem before 1617, where he is su

Was a Dutch architect and painter.De Bray established himself in Haarlem before 1617, where he is supposed to have been taught by Hendrick Goltzius and Cornelis van Haarlem, and where he married in 1625.

An artist, etcher and illustrator of books and magazines.He was elected an Associate of the Royal So

An artist, etcher and illustrator of books and magazines.He was elected an Associate of the Royal Society of Painter-Etchers (A.R.E) in 1923 and was a member of the Royal Society of British Artists (R.B.A.). He was a President of the London Sketch Club, a

Was a Dutch landscape painter. He was the uncle of Jacob van Ruisdael.

Was a Dutch landscape painter. He was the uncle of Jacob van Ruisdael.

Was an Argentine tango Bandoneonist, bandleader and composer.Varela was born and raised in Avellaned

Was an Argentine tango Bandoneonist, bandleader and composer.Varela was born and raised in Avellaneda in the Buenos Aires Province of Argentina, where he trained as an accountant. He played in several bands from the age of 16, including those of Alberto Gambino and Juan D'Arienzo. He went on to form his own tango orchestra, which performed on Argentine radio and television in the 1950s and 1960s. He worked with several singers, including Rodolfo Lesica, who he met in a taxi, and Argentino Ledesma.

Was a Spanish Catalan surrealist painter born in Figueres, Catalonia, Spain. Dalí was a skilled dra

Was a Spanish Catalan surrealist painter born in Figueres, Catalonia, Spain. Dalí was a skilled draftsman, best known for the striking and bizarre images in his surrealist work. His painterly skills are often attributed to the influence of Renaissance masters. His best known work, The Persistence of Memory, was completed in 1931. Salvador Dalí's artistic repertoire also included film, sculpture, and photography. He collaborated with Walt Disney on the unfinished Academy Award-nominated short cartoon Destino, which was completed and released posthumously in 2003. He also collaborated with Alfred Hitchcock on the dream sequence from his 1945 film Spellbound.

Is a cuban painter, muralist and sculptor. His artist name is Salvador.His work is known as an "afro

Is a cuban painter, muralist and sculptor. His artist name is Salvador.His work is known as an "afro-cuban" style. He describes his work as a mix of surrealism, cubism and abstract art.

Is an artist and muralist from San Diego, California, an early exponent of the Chicano art movement.

Is an artist and muralist from San Diego, California, an early exponent of the Chicano art movement. He was one of the creators of Chicano Park, and led the movement to create its freeway-pillar murals.[1] He was also a founder of the Centro Cultural de la Raza in San Diego, California.Torres was raised in Barrio Logan, a neighborhood of San Diego largely inhabited by Mexican-Americans and Mexican immigrants. During his lifetime the neighborhood had been bisected by Interstate 5 and further impacted by the elevated onramps to the San Diego-Coronado Bridge. The two structures had resulted in the demolition of hundreds of homes, including his father's house where Torres had grown up. At first he deeply resented the bridge, but then he began to envision the huge concrete pillars as canvases where art could be created.

An Italio-Australian artist and painter[2].He often draws on literary, historical and religious sour

An Italio-Australian artist and painter[2].He often draws on literary, historical and religious sources to develop intriguing tableaux and has three times been awarded Australia's most prestigious prize for a subject painting, the Sulman - in 1977, 1979 and 1982. His commissions include the acclaimed Sydney Morning Herald mural Justelius.In 1981 he received the Power Bequest Grant to study in Paris for six months. In 1985 he was awarded the Churchill Scholarship to study fresco painting in Italy.

A Japanese singer whose ethereal lilting voice is reminiscent of Björk. [1] [2]A native of Kohoku W

A Japanese singer whose ethereal lilting voice is reminiscent of Björk. [1] [2]A native of Kohoku Ward, Yokohama City, Japan, Salyu first gained national exposure in 2001 when she portrayed a fictional J-pop singer named Lily Chou Chou in the Japanese fil

Was an American jazz pianist.In 1928 he moved to New York City where he joined Herbert Cowans's band

Was an American jazz pianist.In 1928 he moved to New York City where he joined Herbert Cowans's band at the Rockland Palace. Soon after he moved back to Ohio, where he played with Alex Jackson in 1930. Soon after this he joined James P. Johnson's orchestr

Is a musician, singer, songwriter, composer, artist and founding member and guitarist of Big Brother

Is a musician, singer, songwriter, composer, artist and founding member and guitarist of Big Brother and the Holding Company. During his career as musician and composer, Andrew has had three platinum albums and two hit singles. His songs have been used in numerous major motion picture soundtracks and documentaries.

Is a British singer-songwriter and musician. He released his debut single "What You Look For" in Sep

Is a British singer-songwriter and musician. He released his debut single "What You Look For" in September 2008, which reached number 41 in the UK charts in the week up to 20 September 2008.[1] His first album, No Definite Answer, will be released in March 2009. Rumours on the net link Sam to an alter ego named "Boo Jefferson" though the artist has denied any connection.

An English female singer-songwriter. She is the daughter of the rock and roll star Joe Brown and sin

An English female singer-songwriter. She is the daughter of the rock and roll star Joe Brown and singer Vicki Brown.Brown is known for her expressive vocal style, and the ability to transcend musical styles easily. Her most successful song was "Stop!", released as a single in 1988; she released an album by the same name that year. Other singles taken from this album included "Walking Back To Me" and "This Feeling". The album Stop! sold over two million copies worldwide, doing particularly well in the UK and Australia. In 1990, Sam released her second album April Moon, containing two hit singles, "With A Little Love" and "Kissing Gate" and showed progression in both musical style and song writing. Three further singles were lifted from the album; "Mindworks", "Once in Your Life" and "As One".

Was an English dance band singer who became one of the most popular British dance band vocalists of

Was an English dance band singer who became one of the most popular British dance band vocalists of the 1930s. He is particularly remembered singing with Jack Hylton and with Ambrose and his Orchestra, at the Mayfair Hotel and Embassy Club, with whom he made many recordings from 1930 to 1942, and for his duets and variety performances with the singer Elsie Carlisle.

Was a Delta blues guitarist and singer. He was a member of the Mississippi Sheiks and may have been

Was a Delta blues guitarist and singer. He was a member of the Mississippi Sheiks and may have been Charlie Patton's half brother.Chatmon was born in Bolton, Mississippi. Chatmon's family was well-known in Mississippi for their musical talents; Chatmon wa

Was an American gospel, R&B, soul, and pop singer, songwriter, and entrepreneur. He is considered to

Was an American gospel, R&B, soul, and pop singer, songwriter, and entrepreneur. He is considered to be one of the pioneers and founders of soul music.Cooke had 29 Top 40 hits in the U.S. between 1957 and 1965. Major hits like "You Send Me", "Chain Gang", "Wonderful World" and "Bring It on Home to Me" are some of his most popular songs. Cooke was also among the first modern black performers and composers to attend to the business side of his musical career. He founded both a record label and a publishing company as an extension of his careers as a singer and composer. He also took an active part in the Civil Rights Movement.[3]

A Los Angeles based contemporary artist who works in a variety of media.Durant's work often deals wi

A Los Angeles based contemporary artist who works in a variety of media.Durant's work often deals with the conflicts between differing classes, cultures and value systems. His work of the 90s was inspired largely by the work of Robert Smithson, an artist well known for his interest in history and entropy.In 2006 his exhibition entitled "Proposal for White and Indian Dead Monument Transpositions, Washington D.C" was shown at the Paula Cooper Gallery in New York. This work derived out of a residency he was conducting at the Walker Art Center in 2002. He reproduced 30 Indian massacre monuments that are based on similarities to the massive obelisk Washington monument

Australian artist born in Sydney, who won the Archibald Prize in 1974 with the painting Jockey Norma

Australian artist born in Sydney, who won the Archibald Prize in 1974 with the painting Jockey Norman Stephens. He won the Wynne Prize in 1963 with Sandhills on the Darling, and shared the Wynne Prize the following year with Trees in a Landscape. Held a New York Exhibition in 1989.

An African American Color field painter associated with the Washington Color School, Abstract Expres

An African American Color field painter associated with the Washington Color School, Abstract Expressionism and Lyrical Abstraction. He works on stretched, draped, and wrapped canvas, and adds sculptural 3D elements. He is recognized as the first artist to introduce the idea of a painted canvas hanging without stretcher bars c.1965, a major contribution to the Color Field School.

Started his paintmaking career in 1936 at Bocour Artist Colors with his uncle Leonard Bocour. In 194

Started his paintmaking career in 1936 at Bocour Artist Colors with his uncle Leonard Bocour. In 1947 he developed Magna paint, the world's first artist acrylic paint. He returned from retirement in 1980 to found Golden Artist Colors Inc. based in New Berlin, New York, with his son Mark Golden.[2]

Is an American cartoonist. He was born in New York City and began cartooning in 1962.His cartoons ha

Is an American cartoonist. He was born in New York City and began cartooning in 1962.His cartoons have appeared in magazines such as The New Yorker, Harvard Business Review, Esquire, Cosmopolitan, and Good Housekeeping.

Was a country blues guitarist, from Houston, Texas, United States.Born in Centerville, Texas, Hopkin

Was a country blues guitarist, from Houston, Texas, United States.Born in Centerville, Texas, Hopkins love for the blues was sparked at the age of 8 when he met Blind Lemon Jefferson at a church picnic in Buffalo, Texas. That day, Hopkins felt the blues was "in him" and went on to learn from his older (somewhat distant) cousin, country blues singer Alger "Texas" Alexander. In the mid 1930s, Hopkins was sent to Houston County Prison Farm for an unknown offense. In the late 1930s Hopkins moved to Houston with Alexander in an unsuccessful attempt to break into the music scene there. By the early 1940s he was back in Centerville working as a farm hand.

Is a Filipino-American who joined Pinoy Big Brother as a housemate who later turned as an actor, com

Is a Filipino-American who joined Pinoy Big Brother as a housemate who later turned as an actor, commercial model, and recording artist.

Is an Australian entertainer best known for being a member of the children's band The Wiggles. He wa

Is an Australian entertainer best known for being a member of the children's band The Wiggles. He was born and raised in Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia.[1]