Artists/performer Famous Names Starting with Letter E

Has been in the Turkish rock music scene since the late 1950s or early 1960s. He is widely acclaimed

Has been in the Turkish rock music scene since the late 1950s or early 1960s. He is widely acclaimed as being the first person to ever play rock and roll in Turkey; in 1957, he and his band gained notoriety by playing covers of Elvis Presley and Fats Domino. He was also one of the first Turkish musicians to embrace the electric guitar and modern amplification.

One of the most important characters in the history of Finnish electronic music. His mother was Marj

One of the most important characters in the history of Finnish electronic music. His mother was Marjatta Kurenniemi, the famous author of children's books. Erkki Kurenniemi founded an electronic music studio for the Department of Musicology at the University of Helsinki in the early 1960s. Alongside working on media art, happenings and short films of his own, Kurenniemi built several electronic instruments for himself and also for other people, such as M.A. Numminen, for whom he created first a "singing machine" with which Numminen participated in a singing contest in 1964, and in the late 1960s Sähkökvartetti ("The Electric Quartet"), which is heard on M.A. Numminen's track 'Kaukana väijyy ystäviä' (1968). An excerpt of Kurenniemi's own composition 'Dance of the Anthropoids' (1968) was heard on Finnish progressive rock band Wigwam's 1970 album Tombstone Valentine.

Was an American figure skater. He began skating as a seven year old. He went on to become a three-ti

Was an American figure skater. He began skating as a seven year old. He went on to become a three-time silver medalist at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships and competed at the 1936 Winter Olympics. He died in 2008 and is buried in Lakewood Cemetery in

Norwegian farmer and singer. Best known for the around 120 songs he recorded throughout 17 years fro

Norwegian farmer and singer. Best known for the around 120 songs he recorded throughout 17 years from 1951 together with Gunnar Engedahl (1919-1969). They met at the Norwegian Association of the Blind and Partially Sighted. Together they both volunteered for the organization. The yearly "Ridderrennet" at Beitostølen in Norway was established by Erling Stordahl. They made their first hit as a duo in 1951, produced by Odeon.

Was an American soul, rhythm and blues, and pop singer. Her best known record is the original versio

Was an American soul, rhythm and blues, and pop singer. Her best known record is the original version of "Piece of My Heart," written and produced by Bert Berns.

Was an Argentine sculptor of Italian origin.Blotta's family came to his adoptive country when he was

Was an Argentine sculptor of Italian origin.Blotta's family came to his adoptive country when he was only a child, at the beginning of 1894, during a major wave of Italian immigration to Argentina. They settled in Rosario, province of Santa Fe, about 280 km northwest of Buenos Aires.

Was a surrealist painter and poet. She was the daughter of an Austrian judge, born into a Jewish fam

Was a surrealist painter and poet. She was the daughter of an Austrian judge, born into a Jewish family in the town of Lemberg, Austria-Hungary, now Lwov in Ukraine. She died of arterial sclerosis.In 1918 they moved to Krakow. Her father wanted her to take up in the family business of law. She however studied at Wiener Frauen Akademie (1932–1934) and Academy of Fine Arts in Kraków (1934–1936).She was a Communist and belonged to a group of artists known as the Kraków Group, which she had met at the Academy of Fine Arts in Kraków. Her works were evoked by her experiences as a Jew in Nazi-occupied Poland. She and her parents went to Warsaw, but they were murdered by a Polish bandit, while they were trying to find a safe place. She was severely wounded, but survived.

Was a Dutch soprano.She was born in Yogyakarta, Java now part of Indonesia. As a child, she studied

Was a Dutch soprano.She was born in Yogyakarta, Java now part of Indonesia. As a child, she studied the violin and singing and, at the age of 14, she studied under Isa Neuhaus, a singer with the Düsseldorf Opera (who was later transported and killed by th

Was an active participant in the later wave of Abstract Expressionism, the revolution in abstract pa

Was an active participant in the later wave of Abstract Expressionism, the revolution in abstract painting that secured New York City's position as the art capitol of the world in the post-World War II period.[1]Ernest Briggs, an Abstract Expressionist painter, left California and arrived to New York in 1953. During the 1950’s as part of the New York avant-garde Briggs was able to make a name for himself with his explosive and dynamic style. Briggs brought to the East Coast a fresh, lively aesthetic. His works reflected a radical West Coast style that he developed at the California School of Fine Arts in San Francisco under the tutelage of artists such as Mark Rothko, Ad Reinhardt and Clyfford Still. Briggs was particularly influenced by Still’s primordial brushwork.[4],[5]

Nicknamed the "Texas Troubadour", was an American singer and songwriter and one of the pioneers of c

Nicknamed the "Texas Troubadour", was an American singer and songwriter and one of the pioneers of country music. His biggest career hit song "Walking the Floor Over You" (1941) marked the rise of the honky-tonk style of music. In 1948-49, he was the first singer to record a hit version of "Blue Christmas," a song more commonly associated with Elvis Presley and his mid-1950s version. Another well-known Tubb hit is "Waltz Across Texas" (1965), which became one of his most requested songs and is often used in dance halls throughout Texas during waltz lessons. In the early 1960s, he recorded duets with up-and-coming Loretta Lynn, including their hit "Sweet Thang".

Was an English artist and book illustrator. He was known especially for his human-like animals in il

Was an English artist and book illustrator. He was known especially for his human-like animals in illustrations for The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame and Winnie-the-Pooh by A. A. Milne.Shepard was recommended to Milne by another Punch staffer, E.

Better known by the stage name Tennessee Ernie Ford, was a pioneering U.S. recording artist and tele

Better known by the stage name Tennessee Ernie Ford, was a pioneering U.S. recording artist and television host who enjoyed success in the country & western, pop, and gospel musical genres.

An American artist, was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and grew up in Dayton, Ohio, where he was i

An American artist, was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and grew up in Dayton, Ohio, where he was initially trained as a violinist.Turning from music to art, he studied in New York City and in Paris. He was a well-known illustrator for popular magazines, having illustrated, for example, two short stories by Jack London. In 1897, during a Western trip, his horse-drawn wagon threw a wheel and he carried the wheel, for repairs, to the nearest town, which happened to be Taos, in the territory of New Mexico. Struck by the sweeping landscapes and the diverse Native American, Spanish-American, and American cultures of the region, he determined then and there to work as a painter. He was a cofounder of the Taos Society of Artists and part of the Taos art colony which from 1898 was an important part of the life of Taos, New Mexico. The style of painting of the Taos painters was to decisively influence the perceptions that the wider world came to have of the American Southwest, and specifically, of the Pueblo and Navajo Indian peoples.

Was an American jazz cornettist.Nichols was born in Ogden, Utah, the son of a music teacher. By the

Was an American jazz cornettist.Nichols was born in Ogden, Utah, the son of a music teacher. By the age of 12 he was playing cornet with his father's brass band. He decided to take up the new style of music called jazz after hearing the phonograph records of the Original Dixieland Jass Band. In 1923 he moved east to perform with a band in Atlantic City, New Jersey, and (with a few tours of the midwest) made New York City his base throughout the 1920s and 1930s. He worked for various bandleaders including Paul Whiteman and Harry Reser and Henry Halstead., was a regular in the cooperative California Ramblers in addition to leading groups under his own name (often called Red Nichols & His Five Pennies), and of the band of his friend trombonist Miff Mole. Nichols became one of the busiest phonograph session musicians of his era, making hundreds of recording sessions of jazz and hot dance band music. He also played in several Broadway shows

Was an American cartoonist, best known for creating the long-running daily comic strip Nancy.

Was an American cartoonist, best known for creating the long-running daily comic strip Nancy.

Is a guitarist whose session work at Studio One helped give birth to the ska genre in the late 1950s

Is a guitarist whose session work at Studio One helped give birth to the ska genre in the late 1950s. Ranglin played on many classic Jamaican recordings, and he performed with artists such as Jimmy Cliff, Monty Alexander, Prince Buster, The Skatalites and

Was a French sculptor who specialized in classical and allegorical figures in plaster and bronze, as

Was a French sculptor who specialized in classical and allegorical figures in plaster and bronze, as well as many contemporary portrait busts.

Was a celebrated operatic contralto, noted for the beauty, tonal richness, flexibility and wide rang

Was a celebrated operatic contralto, noted for the beauty, tonal richness, flexibility and wide range of her voice.She was born as Tini Rössler to a German-speaking family in the town of Liben (German: Lieben), near Prague (then part of the Austrian Empir

Is a Chilean-Swedish tenor.Beltrán was born in Punta Arenas, Chile. He left Chile in 1986 to study

Is a Chilean-Swedish tenor.Beltrán was born in Punta Arenas, Chile. He left Chile in 1986 to study in Sweden, where he now resides. He has performed at various opera houses around the world, and also widely at different scenes and tv shows in Sweden. In 2007, he performed at the Royal Swedish Opera in Stockholm, where he took part in the operas La Traviata and Tosca. Beltrán is married to Jenny Katarina (born 1979) with whom he has one son.[1] Beltran has five children from previous relationships.

Was an Italian singer of pop and jazz standards whose peak of popularity was during the 1940s and 50

Was an Italian singer of pop and jazz standards whose peak of popularity was during the 1940s and 50s.A native of Turin, Ernesto Bonino began his career in the late 1930s as a teenage singer in the lively club scene of his hometown. Another contemporary Turin performer, Fred Buscaglione, was also starting his singing occupation in the same fashion. Music impressario/conductor Carlo Prato, who had earlier promoted a Dutch sister act into the very popular Trio Lescano, heard Bonino and arranged an audition for him at the Italian state radio company EIAR. His broadcast debut came on 5 January 1941 with the song Tango Argentino. It was an instant success and other hits followed, including La Paloma, Se Fossi Milionario, La Famiglia Canterina (with Trio Lescano), A Zonzo, Musica Maestro, Il Giovanotto Matto, Ti Comprerò l'Armonica and Conosci Mia Cugina?. During the 1940s, Bonino, dubbed "Mister Swing", rivaled only Natalino Otto and Alberto Rabagliati in terms of popularity.

Is an American country music singer and longtime star of the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville, Tennessee.

Is an American country music singer and longtime star of the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville, Tennessee.Born Ernest Bert Ashworth in Huntsville, Alabama, on December 15, 1928, he began his career singing on Huntsville radio station WBHP. In 1949, he moved to Nashville, Tennessee, where he worked for several radio stations and was signed by Wesley Rose as a songwriter for Acuff-Rose Music.

Is a contemporary Senior Creative Director, currently working out of Los Angeles, CA. Cefalu attende

Is a contemporary Senior Creative Director, currently working out of Los Angeles, CA. Cefalu attended the California College of Arts and Crafts (now California College of the Arts) and graduated in 1969 with honors. Soon after, Cefalu started his career on Madison Avenue at Carolini Advertising, where his first assignment was to create the campaign and graphics for the International Paper Company’s national sales meeting. His solution took the form of an elaborate, award-winning off-Broadway musical production, “Dolls Alive." In the early part of 1970 Cefalu became an Art Director at Norman Levitt Advertising where he created the World renouned Jesus Christ Superstar album and Angeles for Decca Records.

Was a Hungarian pianist, composer, editor, and teacher. He was born on April 4, 1897 in Budapest, Hu

Was a Hungarian pianist, composer, editor, and teacher. He was born on April 4, 1897 in Budapest, Hungary and died on June 2, 1989 in Mitchellville, Maryland, USA.Balogh attended the Budapest Conservatory from 1905 to 1917. His teachers included Béla Bartók for piano and Zoltán Kodály for composition, the two subjects in which he won the Franz Liszt Prize. Balogh became close friends with both men; indeed, in 1927 he arranged for Bartok to make his first concert tour in the United States.

Was a Hungarian[1] conductor, composer, and pianist.He used the German form of his name "Ernst von D

Was a Hungarian[1] conductor, composer, and pianist.He used the German form of his name "Ernst von Dohnányi" on most of his published compositions.The Dohnányi family was ennobled by Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor and also King of Hungary.

Is one of the founding members and frontmen of Doe Maar. Doe Maar is a Dutch 1980s ska/reggae band,

Is one of the founding members and frontmen of Doe Maar. Doe Maar is a Dutch 1980s ska/reggae band, and is considered one of the most succesfull bands in Dutch pop history.His father, born in Semarang on Java, is an Indo (Dutch-Indonesian), who went to the Netherlands in 1932 after finishing his study at the Batavia HBS to continue his higher education there. Once Nazi Germany invaded the Netherlands his father was involved in the Dutch resistance movement,