Artists/performer Famous Names Starting with Letter W

Is an American singer and keyboard player based in Gloucester, Massachusetts.He played with The Lost

Is an American singer and keyboard player based in Gloucester, Massachusetts.He played with The Lost, The Bagatelle and The Grass Menagerie before becoming a member of The Velvet Underground in late 1971, joining fellow Grass Menagerie alumni Doug Yule and Walter Powers and replacing Sterling Morrison, who had gone off to pursue an academic career.

Was an American delta blues guitarist and singer.Born in Clarksdale, Mississippi,[1] Brown played wi

Was an American delta blues guitarist and singer.Born in Clarksdale, Mississippi,[1] Brown played with such notables as Charley Patton, Son House, and Robert Johnson. He was not known to be a self-promoting frontman, preferring to "second" (accompany) oth

Was a Canadian folk music singer-songwriter. He died of a heart attack on February 15, 2008, at his

Was a Canadian folk music singer-songwriter. He died of a heart attack on February 15, 2008, at his home in Peterborough, Ontario.[1]Bennett was part of the 1970s folk music scene in Canada, alongside figures such as Bruce Cockburn, Stan Rogers and David

Is a Filipino game show host, singer and comedian. Revillame currently hosts the noontime game show

Is a Filipino game show host, singer and comedian. Revillame currently hosts the noontime game show Wowowee.Revillame earned a living by becoming a drummer. But when he met Randy Santiago, who rose to fame via his trademark shades and the song Hindi Magbabago, his fortunes changed. Santiago hired him as his sidekick in the now-defunct GMA Network noontime show Lunch Date in 1986. Revillame stayed for three months on the show and was signed up by Regal Films to star alongside Joey Marquez in the movie Bobocop (bobo, meaning dumb), a spoof of the hit Hollywood movie Robocop.

Was a Dutch singer, who sang in Dutch and Italian. He was also an actor and a radio and TV personali

Was a Dutch singer, who sang in Dutch and Italian. He was also an actor and a radio and TV personality.He began recording professionally in the early 1940s. He was married in 1944, and his daughter Willeke was born in 1945. After the war Alberti established himself in the Netherlands with Italian songs; he became increasingly popular in the 1950s, when he had a string of hits beginning with Nel blu dipinto di blu in 1958. In the 1960s, he began to act alongside his daughter Willeke; as a duo, they also scored hits on the Dutch charts. From 1965 father and daughter presented a popular monthly television show at the AVRO. Alberti won two Edison Awards in the 1960s.

Was born in Cuba in the small town Consolación del Sur, in the cuban province of Pinar del Rio. His

Was born in Cuba in the small town Consolación del Sur, in the cuban province of Pinar del Rio. His father was the town’s State Attorney and his mother was a pharmacist who worked at home. He was the only boy in his family (he had three sisters). His town did not have any crime and was very peaceful; the worst thing that happened was someone trying to steal medicine from their house.

German violin virtuoso and violin teacher.

German violin virtuoso and violin teacher.

Was a Flemish creator of comic books. In a career spanning 50 years, he created a large studio and p

Was a Flemish creator of comic books. In a career spanning 50 years, he created a large studio and published more than 1,000 comic albums in over 25 series, selling more than 200 million copies worldwide.

Is a German artist, conceptual artist, photographer and writer, based in Münster, Germany with exte

Is a German artist, conceptual artist, photographer and writer, based in Münster, Germany with extensive solo exhibitions (Town Museum Münster, Museum for Sepulchral Culture Kassel, etc.) concerning boundaries of human existence. Since 2006 Wilm Weppelmann has focused primarily on the meaning of garden culture and its role in the development of human existence.

Was an American Country Music singer. She charted six singles on the Billboard country charts in the

Was an American Country Music singer. She charted six singles on the Billboard country charts in the 1960s and 1970s.Wilma Burgess was born in Orlando, Florida in 1939. After graduating from high school, she attended Stetson University in Deland, Florida

A popular Italian singer.

A popular Italian singer.

Is a Dutch pop singer. At eleven years old, her first top chart success in the Netherlands and Germa

Is a Dutch pop singer. At eleven years old, her first top chart success in the Netherlands and Germany was in 1968 the song “Heintje, bau ein Schloss für mich” (Heintje, build a castle for me). After this, Wilma had many successes in Netherlands and Germany during the years 1969 and 1970 (see Discography)

Was an American R&B/Rock and Roll and soul singer and songwriter known for his raw, raspy, passionat

Was an American R&B/Rock and Roll and soul singer and songwriter known for his raw, raspy, passionate vocal delivery. A major figure in the development of American soul music, Pickett recorded over 50 songs which made the US R&B charts, and frequently crossed over to the pop charts as well. Among his best known hits are "In The Midnight Hour" (which he co-wrote), "Land of 1,000 Dances", "Mustang Sally", and "Funky Broadway". The impact of Pickett's songwriting and recording led to his 1991 induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.[1]

Was a contestant best known for placing third in Idool 2003, the Belgian version of Pop Idol.Wim beg

Was a contestant best known for placing third in Idool 2003, the Belgian version of Pop Idol.Wim began singing in the early 1990s with his school band State Of Mind who performed benefit concerts of original songs & also covers of Pearl Jam, Nirvana & Metallica. When the guitarist left, they renamed themselves Bodhi & played at many festivals around Belgium, they also competed in many competitions including "Rockvonk" & placed third in "KumoRock".

Is the Texas-born lead vocalist and songwriter of the Montreal-based indie rock band Arcade Fire. Hi

Is the Texas-born lead vocalist and songwriter of the Montreal-based indie rock band Arcade Fire. His wife RTgine Chassagne and his brother William Butler are both members of the band.At the age of 15, Butler started attending the Phillips Exeter Academy preparatory school in New Hampshire. There he played varsity basketball and club softball, and performed with several student bands, including Willy Wanker and the Chocolate Factories. He also worked with the administration to establish "Winter Thaw," in which students got a long weekend's worth of rest in the middle of typically cold,

Was a Chinese-American sculptor, industrial designer and illustrator. He is best known as the co-fou

Was a Chinese-American sculptor, industrial designer and illustrator. He is best known as the co-founder of the groundbreaking San Francisco based handmades department store Taylor & Ng.In 1965 Ng met artist Spaulding Taylor and shifted his focus toward utilitarian work. The two founded Environmental Ceramics (the precursor to Taylor & Ng) and moved into creating handmade artware and homewares. The company called Taylor & Ng was founded during the same period and, with the addition of Win Ng's brother, Norman Ng, as president, grew into a major producer and retailer of housewares.

Was an eighteenth-century Polish painter.He was from a family of French descent. He studied under Ma

Was an eighteenth-century Polish painter.He was from a family of French descent. He studied under Marcello Bacciarelli, and soon became a master painter in his own right. He mainly focused on portrait painting, and at one point painted the portrait of Stanislaw August Poniatowski. He also was a master of the portrait miniature.

Was an American concert pianist and educator.Winifred Byrd made her New York debut on February 27, 1

Was an American concert pianist and educator.Winifred Byrd made her New York debut on February 27, 1918 and went on to perform in Chicago, Boston, Portland, Oregon, and San Francisco.[3] Impresario Aaron Richmond presented Byrd in Boston in 1925, billing her as "America's Pianist."

Was a British pianist and composer best known as an advocate of the Moór-Duplex piano.Winifred Chri

Was a British pianist and composer best known as an advocate of the Moór-Duplex piano.Winifred Christie spent a significant portion of her career promoting the Moór-Duplex piano, a double keyboard with a coupler between the two manuals (an octave apart), invented by Christie’s husband, Hungarian pianist, inventor, and composer Emanuel Moór.[2][3] The Moór-Duplex aided in the playing of octaves, tenths, and even chromatic glissandos. The piano makers Steinway, Bechstein, and Bösendorfer all put the mechanism into their instruments. Christie performed on the instrument frequently in Europe and the United States and published (in collaboration with Moór) a manual of technical exercises for the instrument.

A Taiwanese balladeer. She is best known for her crystal-clear soprano voice.In 1976 she was admitte

A Taiwanese balladeer. She is best known for her crystal-clear soprano voice.In 1976 she was admitted to the Taipei Hwa Kang Arts School (??????), and in 1979 she studied music in the Chinese Culture University (??????) in Taipei. After graduation, she became a music teacher in the established Yamaha Music School in Taipei.Her first album, Lonely Winter (????), was released in 1986. She has released 16 albums thus far, under the respective labels of Decca Records,Rock Records and Warner Music.

Was an American landscape painter and printmaker, best known for his marine subjects. He is consider

Was an American landscape painter and printmaker, best known for his marine subjects. He is considered one of the foremost painters in 19th century America and a preeminent figure in American art.

Was an American cartoonist and animator.A prolific artist, McCay's pioneering early animated films f

Was an American cartoonist and animator.A prolific artist, McCay's pioneering early animated films far outshone the work of his contemporaries, and set a standard followed by Walt Disney and others in later decades. His two best-known creations are the ne

Is a Grammy Award winning Jamaican roots reggae singer and musician. Like many famous Jamaican regga

Is a Grammy Award winning Jamaican roots reggae singer and musician. Like many famous Jamaican reggae artists, Burning Spear is known for his Rastafari movement messages.

German band from Berlin. While it is difficult to categorise, the group's style has often been consi

German band from Berlin. While it is difficult to categorise, the group's style has often been considered similar to that of the Neue Deutsche Welle.

Is a Dutch metal band

Is a Dutch metal band