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Reply #30 posted 06/12/07 1:42pm

FuNkeNsteiN

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GottaLetitgo said:



Hootie...and that's pretty much it.

Those bastards sold 14 million copies of "Cracked Rear View"...don't you dare deny you have one.

Who are these guys? confuse
It is not known why FuNkeNsteiN capitalizes his name as he does, though some speculate sunlight deficiency caused by the most pimpified white guy afro in Nordic history.

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Reply #31 posted 06/12/07 2:06pm

Giovanni777

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bboy87 said:

Birthplace-Oakland California:
En Vogue
Tower of Power
Tony Toni Tone
Digital Underground
MC Hammer

Grew up in the 7 cities in VA:
Timbaland
Teddy Riley
Missy Elliot
Pharrell
Clipse


Oakland? U could claim Sly & The Family Stone 2.
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Reply #32 posted 06/12/07 2:07pm

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Sly is from Vallejo, but I'll still claim him! lol
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Reply #33 posted 06/12/07 2:14pm

Christopher

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CalhounSq said:



Too Short
Keyshia Cole
Goapele


Oakland has more, I can't think right now... Were the Escovedo's Oakland or SF?

Wasn't Santana SF?


yer just gonna pretend like oaktown 357 didnt even happen huh? lol
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Reply #34 posted 06/12/07 2:38pm

2elijah

Nile Rodgers
Marcus Miller
Mike Phillips (Mount Vernon, NY)
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Reply #35 posted 06/12/07 2:40pm

mimi07

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This is all i could thin of at the moment confused i know there may be a few more

Boston,MA

Aerosmith
New Kids on the Block
New Edition
Donna Summer
Jen Trynin
James Taylor
Dropkick Murphys
Benzino
Jojo
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Reply #36 posted 06/12/07 2:43pm

LittleBLUECorv
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Larry Graham
LaToya Luckett
Brooke Valentine
Solange
Mike Jones
Slim Thug
Lil keke
Lil Flip
Chamillionaire
Paul Wall mad





LOL at y'all tryin' to claim Sly when he was born in Texas, my state. lol
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Reply #37 posted 06/12/07 2:54pm

NDRU

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I'll say:

The Doors
NWA
Guns 'n' Roses
Love
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Reply #38 posted 06/12/07 3:16pm

NWF

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New York City has spawned so much great music:

Duke Ellington
The Rapture
The Ramones
John Coltrane
Cameo
RUN DMC
Beastie Boys
Earl Greyhound
Lenny Kravitz
Thelonius Monk
Radio 4
Talking Heads
A Tribe Called Quest
Luther Vandross
Velvet Underground
Grandmaster Flash and the Furious 5
Nas
New York Dolls
De La Soul
The Slackers
Television
L.L. Cool J
The Strokes
Kelis
2Pac

....and the list goes on. wink
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Reply #39 posted 06/12/07 3:16pm

paligap

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...

some from my hometown of Washington DC:


Duke Ellington

Jelly Roll Morton

John Phillip Sousa

Marvin Gaye

Roberta Flack

Tori Amos

Meshell Ndegeocello

Toni Braxton

Dave Grohl

Stacy Lattisaw

Johnny Gill

Ruth Brown

Tim Buckley

Patsy Cline

Peter Tork

Pearl Bailey

Nils Lofgren

Mya

Ginuwine

Roy Buchanan

Van McCoy

Ira Sullivan

Billy Hart

The Clovers

Gregg Karukas

Billy Stewart

Roy Clark

The Blackbyrds

Danny Gatton

Oteil Burbridge

Peaches and Herb


Go-Go:

Chuck Brown & The Soul Searchers

EU

Trouble Funk

Rare Essence


...

Starland Vocal Band ("Afternoon Delight")...uh... Ok, Sorry about that one, lol




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Reply #40 posted 06/12/07 3:20pm

NWF

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paligap said:

...

some from my hometown of Washington DC:


Duke Ellington

Jelly Roll Morton

John Phillip Souza

Marvin Gaye

Roberta Flack

Tori Amos

Meshell Ndegeocello

Toni Braxton

Dave Grohl

Stacy Lattisaw

Johnny Gill

Ruth Brown

Tim Buckley

Patsy Cline

Pearl Bailey

Nils Lofgren

Van McCoy

The Clovers

Billy Stewart

Roy Clark

Danny Gatton

Oteil Burbridge

Peaches and Herb


Go-Go:

Chuck Brown & The Soul Searchers

EU

Trouble Funk

Rare Essence


...

Starland Vocal Band ("Afternoon Delight")...uh... Ok, Sorry about that one, lol




...


You forgot Bad Brains, Q and not U, Fugazi, and the Dismemberment Plan. wink
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Reply #41 posted 06/12/07 3:22pm

LittleBLUECorv
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paligap said:

...

some from my hometown of Washington DC:


Duke Ellington

Jelly Roll Morton

John Phillip Souza

Marvin Gaye

Roberta Flack

Tori Amos

Meshell Ndegeocello

Toni Braxton

Dave Grohl

Stacy Lattisaw

Johnny Gill

Ruth Brown

Tim Buckley

Patsy Cline

Pearl Bailey

Nils Lofgren

Van McCoy

The Clovers

Billy Stewart

Roy Clark

Danny Gatton

Oteil Burbridge

Peaches and Herb


Go-Go:

Chuck Brown & The Soul Searchers

EU

Trouble Funk

Rare Essence


...

Starland Vocal Band ("Afternoon Delight")...uh... Ok, Sorry about that one, lol




...


THE UNIFICS !!!!
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Reply #42 posted 06/12/07 3:23pm

PurpleCharm

Born and raised in Detroit...too many to name.
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Reply #43 posted 06/12/07 3:25pm

paligap

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LittleBLUECorvette said:



THE UNIFICS !!!!


biggrin Thanks!!!!

I knew I couldn't name all of 'em.....



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Reply #44 posted 06/12/07 3:28pm

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NWF said:



You forgot Bad Brains, Q and not U, Fugazi, and the Dismemberment Plan. wink


biggrin Thanks! Bring it on....


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Reply #45 posted 06/12/07 3:33pm

2elijah

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New York City has spawned so much great music:

Duke Ellington
The Rapture
The Ramones
John Coltrane
Cameo
RUN DMC
Beastie Boys
Earl Greyhound
Lenny Kravitz
Thelonius Monk
Radio 4
Talking Heads
A Tribe Called Quest
Luther Vandross
Velvet Underground
Grandmaster Flash and the Furious 5
Nas
New York Dolls
De La Soul
The Slackers
Television
L.L. Cool J
The Strokes
Kelis
2Pac

....and the list goes on. wink



I totally agree....a Mecca of musicians/artists...still is..especially Brooklyn & Queens,NY.
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Reply #46 posted 06/12/07 3:34pm

BinaryJustin

I can only think of two acts from Bolton, off the top of my head: The Buzzcocks and Badly Drawn Boy.
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Reply #47 posted 06/12/07 3:39pm

NDRU

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BinaryJustin said:

Badly Drawn Boy.


woot!
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Reply #48 posted 06/12/07 4:01pm

AlexdeParis

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bboy87 said:

Grew up in the 7 cities in VA:
Timbaland
Teddy Riley
Missy Elliot
Pharrell
Clipse

I'm from the Hampton Roads area and I can't believe you forgot the most important one: Ella Fitzgerald!
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Reply #49 posted 06/12/07 4:09pm

VANITYSprisonB
YTCH

From Phoenix / AZ

-Glen Campbell
-Stevie Nicks
-Jimmy Eat World
-Gin Blossoms
-Refreshments
-Chester (from Linkin Park)
-Meat Puppets
-Linda Ronstadt (from Tucson)
-Adina Howard
-CeCe Peniston
-NB Ridaz

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Reply #50 posted 06/12/07 4:10pm

DaniDaniBoBani

Live

Taylor Swift


That is all.
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Reply #51 posted 06/12/07 4:34pm

PeteZarustica

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VANITYSprisonBYTCH said:

From Phoenix / AZ
-Meat Puppets


I'm really digging on this band right now, saw them for the first time last month.

Seattle has been adequately covered already.
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Reply #52 posted 06/12/07 4:54pm

BinaryJustin

NDRU said:

BinaryJustin said:

Badly Drawn Boy.


woot!


Yeah - he's pretty cool.
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Reply #53 posted 06/12/07 7:21pm

Flowerz

Kool n the Gang (went to my high school)
The Manhattans
Flip Wilson
Nathan Lane ..
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Reply #54 posted 06/12/07 7:41pm

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GottaLetitgo said:



Hootie...and that's pretty much it.

Those bastards sold 14 million copies of "Cracked Rear View"...don't you dare deny you have one.

I knew you'd give them a shout out. falloff
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Reply #55 posted 06/12/07 7:44pm

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UCantHavaDaMango said:

I'm from Seattle, so we got grunge rock, Hendrix,

cool
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Reply #56 posted 06/12/07 7:45pm

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but he had a different nose then.

lol
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Reply #57 posted 06/12/07 7:52pm

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LittleBLUECorvette said:

Larry Graham
LaToya Luckett
Brooke Valentine
Solange
Mike Jones
Slim Thug
Lil keke
Lil Flip
Chamillionaire
Paul Wall mad





LOL at y'all tryin' to claim Sly when he was born in Texas, my state. lol

ZZ Top, Kenny Rogers, and like duhhhhh Hilary Duff lol
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Reply #58 posted 06/12/07 8:48pm

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AnckSuNamun said:

UCantHavaDaMango said:

I'm from Seattle, so we got grunge rock, Hendrix,

cool




You don't like Sanjaya? lol

Just kidding. Some pretty cool folks came from here. I'll be one of them someday.
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Reply #59 posted 06/12/07 8:54pm

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AnckSuNamun said:

LittleBLUECorvette said:

Larry Graham
LaToya Luckett
Brooke Valentine
Solange
Mike Jones
Slim Thug
Lil keke
Lil Flip
Chamillionaire
Paul Wall mad





LOL at y'all tryin' to claim Sly when he was born in Texas, my state. lol

ZZ Top, Kenny Rogers, and like duhhhhh Hilary Duff lol

Thanks, I knew I forgot some folk.
Hilary Duff, eww.
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