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Mario Barth
Mario Barth is one of Germany's favorite characters of standup comedy. Growing up as one of six children in his family's Berlin home, Barth discovered his power to talk and entertain. Perhaps because of this talent, his parents sent him off to a private Catholic school, where he studied theater....

Final Four
R&B vocal quartet the Final Four are unusual for their genre in that the contents of their independently released debut album were largely self-written and produced. Comprising Jimmy, Gee, E.J. and Rich, the group formed in Indianapolis as a result of each member meeting on the local church and club-singing scene....

Rush
Over the course of their decades-spanning career, Canadian power trio Rush emerged as one of hard rock's most highly regarded bands; although typically brushed aside by critics and although rare recipients of mainstream pop radio airplay, Rush nonetheless won an impressive and devoted fan following while their virtuoso performance skills solidified their standing as musicians' musicians....

Alicia Keys
A wunderkind to end all, multi-talented singer/songwriter Alicia Keys burst onto the scene in 2001 with her debut album, Songs in A Minor, recorded for Clive Davis' J Records and released at the tender age of 20....

Eric Clapton
The son of a bricklayer, British rock artist Eric Clapton attended Kingston Art School before choosing the quicksilver life of a street musician. Clapton's guitar prowess did not go unrecognized for long, and soon he was aligned with the Yardbirds, a major Mersey-beat band of the 1960s....