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Master P

(Percy Miller)rap musician, filmmaker, record label executiveBorn: 4/29/1970Birthplace: New Orleans Master P used a $10,000 inheritance to open a record store in 1989, which he later transformed…

2000 Grammy Awards

The 43rd Annual Grammy Awards were presented at Los Angeles' Staples Center on February 21, 2001.Record:“Beautiful Day,” U2Album:Two Against Nature, Steely Dan (Giant Records)Song:“Beautiful Day…

1997 Grammy Awards

The 40th Annual Grammy Awards were presented at New York City's Radio City Music Hall on February 25, 1998.Record:“Sunny Came Home,” Shawn ColvinAlbum:Time Out of Mind, Bob Dylan (Columbia Records…

1998 Grammy Awards

The 41st Annual Grammy Awards were presented at Los Angeles' Shrine Auditorium on February 24, 1999.Record:“My Heart Will Go On,” Celine Dion Album:The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill, Lauryn Hill (…

Charles P. Ginsburg

Born: 1920 Videotape recorder—After World War II audio tape recorders were run at very high speeds to record the very high frequency television signals. Ginsburg developed a new machine that ran…

Irene Reid Biography

actress and singerDied: January 12, 2008 (Bronx, New York) Best Known as: former jazz singer in Count Basie's band A singer, actress, and bandleader who toured…

Marvin Camras

Born: 1916Birthplace: Chicago, Ill Method and means of magnetic recording—Camras's inventions are used in modern magnetic tape and wire recorders, including high frequency bias, improved recording…

Federal Trade Commission

(Encyclopedia) Federal Trade Commission (FTC), independent agency of the U.S. government established in 1915 and charged with keeping American business competition free and fair. The FTC has no…

Indo-European

(Encyclopedia) CE5 Indo-European, family of languages having more speakers than any other language family. It is estimated that approximately half the world's population speaks an Indo-European…

Les Paul

Born: 1915 Electric Guitar, Multi-Track Recording. Paul's innovations led to his first solid-body electric guitar in 1946. He produced a series of extremely popular recordings—using advanced multi-…