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Elektra Records artists
- MetallicaIn late 1981, a Danish drummer named Lars Ulrich placed an advertisement in The Recycler newspaper. The ad read "Drummer looking for other metal musicians to…
- Queen (band)In 1963, Brian May built a guitar with his father that would become the signature sound of Queen. The group Smile formed shortly after with singer Tim…
- Brand NubianIn 1988, Grand Puba stood in a recording studio at Jazzy Jay Studios. He needed to find new members after his group Masters of Ceremony dissolved.
- Ed SheeranEdward Christopher Sheeran was born on the 17th of February 1991 in Halifax, West Yorkshire. His family moved to Framlingham, Suffolk, when he was four years…
- Jim MorrisonJames Douglas Morrison was born on the 8th of December 1943, in Melbourne, Florida. His father served as a lieutenant commander in the United States Navy and…
- The DoorsOn a hot July day in 1965, Jim Morrison and Ray Manzarek crossed paths on Venice Beach. Both men had attended the UCLA School of Theater, Film and…
- Missy ElliottMelissa Arnette Elliott was born on the 1st of July 1971, at the Naval Medical Center in Portsmouth, Virginia. Her family lived in a manufactured home…
- BjörkBjörk Guðmundsdóttir was born on the 21st of November 1965 in Reykjavík, Iceland. Her mother Hildur Rúna Hauksdóttir raised her alone after divorcing Björk's…
- Grandmaster Flash and the Furious FiveGrandmaster Flash and the Furious Five formed in 1978 within the South Bronx of New York City. The group began as a trio called the Three MC's featuring…
- KraftwerkIn 1970, two students named Florian Schneider and Ralf Hütter met at the Robert Schumann Hochschule in Düsseldorf. They began playing together as part of a…