Mamie Smith

Mamie Smith
Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S. (unconfirmed)
Jazz, blues

Mamie Smith (née Mamie Robinson; May 26, 1883 – September 16, 1946) was an American vaudeville singer, dancer, pianist and actress. As a vaudeville singer she performed in various styles, including jazz and blues. In 1920, she entered blues history as the first African-American artist to make vocal blues recordings. Willie "The Lion" Smith (no relation) described the background of that recording in his autobiography, Music on My Mind (1964).

Complete Recorded Works, Vol. 1 (1995) 1920-1921
Complete Recorded Works, Vol. 2 (1995) 1921-1922
Complete Recorded Works, Vol. 3 (1995) 1922-1923
Complete Recorded Works, Vol. 4 (1995) 1923-1942

Kingdom Come

Kingdom Come
aka: Arthur Browns Kingdom Come *
United Kingdom
Psychedelic rock, experimental rock, progressive rock

Kingdom Come were a British band of the 1970s, that played psychedelic, experimental progressive rock music. They were fronted by Arthur Brown, who gave them his theatrical style and voice. The combination ensured that the band was a hit on Britain's festival circuit, but lack of record sales, indifference from music critics, and poor record label promotion (especially in the US) led to its eventual demise in 1974. The band was later marketed as Arthur Brown's Kingdom Come in the United States due to name conflicts with an unrelated band with the same name.

Galactic Zoo Dossier (1971) 2003 Rem., Kingdom Come / Arthur Brown
Kingdom Come (1972) 2005 Rem.
Journey (1973) 2010 Rem.
Jam * (1995)

The UP

The UP
Detroit, USA
Garage rock, hard rock

Killer UP! 1969-1972 (1995)