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Florida Georgia Line was an American country music [4] [5] duo founded in 2010 by vocalists and songwriters Tyler Hubbard of Georgia and Brian Kelley of Florida.Their 2012 debut single "Cruise" broke two major sales records: it was downloaded over seven million times, making it the first country song ever to receive the Diamond certification, and it became the best-selling digital country song ...
The music of Florida has diverse influences, with roots in rock, jazz, blues, country, and Latin music. Cities such as Tampa, Gainesville, Orlando, and Miami developed influential rock, punk, and metal scenes in the 1970s–2000s. Miami in particular has a rich tradition of Latin and Caribbean music, which has influenced mainstream pop and hip ...
Club La Vela. Coordinates: 30°10′9″N 85°47′40″W. Club La Vela is a nightclub owned by Patrick and Thorsten Pfeffer and is located in Panama City Beach, Florida. It is billed as the largest nightclub in the United States. While open throughout most of the year, the club has gained most of its fame and infamy during the weeks of spring ...
"Revelation" was popular in Florida. Luke Skyywalker (Luther Campbell), who at the time was a local DJ and promoter, invited The 2 Live Crew to relocate to Miami. Also due to the subsequent success of 2 Live Crew, this made Fresh Kid Ice the first rapper to be noted in Asian American hip hop, and the first Asian rapper to gain notoriety. [2]
The Lockers (originally named The Campbell Lockers) was a dance group formed by Toni Basil and Don "Campbellock" Campbell in 1971. Active throughout the 1970s, they were pioneers of street dance. Campbell is the founder of the locking dance style, and originally, locking was called The Campbellock—a style that was based on the dance and song ...
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William Leonard Roberts II (born January 28, 1976), known professionally as Rick Ross, is an American rapper and record executive. [ 1] An influential figure in modern hip hop music, Rick Ross has become known for his "booming" vocal performance, "larger than life" persona, and vivid lyrical imagery. His lyrics form the hardships of street life ...
Bo Diddley was born in McComb, Mississippi, [ nb 1] as Ellas Otha Bates (also stated as Otha Ellas Bates or Elias Otha Bates). [ 16] He was the only child of Ethel Wilson, a sharecropper's teenaged daughter, and Eugene Bates, [ 17] whom he never knew. Wilson was only sixteen, and being unable to support a family, she gave her cousin, Gussie ...