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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Homicide was working as a hip-hop radio deejay in Los Angeles before he joined the pop-rock band Sugar Ray in 1994. At first he was a mere sideman--on the band's 1995 album Lemonade and Brownies; he's not even in the group photo on the back cover. Then again, the picture is a supremely geeky shot of the band riding on a roller coaster, so maybe being left out was a blessing in disguise. In any case, Homicide says, today he's "cut in on publishing and merchandising, and I'm a full-fledged member...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: Rock's New Spin | 10/18/1999 | See Source »

...smartest bunch of people I've ever assembled": Sara, a beautiful former model turned fashion editor crippled in her search for a husband by daddy issues; Rex, a Wall Street jock recovering from an addiction to both coke and a blond-bombshell stripper; Dylan, a rock-'n'-roll sideman and jingle writer in the throes of alcoholism; Jack, a 59-year-old Broadway producer and former big spender suspended from producing for seven years, a plea bargain for embezzling from his shows; Peter, a wimpy accountant; and Lina, a mental-health administrator, poverty-stricken by a two-year divorce fight...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Circle of Gilt | 7/26/1999 | See Source »

DIED. ADOLPHUS ("Doc") CHEATHAM, 91, late-blooming trumpeter; in Washington. Once an understudy for Louis Armstrong, Doc became a leading sideman of the swing era. His buttery lyricism and witty improvisations played better with age. By his seventh decade, he had grown into his trademark stance--trumpet held high, pointed to the heavens...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Milestones Jun. 16, 1997 | 6/16/1997 | See Source »

...tempo until Redman gave the cue for a frenzied modal cycle which provided the framework for his most convincing playing of the evening. Finally, the patented falsetto shrieks had found an appropriate setting. The solo by pianist Peter Martin was one of many mesmerizing offerings by this quintessentially capable sideman...

Author: By Eric D. Plaks, | Title: Redman Quartet Concert 'A Trip' | 11/9/1995 | See Source »

...music satchel from gig to gig. Jones developed his own keyboard style, taking some of Tatum's breakneck invention and adding a measure of cool, a distinctive touch of romantic reserve to offset the fire of what came, in time, to be called bebop. Jones was also a sideman for Lester Young, Charlie Parker, Ella Fitzgerald and Billie Holiday; he went to school with the best...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: MUSIC: THAT OLD-TIME RELIGION | 7/17/1995 | See Source »

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