In what year was the lead singer of the band that won the 2011 Battle of the Bands at the casino where the studio of WMOS is located born?
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Nick Fradiani Nicholas James Fradiani IV (born November 15, 1985) is an American singer from Guilford, Connecticut. He rose to regional attention as the lead singer of pop/rock band Beach Avenue when they won the Battle of the Bands at Mohegan Sun in 2011. They gained national recognition in 2014 when they competed on the ninth season of the reality talent show "America's Got Talent", although they only made it to "Judgment Week".
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Mohegan Sun Mohegan Sun is one of the largest casinos in the United States, with 364000 sqft of gambling space. It is located on 240 acre along the banks of the Thames River in Uncasville, Connecticut. It is in the foothills of southeastern Connecticut, where 60 percent of the state's tourism is concentrated. It features the 12,000-seat capacity Mohegan Sun Arena, home of the New England Black Wolves of the National Lacrosse League and the Women's National Basketball Association's Connecticut Sun. It houses a 350-seat Cabaret Theatre, the 300-seat Wolf Den, and 100000 sqft of meeting and function room space, including the Northeast’s largest ballroom and 130000 sqft of retail shopping. It is also where the studio of WMOS is located.
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William Elliott Whitmore William Elliott Whitmore (born May 11, 1978, Iowa, United States) is an American blues, country, folk singer and musician.
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Isamu Jordan Isamu Jordan (September 28, 1975 – September 5, 2013) was an African American journalist, musician, and professor. When he was 15 years old, he joined the staff of "The Spokesman-Review", where he wrote articles for "Our Generation", the teen section of the newspaper. After earning a Bachelor's degree in English and Journalism, he returned to the paper, where he wrote articles about music and pop culture. He also wrote and edited articles for the weekly news magazine "Spokane7", which provided coverage on local entertainment, art and culture, dining, and sporting events. As a musician, he was a member of the band The Dead Casuals and was known for establishing the hip hop orchestra, Flying Spiders, in which he was the lead vocalist. As the creator, producer, and director of "The Som Show", Jordan provided booking support and concert promotions for local bands and music artists, while his multimedia music website featured artist profiles, events, and venues, along with videos and concert reviews. Spokane's Online Music Awards, known as The Sommy Awards, honored local bands and musicians through nominations made through his website. In addition to his background in journalism and music, Jordan was an adjunct professor and Program Director of Intercultural Student Services at Whitworth University.
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Tim Wyskida Tim Wyskida (born November 13, 1971) is an American drummer, most recognized for his work in the bands Khanate and Blind Idiot God.
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Cheyenne Jackson Cheyenne David Jackson (born July 12, 1975) is an American actor and singer-songwriter. His credits include leading roles in Broadway musicals and other stage roles, as well as film and television roles, concert singing, and music recordings.
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Rick Lawson Rick Lawson (born 1973, Raymond, Mississippi, United States) is an American soul, blues and R&B singer. He began his singing career at the age of four, singing as the lead vocalist for the "W&W Jr. Spirituals" of Raymond, Mississippi. When Rick became an adult, he ventured into singing Southern Blues, and in 1994, the Jackson Music Awards of Jackson, Mississippi presented him with an award as the "Most Outstanding New Artist of the Year."
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Matthew Davidson Matthew Davidson, guitarist/vocalist/songwriter, is from Shreveport, Louisiana. He was the winner of the 2011 Robert Johnson Blues Foundation/Gibson Guitar New Generation Award. Matthew's debut EP "Step Up" was released in 2012 and produced by bassist Joe Osborn. It was followed by his 2014 EP "Cross My Heart". Matthew was nominated for "2012 Best Emerging Artist" by OffBeat (music magazine) in New Orleans in their annual "Best of the Beat" Awards. He is a former student of Caddo Magnet High School in Shreveport, Louisiana, and is currently a student at Belmont University in Nashville, TN. His band has logged dozens of shows in and around Nashville at places such as Tootsie's Orchid Lounge, The Valentine, Whiskey Rhythm, Cerveza Jack's, and the Tin Roof in nearby Louisville, Kentucky.
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Casino (band) Casino is a rock/alternative band consisting of Adam Zindani (vocals/guitar), Sam Yapp (drums), Jo Crofts (guitar) and Jimi Crutchley (bass guitar). The band was originally formed as Casino in 2003 and changed its name to SpiderSimpson after signing to Polydor in 2006, before reverting to the original name in late 2008 to release its first album "The Spider Simpson Incident". The band has a strong and loyal cult following in its home city of Birmingham, England. The band was inactive after the departure of Deavall, who has formed a new band (The High Hurts), and with Zindani being more involved with the Stereophonics with little time left to work with Casino. Currently the band are back in business, they've signed a record deal and recently released an album on Spotify.
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Will Evankovich William Eric Evankovich (born April 6, 1972) is an American singer/songwriter and producer from Santa Rosa, California, best known for his performances with The Guess Who, Production/Writing/Performance on Styx' "The Mission", and rock duo Shaw Blades and for his co-production of Tommy Shaw's 2011 debut bluegrass album "The Great Divide".
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Kayla Watson Kayla Dawn Watson (born on May 17, 1991) is an American Country singer and songwriter from Trinity, NC. Kayla's Great Grandfather is Charlie Bowman (Charlie Bowman and the Blue Ridge Ramblers) who performed alongside of Minnie Pearl and others at the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville, TN. Kayla started singing as a young child, performing with the Greensboro Youth Chorus at age 6. She has participated in several local competitions and in 2012 made it to the top 30 finalists in the second season of the “X Factor USA”. In 2013, she partnered with local lyricist Jeremy Autry, co-founding the group Crossing Avery and releasing first full album "Way We Live". Recently, Kayla Watson won out of three states the Share a Coke and Song Superstar Tour competition and performed the National Anthem for NASCAR's NC Education Lottery 200 race.
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Willa Ford Amanda Lee Williford, (born January 22, 1981) known by her stage name Willa Ford, is an American singer, songwriter, dancer, model, television personality and film actress. She released her debut album, "Willa Was Here", in 2001. Ford also has appeared in movies such as "Friday the 13th" (2009), hosted several reality television shows, posed for "Playboy" and competed on ABC's "Dancing with the Stars".
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Keb' Mo' Kevin Roosevelt Moore (born October 3, 1951), known as Keb' Mo', is a three-time American Grammy Award-winning blues musician. He is a singer, guitarist, and songwriter, currently living in Nashville, Tennessee. He has been described as "a living link to the seminal Delta blues that travelled up the Mississippi River and across the expanse of America". His post-modern blues style is influenced by many eras and genres, including folk, rock, jazz and pop. The moniker "Keb Mo" was coined by his original drummer, Quentin Dennard, and picked up by his record label as a "street talk" abbreviation of his given name.
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Doyle Holly Doyle Floyd Hendricks (June 30, 1936 – January 13, 2007), known by the stage name Doyle Holly, was an American musician best known as the bass guitar player of the country music band Buck Owens and the Buckaroos and for his solo hit songs "Queen Of The Silver Dollar" and "Lila". Holly's contributions on bass guitar and rhythm guitar were a key component of the Bakersfield sound. The Buckaroos had more than 30 Top 40 singles on the country music charts in the 1960s and early 1970s, with 21 number one hits such as "I've Got a Tiger By the Tail," "Love's Gonna Live Here,"and "Act Naturally." Their sound influenced later artists such as Creedence Clearwater Revival, Jackson Browne, The Eagles, The Derailers and the Desert Rose Band.
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Clams Casino (musician) Michael Volpe (born May 12, 1987), professionally known as Clams Casino (sometimes stylized as CLΔMS CΔSINФ), is an Italian-American record producer and songwriter from Nutley, New Jersey. Volpe currently records for Columbia/SME. He has produced tracks for artists such as ASAP Rocky, Lil B, Vince Staples and Mac Miller. He has also remixed works by Big K.R.I.T., Washed Out and Lana Del Rey.
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Banditos (band) Banditos is an American six-piece rock and roll band led by singers Corey Parsons, Stephen Pierce, and Mary Beth Richardson with honky tonk, country, soul and garage rock influences. The band originally hails from Birmingham, Alabama, but is currently based out of Nashville, Tennessee. Formed in 2010, Banditos toured the United States for four years before they signed to Bloodshot Records.
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Axl Rose W. Axl Rose (born William Bruce Rose Jr.; raised as William Bruce Bailey; February 6, 1962) is an American singer, songwriter, record producer and musician. He is the lead vocalist of the hard rock band Guns N' Roses, and has also been the band's sole constant member since its inception in 1985. In addition to Guns N' Roses, he has been the lead singer of AC/DC since 2016. Due to his powerful and wide vocal range and energetic live performances, Rose has been named one of the greatest singers of all time by various media outlets, including "Rolling Stone" and "NME".
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Ashley Roberts Ashley Allyn Roberts (born September 14, 1981) is an American singer, songwriter, dancer, choreographer, actress, model, presenter, and television personality, best known as a former member of the modern burlesque group and dance ensemble The Pussycat Dolls. She departed from the band in February 2010, in order to pursue a solo singing and acting career, but also due to the overemphasis on the band's main singer, Nicole Scherzinger.
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Melanie Martinez (singer) Melanie Adele Martinez ( ; born April 28, 1995) is an American singer, songwriter, music video director, and photographer. Born in Astoria, Queens and raised in Baldwin, New York on Long Island, she first participated in the "MSG Varsity Talent Show" during her junior year of high school, and subsequently rose to prominence in 2012 after appearing on the American television vocal talent show "The Voice." She auditioned singing Britney Spears's "Toxic", and made it to the Top 6 before being eliminated in the fifth week of live shows.
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Speak! Anthony Negrete (born February 24, 1986), better known by his stage name Speak! (or sometimes Speakz), is an American rapper and songwriter from Moreno Valley, California. He is known for having co-written the 2011 song "Gucci Gucci" performed by Kreayshawn and collaborating with various Odd Future members such as Mike G and Syd tha Kyd, who recorded his 2011 album "Inside Out Boy"
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Omar Kent Dykes Omar Kent Dykes (born Kent Dykes, 1950, McComb, Mississippi, United States) is an American blues guitarist and singer, living in Austin, Texas. In 1973 he formed the band, Omar & the Howlers. The band plays electric Texas blues, rock and roll and blues-rock. Dykes has also had a successful career as a solo artist, and regularly toured European countries.
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Bianca Moon Bianca Moon (born 14 December) is the lead singer of the Nashville-based roots rock band "The Satellites". She is also a songwriter, actress and activist.