Eva Cassidy
Born on February 2, 1963, at the Washington Hospital Center, Cassidy grew up in Oxon Hill and later Bowie, Maryland, suburbs of Washington, DC. She was the third of four children. Her father Hugh Cassidy, a retired teacher, sculptor, musician, former army medic and world champion powerlifter, is of Scottish and Irish descent, while her […]
Shirleta Settles
A native Washingtonian, Shirleta Settles is known as “Not Just a Voice, but an Entertainer!” Not just a voice because her performances are not limited to only music. During her performances she has the innate ability to connect and include her audiences of all ages, whether singing, storytelling, drama, spoken word, staff development or as […]
Sir Joe Quarterman
Joe Quarterman (aka “Sir Joe Quarterman”) is an American funk and soul singer. Quarterman earned the title “Sir” in high school. His single, “(I Got) So Much Trouble in My Mind,” was also his biggest, reaching the R&B Top 30 in 1973. After leaving the music industry, Quarterman earned a degree in architecture. His song […]
Al Johnson
Born in Newport News, Virginia in 1948, Johnson attended Howard University in Washington, D.C. and while there, co-founded the soul group, The Unifics. The group, with Johnson as lead singer, scored three hits on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1968 and 1969 for the Kapp Records label. The first, “Court Of Love” climbed to #25, […]
Ivy Hylton
Rev.Ivy Hylton, MSW, LICSW,CHT, is an internationally known Inspirational Speaker, Soprano Concert Vocalist, Sound Healer and Clinical Consultant in Stress Management, Burnout Prevention, Wellness Education, Strengthening Families, Spirituality, Mind Body Integrative Social Work Practice and Emotional Wellness. Her passion is dedicated to Mind ~Body ~Spirit connections, and encouraging compassionate mindfulness all over the world. The […]
Avis Harrell
Vocalist AVIS HARRELL is a Pop, R&B, and Jazz vocalist out of Washington D.C. AVIS comes from a very musical family of four children that were all trained by their Mother who still sings in her local choir in D.C. AVIS has studied with the best of the best but mostly was inspired by her […]
Lori Williams
Lori A. Williams (born January 22, 1967) is an American Jazz Vocalist from Washington, DC. She is the mother of two children (Lauren V. Highsmith and Yusef K. Chisholm). Lori has recorded two CDs (Healing Within – 2010 and Eclipse of the Soul – 2012). Biographical sketch: Lori Williams continues to reside in the […]
Billy Stewart
Stewart was 12 years old when he began singing with his younger brothers Johnny, James, and Frank as The 4 Stewart Brothers, and later went on to get their own radio show every Sunday for five years at WUST-AM in Washington, D.C. Stewart made the transition to secular music by filling in occasionally for The […]
Denyse Pearson
Her name alone is synonymous with jazz class and style. She is graceful and poised and you feel that voice, the diction is precise. Her musical color is breathtaking. She is a native of Washington, D.C. who was nurtured in the jazz tradition at a very early age. Her father, Colón was an accomplished singer […]
Richard Smallwood
Richard Smallwood is an American Gospel music artist who formed The Richard Smallwood Singers in 1977 in Washington, DC.Richard graduated cum laude from Howard University with degrees in both vocal performance and piano, in addition to graduate work in the field of ethnomusicology. Smallwood was a member of The Celestials, the first gospel group on […]
