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Scottish-American Musicians: Elvis Presley, Oscar Hammerstein Ii, Joan Baez, Ginger Rogers, Don Mclean, Eva Cassidy, Axl Rose, Glenn Danzig
Paperback. Books LLC 2010-05-07.
ISBN 9781155838298
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Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Elvis Presley, Oscar Hammerstein Ii, Joan Baez, Ginger Rogers, Don Mclean, Eva Cassidy, Axl Rose, Glenn Danzig, Bonnie Raitt, Eminem, Johnny Cash, Jojo, Katharine Mcphee, Fergie, Brandon Flowers, John S. Hilliard, Douglas Robb, Joanie Bartels. Excerpt: Axl Rose W. Axl Rose (born William Bruce Rose, Jr. on February 6, 1962 in Lafayette , Indiana ) is an American musician , and the lead vocalist of hard rock band Guns N' Roses . As the lead singer for Guns N' Roses , Rose enjoyed tremendous success, recognition, record and concert ticket sales in the late 1980s and early 1990s before dropping out of the public eye for several years. In 2001, he resurfaced with a new line-up of Guns N' Roses, and has since played periodic concert tours, finally releasing the long delayed album Chinese Democracy in 2008. This album was actually recorded over many years before finaly being released. The only original member still part of the band's line-up, Rose still places high in numerous polls as one of hard rock's all-time greatest frontmen, but is also infamous for his on stage antics and high-profile disputes with former band mates and others in the entertainment business. He was ranked 11 in the Hit Parader's Top Metal Vocalist of All Time and 64 in Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest Singers of All Time. Biography Early years (1962-1982) Born as William Bruce Rose, Jr. in Lafayette , Indiana , as the only child to Sharon E. Lintner, then 16 years old, and William Bruce Rose, then 20 years old. Rose is predominantly of Scottish and German ancestry. In addition, one of his grandmothers was Polish . When Rose was two years old, his father abandoned his family. In 1965, Rose's mother met Stephen L. Bailey at a singles night at her church, and married him shortly after. She changed her son's name to Wi
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Scottish-American Musicians: Elvis Presley, Oscar Hammerstein Ii, Joan Baez, Ginger Rogers, Don Mclean, Eva Cassidy, Axl Rose, Glenn Danzig
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