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The Roots
The Roots
American hip hop band
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Cherish
Cherish
American R&B, soul, and hip hop quartet
2
Franz Ferdinand
Franz Ferdinand
British rock band from Glasgow
3
The Gaslight Anthem
The Gaslight Anthem
American rock band
4
Stephen Marley
Stephen Marley
Jamaican American musician
5
Alexander O'Neal
Alexander O'Neal
American musical artist
6
Muna
Muna
American electronic pop band
7
Minnie Riperton
Minnie Riperton
American singer-songwriter
8
Nina Gordon
Nina Gordon
American musician
9
Michael McDonald
Michael McDonald
American recording artist; singer-songwriter, keyboardist, and record producer
10
Bastille
Bastille
English indie pop band
11
Damage
Damage
British R&B boy band who achieved success in the 1990s with eleven hit singles
12
Filter
Filter
American rock band
13
Stan Kenton
Stan Kenton
American pianist, composer, arranger and band leader
14
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
American rock band
15
Dido
Dido
English musician
16
Jade
Jade
American band
17
Johnny Paycheck
Johnny Paycheck
American musician
18
Questlove
Questlove
American rapper, multi-instrumentalist and journalist from Pennsylvania
19
The Hold Steady
The Hold Steady
band
20
Angela Bofill
Angela Bofill
American R&B singer
21
KC and the Sunshine Band
KC and the Sunshine Band
American disco and funk band
22
Dallas Smith
Dallas Smith
Canadian musician
23
Jimmy Fallon
Jimmy Fallon
American talk show host and comedian
24
Tonight Alive
Tonight Alive
Australian pop punk band
25
Brockhampton
Brockhampton
American hip-hop boyband
26
OneRepublic
OneRepublic
American pop rock band
27
The Lords of the New Church
The Lords of the New Church
English/American gothic rock supergroup
28
Cheap Trick
Cheap Trick
American rock band
29
Atomic Kitten
Atomic Kitten
British pop girl group
30
Mint Condition
Mint Condition
American band
31
Lime
Lime
synthpop group from Montréal, Canada, during the 1980s
32
Tom Grennan
Tom Grennan
English singer-songwriter
33
The Ides of March
The Ides of March
American rock band
34
Rose Royce
Rose Royce
American soul and R&B group
35
Lasgo
Lasgo
Belgian trance group
36
Danity Kane
Danity Kane
Girl Group
37
Courtney Barnett
Courtney Barnett
Australian singer-songwriter and rock guitarist
38
The Cars
The Cars
American pop-rock band
39
The Academy Is...
The Academy Is...
American rock band
40
Freddie Jackson
Freddie Jackson
American singer
41
Ronnie Milsap
Ronnie Milsap
American recording artist; country music singer and pianist
42
Skyy
Skyy
American band
43
Maxine Nightingale
Maxine Nightingale
British singer
44
Keri Hilson
Keri Hilson
American singer, songwriter and actress from Georgia
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Thundercat
Thundercat
American musician
46
Clutch
Clutch
American rock band
47
SWV
SWV
American vocal group from New York City, New York
48
Holly Knight
Holly Knight
American songwriter and musician
49
David Yow
David Yow
American singer
50
Bob Seger
Bob Seger
American singer-songwriter
51
Aminé
Aminé
American rapper, singer, and songwriter
52
The Dirty Heads
The Dirty Heads
American reggae band
53
Nathaniel Rateliff
Nathaniel Rateliff
American singer and songwriter based in Denver
54
Story of the Year
Story of the Year
band
55
Dan + Shay
Dan + Shay
American country music duo
56
The Avett Brothers
The Avett Brothers
American folk-rock band
57
Shelley FKA DRAM
Shelley FKA DRAM
American rapper
58
June Christy
June Christy
American singer
59
The Pretty Things
The Pretty Things
English band
60
Lakeisha Babe Heart
Lakeisha Babe Heart
Quartet from Oakland California
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Sugar Ray
Sugar Ray
American band
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Wazmo Nariz (born Larry Grennan in Chicago, Illinois) was a quirky new wave singer and songwriter. His first success came with an independent single, "Tele-tele-telephone" which was recorded and released on the independent Chicago label Fiction Records in 1978. The single was picked up and was one of Stiff Records' early releases in the UK. They released an EP the next year and I.R.S. Records founder Miles Copeland III signed Wazmo and his band to Illegal Records/I.R.S. The signing resulted in the full-length LP Things Aren't Right and featured the single "Checking Out The Checkout Girl" which received some airplay around the Midwestern U.S. as well as on WPIX-FM in New York City. Further success was limited and there were no other Illegal Records/I.R.S. releases for Wazmo Nariz.

Wazmo Nariz's next recording was the Big Records release Tell Me How To Live. The album cover was designed by Rick Landerman, who also designed logos and posters for him. Again, success was limited and five years went by before another recording was released, this time a 12" single "Yahoo Eeeee".

In 1983 Wazmo briefly served as one of the first hosts of the MTV alternative music program, I.R.S. Records Presents The Cutting Edge. "Checking Out the Checkout Girl" is included on the 1989 I.R.S. compilation album These People Are Nuts!

In keeping with Wazmo's quirky reputation, the album cover for "Things Aren't Right" (displayed on the show) has a cover photo that is slightly off-center. Nariz's trademark was his tendency to wear two neckties side by side.

Wazmo has worked with Stan Ridgway under his real name, Larry Grennan, along with his drummer Bruce Zelesnik. Zelesnik performed as a permanent member of Stan's band starting in 2002.

On the March 14, 2017 broadcast of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Wazmo's song "Checking Out the Checkout Girl" was sampled as part of the humorous "Do Not Play List" segment.

Wazmo Nariz band members:

  • Jeff Hill - Guitar and backing vocals
  • Bruce Zelesnik - Drums
  • Jeff Boynton - Keyboards
  • James E.McGreevy III - Bass