E.O. Smith Hall of Fame, Inductee
Evan Rogers’ interest in music manifested itself at E. O. Smith High School. According to his senior biography, “music … bongos… Stevie Wonder, …Earth, Wind and Fire … Tower of Power” were his primary interests. After high school, Rogers became a songwriter and record producer; he has written and produced hits for Kelly Clarkson, Shakira, Rod Stewart, Christina Aguilera, and ‘N Sync. He discovered, developed, and signed world-wide superstar Rihanna. Rogers and his partner, Carl Sturken, have achieved more than 20 Top hits and twelve Top-5 hits and earned six BMI awards. Their songs have sold more than 60 million albums, both in the U.S. and around the world. &#;
How Rihanna’s Talent Was Discovered in Barbados
What comes to your mind when the name Rihanna is mentioned? Umbrella
See, Rihanna wasn’t even supposed to be near the song Umbrella. Heck, were it not for an an American producer vacationing in Barbados at the right time, there probably would be no Rihanna as we know her today
Robyn Rihanna Fenty was born in Barbados. Her early life was not all that rosy. She had to deal with her father's drug abuse and domestic violence. The violence at home made Rihanna reserved, perhaps not knowing who to trust. According to Rolling Stone, she would barely speak to anyone.
At eight, Rihanna was battling intense headaches, so much so that doctors in Barbados feared she might have a tumor. These headaches, the publication further notes, disappeared after her parents divorced.
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In school, Rihanna was facing another battlefront clothed in bullying. She has a light complexion because of her father's Irish heritage, and students bullied her for this.
While Rihanna was known as a shy girl, her family was surprised when at the age of 15, she took part in her high school's talent show. Her rendition of Mariah Carey's Hero brought the hous
Here's how badly Jay Z wanted to sign a bashful year-old Rihanna to a record deal
In the winter of , thenyear-old Robyn Rihanna Fenty scored an audition with record producer Evan Rogers while Rogers was vacationing in Barbados with his wife.
"I'll be down at the beach and somebody will come up to me and start singing — it's like that," Rogers said according to author John Seabrook's "The Song Machine," which explains the process that has created some of the biggest hit songs.
Rogers recalls the moment Robyn Rihanna Fenty walked in, "I said to myself, 'If that girl can sing," then — holy shit!"
"She had such a presence!" he added to Seabrook. "Her makeup was perfect, and she had these capri pants and matching sneakers, with her green eyes and her long supermodel neck."
Rogers immediately thought, however, "She probably can't sing, because usually it's the pretty one who can't," Seabrook wrote.
But as we all know, he was wrong.
"The whole time I'm thinking, 'OK I have to follow-up meeting with this one,'" Rogers told Seabrook.
Meanwhile, Robyn's mother was "low-key" about the opportunity.
"She didn't really get that her daughter had anything special," Monica
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LIANA BANKS
When Liana Bank$ enters the room, she’s impossible to ignore - her neon green hair literally lights up the room, and her futuristic fashion completes the inescapable impression that a star has arrived. But this is one rising star that has a lot more to her than looks and charisma - she is a hugely talented singer/songwriter with her own unique sound that is poised to set the world on fire in
Born in Manhattan and raised in Queens, Liana grew up surrounded by a family of gifted singers and musicians. “I always knew that music would be my life,” she recalls. The house was filled with the sounds of Nina Simone, Bill Withers, and James Brown. Later on, icons like Sade, Lauryn Hill, Biggie Smalls, and Missy Elliot became some of her major influences. But perhaps most influential was her grandmother, who had a career as a featured performer on Broadway for much of Liana’s childhood. “I used to watch her from the wings, and I just knew that I was going to be out there someday.”
Surprisingly, it was actually Liana’s songwriting skills that first got her noticed. While still in high school, she started hanging out at
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