Muzio Clementi (1750-1832)
art: Charles Vogt, after James Lonsdale
bio: http://www.naxos.com/person/Muzio_Clementi/25957.htm
video: https://youtu.be/PUo1zoKbtUg
Alexander Serov (1820-1871)
art: Valentin Serov, the Russian Museum, Saint Petersburg
bio: http://www.encspb.ru/object/2804032546?lc=en
video: https://youtu.be/i5hHEQAKKfY
Rosa Ponselle (1897-1981)
http://msa.maryland.gov/msa/educ/exhibits/womenshall/html/ponselle.html
Sam Cooke (1931-1964)
https://www.allmusic.com/artist/sam-cooke-mn0000238115/biography
Richie Havens (1941-2013)
https://www.npr.org/artists/15360580/richie-havens
Plácido Domingo (1941)
http://www.allmusic.com/artist/pl%C3%A1cido-domingo-mn0000851639/biography
Lead Belly (1889-1949)
https://www.rockhall.com/inductees/lead-belly
Iván Fischer (1951)
http://www.bach-cantatas.com/Bio/Fischer-Ivan.htm
Janis Joplin (1943-1970)
https://www.allmusic.com/artist/janis-joplin-mn0000177060/biography
Simon Rattle (1955)
http://www.bach-cantatas.com/Bio/Rattle-Simon.htm
César Cui (1835-1918)
https://www.8notes.com/biographies/cui.asp
David Ruffin (1941–1991)
https://www.biography.com/people/david-ruffin-21174455
Eartha Kitt (1927-2008)
http://www.famousafricanamericans.org/eartha-kitt
Cyrus Chestnut (1963)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyrus_Chestnut
Ralston Crawford (1906-1978)
http://www.phillipscollection.org/research/american_art/bios/crawford-bio.htm
John Cage (1912-1992)
http://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2010/jul/10/john-cage-composer-drawings-exhibition
The Misty Miss Christy 