Billy Milano
Billy Milano is a Bronx- born heavy metal musician now based in Austin, Texas.
He is the singer and- occasionally- guitarist and bassist of crossover thrash band M.O.D., and he was also the singer of its predecessor, Stormtroopers of Death.
He was also the singer of United Forces, which also featured his Stormtroopers of Death bandmate Dan Lilker.
W. C. Handy
William Christopher Handy (November 16, 1873 – March 28, 1958) was a composer and musician, and called himself the Father of the Blues.
An African American, Handy was one of the most influential songwriters in the United States.
One of many musicians who played the distinctively American blues music, Handy did not create the blues genre but was the first to publish music in the blues form, thereby taking the blues from a regional music style (Delta blues) with a limited audience to a new level of popularity.
Handy was an educated musician who used elements of folk music in his compositions.
He was scrupulous in documenting the sources of his works, which frequently combined stylistic influences from various performers.
Today I Sing the Blues
"Today I Sing the Blues" is a song written by Curtis Lewis and performed by Aretha Franklin.
The song reached #10 on the U.S. R&B chart in 1960.
The song appeared on her 1961 album, .
The song was produced by John Hammond.
Franklin re-recorded the song in 1969 on the album "Soul '69" and it reached #101 on the U.S. pop chart.
It also charted on the Cash Box Top 100 chart.
Aretha Franklin
Aretha Louise Franklin (March 25, 1942August 16, 2018) was an American singer, songwriter, pianist, and civil rights activist.
Franklin began her career as a child singing gospel at New Bethel Baptist Church in Detroit, Michigan, where her father C. L. Franklin was minister.
At the age of 18, she embarked on a secular musical career as a recording artist for Columbia Records.
While Franklin's career did not immediately flourish, she found acclaim and commercial success after signing with Atlantic Records in 1966.
Hit songs such as "RespectChain of FoolsThink(You
Make Me Feel Like)
A Natural WomanI Never Loved a Man (The Way I Love You)", and
"I Say a Little Prayer", propelled her past her musical peers.
By the end of the 1960s, Aretha Franklin had come to be known as "The Queen of Soul".
Franklin continued to record acclaimed albums such as
"I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You" (1967), "Lady Soul" (1968), "Spirit in the Dark" (1970), "Young, Gifted and Black" (1972), "Amazing Grace" (1972), and "Sparkle" (1976) before experiencing problems with her record company.
Franklin left Atlantic in 1979 and signed with Arista Records.
She appeared in the 1980 film "The Blues Brothers" before releasing the successful albums "Jump to It" (1982),
"Who's Zoomin
' Who?"
(1985), and "Aretha" (1986) on the Arista label.
In 1998, Franklin returned to the Top 40 with the Lauryn Hill-produced song "
A Rose Is Still a Rose"; later, she released an album of the same name which was certified gold.
That same year, Franklin earned international acclaim for her performance of "Nessun dorma" at the Grammy Awards; she filled in at the last minute for Luciano Pavarotti, who canceled his appearance after the show had already begun.
In a widely noted performance, she paid tribute to 2015 honoree Carole King by singing "
(You Make Me Feel Like)
A Natural Woman" at the Kennedy Center Honors.
Franklin recorded 112 charted singles on "Billboard", including 77 Hot 100 entries, 17 top-ten pop singles, 100 R&B entries, and 20 number-one R&B singles.
She is the most charted female artist in history.
Franklin's well-known hits include "Rock SteadyCall MeAin't No WayDon't Play That Song (You Lied)Spanish
HarlemDay DreamingUntil
You Come Back to Me
(That's What I'm Gonna Do)Something
He Can FeelJump to ItFreeway of LoveWho's Zoomin'
Who", and
"I Knew You Were Waiting
(For Me)" (a duet with George Michael).
She won 18 Grammy Awards, including the first eight awards given for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance (1968–1975).
Franklin is one of the best-selling music artists of all time, having sold more than 75 million records worldwide.
Franklin received numerous honors throughout her career.
She was awarded the National Medal of Arts and the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
In 1987, she became the first female performer to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
She also was inducted into the UK Music Hall of Fame in 2005 and into the Gospel Music Hall of Fame in 2012.
In 2010, "Rolling Stone" magazine ranked her number one on its list of the "100 Greatest Singers of All Time" and number nine on its list of "100 Greatest Artists of All Time".
The Pulitzer Prize jury in 2019 awarded Franklin a posthumous special citation "for her indelible contribution to American music and culture for more than five decades."
Bernie Bonvoisin
Bernard Bonvoisin, known as Bernie Bonvoisin( born 9 July 1956 in Nanterre, Hauts- de- Seine), is a French hard rock singer and film director.
He is best known for having been the singer of Trust.
He was one of the best friends of Bon Scott the singer of AC/ DC and together they recorded the song" Ride On" which was one of the last songs by Bon Scott.
Caspar Babypants
Caspar Babypants is the stage name of children's music artist Chris Ballew, who is also widely known as the singer of The Presidents of the United States of America.
O Valencia!
" O Valencia!" is the fifth single by the indie rock band
The Decemberists, and the first released from their fourth studio album," The Crane Wife".
The music was written by The Decemberists and the lyrics by Colin Meloy.
It tells a story of two star- crossed lovers.
The singer falls in love with a person who belongs to an opposing gang.
At the end of the song, the singer's lover jumps in to defend the singer, who is confronting his lover's brother( the singer's" sworn enemy") and is killed by the bullet intended for the singer.
Lars Eliasson
He is the father of the later Member of Parliament Anna Eliasson.
Obata Toramori
He was the father of Obata Masamori.
Johnny Copeland
John Clyde Copeland (March 27, 1937 – July 3, 1997) was an American Texas blues guitarist and singer.
In 1983 he was named Blues Entertainer of the Year by the Blues Foundation.
He is the father of blues singer Shemekia Copeland.
In 2017, Copeland was posthumously inducted in to the Blues Hall of Fame.

Question: Who is the father of the performer of song Today I Sing The Blues?
Answer: C. L. Franklin