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Linda Perry knew a thing or two about writing hit songs. The American singer and songwriter was first known as the lead singer of the all-female group 4 Non Blondes before becoming the chart-topping composer of several hit songs that included Christina Aguilera's "Beautiful" and Gwen Stefani's "What You Waiting For?" Perry was born on April 15, 1965 in Springfield, Massachusetts. At a young age, Perry displayed a talent and interest for music. When she moved to California's Bay Area at the age of 21 in 1986, it marked the beginning of Perry's career in music. In 1989, Perry met Christa Hillhouse and was recruited into her band, 4 Non Blondes. Three years later, the band released their debut album, Bigger, Better, Faster, More!. With Perry providing the band's lead vocals, the album was an immediate success with its hit single "What's Up?," which Perry herself wrote. Despite their success, disagreements among the members of 4 Non Blondes caused the band to break up in 1994. Perry quickly jumped to start her solo career and released In Flight in 1996. Although her album was positively received by music critics, it did not match the success Perry found with 4 Non Blondes. After In Flight, she continued to perform for live shows around the country and found success writing songs for other artists. In 2000, pop rock singer Pink sought Perry's help for her second album, Missundaztood. Perry co-wrote many of the songs, which included full writing credits for the biggest hits on the album, "Get the Party Started" and "Lonely Girl." Now in the spotlight as a music producer and hit songwriter, Perry teamed up with other artists such as Jewel, Courtney Love, Alicia Keys, and Celine Dion. In 2002, she provided Christina Aguilera with "Beautiful." A haunting ballad with an empowering message, "Beautiful" was a huge hit, and won Aguilera the Best Female Pop Vocal Performance Grammy in 2004; Perry was nominated for Song of the Year. Perry continued to work behind the scenes wit

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It was, at the time, the biggest rock concert to hit Alberta.

David Bowie attracted about 60,000 people to his stadium rock show, held at Edmonton’s Commonwealth Stadium on a warm Aug. 7, 1983 — the temperature hit 26 C that day.

After supporting acts The Tubes and Peter Gabriel cleared the stage, Bowie provided an airtight two-hour performance.

About one-third of the crowd attending the Bowie concert reportedly came from outside the city, leading to brisk business at city hotels.

American folk rock duo

Indigo Girls are an American folk rock music duo from Atlanta, Georgia, United States, consisting of Amy Ray and Emily Saliers. The two met in elementary school and began performing together as high schoolstudents in Decatur, Georgia, part of the Atlanta metropolitan area. They started performing with the name Indigo Girls as students at Emory University, performing weekly at The Dugout, a bar in Emory Village.

They released a full-length record album entitled Strange Fire in 1987, and contracted with a major record company in 1988. After releasing nine albums with major record labels from 1987 through 2007, they formed the IG Recordings company in 2009 and resumed self-producing albums.

Outside of working on Indigo Girls–related projects, Ray has released solo albums and founded a non-profitrecording label that promotes independent musicians. Saliers is an entrepreneur in the restaurant industry as well as a professional author; she also collaborates with her father, Don Saliers, in performing for special groups and causes. Saliers and Ray are both lesbians, though not a romantic couple, and are active in political and environmental causes. They are regarded as queer icons.

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Early years

Amy Ray and Emily Saliers first met and got to know each other as students at Laurel Ridge Elementary School in DeKalb County, Georgia, just outside Decatur, Georgia, but were not close friends because Saliers was a grade older than Ray. While attending Shamrock High School (now Druid Hills Middle School), they became better acquainted, and started performing together, first as "The B-Band" and then as "Saliers and Ray".

Saliers graduated and began attending Tulane University in Louisiana. A year later, Ray graduated high school and began attending Vanderbilt University in Tennessee. Homesick, both returned to Georgia and transf