The song "without you" was first recorded by Badfinger in 1970 on their album No Dice. The most famous version was by Harry Nilsson a year later. Badfinger's version is a bit rougher and without the orchestration. Good guitar riff in the middle though. You tube link below.
johnjimmy Jackson
As with any artist, it depends on the song and whether or not it was a first issue.
-The first female artist to win the International Artist Award at American Music Awards ceremony.-The first female artist to have #1 album in US,UK,Europe and World Album charts in the same week with her first solo effort Dangerously In Love.-The first female artist to win 6 Grammy Awards at one night.-The first female artist to have the #1 song (Check on It) and the #1 movie (The Pink Panther) in the same week in the USA.-The first African-American female artist to win ASCAP Songwriters and Entertainer of the Year Awards.That's all I can remember,she has a few more achievements as a first female artist.
Aerosmith recorded and released Living on the Edge in 1993 on the Get a Grip album. Living on the Edge was the first single release for Get a Grip and went to #18 on the Billboard chart.
Although I don't have an exact date, I can tell you that Roy Orbison was the first artist to record it, during the 1960's. Willie Nelson is the one who wrote the popular tune.
James Taylor
Billy Joel
A contemporary artist is an artist living in the twenty-first century who produces the art of today.
mike smith
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DMX
James Taylor didn't write it. He had a hit record with it, but Carole King wrote it and was the first to record it.
Motown Records.
Miley Cyrus, she sang it for the Hannah Montana movie
Georges Brauques
As with any artist, it depends on the song and whether or not it was a first issue.
-The first female artist to win the International Artist Award at American Music Awards ceremony.-The first female artist to have #1 album in US,UK,Europe and World Album charts in the same week with her first solo effort Dangerously In Love.-The first female artist to win 6 Grammy Awards at one night.-The first female artist to have the #1 song (Check on It) and the #1 movie (The Pink Panther) in the same week in the USA.-The first African-American female artist to win ASCAP Songwriters and Entertainer of the Year Awards.That's all I can remember,she has a few more achievements as a first female artist.