1.   But he can take comfort in the knowledge that he was by no means the first performer to suffer such abuse.

2.   But they were the first performers of that magnitude to offer her an actual gig.

3.   Elvis became the first performer to headline a concert tour while no longer living!

4.   For starters, she was the first telegenic performer of the games.

5.   He was the first internationally known performer.

6.   He was the first African-American performer to have a starring role on a regular dramatic series.

7.   She was the first performer approached with the Beacon concept by Stratta, who had worked with her at the beginning of her career, at Columbia Records.

8.   She was the first black female performer to appear before the Queen of England in a Royal Command performance.

9.   The first performers to record many of their songs were black.

10.   Their work inspired him to take up the guitar, and he studied under Josh White, the first performer whose concerts he promoted.