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This month In Blues Legends 10/12

Skip James, John Lee Hooker, Ry Cooder, Peter Green, Son House, Chuck Berry, Eric Clapton, Keith Richards, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Joe Bonamassa, Bernie Marsden, Eilidh McKellar, Robben Ford, Matt Schofield,...

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Hip-Hop & Soul N°445 – 2010s Music Videos

How well do you know the music of Krept & Konan, Eminem, Geko & Not3s, Soulja Boy, Sway, Dizzee Rascal, Tyga, Tinie Tempah, Tinchy Stryder & The Chuckle Brothers, AJ...

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Reprise publish Wilco’s second album : ‘Being There’ fully written by Jeff Tweedy (1996)

Wilco's 'Being There' is their second studio album fully written by member Jeff Tweedy, self-produced and released on October 29, 1996 by Reprise RecordsTrack Listing : 1.Misunderstood (Jeff Tweedy) -...

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Robert Glasper releases his sixth studio album ‘Black Radio 2’ featuring Common, Brandy, Jill Scott and Faith Evans among other guests (2013)

Robert Glasper's 'Black Radio 2' is his sixth studio album recorded with the Robert Glasper Experiment and released on October 29, 2013 by Blue Note.Track Listing : 1.Baby Tonight (Black...

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Me:nu Du Jour October 28 (EN.FR.ES)

>> EN FRANCAIS | >> EN ESPAÑOLTODAY We Listen To Stevie Wonder, John Legend, Genesis, Paul McCartney, Sex Pistols, Kinks, Queen, Strokes, Oscar Peterson, Ella Fitzgerald, Arcade Fire, Florence and the Machine, Sigur Rós,...

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Stevie Wonder releases his fifteenth album : ‘Talking Book’ featuring ‘You Are the Sunshine of My Life’ and ‘Superstition’ (1972)

Stevie Wonder's 'Talking Book' is his fifteenth album released on October 28, 1972 by Tamla.Track Listing : 1.You Are The Sunshine Of My Life (Stevie Wonder) - 02:58 . 2.Maybe...

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John Legend releases ‘Evolver,’ his third album featuring Kanye West, Brandy, Estelle, Andre 3000 et al (2008)

John Legend's 'Evolver' is his third studio album featuring Kanye West, Brandy, Estelle and Andre 3000, among other guests and released on October 28, 2008 by Good, Columbia. Track Listing...

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Me:nu Du Jour October 27 (EN.FR.ES)

>> EN FRANCAIS | >> EN ESPAÑOLTODAY We Listen To Amy Winehouse, Sting, Santana, Prince, Ringo Starr, Bob Dylan, Annie Lennox, XTC, Robbie Robertson, Taylor Swift, Sarah Vaughan We Celebrate Lou Reed, Simon Le...

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We remember Lou Reed. ‘Reed Loud and Clear’

This day (October 27, 2013), in Southampton, New York, U.S., died Lewis Allan Reed simply known as Lou Reed, American singer, songwriter,co-founder of the Velvet Underground before embarking in a...

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Island publish Amy Winehouse’s second album : ‘Back to Black’ featuring ‘Rehab’ and ‘You Know I’m No Good’ (2006)

Amy Winehouse's 'Back to Black' is her second (and the last released in her lifetime) studio album released on October 27, 2006 by Island Records.Track Listing : 1.Rehab (Amy Winehouse)...

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Sarah Vaughan records ‘In the Land of Hi-Fi’ for Emarcy (1955)

Sarah Vaughan's 'In the Land of Hi-Fi' is a studio album recorded on October 26,27 1955 and released the same year by Emarcy.Track Listing : 1.Over The Rainbow (Harold Arlen,...

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Harmonizing veteran David Crosby embark young partners, among them Michael Teague of Snarky Puppy, for another trip toward Woodstock. Your weed or mine?

David Crosby's 'Here If You Listen' is his seventh album recorded with Becca Stevens, Michelle Willis and Michael Teague of Snarky Puppy and released on October 26, 2018 by BMG

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Bi-Weekly Music Chart Highlights: Top 20 Tracks Across 16 genres Oct 24, 2025 edition

The Oct 24, 2025 charts bring a wave of new faces and unexpected moves. Bad Omens crash into Metalcore at No. 1, Faouzia scores dual breakthroughs on ALT Z, and...

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Me:nu Du Jour October 26 (EN.FR.ES)

>> EN FRANCAIS | >> EN ESPAÑOLTODAY We Listen To Diana Ross, Marvin Gaye, Nina Simone, Leonard Cohen, Sam & Dave, R.E.M., Robbie Williams, The Who, Incubus, John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Horace Silver, Herbie...

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This week In Male Balladeers 43/52

How well do you know the music of Gregory Isaacs, Robbie Williams, Ben Harper, Don McLean, Leonard Cohen, Milton Nascimento, Lou Reed, Caetano Veloso, Thom Yorke, Jamie Cullum, David Sylvian,...

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Arcade Fire support a school project (2013)

October 26, 2013 - Arcade Fire take part - with a little help from Neil Young on the aptly named "I Dreamed A Neil Young Song" - in the annual...

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Happy Birthday Bootsy Collins. ‘Bootsylicious’

This day (October 26, 1951), in Cincinnati, Ohio, is born Bootsy Collins, an American funk bassist and singer.Tracklist : 1 . The Power of The One (2020) 2 . w/...

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Prestige Records tape ‘Cookin’ with the Miles Davis Quintet’ featuring John Coltrane (1956)

'Cookin' with the Miles Davis Quintet' is an album recorded on October 26, 1956 and featuring John Coltrane and released in 1957 By Prestige.Track Listing : 1.My Funny Valentine (Richard...

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Me:nu Du Jour October 25 (EN.FR.ES)

>> EN FRANCAIS | >> EN ESPAÑOLTODAY We Listen To Joni Mitchell, Bob Marley, Jeff Beck, Barbra Streisand, Buddy Guy, Patti Smith, Jethro Tull, Madonna, Grandmaster Flash, Al Di Meola, Fourplay We Celebrate Jon...

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This week In Soul Artists 43/52

How well do you know the music of Womack & Womack, Sam & Dave, Al Green, Bootsy Collins, Beyoncé, George Benson ＆ Al Jarreau, John Legend, Stevie Wonder, Prince, James...

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