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Warner Bros. publish Sheila E.’s debut album : ‘The Glamorous Life’ co-produced and co-written with Prince (1984)

Sheila E.'s 'The Glamorous Life' is her first album co-produced and co-written with Prince and released on June 5, 1984 by Warner Bros.Track Listing : 1.The Belle Of St. Mark...

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We remember Mel Tormé. ‘The Velvet Prince’

This day ( June 5, 1999), in Los Angeles, California, died Melvin Howard Tormé, nicknamed The Velvet Fog, American jazz singer.Tracklist : Comin' Home Baby . Happy Together . Blue Moon...

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This week In One-Off Collaborations 21/52

Vanessa Paradis & Lenny Kravitz, Dee Dee Bridgewater & Mike Hucknall, Ronald Isley & Burt Bacharach, Haley Reinhart & Tony Bennett, Oleta Adams & Tears For Fears, Little Steven and...

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Happy Birthday Bob Dylan. ‘We Do Look Back’

This day (May 24, 1941), in Duluth, Minnesota is born Robert Allen Zimmerman better known as Bob Dylan, American singer, poet & songwriter and Nobel prizeTracklist : 1 . Blowing...

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Virgin publish Janet Jackson’s fifth album : ‘Janet’ featuring ‘That’S The Way Love Goes’ (1993)

Janet Jackson's 'Janet' feat. 'That'S The Way Love Goes' is her fifth studio album produced by Jellybean Johnson, Terry Lewis & Jimmy Ja and released on May 18, 1993 by...

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‘Look Ma, No Mike!’ N°40 – Vintage 90s Music Videos

How well do you know the music of How well do you know the music of The Railway Children, The Trashcan Sinatras, Bennet, Ugly Kid Joe, Martin Stephenson & The...

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Daft Punk release ‘Random Access Memories,’ their fourth album featuring ‘Get Lucky’ (2013)

Daft Punk's 'Random Access Memories' incl. 'Get Lucky' is their fourth studio album released on May 17, 2013 by Daft Life.Track Listing : 1.Give Life Back To Music (Thomas Bangalter,...

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4AD publish ‘Trouble Will Find Me,’ The National’s sixth album (2013)

The National's 'Trouble Will Find Me' is their sixth studio album produced by band members Aaron and Bryce Dessner and released on May 17, 2013 by 4ADTrack Listing : 1.I...

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Happy Birthday Janet Jackson. ‘Sister Jay’

This day (May 16, 1966), in Gary, Indiana, is born Janet Jackson, American singer, songwriter and the youngest child of the Jackson familyTracklist : 1 . First TV Debute 2...

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Happy Birthday Stevie Wonder. ‘Wonder Day In Wonderland’

This day (May 13, 1950), in Saginaw, Michigan, is born Stevland Hardaway Morris a.k.a Stevie Wonder, an American singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist.Tracklist : 1 . Lean On Me, "Love's In Need...

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Chance the Rapper releases his third mixtape : ‘Coloring Book’ featuring Kanye West, Justin Bieber and 2 Chainz among others (2016)

Chance the Rapper's 'Coloring Book' is his third mixtape featuring Kanye West, Young Thug, Justin Bieber and 2 Chainz among others and released on May 13, 2016 on Apple MusicTrack...

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Esperanza, Lin-Manuel and al celebrate poetry at the White House (2009)

May 12, 2009 - The Obamas have gathered various artists to celebrate poetry : Mayda del Valle, James Earl Jones, Michael Chabon, Ayelet Waldman, Esperanza Spalding, Jamaica Osorio, Joshua Bennett...

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The original soundtrack album of ‘Oklahoma!’ is recorded (1985)

'Oklahoma!' is the original soundtrack album of the 1955 film of the same name, recorded on May 11, 1955 and released on August 1, 1955 by Angel. Track Listing :...

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Singing With Billy Joel

Tony Bennett, Paul McCartney, John Mellencamp, Bruce Springsteen, Elton John, Sting, Ray Charles, Jimmy Fallon, Lou Gramm, Mick Jones, Brian Johnson, Boyz II Men, Rufus Wainwright

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We remember Lena Horne. ‘A Star Was Horne’

This day (May 9, 2010), in New York City, New York, died Lena Mary Calhoun Horne a.k.a Lena Horne, an American singer and civil rights activist.Tracklist : 1 . Stormy...

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Atlantic release ‘Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway’ featuring ‘Where Is the Love’ (1972)

'Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway' feat. 'Where Is the Love' is a duet album released on May 6, 1972 by Atlantic.Track Listing : 1.I (Who Have Nothing) (Jerry Leiber, Mike...

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Miles Davis starts the recording of ‘Miles Ahead’ with Gil Evans (1957)

Miles Davis' 'Miles Ahead' is his first collaboration with Gil Evans after the' Birth of the Cool' sessions, recorded on May 6, 10, 23, 27 and August 22, 1957 and...

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Parlophone publish Paul McCartney ‘s ‘Flaming Pie,’ his tenth solo album (1997)

Paul McCartney's 'Flaming Pie' is his tenth solo studio album (his first in more than four years) released on May 5, 1997 by Parlophone / Capitol. Track Listing : 1.The...

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This week In Jazz Legends 17/52

John Coltrane, Dexter Gordon, Jimmy Smith, Count Basie, Joshua Redman, Benny Golson, Freddie Hubbard, Stan Getz, Michel Legrand, Sarah Vaughan, Ella Fitzgerald, The Modern Jazz Quartet, Toots Thielemans, Fred Hersch,...

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Portishead release ‘Third,’ their third studio album after a 11 years hiatus (2008)

Portishead's 'Third' is their third studio album (their first in 11 years) released on April 28, 2008 by Island Records.Track Listing : 1.Silence (Geoff Barrow, Beth Gibbons, Adrian Utley) -...

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