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‘L’Amour Toujours’ N°654 – 2010s Music Videos

How well do you know the music of Nicki Minaj's "Right Thru Me" blends emotional honesty with sleek production, while Alicia Keys’ "Try Sleeping with a Broken Heart" uses ’80s-tinged...

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Singing (and Playing) With Phil Collins

How well do you know the music of Genesis merges charm and complexity in *A Trick of the Tail*, with "Los Endos" delivering an electrifying instrumental finale laced with earlier...

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Happy Birthday Phil Collins. ‘On The Air Today’

This day (January 30, 1951), in Chiswick, London,, is born Philip David Charles Collins simply known as Phil Collins, English singer, best known as drummer and lead singer for GenesisTracklist...

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This month In ’60s Throwback’ 01/12

How well do you know the music of Aretha Franklin’s gritty "Chain of Fools" opens with Joe South’s hypnotic guitar, amplifying her commanding vocals, while Wilson Pickett’s "Everybody Needs Somebody...

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Carmen McRae records the album ‘Carmen Sings Monk’ (1988)

Carmen McRae's'Carmen Sings Monk' is a studio album recorded on January 30 and February 1, 1988 and released in 1988 by Novus.Track Listing : 1.Get It Straight (Straight, No Chaser)...

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Charles Mingus records ‘Pithecanthropus Erectus,’ an album for Atlantic (1956)

Charles Mingus' 'Pithecanthropus Erectus' is an album recorded on January 30, 1956 and released the same year by Atlantic.Track Listing : 1.Pithecanthropus Erectus (Charles Mingus) – 10:36 . 2.A Foggy...

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This week In Singing Ladies 05/52

How well do you know the music of Texas’s “Say What You Want” oozes sultry sophistication, with Sharleen Spiteri’s emotive vocals effortlessly riding Johnny McElhone’s sleek production. Melody Gardot’s smoky...

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‘L’Amour Toujours’ N°98 – Vintage 90s Music Videos

How well do you know the music of Johnny Gill’s velvety "A Cute, Sweet, Love Addiction" oozes '90s R&B sophistication, while Jodeci’s emotive "Cry for You" shines with gospel-tinged vulnerability....

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Reprise publish Gram Parsons second and final solo album : ‘Grievous Angel’ featuring Emmylou Harris (1974)

Gram Parsons' 'Grievous Angel' is his second and final solo studio album featuring Emmylou Harris and released posthumously in January 1974 by RepriseTrack Listing : 1.Return Of The Grievous Angel...

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Island publish Brian Eno’s debut solo album : ‘Here Come the Warm Jets’ featuring Robert Fripp, Phil Manzanera and Chris Spedding among other guests (1974)

Brian Eno's 'Here Come the Warm Jets' is his debut solo album featuring Robert Fripp, Phil Manzanera and Chris Spedding among other guests and released in January 1974 by Island...

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Caro Emerald releases her debut album : ‘Deleted Scenes from the Cutting Room Floor’ featuring ‘Back It Up’ and ‘A Night Like This’ (2010)

Caro Emerald's 'Deleted Scenes from the Cutting Room Floor' is her debut album released on January 29, 2010 by Grandmono Records..Track Listing : 1.That Man (David Schreurs, Vincent Degiorgio) -...

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Eric Burdon releases his tenth album : ‘Til Your River Runs Dry’ (2013)

Eric Burdon's 'Til Your River Runs Dry' is his tenth album as a solo artist (his first of largely original material since 2004) released on January 29, 2013 by ABKCO...

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Nat King Cole records ‘St. Louis Blues’ with Nelson Riddle as arranger and conductor (1963)

Nat King Cole's 'St. Louis Blues' is an album (OST to the film of the same name staring Cole) recorded on January 29–31, 1958 with Nelson Riddle as arranger and...

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This week In ‘2000s Throwback’ 04/52

How well do you know the music of Bob Dylan’s timeless “Make You Feel My Love,” reworked by Adele on *19*, balances raw devotion with her signature polish. D’Angelo’s sultry...

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This Week In ‘Hard & Metal Throwback’ 04/52

How well do you know the music of Megadeth’s "In My Darkest Hour" channels heartbreak and grief with haunting guitar work and raw lyricism, while Judas Priest’s thundering "Painkiller" delivers...

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Rihanna releases her eighth album : ‘Anti’ featuring ‘Work,’ ‘Needed Me’ and ‘Love on the Brain’ (2016)

Rihanna's 'ANTI' is her eighth studio album released on January 28, 2016 by Westbury Road / Roc Nation.Track Listing : 1.Consideration (Tyran Donaldson, Robyn Fenty, Solana Rowe) - 02:41 ....

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Dean Martin records with an orchestra conducted by Gus Levene, ‘Pretty Baby’ an album for Capitol (1957)

Dean Martin's 'Pretty Baby' is an album recorded on January 28 and 30, 1957 with an orchestra conducted by Gus Levene and released on June 17, 1957 by Capitol.Track Listing...

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‘L’Amour Toujours’ N°303 – Vintage 90s Music Videos

How well do you know the music of Annie Lennox’s polished duet with Paul Simon on "Something So Right" carries reverence but lacks spark, while Herbie Hancock's involvement in her...

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‘Vous Avez Dit Bizarre’ N°93 – Vintage 2000s Music Videos

How well do you know the music of Eminem’s "Just Lose It" mixes humor and bold satire, poking fun at celebs like Michael Jackson, while Muse’s "Knights of Cydonia" blends...

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‘We Are Live’ N°7 – Vintage 80s Music Videos

How well do you know the music of The page spotlights standout tracks like The Specials’ urgent "Too Much Too Young," critiquing societal norms with sharp ska rhythms, and XTC’s...

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