Cab Calloway

We remember Cab Calloway. ‘Follow That Cab’

This day (November 18, 1994), in Hockessin, Delaware, died Cab Calloway, an American jazz singer and bandleader.Tracklist : 1 . Geechy Joe / Stormy Weather (1943) 2 . It Ain’t...

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Cab Calloway tapes a movie song (1933)

November 2, 1933 - Cab Calloway tapes a 10 minute film to be called "Cab Calloway's Hi-De-Ho" to be released next year by Paramount Pictures Corporation.

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Me:nu Du Jour November 18 (EN.FR.ES)

>> EN FRANCAIS | >> EN ESPAÑOLTODAY We Listen To Eric Clapton, Erykah Badu, Joni Mitchell, Roberta Flack, Metallica, The Jam, Buffalo Springfield, Beyoncé, Joan Jett, Robbie Williams, U2, Nirvana, Belle And Sebastian, LL...

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Island publish Robbie Williams’ tenth album : ‘Swings Both Ways’ (2013)

Robbie Williams' 'Swings Both Ways' is his tenth studio album produced by Guy Chambers and released on November 15, 2013 by Island UniversalTrack Listing : 1.Shine My Shoes (Robbie Williams,...

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Me:nu Du Jour November 2 (EN.FR.ES)

>> EN FRANCAIS | >> EN ESPAÑOLTODAY We Listen To Frank Zappa, Tony Bennett, k.d. lang, The Police, Bryan Ferry, Tom Petty, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Mariah Carey, Ringo Starr, Foo Fighters, Neil Young, George...

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Glenn Miller and his Orchestra record ‘The Glenn Miller Carnegie Hall Concert’ (1958)

The Glenn Miller Carnegie Hall Concert' is a live album recorded on October 6, 1939 with his Orchestra and released in 1958 By Rca Victor .Track Listing : 1.Moonlight Serenade...

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OutKast release their sixth (and potentially final) album : ‘Idlewild’ (2006)

OutKast's 'Idlewild' is their sixth studio album released on August 22, 2006 by LaFace/Jive.Track listing : 1.Intro - 02:12 . 2.Mighty 'O' (André Benjamin, Antwan Patton, Cab Calloway, Clarence Gaskill,...

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Me:nu Du Jour August 2 (EN.FR.ES)

>> EN FRANCAIS | >> EN ESPAÑOLTODAY We Listen To Eric Clapton, Arcade Fire, Boston, Herbie Hancock, Brad Mehldau, Dwight Yoakam We Celebrate Fela Anikulapo Kuti We Watch Boyz II Men, Billy Joel, Black...

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The Big Band Hit Parade goes through Cincinnati (1988)

August 2, 1988 - Buddy Morrow, Dave Brubeck, Eddie Daniels, Gerry Mulligan, Ray Brown, Ed Shaughnessy, Cab Calloway and Doc Severinsen will solo with the Cincinnati Pops directed by Erich...

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Happy Birthday Doc Severinsen. ‘Doc Today’

This day (July 7, 1927), in Arlington, Oregon, is born Carl Hilding Severinsen a.k.a Doc Severinsen, an American pop and jazz trumpeter.Tracklist : 1 . w/ the Airmen of Note...

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We remember Dorothy Donegan

May 19, 1988 - Miss Dorothy Donegan, the flamboyant American jazz and boogie-woogie pianist passed away aged 76. She is remembered. Tracklist : 1 . w/ Cab Calloway And His...

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We Remember Louis Jordan. ‘Father Of R&B, King of the Jukebox’

This day (February 4, 1975), in Los Angeles, California, died Louis Jordan, a pioneering American jazz, blues and rhythm & blues musician and bandleaderTracklist : 1 . Fish Fry(1966) 2...

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‘Music For The Dancers’ N°521 – Vintage 80s Videos

How well do you know the music of George Clinton’s “Atomic Dog” barks into funky, synthetic chaos, while Def Jef’s “Droppin’ Rhymes on Drums” fuses intricate lyricism with Etta James'...

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Happy Birthday Robert Wyatt

January 28, 1945 - Robert Wyatt, English musician & co-founder of Soft Machine and then, Matching Mole is 78. Happy Birthday SirTracklist : 1 . w/ Soft Machine - Clarence...

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‘Music For The Dancers’ N°308 – Vintage 80s Music Videos

The text highlights standout tracks like The Kane Gang’s sleek mid-‘80s rendition of "Respect Yourself," and Bruce Springsteen’s punchy "Dancing in the Dark," blending introspection with high-energy production. Duran Duran...

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We remember Dizzy Gillespie. ‘Dizzy Pieces’

This day (January 6, 1993), in Englewood, New Jersey, died Dizzy Gillespie, an American jazz trumpeter, bandleader, composer and occasional singer.Tracklist : 1 . w/ Stan Getz: – A Night...

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

>> EN FRANCAIS | >> EN ESPAÑOLTODAY We Listen To Diana Krall, Brian Setzer, Flora Purim, Wynton Marsalis We Celebrate James Brown, George Michael, Annie Lennox, Bob James, Joe Louis Walker, Dean Martin, Eartha...

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Salena Jones – Bring Flowers to Salena

This day (January 29, 1944), in Newport News, Virginia, is born Joan Elizabeth Shaw a.k.a. Salena Jones, an American jazz and cabaret singer.

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Jazzin’Around The Nearness of You

Starting and ending with Hoagy Carmichael / Ned Washington's composition 'The nearness of you', we have mixed 18 'Old Fashion and Mellow Jazz' tunes around the theme of 'Hoagy Carmichael...

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Let’s Rock

From 'Buddy's Rock' to 'I Want To Rock' , we have mixed 16 'Jazz' tunes around the theme of 'Rock'. It has Buddy Rich, Bradley Leighton, Johnny Hodges, Duke Ellington...

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