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This week In Guitar Virtuosi 32/52

How well do you know the music of The Edge, Tom Morello, Walter Trout, Coco Montoya, Tab Benoit, Samantha Fish, Selwyn Birchwood, Luther Allison, B.B. King, Pat Metheny, Joe Walsh,...

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Happy Birthday Kenny Burrell. ‘Round Midnight Blue’

This day (July 31, 1931), in Detroit, Michigan, is born Kenny Burrell, an American jazz guitarist.Tracklist : 1 . All Star Guitar Night (2015) 2 . w/ Stevie Wonder –...

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Epic publish Macy Gray’s debut album : ‘On How Life Is’ featuring ‘I Try’ (1999)

Macy Gray's 'On How Life Is' feat. 'I Try' is her debut studio album produced by Andrew Slater and released on July 27, 1999 by Epic.Track Listing : 1.Why Didn'T...

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We remember Amy Winehouse. ‘Back From Black’

This day (July 23, 2011), in Camden, London, died Amy Winehouse, an English singer and songwriter of R&B, soul and jazz.Tracklist : 1 . Back To Black 2 . Rehab...

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Me:nu Du Jour – July 17 in Music (EN.FR.ES)

>> EN FRANCAIS | >> EN ESPAÑOLTODAY We Listen To Temptations, Leonard Cohen, Bee Gees, Corrs, Muse, Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Ella Fitzgerald, Bill Evans, Ali Farka Touré We Celebrate Billie Holiday, John Coltrane, Jimmy Scott...

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Ella Fitzgerald records ‘A Perfect Match’ with the Count Basie Orchestra at the Montreux Jazz Festival (1979)

Ella Fitzgerald's 'A Perfect Match' is a live album recorded on July 12, 1979 at the Montreux Jazz Festival, with the Count Basie Orchestra and released the same year by...

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Me:nu Du Jour – July 10 in Music (EN.FR.ES)

>> EN FRANCAIS | >> EN ESPAÑOLTODAY We Listen To Cream, Chicago, Coldplay, Beatles, Frank Ocean, Sonny Rollins, Lee Morgan We Celebrate Neil Tennant, Pet Shop Boys , Béla Fleck, Mavis Staples, Lee Morgan...

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We remember Louis Armstrong. ‘Hooray for King Louis’

This day (July 6, 1971), in Corona, Queens, died Louis Armstrong, an American jazz trumpeter and singer.Tracklist : 1 . Louis Armstrong - Hello Dolly 2 . w/ Johnny Cash...

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Me:nu Du Jour June 21 (EN.FR.ES)

>> EN FRANCAIS | >> EN ESPAÑOLTODAY We Listen To Jill Scott, John Mayall, Billie Holiday, Eddie Harris, Les McCann, Byrds, Deep Purple We Celebrate Lana Del Rey, Brandon Flowers, The Killers, John Lee...

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Me:nu Du Jour June 6 (EN.FR.ES)

>> EN FRANCAIS | >> EN ESPAÑOLTODAY We Listen To Stevie Ray Vaughan, Heart, Elton John, The Cars, Carpenters, Coldplay, Queens of The Stone Age, Soft Machine, Siouxsie And The Banshees, Charlie Parker, Dizzy...

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Frank Sinatra finishes the recording of ‘Where Are You?’ At Capitol Studio In Hollywood (1957)

Frank Sinatra's 'Where Are You?' is his thirteenth studio album recorded (in stereo, a first for Sinatra) on April 10 and May 1, 1957 and released the same year by...

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Verve publish Melody Gardot’s second album : ‘My One and Only Thrill’ (2009)

Melody Gardot's 'My One and Only Thrill' is her second studio album produced by Larry Klein and released on April 28, 2009 by Verve. Track Listing : 1.Baby I'M A...

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

>> EN FRANCAIS | >> EN ESPAÑOLTODAY We Listen To Luther Vandross, Santana, Lou Reed, Paul McCartney, Bruce Springsteen, John Lee Hooker, Live, Woody Guthrie, X, The Fall, Joshua Redman We Celebrate Count Basie...

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We remember Nina Simone. ‘Nina Quitte Pas’

This day ( April 21, 2003), in Carry-le-Rouet (France), died Eunice Kathleen Waymon a.k.a. Nina Simone, an American singer, songwriter and pianistTracklist : 1 . Ne Me Quitte Pas 2...

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Natalie Cole releases ‘Natalie,’ her second album featuring ‘Sophisticated Lady (She’s a Different Lady)’ (1976)

Natalie Cole's 'Natalie' is her second studio album released on April 9, 1976 by Capitol.Track Listing : 1.Don'T Explain (Billie Holiday, Arthur Herzog Jr.) - 04:35 . 2.Billie'S Blues (Billie...

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Me:nu Du Jour Apr.7 (EN.FR.ES)

>> EN FRANCAIS | >> EN ESPAÑOLTODAY We Listen To Rick James, Temptations, Chemical Brothers, Leonard Cohen, Jimmy Smith, Dizzy Gillespie We Celebrate John Oates, Ravi Shankar, Mongo Santamaría, Freddie Hubbard, Billie Holiday We...

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Me:nu Du Jour Apr.5 (EN.FR.ES)

>> EN FRANCAIS | >> EN ESPAÑOLTODAY We Listen To David Bowie, Ziggy Marley, Al Green, Faith Evans, Supertramp, Journey, Jerry Lee Lewis, Weyes Blood, John Scofield, Pat Metheny, Sonny Rollins We Celebrate Pharrell...

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Grover Washington Jr. records ‘Soul Box’ arranged by Bob James (1973)

Grover Washington, Jr.'s 'Soul Box' is his third album arranged by Bob James, recorded in March 1973 and released the same year by Kudu Records.Track Listing : 1.Aubrey (David Gates)...

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

>> EN FRANCAIS | >> EN ESPAÑOLTODAY We Listen To Santana, Chaka Khan, Mothers of Invention, Gary Moore, Smokey Robinson, Jeff Beck, Usher, Van Halen, Gorillaz, Emerson Lake & Palmer, Billie Holiday We Celebrate...

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Nina Simone starts the recording of her ‘Pastel Blues’ album featuring ‘Be My Husband’ (1965)

Nina Simone's 'Pastel Blues' is a studio album recorded on March 21, April 1 & 6 1964 May 19 & 20 1965 and released the same year by Philips.Track Listing...

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