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Post-Disco – Top 20 Songs

Highlighting 20 top post-disco tracks, this collection features The S.O.S. Band, Shakatak, Cheryl Lynn, Marky Mark and The Funky Bunch, and The Brothers Johnson. Each entry showcases the genre’s blend...

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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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Steve Vai releases his debut album : ‘Flex-Able’ (1984)

Steve Vai's 'Flex-Able' is his first album (largely influenced by Frank Zappa) as a solo artist, rleased in January 1984 by Urantia Records.Track Listing : 1.Little Green Men (Steve Vai)...

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Bruford records ‘One of a Kind’ with Allan Holdsworth, Jeff Berlin and Dave Stewart (1979)

Bruford's 'One of a Kind' is an album featuring Bill Bruford with Allan Holdsworth, Jeff Berlin and Dave Stewart, recorded in January 1979, and released in June 1979 By Winterfold.Track...

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This week In Guitar Virtuosi 04/52

How well do you know the music of Pat Metheny reshapes Carly Simon's "That’s the Way I’ve Always Heard It Should Be" into a tender baritone guitar instrumental, while John...

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This week In ’80s Throwback’ 04/52

How well do you know the music of INXS’s "Need You Tonight" oozes late-’80s sensuality with its hypnotic groove, while Tears for Fears' "Everybody Wants to Rule the World" balances...

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‘Vous Avez Dit Bizarre’ N°310 – Vintage 80s Music Videos

How well do you know the music of Zapp’s funky “It Doesn’t Really Matter” flaunts Roger Troutman’s talk box magic, while ABBA’s synth-laced “Under Attack” hints at their curtain call....

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Phil Woods release ‘Musique du Bois,’ a studio album recorded with Jaki Byard, Richard Davis and Alan Dawson (1974)

Phil Woods' 'Musique du Bois' is a studio album recorded with Jaki Byard, Richard Davis & Alan Dawson and released on January 14, 1974 by Muse.Track Listing : 1.Samba Du...

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Wynton Marsalis records ‘Black Codes (From the Underground)’ with Branford Marsalis for Columbia (1985)

Wynton Marsalis's 'Black Codes (From the Underground)' is an album recorded on January 7, 11 & 14, 1985 with Branford Marsalis and released on June 9, 1985 by Columbia.Track Listing...

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The Brown & Roach Quintet records ‘Clifford Brown and Max Roach at Basin Street’ for Emarcy (1956)

'Clifford Brown and Max Roach at Basin Street' is the last album (aka 'At Basin Street') officially recorded the Brown & Roach Quintet on January 4 & February 16-17, 1956...

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‘L’Amour Toujours’ N°292 – Vintage 80s Music Videos

Olivia Newton-John’s heartfelt "I Honestly Love You" pairs understated delivery with emotional depth, while Phil Collins and Marilyn Martin’s "Separate Lives" captures restrained sorrow. Lionel Richie’s "Ballerina Girl" offers tender...

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

>> EN FRANCAIS | >> EN ESPAÑOLTODAY We Listen To Ray Charles, Frank Zappa, Duke Ellington, Stanley Clarke We Celebrate Curtis Mayfield, Black Veil Brides, Alphonse Mouzon, John Scofield, Sam Rivers We Watch Caetano...

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Funk – 20 Questions You Never Asked | We Answer Them Anyway

This video explores Funk through 20 factual Q&As — from early developments with James Brown to groups such as Parliament-Funkadelic, Sly and the Family Stone, and The Meters, as well...

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This week In Guitar Virtuosi 52/52

How well do you know the music of Prince, Frank Zappa, Eelco Gelling, Jan Akkerman, Freddie King, Roy Buchanan, John Mayer, John Scofield, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, John Cipollina, Philip Sayce,...

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Charlie Haden records ‘Quartet West,’ an album for Verve (1986)

Charlie Haden's 'Quartet West' is an album recorded on December 22 and 23, 1986 and released in 1987 by Verve.Track Listing : 1.Hermitage (Pat Metheny) - 07:59 . 2.Body And...

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

>> EN FRANCAIS | >> EN ESPAÑOLTODAY We Listen To Frank Zappa, Joe Bonamassa, Dionne Warwick, Lou Reed, Ornette Coleman, Lee Morgan, Pat Metheny, Ladysmith Black Mambazo We Celebrate Carla Thomas, Betty Wright, Albert...

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Me:nu Du Jour December 17 (EN.FR.ES)

>> EN FRANCAIS | >> EN ESPAÑOLTODAY We Listen To The Jacksons, David Bowie, Green Day, Genesis, Dizzy Gillespie, Wynton Marsalis, Sun Ra We Celebrate Bananarama, Grover Washington, Jr., Cesária Évora, Eddie Kendricks We...

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Me:nu Du Jour December 16 (EN.FR.ES)

>> EN FRANCAIS | >> EN ESPAÑOLTODAY We Listen To Soft Machine, Neil Diamond, Fall Out Boy, Stanley Turrentine, Sonny Rollins We Celebrate Robben Ford, Billy Gibbons We Watch Steve Hackett, Allman Brothers Band,...

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Steve Hackett takes his friends to Tokyo (1996)

December 16, 1996 - and tomorrow night, a progrock supergroup gathering Steve Hackett (g - ex Genesis), John Wetton (b - ex-King Crimson, UK and Asia), Chester Thompson (d, ex-...

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Me:nu Du Jour December 15 (EN.FR.ES)

>> EN FRANCAIS | >> EN ESPAÑOLTODAY We Listen To Marvin Gaye, Eartha Kitt, Parliament, The Who, Dr. Dre, Woody Shaw, Cecil Taylor, Max Roach We Celebrate Haim, Eddie Palmieri, Rufus Thomas, Stan Kenton,...

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