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This week In Soul Artists 04/52

How well do you know the music of Anita Baker’s silky “Sweet Love” glides on elegant restraint, while Eddie Floyd’s “Knock on Wood” thunders with raw urgency. Curtis Mayfield’s tender...

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Happy Birthday Alicia Keys. ‘Songs In The Life Of Keys’

This day (January 25, 1981), in Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan, New York, is born Alicia Keys, an American singer and songwriterTracklist : 1 . This One's For The Children (1990) 2...

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On TV today, Gregg Allman with David Letterman (1982)

January 25, 1982 - you do not want to miss Gregg Allman performing solo with just an accoustic guitar and chatting at "Late Night With David Letterman" on NBC

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Shawn Lane improvises in San Diego (2001)

January 25, 2001 - guitar virtuoso Shawn Lane plays next to Jonas Hellborg, V Selvaganesh, Vikku Vinayakram, Umashankar and U Srinivas in San Diego.

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Happy Birthday Benny Golson. ‘Along Came Benny’

This day (January 25, 1929), in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, is born Benny Golson,an American bebop & hard bop jazz tenor saxophonist.Tracklist : 1 . Take The A Train (2009) 2 ....

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Hip-Hop & Soul N°408 – 2010s Music Videos

How well do you know the music of Kanye West’s “Gold Digger” stands tall with its Ray Charles-inspired hook and playful critique of materialism, while J Hus’s “Bouff Daddy” fuses...

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‘L’Amour Toujours’ N°301 – Vintage 80s Music Videos

How well do you know the music of Sarah Brightman’s ethereal "Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again" balances operatic skill with pop appeal, a tender lament from *Phantom of the...

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This week In Jazz Legends 04/52

How well do you know the music of Wes Montgomery’s “West Coast Blues” showcases his inventive thumb-picked technique and octave work, supported by Tommy Flanagan’s piano and Percy Heath’s bass,...

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‘Music For The Dancers’ N°520 – Vintage 90s Music Videos

How well do you know the music of Cartouche’s "Feel The Groove" bumps with ’90s Eurodance energy, while Erik’s rework of "Got To Be Real" swaps disco grit for club...

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Angus Stone visits Paris (without Julia) (2013)

January 24, 2013 - Australian artist Angus Stone - solo without Julia but with French singer Marion Mayer on one song - performs at La Cigale in Paris

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ECM record ‘The Köln Concert’ with Keith Jarrett (1975)

Keith Jarrett's 'The Köln Concert' is a live solo album recorded on January 24, 1975 at the Opera House in Cologne, Germany and released on November 30, 1975 by ECMTrack...

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Van Halen release their tenth album : ‘Balance’ featuring ‘Can’t Stop Lovin’ You’ (1995)

Van Halen's 'Balance' is their tenth studio album (the last to feature Sammy Hagar), released on January 24, 1995 by Warner Bros. Records. Track Listing : 1.The Seventh Seal (Eddie...

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Atlantic publish Aretha Franklin’s album : ‘Young, Gifted and Black’ (1972)

Aretha Franklin's 'Young, Gifted and Black' is an album (its title being borrowed from the Nina Simone song 'To Be Young, Gifted and Black) released on January 24, 1972 by...

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Happy Birthday Neil Diamond. ‘Diamond Is Forever’

This day (January 24, 1941), in New York City, United States, is born Neil Diamond, an American singer-songwriter.Tracklist : 1 . Something Blue (2014) 2 . Nothing But A Heartache...

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Marc Ribot visits Barcelona (2016)

January 24, 2016 - Marc Ribot plays solo at Jamboree Jazz & Dance Club in Barcelona, Spain

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Modern Jazz Quartet begins the recording of ‘Lonely Woman,’ an album for Atlantic (1962)

Modern Jazz Quartet's 'Lonely Woman' is an album recorded on January 24, 25 & 29 and February 2, 1962 and released the same year by Atlantic.Track Listing : 1.Lonely Woman...

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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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On web TV today, Jorma Kaukonen delivers his 35th ‘Quarantine Concert’ (2021)

January 23, 2021 - a solo Jorma Kaukonen - plus Myron Hart and John Hurlbut on a couple of songs - gives his 35th "Quarantine Concert" at Jorma's Fur Peace...

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We remember Hugh Masekela. ‘Just Hugh’

This day (January 23, 2018), in Johannesburg, died Hugh Ramopolo Masekela, a South African trumpeter, flugelhornist, cornetist, composer, and singer. Tracklist : 1 . Musicport Festival (2011) 2 . Makoti...

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