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

>> EN FRANCAIS | >> EN ESPAÑOLTODAY We Listen To Barbra Streisand, Ben Harper, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Elvis Presley, En Vogue, Marillion, Miles Davis, Sonny Rollins, Herbie Hancock We Celebrate Barry Manilow We...

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Atlantic Records release Aretha Franklin’s ‘Aretha Now’ (1968)

Aretha Franklin's 'Aretha Now' is an album produced by Jerry Wexler and released on June 14, 1968, less than six months after 'Lady Soul' by Atlantic Records.Track Listing : 1.Think...

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Me:nu Du Jour June 12 (EN.FR.ES)

>> EN FRANCAIS | >> EN ESPAÑOLTODAY We Listen To Anita Baker, Ayo, Bobby Womack, Mariah Carey, Coldplay, Pat Metheny, Marlena Shaw, Spyro Gyra, Sigur Rós We Celebrate Chick Corea, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Jimmy...

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Aretha Franklin sings in Montreux (1971)

June 12, 1971 - Aretha Franklin will perform with King Curtis and the Kingpins at The Montreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland

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Happy Birthday Bernard Purdie. ‘So Pretty’

This day (June 11, 1939), in Elkton, Maryland, is born Bernard Lee Purdie a.k.a Pretty Purdie, an American session drummer.Tracklist : Count Your Blessing . Whats Going On . Memphis...

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Ice Cube releases ‘AmeriKKKa’s Most Wanted,’ his first album after his split from N.W.A. (1990)

Ice Cube's 'AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted' is his solo debut studio album released on May 16, 1990 after his split from N.W.A. by Priority.Track Listing : 1.Better Off Dead (Sir Jinx)...

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Four Concerts With Cornell Dupree’

One of the greatest R&B guitarists, Cornell Dupree, who died today in 2011 has been for almost 50 years a "top session guitarist".Very much in demand, Cornell has played on...

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ATCO release ‘Donny Hathaway,’ his second album produced by Jerry Wexler (1971)

'Donny Hathaway' is his eponymous second studio album Released on April 2, 1971 by ATCOTrack Listing : 1.Giving Up (Van Mccoy) - 06:20 . 2.A Song For You (Leon Russell)...

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Aretha Franklin releases her twelfth album : ‘I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You’ featuring ‘Respect’ (1967)

Aretha Franklin's 'I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You' feat. 'Respect. is her twelfth studio album released on March 10, 1967 by Atlantic.Track Listing : 1.Respect (Otis...

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

>> EN FRANCAIS | >> EN ESPAÑOLTODAY We Listen To David Gilmour, Arcade Fire, King Curtis, Sting, Lionel Richie, Katie Melua, Bryan Ferry, Bruce Springsteen, Herbie Hancock, Steve Earle We Celebrate John Frusciante, John...

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

>> EN FRANCAIS | >> EN ESPAÑOLTODAY We Listen To The Stooges, Santana, Van Halen, J Dilla, Emmylou Harris, Lambchop, Chick Corea, John Coltrane, Ella Fitzgerald, Duke Ellington, Hank Mobley, Kurt Elling, Paquito D’Rivera...

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Atlantic publish Aretha Franklin’s album : ‘Lady Soul’ featuring ‘Chain of Fools,’ ‘(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman’ and ‘(Sweet Sweet Baby) Since You’ve Been Gone’ (1968)

Aretha Franklin's 'Lady Soul' feat. 'Chain of Fools' is an album also including '(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman' and other hits and released on January 22, 1968...

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Atlantic publish Aretha Franklin’s album : ‘Soul ’69’ (1969)

Aretha Franklin's 'Soul '69' is an album of cover material released on January 17, 1969 by Atlantic. Track Listing : 1.Ramblin' (Maybelle Smith) – 03:10 . 2.Today I Sing The...

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Atlantic publish Aretha Franklin’s sixteenth album : ‘This Girl’s In Love With You’ (1970)

Aretha Franklin's 'This Girl's In Love With You' is an album produced by Jerry Wexler, Tom Dowd & Arif Mardin and released on January 15, 1970 by Atlantic.Track Listing :...

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Sam Cooke records his second live album : ‘Live at the Harlem Square Club, 1963’ (1963)

Sam Cooke's 'Live at the Harlem Square Club, 1963' is his second live album recorded on January 12, 1963 and released in June 1985 by RCA.Track Listing : 1.Feel It...

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Great Balls of Fire

Starting and ending with 'Great Balls Of Fire' made famous by Jerry Lee Lewis, we made a playlist powered by Hittin'Around. It has Jazz Jamaica, Screamin'Lord Sutch, Johnny Guitar Watson,...

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The Twist

Starting and ending with 'The Twist' made famous by Chubby Checker, we made a playlist powered by Hittin'Around. It has Dee Dee Ramone, Chubby Checker, Rootvalta, Fabiana Cantilo and many...

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Next Stop : Soul Station

From 'Soul Station' to 'Memphis Soul Stew' , we have mixed 18 'Jazz' tunes around the theme of 'Hank Mobley's Soul Station'. "Next Stop : Soul Station" has Miles Davis,...

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Quincy Jones starts the recording of ‘The Quintessence’ with his orchestra (1961)

Quincy Jones' 'The Quintessence' is an album recorded with his orchestra on November 29, December 18 and 22, 1961.Track Listing : 1.Quintessence (Quincy Jones) - 04:21 . 2.Robot Portrait (Billy...

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‘Music For The Dancers’ N°287 – Vintage 2000s Music Videos

How well do you know the music of Alesha Dixon, Ke$ha, The Shapeshifters, Cheryl Cole, Shania Twain, Moloko, DJ Ötzi, Tom Jones & Heather Small, Paul van Dyk, Shola Ama,...

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