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The Rolling Stones release their ninth album : ‘Sticky Fingers’ featuring ‘Brown Sugar’ (1971)

The The Rolling Stones' 'Sticky Fingers' feat. 'Brown Sugar' is their ninth British studio album produced by Jimmy Miller and released on April 23, 1971 by The Rolling Stones Records.Track...

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The Rolling Stones release their thirteenth album : ‘Black and Blue’ featuring ‘Hot Stuff’ (1976)

The The Rolling Stones' 'Black and Blue' feat. 'Hot Stuff' is their thirteenth studio album released on April 23, 1976 by The Rolling Stones Records.Track Listing : 1.Hot Stuff (Mick...

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We remember Richie Havens. ‘Stairway To Havens’

This day (April 22, 2013), in Jersey City, New Jersey, died Richie Havens an American folk singer and guitarist.Tracklist : 1 . Freedom 2 . Going Back To My Roots...

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Happy Birthday Steve Gadd. ‘He Is So Gadd’

This day (April 9, 1945), in Irondequoit, New York, is born Steve Gadd, an American session and studio drummer.Tracklist : 1 . w/ Hermine Deurloo (2020) 2 . w/ Blicher...

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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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Bad Boy / Arista Record publish Notorious B.I.G.’s second and final album : ‘Life After Death’ (1997)

Notorious B.I.G.'s 'Life After Death' is his second and final studio album released on March 25, 1997 by Bad Boy / Arista Records, sixteen days after his deathTrack Listing :...

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Eric Clapton releases ‘Me and Mr. Johnson,’ an album tribute to Robert Johnson (2004)

Eric Clapton's 'Me and Mr. Johnson' is his sixteenth studio album (tribute to Robert Johnson) released on March 23, 2004 by Duck / Reprise.Track Listing : 1.When You Got A...

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This week In ‘2000s Throwback’ 11/52

Maroon 5, Lady GaGa, The Black Eyed Peas, Daft Punk, Muse, Elbow, Eric Clapton, R.E.M., LCD Soundsystem, Linkin Park, Heart, Joe Satriani

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Me:nu Du Jour Mar.13 (EN.FR.ES)

>> EN FRANCAIS | >> EN ESPAÑOLTODAY We Listen To Radiohead, Eric Clapton, Texas, Marillion, Laura Nyro, Ella Fitzgerald, Shirley Horn, Brad Mehldau We Celebrate Ozuna, Roy Haynes, Terence Blanchard We Watch Robert Cray,...

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Epic publish Luther Vandross’ ‘The Night I Fell in Love,’ his fourth album produced by Marcus Miller (1985)

Luther Vandross' 'The Night I Fell in Love' is his fourth studio album co-produced with Marcus Miller and released on March 8, 1985 by Epic. Track Listing : 1.'Til My...

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Aretha Franklin, backed by King Curtis & the Kingpins, tapes ‘Aretha Live at Fillmore West’ (1971)

Aretha Franklin's 'Aretha Live at Fillmore West' is her second live album recorded on March 5–7, 1971 and released on May 19, 1971 by Atlantic.Track Listing : 1.Respect (Otis Redding)...

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King Curtis records ‘Live at Fillmore West’ while opening for Aretha (1971)

King Curtis' 'Live at Fillmore West' is an album recorded on March 5–7, 1971 with Aretha Franklin's backing band, The Kingpins and released in August 1971 by Atlantic.Track Listing :...

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Menu Du Jour Feb. 28 & 29 (EN – FR – ES)

>> EN FRANCAIS | >> EN ESPAÑOLTODAY We Listen To Rickie Lee Jones, Robert Plant, Steely Dan, U2, AC/DC, Faces, MC5, Nina Simone, Can, Talk Talk, Young Marble Giants, Thelonious Monk, Soft Machine, Robert...

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‘Vous Avez Dit Bizarre’ N°325 – Vintage 90s Music Videos

How well do you know the music of The Offspring’s “Pretty Fly (For a White Guy)” mixes punk energy with sharp satire on cultural appropriation, while Joan Osborne’s “One of...

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‘Vous Avez Dit Bizarre’ N°540 – Vintage 90s Music Videos

How well do you know the music of Veruca Salt’s “Number One Blind” churns with grungy distortion, while Nirvana’s raw and poignant “Sliver” captures mundane family life with unvarnished charm....

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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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This week In Guitar Virtuosi 03/52

Thos are standout tracks like The Rolling Stones’ gritty "Can’t You Hear Me Knocking," blending Keith Richards’ raw riffs with Mick Taylor’s impromptu solos and Bobby Keys’ sultry sax. Larry...

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Me:nu Du Jour December 20 (EN.FR.ES)

>> EN FRANCAIS | >> EN ESPAÑOLTODAY We Listen To Mary J. Blige, Santana, Wes Montgomery, Michel Petrucciani, Pat Metheny, Brad Mehldau We Celebrate Chris Robinson, Alan Parsons, Artur Rubinstein We Watch Billy Preston,...

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Apple publish John Lennon’s debut solo album : ‘John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band’ featuring ‘Working Class Hero’ and ‘Mother’ (1970)

'John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band' feat. 'Working Class Hero' is Lennon's debut solo studio album released on December 11, 1970 by Apple.Track Listing : 1.Mother (John Lennon) - 05:34 . 2.Hold...

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Me:nu Du Jour December 10 (EN.FR.ES)

>> EN FRANCAIS | >> EN ESPAÑOLTODAY We Listen To Whitney Houston, Joe Satriani, Fred Neil, Queen, Alphonse Mouzon, Gil Evans We Celebrate Brian Molko, Placebo, Otis Redding, Diane Schuur We Watch Tracy Chapman,...

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