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RCA publish Etta James’ ‘Burnin’ Down the House: Live at the House of Blues’ (2002)

Etta James' 'Burnin' Down the House: Live at the House of Blues' is her twenty-eighth album recorded in West Hollywood and released on May 7, 2002 y Rca Victor.Track Listing...

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Chuck Berry records in Chicago ‘One Dozen Berrys,’ his second studio album featuring ‘Rock and Roll Music’ & ‘Sweet Little Sixteen’ (1957)

Chuck Berry's 'One Dozen Berrys' is his second studio album recorded on May 6 or 15 & December 29–30 1957 in Chicago and released In March 1958 by Chess. Track...

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Reunited Cream start the recording of ‘Royal Albert Hall London’ (2005)

Cream's 'Royal Albert Hall London' is the live album of their reunion recorded on May 2, 3, 5and 6, 2005 and released on October 4, 2005 By Reprise.Track Listing :...

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We remember Muddy Waters. ‘Still Waters’

This day (April 30, 1983), in Westmont, Illinois, died McKinley Morganfield a.k.a. Muddy Waters, an American blues musician.Tracklist : 1 . Manish Boy 2 . w/ Rolling Stones – Champagne...

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Bob Dylan releases his thirty-third album : ‘Together Through Life’ (2009)

Bob Dylan' s 'Together Through Life' is his thirty-third studio album released on April 28, 2009, by Columbia Records.Track Listing : 1.Beyond Here Lies Nothin' (Bob Dylan, Robert Hunter) -...

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Danger Mouse & Cee-Lo Green a.k.a. Gnarls Barkley release ‘St. Elsewhere,’ their debut album featuring ‘Crazy’ (2006)

Gnarls Barkley's 'St. Elsewhere' is their debut album featuring 'Crazy,' produced by member Danger Mouse and released on April 24, 2006 on Downtown / Atlantic Track Listing : 1.Go-Go Gadget...

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Muddy Waters records in Chicago ‘Fathers and Sons,’ a double album (1969)

Muddy Waters' 'Fathers and Sons' is a double studio album recorded on April 21–23 and 24, 1969 in Chicago and released in August 1969 by Chess Records.Track Listing : 1.All...

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Chess release Muddy Waters’ only all-acoustic album : ‘Folk Singer’ (1964)

Muddy Waters's 'Folk Singer' is his fourth (and only all-acoustic) album released on April 17, 1964 by Chess.Track Listing : 1.My Home Is In The Delta (Muddy Waters) - 03:58...

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Decca publish ‘The Rolling Stones,’ the band’s debut album featuring ‘Can I Get A Witness’ (1964)

'The The Rolling Stones' feat. 'Can I Get A Witness' is their debut eponymous album released on April 16 1964 by Decca.Track Listing : 1.Route 66 (Bobby Troup) - 02:20...

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Columbia release ‘Johnny Winter,’ his self-titled second album (1969)

'Johnny Winter' is his eponymous second official album, released on April 15 1969, by Columbia.Track Listing : 1.I'M Yours & I'M Hers (Johnny Winter) - 04:33 . 2.Be Careful With...

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Violent Femmes release ‘Violent Femmes,’ their eponymous debut album (1983)

'Violent Femmes' is their eponymous debut album produced by Mark Van Hecke and released on April 13, 1983 by Slash RecordsTrack Listing : 1.Blister In The Sun (Gordon Gano) -...

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Cassandra Wilson releases ‘Thunderbird,’ an album produced By T-Bone Burnett (2006)

Cassandra Wilson's 'Thunderbird' is an album produced By T-Bone Burnett and released on April 4, 2006, by Blue Note.Track Listing : 1.Go To Mexico (Keith Ciancia, Mike Elizondo, Zigaboo Modeliste,...

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Stevie Ray Vaughan records in Austin his first album ‘In the Beginning’ (1980)

Stevie Ray Vaughan's 'In the Beginning' is an album recorded on April 1, 1980 at Steamboat 1874 in Austin, Texas with Double Trouble and released on October 6, 1992 by...

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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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Chess Records publish ‘Bo Diddley,’ an eponymous compilation album featuring ‘Hey! Bo Diddley,’ ‘I’m a Man’ and more (1958)

'Bo Diddley' is an eponymous compilation album of his most famous songs recorded between March 2, 1955 and January 29, 1958 and released in 1958 by Chess RecordsTrack Listing :...

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We remember Memphis Slim

February 25, 1988 - Mr.Memphis Slim, American blues pianist & singer with a distinctive streak of white hair passed away in Paris aged 72. He is remembered.Tracklist : 1 ....

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Sam Cooke records ‘Night Beat’ with Barney Kessell on guitar & Billy Preston on organ (1963)

Sam Cooke's 'Night Beat' is his twelfth studio album recorded on February 22, 23 & 25, 1963 and released in August 1963 By Rca Victor.Track Listing : 1.Nobody Knows The...

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The Rolling Stones release their third American album : ‘Now!’ featuring ‘Heart of Stone’ and ‘Little Red Rooster’ (1965)

The The Rolling Stones 'Now!' feat. 'Heart of Stone' and 'Little Red Rooster' is their third American studio album released on February 13, 1965 by London Records.Track Listing : 1.Everybody...

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This week In Male Balladeers 05/52

Neil Finn and Eddie Vedder’s stripped-back cover of "Throw Your Arms Around Me" conveys fragility with raw harmonies, while Steppenwolf’s snarling 1968 take on "Hoochie Coochie Man" transforms the blues...

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We Remember Lightnin’ Hopkins. ‘Mojo Handed’

This day (January 30, 1982), in Houston, Texas, died Sam John ‘Lightnin' Hopkins, an American country blues singer and guitarist.Tracklist : 1 . What'd I Say (1970) 2 . Gowing...

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