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Ella Fitzgerald records for Verve ‘Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Jerome Kern Songbook’ with an orchestra conducted by Nelson Riddle (1963)

'Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Jerome Kern Songbook' is a studio album recorded on January 5-7, 1963, with an orchestra conducted by Nelson Riddle and released the same year by Verve.Track...

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Happy Birthday John McLaughlin. ‘Elegant Octogenarian’

This day (January 4, 1942), in  Doncaster, South Yorkshire (UK), is born John McLaughlin, an English guitarist, bandleader and composer.Tracklist : 1 . w/ Carlos Santana, Cindy Blackman etc - The...

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Hip-Hop & Soul N°229 – Vintage 90s Music Videos

Arrested Development’s "Mr. Wendal" combines meaning with rhythm, highlighting homelessness through empathetic storytelling, while Michael Jackson’s genre-blending "Black or White" challenges racial prejudice with bold visuals. MC Hammer updates heartbreak...

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Wes Montgomery records his debut album : ‘Fingerpickin” for Pacific Jazz (1957)

Wes Montgomery's 'Fingerpickin'' is his debut album recorded on December 30, 1957 and featuring seven tracks originally released as The Montgomery Brothers.Track Listing : 1.Sound Carrier (Buddy Montgomery) - 06:57...

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Me:nu Du Jour December 29 (EN.FR.ES)

>> EN FRANCAIS | >> EN ESPAÑOLTODAY We Listen To David Byrne, America, Johnny Burnette, Dizzy Gillespie, Sonny Terry, Brownie McGhee, David Murray, Yma Sumac We Celebrate Marianne Faithfull, Dexter Holland, The Offspring, Joe...

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Me:nu Du Jour December 28 (EN.FR.ES)

>> EN FRANCAIS | >> EN ESPAÑOLTODAY We Listen To John Legend, Bill Evans, Joe Lovano, Woody Shaw We Celebrate John Legend, Lemmy, Dennis Wilson, Lonnie Liston Smith, Freddie King, Michel Petrucciani We Watch...

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Me:nu Du Jour December 27 (EN.FR.ES)

>> EN FRANCAIS | >> EN ESPAÑOLTODAY We Listen To Leonard Cohen, Bob Dylan, Blondie, Brian Eno, Ella Fitzgerald, Oscar Peterson, Charles Mingus, João Gilberto We Celebrate Mick Jones, Foreigner We Watch Yellow Magic...

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‘Look Ma, No Mike!’ N°106 – 2010s Music Videos

How well do you know the music of Live Quotes • Oh Mr Kringle, I'm soon gonna jingle (Jessie J) • So, Mr. Santa (Mr. Santa) Take the day off...

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Me:nu Du Jour December 19 (EN.FR.ES)

>> EN FRANCAIS | >> EN ESPAÑOLTODAY We Listen To Santana, Nina Simone, Snoop Dogg, Bill Haley and His Comets, Milton Nascimento, Duke Ellington, Charlie Haden, Nat King Cole We Celebrate Maurice White, Edith...

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Hip-Hop & Soul N°226 – Vintage 90s Music Videos

How well do you know the music of MC Hammer, Farley Jackmaster Funk, Tatyana Ali, Lord Tariq, Peter Gunz, Blackstreet, SWV, Lighthouse Family, Snoop Dogg, The Trammps, Mary J. Blige,...

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Duetting Banjos

Strings Across Genres brings together a diverse array of artists, from the bluegrass legends like Bill Monroe and Earl Scruggs to the innovative sounds of Bela Fleck and Tony Trischka....

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This week In Guitar Virtuosi 51/52

How well do you know the music of Keith Richards, Gary Clark Jr., Albert King, George Thorogood, Gary Moore, Johnny Winter, Pete Townshend, Tommy Iommi, Glenn Tipton, Angus Young, Steve...

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Queen release their fifth album : ‘A Day at the Races’ featuring ‘Somebody to Love’ (1976)

Queen's 'A Day at the Races' is their fifth studio album named after a Marx Brothers film and released on December 10, 1976.Track Listing : 1.Tie Your Mother Down (Brian...

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This week In ’70s Throwback’ 49/52

How well do you know the music of The Who, Black Sabbath, Paul McCartney, Wings, John Lennon, Jackson Browne, Roy Orbison, Tom Waits, Frank Zappa, Wayne County, The Electric Chairs,...

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Betty Carter records the album : ‘Finally’ live in New York City (1969)

Betty Carter's 'Finally' is a live album recorded on December 6, 1969 in New York City and released in 1975 By Roulette.Track Listing : 1.Medley - 08:25 . - Seems...

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The Unexpected Ties Between Metallica and Scandinavia: A Musical and Cultural Odyssey

Explore the deep ties between Metallica and Scandinavia, from Lars Ulrich's Danish roots to iconic Nordic concerts like the Big 4 in Gothenburg, and their influence on the region's metal...

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Nitty Gritty Dirt Band release ‘Will The Circle Be Unbroken,’ their seventh album featuring Roy Acuff, Doc Watson, Earl Scruggs and Merle Travis among other guests (1972)

Nitty Gritty Dirt Band's 'Will the Circle be Unbroken' is their seventh album featuring Roy Acuff, Doc Watson, Earl Scruggs, Merle Travis among other guests and released in November 1972...

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

>> EN FRANCAIS | >> EN ESPAÑOLTODAY We Listen To Earth Wind & Fire, Mary J. Blige, Erykah Badu, B.B. King, Frank Zappa, Rod Stewart, Queen, Bruce Springsteen, Steely Dan, My Bloody Valentine, Pat...

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Columbia publish Earth, Wind & Fire’s eighth album : ‘All n All’ featuring ‘Serpentine Fire’ and ‘Fantasy’ (1977)

Earth, Wind & Fire's 'All n All' feat. 'Serpentine Fire' & 'Fantasy' is their eighth (and most well known) studio album released on November 21, 1977 by Columbia.Track Listing :...

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Queen release their fourth album : ‘A Night at the Opera’ featuring ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ (1975)

Queen's 'A Night at the Opera' is their fourth studio album co-produced with Roy Thomas Baker and released on November 21, 1975 by EMI / Elektra.Track Listing : 1.Death On...

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