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N.W.A. release their debut album : ‘Straight Outta Compton’ (1988)

N.W.A.'s 'Straight Outta Compton' is their debut studio album produced by Dr. Dre with DJ Yella and released August 8, 1988 by Ruthless Records.Track Listing : 1.Straight Outta Compton (Ice...

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We remember Cannonball Adderley. ‘Nothin’Else’

This day (August 8, 1975), in Gary, Indiana, died Julian Cannonball Adderley, a jazz alto saxophonist.Tracklist : 1 . Come Sunday (1964) 2 . Work Song 3 . Jive Samba...

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Oscar Peterson records ‘At the Stratford Shakespearean Festival’ with Ray Brown and Herb Ellis (1956)

Oscar Peterson's 'At the Stratford Shakespearean Festival' is a live album recorded on August 8, 1956, with Ray Brown and Herb Ellis and released the same year In 1956 by...

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Julie London begins the recording of her debut album : ‘Julie Is Her Name’ (1955)

Julie London's 'Julie Is Her Name' is her debut album produced by Bobby Troup, recorded on August 8 & 9, 1955 and released in December 1955 by Liberty RecordsTrack Listing...

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

>> EN FRANCAIS | >> EN ESPAÑOLTODAY We Listen To Stevie Wonder, Isley Brothers, Frank Zappa, Usher, Morcheeba, Moody Blues, Thelonious Monk, Duke Ellington, Deee-Lite We Celebrate Caetano Veloso, Bruce Dickinson, Iron Maiden, Esther...

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Tamla publish Stevie Wonder’s twelfth album : ‘Signed, Sealed & Delivered’ (1970)

Stevie Wonder's 'Signed, Sealed & Delivered' is his twelfth album released on August 7, 1970.Track listing : 1.Never Had a Dream Come True (Stevie Wonder, Henry Cosby, Sylvia Moy) -...

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The Isley Brothers release their eleventh album : ‘3 + 3’ (1973)

The Isley Brothers' '3 + 3' is their eleventh album (the first to officially include younger brothers Ernie and Marvin and in-law Chris Jasper), released on August 7, 1973.Track Listing...

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Feliz Aniversário Caetano Veloso. ‘Sozinho em Bossa’

This day (August 7, 1942), in Santo Amaro da Purificação, Bahia, is born Caetano Veloso, a Brazilian composer, singer, guitarist and writer.Tracklist : 1 . w/ Ivan Sacerdote - Trilhos...

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Frank Zappa releases his debut solo album ‘Lumpy Gravy’ recorded with the Abnuceals Emuukha Electric Symphony Orchestra (1967)

Frank Zappa's 'Lumpy Gravy' is his debut solo album (with Zappa conducting the Abnuceals Emuukha Electric Symphony Orchestra) released on August 7, 1967.Track Listing : 1.The Way I See It,...

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Deee-Lite release ‘World Clique,’ their debut album featuring ‘Groove Is in the Heart’ (1990)

Deee-Lite's 'World Clique' is their debut album featuring 'Groove Is in the Heart' and released on August 7, 1990 by ElektraTrack Listing : 1.Deee-Lite Theme (Deee-Lite, Herbie Hancock) - 02:10...

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The Moody Blues release their sixth album : ‘A Question of Balance’ (1970)

The Moody Blues's 'A Question of Balance' is their sixth album released on August 7, 1970. Track Listing : 1.Question (Justin Hayward) - 05:40 . 2.How Is It (We Are...

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Morcheeba release their third album ‘Fragments of Freedom’ (2000)

Morcheeba's 'Fragments of Freedom' is their third album, released on August 7, 2000 by Sire/Reprise/Warner Bros. Records.Track Listing : 1.World Looking In (Skye Edwards, Paul Godfrey, Ross Godfrey) - 04:07...

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Usher releases his third album : ‘8701’ featuring ‘U Remind Me’ ‘U Got It Bad’ (2001)

Usher '8701' is his third studio album released on August 7, 2001 by Arista Records. Track Listing : 1.Intro-Lude 8701 (Usher Raymond Iv) - 00:44 . 2.U Remind Me (Anita...

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We remember Esther Phillips. ‘Esthernal’

This day (August 7, 1984), in Carson, California, died Esther Phillips, an American singer.Tracklist : 1 . What a difference a day makes 2 . Early In The Morning /...

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Duke Ellington records ‘Such Sweet Thunder,’ an album based on the work of William Shakespeare (1957)

Duke Ellington's 'Such Sweet Thunder' is an album based on the work of William Shakespeare and recorded on August 7, 1956 and May 3, 1957.Track listing : 1.Such Sweet Thunder...

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Thelonious Monk records ‘Misterioso’ at the Five Spot Café, New York City (1958)

Thelonious Monk's 'Misterioso' is a live album recorded on August 7, 1958 at Five Spot Café, New York City with Roy Haynes, Ahmed Abdul-Malik and Johnny Griffin.Track listing : 1.Nutty...

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Parlophone publish The Beatles’ fifth studio album : ‘Help!’ featuring ‘Ticket to Ride,’ ‘Yesterday’ and ‘Dizzy Miss Lizzy’ (1965)

The Beatles' 'Help!' is their fifth studio album (OST of the eponymous film) produced by George Martin and released on August 6, 1965 by Parlophone. Track Listing : 1.Help! (Lennon–Mccartney)...

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Bob Dylan starts the recording of ‘The Times They Are a-Changin” at Columbia Studios in New York (1963)

Bob Dylan's 'The Times They Are a-Changin'' is his third studio album recorded between August 6 and October 31, 1963 and released on January 13, 1964 by Columbia.Track listing :...

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FKA Twigs releases “LP1,’ her debut album (2014)

FKA Twigs' 'LP1' is her debut studio album released on August 6, 2014 by YoungTrack Listing : 1.Preface (Fka Twigs) -01:46 . 2.Lights On (Fka Twigs, Arca, Tic) - 04:24...

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Barry White releases his third album : ‘Can’t Get Enough’ featuring ‘You’re the First, the Last, My Everything’ (1974)

Barry White's 'Can't Get Enough' is his self-produced third album released on August 6, 1974 by 20Th Century.Track Listing : 1.Mellow Mood (Pt. I) (Barry White, Tom Brock, Robert Taylor)...

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