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The Rolling Stones release their second American album : ’12 X 5′ featuring ‘Around and Around’ and ‘Time Is on My Side’ (1964)

The The Rolling Stones' '12 X 5' feat. "Around and Around" "Time Is on My Side" is their second American album released on October 17 , 1964 by London Decca...

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We remember Solomon Burke. ‘Gone To Soul Heaven’

This day (October 10, 2010), in Haarlemmermeer, Netherlands, died Solomon Burke, American singer and archbishop of the United House of Prayer For All People.Tracklist : 1 . Cry To Me...

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We remember Jimi Hendrix. ‘The Wind Cried Jimi’

This day (September 18, 1970), in London, died James Marshall a.k.a. Jimi Hendrix ,an American guitarist, singer and composer.Tracklist : 1 . The Wind Cries Mary 2 . Life And...

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Me:nu Du Jour August 8 (EN.FR.ES)

>> EN FRANCAIS | >> EN ESPAÑOLTODAY We Listen To Quincy Jones, Wilson Pickett, N.W.A, Billy Joel, Bob Dylan, M.I.A., Oscar Peterson, Julie London We Celebrate The Edge, U2, Julian Cannonball Adderley, Benny Carter,...

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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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Opposites Attract

From 'Body And Soul' to 'Truth And Lies' , we have mixed 15 tunes around the theme of 'Oppositions'. It has Chick Corea, Morgana King, Lee Morgan & Wayne Shorter,...

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I Can’t Get Started (and Other Phony Excuses)

From 'I Can't Get Started' to 'Nobody's Fault But Mine' , we have mixed 16 'Jazz and Soul' tunes around the theme of 'Excuses'. It has Eddie Hinton, Rickie Lee...

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Midnight, Before, After And ’Round

From 'Moanin´ At Midnight' to 'Long About Midnight' , we have mixed 18 'Straight Jazz' tunes around the theme of 'Midnight'. It has Kenny Ball & His Jazzmen, Coleman Hawkins,...

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My Girl

Starting and ending with 'My Girl' made famous by The Temptations, we made a playlist powered by Hittin'Around. It has Bobby Rydell, The Righteous Brothers, The Shangri-Las, Eddie Floyd and...

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(Don’t)Lie To Me

From 'You Told A Lie' to 'Pra Que Mentir' , we have mixed 18 'Jazz & Latin' tunes around the theme of 'Lies & Liars'. "(Don't)Lie To Me" has Los...

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The Oedipus Complexity

From 'I'm Man' to 'Mama Don't Want No Peas 'n' Rice 'n' Coconut Oil' , we have mixed 19 'Jazz, Blues and More' tunes around the theme of 'Mothers &...

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This week In Male Balladeers 06/52

How well do you know the music of Lenny Kravitz's "Dancin' Til Dawn" leans on his funk and rock roots, carried by his multi-instrumental talents and Lenny Pickett's sultry saxophone,...

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Warner Bros. publish Tower of Power’s album : ‘Urban Renewal’ (1975)

Tower of Power's 'Urban Renewal' is an album (the last to feature lead singer Lenny Williams) released in January 1975 by Warner Bros. Records.Track Listing : 1.Only So Much Oil...

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David Bowie releases his sixteenth album : ‘Tonight’ featuring ‘Blue Jean’

David Bowie's 'Tonight' is his sixteenth studio album recorded in Quebec, Canada and released on September 1st 1984 by EMI America.Track Listing : 1.Loving The Alien (David Bowie) - 07:11...

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Elton John releases his eighth album : ‘Caribou’ featuring ‘Don’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me’ and ‘The Bitch Is Back’ (1974)

Elton John's 'Caribou' is his eighth album produced by Gus Dudgeon and released on June 28, 1974 by MCA Records.Track Listing : 1.The Bitch Is Back (Elton John, Bernie Taupin)...

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