Wilson Pickett

Led Zeppelin celebrates Atlantic Records 40th Anniversary (1988)

May 14, 1988 - Atlantic Records celebrate their 40th birthday with more than thirty megastar artists ranging from Wilson Pickett or Roberta Flack to a reformed Led Zeppelin at Madison...

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We Remember Donald Duck Dunn. ‘Just Our Duck’

This day (May 13, 2012), in Tokyo, Japan, died Donald Duck Dunn, an American bass guitarist and session musician.Tracklist : 1 . Blues Brothers Band – Hold On I’M Coming...

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Me:nu Du Jour Mar.18 (EN.FR.ES)

>> EN FRANCAIS | >> EN ESPAÑOLTODAY We Listen To Joni Mitchell, Donna Summer, Iggy Pop, Aerosmith, The War On Drugs, Charles Mingus, Colosseum, John McLaughlin, Ibrahim Ferrer, Wynton Marsalis, Big Star We Celebrate...

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Me:nu Du Jour Mar.6 (EN.FR.ES)

>> EN FRANCAIS | >> EN ESPAÑOLTODAY We Listen To Annie Lennox, Nick Drake, Temptations, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Herbie Hancock, Art Blakey, Sun Ra, Cesária Évora We Celebrate David Gilmour, Alvin Lee, Mary Wilson,...

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Les McCann & Eddie Harris shoot a film in Ghana (1971)

March 6, 1971 - Les McCann and Eddie Harris are in Ghana with Carlos Santana, Ike and Tina Turner, Booker T & The MGs, the Staple Singers, Wilson Pickett and...

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‘Music For The Dancers’ N°109 – Vintage 90s Music Videos

How well do you know the music of New Kids on the Block’s upbeat “You Got It (The Right Stuff)” and Five’s swagger-filled “Slam Dunk (Da Funk)” define late-'80s and...

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Stax publish Eddie Floyd’s debut album : ‘Knock On Wood’ (1967)

Eddie Floyd's 'Knock On Wood' is his debut album recorded from July till December 1966 at Stax Studios in Memphis, Tennessee and released on January 26, 1967 by Stax. Track...

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

>> EN FRANCAIS | >> EN ESPAÑOLTODAY We Listen To Parliament, Bee Gees, Frank Zappa, Lou Reed, Ella Fitzgerald, Art Pepper, Charles Mingus We Celebrate Wilson Pickett, Elis Regina, Dolly Parton, Janis Joplin, Carl...

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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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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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This week In Male Balladeers 06/52

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, though its mid-tempo groove feels more atmospheric than...

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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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