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This week In Male Balladeers 01/52

How well do you know the music of Harry Nilsson, Alex Turner, Lou Rawls, Elvis Costello, Townes Van Zandt, Michael Stipe, Ed Sheeran, George Benson, Smokey Robinson, Bobby 'Blue' Bland,...

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Atco Records publish Otis Redding’s debut album : ‘Pain in My Heart’ (1964)

Otis Redding's 'Pain in My Heart' is his debut album produced by Jim Stewart and released on January 1, 1964 by Atco Records.Track Listing : 1.Pain In My Heart (Naomi...

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Dinah Washington records ‘Dinah Sings Bessie Smith,’ an album for Emarcy (1957)

Dinah Washington's 'Dinah Sings Bessie Smith' is an album recorded on December 30, 1957 and January 20, 1958.Track Listing : 1.After You'Ve Gone (Turner Layton, Henry Creamer) - 03:39 ....

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We Remember Dennis Wilson

[wp_ad_camp_1]December 28, 1983 - Dennis Carl Wilson simply known as Dennis Wilson, American musician, singer, co-founder & drummer of the Beach Boys passed away aged 39. He is remembered.Tracklist :...

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Diana Krall’s ‘Christmas Songs’ is her ninth album published by Verve (2005)

Diana Krall's 'Christmas Songs' is her ninth album performed with the Clayton-Hamilton Jazz Orchestra and released on November 1, 2005 by Verve Records.Track Listing : 1.Jingle Bells (James Pierpont) -...

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Scepter publish Dionne Warwick’s fifth album : ‘Here I Am’ (1965)

Dionne Warwick's 'Here I Am' is her fifth album produced by Burt Bacharach &d Hal David and released on December 21, 1965 by Scepter.Track Listing : 1.In Between The Heartaches...

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On TV today, The 5th Dimension with Flip Wilson (1973)

[wp_ad_camp_1]December 20, 1973 - you do not want to miss vocal group The 5th Dimension at "The Flip Wilson Show" on NBC

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Pat Metheny, Brad Mehldau, Jeff Ballard and Larry Grenadier record together ‘Metheny/Mehldau Quartet’ for Nonesuch (2005)

'Metheny/Mehldau Quartet' is a collaboration album recorded in December 2005 by Pat Metheny, Brad Mehldau, Jeff Ballard and Larry Grenadier and released on March 20, 2007 by Nonesuch.Track Listing :...

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Motown publish The Jackson 5’s debut album : ‘Diana Ross Presents the Jackson 5’ featuring ‘I Want You Back’ (1969)

'Diana Ross Presents the Jackson 5' is the debut album of The Jackson 5 featuring Michael Jackson as lead singer, released on December 18, 1969 by Motown.Track Listing : 1.Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah...

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Soft Machine release their debut album : ‘Volume One’ (1968)

Soft Machine's 'Volume One' is their debut album also titled 'The Soft Machine' and released in December 1968 by Abc Probe.Track Listing : 1.Hope For Happiness (Brian Hopper, Robert Wyatt,...

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On TV today, ‘A Bob Hope Comedy Special’ (1965)

[wp_ad_camp_1]December 15, 1965 - you do not want to miss Nancy Wilson guesting next to Bing Crosby, Jack Benny and Janet Leigh at "Bob Hope Special December" on NBC

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Roberta Flack releases her sixth album : ‘Blue Lights in the Basement’ featuring ‘The Closer I Get to You’ with Donny Hathaway (1977)

Roberta Flack's 'Blue Lights in the Basement' is her sixth studio album released on December 13, 1977 by Atlantic.Track Listing : 1.Why Don'T You Move In With Me (Gene Mcdaniels)...

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We remember Nancy Wilson. ‘Today, Tomorrow, Forever, Miss Nancy’

This day (December 13, 2018), in Pioneertown, California, died Nancy Wilsonan American singer of blues, jazz, cabaret and pop; a 'consummate actress' and 'the complete entertainer.'Tracklist : 1 . Teach...

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Columbia publish ‘Blood, Sweat & Tears’ eponymous second album featuring ‘Spinning Wheel’ (1968)

'Blood, Sweat & Tears' feat. 'Spinning Wheel' is their eponymous second album released on December 11, 1968 by Columbia. Track Listing : 1.Variations On A Theme By Erik Satie [1St...

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Antonio Carlos Jobim releases his fifteenth album : ‘Antonio Brasileiro’ featuring ‘How Insensitive (Insensatez)’ with Sting (1994)

Antonio Carlos Jobim's 'Antonio Brasileiro' is his fifteenth album completed 11 months before his death and released days after on December 11, 1994 by Sony.Track Listing : . 1.Variations On...

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Whitney Houston releases her fifth album : ‘Just Whitney’ featuring ‘Whatchulookinat’ and ‘Try It on My Own’ (2002)

Whitney Houston's 'Just Whitney...' is her fifth (and her first in four years) studio album released on December 10, 2002 by Arista Records.Track Listing : 1.One Of Those Days (Kevin...

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Capitol publish ‘Fred Neil,’ his second and eponymous album featuring ‘Everybody’s Talkin’ (1966)

'Fred Neil' is his second and eponymous album featuring 'Everybody's Talkin',' produced by Nick Venet and released in December 1966 by CapitolTrack Listing : 1.The Dolphins (Fred Neil) - 04:06...

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Joe Satriani releases his second album : ‘Surfing with the Alien’ (1987)

Joe Satriani's 'Surfing with the Alien' is his second album (and one of his most successful) released on December 10, 1987 by Relativity Records.Track Listing : 1.Surfing With The Alien...

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Gordy publish The Temptations’ album : ‘1990’ (1973)

The Temptations' '1990' is an album (their final written and produced by Norman Whitfield) released on December 7, 1973 by Gordy.Track Listing : 1.Let Your Hair Down (Norman Whitfield) -...

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P-Funk All-Stars release their debut album : ‘Urban Dancefloor Guerillas’ (1983)

P-Funk All-Stars 'Urban Dancefloor Guerillas' is their debut album featuring George Clinton, Sly Stone, Bootsy Collins and various members of Parliament and Funkadelic and released in 1983 By Uncle Jam/Cbs.Track...

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