The Hives

Billy Cobham records debut album : ‘Spectrum’ for Atlantic (1973)

Billy Cobham's 'Spectrum' is his debut album recorded on May 14, 15 & 16, 1973 and released on October 1, 1973 by Atlantic. Track Listing : 1.Quadrant 4 (Billy Cobham)...

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Barbra Streisand releases ‘My Name Is Barbra’ in conjunction with a a television special (1965)

Barbra Streisand's 'My Name Is Barbra' is the first of two studio albums (tied-in to a television special of the same name) released in May 1965.Track Listing : 1.My Name...

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Saxon rock San Antonio (2018)

May 1, 2018 - British band Saxon's "Thunderbolt 2018" tour stops at the Freeman Coliseum in San Antonio, Texas

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Columbia publish Santana’s eleventh album : ‘Zebop!’ (1981)

Santana's 'Zebop!' is their eleventh studio album featuring Alex Ligertwood on vocals and released in April 1981 by Columbia. Track Listing : 1.Changes (Cat Stevens) - 04:27 . 2.E Papa...

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Sarah Vaughan records ‘How Long Has This Been Going On?’ with Oscar Peterson quartet (1978)

Sarah Vaughan's 'How Long Has This Been Going On?' is a studio album recorded on April 25, 1978 with a quartet led by Oscar Peterson and released the same year...

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Sun Ra records ‘The Heliocentric Worlds of Sun Ra, Volume One’ with his Solar Arkestra (1965)

'The Heliocentric Worlds of Sun Ra, Volume One' is an album recorded on April 20, 1965 with his Solar Arkestra and released the same year by Esp Disk..Track Listing :...

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Barbra Streisand records the album ‘Live Concert at the Forum’ during a fundraiser for George McGovern (1972)

Barbra Streisand's 'Live Concert at the Forum' is her second live album recorded on April 15, 1972 during a fundraiser for George McGovern's presidential campaign and released in October 1972...

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Ella Fitzgerald records ‘Ella in London’ at Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Club (1974)

Ella Fitzgerald's 'Ella in London' is a live album recorded on April 11, 1974 at Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club with a quartet and released the same year by Pablo.Track Listing...

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Sonny Rollins starts the recording of ‘What’s New?’ with with Jim Hall et al (1962)

Sonny Rollins ' 'What's New?' is an album recorded on April 5, 25 , 26 & May 14, 1962 with Jim Hall, Bob Cranshaw, Ben Riley, Dennis Charles, Frank Charles,...

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MGM publish ‘Eric Burdon Declares “War”,’ a collaboration between Burdon and funk band War (1970)

'Eric Burdon Declares "War"' is the first of two collaboration albums between Burdon and Californian funk band War, released in April 1970 by MGM Records.Track Listing : 1.The Vision Of...

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Herbie Hancock releases ‘Sextant,’ the last album of the Mwandishi period (1973)

Herbie Hancock's 'Sextant' is his eleventh album (and the last with his Mwandishi Band) released on March 30, 1973 by Columbia.Track Listing : 1.Rain Dance (Herbie Hancock) - 09:16 ....

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Bob Dylan releases ‘Bringing It All Back Home,’ his fifth album featuring ‘Subterranean Homesick Blues,’ ‘Maggie’s Farm’ …. (1965)

Bob Dylan's 'Bringing It All Back Home' is his fifth (half electric and half acoustic) studio album released March 27, 1965 by Columbia.Track Listing : 1.Subterranean Homesick Blues (Bob Dylan)...

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Recording of ‘Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Cole Porter Songbook’ is wrapped up today (1956)

'Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Cole Porter Songbook' is a studio album recorded between February 7 and March 27, 1956 with an orchestra conducted by Buddy Bregman and released the same...

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Deep Purple release ‘Machine Head,’ the album recorded in Montreux that features ‘Smoke on the Water’ (1971)

Deep Purple's 'Machine Head' feat. 'Smoke on the Water' is their sixth studio album recorded through December 1971 in Montreux, Switzerland, and released on March 25, 1972 by Purple.Track Listing...

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The Rolling Stones release ‘Dirty Work’ featuring ‘Harlem Shuffle’ (1986)

The The Rolling Stones' 'Dirty Work' feat. 'Harlem Shuffle' is their eighteenth British (and twentieth American) studio album released on March 24, 1986 by The Rolling Stones/Columbia Records.Track Listing :...

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Frank Sinatra records ‘No One Cares’ with Gordon Jenkins as arranger (1959)

Frank Sinatra's 'No One Cares' is an album recorded on March 24, 25, 26, May 14, 1959 and released the same year by Capitol.Track Listing : 1.When No One Cares...

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Barbra Streisand’s ‘Color Me Barbra’ is pulled from her ( first in color) TV special (1966)

Barbra Streisand's 'Color Me Barbra' is her seventh studio album released in March 1966 by Columbia.Track Listing : 1.Yesterdays (Otto Harbach, Jerome Kern) - 03:05 . 2.One Kiss (Oscar Hammerstein...

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Herbie Hancock records ‘Speak Like a Child’ produced By Duke Pearson (1968)

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Ghanaian Gospel

An intriguing concoction of traditional Ghanaian beats intertwined with Christian tales creates the transcendent art form known as gospel music, where hymns from the 19th century meld seamlessly with indigenous...

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Elektra publish Metallica’s third album : ‘Master of Puppets,’ a musical landmark (1986)

Metallica's 'Master of Puppets' is their third studio (six times platinum) album produced by Flemming Rasmussen and released on March 3, 1986 by Elektra Records.Track Listing : 1.Battery (James Hetfield,...

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