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This week In Jazz Legends 34/52

How well do you know the music of Branford Marsalis, Wayne Shorter, Freddie Hubbard, Woody Shaw, Joe Henderson, McCoy Tynerr, Mahavishnu Orchestra, Herbie Hancock, Return to Forever, Stan Kenton, Jimmy...

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Atlantic publish Bette Midler’s ‘The Rose,’ the official soundtrack to the eponymous movie (1979)

Bette Midler's 'The Rose' is the soundtrack to the feature film of the same name released on August 22, 1979 by Atlantic. Track Listing : 1.Whose Side Are You On?...

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OutKast release their sixth (and potentially final) album : ‘Idlewild’ (2006)

OutKast's 'Idlewild' is their sixth studio album released on August 22, 2006 by LaFace/Jive.Track listing : 1.Intro - 02:12 . 2.Mighty 'O' (André Benjamin, Antwan Patton, Cab Calloway, Clarence Gaskill,...

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Dennis Wilson releases his first album : ‘Pacific Ocean Blue’ (1977)

Dennis Wilson's 'Pacific Ocean Blue' is his first album released on August 22, 1977 by CaribouTrack Listing : 1.River Song (Dennis Wilson, Carl Wilson) - 0 3:44 . 2.What'S Wrong...

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We remember Toots Thielemans. ‘Toots, 94, Une (dernière) Fois’

This day (August 22, 2016), in Brussels, Belgium, died Jean-Baptiste Frédéric Isidor, Baron Thielemans a.k.a Toots Thielemans, a Belgian jazz musician well known for his guitar and harmonica playing as...

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Herbie Hancock releases his seventeenth album : ‘Man-Child’ (1975)

Herbie Hancock's 'Man-Child' is his seventeenth album, released on August 22, 1975 by Columbia.Track listing : . 1.Hang Up Your Hang Ups (Herbie Hancock, Melvin 'Wah-Wah Watson' Ragin, Paul Jackson)...

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‘Music For The Dancers’ N°228 – Vintage 80s Music Videos

How well do you know the music of Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam, Full Force, Prince & The Revolution, Tina Turner, Hi~Gloss, Robert Palmer, Modern Romance, Wham!, Matt Bianco, The...

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Oasis release their third album : ‘Be Here Now’ featuring ‘D’You Know What I Mean?’ (1997)

Oasis' 'Be Here Now' is their third studio album produced by Owen Morris & Noel Gallagher and released on August 21, 1997 by Creation Records.Track Listing : 1.D'You Know What...

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Me:nu Du Jour August 20 (EN.FR.ES)

>> EN FRANCAIS | >> EN ESPAÑOLTODAY We Listen To Frank Sinatra, Isaac Hayes , Living Colour, Ben E. King, Isley Brothers, Bob Dylan, Huey Lewis & the News, Queensrÿche, Prince, Wire, Level 42,...

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Prince releases ‘Graffiti Bridge,’ his twelfth album and the soundtrack to the eponym film (1990)

Prince's 'Graffiti Bridge' is his twelfth studio album (and the soundtrack to the eponym film) released on August 20, 1990 by Paisley Park, Warner Bros.Track listing : 1.Can't Stop This...

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Huey Lewis & the News release ‘Fore!,’ their fourth album featuring ‘Stuck with You’ (1986)

'Fore!' feat. 'Stuck with You' by Huey Lewis & the News is their fourth studio album released on August 20, 1986 by ChrysalisTrack Listing : 1.Jacob'S Ladder (Bruce Hornsby, John...

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Popa Chubby is all bluesy in Connecticut (2015)

August 20, 2015 - Popa Chubby performs with Dave Keyes (kb), Richie Monica (d) and Sam Smith (b) at Fairfield Theatre Company in Fairfield, CT

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Neil Young releases ‘Greendale’ recorded with Crazy Horse (2003)

'Greendale' by Neil Young & Crazy Horse is their twenty-sixth studio album (a rock opera about the Green family, living in a California seaside town) released on August 19, 2003...

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‘Music For The Dancers’ N°447 – Vintage 80s Music Videos

How well do you know the music of Sydney Youngblood, Scritti Politti, UB40, Colonel Abrams, Evelyn Thomas, Hit House, Uriah Heep, Teddy Riley, Shalamar, Harold Faltermeyer, Spagna, Jean-Michel Jarre ?...

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Aerosmith release their ninth studio album : ‘Permanent Vacation’ featuring ‘Angel’ and ‘Dude (Looks Like a Lady)’ (1987)

Aerosmith's 'Permanent Vacation' is their ninth studio album produced by Bruce Fairbairn and released on August 18 1987 by Geffen Records.Track Listing : 1.Heart'S Done Time (Joe Perry, Desmond Child)...

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This week In ’70s Throwback’ 33/52

How well do you know the music of Elvis Presley, Manhattan Transfer, Crosby, Stills & Nash, The Doors, The Who, Rod Stewart, Doobie Brothers, Graham Central Station, Ohio Players, Bruce...

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The Go-Betweens release their sixth and final album ’16 Lovers Lane’ (1988)

The Go-Betweens's '16 Lovers Lane' is their sixth album co-produced with Mark Wallis and released in August 1988 by Mushroom / Beggars BanquetTrack Listing : 1.Love Goes On (Grant Mclennan,...

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Walt Disney Records publish ‘Brian Wilson Reimagines Gershwin,’ his ninth solo album (2010)

'Brian Wilson Reimagines Gershwin' is his ninth album (including two new songs completed from unfinished Gershwin fragments) released on August 17, 2010 by Walt Disney Records.Track Listing : 1.Rhapsody In...

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Me:nu Du Jour August 16 (EN.FR.ES)

>> EN FRANCAIS | >> EN ESPAÑOLTODAY We Listen To Prince, Ohio Players, Richie Havens, Sonny Rollins, Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong We Celebrate Aretha Franklin, Madonna, Elvis Presley, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Dorival Caymmi,...

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‘Look Ma, No Mike!’ N°66 – Vintage 90s Music Videos

How well do you know the music of UB40, Richie Stephens, Frazier Chorus, The Divine Comedy, Top, The Wedding Present, Throwing Muses, Jesus Jones, Moist, The Auteurs, Morten Harket, Dodgy...

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