We remember Roger Troutman. ‘Zapp Papa’
This day (April 25, 1999), in Dayton, Ohio, died Roger Troutman, the lead singer of the band Zapp. (more…)
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This day (April 25, 1999), in Dayton, Ohio, died Roger Troutman, the lead singer of the band Zapp. (more…)
Black Sabbath‘s ‘Heaven and Hell’ is their ninth studio album featuring vocalist Ronnie James Dio, produced by Martin Birch and released on April 25, 1980 by Vertigo
Norah Jones‘ ‘Little Broken Hearts’ is her fifth studio album produced By Danger Mouse and released on April 25, 2012 by Blue Note.
Bebel Gilberto‘s ‘Tanto Tempo’ is her third studio album, produced by Suba and released on April 25, 2000 by Ziriguiboom
This day (April 25, 2023), in Manhattan, New York, died Harold George ‘Harry’ Belafonte, Jr. , an American singer, songwriter, actor and social activist. (more…)
This day (April 25, 1990), in Philadelphia, died Dexter Gordon, an American jazz tenor saxophonist. (more…)
‘The Young Lions’ is the first and last album (recorded on April 25, 1960) by a supergroup featuring Wayne Shorter, Frank Strozier, Lee Morgan, Bobby Timmons, Bob Cranshaw, Albert Heath and Louis Hayes and released in 1960 by Vee-Jay.
Jimmy Smith‘s ‘Back at the Chicken Shack’ is an album recorded on April 25, 1960 with Kenny Burrell, Stanley Turrentine & Donald Bailey and released in 1963 by Blue Note.
Ella Fitzgerad’s ‘Ella in Rome: The Birthday Concert’ is a live album recorded on April 25, 1958 with a trio led by Lou Levy and released in 1988 by Verve.