Tamla publish Marvin Gaye’s thirteenth album : ‘I Want You’ (1976)
Marvin Gaye‘s ‘I Want You’ is his thirteenth studio album released on March 16, 1976 by Tamla.
MCA publish ‘Street Life’ by The Crusaders featuring Randy Crawford on the title track (1979)
The Crusaders‘ ‘Street Life’ is their twelfth studio album featuring Randy Crawford on the title track and released on December 9, 1979 by MCA
Arista publish Aretha Franklin’s album : ‘Aretha’ (1980)
Aretha Franklin‘s ‘Aretha’ is an album (her second album with this title) released in October 1980 by Arista Records.
‘Etta James records her first live album : ‘Rocks the House’ in Nashville (1963)
‘Etta James Rocks the House’ is her first live (and her fifth overall) album recorded on September 27 & 28, 1963 and released in 1964 by Argo.
We remember Joe Sample. ‘Hey Joe’
This day (September 12, 2014) , died Joseph Leslie Joe Sample,an American pianist, keyboard player and founder of the Crusaders (more…)
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.
Motown publish Stevie Wonder’s ‘Innervisions,’ his sixteenth album featuring ‘Higher Ground’ and ‘Living for the City’ (1973)
Stevie Wonder‘s ‘Innervisions’ feat.’Higher Ground’ is his sixteenth studio album released on August 3, 1973 by Motown Records.
Marlena Shaw records the album ‘Who Is This Bitch, Anyway?’ for Blue Note (1974)
Marlena Shaw‘s ‘Who Is This Bitch, Anyway?’ is an album recorded on June 12 and December 3, 4, 5 & 6, 1974 by Blue Note.
Happy Birthday Bernard Purdie. ‘So Pretty’
This day (June 11, 1939), in Elkton, Maryland, is born Bernard Lee Purdie a.k.a Pretty Purdie, an American session drummer. (more…)
Anita Baker releases ‘The Songstress,’ her debut solo album (1981)
Anita Baker‘s ‘The Songstress’ is her debut solo album released on May 31, 1983 by Beverly Glen.
Capitol Records release Tina Turner’s fifth solo album : ‘Private Dancer’ featuring ‘What’s Love Got To Do With It’ (1984)
Tina Turner’s ‘Private Dancer’ is her fifth (and best-selling) solo album released on May 29, 1984 By Capitol Records.
Lee Ritenour – A Twist Of Rit
Released on August 21, 2015, "A Twist Of Rit" is an album by Lee Ritenour revisiting and reworking songs from some of his earliest albums.