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This week In One-Off Collaborations 20/52

David Byrne & St. Vincent, Sam Moore & Blues Brothers Band, B.B. King & James Brown, Taj Mahal & Keb' Mo', Beth Hart & Joe Bonamassa, Robin Gibb & Nigel Kennedy, The Corrs & Ron Wood, Jason Mraz & Sungha Jung, Eric Clapton & Ed Sheeran, Pete Townshend & Lou Reed, Andy Summers & Robert Fripp, Janet Jackson & Justin Timberlake

Fijne Verjaardag Jan Akkerman. ‘Chord Focus’

This day (December 24, 1946), in Amsterdam, Netherlands, is born Jan Akkerman, a guitar player, constantly experimenting with new equipment and guitars. Tracklist : 1 . Reunion (2020) 2 . Spiritual Privacy (2020) 3 . Beyond The Horizon (2019) 4 . @ Helmond, Bluesroute (2018) 5 . w/ Laurie Akkerman – Knight Of The Guitar (2017) 6 . @ Bergen op Zoom (2016) 7 . w/ Eelco Gelling – @ Carre Netherlands…

The Police release their debut album : ‘Outlandos d’Amour’ featuring ‘Roxanne,’ ‘Can’t Stand Losing You’ and ‘So Lonely’ (1978)

The Police's 'Outlandos d'Amour' feat. 'Roxanne' is their debut album released on November 2, 1978 by A&M.1 . Next To You (Rio) 2 . So Lonely 3 . So Lonely (2008, Live) 4 . Roxanne 5 . Roxanne (Pinkpop, 1979) 6 . Peanuts (1979) 7 . Can't Stand Losing You (2008, Live) 8 . Can't Stand Losing You 9 . Truth Hits Everybody (1979, Musikladen) 10 . Truth Hits Everybody (Essen) 11 . Born In The…

Frank Zappa releases ‘Broadway the Hard Way,’ a live album recorded during his final world tour (1988)

Frank Zappa's 'Broadway the Hard Way' is a live album recorded during his 1988 and final world tour and released on October 14, 1988 by Barking Pumpkin.1 . Planet Of Baritone Women 2 . Any Kind Of Pain (Zappa's Universe Live, 91) 3 . When The Lie Is So Big 4 . Outside Now (Paris, 1980) 5 . Hot Plate Heaven At The Green Hotel (1988) 6 . What Kind Of Girl 7 . Jesus Thinks You're A Jerk Track…

Sting releases his second solo album : ‘…Nothing Like the Sun’ featuring ‘Englishman in New York,’ ‘We’ll Be Together,’ ‘They Dance Alone’ and…

Sting's '…Nothing Like the Sun' is his second solo album ( with a title borrowed from from Shakespeare's Sonnet #130) released on October 13, 1987 by A&M.1 . Lazarus Heart (Ottawa, Ontario, 1985) 2 . Be Still My Beating Heart 3 . Be Still My Beating Heart (Tokyo) 4 . Englishman In New York 5 . They Dance Alone (Cueca Solo) 6 . They Dance Alone (Viña Del Mar, 2011) 7 . Fragile 8 . We'll Be…

The Police release their third album : ‘Zenyatta Mondatta’ featuring ‘Don’t Stand So Close to Me’ and ‘De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da’ (1980)

The Police's 'Zenyatta Mondatta' is their third album, released on October 3, 1980 by A&M.1 . Don't Stand So Close To Me 2 . Driven To Tears (Gateshead, 1982) 3 . 1980 (Live) 4 . When The World Is Running Down (Chile, 1982) 5 . When The World Is Running Down, You Make The Best Of What's Still Around (Essen) 6 . Canary In A Coalmine 7 . Voices Inside My Head (Rock In Rio Madrid, 2008)…

Electric Light Orchestra ‘s ‘Out of the Blue’ their seventh album featuring ‘Turn to Stone’ ‘Mr. Blue Sky,’ ‘Sweet Talkin’ Woman’ and…

Electric Light Orchestra's 'Out of the Blue' is their seventh studio album written and produced by ELO frontman Jeff Lynne and released on October 3, 1977 by Jet / United Artists.1 . Turn To Stone 2 . It's Over (Official Video) 3 . Sweet Talking Woman (w/ Rosie Langley & Amy Langley, Glastonbury 2016) 4 . I'm Steppin' Out (Hyde Park, 2014 ) 5 . I'm Steppin' Out ( w/ Jeff Lynne,…

The Police release ‘Ghost in the Machine,’ their fourth album featuring ‘Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic’ and ‘Spirits in the Material World’ (1981)

The Police's 'Ghost in the Machine' (a name inspired by Arthur Koestlers book) is their fourth album released on October 2, 1981 by A&M.1 . Spirits In The Material World 2 . Hungry For You (Live) 3 . Hungry For You (Gateshead, 1982) 4 . Demolition Man 5 . Demolition Man 6 . One World Not Three (1981) 7 . One World (Festival De Viña Del Mar Chile, 1982) Track Listing : 1.Spirits In…

The Police release ‘Reggatta de Blanc,’ their second album featuring ‘Message in a Bottle’ and ‘Walking on the Moon’ (1979)

The Police's 'Reggatta de Blanc' is their second (featuring 'Message in a Bottle' and 'Walking on the Moon') album released on October 2, 1979 by A&M.1 . Message In A Bottle 2 . Message In A Bottle (2008, Live) 3 . Reggatta De Blanc ("Old Grey Whistle Test" 1979) 4 . It's Alright For You ("Kenny Everett Show" 1980) 5 . It's Alright For You 6 . Bring On The Nigt (Live, Paris, 1979) 7 .…

Sting celebrates his own 40th Anniversary (1991)

October 1, 1991 - Sting celebrates his 40th birthday with David Sancious (kb), Vinnie Colaiuta (d), Dominic Miller (g) and possibly ex The Police colleague Andy Summers at The Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles, CA

The Police release ‘Synchronicity,’ their fifth and final album featuring ‘Every Breath You Take’ (1983)

The Police's 'Synchronicity' is their fifth, final and most popular studio album co-produced with Hugh Padgham and released on June 1, 1983 by A&M.1 . Synchronicity Live in Usa 2 . Walking In Your Footsteps (Oakland 1983) 3 . Walking in your footsteps 4 . O, My God (Oakland '83) 5 . O, My God 6 . Synchronicity II 7 . Synchronicity II (Montreal '83) 8 . Every Breath You Take (Official Video)…

Happy Birthday Robert Fripp. ‘King Robert’

This day (May 16 , 1946), in Wimborne Minster, Dorset, England, is born Robert Fripp an English guitarist.Digest Tracklist : w/ King Crimson – Starless (2021) . King Crimson - Indiscipline (2017) . w/ King Crimson - Heroes (2016) . w/ The Orchestra Of Crafty Guitarists Vi - Chords Circulations (2013) . w/ Theo Travis - When The Rains Fall (from Follow) (2012) . Robert Fripp String Quintet - Kan…

Sarah Vaughan records with the Count Basie Orchestra, ‘Send in the Clowns’ an album for Pablo (1981)

Sarah Vaughan's 'Send in the Clowns' is a studio album recorded on February 16, 17 & May 16, 1981 with the Count Basie Orchestra and released the same year by Pablo.1 . Just Friends 2 . Just Friends 3 . If You Could See Me Now (Montreal Jazz Festival) 4 . In Concert, 1984 5 . Send In The Clowns 6 . I Hadnt Anyone Til You (Kentucky, 1983) 7 . I Hadnt Anyone Till You / Tendery 8 . Indian Summer…

This week In Male Balladeers 03/52

Harry Nilsson, Jeff Buckley, Randy Newman, Townes Van Zandt, Bryan Adams, Elvin Bishop, Jackson Browne, John Prine, David Gates, Bob Dylan, Nick Cave , Mick Hucknall

Quincy Jones releases ‘Back on the Block’ recorded with famous jazz, soul and hip-hop artists (1989)

Quincy Jones's 'Back on the Block' is a studio album released on August 8, 1989 by Qwest and featuring many famous artists : Ella Fitzgerald, Miles Davis, Joe Zawinul, Ice-T, Big Daddy Kane, Sarah Vaughan, Dizzy Gillespie, George Benson, Luther Vandross, Dionne Warwick, Barry White, Chaka Khan, Take 6, Bobby McFerrin, Al Jarreau, Al B. Sure!, James Ingram, El DeBarge, Ray Charles and more.1 .…

Jill Scott releases her sixth album : ‘Woman’ (2015)

Jill Scott.'s 'Woman' is her sixth albumreleased on July 24, 2015 by Blues Babe1 . You Don't Know (Official Video) 2 . A Long Walk/It's Love (Live) 3 . SJ 4 . You Don't Know Nothing About Love ("STL", w/ The Pipes) Track Listing : 1.Wild Cookie (Jill Scott, Warryn Campbell) - 01:49 . 2.Prepared (Jill Scott, Andre Harris, Sir Darryl Farris) - 05:18 . 3.Run Run Run (Aaron Pearce, Harold Lilly,…

This week In Soul Artists 26/52

Luther Vandross, Sly, The Family Stone, Maxwell, Al Jarreau, Grover Washington Jr., Bobby Womack, Akon, Brandy, Michael Jackson, George Benson, Incognito, The Jb'S International

Happy Birthday Herbie Hancock

This day (April 12, 1940 ), in Chicago, Illinois, is born Herbert Jeffrey Herbie Hancock, an American pianist, keyboardist and composer.Digest Tracklist : Actual Proof (Austin City Limits) . SoCal Connected (2014) . w/ Friends - Walkin (2012) . w/ Pink, Seal, India Arie - Imagine (2010) . w/ Christina Aguilera - A Song For You (2008) . w/ .Wynton Marsalis - Chicago. Part 2 (1981) . w/ Wayne…