Fijne Verjaardag Jan Akkerman. ‘Chord Focus’
This day (December 24, 1946), in Amsterdam, Netherlands, is born Jan Akkerman, a guitar player, constantly…
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Focus revisits Hocus Pocus (2012)
October 26, 2012 - Dutch band Focus - that is original member Thijs van Leer (voc, org, fl) plus Menno Gootjes (g),…
Focus release their second album : ‘Moving Waves’ featuring ‘Hocus Pocus’ (1971)
Focus' 'Moving Waves' feat. "Hocus Pocus" is their second studio album produced by Mike Vernon and released in…
Stan Getz records ‘Focus’ for Verve with a string orchestra (1961)
Stan Getz' 'Focus' is an album recorded on July 14 & 28 and September-October 1961 with a string orchestra and…
Dutch band Focus plays in London (1973)
May 5, 1973 - Dutch band Focus with guitarist Jan Akkerman plays at the Rainbow Theater in London
On TV today, Joey DeFrancesco at ‘WXXI Arts InFocus’ (2014)
January 23, 2014 - WXXI airs the Joey DeFrancesco concert taped at the 2014 Xerox Rochester International Jazz…
Me:nu Du Jour January 21 (EN.FR.ES)
>> EN FRANCAIS | >> EN ESPAÑOLTODAY We Listen To Canned Heat, Miles Davis, Ludovico…
Decca publish The Rolling Stones’ fifth album : ‘Between the Buttons’ (1967)
The The Rolling Stones' 'Between the Buttons' featuring (in the US version) 'Ruby Tuesday' & 'Let's Spend the…
Asylum publish ‘Jackson Browne,’ his eponymous debut album featuring ‘Doctor My Eyes’ (1972)
'Jackson Browne' is his eponymous debut album produced by Richard Sanford Orshoff and released in January 1972 by…
Deep Purple release their seventh album : ‘Who Do We Think We Are’ featuring ‘Woman from Tokyo’ (1973)
Deep Purple's 'Who Do We Think We Are' is their seventh studio album featuring Ian Gillan on vocals and released in…
EMI publish Corinne Bailey Rae’s second album : ‘The Sea’ (2010)
Corinne Bailey Rae's 'The Sea' is her second studio album released on January 20, 2010 by EMI, Track Listing :…
Oscar Peterson and Milt Jackson record together ‘Two of the Few,’ an album for Pablo (1983)
'Two of the Few' by Oscar Peterson & Milt Jackson is a studio album recorded on January 20, 1983 and released…
Jimmy Smith records ‘Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?’ a studio album with a big band for Verve (1964)
Jimmy Smith's 'Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?' is a studio album recorded on January 20-21 & 27, 1964 with a…
RCA publish Lou Reed’s sixth solo album : ‘Coney Island Baby’ (1976)
Lou Reed's 'Coney Island Baby' is his sixth solo album recorded in New-York and released on January 19, 1976 by…
Discreet publish Frank Zappa’s album : ‘Sleep Dirt’ (1979)
Frank Zappa's 'Sleep Dirt' is an album released (without his permission) on January 19, 1979 by Discreet.Track…
Art Pepper records ‘Art Pepper meets The Rhythm Section’ with Red Garland, Paul Chambers and Philly Joe Jones (1957)
'Art Pepper meets The Rhythm Section' is an album recorded on January 19, 1957 with Red Garland, Paul Chambers…
AC/DC release their tenth album : ‘Blow Up Your Video’ featuring ‘Heatseeker’ (1987)
AC/DC's 'Blow Up Your Video' is their tenth album recorded in France during summer 1987 and released on January 18,…
Bryan Adams releases his third album : ‘Cuts Like a Knife’ featuring ‘Straight from the Heart’, ‘This Time’ and ‘Cuts Like a Knife’ (1983)
Bryan Adams' 'Cuts Like a Knife' is his third studio album recorded in Vancouver during 1982 fall and released on…
Simon & Garfunkel release their second album : ‘Sounds of Silence’ featuring ‘The Sound of Silence,’ ‘Homeward Bound’ and ‘I Am a Rock’ (1966)
Simon & Garfunkel's 'Sounds of Silence' is their second studio album recorded in 1964 & 1965 and released…
Atlantic publish Aretha Franklin’s album : ‘Soul ’69’ (1969)
Aretha Franklin's 'Soul '69' is an album of cover material released on January 17, 1969 by Atlantic. Track Listing…
Columbia publish Miles Davis’ album : ‘Four & More: Recorded Live in Concert’ (1964)
Miles Davis' 'Four & More: Recorded Live in Concert' is an album recorded on February 12, 1964 at…
John Lee Hooker and Canned Heat release their collaboration album : ‘Hooker ‘n Heat’ (1971)
'Hooker 'n Heat' by John Lee Hooker & Canned Heat is a double album (the last to feature Alan Wilson)…
The Byrds release their fifth album : ‘The Notorious Byrd Brothers’ (1968)
The Byrds' 'The Notorious Byrd Brothers' is their fifth album produced by Gary Usher released on January 15, 1968…
Milt Jackson and John Coltrane record together ‘Bags & Trane,’ an album for Atlantic Records (1959)
'Bags & Trane' by Milt Jackson & John Coltrane is an album (titled after their nicknames) recorded on…
Singing Foo Fighters
To Celebrate Dave Grohl, Foo Fighters' frontman, whose birthday is today - Happy Birthday BTW -, we have selected…
Bruce Springsteen releases his eighteenth album : ‘High Hopes’ featuring ‘The Ghost of Tom Joad’ (2014)
Bruce Springsteen's 'High Hopes' is his eighteenth studio album produced by Ron Aniello, Brendan O'Brien &…
Warner Bros. publish Bootsy’s Rubber Band’s album : ‘Ahh…The Name Is Bootsy, Baby!’ produced by George Clinton (1977)
Bootsy's Rubber Band's 'Ahh...The Name Is Bootsy, Baby!' is an album produced by George Clinton and Bootsy Collins…
‘L’Amour Toujours’ N°296 – New Music Videos
Adele, James Morrison, Sebastián Yatra, Jay Roxxx & MC Magic, J. Balvin, Ylona Garcia, Mitski, Cole Swindell…
Aretha Franklin records ‘Amazing Grace,’ a live album for Atlantic (1972)
Aretha Franklin's 'Amazing Grace' is a live album (& the biggest selling live gospel album of all time)…
The Beatles release their tenth album : ‘Yellow Submarine’ featuring ‘All You Need Is Love’ (1969)
The Beatles' 'Yellow Submarine' feat. 'All You Need Is Love' is their tenth studio album released in the United…
The xx release their third album ‘I See You’ featuring ‘On Hold’ (2017)
The XX's 'I See You' is their third studio album co-produced by Rodaidh McDonald and Jamie xx and released on…
Johnny Cash records ‘At Folsom Prison’ a live album for Columbia Records (1968)
Johnny Cash's 'At Folsom Prison' is a live album (his 27th overall) recorded at Folsom State Prison on January 13,…
Lester Young records ‘Pres and Teddy’ with the Teddy Wilson Quartet for Verve (1956)
Lester Young's 'Pres and Teddy' is an album recorded on January 13, 1956 with the Teddy Wilson Quartet and…
Atlantic Records publish ‘Led Zeppelin’ their eponymous debut album featuring ‘Good Times Bad Times’ and ‘How Many More Times’ (1969)
'Led Zeppelin' is their eponymous debut album produced by Jimmy Page and released on January 12, 1969 by Atlantic…
Willie Nelson and Wynton Marsalis record together the live album ‘Two Men with the Blues’ at Jazz At Lincoln Center In New York (2007)
'Two Men with the Blues' by Willie Nelson & Wynton Marsalis is a live album recorded on January 12 & 13,…
Chucho Valdés records ‘Bele Bele en La Habana,’ an album for Blue Note (1998)
Chucho Valdés' 'Bele Bele en La Habana' is an album recorded on January 12 & 13, 1998 and released later the…
This week In One-Off Collaborations 02/52
Muddy Waters & The Rolling Stones, Taj Mahal & Gregg Allman, Willie Nelson & Wynton Marsalis, Joan Baez…
Bill Evans records ‘Re: Person I Knew,’ a live album with Eddie Gomez and Marty Morell (1974)
Bill Evans 'Re: Person I Knew' is a live album recorded on January 11 & 12, 1974 with Eddie Gomez and Marty…
Muddy Waters releases the album ‘Hard Again’ produced by Johnny Winter (1977)
Muddy Waters' 'Hard Again' is an album produced by Johnny Winter and released on January 10, 1977 by Blue…
Happy Birthday Mike Stern. ‘Upside Mike’
This day (January 10, 1953), in Boston, Massachusetts, is born Mike Sedgwick a.k.a. Mike Stern, an American jazz…
John Lennon releases his eighth and final album : ‘Milk and Honey’ recorded with Yoko Ono (1984)
'Milk and Honey' by John Lennon & Yoko Ono is Lennon's eighth and final studio album, released posthumously…
Muddy Waters releases his thirteenth album : ‘I’m Ready’ produced by Johnny Winter (1978)
Muddy Waters' 'I'm Ready' is his thirteenth (and second produced by Johnny Winter) studio album released in…