Pink Martini's 'Get Happy' is their sixth studio album recorded with Phyllis Diller, Philippe Katerine, Meow Meow, Ari Shapiro, the von Trapps, and Rufus Wainwright as guests and released on September 24, 2013 by Heinz Records.

Track Listing : 1.Ich Dich Liebe (Max Kolpé, Lotar Olias, Karl Vibach) - 02:36 . 2.Quizás, Quizás, Quizás (Osvaldo Farrés) - 03:18 . 3.I'M Waiting For You (Yan Kuan, Chen Ruizhen) - 03:20 . 4.Omide Zendegani (Pink Martini) - 03:41 . 5.Yo Te Quiero Siempre

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Rufus Wainwright's 'Want One' is his third studio album produced by Marius de Vries and released on September 23, 2003 by DreamWorks

Track Listing : 1.Oh What A World (Rufus Wainwright) - 04:23 . 2.I Don'T Know What It Is (Rufus Wainwright) - 04:51 . 3.Vicious World (Rufus Wainwright) - 02:50 . 4.Movies Of

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September 7, 2012 - Rufus performs with special guests Shikao Suga, Tower Of Power Horns and Larry Braggs at "Tokyo Jazz Festival" in Japan

June 14, 2019 - Singers Rufus Wainwright and Martha Wainwright - plus pianist Laurence Bekk-Day - will premiere "Mother," a work dedicated to their mother Kate McGarrigle at la Basilique de Saint-Denis in Saint-Denis, France

April 28, 2020 - if in front of a computer, do not miss on YouTube the re-run of Rufus Wainwright's "Royal Albert Home Concert," concert that you have certainly already watched on April 8 on royalalberthall.com

April 21, 1975 - you do not want to miss Chaka Khan and Rufus promoting their "Rufusized" album at "The Mike Douglas Show" on a television channel near you

February 20, 2016 - Rufus Wainwright's "Prima Donna Symphonic Visual Concert" premieres at Teatro Colón in Buenos Aires, Argentina

February 18, 2019 - if in France, do not miss Rufus Wainwright covering "Hallelujah" at "C à Vous" on France 5

February 12, 2012 - Rufus Wainwright performs live before discussing his opera "Prima Donna" - which premieres next week in NYC - at The Greene Space in New York City

December 23, 2005 - if in England, do not miss Burt Bacharach and Rufus Wainwright performing together at "Later... with Jools Holland" on BBC2

December 18, 2017 - Rufus Wainwright will perform alone on stage with just a piano and a guitar at Théatre des Bouffes du Nord in Paris

This day (December 15, 2001), in Memphis, Tennessee, died Rufus Thomas, an American rhythm and blues, funk and soul singer and comedian.

Wikipedia : This day (December 15, 2001), in Memphis, Tennessee, died Rufus Thomas, an American rhythm and blues, funk and soul singer and comedian.

@Segue Records: In 1947, Memphis radio station WDIA emerged as the first black-operated station in the country, and Rufus soon became one of the

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November 7, 2018 - Rufus Wainwrigh, James Taylor, Seal, Chaka Khan, Norah Jones, Graham Nash, Brandi Carlile, Los Lobos, La Marisoul, Cesar Castro & Xochi Flores. THe will celebrate Joni Mitchell 75th Birthday at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion at the Music Center in Los Angeles

Gal Costa, Joni Mitchell, Buika, Tori Amos, Storm Large, Amy Winehouse, Norah Jones, Ayo, Beth Gibbons, Sheryl Crow, Janis Joplin, Lady Gaga

LL Cool J's 'Mama Said Knock You Out' is his fourth studio album produced mostly by Marley Marl and released on September 14, 1990 by Def Jam.

Track Listing : 1.The Boomin' System (Ll Cool J, James Todd Smith, Marlon Williams) - 03:41 . . 2.Around The Way Girl (Ll Cool J, James Todd Smith, Marlon Williams) - 04:07 . . 3.Eat 'Em Up, L Chill (Ll Cool J, James Todd Smith, Marlon Williams) - 04:37 . . 4.Mr. Good Bar (Ll Cool J, James Todd Smith, Marlon Williams) - 03:42 . . 5.Murdergram (Live At Rapmania) (Ll Cool J, James Todd Smith, Marlon Williams) - 03:53 . . 6.Cheesy Rat Blues (Ll Cool J, James Todd Smith, Marlon Williams) - 05:06 . . 7.Farmers Blvd.

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Billy Preston, Ray Charles, Marvin Gaye, Gloria Gaynor, Rufus, Funkadelic, Salt-N-Pepa & En Vogue, Destiny's Child, Earth, Wind & Fire, Macy Gray, The Jackson 5, Kool and The Gang

Evelyn ‘Champagne’ King, Prince, Captain Sensible, Five Star, David Grant, Natalie Cole, Bananarama, Chaka Khan, Irene Cara, Amii Stewart, The Pasadenas, Tina Turner

Mary J. Blige & Eve, Whitney Houston, The Roots, Valerie Simpson, Randy Crawford, Joe Sample, Ben E. King, Aaliyah, Rufus Thomas, Isaac Hayes, Bettye LaVette, Aretha Franklin, Ms. Lauryn Hill

Archie Shepp's 'Four for Trane' is a studio album recorded on August 10, 1964 and co-produced by John Coltrane and released the same year by Impulse!.

Track Listing : 1.Syeeda'S Song Flute (John Coltrane) - 08:30 . 2.Mr. Syms (John Coltrane) - 07:41 . 3.Cousin Mary (John Coltrane) - 07:14 . 4.Naima (John Coltrane) - 07:09 . 5.Rufus (Swung His Face At Last To The Wind, Then His Neck Snapped) (Archie Shepp) - 06:24

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Musicians : Archie Shepp – Tenor Saxophone . Charles Moffett – Drums . Roswell Rudd – Trombone, Arrangements . Alan Shorter – Flugelhorn . John Tchicai – Alto Saxophone . Reggie Workman – Double Bass

Production : Produced By John Coltrane, Bob Thiele Rudy Van Gelder - Engineer

Package : Robert Flynn - Cover Design . Hollis

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July 15, 1979 - Dexter Gordon Quartet - that is Dexter Gordon (ts), Eddie Gladden (perc), Rufus Reid (b) and Kirk Lightsey (p) - plays at "North Sea Jazz Festival" in The Hague, The Netherlands

Destiny's Child's 'The Writing's on the Wall' is their second studio album produced by Missy Elliott, Kevin "She'kspere" Briggs, Rodney Jerkins and Beyoncé Knowles among others and released on July 14, 1999, by Columbia

Track Listing : 1.Intro (Beyoncé Knowles, Kelly Rowland, Letoya Luckett, Latavia Roberson) - 02:05 . 2.So Good (Beyoncé Knowles, Kelly Rowland, Letoya Luckett, Kandi Burruss, Latavia Roberson, Kevin Briggs) - 03:13 .

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Eric B. & Rakim's 'Paid in Full' is their debut album released on July 7, 1987 by 4th & B'way Records.

Track Listing : 1.I Ain'T No Joke (Eric B. & Rakim) - 03:54 . . 2.Eric B. Is On The Cut (Eric B. & Rakim) - 03:48 . . 3.My Melody (Eric B. & Rakim) - 06:46 . . 4.I Know You Got Soul (Eric B. & Rakim) - 04:46 . . 5.Move The Crowd (Eric B. & Rakim) - 03:49 . . 6.Paid In Full (Eric B. & Rakim) - 03:50 . . 7.As The Rhyme Goes On (Eric B. & Rakim) - 04:00 . . 8.Chinese Arithmetic (Eric B. & Rakim) - 04:07 . . 9.Eric B. Is President (Eric B. & Rakim) - 06:20 . . 10.Extended Beat (Eric B. & Rakim) - 03:49

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'New Thing at Newport' by John Coltrane & Archie Shepp is a live album recorded on July 2, 1965 at the Newport Jazz Festival and released the same year by Impulse!..

Track Listing : 1.Spoken Introduction To John Coltrane'S Set By Father Norman O'Connor - 01:08 . 2.One Down One Up (John Coltrane) - 12:42 . 3.My Favorite Things(Oscar Hammerstein Ii, Richard Rodgers) - 15:14 . 4.Spoken Conclusion To John Coltrane'S Set By Father Norman O'Connor . 5.Spoken Introduction To Archie Shepp'S Set By Billy Taylor - 01:41 . 6.Gingerbread, Gingerbread Boy (Archie Shepp) - 10:26 . 7.Call Me By My Rightful Name (Archie Shepp) - 06:38 . 8.Scag (Archie Shepp) - 03:19 . 9.Rufus (Swung His Face At Last To The Wind, Then His Neck Snapped) (Archie Shepp) - 05:17 . 10.Le Matin Des Noire (Archie Shepp) - 08:20

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Public Enemy's 'It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back' is their second studio album produced by member Chuck D and Hank Shocklee and released on June 28, 1988.by Def Jam / Columbia

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Chaka Khan's 'Destiny' is her sixth studio album released on June 14, 1986 by Warner Bros.

Track Listing : 1.Love Of A Lifetime (David Gamson, Green Gartside) - 04:21 . 2.Earth To Mickey (Joshua Fried, Reggie Griffin, Arif Mardin, Charlie Singleton, Jeremy Wolff) - 05:37 . 3.Watching The World (John Lang, Richard Page, Steve George) - 04:44 . 4.The Other Side Of The World (B. A. Robertson, Mike Rutherford) - 03:41 . 5.My Destiny (Chaka Khan) - 04:39 . 6.I Can'T Be Loved (Glen Ballard, Randy Goodrum) - 04:30 . 7.It'S You (Portia Griffin, Tony Patler) - 04:19 . 8.So Close (Richard Feldman, Marcy Levy, Pam Tillis) - 04:19 . 9.Tight Fit (Bunny Siegler, Marvin Morrow) - 04:39 . 10.Who'S It Gonna Be (Gary Goetzman, Mike Picirillo) - 04:37 . 11.Coltrane Dreams (Chaka Khan,

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Alicia Keys' 'Songs in A Minor' is her debut studio album (featuring only one song 'Jane Doe' in the key of A minor) released on June 5, 2001 by J Records .

Track listing . 1.Piano & I (Alicia Keys) - 01:52 . 2.Girlfriend (Alicia Keys, Jermaine Dupri, Joshua Thompson) - 03:34 . 3.How Come You Don't Call Me (Prince) - 03:57 . 4.Fallin' (Alicia Keys) - 03:29 .

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This day (May 31, 2000), in Dallas, Texas, died Johnnie Taylor, an American vocalist from rhythm and blues, soul, blues and gospel to pop, doo-wop and disco.

Stax Records organizes a concert with all their roster - The Dramatics, The Staple Singers, The Bar-Kays, Albert King, Little Milton, Johnnie Taylor, Carla Thomas, Rufus

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This day (May 31, 1972), in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, is born Christian McBride, an American jazz bassist.

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Eminem's "The Marshall Mathers LP" feat. "The Real Slim Shady" & "Stan" is his third studio album co-produced mostly by Dr. Dre. and released on May 23, 2000 by Aftermath Shady.

Track Listing : 1.Public Service Announcement 2000 (Jeff Bass, Marshall Mathers) - 00:02 . 2.Kill You (Melvin Bradford, Marshall Mathers, Andre Young) - 04:24 . . 3.Stan (DidoArmstrong, P. Herman, Paul Herman, Marshall Mathers) - 06:43 . . 4.Paul (Melvin Bradford, Marshall Mathers, Andre Young) - 00:11 . 5.Who Knew (Melvin Bradford, Mike

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Dr. Feelgood's 'Stupidity' is their third album recorded live on May 23 & November 8, 1975 and released in September 1976 by United Artists

Track Listing : 1.Talking About You (Chuck Berry) - 01:58 . 2.Twenty Yards Behind (Wilko Johnson) - 02:01 .

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Mantronix, Rufus & Chaka Khan, Bobby Brown, Nick Kamen, Fine Young Cannibals, Junior, Level 42, Debbie Gibson, Kylie Minogue, Animotion, Pet Shop Boys, The English Beat

'The Eminem Show' is his fourth studio album co-produced with Dr. Dre and released on May 21, 2002 by Aftermath / Shady Records / Interscope Records.

Track Listing : 1.Curtains Up (Marshall Mathers) - 00:30 . 2.White America (Marshall Mathers, Jeff Bass, Luis Resto, Steve King) - 05:24 . 3.Business (Marshall Mathers, Andre Young, Theron Feemster, Mike Elizondo) - 04:11 . 4.Cleanin' Out My Closet (Marshall Mathers, Jeff Bass) - 04:57 . 5.Square Dance

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Fall Out Boy, The Proclaimers, Linkin Park, Metro Station, Asher Roth, Goldie Lookin Chain, R.E.M., Busted, Blur, Travis, Rufus Wainwright, Sigur Rós

This day (May 13, 1950), in Saginaw, Michigan, is born Stevland Hardaway Morris a.k.a Stevie Wonder, an American singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. …

Tony Bennett, Paul McCartney, John Mellencamp, Bruce Springsteen, Elton John, Sting, Ray Charles, Jimmy Fallon, Lou Gramm, Mick Jones, Brian Johnson, Boyz II Men, Rufus Wainwright

Laurie Anderson's 'Big Science' feat. 'O Superman' is her debut album released on April 19, 1982 by Warner Bros..

Track Listing : 1.From The Air (Laurie Anderson) - 04:29 . 2.Big Science

(Laurie Anderson) - 06:25 . 3.Sweaters (Laurie Anderson) - 02:18 . 4.Walking & Falling (Laurie Anderson) - 02:10 . 5.Born, Never Asked (Laurie Anderson) - 04:56 . 6.O Superman (For Massenet) (Laurie Anderson) - 08:21 . 7.Example #22 (Laurie Anderson) - 02:59 . 8.Let X=X/It Tango (Laurie Anderson) - 06:51

Musicians : Laurie Anderson– Vocals, Vocoder, Farfisa Organ, Percussion, Oberheim Ob-Xa, Sticks, Violins, Electronics, Keyboards, Handclaps,

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A Tribe Called Quest's 'People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm' is their debut album released on April 17, 1990 by Jive Records.

Track Listing : 1.Push It Along (Q-Tip, Phife Dawg, Jarobi White) - 07:42 . . 2.Luck Of Lucien (Q-Tip, Lucien Revolucien) - 04:32 . . 3.After Hours (Q-Tip) - 04:39 . . 4.Footprints (Q-Tip) - 04:00 . . 5.I Left My Wallet In El Segundo (Q-Tip, Phife Dawg) - 04:06 . . 6.Pubic Enemy (Q-Tip, Dj Red Alert) - 03:45 . . 7.Bonita Applebum (Q-Tip, Jarobi White) -

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'The The Rolling Stones' feat. 'Can I Get A Witness' is their debut eponymous album released on April 16 1964 by Decca.

Track Listing : 1.Route 66 (Bobby Troup) - 02:20 . 2.I Just Want To Make Love To You (Willie Dixon) - 02:17 . 3.Honest I Do (Jimmy Reed) - 02:09 . 4.Mona (I Need You Baby) (Ellas Mcdaniel) - 03:33 . 5.Now I'Ve Got A Witness (Like Uncle Phil And Uncle Gene) (Nanker Phelge) - 02:29 . 6.Little By Little (Nanker Phelge, Phil Spector) - 02:39 . 7.I'M A King Bee (Slim Harpo) - 02:35 . 8.Carol (Chuck Berry) - 02:33 . 9.Tell Me (You'Re Coming Back) (Mick Jagger, Keith Richards) - 04:05 . 10.Can I Get A Witness (Brian Holland, Lamont Dozier, Eddie Holland) - 02:55 . 11.You Can Make It If You Try (Ted Jarrett) - 02:01 . 12.Walking The Dog (Rufus Thomas) - 03:10

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Chaka Khan's 'What Cha' Gonna Do for Me' is her third solo album produced by Arif Mardin and released on April 15, 1981 y Warner Bros.

Track Listing : 1.We Can Work It Out (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) - 03:43 . 2.What Cha' Gonna Do For Me (Ned Doheny, Hamish Stuart) - 03:54 . 3.I Know You, I Live You (Chaka Khan, Arif Mardin) - 04:29 . 4.Any Old Sunday (Andy Fraser, Danny Ironstone, Linda Mccrary, Alfred Mccrary) - 03:37 . 5.We Got Each Other (Alan Baboff, Chaka

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'Maxwell's Urban Hang Suite' is Maxwell's debut (and concept) album released on April 2, 1996 by Columbia Records.

Track Listing : 1.The Urban Theme (Maxwell

) - 02:42 . 2.Welcome (Maxwell, Stuart Matthewman) - 05:18 . 3.Sumthin' Sumthin' (Maxwell, Leon Ware) - 04:18 . 4.Ascension (Maxwell, Itaal Shur) - 05:46 . 5.Dancewitme (Maxwell, Hod David) - 06:15 . 6....Til The Cops Come Knockin' (Maxwell, Hod David) - 06:56 . 7.Whenever…

This day (March 30, 1979), in Denton, Texas (USA), is born Norah Jones, an American singer and musician. …