Happy Birthday Sir Elton John. ‘Rocket John (It Still Is A Long Long Time)’

This day (March 25, 1947), in Pinner, Middlesex, England, is born Reginald Kenneth Dwight better known as Elton John, English singer, composer and pianist

Tracklist :

1 . Your Song (BBC, 1970)

2 . Levon (BBC, 11971)

3 . Rocket Man (Royal Festival Hall, 1972)

4 . Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (TOTP, 1973)

5 . Daniel (Watford, 1974)

6 . Pinball Wizard (Dodger Stadium, 1975)

7 . Don't Go Breaking My Heart (w/ Kiki Dee)

8 . Shine On Through (1977)

9 . Song For Guy (1978)

10 . In A Soviet Restaurant (w/ Ray Cooper, 1979)

11 . Elton's Song (w/ Jean-Claude Petit, 1981)

12 . I'm Still Standing

13 . Nikita (1985)

14 . Candle in the Wind (1986)

15 . I Guess Thats Why They Call It The Blues (Wembley, 1987)

16 . Sacrifice

17 . The One

18 . Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me (w/ George Michael)

19 . Can

This week In Soul Artists 12/52

Stevie Wonder, George Benson, Earth, Wind, Fire, The Temptations, Chaka Khan, Barry White, Otis Redding, Macy Gray, Beverley Knight, Usher, Arrested Development, Parliament Funkadelic

We remember Chris Barber. ‘Barberism’

This day (March 2, 2021), in England, died Donald Christopher 'Chris Barber', a British jazz and skiffle trombonist

Tracklist :

1 . Drinking Wine, Spo-De-O-Dee

2 . w/ Lonnie Donegan – Just Good Fun

3 . When You Wore A Tulip

4 . Wild Cat Blues (2011)

5 . Ice Cream (1997)

6 . Tiger Rag (1996)

7 . Hiawatha Rag (1990)

8 . Take The A-Train

9 . Buddy Boldens Blues (1984)

Tracklist :

Petite Fleur . Everybody Loves My Baby . Ice Cream . Down By The Riverside . Whistlin’ Rufus . Tishomingo Blues . Bourbon Street Parade . Sweet Georgia Brown . Wild Cat Blues . Magnolia’s Wedding Day . .

Island publish Chaka Khan’s twelfth album ‘Hello Happiness’ featuring ‘Like Sugar’ (2019)

Chaka Khan's 'Hello Happiness' is her twelfth album (her first in 12 years) produced by Dave ‘Switch’ Taylor & Sarah Ruba and released on February 15, 2019 by Island

Chaka Khan

The Guardian



Its sound is based on an intricate knowledge of her back catalogue – the vivid funk she recorded with Rufus 40 years ago

The Arts Desk



it is the soundtrack to the dancefloor as a place to break free, where swinging hips and funky feet are enough to wave the blues away Daily Mail

It’s short — just seven tracks — but still incorporates a dazzling array of styles... it’s also modern enough to avoid

Chaka Khan - Hello Happiness

AMAZON . ITUNES .

Released on October 12, 1978, "Chaka" is the debut solo album by Chaka Khan. >>

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