This week In One-Off Collaborations 03/52

Roger Waters & Eric Clapton, Tommy Emmanuel & John Knowles, Ryuichi Sakamoto & Caetano Veloso, Junior Walker & Buddy Miles, Etta James & Chuck Berry, Beth Hart & Joe Bonamassa, Ray Charles, Andy Williams, Cass Elliot & Elton John, Mick Taylor & Jack Bruce, Joe Perry, Slash & Johnny Depp, Bono & Johnny Depp, Brandi Carlile & Audioslave, Angelique Kidjo, Dianne Reeves & Lizz Wright

Joe Cocker vs The Originals

Billy Preston, Elton John, Jimmy Cliff, Albert Hammond, Bryan Adams, INXS, Ray Charles, Leon Russell, Lovin' Spoonful , The Box Tops, Dave Mason, Randy Newman

This week In Soul Artists 51/52

James Brown, Marvin Gaye, Betty Wright, Nina Simone, Carla Thomas, Nat King Cole, The Jackson 5, El DeBarge, Mary J. Blige, Ray Charles, Billy Preston, Syreeta, Alicia Keys

This week In Soul Artists 47/52

Earth Wind & Fire, Tina Turner, James Brown, Stevie Wonder, Sly & The Family Stone, Big Joe Turner, Jr. Walker & The All Stars, Marvin Gaye, Ne-Yo, Parliament, Ray Charles, Luther Vandross

This week In Soul Artists 46/52

Earth, Wind and Fire, Sharon Jones and The Dap Kings, Missy Elliott, Chaka Khan, Maze, Etta James, Erykah Badu, Ruth Brown, Alicia Keys, Ray Charles, Irma Thomas, Aretha Franklin

This week In Male Balladeers 46/52

Bryan Ferry, Meat Loaf, Aloe Blacc, Morrissey, Don McLean, Frank Sinatra, Akon, Gilbert O' Sullivan, Gary Barlow, Robbie Williams, Barry Manilow, Willie Nelson, Ray Charles, Leon Russell, Chris Martin, John Hammond

Singing (and playing) With B.B. King

Buddy Guy, John Mayer, Ray Charles, U2, Ruth Brown, Richie Sambora, Gary Moore, Tracy Chapman, David Gilmour, Luciano Pavarotti, Gladys Knight, Jerry Reed

Singing With Johnny Cash

Joni Mitchell, Bob Dylan, June Carter, Roy Orbison, Linda Ronstadt, Willie Nelson, Ray Charles, Gordon Lightfoot, Kris Kristofferson, Marty Robbins, Johnny Rodriguez, Martin Delray

This week In Soul Artists 36/52

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

Singing (or Playing) With Van Morrison

Chet Baker, Cliff Richard, Bob Dylan , Ray Charles, Tom Jones, Jeff Beck, Mark Knopfler, The Chieftains, Candy Dulfer, John Lee Hooker, Them, The Band, Michael Bublé

Singing With Aretha Franklin

Dennis Edwards & Ronald Isley, Luther Vandross, Smokey Robinson, Lou Rawls, The Blues Brothers , Ray Charles, Stevie Wonder, George Michael, Michael Mcdonald, Annie Lennox, Mariah Carey, Keith Richards & Whoopi Goldberg

This week In ’80s Throwback’ 32/52

U2, Joe Jackson, Paul Simon, Paul Simon, Dire Straits, Billy Joel, Luther Vandross, Ray Charles & Chaka Khan, George Benson, N.W.A., Mötley Crüe, Iron Maiden

This week In Soul Artists 29/52

Billie Holiday, The Temptations, Martha and The Vandellas, Etta James, Ray Charles, Natalie Cole, Jill Scott, Stevie Wonder, Michael Jackson, Chaka Khan, George Clinton, the P Funk All Stars, Bernie Worrell, the Woo Warriors

This week In Soul Artists 28/52

Ray Charles, Rachelle Ferrell, Booker T. Jones, Mavis Staples, Lionel Richie, James Brown, Chaka Khan, Childish Gambino, Terence Trent D'Arby, Incognito , D'Angelo, Maceo Parker

This week In Soul Artists 23/52

Michael McDonald, Billy Preston, Ray Charles, Stevie Wonder, Sharon Jones, Tedeschi Trucks Band, Sheila E, Prince, Earth, Wind, Fire, Candi Staton, Joss Stone, Alicia Keys, Luther Vandross, Beyonce, El DeBarge, Faith Evans, Brandy

This week In Male Balladeers 23/52

Father John Misty, Ray Charles, Tom Jones, Chris Isaak, Glen Hansard, Elvis Presley, Jon Bon Jovi, Jake Bugg, Mel Torme, Mick Hucknall, Hank Williams Jr., Boz Scaggs

Singing With Stevie Wonder

Steve Harvey, Jamie Foxx, Whitney Houston, Dionne Warwick, Beyonce, Jeff Beck, Stevie Ray Vaughan, The Rolling Stones, George Michael, Neil Diamond, Tom Jones, Ray Charles

Singing With Billy Joel

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

This week In Soul Artists 18/52

Roberta Flack, Bill Withers, Joan Armatrading, The Isley Brothers, Ray Charles, Ben E. King, The Neville Brothers, Patti Labelle, Dionne Warwick, Destiny's Child, Childish Gambino, Snoop Dogg

Singing With Barbra Streisand

Michael Bublé, Céline Dion, Il Divo, Vince Gill, Ray Charles, Louis Armstrong, Neil Diamond, Barry Gibb, Kris Kristofferson, Judy Garland, Burt Bacharach, Michel Legrand

This month In ’60s Throwback’ 03/12

The Beach Boys, Johnny Rivers, Cliff Richard, The Shadows, The Beatles, Bob Dylan, Aretha Franklin, Joni Mitchell, Ray Charles, The Temptations, Led Zeppelin, Bee Gees, Tim Buckley

We remember Sarah Vaughan. ‘Define The Divine’

This day (April 3, 1990), in Hidden Hills, California, died Sarah Lois Vaughan a.k.a. Sarah Vaughan, an American singer, nicknamed 'Sailor Sassy' and 'The Divine One'

Tracklist :

1 . George Gershwin Medley

2 . On A Clear Day (1990)

3 . Round Midnight (1987)

4 . Chelsea Bridge (1983)

5 . Send In The Clowns (1981)

6 . Once In A While ( 1978)

7 . w/ Bill Bailey – Won’T You Please Come Home (1964)

8 . Lover Man & September In The Rain (1958)

9 . w/ Wilson Simonal – Oh Happy Day

10 . Live From Monterey (1984)

Tracklist :

Summertime . Lullaby Of Birdland . Misty . Lover Man . Whatever Lola Wants . Embraceable You . Black Coffee . September Song . Stormy Weather . Body And Soul .

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

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. >>

Released on August 8, 1989, "Back on

This week In One-Off Collaborations 06/52

Angélique Kidjo & Buddy Guy, Paul Simon & Chris Thile, Post Malone & Red Hot Chili Peppers, Sharon Stone & Aerosmith, Slash & Carole King, Marianne Faithfull & Bill Frisell, Candy Dulfer & Trijntje Oosterhuis, Dionne Warwick & Chuck Jackson, Norah Jones, Willie Nelson & Wynton Marsalis, Gregory Porter & Laura Mvula, Paul McCartney, Joe Walsh & Diana Krall, Lou Rawls & Stanley Turrentine