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Happy Birthday Roger Daltrey. ‘Look Who’s Singing!’

This day (March 1, 1940), in East Acton, London, England, is born Roger Harry Daltrey, simply known as Roger Daltrey , English artist, founder and lead singer of The Who

Tracklist :

1 . My Generation (w/ The Who, 1965)

2 . Pictures of Lily (w/ The Who, 1966)

3 . Substitute (w/ The Who, Monterey, 1967)

4 . I Can See For Miles (w/ The Who, 1968)

5 . Pinball Wizard (w/ The Who, 1969)

6 . Young Man Blues (w/ The Who, Tanglewood, 1970)

7 . Won't Get Fooled Again (w/ The Who, 1971)

8 . Giving it all away (1973)

9 . I'm Free (Tommy, 1974)

10 . Rock Music Awards (w/ Keith Moon & Ann-Margaret, 1975)

11 . One of the Boys

12 . Free Me

13 . Love Reign O'er Me (Seattle, 1982)

14 . Walking In My Sleep (1984)

15 . The Pride You Hide (1985)

16 . Hearts Of Fire

17 . Days Of Light (1992)

18 . Baba

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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

(Source Chaka Khan - Hello Happiness | Official Site)

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

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

Released on August 8, 1989, "Back on

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This week In Singing Ladies 05/52

Sharleen Spiteri, Karen Carpenter, Melody Gardot, Diana Krall, Julia Holter, Caro Emerald, Miley Cyrus & Melanie Safka, Brandi Carlile, Norah Jones, Agnes Obel, Lisa Stansfield, Madeleine Peyroux

In Mariah Carey’s vocabulary ‘GTFO’ and ‘A No No’ are just words of ‘Caution’

Mariah Carey's "Caution" is her fifteenth studio album featuring rappers Ty Dolla Sign, Gunna, Slick Rick and Blood Orange and released on November 16, 2018 by Epic Records

(Source Mariah Carey - Caution | Official Site)

Mariah Carey

Rolling Stone



....the majority of the tracks are kiss-offs aimed at those who have doubted her or left her scorned....

Billboard



don't mean to be rude, but take your shit and leave. It's called "GTFO," but it's quintessential Mariah DGAF. Entertainment Weekly

And on her 15th studio album, the breezy, pleasingly defiant Caution, she finds a freshness that’s been missing from her recent material.

Mariah Carey - Caution

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Mariah Carey 's 'Daydream' is her fifth studio album co-written and co-produced by Walter Afanasieff, released on October 3, 1995, by

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This week In ’80s Throwback’ 45/52

Billy Idol, Robert Palmer, The Pointer Sisters, R.E.M., Men At Work, ABBA, Grace Jones, Eric Clapton, Bruce Springsteen, Neil Diamond, The Rolling Stones, Eurythmics

This week In One-Off Collaborations 44/52

Bonnie Raitt & Crosby Stills and Nash, Tony Bennett & k d Lang, Omara Portuondo & Natalia Lafourcade, Celine Dion & Ne Yo, Mariah Carey & Joe, Maroon 5 & SZA, Patti Austin & Kurt Elling, Carlos Santana & Los Lobos, Elton John, Eric Clapton & Mark Knopfler, Metallica & Ray Davies, U2 & Patti Smith, Todd Rundgren & Taj Mahal

The new Esperanza Spalding feels like Robert Wyatt in bed with Judy Garland. It has that organic intellectualism that implies ‘I put twelve spells on you because you’re mind’

Esperanza Spalding's '12 Little Spells' is her seventh album released on October 19, 2018 by Concord. Visual artist Ethan Samuel Young has directed the video version of the album.

(Source Esperanza Spalding - 12 Little Spells | Official Site)

Esperanza Spalding

Rolling Stone



...that will make your head spin with its exquisite intergenre oddity, like the prog-meets-pop-meets-spoken-word mini opus

WBGO



..a word that connotes both the benefactions of the Muse and the more routine business of breathing.

Esperanza Spalding - 12 Little Spells

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"Junjo" by Esperanza Spalding is her debut album released on April 18, 2006. >>

Esperanza Spalding's "Emily's D+Evolution" is here fifth album released on March 4, 2016 by Concord. >>

Released on August 17, 2010, "Chamber Music Society" is the third studio

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This week In ’70s Throwback’ 42/52

The Rolling Stones, David Bowie, Toto, Bob Marley, The Wailers, Bob Dylan, George Harrison, Procol Harum, Neil Young, Jackson Browne, Grateful Dead, Tom Waits, Elton John, John Martyn

This week In ‘2000s Throwback’ 40/52

Oasis, Sting, Mary J. Blige, Toni Braxton, Alicia Keys, Katie Melua, Fiona Apple, Radiohead, Tom Waits, John Mellencamp, Death Cab for Cutie, Green Day, Mumford & Sons