This week In One-Off Collaborations 09/52

Snoop Dogg & Gorillaz, Ed Sheeran, Jimmy Fallon & The Roots, Bonnie Raitt & Bo Diddley, Johnny Cash & James Taylor, Grace Slick & Hot Tuna, Tom Jones & Dusty Springfield, Rachelle Ferrell & Jennifer Hudson, Robert Glasper & Lalah Hathaway, Mary J Blige, Brandy, Aretha Franklin, Chaka Kahn, Cece Winans & Whitney Houston, Billy Joel & Roger Daltrey, Bruce Springsteen, Eddie Vedder & Tom Morello, Cody Jinks & Jamey Johnson

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 . .

This week In Male Balladeers 09/52

Nick Cave, Keb' Mo', Harry Styles, Roger Hodgson, Winston Rodney, Lucio Dalla, John Darnielle, Justin Vernon, Harry Belafonte, Chris Robinson, Beck, Marcus Mumford

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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