RCA Records publish David Bowie’s seventh album ‘Pin Ups’ featuring ‘Sorrow’ (1973)
David Bowie's 'Pin Ups' is his seventh studio album featuring covers, co-produced with Ken Scott and released on October 19, 1973 by RCA Records.
Columbia publish Earth, Wind & Fire’s tenth album : ‘Faces’ (1980)
Earth, Wind & Fire's 'Faces' is their tenth studio album released as a double-LP on October 14, 1980 by Arc/Columbia Records.
We remember Édith Piaf. ‘Elle-Môme’
‘Music For The Dancers’ N°474 – Vintage 80s Music Videos
Singing & Playing With Stevie Ray Vaughan
Anti publish Bettye LaVette’s album : ‘I’ve Got My Own Hell to Raise’ (2005)
Bettye LaVette's 'I've Got My Own Hell to Raise' is an album (comprising covers of songs written by other female artists) released on September 27, 2005 by Anti.
A&M Records publish ‘Sheryl Crow,’ her second and eponymous album featuring ‘If It Makes You Happy’ (1996)
'Sheryl Crow' is her second eponymous studio album fully written and produced by Crow herself and released on September 24, 1996 by A&M Records.
Pink Martini release their sixth album ‘Get Happy’ featuring Rufus Wainwright, Phyllis Diller and more guests (2013)
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.
Willie Nelson does not sing Frank Sinatra’s repertoire like Sinatra. He sings it his way.
Willie Nelson's 'My Way' is his sixty-eighth studio album featuring Norah Jones on one song, produced by Buddy Cannon and Matt Rollings and released on September 14, 2018 by Legacy Recordings
>>> “He didn’t worry about behind the beat or in front of the beat, or whatever – he could sing it either way, and that’s the feel you have to have.” >>>>>
> a bluesy intimacy that may make some of those who don't care much for Sinatra's braggadocio and bombast on his own version give the song another chance. >>>The Art Desk>>
> He doesn’t amp up the croon factor or melodrama like so many young Bublé wannabes. He simply inhabits the songs >>>
Willie Nelson - My Way
AMAZON . ITUNES .Recorded on January 12 & 13, 2007, "Two Men with the Blues" is a |
Portrait publish Cyndi Lauper’s second album : ‘True Colors’ featuring ‘Change of Heart’ (1986)
Cyndi Lauper 's 'True Colors' is her second album released on September 15, 1986 by Portrait.
Bill Evans in Europe – The Sixties
Hip-Hop & Soul N°390 – 2010s Music Videos
Rap Quotes • When we pull up to the party, man, the party get bigger (Lil Tecca) • I wish I could say, "What a wonderful feeling! (Eminem) • Cause even in your new bitch, I can see a lot of me (Megan Thee Stallion) • Honestly, don't give a fuck 'bout who ain't fond of me (Cardi B) • Forget my cheque and you will regret that (Dizzee Rascal) • But the truth is, they're not realistic points (Stormzy) • 7 on a coat, and it don’t even keep me warm (Ill Blu) •
Musicwise : Afroswing, Grime, Hip Hop, Pop Rap, R&B, Rap, Trap, Uk Hip Hop
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EMI publish Kate Bush’s fourth album : ‘The Dreaming’ (1982)
Kate Bush's 'The Dreaming' is her fourth studio album self produced and released on September 13, 1982 by EMI Records.
For ‘In the Blue Light,’ Paul Simon hires Bill Frisell, Wynton Marsalis and others to revisit several old and more obscure pieces of his catalogue. De(blue)lightful!
Paul Simon's 'In the Blue Light' is his fourteenth solo studio album recorded with among others Bill Frisell, Wynton Marsalis, Bryce Dessner from The National and the yMusic sextet and released on September 7, 2018 by Legacy Recordings.
(Source Paul Simon - In the Blue Light | The Paul Simon Official Site)
> But leave it to Simon—who made Nile Rodgers play 90-something guitar takes for one session—to redo songs in ways that don’t exactly overhaul the originals. >>>>>
> ...they are contemplative and melancholic one moment, silly and absurdist the next >>>The Times>>
> is a strange choice for a songwriter of his stature: a reworking of songs he felt were overlooked or not quite right first time >>>
Paul Simon - In the Blue Light
AMAZON . ITUNES .‘Music For The Dancers’ N°590 – 2010s Music Videos
Dance Quotes • Won't be waiting on your love no more (M.O) • Take snaps of me, I'm an icon Standing here in my shades (Rizzle Kicks) • Cause, baby, when I'm with you I just don't know where I'd rather be (Ava Max) • High on sour and fury (Martin Solveig) • Feel his hands around my hips, here comes the head tilt (Jax Jones) • Pump pump your fist Now swing it into hold if your bang looking funny (Steve Aoki & Angger Dimas) • Tell me if I won If I did What's my prize? (Demi Lovato)
Musicwise : Dance Pop, Disco House, Edm, Electronic, Hip Hop, Pop
‘Vous Avez Dit Bizarre’ N°642 – New Music Videos
Bizarre Quotes • You always know what to say to me (Oliver Tree) • Who are you and what are those? (Doja Cat) • Gonna bare these fangs Gonna flash these pearly whites (Eartheater) • Feelin' fuckin' low like somethin' so insane (Paris Jackson) • I lost control over my head (Holy Wars) •
Musicwise : noise rock, post-punk revival, alternative hip hop, art pop, dance pop,indie rock, lo-fi, neo-psychedelic
John Lee Hooker releases ‘The Healer’ recorded with Bonnie Raitt, Charlie Musselwhite, Los Lobos and Carlos Santana as guests (1989)
John Lee Hooker's 'The Healer' is an album featuring collaborations with Bonnie Raitt, Charlie Musselwhite, Los Lobos and Carlos Santana and released in September 1989 by Chameleon.
Mariah Carey releases her third album : ‘Music Box’ featuring ‘Dreamlover,’ ‘Hero’ and ‘Without You’ (1993)
Mariah Carey's 'Music Box' feat. 'Dreamlover', 'Hero' and 'Without You' is her third studio album released on August 31, 1993 by Columbia.
Hip-Hop & Soul N°317 – Vintage 90s Music Videos
Frank Sinatra records ‘Watertown’ for Reprise (1969)
Frank Sinatra's 'Watertown' is a studio album (and the only one he ever voiced over pre-recorded orchestral tracks) recorded on July 14, 17 and August 25-27, 1969 and released in March 1970 by Reprise..
We remember Toots Thielemans. ‘Toots, 94, Une (dernière) Fois’
Ella Fitzgerald begins the recording of ‘Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Rodgers and Hart Songbook’ (19656)
'Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Rodgers and Hart Songbook' is a studio album recorded between August 21 & 31, 1956, with an orchestra conducted by Buddy Bregman and released the same year by Verve.
As we remember Phil Lynott on his Birthday, the day is perfect for a ‘Thin Lizzy at their Bests’ post
Epic publish Living Colour’s second album : ‘Time’s Up’ (1990)
Living Colour's 'Time's Up' is their second album released on August 20, 1990 by Epic.
Louis Armstrong and Ella Fitzgerald begin the recording of ‘Porgy and Bess’ for Verve (1957)
'Porgy and Bess' by Louis Armstrong & Ella Fitzgerald is a studio album recorded on August 18-19 & October 14, 1957 and released the same year by Verve.
We remember Dorival Caymmi. ‘Dorival De Bahia’
Paul Simon releases his seventh album : ‘Graceland’ featuring ‘You Can Call Me Al’ and ‘The Boy in the Bubble’ (1986)
Paul Simon's 'Graceland' is his seventh studio album released on August 12, 1986 by Warner Bros.
Frank Zappa releases his debut solo album ‘Lumpy Gravy’ recorded with the Abnuceals Emuukha Electric Symphony Orchestra (1967)
Frank Zappa's 'Lumpy Gravy' is his debut solo album (with Zappa conducting the Abnuceals Emuukha Electric Symphony Orchestra) released on August 7, 1967.
‘We Are Live’ N°73 – Vintage 80s Music Videos
‘L’Amour Toujours’ N°200 – Vintage 90s Music Videos
Feliz Cumpleaños Ruben Blades. ‘Ever Blades’
‘Toni Braxton’ her first self-titled album featuring ‘Breathe Again’ and ‘Seven Whole Days’ (1993)
'Toni Braxton' is her self-titled debut album released on July 13, 1993 by Laface Records.
We remember Joao Gilberto. ‘Hey João’
EMI publish D’Angelo’s debut album : ‘Brown Sugar’ featuring ‘Lady’ (1995)
D'Angelo's 'Brown Sugar' is his debut album (that was going to spend 65 weeks on the Billboard 200 chart) released on July 3, 1995 by EMI.
We remember Ray Brown. ‘Jazz Celloist’
Def Jam publish Public Enemy’s second album :’It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back’ featuring ‘Don’t Believe The Hype’ (1988)
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
‘Music For The Dancers’ N°198 – Vintage 80s Music Videos
Columbia publish Bob Dylan’s twentieth album : ‘Saved’ (1980)
Bob Dylan's 'Saved' is his twentieth studio album (and the second of his 'Christian trilogy') released on June 23, 1980 by Columbia.