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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

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We remember Chuck Berry. ‘Ageless Rocker & Bluesman’

This day (March 18, 2017), in St. Charles County, Missouri, died Charles Edward Anderson 'Chuck' Berryan American guitarist, singe, songwriter and rock and roll pioneer

Tracklist :

1 . Johnny B. Goode (1958)

2 . You Never Can Tell

3 . Roll over Beethoven (1972)

4 . Maybellene (1958)

5 . Sweet Little Sixteen

6 . No Particular Place To Go

7 . w/ Tina Turner – Rock n roll music

8 . Carol

9 . w/ Robert Cray – Brown Eyed Handsome Man

10 . w/ Keith Richards – Too Much Monkey Business

11 . w/ T-Bone Walker – Everyday I Have The Blues

12 . Hoochie Coochie Man

13 . w/ Eric Clapton, Keith Richards And Johnnie Johnson – Wee Wee Hours

14 . No Money Down

15 . Mean Old World (1972)

16 . Mean Old World (1986)

17 . Beer Drinking Woman(1972)

Tracklist :

Johnny B. Goode . You Never Can Tell .Roll Over
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This week In Jazz Legends 10/52

Herbie Hancock, Ron Carter & Billy Cobham, Sonny Rollins, Ernestine Anderson, Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers, Buddy Rich & His Orchestra, Freddie Hubbard, Les Mccann & Eddie Harris, Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, Stan Getz & Flora Purim, Milton Nascimento & Naná Vasconcelos, Bobby Mcferrin

Happy Birthday David Gilmour. ‘Gilmour Toujours!’

This day (March 6, 1946), in Cambridge, England, is born David Jon Gilmour, simply known as David Gilmour, English artist who became a member of Pink Floyd in replacement of Syd Barrett

Tracklist :

1 . Remember a Day (w/ Pink Floyd, 1968)

2 . Astronomy Domine (w/ Pink Floyd, 1970)

3 . Echoes (w/ Pink Floyd, Pompei)

4 . Young Lust (w/ Pink Floyd, The Wall Live, 1980)

5 . Until We Sleep (The Tube,1984)

6 . Jealous Guy (w/ Bryan Ferry, Live Aid, 1985)

7 . Comfortably Numb

8 . Plays the Blues (1988)

9 . Shine On You Crazy Diamond (w/ Pink Floyd, 1990)

10 . Evrika (The Endless River, 1993)

11 . The Great Gig In The Sky (Pulse)

12 . w/ The Who

13 . Shine On You Crazy Diamond ( Acoustic version, 2001)

14 . Dominoes

15 . Marooned (2004)

16 . Money (w/ Pink Floyd, Roger Waters)

17 . On An Island

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We remember Tony Williams

This day (February 23, 1997), in Daly City, California, died Anthony Tillmon 'Tony' Williams, an American drummer and pioneer of jazz fusion.

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

AMAZON . ITUNES .

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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We remember Mary Wilson. ‘Oh Mary Love, My ….’

This day (February 8, 2021), in Henderson, Nevada, died Mary Wilson, American singer and founding member of The Supremes

Tracklist :

1 . Imagine (2018)

2 . I Am Changing (2015)

3 . Up Close The Copa Room

4 . Stop In The Name Of Love (2010)

5 . w/ Sugababes – Stop (2008)

6 . w/ James Gavin – The Lena Horne Project

7 . Walk The Line

8 . Green River

9 . The Supremes – Baby Love

10 . In Soul Train Line

Tracklist :

Oooh Child . Life's Been Good To me . Don't Get Mad, Get Even .