On This Day
‘Sinatra At The Sands’: Remembering Frank’s Time-Stopping Performance
Captured live on ‘Sinatra At The Sands,’ The Chairman delivered a performance that made everyone in the room think they’d hit the jackpot.
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Features2 weeks ago‘The Rolling Stones No.2’: Mick And Keith’s Love Letter To Chess Records
Recorded at Chess Studios, ‘The Rolling Stones No.2’ found the group paying tribute to their idols in the home of Chicago blues.
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‘Hooker ’N Heat’: A Fiery Collaboration Between Two Blues Legends
With mutual appreciation for each other’s blues prowess, John Lee Hooker and Canned Heat collaborated on the smoking-hot album ‘Hooker ’N Heat.’
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‘Harbour Of Tears’: Camel’s Emotive Return To Their Principles
Seen as a return to Camel's principles, Harbour Of Tears represents an extended rumination on 19th-century Irish famine immigrants heading to America.
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When The Rolling Stones Got Censored On Ed Sullivan
After releasing their new single 'Let’s Spend The Night Together,' The Rolling Stones performed a censored version on the Ed Sullivan show.
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‘Titanium’: The Story Behind David Guetta & Sia’s Club Anthem
'Titanium' was yet another big hit for David Guetta in 2011, but it also near-immediately changed the course of Sia’s career and pop music itself.
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Best Gene Krupa Songs: 20 Jazz Essentials
An introduction to one of the most explosive and charismatic drummers in jazz history.
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‘In Our Lifetime?’: The Troubled But Tantalizing Soul Of Marvin Gaye
Gaye’s final Motown album is now rightly seen as a record of huge historical importance and creative substance.
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‘A Rock And Roll Alternative’: Atlanta Rhythm Section Hit The Mainstream
After a series of albums that either didn’t chart or were at best modest sellers, early 1977 saw the band on the way to their first gold LP.
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‘Wind & Wuthering’: Top 10 Heights For Genesis In Their Own Special Way
On January 15, 1977, the progressive innovators debuted on the UK chart with their eighth album.
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‘Nat King Cole At The Sands’: When Jazz Royalty Graced Las Vegas
With an effortless sense of cool, ‘Nat King Cole At The Sands’ found the pianist and singer proving he could swing as well as Sinatra in Vegas.
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The Human Be-In: A Union Of Love And Activism
For some, 1967’s Summer of Love had its origins at this historic counter-culture event.
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Enigma’s Ambient Exploration: ‘The Screen Behind The Mirror’
On Enigma's 'The Screen Behind The Mirror,' Michael Cretu brings a sense of spirituality to his sampling methods, pushing ambient music in a new direction.
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‘Blue Ain’t Your Color‘: Twenty-One And Counting For Keith Urban
The soul-flavoured single topped Billboard's Country Airplay chart dated January 14, 2017.
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‘Permanent Waves’: Rush Rise On A New Tide Of International Acclaim
The profile of the Canadian rock giants was about to rise around the world, as their seventh album hit record stores on January 14, 1980.
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‘Our Love’: Natalie Cole Strikes Gold Again With Some Smooth Soul
Cole's fourth album ‘Thankful’ offered up her next R&B chart entry and later pop top tenner, the smooth and sultry ballad ‘Our Love.’
