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Artist Essentials
1/18/2011
Between the psychedelic journeys and the synthesizer swirls, it's possible to forget that Steve Miller cut his teeth as an apprentice blues guitarist in Chicago. But no matter how far afield he travele …
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Artist Essentials
1/18/2011
The Steve Miller Band spent the '70s soaring to the top of rock radio playlists, and that's where they've been ever since, right at the core of the classic-rock canon. All you need is an instant of "Ta …
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Artist Essentials
1/18/2011
BeBe & CeCe Winans' smooth soul number "Lost Without You," from 1988, was among the family's first crossover hits, and established the pair as perhaps the premier male-female R&B duo of the era. But ev …
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My Groove
1/18/2011
All it takes is one listen to the sentimental instrumental "Pumpkin" from professional wry guy Randy Newman to know that autumn can bring out the romantic in everyone. Even arena rockers aren't immune …
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My Groove
1/18/2011
Summer has its sunny, party-day appeal, spring its flings with new beginnings. Winter has its cold, lonely nights. But autumn? Autumn is the season that really inspires, the time when artists go deep, …
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Genres & History
1/18/2011
A quintessential merengue primer, this section introduces you to the genre's godfathers (Wilfrido Vargas, Johnny Ventura), its Puerto Rican stars (Olga Ta±=n, Elvis Crespo), the most popular orchestras …
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Other Mix
1/18/2011
In 1960 Columbia Records had a plan: turn teenage Aretha Franklin into a middle-of-the-road star like Diahann Carroll or Barbra Streisand. The plan didn't work. Aretha was destined to be Aretha, and fr …
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Other Mix
1/18/2011
Church Aretha is pure Aretha - not Aretha aiming for the charts, but Aretha doing what's come naturally since she was a girl in her father's congregation. And if there's such a thing as a healthy heart …
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Other Mix
1/18/2011
These original tunes may share their title and melody with some of your favorite Aretha tracks, but that's where the resemblance stops. Aretha won her "Respect" by turning the beat around and, like syr …
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