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Genres & History
6/8/2010
For all of the groups that tried their hand at doo wop, there were as many interpretations of the music's sound. While Chicago five-piece the Flamingos cast a seductive spell with "I Only Have Eyes for …
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Genres & History
6/8/2010
Almost anyone who ever took a piano lesson (or lived in a house with someone who did) has "Clair de Lune" etched on his or her DNA. Chances you (or your sibling) didn't play it quite this well. Plus, y …
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Artist Essentials
6/8/2010
There was something very innocently sweet about Jewel's debut, Pieces of You, in those pre-Lilith Fair days of 1995. Three songs from that album ("You Were Meant for Me," "Who Will Save Your Sou …
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Genres & History
6/8/2010
From Eddie Palmieri's electrifying "Az·car" to Cheo Feliciano's sinuous "El Rat=n" and RubTn Blades' epic masterpiece "Pedro Navaja," the songs in this section showcase salsa as one of the most sophist …
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Artist Essentials
6/8/2010
+QuiTn puede olvidar a Pedro Navaja? ("como en una novela de Kafka, el borracho dobl= por el callej=n"). +Y la desopilante introducci=n a ritmo de disco de "Plßstico"? "Desapariciones" y "Ojos d …
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Other Mix
6/8/2010
The Stones carved their initials in the turf between the howl of the Chicago bluesmen and the growl of the Memphis rockers. They drew on the dark side for "Stupid Girl" and "Ride On Baby," angry young …
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Genres & History
6/8/2010
Quintessential boricua crooner Cheo Feliciano fuses salsa flavor with a social conscience on "Los Entierros," an anthem about the funerals of working class people. By including a Puerto Rican
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Artist Essentials
6/8/2010
Navigating through all of the EPs, demos, singles, and side projects in the Melvins' deep, two-decades-plus catalog would take several days and an undying amount of patience. That's why we skimmed thei …
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Artist Essentials
6/8/2010
Now here's something you might not know about the Melvins: Kurt Cobain auditioned for their bassist spot early on, but was so nervous in their presence that he forgot the band's songs. Suffice it to sa …
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