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Artist Essentials
7/14/2009
In a way, Bette Midler is a woman out of time, a modern-day version of the old-school musical star who could break into song in the middle of a scene and make it look as natural as breathing. That's be …
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Other Mix
7/14/2009
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Artist Essentials
7/14/2009
Although lumped in with the punks, the Jam were also tagged as mod revivalists during their early days (they favored tailored suits over tartan and safety pins), but by the time 1978's All Mod Cons< …
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Artist Essentials
7/14/2009
In 1982, after five glorious years, the Jam went out on a high, taking final single "Beat Surrender" to #1 on the U.K. singles charts, and The Gift to the top album spot. Paul Weller said he did …
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Genres & History
7/13/2009
The Monkees hit it big with the Neil Diamond-penned "I'm a Believer," but fans can't believe it when it's revealed that Micky, Mike, Peter, and Davy don't actually play instruments on the record. The S …
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Genres & History
7/13/2009
Dean Martin assures us that "Everybody Loves Somebody," and Dusty Springfield insists, "I Only Want to Be With You." The Animals turn a folk song about a low life into a classic-rock staple with "House …
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7/13/2009
It's no surprise that your favorite artists would dig through the Blue Note crates in search of hooks, beats, and riffs for the sampling. But for some of them, borrowing simply isn't enough, as artists …
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7/13/2009
In that brief sweet spot before rock 'n' roll grabbed the nation by its ears, modern jazz was everywhere. An alphabet soup of labels shared Blue Note's spotlight, including Prestige, Riverside, …
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7/13/2009
By the time founders Alfred Lion and Francis Wolff retired after selling Blue Note in the mid-'60s, a new crop of fusioneers had turned up the heat under the cool school and pretty much sent bop packin …
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