Seventy Four Years of WONDER! Happy Birthday Stevie!!!
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Seventy Four Years of WONDER! Happy Birthday Stevie!!!
https://youtu.be/a3gBLjG5VMk?si=p-naTFrYcUxQ1IOz
"As" [Live Version]-Stevie Wonder
Info fromBestClassicBands.com:
David Sanborn, the alto saxophonist who crossed over from jazz to pop, R&B and other genres, has died. A statement on his social media pages read, “It is with sad...
"Here, Where There Is Love"-Dionne Warwick
"Cousin Mary"-John Coltrane
"Sadie"-The Spinners
"The Healer"-John Lee Hooker [with Santana]
"Completeness"-Minnie Ripperton
"Ashes To Ashes"-David Bowie
And even if they did approve the use of Donna Summer's "I Feel Love", they probably wouldn't pay the royalties for the song [since 'west' has a History of not paying the artists that he samples].
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Dennis Thompson, the original drummer for the influential Detroit rock group, MC5, and the last survivor of that band, died today [May 9, 2024]. The death of...
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"Pharoah's Dance"-Miles Davis
The video is blocked here, thanks for posting anyway.
Info from SoulTracks.com:
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"I Don't Know"-Ruth Brown
"Ten Years Gone"-Led Zeppelin
"To Be Young, Gifted and Black"-Aretha Franklin
And I agree with Bruce Sudano. They should've found another song to sample when Sudano turned them down for using Donna Summer's "I Feel Love". Oh well...we'll see them in court.
PS; Also 'west'...
"My Way"-Aretha Franklin
Along with what other posters have said about The Supremes' "Lovelight", the song has one of the best introductions of the Motown Era. Add in the great band track and an engaging performance by The...
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Wow-Terrific News!! Thanks for posting this Reese. As A Huge fan of the Music of Stax Records, I'll be watching this series when it hits HBO later this month.