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Today In Music History - The Current
WEBSeptember 24 in Music History: Depeche Mode released 'Some Great Reward'. James Hendrix arrived in England and legally changed his name to Jimi; the Association had a No. 1 hit to cherish; Bobby McFerrin scored the first a cappella No. 1 single; Nirvana released 'Nevermind'; Mumford and Sons released 'Babel'; and Merseybeat bandleader Gerry ...
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A timeline of history-making Black music - The Current
WEB1912. Trumpeter W.C. Handy — who earned the sobriquet "Father of the Blues" — publishes the sheet music for "Memphis Blues, " which he called a "southern rag"; two years later he penned the classic "Saint Louis Blues." In 1969, Handy was the first black performer to be honored on a United States postage stamp. Subsequent honorees …
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WEBKris Kristofferson - Love Is The Way - live at MPR Booth at the 1991 Minnesota State Fair. 11:33 am.
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Song of the Day - The Current
WEB6 days ago · Combo Daguerre - Les Assassins. Oct 2, 2024. Today’s Song of the Day is “Les Assassins” from Combo Daguerre’s album Fracassines, out now. 4:09. SOPHIE - Reason Why (feat. Kim Petras & BC Kingdom) Oct 1, 2024. Today’s Song of the Day is “Reason Why (feat. Kim Petras & BC Kingdom)” from SOPHIE’s album SOPHIE, out now.
Apollonia shares her near-death experience on the set of Purple Rain
WEBJul 27, 2014 · As part of our big celebration of the 30th anniversary of Prince's Purple Rain, I got a chance to sit down for a rare interview with Prince's co-star in the film, Apollonia Kotero.Apollonia was back in town for the first time since filming Purple Rain to perform at Revolution drummer Bobby Z's annual Benefit 2 Celebrate Life, and she kindly set aside …
Hip-hop at 50: Early rap pioneers from '79-'84 - The Current
WEBAug 8, 2023 · In 1973, that same year a Bronx house party is first credited with birthing hip-hop, Jalal Mansur Nuriddin of the Last Poets released a story told in rhyme over funk and jazz under the name Lightnin' Rod called Hustlers Convention.His sharp storytelling took the cool elements of proto-rap like Moore and Blowfly, but gave it a thoughtful, poignant angle.
Star Wars at 40: Ten ways George Lucas changed the world - The …
WEBMay 25, 2017 · Star Wars was released 40 years ago today: May 25, 1977. When the lines started stretching around the block at Mann's Chinese Theatre, then at cinemas across the country, it quickly became clear that Star Wars was going to be a huge hit. By the time the original trilogy concluded six years later with Return of the Jedi, the series was a full …