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WEBAugust 28 in Music History: Devo released its debut album. Aug 28, 2024. The Marvelettes released, 'Please Mr. Postman'; Tammy Wynette and Billy Sherrill recorded 'Stand By Your Man'; the Jackson's broke a record for concert-ticket sales; Green Day picked up a bunch of MTV awards; and Devo released their debut album, Today in Music History.
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 include Duke Ellington (1986), Otis Redding (1993), Billie ...
Radio Heartland® - The Current
WEBSep 8, 2024 · This week, listen for new music from Gillian Welch and David Rawlings off their soon-to-be released record, Woodland. Sundays from 7 to 8 a.m. Central, Mike Pengra starts your day with an hour of folk, roots, Americana and acoustic music, informed and inspired by the playlist on Radio Heartland, The Current's 24/7 …
Live - The Current
WEBWatch a live set by Brigitte Calls Me Baby. Sep 12, 2023. Fronted by charismatic vocalist Wes Leavins, the Chicago band Brigitte Calls Me Baby performed a more than 30-minute set at Surly Brewing Company in Minneapolis on July 13, 2023, as part of The Current Happy Hours series. Watch the entire performance.
Music News: Why can't musicians get politicians to stop playing …
WEBSep 29, 2020 · Soul legend Sam Moore asked Barack Obama to stop playing Sam & Dave's "Hold On, I'm Comin'" in 2008. The late John McCain loved ABBA, but they didn't love him using their music at campaign rallies: they sent him a cease and desist letter. All the way back in the '80s, when George H.W. Bush adopted "Don't Worry, Be Happy" as his campaign theme ...
A guide to Prince's musical inspiration - The Current
WEBApr 20, 2017 · A guide to Prince's musical inspiration. Black and white photograph of Prince taken by Robert Whitman near the "Music Wall" mural on the side of the Schmitt Music building in downtown Minneapolis, late '70s.Robert Whitman. At Prince's Paisley Park, there's a six-foot-mural — known as the Influence Wall — outside of Studio A.
September 5 in Music History: Remembering Freddie Mercury on …
WEBSeptember 05, 2024. History Highlight: Freddie Mercury was born today in 1946. The Queen frontman was known for his powerful vocal range and live performances, but also as the composer of many of Queen's biggest hits such as "Bohemian Rhapsody," "Killer Queen," "Somebody to Love," "Don't Stop Me Now," …
Revisiting a top Jimi Hendrix biography for Black History Month
WEBFeb 17, 2022 · By 1969, he was the highest-paid rock star in the world; Cross notes that when he played Madison Square Garden that year, Hendrix made $14,000 a minute. Adjusting for inflation, at his peak Hendrix was making more per show than Taylor Swift does today - and much more per minute. At this point, Hendrix’s extraordinary story - a guitar god, one ...
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