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Hello there!  This week our blog features the song, Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood.  We will begin with the original version of this song by Nina Simone.  We will then include a cover by The Animals, and finally a version by Santa Esmeralda.   Nina Simone and Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood: Nina Simone was a […]

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The music business is just that; a business. That is why it’s wonderful to learn about men who put their dreams into motion and started record companies that were successful and competed with the conglomerates. One of these stories highlights Herb Alpert and A&M Records. Another is Berry Gordy and Motown. Berry Gordy III – […]

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When Paul was finished recording and mixing songs for his next album, his second solo album, he came up with an 18 track, two record set. Convinced by record companies to cut it to a single album, he edited the final mix to just 11 songs, five on side one, the other six on side […]

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One of the most recognizable riffs in rock and roll. This one was also one of their most popular songs. It wasn’t ever one of my favorites by them but I did like it. It was a rare thing for Zeppelin to release a single…but this was released as one except in the UK.  This […]

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Ten women in the known universe have been official members of the legendary vocal group known as the Supremes — but only one woman was present in the lineup from the first day to the last. Mary Wilson, who died at age 76 on Monday, spoke at length in an interview conducted in 2009 about…

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Sadly it was reported we lost one half of the duo James and Bobby Purify on 22th January due to Covid-19 complications. He was aged 76.

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James Purify, R&B Singer of ‘I’m Your Puppet’ Fame, Dies at 76

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Take a tour from David Bowie’s London childhood home right up to the studios and venues where he became a true starman.

more via Famous David Bowie Locations You Can Visit — Consequence of Sound

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A sad day for music.

More Via Sir Paul McCartney and Piers Morgan and lead tributes for Gerry and the Pacemakers star Gerry Marsden as he dies aged 78 — Metro

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The Beatles – Rubber Soul   Following a well deserved holiday, John, Paul, George and Ringo returned to the studios in mid October 1965, not only to record their next album but also a new single – their first double A-side “Day Tripper” and “We Can Work It Out. “ During these sessions, The Beatles […]

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© Getty Images Once upon a time, induction into Cleveland’s Rock & Roll Hall of Fame meant something. When choosing the first inductees into the Hall, the administrators had to decide which artists constituted the foundation. It speaks to the legacy of Don and Phil Everly that they were among those deemed to have played […]

More Via A Leisurely Look @ the Everly Brothers — SoulRide

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