Today In Music History - The Current
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.
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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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What happened to Prince's guitar after 'While My Guitar Gently …
WEBMarch 15, 2018. On March 15, 2004, Prince was inducted to the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame. But that's not what most people remember. Most people remember the tribute to fellow inductee, George Harrison, when Prince stole the show with the most amazing guitar solo imaginable during "While My Guitar Gently Weeps," upstaging Tom Petty, Jeff Lynne ...
Radio Heartland® - The Current
WEBAug 25, 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 stream dedicated to roots …
Music News: Why can't musicians get politicians to stop playing …
WEBOct 1, 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 …
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WEBThe Current Song of the Day. Music lovers from 89.3 The Current comb through mountains of music to choose the best new, independent, and unreleased songs to share with you each weekday. You can listen to Podcasts from The Current on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Play, Stitcher or on your preferred podcast platform.
Song of the Day - The Current
WEBSep 6, 2024 · Noga Erez - Godmother ft. Eden Ben Zaken. Sep 4, 2024. Today’s Song of the Day “Godmother ft. Eden Ben Zaken” from Noga Erez’ album The Vandalist, out September 20. 3:11.