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If The Temptations Were Songwriters
I would like to use the Temptations in this scenario. I'm a big fan of the original classic five Temptations lineup of David Ruffin, Eddie Kendrick, Paul Williams, Melvin Franklin,…
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Taylor Swift’s Impact On The NFL
The impact of Taylor Swift began a relationship with Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce sometime in 2023. This is where sport and music collided. I was already a…
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Kind Of Blue The Album That Changed Jazz
If there’s one jazz album that even non-jazz fans recognize, it’s Kind of Blue. Released in 1959, this masterpiece by Miles Davis didn’t just define cool—it redefined jazz itself. It’s…
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How Radio Shaped The 1960’s Music
Rising rock and roll, Motown, folk, and psychedelic sounds defined the transforming 1960s for music. Although record companies and performers greatly shaped the audio environment of the era, radio was…
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How Did The Beatles Lose Their Music Publishing?
The Birth of Northern Songs: A Deathful Commercial Decision At the height of Beatlemania in 1963, John Lennon and Paul McCartney signed a publishing contract that would later trouble them.…
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Why Did Taylor Swift Re-record Her Music?
Why Taylor Swift Needed to Re-record Her Songs—The Complete StoryThough Taylor Swift has been in the news for years, her choice to re-record her past albums marks one of the…
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Louis Armstrong: The Best of the Best Of The 20th Century
The fact that he was the best trumpet player in history is not all. He possessed a vocal style that was singular and unmatched by anyone else. All of these…
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A Musicians Benchmark Of Success RIAA
The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) Gold® & Platinum® Program is among the most revered distinctions available in the music industry. From its debut, it has recognized sales successes…
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How To Start A Big Band
How to launch a big band akin to Tommy Dorsey or Benny Goodman?Although the golden age of big band jazz might have peaked in the 1930s and 1940s, audiences today…
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The Billboard Music Charts
Long the gold standard for monitoring song and album popularity and success, the Billboard Music Charts These graphs offer a quick view of the trends in the music business spanning…