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Just a few musical history facts for February 26 1955 — February 26 On this date, 45 rpm records outsold 78 rpm discs in the United States for the first time, marking a major shift in recorded music consumption. The “45” speed originated from the difference between Columbia’s 33⅓ rpm long-playing format and the older…
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On , June 27, 1994, Geffen Records and Aerosmith made history when “Head First” became the first major-label song made available for exclusive digital download. An unused cut from the Get a Grip session, it was part of a week-long promotion by CompuServe during which fans could download Aerosmith music from the net. Download speeds…
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The saying goes, “Music can soothe the savage beast,” but what if it is the savage beast that is using the music as a cynical form of evil and torture? In July 1942, Hans Bonarewitz attempted to escape from the Mauthausen concentration camp by trying to hide himself inside a box and was captured on…
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Every so often I do deviations on my usual heavy historical blogs. This will be one of those deviations. It is really about one song. A song that really should never have become a hit for more then one reason. Yet it did, and also became one of my all time favourite songs. “O Superman”,…
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A little known Minneapolis-based funk group formed in December 1975 called ’94 East’ lost two of its former members in 2016. Both of them were iconic in the 80s but one of them became a megastar, where the other one died homeless. The two were Prince and Colonel Abrams(picture above) Colonel Abrams(which was his real name),…
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This Isn’t About a Western Film: It’s About a Remarkable WWII Story When I first picked up a guitar, it was because of two towering inspirations: Django Reinhardt and Jim Croce. Django, with his captivating melodies and revolutionary style, made the strings sing in ways I could only dream of. Born in 1910 in Belgium…
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The Background of Chattanooga Choo Choo Few songs define the sound and optimism of early-1940s America as vividly as “Chattanooga Choo Choo.” Performed by Glenn Miller and His Orchestra, the 1941 recording became one of the most recognizable swing-era hits and earned a unique place in music history as the first recording ever to be…
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In 1972, Italian singer-songwriter Adriano Celentano released a song that defied linguistic norms, confused listeners, and yet became an international sensation. The song, “Prisencolinensinainciusol,” is an energetic, rhythm-driven track that sounds like English but is, in fact, complete gibberish. This bizarre yet brilliant creation was Celentano’s experiment to showcase the barriers of communication and highlight…
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