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Lester Young - Up And At'em Released: 1951 Genre: Jazz Written by: Burke and Van Heusen "Lester Young adopted his style well to bebop which he had helped pave the way for in the 1930s. Although many of his recordings in the 1950s were excellent, showing a greater emotional depth than in his earlier days, Young, for the 1957 telecast, The Sound of Jazz, mostly played sitting down, although he stole the show with an emotional one chorus blues solo played." See Previous Song of the Day 

  Joe Henderson - All Day, Every Day Released in: 1963 Genre: Funk Written by: David Hughes "After studying at Kentucky State College and Wayne State University, Joe Henderson played locally in Detroit before spending time in the military. He played briefly with Jack McDuff and then gained recognition for his work in 1962 - 1963, and signed to Blue Note." See Previous Song of the Day 

James McMurtry - Ruins of the Realm Released on: April 15, 2008 Recorded in: Wire Recording, Austin, Texas, U.S. Genre: Country "James McMurtry is an American rock and folk rock americana singer, songwriter, guitarist, bandleader, and occasional actor. His father, gave him his first guitar at age seven. His mother, an English professor, taught him how to play it." See Previous Song of the Day  

Mildred Bailey - Sunday, Monday Or Always Released in: 1943 Music by: Jimmy Van Heusen Written by: Johnny Burke "In 1994, a 29 cent stamp was issued by the US Postal Service in Mildred Bailey's honor. It was designed by Howard Koslow, based on the photograph by jazz photographer William Gottlieb of Bailey performing at Carnegie Hall." See Previous Song of the Day 

Marillion - Afraid Of Sunlight Produced by: Dave Meegan and Marillion Written by: Ian Mosley and John Helmer Genre: Rock "The group Marillion formed in Aylesbury, England in 1979 and adopted its original name, Silmarillion, from the title of a novel. Initially, they comprised of guitarist Steve Rothery, bassist Doug Irvine, keyboardist Brian Jelliman, and drummer Mick Pointer, vocalist Derek Dick and bassist Diz Minnitt." See Previous Song of the Day 

  Ian Brown - Deep Pile Dreams Genre: Rock Released in: 1998 Released on: Unfinished Monkey Business "After a break from music in Morocco, Ian Brown established his solo career with the debut solo single My Star, which was released in the UK on January 12, 1998. The album was produced and financed by Ian Brown." See Previous Song of the Day 

Duke Pearson - Bags Groove (Take 1) Recorded on: August 1, 1961 Recording in: New York, NY Composed by: Milt Jackson "Shortly after moving to New York City in January 1959, Duke Pearson gained the attention of trumpeter Donald Byrd, who asked him to join his newly formed band, Donald Byrd Quintet. Pearson took over his position as A&R man for Blue Note. Throughout the 1960s, Pearson was a frequent session musician and produce." See Previous Song of the Day