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Third Ear Band - Part II Duration: 4:39 Released in 1979 Recorded in: July 2 - 3, 1970 "Third Ear Band invented a new genre of instrumental music, rooted in the medieval, but with Eastern ethnic elements and aesthetically rock avant garde." See Previous Song of the Day 

Christine Mcvie - Sweet Revenge Recorded in: Kent, UK Written by: Christine McVie, Dan Perfect Release on: June 21, 2004 "Fleetwood Mac has sold more than 120 million records worldwide, making them one of the world's best selling bands. In 1979, the group was honoured with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame." See Previous Song of the Day 

The Crofters - Ballad of the Severn Bridge Released in: 1968 Duration: 2:42 Produced by: Gef Lucena "The Crofters were a duo consisting of Gef Lucena and Martin Pyman. Ger Lucena was also part of the pioneering independent folk label Village Thing centred on the Troubadour Club in Clifton Village, Bristol." See Previous Song of the Day  

Jack Bruce - Automatic Pilot Released: 1983 Produced by: Ike Nossel, Jack Bruce Genre: Electronic, Rock "Jack Bruce grew up listening to jazz and took up bass and cello as a teen. After three months at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music, he left, disgusted with the politics of music school. After traveling around Europe for a while, he settled into the early blues scene in 1962 in London." See Previous Song of the Day  

World Party - Who Are You Released on: October 30, 2000 Genre: Rock Produced by: Karl Wallinger "In 2012, World Party released a new five CD, 70 song collection of new songs, live recordings and cover versions. The band toured extensively in America in 2012 ending with an appearance in November 2012 in London at the Royal Albert Hall." See Previous Song of the Day 

The Jesus And Mary Chain - American Born Released on: March 22, 2024 Genre: Rock Written by: William and Jim Reid "The Jesus And Mary Chain's biggest commercial success domestically was their second album which reached No. 5 on the UK Albums Chart in 1987. The band released their third album in 1989, which spawned their first charting singles on the Billboard modern rock in the US and heavily played on Alternative rock radio stations." See Previous Song of the Day 

Billie Holiday - Strange Fruit Written by Abel Meeropol  Recorded in: 1939 Published in: 1937 "By the late 1930s, Holiday had toured with Count Basie and Artie Shaw, scored a string of radio and retail hits with Teddy Wilson, and became an established artist in the recording industry. Her songs were imitated by singers across America and were quickly becoming jazz standards." See Previous Song of the Day 

Mildred Bailey - I Used To Be Color Blind Genre: Jazz Recorded by: 1938 Composed by: Irving Berlin "Mildred Bailey first two records had been as an uncredited vocalist for a 1929 session. Bailey was part of an all star session with Benny Goodman's studio band in 1934." See Previous Song of the Day 

Roberta Flack - You Stopped Loving Me Written by: Luther Vandross Released in: 1981 Genre: Pop   "At an evening banquet attended by more than 500 friends, admirers, and luminaries, Roberta Flack was presented with the Capital's official proclamation, Down Beat's award as Top Female Vocalist, a D.C. youth award, and gold records from Atlantic. Flack capped off the night with a 45 minute concert in front of the Lincoln Memorial." See Previous Song of the Day 

Big Joe Turner - Love You Baby Released on: Boss Man's Blues album Released in: January 20, 1968 Composed by: Charlie and Joe McCoy Joe Turner · I Love You Baby "Due in part to his appearance at Carnegie Hall, Joe Turner scored a major hit. The track contained one of the earliest recorded examples of a back beat. It was a song which Turner recorded many times, with various combinations of musicians, over the ensuing years." See Previous Song of the Day