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Michel Legrand - La Boxe Released on: November 16, 2018 Duration: 3:10 Released on: And Now... Ladies and Gentlemen  "Michel Jean Legrand February 24, 1932 and was a French musical composer, arranger, conductor, jazz pianist, and singer. Legrand was a prolific composer, having written more than 200 film and television scores, in addition to many songs.  Legrand won his first Oscar for the song The Windmills of Your Mind." See Previous Song of the Day 

John Prine - Glory of True Love Written by: Roger Cook and John Prine Released on: Fair & Square album Released on: April 26, 2005 "John Prine attended classes at Chicago's Old Town School of Folk Music, after serving in West Germany with the U.S. Army, he returned to Chicago in the late 1960s.  He worked as a mailman, writing and singing songs first as a hobby, continuing studies at the Old Town School where he performed at a student hang out." See Previous Song of the Day 

Peter Gabriel - Solsbury Hill Released on: March 25, 1977 Genre: Pop Produced by: Bob Ezrin "This was Peter Gabriel's first single as a solo artist. It was a big deal for him, since the song proved that he could write and perform a hit on his own with a song that was meaningful to him." See Previous Song of the Day 

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