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In 1959, Detroit songwriter and record store proprietor Berry Gordy founded Tamla Records and opened a small recording studio that he nicknamed Hitsville U.S.A. The following year, he incorporated...
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With the development of a PVC-based material better known as vinyl came the long-playing record, or LP for short. Issued in both 10-inch and 12-inch formats, to be played at a speed of 33 1/3...
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With the development of a PVC-based material better known as vinyl came the long-playing record, or LP for short. Issued in both 10-inch and 12-inch formats, to be played at a speed of 33 1/3...
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The lifecycle of a hit song is pretty well-defined: A song is released, it works its way up the charts, stays there for a little while, and eventually falls off, living on in the Spotify playlists...
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When you hear the line “The whispers in the morning,” what singer comes to mind? Most music fans will probably imagine world-famous recording artist Celine Dion’s version of “The Power of...
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Summer is unofficially bookended by Memorial Day and Labor Day, days when radio stations around the country air playlists of top songs by genre and decade. 24/7 Tempo is celebrating the summer season...
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With the development of a PVC-based material better known as vinyl came the long-playing record, or LP for short. Issued in both 10-inch and 12-inch formats, to be played at a speed of 33 1/3...
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Just over half a century ago Paul McCartney announced the breakup of the Beatles, but interest in what many call the greatest band of all time remains high. The 2000 “1” album, a compilation of...
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Songs are the soundtrack of our lives. A song can evoke a romance that ended with wedding bells or a broken heart, or call to mind a high school summer or an entire era. If you heard The Weeknd’s...
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As a teenager, Saul Hudson, the performer best known as the lead guitarist for Guns ‘N Roses, was nicknamed Slash by his friend’s father — actor Seymour Cassel — because he was always...
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What’s better than a country song sung by your favorite performer? How about one sung by two of them, in perfect harmony? Country music has produced a number of memorable duets pairing husbands and...
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Music fans often assume that musicians they like or have heard of have many No. 1 songs, but the reality is that many world-renowned artists — from both past and present — go their whole careers...
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A cover version is a new performance of a song originally recorded by somebody else. When an artist covers a song made famous by another performer, it is an homage to the song and the songwriter. Far...
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Musicians — especially in the rock and jazz genres — don’t always have long lifespans. Accidents, drugs, random violence, suiсide, and disease have claimed far too many talented lives too...
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Country music grew out of folk songs, spirituals, blues, and other traditional forms. The first commercial country music recordings – a couple of fiddle instrumentals – were made in 1922, with...
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