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What is Freebop?
In several liner notes the word "Freebop" is used to describe the music of Miles Davis' second quintet in the mid-60's. The writers usually use the term seemingly expecting the reader to know what it meant, but never bothering to define it or say…
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Guitar song from the movie The Town That Dreaded Sundown (2014)
In the movie The Town That Dreaded Sundown (2014), there is a scene where the sheriff is alone with a girl, and he puts a tape on and one of the best bluesy intros to a song I have ever heard comes on, but I cannot identify the track.
The video is…
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Which is exactly the main use of the "VS." label?
We have for this side, this order for a song name:
Song Name (Original Producer vs. Remixing Producer)
For another side we this one with the remix label:
Original Producer - Song Name (Remixing Producer remix)
Which is the exact difference?
It…
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On The Temptations "For Lover's Only" Album, which songs feature which bass singer?
While recording The Temptations' album For Lover's Only, original bass singer fell ill and left the group; he passed away before the album's release. He was replaced in the group by former Parliament-Funkadelic singer Ray Davis, who appeared on the…
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What is Pop Music?
Does something just have to be popular to be described as pop, or is there more to it? If it's just a question of popularity, how popular do you have to be to be 'pop'?
Is pop a genre in its own right, or can a song or artist always belong to a more…
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Affordable guitars that would have been available in the UK circa 1995
I’m a university student taking a creative writing module, and I am currently conducting research for a story that I intend to write about a musician. I’ve spent the past few weeks trying to find the name of an appropriate make and model of guitar…
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reasons behind K - pop success
K-pop seems to be much more successful (compared to other Asian genres and even most countries in the world) in spreading its influence rapidly across the globe. What are some reasons behind this success? i have heard that the higher education…
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Oh True Love - Everly Brothers
There were numerous such songs in 50's. All of them are characterized by the same rhythm and typically they are very similar. Is there some name for this kind of songs?
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What kind of Hat is Jimmy Rushing using in this photo?
Here is a pic I found of Count Basie and Jimmy Rushing. Does anybody know what is the name of the hat Jimmy Rushing is using?
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Old song with lyric "Number 9 with a brass plate on the door"
My grandfather often used to sing a snippet of an old song. My mother and I are curious as to what the song is, but we've not been able to find it with Google. I wondered if anyone here happened to know it?
The lyrics, as far as he ever sang…
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Avicii - Stories | Uncredited vocals?
Avicii is well known for not giving credit to the artists that sing in his songs.
I am currently looking for the singers featured in his new album: Stories.
Here's the tracklist of the album; I'm attaching the singers' names I've been able to find…
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What year was the song Rafaga by Joaquín Turina song written?
Can anyone tell me what year the song Rafaga by Joaquín Turina was originally written. I think it was originally a piano song by the transcribed to guitar in the 1930's by Andres Segovia. Can anyone tell me what year it was originally written.This…
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Is there live performances of The Beatles playing "While my Guitar Gently Weeps"?
I love how the guitar sounds in The Beatles' song called While My Guitar Gently Weeps, at first I thought it was Harrison who played the guitar, but it turns out that Eric Clapton was the one playing the guitar, so I was looking for live videos of…
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Mixtape vs. LP/EP
What is the difference between a mixtape and a LP or EP? They seem to be of similar length (some LP- ish length (10 tracks) and some EP length (3-5)).
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What kind of brass instrument plays the intro on Hypnotic Brass Ensemble's Spottie?
I discovered Spottie by Hypnotic Brass Ensemble. It is a cover of one of the songs by Outkast.
Can someone tell me what kind of brass instrument begins at 0:09 and makes this deep sound?
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