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Gospel music, specific term for a certain style
Gospel is a very broad term for a lot of different genres and styles of music.
I really enjoy the "toe-tapping", "black gospel" variant, including songs as
"Oh happy day"
"I go to the rock"
"I can go to God in prayer"
But also the more secular…
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Which Taylor Swift songs are about her exes?
I heard that Taylor Swift sings songs about all her breakups and only skipped Taylor Lautner.
Is this right? And which songs were about which of her ex-boyfriends?
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How did Jaco Pastorius get nicknamed 'Jaco'?
The famous electric bassist was born as John Francis Anthony Pastorius III.
Is it known how he got nicknamed Jaco?
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What was Ringo's influence in The Beatles?
How big was Ringo Starr's influence in The Beatles? Or to phrase it differently, how much of an impact did he have on their music?
We all know the impact of John Lennon and Paul McCartney after all the hit songs and groundbreaking songs they wrote.…
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Apps for identifying classical music
I was pretty disillusioned with SoundHound when I attempted to identify a piece of classical music that I recognized but could not remember the name to and the app told me that the song could not be recognized. After some further tests I found it…
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Looking for a term : end of song n is the beginning of song n+1
I'm looking for a term describing the fact that, on a music album, the end of a song is the beginning of the next one, which gives the impression that there is no cut between the two songs.
I'm pretty sure a special term exists and I used to hear…
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Style of dress for a symphony orchestra
I'm an avid symphony patron, and I also watch different symphony orchestra recordings online. I've noticed that sometimes an orchestra will be in white tie, sometimes in black tie and other times simply in a business formal style with matching ties.…
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Are there other "psychedelic" genres than rock?
Commonly I've seen psychedelic rock starts with The Doors and others, but is there any other "psychedelic-something" (i.e. "psychedelic jazz") genre? What are the examples (of the psychedelic-something band's song)?
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Origin of the phrase "Mustard on the beat"?
I have realized that in many rap songs by many different artists use the phrase, "mustard on the beat" at the begging of their rap.
Where did this originate? Why do many different DJs and rappers use this?
In my research, I have found this:
From…
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Highest Billboard 200 rank for a Creative Commons licensed album?
Which album, released (also) under a Creative Commons license, had the highest Billboard 200 chart success?
(The album must have been licensed under a CC license before it entered the charts, so it doesn’t count if it got released under CC after a…
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How common is it for club DJs to use vinyl these days?
Do any club DJs still spin vinyl? Or have most/all of them moved on to digital formats (such as WAV, FLAC, MP3)?
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What was the first track to be sold through Internet?
I wonder what was the first track to be sold through Internet (and when / under what circumstances it took place).
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Why are instrumental chart toppers not as common as in the early days of the pop charts?
If you look at:
UK instrumental number ones : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_instrumental_number_ones_on_the_UK_Singles_Chart
US instrumental number ones…
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How do I play a 16⅔ RPM record?
I bought an LP record from a local library and back home turned it on to hear it. And I get very funny voice like somebody is on helium.
I thought I had it on 45 and wanted to switch to 33, but it was on 33. After some fiddling with my player…
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Who decides whether a record should be labelled "Parental Advisory"?
Who decides whether a record should be labelled "Parental Advisory"? Are there any agreed-upon standards? If not, what individuals in the production chain are the people who actually decide whether a record should be labelled as such?
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