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Today In Music History - The Current
The Jam played their last gig; Aretha Franklin made her New York stage debut; Elvis Presley started a 20-week run at No. 1 on the U.S. album chart with Blue Hawaii; R&B/pop singer Sam Cooke died; The Marvelettes went to No. 1 on the U.S. singles chart with "Please Mr. Postman", and Big Mama Thornton was born, Today in Music History.
Cyndi Lauper talks 'Girls Just Wanna Have Fun' Farewell tour, new ...
Oct 28, 2024 · Cyndi Lauper has enjoyed more than four decades as a performing artist — and she’s working as hard as ever. Lauper is currently engaged in her 24-city Girls Just Wanna Have Fun Farewell tour — which includes her first time headlining Madison Square Garden, a sold-out show this Wednesday, Oct. 30 — as well as an upcoming stop at Target Center in Minneapolis on Wednesday, Dec. 4.
Exclusive broadcast: Jack White recorded live at First Avenue
Nov 2, 2024 · Last Wednesday, Oct. 23, Jack White and his band played a surprise show at First Avenue in Minneapolis.. Whether you were able to get a ticket or not, now you can experience it. Just listen to The Current on Saturday, Nov. 2, at 7 p.m. CDT to hear Jack White’s intimate and electric performance that included songs from his newly released album, No Name, along with a journey through his solo ...
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Been Stellar share their origin stories while looking ahead to …
Nov 2, 2024 · New York-based band Been Stellar have enjoyed an upward trajectory thanks to their own sheer hard work, ingenuity, and DIY spirit. On a visit to The Current, band members Sam Slocum and Nico Brunstein spoke with The Current's Ayisha Jaffer about the band's story so far, including the origin stories behind the band's name and their new single, "I …
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Jon Batiste breaks the boundaries of world music — and of the …
Sep 6, 2023 · Jon Batiste has an even bigger vision for what his album, ‘World Music Radio,’ can do. “It's really a movement of radical love and radical oneness, and thinking of how to manifest that as a way to not only present a live show, but for causes in the world,” he says. Listen to Batiste’s interview with The Current’s Ayisha Jaffer.
A timeline of history-making Black music - The Current
1912. Trumpeter W.C. Handy — who earned the sobriquet "Father of the Blues" — publishes the sheet music for "Memphis Blues, " which he called a "southern rag"; two years later he penned the classic "Saint Louis Blues." In 1969, Handy was the first black performer to be honored on a United States postage stamp. Subsequent honorees include …
Song of the Day - The Current
Dec 18, 2024 · Music lovers from 89.3 The Current comb through mountains of music to choose the best new, independent, and unreleased songs to share with you each weekday.