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12/01/2026

Sly and the Family Stone - "Dance to the Music" (1967)
The track was recorded at CBS Studios in Los Angeles with Sly Stone producing. During one session, Jerry Martini grabbed his soprano sax and marched around the control room like the Pied Piper while the track played. Sly immediately stopped the tape and had him record it. The complete story is waiting at Music Videos Club.

"Dance to the Music" Single by Sly and the Family Stone from the album Dance to the Music B-side "Let Me Hear It From You" Released November 17, 1967 Label Epic, EMI Columbia DB

12/01/2026

Born on this day in music, January 12th:
Cynthia Robinson, Per Gessle, Long John Baldry, Maggie Bell, Felipe Rose, Melanie Chisholm, Ray Price, Ella Henderson, Ray Price, Ruth Brown, Des O'Connor, William Lee Golden, Abe Tilmon, George Duke, Chris Bell, Rob Zombie, Blixa Bargeld, Raekwon, Zack de la Rocha

Born on this day in music, January 12th: Cynthia Robinson, Per Gessle, Long John Baldry, Maggie Bell, Felipe Rose, Melanie Chisholm, Ray Price, Ella Henderson

11/01/2026

The Judds - "Why Not Me" (1984)
Today would have been Naomi Judd's 80th birthday (January 11, 1946 - April 30, 2022). "Why Not Me," the title track from their 1984 debut album, spent two weeks at No.1 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. Songwriter Harlan Howard declared the title wasn't great, so the rest of the song had to be killer—they finished it in one day. Naomi called it one of the strongest melodic hooks she'd ever heard.

Harlan Howard said "Why Not Me" wasn't a great title, so the rest of the song had to be killer to compensate. They finished it in one day. It became their second No.1.

11/01/2026

Queen - "Love of My Life" (Live at Wembley Stadium, July 12, 1986)
Recorded on July 12, 1986 during Queen's Magic Tour, the performance was released on the Live at Wembley '86 album in May 1992. The moment when 72,000 fans sang every word became one of rock's most iconic concert moments. Brian May said they first realized during their 1981 South American concerts that audiences knew the song and would sing it with a passion that brought tears to their eyes. The live version reached No.1 in Argentina and Brazil and stayed on charts for an entire year. More than just a link—dive into the full story at Music Videos Club.

July 12, 1986. Freddie Mercury stopped singing after the first verse. 72,000 people at Wembley Stadium took over, singing every word in perfect English. He conducted them with tears in his eyes.

11/01/2026

Roxette - "It Must Have Been Love" (1990)
Released in May 1990, it spent two weeks at No.1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and ranked as the No.2 single of the year. Originally recorded in 1987 as a Christmas song titled "It Must Have Been Love (Christmas for the Broken Hearted)," EMI Germany commissioned it but then refused to release it. Per Gessle changed one word from "Christmas" to "winter" for the Pretty Woman soundtrack. Director Garry Marshall loved it so much he re-edited the movie to feature it without dialogue. More than just a link—dive into the full story at Music Videos Club.

Director Doug Freel wanted slow-motion movement in the video. Marie Fredriksson had to lip-sync the vocals at double speed. She called it "my first lesson in how to sing an emotional ballad Mickey Mouse style."

11/01/2026

CELELALTE CUVINTE - STEM - relansare album | 18 martie

Celelalte Cuvinte a intrat în anul 45 de existență, iar pe 18 martie sărbătorim cu un concert special, construit în jurul relansării albumului STEM, un material care vorbește exact despre ce a fost și este această trupă: continuitate, regenerare și identitate.

Un concert pentru cei care au fost de la început, pentru cei care au venit pe parcurs și pentru cei care știu că unele cuvinte nu se uzează nici după 45 de ani.

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11/01/2026

Born on this day in music, January 11th:
Mary J Blige, Newton Faulkner, Tom Dumont, Lee Ritenour, Charlie Huhn, Frederick Dennis Greene, Naomi Judd, Thomas Meighan, Tom Rowlands, Vicki Peterson, Big Bank Hank, Robert Earl Keen, Lee Ritenour, Charlie Huhn, Daryl Braithwaite, Terry Williams, Tony Kaye, Jody Payne, Goldie Hill, Slim Harpo, Laurens Hammond, Tommy Duncan

Born on this day in music, January 11th: Mary J Blige, Newton Faulkner, Tom Dumont, Lee Ritenour, Charlie Huhn, Frederick Dennis Greene, Naomi Judd

10/01/2026

Joan Baez - "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down" (1971)
Released in August 1971, it peaked at No.3 on the Billboard Hot 100 and spent five weeks at No.1 on the Adult Contemporary chart, earning RIAA Gold certification. Joan Baez admitted to Rolling Stone she'd learned the song by listening to The Band's 1969 album and had never seen the printed lyrics, recording it with the misheard words. The Band's Garth Hudson revealed that Levon Helm refused to perform the song after The Last Waltz specifically because of his dislike for Baez's version. The complete story is waiting at Music Videos Club.

She learned it by listening to The Band's album and never saw the printed lyrics. The misheard words angered Levon Helm so much he refused to perform the song after 1976.

10/01/2026

Steeleye Span - "All Around My Hat" (1975)
Released in October 1975, it peaked at No.5 on the UK Singles Chart in December and became their highest-charting single ever. Traditionalist critics accused them of selling out by hiring Mike Batt, the man behind The Wombles' novelty hits, to produce their most commercial album. Recorded at Air Studios in London with Beatles engineer Geoff Emerick, it transformed a 1820s ballad about a Cockney costermonger mourning his transported fiancée into folk-rock gold. The complete story is waiting at Music Videos Club.

Traditionalists accused them of selling out by hiring Mike Batt, the man behind The Wombles hits. Tim Hart said he was impressed by the quality in those recordings. It reached No.5.

10/01/2026

Rod Stewart - "Sailing" (1975)

Released in August 1975, it topped the UK Singles Chart for four weeks in September and sold 1.12 million copies, making it the 112th UK million-selling single and Stewart's biggest-selling UK single ever. The song returned to No.3 in October 1976 after being used as the theme for BBC documentary Sailor about HMS Ark Royal. On April 5, 1982, as British forces sailed from Portsmouth Harbour during the Falklands War, "Sailing" was broadcast from the quay's public address system. More than just a link—dive into the full story at Music Videos Club.

"Sailing" - Single by Rod Stewart from the album Atlantic Crossing. Released: 8 August 1975

10/01/2026

Born on this day in music, January 10th:
Rod Stewart, Aynsley Dunbar, Pat Benatar, Donald Fagen, Jim Croce, Fayette Pinkney, Michael Schenker, Nasri, Chris Smith, Matt Roberts, Aerlee Taree,Nathan Moore, Brad Roberts, Shawn Colvin, Luci Martin, Michael Schenker, Aynsley Dunbar, Scott McKenzie, Scott English, Ronnie Hawkins, Lyle Ritz, Johnnie Ray, Jerry Wexler.

Born on this day in music, January 10th: Rod Stewart, Aynsley Dunbar, Pat Benatar, Donald Fagen, Jim Croce, Fayette Pinkney, Michael Schenker, Nasri