Richard Man

b. April 3, 1943. His is the first voice you hear on Music From Big Pink. His is the last voice you hear on Music From Big Pink. He could sing a gritty baritone one minute and a haunting falsetto the next. #richardmanuel #birthday #theband #70smusic #60smusic #altrock #americana #rock #rockmusic #bobdylan #folkrock #music #musicsky #musiciansky

https://robinbannks.com/2026/04/03/richard-manuel/

The Marcels' "Blue Moon" hit number one on the Billboard Hot 100 on April 3, 1961 and spent three weeks at the top of the chart.

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Chief (Commander) Ebenezer Obey

https://amf.didiermary.fr/chief-commander-ebenezer-obey-aimasiko/

Ebenezer Obey (born in April 1942), aka Chief or Chief Commander, began his professional career in the mid-1950s after moving to Lagos. After tutelage under Fatai Rolling-Dollar‘s band, he formed a band called The International Brothers in 1964, playing highlife–jùjú fusion. The band later metamorphosed into Inter-Reformers in the early-1970s, with [...]

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Air Volta – Volta Jazz

https://amf.didiermary.fr/air-volta-volta-jazz/

Volta Jazz is a music group originating from the city of Bobo-Dioulasso. Created in 1964, it is one of the very first modern orchestras of Upper Volta, present day Burkina Faso.

Air Volta is a compilation, in 2022, combining many songs released as 7″ vinyls. Combining Congolese rumba, American R&B, French yé-yé, Cuban salsa and [...]

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Don Covay - Mercy Mercy
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This song established Covay's recording career in 1964. One of Jimi Hendrix's first recordings as a sideman. The Stones covered it on Out of Our Heads in 1965.

https://youtu.be/pWioaVN9olY?si=NYnb8_1hac3EaU0l

Band: Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band
Track: Rhino Cratic Oaths
Album: The Doughnut In Granny's Greenhouse

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Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band - Rhino Cratic Oaths
https://youtube.com/watch?v=jbs7NCtsP0c&si=VRgbC0rHlQG36wF9

Les Belgicains

https://amf.didiermary.fr/les-belgicains/

The compilation “Les Belgicains – Na Tango Ya Covadia 1964-1970” (‘Les Belgicains’ during the time of Covadia 1964-1970) tells the remarkable story of the first Congolese student orchestras in Belgium.

During that time Congolese referred to countrymen living in Belgium as ‘Les Belgicains’. The music presented on this compilation blew a new, fresh wind through […]

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🇬🇧 David Bowie "1966" – 1979

Rooted in mod pop, music hall influences, and light, theatrical songwriting rather than the avant-garde directions Bowie would later pursue, these songs are concise, melodic, and often whimsical, offering insight into his formative years and evolving identity...

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Caetano Veloso - Caetano Veloso

Did some trades today and this seemed mandatory #vinyl @vinylrecords #Tropicalia #BossaNova #60sMusic #Brasil #NowPlaying

(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman - Aretha Franklin. [1967] Soul. It reached reached number 8 on the Billboard Hot 100.

https://lemmy.world/post/44532429