On the basis of his youthful looks, strong stage presence, and soulful voice, Island Records signed Palmer to a solo deal. His first solo album Sneakin' Sally Through the Alley recorded in New Orleans, Louisiana in 1974, was heavily influenced by the music of Little Feat and the funk fusion of The Meters who acted as backing band along with producer/guitarist Lowell George of Little Feat. His first single was a cover of Little Feat's "Sailin' Shoes". Although moderately s ...

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Robert Palmer British singer, Robert Palmer British singer - 1964-1973: Early bands, Robert Palmer British singer - 1974-1984: Early solo career, Robert Palmer British singer - 1985-1995: Power Station and MTV success, Robert Palmer British singer - 1996-2003: Late solo work and the blues, Robert Palmer British singer - Discography, Robert Palmer British singer - Singles

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"Run Baby Run" was released in July 2005 in Australia, where it failed to match the success of previous single "Why Do You Love Me", despite being the #1 Most Added track the week it was serviced to Australian radio. "Run Baby Run" was slated for release in the UK on 22 August 2005, but this date was pushed back to 24 October 2005. There are fears from Garbage fans that the single may flop like the previous release, "Sex Is Not the Enemy", because it has not been playlisted by BBC Radio 1, Xfm London, or BBC Radio 2 as of the beginning of October and because the UK-wide ...

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Run Baby Run, Run Baby Run - Song Profile, Run Baby Run - Single Release, Run Baby Run - B-sides, Run Baby Run - Remixes, Run Baby Run - Live Performances, Run Baby Run - Run Baby Run quote unquote, Run Baby Run - Comprehensive charts

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Top of the Pops began on New Year's Day 1964 in a studio set in a disused church in Manchester. DJ Jimmy Savile presented the first show, which featured (in order) The Rolling Stones with "I Wanna Be Your Man'", Dusty Springfield with "I Only Want to be With You", the Dave Clark Five with "Glad All Over", The Hollies with "Stay", The Swinging Blue Jeans with "The Hippy Hippy Shake" and The Beatles with "I Want to Hold Your Hand", that week's number one. Savile rotated with three other presenters: Alan Freeman, Pete Murray and David Ja ...

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Top of the Pops, Top of the Pops - History, Top of the Pops - TOTP in the United States, Top of the Pops - 'Edited' TOTP on BBC Prime, Top of the Pops - Send-ups, Top of the Pops - Theme Music, Top of the Pops - Trivia, Top of the Pops - Songs which mention Top of the Pops

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Unreleased Madonna songs - The Ray Of Light album. Revenge and Gone, Gone, Gone and Like A Flower - All unreleased songs recorded for the album "Ray Of Light" written with Rick Nowels. The co-producer credit is not certain but may have been Robert Miles. See false rumor listing below for additional disproven title names of this period. The CMRRA has Madonna, Rick Nowels and Greg Fitzgerald listed as the writer for Revenge. Revenge Like A Flower h ...

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Unreleased Madonna songs, Unreleased Madonna songs - Background, Unreleased Madonna songs - Pre-stardom recordings 1979-1981, Unreleased Madonna songs - With various New York rock bands, Unreleased Madonna songs - Solo vocal recordings, Unreleased Madonna songs - Early career recordings 1982-1990, Unreleased Madonna songs - The first Madonna album, Unreleased Madonna songs - The Like A Virgin album, Unreleased Madonna songs - The True Blue album, Unreleased Madonna songs - The Like A Prayer album, Unreleased Madonna songs - The I'm Breathless and The Immaculate Collection albums, Unreleased Madonna songs - Mid-career recordings 1991-1996, Unreleased Madonna songs - The Erotica album, Unreleased Madonna songs - The Bedtime Stories album, Unreleased Madonna songs - The Something To Remember album, Unreleased Madonna songs - Post Kabballah conversion recordings 1997-Present, Unreleased Madonna songs - The Ray Of Light album, Unreleased Madonna songs - The Music album, Unreleased Madonna songs - The Die Another Day soundtrack album, Unreleased Madonna songs - The American Life album, Unreleased Madonna songs - The Post-ReInvention Musicals, Unreleased Madonna songs - Confessions On A Dance Floor album sessions 2004-2005, Unreleased Madonna songs - Unreleased Remixes Officially Commissioned any period, Unreleased Madonna songs - Registered alternate song titles, Unreleased Madonna songs - False rumors/Not likely to exist with Madonna contributions

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Timeline of trends in music from the United States 1930-1970 - 1930 in music. Led by musicians like Sol Hoopii, Hawaiian steel guitar folk music's popularity in the United States becomes widespread, influencing country music, the country blues and other genres Timeline of trends in music from the United States 1930-1970 - 1931 in music. Gene Autry's "Silver Haired Daddy of Mine" popularizes honky tonk music

In March 1978, Martha Davis was approached by lead guitarist Jeff Jourard (formerly of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers) to form a new Motels. Extensive auditions resulted in a new lineup consisting of Jourard's brother Marty who played both saxophone and keyboards, Michael Goodroe on bass, and Brian Glascock on drums. Short on funds, they shared rehearsal space with The Go-Go's at L.A.'s notorious punk basement, The Masque. Playing in Chinatown at Madame Wong's restaurant/nightclub so many times they were nearly the house band, they began to ...

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The Motels, The Motels - First incarnation, The Motels - Second most successful incarnation, The Motels - Martha Davis solo, The Motels - The Motels featuring Martha Davis, The Motels - Albums, The Motels - Singles

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Joplin wanted to experiment further with compositions like Treemonisha, but by 1916 he was suffering from the effects of terminal syphilis. He suffered later from dementia, paranoia, paralysis and other symptoms. Despite this, he recorded six piano rolls that year — Maple Leaf Rag (for Connorized and Uni-Record labels), Something Doing, Magnetic Rag, Ole Miss Rag, and Pleasant Moments (all for Connorized). These are the only records of his playing we have, and are interesting for the embellishments added by Joplin to his performance ...

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Scott Joplin, Scott Joplin - Early Years, Scott Joplin - Success, Scott Joplin - Illness, Scott Joplin - Legacy, Scott Joplin - Joplin's music, Scott Joplin - Samples

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Green Day - Lookouts: the beginning 1988-1992. At the age of 12, Tre Cool became a member of the band The Lookouts. Their album attracted some attention, and Tré began performing at an early age at the Berkeley, California punk rock all-ages venue 924 Gilman Street. In 1987, Billie Joe Armstrong (aged 15) and Mike Dirnt (also aged 15) formed Sweet Children, with Armstrong on lead vocals and guitar, Dirnt on bass and backing vocals, and John Kiffmeyer (a.k.a. Al Sobrante) on drums. Their first show was on October 17, 1988, at Rod's Hickory Pit in Vallejo, California ...

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Green Day, Green Day - History, Green Day - Lookouts: the beginning 1988-1992, Green Day - Mainstream success with Dookie 1993-1995, Green Day - Nimrod 1996-1998, Green Day - Warning: - The commercial slump 2000-2002, Green Day - American Idiot - the commercial boom 2004-2005, Green Day - Next album? 2006-, Green Day - Line-up, Green Day - Backing members, Green Day - Former members, Green Day - Other projects, Green Day - The Network, Green Day - American Idiot: The Motion Picture, Green Day - Charity events, Green Day - Discography, Green Day - Notes

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In 1982, Madonna inked a single deal with Sire Records that paid her $5,000. Her first single, "Everybody", was produced by Mark Kamins and peaked at #3 on the Billboard Dance chart. It gained heavy rotation on R&B radio stations, leading many to assume that Madonna was an African American artist. When "Everybody" was released as a single, Madonna's picture did not appear on the single cover sleeve, because Sire did not want to risk losing the black audience (Madonna's core audience at that ...

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Madonna entertainer, Madonna entertainer - Biography, Madonna entertainer - 1980s, Madonna entertainer - 1990s, Madonna entertainer - 2000s, Madonna entertainer - Personal life, Madonna entertainer - Italian influence, Madonna entertainer - Involvement with Kabbalah Centre, Madonna entertainer - Quotes about Madonna, Madonna entertainer - Quotes from Madonna, Madonna entertainer - Other Madonna related articles

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Billboard Hot 100 Madonna has had twelve number-one singles on Billboard's Hot 100 Singles Chart; the same number as Diana Ross and The Supremes, and behind only Mariah Carey's seventeen among female artists. Madonna's US Number Ones (12) LIKE A VIRGIN (1984) - 6 weeks CRAZY FOR YOU (1985) - 1 week LIVE TO TELL (1986) - 1 week PAPA DON'T PREACH (1986) - 2 weeks OPEN YOUR HEART (1987) - 1 week WHO'S THAT GIRL (1987) - 1 week LIKE A PRAYER (1989) ...

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Madonna's achievements and awards, Madonna's achievements and awards - Music, Madonna's achievements and awards - Guinness Book of World Records, Madonna's achievements and awards - Billboard, Madonna's achievements and awards - U.K. Charts, Madonna's achievements and awards - Canada Japan Australia Switzerland France Germany Austria Italy, Madonna's achievements and awards - Record Label Owner, Madonna's achievements and awards - Videos, Madonna's achievements and awards - Films, Madonna's achievements and awards - Publications, Madonna's achievements and awards - Concerts, Madonna's achievements and awards - Television, Madonna's achievements and awards - Internet, Madonna's achievements and awards - Surveys & Polls, Madonna's achievements and awards - 2000, Madonna's achievements and awards - 1990s, Madonna's achievements and awards - 1980s, Madonna's achievements and awards - 1985, Madonna's achievements and awards - 1986, Madonna's achievements and awards - 1987, Madonna's achievements and awards - 1988, Madonna's achievements and awards - 1989, Madonna's achievements and awards - 1990, Madonna's achievements and awards - 1991, Madonna's achievements and awards - 1992, Madonna's achievements and awards - 1993, Madonna's achievements and awards - 1995, Madonna's achievements and awards - 1996, Madonna's achievements and awards - 1997, Madonna's achievements and awards - 1998, Madonna's achievements and awards - 1999, Madonna's achievements and awards - 2000, Madonna's achievements and awards - 2001, Madonna's achievements and awards - 2002, Madonna's achievements and awards - 2003, Madonna's achievements and awards - 2004, Madonna's achievements and awards - 2005, Madonna's achievements and awards - 2006

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Hill's 1998 album, Faith, moved her closer towards a mainstream, pop-oriented sound, which lost her many of her long-time fans. "This Kiss" became a #1 country hit, and went to #7 on the pop charts. Hill's fame grew rapidly as she signed an endorsement deal with CoverGirl makeup and released Breathe, an even more successful pop hit that became one of the biggest albums of 2000. The title track "Breathe" was the #1 pop airplay song that year and has become Hill's signature song; especially notable is the power and control ...

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Faith Hill, Faith Hill - Early life, Faith Hill - Country success, Faith Hill - Pop crossover, Faith Hill - Discography, Faith Hill - Albums, Faith Hill - Singles

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Taylor has related different versions of what the song is about. In a BBC interview he stated that the song chronicled his experiences in mental institutions and the suicide of a friend. More recently, on the VH1 series Story Tellers, Taylor said that the song was, indeed, about Suzanne MacKenzie, a friend of his who died suddenly while he was away from home. According to that account, he had been in a deep depression after the failure of his new band "Flying Machine" to coalesce (the lyric includes a reference to "sweet dreams and fl ...

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Fire and Rain, Fire and Rain - Origin of the song, Fire and Rain - Fire and Rain in popular culture, Fire and Rain - Cover versions

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Album - Billboard (USA) Singles - Billboard (USA) ...

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Definitely Maybe, Definitely Maybe - Track listing, Definitely Maybe - Personnel, Definitely Maybe - Charting singles, Definitely Maybe - DVD

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Deborah Cox - 1996. 1996 Won Juno Award for Best R&B / Soul Recording ("Deborah Cox"). 1996 Nominated American Music Award for Favorite New Artist - Soul / Rhythm & Blues. Deborah Cox - 1997. 1997 Nominated Juno Award for Best Female Vocalist. Deborah Cox - 1998. 1998 Won Juno Award for Best R&B / Soul Recording ("Things Just Ain't the Same"). 1998 Won Soul Train Award for Best R&B/Soul Single - Female (" ...

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Deborah Cox, Deborah Cox - Awards, Deborah Cox - 1996, Deborah Cox - 1997, Deborah Cox - 1998, Deborah Cox - 1999, Deborah Cox - 2000, Deborah Cox - 2002, Deborah Cox - Discography

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Kingsley rose to national prominence in 1974 when he became the producer of the nationally syndicated "ACC," a up-and-coming countdown program started a year earlier by Casey Kasem and Don Bustany. Kingsley succeeded the program's original host, Don Bowman, in 1978. Under his watch, Kingsley molded "ACC" into a top-rated syndicated radio program, winning numerous awards. That list includes Billboard magazine's "Network/Syndicated Program of the Year: Country" for 16 years in a row, the only air personality and music program in ...

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Bob Kingsley, Bob Kingsley - Career, Bob Kingsley - Sources

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Billboard began compiling the popularity of country songs with its January 8, 1944 issue. However, only the genre's most popular jukebox selections were tabulated, with the chart titled "Most Played Juke Box Folk Records." The chart length was not standardized; a given week had anywhere from two to eight positions. For about 10 years, from 1948-1958, Billboard used several charts to measure the popularity of a given song. These included: The "best sellers" chart – started May 15, 1948 as "Best Selling Retail Folk Record ...

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Hot Country Singles & Tracks, Hot Country Singles & Tracks - History

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The Fu-Schnickens comprised Chip Fu (Roderick Roachford), Moc Fu (J. Jones), and Poc Fu (Lennox Maturine). The three friends from East Flatbush (a neighborhood in the Brooklyn borough of New York City) first gained attention after performing at a rap event at Howard University, after which they were signed by Jive Records. The group's dancehall-inflected single, "Ring the Alarm," hit the top ten on Billboard magazine's Hot Rap Tracks chart in 1991, sparking anticipation for the group's debut album. F.U. Don't Take It Personal (1992). ...

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Fu-Schnickens, Fu-Schnickens - History, Fu-Schnickens - Discography

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See also. Hit Music in the UK Charts Plus (about the weekly UK newsletter) UK Albums Chart UK Singles Chart Music Week about the UK trade paper Record Retailer about the trade paper ...

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Hit record, Hit record - England, Hit record - Ireland, Hit record - Australia, Hit record - see also, Hit record - Canada, Hit record - United States, Hit record - France, Hit record - Brazil, Hit record - Other

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Keiko Matsui released two albums under the MCA label before moving on to White Cat, Countdown, Unity and currently Narada. The 1990s saw Matsui's albums rising in the charts. Sapphire hit number two on Billboard magazine's weekly Top Contemporary Jazz Albums chart, and Dream Walk reached number three. Matsui was rated Billboard's number three Top Contemporary Jazz Artist for 1997 (where she was the only female jazz artist in the top ten), and both Dream Walk and Sapphire appeared in Billboard's Top Ten ...

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Keiko Matsui, Keiko Matsui - Early years, Keiko Matsui - Recording success, Keiko Matsui - Charitable causes, Keiko Matsui - The Keiko Matsui sound, Keiko Matsui - Discography, Keiko Matsui - Albums, Keiko Matsui - Videos

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Madonna Louise Ciccone was the third of six children born to an Italian-American Chrysler engineer, Silvio "Tony" P. Ciccone, and Madonna Louise Fortin (from a French Canadian family in Bay City, Michigan). She was raised in a Catholic family in the Detroit suburbs of Pontiac and Rochester Hills. Madonna's mother died of breast cancer at the age of thirty on December 1, 1963, when Madonna was only five. The singer has frequently discussed the enormous impact her mother's death had on her life and career. Tony would later marry and have two chil ...

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Madonna entertainer, Madonna entertainer - Biography, Madonna entertainer - 1980s, Madonna entertainer - 1990s, Madonna entertainer - 2000s, Madonna entertainer - Personal life, Madonna entertainer - Italian influence, Madonna entertainer - Involvement with Kabbalah Centre, Madonna entertainer - Other Madonna related articles

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On November 29, 1963, Parlophone Records released to the United Kingdom "I Want To Hold Your Hand", with "This Boy" joining it on the single's B-side. Demand had been building for quite a while before, as evidenced by the one million advance orders for the single. When it was finally released, the response was phenomenal. A week after it entered the British charts, on December 14, 1963, it knocked "She Loves You", another Beatles' song, off the top spot, the first such instance of the same act taking over from itself at number one in British ...

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I Want to Hold Your Hand, I Want to Hold Your Hand - Writing in a basement, I Want to Hold Your Hand - At the studio, I Want to Hold Your Hand - Launching the invasion, I Want to Hold Your Hand - The aftermath, I Want to Hold Your Hand - Melody and lyrics, I Want to Hold Your Hand - Notes and references, I Want to Hold Your Hand - Other references

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D4L holds the record for the most downloads sold in one week, when "Laffy Taffy" sold over 175,000 digital downloads during the week after Christmas 2005. Gwen Stefani holds the record for the most downloads sold, when "Hollaback Girl" sold over 1,000,000 digital downloads. She is the first artist in history to surpass the one million mark. ...

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Hot Digital Songs, Hot Digital Songs - Most downloads sold

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