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12/08/2021 09:57 AM DJ: John Richards |
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Covering the Bob Marley classic, happy birthday to Toots! Born on this day in 1942, Toots, (real name Frederick Nathaniel "Toots" Hibbert, O.J.), Jamaican singer and songwriter, known as the leader for the reggae and ska band Toots & the Maytals. Toots died on Sept 11, 2020. http://www.tootsandthemaytals.org/ |
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12/08/2021 09:53 AM DJ: John Richards |
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John Lennon, English singer, songwriter, musician and peace activist, was shot and killed on this day in 1980. |
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12/08/2021 09:50 AM DJ: John Richards |
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Forty-one years ago, on 8 December 1980, John Lennon was shot dead as he returned to his home. The English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (The Beatles, Plastic Ono Band, The Quarrymen, and The Dirty Mac, who was born on October 9, 1940, was only 40 years old. |
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12/08/2021 09:46 AM DJ: John Richards |
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Loop’s fourth album, Sonancy, will be their first album in 32 years. https://soundheads.org/ |
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12/08/2021 09:42 AM DJ: John Richards |
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Happy birthday Nick Zinner! The American guitarist (Yeah Yeah Yeahs and Head Wound City) was born on this day in 1974. |
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12/08/2021 09:36 AM DJ: John Richards |
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Released on this day in 1967, "Their Satanic Majesties Request" is the 6th British and 8th American studio album by the English rock band the Rolling Stones. The album's title is a play on the "Her Britannic Majesty requests and requires..." text that appears inside a British passport. |
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12/08/2021 09:31 AM DJ: John Richards |
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Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros performed live in the KEXP studio in 2012: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Qvi9gjRwKk |
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12/08/2021 09:26 AM DJ: John Richards |
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http://www.jenslekman.com/ |
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12/08/2021 09:22 AM DJ: John Richards |
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KEXP would like to send you and a friend to see Black Pumas at the Paramount on Friday 12/10. Text PUMA to 206-903-KEXP (5397) for your chance to win. |
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12/08/2021 09:20 AM DJ: John Richards |
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Playing the Neptune Theatre on Mon, FEB 21, 2022 - https://www.makayamccraven.com/ |
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12/08/2021 09:17 AM DJ: John Richards |
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A Soulful Christmas is the 22nd studio album and second Christmas album by American musician James Brown. |
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12/08/2021 09:15 AM DJ: John Richards |
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The late, great Sharon Jones covering Stevie Wonder! Here's Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings performing live at KEXP's New Home Grand Opening in 2016: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y5eVHCQ4ogQ&t=27s |
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12/08/2021 09:11 AM DJ: John Richards |
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Here is Hot 8 Brass Band covering "Love Will Tear Us Apart" live in the KEXP studio in 2019: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0s0bx7nVS1s |
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12/08/2021 09:08 AM DJ: John Richards |
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Good mix this morning! Know what would go well in it? "Love Will Tear Us Apart", that's what. I'm thinking Hot 8 Brass Band but Joy Division works too. Stay safe!! Russ |
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12/08/2021 09:01 AM DJ: John Richards |
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Goose contributed a cover of Nina Simone’s “Sinnerman” to Secretly Canadian’s charitable series of 25th anniversary singles. All net proceeds from the track will go towards New Hope For Families, an organization aiding homeless families in the label’s hometown of Bloomington, Indiana. - https://bit.ly/31xxvDS |
