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Birthdays on the Tube: 10-16 April
Birthdays on the Tube: 10-16 April
Dusty Springfield, Herbie Hancock, Mikhail Pletnev, Joel Grey and Bessie Smith
Sunday, 11 April 2010
Dusty Springfield: she had soul power
This week's birthday musicians include Dusty Springfield singing “Son of a Preacher Man”, Joel Grey advocating polygamy, Mikhail Pletnev playing Rachmaninov, early hip hop from Herbie Hancock and Afrika Bambaataa, Henry Mancini and Bessie Smith. Videos below.
This week's birthday musicians include Dusty Springfield singing “Son of a Preacher Man”, Joel Grey advocating polygamy, Mikhail Pletnev playing Rachmaninov, early hip hop from Herbie Hancock and Afrika Bambaataa, Henry Mancini and Bessie Smith. Videos below.
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