The tragic loss of Michael Jackson leaves a titanic mountain of sorrow. He gave so much and asked so little in return. Jackson was our 20th century pop Mozart.
Maria Creuza
Brazil's Maria Creuza, singer and percussionist, was born in Bahia, 1944. Coming into fashion in the '60s and '70s, Creuza's swinging bossa beat took Brazil, Japan, and France by storm, and the influence of her sound continues to be heard in the works of today's pop plenipotentiaries. Collaborations include Antônio Carlos Pinto, Toquinho, Vinicius de Moraes, Antônio Carlos Jobim, and Dori Caymmi. Accolades include best song interpretation at the 1969 University Festival in Rio and best song runner-up at the II World Festival of Popular Music in Tokyo in 1972. Creuza's
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Genre: Bossa Nova
Artist: Maria Creuza
Song: Canto de Ossanha
Album: Vinicius de Moreas
Skeletons
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Genre: Experimental Rock
Artist: Skeletons
Song: Stepper a.k.a. Work
Album: Money
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Tammy Wynette
two Grammy Awards, 10 additional Grammy nominations, and three CMAs. Dolly Parton "Let's Build a World Together," from Wynette and Jones's 1973 album Let's Build a World Together, is heartbreaking and poignant.
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Genre: Country
Artist: Tammy Wynette
Song: Let's Build a World Together
Album: Let's Build a World Together
Camera Obscura
fivesome , is sugary and regretless
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Genre: Alternative Rock
Artist: Camera Obscura
Song: The Sweetest Thing
Album: My Maudlin Career
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Toots Thielemans
. When the Nazis had sewn up France, Thielemans returned to occupied Belgium. Brussels club circuit, 1940s: Thielemans was performing with Edith Piaf and Stephane Grappelli. Mid-century NYC, Thielemans became an installation at the famous Birdland jazz club. Collaborations include Joni Mitchell, Charlie Parker, Ella Fitzgerald Bill Evans Louis Bonfa, soundtrack credits include Midnight Cowboy, The Getaway, The Sugarland Express, and Sesame Street. With a legion of great works to enjoy, start with "The Peacocks," from the definitive collection
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Genre: Jazz
Artist: Toots Thielemans
Song: The Peacocks
Album: Verve Jazz Masters 59: Toots Thielemans
Dead Confederate
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Genre: Rock
Artist: Dead Confederate
Song: Wrecking Ball
Album: Wrecking Ball
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