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Dog Ears Music: Born in April Playlist

This week our playlist includes music by Charles Mingus, Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell, Artur Schnabel, Bessie Smith and more.
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Producer extraordinaire (Ramone) and acclaimed singer-songwriter (Evin)

Producer extraordinaire (Ramone) and acclaimed singer-songwriter (Evin)
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Charles Mingus

Song: Devil Woman

Album: Passions of a Man-The Complete Atlantic Recordings

Genre: Jazz

Buy: iTunes.com

Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell

Song: Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing (Stereo)

Album: 20th Century Masters-The Millennium Collection: The Best of Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell

Genre: R&B/Soul

Buy: iTunes.com

Artur Schnabel

Song: Piano Sonata #22 In F, Op. 54 - 1. In Tempo Di Menuetto

Album: The Beethoven Piano Sonatas

Genre: Classical

Buy: iTunes.com

Bessie Smith

Song: A Good Man Is Hard to Find

Album: Empress of the Blues Volume 2: 1926-1933 (CD A, 1926-1928)

Genre: Blues

Buy: iTunes.com

Barbra Streisand (& Kris Kristofferson)

Song: Lost Inside of You

Album: A Star Is Born

Genre: Vocal/Pop

Buy: iTunes.com

Luther Vandross

Song: Never Too Much

Album: Never Too Much

Genre: R&B/Soul

Buy: iTunes.com

Dusty Springfield

Song: It's Over

Album: The Look of Love

Genre: Rock

Buy: iTunes.com

Jeff Porcaro (Toto)

Song: Hold the Line

Album: Toto

Genre: Rock

Buy: iTunes.com

Jill Scott (& Lupe Fiasco)

Song: Daydreamin' (Featuring Jill Scott)

Album: Lupe Fiasco's Food & Liquor

Genre: Hip-Hop/Rap

Buy: iTunes.com

Percy Faith

Song: Many Times

Album: Percy Faith Plays Continental Music

Genre: Singer/Songwriter

Buy: iTunes.com

Bernie Worrell

Song: Much Thrust

Album: All the Woo in the World

Genre: R&B/Soul

Buy: iTunes.com

Roy Orbison

Song: It's Too Late

Album: Rock 'N' Roll Legend: Roy Orbison

Genre: Rock

Buy: iTunes.com

Alexander "Skip" Spence

Song: Little Hands

Album: Oar

Genre: Rock

Buy: iTunes.com

Muddy Waters

Song: 33 Years

Album: I'm Ready

Genre: Blues

Buy: iTunes.com

Kelly Clarkson

Song: Never Again

Album: My December (Deluxe Version)

Genre: Pop

Buy: iTunes.com

Toots Thielemans

Song: What Is This Thing Called Love

Album: Toots Thielemans in Tokyo

Genre: Jazz

Buy: iTunes.com

Duke Ellington

Song: Creole Rhapsody

Album: Ken Burns Jazz: Duke Ellington

Genre: Jazz

Buy: iTunes.com

Bobby Vinton

Song: Mr. Lonely

Album: Bobby Vinton's Greatest Hits

Genre: Vocal

Buy: iTunes.com

Ella Fitzgerald

Song: All Through the Night

Album: Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Cole Porter Songbook

Genre: Jazz

Buy: iTunes.com

Otis Rush

Song: Double Trouble

Album: The Essential Otis Rush

Genre: Blues

Buy: iTunes.com

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