Music 101

Music 101

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  • Nirvana was an American rock band formed in Aberdeen, Washington, in 1987

    Founded by lead singer and guitarist Kurt Cobain and bassist Krist Novoselic, the band went through a succession of drummers, most notably Chad Channing, before recruiting Dave Grohl in 1990. Nirvana's success popularized alternative rock, and they were often referenced as the figurehead band of Generation X. Their music maintains a popular following and continues to influence modern rock culture.

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    40 min
  • Tina Turner was an American-born Swiss singer Known as the ”Queen of Rock ’n’ Rol

    She rose to prominence as the lead singer of the Ike & Tina Turner Revue before launching a successful career as a solo performer. She was noted for her "swagger, sensuality, powerful gravelly vocals and unstoppable energy", along with her well publicized history with ex husband Ike Turner and her famous legs

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    56 min
  • ABBA are a Swedish supergroup formed in Stockholm in 1972

    ABBA were Sweden's first winner of the Eurovision Song Contest with the song "Waterloo", which in 2005 was chosen as the best song in the competition's history as part of the 50th anniversary celebration of the contest.[3] During the band's main active years, it consisted of two married couples: Fältskog and Ulvaeus, and Lyngstad and Andersson. With the increase of their popularity, their personal lives suffered, which eventually resulted in the collapse of both marriages. The relationship changes were reflected in the group's music, with later compositions featuring darker and more introspective lyrics

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    55 min
  • Freddie Mercury top 6 hits songs according to Ms.NJ

    Freddie Mercury was a British singer and songwriter, who achieved worldwide fame as the lead vocalist of the rock band Queen. Regarded as one of the greatest singers in the history of rock music, he was known for his flamboyant stage persona and four-octave vocal range. Mercury defied the conventions of a rock frontman with his theatrical style, influencing the artistic direction of Queen

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    49 min
  • Freddie Mercury was a British singer and songwriter, who achieved worldwide fame

    Born in 1946 in Zanzibar to Parsi-Indian parents, Mercury attended English-style boarding schools in India from the age of eight and returned to Zanzibar after secondary school. In 1964, his family fled the Zanzibar Revolution, moving to Middlesex, England.

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    44 min
  • Rick DellaRatta is now considered by many to be one of the finest Singer/Pianists

    His unique and original piano playing and composing has been compared in print to Chick Corea, Herbie Hancock, Wayne Shorter, Bill Evans, McCoy Tyner, Keith Jarrett, Joe Zawinul, Horace Silver, Oscar Peterson and Thelonious Monk while his signature vocal sound and style has been likened to Chet Baker, Billie Holiday, Joao Gilberto, Ivan Lins, Michael Franks and Antonio Carlos Jobim

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    46 min
  • Ozzy Osbourne is an English singer, songwriter, and television personality

    He rose to prominence during the 1970s as the lead vocalist of the heavy metal band Black Sabbath, during which period he adopted the nickname "Prince of Darkness.Born and raised in Birmingham, Osbourne became a founding member of Black Sabbath in 1968, and provided lead vocals from their self-titled debut album in 1970 to Never Say Die! in 1978. The band was highly influential on the development of heavy metal music, in particular their critically acclaimed releases Paranoid, Master of Reality and Sabbath Bloody Sabbath.

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    51 min
  • Ms.NJ and I talks about the top 5 hits songs of AC/DC

    AC/DC underwent several line-up changes before releasing their first album, High Voltage (1975). Membership subsequently stabilised around the Young brothers with Bon Scott (lead vocals), Mark Evans (bass) and Phil Rudd (drums). Evans was fired from the band in 1977 and replaced by Cliff Williams

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    53 min
  • AC/DC are an Australian rock band formed in Sydney in 1973

    AC/DC underwent several line-up changes before releasing their first album, High Voltage (1975). Membership subsequently stabilised around the Young brothers with Bon Scott

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    49 min
  • Women Rise by Lisa Thomas

    Listen Women Rise in any music platform worldwide

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    24 min

About Music 101

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Music 101 is where every beat tells a story. Journey through the fascinating world of music as we explore the artists, genres, albums, instruments, songwriting, production, and cultural movements that have shaped the soundtrack of our lives. From the timeless masterpieces of classical music and jazz to the revolutionary sounds of rock, pop, hip-hop, country, electronic, and world music, each episode uncovers the stories, creativity, and passion behind the songs we love.