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GRAMMY KING

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Louisiana-born pianist and singer popular for his eclectic crossover music that juxtaposes jazz, soul, pop, gospel, and R&B now on top.

A Grammy Award GRAMMY was originally called Gramophone Award is an award presented by The Recording Academy to recognize achievements in the music industry. The annual presentation ceremony features performances by prominent artists and the presentation of those awards that have a more popular interest.

Multilingual Digital Maestro

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I’ve been involved in digital media as long as it has been around. I’ve seen many words and phrases become popular, then wearing out. Terms, like new media, convergence, multimedia, and cutting edge.

Collins Swan Song

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The frontman for Genesis with a soulful voice and pop smarts that made him a top superstar of the 1980s retired last night saying bye.

Philip David Charles Collins is an English drummer, singer-songwriter, record producer, and actor. Collins is best known for his tenure as the drummer and lead singer of the rock band Genesis and for his solo career which began in 1981. Between 1982 and 1990, he scored three UK and seven US number-one singles as a solo artist.

Happy Birthday Aretha

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Aretha Louise Franklin was an American singer, songwriter and pianist. Referred to as the "Queen of Soul", or ARETHA. 

She rated ninth in Rolling Stone's "100 Greatest Artists of All Time". With global sales of over 75 million records, Franklin is one of the world’s best-selling music artists
On this Day we're celebrating the Queen of Soul, @ArethaFranklin, on what would have been her 80th birthday ❤️

The Bronx Music

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According to the Music Heritage Center  #BMHC which presents "Bronx Music" these are musical genres significant to The Bronx.

They list the following hip hop, salsa though salsa wasn't born in the BX it has become synonymous with it and urban bachata think Romeo Santos.

GABITO

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Gabriel José de la Concordia García Márquez was a Colombian novelist, author, screenwriter, and journalist, known as GABITO.

RIP Aurelio De La Vega

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Aurelio de la Vega was born in Havana, Cuba, and adopted American citizenship in 1966. November 28, 1925 – February 12, 2022

He had an important influence on the music scene in the United States and Latin America. De la Vega, after studying with Ernst Toch in California (1947-1948), held relevant positions in Cuba: Dean of the School of Music of the Universidad de Oriente, Counselor of the National Institute of Culture, and Vice President of the Philharmonic Orchestra of Havana.

Rate The Beatles

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They have been labeled as the most popular and influential rock act of all time, a band that blazed several new popular music trails.

Can you rate the top albums and put them in order of your preference?

The Tiger Year

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This is the greatest party on earth with over one billion families on earth celebrating the year of the Tiger and taking time off from work.

The holiday, which is observed by primarily East Asian countries and Vietnam, ushers in the Year of the Tiger. The animal, one of a dozen in the Chinese zodiac, is considered a positive sign, often associated with the defeat of evil,