Inspired by the April 16 birthdays of Dusty Springfield, Soul Asylum’s Dave Pirner, Chance the Rapper, Henry Mancini, Bobby Vinton, Gerry Rafferty, Akon, Midnight Oil’s Peter Garrett, Roy Hamilton, Herbie Mann, Wye Oak’s Jenn Wasner, Gabrielle and Gerardo.
Inspired by the April 11 birthdays of The Specials’ Neville Staple, Lisa Stansfield, Joel Grey, Big Country’s Stuart Adamson, Richard Berry, Catatonia’s Cerys Matthews and The Originals’ Freddie Gorman.
Inspired by the April 7 birthdays of John Oates, Billie Holiday, Kraftwerk’s Florian Schneider, Janis Ian, Bobby Bare, Carol Douglas, Alexis Jordan, Mongo Santamaria and Percy Faith.
Inspired by the March 22 birthdays of George Benson, William Shatner, Stephanie Mills, the Yardbirds’ Keith Relf, the Human League’s Susan Ann Sulley, Broadway legends Stephen Sondheim and Andrew Lloyd Webber.
On June 28, 1969, what was supposed to be a routine raid on a gay bar by the New York City police turned violent when patrons at the Stonewall Inn fought back, thus setting off the gay liberation movement. That pivotal moment was recognized one year later with a gathering in New York’s Greenwich Village, where the Stonewall Inn is located, and Gay Pride marches in Los Angeles and Chicago. The following year, Gay Pride marches sprang up in Boston, Dallas, Milwaukee, London, Paris, West Berlin and Stockholm. The Pride movement grew with each passing year, and it continues to expand to this day.
Tunes du Jour celebrates 50 years of Pride with today’s playlist. Be seen. Be heard. Be proud. Celebrate. Love.
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When I was 13 years old I asked my parents to get me the Aretha Franklin greatest hits album Ten Years of Gold for Hanukkah. I’d heard “Until You Come Back to Me” and “Respect” and maybe one more of her songs before then. That album started a life-long love of her music. I now have 50 Aretha albums, plus many singles. One of the highlights of my professional life was working with this woman who I idolized since my teens.
I’m very sad she has left us, but so grateful for the countless hours of joy she brought. Here is my Aretha top 40.
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June is LGBTQ+ Pride Month. Tune du Jour celebrates with this playlist consisting of two hundred songs by and/or about Ls, Gs, Bs, Ts and Qs. Happy Pride!
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This playlist consists of twenty songs, most performed by artists who fall somewhere under the LGBTQ umbrella. There are queer artists covering songs written by a gay man in decade before the rock and roll era, straight singers with queer guest artists and one woman who took an underground dance from gay balls and made it into a worldwide phenomenon. Artists include George Michael, k.d. lang, The B-52’s, plus all the ones you’d expect.
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This playlist consists of twenty songs, most performed by artists who fall somewhere under the LGBTQ umbrella, a couple with queer lyrical content. Artists include R.E.M., k.d. lang and George Michael.
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Continuing with 1987, this playlist consists of twenty more songs from that year, most performed by artists who fall somewhere under the LGBTQ umbrella, a couple with queer lyrical content. Appearing for the first time in this playlist series is the late Godfather of House Music, Frankie Knuckles, with two classic tracks of the genre.
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