On this day in music 27th March…
The American jazz singer Sarah Vaughan was born (Sarah Lois Vaughan) on this day 1924 in Newark, New Jersey. Vaughan earned the nicknames “Sassy” and “The Divine One” for her rich voice and unusually wide range, and is often cited one of the great singers in jazz.
The keyboardist and founding member of Genesis, Tony Banks was born on this day 1950.
The Scottish singer with The Associates, Billy MacKenzie was born on this day 1957.
No.1647 27/03/2021 – The 1966 debut self-titled album by the Small Faces, released on Decca Records, wonderfully captured the sound and style of the era. Includes the hit singles Whatcha Gonna Do About It and Sha-La-La-La-Lee, and the great Sam Cooke cover Shake.
The American singer Mariah Carey was born on this day 1970.
Previous Albums Of The Day
 No.1300 27/03/2020
The 1979 Gregory Isaacs album Soon Forward is perhaps his finest moment. Isaacs is joined on the LP by reggae legends Dennis Brown and Sly and Robbie. So many great tunes…Lonely Girl…Soon Forward…Black Liberation Struggle. Still sounds great! |
 No.933 27/03/2019
The 2nd LP from former Screaming Trees vocalist Mark Lanegan, Whiskey For The Holy Ghost, is a turbulent affair. Apparently he had to be physically prevented from throwing the master tapes into a river at one point. Glad he didn’t. Quality song writing. |
 No.568 27/03/2018
Seun Kuti is the modern sound of Afrobeat and the legendary Fela Kuti’s youngest son. Kuti’s new album Black Times features his father’s band Egypt 80, and also Carlos Santana. Black times highlights his social and political beliefs, powerful stuff! |
 No.203 27/3/2017
Brooklyn-based artist James Hinton, under the moniker of The Range, has taken sampling to another level. Hinton trawls YouTube for rarely seen clips of aspiring singers or rappers, before blending the samples with break beats. The result is outstanding. Potential, released in March last year, is Hinton’s 2nd album using this technique! |