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The Sound Of Music’s “Do Re Mi” Song Gets Very Different In Other Languages

In English, "Re" is "a drop of golden sun." But not in every language.

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Drummer Hal Blaine Literally Left His Stamp On Popular Music

One drummer played on over 350 of the biggest hit records of the 1960s and 70s.

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At Least One Beatle Hoped That The Band Would Get Arrested For Its Rooftop Concert

The Beatles needed a big ending to their documentary, and some of them thought a big arrest might be it.

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The YMCA Once Sued The Village People Over The Song “YMCA”

The YMCA warmed to the song later, but at first it wasn't loving the Village People hit.

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How Donny Hathaway’s “This Christmas” Became A Song For Every Christmas

It's the release date of a Christmas classic... even if it took a couple decades to become a standard.

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How Pink Floyd Got A Man On Fire Onto An Album Cover

Pink Floyd's album Wish You Were Here is a landmark both musically and visually, thanks to its fiery, one of a kind cover.

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“Drop Kick Me Jesus” Is Country Music’s “Christian-Football Waltz”

Today in 1938, the birthday of Paul Craft, an acclaimed songwriter and musician whose catalog includes probably the world’s best known religious country football song.

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“Illustrated Songs” Were Proto-Music Videos Almost A Century Before MTV

MTV brought music videos to the mainstream, but it didn't invent them. In fact, there were proto-music videos almost a century before the cable channel first appeared.

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A Blood Sample From A Late Composer Is Powering A Musical Experiment

There's a new musical work that is, maybe, kind of, sort of from a composer who’s been gone for several years.

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Easy Listening Emerged From When Radio Programmers Tried To Target Women

Today in 1971 that the magazine Record World published an article about a new and very chill radio format that was the precursor of Easy Listening.

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“Pomp And Circumstance,” A Graduation Tradition, Was Not Written For Graduations

Commencement season is here, which means a lot of people hearing a composition known as “Pomp and Circumstance.” Though that piece of music was not written with graduation in mind.

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Don Calhoun, The Fan Who Hit The Chicago Bulls’ “Million Dollar Shot”

Lots of teams have fans try really difficult challenges to win big prizes. Nearly all of them come up short, but today in 1993, a guy in Chicago stepped onto the Bulls' home court for a million dollar shot… and made it.

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