He was playing in his famous father’s band at the age of eleven, wearing sunglasses and a fake moustache to pass as an adult for after-hours gigs, which is typically something that only works in cartoons.

From there, it honestly gets more incredible.

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The album spent 57 weeks on the UK Albums Chart, certified 7x Platinum, and became the 49th best-selling album of all-time in the UK. I listened to it in the United States at that time and thought it was really fun.

-Meghann

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There’s no accounting for taste.

Early though it may be, and consisting of entirely Jazz compositions, there is no mistaking the singular vocal experience that is Björk. She’s astounding from front to back, and literally no one else in history could have fronted this record.

Ding-dong, bitches.

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Today we're enjoying the 1983 cast recording of Pirates.

-Kevlyn

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He’s almost single-handedly responsible for taking blues from a regional music style (Delta blues), with a limited audience, to a whole new level of popularity.

-Ricky

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One of many musicians who played the distinctively American blues music, Handy did not create the blues genre but was the first to publish music in the blues form.

This was followed by a heroin addiction he eventually cured himself of through a combination of acupuncture and psychic healing with the help of his wife, Carol.

Revenge of Memory is a live recording from 1980, released in 2005.

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It’s worth peeking into his bio, as he had pretty wild life, including losing the ability to speak for two years after being nearly strangled to death.

They were joined by rhythm guitarist Pat Smear and cellist Lori Goldston, alongside Meat Puppets members Cris and Curt Kirkwood for some songs. The album topped the charts in many countries.

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-Rando

Unlike prior MTV Unplugged performances, which were entirely acoustic, Nirvana used electric amplification and guitar effects during the set.