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ANNIE LENNOX

THE CAREER OF MUSICIAN PHILANTHROPIST AND ACTIVIST ANNIE LENNOX FROM ROCK STAR WITH THE EURYTHMICS TO JAZZ

CHRISSIE HYNDE FROM HARD ROCK TO SMOOTH JAZZ

WE TRACE THE CAREER OF CHRISSIE HYNDE FROM HER BEGINNINGS WITH THE PRETENDERS AS A ROCK STAR TO RECENT RECORDINGS OF JAZZ WITH VALVE BONE WOE AND JAZZ STANDARDS. WE ALSO SHOW HER TALENTS WITH DUETS FROM FRANK SINATRA , ROD STEWART , JULIAN LENNON WITH A BEATLES SONG AND A RN B MATERPIECE WITH KD LAING. YOU WILL GAIN AN APRECIATION OF THIS STAR WHO DEFINEITELY HAS BRASS IN POCKET

PAUL SIMON FROM FOLK SINGER TO MUSIC ICON

WE TRACE THE CAREER OF PAUL SIMON FROM HIS BEGINNINGS WITH ART GARFUNKEL TO HIS PROGRESSION AS A SONGWRITER AND MUSICIAN. HIS UNIQUE TALENT AS A LYRICIST IS MATCHED BY HIS ABILITY TO COMPOSE MUSIC IN MANY DIFFERENT GENRES AND SHARE THE STAGE WITH MANY OTHER ARTISTS FROM QUINCY JONES TO MILEY CYRUS. THIS EPISODE WILL GIVE YOU A NEW APPRECIATION OF OF ONE OF THE GREATEST ARTISTS OF ALL TIME

SOUL SISTERS

IT ALL STARTED THEY SAY WITH ARETHA FRANKLIN AND WHITNEY HOUSTON AND PATTI LABELLE WHO BROUGHT SOUL MUSIC INTO OUR POPULAR CULTURE. WE WILL FEATURE THESE ARTISTS AND SOME WONDERFULL MUSIC BY LESSER KNOWN ARTISTS JILL SCOTT, MARY J BLIGH OLETTA ADAMS TO NAME A FEW WITH SOIME ORIGINAL FAVOURITES AND FAMILIAR POPULAR SONGS WITH A SOUL TWIST.

Norah Jones and her many genres of music

Norah Jones is one of the most talented artists in our time. A gifted song writer performer and recording star. This episode follows her career and focuses on her country, jazz and soul music.