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Tag: music history (page 2)

The Songs I Loved: Mariah Carey’s “Looking In”

On October 3, 1995, Mariah Carey released her fifth studio album “Daydream.” The album is most remembered for it’s three…
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Posted on: October 3, 2021 Last updated on: October 3, 2021 Comments: 0 Written by: louie

Playlist: The Iconic Experience

It’s Friday and we love playlist! Curated by Philly’s own Icon Ebony Fierce, “The Iconic Experience” is inspired by the…
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Posted on: July 10, 2021 Last updated on: July 10, 2021 Comments: 0 Written by: louie

GEORGE MICHAEL

to be a global pop star who was gay but not out during the height of the AIDS epidemic meant…
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Posted on: June 25, 2021 Last updated on: June 25, 2021 Comments: 0 Written by: louie

Songs That Soundtracked the AIDS Epidemic: Sylvester’s “Do You Wanna Funk”

sylvester was more than the beloved literal queen of disco, he was a prophet, a visionary, and a savior. literally.…
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Posted on: June 5, 2021 Last updated on: June 5, 2021 Comments: 0 Written by: louie

Songs That Soundtracked the AIDS Epidemic: Spice Girls “Holler”

“I want to make you holler, and make you scream my name” a song on the third studio album of…
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Posted on: May 27, 2021 Last updated on: May 27, 2021 Comments: 0 Written by: louie

DONNA SUMMER

donna summer. the mere mention of her name evokes visions, feelings, and sounds of heaven on the dance floor. dubbed…
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Posted on: May 18, 2021 Last updated on: May 18, 2021 Comments: 0 Written by: louie

Songs That Soundtracked the AIDS Epidemic: Patti LaBelle’s “You Are My Friend”

every year, just as pride season is about to kick off, the interwebs argue, fight and debate about who is…
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Posted on: May 18, 2021 Last updated on: May 18, 2021 Comments: 0 Written by: louie

Songs That Soundtracked the AIDS Epidemic: Shirley Murdock’s “As We Lay”

“It’s morning, and we slept the night away” that’s how we are introduced to the soft and powerful voice of…
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Posted on: May 17, 2021 Last updated on: May 17, 2021 Comments: 0 Written by: louie

Songs That Soundtracked the AIDS Epidemic: Gwen Guthrie’s “Can’t Love You Tonight”

dubbed the queen of paradise garage, legendary 1980’s new york night club, gwen guthrie scored her biggest hit when she…
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Posted on: May 4, 2021 Last updated on: February 9, 2022 Comments: 0 Written by: louie
Songs That Soundtracked the AIDS Epidemic: We Don't Have To Tale Out Clothes Off

Songs That Soundtracked the AIDS Epidemic: Jermaine Stewart’s “We Don’t Have To Take Our Clothes Off”

in january 1986, the CDC reported more people were diagnosed with aids in 1985 than all of the earlier years…
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Posted on: April 22, 2021 Last updated on: April 22, 2021 Comments: 0 Written by: louie

PAULA ABDUL

in the late 1980s, paula abdul’s popularity rivaled that of her contemporaries, janet jackson and madonna. paula had gone from…
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Posted on: April 19, 2021 Last updated on: April 19, 2021 Comments: 0 Written by: louie
Songs That Soundtracked the AIDS Epidemic: Being Boring

Songs That Soundtracked the AIDS Epidemic: Pet Shop Boys “Being Boring”

by the late 1970s, homosexuality had been decriminalized in multiple states including iowa, nebraska and wyoming. with the hypervisibility of…
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Posted on: April 11, 2021 Last updated on: April 11, 2021 Comments: 0 Written by: louie
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