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April 25, 2011

This Day in Music History

It was this day in 1917 that the legendary Ella Fitzgerald was born in Newport News, VA.  Check out History.com‘s bio of Ella and a few of our favorite videos of her performing below.

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April 25, 2011

The Gloria Jones Challenge – Round 15

The Gloria Jones Challenge is our ongoing examination of the many, many, many covers of Jones’ classic Northern Soul jam “Tainted Love” – to see how they stack up compared to the original.

Today’s challenger gives it the late 80’s Manchester alternative rock treatment.

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