As a music journalist myself, I often think about how huge the anticipation for Songs in the Key of Life's release was and how the music press received it for the first time after its two-year delay. A week before the album's release, Stevie Wonder hosted an extravagant listening party at the sprawling 145-acre Long View Farm Studios in North Brookfield, Massachusetts, before a dozen music reporters from major publications. This was pre-mobile phones, social media, and recording leaks. All they had was the music, lyric pamphlets, and a picturesque rural farm.
Happy birthday to Dinah Washington, born on this day in 1924!
A powerful and unforgettable voice in jazz and blues, she brought incredible emotion and personality to every song she sang.
Today we celebrate Wayne Shorter, born on this day in 1933. His spirit, creativity, and influence continue to live through the music, including every night Herbie takes the stage. Happy Birthday, Wayne. 🎷
Your credit score didn’t exist before 1989. For 200 years Americans bought homes and cars without it. Then 3 private companies invented a number that now controls your entire financial life