Composer's name is listed where notable (i.e. Classical Performance, Jazz Performance).
For more information on any of the rock, pop and Jazz music featured on this program, I frequently utilize AllMusic , an excellent free database holding a huge plethora of information about music and the artists that make it.
| Composer | Performer | Title | Genre | Label | Notes |
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Paul Simon |
Under African Skies |
Pop, singer-songwriter, world music |
Warner Bros., 1986 |
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You Can Call Me Al |
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Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes |
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Homeless |
Simon really shares equal billing here with Ladysmith Black Mambazo. | ||||
Henry Purcell |
Anne Sophie von Otter, Stephen Varcoe, Lynne Dawson, Nigel Rogers, Elisabeth Priday, Carol Hall, Sarah Leonard, Kym Amps, Choir of the English Concert, The English Concert, Trevor Pinnock, cond. |
Dido and Aeneas |
Classical music, Baroque era, Opera |
Deutsche Grammophon, Archiv, 1989 |
Written in 1688 and believed to have been premiered at a Chelsea bording school for girls before the King. The opera was likely written to celebrate the ascension of William and Mary to the English throne. However, the subject matter became politically untenable, and the opera was not performed again until after the composer's death a few years later. The finale features a well-known aria, "When I am laid in earth", commonly referred to as Dido's Lament. |
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The Beastie Boys |
Flute Loop |
Rap, hip hop, Alternative Rock |
Capitol, 1994 |
Based on a sample from an Al Kooper song (as performed by The Blues Project, Kooper's post-Dylan, pre-Blood, Sweat and Tears project) | |
High Plains Drifter |
Capitol, 1989 |
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Ch-ch-check it out |
Capitol, 2004 |
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Led Zeppelin |
Dazed and Confused |
Rock |
Atlantic, 1973, 2007 |
from the remastered Song Remains The Same soundtrack | |
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