What Happened April 27 In Music Entertainment and News History: Music History Today Podcast April 27

About this episode

The episode discusses significant events in music history that occurred on April 27, including the passing of a disco artist and the release of a classic by Sly & the Family Stone.

On today's show, a popular disco artist passes away & Sly & the Family Stone release a classic. For more music history, subscribe to my Spotify Channel or subscribe to the audio version of my music history podcasts, wherever you get your podcasts from ALL MUSIC HISTORY TODAY PODCAST NETWORK LINKS - https://allmylinks.com/musichistorytoday Chapters: 00:00 Intro 00:32 What happened on this date in music history 05:27 Music award ceremonies that were held on this date in music history 05:35 Albums released on this date in music history 07:14 Singles released on this date in music history 07:34 Birthdays of music artists on this date in music history 08:45 Passings of music artists on this date in music history 09:27 What's on tomorrow's episode

People in this episode

Host: Music History Today Podcast Network

Topics covered

• music history
• disco
• album releases
• music awards
• artist birthdays
• artist passings

Keywords

• music history
• April 27
• disco artist
• Sly & the Family Stone
• album releases
• music awards
• artist birthdays
• artist passings

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