Rayman

The Are You Experienced  US version of the album contains some of Hendrix's best known songs, including "Purple Haze" "Hey Joe" "The Wind Cries Mary" and "Fire". In 1987, Rolling Stone magazine ranked it #5 on "The 100 Best Albums of the Last Twenty Years." In 2003, Rolling Stone magazine ranked it #15 on Rolling Stones 500 Greatest Albums of All Time.The album was an instant success and critics subsequently regarded it as one of the best rock albums of all time.

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My mind sort of works like a chain. I link things together. For example: I was thinking this morning about how people design an album cover.

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With warmer weather arriving in the Northland, we all start thinking about outdoor activities. Sprucing up the yard a bit, fishing, golfing, and so forth. Even though it has been warmer, this is the Northland, and weather can change on a dime, so you need a good weather app for your phone.

I've selected four weather apps for you, thanks to my friends at Cnet. All available at the app store. The cool thing is there is something here for everybody. I own two of the four myself. Here they are.

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In just over a year, Thriller became—and currently remains—the best selling album of all time, with sales estimated by various sources as being between 51 and 65 million copies worldwide. The album won a record-breaking eight Grammy Awards in 1984 , including for Album of the Year. Thriller was ranked number 20 on Rolling Stone magazine's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time in 2003.

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Rayman loves trains. I first fell in love with steam locomotives when I was a kid. So big, so powerful, so much noise, how could you not love them. My dad always told me to wave at the engineer, and I still do it to this day

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On my way in the the radio station this morning, I talked to a couple buddies of mine that work for the village. They're telling me the lake should be open in a week or so, if the warm weather holds out, if we get a good rain, and if we get a couple windy days. That's a lot of if's isn't it?

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Loverboy was one of the most successful hard rock groups of the eighties. With three multi-platinum albums, the group enjoyed much success in America and Canada, but did nothing in Europe.

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As you probably already know, I'm a huge Nascar racing fan, and have been for many years. While watching  the last few Nascar races, part of this video would air, as Pepsi is  a Nascar sponsor.

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Working Class Dog is an album by Rick Springfield, released in 1981. The album was certified Platinum and eventually sold over three million US copies. It produced Rick's biggest career hit with the #1 million-selling smash,  "Jessie's Girl." Rick was awarded the 1982 Grammy Award for Best Rock Vocal Performance, Male.

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With the release of  Out of Time R.E.M.'s status grew from that of a cult band to an  international act almost overnight. The record topped the album sales charts in both the U.S. and the UK, with 109 weeks on American album charts and 183 weeks on the British charts. Out of Time sold over four and a half million copies in the US and over 18 million copies worldwide. The album won three Grammy Awards in 1992: one as Best Alternative Music Album, and two for the first single, "Losing my Religion."

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There is more to music than rock n roll. I'll bet you never thought you would hear Rayman say that huh? Let me introduce you to Andy Snitzer and his sax. Andy is a contemporary jazz saxophonist and composer, not only huge in jazz circles, but also rock n roll.

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Chicago will be live at the DECC Auditorium on Sunday June 16th and tickets go onsale to the general public on Friday, but since you're a KOOL listener you can order your tickets starting at 10a.m. Thursday May 2nd in a special KOOL 101.7 presale. 

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