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May 12th, 2017 | 5:30AM | By Kristen Kurtis

May 12 in Music History: The Jimi Hendrix Experience releases Are You Experienced, Rolling Stones release Exile on Main Street

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XPN’s Gotta Hear Song of the Week: “The Chamber” by Lenny Kravitz

LennyKravitzSTRUTalbumartwork Lenny Kravitz is releasing his new album, Strut, on September 23rd. Three years since his last release, Black And White America, the songs on Strut harken back the sound and songwriting of his earlier releases like 1993’s Are You Gonna Go My Way. Below, listen to “The Chamber.”

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