Lenny Kravitz Archives

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

Jimi Hendrix Experience Are You Experienced

1960 – Elvis Presley, who was recently discharged from the Army, appears on Frank Sinatra’s variety TV special, Welcome Home Elvis. The two artists perform “Witchcraft” and “Love Me Tender” together.

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March 9th, 2017 | 5:30AM | By Kristen Kurtis

March 9 in Music History: Black Sabbath and Bad Company make their live debuts, U2 releases The Joshua Tree

U2 The Joshua Tree

1961 – The Supremes release their first single, “I Want A Guy.”

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September 19th, 2016 | 5:30AM | By Kristen Kurtis

This Day in Music History: Diana Ross scores her first solo #1, Lenny Kravitz releases his debut album

Kravitz

1966 – Herb Alpert performs for Princess Grace Kelly at her Monaco palace.

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July 7th, 2014 | 9:32AM | By Bruce Warren

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

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.”