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Commentary News about music, and more at the Cat Bear audio station. By Gail Nobles © 2019https://sites.google.com/view/thecatbear/home There are different shows on the Cat Bear. 1. Postgirl"s Recordings, The New Retro, One Note Jam, and The Whitney Soul Podcast.

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Janet Jackson-Groove 3:10:24 1.33 PM

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2024/03/10

CB NEWSStory by: Gail NoblesVoice actor: Gail NoblesPhoto: -MaDMAn-Usage: Flickr CC BY 4.0 DEEDhttps://flic.kr/p/a15hRaI was scrolling on social media, and I just happen to see a young woman in red with a Monique attitude telling the crowd that they were just standing but not grooving. She said Whoa Whoa ... wait! Y'all ain't grooving into this groove the way y'all need to be grooving into this groove. I asked out loud: Is that Janet Jackson? And it was. When I got the question out of my mouth, I

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3:06

Aretha - You’re All I Need .. 3:2:24 5.40 PM

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2024/03/02

Story by: Gail NoblesIntro by: Gail NoblesPhoto: Ryan ArrowsmithUsage: Wikipedia CC BY 2.5Today's topic: Aretha Franklin - You're All I Need To Get By. There are several notable cover versions of the song. Johnny Mathis and Denise Williams, Tony Orlando and Dawn, and some others have cover versions of the song You're All I Need To Get By. It was originally recorded by R&B soul duo Marvin Gaye and Tammy Terrell and released on Motown records Tamia label in 1968. The song was written by Nicholas

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2:05

Shirley Jones 2:23:24 10.59 PM

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2024/02/24

Intro by: Gail NoblesPhoto: Vannessajg - Own workUsage: Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0Today's topic: Shirley Jones: Baby Don't Go Yet from her 2024 album Reflections Shirley Jones or the Jones Girls has released her 45th anniversary tribute album and memory of her sisters titled Reflections in Loving Memory. It's a tribute album honoring her late sister Brenda and Valorie of the Jones Girls. The album has 10 songs, and the first track on the album is Baby Don't Go Yet. You’ll Love It.The Jones Girls were a

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2:21

Aaliyah & Style 2:21:24 10.28 PM

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2024/02/22

Story by: Gail NoblesIntro by: Gail Nobles Photo: Wikipediahttps://yo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fáìlì:Aaliyah_Haughton.jpgFast Drawing: Soundbible.comAaliyah called her sound street but sweet. It's a fact Aaliyah showed us a little more than that. We heard some R&B like One in a Million, The One I Gave My Heart To, At Your Best, and Rock the Boat. If you paid attention, you know that Aaliyah wasn't just hip-hop and beat. Aaliyah gave us variety.In my opinion, Aaliyah was like a little Jody Watley

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2:57

Michael Jackson’s Voice 2:13:24 2.22 PM

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2024/02/13

Story by: Gail NoblesPhoto: Zoran Veselinovic - FlickrUsage: Wikipedia CC BY-SA 2.0When I heard Michael Jackson the singer, I never really recognize the changes in his voice. When I listen to him growing up, I noticed that he had a very high voice range. I could not tell when he sounded a little raspy. All I was hearing was a child's voice. When he was a boy, to me his singing was perfect. And when I would try to sing with his records, I didn't feel comfortable singing in high range with him

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6 CB-What’s Behind the Music? 1:26:24 6.30 PM

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2024/01/26

Story By: Gail NoblesFirst, let's talk about rap music and the music industry. Today rap music is a more complex thing to me than it was when it first started. Rap music became like a street thing with violence. It crushed my dreams from wanting to become a rapper. When rap first started, it was simply all about having fun and entertainment. It started in the early 70s. It was a good thing in the 80s. It kept some people off the street where I'm from. Some of us had dreams and wanted to become

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Whitney Houston the Producer 1:19:24 10.05 PM

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2024/01/20

Photo credit: https://iconspng.com/image/144428/whitney-houston-face#Usage: FreeStory by: Gail NoblesHello! I'm Gail Nobles! Welcome to the Whitney Soul Podcast. We know that Whitney Houston was a singer and actress. We know that she was one of the greatest singers in the history of music. We know that she is one of the best selling music artist of all time with over 220 million record sold worldwide. Whitney starred and films like: The Bodyguard, Waiting To Exhale, The Preachers Wife,The 1997 film

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Lisa Stansfield 1:11:24 8.59 PM

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2024/01/12

Music Intro by: Gail NoblesPhoto credit: Wikipedia Usage: CC BY-SA 3.0Lisa Stansfield has been around the world. “All Around the World" became a very successful single peeking at number one in many countries.Hello! I'm Gail Nobles. Welcome to the show and welcome to a brand new year 2024. Today's topic is Lisa Stansfield an English singer songwriter and actress. Her song All Around the World came from her debut studio album Affection (1989). It was written by Stansfield, Ian Devaney and Andy Morris

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3:37

One In A Million Aaliyah 12:28:23 11.52 PM

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2023/12/29

Intro by: Gail NoblesMusic: Samplefocus.comUsage: Standard LicensePhoto: Mika-photographyUsage: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 UnportedHello! I'm Gail Nobles. Aaliyah recorded a song titled one in One In A Million for her second studio album of the same name. One In A Million was nominated for best R&B/Soul Single-Female at the 1998 Soul Train Music Awards.Aaliyah sang One In A Million but was one in a million and still one in a million because she's admired and fans are still showing their

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DJ Kool Herc 12:23:23 12.19 AM

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2023/12/23

Hip-Hop Legend Kool HercUsage: CC0 1.0 UniversalAnd Permission to use by BronxNetOwned by: BronxNet Televisionhttps://archive.org/details/Hip-hopLegendKoolHercComing up next: DJ Herc a Jamaican American DJ who is credited with being one of the founders of hip-hop music in the Bronx, New York City in 1973. Nicknamed the father of hip-hop DJ Kool Herc began playing hard funk records of the sort typified by James Brown. HipHop legend Kool Herc joins Bob Lee to share more about the mark he has left on

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Bobby Womack Christmas 12:20:23 7.21 PM

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2023/12/21

Intro: Gail NoblesPhoto: Bill Ebbesen - Transferred from en.wikipedia to Commons.Usage: CC BY 3.0Bobby Womack was an American singer, musician and songwriter. Starting in the early 1950s as the lead singer of his family musical group the Valentinos and as Sam Cooke's backing guitarist, Womack's career spanned more than 60 years and multiple styles, including R&B, jazz, soul, rock and roll, doo-wop, and gospel.Do you know that Bobby Womack made a Christmas album? He made a Christmas album titled

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1:39

Klique-Stop Doggin’ Me Around 12:14:23 6.39 PM

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2023/12/14

Intro by: Gail NoblesWelcome to the show everyone. Today's topic is Klique. Hello, I'm Gail Nobles. How many of you remember the R&B Trio group Klique? Howard Huntsberry, Isaac Suthers, and his sister Deborah Hunter. Maybe you remember their video Stop Doggin’ Me Around. The single was released in 1983. It made the US Billboard Hot 100 chart and was a cover version of Jackie Wilson's 1960 hit Stop Doggin’ Me Around which reached number 50 on the Hot 100 and number two on the US Billboard R&B

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Sunshine Anderson 12:4:23 9.37 PM

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2023/12/05

Story by: Gail NoblesKeyboard intro by: Gail NoblesPhoto: Kingbout - Own workUsage: Wikipedia/CC BY-SA 4.0Today's topic: Sunshine AndersonYou've heard her lead single "Heard It All Before" released May 21, 2001. Peaked at number 18 on the billboard hot 100 and at number three on the R&B charts. I was hearing Anderson single a lot. It seems like everywhere I went I heard that song. It came from her album titled Your Woman released in April 2001. The album debuted at number eight on billboard hot

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5 CB News-Susan Sarandon 11:22:23 10.19 AM

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2023/11/22

Story by: Gail NoblesPhoto: GuillemMedina - Own workUsage: Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0According to headlines, Melissa Barrera and Susan Sarandon and others in Hollywood lose jobs because of Israel-Hamas war. Susan was dropped by a talent agency after comments about the war. Well, if she has comments and opinions about it, she has a right to speak. Everyone has a right to their own opinion to say what they believe, and we all have a right to stand up for what we believe is right with God on our side if

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3:45

Music & Times 11:17:23 7.19 PM

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2023/11/18

Story by: Gail NoblesIntro by: Gail Nobles©️2023Vocals: Gail NoblesKeyboardist: Gail NoblesFeatures music created using Groovepad. Available on the App Store, https://apps.apple.com/app/id1454398991Hello! I'm Gail Nobles. Thank God for music. It may not be like the days of old, but we still have music, and we still have time. And we can always go back and listen to our 60s times when we had social, political. and cultural change. And our 70s times when we had political changes like the rise and fall

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1:42

Aaliyah Had a Bigger Voice 11:1:23 5.51 PM

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2023/11/01

Photo: Mikamote - Own workUsage: Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0Hello! I'm Gail Nobles. Do you ever go back to stop and listen to how Aaliyah sang The National Anthem at age 16? I listened to her sing it and heard a much bigger voice. She sang The National Anthem with no music. She sang the song so well without music that I could sense it with her voice. She was really singing out strong to the crowd.When Aaliyah was singing the songs she sang on all of her albums, I knew she had a voice. I knew that there

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1:52

Nick Drake-River Man 10:27:23 1.54 PM

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2023/10/27

Background music by: Gail NoblesPhoto: Wikipedia/public domainRiverman a song from Nick Drake's 1969 album Five Leaves Left. In 2004 the song was remastered and released as a 7" vinyl and as enhanced CD single including a video to the song by Tim Pope.Nick Drake was an English singer-songwriter known for his acoustic guitar-based songs. He did not find a wide audience during his lifetime, but posthumously his work gradually achieved wider notice and recognition. I suppose that means after his

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2023 National R&B Music Day 10:22:23 4.22 PM

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2023/10/22

Photo1: Diana RossRaph_PH - DRossLongleat010722 (9 of 43)Usage: Wikipedia CC BY 2.0Photo 2: Lionel Richie Raph_PH - SWonderBSTHyde060719-2Usage: Wikipedia CC BY 2.0Acapella: Gail NoblesIntro music: SampleFocus.comhttps://samplefocus.com/samples/soul-violin-sample-vintage-chopUsage: Standard LicenseLast year I mentioned the National R&B Music Day which is observed on the first Saturday of March each year. It is a national day of recognition and celebration for R&B music declared by the US

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4 CB News - Madonna 10:17:23 10.39 PM

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2023/10/18

Music Intro By: Gail NoblesPhoto: chriswegerUsage: Wikipedia CC BY-SA 2.0Madonna Celebration Tour has finally begun. It had been postponed for several months because she had something going on concerning her health this year. According to the news it was a health scare. Madonna is back and on her new tour. She has recovered. I have been hearing a while that Madonna wasn't feeling so well. I was concerned, but I'm just glad she's back and able to go on to her celebration tour. And I'm glad she's

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3 CB News Break 10:13:23 2.24 PM

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2023/10/13

Hello, I'm Gail Nobles. I've got some sad news today. According to the headlines, Rudolph Isley of the Isley Brothers has passed away at age 84. He was one of the founding members of the Isley Brothers. According to the news, Rudolph died from a heart attack at his home. He wrote and recorded and released the significant recording "Shout" with his brothers landing a deal with RCA records in 1959. "Shout" was inducted to the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1999.Rudolph & his brothers also had other hits

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