Story by: Gail NoblesPodcast cover art by: Gail NoblesToday I want to talk to you about Kool and the Gang and their album “Spirit of the Boogie”, and the album cover. Spirit of the Boogie is a six studio album by Kool and the Gang released in 1975. The sound of the music single reminds me of Jungle Boogie. You can hear Donald Boyce who was rapping on Jungle Boogie. I'm checking out the artwork on the album cover of Spirit of the Boogie. Its done by Frank Daniel (3). He is an art director and graphic

Intro by: Gail NoblesChaka’s song “Ain’t Nobody” was released in 1983. quickly gathered popularity, and reached number one on the US Billboard R&B chart and number 22 on the US Billboard Hot 100. In 1984 at the 26th Annual Grammy Awards, "Ain't Nobody" won for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal. It has become one of Khan's signature songs.Rufus keyboardist David "Hawk" Wolinski wrote the song around a repeating synthesizer loop backed by a Linn LM-1 drum computer; however,

Story by: Gail NoblesIntro music and vocals by: Gail NoblesPhoto: tm_10001 Flickr: https://flic.kr/p/4waN1UUsage: CC BY-SA 4.0 DEEDUntil You Come Back is a single from Whitney Houston's 1998 studio album. It was written and produced by Babyface. I loved hearing Whitney sing that song. It's a beautiful ballad. I love the music put to it. The song is a great sound for R&B. I've seen comments on the song quite a bit, but I don't know how well the song has done on the charts. At the time it was

Photo: Kingkongphoto & www.celebrity-photos.comUsage: Wikipedia CC BY-SA 2.0 "Caught Up in the Rapture" is a 1986 ballad song by American R&B/soul singer Anita Baker. It was released as the follow-up single after "Sweet Love" from her album Rapture."Caught Up in the Rapture" was Baker's third top ten R&B single, peaking at number six on the Billboard Hot Black Singles chart, and number nine on the Billboard Adult Contemporary Singles chart. It was also a minor success on the Billboard

Podcast vocals: By Gail NoblesAaliyah wasn't the only one that died in a plane crash in 2001. I remember another singer being pronounced dead in a plane crash in 2001 named Melanie Thornton. She sang the song titled Love How You Love Me. On the night of November 24, 2001. Thornton was one of the 24 people who died in the plane crash of Crossair Flight 3597 near Zürich Switzerland at the age of 34.The main cause of the accident was the Captain descending the plane too early causing it to crash into a

Story: Jimmy Red PandaStory written by: Gail Nobles ©️2024Lyrics by: Gail NoblesArt by: Gail NoblesBackground music: Samplefocus.comUsage: Standard LicenseThere was a man whose name was Jimmy Panda. He was a tall and big man who people called the Cat Bear. Some called him the Red Panda. He sat down on a bar stool to shorten his height and smoked a cherry cigar to talk to women. The women felt that they needed a ladder to hug him when he stood.  Jimmy lived in the days of Music’s Great Depression

Intro by: Gail NoblesStory by: Gail NoblesPhoto: Wxkat - Own workUsage: Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0Tonight on American Idol, I saw an interesting musical artist named Iam Tongi. He has a beautiful voice and beautiful song titled Why Kiki. It was released in 2023 of September. He has a music video out for the song. You can see it on YouTube. You can also hear his music on Spotify. Iam Tongi won season 21 of American Idol. He is the first person from Hawaii. The first Pacific Islander and the first

Music and Vocals by: Gail NoblesCover art by: Gail NoblesInterlude written by: Gail NoblesInterlude: Aaliyah Stayed In Her Own LaneAaliyah stayed in her own lane.She was hot like fire in full speed.Aaliyah was in the lead.She seems timeless without end.Whisper: Ya'll hear that?

Story by: Gail NoblesPodcast intro: Gail NoblesPhoto: This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license. Wikipedia Today's topic: Aaliyah:Turn The Page. The song Turn The Page by Aaliyah is track three on Music of the Heart (The Album) produced by  Guy Roche. It was released in 1999. The song brings old memories to my mind. Aaliyah sung these words in the lyrics: What would I do if some strange morning I opened up my eyes to find you gone? I can't

Song by: Sam SmithSong written by: Sam SmithIntro by: Gail Nobles Photo: pitpony.photography - Own Usage: Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 “Diamonds" is a song by English singer Sam Smith, released through Capitol Records on the 18th of September 2020 as the second single from their third studio album, Love Goes. The song was written by Sam Smith with its producers Shellback and Oscar Görres. A remix of the song by English DJ Joel Corry and an acoustic version were released on the 9th of October 2020. The

mega cat - “Rat Fight” from the 2024 album mega cat on Share It Music Sure, we've all been witness to a rat fight, but leave it to Seattle's own mega cat to capture the energy in today's Song of the Day. After co-founders Kim West (piano and synthesizer) and Ryan Devlin (bass and guitar) watched the melee in a neighbor's yard (the press release reveals "one rat picked the other up and threw him down with such force that the couple heard an audible thud"), the couple knew the song they'd been working

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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