Podcasts about Eddie Kendricks

Wali Ali went on to become a member of the Original Funk Brothers until 1972 when Motown moved to L.A. While in Los Angeles he became the Lead Guitarist for the Temptations, Eddie Kendricks, Teena Marie, Rick James & Patrice Rushen among others. Wali Ali also toured as guitarist with Marvin Gaye, Aretha Franklin, and … Continue reading Soul Discovery Show – An Exclusive Interview with Wali Ali 16/05/2025 →

(S4 Ep14) The Temptations- With a Lot o' SoulReleased July 17, 1967, Recorded between 1966-1967  (Gordy)With a Lot o' Soul, The Temptations' fifth studio album for Motown, showcased the iconic lineup of David Ruffin, Eddie Kendricks, Paul Williams, Melvin Franklin, and Otis Williams. The album blends Motown's classic pop-soul with experimental arrangements, including lush strings, intricate horn sections, and emotional themes. The Temptations' trademark harmonies shine, with Ruffin dominating many tracks. At the same time, other members take lead on songs like Paul Williams on “No More Water in the Well” and Eddie Kendricks on “You're My Everything.” The album features four hit singles like “(I Know) I'm Losing You” and “All I Need” and solidified the group's place in soul music history. Produced by Norman Whitfield, the album marks the beginning of the Temptations' evolution toward psychedelic soul, setting the stage for future groundbreaking work. Signature Tracks: "I Know I'm Losing You," "All I Need,"  "You're My Everything" Full Album: YouTube, Spotify Playlist: YouTube , Spotify

**Jim Hughes & The Disco Direction Show Replay On traxfm.org. This Month Jim Featured The Mighty Disco Chart Year From 1973. Featuring Marvin Gaye, The O'Jays, Harold Melvin & The Bluenotes, Barry White, The Doobie Brothers, Cymande, First Choice, Eddie Kendricks, Kool & The Gang, Sly & The Family Stone, Sister Sledge, The Three Degrees, Isaac Hayes, Riple, War, Jackson 5, MFSB & More. #originalpirates #danceclassics #70smusic #80smusic #disco #RetroCharts #boogie Catch Jim Hughes The First Tuesday Of Every Month From 9PM UK Time Listen Live Here Via The Trax FM Player: chat.traxfm.org/player/index.html Mixcloud LIVE :mixcloud.com/live/traxfm Free Trax FM Android App: play.google.com/store/apps/det...mradio.ba.a6bcb The Trax FM Facebook Page : https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100092342916738 Trax FM Live On Hear This: hearthis.at/k8bdngt4/live Tunerr: tunerr.co/radio/Trax-FM Radio Garden: Trax FM Link: http://radio.garden/listen/trax-fm/IEnsCj55 OnLine Radio Box: onlineradiobox.com/uk/trax/?cs...cs=uk.traxRadio Radio Deck: radiodeck.com/radio/5a09e2de87...7e3370db06d44dc Radio.Net: traxfmlondon.radio.net Stream Radio : streema.com/radios/Trax_FM..The_Originals Live Online Radio: liveonlineradio.net/english/tr...ax-fm-103-3.htm**

The Funky Vibes Mixtape: January 2025, recorded for my new show on Vocal Booth Radio.This is a clean mix (without any talking) and includes tracks and remixes from the likes of Eddie Kendricks, Seb Skalski, Dr Packer, Jay Vegas, and Michael Gray.Please make sure you check out Vocal Booth Radio and try and tune into my show on the 4th Thursday of every month from 2 pm - 4 pm (UK time); https://vocalboothradio.comFollow my socials and check out my live gigs here: linktr.ee/dj_andyjohnsonFull tracklist and credits:Eddie Kendricks - Going Up In Smoke (Joey Negro Big Smoke Mix)Random Soul - Confused (Husky's Rsr Disco Rub)José Aranda & Kako Martinez - Your eyesSeb Skalski & Savion Brown - Everything You LikeBizio Cool - Sensation (BC Mix)Awa Band - Green Samba (Mijangos Samba House Mix)Carlos Castro - Caribbean BreezeGladys Knight & The Pips - Bourgie', Bourgie' (Dave Lee Super Bourgeosie Mix)Jocelyn Brown & Dr Packer - Pickin' up Promises (Dr Packer Remix)Brian Power - Optimistic (feat. Lucita Jules) [Michael Gray Remix]Micky More & Andy Tee, Kathy Brown - CelebrateDon Carlos - Alone (Micky More & Andy Tee Horns Mix)Cazz Ear - It's Over (feat. Andre Espeut)Seb Skalski, Masta P & Michelle Weeks - Dancin' for My Life (Special Mix)Jay Vegas - Come SoonDJ Romain & Danny Krivit - Philly Groove (Dr Packer 12" Version)Kathy Brown - Happy People (Michael Gray Remix)Kry (IT) - All of My Days (Micfreak & DJ Spen Soul Funky Mix)AC Soul Symphony - Manhattan Skyline (JN Spirit of '77 Extended Mix Edit)

In this final episode of Great Minds, Otis Williams, the founder and last surviving member of The Temptations, takes us on a journey through the legendary group's history. From his early days in Texarkana to the vibrant music scene of Detroit, Otis shares how the group evolved from the Distants to Motown superstars. He reflects on pivotal moments, including the addition of David Ruffin and Eddie Kendricks, their breakthrough with "My Girl," and the challenges of navigating fame, racial discrimination, and industry changes. With personal anecdotes, insights into their global impact, and reflections on the group's enduring legacy, this episode is a must-listen for music lovers and Motown enthusiasts alike.

Bo delves into the mysterious drone activities in New Jersey and Pennsylvania, speculating on missing radioactive material as the cause. He highlights Brett Baer's interview with John Kirby and discusses the interview with Belleville Mayor Michael Mellman. Bo also critiques the Chicago mayor's handling of taxpayer protests against migrant funding and analyzes Rahm Emanuel's column on Democratic strategies and populist anger. The show mixes current events with musical touches, including tributes to Eddie Kendricks of The Temptations and discussion about Steely Dan's musical prowess. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bo delves into the mysterious drone activities in New Jersey and Pennsylvania, speculating on missing radioactive material as the cause. He highlights Brett Baer's interview with John Kirby and discusses the interview with Belleville Mayor Michael Mellman. Bo also critiques the Chicago mayor's handling of taxpayer protests against migrant funding and analyzes Rahm Emanuel's column on Democratic strategies and populist anger. The show mixes current events with musical touches, including tributes to Eddie Kendricks of The Temptations and discussion about Steely Dan's musical prowess. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

National maple syrup day. Entertainment from 1987. Poacher sentenced to 1 year prison watching the movie Bambi, Oldest golfer to make a hole-in-one, The Wright brothers make the 1st airplane flight, France issues a reward for talking to ET's. Todays birthdays - Eddie Kendricks, Ernie Hudson, Eugene Levy, Paul Rogers, Bill Pullman, Tracy Byrd, Giovanni Ribisi, Marissa Ribisi, Milla Jovovich. Penny Marshall died.Intro - Pour some sugar on me - Def Leppard      http://defleppard.com/The Maple Syrup SongFaith - George MichaelDo Ya - K.T. OslinBirthdays - In da club - 50 Cent      http://50cent.com/My girl - The TemptationsA mighty wind is a blowing - The Main Street singersShooting star - Bad CompanyWatermelon crawl - Tracy ByrdLavern & Shirley TV themeExit - In my dreams - Dokken   https://www.dokken.net/  

This week, the 'MOC Old Skool Mix Party' returns with Metro Beatz spinning old school bangers from artists like Kool & The Gang, Commodores, Donald Byrd, James Brown, Stevie Wonder, Cameo, Eddie Kendricks and more!! Listen live every Saturday at 6pm (EST) on mocradio.com

What happens when your mind changes? This week, Joey and Jess talk about nuclear power, Three Mile Island, solar power, the Overton window, abortion, and tokamaks. They don't talk about Eddie Kendricks. references Hemingway on bankruptcy The Three Mile Island accident Overton window Tokamaks 

This week, Cecily starts with groovy funk and disco and ends with the dreamiest house jams to end your night. Featuring Rithma, Frankie knuckles, Eddie Kendricks and more.For more info and tracklisting, visit: https://thefaceradio.com/starvue-vibes/Tune into new broadcasts of Starvue Vibes, LIVE,  every 1st & 3rd Wednesday from 8 - 10 PM EST / 1 - 3 AM GMT (Thursday).//Dig this show? Please consider supporting The Face Radio: http://support.thefaceradio.com Support The Face Radio with PatreonSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/thefaceradio. Join the family at https://plus.acast.com/s/thefaceradio. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to the Instant Trivia podcast episode 1254, where we ask the best trivia on the Internet. Round 1. Category: R.I.P. In Alabama 1: This man who ground up a lot of peanuts is buried on the grounds of the Tuskegee Institute. George Washington Carver. 2: Eddie Kendricks, famed as an original member of this legendary singing group, is in Elmwood Cemetery. The Temptations. 3: Hooterville's Mr. Haney, he's in a Haleyville, Alabama cemetery. Pat Buttram. 4: This country singing legend's tombstone reads, "Praise the Lord I Saw the Light". Hank Williams, Sr.. 5: Her marker reads, "Governor, State of Alabama 1967-1968". Lurleen B. Wallace. Round 2. Category: Just Hit Play. With Play in quotation marks 1: You don't need to tickle the ivories on this device that uses a roll of perforated paper to activate the keys. a player piano. 2: This soft modeling clay for kids was introduced in 1955. Play-Doh. 3: This 2-word TV innovation premiered in the 1963 Army-Navy game. instant replay. 4: How often a particular song is broadcast on the radio. airplay. 5: To pretend to be asleep or dead, like a New World marsupial. play possum. Round 3. Category: Lawyer Billboards 1: Prisoner Release Negotiations and Patriotic Poetry A SpecialtyServing The Greater Washington/Baltimore Area. Francis Scott Key. 2: Ask Sextus RosciusThe Innocent Have Nothing To Fear When I Spin My Oratory. Cicero. 3: Bostonians, You Love My Dad's Poetry.Try My Pleading On For Size.. Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.. 4: Socialists...Science Teachers...Accused Murderers...No CauseToo Unpopular!. Clarence Darrow. 5: I Wrote The BookOn English Law(My Famous "Commentaries")and I Can Help You!. William Blackstone. Round 4. Category: The Caldecott Medal 1: In the 1980s Chris Van Allsburg won 2 Caldecotts: for "Jumanji" and this story of a northbound train. The Polar Express. 2: 1955's medal went to Marcia Brown for the illustrations of this tale subtitled "Or, the Little Glass Slipper". Cinderella. 3: Ed Young's Caldecott winner "Lon Po Po", which means "granny wolf", is a Chinese version of this fairy tale. Little Red Riding Hood. 4: This 1963 Maurice Sendak book won the Caldecott as well as the Lewis Carroll Shelf Award. Where the Wild Things Are. 5: "Chanticleer and the Fox", the 1959 winner, was adapted by Barbara Cooney from this 14th century work. The Canterbury Tales. Round 5. Category: Words Before Words 1: Bean, market, widow. black. 2: Carpet, saucer, colors. flying. 3: Climbing, salt, star. rock. 4: Clip, towel, money. paper. 5: Winter, family, option. nuclear. Thanks for listening! Come back tomorrow for more exciting trivia!Special thanks to https://blog.feedspot.com/trivia_podcasts/ AI Voices used

En los últimos años, algunos sellos discográficos y una nueva hornada de artistas están recuperando el sonido y el espíritu del soul clásico. Además, recientemente se han sucedido varias grabaciones que también rescatan una técnica vocal utilizada ampliamente en las décadas de 1950 y 1960: el falsete o falsetto. Te proponemos un recorrido por algunos de los artistas emergentes y por otros hace tiempo consagrados. Tracklist: - The Sinseers - Talking Back; - Marvin Gaye - Got To Give It Up (Pt. 1); - October London - Back to your Place; - Jalen Ngonda - Illusions; - Aaron Frazer - Bad News; - Durand Jones & The Indications - Cruisin to the Park; - The Altons - Over and Over; - Thee Sacred Souls - Love Comes Easy; - Raphael Saadiq - Love That Girl; - Kem - Love; - Lenny Kravitz - It Ain't Over 'Til It's Over; - Sylvester - Grateful; - Enchantment - Sunshine; - Eddie Kendricks; Keep on Truckin'.

Faith producing works is an adage often shared in conversation, and Drey Skonie has witnessed it throughout his life. As a soul singer, he adds the feel of hip-hop, funk, house, and dance to the legacy of legends like Eddie Kendricks (of the Temptations), Philippé Wynne (of the Spinners), and Ron Banks (of the Dramatics). Drey stands out with his unique style, and his music reflects the vibe of his band, the Klouds. In this episode of Detroit is Different, we explore how he saw his grandparents build a church from the ground up with church funds and delve into much more of his experiences. Drey, a contestant on MTV's Making the Band with Diddy, shares insights beyond the infamous cheesecake run, discussing the intricacies of the music industry. He also reveals his vision for his music and style and opens up about his role playing Mr. Entertainment, Jackie Wilson. Check out Drey Skonie on Detroit is Different for a deeper look into his journey. Detroit is Different is a podcast hosted by Khary Frazier covering people adding to the culture of an American Classic city. Visit www.detroitisdifferent.com to hear, see and experience more of what makes Detroit different. Follow, like, share, and subscribe to the Podcast on iTunes, Google Play, and Sticher. Comment, suggest and connect with the podcast by emailing info@detroitisdifferent.com Find out more at https://detroit-is-different.pinecast.co Send us your feedback online: https://pinecast.com/feedback/detroit-is-different/eaa1795b-52d0-44de-bdb7-14bb7fcfcbc7

Tommy Stewart is an important underground figure for the funk music. Born in 1939…he was drawn to music at early age thanks to his mother. In 1964 he played with Fred Wesley and members of the 55th Army band. He wrote and composed for TV and even played with Blue Note recording artist Duke Pearson. In 1973 he arranged and composed a musical score called “The Burning of Atlanta” and later on, worked as arranger, producer, performer and writer for the likes of Clarence Carter, Candi Staton, Johnny Taylor, Major Lance, Eddie Kendricks, Luther Ingram, Millie Jackson, Flip Wilson, Roy Gaines, Tamiko Jones and many others. His self titled LP and sophomore follow up as Stevo, has Stewart often labeled as an innovator of disco-funk….but on my books he is a funk master…enjoy the show

Johnny Cash was a prolific hitmaker in the mid 50's to early 60's.  In the late 60's  he released a couple of live albums which had crossover appeal:  "Johnny Cash at Folsom Prison," and "Johnny Cash at San Quentin."  By 1969, Johnny Cash had become an international musical success, selling more records than the Beatles at the time.Cash had left his original label, Sun Records, back in 1958.  However, he had left an extensive catalogue of songs with Sam Phillips at Sun.  Given his success and the upcoming Johnny Cash TV show, Sun Records decided it would be a good time to release a compilation of his earlier hits from 1954 through 1958.  This compilation was released on two albums, "Original Golden Hits, Volume I" and "Original Golden Hits, Volume II," which reached numbers 4 and 3 on the US Country charts respectively.  Cash would go on to fame in TV and film in the 70's, and would continue recording up until his death in 2003.While not strictly rock music, the Man in Black was an icon of American music and an inspiration for many in country, rock, and pop genres.  It is also a special memory for Wayne, as he listened to this  8-track as he traveled with his father out of California to Alabama.Wayne takes us through this greatest hits album for today's podcast. Home of the BluesThe inspiration for this song was the "Home of the Blues" record shop on Beale Street in Memphis, Tennessee.  The store which was open from the late 40's until the mid 70's was a place he used to hang out, buy records, and meet other musicians. Hey PorterThis is Cash's first recorded song.  The setting is just after World War II, and the song focuses on a man returning home from overseas who feels elated to be returning to his native South, the last leg of which is by train.  Note that there is no percussion in this song, but Cash played his guitar with dampened strings to acquire a percussive effect.I Walk the LineJohnny Cash's first number 1 hit on the Billboard country charts eventually crossed over to the US pop charts, reaching number 17 and selling over 2 million copies in the United States.  The lyrics reflect temptations and the need to be accountable for your actions.  The frequent key changes make this song distinctive.Get RhythmThis was the B-side to "I Walk the Line."  It was re-released in 1969 as an A-side, and went to number 60 on the Billboard pop chart.   ENTERTAINMENT TRACK:Main theme from the television series “Fat Albert”The origin of Bill Cosby's animated series was an animated primetime television special that first aired on NBC on November 12, 1969.  STAFF PICKS:Birthday by Underground SunshineRob starts off the staff picks with a cover of the Beatles song by a group from Wisconsin.  The band had been around for a few years, but this cover helped them attain greater success.  Their cover made it to number 26 on the Billboard Hot 100.  Down on the Corner by Credence Clearwater RevivalLynch's staff pick is one of the best known songs by CCR.  The song talks about a band called "Willy and the Poor Boys" playing in the street for spare change.  It went to number 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 by the end of 1969.  I Can't Get Next to You by The Temptations Bruce gets us all moving with the number 1 single from David Ruffin, Melvin Franklin, Otis Williams, Eddie Kendricks, and Paul Williams - better known as The Temptations.  This was the second of four number 1 hits from the group, and was written by Norman Whitfield and Barrett Strong for the Motown label. I'm Tired by Savoy BrownWayne's staff pick charted at number 74 on the top 100, and has a very heavy electric blues feel.  Three members of this group out of London would go on to form Foghat.  The group's name came from American Blues label Savoy Records - a name that had an elegant sound.  "Brown" was added as an extremely plain word that contrasted nicely with the elegance of "Savoy." INSTRUMENTAL TRACK:Treat by SantanaSantana would produce a number of excellent instrumental hits during his decades in the rock scene, and this one is from his debut album. Thanks for listening to “What the Riff?!?” NOTE: To adjust the loudness of the music or voices, you may adjust the balance on your device. VOICES are stronger in the LEFT channel, and MUSIC is stronger on the RIGHT channel.Please follow us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/whattheriffpodcast/, and message or email us with what you'd like to hear, what you think of the show, and any rock worthy memes we can share.Of course we'd love for you to rate the show in your podcast platform!**NOTE: What the Riff?!? does not own the rights to any of these songs and we neither sell, nor profit from them. We share them so you can learn about them and purchase them for your own collections.

Ryan Carter (Ain't Too Proud / Choir Of Man) returns to The West End Frame Show!Andrew & Ryan have a conversation about the reaction to the Black Out Performances announced for Slave Play. They also discuss Standing At The Sky's Edge (Gillian Lynne Theatre), Cable Street (Southwark Playhouse), Side Show In Concert (London Palladium) and Before After (Southwark Playhouse) as well as the latest news about Cabaret, Tina: The Tina Turner Musical, Closer To Heaven and lots more. Ryan is an actor and all-round creative. On stage he has been in Motown The Musical (Shaftesbury Theatre), Choir Of Man (Edinburgh Fringe Festival), The Boyfriend (Menier Chocolate Factory) and The World Goes Round (Barn Theatre). Most recently Ryan played Smokey Robinson and covered Eddie Kendricks in the West End production of Ain't Too Proud (Prince Edward Theatre). As the creative producer of RyCa Productions, Ryan produced the acclaimed Refresh concerts as well as a series of shows at Jack Solomons. Ryan was one of the Creative Directors for Turn Up London, he was Creative Director of Digital Projects for The Barn Theatre where he made the interactive concert The Secret Society of Leading Ladies and worked on Now Or Never by Matthew Harvey. He was the Casting Director for The Wiz at the Hope Mill Theatre, has worked with Urdang and is currently working on the Spring Awakening concert (Victoria Palace Theatre). Follow Ryan on Instagram: @ryanjesse95 Hosted by Andrew Tomlins. @AndrewTomlins32  Thanks for listening! Email: andrew@westendframe.co.uk Visit westendframe.co.uk for more info about our podcasts.   

House, funk, soul, bass and beats for open-minded listeners with an old-skool state of mind, presented by DJ D'Francisco. Contact: fdisco@hotmail.com / @frankiedisco54 Catch the pod live every Friday afternoon on www.musicboxradio.co.uk 3-5 UK time, as a podcast or at www.mixcloud.com/francisco Tracklist: Tame One & Parallel Thought - Molly ft Aesop Rock & Breeze Brewin (2024 Remix)Raashan Ahmed - These Foolish ThingsA.D.O.R - Let It All Hang OutJoseph Malik - Be A Lion ft. Kameelah WaheedThe Undisputed Truth - Smiling Faces Sometimes (Katalyst Remix)Pam Kellum - What You See (You Can't Get)Frankosun & The Family - Small Talk Big ProblemsLeon Keita - Diarabi ManaE.Live - North Star Barbara Fowler - Come Get My Loving (D'Francisco DJ Edit)30/70 - Acceptance (Zeitgeist & Goodmood Sex and Candyflip)Souled - What Reason Do I Have To Go BackPatti Jo - Make Me Believe In YouKen @Work - Love Will Fix It Foreal People - Does It Feel Good 2 U (Dave Lee JN Extended Mix)First Choice - Let No Man Put AssunderEddie Kendricks - Girl You Need a Change of MindFrankie Knuckles - Your LoveEmmaculate, GUakaCVO & Andy Nicholson - FootworkStyle of Eye - You Got That

Welcome to Season 5, Episode 10 of the P.E.G Podcast Positive Energy Generation! Join us as we take this amazing journey filled with inspirations, empowerment, and uplifting stories. This episode is dedicated to those who have faced adversity, especially those who have experienced the challenges of incarceration and wrongful judgment. We have an incredible lineup of speakers, artists, and comedians who will share their wisdom, music, and laughter with us. From Teresa Hodge's insightful discussion on the challenges of reintegration to Steve Harvey's motivating words on being ready to receive, we guarantee a transformational experience. Get ready to raise the soulful vibrations tunes of Domani Harris, Eddie Kendricks, Muni Long, and Miles Jah as they remind us that music has the power to heal and unite. And don't miss out on the laughter brought by Reg Thomas's stand-up comedy set, as well as the powerful affirmations from Stan Walker. So, tune in to join us on all major platforms such as iHeartRadio, Google Play, iTunes, and more as we spread positivity, resilience, and hope. Together, let's generate positive energy and uplift those who need it most. The VIBEZ are set and unmatched. ITS JUST A VIBE TING!!! #PositiveEnergyGeneration #PEGPodcast #PEGStyles #LiveToInspire #Inspiration #Empowerment #UpliftingStories #MusicHeals #TransformationalExperience #SpreadPositivity

**Smiffy's A To Z Of Soul Music Replay On www.traxfm.org. This Week Smiffy Featured Contemporary Soul/Boogie/Rare/Eclectic Grooves From Paul Simpson Connection, Level 42, Derrick Cross, Eddie Kendricks, Trevor Walters, Revolucien, Armenta, Bar-Kays, Imagination, Richard Alexander Davis, Dave Barker, The Spinners, Three Degrees, Casa Blanco, Close Corners & More #boogie #soul #70sgrooves #80sgrooves #danceclassics #contemporarysoul #raregrooves Listen Live Here Via The Trax FM Player: chat.traxfm.org/player/index.html Mixcloud LIVE :mixcloud.com/live/traxfm Free Trax FM Android App: play.google.com/store/apps/det...mradio.ba.a6bcb The Trax FM Facebook Page : https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100092342916738 Trax FM Live On Hear This: hearthis.at/k8bdngt4/live Tunerr: tunerr.co/radio/Trax-FM Radio Garden: Trax FM Link: http://radio.garden/listen/trax-fm/IEnsCj55 OnLine Radio Box: onlineradiobox.com/uk/trax/?cs...cs=uk.traxRadio Radio Deck: radiodeck.com/radio/5a09e2de87...7e3370db06d44dc Radio.Net: traxfmlondon.radio.net Stream Radio : streema.com/radios/Trax_FM..The_Originals Live Online Radio: liveonlineradio.net/english/tr...ax-fm-103-3.htm**

This is The Love Train Show with Dj Permutation taht aired on Saturday February 3rd, 2024 at 1 pm on WOZO-LP 103.9 FM Radio in Knoxville TN and streamed online at wozoradio.com This is episode 033. Loaded with 70's and 80s soul, funk and RnB... Eddie Kendricks, The Bar-Kays, Isley Brothers, Gap Band, and an EDM prototype track from Planet Patrol. Wow.If you like this episode, please consider a financial donation to help wozo remain on the air. The Station's Venmo is WOZOfm and there is a paypal link on the website. Thank you.

Jalen Harris first came to prominence on American Idol, but that's just the beginning of his story. Since then, he's starred on Broadway in The Lion King and he's currently playing Eddie Kendricks in the touring company of Ain't Too Proud to Beg. And now he's sharing his own voice with his EP ManneKin.We talked with Jalen about his journey and how his work on stage informed his own music. For more information, follow Jalen on Instagram.

Jalen Harris first came to prominence on American Idol, but that's just the beginning of his story. Since then, he's starred on Broadway in The Lion King and he's currently playing Eddie Kendricks in the touring company of Ain't Too Proud to Beg. And now he's sharing his own voice with his EP ManneKin.We talked with Jalen about his journey and how his work on stage informed his own music. For more information, follow Jalen on Instagram.

National maple syrup day. Entertainment from 1954. Poacher sentenced to 1 year prison watching the movie Bambi, Oldest golfer to make a hole-in-one, The Wright brothers make the 1st airplane flight, France issues a reward for talking to ET's. Todays birthdays - Eddie Kendricks, Ernie Hudson, Eugene Levy, Paul Rogers, Bill Pullman, Tracy Byrd, Giovanni Ribisi, Marissa Ribisi, Milla Jovovich. Penny Marshall died.Intro - Pour some sugar on me - Def Leppard http://defleppard.com/The Maple Syrup SongMr. Sandman - The ChordettesMore & More - Webb PierceBirthdays - In da club - 50 Cent http://50cent.com/My girl - The TemptationsA mighty wind is a blowing - The Main Street singersShooting star - Bad CompanyWatermelon crawl - Tracy ByrdLavern & Shirley TV themeExit - It's not love - Dokkenhttps://cooolmedia.com/

Mitchell Zhangazha (Ain't Too Proud / Dear Evan Hansen) returns to co-host The West End Frame Show! Andrew and Mitchell discuss Hamilton (UK Tour, Manchester Palace Theatre), A Very Very Bad Cinderella (The Other Palace Studio) and Pacific Overtures (Menier Chocolate Factory) as well as the latest news about Mamma Mia I Have A Dream, the WhatsOnStage Awards, Here You Come Again, Red Pitch and more. Mitchell was last on The West End Frame Show two years ago whilst he was understudying Evan and Jared in the West End production of Dear Evan Hansen (Noel Coward Theatre), for which he won the Best Understudy or Swing Award at the Black British Theatre Awards. He went on to play Dick & Others in Dolly Parton's Smoky Mountain Christmas Carol (Southbank Centre) before playing Eddie Kendricks in the West End premiere of Ain't Too Proud (Prince Edward Theatre). Mitchell's credits also include understudy Goldie Wilson in the world premiere of Back To The Future (Manchester Opera House), Our Lady of Kibeho (Theatre Royal Stratford East), Stevie Wonder & understudy Berry Gordy in Motown The Musical (Shaftesbury Theatre), Little Moe in Five Guys Named Moe (Edinburgh Fringe) and Curly in Peter Pan (West End).  Mitchell worked extensively as a child, playing Young Simba in The Lion King (West End) and Young Michael Jackson in Thriller Live (West End and UK & Europe tours), whilst also appearing in the original West End cast of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (London Palladium), Caroline Or Change (National Theatre), Porgy and Bess (West End) and Oliver (Theatre Royal Drury Lane). Follow Mitchell on Instagram: @mitchzhangazha Hosted by Andrew Tomlins. @AndrewTomlins32  Thanks for listening! Email: andrew@westendframe.co.uk Visit westendframe.co.uk for more info about our podcasts.   

Dancefloor Memories with Patrick Hawkins, over 60 Minutes of Disco, Soul and Funk Podcast. Classic tracks, Dancefloor fillers from, Andrea True Connection, Pockets, Billy Ocean, Eddie Kendricks, new tracks from, Robb Scott and Leee John, U-Nam, Shaila Prospere, Heidi Tann, Lost Charley's Orchestra, and more classic tracks from Booker Newberry III, Linx and The Crusaders. Just settle down with a long drink and chill or boogie around your kitchen to tracks others would never dream of playing! Spread the word, give me a like and follow my Podcasts. Much Love Pat

DJ Spinna is an anomaly. As a world-renowned DJ, producer, remixer, label head, promoter, curator, and influencer-- Spinna has crafted his artistic vision since the 1990s. His musical spectrum spans all flavors-- from Hip-Hop [as founding member of The Jigmastas], to Soul and R&B [authoring remixes for Stevie Wonder and Mary J. Blige] to Jazz and Funk [reviving productions from Roy Ayers, Donald Byrd, Betty Carter, Al Jarreau, Eddie Kendricks] to Electronic/Dance and Soulful House [transforming Shaun Escoffery's “Days Like This” into a worldwide dance floor anthem]. His prolific studio work led to his 2002 cult-classic LP, Here To There, released on the iconic BBE label.Every week on Apple Music Hits, DJ Spinna's “Here To There Radio” features two hours of themed selections that showcase his versatile expertise and massive vinyl collection. On Twitch, he has amassed 20,000 followers spinning live, marathon sets and interacting with his chatroom on two weekly shows, DJ Spinna Presents Journey and Galactic Quiet Storm.DJ Spinna is synonymous with ground-breaking, annual tribute events. Since 2001, “WONDER-Full” has celebrated the Guest of Honor, Stevie Wonder. “Soul Slam,” 20-years strong, is the authoritative Michael Jackson vs. Prince party. At Spike Lee's “BK Loves MJ,” DJ Spinna commemorates Michael Jackson's birthday in Brooklyn. In 2001, Motown tapped DJ Spinna for a brilliant remix of Michael Jackson's “We're Almost There.” DJ Spinna's collaborations with Stevie Wonder include remixes for “My Love Is On Fire"  and “Sweetest Somebody.” In October 2012, Spinna performed an opening DJ set for Stevie Wonder's United Nations Peace Concert. DJ Spinna is undoubtedly the master of all genres with over 1200 music credits. Whether spinning the classics or releasing new music, DJ Spinna's passion, professionalism, prowess, and pure vibes are felt with every note. This week's episode is brought to you by Manscaped! Get 20% Off and Free Shipping with the code THECHOPSHOP at Manscaped.com. That's 20% off with free shipping at manscaped.com and use code THECHOPSHOP. Unlock your confidence and always use the right tools for the job with MANSCAPED™.Support the showWEBSITE AND MERCH! - http://www.officialchopshoppod.com

DJ Spinna is an anomaly. As a world-renowned DJ, producer, remixer, label head, promoter, curator, and influencer-- Spinna has crafted his artistic vision since the 1990s. His musical spectrum spans all flavors-- from Hip-Hop [as founding member of The Jigmastas], to Soul and R&B [authoring remixes for Stevie Wonder and Mary J. Blige] to Jazz and Funk [reviving productions from Roy Ayers, Donald Byrd, Betty Carter, Al Jarreau, Eddie Kendricks] to Electronic/Dance and Soulful House [transforming Shaun Escoffery's “Days Like This” into a worldwide dance floor anthem]. His prolific studio work led to his 2002 cult-classic LP, Here To There, released on the iconic BBE label. DJ Spinna is synonymous with ground-breaking, annual tribute events. Since 2001, “WONDER-Full” has celebrated the Guest of Honor, Stevie Wonder. “Soul Slam,” 20-years strong, is the authoritative Michael Jackson vs. Prince party. At Spike Lee's “BK Loves MJ,” DJ Spinna commemorates Michael Jackson's birthday in Brooklyn. In 2001, Motown tapped DJ Spinna for a brilliant remix of Michael Jackson's “We're Almost There.” DJ Spinna's collaborations with Stevie Wonder include remixes for “My Love Is On Fire"  and “Sweetest Somebody.” In October 2012, Spinna performed an opening DJ set for Stevie Wonder's United Nations Peace Concert.  Spinna has blessed global dance floors across Europe, Asia, Africa, and the United States. Every week on Apple Music Hits, DJ Spinna's “Here To There Radio” features two hours of themed selections that showcase his versatile expertise and massive vinyl collection. On Twitch, he has amassed 20,000 followers spinning live, marathon sets and interacting with his chatroom on two weekly shows, DJ Spinna Presents Journey and Galactic Quiet Storm.  DJ Spinna is undoubtedly the master of all genres with over 1200 music credits. Whether spinning the classics or releasing new music, DJ Spinna's passion, professionalism, prowess, and pure vibes are felt with every note.  In this conversation DJ Spinna talks about his history, his early confirmation of him being in music, his first club experience, as well as his view on traditions when it comes to DJing and the advice he has for newer up-and-coming DJs. www.djspinna.com Recorded in Long Island City, Queens on September 13, 2023. Hosted & produced by Mari Ella. In partnership with Ladies of Hip Hop x Snipes studio. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dancetothemusic/support

In this episode of Jake's Happy Nostalgia Show, Jake, Chris and Matt are joined by Terron Brooks. Terron is a singer-songwriter and actor who is best known as Eddie Kendricks in the 1998 miniseries of The Temptations. He has also done a lot of Broadway acting in productions such as The Lion King and Hairspray, recorded his own albums and even worked with artists like Stevie Wonder, Smokey Robinson and Michael Jackson. We recorded this interview with Terron Brooks before the SAG/AFTRA actor's strike started. Terron is in full support of the strike and supports the efforts of his fellow SAG/AFTRA actors in the fight for fair wages and protections.

This week Kelly-Anne drops new releases from Durand Jones, Yuksek, 77:78, Ramrock Records, Lovetempo and Kraak & Smaak. The show also features classics from Gwen McCrae, Eddie Kendricks, Jamiroquai and Franki Valli. (Episode Description here)Tune into new broadcasts of The Beat Goes On, LIVE, Friday from 2 - 4 PM EST 7 - 9 PM GMT.For more info visit: https://thefaceradio.com/the-beat-goes-on//Dig this show? Please consider supporting The Face Radio: http://support.thefaceradio.com Support The Face Radio with PatreonSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/thefaceradio. Join the family at https://plus.acast.com/s/thefaceradio. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Are you looking to deepen your connection to God and leading worship like never before? Download this special episode for a fresh perspective on how to approach worship in a way that encourages authenticity and vulnerability with this week's guest: Terron Brooks (worship Leader, actor, singer)⏬Download and Watch [Season 7]   @terronbrooks

| Step By Step (Extended Re-mix)  | Jeff Lorber feat. Audrey Wheeler  | 1985 | Too Much Too Fast  | Vera Brown & Rich Girls  | 1985 | Summer Nights In Rio  | Wilton Felder  | 1983 | Out On The Town  | Aaron Bing  | 2011 | Let's Get Together Now  | Aristocrats  | 1973 | Gonna Make You Mine  | Anglo Saxon Brown  | 1976 | Will You Love My Child  | Anna Raye  | 2005 | Nine Times  | Moments  | 1976 | Times Are Tight (Instrumental)  | Jimmy Young  | 1982 | Is This The Future? (Gedi Re Edit)  | Fatback feat. Gerry Bledsoe  | 1983 | Want You So Bad  | Magnum Force  | 1991 | Do You Believe In Love  | Tavares  | 1980 | We Belong To Each Other  | Pieces Of A Dream  | 1988 | Sugar Pie Guy (Extended Disco Version)  | Joneses  | 1974 | I'm So Hot  | Denise LaSalle  | 1980 | I'll Never Find Another Like You  | Eddie Kendricks  | 1983 | It's Right  | Michelle Wallace  | 1982 | Fan The Fire  | Eugene Record  | 1979 | Loc-It-Up  | Leprechaun  | 1981 | Whole Lotta You In Me (feat. Grover Washington, Jr.)  | Brotherly Love (aka The Chestnut Brothers)  | 1990 | Just Wanna Get The Feel Of It (12" Version)  | Bloodstone  | 1978 | Stomp  | Louis Benedetti  | 2000 | Soulmagic (Part 1)  | Soulmagic  | 2003 | Human  | Brief Encounter  | 1977 | Testimony  | Virtue  | 2006 | You Changed  | Jully Black  | 2002 | Shoulda Been Lovin' You (feat. Stephanie Cooke)  | Mondo Grosso  | 1997 | Can We Try Again (feat. Ledisi)  | Braxton Brothers  | 1999 | These Memories  | Almeta Lattimore  | 1975 | Being In Love  | Chi-Lites  | 1972 | Big Time Lover  | Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose  | 1973 | Love Me Anyway  | WQBC  | 1985 | Everyone's A Star (Paul Simpson Re-edit)  | Intruders  | 2023

"Everybody wants to be Beyoncé, but does everybody wanna put in the work?" is just one of Jelani's many foods for thought in this episode. He shares where his love for theatre started, being a jack-of-all-trades type of person growing up, making it into Broadway and what it's like meeting a new generation of artists today that aspire to have the same profession. Jelani recalls his "The Lion King" journey, from the first time he saw the show to having a full circle moment of playing the role of Simba for years. This experience was eye-opening for him... becoming an inspiration and making connections with people. He was a standby when he first got the job for "Ain't Too Proud: The Life and Times of The Temptations" and enjoyed being a swing because while it can be a lot of pressure sometimes, it also helps him explore and test his abilities. Jelani also shares his experience with accidents on stage and why the show must go on, Broadway as a sport, and that “no” doesn't no, it just means not right now, so if you're an aspiring actor, make sure to stay ready and always be prepared. Jelani Remy is an actor best known for his role as Simba in the Broadway, National Tour, and Vegas company of Disney's "The Lion King". He was also part of Disney's "High School Musical" and "High School Musical 2", "Parade", "Cabaret", Broadway's "Ain't Too Proud: The Life and Times of The Temptations" where he played the role of Eddie Kendricks, “The Apple Boys”, and the Off-Broadway production of "Smokey Joe's Cafe" among others. Jelani will be the guest in the upcoming Broadway Lecture Series at StageWorks at Studio 237 on March 11, 2023. Connect with Jelani: Instagram: @itsjelaniremy Check out the Broadway Lecture Series: broadwaylectureseries.com Connect with The Theatre Podcast: Support us on Patreon: Patreon.com/TheTheatrePodcast Twitter & Instagram: @theatre_podcast TikTok: @thetheatrepodcast Facebook.com/OfficialTheatrePodcast TheTheatrePodcast.com Alan's personal Instagram: @alanseales Email me at feedback@thetheatrepodcast.com. I want to know what you think. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On 24 March, a collaboration between Acid Jazz Records and the Flying Dutchman label sees the release of veteran soul singer Billy Valentine's new album. The first album of new music on the iconic jazz label since 1976. Billy Valentine & The Universal Truth features testifying renditions of eight message songs, with Valentine's emphatic, lissome voice drawing upon the soul-jazz legacy of such Flying Dutchman singer and songwriters as Gil Scot-Heron and Leon Thomas. In addition to songs by these two extraordinary talents, the album also features songs originally written and recorded by Curtis Mayfield, Stevie Wonder, Eddie Kendricks, War, and Prince. Billy Valentine may not be a household name but should be familiar to most from Simply Red's 1983 Rendition of the Valentine Brothers' ‘Money's Too Tight (To Mention)'. Originally written and recorded by Billy and his brother John, the song was a protest against President Ronald Reagan's economic policies. Around the time of performing with the Valentine Brothers, Billy's recognition as a songwriter emerged after penning songs for other artists such as Will Jennings, Ray Charles, and the Neville Brothers. After the demise of the Valentine Brothers, Billy struck up a songwriting partnership with Bob Thiele, Jr. (son of Flying Dutchman Records' founder, Bob Thiele), which led to him singing demos for Warner Chappell songwriters, such as Gerry Goffin, Mark Isham, Burt Bacharach, and Hal David. Singing demos opened doors for Valentine to work in television and movies. His vocals can be heard in such works as: the 1991 classic movie, The Five Heartbeats, and songs produced for TV series including Boston Legal and, with Thiele, Jr., on music composed for the television show, Sons of Anarchy. Now, after several decades spent working together, Valentine and long-time collaborator Thiele Jr. present Billy Valentine & The Universal Truth. Produced by Thiele Jr., the album recording began at Hollywood's legendary East-West Studios (Beach Boys' Pet Sounds, Elvis Presley's ‘68 Comeback Special, Marvin Gaye's Let's Get It On and Michael Jackson's Thriller) right before the coronavirus pandemic. As the album session proceeded, the world erupted in protest after the May 2020 murder of George Floyd, adding to the poignancy of the recordings with the songs taking on a new urgency. Having always been drawn to message songs – Valentine remembers witnessing the civil rights protests through the Deep South in the United States, the Kent State University shootings in 1970, and the Vietnam War and its devastating aftermath on many military veterans returning to civilian life – the album's selection of songs' specific topics and themes speak to modern times. In particular, the rise of the Black Lives Matter after the acquittal of George Zimmerman, who murdered Trayvon Martin; the polarizing presidency of Donald Trump, which ended with the violent uprising at the Capitol Building; and the rise in gun violence amidst economic and social disparities, all made more apparent during the height of the pandemic. Opening with a plaintive makeover of Curtis Mayfield's 1970s ‘We The People Who Are Darker Than Blue', a sobering ballad about projecting racial pride and Black humanity in the face of insurmountable odds, the theme continues on Valentine's righteous rendition of Eddie Kendricks' 1972 Black Power anthem, ‘My People Hold On'. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

| Win All Your Love  | Cooperettes  | 1971 | Got Me Thinking  | Jarvis Greene  | 2022 | How I Feel  | Antonio McLendon  | 2022 | Too Late  | Lonne G  | 2022 | California Dreamin'  | Color Me Badd  | 2022 | Only You  | Michon Young  | 2022 | I'm Just A Fool In Love  | Cornelius Brothers & Sister Rose  | 1973 | Don't Ever Be Lonely  | Eddie Cornelius  | 1982 | Stir It Up  | Eric Benet  | 2010 | (Um, Um) My Baby Loves Me  | The Chi-Lites  | 1968 | All The Way  | Nicholas Cole feat. Le France  | 2022 | You're My Sweet (Chocolate Drops)  | The Realistics  | 1973 | Baby Let Me Love You  | Al Hudson & The Soul Partners  | 1977 | Be With You (feat. Debbie Winans)  | Ben Tankard  | 1990 | Sweet Angela (Cruise Mix) (Gedi Edit)  | B. Golden  | 2022 | Colour Me Blue  | The Coalitions  | 2013 | I'm Your Gentleman  | The Coalitions  | 2013 | Just A Friendly Reminder  | Leo McCarty  | 1975 | Curfew  | Tsharna  | 2021 | Say You Will  | Nicole Jackson  | 1995 | I Miss You  | The O'Jays  | 1968 | Love Looks So Good On You  | Larry Rice  | 1973 | When I'm Close To You  | Eddie Kendricks  | 1983 | Before I Met You (feat. Roney Boys)  | Baby Bash & The BashTones  | 2022 | Me Plus You (feat. Mikey Jimenez)  | Baby Bash & The BashTones  | 2022 | I Can't Stand To See You Cry  | Whatnauts  | 1973 | Breaking Up  | The Futures  | 1970 | Moving At Your Speed  | J'Cenae feat. J-Wonn  | 2022 | Joy For Me And My Baby  | The Nu'Rons  | 2014 | Make It Right  | Juanita Wynn  | 2022 | Do It Again  | Sam Harris II  | 2010

This splendid episode won a WEBBY Award featuring the talented and gracious Shelly Clark White, founding member of the Gold Record winning musical group, Honey Cone and wife of Verdine White of Earth, Wind and Fire. She has been a Broadway performer at the age of 5, a singer on the Cab Calloway Revue at age 10, an Ikette with Tina Turner; a back up singer to many performers from Little Richard and Andy Williams to Eddie Kendricks to her own gold winning group, Honey Cone. Simply an informative yet funny episode! Not to be missed.Produced, directed and hosted by Stephen E Davis

Canadian singer-songwriter Gordon Lightfoot would see his commercial success zenith with this tenth studio album, Sundown.  Lightfoot got his start in music at an early age, singing in the choir at St. Paul's United Church in Orillia, Ontario as a child. As a young man he lived in California for a short period, studying jazz composition and writing jingles to support himself, but he soon chose to return to his native Canada and never left.  Gordon Lightfoot would inspire many artists - Bob Dylan considered him a type of mentor - and numerous artists would cover his songs, including artists like Glenn Campbell, Olivia Newton-John, Eric Clapton, Bob Dylan, and the Grateful Dead. Sundown showcases Lightfoot's folk and country blend.  It hit number 1 on the US Billboard 200 charts, the only Lightfoot album to do so to date.  Lightfoot's baritone voice and acoustic-led approach to songwriting would prove a powerful formula for success in the soft rock genre of the 70's.  Gordon Lightfoot would continue writing songs for many years, and his 21'st studio album was released in 2020.Brian brings us this album for today's podcast. SundownThe title track was inspired by Lightfoot's then-girlfriend, Cathy Smith.  She would spend a lot of time drinking in the bars during the day while Lightfoot was working on the album, and he worried about her running off with someone.  And yes, the song was written around sundown.  It was Lightfoot's only Number 1 song on the Billboard Hot 100.High and DryThis upbeat folk song references the sea as a metaphor for a girl who the singer hopes will settle down before she gets left high and dry.  The female harmonies on this song are from Cathy Smith, with whom Lightfoot was having a tumultuous relationship (see above: “Sundown.”).The Watchman's GoneSpeculation abounds that the Watchman in this deeper cut may be alcohol, or the devil, or maybe death.  "You better beware, knowin' the watchman's always there."Carefree HighwayThis song peaked at number 10 on the Billboard Hot 100.  It tells of the highway as a means to escape the oft-returning thoughts of a relationship that was lost long ago.  Lightfoot saw a sign to Carefree, Arizona, and that inspired the title. ENTERTAINMENT TRACK:Day By Day by Robin Lamont (from the motion picture “Godspell”) This song was on the charts at the time.  It came from the motion picture, based on the musical "Godspell." STAFF PICKS:Music Eyes by Hartsfield Wayne leads off the staff picks with an underrated but epic song.  JC Hartsfield and Perry Jordan created the band in 1970 in Chicago, though the band has more of a country rock or southern rock sound.  Perry Jordan died in 2011, and JC Hartsfield died after a motorcycle accident in 2014.  The song was written by Jordan and inspired by a friend's 3 year-old daughter.Spiders and Snakes by Jim StaffordRob brings us this novelty song with a swamp rock feel.  Stafford cautions all the guys on being a bit too boyish around the women.  "I don't like spiders and snakes, and that ain't what it takes to love me."Rock On by David Essex Bruce's staff pick takes a psychedelic turn.  Essex would take this song to number 5 on the Billboard Hot 100.  It is an ode to the old days of Rock and Roll, with its reference to James Dean, blue suede shoes, and summertime blues.  Michael Damian would take a cover to number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1989.Boogie Down by Eddie KendricksBrian's staff pick takes a dangerously disco turn.  Singer-songwriter Eddie Kendricks who co-founded the Temptations would do well in this solo outing.  This falsetto song just missed the top of the charts, hitting number 2 on the Billboard Hot 100.     COMEDY TRACK:The Streak by Ray StevensAnd with that, we're off and running.  He likes to show off his physique.  Boogity, Boogity!

National Maple Syrup Day. Pop Culture 1962. Wright brothers make 1st flight, Battle for Saudi Arabia, oldest golfer to get a hole in one. Todays brithdays - Eddie Kendricks, Ernie Hudson, Eugene Levy, Bill Pullman, Paul Rogers, Tracy Byrd, Giovanni Ribisi, Marissa Ribisi, Milla Jovovich. Penny Marshall died.

On this episode I talked with Jalen Harris about when he knew he wanted to perform on stage and sing for living, becoming the well rounded performer he is today, auditioning for American Idol at age 15 and what made him want to audition, his experience on American Idol and what he learned from being on the show, his audition for the National Tour of The Lion King, getting cast in the ensemble and as a Simba understudy on his first National Tour and then becoming lead Simba on the tour, how he brought himself to the character of Simba on stage, why The Lion King is the longest running Disney show on Broadway, the current tour he's on: Ain't Too Proud where he portrays Eddie Kendricks from The Temptations, stepping into the role of a real life person and finding the balance between playing that real life person accurately while making the role in the show his own, the most fascinating thing he's learned about Eddie Kendricks and The Temptations from doing research from the role, singing and dancing simultaneously, and much more! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/backstagewithbeccab/support

As broadcast June 30, 2022 with plenty of cool water for your stream.  Tonight we mark the official onset of rainy season here in Korea with a proper rain dance in parts 1 & 2 for our Sampled funk & soul weekly.  Tunes from Eddie Kendricks, Kevin Mark Trail, Fela, and so many more make certain that the holy water will fall.  Dan Lloyd joins us for our weekly AMPED rock sesh in the 2nd half for an exploration of the smattering of tunes out this week, but the main focus as with the world at large over the past week is on Glastonbury, and our rock maestro highlighted a few epic performances from Paul McCartney, Jack White, Turnstile, and Fontaines DC to end the gig and the month of June on a high.#feelthegravityTracklisting:Part I (00:00)Don Raye – Standing In The RainJohn Carroll Kirby - RainmakerTom Misch feat Loyle Carner – Water BabyVagabon – Water Me DownEddie Kendricks – Date With The Rain (12” vers) Part II (34:29)Kevin Mark Trail – Rainbow GirlZero 7 – Salt Water SoundPaul & The Tall Trees – Over The EchoesJazzanova feat Rachel Sermanni – Rain Makes The RiverRecloose feat Joe Dukie – Deeper WatersFela Kuti – Water No Get Enemy Part III (70:00)Megadeth  - We'll Be BackOzzy Osbourne – Patient Number 9Willow - it's my faultBrutus  - DustOsees  - Perm Act Part IV (102:03)Sam Fender – Seventeen Going Under (Glastonbury 2022)Paul McCartney - I've Got a Feeling (feat. John Lennon) (Glastonbury 2022)Fontaines DC – I Love You (Glastonbury 2022)Turnstile – Blackout (Glastonbury 2022)Jack White – Seven Nation Army (Glastonbury 2022)Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds – Half the World Away (Glastonbury 2022) 

(intro) Cloud One - Atmosphere Strut,Four Below Zero - (My Baby's Got) ESP,Al Hudson & The Soul Partners - When You're Gone,Black Ivory - You And I,J.J Barnes - Wishful Thinking,Magnetic Touch - Ain't Gonna Be A Next Time,Sandy's Gang - Hungry,Donna McGhee - It Ain't No Big Thing,Margie Lomax - God's Greatest Gift To Man Is A Woman,Marta Acuna - Dance, Dance, Dance,Universal Robot Band - Dance & Shake Your Tambourine,Venus Dodson - Night Rider,(intro) Cloud One - Atmosphere Strut,Candi Staton - When You Wake Up Tomorrow,Inner Life - I'm Caught Up (In One Night Love Affair),Universal Robot Band (feat. Patrick Adams) - Barely Breaking Even (Expansions in NYC version),Sine - Just Let Me Do My Thing,Phreek - Weekend,Black Ivory - Mainline,Inner Life - Ain't No Mountain High Enough,Inner Life - Make It Last Forever,2 hours and we still didn't get to play Fonda Rae, Saturday Night Band, Musique, Eddie Kendricks, Loletta Holloway, Ace Spectrum, Eric B & Rakim, Golden Flamingo Orchestra, Skipworth & Turner .. and on it goes! 'Make It Last Forever' The Music of Patrick AdamsThank You! Xwww.starpointradio.com

This week, Kurtis was back with some incredible soulful selections for Mother's Day in the U.S. He had a small clutch of Record Store Day 2022 acquisitions!The Artist Hat Trick was from Eddie Kendricks, and our Title Track comes from Labelle. Our classic album was Back to Black from Amy Winehouse.This show was first broadcast on the 8th of May, 2022For more info and tracklisting, visit: https://thefaceradio.com/the-rendezvous/Tune into new broadcasts of The Rendezvous, LIVE, Sunday from 2 - 4 PM EST / 7 - 9 PM GMT on The Face Radio & Totally Wired Radio.Dig this show? Please consider supporting The Face Radio: http://support.thefaceradio.comFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/KurtisPowersInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/kurtispowersMixcloud: https://www.mixcloud.com/KurtisPowersSoundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/kurtispowersTwitter: https://twitter.com/kurtispowersEmail: kurtis@thefaceradio.com Support The Face Radio with PatreonSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/thefaceradio. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

We are joined by Doctor of Music, Liam Maloney, to talk about the rise and possible fall of Disco. We look at how Disco began in a New York loft, the Stonewall uprising, the destruction of dangerous disco records, how disco continues to this day, and no Abba, though there is some Ethel Merman, for some reason. And Liam chose some incredibly long, but cracking, tunes for us to listen to, including Idris Muhammad, Eddie Kendricks, and erm Ethel Merman! Find out more and stream with ALL the songs we discuss at www.infrequency.co.uk or www.mixcloud.com/tempfans and follow Liam at @liamtmaloney There is a spotify playlist, but not everything is on Spotify, so if you really must... https://sptfy.com/MSGDISCO

** PLEASE SUBSCRIBE ** Brought to you by FUNKNSTUFF.NET and hosted by Scott "DR GX" Goldfine — musicologist and author of “Everything Is on THE ONE: The First Guide of Funk” ― “TRUTH IN RHYTHM” is the interview show that gets DEEP into the pocket with contemporary music's foremost masters of the groove. Become a TRUTH IN RHYTHM Member through YouTube or at https://www.patreon.com/truthinrhythm. Featured in TIR Episode 232 (Part 2 of 2): Singer, composer, producer and keyboardist Leroy Burgess, whose 50-year music includes being an original member of the soul-dance trio, Black Ivory.  Beginning with its 1972 debut, the group would go on to release six albums through 1984 plus a comeback LP in 2011. Those yielded seven top 50 U.S. R&B hits and a top 20 dance track. Those hits include "Don't Turn Around," "You and I" and "Mainline." Apart from that, Burgess reinvented and further distinguished himself with dozens of other artists, including Herbie Mann, Eddie Kendricks, Rick James, Aleem, Change, Kashif, Edwin Birdsong and the Universal Robot Band. He is still quite active today and Black Ivory's original members continue to perform. RECORDED FEBRUARY 2022 LEGAL NOTICE: All video and audio content protected by copyright. Any use of this material is strictly prohibited without expressed consent from original content producer and owner Scott Goldfine, dba FUNKNSTUFF. For inquiries, email info@funknstuff.net. TRUTH IN RHYTHM is a registered U.S. Trademark (Serial #88540281). Get your copy of "Everything Is on the One: The First Guide of Funk" today! https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1541256603/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1541256603&linkCode=as2&tag=funknstuff-20&linkId=b6c7558ddc7f8fc9fe440c5d9f3c400

** PLEASE SUBSCRIBE ** Brought to you by FUNKNSTUFF.NET and hosted by Scott "DR GX" Goldfine — musicologist and author of “Everything Is on THE ONE: The First Guide of Funk” ― “TRUTH IN RHYTHM” is the interview show that gets DEEP into the pocket with contemporary music's foremost masters of the groove. Become a TRUTH IN RHYTHM Member through YouTube or at https://www.patreon.com/truthinrhythm. Featured in TIR Episode 232 (Part 1 of 2): Singer, composer, producer and keyboardist Leroy Burgess, whose 50-year music includes being an original member of the soul-dance trio, Black Ivory.  Beginning with its 1972 debut, the group would go on to release six albums through 1984 plus a comeback LP in 2011. Those yielded seven top 50 U.S. R&B hits and a top 20 dance track. Those hits include "Don't Turn Around," "You and I" and "Mainline." Apart from that, Burgess reinvented and further distinguished himself with dozens of other artists, including Herbie Mann, Eddie Kendricks, Rick James, Aleem, Change, Kashif, Edwin Birdsong and the Universal Robot Band. He is still quite active today and Black Ivory's original members continue to perform. RECORDED FEBRUARY 2022 LEGAL NOTICE: All video and audio content protected by copyright. Any use of this material is strictly prohibited without expressed consent from original content producer and owner Scott Goldfine, dba FUNKNSTUFF. For inquiries, email info@funknstuff.net. TRUTH IN RHYTHM is a registered U.S. Trademark (Serial #88540281). Get your copy of "Everything Is on the One: The First Guide of Funk" today! https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1541256603/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1541256603&linkCode=as2&tag=funknstuff-20&linkId=b6c7558ddc7f8fc9fe440c5d9f3c400

It's time for episode 106! Listen in to us talking about Ukraine and Russia (8:09), Joe Biden's "son of a bitch" retort (19:17), Cardi B wins libel lawsuit (27:30), Bataclan survivor discovers x-ray became NFT (35:04), Clown College: Tucker Carlson (40:51), Secrets of Playboy doc reveals Hugh Hefner truths (50:36), Neil Young & more leaving Spotify over Joe Rogan Covid misinformation (1:01:55), Bad Trip the movie (1:15:51), Aziz Ansari's new Nightclub Comedian special (1:18:52), Second Stage Turbine Blade comic (1:28:48), Johnathan Hickman leaving X-Men (1:33:45), Pokemon Unite/Pokemon Legends Arceus (1:39:06) and more! We also talk/feature (1:46:40) music from Amber Mark, Benny the Butcher, Justin Jay, Breakbot, Kid Simius, and Cloakroom. Our intro music is "Intimate Friends" by Eddie Kendricks. Follow on social media and join our Discord: https://www.linktr.ee/chitshowpodcast Danny on IG: @therealdanko Danny on Twitter: @bulldozerdanko Danny on Twitch: twitch.tv/bulldozerdanko Leo on FB/IG/TT/Twitter: @iamdjbrute Leo's music: soundcloud.com/iamdjbrute >>> www.djbrute.com

On this episode Jamie discusses remembering loved ones who have passed and specific things you can do to remember them. Jamie interviews Aika Kendrick, the daughter of Eddie Kendricks, from the Motown music group The Temptations. Jamie and Aika talk about how she keeps her dad's memory alive. After the interview, Jamie talks about signs from above and shares her personal stories regarding spirit visitations and signs that a loved one is near. Jamie answers a psychic dilemma in the Weekly Wisdom segment. Two oracle card messages are given. www.electricspiritpodcast.com@electricspiritpodcast@aikakendrick@aikakendricktherealtorhttps://psychicjamie.com/@socalhealerContest still open: ENTER NOW!! Win a copy of Tom Kearin's book: Be Something Wonderful!   EXTENDED DEADLINE ENTRY UNTIL 2/15/2022!!!https://www.electricspiritpodcast.com/contestsHave a psychic dilemma? Ask Psychic Jamie:https://www.electricspiritpodcast.com/weekly-wisdomhttps://psychicjamie.com/jdisclaimerBy accessing this Podcast, I acknowledge that the entire contents are the property of Psychic Medium Jamie Lynn, or used by Psychic Medium Jamie Lynn, with permission, and are protected under U.S. and international copyright and trademark laws. Except as otherwise provided herein, users of this Podcast may save and use information contained in the Podcast only for personal or other non-commercial, educational purposes. No other use, including, without limitation, reproduction, retransmission or editing, of this Podcast may be made without the prior written permission of the Psychic Medium Jamie Lynn, which may be requested by contacting electricspiritpodcast@gmail.comThis podcast is for educational purposes only. The host claims no responsibility to any person or entity for any liability, loss, or damage caused or alleged to be caused directly or indirectly as a result of the use, application, or interpretation of the information presented herein.

Dans ce premier épisode nous nous attardons sur l'année 1973. Au programme : Bobby Womack, The Temptations, The Ohio Players, Barry White, The JB's, Sly & The Family Stone, The Isley Brothers, Eddie Kendricks, Funkadelic, The Staple Singers, Stevie Wonder, Tower Of Power Aidez nous, en soutenant gratuitement ce podcast ! Comment ? C'est très simple : 1)

Episode one hundred and thirty-three of A History of Rock Music in Five Hundred Songs looks at "My Girl" by the Temptations, and is part three of a three-episode look at Motown in 1965. Click the full post to read liner notes, links to more information, and a transcript of the episode. Patreon backers also have a ten-minute bonus episode available, on "Yeh Yeh" by Georgie Fame and the Blue Flames. Tilt Araiza has assisted invaluably by doing a first-pass edit, and will hopefully be doing so from now on. Check out Tilt's irregular podcasts at http://www.podnose.com/jaffa-cakes-for-proust and http://sitcomclub.com/ Resources As usual, I've put together a Mixcloud playlist of all the recordings excerpted in this episode. This box set is the definitive collection of the Temptations' work, but is a bit pricey. For those on a budget, this two-CD set contains all the hits. As well as the general Motown information listed below, I've also referred to Ain't Too Proud to Beg: The Troubled Lives and Enduring Soul of the Temptations by Mark Ribowsky, and to Smokey Robinson's autobiography. For Motown-related information in this and other Motown episodes, I've used the following resources: Where Did Our Love Go? The Rise and Fall of the Motown Sound by Nelson George is an excellent popular history of the various companies that became Motown. To Be Loved by Berry Gordy is Gordy's own, understandably one-sided, but relatively well-written, autobiography. Women of Motown: An Oral History by Susan Whitall is a collection of interviews with women involved in Motown. I Hear a Symphony: Motown and Crossover R&B by J. Andrew Flory is an academic look at Motown. The Motown Encyclopaedia by Graham Betts is an exhaustive look at the people and records involved in Motown's thirty-year history. How Sweet It Is by Lamont Dozier and Scott B. Bomar is Dozier's autobiography, while Come and Get These Memories by Brian and Eddie Holland and Dave Thompson is the Holland brothers'. And Motown Junkies is an infrequently-updated blog looking at (so far) the first 694 tracks released on Motown singles. Patreon This podcast is brought to you by the generosity of my backers on Patreon. Why not join them? Transcript For the last few weeks we've been looking at Motown in 1965, but now we're moving away from Holland, Dozier, and Holland, we're also going to move back in time a little, and look at a record that was released in December 1964. I normally try to keep this series in more or less chronological order, but to tell this story I had to first show the new status quo of the American music industry after the British Invasion, and some of what had to be covered there was covered in songs from early 1965. And the reason I wanted to show that status quo before doing this series of Motown records is that we're now entering into a new era of musical segregation, and really into the second phase of this story. In 1963, Billboard had actually stopped having an R&B chart -- Cashbox magazine still had one, but Billboard had got rid of theirs. The reasoning was simple -- by that point there was so much overlap between the R&B charts and the pop charts that it didn't seem necessary to have both. The stuff that was charting on the R&B charts was also charting pop -- people like Ray Charles or Chubby Checker or the Ronettes or Sam Cooke. The term "rock and roll" had originally been essentially a marketing campaign to get white people to listen to music made by Black people, and it had worked. There didn't seem to be a need for a separate category for music listened to by Black people, because that was now the music listened to by *everybody*. Or it had been, until the Beatles turned up. At that point, the American charts were flooded by groups with guitars, mostly British, mostly male, and mostly white. The story of rock and roll from 1954 through 1964 had been one of integration, of music made by Black people becoming the new mainstream of music in the USA. The story for the next decade or more would be one of segregation, of white people retaking the pop charts, and rebranding "rock and roll" so thoroughly that by the early 1970s nobody would think of the Supremes or the Shirelles or Sam Cooke as having been rock and roll performers at all. And so today we're going to look at the record that was number one the week that Billboard reinstated its R&B chart, and which remains one of the most beloved classics of the time period. We're going to look at the careers of two different groups at Motown, both of whom managed to continue having hits, and even become bigger, after the British Invasion, and at the songwriter and producer who was responsible for those hits -- and who was also an inspiration for the Beatles, who inadvertently caused that invasion. We're going to look at Smokey Robinson, and at "My Girl" by the Temptations: [Excerpt: The Temptations, "My Girl"] The story of the Temptations both starts and ends with Otis Williams. As I write this, Williams is the only living member of the classic Temptations lineup, and is the leader of the current group. And Williams also started the group that, after many lineup changes and mergers, became the Temptations, and was always the group's leader, even though he has never been its principal lead singer. The group that eventually became the Temptations started out when Williams formed a group with a friend, Al Bryant, in the late 1950s. They were inspired by a doo-wop group called the Turbans, who had had a hit in 1956 with a song called "When You Dance": [Excerpt: The Turbans, "When You Dance"] The Turbans, appropriately enough, used to wear turbans on their heads when they performed, and Williams and Bryant's new group wanted to use the same gimmick, so they decided to come up with a Middle-Eastern sounding group name that would justify them wearing Arabic style costumes. Unfortunately, they didn't have the greatest grasp of geography in the world, and so this turban-wearing group named themselves the Siberians. The Siberians recorded one single under that name -- a single that has been variously reported as being called "The Pecos Kid" and "Have Gun Will Travel", but which sold so poorly that now no copies are known to exist anywhere -- before being taken on by a manager called Milton Jenkins, who was as much a pimp as he was a manager, but who definitely had an eye for talent. Jenkins was the manager of two other groups -- the Primes, a trio from Alabama who he'd met in Cleveland when they'd travelled there to see if they could get discovered, and who had moved with him to Detroit, and a group he put together, called the Primettes, who later became the Supremes. The Primes consisted of three singers -- Eddie Kendricks, Paul Williams (no relation to Otis, or to the soft-pop singer and actor of the same name), and Kell Osborne, who sang lead. The Primes became known around Detroit as some of the best performers in the city -- no mean feat considering that Jackie Wilson, Aretha Franklin, the Miracles and the Four Tops, just for a start, were performing regularly on the same circuit. Jenkins had big plans for his groups, and he sent them all to dance school to learn to perform choreographed routines. But then Jenkins became ill and disappeared from the scene, and the Primes split up. Kendricks and Paul Williams went back to Alabama, while Osborne moved on to California, where he made several unsuccessful records, including "The Bells of St. Mary", produced by Lester Sill and Lee Hazelwood and arranged by Phil Spector: [Excerpt: Kell Osborne, "The Bells of St. Mary"] But while the Primes had split up, the Siberians hadn't. Instead, they decided to get new management, which came in the person of a woman named Johnnie Mae Matthews. Matthews was the lead singer of a group called the Five Dapps, who'd had a local hit with a track called "Do Whap A Do", one of the few Dapps songs she didn't sing lead on: [Excerpt: The Five Dapps, "Do Whap A Do"] After that had become successful, Matthews had started up her own label, Northern -- which was apparently named after a brand of toilet paper -- to put out records of her group, often backed by the same musicians who would later become the core of the Funk Brothers. Her group, renamed Johnnie Mae Matthews and the Dapps, put out two more singles on her label, with her singing lead: [Excerpt: Johnnie Mae Matthews and the Dapps, "Mr. Fine"] Matthews had become something of an entrepreneur, managing other local acts like Mary Wells and Popcorn Wylie, and she wanted to record the Siberians, but two of the group had dropped out after Jenkins had disappeared, and so they needed some new members. In particular they needed a bass singer -- and Otis Williams knew of a good one. Melvin Franklin had been singing with various groups around Detroit, but Williams was thinking in particular of Franklin's bass vocal on "Needed" by the Voice Masters. We've mentioned the Voice Masters before, but they were a group with a rotating membership that included David Ruffin and Lamont Dozier. Franklin hadn't been a member of the group, but he had been roped in to sing bass on "Needed", which was written and produced by Gwen Gordy and Roquel Davis, and was a clear attempt at sounding like Jackie Wilson: [Excerpt: The Voice Masters, "Needed"] Williams asked Franklin to join the group, and Franklin agreed, but felt bad about leaving his current group. However, the Siberians also needed a new lead singer, and so Franklin brought in Richard Street from his group. Matthews renamed the group the Distants and took them into the studio. They actually got there early, and got to see another group, the Falcons, record what would become a million-selling hit: [Excerpt: The Falcons, "You're So Fine"] The Falcons, whose lead vocalist Joe Stubbs was Levi Stubbs' brother, were an important group in their own right, and we'll be picking up on them next week, when we look at a single by Joe Stubbs' replacement in the group. The Distants' single wouldn't be quite as successful as the Falcons', but it featured several people who would go on to become important in Motown. As well as several of the Funk Brothers in the backing band, the record also featured additional vocals by the Andantes, and on tambourine a local pool-hall hustler the group knew named Norman Whitfield. The song itself was written by Williams, and was essentially a rewrite of "Shout!" by the Isley Brothers: [Excerpt: The Distants, "Come On"] The Distants recorded a second single for Northern, but then Williams made the mistake of asking Matthews if they might possibly receive any royalties for their records. Matthews said that the records had been made with her money, that she owned the Distants' name, and she was just going to get five new singers. Matthews did actually get several new singers to put out a single under the Distants name, with Richard Street still singing lead -- Street left the group when they split from Matthews, as did another member, leaving the group as a core of Otis Williams, Melvin Franklin, and Al Bryant. But before the split with Matthews, Berry Gordy had seen the group and suggested they come in to Motown for an audition. Otis, Melvin, and Al, now renamed the Elgins, wanted to do just that. But they needed a new lead singer. And happily, they had one. Eddie Kendricks phoned up Otis Williams and said that he and Paul Williams were back in town, and did Otis know of any gigs that were going? Otis did indeed know of such a gig, and Paul and Eddie joined the Elgins, Paul as lead singer and Eddie as falsetto singer. This new lineup of the group were auditioned by Mickey Stevenson, Motown's head of A&R, and he liked them enough that he signed them up. But he insisted that the name had to change -- there was another group already called the Elgins (though that group never had a hit, and Motown would soon sign up yet another group and change their name to the Elgins, leading to much confusion). The group decided on a new name -- The Temptations. Their first record was co-produced by Stevenson and Andre Williams. Williams, who was no relation to either Otis or Paul (and as a sidenote I do wish there weren't so many people with the surname Williams in this story, as it means I can't write it in my usual manner of referring to people by their surname) was a minor R&B star who co-wrote "Shake a Tail Feather", and who had had a solo hit with his record "Bacon Fat": [Excerpt: Andre Williams, "Bacon Fat"] Andre Williams, who at this point in time was signed to Motown though not having much success, was brought in because the perception at Motown was that the Temptations would be one of their harder-edged R&B groups, rather than going for the softer pop market, and he would be able to steer the recording in that direction. The song they chose to record was one that Otis Williams had written, though Mickey Stevenson gets a co-writing credit and may have helped polish it: [Excerpt: The Temptations, "Oh Mother of Mine"] The new group lineup became very close, and started thinking of each other like family and giving each other nicknames -- though they also definitely split into two camps. Otis Williams and Melvin Franklin were always a pair, and Eddie Kendricks and Paul Williams had come up together and thought of themselves as a team. Al Bryant, even though he had been with Otis from the beginning, was a bit of an outlier in this respect. He wasn't really part of either camp, and he was the only one who didn't get a nickname from the other band members. He was also the only one who kept his day job -- while the other four were all determined that they were going to make it as professional singers, he was hesitant and kept working at the dairy. As a result, whenever there were fights in the group -- and the fights would sometimes turn physical -- the fighting would tend to be between Eddie Kendricks and Melvin Franklin. Otis was the undisputed leader, and nobody wanted to challenge him, but from the beginning Kendricks and Paul Williams thought of Otis as a bit too much of a company man. They also thought of Melvin as Otis' sidekick and rubber stamp, so rather than challenge Otis they'd have a go at Melvin. But, for the most part, they were extremely close at this point. The Temptations' first single didn't have any great success, but Berry Gordy had faith in the group, and produced their next single himself, a song that he cowrote with Otis, Melvin, and Al, and which Brian Holland also chipped in some ideas for. That was also unsuccessful, but the next single, written by Gordy alone, was slightly more successful. For "(You're My) Dream Come True", Gordy decided to give the lead to Kendricks, the falsetto singer, and the track also featured a prominent instrumental line by Gordy's wife Raynoma -- what sounds like strings on the record is actually a primitive synthesiser called an ondioline: [Excerpt: The Temptations, "(You're My) Dream Come True"] That made number twenty-two on the R&B chart, and was the first sign of any commercial potential for the group -- and so Motown went in a totally different direction and put out a cover version, of a record by a group called the Diablos, whose lead singer was Barrett Strong's cousin Nolan. The Temptations' version of "Mind Over Matter" wasn't released as by the Temptations, but as by the Pirates: [Excerpt: The Pirates, "Mind Over Matter"] That was a flop, and at the same time as they released it, they also released another Gordy song under their own name, a song called "Paradise" which seems to have been an attempt at making a Four Seasons soundalike, which made number 122 on the pop charts and didn't even do that well on the R&B charts. Annoyingly, the Temptations had missed out on a much bigger hit. Gordy had written "Do You Love Me?" for the group, but had been hit with a burst of inspiration and wanted to do the record *NOW*. He'd tried phoning the various group members, but got no answer -- they were all in the audience at a gospel music show at the time, and had no idea he was trying to get in touch with them. So he'd pulled in another group, The Contours, and their version of the song went to number three on the pop charts: [Excerpt: The Contours, "Do You Love Me?"] According to the biography of the Temptations I'm using as a major source for this episode, that was even released on the same day as both "Paradise" and "Mind Over Matter", though  other sources I've consulted have it coming out a few months earlier. Despite "Paradise"'s lack of commercial success, though, it did introduce an element that would become crucial for the group's future -- the B-side was the first song for the group written by Smokey Robinson. We've mentioned Robinson briefly in previous episodes on Motown, but he's worth looking at in a lot more detail, because he is in some ways the most important figure in Motown's history, though also someone who has revealed much less of himself than many other Motown artists. Both of these facts stem from the same thing, which is that Robinson is the ultimate Motown company man. He was a vice president of the company, and he was Berry Gordy's best friend from before the company even started. While almost every other artist, writer, or producer signed to Motown has stories to tell of perceived injustices in the way that Motown treated them, Robinson has always positioned himself on the side of the company executives rather than as one of the other artists. He was the only person outside the Gordy family who had a place at the very centre of the organisation -- and he was also one of a very small number of people during Motown's golden age who would write, produce, *and* perform. Now, there were other people who worked both as artists and on the backroom side of things -- we've seen that Marvin Gaye and Stevie Wonder would sometimes write songs for other artists, and that Eddie Holland and Lamont Dozier had started out as performers before moving into songwriting. But these were mostly little dalliances -- in general, in Motown in the sixties, you were either a performer or you were a writer-producer. But Smokey Robinson was both -- and he was *good* at both, someone who was responsible for creating many of the signature hits of Motown. At this point in his career, Robinson had, as we've heard previously, been responsible for Motown's second big hit, after "Money", when he'd written "Shop Around" for his own group The Miracles: [Excerpt: The Miracles, "Shop Around"] The Miracles had continued to have hits, though none as big as "Shop Around", with records like "What's So Good About Goodbye?": [Excerpt: The Miracles, "What's So Good About Goodbye?"] But Robinson had also been writing regularly for other artists. He'd written some stuff that the Supremes had recorded, though like all the Supremes material at this point it had been unsuccessful, and he'd also started a collaboration with the label's biggest star at this point, Mary Wells, for whom he'd written top ten hits like "The One Who Really Loves You": [Excerpt: Mary Wells, "The One Who Really Loves You"] and "You Beat Me To The Punch", co-written with fellow Miracle Ronnie White, which as well as going top ten pop made number one on the R&B charts: [Excerpt: Mary Wells, "You Beat Me to The Punch"] Between 1962 and 1964, Robinson would consistently write huge hits for Wells, as well as continuing to have hits with the Miracles, and his writing was growing in leaps and bounds. He was regarded by almost everyone at Motown as the best writer the company had, both for his unique melodic sensibility and for the literacy of his lyrics. When he'd first met Berry Gordy, he'd been a writer with a lot of potential, but he hadn't understood how to structure a lyric -- he'd thrown in a lot of unrelated ideas. Gordy had taken him under his wing and shown him how to create a song with a beginning, a middle, and an end, and Robinson had immediately understood what he needed to do. His lyrics, with their clever conceits and internal rhymes, became the ones that everyone else studied -- when Eddie Holland decided to become a songwriter rather than a singer, he'd spent months just studying Robinson's lyrics to see how they worked. Robinson was even admired by the Beatles, especially John Lennon -- one can hear his melismatic phrases all over Lennon's songwriting in this period, most notably in songs like "Ask Me Why", and the Beatles covered one of Robinson's songs on their second album, With the Beatles: [Excerpt: The Beatles, "You Really Got a Hold On Me"] After writing the B-side to "Paradise", Robinson was given control of the Temptations' next single. His "I Want a Love I Can See" didn't do any better than "Paradise", and is in some ways more interesting for the B-side, "The Further You Look, The Less You See": [Excerpt: The Temptations, "The Further You Look, The Less You See"] That track's interesting because it's a collaboration between Robinson and Norman Whitfield, that pool-hall hustler who'd played tambourine on the Distants' first single. Whitfield had produced the records by the later Distants, led by Richard Street, and had then gone to work for a small label owned by Berry Gordy's ex-mother-in-law. Gordy had bought out that label, and with it Whitfield's contract, and at this point Whitfield was very much an apprentice to Robinson. Both men were huge admirers of the Temptations, and for the next few years both would want to be the group's main producer and songwriter, competing for the right to record their next single -- though for a good chunk of time this would not really be a competition, as Whitfield was minor league compared to Robinson. "I Want a Love I Can See" was a flop, and the Temptations' next single was another Berry Gordy song. When that flopped too, Gordy seriously started considering dropping the group altogether. While this was happening, though, Robinson was busily writing more great songs for his own group and for Mary Wells, songs like "What Love Has Joined Together", co-written with his bandmate Bobby Rogers: [Excerpt: Mary Wells, "What Love Has Joined Together"] And the Temptations were going through their own changes. Al was becoming more and more of an outsider in the group, while also thinking of himself as the real star. He thought this even though he was the weak link -- Paul and Eddie were the lead singers, Otis was the band's leader, Melvin had a hugely distinctive bass voice, and Al was... just "the other one". Things came to a head at a gig in October 1963, when a friend of the group showed up. David Ruffin was so friendly with Melvin Franklin that Franklin called him his cousin, and he was also a neighbour of Otis'. He had been a performer from an early age -- he'd been in a gospel group with his older brother Jimmy and their abusive father. Once he'd escaped his father, he'd gone on to perform in a duo with his brother, and then in a series of gospel groups, including stints in the Dixie Nightingales and the Soul Stirrers. Ruffin had been taken on by a manager called Eddie Bush, who adopted him -- whether legally or just in their minds is an open question -- and had released his first single as Little David Bush when he was seventeen, in 1958: [Excerpt: Little David Bush, "You and I"] Ruffin and Bush had eventually parted ways, and Ruffin had taken up with the Gordy family, helping Berry Gordy Sr out in his construction business -- he'd actually helped build the studio that Berry Jr owned and where most of the Motown hits were recorded -- and singing on records produced by Gwen Gordy. He'd been in the Voice Masters, who we heard earlier this episode, and had also recorded solo singles with the Voice Masters backing, like "I'm In Love": [Excerpt: David Ruffin, "I'm In Love"] When Gwen Gordy's labels had been absorbed into Motown, so had Ruffin, who had also got his brother Jimmy signed to the label. They'd planned to record as the Ruffin Brothers, but then Jimmy had been drafted, and Ruffin was at a loose end -- he technically had a Motown contract, but wasn't recording anything. But then in October 1963 he turned up to a Temptations gig. For the encore, the group always did the Isley Brothers song "Shout!", and Ruffin got up on stage with them and started joining in, dancing more frantically than the rest of the group. Al started trying to match him, feeling threatened by this interloper. They got wilder and wilder, and the audience loved it so much that the group were called back for another encore, and Ruffin joined them again. They did the same song again, and got an even better reaction. They came back for a third time, and did it again, and got an even better reaction. Ruffin then disappeared into the crowd. The group decided that enough was enough -- except for Al, who was convinced that they should do a fourth encore without Ruffin. The rest of the group were tired, and didn't want to do the same song for a fourth time, and thought they should leave the audience wanting more. Al, who had been drinking, got aggressive, and smashed a bottle in Paul Williams' face, hospitalising him. Indeed, it was only pure luck that kept Williams from losing his vision, and he was left with a scar but no worse damage. Otis, Eddie, and Melvin decided that they needed to sack Al, but Paul, who was the peacemaker in the group, insisted that they shouldn't, and also refused to press charges. Out of respect for Paul, the rest of the group agreed to give Al one more chance. But Otis in particular was getting sick of Al and thought that the group should just try to get David Ruffin in. Everyone agreed that if Al did anything to give Otis the slightest reason, he could be sacked. Two months later, he did just that. The group were on stage at the annual Motown Christmas show, which was viewed by all the acts as a competition, and Paul had worked out a particularly effective dance routine for the group, to try to get the crowd going. But while they were performing, Al came over to Otis and suggested that the two of them, as the "pretty boys" should let the other three do all the hard work while they just stood back and looked good for the women. Otis ignored him and carried on with the routine they'd rehearsed, and Al was out as soon as they came offstage. And David Ruffin was in. But for now, Ruffin was just the missing element in the harmony stack, not a lead vocalist in his own right. For the next single, both Smokey Robinson and Berry Gordy came up with songs for the new lineup of the group, and they argued about which song should be the A-side -- one of the rare occasions where the two disagreed on anything. They took the two tracks to Motown's quality control meeting, and after a vote it was agreed that the single should be the song that Robinson had written for Eddie Kendricks to sing, "The Way You Do the Things You Do": [Excerpt: The Temptations, "The Way You Do the Things You Do"] At first, the group hadn't liked that song, and it wasn't until they rehearsed it a few times that they realised that Robinson was being cleverer than they'd credited him for with the lyrics. Otis Williams would later talk about how lines like "You've got a smile so bright, you know you could have been a candle" had seemed ridiculous to them at first, but then they'd realised that the lyric was parodying the kinds of things that men say when they don't know what to say to a woman, and that it's only towards the end of the song that the singer stops trying bad lines and just starts speaking honestly -- "you really swept me off my feet, you make my life complete, you make my life so bright, you make me feel all right": [Excerpt: The Temptations, "The Way You Do the Things You Do"] That track was also the first one that the group cut to a prerecorded backing track, Motown having upgraded to a four-track system. That allowed the group to be more subtle with their backing vocal arrangements, and "The Way You Do the Things You Do" is the point at which the Temptations become fully themselves. But the group didn't realise that at first. They spent the few weeks after the record's release away from Detroit, playing at the Michigan state fair, and weren't aware that it was starting to do things. It was only when Otis and David popped in to the Motown offices and people started talking to them about them having a hit that they realised the record had made the pop charts. Both men had been trying for years to get a big hit, with no success, and they started crying in each other's arms, Ruffin saying ‘Otis, this is the first time in my life I feel like I've been accepted, that I've done something.'” The record eventually made number eleven on the pop charts, and number one on the Cashbox R&B chart -- Billboard, as we discussed earlier, having discontinued theirs, but Otis Williams still thinks that given the amount of airplay that the record was getting it should have charted higher, and that something fishy was going on with the chart compilation at that point. Perhaps, but given that the record reached the peak of its chart success in April 1964, the high point of Beatlemania, when the Beatles had five records in the top ten, it's also just possible that it was a victim of bad timing. But either way, number eleven on the pop charts was a significant hit. Shortly after that, though, Smokey Robinson came up with an even bigger hit. "My Guy", written for Mary Wells, had actually only been intended as a bit of album filler. Motown were putting together a Mary Wells album, and as with most albums at the time it was just a collection of tracks that had already been released as singles and stuff that hadn't been considered good enough to release. But they were a track short, and Smokey was asked to knock together something quickly. He recorded a backing track at the end of a day cutting tracks for a *Temptations* album -- The Temptations Sing Smokey -- and everyone was tired by the time they got round to recording it, but you'd never guess that from the track itself, which is as lively as anything Motown put out. "My Guy" was a collaborative creation, with an arrangement that was worked on by the band -- it was apparently the Funk Brothers who came up with the intro, which was lifted from a 1956 record, "Canadian Sunset" by Hugo Winterhalter. Compare that: [Excerpt: Hugo Winterhalter, "Canadian Sunset"] to “My Guy”: [Excerpt: Mary Wells, "My Guy"] The record became one of the biggest hits of the sixties -- Motown's third pop number one, and a million-seller. It made Mary Wells into a superstar, and the Beatles invited her to be their support act on their UK summer tour. So of course Wells immediately decided to get a better deal at another record label, and never had another hit again. Meanwhile, Smokey kept plugging away, both at his own records -- though the Miracles went through a bit of a dry patch at this point, as far as the charts go -- and at the Temptations. The group's follow-up, "I'll Be in Trouble", was very much a remake of "The Way You Do the Things You Do", and while it was good it didn't quite make the top thirty. This meant that Norman Whitfield got another go. He teamed up with Eddie Holland to write "Girl (Why You Wanna Make Me Blue)", which did only slightly better than "I'll Be in Trouble": [Excerpt: The Temptations, "Girl (Why You Wanna Make Me Blue)"] The competition between Robinson and Whitfield for who got to make the Temptations' records was heating up -- both men were capable of giving the group hits, but neither had given them the truly massive record that they were clearly capable of having. So Smokey did the obvious thing. He wrote a sequel to his biggest song ever, and he gave it to the new guy to sing. Up until this point, David Ruffin hadn't taken a lead vocal on a Temptations record -- Paul Williams was the group's official "lead singer", while all the hits had ended up having Eddie's falsetto as the most prominent vocal. But Smokey had seen David singing "Shout" with the group, and knew that he had lead singer potential. With his fellow Miracle Ronald White, Smokey crafted a song that was the perfect vehicle for Ruffin's vocal, an answer song to "My Guy", which replaced that song's bouncy exuberance with a laid-back carefree feeling: [Excerpt: The Temptations, "My Girl"] But it's not just Ruffin's record -- everyone talking about the track talks about Ruffin's vocal, or the steady pulse of James Jamerson's bass playing, and both those things are definitely worthy of praise, as of course are Robinson's production and Robinson and White's song, but this is a *Temptations* record, and the whole group are doing far more here than the casual listener might realise. It's only when you listen to the a capella version released on the group's Emperors of Soul box set that you notice all the subtleties of the backing vocal parts. On the first verse, the group don't come in until half way through the verse, with Melvin Franklin's great doo-wop bass introducing the backing vocalists, who sing just straight chords: [Excerpt: The Temptations, "My Girl (a capella)"] It's not until the chorus that the other group members stretch out a little, taking solo lines and singing actual words rather than just oohs: [Excerpt: The Temptations, "My Girl (a capella)"] They then drop back until the same point in the next verse, but this time rather than singing just the plain chords, they're embellishing a little, playing with the rhythm slightly, and Eddie Kendricks' falsetto is moving far more freely than at the same point in the first verse. [Excerpt: The Temptations, "My Girl (a capella)"] The backing vocals slowly increase in complexity until you get the complex parts on the tag. Note that on the first chorus they sang the words "My Girl" absolutely straight with no stresses, but by the end of the song they're all emphasising every word. They've gone from Jordanaires style precise straight harmony to a strong Black gospel feel in their voices, and you've not even noticed the transition: [Excerpt: The Temptations, "My Girl (a capella)"] The track went to number one on the pop charts, knocking off "This Diamond Ring" by Gary Lewis and the Playboys, before itself being knocked off by "Eight Days a Week" by the Beatles. But it also went to number one on the newly reestablished R&B charts, and stayed there for six weeks: [Excerpt: The Temptations, "My Girl"] Smokey Robinson was now firmly established as the Temptations' producer, and David Ruffin as the group's lead singer. In 1965 Robinson and Pete Moore of the Miracles would write three more top-twenty pop hits for the group, all with Ruffin on lead -- and also manage to get a B-side sung by Paul Williams, "Don't Look Back", to the top twenty on the R&B chart. Not only that, but the Miracles were also on a roll, producing two of the biggest hits of their career. Pete Moore and Marv Tarplin had been messing around with a variant of the melody for "The Banana Boat Song", and came up with an intro for a song: [Excerpt: The Miracles, "The Tracks of My Tears"] Robinson took that as a jumping-off point and turned it into the song that would define their career: [Excerpt: The Miracles, "The Tracks of My Tears"] And later that year they came up with yet another million-seller for the Miracles with "Going to a Go-Go": [Excerpt: The Miracles, "Going to a Go-Go"] Robinson and his collaborators were being rather overshadowed in the public perception at this point by the success of Holland-Dozier-Holland with the Supremes and the Four Tops, but by any standards the records the Temptations and the Miracles were putting out were massive successes, both commercially and artistically. But there were two things that were going to upset this balance. The first was David Ruffin. When he'd joined the group, he'd been the new boy and just eager to get any kind of success at all. Now he was the lead singer, and his ego was starting to get the better of him. The other thing that was going to change things was Norman Whitfield. Whitfield hadn't given up on the Temptations just because of Smokey's string of hits with them. Whitfield knew, of course, that Smokey was the group's producer while he was having hits with them, but he also knew that sooner or later everybody slips up. He kept saying, in every meeting, that he had the perfect next hit for the Temptations, and every time he was told "No, they're Smokey's group". He knew this would be the reaction, but he also knew that if he kept doing this he would make sure that he was the next in line -- that nobody else could jump the queue and get a shot at them if Smokey failed. He badgered Gordy, and wore him down, to the point that Gordy finally agreed that if Smokey's next single for the group didn't make the top twenty on the pop charts like his last four had, Whitfield would get his turn. The next single Smokey produced for the group had Eddie Kendricks on lead, and became the group's first R&B number one since "My Girl": [Excerpt: The Temptations, "Get Ready"] But the R&B and pop charts were diverging, as we saw at the start. While that was their biggest R&B hit in a year, "Get Ready" was a comparative failure on the pop charts, only reaching number twenty-nine -- still a hit, but not the top twenty that Gordy had bet on. So Norman Whitfield got a chance. His record featured David Ruffin on lead, as all the group's previous run of hits from "My Girl" on had, and was co-written with Eddie Holland. Whitfield decided to play up the Temptations' R&B edge, rather than continue in the softer pop style that had brought them success with Robinson, and came up with something that owed as much to the music coming out of Stax and Atlantic at the time as it did to Motown's pop sensibilities: [Excerpt: The Temptations, "Ain't Too Proud to Beg"] Whitfield's instinct to lean harder into the R&B sound paid off. "Ain't Too Proud to Beg" returned the group to the pop top twenty, as well as going to number one on the R&B charts. From this point on, the Temptations were no longer Smokey's group, they were Norman Whitfield's, and he would produce all their hits for the next eight years. And the group were also now definitively David Ruffin's group -- or so it seemed. When we pick up on the story of the Temptations, we'll discover how Ruffin's plans for solo stardom worked out, and what happened to the rest of the Temptations under Whitfield's guidance.

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