Podcasts about Jacques Morali

Tim and Jeremy are back on European soil for our second episode on Eurodisco. Examining their record boxes with a post-colonial lens they discuss the aesthetics and politics of race within the genre. We also here about homoeroticism, history-themed tracks, ‘the honky box', and the life and times of two of the key players in the scene: Jacques Morali and Richie Rome.And of course… Village People.Next time – Moroder!Tracklist:The Ritchie Family - Istanbul (Not Constantinople)The Ritchie Family - African QueensVillage People - San FranciscoBoney M - Ma BakerBoney M - New York City

In quattro anni, nienteLa clip in sottofondo è "Ymca" cantata dai Village People (autore testo Victor Willis, autore musica Jacques Morali, etichetta Casablanca Records, 1978 all rights reserved). Nella foto, Donald Trump mentre balla, nel suo comizio finale, insieme ai Village People prima del giuramento di oggi (all rights reserved all'autore)

C'est les States dans Nevermind la Macarena ! Suite à l'élection de Donald Trump, Babyloir et Laurie s'intéressent aux USA. Babyloir parle de Bob Dylan sur fond de fait divers, tandis que Laurie s'intéresse à la playlist disco de Donald Trump. Suivez-nous sur instagram : https://www.instagram.com/nevermindlamacarena/?hl=fr Crédits : ©Primal Scream, Andrew Weatherall remixTitre : Loaded  Label : Creation RecordsProducteur : Andrew WeatherallAuteur : Gillespie/Innes/Young ©Los del Rio, Bayside Boys remix Titre : La MacarenaLabel : SerdiscoProducteur : Carlos A. De Yarza, Mike TriayAuteur : Rafael Ruiz, Antonio Romero Monge  ©Lana Del Rey, Gesaffelstein remix (Mike Levy)Titre : Blue JeansLabel : Bromance recordsProducteur : Emile HaynieAuteur : Dan Heath, Emile Haynie ©Nirvana Titre : Come as you areLabel : DGC - Sub PopProducteur : Butch VigAuteur : Kurt Cobain  ©Bob DylanTitre : HurricaneLabel : ColumbiaProducteur : Don DeVitoAuteur : Bob Dylan, Jacques Levy  ©Village PeopleTitre : YMCALabel : Scorpio MusicProducteur : Jacques MoraliAuteur : Henri Belolo, Jacques Morali, Victor WillisHébergé par Ausha. Visitez ausha.co/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations.

Suite à l'élection de Donald Trump, Babyloir et Laurie s'intéressent aux USA.Plaisir assumé avec Bob Dylan et plaisir coupable avec les Village People, ce teaser annonce un futur épisode très crunchy à venir mercredi 20 novembre. Suivez-nous sur instagram : https://www.instagram.com/nevermindlamacarena/?hl=fr Crédits : ©Primal Scream, Andrew Weatherall remixTitre : Loaded  Label : Creation RecordsProducteur : Andrew WeatherallAuteur : Gillespie/Innes/Young ©Los del Rio, Bayside Boys remix Titre : La MacarenaLabel : SerdiscoProducteur : Carlos A. De Yarza, Mike TriayAuteur : Rafael Ruiz, Antonio Romero Monge ©Village PeopleTitre : YMCALabel : Scorpio MusicProducteur : Jacques MoraliAuteur : Henri Belolo, Jacques Morali, Victor WillisHébergé par Ausha. Visitez ausha.co/politique-de-confidentialite pour plus d'informations.

In this episode of the Compendium, we're exploring the origin story of the Village People, the iconic band that brought us unforgettable disco music hits like "Y.M.C.A.," "Macho Man," and "In the Navy." From their creation by Jacques Morali and Henri Belolo to their rise to fame, come with us as we dive into their history and cultural impact they had on the disco era and the LGBTQ community.We give you the Compendium, but if you want more, then check out these great resources:“The Village People's“ - Official website“Henri Belolo & Jacques Morali” - Disco Disco“The gay ecstasy of the Village People” - BBC“Can't Stop the Music Movie” - Wikipedia“Golden Raspberry Awards story” - WikipediaSend us a Text Message and get a shout out in Listner Mail!The Eerie Side Podcast1 Mother & 2 Daughters True Crime Podcast - We cover the unexplained, mysteries, & more.Listen on: Apple Podcasts SpotifyConnect with Us:

In the 1981 episode (part 1), Ron Barassi is back where it all began! The Dogs suffer a preseason setback which impacts their whole season! Hawthorn and North start life with new coaches, and South spend the season thinking about their future.  And yes we will get to the Swnas to Sydney drama in a seperate episode.    The Kick to Kick Podcast aims to go through each year of the VFL/AFL season and bring out the stories, highlights, winners, and losers of days gone by.  If you enjoy our podcast please give us a rating or leave a comment. Also, please refer us to friends and let other people know about what we do! We use a range of resources when working on our show, to see a list of this constantly growing list click on the following link https://www.kicktokickpodcast.com/resources Thanks to Sam Steele who wrote about the 1981 season during the Covid Lockdowns, his research has helped to inform our podcast today in many ways! (https://www.footyalmanac.com.au/1981-revisited-round-1-carlton-v-richmond-just-like-starting-over/) Footy Favourites, 1981, Studio One Records Listen Here A2 Trevor Barker– I Can See Clearly Now Written-By – Johnny Nash A4 Wayne Schimmelbusch– 20 Miles - Written-By – Bernie Lowe, Kal Mann A5 Barry Round– Little Jeannie Written-By – Elton John A6 David Cloke– The Letter Written-By – Wayne Carson Thompson B4 Michael Moncrieff– Don't Stand So Close To Me Written-By – Sting B5 Robert Flower– Macho Man Written-By – Henri Belolo, Jacques Morali, Peter Whitehead, Victor Willis B6 Kelvin Templeton– Who's Sorry Now Lyrics By – Bert Kalmar, Harry Ruby Music By – Ted Snyder  

Le disco français ou quand la France a enfin conquis l'Amérique avec sa propre musique. Où il est question de Cerrone, Jacques Morali et Patrick Juvet.

Des producteurs français à New York : quand Jacques Morali et Henri Belolo créent de toutes pièces la Ritchie Family et les Village People.

Auguri a te e a Fred La clip è “YMCA” cantata dai Village People (autori Jacques Morali e Victor Willis-etichetta Casablanca Records-1978 all rights reserved)

Allen & Rossi - Sway (1976) POACA will recall Marty Allen's ubiquitous presence on 70s talk shows and game shows. Whether they like it or not. Naw, he was funny! More Allen and Rossi vinyl to come! From Both Sides Now, a wonderful resource for people wanting to know the stories behind the labels: The Calla label started in 1965 as an independent New York label, owned by Nathan (Nate) McCalla. Calla hit big with J.J. Jackson's "But It's Alright" in 1966, a song recorded in England with British musicians backing Jackson, and then turned this 45 hit into an LP of the same name. Calla licensed the rights to J.J. Jackson's material to Warner Brothers sometime later, and the same song re-charted in 1969 on WB. Other artists on the label included The Sandpebbles, Jean Wells, Billy Mitchell, and Betty LaVette, Rudy Love, and The Persuaders. Early singles and possibly the first album were distributed by Cameo-Parkway, but Cameo-Parkway soon ran into problems staying in business. With Cameo-Parkway on the rocks, McCalla decided to do his own distribution. McCalla was a friend of Morris Levy and was part of the Roulette Records group of labels, but operated independently as far as distribution. This worked well until 1972 when the material seemed to dry up. Calla was all but inactive for the 1972-1975 years. But in 1976, Calla issued a handful of albums distributed by a company called Shakat Records. The albums that sold well were shifted to CBS for distribution later that same year, and CBS eventually reissued several of the Calla albums on Epic, with a small Calla logo. Calla shut its doors in 1977 when Nate McCalla decided to go on an extended stay outside the United States. When he returned in 1980, he was soon murdered. Like many record company execs, Nate McCalla was less of a studio man and more of an office man, one who knew what he liked, signing a wide variety of musical genres to his label. He leaves a relatively small but quite interesting musical legacy.  Dennis Parker - New York By Night (1979) 12" Mix.  Dennis Parker - Like An Eagle (1979) 12" Mix"  Look at this guy. Just look at him. Sweat. Muscle. Mmmm. I think I'm gay now. Actually, he did straight porn AND gay, and he hooked up with Jacques Morali, and then made this album. I actually like it. As disco goes, it's in the hands of the master. And so was Dennis, for a while. Side One of "The Gene Pitney Show" (1966): This is a fake live album, with Joe O'Brien as emcee. The album features several Musicor acts of the time, many of whom never had an LP release, meaning that this album is the only place to find some of these songs in stereo. I believe this album was meant as a ploy to get more exposure to other Musicor acts by having their biggest star (Pitney) "appear" with the others in concert. However, as stated earlier, this is a fake live album, and a poorly done one. Crowd noises are added in at seemingly random points in the songs, some of the sound effects weren't properly cued up so you can hear the FX record gain speed. On top of this, Joe O'Brien randomly starts speaking at random points on some tracks. If it weren't for the hard-to-find songs (in stereo or mono) this would be just a waste of vinyl.  Gene Pitney - Backstage The Critters - Georgianna  The Bitter End Singers - Let Me In or Keep me Out Teddy and the Pandas - Once Upon A Time The Platters - I Love You 1,000 Times Danny and Diego - Glitter and Gold  Tony Bruno - This Time You're Right (1974) Tony Bruno - Love Was Born Today (1974) I'm glad I bought this little-known soundtrack to a little-known movie with songs by a little-known singer that I love (Tony Bruno).  Elliot Lurie - Rich Girl (1976) Elliot Lurie - Disco (1975) I have raised 3 children, done thousands of gigs, won Musician of the Year in High School, etc., but NOTHING gives me more pleasure than doing my imitation of Elliot Lurie.  Therapy - Fantasia on Eleanor Rigby (1975) Sleeve notes: "This album, our third, is a selection of material which can be heard at a typical Therapy performance." I'm the Greatest - David Hentschel (1975) Phil Collins on drums.  Selections from Side One of Les Humphries Singers' "Carnival" album (1973) WHICH I OWN!!:  Kentucky Dew Do-Da Lonely Kind of Man Square Dance  Les Humphries was not a bad songwriter at all. Somewhat derivative in places, but mostly inoffensive pop in the vein of Gilbert O'Sullivan or a young Elton John after a night out.  Os Mutantes - Panis et Circenses (1970) English version. Translates to "Bread and Circuses".  Os Mutantes - I Feel A Little Spaced (1970) English version of "Ando Meio Desligado". These are not bad. I think the songs are so good and the performances so sincere and unaffected that they transcend our clunky lexicon. They must have done this to expand their audience in the USA. It didn't work but I'm glad they released this at all.  Bobby Lee Trammell - You Mostest Girl (1958) Our favorite guy, Bobby Lee Trammell, records an almost note-for-note copy of Elvis' "You're So Square (Baby I Don't Care)".  J.D. Drews - Don't Want Nobody (1980) Jürgen Drews from the aforementioned LHS tries to break into the American market by anglicizing his name and adopting all the quirky affect of a real-live New Wave singer with somewhat staid results. This song was written by P Delph and D Edwards. I can't see that they wrote anything else. The Brecker Brothers, Jan Akkerman, and Joe Chemay.    Pete Sacco - Pennsylvania (197?) Lou Christie's brother recorded this on the Lightning Label. 

TRUE HOUSE STORIES W/ DJ FELIPE ROSE [FORMER ORIGINAL NATIVE OF VILLAGE PEOPLE] # 055 - PART 1 Felipe Rose the native from the original Village People sits with us and shares his humble beginnings on how the music found him. His father is from the original Indian tribes of South Dakota and his mother is of Puerto Rican and Italian descent. With that mix caused fire and Felipe was born. His mother grew up in New York City and was involved in modeling, dancing and singing in the New York City Scene. Her background as a musician was influenced by Salsa and Jazz. His mother would host party's week to her at her home and musicians such as Mongo Santermaria and other Salsa greats would be there as well. Growing up in Brooklyn, Felipe would soon as he became old enough start to dance and sing in night clubs. He is discovered by producer Jacques Morali from Can't Stop Productions who also managed to help create The Ritchie Family.

TRUE HOUSE STORIES W/ DJ FELIPE ROSE [FORMER ORIGINAL NATIVE OF VILLAGE PEOPLE] # 055 - PART 2 Felipe Rose comes to a real audition all in his full Native Gear and Jacques Morali at the moment decides that he will get other men to fit the roles to create the new group called The Village People. Well to the say the least the first group was a disaster and everyone was fired except Felipe and new members were brought in to create the disco band that was etched in our minds from the moment we saw all of them on the hit TV Show American Bandstand. Felipe also played the sleigh bells and additional percussion on Macho Man and a few of the other big songs from the album. They are the first boy band before boy bands are even created. The auditions to be in the group were listed in Variety Papers and some performers were dared to show up with the craziest outfits out there of the time. The 1st album was signed to Casablanca Records and went on to achieve double platinum status in the USA and all of them in the group were rolling with so much money right after. Listen to Felipe share his conversation with Disco Artist Sylvester on his rooftop home. Saturday Night Fever broke out and YMCA blew up. Hear the story of Disco sucks and the burning of all the Disco vinyl in Chicago as Felipe was witness to this absolute devastation of the disco genre. As with every great story there is also the part of dealing with Felipe losing the rights in a court case settlement over the Village People. He also speaks about his new single “Dance Again” and the importance of the next steps he is taking in his professional life.

Será que trabalhar em casal realmente é condenar o casamento? Convidamos o casal de hipnoterapeutas Bruno Prado e Erika Yumi do @descoisandob que estão juntos há 6 anos e há 3 montaram uma empresa para atender pessoas que buscam descoisar as coisas coisadas Ouça e conte pra gente como é esse assunto pra você Nos sigam nas redes sociais: @2ehbom Nos mandem email através do casaldoisebom@gmail.com com sugestões para os próximos eps . . . Músicas incidentais : Título: Macho Man Composição: Jacques Morali, Henri Belolo, Victor Willis e Peter Whitehead Intérprete: Village People e Título: Alma Gêmea Composição: Peninha Intérprete: Fábio Junior

On aurait aussi pu mettre à la Une ce grand entretien avec le ministre français de l'Intérieur : « Gérald Darmanin dit tout », promet Le Point. Et quand on lit l'interview de 6 pages, oui c'est vrai que Gérald Darmanin dit tout… ce qu'on sait déjà ! Il justifie son expression « ensauvagement de la société », sans que Le Point ne rappelle que cette expression est presque une marque déposée par l'extrême droite. Oui, Gérald Darmanin récuse le terme de « violences policières », et quand il dit que ça le fait « s'étouffer », il pourrait tout aussi bien dire « s'étrangler », ce sont « des images populaires que chacun comprend », explique-t-il. Quant aux militantes féministes, rappelant chaque jour la plainte pour viol déposée contre lui, « calomnie qui touche à l'intime », argue le ministre de l'intérieur et, d'ailleurs, à le lire, « la victime dans cette histoire, c'est justement [lui], dont on salit le nom ». « Chine – Etats-Unis, jusqu'où iront-ils ? » La Une qu'on retient, c'est donc bien « Enquête sur la nouvelle guerre froide ». Le Point, toujours, s'interroge : « Chine – Etats-Unis, jusqu'où iront-ils ? ». « L'affrontement entre les deux géants marquera notre siècle, comme celui entre les Etats-Unis et l'Union soviétique a façonné la seconde partie du XXème siècle », prévient l'hebdomadaire. Un dossier de 14 pages dans lequel, carte à l'appui, Le Point rappelle certaines tensions autour du cas chinois. Le Xinjiang et le traitement des Ouighours, la frontière avec l'Inde, la militarisation des îlots en mer de Chine méridionale, ou bien encore Hong-Kong, l'ex colonie britannique où « la Stasi resurgit », où « Pékin déploie son idéologie », alerte Le Point. Il revient par ailleurs sur la guerre technologique, le « Moment TikTok » et livre aussi une interview de John Bolton, s'il vous plait. L’ex-conseiller à la sécurité nationale américaine, ancien bras droit de George W. Bush,  explique au Point comment « selon lui, la Chine se joue » de Donald Trump et que « nous commençons seulement à comprendre le plan de Pékin ». A savoir « une stratégie globale » servant « une ambition hégémonique » développe John Bolton. « Les larmes et la colère à Beyrouth » Alors que le Journal du dimanche revient aujourd'hui sur « les larmes et la colère à Beyrouth », sur la « descente aux enfers des hôpitaux libanais », de son côté, Marianne se demande « comment le Liban peut se relever ». Car le drame de cette semaine intervient alors que le pays du Cèdre « connaît déjà une situation économique catastrophique », souligne Marianne. Et pour tenter de répondre, le magazine livre une interview de l'économiste Michel Santi, ex-conseiller à la Banque centrale du Liban. Il explique que « cet effroyable accident va fermer davantage le pays avec des conséquences commerciales importantes ». Le port de Beyrouth est très endommagé, celui de Tripoli qui prend le relais est beaucoup plus petit. Pour s'en sortir, l'économiste préconise donc « un changement politique radical », avec carrément une « mise sous tutelle internationale, pourquoi pas sous l'égide de l'ONU ». Michel Santi estime en effet qu'une période de transition s'impose pour préparer l'avenir avec les Libanais. Actuellement, « des gens se battent dans les rues pour se nourrir », déplore-t-il. L'Obs affiche sa « Passion Rimbaud » Voilà de quoi plaire aux amis de la poésie, Arthur Rimbaud ! EtL'Obs met en bouche : « Au Brésil, à Gaza, peut-on lire, à la radio, en librairie, sur Instagram… Le monde entier connaît son visage, symbole éternel de révolte, de jeunesse et de subversion ». Disparu prématurément, poursuit L'Obs, « le génie de Charleville-Mézières reste un mystère ». Alors pour percer une part de ce mystère, l'hebdomadaire livre un reportage dans les Ardennes, sur les traces d'Arthur Rimbaud. Oui, près de cent trente ans après sa mort, le poète des Illuminations « continue à être l'objet d'un culte ». Le cimetière de Charleville est devenu un lieu de recueillement. « Beaucoup d'asiatiques ou d'italiens, souvent des jeunes femmes », raconte le gardien qui retrouve régulièrement sur place « des fioles d'absinthe, des peluches, des paquets de cigarette, et même des chaussures ». Hommage rappelle L'Obs, au surnom d'Arthur Rimbaud, « l'homme aux semelles de vent ». Plusieurs idées pour occuper son été Pour occuper son été, les magazines français proposent plusieurs idées. Pourquoi ne pas réécouter les Village People, le groupe de disco américain. Ou plutôt le « Village français » devrions-nous dire, car oui, explique M, le Magazine du Monde, les « tubes planétaires » et l' « affirmation gay », c'est une invention française. Celle de deux producteurs français, Henri Belolo et Jacques Morali installés aux Etats-Unis dans les années 70. Avec les Village People, ils ont d'ailleurs été faits « membre d'honneur de la marine américaine » pour la célèbre chanson In the Navy. Et pour écouter la musique, ou pour lire Rimbaud, mais tranquille, on peut aussi s'offrir une île carrément. C'est ce que propose le Figaro Magazine en Une, « Le prix du rêve, les paradis cachés des stars ». Et attention, spoiler alert, c'est cher... Sinon, on peut aussi se contenter de la bonne vieille « drague en vacances » avec Aujourd'hui en France Week-end. « Opération Séduction », « les gestes barrières [imposés par le Covid] sont-ils un obstacle au coup de foudre ? », s'interroge le magazine. Visiblement pas à en croire le reportage dans la station balnéaire du Lavandou, dans le Var. Mais tout de même, près d'un Français sur deux, 45% des Français précisément « ont déjà renoncé à embrasser une personne qui leur plaisait à cause du coronavirus ». C'est un sondage de l'Ifop, et Aujourd'hui en France livre l'analyse de Francois Kraus, justement en charge de ce sondage. Il est catégorique : « La disette imposée par le confinement n'a pas débouché sur une boulimie de sexe. » Nous voilà rassurés.

We start in Europe to bring you a uniquely American musical sensation. It all started in Paris, France with successful music producers; Jacques Morali, Henri Belolo (Jack & Hank). Jack knew how to write a catchy tune and Hank was good at business. After a move to New York City to capture the US market, the fellas recorded a couple of Jack's song's with local back-up singer Victor Willis.  They had a hit with their song "San Fransisco", but weren't an actual band yet! So in need of some People to populate the Village, Jack and Hank place an ad in the local newspaper which read, "Macho types wanted, MUST dance and have a mustache."  After auditioning many different mustachioed men, Jack and Hank had found a roster that they liked and the Village People we're finally formed. There have been approx. 23 Villagers in and out of the Village People over the years, there were some good times and some not so good times. After being on the run for 5 months, for drug & weapon charges and then featured on the tv show America's Most Wanted, the California cops finally apprehend the Village People's cop, Victor Willis. Listen to the origins of the Village People, learn about the legal troubles of their Cop and let us lend some levity to these Disco Legends. He robbed a woman in Reno just to watch her cry, it's Victor Willis and the Village People!  Leave an Anonymous SpeakPipe Voice Msg: www.crimeinmusic.com Tweet Us: www.twitter.com/crimeinmusic IG: www.instagram.com/crimeinusic FaceBook: www.facebook.com/crimeinmusic

Om Eartha Kitt, kattkvinnan som gick i exil. Med gaytenor Rickard Söderberg, tonsättarna Renée Baker och Yvette Jackson. Tredje delen av "När vinden vänder". Birgitta Tollans programserie "När vinden vänder" handlar om människor som lyckades förverkliga sig och sina musikaliska drömmar mot alla odds.Medverkar gör operasångaren och opinionsbildaren Rickard Söderberg från Malmö, dirigenten och tonsättaren Renée Baker från Chicago och ljudkonstnären Yvette Jackson från San Diego.Citat direkt från Eartha Kitt, som skrev fyra självbiografier:Jag är inte kall, bara litet avdomnad ibland och det beror på min barndom.Jag har ingen ras, trosbekännelse eller färg. Jag tillhör alla!Ett av mina motton är att inte vara rädd för mig själv, mina tankar eller mina åsikter.Mitt liv kan summeras i sex ord: Rejected, ejected, dejected, used, accused, abused Avvisad, utstött, nedslagen, begagnad, utpekad, skymfad.Eartha Kitt föds som Eartha Mae Keith 1927. Hennes efternamn är en förkortning av kitten, kattunge, och hennes signum är ett speciellt kurrande läte.Eartha Kitt växer upp under eländiga förhållanden på en bomullsplantage i en liten stad som hette North i South Carolina, i den amerikanska södern. Förmodligen är hon resultatet av en våldtäkt. Hennes mor Anna Mae är en mix av afroamerikansk och Cherokee-indiansk härkomst. Fadern är okänd för henne, förmodligen en vit farmare. Modern döper henne Eartha av jord - eftersom bomullsskörden är bra det året hon föds.När hon är 71 år gammal vänder vinden för Eartha Kitt då hon får reda på sin exakta födelsedatum. Hon sätter igång en rättsprocess för att få namnet på sin biologiske far. Myndigheterna målar dock över faderns namn med svart färg på födelseattesten och förvägrar på så sätt Eartha Kitt att få kännedom om honom. Dottern Kitt Shapiroskriver senare: De skyddade den vite mannen. De hade aldrig gått igenom allt detta besvär för att skydda en svart man.Kitt Shapiro skriver också: Att 1927 i amerikanska Södern vara en ljushudad person bland svarta, var lika fasansfullt som att vara svart bland vita. Eartha kallades den gula flickan och ansågs, fastän hon bara var ett barn, för att tro att hon var förmer än andra. Eartha missbrukades, hon skymfades och blev kränkt och misshandlad både psykiskt och fysiskt.När Eartha Kitt är 8 år vänder vinden för henne, kanske för första gången: modern gifter sig och styvfadern förbjuder Eartha att leva tillsammans med dem eftersom hon är bi racial, alltså av s k blandras. Hon blir omhändertagen av en moster Rosa, vars släktingar dock fortsätter skymfningarna och tvingar barnet Eartha att arbeta på bomullsfälten. Kort därefter avlider Earthas mamma - modern blir dödligt förgiftad.- Åh, jag måste vara försiktig här, förklarar afroamerikanska dirigenten och tonsättarenReneé Baker från Chicago i programmet. Det där med identiteter och att vara sprungen ur två s k raser är fortfarande ett känsligt ämne i USA. Om Eartha Kitt hade varit ljusare, och kunnat passerat som vit, så hade hon kanske haft ett annorlunda liv. Men Eartha var inte vit nog och hade negroida drag. Jag är säker på att Eartha Kitt bar på en osäkerhet eftersom hon inte blev fullt accepterad i något läger, anser Renée Baker.-I USA bestämmer lagen att du skall kategoriseras som svart om du har en enda droppe svart blod i dig. Sanningen är ju att ingen av oss är oblandad. Vad är en ren svart person, vad är en total afroamerikansk människa? De flesta kände inte till att Eartha Kitt var av s k blandras, eftersom svarta människor finns i många olika schatteringar, förklarar Renée BakerLjudkonstnären från San Diego, Yvette Jackson, ser intervjuer med Eartha Kitt på YouTube och blir nyfiken på henne.- Eartha Kitt är originell och gåtfull, säger hon. Hennes unika sätt att kommunicera med rösten, där rytmiken går sin egen väg, hindrar inte att hon framstår som en operadiva.- Jag ser in i hennes fantastiska ögon och hör henne säga väl avvägda ord. Och tänker: vad är det som pågår inom henne? Vilka erfarenheter har lett henne hit? Vad är upphovet till hennes mystik? frågar sig Yvette Jackson, som fascineras av starka, svarta kvinnor som inte är konforma, utan sig själva. Eartha Kitts frimodighet attraherar henne och påminner henne om artisten Grace Jones.Under större delen av 1950- och 60-talen varvar Eartha Kitt jazz- och nattklubbsuppträdanden med filmroller och tv-underhållning. Hon spelar till exempelCat Woman i Läderlappen, uppträder i ett hundratal länder och sjunger på ett tiotal språk, bl a svenska.I Sverige medverkar Eartha Kitt 1962 i tv-programmet Kaskad, producerad av Åke Falck. Det belönas med Guldrosen i Montreux, som bästa underhållningsprogram.1968 blir Eartha Kitt svartlistad i USA efter en alltför frispråkig kritik mot Vietnamkriget. Hon går i exil och lever under tio år i Paris och i London. Vinden vänder igen och i Europa växer hon som artist och i sin integritet.Hemma i USA är det de homosexuella och transsexuella männen som håller Eartha Kitts repertoar vid liv. De köper hennes skivor och mimar till dem på scenerna.Själv förespråkar Eartha Kitt mycket tidigt samkönade äktenskap och hon ger stödkonserter för organisationer som arbetar med HIV/AIDS-frågor. Hon blir även Unicefs taleskvinna för utnyttjade barn.En svensk opinionsbildare i HBTQ-frågor är operasångaren Rickard Söderberg. För honom är Eartha Kitt en stor inspirationskälla.- För henne var det självklart att fylla sitt artister med mening och budskap. Musiken var en plattform för att förändra världen. Eartha Kitt är fullständigt respektlös vad gäller rytm och ton. Hon använder hela röstens register, lågt som högt, och rör sig obehindrat mellan de olika rösterna. Hennes röst ryter och smeker. Ett helt gränslöst musicerande, säger Rickard Söderberg, vars favoritlåtar är C'est si bon och C'est Magnifique.- Vi kan utan tvekan jämföra Eartha Kitt med operasångerskan Maria Callas. De två förändrade sina egna genrer med viljan att gestalta på eget sätt. Många gånger tycker jag Eartha Kitt rent vokalt låter vackrare än Callas gjorde på den gamla tiden. Det får vi bara acceptera. Det är ingen värdering i det. Det är bara så som det är, anser Rickard Söderberg.Många av Eartha Kitts singlar från 50- och 60-talet är djupt sexistiska då hon är tvungen ställa upp på bilder att ligga på golvet på en djurhud med en påk i handen. Typisk rubrik är Sexy brunettes in hi fi.- Bilderna är vidriga, säger Rickard Söderberg. Eartha Kitt blev exotiserad, som om hon vore ett freak. På den här tiden gjorde man det grövre än idag. Hon hade inte lika många val som andra artister på den tiden. Vi upplever dock inte Eartha Kitt som offer. Även om hon stoppas in i en speciell roll i en väldigt könsmaktsordnad miljö, så står hon stark på ett besynnerligt och fantastiskt sätt, anser Rickard Söderberg.1974 vänder vinden igen för Eartha Kitt. Det blir en triumfartade hemkomst från Paris tillBroadway i New York. Hon kallas nu Amerikas Älskarinna och säger själv: A man has always wanted to lay me down but he never wanted to pick me up Män vill alltid lägga ner mig men aldrig lyfta upp mig.Eartha Kitt vinner flera Emmy- och Tony-priser. Hon gör succé med diskolåten Where is My Man som ger henne en guldskiva. Hennes första. Och hösten 2006 är hon med i off-Broadway-musikalen Mimi le Duck.I recensionen i New York Times står att läsa: I föreställningen finns det endast en karaktär som är värd att nämnas: en biroll som lysande spelas av Eartha Kitt, två månader innan hon skall fylla 80 år!Eartha Kitt diagnostiseras med tjocktarmscancer. Den sista tiden arbetar hon aktivt tillsammans med  dottern Kitt Shapiro för att sprida kunskap om sjukdomen. De trycker upp blå band med texten Colon Cancer Awareness Se upp för tjocktarmscancer. Eartha Kitt är en aktivist in i det sista!Eartha Kitt dör juldagen 2008, 81 år gammal. Radiostationer över hela världen spelar då hennes anti-julsång Santa Baby. Låtlista:12:03 Billie Holiday, Harry Edison, Ben Webster, Jimmy Rowles, Barney Kessel, Red Mitchell, Alvin Stoller - Body And Soul Album: Holiday For Lovers Kompositör: Johnny Green Bolag: VERVE 12:05 Eartha Kitt - C'Mon A My House Album: C'Mon A My House Kompositör: Ross Bagdasarian, William Saroyan Bolag: SUBURBAN SQUIRE 12:06 Eartha Kitt, Henri René - Thursday's Child Album: Just An Old Fashioned Girl Kompositör: Elisse Boyd, Murray Grand Bolag: ARIOLA EXPRESS 12:08 Eartha Kitt, Danny James - The Blues Album: Eartha Kitt Live On Broadway Kompositör: Duke Ellington Bolag: CHANT DU MONDE               12:10 Eartha Kitt - My Heart Belongs To Daddy Album: My Greatest Songs Kompositör: Cole Porter Bolag: RCA 12:18 Eartha Kitt - Oh John Please Don'T Kiss Me Album: Oh John Please Don'T Kiss Me Kompositör: Fred Ebb, Phil Springer Bolag: HHH LICENSING 12:23 Grace Jones - Walking In The Rain Album: Private Life: The Compass Point Sessions (2) Kompositör: Harry Vanda, George Young Bolag: ISLAND 12:25 Eartha Kitt, Danny James - I Want To Be Evil Album: Eartha Kitt Live On Broadway Kompositör: Lester Judson, Raymond Taylor Bolag: CHANT DU MONDE 12:27 Eartha Kitt, Sanford Gold, Egon Kjerrman - Rosenkyssar Album: Minns Vårt 50-Tal Kompositör: Åke Gerhard Bolag: EMI 12:29 Eartha Kitt - Just An Old-Fashioned Girl Album: My Greatest Songs Kompositör: Marv Fisher Bolag: RCA  12:32 Rickard Söderberg - Juditha Triumphans Devicta Holofernis Barbarie: Nr 27 Del 2, "Armatae Face" Album: Castrato Arias Kompositör: Antonio Vivaldi Bolag: RICKARD SÖDERBERG 12:35 Eartha Kitt - C'Est Si Bon Album: Something's Gotta Give Kompositör: Henri Betti Bolag: COLUMBIA 12:39 Eartha Kitt, Tony Osborne - C'Est Magnifique Album: C'Est Magnifique Kompositör: Cole Porter Bolag: COLUMBIA 12:44 Eartha Kitt, Bronski Beat - My Discarded Men Album: I'M Still Here Kompositör: Steve Bronski, Eartha Kitt Bolag: ARIOLA 12:47 Maria Callas, Georges Pretre, Franska Radions Nationalorkester (Paris) - Carmen: Nr 5, Akt 1, "L'Amour Est Un Oiseau Rebelle" Album: La Divina Kompositör: Georges Bizet Bolag: EMI 12:50 Eartha Kitt, Danny James - Uska Dara Album: Eartha Kitt Live On Broadway Kompositör: Trad Från Turkiet Bolag: CHANT DU MONDE 12:54 Eartha Kitt - Where Is My Man Album: Where Is My Man Kompositör: Jacques Morali, Bruce Vilanch, Fred Zarr Bolag: MEGA 12:56 Eartha Kitt - Santa Baby Album: Driving Miss Daisy Kompositör: Joan Javits, Philip Springer, Tony Springer Bolag: VARESE SARABANDE

FUNKY PEARLS VOL 667 SPECIAL BIRTHDAY KEITH RODGERS AKA BON ROCK Keith Rodgers was born in Brooklyn, NewYork he was transferred to a school for musically gifted children at the age of seven. Keith was one of the the first rappers to be released on Tommy Boy Records before Tupac or Queen Latifah. Rodgers was a musician and presenter of a rap radio show called "Bon Rock" Live" on the New York station WHBI 105.9.With the likes of " Mr. Magic", "Marly Marl", "The world Famous Supreme Team" and The Roots Man "Earl Chin". In 1981, he recorded a single, "Searching Rap" produced by Ed Pavia under the name Bon Rock. This brought him to the attention of Morali and Belolo, the French producers who had been successful in the late 70s with the Village People, and who were looking for new styles after the decline of disco . Break Machine was the name of a 1980s rap act fronted by Keith Rodgers and produced by Jacques Morali and Henri Belolo, the team behind the "Village People". In 1983, together with the musician Fred Zarr, they released the single" Street Dance", which was an international hit and one of the earliest mainstream breakthroughs for Hip Hop. .. Street Dance peaked at # 3 on the UK singles charts in March 1984 and was the 42nd best-selling single of that year. It hit # 1 in Sweden and Norway. In Germany, it was the 78th best-selling si ngle of 1984. Street Dance's strongest chart performance was in France, where it was # 1 for two weeks, selling over a million copies and becoming the 86th best-selling single of all time according to a list released in 2004 by the Syndicat National de l'Edition Phonographique. The song Street Dance earned Keith a spot in the Guiness book of world records. Street Dance is also credited with starting the Smurf movement which was Europe’s equivalent of Hip Hop.It has been featured in over 35 compilations and numerous Movies & Documentaries chronicling the early years of Hip Hop & Breakdancing. . During that time Keith was asked to be a part of a new act that would include Jalil of the Rap Group "Whodini". He was also asked to join "Smack Music" the legendary house producers who went on to produce "Ten City" and "Adeva"; He and then producer Ken Alper eventually landed on " Easy Street" Records. In 2008 Keith's first album" Bon Rock "the B Boy was re-released in Europe on Boogie Times Records. He has also completed scoring the music for the independent film called "Drama".In 2013 Keith was one of the artists on the "Funkology" album by William Kensington the album consists of Warren G , Kool G Rap, Dilated Peoples., Afrika Bamabaata, Melba Moore , "D" Train, Gwen Mcrae, Oliver Cheatham, & Martha High of "Zapp". Recently Keith has recorded with Hip Hop Legends" T. Ski Valley" and" Fastbreak" of the movies "Beat Street" and "Wild Style". Keith also toured in Lyon France as the opening act for the group " Starpoint" while working with David 'Pic" Conley of the R&B group "Surface" . He is presently recording for Tim Jones of "Love Town" Records based in England

Terrible Tuesday Movie Night: Episode 37: "Can't Stop The Music"This week Dale puts on his roller skates and does the shake! Join him as he reviews the 1980 cult classic musical pseudo audio biography of the Village People, "Can't Stop The Music" In this pseudo audio biography of the Village People, Jack Morell (a thinly disguised character of the group's founder Jacques Morali) is a struggling composer desperate to gain fame with his songs, but all he needs is a group to sing them.Staring:The Village PeopleValerie Perrine - Samantha SimpsonBruce Jenner - Ron WhiteSteve Guttenberg - Jack MorellPaul Sand - Steve WaitsTammy Grimes - Sydney ChanningTITO SCORE: 6Wrap up:A member of the Geek I/O and Chefwonder Podcast networkschefwonder.squarespace.com/ttmngeek-io.net/ttmnNext Movie: Mansome

The Cast: Christine Warner, Melanie Bounds, Ian Mitchell, Shane Gamble & John Yaglenski- Media Preview Event, Seven Dwarfs Mine Coaster- Our first podcast fire- 4 Parks / 1 Day - Christine's Adventure- Shane Gamble's experience with Magic Bands, bad shoes, and the electric slide.- PUSH contract not renewed - lots of bad jokes ensue.- Fire at Voyage of the Little Mermaid- #runICOT updates, thanks for the charity suggestions.  John is leaning towards running Marathon Weekend in support of Thyroid Cancer Awareness but we are still looking for a site charity. - Shane Gamble Live in the INTERCOT Studio!  Performs "Turn My Way" - available on Itunes, Amazon, XBox music and all major online stores.- Shane is doing a pledge drive on Pledge Music right now.  For only $10, you can preorder his upcoming album including the song "Beautiful Work".  Visit http://www.pledgemusic.com/projects/shanegamble and http://www.shanegamble.com for more info!- Just about had it with Winter!- Flower and Garden Festival "Outdoor Kitchens"- Flower Power Concert Series - Our annual singing and we fail miserably.  And for the record, it wasn't Giorgio Moroder, it was Jacques Morali, a French composer.  John is psyched - The Alan Parsons Project is coming!- Shane Gamble comes back and plays "Beautiful Work" - an amazing new track from his upcoming CD. We ALL get the sentiment! Mel made her pledge while Shane was singing.- Jammin' Jungle parade going bye bye- New MK Parade - Festival of Fantasy (the floats and costumes look fantastic)- Bounds, James Bounds- Flower Power Concert Series- Take it or leave it - Queue Waits 30 minutes or longer.  Ian says No, No! Christine says Take It!  Mel says NO! Christine says, no big deal - Take It!  John says Take It!- Paris gets Ratatouille Inspired Area/Ride. Sounds interesting. Will similar attractions come to other parks?- We talk about potential rides and attractions for Epcot and what might fit in.- Welcome Home John!- John Henson's passing- isabevigodadead.com

CMYK – Official anthem of the Typeradio Typo Berlin 2006 Show A spectacular live show featuring the legendary colour girl Miss Kathy, world renowned letter-incarnator The Great Ornaldo who completed the entire alphabet in under six minutes using all his body parts. The Typographic Orchestra were flown in from London to create spectacular finger-licking visual intros. Also a heart wrenching interview with Mr. Comic Sans. And to top it all we were joined for the first time ever by Electric Mustafa to sing a specially written rendition of the all time classic by the Village People, CMYK. Now available for everybody to download and enjoy! Electric Mustafa – CMYK (written, arranged & produced by Mike Meijer / based on YMCA by Jacques Morali, Henry Belolo, Victor Willis) Young girl, you can be blue or pink I said, young girl, with just four kinds of ink I said, young girl, this is the missing link All you got to do is mix ‘em! Young girl, with a touch of Cyan I said young girl, add some Magenta and then I said young girl, a little Black if you can. And you can paint the town deep purple It’s fun to play with CMYK It’s fun to play with the CMYK It is the perfect way for a young girl to play It is more fun than modern ballet! It’s fun to play with CMYK It’s fun to play with CMYK You can get paint yourself green, or even aquamarine The most colorful chick on the scene Young girl, so much colors to choose I said young girl, no need to have the blues I said young girl, so much more you can use All the colors of the rainbow Young girl, here’s a way to gain ground I said young girl, you’re not one-color bound  I said, young girl, you can mix ’em around It’s the way to have a good timeFile Download (4:05 min / 5 MB)