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2 episodes with oh sheila
The Madd Hatta takes his Klassic Kuts and Konvoz to the legendary Melvin Riley of Ready For The World, delving into his continued presence in the music scene since the 80s. As they catch up, the focus shifts to Riley's current endeavors, including touring and releasing new music, highlighting his enduring passion for his craft. In a captivating moment, they revisit the classic party anthem "Oh Sheila," prompting the question of whether it was inspired by recording star Sheila E., offering listeners an intriguing glimpse into the backstory of one of Ready For The World's iconic hits.
Lou follows through on covering Ready For The World's 1985 hit, Oh Sheila. More behind-the-scenes tidbits from the Dinosaur Jr Where You Been shows are revealed. Stream and download the song (and so much more) as a paid subscriber to the Barlow Family General Substack https://barlowfamilygeneral.substack.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Un día como hoy 12 de octubre de 1985, en el Hot 100 singles en Los Estados Unidos, la canción número uno era: Oh Sheila, de la agrupación Ready for the world, se mantuvo durante una semana, por otra parte en el Reino Unido en el listado de singles el primer lugar estaba a cargo de Jennifer Rush, con su éxito: The power of love. Número uno durante cinco semanas, se convirtió en el sencillo más vendido en el Reino unido, ese año, y el mayor éxito para una mujer. Todos los miércoles de 9:30am a 12:00md por Omega Stereo, Un día como hoy, con Roberto Antonio Diaz. APP 856 CANAL TIGO www.omegastereo.com 107.3FM y 107.5FM
** 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 258 (Part 2 of 2): Original members Willie Triplett (percussion and vocals) and Gerald Valentine (drums) of one of the most popular R&B-funk bands of the 1980s – Ready for the World! Storming out of the gate in 1985 with their platinum-selling, self-titled debut album, the group scored 10 R&B Top 30 hits, including the charts-topping, crossover smash “Oh Sheila.” Other popular dance and slow jams included “Digital Display,” “Love You Down,” “Tonight,” “Deep Inside Your Love,” “My Girly” and “Can He Do It (Like This, Can He Do It Like That).” RFTW dropped a new single a couple years back and continues to deliver thrilling live shows. RECORDED JULY 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 258 (Part 1 of 2): Original members Willie Triplett (percussion and vocals) and Gerald Valentine (drums) of one of the most popular R&B-funk bands of the 1980s – Ready for the World! Storming out of the gate in 1985 with their platinum-selling, self-titled debut album, the group scored 10 R&B Top 30 hits, including the charts-topping, crossover smash “Oh Sheila.” Other popular dance and slow jams included “Digital Display,” “Love You Down,” “Tonight,” “Deep Inside Your Love,” “My Girly” and “Can He Do It (Like This, Can He Do It Like That).” RFTW dropped a new single a couple years back and continues to deliver thrilling live shows. RECORDED JULY 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
Everybody thought that this was a track by Prince, but it wasn't! Also, we talk a lot about The Electrifying Mojo from Detroit in this episode. Come and check it out! Hosted by @sliiiiip and @megamixdotcom, the Super Hits Podcast reviews a different retro single each episode! We're on all of the usual podcast platforms, so come find us. Come and give us a 5-star review! We're back to twice-a-week episodes, at least for the time being! To correct us if we miss a fact or get something wrong, or to request a single, or to just say hello, hit us up at superhitspodcast@gmail.com Here's the song: https://open.spotify.com/track/5kv4uJENk4nWUIzgYoz7SI?si=b084a872d45f41cc Here's the music video: https://youtu.be/wbL2lMn34Oo Here's a clip of The Electifying Mojo: https://youtu.be/5mlpft-diFg Here's our website: https://megamixdotcom.com/super-hits/ Here's our Twitter: @SuperHitsCast Here's our Instagram: @SuperHitsPodcast You can also find playlists for all of the songs we've covered on Spotify and Apple Music. Just search for Super Hits Podcast Playlist! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/superhitspodcast/message
In this episode, Brandon and Tai discuss what should have been the main attraction of 90s cult classic, Love Jones--the friendships! Can we just say Sheila was the GOAT? Note from the hosts: Episodes recorded in-person may feel a little more candid than usual. We like it...and hope you do, too. If you're wondering, Tai's fingernail was okay. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/glspod/message
In this episode, Brandon and Tai discuss what should have been the main attraction of 90s cult classic, Love Jones--the friendships! Can we just say Sheila was the GOAT? Note from the hosts: Episodes recorded in-person may feel a little more candid than usual. We like it...and hope you do, too. If you're wondering, Tai's fingernail was okay. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/glspod/message
Because of her, he found the perfect relationship... with someone else?
Welcome to The 80's Montage! (music, mateys and cool shit from the 80s) Your Hosts Jay Jovi & Sammy HardOn, singers from Australia's 80's tribute band Rewind 80's. We take you back to living in the 80's: music, artists, TV commercials and video clips. Episode 107: 12 Inches Of Pleasure : Part 1 - Sex (I'm A....) It's a ripper! Please rate, review and enjoy! Music licensed by APRA/AMCOS Theme music ©2019 M. Skerman see Facebook for links to videos & songs mentioned in this episode! Email: planet80sproductions@gmail.com Rewind 80's Band : www.rewind80sband.com Facebook : the80smontagepodcast twitter: 80_montage instagram : the80smontage Links from Episode 107: 12 Inches Of Pleasure : Part 1 - Sex (I'm A....) Featuring Grand Master Baitz.Patreon Link With Thanks x https://www.patreon.com/the80smontagepodcast www.the80smontage.comLinks: Tell It to My Heart (Club Mix)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MUykFaVSzXIProvided to YouTube by Arista/LegacyTell It to My Heart (Club Mix) · Taylor DayneTell It to My Heart (Expanded Edition)℗ 1987 Arista Records LLCReleased on: 1988-01-19#Pebbles #Girlfriend #VevoPebbles - Girlfriend (Official Video)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Avtj8tdpr5Y#Pebbles #Girlfriend #VevoMusic video by Pebbles performing Girlfriend. (C) 2004 Geffen RecordsNew Kids On The Block - Step By Stephttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ay6GjmiJTPMNew Kids On The Block's official music video for 'Step By Step'. Click to listen to New Kids On The Block on Spotify: http://smarturl.it/NKBSpot?IQid=NKBSSAs featured on New Kids On The Block - Greatest Hits. Click to buy the track or album via iTunes: http://smarturl.it/NKBGHiTunes?IQid=N...Google Play: http://smarturl.it/NKBSSPlay?IQid=NKBSSAmazon: http://smarturl.it/NKBGHAm?IQid=NKBSSMore from New Kids On The BlockSummertime: https://youtu.be/CpkCWs2zSNYou Got It (The Right Stuff): https://youtu.be/tbIEwIwYz-cTonight: https://youtu.be/JTo3N73hpPgReady For The World - Oh Sheila ( 12 Inch Extended Version)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tStU3LvTfIgREMASTERED IN HD!Music video by Ready For The World performing Oh Sheila. (C) 1985 Geffen Records#ReadyForTheWorld #OhSheila #Remasteredhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wbL2lMn34Oohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pTKgtLpYXu0Provided to YouTube by The Orchard EnterprisesSex (I'm A) · BerlinMetro: Greatest Hits℗ 2004 Cleopatra RecordsReleased on: 2006-05-09Auto-generated by YouTube.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K-VcMcHHoFg#berlin #sex #moroderBerlin – Sex (I'm A...) official video 1983"Sex (I'm A...)" is a song by the American band Berlin from their second album Pleasure Victim. The song was co-written by group members John Crawford, Terri Nunn and David Diamond and sung as a duet by Crawford and Nunn.Released as the album's second single in February 1983, the single became a cult hit on American radio and brought the group into the mainstream. Despite the significant attention, the song's racy lyrics resulted in it being banned from several radio stations. Perhaps because of this, the single ultimately peaked at No. 62 on the Billboard Hot 100 for two weeks in late March and early April 1983. The song was also the first single release from the band's new label, Geffen Records.#Berlin #sex#Berlin #TakeMyBreathAway #VevoBerlin - Take My Breath Away (Official Video)Berlin's official music video for 'Take My Breath Away'. Click to listen to Berlin on Spotify: http://smarturl.it/BerlinSpotify?IQid...As featured on Metro: Greatest Hits. Click to buy the track or album via iTunes: http://smarturl.it/MetroGH?IQid=Berli...Google Play: http://smarturl.it/BTMBAGPlay?IQid=Be...Amazon: http://smarturl.it/BerlinAmazon?IQid=...More from BerlinNo More Words: https://youtu.be/oIb9QUGjdIcLike Flames: https://youtu.be/bwXlj3zI_8cYou Don't Know: https://youtu.be/A6E4GOAI2t4More great 80s videos here: http://smarturl.it/Ultimate80?IQid=Be...Follow BerlinWebsite: http://www.berlinpage.com/bandFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/berlinoffici...Twitter: https://twitter.com/RealTerriNunnInstagram: https://instagram.com/berlinband/Subscribe to Berlin on YouTube: http://smarturl.it/BerlinSub?IQid=Ber...---------Lyrics:Watching every motionIn my foolish lover's gameOn this endless oceanFinally lovers know no shameTurning and returningTo some secret place insideWatching in slow motionAs you turn around and sayTake my breath awayTake my breath awayWatching I keep waitingStill anticipating loveNever hesitatingTo become the fated onesTurning and returning#Berlin #TakeMyBreathAway #Vevo #Pop #VevoOfficialMusic in this videoLearn moreListen ad-free with YouTube PremiumSongTake My Breath Away (Love Theme from "Top Gun")Artist#PatBenatar #LoveIsABattlefield #VevoPat Benatar - Love Is A Battlefield (Official Video)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IGVZOLV9SPoPat Benatar - Love Is A Battlefield (Extended Version)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qzoR9bxGb28La Toya Jackson - You're Gonna Get Rockedhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=azI_nXQOTIcYou're Gonna Get Rocked! (12" Mix)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RAWW5cvvEx0Provided to YouTube by Catapult Reservatory, LLCYou're Gonna Get Rocked! (12" Mix) · La Toya JacksonYou're Gonna Get Rocked (Bonus Track Version)℗ 2015 Vibe On RecordsReleased on: 1988-10-01Provided to YouTube by Parlophone UKThe Reflex (Dance Mix) · Duran Duranhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kfV9QP36GXMThe Singles 81-85℗ 1984 Parlophone Records Ltd, a Warner Music Group CompanyProducer: Alex SadkinSaxophone: Andy HamiltonArranger: Andy TaylorGuitar: Andy TaylorProducer: Andy TaylorBacking Vocals: Andy TaylorAdditional Vocals: BJ NelsonProducer: Ian LittleUnknown: Jason CorsaroArranger: John TaylorBass Guitar: John TaylorProducer: John TaylorBacking Vocals: John TaylorPercussion: Mark KennedyAdditional Vocals: Michellel CobbsArranger: Nick RhodesKeyboards, Synthesizer: Nick RhodesProducer: Nick RhodesUnknown: Nile RodgersAudio Recording Engineer: Peter Wade-SchwierUnknown: Phil ThornallieAudio Recording Engineer: Phil ThornalliePercussion: Raphael DejesusArranger: Roger TaylorDrums, Percussion: Roger TaylorProducer: Roger TaylorArranger: Simon LeBonProducer: Simon LeBonLead Vocals: Simon LeBonUnknown: WallyWriter: Andy TaylorWriter: John TaylorWriter: Nick RhodesWriter: Roger TaylorWriter: Simon Le BonDuran Duran - The Reflex (Official Music Video)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J5ebkj9x5KoThe official Duran Duran video for "The Reflex" by Duran Duran from 1983's SEVEN & THE RAGGED TIGER. Directed by Russell MulcahyStream Duran Duran's greatest hits here ▶ https://duran.io/2GMNTzXSubscribe here ▶ https://duran.io/2xnWlGrSocials:Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/duranduranTwitter | https://twitter.com/duranduranInstagram | https://www.instagram.com/duranduranWebsite| https://www.duranduran.comWatch Duran Duran's other official music videos▶ https://duran.io/2J8R5Lf Lyrics:You've gone too far this timeAnd I'm dancing on the valentineI tell you somebody's fooling aroundWith my chances on the danger lineI'll cross that bridge when I find itAnother dayTo make my stand, oh ohHigh time is no time for decidingIf I should find a helping hand, oh ohWhy don't you use it?Try not to bruise it?Buy time don't lose itWhy don't you use it?Try not to bruise it?Buy time don't lose itThe reflex is a lonely childWho's waiting by the parkThe reflex is a door to findingTreasure in the darkAnd watching over lucky cloverIsn't that bizarreEvery little thing the reflex doesLeaves you answered with a question markI'm on a ride and I want to get offBut they won't slow down the round-aboutI sold the radio and TV setDon't want to be around when this gets outSo why don't you use it?Try not to bruise it?Buy time don't lose itWhy don't you use it?Try not to bruise it?Buy time don't lose itThe reflex is a lonely childWho's waiting in the parkThe reflex is a door to findingTreasure in the darkAnd watching over lucky cloverIsn't that bizarreEvery little thing the reflex doesLeaves you answered with a question markSo why don't you use it?Try not to bruise it?Buy time don't loose itWhy don't you use it?Try not to bruise it?Buy time don't lose itThe reflex is a lonely childWho's waiting by the parkThe reflex is a door to findingTreasure in the darkAnd watching over lucky cloverIsn't that bizarreEvery little thing the reflex doesLeaves you answered with a question markOh the reflex what a game He's hiding all the cardsThe reflex is in charge of findingTreasure in the darkAnd watching over lucky cloverIsn't that bizarreEvery little thing the reflex doesThanks for listening! www.the80smontage.comwww.rewind80smixtape.com.auwww.rewind80sband.comEpisode 107: 12 Inches Of Pleasure Part 1 - Sex (I'm A....) Featuring Grand Master Baitz.
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There’s always been bands that had some part of their success because they – a little or a lot- sounded like other bands. The Beatles and Badfinger. The Beatles and a band called the Knickerbockers with a 1965 hit song called “Lies”. “Oh Sheila” was a hit for the band Ready For the World that had a sound like Prince. An R&B singer named Fontella Bass sounded a whole lot like Aretha Franklin with a 1965 hit called “Rescue Me” - Greta Van Fleet sounds eerily like Led Zeppelin. So did the 80s band Kingdom Come. And I always kind of wonder what happened to a band. How did they go from having hits to having sorta hits, not really being a band anymore. Did they burn out. Fade away? Get taken advantage of? Dropped by the record company. Implode? In this podcast, we revisit three bands that had hits – big hits – in part because the albums they made sounded a little - or a lot like a more successful band. Not that it made them bad. But that’s the truth. Let’s dig into the careers of Quarterflash, The Outfield, and John Cafferty and the Beaver Brown Band. Links: Hear Spotify Playlist: Tracks From Bands That Sounded A Little - or a Lot - Like Other Bands Subscribe to RockPopandRoll: Apple Podcasts Spotify Stitcher Google Podcasts Or wherever you get your podcasts. Contact us: EMAIL: rockpoprollpodcast@gmail.com TWITTER: http://twitter.com/80srockpopandroll WEBSITE: rockpopandroll.com
For this episode I finally got the love of my life to sit down with me! It took her a little bit to get warmed up, but I am so glad that she did! For this episode we talk about several things: how our lives have been touched by an active duty members suicide, how Sheila has seen the workings (and some failings) of the military support structure, and she helped me through a dark period. I can’t thank her enough for doing the podcast with me, and for sharing with me, for sleeping with me, and for supporting me when she did! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
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Hosts Jen O'Neill Smith and Sally Brooks kick off the episode talking about their Instagram run-in with Gary Janetti. Then they dive into quickies about a new form of male birth control and a Snapchat meet-cute that somehow involves Steve Harvey. Jen tells the insane story of Sheila Davalloo and then Sally makes Jen cry with the love story of Linda and Peter Tracy. They end the episode talking things they love, including the podcast, Chasing Cosby, and Sally's quest for fun.Follow Dumb Love on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook: @dumblovepodcastEmail your love stories to dumblovepod@gmail.comFollow the people we talk about in this episode on Instagram:Gary Janetti (@garyjanetti)Bros Being Basic (@brosbeingbasic)Steve Harvey (@stevetvshow)Chasing Cosby host, Nicole Weisensee Egan (@nickiweisenseeegan)
Noah and Bill run around a proper English garden causing monkeyshines, which they learned from playing a video game about a little mischievous waterfowl. @noahandbillshow -- @williamscurry -- @noahtarnow 00:00 -- Introduction, and What is Untitled Goose Game? 12:40 -- Why is Untitled Goose Game so popular? 17:27 -- Would you have liked Untitled Goose Game if you were a kid? 19:13 -- Is Untitled Goose Game a sign of the apocalypse? 23:55 -- Is your irrational hatred of Untitled Goose Game based on jealousy, and conclusion This week's theme: "Oh Sheila” by Ready For the World. New episodes every Monday morning on Soundcloud, iTunes, Stitcher, and GooglePlay!
Topics: Air Jordans, Whitney Houston, Sade, The Color Purple, Whoopi Goldberg, Oprah Winfrey, Phylicia Rashad (Bonus Artist: Luck Pacheco) 1985 Notes General Snapshots 1. President: Ronald Reagan 2. Jan – In Hollywood, California, the charity single "We Are the World" is recorded by USA for Africa. The single raises money to combat the ongoing famine in Ethiopia. The American act consists of high-profile performers, including Michael Jackson, Lionel Richie, Tina Turner, Cyndi Lauper and Diana Ross. 3. Jan – The newest music video channel, VH-1, begins broadcasting on American cable. It is aimed at an older demographic than its sister station, MTV. The first video played is Marvin Gaye's rendition of "The Star-Spangled Banner". 4. Mar – WrestleMania debuts at Madison Square Garden. In the main event, Hulk Hogan and Mr. T defeated Paul Orndorff and Roddy Piper. The attendance for the event was 19,121. The event was seen by over one million viewers through closed-circuit television, making it the largest pay-per-view showing of a wrestling event on closed-circuit television in the United States at the time. 5. Apr – Coca-Cola changes its recipe and releases New Coke. The response is overwhelmingly negative, and the original formula is back on the market in less than three months. 6. Aug - Ryan White who was expelled from Western High School in Indiana is allowed to attend his first day of classes via telephone. 7. Sep - The Farm Aid concert is held in Champaign, Illinois, USA. 8. Oct – The Nintendo Entertainment System is released in U.S. stores. By 1988, industry observers stated that the NES's popularity had grown so quickly that the market for Nintendo cartridges was larger than that for all home computer software. The NES was released two years after the North American video game crash of 1983, when many retailers and adult consumers regarded electronic games as a passing fad. With the NES, Nintendo also changed the relationship between console manufacturers and third-party software developers by restricting developers from publishing and distributing software without licensed approval. This led to higher-quality games, which helped change the attitude of a public that had grown weary from poorly produced games for earlier systems. 9. Nov - Microsoft Corporation releases the first version of Windows, Windows 1.0. 10. Open Comments: 11. Top 3 Pop Songs 12. 1 "Careless Whisper" Wham! 13. 2 "Like a Virgin" Madonna 14. 3 "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" Wham! 15. Grammy Awards 16. Record of the Year: Quincy Jones (producer) for "We Are the World" 17. Album of the Year: Phil Collins (producer & artist) for No Jacket Required 18. Song of the Year: Michael Jackson & Lionel Richie (songwriters) for "We Are the World" 19. Best New Artist: Sade 20. Top 3 Movies 21. Back to the Future 22. Rambo: First Blood Part II 23. Rocky IV 24. Other Notables: The Color Purple / Out of Africa / Cocoon / The Jewel of the Nile / Witness / The Goonies / Spies Like Us / The Breakfast Club / Brewster's Millions / St. Elmo's Fire / Krush Groove 25. Top 3 TV Shows 26. The Cosby Show 27. Family Ties 28. Murder, She Wrote 29. TV Debuts 30. Sep - What's Happening Now!! / Stir Crazy 31. Black Snapshots 32. Feb - Whitney Houston releases her debut album – Whitney Houston. 33. Mar – Mike Tyson makes his professional debut in Albany, New York, a match which he wins by a first-round knockout. 34. May - Michael Jordan is named as the NBA's "Rookie of the Year." 35. May – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Mayor Wilson Goode, the first African American to hold that office, orders police to storm the headquarters of the black liberation/back-to-nature group MOVE to end a stand-off over serving arrest warrants. (Due process?!?!) The police drop 2 explosive devices into the headquarters, killing 6 adults and 5 children, and destroyed an additional 61 residental homes in the resulting fire. The survivors filed a civil suit against the city and the police department, and were awarded $1.5 million in 1996. 36. Jul - The final episode of The Jeffersons airs. (1975-) 10 yrs 37. Aug - Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids (1972-) 13 yrs 38. Nov - Ebony Man: EM Magazine launches 39. Best Comedy Recording: Whoopi Goldberg - Original Broadway Show Recording 40. Best R&B Vocal Performance, Female: Aretha Franklin for "Freeway of Love" 41. Best R&B Vocal Performance, Male: Stevie Wonder for In Square Circle 42. Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal: Commodores for "Nightshift" 43. Economic Snapshot 44. Avg. Income = $22,138 45. House = $99,331 46. New Car = $9,531 47. Avg. Rent = $375 48. Tuition at Harvard = $9,800 49. Movie Ticket = $2.75 50. Gas = $1.20 51. Stamp = $0.22 52. Socilal Scene: “Money, it's gotta be da shoes!” - Mars Blackmon 53. The Air Jordan I was originally released in 1985 and is almost single-handedly responsible for modern-day sneaker culture. Michael Jordan originally wanted to sign with either Converse or Adidas. But Converse declined and according to a Wall Street Journal article published in 2015 so did Adidas. Still MJ was not convinced. Only when Nike, thinking they had nothing to loose, offered to give MJ his own shoe- and clothing line did he change his mind. This was unheard of at the time, no NBA player had an entire product line named after them. As the first basketball player with his own signature shoes Jordan would immediately become the king of basketball sneaker advertising. Just to be on the safe side Nike worked an out-clause into the contract: if Air Jordans didn’t earn Nike $3 million in the first 3 years, or if Jordan didn’t make the NBA All-Star Game in his first three years, Nike could dump him. Jordan was voted into the All-Star Game as a Rookie starter and the "Air Jordan 1" shoe made Nike $130 million in 1985 alone. The rest is history. 54. Open Comments: 55. The pushback and common critisisms 56. Extremely superficial materialism is one of the only ways that many black Americans express a sense of self worth. 57. When you live in a society where nobody has a savings account, or a college degree, or has traveled abroad, having a fresh pair of sneakers and a gold chain shouldn't be your version of keeping up with the Joneses. 58. Liking shoes is as much of a "black thing" as liking chicken is a "black thing". Everyone likes both of these things. 59. Open Comments: 60. It became popular in the late 80s for people with moderate or low incomes to wear clothing adorned with the names and logos of luxury, high-end brands. Then all the luxury brands started making their own low-end, logo-covered versions. You wear your favorite sports team to affiliate yourself with them. It's the same thing with Tommy Hilfiger, Gucci, Jordache, Guess, Wrangler, Levi, Gitano, Bonjour, Sasson, etc., it's a way of signalling. 61. Question: We went from tailored suits and dresses to baggy jeans and yoga pants. From afro's and braids to fashioned bandanas and bleached blondes. From the stylish Supremes and Tempations to tatooed faces and pireced everytginhg. - What do you think is at the root of our decisions? Are we victims of advertising? 62. Music Scene 63. Black Songs from the Top 40 (No Lionel Richie showed up!) 64. 5 "I Feel for You" Chaka Khan 65. 6 "Out of Touch" Hall & Oates 66. 12 "Easy Lover" Philip Bailey and Phil Collins 67. 17 "Cherish" Kool & the Gang 68. 20 "We Are the World" USA for Africa 69. 22 "Part-Time Lover" Stevie Wonder 70. 23 "Saving All My Love For You" Whitney Houston 71. 26 "Cool It Now" New Edition 72. 28 "Loverboy" Billy Ocean 73. 29 "Lovergirl" Teena Marie 74. 31 "Oh Sheila" Ready for the World 75. 32 "Rhythm of the Night" DeBarge 76. 38 "Neutron Dance" The Pointer Sisters 77. 40 "Nightshift" Commodores 78. Vote: 79. Top RnB Singles 80. Jan - "Operator" Midnight Star 81. Jan - "Gotta Get You Home Tonight" Eugene Wilde 82. Feb - "Mr. Telephone Man" New Edition 83. Feb - "Missing You" Diana Ross 84. Mar - "Nightshift" The Commodores 85. Apr - "Back In Stride" Maze featuring Frankie Beverly 86. Apr - "Rhythm Of the Night" DeBarge 87. May - "We Are the World" USA for Africa 88. May - "Fresh" Kool & the Gang 89. May - "You Give Good Love" Whitney Houston 90. Jun - "Rock Me Tonight (For Old Times Sake)" Freddie Jackson 91. Jul - "Hangin' on a String (Contemplating)" Loose Ends 92. Jul - "Save Your Love (For #1)" René & Angela 93. Aug - "Freeway of Love" Aretha Franklin 94. Sep - "Saving All My Love for You" Whitney Houston 95. Sep - "Cherish" Kool & the Gang 96. Sep - "Oh Sheila" Ready For the World 97. Oct - "You Are My Lady" Freddie Jackson 98. Oct - "Part-Time Lover" Stevie Wonder 99. Nov - "Caravan of Love" Isley-Jasper-Isley 100. Dec - "Don't Say No Tonight" Eugene Wilde 101. Vote: 102. Top RnB Albums 103. Jan - New Edition New Edition 104. Feb - Solid Ashford & Simpson 105. Mar - Gap Band VI The Gap Band 106. Mar p- Private Dancer Tina Turner 107. Apr - Nightshift The Commodores 108. Apr - Can't Stop the Love Frankie Beverly and Maze 109. May - The Night I Fell in Love Luther Vandross 110. Jun - Whitney Houston Whitney Houston 111. Jun - Rock Me Tonight Freddie Jackson 112. Nov - In Square Circle Stevie Wonder 113. Vote 114. Featured Artists: Whitney Houston and Sade 115. Whitney Elizabeth Houston, @22 yrs old: Singer, actress, model, and producer, Whitney Houston is one of the world’s most successful female entertainers of all time. 116. Born and raised in Newark NJ, she is the daughter of Grammy-award-winning gospel singer, Emily “Cissy” Houston and John R. Houston, who managed his daughter’s production company. 117. Childhood & Early Life 118. She was no stranger to the entertainment industry, having come from a line of singers and actresses. Not only did her mother’s vocal group, the ‘Sweet Inspirations’, sing backup for Aretha Franklin, but her cousins Dionne and Dee Dee Warwick are also renowned singers, as well as her godmother, Darlene Love. She began performing in her church’s gospel choir as a soloist at the age of eleven and learned to play the piano. While attending Catholic school, she took voice lessons from her mother, with whom she would occasionally perform in nightclubs. 119. Career 120. In 1977 (@ 14 yrs old), she was a backup singer for Michael Zager Band’s single ‘Life’s a Party’ and the following year she sang on Chaka Khan’s single ‘I’m Every Woman’. She was offered an opportunity to sign with a recording company, but her mother declined so she would finish high school. In the early 1980s, (@17 yrs old), she worked as a model, appearing in several magazines including, ‘Seventeen’, where she became the first African American to be featured on the cover. She also took on acting gigs appearing in TV show episodes such as, ‘Gimme a Break’, while continuing to develop her vocal skills. In 1983,(@ 20yrs old) she was signed with ‘Arista Records’. President Clive Davis spent the next couple years assembling lyricists and producers to balance her gospel-like sound with contemporary melodies. In 1985, her debut album, ‘Whitney Houston’ gradually became the number one selling album of her career. She went on to win two Emmy Awards, six Grammy Awards, 30 Billboard Music Awards, 22 American Music Awards. 121. Open Comments: 122. A Hot Mess 123. On February 11th, 2012, Whitney Houston (@ 48 yrs old) was found facedown in a bathtub. Weeks later, an autopsy report would contribute Houston’s death to accidental drowning, heart disease and cocaine use. There were additional traces of a muscle relaxant, Xanax, marijuana and an allergy medication in the singer’s system. 124. The sad, secret life of Whitney Houston: From a secret lesbian relationship to a decades-long struggle with drugs, five years after singer’s death, a new film ‘Whitney: Can I Be Me’ examines what caused her tragic downfall - Tara Brady [Jun 12, 2017] https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/the-sad-secret-life-of-whitney-houston-1.3105861 125. Selected quotes from the article: 126. What exactly killed Houston? Why did she drown? How did she drown? Was she simply overwhelmed by the controlling demands of her formidable mother, Cissy Houston, Svengali Clive Davis, and her record company, Arista? Did the aftermath of her toxic and co-dependent marriage to Bobby Brown send her spiralling? Or was it the dissolution of her decades-old lesbian relationship with her assistant Robyn Crawford? It’s complicated, as documentarian Nick Broomfield discovered. “In the end I think the divide between who she was and what her public persona was became more and more difficult,” says documentarian Nick Broomfield. “And she just went down, 127. The imploding relations between Houston, Bobby Brown and Robyn Crawford. Brown told Us Weekly magazine that Houston was bisexual and that she once had an affair with Tupac Shakur. He went on to say that Houston kept her relationship with Crawford hidden because of Cissy. “I really feel that if Robyn was accepted into Whitney’s life, Whitney would still be alive today,” Brown told the magazine. “She didn’t have close friends with her anymore.” 128. From Cissy’s notorious 2013 interview with Oprah Winfrey: “Would it have bothered you if your daughter was gay?” “Absolutely,” Cissy snapped back. “You wouldn’t have condoned it?” continued an incredulous Oprah. “Not at all.” ...“I didn’t particularly like [Crawford],” Cissy told the talk show queen. “She just spoke too much, disrespectful sometimes, like she had something over Nippy (Houston’s nickname), and I didn’t like that at all. She was all right, she turned out to be all right, I guess. That was her friend.” 129. Houston and Crawford first bonded while they were teenagers working at a community centre in East Orange, New Jersey. When Houston’s modelling career began to take off, she’d face bullying in school, and Crawford, who was originally a friend of Houston’s older brothers Michael and Gary, would frequently come to the rescue. When Houston moved out of her family home, she shared her first apartment with Crawford. Deep into Houston and Brown’s 14-year marriage, Crawford remained a fixture in Houston’s domestic arrangements. 130. Houston’s marriage to Brown, understandably, made for an uneasy romantic trinity. In Derrick Handspike’s unauthorised 2008 biography, Bobby Brown: The Truth, The Whole Truth and Nothing But . . ., the author quotes Brown as saying: “Now I realise Whitney had a different agenda than I did when we got married. I believe her agenda was to clean up her image while mine was to be loved and have children. “Whitney felt she had to make rumours of a lesbian affair go away. Since she was the American Sweetheart and all, that didn’t go too well with her image. In Whitney’s situation the only solution was to get married and have kids. That would kill all speculation whether it was true or not.” 131. Supermarket tabloids did a brisk trade during the 1990s by peddling the idea that Houston’s life spiralled into addiction after she married Brown. She was the gospel-singing good girl – the church-going daughter of Cissy and a cousin of Dionne Warwick. He was a bad boy who, aged 20, when they first met, had already been shot and stabbed in the shoulder. Their tumultuous marriage (from 1992 to 2007), characterised by drug use, infidelity and a costly entourage, was seldom out of the headlines. But contrary to popular belief, Brown did not introduce his troubled wife to cocaine. Houston first dabbled with drugs with her brothers, Michael and Gary, as a teenager. The truth is that Houston was always as “street“ as her R&B star husband. But that part of her personal history didn’t fit with what Broomfield calls “the Whitney character”. As Pattie Howard, Houston’s backing vocalist, notes: “People may not know it but Whitney was from the ‘hood’. They wanted to present her as the princess. And that’s what white America was presented with.” Kenneth Reynolds, who worked in marketing for Arista Records recalls that: “Anything that was too black sounding was sent back. We wanted Joni Mitchell. We wanted Barbra Streisand. ” “She was very carefully groomed for nearly two years before the first album came out,” explains Broomfield. “So every aspect of her was carefully considered. She was a major project. A lot of money was spent on her. Anything that was too R&B was out. They didn’t want a female James Brown. That was not part of their vision. Which, of course, was a very successful vision.” 132. In 1989, just as Houston topped 25 million in album sales and surpassed the Beatles’s record with seven consecutive number one hits, she attended the Soul Train awards where, in response to her “white” music, she was roundly booed. Pre-Beyoncé and Mariah Carey, “crossover” was synonymous with cultural betrayal. People shouted “Oreo” – brown on the outside, white on the inside – as her nomination for Best Female Vocalist was announced. “It’s not a good feeling,” says Houston, in Can I Be Me. “It’s horrible and kind of funny. You think: ‘Are they booing me?’ And you have to sit there and be cordial and smiley. And you feel like: ‘Oh my God’.” Kirk Whalum, the saxophonist who toured with Houston for more than seven years recalls that night, which coincidentally, was the first time she met Brown. “It was devastating [for her],” says Whalum. 133. By the end of the 90s, Houston found herself at the centre of a perfect storm of ongoing racial friction, marital troubles and drug abuse. Friends, unable to watch Houston’s decline, began to drift away. Her father, John, died in 2003, but not before his management company, John Houston Entertainment LLC, filed a $100 million lawsuit against his own daughter. Months before his death, he made a public appeal on the syndicated show, Celebrity Justice: “You get your act together, honey, and you pay me the money that you owe me.” Robyn Crawford’s departure in 2000, too, prompted a new, crippling dependency on crack-cocaine and other substances. - “Robyn was the one who was keeping her together,” says writer Allison Samuels. “That’s when drugs became so important to her.” 134. Open Comments: 135. The Smooth Operator -Helen Folasade Adu, professionally known as Sade (@26 yrs old) 136. Sade is an internationally renowned, multi-Grammy award winning singer who is known for her smooth, melodic vocals and the seamless incorporation of different styles of music. She was born in Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria on January 16, 1959. Her father Adebisi Adu, a Nigerian lecturer of economics, and her mother Anne Hayes, a district nurse, had met in London. Sade was the couple’s second child. Shortly after her birth, Sade’s parents separated and she and her brother followed their mother to Colchester, Essex, England. There, the children were raised by their mother as well as their maternal grandfather. Upon finishing her education at Clacton County High School in Colchester, she enrolled at Central St. Martin’s College of Art and Design in London to pursue fashion and design. After completion of her program, she worked as a model and menswear designer. 137. Sade entered the music scene around 1980 when she started singing harmony for Arriva, a Latin funk band. She joined another funk band called Pride and was a background singer for the group. Pride garnered much attention from record companies due to their performances around London. Eventually Sade and fellow bandmates, Stuart Matthewman, Paul Denma, and Andrew Hale signed a deal with the U.K. division of Epic Records and formed the band Sade. In 1984 the band’s debut album, Diamond Life, was released to much critical success and was bolstered by singles such as “Hang On to Your Love” and “Smooth Operator.” The band followed up their debut with their next album, Promise, which was released the following year. “The Sweetest Taboo,” a single from Promise, was on the U.S. Hot 100 for six months. She was awarded the Grammy for best new artist of 1985. 138. Open Comments: 139. Selected quote about her sound 140. Let's get this into context. With Sade it's unlikely there will ever be a full, naked baring of the soul. In terms of contemporary icons, it's better to listen to Mary J for stories of drama and shattered devotion. But Sade, today, is all about the acknowledged presence of absence. What's missing in her music is as important as what's present. - The Fader 141. A small, yet important, fact: When Sade signed her first record deal with Epic in the early '80s, she accepted a small advance, worth ~$70,000 in exchange for an unusually high cut of sales for a new artist—15 percent. It was a deal that ended up proving immensely lucrative, and it has freed her from many of the commercial demands that often encumber artists. Put simply, she only works when and how she wants to. As one executive at her label, Epic, put it to me: "Who's going to argue with a woman who's sold 50 million albums? She's more powerful than anyone working at the label, including the [President]." - The Fader 142. Question: Does the Sade sound ever wear out? 143. The Movie Scene 144. The Color Purple/Film synopsis 145. An epic tale spanning forty years in the life of Celie (Whoopi Goldberg), an African-American woman living in the South who survives incredible abuse and bigotry. After Celie's abusive father marries her off to the equally debasing "Mister" Albert Johnson (Danny Glover), things go from bad to worse, leaving Celie to find companionship anywhere she can. She perseveres, holding on to her dream of one day being reunited with her sister in Africa. Based on the novel by Alice Walker. 146. Review by Roger Ebert 147. Returning to "The Color Purple" after almost 20 years, I can see its flaws more easily than when I named it the best film of 1985, but I can also understand why it moved me so deeply, and why the greatness of some films depends not on their perfection or logic, but on their heart. The movie may have inconsistencies, confusions and improbabilities, but there is one perfect thing at its center, and that is the character of Celie, as played by Whoopi Goldberg. "Here is this year's winner for best actress," I wrote in my original review, and that should have been true, but although "The Color Purple" had 11 nominations, it won not a single Oscar. When a movie character is really working, we become that character. That's what the movies offer: Escapism into lives other than our own. I am not female, I am not black, I am not Celie, but for a time during "The Color Purple," my mind deceives me that I am all of those things, and as I empathize with her struggle and victory I learn something about what it must have been like to be her. - Roger Ebert 148. Selected Quotes 149. In Honor of Its 33rd Anniversary, Here Are 10 Life Lessons I Learned From the Color Purple - By Melissa Kimble Dec 18, 2018 [https://www.oprahmag.com/entertainment/tv-movies/a25616715/the-color-purple-quotes-anniversary/] 150. I was born a few years after the film was released. However, I can credit much of my self discovery to the many times I’ve watched it. My favorite quotes from the movie taught me valuable lessons about Black womanhood, faith, and self love. And these 10 are the ones I’ll never forget. 151. “Girl, you oughta bash Mister’s head open and think about heaven later.” By Oprah Winfrey - In a film where women are treated like inferiors, Sofia breaks the mold by refusing to be her husband's punching bag. This scene-stealing monologue, with its rage filled entrance by the O of O, is an act of defiance—especially one committed in early 20th century Georgia. It was powerful and necessary to see a Black woman go against the grain on screen. And to me, it was a call to action to be fearless. 152. "I'm poor, Black, I may even be ugly, but dear God, I’m here! I’m here!" By Whoopi Goldberg - What a victorious statement this was by Celie, who, up until this point, had spent most of her life feeling unworthy and invisible. It reminded me that even with our flaws and imperfections, we still deserve to show up in our own lives. 153. "Until you do right by me, everything you think about is going to crumble." By - Whoopi Goldberg - With these words, Celie breaks a cycle of abuse from Mister and sticks up for herself. I interpreted this line as a sign that I don’t have to carry the weight of people who have caused my pain; life will take care of everything. 154. “Miss Celie, why you always covering up your smile?” By Desreta Jackson - Growing up, I was very insecure about my smile. And when Shug Avery posed this question to Miss Celie, it also made me turn to myself. When Shug encourages Celie to smile, I learned that there’s no need to cover up my own 155. Open Comments: 156. Featured Artist 157. Caryn Elaine Johnson, a.k.a. Whoopi Goldberg (@ 30 yrs old): an American comedian, actress, singer-songwriter, Broadway star, political activist, author and talk show host, she is one of the most successful and established African American actresses of her time. 158. Born and raised in Manhattan, she is one of 14 entertainers ever to have won an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony. What differentiates Goldberg from her contemporaries is the excellence that she portrayed in all the mediums of entertainment, be it television, theatre, films or radio. 159. Childhood & Early Life 160. Her mother was a nurse and a teacher while her father served as a clergyman. She was raised in the Chelsea-Elliot Houses by her mother alone after her father disbanded the family when she was young. She studied until her teen years and later dropped out of school. Her started acting started at a young age. It was during her stage performance that people complimented her by saying that she looked like whoopee cushion. It was from there that she took the stage name Whoopi and adopted Goldberg as her surname to sound more Jewish. 161. Career 162. In 1974, (@ age 19) she moved to California and thereafter lived in various cities such as Los Angeles, San Diego and San Francisco. It was during this time that she honed her acting skills and developed her talent as a stand-up comedian. However, soon thereafter, she returned to New York and started receiving training under acting coach Uta Hagen. Her first ever appearance on screen was for William Farley’s feature, ‘Citizen: I'm Not Losing My Mind, I'm Giving It Away’ in 1982 (@ 27). In 1983, she created, starred and directed a ‘The Spook Show’, a one-woman show that addressed the issue of race in American but in a unique and innovative style. Next, she created other off-Broadway productions such as ‘Little Girl’ an African-American child obsessed with having blond hair and ‘Fontaine’ a junkie who also happens to hold a doctorate in literature. The innovative presentation and sense of wit and style in her shows impressed director Mike Nicholas who offered to take ‘The Spook Show’ to the Broadway. The show which ran for 156 performances, met with much acclaim both commercially and critically. It went on to earn her a Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album. The eye-catching performance and amazing positive reception of the show earned her attention of the Hollywood bigwigs. It helped her bag a role in the Steven Spielberg film, ‘The Color Purple’, released in 1985. The movie met with resounding success, clutching 11 Academy Awards nominations and she won her first Golden Globe award. 163. Open Comments: 164. Oprah Gail Winfrey , a.k.a. Oprah Winfrey (@ 31 yrs old): Talk show host, actress, producer and philanthropist. 165. Childhood & Early Life 166. Born in Kosciusko, Mississippi, on a small family farm, to an unwed mother who had a short relationship with a soldier stationed nearby, Oprah grew up in dire poverty, and was primarily raised by her grandmother. Sexually abused and mistreated as a child, Winfrey rose above adversity to focus on her primary and high school education. 167. Career 168. When she was still a teenager, the local CBS television station in Nashville, Tennessee offered her a job as a co-anchor. She turned it down three times. At age 19, Oprah Winfrey said yes after the fourth offer. She failed the interview, but instead was offered a job as a full-time reporter for a Baltimore television news channel. She did poorly as a reporter, and by age 22 she was fired from the news division. The director of the station gave Winfrey a boost by selecting her to anchor a morning talk show entitled ‘People are Talking’. For the next seven years, her talk show enjoyed excellent ratings. In 1981, (@ 27) she moved to Chicago to host a talk show entitled ‘A.M. Chicago’. Four years later, (1985) after a tremendous boost in the ratings, the producers changed the name to ‘The Oprah Winfrey Show’. She caught the attention of Quincy Jones, a Chicago native, and he cast her as Sofia for the first movie he produced, 'The Color Purple'. The following year ‘The Oprah Winfrey Show’ was broadcast nationally. 169. Open Comments: 170. TV Scene: 171. Featured Actor: Phylician Ayers Allen, a.k.a Phylicia Rashad is an Emmy-nominated American actress, singer, and director. 172. Her multi-faceted career began with Broadway before she branched into television and films. She is best remembered for her character as Claire Huxtable in the NBC sitcom ‘The Cosby Show’, which ran for eight years. The series brought Phylicia much deserved recognition, also earning her two Emmy nominations. Phylicia, however, is immortalized for her rich performances on the stage as an artist. She starred in several lavish musicals and dramas, all praised highly by critics. She became the first African American actress to walk away with a Tony Award for her performance in Lorraine Hansberry’s ‘Raisin in The Sun’. Subsequently, she was venerated within the African American acting community at the NAACP Awards, where she was called ‘The Mother’ of the Black Community. Her other popular plays include ‘Cat on a Hot Tin Roof’, ‘August: Osage Country’, and ‘Gem of the Ocean’. She has tried her hand at stage direction and has successfully directed hit plays at prominent stages. Over the course of her career, Rashad has starred in several television series and voiced many characters. Her prolific output continues to be on the rise as she is still an active part of the entertainment industry. 173. Childhood & Early Life: 174. Phylicia Rashad was born Phylician Ayers Allen on June 19, 1948, in Houston, Texas to Vivian Ayers and Andrew Arthur Allen. Her mother was a prize-winning poet and artist, while her father was a reputed orthodontist. She has three siblings: Andrew Arthur Allen Jr., Debbie Allen, and Hugh Allen. Phylicia was raised in the United States and Mexico. She studied at Howard University, Washington D.C. and graduated with a bachelor’s degree in theatre in 1970. During her university days, she was inculcated into the Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority. 175. Career 176. After graduating with a degree in theatre, Phylicia immediately joined the Negro Ensemble Company in New York. She toured the city and was seen in several plays under this troupe. Her Broadway debut occurred in 1972 and she was seen in several minor roles for hit musicals, including ‘The Wiz’ (1975) and ‘Dreamgirls’ (1981). In 1978, Rashad tried her hand at something new by releasing the concept album ‘Josephine Superstar’, an album that was based on Josephine Baker’s life. She decided to embark on an alternative career in television owing to the scarcity of good roles given to her. In 1982, after moving to television, Rashad landed a recurring role in the series ‘One Life to Live’ as Courtney Wright, a publicist. In 1984, Phylicia Rashad was roped in to play the role of Clair Huxtable, an attorney, in the hit comedy ‘The Cosby Show’. The show starred Bill Cosby in the lead role and Phylicia played his wife. The series ran for over eight years and was a critical and commercial success. Phylicia’s role as Clair proved to be the highest point in her career, earning her two Emmy Award nominations. 177. Open Comments 178. Question: Is she a good actor? Do you buy her in other roles? 179. Vote: Best Pop Culture item/event for 1985
Topics: Air Jordans, Whitney Houston, Sade, The Color Purple, Whoopi Goldberg, Oprah Winfrey, Phylicia Rashad (Bonus Artist: Luck Pacheco) 1985 Notes General Snapshots 1. President: Ronald Reagan 2. Jan – In Hollywood, California, the charity single "We Are the World" is recorded by USA for Africa. The single raises money to combat the ongoing famine in Ethiopia. The American act consists of high-profile performers, including Michael Jackson, Lionel Richie, Tina Turner, Cyndi Lauper and Diana Ross. 3. Jan – The newest music video channel, VH-1, begins broadcasting on American cable. It is aimed at an older demographic than its sister station, MTV. The first video played is Marvin Gaye's rendition of "The Star-Spangled Banner". 4. Mar – WrestleMania debuts at Madison Square Garden. In the main event, Hulk Hogan and Mr. T defeated Paul Orndorff and Roddy Piper. The attendance for the event was 19,121. The event was seen by over one million viewers through closed-circuit television, making it the largest pay-per-view showing of a wrestling event on closed-circuit television in the United States at the time. 5. Apr – Coca-Cola changes its recipe and releases New Coke. The response is overwhelmingly negative, and the original formula is back on the market in less than three months. 6. Aug - Ryan White who was expelled from Western High School in Indiana is allowed to attend his first day of classes via telephone. 7. Sep - The Farm Aid concert is held in Champaign, Illinois, USA. 8. Oct – The Nintendo Entertainment System is released in U.S. stores. By 1988, industry observers stated that the NES's popularity had grown so quickly that the market for Nintendo cartridges was larger than that for all home computer software. The NES was released two years after the North American video game crash of 1983, when many retailers and adult consumers regarded electronic games as a passing fad. With the NES, Nintendo also changed the relationship between console manufacturers and third-party software developers by restricting developers from publishing and distributing software without licensed approval. This led to higher-quality games, which helped change the attitude of a public that had grown weary from poorly produced games for earlier systems. 9. Nov - Microsoft Corporation releases the first version of Windows, Windows 1.0. 10. Open Comments: 11. Top 3 Pop Songs 12. 1 "Careless Whisper" Wham! 13. 2 "Like a Virgin" Madonna 14. 3 "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" Wham! 15. Grammy Awards 16. Record of the Year: Quincy Jones (producer) for "We Are the World" 17. Album of the Year: Phil Collins (producer & artist) for No Jacket Required 18. Song of the Year: Michael Jackson & Lionel Richie (songwriters) for "We Are the World" 19. Best New Artist: Sade 20. Top 3 Movies 21. Back to the Future 22. Rambo: First Blood Part II 23. Rocky IV 24. Other Notables: The Color Purple / Out of Africa / Cocoon / The Jewel of the Nile / Witness / The Goonies / Spies Like Us / The Breakfast Club / Brewster's Millions / St. Elmo's Fire / Krush Groove 25. Top 3 TV Shows 26. The Cosby Show 27. Family Ties 28. Murder, She Wrote 29. TV Debuts 30. Sep - What's Happening Now!! / Stir Crazy 31. Black Snapshots 32. Feb - Whitney Houston releases her debut album – Whitney Houston. 33. Mar – Mike Tyson makes his professional debut in Albany, New York, a match which he wins by a first-round knockout. 34. May - Michael Jordan is named as the NBA's "Rookie of the Year." 35. May – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Mayor Wilson Goode, the first African American to hold that office, orders police to storm the headquarters of the black liberation/back-to-nature group MOVE to end a stand-off over serving arrest warrants. (Due process?!?!) The police drop 2 explosive devices into the headquarters, killing 6 adults and 5 children, and destroyed an additional 61 residental homes in the resulting fire. The survivors filed a civil suit against the city and the police department, and were awarded $1.5 million in 1996. 36. Jul - The final episode of The Jeffersons airs. (1975-) 10 yrs 37. Aug - Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids (1972-) 13 yrs 38. Nov - Ebony Man: EM Magazine launches 39. Best Comedy Recording: Whoopi Goldberg - Original Broadway Show Recording 40. Best R&B Vocal Performance, Female: Aretha Franklin for "Freeway of Love" 41. Best R&B Vocal Performance, Male: Stevie Wonder for In Square Circle 42. Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal: Commodores for "Nightshift" 43. Economic Snapshot 44. Avg. Income = $22,138 45. House = $99,331 46. New Car = $9,531 47. Avg. Rent = $375 48. Tuition at Harvard = $9,800 49. Movie Ticket = $2.75 50. Gas = $1.20 51. Stamp = $0.22 52. Socilal Scene: “Money, it's gotta be da shoes!” - Mars Blackmon 53. The Air Jordan I was originally released in 1985 and is almost single-handedly responsible for modern-day sneaker culture. Michael Jordan originally wanted to sign with either Converse or Adidas. But Converse declined and according to a Wall Street Journal article published in 2015 so did Adidas. Still MJ was not convinced. Only when Nike, thinking they had nothing to loose, offered to give MJ his own shoe- and clothing line did he change his mind. This was unheard of at the time, no NBA player had an entire product line named after them. As the first basketball player with his own signature shoes Jordan would immediately become the king of basketball sneaker advertising. Just to be on the safe side Nike worked an out-clause into the contract: if Air Jordans didn’t earn Nike $3 million in the first 3 years, or if Jordan didn’t make the NBA All-Star Game in his first three years, Nike could dump him. Jordan was voted into the All-Star Game as a Rookie starter and the "Air Jordan 1" shoe made Nike $130 million in 1985 alone. The rest is history. 54. Open Comments: 55. The pushback and common critisisms 56. Extremely superficial materialism is one of the only ways that many black Americans express a sense of self worth. 57. When you live in a society where nobody has a savings account, or a college degree, or has traveled abroad, having a fresh pair of sneakers and a gold chain shouldn't be your version of keeping up with the Joneses. 58. Liking shoes is as much of a "black thing" as liking chicken is a "black thing". Everyone likes both of these things. 59. Open Comments: 60. It became popular in the late 80s for people with moderate or low incomes to wear clothing adorned with the names and logos of luxury, high-end brands. Then all the luxury brands started making their own low-end, logo-covered versions. You wear your favorite sports team to affiliate yourself with them. It's the same thing with Tommy Hilfiger, Gucci, Jordache, Guess, Wrangler, Levi, Gitano, Bonjour, Sasson, etc., it's a way of signalling. 61. Question: We went from tailored suits and dresses to baggy jeans and yoga pants. From afro's and braids to fashioned bandanas and bleached blondes. From the stylish Supremes and Tempations to tatooed faces and pireced everytginhg. - What do you think is at the root of our decisions? Are we victims of advertising? 62. Music Scene 63. Black Songs from the Top 40 (No Lionel Richie showed up!) 64. 5 "I Feel for You" Chaka Khan 65. 6 "Out of Touch" Hall & Oates 66. 12 "Easy Lover" Philip Bailey and Phil Collins 67. 17 "Cherish" Kool & the Gang 68. 20 "We Are the World" USA for Africa 69. 22 "Part-Time Lover" Stevie Wonder 70. 23 "Saving All My Love For You" Whitney Houston 71. 26 "Cool It Now" New Edition 72. 28 "Loverboy" Billy Ocean 73. 29 "Lovergirl" Teena Marie 74. 31 "Oh Sheila" Ready for the World 75. 32 "Rhythm of the Night" DeBarge 76. 38 "Neutron Dance" The Pointer Sisters 77. 40 "Nightshift" Commodores 78. Vote: 79. Top RnB Singles 80. Jan - "Operator" Midnight Star 81. Jan - "Gotta Get You Home Tonight" Eugene Wilde 82. Feb - "Mr. Telephone Man" New Edition 83. Feb - "Missing You" Diana Ross 84. Mar - "Nightshift" The Commodores 85. Apr - "Back In Stride" Maze featuring Frankie Beverly 86. Apr - "Rhythm Of the Night" DeBarge 87. May - "We Are the World" USA for Africa 88. May - "Fresh" Kool & the Gang 89. May - "You Give Good Love" Whitney Houston 90. Jun - "Rock Me Tonight (For Old Times Sake)" Freddie Jackson 91. Jul - "Hangin' on a String (Contemplating)" Loose Ends 92. Jul - "Save Your Love (For #1)" René & Angela 93. Aug - "Freeway of Love" Aretha Franklin 94. Sep - "Saving All My Love for You" Whitney Houston 95. Sep - "Cherish" Kool & the Gang 96. Sep - "Oh Sheila" Ready For the World 97. Oct - "You Are My Lady" Freddie Jackson 98. Oct - "Part-Time Lover" Stevie Wonder 99. Nov - "Caravan of Love" Isley-Jasper-Isley 100. Dec - "Don't Say No Tonight" Eugene Wilde 101. Vote: 102. Top RnB Albums 103. Jan - New Edition New Edition 104. Feb - Solid Ashford & Simpson 105. Mar - Gap Band VI The Gap Band 106. Mar p- Private Dancer Tina Turner 107. Apr - Nightshift The Commodores 108. Apr - Can't Stop the Love Frankie Beverly and Maze 109. May - The Night I Fell in Love Luther Vandross 110. Jun - Whitney Houston Whitney Houston 111. Jun - Rock Me Tonight Freddie Jackson 112. Nov - In Square Circle Stevie Wonder 113. Vote 114. Featured Artists: Whitney Houston and Sade 115. Whitney Elizabeth Houston, @22 yrs old: Singer, actress, model, and producer, Whitney Houston is one of the world’s most successful female entertainers of all time. 116. Born and raised in Newark NJ, she is the daughter of Grammy-award-winning gospel singer, Emily “Cissy” Houston and John R. Houston, who managed his daughter’s production company. 117. Childhood & Early Life 118. She was no stranger to the entertainment industry, having come from a line of singers and actresses. Not only did her mother’s vocal group, the ‘Sweet Inspirations’, sing backup for Aretha Franklin, but her cousins Dionne and Dee Dee Warwick are also renowned singers, as well as her godmother, Darlene Love. She began performing in her church’s gospel choir as a soloist at the age of eleven and learned to play the piano. While attending Catholic school, she took voice lessons from her mother, with whom she would occasionally perform in nightclubs. 119. Career 120. In 1977 (@ 14 yrs old), she was a backup singer for Michael Zager Band’s single ‘Life’s a Party’ and the following year she sang on Chaka Khan’s single ‘I’m Every Woman’. She was offered an opportunity to sign with a recording company, but her mother declined so she would finish high school. In the early 1980s, (@17 yrs old), she worked as a model, appearing in several magazines including, ‘Seventeen’, where she became the first African American to be featured on the cover. She also took on acting gigs appearing in TV show episodes such as, ‘Gimme a Break’, while continuing to develop her vocal skills. In 1983,(@ 20yrs old) she was signed with ‘Arista Records’. President Clive Davis spent the next couple years assembling lyricists and producers to balance her gospel-like sound with contemporary melodies. In 1985, her debut album, ‘Whitney Houston’ gradually became the number one selling album of her career. She went on to win two Emmy Awards, six Grammy Awards, 30 Billboard Music Awards, 22 American Music Awards. 121. Open Comments: 122. A Hot Mess 123. On February 11th, 2012, Whitney Houston (@ 48 yrs old) was found facedown in a bathtub. Weeks later, an autopsy report would contribute Houston’s death to accidental drowning, heart disease and cocaine use. There were additional traces of a muscle relaxant, Xanax, marijuana and an allergy medication in the singer’s system. 124. The sad, secret life of Whitney Houston: From a secret lesbian relationship to a decades-long struggle with drugs, five years after singer’s death, a new film ‘Whitney: Can I Be Me’ examines what caused her tragic downfall - Tara Brady [Jun 12, 2017] https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/music/the-sad-secret-life-of-whitney-houston-1.3105861 125. Selected quotes from the article: 126. What exactly killed Houston? Why did she drown? How did she drown? Was she simply overwhelmed by the controlling demands of her formidable mother, Cissy Houston, Svengali Clive Davis, and her record company, Arista? Did the aftermath of her toxic and co-dependent marriage to Bobby Brown send her spiralling? Or was it the dissolution of her decades-old lesbian relationship with her assistant Robyn Crawford? It’s complicated, as documentarian Nick Broomfield discovered. “In the end I think the divide between who she was and what her public persona was became more and more difficult,” says documentarian Nick Broomfield. “And she just went down, 127. The imploding relations between Houston, Bobby Brown and Robyn Crawford. Brown told Us Weekly magazine that Houston was bisexual and that she once had an affair with Tupac Shakur. He went on to say that Houston kept her relationship with Crawford hidden because of Cissy. “I really feel that if Robyn was accepted into Whitney’s life, Whitney would still be alive today,” Brown told the magazine. “She didn’t have close friends with her anymore.” 128. From Cissy’s notorious 2013 interview with Oprah Winfrey: “Would it have bothered you if your daughter was gay?” “Absolutely,” Cissy snapped back. “You wouldn’t have condoned it?” continued an incredulous Oprah. “Not at all.” ...“I didn’t particularly like [Crawford],” Cissy told the talk show queen. “She just spoke too much, disrespectful sometimes, like she had something over Nippy (Houston’s nickname), and I didn’t like that at all. She was all right, she turned out to be all right, I guess. That was her friend.” 129. Houston and Crawford first bonded while they were teenagers working at a community centre in East Orange, New Jersey. When Houston’s modelling career began to take off, she’d face bullying in school, and Crawford, who was originally a friend of Houston’s older brothers Michael and Gary, would frequently come to the rescue. When Houston moved out of her family home, she shared her first apartment with Crawford. Deep into Houston and Brown’s 14-year marriage, Crawford remained a fixture in Houston’s domestic arrangements. 130. Houston’s marriage to Brown, understandably, made for an uneasy romantic trinity. In Derrick Handspike’s unauthorised 2008 biography, Bobby Brown: The Truth, The Whole Truth and Nothing But . . ., the author quotes Brown as saying: “Now I realise Whitney had a different agenda than I did when we got married. I believe her agenda was to clean up her image while mine was to be loved and have children. “Whitney felt she had to make rumours of a lesbian affair go away. Since she was the American Sweetheart and all, that didn’t go too well with her image. In Whitney’s situation the only solution was to get married and have kids. That would kill all speculation whether it was true or not.” 131. Supermarket tabloids did a brisk trade during the 1990s by peddling the idea that Houston’s life spiralled into addiction after she married Brown. She was the gospel-singing good girl – the church-going daughter of Cissy and a cousin of Dionne Warwick. He was a bad boy who, aged 20, when they first met, had already been shot and stabbed in the shoulder. Their tumultuous marriage (from 1992 to 2007), characterised by drug use, infidelity and a costly entourage, was seldom out of the headlines. But contrary to popular belief, Brown did not introduce his troubled wife to cocaine. Houston first dabbled with drugs with her brothers, Michael and Gary, as a teenager. The truth is that Houston was always as “street“ as her R&B star husband. But that part of her personal history didn’t fit with what Broomfield calls “the Whitney character”. As Pattie Howard, Houston’s backing vocalist, notes: “People may not know it but Whitney was from the ‘hood’. They wanted to present her as the princess. And that’s what white America was presented with.” Kenneth Reynolds, who worked in marketing for Arista Records recalls that: “Anything that was too black sounding was sent back. We wanted Joni Mitchell. We wanted Barbra Streisand. ” “She was very carefully groomed for nearly two years before the first album came out,” explains Broomfield. “So every aspect of her was carefully considered. She was a major project. A lot of money was spent on her. Anything that was too R&B was out. They didn’t want a female James Brown. That was not part of their vision. Which, of course, was a very successful vision.” 132. In 1989, just as Houston topped 25 million in album sales and surpassed the Beatles’s record with seven consecutive number one hits, she attended the Soul Train awards where, in response to her “white” music, she was roundly booed. Pre-Beyoncé and Mariah Carey, “crossover” was synonymous with cultural betrayal. People shouted “Oreo” – brown on the outside, white on the inside – as her nomination for Best Female Vocalist was announced. “It’s not a good feeling,” says Houston, in Can I Be Me. “It’s horrible and kind of funny. You think: ‘Are they booing me?’ And you have to sit there and be cordial and smiley. And you feel like: ‘Oh my God’.” Kirk Whalum, the saxophonist who toured with Houston for more than seven years recalls that night, which coincidentally, was the first time she met Brown. “It was devastating [for her],” says Whalum. 133. By the end of the 90s, Houston found herself at the centre of a perfect storm of ongoing racial friction, marital troubles and drug abuse. Friends, unable to watch Houston’s decline, began to drift away. Her father, John, died in 2003, but not before his management company, John Houston Entertainment LLC, filed a $100 million lawsuit against his own daughter. Months before his death, he made a public appeal on the syndicated show, Celebrity Justice: “You get your act together, honey, and you pay me the money that you owe me.” Robyn Crawford’s departure in 2000, too, prompted a new, crippling dependency on crack-cocaine and other substances. - “Robyn was the one who was keeping her together,” says writer Allison Samuels. “That’s when drugs became so important to her.” 134. Open Comments: 135. The Smooth Operator -Helen Folasade Adu, professionally known as Sade (@26 yrs old) 136. Sade is an internationally renowned, multi-Grammy award winning singer who is known for her smooth, melodic vocals and the seamless incorporation of different styles of music. She was born in Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria on January 16, 1959. Her father Adebisi Adu, a Nigerian lecturer of economics, and her mother Anne Hayes, a district nurse, had met in London. Sade was the couple’s second child. Shortly after her birth, Sade’s parents separated and she and her brother followed their mother to Colchester, Essex, England. There, the children were raised by their mother as well as their maternal grandfather. Upon finishing her education at Clacton County High School in Colchester, she enrolled at Central St. Martin’s College of Art and Design in London to pursue fashion and design. After completion of her program, she worked as a model and menswear designer. 137. Sade entered the music scene around 1980 when she started singing harmony for Arriva, a Latin funk band. She joined another funk band called Pride and was a background singer for the group. Pride garnered much attention from record companies due to their performances around London. Eventually Sade and fellow bandmates, Stuart Matthewman, Paul Denma, and Andrew Hale signed a deal with the U.K. division of Epic Records and formed the band Sade. In 1984 the band’s debut album, Diamond Life, was released to much critical success and was bolstered by singles such as “Hang On to Your Love” and “Smooth Operator.” The band followed up their debut with their next album, Promise, which was released the following year. “The Sweetest Taboo,” a single from Promise, was on the U.S. Hot 100 for six months. She was awarded the Grammy for best new artist of 1985. 138. Open Comments: 139. Selected quote about her sound 140. Let's get this into context. With Sade it's unlikely there will ever be a full, naked baring of the soul. In terms of contemporary icons, it's better to listen to Mary J for stories of drama and shattered devotion. But Sade, today, is all about the acknowledged presence of absence. What's missing in her music is as important as what's present. - The Fader 141. A small, yet important, fact: When Sade signed her first record deal with Epic in the early '80s, she accepted a small advance, worth ~$70,000 in exchange for an unusually high cut of sales for a new artist—15 percent. It was a deal that ended up proving immensely lucrative, and it has freed her from many of the commercial demands that often encumber artists. Put simply, she only works when and how she wants to. As one executive at her label, Epic, put it to me: "Who's going to argue with a woman who's sold 50 million albums? She's more powerful than anyone working at the label, including the [President]." - The Fader 142. Question: Does the Sade sound ever wear out? 143. The Movie Scene 144. The Color Purple/Film synopsis 145. An epic tale spanning forty years in the life of Celie (Whoopi Goldberg), an African-American woman living in the South who survives incredible abuse and bigotry. After Celie's abusive father marries her off to the equally debasing "Mister" Albert Johnson (Danny Glover), things go from bad to worse, leaving Celie to find companionship anywhere she can. She perseveres, holding on to her dream of one day being reunited with her sister in Africa. Based on the novel by Alice Walker. 146. Review by Roger Ebert 147. Returning to "The Color Purple" after almost 20 years, I can see its flaws more easily than when I named it the best film of 1985, but I can also understand why it moved me so deeply, and why the greatness of some films depends not on their perfection or logic, but on their heart. The movie may have inconsistencies, confusions and improbabilities, but there is one perfect thing at its center, and that is the character of Celie, as played by Whoopi Goldberg. "Here is this year's winner for best actress," I wrote in my original review, and that should have been true, but although "The Color Purple" had 11 nominations, it won not a single Oscar. When a movie character is really working, we become that character. That's what the movies offer: Escapism into lives other than our own. I am not female, I am not black, I am not Celie, but for a time during "The Color Purple," my mind deceives me that I am all of those things, and as I empathize with her struggle and victory I learn something about what it must have been like to be her. - Roger Ebert 148. Selected Quotes 149. In Honor of Its 33rd Anniversary, Here Are 10 Life Lessons I Learned From the Color Purple - By Melissa Kimble Dec 18, 2018 [https://www.oprahmag.com/entertainment/tv-movies/a25616715/the-color-purple-quotes-anniversary/] 150. I was born a few years after the film was released. However, I can credit much of my self discovery to the many times I’ve watched it. My favorite quotes from the movie taught me valuable lessons about Black womanhood, faith, and self love. And these 10 are the ones I’ll never forget. 151. “Girl, you oughta bash Mister’s head open and think about heaven later.” By Oprah Winfrey - In a film where women are treated like inferiors, Sofia breaks the mold by refusing to be her husband's punching bag. This scene-stealing monologue, with its rage filled entrance by the O of O, is an act of defiance—especially one committed in early 20th century Georgia. It was powerful and necessary to see a Black woman go against the grain on screen. And to me, it was a call to action to be fearless. 152. "I'm poor, Black, I may even be ugly, but dear God, I’m here! I’m here!" By Whoopi Goldberg - What a victorious statement this was by Celie, who, up until this point, had spent most of her life feeling unworthy and invisible. It reminded me that even with our flaws and imperfections, we still deserve to show up in our own lives. 153. "Until you do right by me, everything you think about is going to crumble." By - Whoopi Goldberg - With these words, Celie breaks a cycle of abuse from Mister and sticks up for herself. I interpreted this line as a sign that I don’t have to carry the weight of people who have caused my pain; life will take care of everything. 154. “Miss Celie, why you always covering up your smile?” By Desreta Jackson - Growing up, I was very insecure about my smile. And when Shug Avery posed this question to Miss Celie, it also made me turn to myself. When Shug encourages Celie to smile, I learned that there’s no need to cover up my own 155. Open Comments: 156. Featured Artist 157. Caryn Elaine Johnson, a.k.a. Whoopi Goldberg (@ 30 yrs old): an American comedian, actress, singer-songwriter, Broadway star, political activist, author and talk show host, she is one of the most successful and established African American actresses of her time. 158. Born and raised in Manhattan, she is one of 14 entertainers ever to have won an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony. What differentiates Goldberg from her contemporaries is the excellence that she portrayed in all the mediums of entertainment, be it television, theatre, films or radio. 159. Childhood & Early Life 160. Her mother was a nurse and a teacher while her father served as a clergyman. She was raised in the Chelsea-Elliot Houses by her mother alone after her father disbanded the family when she was young. She studied until her teen years and later dropped out of school. Her started acting started at a young age. It was during her stage performance that people complimented her by saying that she looked like whoopee cushion. It was from there that she took the stage name Whoopi and adopted Goldberg as her surname to sound more Jewish. 161. Career 162. In 1974, (@ age 19) she moved to California and thereafter lived in various cities such as Los Angeles, San Diego and San Francisco. It was during this time that she honed her acting skills and developed her talent as a stand-up comedian. However, soon thereafter, she returned to New York and started receiving training under acting coach Uta Hagen. Her first ever appearance on screen was for William Farley’s feature, ‘Citizen: I'm Not Losing My Mind, I'm Giving It Away’ in 1982 (@ 27). In 1983, she created, starred and directed a ‘The Spook Show’, a one-woman show that addressed the issue of race in American but in a unique and innovative style. Next, she created other off-Broadway productions such as ‘Little Girl’ an African-American child obsessed with having blond hair and ‘Fontaine’ a junkie who also happens to hold a doctorate in literature. The innovative presentation and sense of wit and style in her shows impressed director Mike Nicholas who offered to take ‘The Spook Show’ to the Broadway. The show which ran for 156 performances, met with much acclaim both commercially and critically. It went on to earn her a Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album. The eye-catching performance and amazing positive reception of the show earned her attention of the Hollywood bigwigs. It helped her bag a role in the Steven Spielberg film, ‘The Color Purple’, released in 1985. The movie met with resounding success, clutching 11 Academy Awards nominations and she won her first Golden Globe award. 163. Open Comments: 164. Oprah Gail Winfrey , a.k.a. Oprah Winfrey (@ 31 yrs old): Talk show host, actress, producer and philanthropist. 165. Childhood & Early Life 166. Born in Kosciusko, Mississippi, on a small family farm, to an unwed mother who had a short relationship with a soldier stationed nearby, Oprah grew up in dire poverty, and was primarily raised by her grandmother. Sexually abused and mistreated as a child, Winfrey rose above adversity to focus on her primary and high school education. 167. Career 168. When she was still a teenager, the local CBS television station in Nashville, Tennessee offered her a job as a co-anchor. She turned it down three times. At age 19, Oprah Winfrey said yes after the fourth offer. She failed the interview, but instead was offered a job as a full-time reporter for a Baltimore television news channel. She did poorly as a reporter, and by age 22 she was fired from the news division. The director of the station gave Winfrey a boost by selecting her to anchor a morning talk show entitled ‘People are Talking’. For the next seven years, her talk show enjoyed excellent ratings. In 1981, (@ 27) she moved to Chicago to host a talk show entitled ‘A.M. Chicago’. Four years later, (1985) after a tremendous boost in the ratings, the producers changed the name to ‘The Oprah Winfrey Show’. She caught the attention of Quincy Jones, a Chicago native, and he cast her as Sofia for the first movie he produced, 'The Color Purple'. The following year ‘The Oprah Winfrey Show’ was broadcast nationally. 169. Open Comments: 170. TV Scene: 171. Featured Actor: Phylician Ayers Allen, a.k.a Phylicia Rashad is an Emmy-nominated American actress, singer, and director. 172. Her multi-faceted career began with Broadway before she branched into television and films. She is best remembered for her character as Claire Huxtable in the NBC sitcom ‘The Cosby Show’, which ran for eight years. The series brought Phylicia much deserved recognition, also earning her two Emmy nominations. Phylicia, however, is immortalized for her rich performances on the stage as an artist. She starred in several lavish musicals and dramas, all praised highly by critics. She became the first African American actress to walk away with a Tony Award for her performance in Lorraine Hansberry’s ‘Raisin in The Sun’. Subsequently, she was venerated within the African American acting community at the NAACP Awards, where she was called ‘The Mother’ of the Black Community. Her other popular plays include ‘Cat on a Hot Tin Roof’, ‘August: Osage Country’, and ‘Gem of the Ocean’. She has tried her hand at stage direction and has successfully directed hit plays at prominent stages. Over the course of her career, Rashad has starred in several television series and voiced many characters. Her prolific output continues to be on the rise as she is still an active part of the entertainment industry. 173. Childhood & Early Life: 174. Phylicia Rashad was born Phylician Ayers Allen on June 19, 1948, in Houston, Texas to Vivian Ayers and Andrew Arthur Allen. Her mother was a prize-winning poet and artist, while her father was a reputed orthodontist. She has three siblings: Andrew Arthur Allen Jr., Debbie Allen, and Hugh Allen. Phylicia was raised in the United States and Mexico. She studied at Howard University, Washington D.C. and graduated with a bachelor’s degree in theatre in 1970. During her university days, she was inculcated into the Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority. 175. Career 176. After graduating with a degree in theatre, Phylicia immediately joined the Negro Ensemble Company in New York. She toured the city and was seen in several plays under this troupe. Her Broadway debut occurred in 1972 and she was seen in several minor roles for hit musicals, including ‘The Wiz’ (1975) and ‘Dreamgirls’ (1981). In 1978, Rashad tried her hand at something new by releasing the concept album ‘Josephine Superstar’, an album that was based on Josephine Baker’s life. She decided to embark on an alternative career in television owing to the scarcity of good roles given to her. In 1982, after moving to television, Rashad landed a recurring role in the series ‘One Life to Live’ as Courtney Wright, a publicist. In 1984, Phylicia Rashad was roped in to play the role of Clair Huxtable, an attorney, in the hit comedy ‘The Cosby Show’. The show starred Bill Cosby in the lead role and Phylicia played his wife. The series ran for over eight years and was a critical and commercial success. Phylicia’s role as Clair proved to be the highest point in her career, earning her two Emmy Award nominations. 177. Open Comments 178. Question: Is she a good actor? Do you buy her in other roles? 179. Vote: Best Pop Culture item/event for 1985
Tune to talk or listen to Ready for the World as they talk about their Journey and hit songs Oh Sheila,Let Me Love You Down,Digital Display. Dial 646 716 5525 and press the 1 button to talk on the air. www.blogtalkradio.co/wfunk
I want todi-da di-da-li, di-da-li-da-loo. Oh Yeah! Seattle_ AreaCode206 1 year ago Back in the 80's i stood in the line for hours waiting to get my Ready for the World tickets. Finally the concert in Seattle and the audience booed them off the stage, I was so mad, i didn't get to hear them sing, but I will always love Ready for the... Read More?
Melvin Riley Lead Singer of "Ready For The World" with share his successful career. His group "Ready For The World" has hits like "Oh Shelia" and "Let Me Love You Down". Melvin Riley is a successful producer, song writer. His solo career as been awesome and very successful. My guest will share his long career in the music business and how he has survived so long with his hit songs and soulful voice. He is also a successful entrepreneur and works hard to be the best at whatever he does. Melvin Riley is touring and preforming and sharing his gift nationally and around the world.
This week we're celebrating 1985 by looking at the top ten songs from 32 years ago (including Tears For Fears, A-ha, and most importantly, "Oh Sheila" by Ready for the World) as well as a book that would eventually become a Tom Hanks movie (and we don't mean Mazes and Monsters). Then Kornflake reports on the Topsfield Fair, where she found an iconic disco act, a swimming pig, and an old friend of the Flopcast. And we get more information about that amazing autographed Love Boat script we received last week, straight from the source: Ed, from the Sponge Awareness Foundation! Also: Some follow-up on our list of robot animals from several weeks ago. (We missed some very important robot animals. Sorry, Bubo.)
This week on our motorcycle podcast we cover what we're working on this week, and who got some shit done. Next up we read listener emails, including an awesome one from Sheila which takes us into a Cool of Fool and a What's It Worth. Then we talk about our recent excursion to the Nitro Circus show where we see some crazy stuff. Then we hear about the latest dirtbiking trip where Charley was foolishly talked into tackling the big hill climb. Lastly, Liza gives a very short review of the new James Bond movie Spectre. With Liza, Zach, Nak, Mike aka Froot Loop, Jim S, Bagel and Charley. Call and leave us a message at 831-291-5112 motorcyclesandmisfits.com www.facebook.com/recyclesantacruz recyclesantacruz on youtube recyclemotorcyclegarage@gmail.com
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Recorded Live in Denver, Colorado. 1. Miguel Campbell - Baby I Got It 2. Andrew Clarke - I Wish I Was There (LeSale Remix) 3. Sleazy McQueen ft Anne Montone - Anna Due (Social Disco Club Remix) 4. Larse- Just Having Fun (Roberto Rodriguez Remix) 5. Locussolus - I Want It (Lindstrom & Prins Thomas Remix) 6. The Dub Pistols - Rapture (Prins Thomas Diskomiks) 7. Session Victim - The Keyboarder 8. Metro Area- Miura 9. Oh Sheila (2 Spare Astronauts Edit) 10. Bonar Bradbury - Lip Therapy (Maxxi Soundsystem Yeh Yeh Remix) 11. John Gazoo - Midnight Runner 12. Chopstick and John John - Obviously She's a Whore 13. Johnwaynes - Aqui (Just John Wild mix) 14. ESP - Let's Move (John DaSilva Edit)
Here's a DiscoBoogieHouseSpeactacular to celebrate friend and Bananza Music artist Sleazy McQueen's 4th release on his Whiskey Disco imprint. 1. Eddie C "Give it to Me" 2. Runaway Child (Corsican Brothers Edit) 3. On & On (SMQ Edit) 4. Lolita (SMG Re-Edit) 5. Straight On (SMQ Re-Edit) 6. Open Your Mind (SMQ Re-Edit) 7. Mrs. Vanderbilt (SMQ Re-Edit) 8. Oh Sheila (2 Spare Astronauts Edit) 9. Runaway Child (Corsican Brothers Space Dub) 10. Tandava 11. Shakedown Street (Tres Gueros Edit) 12 Spacetalk (Miami Edit) 13. BAby, I Just Wanna Love You (SMQ Edit)
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