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This week we're revisiting our favourite episodes of 2023, and Rebecca has chosen to replay our episode from 15th February, the day in 1969 when Mary Jane Jones - known professionally as Vickie Jones - was arrested on fraud charges after successfully impersonating soul legend Aretha Franklin during multiple sold-out shows across Florida. When her case ended up before a judge, Jones maintained her innocence, insisting that she had been press-ganged into the deception by conman, kidnapper and semi-professional James Brown impersonator, Lavelle Hardy. In this episode, The Retrospectors look at the surprising similarities between the lives of Jones and Franklin; discuss why audiences in the 1960s couldn't tell real performers from fake ones; and ponder whether Jones deserves a little more R.E.S.P.E.C.T… We'll be back with new episodes from January 1st. In the meantime, to support the show and unlock over 100 bonus bits, join
Mary Jane Jones, known professionally as Vickie Jones, was arrested on fraud charges on 15th February, 1969 after successfully impersonating soul legend Aretha Franklin during multiple sold-out shows across Florida. When her case ended up before a judge, Jones maintained her innocence, insisting that she had been press-ganged into the deception by conman, kidnapper and semi-professional James Brown impersonator, Lavelle Hardy. In this episode, Arion, Rebecca and Olly look at the surprising similarities between the lives of Jones and Franklin; discuss why audiences in the 1960s couldn't tell real performers from fake ones; and ponder whether Jones deserves a little more R.E.S.P.E.C.T… Further Reading: • ‘An Aretha Franklin Impersonator Fooled Fans (Then Became A Star)' (Cracked, 2022): https://www.cracked.com/article_34398_an-aretha-franklin-impersonator-fooled-fans-then-became-a-star.html • ‘The Counterfeit Queen of Soul' (Smithsonian magazine, 2018): https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/counterfeit-queen-soul-180969340/ • ‘The Bizarre Story of the Imitation Queen of Soul' (Today I Found Out, 2021): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8mqmEN9RcdU #60s #Person #Music #Strange #US Love the show? Join
Did Aretha Franklin fall into a rift that split her life, sliding doors style, until she became two people? This week, Amelia tells the story of Vickie Jones, whose singing imitated Aretha Franklin so convincingly that it resulted in her kidnapping, fraud, and eventual stardom.
19th District State Senator Morgan McGarvey talked about newly proposed hate crime legislation inspired by the deaths of Vickie Jones and Maurice Stallard, the two black victims shot to death at the Hurstbourne Kroger two years ago. He talks about why he is helping to propose the legislation and the sentencing implications it would have. The Senator also talked about the conflict between the legislature and the Governor over the COVID-19 pandemic...
19th District State Senator Morgan McGarvey talked about newly proposed hate crime legislation inspired by the deaths of Vickie Jones and Maurice Stallard, the two black victims shot to death at the Hurstbourne Kroger two years ago. He talks about why he is helping to propose the legislation and the sentencing implications it would have. The Senator also talked about the conflict between the legislature and the Governor over the COVID-19 pandemic...
Episode 115: American Timelines 1969, Part 1: A Murderer & An Imposter! Amy & Joe discuss The Jane Britton Murder and Vickie Jones, the famous Aretha Franklin Imposter. Plus: Joe Namath guarantees a Super Bowl Victory, Beatles Perform Their Rooftop Concert, & Chug A Lug The Board Game! Season 4, Episode 52, of American Timelines! Part of the Queen City Podcast Network: www.queencitypodcastnetwork.com. Credits Include: MentalFloss, Boston25news.com, Popculture.us, Smithsmonian Magazine & Jeff Maysh, Wikipedia, TVtango, IMDB & Youtube. Information may not be accurate, as it is produced by jerks. Music by MATT TRUMAN EGO TRIP, the greatest American Band. Click Here to buy their albums!
Chip talks with a friend and author, Mrs. Vickie Jones Night. She gives an inside story on her son John Michael, who suffered a tragic brain stem stroke five years ago. A story of a young man's bravery against all odds. and a mother's unrelenting love to continue fighting with him, while dealing with some huge bumps in the road of her own along the way.
Tariq talks with Scholar/Activists' Donna Auston and Asha Noor who about their initial reactions to the Tree of Life murders, intra-faith sensitivity to Anti-black racism, and the murders of Maurice Stallard and Vickie Jones at the hands of a white supremacist in Kentucky. Donna and Asha share with us a recent LaunchGood campaign they're involved with , as individuals, along with organizational partners Muslim ARC, Muslim Wellness Foundation, and Celebrate Mercy, to help the families of Mr. Stallard and Ms. Jones. Host/Producer/Engineer- Tariq I. El-Amin Executive Producer- Abdul Malik Mujahid Music Beat.dowsing - bones - http://bit.ly/2x2GdIe
As Robert Bowers, the man accused of killing 11 congregants in a hate-filled attack on a Pittsburgh synagogue, prepared to make his first court appearance today, survivors and relatives of the victims were still struggling to come to terms with the enormity of the loss. What does this say about hate and vitriol in the American political landscape, especially in the context of the man who killed two people at a grocery store last Wednesday? A white man, Gregory A. Bush, 51, who allegedly killed two people at a Kroger grocery store in Kentucky, tried to enter the First Baptist Church in Jeffersontown, a predominantly black church nearby, just minutes before the fatal shooting. Maurice Stallard, 69, and Vickie Jones, 67, were shot in the grocery store and the parking lot, respectively. Rabbi Michael Lerner writes, in response to "the love pouring out toward the Jewish community from all sectors of this society" since the massacre on Saturday: "The good news is this: despite the negativity, hurtfulness and evil that has increasingly gotten support by the Trump administration and sections of the Republican Party, there is a fundamental decency and goodness in most people on this planet and in the US." The leaders of a progressive Jewish organization in Pittsburgh said President Donald Trump should not visit the city as it mourns, unless he changes his tone. Jair Bolsonaro, the far-right candidate, wins Brazil's presidential election. We've talked about the possibility of this happening, but now it is a reality. Mr. Bolsonaro's pledge to fight crime and corruption following a string of scandals have won him mass support. However, critics are worried by his praise of Brazil's former dictatorship, and by his comments on race, women and homosexuality. The question being asked in the bourgeois press is: what psychological malady is taking hold that could persuade voters to elect such a person? The framing poses the resurgence as inexplicable, as the result of the fundamental flaw of democracy: the voters. A litany of failures is redistributed downward. Because Mr. Bolsonaro is politically repressive and culturally intolerant, the electorate must want political repression and cultural intolerance. Because Mr. Bolsonaro is a gender bully and homophobic, voters must be gender bullies and homophobic. Missing from explanations of the rise of Mr. Bolsonaro is that for the last decade, Brazil has experienced the worst economic recession in the country's history. Fourteen million formerly employed, working-age Brazilians are now unemployed.Americans' personal income is up, but not as much as economists expected. The Bureau of Economic Analysis reports today that personal income rose two-tenths of a percent last month. That's half the increase analysts had forecast. But Americans aren't shy about spending what they make. Consumer spending increased four-tenths of a percent in September, right on the experts' prediction. Jake Johnson writes in Common Dreams that while we see this, billionaires made more money in 2017 than any other year in history. “The past 30 years have seen far greater wealth creation than the Gilded Age,” the UBS annual billionaires report says. Could this systemic inequality result in a change of public perception resulting in civil unrest as people see their American Dream become more of a nightmare? What does this inequality mean for the country going forward? GUESTS:Earl Ofari Hutchinson — Political analyst; author of Why Black Lives Do Matter; the host of the weekly Hutchinson Report on KPFK 90.7 FM Los Angeles and the Pacifica Network.Michael Lerner — American political activist, the editor of Tikkun, a progressive Jewish interfaith magazine based in Berkeley, California, and the rabbi of Beyt Tikkun Synagogue in Berkeley.Gerald Horne — Professor of history at the University of Houston and author of many books, including Blows Against the Empire: U.S. Imperialism in Crisis.Tom Porter — African American Studies Department at Ohio University and former director of the King Center in Atlanta.Dr. Jack Rasmus — Professor of economics at Saint Mary's College of California and author of Central Bankers at the End of Their Ropes: Monetary Policy and the Coming Depression, who also writes at jackrasmus.com.
Please join us Sunday as we discuss a number of topics. Some whypipo are seriously slipping into darkness and attacking our communities. This has been a common occurrence in black communities and we weren't believed. However, it seems to be escalating and more targeted. We can no longer sit back and watch as this continues to happen. Some of you will say that we've seen times such as this before and made it through it. What about the people and families who were hurt, harmed and killed? Are you negating their experiences because it didn't happen to YOU? How have your prayers and faith stopped any of these acts of terror? Do you truly believe that your faith, resolve, prayers, positive thoughts, good vibes, etc. worked to stop people from harming and killing us? What's next? Why must we forgive those who mean us nothing but harm? What do we get from allowing people to continue to transgress against us? Why do some of us run to the first camera available to publicly forgive someone who doesn't think twice about harming us? Many don't want our forgiveness, but we insist anyway. Why is it that when whypipo do irreparable harm to black people, the first thing they do is send for our pastors? When this type of harm is done by whypipo to other whypipo, they don't call for the pastor...why is that?
What The World Needs Now Remembering the fallen, was a tragic filled couple of weeks. Kenn remembers some of the people in our Nation that have been killed by sick people. Suggestions on ways to approach the situation. Conversation with Michael J. Woodland about competition new horror fiction book at http://www.KennBlanchard.com Support the podcast and the Black Man With A Gun app - http://patreon.com/blackmanwithagun Michaels video about the GPS backpack: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iqU5jp4c3vo In Memory of the 11 people whose lives abruptly ended on Saturday when a gunman stormed the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh's historic Squirrel Hill neighborhood. Bernice and Sylvan Simon Rose Mallinger Cecil and David Rosenthal Dr. Jerry Rabinowitz Daniel Stein Joyce Fienberg Richard Gottfried, Melvin Wax Irving Younger The news was grim: Florence SC police officer shot and killed Sgt. Terrence Carraway and the six others wounded In a Kentucky Kroger store following a failed attempt to barge into a black church. A murderer then headed to a Kroger store, where he allegedly shot two people, both African-American. The first victim was Maurice Stallard, 69, who was with his 12-year-old grandson buying a poster board for a school project. The second was Vickie Jones, 67, killed in the parking lot as Bush fled. This week they caught a “nut” that sent more than 10 mail bombs to people who'd been critical of POTUS -- a man who had railed against Democrats and minorities with hate-filled messages online. Get the podcast delivered directly to your phone on the Black Man With A Gun App. APPLE APPS GOOGLE APPS Support the show. Need ammo, use my link to save $20 off of your $200 order. This will also help support the show Black Man With A Gun Show Tee Shirts
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