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Born 85 years ago today in Louisville, Kentucky, Johnny "Hammond" Smith was a legendary figure in the world of soul-jazz and influential in merging the genres with cuts like this classic off his 1975 release, "Gears."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A3VNOcjFVSQ
Re-Loaded FUNK!! Shifting from 1st to 3rd in FUNKneck speed!!!
80 years ago today, founding member of the Friends of Distinction, Jessica Cleaves, was born in Los Angeles, California. The group was responsible for several hits, but probably best well known for this single, also covered by Hugh Masekela.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oZk9CmJIDLQ
87 years ago today, Donald Byrd was born in Detroit. A legend in his own right as a jazz trumpeter and teacher, he was influential in fusing jazz with R&B vocals in the 70s with groups like "The Blackbyrds." What's your favorite Donald Byrd track?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uoCS0LQ5so8
Off The Best Of Donald Byrd Album. Make sure to download this album on itunes or Amazon!!!
Today marks the 50th anniversary of Stevie Wonder's "For Once In My Life" album, released when he was only 18 years old! We're enjoy select cuts from this offering, while also resetting some of our favorite tracks from 2018 including music from Janelle Monáe, showing her connection to Prince, on Soul Satuday.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=imsB543zqSM
1968 - For Once in My Life
It's fundraising season, bringing in new members right now at WDET 101.9FM.
Always a pleasure to hang out in the WDET studios and bringing in new team members with Jon Moshier, Carmen Garcia and Eli Newman.
Enjoying music from the ASABA Trio at the
Listen to on 8p tonight for a chance to win tix to tomorrow's Raphael Saadiq concert at the Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit - MOCAD!
https://wdet.org/posts/2018/07/20/87064-in-the-groove-with-raphael-saadiq/
As a teen, Saadiq considered Earth, Wind & Fire to be musical superheroes. Years later, studio sessions with a founding member of the band would become a true story.
Have you had a chance to check out the video for Chaka Khan's latest release, "Like Sugar?" The single, marking Chaka's first release since 2011, will be featured on today at 6p on
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RecY5iZn6B0
Listen to 'Chaka Khan - Like Sugar' here: https://ChakaKhan.lnk.to/LikeSugarID Follow Chaka Khan: Website: https://www.chakakhan.com/ Facebook: https://www.f...
38 years ago today Teena Marie released her 3rd album, "Irons in the Fire" which featuring this single which Teena performed live on Soul Train in 1980:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z3PuHwGchDE
Mary Christine Brockert (March 5, 1956 -- December 26, 2010), better known by her stage name Teena Marie, was an American singer, songwriter, and producer. S...
remembers producer/song-writter Fonce Mizell, who passed away 7 years ago today. Fonce was best known for both his work with Motown hit-makers "The Corporation" creating classics for the Jackson 5, as well as later venturing out with his brother Larry to create Sky High Productions creating classic LPs with Donald Byrd, Bobbi Humphrey and Gary Bartz.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cC53ow6wgJ8
is enjoying bbq w/ the fam while celebrating the 80th birthday of R&B legend Bill Withers, born in Slab Fork, WV on this date in 1938.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dbN8jqDhHO8
Bill Withers - BBC In Concert 1973 See the full concert at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qtT_8pEjHgo
remembers Four Tops bass singer and songwriter Renoldo "Obie" Benson, co-writer of the iconic "What's Going On," who passed away 13 years ago today in Detroit. Obie's experience witnessing an incident of police brutality is said to be the inspiration of this classic track:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fPkM8F0sjSw
Today on , we will feature work off of Sly & The Family Stone's 6th album "Fresh." Released 45 years ago today, the album was the last LP to reach the US Billboard Top 10 prior to the band's dissolution:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cwcu1Qm9pA0
*Enjoy the particularly long ending of Soul Train, the longest ending I have ever seen* YOU KNOW THIS WAS SOME SONG BACK WHEN.......PARTY WITH THIS ONE. GREA...
8 years ago today, Dwele released "W.ants W.orld W.omen," a thematic release including thoughtful prose from the Detroit crooner, as exemplified by this reflective single:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SYJ0iZn0iRs
Track: 02 Artist: Dwele Title: I Wish Album: W.ants W.orld W.omen Year: 2010 Possessing a cool, conversational tenor, an ability to create lush, aquatic groo...
Today marks the 13th anniversary of Raheem Devaughn's debut onto the R&B scene with his album, "The Love Experience," featuring the following single from the soul crooner set to appear at on 8/22:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xli5LqDLmv4
Music video by Raheem DeVaughn performing Guess Who Loves You More. (C) 2004 Zomba Recording LLC http://vevo.ly/QrDMy6
12 years today, India.Arie released her 3rd studio album, "Testimony Vol 1: Life & Relationships." The album, which debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200, was nominated for 3 Grammys: Best Album, as well as Best R&B Song and Best Female R&B Vocal Performance for this single:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_5jIt0f5Z4
Music video by India.Arie performing I Am Not My Hair. (C) 2006 Motown Records, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
As we await The Internet's forthcoming 7/20 release "Hive Mind," it was 3 years ago today that the group released their last album, "Ego Death," marking the groups 3rd proper studio release.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQPBAjYi5_4
17 years ago today, Philadelphia songstress Rés released her debut album, "How I Do" which became a staple in the neo-soul scene courtesy of several tracks including the Billboard Dance chart topping cut, "They-Say Vision."
5 years ago today India.Arie dropped her 5th studio album, "Songversation," courtesy of Soulbird Music and Motown Records featuring this uplifting entry that served as one of the albums featured singles:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qXpaJMg3q8I
iTunes: http://smarturl.it/isongversationde Amazon: http://smarturl.it/asongversationde Google Play: http://goo.gl/G3L2v Music video by India.Arie performing...
Today also marks the 10th anniversary of Dwele's 3rd studio album, "Sketches of a Man"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fnDrQhuB2V0
Dwele "Body Rock"
Sneak peak into my pick of the week for Culture Shift listeners this week:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JHZNSWtm4gY&list=RDJHZNSWtm4gY&start_radio=1
Ashley Henry – The World Is Yours (Ashley Henry Version) Listen to the Easter EP now - http://smarturl.it/AshleyHenry_EasterPV Follow Ashley Henry: Facebook ...
As noted this past , 41 years ago, today, Marvin Gaye released his "Live at the London Palladium" album, featuring wonderful medleys of his favored tracks including this set, featuring work written by Smokey & The Miracles:
Provided to YouTube by Universal Music Group North America Medley I (Live At The London Palladium/1976) · Marvin Gaye Live At The London Palladium ℗ ℗ 1977 M...
wishes a happy 75th birthday to Sly Stone. Founder of the trendsetting band, "Sly & The Family Stone," Sly's music made America get up and dance with this single back in 1967:
Happy Birthday to MC, Poet, and Actor, Common. The Chicago native was not only born on this date back in 1972, but the instrumental for this single (featuring Detroit's own Dwele), actually served as the initial theme for way back in its infancy.
Music video by Common performing The People. (C) 2007 Geffen Records
62 years ago today, Teena Marie was born in Santa Monica, California. Known for her powerful vocals and collaborations with Rick James, this 1994 single off "Starchild" became her biggest hit reaching #4 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Teena Marie's official music video for 'Lovergirl'. Click to listen to Teena Marie on Spotify: http://smarturl.it/TeenaMarieSpotify?IQid=TeenaMLG As featured...
As mentioned on the show, John Legend with his take on a Stevie Wonder classic - how does it compare to the original?
Celebrating The Art of Elysium's HEAVEN Gala's 10th Anniversary Visionary Stevie Wonder and the launch of the first ever philanthropic studio EB Studio's…
This evening on at 8p EST on , we will feature sets inspired by/linked to songs from Stevie's "Music of My Mind," on it's 46th anniversary... and not always in expected ways!
(Stevie Wonder-Syreeta Wright) Recorded N.Y. ; produced by Stevie Wonder Album: Music Of My Mind (1972) DISCLAIMER: I do not own the rights to the original s...
46 years ago today, Stevie Wonder dropped his 14th studio album, "Music of My Mind," featuring one of the legendary tracks from his iconic library:
All Instruments-Stevie Wonder Music of My Mind is a landmark album by Stevie Wonder, released on March 3, 1972 when Wonder was only 21 years old. Many observ...
7 years ago today, Raheem DeVaughn dropped his 3rd album, "The Love & War Masterpiece," ft the lies of Jill Scott, Bilal, Anthony Hamilton, Algebra, Chrisette Michele, Shelby Johnson, Ledisi, Citizen Cope, Dwele, Chico DeBarge, Rudy Currence on 1 single:
Track: 15 Artist: Raheem DeVaughn Title: Nobody Wins A War Album: The Love & War MasterPeace Year: 2010 The Love & War MasterPeace is the third studio album ...
7 years ago today, Marsha Ambrosius, known for her time as one half of Floetry, dropped her debut solo album, "Late Nights, Early Mornings," ft songs penned by the singer including her popular single originally written for & performed by Michael Jackson
Marsha performs "Butterflies" Acoustically at CMJ.
6 years ago today, the Robert Glasper Experiment dropped their transformative debut album, "Black Radio" including appearances from several established + up-and-coming artists like Erykah Badu, Mos Def, Dwele, Me'Shell Ndegéocello, and this single w/ KING
Artist: The Robert Glasper Experiment Song: Move Love featuring KING Album: Black Radio (I don't own this song, for promotional use only. Robert Glasper is t...
Today also marks the 22nd anniversary of Maxwell's debut release, "Urban Hang Suite." Featuring several formative tracks in the neo-soul movement including "Ascension," and "Sumthin' Sumthin'," I've always been partial to the lead instrumental track:
On this day 57 years ago, a 19 year-old Aretha Franklin released her 2nd proper studio album (and 1st w/ Columbia Records), "Aretha: With The Ray Bryant Combo." Who could have foreseen what was yet to come?
Aretha Louise Franklin (born March 25, 1942) is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and pianist. In a recording career that has spanned over half a cen...
also wishes Corinne Bailey Rae a very happy birthday! Born in 1979, the English singer is known for several amazing performance including working with show favorite Amp Fiddler on this playful, throwback single:
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