Snap, Crackle, POP! with Alec Cumming9 Feb

Magic In The Air: The Big, Orchestral Pop Sound of Black America (part 1?)

As part WPKN's Black History Month celebration, I focus here on the type of music Kenny Gamble, Leon Huff and Thom Bell made - something I'm here calling "Black Orchestral Pop", and what some others would call "Champagne Soul" (although that can be a problematic phrase to the creators themselves). Ironically, this music is such a focus of love and a huge topic for me... it was ridiculous that I dedicated a 2-hour show to it - I only played one Thom Bell song, right at the end. I HAVE TO DO ANOTHER ONE.

There Goes My Baby – The Drifters
Smoke Gets In Your Eyes – The Platters
I Only Have Eyes For You – The Flamingos
Don't Make Me Over – Dionne Warwick
Make It Easy On Yourself – Jerry Butler

Baby I'm Yours – Barbara Lewis
Any Day Now (My Wild Beautiful Bird) – Chuck Jackson
I Hear a Symphony – The Supremes
Reach Out (I'll Be There) –The Four Tops
My Whole World Ended (The Moment You Left Me) – David Ruffin
Give Me Just a Little More Time – Chairmen of the Board
Stay with Me – Lorraine Ellison

The Last One to Be Loved – Lou Johnson
Goin' Out of My Head – Little Anthony & the Imperials
Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing – Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell
Someday We'll Be Together – Diana Ross & the Supremes

California Soul – The 5th Dimension
Where Is the Love – Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway (Groovefunkel Extended Remix)
A Song for You – Donny Hathaway
I'm Going Down – Rose Royce

Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me) – The Temptations
Keep On Truckin' (part 1) – Eddie Kendricks

Rainy Night In Georgia – Brook Benton
Didn't I Blow Your Mind This Time – The Delfonics

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