Teena Marie: A Faceless Debut Cover, Soul Train and the Brockert Initiative
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!Mary Christine Brockert was born in Santa Monica in 1956 to a family of Belgian, Portuguese, Ita...
2 Nov 20min
Sylvia Moy: Pots-and-Pans Rhythm, a Bet With Gordy and Saving Stevie Wonder
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!Sylvia Moy was born in Detroit in 1938 and grew up on the city's northeast side in a family of n...
2 Nov 19min
Switch: White Heat, Hot Ice and the DeBarge Brothers' 1981 Departure
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!Switch came together in Mansfield, Ohio, around 1977, but Gregory Williams, Jody Sims and brothe...
2 Nov 20min
Suzanne de Passe: Jackson 5 Stagecraft, an Oscar Nod and Lonesome Dove
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!Suzanne de Passe grew up in Harlem, the daughter of a Harlem-born mother of Jamaican descent and...
2 Nov 20min
Hotter Than July: Stevie Wonder's Album Push for a Federal King Holiday
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!In late 1979 Stevie Wonder's mostly instrumental Journey Through the Secret Life of Plants disap...
2 Nov 19min
Stevie Wonder's Talking Book: TONTO, the Clavinet and a Braille Cover
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!Talking Book, released in fall 1972, was Stevie Wonder's 15th studio album and the first fruit o...
2 Nov 18min
The Temptations Sing Smokey: An Album Tailored by Robinson in 1965
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!Released in March 1965 on Gordy Records, The Temptations Sing Smokey was written and produced en...
2 Nov 15min
Rick James' Street Songs: Super Freak, Timpani and a Rock Grammy Nod
Got something to say to this podcast? Send a voicemail, and you might hear yourself on the next episode!Rick James recorded Street Songs between December 1980 and January 1981, splitting sessions betw...
2 Nov 20min
