Episodes

  • The Sweet Inspirations 7:17:24 1.22 PM

    The Sweet Inspirations 7:17:24 1.22 PM
    Jul 17 2024
    Music Intro: Gail Nobles
    Singing Background Actors: Gail Nobles

    Today I'm thinking of The Sweet Inspirations welcome to the Podcast Oldies Show.

    The Sweet Inspirations are Dionne Warwick, Dee Dee Warwick. Doris Joy, and Cissy Houston. An R&B girl group mostly known for their work as backup singers on studio recordings for other R&B and rock artists. A founding member of the group was Dionne Warwick, who was later replaced by her aunt, Cissy Houston.

    The Sweet Inspirations was founded by former members of The Drinkard Singers, a long-running Gospel singing group whose membership included Cissy Houston (née Drinkard), mother of Whitney Houston, and Lee Warwick, who was Cissy's sister and the mother of Sweet Inspirations members Dee Dee and Dionne Warwick.

    As a backup group, the Sweet Inspirations was in high demand among producers, publishers, artists, and songwriters in the early 1960s. The original lineup included Doris Troy and the two Warwick sisters, Dionne and Dee Dee. Both Troy and Dionne Warwick enjoyed solo careers with hits in 1963, "Just One Look" and "Don't Make Me Over" respectively, on which the Sweet Inspirations can be heard.

    The group saying they song entitled Sweet Inspiration. Sweet Inspiration is the title of a Dan Penn and Spooner Oldham composition written for, and first recorded in 1967 by, the Sweet Inspirations. It became a Top 20 hit reaching #18 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the spring of 1968.

    I’m Gail Nobles. Thank you for listening to the Podcast Oldies Show.
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    3 mins
  • The Persuaders-Peace in the Valley of Love 7:1:24 5.20 PM

    The Persuaders-Peace in the Valley of Love 7:1:24 5.20 PM
    Jul 1 2024
    The Persuaders are a New York City - based R&B vocal group best known for their gold hit single in the 1970s, "Thin Line Between Love and Hate". It sold over a million copies, topping the Billboard R&B chart, and was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America on October 29, 1971.

    They have a song titled Peace in the Valley of Love from their 1972 album titled The Persuaders. They sound like a gospel group. They have great harmony when they sing Peace in the Valley of Love. You can sense the peace from the background vocals as the lead singer tales his story.

    The original members of the group Persuaders are Douglas Smoky, Scott, Willie Holland, James Barnes, and Charles Stodghill. They formed the group in New York in 1969 after previously singing with other local groups. Scott Holland and Barnes had been members of the Independents, whereas Stodghill had previously sung with the group The Topics.
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    2 mins
  • Brenda & The Tabulations 6:27:24 7.20 PM

    Brenda & The Tabulations 6:27:24 7.20 PM
    Jun 27 2024
    Intro by: Gail Nobles
    Photo: Public Domain https://flic.kr/p/2mqPf24

    Brenda and the Tabulations we're an R&B group formed in 1966 in Philadelphia originally composed the Brenda Payton, Eddie L Jackson, Maurice Coates, and Jerry Jones. They perform the song title Rght On The Tip Of My Tongue. It reached number 10 on the US R&B chart and number 23 on the US pop chart in 1971.

    The song is noted for lead singer Brenda Payton's spoken recitation in the Coda section, which leads to the song's surprising end.

    The song ranked #97 on Billboard magazine's Top 100 singles of 1971.

    Right On The Tip Of My Tongue is the like listening to an illustration. The background vocalist sing as Brenda Payton speaks near the end of the song. They help you to see and feel what was happening in the song. Brenda and the Tabulations paints a picture in the mind.

    I'm Gail Nobles, and you're listening to The Podcast Oldies Show.
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    2 mins
  • Kool Blues 1:7:24 4.45 PM

    Kool Blues 1:7:24 4.45 PM
    Jan 7 2024
    Story by: Gail Nobles

    Have you ever heard of a duo called Kool Blues? They are a duo that remains reminds me of another duo call Sam and Dave. Kool Blues are two singers named John Prim and William Gilbert. They are a soul duo that remind me of Sam and Dave when they sing a song titled “I'm Gonna Keep On Loving You." It's a song that was released in 1972 on Capsoul Records.

    Some of you might remember Kool Blues and their songs and some of you may not. It's my first time hearing them and their song I'm Gonna Keep On Loving You. It's a song that's new to me. It's like a new oldie to add onto the playlist.

    So when you have time, give Kool Blues a listen. They have other great songs too.

    I'm Gail Nobles. Thank you for listening to the Podcast Oldies Show.
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    2 mins
  • Black Ivory 12:15:23 7.06 PM

    Black Ivory 12:15:23 7.06 PM
    Dec 16 2023
    Photo: Reginald Wickham - copyright holder
    Usage: Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0

    Welcome to the Podcast Oldies Show. Today you hear about a group call Black Ivory.
    Hello! I'm Gail Nobles. Black Ivory was originally known as the Mellow Souls and formed in Harlem New York in the summer of 1969. The group got their start by auditioning over the phone with musician Patrick Adams. Adams began to train and develop the group.

    The group featured songwriter and prolific disco producer Leroy Burgess, Stewart
    Bascombe, and Russell Patterson. They were managed by Patrick Adams and executive at the Today/Perception record company. Burgess was the lead voice of the majority of their hits in the early 1970s. Their 1972 debut album Don't Turn Around became a top 20 hit spending 19 weeks on the Billboard R&B albums chart and peeking at number 13. Black Ivory scored three top 40 R&B hits in 1972 including the singles Don't Turn Around (number 38) and You and I (number 32) from their debut album.

    The group recorded several uptempo songs in the disco vein, such as "Big Apple Rock", "Walking Downtown (On a Saturday Night)", "What Goes Around (Comes Around)" and, later, "Mainline" but, not being known for the style, they were unable to compete when disco became the dominant music style.

    I love some of the group ballads such as: You Mean Everything To Me.
    In 1995, the group reunited and returned to the stage on the Classic Soul circuit, featuring all three original members, with Stuart Bascombe doing most of the leads.
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  • Crystal’s Image 10:23:23 7.51 PM

    Crystal’s Image 10:23:23 7.51 PM
    Oct 24 2023
    Music intro by: Gail Nobles
    Cover image by: Gail Nobles

    How many of you have headed of the group Crystal's Image? If you have never heard of them, that's good because now you can learn about them and add their songs to your list. They are a soul group founded by Frank Gillespie, Larry Scales and Richard Alexander, all from Benton Harbor, Michigan.

    They have a song titled A Friend released in the year of 1980. You can hear the groups song on YouTube. The song has a soul disco style.

    They sing: Why can't we be friends until the end?


    Why can't we? The lyrics are pretty good lyrics. It's a great song to listen to. They sound like a very good group.


    I'm Gail Nobles & you're listening to the Oldies Show....
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    2 mins
  • Jimmy Briscoe & the Little Beavers 9:28:23 2.40 PM

    Jimmy Briscoe & the Little Beavers 9:28:23 2.40 PM
    Sep 28 2023
    Hello I'm Gail Nobles on the Podcast Oldies Show. Before I get started, I just want you to know about a Facebook page to follow calked Keep Our Music Alive. They remind you of all the great singers, music groups, and bands. That’s Keep Our Music Alive on Facebook.
    From that very page, I found out about a group called Jimmy Briscoe and The Little Beavers.

    In the 1970s, when The Jackson 5's popularity gave rise to many other teenage groups, five young men from Baltimore, Maryland were discovered at a talent show in Baltimore by music promoter Paul Kyser. They recorded a number of singles, starting with Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers' "Why Do Fools Fall in Love", backed with "Sugar Brown", in 1971 on Atlantic Records and then for the Pi Kappa label distributed by Buddah Records as one of its subsidiary/affiliated labels. Their album My Ebony Princess, released by Pi Kappa in 1974, was reviewed as a "top album pick" by Billboard magazine;[3] the title cut gave them their greatest success. The group's vocal harmony set them apart from the other groups, though lack of distribution left them relatively unknown to the public. Other releases included "Where Were You (When I Needed You)", "I Only Feel This Way When I'm With You", "I'll Care For You", and "So Sweet The Love".
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    3 mins
  • The Controllers - My Love Is Real 9:7:23 9.22 PM

    The Controllers - My Love Is Real 9:7:23 9.22 PM
    Sep 8 2023
    The Controllers are a soul and R&B vocal group originally from Birmingham Alabama who had a series of successful recordings in the late 1970s and the 1980s. They made a beautiful song titled My Love Is Real. The song was written by David Camon. He was also a talented artist who passed away in 2016 in Birmingham Alabama. My Love Is Real was produced by Frederick Knight. He is also a singer, songwriter, and record producer born in Birmingham Alabama.

    My Love Is Real is a beautiful sounding song. To hear it, I suggest that you listen to the song fro YouTube. My Love Is Real by The Controllers. I’m Gail Nobles, and you’’re listening to the Podcast Oldies Show.
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    1 min