October 3, 2011

SYLVIA ROBINSON

March 6, 1936 - September 29, 2011

It seems I'd always known who she was. From 1956's "Love Is Strange" through her record producing of The Moments and Donnie Elbert to "Pillow Talk" and her pioneering work in Hip Hop, Sylvia always seemed to be somewhere about in the music business. Ms. Robinson was a contributor to the "biz". Thank you for the music and memories.

This weeks' show is primarily about Beach Music and the Carolina Beach Music Awards nominees. It's a little different than what we normally play but this is our second year really featuring our southern friends. I hope y'all enjoy it.

Now, there's also some great soul music on the show. Otis Leavill, The Marvellos, Fred Hughes, Howard Tate and Walter Jackson just to name-drop a few. So it's a little somethin' for everybody. I hope you enjoy it.

Next week is a repeat of the Soul Ballad Part I show. I need a vacation and some sunshine, sand and scotch. We'll be back on the 17th of October with a new show and a whole lot of "new" aged in soul music.

Have a great two weeks, everybody. Thank you for making FNST part of your lives.

Tuesday September 27

WOW!

I don't know who's listening in Texas but they've been at it for almost 24 hours straight!
That's pretty darn cool.

BTW, you still haven't heard the entire playlist. rofl

Thank you for enjoying FNST Radio

September 26, 2011

Can you believe it's the last Monday in September? It just doesn't seem possible.
This week's show is.......well, I don't really know. I guess you'll have to listen and form your own opinion.

I will tell you there some great music by Walter Jackson, The Marvellos, Lee Charles, The Artistics and a few more. I like the Beach Music segment and the birthday artists are a great mix. Other than this, I'm not sure.

Next week's show is being put together featuring the 2011 Cammy Award nominees so that's kinda where my head is. (of course walking around full of pain meds doesn't mean I make a lot of sense. the neck and shoulder are getting better)

HAPPY BIRTHDAY October 2nd to Ike Bowers!

September 19, 2011

I think this show will work. There's a lot of music, some rare new tunes and a few favorites.

How about The Epsilons, Vontastics, Bobby Bland, Tryone Davis, Johnny Williams and Lee Charles just to name a few?

Anyway, it's 3:45am on Friday September 16th and I need to get to work on stuff for the "art" show we're doing this Sunday at the Public Market.

Have a great week, everybody!

September 12 2011

Wow, this show has a little bit of everything. There are "new" songs (some of which will make the playlist), some terrific birthday artists and in the last 14 minutes of the show a little R&B 101.

There's some jazz, a blues tune and, as always, bunches of great soul music. I have two singers to introduce to you. Lee Charles and Johnny Williams . I have to admit I didn't know a lot about either of them. I still don't but the links for what I did find are at the bottom of the page.

There's a double spin of early Temptations featuring Eddie and Paul on leads. I've never made a secret that my two favorite albums by the Tempts are "Meet The Temptations" and "The Temptations Sing Smokey". I much prefer them to the cuts after Berry Gordy found the "formula".

Ginger is back with the mic problems solved for the most part. It's nice to hear her and it gives y'all a break from Froggy the Gremlin.

There are a few requested artists but the part of the show I really want to talk about is the last 14 minutes. In order for singers and musicians to know where they're going, they have to know where they're coming from. I'm going to take you back to before do-wop, before rock-n-roll and especially, long before pitch correcting software and synthesized instruments. It's a post graduate course on group singing and vocal harmonies. I hope you enjoy what my dad called "real talent".

Have a great day and come back next week because Ginger and I are gonna do it all again.

Lee Charles:
http://www.toodarnsoulful.com/images/pdfs/Lee%20Charles%20Nealy.pdf

Johnny Williams:
http://www.phillysoulclassics.com/artists/johnny-williams

September 5 2011

HAPPY LABOR DAY!!!!

I hope you had a good long weekend for the waning days of summer. Tomorrow is back to work, school, etc. As you go about your travels watch out for the children as well as the school buses.

This week features a few requested artists. Our favorite PhD. has a birthday coming up this week so she "suggested" a few tunes to me. It's all good, though. No ABBA, Bay City Rollers, etc. LOL
There is also a little departure from the norm. I get to play Ella and Arthur Prysock songs and believe me, that is something I enjoy a whole lot.

Oh, there's also an old O.C. Smth tune, Derek Martin's best song and a Jackie Wilson "B" side from 1968 at the end of the show. Just a little something for everybody.

Have a great week and remember there are replays on Wednesday's and Saturdays.