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The Music of Sister Rosetta Tharpe
(00:59:00)
From: Matthew Ray
Connecting the notes is a series of hour long episodes that take a biographical approach to listening to a single musician or group each show. From jazz pianists to pop ...
The Music of Blossom Dearie
(00:59:42)
From: Matthew Ray
Connecting the notes is a music program that spotlights a different musician or group each show by weaving interviews, history, and music into an hour long unauthorized ...
The Music of Junior Brown (w.interview)
(00:59:00)
From: Matthew Ray
Connecting the notes is a music program that spotlights a different musician or group each show by weaving interviews, history, and music into an hour long unauthorized ...
The Music of Champion Jack Dupree
(00:58:08)
From: Matthew Ray
Connecting the notes is a music program that spotlights a different musician or group each show by weaving interviews, history, and music into an hour long unauthorized ...
The Music of P.F. Sloan (w. interview)
(00:59:00)
From: Matthew Ray
P.F. Sloan talks with the show! P.F. Sloan wrote songs such as “Eve of Destruction,” “Secret Agent Man,” and “Take Me for What I’m Worth.” He was 1/2 of the California ...
The Music of Dwight Twilley (w. interview)
(00:58:02)
From: Matthew Ray
Dwight Twilley was kind enough to talk with the show about his music, his past, the troubles with record companies, the death of rock n' roll, Elvis Presley, Sun Records, the ...
The Music of Billy Childish
(00:58:56)
From: Matthew Ray
Do-it-yourself rock n’ roller Billy Childish is the focus of this show. A brutally honest painter, writer, poet and musician, Childish enjoys what he calls “freedom through ...
The Music of Chip Taylor (w. interview)
(00:59:09)
From: Matthew Ray
Chip Taylor, storied songwriter whose contributions include the songs "Wild Thing," "Angel of the Morning," and "Try (Just a Little Bit Harder)" chats with the show about his ...
The Music of Annette Peacock (w.interview)
(00:59:50)
From: Matthew Ray
Pianist, singer and composer Annette Peacock, who was an early innovator of the Moog synthesizer, talks with the show about her music, Elvis Presley, Salvador Dali, her ...
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Piece Description
Sylvia Robinson is a major influence on soul, disco and hip hop. Co-founder of Sugarhill Records, she orchestrated the historical Sugarhill Gang as well as scoring hits with 1972’s Pillow Talk and as part of the duo Mickey and Sylvia in the 1950’s. She is also credited for penning hits by Ike and Tina Turner, The Moments, and others.
Playlist:
Sylvia Robinson - Gimme a Little Action
Mickey & Sylvia - Love Is Strange
Mickey & Sylvia - Hello Stranger
Mickey & Sylvia - Dearest
Ike & Tina Turner - It's Gonna Work Out Fine
The Moments - Love on a Two-Way Street
Sylvia Robinson - Pillow Talk
Sylvia Robinson - Didn't I
Sugarhill Gang - Rapper's Delight
Chic - Good Times
Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five - The Adventures of Grandmaster Flashh on the Wheels of Steel
Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five - The Message
Sylvia Robinson - Give it up in Vain
