A Taste of Sugar: The Sugar Pie de Santo Story (Part #2)
Series: The Funk Show
From: Howard Burchette
Length: 00:55:15
Sugar Pie DeSanto was born Umpeylia Marsema Balinton to an African American mother and Filipino father. She grew up in San Francisco into a musical household. She and her sibling’s began singing in a neighborhood group which eventually became know as “The Peaches".
This program (A Taste of Sugar: The Sugar Pie de Santo Story (Part #2)) is one hour in length and is one third of a three part series. Any of the three programs can be played without the other two. This program is divided into three sets. The first set is the short one which leaves room for the news. Sets one and three are standalone leaving room for announcements.
Highlights of the interview
Segment One: Sugar Pie de Santo discusses her back flips on stage; the hit “In The Basement” with Etta James, and the Chess Records musicians that played on her records.
Segment Two: Sugar Pie de Santo talks about her days with the James Brown Review (1959 - 1960), she would come on after the James Brown dancers and before James Brown himself, she earned the nickname the Lady James Brown, a discussion on the song "Go Go Power" which was rediscovered in England recently, bassist Willie Dixon is also mentioned.
Segment Three: Only music
Click on this link to get to Sugar Pie de Santo's official WEB page:
http://www.jasmanrecords.com/
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Piece Description
Sugar Pie DeSanto was born Umpeylia Marsema Balinton to an African American mother and Filipino father. She grew up in San Francisco into a musical household. She and her sibling’s began singing in a neighborhood group which eventually became know as “The Peaches".
This program (A Taste of Sugar: The Sugar Pie de Santo Story (Part #2)) is one hour in length and is one third of a three part series. Any of the three programs can be played without the other two. This program is divided into three sets. The first set is the short one which leaves room for the news. Sets one and three are standalone leaving room for announcements.
Highlights of the interview
Segment One: Sugar Pie de Santo discusses her back flips on stage; the hit “In The Basement” with Etta James, and the Chess Records musicians that played on her records.
Segment Two: Sugar Pie de Santo talks about her days with the James Brown Review (1959 - 1960), she would come on after the James Brown dancers and before James Brown himself, she earned the nickname the Lady James Brown, a discussion on the song "Go Go Power" which was rediscovered in England recently, bassist Willie Dixon is also mentioned.
Segment Three: Only music
Click on this link to get to Sugar Pie de Santo's official WEB page:
http://www.jasmanrecords.com/
Broadcast History
2011
Musical Works
| Title | Artist | Album | Label | Year | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Use What You Got | Sugar Pie DeSanto | Go Go Power - The Complete Chess Singles 1961-1966 [Import]. | Kent Records UK | 2009 | 02:43 |
| Maybe I'm A Fool | Sugar Pie DeSanto | Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM . | Soul Clock | 1970 | 02:33 |
| I Want to Know | Sugar Pie DeSanto | Sugar Is Salty. | Jasman Records | 1999 | 03:46 |
| Slip-In Mules (No High Heel Sneakers) | Sugar Pie DeSanto | Go Go Power - The Complete Chess Singles 1961-1966 [Import]. | Kent Records UK | 2009 | 02:49 |
| Somewhere Down The Line | Etta James & Sugar Pie DeSanto | Go Go Power - The Complete Chess Singles 1961-1966 [Import]. | Kent Records UK | 2009 | 03:00 |
| A Little Taste Of Soul | Sugar Pie DeSanto & Nat Hendrix Band | James Brown's Original Funky Divas [Import]. | 101 DISTRIBUTION | 1998 | 02:21 |
| Love Me Tonight | Sugar Pie DeSanto & The LaFlammes | Go Go Power - The Complete Chess Singles 1961-1966 [Import]. | Kent Records UK | 2009 | 02:43 |
| Mama Didn't Raise No Fool | Sugar Pie DeSanto | Classic Sugar Pie. | Jasman Records | 2009 | 03:39 |
| There Is | The Dells | | There Is. | MCA | 1990 | 03:00 |
| Selfish One | Jackie Ross | Selfish One [Import]. | Black Tulip | 2010 | 03:00 |
| I Do Love You | Billy Stewart | The Best of Billy Stewart: 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection. | MCA | 2000 | 03:01 |
| I Had A Talk With My Man | Mitty Collier | Shades Of: The Chess Singles 1961-1968 [Import]. | Kent Records UK | 2008 | 03:42 |
| Temptation 'Bout to Get Me | The Knight Brothers | Temptation [Import]. | Rpm Records UK | 2004 | 03:00 |
| At Last | Etta James | At Last. | MCA | 1999 | 03:02 |
| Respect | Rotary Connection | Songs / Hey Love [Import]. | BGP / Beat Goes Public | 2004 | 03:00 |
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