I grew up listening to my brother's cassette collection of artists like Otis Redding, Geno Washington and The RamJam Band and Sam and Dave and Wilson Pickett.
The show features some of the greatest names from the world of soul music including Marvin Gaye, Diana Ross and the Supremes, Wilson Pickett, Booker T, Aretha Franklin, Otis Redding and many of the modern day greats who continued on the legacy of the 60's and 70's soul icons like Stevie Wonder, The Temptations, The O'Jays, The Whispers and Rose Royce.
We have many great vocals throughout the show and watch out for British songstress Ebony Alleyne and her cover of the old Samantha Sang classic ' Hello Stranger '. We include some recent soul releases from Marissa Rose and ' Forget About You ' from an excellent compilation called ' 111 East Nu Soul - After Dark '. Another wonderful new vocal comes from Kim Beacham Hanson with her cut ' He's Always Made That Way ' from her set 2010 ' All About Kim '.
Solange bring us ' I Decided ' from 2008 which sounds like a track taken out of the Mary Wells or Chiffons era from the sixties.
We have some wonderful male vocals from Ty Causey with ' Rocket To The Moon ' and Ray Parker Junior ( of Ghostbusters fame ), he brings us his smash hit from 1987 ' I Don't Think That Man Should Sleep Alone ' from his ' After Dark ' album.
The show starts off with none other than Marvin Gaye with ' You Sure Love To Ball ' from his ' Let's Get It On ' collection. He was sadly taken from us much too soon and James Mtume slows down the groove with the lovely ballad ' Body And Soul '.
Aretha Franklin brings is her soul classic ' I Say A Little Prayer ' and disco diva Gloria Gaynor can ' Never Say Goodbye '. Another standard cover is from Esther Phillips with ' What A Difference A Day Makes ' while we melt to Gwen Dickie and Rose Royce with their tearjerker ' Love Don't Live Here Anymore ' from their ' Best Of ' set.
Fusion Jazz sounds come from The Crusaders with ' Sweet And Sour ' from their wonderful ' Images ' LP and Shakatak groove with their 80's smash ' Easier Said Than Done '.
Stevie drops by with one of his best anthems entitled ' My Cherie Amour ' and Babyface caresses the microphone with ' I Love You Babe ' from his Best Of Babyface ' collection.
We also have some smooth groove from The McCrary's and their much underrated song ' Love On A Summer's Night ' from 1982 and the funk steps up to the fore with those sweet toothed Sugarhill Gang and the song that started a whole new trend of rap music with the extended 12" version of ' Rapper's Delight ' from 1979.
Sergio Mendes adds some spice with the ' Real Thing ' whilst bassist Robin Duhe requests that we join him for some ' Cruisin ' from his ' Do It Duhe ' set from 2004.
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