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Podcast Intro music by: Gail Nobles
Vocals by: Gail Nobles
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Song: Soul Train 76 (Get On Board)
Song by: The Soul Train Gang
In the early 1970s, the dancers on Don Cornelius' hit television program Soul Train were called the Soul Train Gang. But they became the Soul Train Dancers in 1975, when Cornelius and Dick Griffey co-founded Soul Train Records (later SOLAR Records), home to Lakeside, Shalamar, the Whispers and others—and decided to name an R&B vocal quintet The Soul Train Gang.
Consisting of two brothers' from Cincinnati, Ohio; Gerald Brown & Terry Brown; Judy Jones, Patricia Williamson (replaced by Denise Smith in 1976) and Hollis Pippin, the Soul Train Gang recorded its debut album, Don Cornelius Presents the Soul Train Gang, in 1975. Produced by Cornelius and Griffey, the LP included "Soul Train '75," one of the many themes from Soul Train.
But I like Soul Train 76 (Get On Board) by The Soul Train Gang. To me, it was a better theme. It was a theme that painted a picture in my mind what Soul Train was really all about.
Coming up next: The Sound of Philadelphia featuring The Three Degrees.
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Hello! I'm Gail Nobles. Welcome to Ferris Wheel Soul. I'm gonna talk about music from the days of Solar Records when tunes were spinning from the records. Those were good days. Those were the best days of music.
Solar Records was founded in 1977 by Dick Griffey. It was reconstituted out of Soul Train Records only two years after it was founded with Soul Train television show host and creator Don Cornelius.
SOLAR began in 1975 as Soul Train Records, founded by Dick Griffey and Soul Train creator Don Cornelius.[2] The first act they signed was an R&B vocal quartet they named The Soul Train Gang (Gerald Brown, Terry Brown, Judy Jones, Patricia Williamson, and later Denise Smith), who performed one of Soul Train's many themes, "Soul Train '75". Their first album was entitled Don Cornelius Presents The Soul Train Gang. In 1976, their second album, The Soul Train Gang, produced by Philly's Norman Harris, was released. The Gang broke up in 1977.
Next, I'll be talking about the Soul Train Gang and their music. You're listening to the Ferret-FWS. Another edition of the Ferret. Ferris Wheel Soul is about the artists of Solar Records and the days of Soul Train. Tune in again next time for more FWS-Ferris Wheel Soul. -
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Intro by: Gail Nobles
Today's topic: Shorty Long-Function at the Junction.
Hello! I'm Gail Nobles. Welcome to The Ferret. The count about sounds… about songs from the music charts. Today we're going to talk about Shorty Long and his song Function at the Junction.
Shorty Long was a soul singer songwriter musician and record producer for Motown soul records imprint.He was inducted into the Alabama jazz Hall of Fame in 1980.
I like Shorty Long's song Function at the Junction released in 1966.It's a classic and soul song. It was a very popular hit. It has a catchy tune. The song is on his 1968 debut studio album album: Here Comes the Judge. The song might make you think of a gathering or people getting together for something. Function at the Junction was written by Shorty Long and Eddie Holland. -
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Hello everyone! Welcome again to the Ferret. I'm Gail Nobles and today's topic is Ashford and Simpson-Coke commercial. They were a husband and wife songwriting production recording duo composed of Nicholas Ashford and Valerie Simpson. You may remember them from their biggest hit Solid from the 11 studio album Solid .The album peaked at number one on the US R&B albums chart. You might remember songs from them like Count Your Blessings, Street Corner, Found A Cure & more.
I've enjoyed Ashford & Simpson’s songs and seeing them perform together. The way they have sung together looked as if they really had love for each other.
Did you know that they were in a 1980 Coke commercial together? I considered it a wonderful classic as well. Commercials aren't made like they were made back then. There are some things you just don't forget, and that's how commercials were made. They were made in a way you didn't forget them.
The commercial took place in a recording studio. Ashford had two Cokes and walked up to Simpson to hand her one while she was playing the piano. It put her more in the mood to sing with Ashford, and the band members began to play their instruments. When you were done watching the commercial, you were left in a great mood with them. The commercial put you in the mood to sing and this very day I remember it. I still remember Ashford and Simpson. -
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Do we have any Rod Stewart fans out there? How many remember Rod Stewart in the 70s? Rod Stewart remained at the top of the Billboard Hot 100 Chart for 17 weeks during the 1970s. He is among the best selling music artist of all time having sold more than 120 million records worldwide. He has had 10 number-one albums and 31 top-ten singles in the UK. Six of which reached number one. Stewart has had 16 top-ten singles in the US with four reaching number one on the Billboard Hot 100.
Rod Stewart's first hit song was Maggie May released 1971. There were other hits like Hot Legs released in 1978, You Wear It Well in 1972. The hit song I remember most in the 70s is Da Ya Think I'm Sexy released in 1978. It was from Stewart's nineth studio album Blondes Have More Fun. It was written by Stewart Appice and Duane Hitchings.
The song was released as the first single from Blondes Have More Fun in November 1978. It spent one week atop the UK Singles Chart in December 1978 and four weeks atop the US Billboard Hot 100 in February 1979. Billboard ranked it number four on its Top Singles of 1979 year-end chart. It also topped the charts in Canada for four weeks and in Australia for two weeks.
I played Rod Stewart’s song to death when I was a little girl. My mother and father had the 45 record. I loved the music and the bridge of the song when Rod Stewart said: His heart is beating like a drum because it lasts he's got this girl home.” He was telling a story, and there was something about the music and Rod's voice in that spot. I always waited for that part of the song.
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Today's topic: the British soul group The Real Thing.
The Real Thing are a British soul group formed in the 1970s. The band charted internationally with their song "You to Me Are Everything", which reached No. 1 on the UK Singles Chart. They also had successes a string of British hits such as "Can't Get By Without You" and "Can You Feel the Force?". They returned to mainstream success in 1986 with the Decade Remix of "You to Me Are Everything". By number of sales, they were the most successful black rock/soul act in England during the 1970s.
The Real Thing ffound chart success with the pop-soul single "You to Me Are Everything", which reached No. 1 on the UK Singles Chart, No. 29 on Billboard's "R&B Singles" and No. 66 on Billboard's "Hot 100". The song was certified silver for 250,000 in sales. Their follow-up, "Can't Get By Without You", did not chart in the US but was still a success in the United Kingdom, where it reached number 2.
In 1976, they released their first album, Real Thing, which included both of their hit singles as well as a third UK hit, "You'll Never Know What You're Missing", which peaked at No. 16.
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Song: Cotton Candy
Song by: The Sylvers
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Intro by: Gail Nobles
Before the New Edition’s Candy girl, it was the Sylvers's Cotton Candy. Hello! I'm Gail nobles. Welcome to The Ferret. Everyone wanted that bubblegum pop music sound. That catchy an upbeat style. The Sylvers had that sound during the 1970s. I love the song Cotton Candy from the album Showcase. It was number 19 on the Billboard RnB chart.
The Sylvers had the Jackson 5 magic. They were a very popular group. A family vocal group. A large vocal group. There were nine of them. Five guys and four girls all together.
You can see them performed the song Cotton Candy on YouTube and can see their other videos such as Hotline and Boogie Fever.
Where are they now? You can follow Leon Sylvers III at Leonsylvers.com. He’s a producer, writer, and singer. You can check out his bio.
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Intro song: Soul Groove
Intro song by: Gail Nobles
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Soul Groove is online only on Tunein.
If you love the 70s, you can get all the soul sounds from the 70s on Soul Groove. Just look for Soul Groove with the words: Find your groove with the smoothest soul from the 70s.
They play Natalie Cole: I’ve Got Love On My Mind
Teddy Pendergrass: When Somebody Loves You Back
Marvin Gaye: Got To Give It Up And a whole lot more.
Not only do they play songs of the 70s, but the 80s and 90s too. All the soul music you need. Soul Groove. It’s on Tunein. -
Song: One Bad Apple
Song by: The Osmonds
Music Intro by: Gail Nobles
All vocals by: Gail Nobles
A quick summary of what we have talked about so far in the podcast.
*Jr. Walker & the All Stars - Do You See My Love (For You Growing). * Joe Tex - Ain’t Gonna Bump No More ( With No Big Fat Woman). * James Brown - Kansas City * Maxine Nightingale’s first hit - Right Back Where We Started From * BJ Thomas - Raindrops
All of the songs were released in the 1970s except for James Brown’s song - Kansas City. It was recorded in 1967.
Now let’s get started on today’s topic. The Osmonds - One Bad Apple. The song was released as a single on Nov. 14, 1970. It debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 on January 2, 1971. It hit the top of the chart on February 13, 1971 and stayed there for five weeks. It also reached No. 6 on the R&B chart. Billboard ranked it as the No. 4 song for 1 “Both "One Bad Apple" is on the 1970 album Osmonds. It was certified Gold by the RIAA on February 4, 1971.
The song was written by George Jackson, who originally had the Jackson 5 in mind when he wrote it. According to Donny Osmond, Michael Jackson later told him that the Jackson 5 almost recorded this song first, but chose to record "ABC" instead.
"One Bad Apple" was also used as the theme to The Osmonds cartoon show on ABC-TV. It is the only song in the Osmonds' repertoire that continues to receive any appreciable airplay on oldies radio. -
Song: Raindrops Keep Fallin On My Head
Song by: B.J. Thomas
Hi! I’m Gail Nobles! Today’s topic is about a hot number one single of the 1970s. I’m going to talk about B.J. Thomas, “Raindrops Keep Fallin’ On My Head”. It was a single that reached No.1 on charts in the United States, Canada and Norway, and reached No. 38 in the UK Singles Chart. It topped the Billboard Hot 100 for four weeks in January 1970 and was also the first American No. 1 hit of the 1970s. Billboard ranked it as the No. 4 song of 1970.
The song was still being played after 1970. I remember hearing it all the time, and I remember everybody was singing it in the 70s. My family members & some of my classmates were always singing it. The song was released in 1969. I think of the song sometimes now when it rains. The song was written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David. -
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Music Charts. Do they exist anymore? When was the last time you heard radio mention the music charts? I haven’t heard anymore count down shows. Do the music charts still exists? What is this weeks most popular song? I have no idea. What is the best song for the year today? What are the top ten songs now?
I took a look into iTunes. The first song I see listed under songs is Mariah Carey - All I want for Christmas Is You. Most of the songs that I see listed, I’ve never heard them before.
When music charts were mentioned in the past, I knew every song on the chart. It’s not like that anymore. Everything seems different today. Everybody is making their own playlist when they use Spotify or Pandora. Then there is iHeart, Tunein, & RadioTunes. There is just so much variety.
Plus, music is so much more complexed. We have independent music artists. Are they hitting the charts? Do we need the music charts anymore? It’s not like the days of James Brown, Michael Jackson, and The Bee Gees.
It has been said that music artists are not making money from their music. Technology brought that change. I don’t hear talk of songs becoming big hits anymore like in the old days. There are a lot of us still talking about the old music. Old songs are new songs again.
I’m Gail Nobles. In my opinion, the music charts may not be needed any longer. -
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Maxine Nightingale first charted in 1976. #31 1976 Pop, #19 1976 Rock, #8 1975 R&B
Maxine Nightingale is a British R&B and soul music singer best known for her hits in the 1970s with a million seller “Right Back Where We Started From” ( 1975, UK #8 & 1976 U.S. #2).
The song was played on the radio a lot. It is a very catchy song. The song was. #9 in Dance Music/Club Play.
Right Back Where We Started From is a song written by Pierre Tubbs & Vincent Edwards. It was first recorded in the middle of 1975 by Maxine Nightingale for whom it was an international hit.
Released within two weeks of its recording by United Artists “ Right Back Where We Started From” broke in the London discos and reached #8 on the Uk Singles chart dated Nov. 29, 1975.
United Artists issued "Right Back Where We Started From" in the US in January 1976, and the single entered the charts in February to rise as high as #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 on 1 May 1976. Although the song was held off from the top of that chart for two weeks, the single did reach #1 on the charts for the two other major US music industry journals, Cash Box and Record World. On 27 April, the single received gold certification for sales of a million units.
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Song: Kansas City
Song by: James Brown
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James Brown - Kansas City found #5 in the Soul Brothers Top 20 of an old copy of Jet Magazine. #1 Aretha Franklin- I’ve Never Loved A Man.
“Kansas City is a rhythm and blues song written by Jerry Lieberman and Mike Stoller in 1952. First recorded by Little Willie Littlefield the same year, the song later became a chart-topping hit when it was recorded by Wilbert Harrison in 1959.
James Brown recorded his version of “ Kansas City” in 1967. The single reached number 21 on the R&B chart and number 55 on the Hot 100 singles chart. Brown recorded live performances of the song for his albums Live at the Apollo, Volume II (1968) and Say it Live and Loud (1998; recorded 1968).
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Coca Cola Jingle: It’s The Real Thing
By: The Dells
Podcast vocals: Gail Nobles
In 1970, the Dells performed a jingle with Coca Cola, It’s the real thing.
Roquel "Billy" Davis of Detroit was a writer & producer of commercial jingles mostly for Coca-Cola. He produced the famous jingle "I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing (In Perfect Harmony)", used in a 1971 Coca-Cola television advertisement. He also produced other jingles such as "It's the Real Thing", "Things Go Better With Coke" and "Country Sunshine" for Coca-Cola (with country singer Dottie West, who recorded the song), and "If You've Got the Time" for Miller Beer.
The Coca-Cola advertisement Hey Kid, Catch!, starring Mean Joe Greene, included the song "Have a Coke and Smile" was produced by Davis.
Davis wrote and produced for many artists, like the Dells. Hearing jingles by famous singers and hearing their voices made you want to listen and pay attention to commercials just as you did hearing them sing R&B. Hearing the Dells was that kind of group singing the jingle, It’s the real thing.
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Commercial Flashback
El Producto cigar was an ad with jingle in 1970. It was one of the last tabaccco ads to air. It’s a commercial I heard from airchecks.
The cigars started out as cheap hand -made. The cigars are now machine made. The Cigar became popular with some celebrities.
For the commercial, there was a man and woman singing. The announcer said: Listen to Travis Gardener. If you think you’re special, smoke El Producto.
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Song: Ain’t Gonna Bump No More (With No Big Fat Woman)
Song by: Joe Tex
Podcast vocals: Gail Nobles
Keyboardist: Gail Nobles
Hello! I’m Gail Nobles. Today I’m going to talk to you about Joe Tex. I loved his song, Ain’t Gonna Bump No More ( With No Big Fat Woman). Me and some family members would dance and sing all the time listening to that record. We would do the bump and fall down.
According to Casey Kasem, Joe Tex once challenged James Brown for the title of Soul Brother #1.
He struggled for years to make it as a singer. And when he was finally earning big money and gold records, he gave it all up to become a minister of the Muslim faith. He joined the Muslim faith back in 1966. But it wasn’t until 1972 that he met Elijah Muhammad.
Joe Tex asked what could he do to contribute to the religious movement. Elijah Muhammad told him to leave his music and go out on the road to preach. He told him to travel back & forth across America and spread the word about their religion. For the next 2 1/2 years, that’s what Joe Text did.
That’s interesting info from American Top 40 - Casey Kasem.
When Joe Tex song, Ain’t Gonna Bump No More With No Big Fat Woman came out, I don’t remember seeing the man’s face, but I knew him by his voice and record. The song goes like this … (singing)
Joe Tex song told a story.
Three Nights ago
I was at a disco
Man, I wanted to bump
I was rarin’ to go
And this big fat woman
Bumped me on the floor
She was rarin to go
That chick was rarin to go…
I love it! I love the way Joe Tex told his story. Joe Tex was number 24 on American Top 40. 3rd week on the chart. Ain’t Gonna Bump No More.
I’m Gail Nobles, and you’re listening to the count about sounds. A podcast about songs from the music charts. Songs that were in the count down. Thank you for listening. -
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Do you remember Casey Kasem Top 40 - The 1970’s. Jr. Walker & The All Stars were #35 one week with Do You See My Love ( For You Growing). ….
… A song by Jr. Walker & The All Stars, “Do You See My Love (For You Growing). Jr. Walker was a multi-instrumentalist but primarily a saxophonist and vocalist who recorded for Motown during the 1960s. The song, “Do You See My Love For You Growing” was released in 1970. It was #32 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and #3 on the US R&B singles chart.
You’re listening to The Ferret Count About Sounds. About Songs from the music charts. I’m your host, Gail Nobles.
