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Legacy Podcasts celebrates Black History Month 2009 with 28 features in 28 days, saluting some of the greatest African-American pop, jazz, soul and blues musicians. Subjects include Ashford amp; Simpson, Philadelphia soul, Miles Davis, Fats Waller, Buddy Guy, Sam Cooke and Bill Withers.
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Fats Waller 4
Producer: Joyride Media
Reccomended:nbsp; Fats Waller:nbsp; If You Gotta Ask -
Sam Cooke 4
Sam Cooke's popularity didn't stop him from trying to improve himself and his music, from an intellectual standpoint. nbsp; Having started with traditional hymns and adding new lyrics, he had attained success and kept challenging himself intellectually, reading everything from Aristotle to James Baldwin. nbsp;In this podcast, author Peter Guralnick, Sam's brother LC Cooke and musicians Bobby Womack and Hal Blaine describe the man's motivations as he created Night Beat, the blues recording literally recorded in the middle of the night. nbsp;Recording engineer Al Schmitt, who worked on some of Cooke's best known music: "He was really hands on in the studio... just amazing."
Songs included: "What A Wonderful World" "For Sentimental Reasons" "Trouble Blues" "Fool's Paradise" and "Bring it on Home to Me"
Producer:nbsp; Joyride Media -
Miles Kind of Blue 4
Producer: Joyride Media
Recommended: Kind of Blue -50th Anniversary Legacy Edition (2-cd) -
Love Train 4
In this episode, PIR artist Jean Carne describes the Philly sound as one that made you want to dance with its grooves, and was filled with positive lyrical messages as well.
"If you sing with emotion, the better the audience will love you. nbsp;And I wanted to be loved" - Bunny "Mr. Emotions" Sigler, who Gamble and Huff found in their now exhaustive talent-search. nbsp;As the label worked with an ever increasing number of artists, its songwriters now included Linda Creed and Thom Bell, and Gene McFadden and John Whitehead, who kept the love train rolling along with in its distinctive style of great music and positive messages.
Songs Included: nbsp;"TSOP" (MFSB); "Picture Us" (Bunny Sigler); "Sunshine" (The O'Jays); "Bad Luck" (Harold Melvin and the Bluenotes)
Producer:nbsp; Joyride Media
Recommended:nbsp; Love Train: The Sound of Philadelphia Concert DVD