The Buzzly Podcast

Story by: Gail Nobles Story first published and recorded Dec 10, 2023. Photo: Michelle Uthoff-Campbell Wikipedia Usage: CC BY-SA 2.0 Hello, I'm Gail Nobles. You're listening to the NACK Podcast, a digital Journal magazine. Back in 1989, an exciting telefilm came on television titled A Mother's Courage: The Mary Thomas Story. It was a two part episode. The movie was about the mother of basketball s...

Story by Gail Nobles Photo: Wikipedia CC BY 3.0 Hello, I’m Gail Nobles and I want to talk to you today about a podcast that was discontinued at Swellcast called The Knack. Swellcast.com has shutdown. It was a unique place for the podcast because I received audio comments about my stories there that I am not able to share. However, I am able to share the podcast itself. One of my episodes from the...

Photo: Wikipedia Public Domain Story by: Gail Nobles Intro by: Gail Nobles Hey there, music lovers! Let me tell you about a real radio station in the airwaves: Mega 104.3 FM in Camp Verde, Arizona. This isn’t just any station; it’s a rhythmic oldies paradise! When I first tuned in, the sweet sounds of The Fugees' “Killing Me Softly” filled my ears, followed by the catchy vibes of “Mandolay” by Lā...

THE UNTAPPED GROOVE The B-Side Shoulda Been the A-Side! Story by: Gail Nobles You ever find yourself, late at night, maybe cruising down the boulevard with the radio on low, and a song comes on that just… I mean, it hits you right in the rhythm section, a real gone melody with a beat you can really dance to. But then you find out... it never was a hit. It never even cracked the Top 40. It got lost...

Story by: Gail Nobles Hello, I’m Gail Nobles and you’re listening to The Buzzly Podcast. The song "Love of Money" by The O'Jays talks about how obsessed people are with money and how far they will go to get it. This is especially relevant today, as we often hear about different types of scams and fraud that trick innocent people out of their money. In recent years, many scams have come up that tak...

Keyboardist: Gail Nobles Story by: Gail Nobles Do you remember  Mass Production Firecracker. It's a 1979 song by the band and Mass Production is a fun disco musical group best known for that Firecracker hit number four on the R&B chart in the late summer of 1979.  Firecracker is a dynamite explosion of sound that's bursting with energy. The track fuses soul, fun, and a dash of the party spirit...

Intro by: Gail Nobles Ernest Ernie & the Sincerities has a single entitled Do Something. I know I know, my brother, that your heart is dying And I know I know, my sister, that you're tired of trying And we used to say That we shall overcome But with all the dues that they refuse to pay We've grown cold and numb... That’s just part of the first verse. And the Chorus it says: And I know, I know,...

Story by : Gail Nobles James Brown was live in Rome in 1971. In Rome, he was singing Sex Machine, Give It Up or Turn It Loose,It's A Man's World, Soul Power, Get Up, Get Into It, Get Involved, and Sunny. The show originally aired on an Italian music program Teatro 10.  Rome was a good place for James Brown to perform. It looked as if Rome loved his entertainment and performance. They loved James B...

Intro by: Gail Nobles Story by: Gail Nobles Photo: https://mafiagame.fandom.com/wiki/The_Dramatics Usage: Public Domain The Dramatics are a soul music vocal group formed in Detroit Michigan in 1964. Sometimes they remind me of the Temptations with the Motown sound. They are best known for their 1970s hit songs In the Rain and Watcha See is Watcha Get”,  both of which were Top 10 Pop hits.  Today I...

Story by: Gail Nobles Keyboardist : Gail Nobles Vocals: Gail Nobles It was 1973 when Dick Clark tried to launch a black dance show of his own like Soul Train. It was the American Bandstand that featured teenagers dancing to Top 40 music introduced by Clark. There were artists like Jerry Lee Lewis to Frankie Lymon. It was Soul Train that had black teens wearing Afro hairstyles and bellbottoms. Don...

Hello! I'm Gail Nobles!  Welcome to the Buzzly Podcast. Today I want to talk to you about Dick Clark's Soul Unlimited . Now, Dick Clark already had a music dance show called the American Bandstand. It aired regularly in various versions from 1952 to 1989. In 1952, the show was hosted by Philadelphia radio DJ Bob Horn. Dick Clark replaced Horn as host in 1956 just before the show was renamed Americ...

Story report by: Gail Nobles Cover Art by: Gail Nobles Have you heard of the single Darryl White? He is the son of Barry White talks and sings just like his father. He made a song titled Me Holding You. Daryyl has his father’s style, but his voice sounds younger than his father's voice. When he sings, he talks he talks smooth just like him. Darryl has a deep bass voice as well. In my opinion, I do...

Intro by: Gail Nobles Story Report by: Gail Nobles Photo: Jackie Wilson - Wikipedia Public Domain Hello I'm Gail nobles and you listening to the Buzzly Podcast: Finding the Legens - The Son of Jackie Wilson. Jackie was known as Mr. Excitement. He was a singer and performer of the 1950s and 60s. He was a prominent figure in the transition a rhythm in blues and soul. He made hits such as Baby Work O...

Story by: Gail Nobles Hi! I’m Gail Nobles on the Buzzly Podcast! You’re listening to Finding the Legends (3) The Sons of Motown. David Ruffin Jr, Richard Street Jr., Melvin Franklin Jr., Glenn Leonard Jr., and Paul Williams Jr. are all the Sons of Motown. Yes, there is another generation. They are all the sons of the Temptations. They all have sound of the musical magic of their fathers. I heard t...

Story by: Gail Nobles Intro by: Gail Nobles Photo: Wikipedia Public Domain Hi! I am Gail nobles, and you listening to Finding The Legends. David Ruffin of the Temptations has a son like Paul Williams. David has a son named David Ruffin Junior. He has popular songs on Spotify such as Time Of My Life, Running Out Of Time, and Grind Hard. You can follow David Ruffin Junior on Twitter, and you can fol...

Story by: Gail Nobles Intro by: Gail Nobles Photo: Public Domain/Wikipedia Hello I'm Gail Nobles. This is the Buzzly Podcast. This is part one of finding the legends. How many of you like Motown? Do you remember the movie the Temptations? Do I remember Paul Williams. Well, he has a son named Paul Williams Junior. He looks and sounds just like his father. You can see video clips of him singing on Y...