Spinning The Wheel

Listen this week as Shirley Lewis and Jo Garland take us back through memory lane and the 2019 Cowboys and Angels show in London!    Hear the ladies tell stories of rehearsing with George, the way they honor his music with their voices and keep his memory alive with their upcoming 2024 Cowboys and Angels show!   Spinning The Wheel Social Channels Facebook TikTok Instagram Twitter (X)

Listen this week as we are joined by a special guest from across the world!  Psychologist Barbara Thompson joins the show as we discuss the amazing cover of the Stevie Wonder classic "I Believe (When I Fall in Love it WIll Be Forever)!     Hear Barbara tell us about her journey as a fan of GM's music, helping her clients through music and her approach to being your best self!   Spinning The Wheel...

Listen this week as we spin "Do You Really Want To Know" from the 1992 AIDS research project album Red Hot & Dance!    Hear Shirley tell all about her rehearsals with the Cowboys and Angels crew and gettting ready for her spring tour while getting a little mixed up on the name of this song.  Lots of laughing, pronoun switching in verses of the song and so much more!   Spinning The Wheel Social Cha...

Listen this week as we continue our conversation wiht the iconic Paul Gambaccini!   Hear Paul tell stories of working closely as a trusted industry insider with George Michael and his feelings about George's place among the pantheon of artists.   Spinning The Wheel Social Channels Facebook Instagram TikTok Twitter (X)

This week we are honored to be joined by the iconic voice of Radio One and the BBC - Mr. Paul Gambaccini!    Listen as Paul takes us through his beginnings at Dartmouth in college radio and his journey across the pond to the UK where he found his future and eventually became a close and trusted industry voice to George Michael!      Spinning The Wheel Social Channels Facebook Instagram TikTok Twit...

Listen this week as we spin the cover of "Love Machine" from the 1983 album Fantastic!   Hear Shirley tell stories of performing on TV to this song, her feeligs and thoughts about the cover songs that George chose and memories of singing them live over the years!     SpinningThe Wheel Social Channels Facebook TikTok Twitter (X) Instagram

Listen this week as we spin "Secret Love" from the 1999 album Songs From The Last Century!    Hear Shirley talk of listening to the original Doris Day version of this song and her love for Calamity Jane.  We discuss the details of singing onstage during the Symphonica tour, the new George Michael Coin from the Royal mint and Shirley is ever closer to the details for the upcoming Cowboys & Angels s...

Listhe this week as we celebrate our one year anniversary and take a stroll down the memory lane of the career of the magical Shirley Lewis!!  Hear Shirley tell stories of recording Jive Talkin with George in 1987, her solo career and coming back to tour with George in the next 20 years as well as her new solo single for the first time in 3 decades!      Spinning The Wheel Social Channels Facebook...

Listen this week as we spin the song "Monkey", the 4th consecutive #1 track from the massive Faith album!    Hear us dissect and play all the versions of this song and why the Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis version might not be Shirley's favorite.   We will tallk about the song and video and maybe even some Paula Abdul for good measure!     Spinning The Wheel Social Channels Facebook TikTok Instagram T...

Listen this week as we are taken all the way back to 1984!   Shirley giggles her way through our spin of "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" from the Make It Big album.   Hear Shirley tell stories of stage costumes, questionable hair choices through the years and George teaching her to sing like him!         Spinning The Wheel Social Channels Facebook Twitter (X) Instagram TikTok    

Join us this week as we welcome the iconic photographer Chris Cuffaro to the show!   Chris helped to create some of the most recognizable imagery in history with the work that he and George Michael put together in the Faith era.   Listen as he tells us anout the process of working with George and being an integral part of the look that changed the face and future of pop music!   Check out the amaz...

Join us this week for a special Valentine's Day episode where we dim the lights and talk all about Father Figure from the 1987 album "Faith"!   This is in our estimation the quentissential George Michael song and we wanted to make sure we dedicated all the time we needed to cover all the facets of recording, performing and the impact that it has had on the landscape of pop music in the last 37 yea...

Listen this week as Matt absolutely calls his shot and manifests the classic "If You Were There" from the 1984 album Make It Big!    Shirley is back in the house and tells us stories of performing at the Wham Final, music influences of her youth and does she still own a certian bra???   Check us out on all our socials-  Spinning The Wheel Podcast Facebook Twitter (X) Instagram TikTok

2023 was a year that none of us will ever forget!  Join us this week as we look back on this year with some moments that were touching, funny and absolutely amazing from the YEAR OF WHAM!  We have come together and celebrated the music that means so much to all of us and gone through heartbreaks and triumphs along the way.    At the end of this show listen as Shirley gives us all a very special gi...

Listen this week as we are joined by the one and only Richard Marx!   You can hear Matt try to keep it together- but also be quite a fan boy in a few moments for sure!    Hear Richard tell stories behind some of the songs he loves, tales of coming up in the music business and some of the amazing artists that he has worked with.     This was an absolute dream come true for us so we really hope that...

Listen this week as we are joined by a very special guest, Alex Georgiou!   Hear Alex tell stories of holidays with George, charity efforts and the importance of solid relationships this time of year.   We also give away 2 sets of calendars and planners to fans who have commented and shared our social media posts!   Spinning The Wheel Podcast - Facebook TikTok Instagram Twitter (X)  

Join us this week for a very special episode all about the 1993 Concert For Hope!   The 30th anniversary of this special performance is upon us and Shirley takes us on a journey through one of the most amazing performances in George's career.   Listen as Shirley tells us about performing in the round, the pride GM had in sharing his band with other artists on this night and her particular feelings...

Listen this week as we are joined by recording artist Emme Lentino!   Hear Emme talk about her experiences working with Shirley and the original George Michael backround singers on her version of "Last Christmas".   She tells the story of being in the studio, what the process meant to her and what it is like to be a part of a song we all know and love.     We also discuss her music career and hist...

Listen this week as we are joined by Paul from the Shirley Lewis FanPage!   We talk about Paul's creation of his fan page as well as his charity runs and discovery of new artists who have worked with Shirley.   We spin "Mothers Pride"  from the 1990 album, Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1 and hear how the evolution of fatherhood may have changed our mind about this one!   Check out out social chann...

Listen this week as we are again joined by Tonia from the Freedom4GM charity page!   We spin the amazing song "Heartbeart" from the 1984 Wham album Make It Big and our votes are pretty easy to guess!    This week you'll hear recollections of the transition from the Fantastic look to the Go-Go era, memories of the Final at Wembley and Tonia lists some of her favorite GM looks and songs!   Join us o...

Listen this week as we discuss all the things that have happened since the end of season 1!   You'll hear all about the Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame ceremony, The Alfie Boe tour that Shirley performed on this fall and some news that might just have you making plans for next summer!    Tonia from the Freedom4GM page and charity joins in to discuss the Elton John song "Idol" covered by George on the S...

Join us this week as we take a moment and reflect on the journey through the beginning of our podcast and the path we are on.   Listen as we walk through the process of our relationships coming together and how the reaching out of other people has become the best part of the show and how we all share our memories and celebrate the music.    We also play some songs we love!   Check us our on all ou...

Listen this week as we spin the wheel right back to 2004 and the song "Through" from the Patience album.   Hear Shirley tell stories of meeting and paying tribute to the late Michael Parkinson, the difference between hearing someone sing and hearing them right in your ear and lyrics that are perhaps more prescient in 2023 than they were 20 years ago.   Find us on our social channels!   Facebook In...

Join us this week as we discuss the title track from the 2004 album "Patience"!   Hear us talk about the importance of the piano that John Lennon used on "Imagine",  the way that George can sway a mood with the power of his words and we ask the question - Does Shirley ever get star struck?   Check us out on all our social channels-   Facebook TikTok Instagram Twitter 

Listen this week as we are joined from Australia by Peter Davis!  Hear Peter talk about his lifelong friendship with Christian and how their bonds were fortified by their love for all things George and Wham!    It is a heartwarming and emotional journey through the life of friends and growing up with a soundtrack that we all know so very well!   Find us on all of our social channels- Facebook TikT...