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Photo: Public Domain Wikipedia Story by: Gail Nobles Good afternoon , and welcome to the Ferret. I’m Gail Nobles. Today, we're looking back at a fascinating, if perhaps unexpected, intersection of art and entertainment. You might not think of magic and funk and soul sharing the same stage, but back in the late 1970s, that's precisely what happened. We all know Earth, Wind & Fire. A pioneering...

Intro : Gail Nobles Story by: Gail Nobles This is Gail Nobles on The Ferret coming at you with a  groove straight from the heart of Detroit, the Motor City! Today, we're diving into the electrifying world of C.J. & Co. and their sensational track "We Got Our Own Thang." This tune is more than just music; it’s a celebration of individuality, freedom, and the disco revolution! C.J. & Co., th...

Photo: RaymondBoyd51 - Own work Usage: Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Keyboardist: Gail Nobles Today’s topic the sound of Philadelphia soul radio I just happen to browse on the Internet and found gamble – huffmusic.com and that’s how I found out about TSOP Soul Radio. I’m here to tell you It’s a sensational sound experience that’s taking the airwaves by storm. If you’re looking to get lost in smooth, melo...

Into by: Gail Nobles The Thee Degrees are a female vocal group form circa 1963 and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Although 16 women have been members over the years, the group has always been a trio. The group were particularly successful in the UK, achieving 13 Top 50 hit singles between 1974 and 1985. The original members were Fayette Pinkney, Shirley Porter and Linda Turner. Porter and Turner were...

Podcast Intro music by: Gail Nobles Vocals by: Gail Nobles Cover Art by: Gail Nobles 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), h...

Beginning Ferris Wheel Soul Intro by: Gail Nobles Ending podcast jingle by: Gail Nobles Cover Art by: Gail Nobles Circus Music: Pixabay.com Usage: Free Other Music by: Gail Nobles 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 Re...

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...

Photo: Laurel Maryland Usage: Wikipedia CC BY-SA 2.0 Story by: Gail Nobles 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 alb...

Music intro by: Gail Nobles 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...

Intro: By Gail Nobles Photo: Hans Peters / Anefo - Nationaal Archief Usage: Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 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...

Song: Cotton Candy Song by: The Sylvers Photo: Wikipedia Public Domain 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 numb...

Intro song: Soul Groove Intro song by: Gail Nobles Podcast Cover Art: Gail Nobles 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 Marv...

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...

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 Janua...

Story by: Gail Nobles 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 Ma...

Intro by: Gail Nobles Photo credit: NCRV - Beeld & Geluid Wiki - Gallery: De Eddy-go-round-show] Usage: Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 n 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 s...

Song: Kansas City Song by: James Brown Photo Credit: John Mathew Smith & www.celebrity-photos.com from Laurel Maryland, USA - James Brown Usage: Wikipedia CC BY-SA 2.0 Keyboardist: Gai Nobles Vocals: Gail Nobles Voice actor: Gail Nobles 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...

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 a...

Keyboardist: Gail Nobles Vocals: Gail Nobles 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:...

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...

Saxophone: https://samplefocus.com/samples/clean-saxloop-beat-raul-romo Usage: Standard license Fast Bollywood Violins: Samplefocus.com Usage: Standard License Keyboardist: Gail Nobles Vocals by: Gail Nobles 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...