the Millennial Throwback Machine

Hey Guys! I"m back with one more R&B/Soul themed episode for Black History Month, so in this episode I do a deep dive with the history behind last week's song, which is Funny How Time Slips Away by Joe Hinton, and in this episode I talk about the history behind a very little known sub genre of soul music known as Country Soul Music, and I go more into the weeds of that genre in this episode. a...

Hey Guys! sorry for missing a week. My life has been super crazy lately. but I"m back with another episode and lots of updates for you about my music & my podcast. I don't think I'll have enough character space to tell you everything that has happened with me since my last episode. so if you want to hear everything that has happened with me since my last episode, please do listen to this episo...

hey guys! so sorry for the delay with this week's episode of my podcast. this external hard drive situation has been giving me a lot of anxiety but the good news is  it's all taken care of now and life is good with me. I will have all of my data back soon. also, my next single Possibility comes out March 15th, so I hope you guys will enjoy that one. that one is a very personal song for me and...

Hey Guys! apologize for the delay with a new episode of my podcast. I unfortunately had a technology issue recently with my external hard drive and it is in the shop right now, so that's the bad news, the good is my new song is out now! Yes, I Don't Look The Same Anymore is out now on all of the streaming platforms. it is such a great song! I really do love it. it's super unique and I'm a huge fan...

Hey Guys! Sorry for the release of this new episode being delayed. I was experiencing some technology issues last week but the most important thing is those issues are now resolved, so I"m happy to be back with the second part of this episode from a few weeks ago. but I also some VERY good news for you.  the next single for my upcoming EP comes out next week on the 24th, I hope you'll love th...

Hey Guys! Happy New Year! will be putting out episodes of this podcast on more of a regular basis going forward and also, starting this month, there will be a new interview episode added to the private premium feed every month from now till September. I'm gonna be talking to Steve Katz, an original member of Blood Sweat & Tears & I'm very excited to put that one out. also I'm dropping my n...

Hey Guys! Happy to be back with one more podcast episode until the new year. next year is going to be very action packed for me with lots of things happening with my music (4 more new songs coming out in the new year) and lots of new interview episodes to come out to the premium subscription feed for my podcast. 9 to be exact for 9 months straight. so you will have lots of new stuff from me to loo...

Hey Guys! So happy to be back after a nice long break. been so busy doing interview episodes for the premium subscription feed for my podcast. If you haven't already, I would highly suggest signing up for that I will be putting out a brand new interview episode out every month for 8 months  straight starting in the new year in January. also I will keep you guys updated on the whereabouts of m...

HEY GUYS! I'm back! and I'm excited to say that as of this week I have reached quite a huge milestone with this podcast. this is my 200th episode, and I can't believe I made it this far! and I honestly couldn't do it without you, so thank you for listening to this podcast and continuing to listen to it every week. so this week, for something special for episode 200. I decided to break down one of...

Hey Guys! crazy how I'm almost at 200 episodes for this podcast. now my bday is next week, so that means no new episode for next week. but after next week, I will come back with a special 200th episode for this podcast, and that will more then likely be another original song special episode where I'll be breaking down one of my own songs, and that will probably be the song that I just put out. but...

Hey Guys! So I have some pretty exciting news for you. my new song the Guru Girl is officially Out as of this week! Please go stream it wherever you get your music. I truly love this song and I think you will love it as well. More new songs off my next EP will come out next year, but for now, please do enjoy this one. also, continuing on with last week's theme, I'm paying tribute to a departed fri...

Hey Guys! so my show last night was ok, It honestly taught me a lot about EXACTLY what I don't want for my live shows, and it also taught me the very valuable lesson on how building a fan base online is much more important these days then playing live, but besides that, I hate to start this fresh new week off negatively, but one of the people I tried to get on my podcast recently passed away, and...

Hey Guys! So sorry for being so MIA lately. things have been very busy with me lately. currently I"m going to school and I also have a lot going on with my new living situation too. but other then that, life has been good and I"m excited for you to hear the first single off my next EP that is coming out this month on the 19th, and If your around on Tuesday and your in LA, please come to the releas...

Hey Guys! My apologies for no new episode last week. I had every intention on releasing this one last week, but I unfortunately got sick last week, so that's why I held off on releasing it till now. but the good news is it's not Covid and even better, my next show isn't until the week after next week. but other then getting sick, life has been very good to me lately. I have a song coming out next...

Hey Guys! so i have LOTS of exciting things to fill you in on. I have two interviews coming out VERY soon. both are VERY interesting. I can't put a whole lot of things in this text description because of my limited character space, but both people have been involved with some VERY cool and SUPER well known events and people. Plus I was interviewed about my music career and my podcast too! all exci...

hey Guys! MAN it's hot out where I live in LA currently, so this week I"m talking about a song that totally fits this massive heat wave that's happening in LA right now, and it's a song about none other then the sun that inhabits the state that I live in, which is California. I haven't done a Garage Rock song in quite a while (at least since I covered the Music Machine on my podcast) so this will...

Hey Guys! hope you are all doing well out there. so soon I will be making an announcement on the socials about the release date for the first single off my upcoming EP, but for now, you guys still know ahead of everywhere else online that I will be releasing the first single off my next EP on 10/19. but in this episode, you will find an important update on my next music video. so hope you enjoy th...

Hey Guys! So I hop you are all doing well out there. I'm very excited to be releasing the first single off my next EP in October, and definitely follow me on Spotify so you can get notified when that song comes out. My artist name is Sam L Williams. I hope you guys enjoy last week's song, and I think you will enjoy the history behind it as well. a lot of what I talked about is review from an older...

Hey Guys! very exciting news for all of you. I have scheduled the release for my first single plus I have a release show around then as well, so please listen to this episode if you would like more details about that. but both things will be happening in October, the release show is on the 11th, the song comes out on the 19th. so please keep those two dates in mind, for now, please do check out th...

hey Guys! so I have some exciting news for you. the first single off my second EP is coming out in October, so please do follow my artist page on Spotify so that way you can get notified when the song comes out. My artist name is Sam L. Williams. this week I dive into the history behind last week's artist and song which was Billy Stewart's Sitting In The Park. here I talk about the history behind...

Hey Guys! so I have some exciting news for you. My next music video is getting worked on as we speak. the videographer is figuring out what additional footage needs to be shot for the longer version of the song we re recorded. other then that, no other music related news for me at the moment. if something comes up for me by next week I will be sure to let you all know about that. for now, as per u...

Hey Guys! thank you SO MUCH for continuing to listen to my podcast even with my move to Anchor. i can definitely see that on my end. this week I dive into the history behind last week's song & artist. hope you enjoy it. I dive head first into the history in this group, and I make some parallels with this group and many other famous 60's bands. also, on more exciting news, I have the final artw...

Hey Guys! So as of this week, I have officially moved my podcast over to my new host Anchor, and I just want to say that if you are STILL listening to my podcast after I made this switch, I want to say THANK YOU SO MUCH for continuing to listen to my podcast during this changeover. It was rough because while I was able to save my listener date to my previous host, I was unable to transfer it to my...

Hey Guys! Hope you are enjoying your holiday weekend. so I almost have the masters back for my next EP, and the artwork is getting done as I am typing this description of this episode of this podcast. but I have heard the final mixes and they sound AMAZING! I am REALLY excited to release these next batch of songs. and Yes, I will be moving hosts soon but as of right now I cannot tell you exactly w...

Hey Guys! so I have some VERY exciting news for you. I JUST got the final mixes back for my second EP! so now the only thing I"m waiting on is the artwork for the singles plus I"m waiting for them to get mastered. but as soon as I have those things back THEN I will decide on release dates for the singles, and probably book my next show (in LA) too. so that's where I"m at right now, also BIG news f...