The Podcast Oldies Show

By: Gail Nobles
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  • A show about oldies. Music of Yesterday! Lost 45's and Classic Hits.
    Copyright Gail Nobles
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  • The Sweet Inspirations 7:17:24 1.22 PM

    The Sweet Inspirations 7:17:24 1.22 PM
    Jul 17 2024
    Music Intro: Gail Nobles
    Singing Background Actors: Gail Nobles

    Today I'm thinking of The Sweet Inspirations welcome to the Podcast Oldies Show.

    The Sweet Inspirations are Dionne Warwick, Dee Dee Warwick. Doris Joy, and Cissy Houston. An R&B girl group mostly known for their work as backup singers on studio recordings for other R&B and rock artists. A founding member of the group was Dionne Warwick, who was later replaced by her aunt, Cissy Houston.

    The Sweet Inspirations was founded by former members of The Drinkard Singers, a long-running Gospel singing group whose membership included Cissy Houston (née Drinkard), mother of Whitney Houston, and Lee Warwick, who was Cissy's sister and the mother of Sweet Inspirations members Dee Dee and Dionne Warwick.

    As a backup group, the Sweet Inspirations was in high demand among producers, publishers, artists, and songwriters in the early 1960s. The original lineup included Doris Troy and the two Warwick sisters, Dionne and Dee Dee. Both Troy and Dionne Warwick enjoyed solo careers with hits in 1963, "Just One Look" and "Don't Make Me Over" respectively, on which the Sweet Inspirations can be heard.

    The group saying they song entitled Sweet Inspiration. Sweet Inspiration is the title of a Dan Penn and Spooner Oldham composition written for, and first recorded in 1967 by, the Sweet Inspirations. It became a Top 20 hit reaching #18 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the spring of 1968.

    I’m Gail Nobles. Thank you for listening to the Podcast Oldies Show.
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    3 mins
  • The Persuaders-Peace in the Valley of Love 7:1:24 5.20 PM

    The Persuaders-Peace in the Valley of Love 7:1:24 5.20 PM
    Jul 1 2024
    The Persuaders are a New York City - based R&B vocal group best known for their gold hit single in the 1970s, "Thin Line Between Love and Hate". It sold over a million copies, topping the Billboard R&B chart, and was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America on October 29, 1971.

    They have a song titled Peace in the Valley of Love from their 1972 album titled The Persuaders. They sound like a gospel group. They have great harmony when they sing Peace in the Valley of Love. You can sense the peace from the background vocals as the lead singer tales his story.

    The original members of the group Persuaders are Douglas Smoky, Scott, Willie Holland, James Barnes, and Charles Stodghill. They formed the group in New York in 1969 after previously singing with other local groups. Scott Holland and Barnes had been members of the Independents, whereas Stodghill had previously sung with the group The Topics.
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    2 mins
  • Brenda & The Tabulations 6:27:24 7.20 PM

    Brenda & The Tabulations 6:27:24 7.20 PM
    Jun 27 2024
    Intro by: Gail Nobles
    Photo: Public Domain https://flic.kr/p/2mqPf24

    Brenda and the Tabulations we're an R&B group formed in 1966 in Philadelphia originally composed the Brenda Payton, Eddie L Jackson, Maurice Coates, and Jerry Jones. They perform the song title Rght On The Tip Of My Tongue. It reached number 10 on the US R&B chart and number 23 on the US pop chart in 1971.

    The song is noted for lead singer Brenda Payton's spoken recitation in the Coda section, which leads to the song's surprising end.

    The song ranked #97 on Billboard magazine's Top 100 singles of 1971.

    Right On The Tip Of My Tongue is the like listening to an illustration. The background vocalist sing as Brenda Payton speaks near the end of the song. They help you to see and feel what was happening in the song. Brenda and the Tabulations paints a picture in the mind.

    I'm Gail Nobles, and you're listening to The Podcast Oldies Show.
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    2 mins

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