A lot of what I’ve done as a DJ, writer, and even public speaker has been carrying the legacy of R&B, Pop, and Soul female singers. For years, I’ve wanted to highlight the efforts and the narratives around the women in Post-War Popular Music, because they are far too often neglected or overshadowed. When DJ…
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Sugar Town Sno-Ball: The Northern Exposure Set
Coming fresh off the high that is my oft-favorite DJing trip to the Pacific Northwest, I couldn’t wait to clip together some of the great songs that I played for such a swinging audience. Given I have a somewhat foggy memory of what I played that night, I’m going through the order of which I…
Supreme Signs: Which Supremes #1 Hit are you?
(This idea was sponsored by fellow Astrologer Wonder Bright.) About a week and a half ago, Wonder commented that an alternate Capricorn “girl-group-a-scope” could be The Supremes 7th #1, “You Can’t Hurry Love.” It didn’t take me long to realize that, well, there’s enough Supremes Chart Toppers for each sign. What was I waiting for?…
What’s Your Sign? What’s Your Song? Your Girl Group Horoscope “Read” for The Middle of October
If you’ve been following along to this blog on the regular, you know that alongside the DJing I have a dabbling interest in Astrology. Well, probably more than a dabble considering that I have an Astrology lecture to my credit. About 40 days and nights ago I did a blog post on the now over…
In An Alternate Universe: Potential Hit Singles From Hitsville U.S.A. from 1965 (Ladies Edition)
If you know your Motown as I know The Sound Of Young America, You’ll know, beyond the bevy of hit records, at the peak of the label the studios cranked out potential hits 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Some records have release dates on Holidays: The Supremes “My World Is Empty Without You” and…
For The Venus Retrograde: A Lover’s Concerto of Love Songs For Your Ears To Endear & Endure The Days Ahead.
If you’ve been following this blog for any extended period of time, you’ll know that I tend to weave what’s going on in the Sky and the Stars. In writing, in lectures, in remembering our R&B legends with us and gone to the Apollo in the sky, I feel Astrology can weave the narratives a…
Sugar Town Soulful Strut: Pride Party Playlist Part 1
Hello Swingers and Friends, Lovers and Lotharios. I’ve got the biggest gift to you all courtesy of DJ Action Slacks. She has upped the sharing soul game and has started recording the sets of the parties she hosts. She started with sets at Queer Country Junction and I’m overjoyed to share with you what our…
A Spring Fling Easy and Breezy Playlist Courtesy of Forever Hamilton
Being a music geek means you make everlasting friendships based on joint music appreciation. One of the greatest sonic soul bounds that I have is with John Hamilton, who has been a tune tale teller for Chart Rigger and Instinct Magazine. If there’s anyone that gets the emotion behind the soul/pop hunt, he, alongside with DJ Action Slacks (Shannon…
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