R&B

Top Albums of 1984 (Culture Club, Van Halen)

Top Albums of 1984 (Culture Club, Van Halen)

1984 had tons of iconic cultural moments - Gremlins and Ghostbusters hit theaters, the summer Olympics were in Los Angeles, and the Cosby Show and Miami Vice debuted on TV. Join us as we revisit two of the top selling albums from this year. Culture Club - Colour By...

Final Albums (Sam Cooke, The Police)

Final Albums (Sam Cooke, The Police)

Final albums are often last grasps at fame and money, but on occasion they serve as a fitting capstone to a band's career. On today's show we explore two final albums that we think send these legendary artists off on a good note. Sam Cooke - Ain’t That Good News...

90s Soul (Macy Gray, Simply Red, Rahsaan Patterson)

90s Soul (Macy Gray, Simply Red, Rahsaan Patterson)

Like all popular genres, R&B and Soul music has morphed over time to fit modern sounds under it's wing. In the 90s, the inclusion of hip-hop into popular music had started to ripple out into the surrounding genres; like soul music. Join us as we talk over some of...

Solid Gold (Rick James, Madonna, Twisted Sister)

Solid Gold (Rick James, Madonna, Twisted Sister)

Besides the fabulously be-dazzled Solid Gold Dancers, the TV show of the same name featured a wide variety of popular artists of the early to mid 1980s. Even though the performances were lip-synced, the program exposed audiences to all sorts of new music. On today's...

New Releases (Corinne Bailey Rae, Wilco, Zach Bryan)

New Releases (Corinne Bailey Rae, Wilco, Zach Bryan)

This just in - it's new release time! Every few months we like to take a moment to see what's shaking in the world of new releases. We picked out a choice few to share with you: Corinne Bailey Rae - Black Rainbows (Andy)Wilco - Cousin (Don)Zach Bryan - Zach Bryan...

Quiet Storm (Smokey Robinson, Roberta Flack, D’Angelo)

Quiet Storm (Smokey Robinson, Roberta Flack, D’Angelo)

This one goes out to all the late night FM radio dial explorers. The Quiet Storm radio format originated back in the 1970s and gave rise to a new RnB sub-genre. On today's show we discuss albums from the genres creation through modern day. Smokey Robinson - A Quiet...