Archive for October, 2006

ETTA JAMES / “Purple Rain”
Sun, Oct 29th, 2006 | Posted in Cover | No Comments »

This is the week of October 29th, 2006
PRINCE WEEK with a little help from Chaka Khan, Stephanie Mills, Joy Denalane, Etta James and Jimmy Scott. Plus C. Leigh McInnis joins us with commentary. All the Prince your heart can stand. N-Joy!

PRINCE / “Family Name”
Sun, Oct 29th, 2006 | Posted in Contemporary | 3 Comments »

PRINCE / “Uptown”
Sun, Oct 29th, 2006 | Posted in Classic | 4 Comments »

This is the week of October 22nd, 2006
From the classic blues of Bobby Bland to the contemporary blues of Prince, this week we’re going beneath the surface. And to wrap it up, how’s about eight versions of "Stand By Me" featuring Ben E. King, Mavis Staples, The Mighty Clouds of Joy, The Violionaires, Ike & Tina Turner, Bunny Rugs, Hank Crawford and Aaron Neville

AARON NEVILE / “Stand By Me”
Sun, Oct 22nd, 2006 | Posted in Cover | No Comments »

PRINCE / “Don’t Play Me”
Sun, Oct 22nd, 2006 | Posted in Contemporary | 4 Comments »

BOBBY BLAND / “Lead Me On”
Sun, Oct 22nd, 2006 | Posted in Classic | 2 Comments »

This is the week of October 15th, 2006
Oh, what a week we have. We start off with a question: who (or what) is Al Green’s "Belle"? Then, how do you like your Ray Charles: straight or with artificial sweeteners? (Check it out before you answer.) And finally, what do The Impressions, Joe Bataan, Chris Kenner, Pete Rodríguez, The Blackout All-Stars and Johnny Colón have in common? Boogaloo, you fooooollllll!
JOE BATAAN / “Gypsy Woman”
Sun, Oct 15th, 2006 | Posted in Cover | 4 Comments »