Photo credit: Rustyleigh - Own work/Wikipedia Usage: CC BY-SA 4.0 Crowd cheering: https://pixabay.com/sound-effects/crowd-cheer-ii-6263/ WHO’S HOT There’s a British girl group called Little Mix that I’ve been seeing in the news lately. There are three girls Leigh - Anne Pinnock, Jade Thirlwall, and Perrie Edwards. It is said they were the first group to win the British version of The X Factor. They have a song called Confetti from 2020 and The Confetti Tour was the seventh concert tour held by L...
Sep 24, 2022•2 min
Song: Back and Forth Song by: Aaliyah Song written by: R Kelly Photo credit: MikaV - Own work Usage: CC BY-SA 4.0 Podcast vocals: Gail Nobles Keyboardist: Gail Nobles Story by: Gail Nobles Aaliyah sang the song Back & Forth. I heard Aaliyah say: Don’t get in my way.” Aaliyah was in a spiritual move. She said she had a recurring dream that she was flying away from her troubles. You see the reason her dream was dark because the enemy had fear that she would make it. If Aaliyah’s name is writte...
Sep 22, 2022•2 min
Song: Because I Love You Song by: Brighter Side of Darkness Intro by: Gail Nobles Keyboardist: Gail Nobles Vocals: Gail Nobles Brighter Side of Darkness was an American R&B/soul group. They were formed in 1971 at Calumet High School in Chicago, Illinois. Their lead singer was 12-year-old Darryl Lamont; the other members were Ralph Eskridge, Randolph Murph and Larry Washington. They released the single "Love Jones" in December 1972. It was a hit in the US (Hot 100, #16; Hot Soul Singles, #3) ...
Sep 15, 2022•3 min
Song: We Should Be In Love Song by: The Five Stairsteps Produced by: Curtis Mayfield Podcast Intro: Gail Nobles Keyboardist: Gail Nobles Podcast Vocals: Gail Nobles We Must Be In Love. A song arranged by Donny Hathaway and produced by Curtis Mayfield. It was performed by the Five Stairsteps and Cubie Burke. The Five Stairsteps are known for the 1970 song “O-o-h Child”, listed at number 402 on Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. The Chicago group was dubbed "First Family of Soul" beca...
Sep 15, 2022•3 min
Music: Samplefocus.com Usage: Standard license Photo credit: photo by Alan Light Usage: CC BY 2.0 Hi, Im Gail Nobles. Have you checked out The Soul Survivors Magazine? It’s a Bi-Monthly magazine. Check out the current issue and some of the past issues. The magazine is about 16 years old Today. Issue one was distributed in July/Aug 2006. Today I’m looking at a past issue. Issue 41 Aug/Sept published in 2012. In the issue, there’s an interview. Caron Wheeler talks to Fitzroy. She is one of the fou...
Sep 06, 2022•3 min
Song: You’re Still My Man Song by: Whitney Houston Song written by: Gerry Goffin & Michael Masser Keyboardist: Gail Nobles Acapella vocals: Gail Nobles Photo credit: PH2 Mark Kettenhofen - DefenseImagery Usage: Public Domain You’re Still My Man is a song written by Gerry Goffin and Michael Masser. It came from the Album “Whitney” released in 1987. I remember hearing it maybe once or twice on the radio. It sounded like a number one hit to my ears. I had faith in the song. I never heard a ball...
Sep 05, 2022•4 min
Aaliyah Acapella: https://samplefocus.com/samples/aaliyah-acappela Usage: Standard license - Royalty Free Headlines - Chill RnB: https://samplefocus.com/samples/headlines-chill-rnb Usage: Standard license - Royalty Free Keyboardist on Tempo Massimo and Piano: Gail Nobles Poem: Cause You Aaliyah Poem by: Gail Nobles © 2022 Photo credit: k.jacykow Usage: https://flic.kr/p/4qhNs6 I can only imagine what Aaliyah’s music would have been like today. Cause you Aaliyah were the best. Aaliyah Haughton is...
Aug 28, 2022•2 min
Song: A Different Kind of Love Song by: JSPARKS Usage: CC 4.0 BY-SHARE ALIKE https://www.tribeofnoise.com/JSPARKS Tribe of Noise description info: JSPARKS - A great R&B Soul Singer/songwriter, and Producer. Sparks has been relocated from Canada to Miami Florida to Pursue a better opportunity in the Music Industry.” You know music is always changing, but the best music is always loved. How many of you still love R&B soul music. Well if you still do, it’s not dead, and J Sparks has it. We ...
Aug 22, 2022•3 min
Song: Keeping Time Song by: Jenny Dee & The Delinquents https://www.tribeofnoise.com/jennydee Usage: CC 3.0 BY-SHARE ALIKE Today’s topic is Jenny Dee & The Deelinquents on the new Retro. Jenny Dee & The Delinquents has a new-school edge merged with an old school sound. They recorded the single “Keep Time” which charted in the Top 20 Downloads on Amazon.com Jenny Dee & The Delinquents full length debut-Keeping Time was released March 2010 on Q-Dee Records. “ Keeping Time” is a ver...
Aug 22, 2022•3 min
Songs by: Aaliyah Songs: “At Your Best” & “Let Me Down Easy” Photo credit: MikaV - Own work Usage: CC BY-SA 4.0 Podcast vocals: Gail Nobles Keyboardist & Drummer: Gail Nobles Today’s topic is Aaliyah and the Isley Brothers Songs. Songs like At Your Best and Let Me Down Easy. Nobody can sing a song by the Isley brothers like Aaliyah. I just hummed the tune of “Let Me Down Easy” and I sang three words from “At Your Best” so you can know what songs I’m talking about. Aaliyah had a beautiful...
Aug 17, 2022•5 min
Song: Aaliyah - Window Pane Song by: Gail Nobles © 2022 Photo credit: Mika-photography - Self-photographed Usage: CC BY 3.0 I can’t find a trace There is just no place But I still see your face Must be inside the heart. It’s like a reflection through a window pane. It was after Aaliyah had passed away that I saw her in a vision. Sometimes I just heard her speaking. She said: You don’t have a clue . We both want the same thing. I wish that I had gotten to know you. You have to be careful, and you...
Aug 12, 2022•2 min
Music by: Samplefocus.com Usage: free Info: Soul Survivors Magazine https://www.thesoulsurvivorsmagazine.co.uk/ Photo credit: Mochles Sa - clevelandwatkiss.co.uk Usage: CC BY-SA 4.0v Do you want to read a life full of Soul stories? Then subscribe today for the Soul Survivors Magazine! Hello! I’m Gail Nobles! I’m here to talk to you today about the Issue 99. The current issue of The Soul Survivors magazine. It’s the Annual Jamaican Independence Issue for August & September 2022. You’ll see ne...
Aug 06, 2022•2 min
Song: Call Me Sir Song by: Train feat. Cam and Travie McCoy Photo credit: Ralph Arvesen https://www.flickr.com/photos/rarvesen/15764509493/in/photostream/ Usage: CC BY 2.0 Drummer: Gail Nobles Today’s topic: Train feat. Cam & Travie McCoy - “Call Me Sir”. "Call Me Sir" is a song by American rock band Train featuring American country music singer Cam and American rapper Travie McCoy, It was released on May 24, 2018. Train released the video for single "Call Me Sir" on August 21, 2018. The vid...
Jul 27, 2022•3 min
Music Intro by: Gail Nobles Donna Summer could sing some wonderful ballads. You to me is a beautiful & awesome song. You To Me was a song that came from her album, I’m A Rainbow in 1981. The album was recorded in 1981 and scheduled to be released on Oct. 5 but was shelved. It would not be released until fifteen years later on August 20, 1996. There was no official release or promotion for the album. There are also no singles and no music videos from the album. AllMusic gave the album a posit...
Jul 19, 2022•3 min
Song: They Never Got the Chance Music and Song Intro by: Gail Nobles © 2022 Story by: Gail Nobles Photo credit: Tony Alter - https://flic.kr/p/6zz34V Usage: CC BY 2.0 Today’s topic: Whitney Houston & Michael Jackson It is said that Whitney H. and Michael J. never made a record together. Michael Jackson wanted Whitney to record his duet, "I Just Can't Stop Loving You" in the 80's. Whitney was burning up the charts and her first album was hot. It is said that Whitney's record label, Arista, wo...
Jul 11, 2022•3 min
Keyboardist & Vocal Intro: Gail Nobles Song: Until I Found You Song by: Stephen Sanchez Today’s topic is Stephan Sanchez - Until I Found You. Sanchez released his debut extended play, What Was, Not Now in October 2021. His most well known song is "Until I Found You", which has charted internationally. Until I Found You sounds retro. That’s the reason I like it. The song makes me think of the Platters for some reason. It’s a great love song and something we need to hear. It makes you feel lik...
Jul 09, 2022•2 min
POSTGIRL’S RECORDINGS Vocals by: Gail Nobles Love Overboard by Gladys Knight & the Pips. Sounds like somebody going overboard in love. Someone that’s going over the top and drowning with desire. "Love Overboard" was the group's last of ten #1 hits on the Hot Black Singles chart. It crossed over to #13 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart as well. The single was also successful on the dance charts, peaking at number four. It also peaked at #59 on the Canada RPM Top 100 Singles chart. Gladys Knight ...
Jul 04, 2022•2 min
Intro by: Gail Nobles Photo credit: MikaV - Own work Usage: CC BY-SA 4.0/Wikimedia This is to all the Aaliyah’s and Aliyah’s of the world in the name of Aaliyah. (Intro) The name Aaliyah can be pronounced Aaliyah or Aliyah. The singer Aaliyah always pronounced her name Aaliyah and spelled it with two Aa’s at the beginning of her name. Some other females that have the name spell it with only one A at the beginning. To be honest, I’ve always called the singer Aaliyah- Aliyah. There are variations ...
Jun 24, 2022•4 min
Intro Song: Stacy Lattisaw-She Sang the Song Intro song by: Gail Nobles © 2022 Music by: Gail Nobles Vocals by: Gail Nobles Today’s topic: Stacy Lattisaw. She Sang the Songs About Love. Stacy Lattisaw recorded her first album at the age of 12 in 1979. During the 1980s and early 1990s, Lattisaw had several U.S. R&B hit singles. She recorded singles like, “Let Me Be Your Angel”, “Love On A Two Way Street” and “Miracles”. She recorded duets with partner Johnny Gill. “Perfect Combination” and “W...
Jun 19, 2022•4 min
Intro by: Gail Nobles Cover design by: Gail Nobles The music group Guy! Teddy Riley Aaron Hall Damion Hall Timmy Gatling The group was founded in 1987. Hall’s younger brother Damion replaced Gatling after the recording of the group’s self-titled debut album. The group released their debut album which went on to sell over a million copies and was certified double platinum. I remember Aaron Hall as lead vocalist on songs like “Groove Me”, “I Like”, and Piece of My Love”. His vocal style and abilit...
Jun 07, 2022•3 min
Song - Together We Will Overcome Song by: Rewob Usage: 2020 Rewob Licensed to the public under http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Verify at: http://ccmixter.org/files/rewob/62278 This is Gail Nobles on the Cat Bear. How are you all doing out there today? Our Yesterday’s are gone. Nothing is the same as it use to be. The World is changing, but together we can overcome any obstacle and be free. .. Music commentary news....
Jun 03, 2022•2 min
Song & Story: Whitney Had Love Song & Story by: Gail Nobles © 2022 Music by: Gail Nobles Vocals by: Gail Nobles Photo credit: PNG site Usage: Free Singing Intro) Whitney had love Whitney had love And she knew how to give Had love for her fans Had love for her man She believed in family Sometimes Whitney was the preacher on stage. She would say something like Oh yea! Now you see me. Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Oh yea! Cause you know I got love. Don’t care what you say now. Whitney Houston loved h...
May 07, 2022•4 min
Song: You and I Song by: Crystal Gayle & Eddie Rabbitt Podcast Vocals by: Gail Nobles Keyboardist: Gail Nobles Today, I’m thinking of Crystal Gayle and Eddie Rabbitt, and their duet “ You and I”. It was a song that made it to number one on the U.S. Billboard Country chart for week. On the Billboard Hot 100, the song spent 29 weeks on the chart, peaking at number 7 and making it the 12th biggest song of the year. And together they would sing these words …(singing) A song like that can put you...
May 04, 2022•2 min
1934 NonSuch Coffee Ad Usage: Public Domain Downloaded: https://archive.org/details/Nonesuch1934 Computer Art by: Gail Nobles Cat Bear voice & character by: Gail Nobles Vocals by: Gail Nobles Are you looking for a place to accept donations or maybe you just want to write and share with your friends. Stop by and check out buymeacoffee.com. Me, the Cat Bear has been getting a little publicity there lately. You can share some exclusive content. You can give your fans a way to support your work....
May 01, 2022•2 min
Song: You Got It All Song by: The Jets Music and Keyboardist: Gail Nobles Vocals: Gail Nobles Cat Bear voice: Gail Nobles Cat Bear: The Cat Bear Intro for today’s topic. … Oh that song just makes me cry. Today’s topic is the Jets. And now, here’s your host, Gail Nobles. GN: The Jets are a family band from Minneapolis, Minnesota. They started performing as a family band in 1977. The group enjoyed worldwide success in 1985–1990, performing three world tours, and producing five top-10 hits on the U...
Apr 30, 2022•4 min
Music & Keyboard: Gail Nobles Podcast vocals: Gail Nobles Intro by: Gail Nobles Cat Bear voice by: Gail Nobles Photo credit: AvidMusicInc - Own work Usage: CC BY 3.0 Download from: Wikipedia.org Cat Bear: The Cat Bear! Today’s topic: Shalamar, and now here is Gail Nobles. GN: Thank you Bear! I’d like to give a shout out to everyone that’s been listening in DJ’s and Radio Personalities, to all the podcasters that’s been listening, and everyone on social media. Today I’m going to talk to you a...
Apr 29, 2022•5 min
Intro by: Gail Nobles Vocals by: Gail Nobles Cat Bear Voice by: Gail Nobles Cat Bear: Evelyn Champaign King Baby! GN: Nice Intro Remix, Cat Bear. Cat Bear: Thank You for the vocals! GN: Evelyn Champagne King is best known for her hit disco single “Shame” which was released in 1977 during the height of disco’s popularity. King had other hits from the early through the mid–1980s including; "I'm in Love" (1981), "Love Come Down" (1982) Hmm! And there was one more I remember. Oh! “ Betcha She Don’t ...
Apr 26, 2022•5 min
Story by: Gail Nobles Hello! I’m Gail Nobles and you’re listening to the Whitney Soul Podcast. Yea, people are still talking about Whitney Houston. Talking about how she couldn’t dance. But Whitney didn’t need that dance. She was moved to perform with what she was given. She made you dance instead singing, I Wanna Dance With Somebody. Whitney had church power in her voice. It was something that a lot of other singers didn’t have. She dint have to make it the way that they made it. And when she p...
Apr 14, 2022•5 min
Jingle: Thank U 4 Listening to the Cat Bear Jingle by: Gail Nobles © 2022 Vocals by: Gail Nobles Computer Art by: Gail Nobles Cat Bear: Hello! I’m Cat Bear the Red Panda. I just want to say thank you for listening to the Cat Bear. (Music) Thank you all for listening to the Cat Bear! Music commentary news.
Apr 14, 2022•53 sec
Intro by: Gail Nobles Voice actor: Gail Nobles Cover Collage Design: Gail Nobles Cat Bear: You’re. listening to the Cat Bear. Thinking of the musical days of Heatwave. Heatwave vibes. CB: Heatwave! Remember the song, Boogie Nights? Gail Nobles: Yea! I remember. CB: That’s when the boogie get down CB & GN: Cause Boogie Nights are always the best in town. CB: Got to keep on dancing’. Keep on Dancin’. GN: The Band is known for their singles Boogie Nights, The Groove Line, and Always and Forever...
Apr 11, 2022•4 min
