Music: Samplefocus.com Song: Proof in the Puddin' Song written by: Gail Nobles Story written by: Gail Nobles Photo credit: MboyoT Usage: CC BY 2.0 https://flic.kr/p/MuN4Ur Aaliyah wanted to be remembered not just as an actress or a singer, but as a full on entertainer. Well, she was all that and proof is in the pudding. (Singing) Aaliyah could act, dance, sing, model, and was a great show host for TRL. She would say: What’s up y’all! I am Aaliyah, and I am here to give you your top ten’s request...
Feb 07, 2023•3 min
TSSM Disco music: Samplefocus.com Hand claps in music: Gail Nobles Photo credit: Mairie d'Olonne sur Mer - Own work Usage: Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0 At thesoulsurvivorsmagazine.co.uk, you will be welcomed to Issue 102. The Music Aquarium issue for Feb. & March of 2023. It will feature news reviews and interviews with Leee John celebrating 40 yrs. of Imagination, James ‘D Train’ Williams and more. Leee John is today’s topic. I’m going to tell you a little bit about him so when you see him and re...
Feb 03, 2023•4 min
Tyler Vibes Mixed Soul Loops: Samplefocus.com Vocals by: Gail Nobles Theme Song: Falling In Love Theme Song by: Gail Nobles Song: I Like It Song by: DeBarge Vocals by: Gail Nobles Story by: Gail Nobles Hi, I’m Gail Nobles. I got a little story to share. I remember when I walked into a department store called Montgomery Ward one day. They were selling TVs & the TV that they had on display was on. They were showing DeBarge singing. There was a girl who stood starring and watching them. And my ...
Jan 27, 2023•3 min
Soul Romantic Full Melody Drums Guitar Bass Piano: Samplefocus.com keyboardist: violins, 2nd Bass, 2nd Piano by Gail Nobles Theme song: Together by Gail Nobles © 2023 Song: Guilty Song by: Barbra Streisand & Barry Gibb Photo credit: Badgreeb RECORDS Usage: CC BY-SA 2.0 https://flic.kr/p/b6o9KX Hello, I’m Gail Nobles on the Cat Bear. Today’s topic is Barbra Streisand and Barry Gibb. I love hearing them sing together. Theme: Together Barbra Barry Singing Together I’m thinking of the song “Guil...
Jan 21, 2023•3 min
Song: Amazing Grace Song by: Al Green Photo credit: nizzzat from Graton, CA Usage: Wikipedia CC BY 2.0 Keyboardist: Gail Nobles Vocals: Gail Nobles Voice acting: Gail NobleS I’m Gail Nobles on the Cat Bear. California has had some vicious storms. I’m thinking of Al Green when he said: You’ve been my shelter in the time of storm! He’s been my everything! Somebody say hallelujah. Al Green told the truth. And when I think about the storms, sometimes they last more than a day. Rain, floods, mudslide...
Jan 12, 2023•2 min
Song & Story by: Gail Nobles © 2023 Art by: Gail Nobles Vocals by: Gail Nobles Music by: Gail Nobles Aaliyah worked hard in her career. You may think she made it to the top easy, but Aaliyah had some struggles. And we all know that she could have done more with her music & movies combined. If Aaliyah was alive, I picture her making mini movies out of her videos. There might would have been a sequel to the video “Try Again”. Aaliyah might would have had a fight scene along with Jet Li. Sh...
Jan 09, 2023•3 min
Logo theme by: Gail Nobles Art by: Gail Nobles Aaliyah played the character Akasha in the 2002 movie Queen of the Damned. She was a killer and the Queen of the Damned. Aaliyah liked vampires. I did too at one time. I watched ‘The Lost Boys” and the day time serial “Dark Shadows” , which aired from 1966 to 1971. Aaliyah loved the dark side of fantasy. She wanted to play as a vampire. If Aaliyah had lived, there might would have been more movies of the Queen of the Damned, Akasha. The character pr...
Jan 05, 2023•4 min
Logo theme by: Gail Nobles Art by: Gail Nobles Aaliyah lived to make two movies. They were Queen of the Damned & Romeo Must Die. My favorite movie was Romeo Must Die starring Jet Li and Aaliyah. The movie led me to think Aaliyah would eventually star in martial art movies if she had lived. I can see her in my mind now. She might would have made a Blaxploitation film in the 2000’s in Kung Fu action after Romeo Must Die. Blaxploitation films were made in the early 1970s. Some of the Blaxploita...
Jan 03, 2023•4 min
Photo credit: Neon Tommy - https://www.flickr.com/photos/neontommy/15568286648/ Usage: Wikipedia CC BY-SA 2.0 Bass Keyboardist: Gail Nobles Hi! I’m Gail Nobles. Happy New Year 2023. But the grave is never satisfied. Death comes constantly. Every time I turn around someone is reported dead. How many of you have heard of Gangsta Boo? Her real name is Lola Chantrelle Mitchell. She was the second female member of the Memphis-based hip hop group Three 6 Mafia . She left the group and label sometime i...
Jan 02, 2023•3 min
Intro by: Gail Nobles Story by: Gail Nobles Photo credit: David Shankbone - Own work Usage: Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Hello, I’m Gail Nobles & today I want to talk about Aaliyah & why she might have chose to date Damon Dash. I have been listening to Damon Dash about how to become your own boss & how to be successful. I have had some of the same thoughts as he does on becoming your own boss. There are things he has said that makes good sense. At first, I thought: Why does Aaliyah like Da...
Dec 31, 2022•3 min
Retro organ: Samplefocus.com Usage: Standard License https://samplefocus.com/samples/retro-organ Story by: Gail Nobles Photo credit: K.jacykow https://flic.kr/p/4qhNs6 Usage: CC BY 2.0 We live in a world of delusion, & we talk & speculate on things we know nothing about. As far as we know, Whitney & Aaliyah are no longer here with us. Sometimes stories don’t add up. We are fed part of the truth and part of a lie. Some believe that their favorite entertainers that have died are still ...
Dec 27, 2022•4 min
Passionate Organ-Soulful Chilled: Samplefocus.com https://samplefocus.com/samples/passionate-organ-soulful-chilled Usage: Standard License Keyboard and drum music by: Gail Nobles Vocals by: Gail Nobles Song (words)by: Gail Nobles Photo credit: MikaV - Own work Usage: Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0 Chorus: You Really Have To Know Me Sometimes I go back & I look at video clips of Aaliyah when she said her age was a secret. I think to myself, “Aaliyah looks like a New York City Girl.” And I’ll hear a v...
Dec 16, 2022•3 min
Song: Special Lady Song by: Ray, Goodman, & Brown Keyboardist & Drummer: Gail Nobles Podcast Vocals: Gail Nobles Photo credit: John Mathew Smith & www.celebrity-photos.com Usage: Wikipedia CC BY-SA 2.0 Before we get started, I’d like to say check out “Keep Our Music Alive” Facebook page by Star Carr. You’ll see a post in loving memory of Harry Ray of Ray, Goodman, & Brown. And today’s episode is about the group. The group originated as The Moments, who formed in the mid-1960s and...
Dec 16, 2022•3 min
Song: Sweet Baby Song by: George Duke & Stanley Clarke Podcast vocals: Gail Nobles Keyboardist: Gail Nobles Photo credit: Chris Hakkens - https://www.flickr.com/photos/chris_hakkens/4636428012/in/photostream/ Usage: Wikipedia CC BY-SA 2.0 ….. Check out The Soul Survivors Magazine for this month Dec. 22. You’ll see news reviews & interviews of Reg Hudson of the Hudson People, Blue Lab Beats, Soul Dogs, and Homage to Dez Parkes & Noel McKoy. There are some great past issues of the Soul...
Dec 11, 2022•4 min
Intro by: Gail Nobles Photo credit: U.S. Department of the Interior - 3407 Usage: Wikipedia CC BY-SA 2.0 Singer, songwriter, actor, dancer, and record producer Ne-Yo has released nine studio albums. •In My Own Words (2006) •Because of You (2007) •Year of the Gentleman (2008) •Libra Scale (2010) •R.E.D. (2012) •Non-Fiction (2015) •Good Man (2018) •Another Kind of Christmas (2019) •Self Explanatory (2022) The album, In My Own Words (2006), was critically and commercially successful, reaching numbe...
Dec 08, 2022•4 min
Intro by: Gail Nobles Photo credit: Stephen Luff Usage: CC BY 2.0 https://flic.kr/p/2jej86K I remember when Michael Jackson went solo. He became a solo star with his 1979 album Off The Wall, and with his 1982 album Thriller. The best selling album of all time. He is the most awarded recording artist in the history of popular music and is recognized as the “most successful Entertainer of All Time” by Guinness World Records selling an estimated 1 billion records around the world. When Michael rele...
Nov 30, 2022•5 min
Story by: Gail Nobles Photo credit: Alfred Marroquin Usage: Wikipedia CC BY 3.0 Yes, this is another podcast about Aaliyah. But today, not only about Aaliyah, but about another young female artist of today in which they call her the Aaliyah of our time. Is she the Aaliyah of our time? Well, she could be. I’m talking about Chloe Bailey. According to Wikipedia, she’s 24 years old today. I have listened to Chloe’s music and watched her videos. I’ve got to say her music is different than Aaliyah’s. ...
Nov 19, 2022•4 min
Song: All At Once Song by: Whitney Houston Song Written by: Jeffrey Osborne & Michael Masser Photo credit Joel https://flic.kr/p/bRmeN Usage: CC BY-SA 2.0 Podcast intro by: Gail Nobles Keyboardist: Gail Nobles Podcast Vocals: Gail Nobles Whitney Houston sang All At Once twice at Sanremo music festival in 1986. Her live performance of All At Once got a huge standing ovation and Whitney gave the audience an encore the audience requested. The song All At Once is written by Jeffrey Osborne &...
Nov 12, 2022•3 min
Photo credit: Mikamote - Own work Usage: Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Detroit is the place. The place where Aaliyah was raised. I know she’ll never be forgotten there. But she was born in Brooklyn, New York. Aaliyah’s been gone for a long time, & nobody seems to want to forget her. How can you? Everyday you constantly see conversations online and pictures & videos being posted. Well, that’s a good thing. Don’t you think so? The sad thing is we can’t bring her back, although sometimes it feels ...
Nov 09, 2022•2 min
Song: Great Big Gap Song by: Noel McKoy Photo credit: Iquo E Usage: CC BY-ND 2.0 https://flic.kr/p/G6ZGN Keyboardist: Gail Nobles Podcast vocals: Gail Nobles Today’s topic is Noel McKoy. I got an email from Fitz Roy of Soul Survivors Magazine that the Fitzroy’s Soul Survivors Show was giving a 2 hour homage to Noel McKoy who sadly passed away last week. Noel McKoy was. British Soul Music singer. His music was a collection of soul, gospel, funk, and Northern Soul. The example I gave of one of his...
Nov 09, 2022•4 min
Song: Aaliyah-Princess of R&B Song by: Gail Nobles © 2022 Music by: Gail Nobles Vocals: Gail Nobles Nobody lied to the press when they said Aaliyah was the best. Lyrics: Aaliyah knew She led the way She couldn’t stay (The Princess Changed R&B) She didn’t rap She knew the rhyme And right on time (The Princess Changed R&B) When Aaliyah was alive, Class was in session. She was changing R&B And giving us lessons. Add her to the Inducted Hall of Fame list. If it wasn’t for Aaliyah, He...
Nov 07, 2022•4 min
Keyboardist: Gail Nobles Story by: Gail Nobles 1 Photo credit: Salt N Pepa - David Burke Usage: Wikipedia CC BY 2.0 2 Photo credit: Spinderella - DrivingtheNortheast https://flic.kr/p/ar2dWW Usage: (CC BY 2.0) Today’s topic: Salt n Pepa n Spin The Hollywood Walk of Fame. Salt n Pepa n Spinderella we’re honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. I’m happy that they received the star. They received it on Friday Nov. 4, 2022. As years go by, sometimes groups break up & things like that....
Nov 05, 2022•3 min
Song: Made My Blood Run Cold Song by: Ike Turner Photo credit: Edge4life42 - Own work Usage: Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Keyboardist: Gail Nobles Podcast vocals: Gail Nobles Ike Turner said: She made my blood run cold, Sent cold chills all through my soul .. You know Halloween is coming up. I always think of Michael Jackson’s song, Thriller. But there are other songs you can listen to for Halloween like Ike Turner’s Made My Blood Run Cold released in 1957. The style is considered Rhythm & Blues. ...
Oct 29, 2022•3 min
Music: Horns & Trumpets Brass - 70's Soul Retro Loop https://samplefocus.com/samples/horns-trumpets-brass-70-s-soul-retro-loop Usage: Standard license Keyboardist: Gail Nobles Ending Brass, Horn, & Strings Song by: Gail Nobles © 2022 Photo credit: Kevin https://flic.kr/p/6dHQJG Usage: CC BY 2.0 Aaliyah Quotes Voice actor: Gail Nobles Aaliyah Haughton She said: I stay home a lot. I’m a homebody. Blockbuster nights are cool. I hang with my brother a lot. I go to the movies. We’re very clos...
Oct 20, 2022•2 min
Music by: SampleFocus.com https://samplefocus.com/samples/soul-violin-sample-vintage-chop Usage: Standard License Today’s Topic: The National R&B Music Day What is National R&B Music Day? National R&B Music Day is a national day of recognition and celebration for R&B music declared by the U.S. National Day Archives organization. What is R&B Music? Rhythm and Blues (or just R&B) is a genre of music that combines rhythm and blues with elements of pop, soul, funk, hip hop an...
Oct 18, 2022•3 min
Info from: Star Carr Facebook page: www.facebook.com/groups/4633793426632062 Old School Male Soul Oohs Sound: Samplefocus.com https://samplefocus.com/samples/oldschool-male-soul-oohs Usage: Standard License Today’s Topic: Keep Our Music Alive. Hi! I’m Gail Nobles. I mentioned in one of the last episodes about the Facebook page, “ Keep Our Music Alive”. Star Carr has created the online entertainment page, which features the music and history of popular R&B Artists from the 60s to the 80s. The...
Oct 18, 2022•2 min
Disco Music: Samplefocus.com Song: Selena, She Was The Star Song by: Gail Nobles © 2022 Photo: hellboy_93 https://flic.kr/p/5Eq8K7 Usage: (CC BY-ND 2.0) Selena Quintanilla - Queen of Tejano. She was a star. She was known as Selena. She was great in music, dance, and fashion. In 2020, Billboard magazine put her in third place on their list of “Greatest Latino Artist of All Time.” I believe Selena could have been the greatest artist of all time period, but her life and career was cut short. Or sho...
Oct 17, 2022•4 min
Beginning jingle by: Gail Nobles © 2022 Jingle: Soul Generation Ending jingle by: Gail Nobles © 2019-2022 Jingle: Got To Bring Back the Music Keyboardist: Gail Nobles Song: Million Dollars Song by: Soul Generation Hi I’m Gail Nobles. Today’s topic is Soul Generation, an American R&B vocal group from Jersey City, New Jersey, which had a number of hits in the 1970’s, including Body and Soul ( That the Way It’s Got to Be), “ Million Dollars”, and “ I Wonder What She’s Doin”. They sing like this...
Oct 16, 2022•4 min
Photo: Pexels.com There’s a new issue out in Oct. for the Soul Survivors Magazine. It’s paying homage to the late Lamont Dozier and Ramsey Lewis, and it has a main feature artist TarharQa Aleem. Him & his twin Tunde Ra once had close links with rock & soul guitar icon Jimi Hendrix. They were known as the Ghetto Fighters. They have done three albums with Jimi. Both TarharQa and Tunde were most notable for being musicians, producers, authors, and entrepreneurs originally based out of Harle...
Oct 07, 2022•2 min
Photo credit: slgckgc - https://www.flickr.com/photos/slgc/37320928332/ Usage: CC BY 4.0 Music intro & Music: by Gail Nobles WHO’S HOT Look out for Bruno Mars Dec. 30 & 31. According to the news, he will headline two shows at Dolby Live at Park MGM in Las Vegas. Both shows are scheduled to begin 9:PM Visit Ticketmaster.com to learn more and to purchase tickets. Bruno Mars is a great dancer, musician, singer - songwriter, record producer, and music video director. He is known for his stag...
Sep 26, 2022•2 min
