Photo: https://flic.kr/p/JMyZjJ Usage: Wikipedia CC BY 2.5 Music Intro by: Gail Nobles Beginning Piano: Gail Nobles Other music created using Groovepad. Available on the App Store, https://apps.apple.com/app/id1454398991 Vocals: Gail Nobles Drake is today's topic. A Canadian rapper, singer, and songwriter. Hello! I’m Gail Nobles, and you’re listening to the Cat Bear. Today I'm going to talk about Drake. An influential figure and contemporary popular music, Drake has been credited for popularizin...
Sep 07, 2023•3 min
Horns by: Gail Nobles Other music created using Groovepad. Available on the App Store, https://apps.apple.com/app/id1454398991 Today's topic D’Angelo on the Care Bear; a multi-instrumentalist, singer, songwriter, and record producer. He first garnered attention after co-producing the single “You Will Know” for the R&B supergroup Black Men United. Hello I'm Gail Nobles. Welcome to the Cat Bear. Let’s talk with D'Angelo's debut studio album Brown Sugar(1995) , was certified platinum by the Rec...
Sep 06, 2023•3 min
Intro Music: By Gail Nobles Hello! I'm Gail nobles, and you’re listening to the Cat Bear. So what's happening in entertainment? I've been hearing some people say that it's boring and there's nothing to do. They’ll say that they have been sitting around watching CSI and Law and Order. There are several television shows about crime and investigation. Now there's something that comes on called LA Fire and Rescue. People still watch the game shows. I like to watch PBS when they bring on the music of...
Aug 28, 2023•3 min
Music Intro: By Gail Nobles Cover Art: By Gail Nobles Good evening everyone. It’s a hot day today. It feels as if the sun is getting closer to the earth. But today when I turn on the radio, I can tell that something is missing. The sound of the orchestra like in the 70s music. If you love disco, you know what I'm talking about. If you remember The Love Unlimited Orchestra, you know what I'm talking about. Just hearing instrumental sounds without vocals made you listen. A lot of big hits back in ...
Aug 27, 2023•2 min
Things are getting hard for some podcasters. Especially for podcasters that are creating musically. They know how to make a podcast more than talk. Podcasting is supposed to be a variety of things. When it comes to music, things can be challenging. I knew from the beginning that I couldnot play copyrighted music. So I chose to play the keyboard and make my own music. I choose the category music commentary. This podcast the Cat Bear is not really a music show like Casey Kasem's America's top 40. ...
Aug 26, 2023•4 min
Cover Art & Story by: Gail Nobles Ending music by: Gail Nobles Hi I'm Gail Nobles, and today I want to talk about Aaliyah and fan art . There was so much talent and movies over the shoulders of Aaliyah waiting to be made. Fans can see all that she left behind her and what might would have been. She was taken which made her move out from it. And we can only imagine the creations she could have been a part of like the Matrix film which she started and did not finish. Fans love to draw Aaliyah ...
Aug 24, 2023•3 min
Music by: Pixabay.com Vocal: Gail Nobles Photo: Nisakorn Keanmepol - https://www.flickr.com/photos/kejuliso/6860317611/ Usage: Wikipedia CC BY-SA 2.0 Hello I'm Gail Nobles and you listening to the Whitney soul podcast. Soul! Now that Whitney Houston had. Today we're going to talk about the gospel music Whitney. There is a gospel album out on Whitney titled I Go to the Rock. The album features 14 tracks, including six never-before-released songs, three of which culled from a 1981 recording sessio...
Aug 15, 2023•3 min
Intro Music by: Gail Nobles Lyrics & Vocals by: Gail Nobles Story by: Gail Nobles This Podcast features music created using Drum Pad Machine. Available on the App Store, https://apps.apple.com/us/app/drum-pad-machine-beat-maker/id1057968965. Photo by: JD Sports - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MZI97p3pfFY Usage: Wikipedia CC BY 3.0 Lil Durk is a rapper. He is the lead member and founder of the collective and record label Only The Family. He has a single out titled All My Life featuring J. C...
Aug 14, 2023•2 min
Good evening everyone! This is Cat Bear news. I just want to say that there are a lot of entertainers that may have been around for a long time that I've never heard of. I’m more into the old-school. The ones I think that are the very best. I want to talk about a rapper and singer best known for his December 2015 debut single Panda which top the Billboard hot 100. His name is Desiigner. I think I've heard the song before, but I didn't know who I was listening to and what was being said. So I had...
Aug 07, 2023•3 min
Show: EXPLANAE MOMENT Story by: Gail Nobles Photo credit: AvidMusicInc - Own work Usage: Wikipedia CC BY 3.0 Keyboardist: Gail Nobles Good evening everyone! I'm Gail Nobles! It was around 1978 when I heard Shalamar song Take That To The Bank. It was written by K. Spencer and L. Silvers. The song was released in the good old days. My mama and daddy had a big old giant glass jar, and they saved a lot of nickels, dimes, quarters, and some dollars too. In the jar, it was a heavy glass jar when it wa...
Jul 25, 2023•3 min
THE NEW RETRO Music: Isaac Matthew Pixabay.com Usage: Free Photo: Cal Quinn - Own work Wikipedia: CC BY-SA 4.0 Music intro written by: Gail Nobles Vocals: Gail Nobles Leon Bridges! Tickets, tour dates, and concerts. He may be coming to a city near you. Leon Bridges is a soul singer, songwriter, and record producer. You may know him by his debut album titled, Coming Home which was released on June 23, 2015 on Columbia Records nominated for best R&B album at the 58th Annual Grammy awards. I re...
Jul 21, 2023•3 min
Song Intro: By Gail Nobles This Podcast features music created using Drum Pad Machine. Available on the App Store, https://apps.apple.com/us/app/drum-pad-machine-beat-maker/id1057968965. Photo: Cornstalker - Own work Usage: CC BY-SA 4.0 Wikipedia Tonight’s topic on the Cat Bear: KC and the Sunshine Band. KC really could make you dance. He loved to Boogie. KC & the Sunshine definitely brought the world sunshine. Right now today, they still keep it coming. They make you get out of your seat wi...
Jul 15, 2023•3 min
Song : Tell Her About It Song performed and written by : Billy Joel Photo: David Shankbone - David Shankbone Usage: Wikipedia CC BY 3.0 Hello I’m Gail Nobles on the Cat Bear! Today’s topic is Billy Joel. He is a singer, pianist, and songwriter. I love his music. Joel is commonly nicknamed the “Piano Man.” after his signature 1973 song of the same name. Joel has had a successful music career as a solo artist throughout the 1970s and 80s. My favorite song by Billy Joel is Tell Her About it (singin...
Jul 10, 2023•2 min
Song: I Guess That's Why They Call It The Blues Song by: Gail Nobles Picture: Wikipedia/ Public Domain Hello! This is Gail Nobles on the Cat Bear. According to the news, Elton John will be going back to the stage to perform a catalogue of his greatest hits, Tiny Dancer to Rocket Man. You can find out more about it at skiddle.com. They have written Friday 13th Oct. 2023 at the Old Fire Station in Carlisle 7:30 PM til 10:00 PM. Minimum Age: 16. More details can be found on the Old Fire Station web...
Jun 30, 2023•2 min
Music Intro By Gail Nobles Vocals by Gail Nobles Story by Gail Nobles Photo credit: Jason Persse from Brooklyn, USA - Doug E Fresh Usage: CC BY-SA 2.0 / Wikipedia Hello! I’m Gail Nobles on the Cat Bear. Today I’m going to talk to you about Doug E. Fresh known as the beatbox trainer and known as the entertainer. D-O-U-G-I-E Fresh. He’s explosively awesome with sound effects just using his mouth, lips, tongue, and microphone. You remember his hits , “The Show, All the Way To Heaven, Keep Rising to...
May 30, 2023•3 min
Story by: Gail Nobles Art by: Gail Nobles Hello, I’m Gail Nobles bringing you another Princess R&B news episode, Aaliyah. Aaliyah’s final act was “Rock the Boat” . She had a great choreographer and stylist. Dereck Lee was her stylist and Fatima Robinson was her choreographer. The video takes you to another place. It takes you to an island. If you love the beach, it’s probably where you want to be. The video takes you there. But I can see things beyond the work of the video if only Aaliyah ha...
May 28, 2023•3 min
Song: Thunderdome Song by: Tina Turner Story by: Gail Nobles Keyboardists: Gail Nobles Vocals: Gail Nobles Photo: mad max beyond the thunderdome https://flic.kr/p/eTZwTz Usage: CC BY 2.0 Hello! I'm Gail Nobles, and you're listening to the Cat Bear. On Wed. May 24, 2023, legendary singer Tina Turner died after a “long illness”. She was the age of 83. She is known as the “ Queen of Rock ‘n’ Roll. I think of her singing, “ We Dont Need Another Hero (Thunderdome)". It became one of Turner’s biggest ...
May 25, 2023•3 min
Story by: Gail Nobles Music by: Gail Nobles Intro song: Chic Is the Groove (Chic Is You) Song written by: Gail Nobles This Podcast features music created using Drum Pad Machine. Available on the App Store, https://apps.apple.com/us/app/drum-pad-machine-beat-maker/id1057968965. Photo: Alex Marshall - Own work Usage: CC BY-SA 3.0 Wikipedia Don't you miss that upbeat music? Singing Intro Song: (Chic Is The Groove. Chic Is You.) That music they played for the dance floor? What’s today’s topic? Chic!...
May 05, 2023•3 min
Music and Song by: Gail Nobles ©️ 2023 Vocals by: Gail Nobles Computer Art: Gail Nobles Another episode of SoReal Strips! Hi! I’m Gail Nobles. Today’s topic: Michael Jackson - The Glow. Michael Jackson was the mastermind of videos. In his video, Billie Jean, street sidewalk tiles would glow under his feet. He got off the wall and took us to a magic landscape. Michael showed us a magical dance with a spin. He wasn’t a brick mason man, but he worked like one. Michael chose a brick wall to build hi...
Apr 21, 2023•2 min
Story & Music Intro by: Gail Nobles Vocals by: Gail Nobles Choir Singing "Yea": Samplefocus.com Computer Art by: Gail Nobles Welcome back to the SoReal Strips. Singing : I'm gonna sing! I'm gonna shout! Yea! I'm gonna sing hallelujah now. Hi! I’m Gail Nobles. Today’s topic is “The Voice Whitney”. Whitney Houston is another one of my favorite singers. We have heard things about her that may or may not have been true. But it’s true when they call her the voice. That’s one thing we know for sur...
Apr 19, 2023•2 min
Story by: Gail Nobles Computer Art by: Gail Nobles When it comes to our favorite celebrities, sometimes we may not know what’s real. I’ve heard and read a lot of things about some of our favorite stars, and some things don’t sound true. People have told lies bold and have put some people in the grave before they ever got there. One of my favorite stars is Aaliyah. I’ve heard all sorts of stories about her, but I take some things with a grain of salt. All I was interested in was the part about he...
Apr 17, 2023•2 min
Radio Broadcast: CKLN 88.1 FM's Rude Awakening Usage: Public Domain From: archive.org Photo credit: Zoran Veselinovic - Flickr Usage: Wikipedia CC BY-SA 2.0 Hello, I’m Gail Nobles. I just want to talk a little bit about MJ & then play a radio broadcast on MJ’s thoughts of Sony. Whenever MJ made a song or a music video, I knew that sometimes there was a reason behind it. Like when he made the songs Beat It & Billie Jean. Those songs were messages to the world. Beat It was a message to the...
Mar 26, 2023•10 min
In the headlines, the Doobie Brothers Expand Reunion Tour With Michael McDonald. The Doobie Brothers are an American rock band formed in 1970 in San Jose, California. Johnston provided the lead vocals for the band from 1970 to 1975, when they featured a mainstream rock sound with elements of folk, country and R&B. Michael McDonald joined the band in 1975 as a keyboard player and second lead vocalist. The Doobie Brothers will have an expanded 2023 tour with Michael McDonald. Tickets are avail...
Mar 22, 2023•2 min
If you’re wondering why I started doing Music Commentary podcasts, it comes from radio inspiration. I don’t try to compete with radio. I love radio. My dream was to become a singer, and when I tried to get into the music business, I knew that I probably wouldn’t become a singer. My mom use to tell me that God probably had a better way. A way that I wasn’t thinking about. I was thinking whatever the way was, it had to be something in music. I tried getting into radio to become a radio disc jockey...
Mar 11, 2023•2 min
Intro by: Gail Nobles Music by: Gail Nobles Vocals by: Gail Nobles Photo credit: Brian Ziff - Own work Usage: Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0 Who’s hot on the chart list today? One of the music artists is Weekend - Die For You. The Weekend is a Canadian singer, songwriter, and actor. His music explores escapism, romance, and melancholia, and is often inspired by personal experiences. He’s won Grammy Awards, Billboard Music Awards, Juno Awards, American Music Awards, MTV Video Music Awards, a Latin Grammy...
Mar 10, 2023•4 min
Song: You Are Blue Song by: Joe Hinton Photo credit: Luana Azevedo https://unsplash.com/photos/8QMxEBRb4pI Keyboard & drummer: Gail Nobles Vocals: Gail Nobles Hi! I’m Gail Nobles. Check out "Keep Our Music Alive" group page on Facebook by Star Carr. Check out the history of singers. On the page, I saw a singer by the name of Joe Hinton. This is just one of his songs that goes something like this …. You might not be familiar with the singer. I wasn’t. He began as a gospel singer with the Blai...
Mar 05, 2023•3 min
Intro by: Gail Nobles Music by: Samplefocus.com Photo credit by: Kingkongphoto & www.celebrity-photos.com from Laurel Maryland, USA - Al Jarreau Usage: Wikipedia CC BY-SA 2.0 Al Jarreau is today’s topic. Hi! I’m Gail Nobles. The singer and musician that made the 1981 hit song, “We’re In This Love Together”. It was the first of three single releases from his fifth studio album, Breaking’ Away. The song was his first and biggest chart hit. To me, Al Jarreau was an actor in his singing. When he...
Mar 03, 2023•3 min
Song: Sad Eyes Song by: Robert John Podcast vocals: Gail Nobles Keyboardist: Gail Nobles Hi! I’m Gail Nobles. I’m going to take you back to a song that was written and recorded by Robert John released in April 1979. It debuted May 19 on the Billboard Hot 100 , reaching the top of the chart the week of October 6. It was produced by George Tobin in association with Mike Piccirillo. It was released in April 1979, when music fans were only listening to disco. However, in August 1979 there was an ant...
Feb 27, 2023•3 min
60s Freakout Organ: Samplefocus.com The Weekend 80's loop: Samplefocus.com Handclaps by: Gail Nobles Strings by: Gail Nobles Jingle: Music is Whitney Jingle written by: Gail Nobles ©️ 2023 Vocals by: Gail Nobles Photo credit: Stephen Luff https://flic.kr/p/2mWWHcF Usage: CC BY 2.0 I love the opening scene of the Whitney Houston biopic, “ I Wanna Dance With Somebody.” Now, I haven’t seen the whole movie yet, but I have seen the opening scene. I like the part when Whitney is singing in church play...
Feb 16, 2023•4 min
Hip Hop Beat: Samplefocus.com Wind effect: Soundbible.com Monster footsteps: Mixkit.co Slow motion sound by: Gail Nobles Art by: Gail Nobles Vocals by: Gail Nobles Jingle: Aaliyah Nation Dance Jingle written by: Gail Nobles Can you imagine Aaliyah in a dance hall getting her feet ready for rhythm and beat; ready to take off and dance forming echo? Jingle: Watch Then you join Aaliyah Nation Dance Ooooh _ step! Aaliyah was a cool dancer. What really made me notice Aaliyah as a dancer was when she ...
Feb 14, 2023•3 min
