What You May Request On Boogie Today!

On today's show I introduce a new segment... WHAT YOU MAY REQUEST TODAY. I’m bringing a bunch of disco compilation albums to the studio today, so if you want to make a special request, you CAN. You may pick an artist whose track you want me to play. Listed here, in part, are The Jacksons, Miami Sound Machine with Gloria Estafan, Dead Or Alive, Rick Astely, Billy Ocean, New Kids On The Block, Kylie Minogue, Taylor Dane, Lisa Stansfield, Five Star, Milli Vanilli, Terenece Trent D'Arby, Deniece Williams, Wham, KC & The Sunshine Band, Odyssey, Aretha Franklin, Evelyn Champagne King, Luther Vandross, The Pasedenas, The Weather Girls, Earth Wind & Fire, Cheryl Lynn, Rhyze, Kashif, Run DMC, Rodney Franklin, Donna Summer, Lipps Inc, Rose Royce, Barry WHite, Kool & The Gang, Gloria Gaynor, The Real Thing, Van McCoy, Taveres, Shalamar, Abba, Stephanie Mills, James Brown, Commodores, Thelma Houston, Peaches & Herb, Village People, Boney M, Eruption, , Quincy Jones, The Three Degrees and MORE!

I will be reading out MORE artist names for you to select on the show. Please Tune in to Times 100.5 FM at 6pm East African time Sundays. Or Listen live on stream at timesfm.co.tz For International listeners, view World Time Zone Map for current time in your area. To interact with the show send SMS to +255 715 364 045. I'd very much like to hear from you.

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A Taste Of Heatwave Comes to Boogie

On today's 70s Disco 80s Pop retro radio show Boogie, we've got A Taste Of 80s New York Boogie, A Taste Of Nu Disco, and I'm truly excited to bring you A Taste Of Heatwave.

Heatwave was an international funk/disco musical band featuring Americans Johnnie Wilder, Jr. and Keith Wilder (vocals) of Dayton, Ohio, Englishman Rod Temperton (keyboards), Swiss Mario Mantese (bass), Czechoslovak Ernest "Bilbo" Berger (drums), Jamaican Eric Johns (guitar) and Briton Roy Carter (guitar).

They were known for their successful songs "Boogie Nights" and "Always and Forever" (from their 1976 debut album, Too Hot to Handle), and "The Groove Line" (from their 1978 follow-up album, Central Heating).

Founder member Johnnie Wilder was an American serviceman based in West Germany when he first began performing, upon his discharge from the U.S. Army, he stayed in Germany. He sang in nightclubs and taverns with an assortment of bands while still enlisted. By mid-year, he decided to relocate to the United Kingdom and through an ad placed in a local paper he linked up with songwriter/keyboardist Rod Temperton.

Touring the London nightclub circuit billed as Chicago's Heatwave during the mid-1970s allowed them to refine their sound, adding a funk groove to disco beats. In search of a fuller sound vocally, Johnnie Wilder called upon his brother Keith Wilder (who was performing in a local band in Dayton, Ohio) to join the band on vocals. The group signed to GTO Records in 1976 (Epic Records would handle GTO's releases in the states). They were paired in the studio with GTO house producer/session guitarist Barry Blue and rhythm guitarist Jesse Whitten. Rhythm guitarist Roy Carter replaced Whitten after Whitten was killed in a stabbing incident. They began creating their first album Too Hot to Handle in the fall of 1976.

Their third single, "Boogie Nights" from their debut album, in 1977 reached #2 on the British popular music charts in January and in America in November. The group's debut album, Too Hot to Handle, was released in the spring of 1977, giving Heatwave a #11 on the Hot 200 and #5 on the R&B charts, while the next single, the soul ballad "Always and Forever", reached #18 on the Hot 100 in April 1978 and #2 on the R&B charts.

Continuing to use Barry Blue's production skills, Heatwave released their second album Central Heating in April 1978. Lead single "The Groove Line," reached #7 on the Hot 100 in July 1978. 

During the late 1970s the band changed. At first Eric Johns quit the band and Billy Jones was his replacement as guitarist. Then Rod Temperton quit the band. Although Temperton would continue writing new songs for Heatwave, he soon became better-known for his songwriting for other artists, penning award-winning songs for some of funk's biggest names, including Rufus and The Brothers Johnson. He also wrote for Herbie Hancock and Quincy Jones, but his most famous partnership remains the one forged with Michael Jackson, writing three songs for his 1979 Epic debut Off The Wall - "Rock With You," "Off The Wall" and "Burn This Disco Out", and three songs for the 1982 Thriller LP, including the title track. There's more on Heatwave here!


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Chill Out Sunday Comes to Boogie

We’re kicking off today’s show with a chill-out set on Boogie—I’ve always wanted to do this: Some serious slow jams from Sade, Terence Trent D’Arby, Dionne Warwick, Earth, Wind & Fire, Imagination, Fat Larry’s Band, Marvin Gaye, Heatwave, The Isley Brothers…and then into the second hour we’ll pick up the tempo with The Jacksons, Earth, Wind & Fire with that ENORMOUS hit “Boogie Wonderland”, Odyssey with “Going Back to My Roots” and MORE. OH MY GOSH! Today is set to be radical. And guess who’s back? Last week’s guest Caroline Uliwa—a correspondent from The Citizen newspaper! And this time she wants to know: Were it not for music video can today’s music stand alone? Well, I’ll tell you this for nothing…for the most part I THINK NOT. And today’s playlist will prove to you, once again, that yesteryear music ROCKS to this day and beyond.

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What to Expect from a Vocal Coach

The first thing I'd want to establish is what your vocal difficulties are and what needs fixing. After running you through a thirty-minute assessment I am able to determine where you're at as a singer and whether or not you do have potential. Most of my clients do not intend to become professional singers, they only want to know how to sing properly; or for those in the corporate world how to speak well to command attention and respect in the boardroom. That said, whatever your desires and dreams, a vocal coach like myself can help you find your true voice.

Just to give you an idea. I run five different vocal training programs: Beginners 1, Beginners 2, Intermediate, Advanced and Pro. With each program I put students through sixty-minute vocal exercises to help improve range, pitch accuracy, flexibility, and voice quality through proper breathing and voice projection techniques. After five sessions I start to include what I call jam sessions… that’s where we get to work with cover songs (or songs my students have written) in order to apply what they’ve learned to song. This element of the training is a lot of fun… because my students get to sing some GREAT songs and to understand better the technical details of singing and songwriting! Each program is ten hours (spread over ten lessons). So now you know what to expect from a vocal coach.

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Boogie Explores the Origins Of Disco and WHY It Still Rocks

On today’s show: We’re going to be looking back at the origins of disco with some early 70s classics (watch out for Manu Dibango); some late 70s disco (watch out for Diana Ross); and then we’ll head over to the 80s with a selection 80s Movie Hits—yes, you heard that right. For the first time ever on Boogie—I’ve wanted to do this for quite a while—I’m going to play music from the hit movies of the 80s. And look out for a quiz coming up on the Nu Disco segment of the show where I’ll be asking you to tell me who the original artists of some reworked disco tracks were. Simply SMS your views to 0715 364 045. It’s that simple. So stick around for that. And last but not least, my guest on the show today is Caroline Uliwa—a correspondent from The Citizen newspaper who will be interviewing ME on the show actually. She wants to know WHY music from yesteryear has stood the test of time?

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Exclusive Donna Summer Interview Airs On Boogie

There's going to be a good measure of 80s disco on the show today, and in the second half of the program I'll take you back to the 70s with the Queen Of Disco Donna Summer's "I Feel Love" followed by a Donna Summer interview that took place in Rotterdam in the Netherlands. What I like about this interview is that in just 15 minutes it covers a pretty broad spectrum as regards her musical career, her family, anecdotes from the past in such fine detail as though it were only yesterday; and you get to sense and feel her magnetic personality. I tell you, this woman wasn't crowned Queen Of Disco for nothing. You will enjoy this interview. I know you will. If you love Donna Summer, this will bring you closer to her. And after the interview, I'll play you "Last Dance" that Oscar winning Donna Summer classic from the movie Thank God It's Friday .

Once again, there's a heck of a lot to go through today. It will be hectic...I think I need to publish a Boogie Behind The Scenes on this blog, what do you say? You have no idea what I go through. It can be an interesting read. Tune in to Times 100.5 FM at 6pm TODAY or Listen live on stream at: http://www.timesfm.co.tz

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Boogie Fast Forwards to Disco Futurism and Rebounds to Motown

Our Boogie Oogie Oogie signature tune by A Taste Of Honey from 1978 is back today...but guess what? I'll introduce for the very first time, the 12" New Boogie Mix. Totally rocks I tell ya! And DJ Cue and I have got a jam packed show for you today. It will be fast; it will be furious; we'll fast forward you into the future of disco with a generous helping of "Nu Disco House Classics" INCLUDING interesting snippets on WHO sampled WHO; and then we'll swing you back to the origins of disco with A Taste Of 1970s Motown ...THE most famous record label in the world with some of the most legendary artists to ever walk the planet featured on today's playlist. Expect a double dose of Diana Ross & Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder, Eddie Kendricks, Jackson Five, Smokey Robinson and The Miracles and MORE. And then we'll crescendo with a mix of 70s 80s disco classics PLUS you'll get to hear the new 80s Groove Boogie single "Heaven Said" by JOETT ... out on CD nationwide tomorrow (12th March) via distribution by Business Times, Majira and SPOTIstarehe (check out the newspapers for details). Tune in to Times 100.5 FM at 6pm TODAY or Listen live on stream at: http://www.timesfm.co.tz 

And to whet your appetite, I'm going to share my playlist below.

NU DISCO HOUSE CLASSICS

1. I Feel For You-Bob Sinclar [Original Club Mix] Sampled Weeks & Co. Knock Knock (1983) and Cerrone “Look for Love” (1978)
2. Love On My Mind-Freemasons Feat. Amanda Wilson [Back To Philly Mix]
3. If U Wanna-M&S Presents....The Girl Next Door Sampled from Double Exposure's Everyman (1976)
4. Horny '98-Mousse T. Vs Hot 'N' Juicy [Mousse T.'S Extended Mix] Sampled from Something Special by Earth, Wind & Fire (1983)
5. You Got The Love-Solitaire [Extended Club Remix] Sampled from The Source (1986) feat. Candi Staton's You Got the Love
6. Streetlife-Class A [Original] Sampled from The Crusaders feat. Randy Crawford Street Life

A TASTE OF MOTOWN

1. Signed, Sealed, Delivered (I'm Yours)-Stevie Wonder 1970
2. It's A Shame-The Detroit Spinners 1970
3. Ain't No Mountain High Enough-Diana Ross 1970
4. Stop, Look, Listen (To Your Heart)-Diana Ross, Marvin Gaye 1973
5. The Jackson 5 – ABC 1970
6. Boogie Down-Eddie Kendricks 1973
7. War-Edwin Starr 1970
8. The Night-Frankie Valli And The Four Seasons 1972
9. I Want You Back-Jackson 5 1969
10. Abraham, Martin & John-Marvin Gaye 1970

DISCO CLASSICS

1. Inner Life – Ain‘t No Mountain High Enough 1981
2. O‘Jays – Darlin‘ Darlin‘ Baby (Sweet, Tender, Love) 1976
3. The Salsoul Orchestra – Nice N‘ Nasty 1976
4. Kleer – Get Tough 1981
5. Phreek – Weekend 1978
6. Herbie Mann – Hijack 1974
7. Aquarian Dream – You‘re A Star 1977
8. Luisa Fernandez – Lay Love On You 1977
9. Change – A Lover‘s Holiday 1980
10. Undisputed Truth – You = Me = Love 1977
11. Carol Williams – Love Is You 1977
12. Joett – Heaven Said (80s Groove Boogie Radio Edit) 2012

There's a heck of a lot to go through today. It will be hectic. Tune in to Times 100.5 FM at 6pm TODAY or Listen live on stream at: http://www.timesfm.co.tz 

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