Intro by: Gail Nobles Story by: Gail Nobles Today we're going to talk about David Ruffin and the song Statue of a Fool. Hello! I'm Gail Nobles welcome to the oldies show. Statue of a Fool is a song written by Jan Crutchfield which has been recorded by a number of country artist. But when you hear the voice of David Ruffin singing it, it sounds different and the song credit names are both Jan Crutchfield and David Ruffin. The song comes from David's album Who Am I released in 1975. Statue of a Fool became a hit for David. I've seen David Ruffin performed the song with the Temptations. During ..read more

Story by: Gail Nobles Have you ever heard of a duo called Kool Blues? They are a duo that remains reminds me of another duo call Sam and Dave. Kool Blues are two singers named John Prim and William Gilbert. They are a soul duo that remind me of Sam and Dave when they sing a song titled “I'm Gonna Keep On Loving You." It's a song that was released in 1972 on Capsoul Records. Some of you might remember Kool Blues and their songs and some of you may not. It's my first time hearing them and their song I'm Gonna Keep On Loving You. It's a song that's new to me. It's like a new oldie to add onto t ..read more

Photo: Reginald Wickham - copyright holder Usage: Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0 Welcome to the Podcast Oldies Show. Today you hear about a group call Black Ivory. Hello! I'm Gail Nobles. Black Ivory was originally known as the Mellow Souls and formed in Harlem New York in the summer of 1969. The group got their start by auditioning over the phone with musician Patrick Adams. Adams began to train and develop the group. The group featured songwriter and prolific disco producer Leroy Burgess, Stewart Bascombe, and Russell Patterson. They were managed by Patrick Adams and executive at the Today/Percept ..read more

Music intro by: Gail Nobles Cover image by: Gail Nobles How many of you have headed of the group Crystal's Image? If you have never heard of them, that's good because now you can learn about them and add their songs to your list. They are a soul group founded by Frank Gillespie, Larry Scales and Richard Alexander, all from Benton Harbor, Michigan. They have a song titled A Friend released in the year of 1980. You can hear the groups song on YouTube. The song has a soul disco style. They sing: Why can't we be friends until the end? Why can't we? The lyrics are pretty good lyrics. It's a gre ..read more

Hello I'm Gail Nobles on the Podcast Oldies Show. Before I get started, I just want you to know about a Facebook page to follow calked Keep Our Music Alive. They remind you of all the great singers, music groups, and bands. That’s Keep Our Music Alive on Facebook. From that very page, I found out about a group called Jimmy Briscoe and The Little Beavers. In the 1970s, when The Jackson 5's popularity gave rise to many other teenage groups, five young men from Baltimore, Maryland were discovered at a talent show in Baltimore by music promoter Paul Kyser. They recorded a number of singles, start ..read more

The Controllers are a soul and R&B vocal group originally from Birmingham Alabama who had a series of successful recordings in the late 1970s and the 1980s. They made a beautiful song titled My Love Is Real. The song was written by David Camon. He was also a talented artist who passed away in 2016 in Birmingham Alabama. My Love Is Real was produced by Frederick Knight. He is also a singer, songwriter, and record producer born in Birmingham Alabama. My Love Is Real is a beautiful sounding song. To hear it, I suggest that you listen to the song fro YouTube. My Love Is Real by The Controller ..read more

Song: I Learned The Hard Way Song by: Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings Song written by: Bosco Mann Photo credit: kallerna - Own work Usage: CC BY-SA 3 Podcast Vocals: Gail Nobles Keyboardist & Drummer: Gail Nobles Sharon Jones and The Dap Kings made an electrifying song, I Learned the Hard Way. (Singing Song) Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings, I Learned the Hard Way. They made a video for that song.it was like a movie and Sharon Jones was a great actress in the video. The backup singers were great in some of the scenes just singing. I learned the Hard Way is a great song that you can fe ..read more

Song: I'm Just Thinking About Cooling Out Song by: Jerry Butler Photo credit: John Mathew Smith & www.celebrity-photos.com from Laurel Maryland, USA - Jerry Butler Usage: Wikipedia CC BY-SA 2.0 Keyboardist: Gail Nobles Vocals by: Gail Nobles Jerry Butler - “I’m Just Thinking About Cooling Out” on the Philadelphia International Records label, the style: Disco & Soul released in 1978. A song produced by Kenneth Gamble & Leon Huff. Written by Jerry Butler, Kenneth Gamble, & Leon Huff. “Busy rushin’ to and fro. Searchin’ for it high and low. Tryin’ to get what I think I want Onl ..read more

Audio: XERB Rosarito Beach, Mexico - Monday, March 15, 1971 By: Free the Airchecks Usage: Archive.org - Public Domain Uploaded by 92.9 Kick FM https://archive.org/details/WolfmanJack-XerbRosaritoBeachMexico-MondayMarch151971 Hello! I’m GN & you’re listening to the Podcast Oldies Show. I love oldies & radio personality, Wolfman Jack. The most famous US radio personality of all time. I loved the Wolfman’s character. (Acting) Do you dig it man? That’s what he would ask if he were alive to hear conversations about him. When he played a song sometimes, he would let you know what song was ..read more

Song: If You Leave Me Now Song by: Chicago Song written by: Peter Cetera Photo credit: Sven Mandel - Own w Usage: Wikipedia CC BY-SA 4.0 Keyboardist: Gail Nobles Podcast vocals: Gail Nobles Wave sound: soundbible.com CLASSIC WAVES Today’s Topic: Chicago If You Leave Me Now is a song by the rock group Chicago, from their album Chicago X. It was written and sung by bass player Peter Cetera and released as a single in 1976. The single topped the Billboard Hot 100 and stayed there for two weeks, making it the first number one hit for the group as well as hitting number one on the Easy Listeni ..read more