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The Victor Brooks Show / Mopreme Shakur
The Victor Brooks Show / Patti Henley
The Victor Brooks Show Episode / Tribute Show to Shirley Jones Of The Jones Girls with Special Guest Cam Jones
We are so happy and proud to welcome back Ms. Shirley Jones Of The Jones Girls and her Multi Talented son Cam Jones, Producer, Songwriter, Performer, Businessman. We were able to pay tribute to Ms. Jones, shout out The Jones Girls upcoming UNSUNG feature and surprise performances from Singer - Songwriter Jeffery Mpondo (France), Bassist- Songwriter Fernando Rosa (Brazil) and Bassist Alex Hancox (London)
The Victor Brooks Show Episode 57 / Javier Vargas
Javier Vargas, Spain’s biggest blues star, has released 27 albums since putting together the Vargas Blues Band in 1990. Eight of those records have sold platinum.
Javier has performed and/or recorded with so many artists… Prince, Carlos Santana, Alvin Lee, Roy Buchanan, Canned Heat, Larry Graham, Glenn Hughes, Jack Bruce, Carmine Appice, Tim Bogert and Devon Allman, to name a few amongst a looong list of major stars.
Carlos Santana plays Javier Vargas
Some of these stars appear as guest artists on Vargas Blues Band albums, while others have recorded versions of Javier’s music on their own albums. Carlos Santana’s version of Javier’s Blues Latino on the album Santana Brothers (1994) is a good example.
Performing with Prince
Many have asked Javier to perform with them on stage, marvelling his skills and musical style. Performing with Prince & The New Power Generation is one of highlights among those encounters.
The Victor Brooks Show Episode Episode 56 / Mental Health Episode with Dr. H. Jean Wright ll, Dave and Marla Thomas
We are very proud of this Mental Health Episode with Dr. H. Jean Wright ll, featuring special guests Dave and Marla Thomas. Dave and Marla have been major advocates within the mental illness community for many years. Through their campaign of erasing the stigmas that surround mental illness and partnering with the NAMI organization, Dave and Marla are truly soldiers in this arena.
The Victor Brooks Show Episode 55 / Christopher Mann
Christopher Mann (born June 17, 1964) is an American actor who has appeared in various films written and/or directed by filmmaker Tony Gilroy. He has appeared in other films such as Ocean's 11, Emmett's Mark, The Mighty Macs, Cost of a Soul, Lebanon, Pa., The Big Year, Backwards, Deer Crossing, 1982, Myra's Angel, Jersey Justice, The North Star, and A Place in Hell.
He has had recurring roles on shows such as The Wire, The Underground Kings, and House of Cards in addition to portraying various characters on the Law & Order spin-offs Special Victims Unit and Criminal Intent. In addition to those shows, he also guest-starred on Hack, Kidnapped (with Otto Sanchez and Jeremy Sisto), Heroes, Three Rivers, Blue Bloods, Made in Jersey, and Those Who Kill.
The Victor Brooks Show Episode 54 / Brenda Lee Eager
From the farm county of Lower Peachtree, North of Mobile Alabama, you might not expect a chart-topping musical powerhouse to emerge, and yet Brenda Lee Eager did just that. Beyond her original songs recorded by Aretha Franklin, Ray Charles and Prince, Brenda has a heart and voice as big as the world - having performed with the most important artists in American music history: Stevie Wonder, Diana Ross, Donny Hathaway, Roberta Flack, Graham Nash and the inimitable Ray Charles.
Brenda started her singing career like so many other greats: in church. Having established a secure partnership between her music and her spiritual path, she moved to Chicago landing the coveted female lead with Jerry Butler's group (Motown), and was later co-featured with Jerry in his famous Billboard “Certified Gold” hits: “Ain't Understanding Mellow” and “(They Long To Be) Close To You.”
But these accolades are a small part of what makes Brenda such a powerful writer and lyricist. Brenda inherently understands the relationship between storytelling and the song. Every song she creates retains a compelling sense of narrative - never losing sight of a deep humanity encapsulated in the melody and lyric.
Having penned several one-woman and theatrical shows of her own, Brenda is no stranger to the theater and has joined forces with Catherine Kinsman and Ben Dowling to write the musical Spiral—a powerful story that addresses human civilization and its relationship with nature and indigenous cultures around the world.
“Music is central to my life. It's between God and music - and a lot of the time I consider those two words to be nearly interchangeable. My music is a reflection of the spiritual lessons that I practice in my life. I can't think of a better place to speak from, as we face profound issues, than through our collective voice and stories of magic, of vision and of love.”
The Victor Brooks Show Episode 53 / Crystal Cheatham
CRYSTAL CHEATHAM, FOUNDER & CEO
Crystal Cheatham (she/hers) received her MFA from Antioch University. She is an LGBTQ rights activist with a focus on religious liberty. Since 2011 Crystal has worked simultaneously as a ghostwriter and queer rights activist with groups such as Soulforce and the Attic Youth Center. As an entrepreneur Crystal is the founder of two projects: Our Bible App and The IDentity Kit, both of which provided resources for marginalized communities of faith. As an outspoken activist she has written for The Huffington Post on the intersections of faith and sexual identity, a faith and spirituality column for the Philadelphia Gay Newspaper, sat on the steering committee of the HRC as the Faith & Spirituality chair, and partnered with Equality PA to influence clergy to support non-discrimination legislation. She is the host of Lord Have Mercy, a podcast about God, sex and the Bible, and has been featured in TeenVogue, Autostraddle, and LGBTQNation amongst others. Contact Crystal at Crystal@ourbibleapp.com.
The Victor Brooks Show Episode 52 (Quarantine Series) Melba Moore Part 2
The Victor Brooks Show Episode 51 (Quarantine Series) Charles Wright Of Watts 103rd Street Band
The Victor Brooks Show Episode 50 (Quarantine Series) Celso Fonseca
The Victor Brooks Show Episode 49 / Sarah Dash Of LaBelle
The Victor Brooks Show Episode 48 (Quarantine Series) Dr. Milton Brown
The Victor Brooks Show Episode 47 (Quarantine Series) Junior Giscombe
The Victor Brooks Show Episode 46 (Quarantine Series) Judge Patricia Titus
The Victor Brooks Show Episode 45 (Quarantine Series) Jeremy Winston
Jeremy Winston is an innovative leader that helps individuals share their passions and talents with the global community. He is the founder of The Jeremy Winston Chorale, LLC and Assistant Professor of Music and Chorus Director at Central State University (CSU) in Ohio. He is a visionary with emphasis in orchestral and choral composing, choral directing, orchestral conducting, collegiate education, classical singing, and leadership training. Passionate about music, Jeremy discovers talent in oftenignored areas of the country and shapes it for national and international stages. Performances with The Jeremy Winston Chorale and CSU Chorus include: ● The White House for President Barack Obama and The First Lady Michelle Obama (2012, 2013, 2015, 2016). ● Gold Medal Champion for World Choir Games: A Choral Competition ● Guest Conductor for Czech National Symphony Orchestra (2016, 2015, 2014) ● Critically acclaimed European tour of Hamburg, Durbach, Frankfurt (Germany), and Strassbourg, France. ● Viral (over 4 million views) YouTube & Facebook Video of flash mob singing Oh, Happy Day in Hamburg, Germany. ● Guest Conductor for EAFIT Symphony Orchestra in Medellin, Colombia (2015). ● Two inaugural performances of Wynton Marsalis’ works including All Rise with Los Angeles Symphony Orchestra and Mass with Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra. Before entering education as a fulltime instructor, Jeremy served as the Ray Charles Distinguished Chair of Sacred and Choral Music at Wilberforce University where he lead the growth and curriculum development of the program to be the leading major at the institution. Jeremy’s arrangements and compositions have been performed by many leading musicians and musical groups including Grammywinning group Take6, The Czech National Symphony Orchestra, The St. Louis Symphony Orchestra, Wintley Phipps, and numerous high school, collegiate, and professional ensembles. In addition to being a professional musician, Jeremy is husband, father of three girls, a squash player, and a cook.
The Victor Brooks Show Episode 44 (Quarantine Series) Chris Willis
Make no mistake: You know and love the voice—and it belongs to Chris Willis. At once soulful and gritty, Willis’ voice has fueled numerous dance and top 40 pop hits, including the 2007 charttopper, “Love Is Gone,” which dominated charts around the world, and “Everytime We Touch,” a Top 10 European smash earlier this year. In a world of sound-alike dance divas, Willis is that rare male vocalist doing dance music successfully. But the man does more than sing. He’s an accomplished producer and stellar songwriter.
The Victor Brooks Show Episode 43 (Quarantine Series) Selimah Nemoy
Selimah Nemoy is a storyteller, journalist, and author of SINCE I LOST MY BABY: A MEMOIR OF TEMPTATIONS, TROUBLE & TRUTH (OG Press, June 2020). Born in Los Angeles, her coming-of-age journey was shaped by soul music in the 1960s, then by the turbulent, multicultural 1970s in the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Area. It was in Oakland that she fell in love with African dance.
Selimah served with the (President Bill Clinton) White House Press Corps in 1994, and as the English editor for both an Italian-American and a Japanese-American newspaper. Her play, THE DADDIES, was performed at the Buriel Clay Theatre in San Francisco’s Western Addition, and her short story, GOODBYE, received first place at the Santa Barbara Writers’ Conference.