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This podcast goes out to all the Parrot heads out there.  Son of a Son of a Sailor is the eighth studio album by Jimmy Buffett, and is the follow-up to his breakout album “Changes in Latitudes, Changes in Attitudes.”  This is Buffett's highest charting album of the 70's, peaking at number 10 in the U.S. 

Jimmy Buffett was born on Christmas Day, 1946, in Pascagoula, Mississippi.  He lived in Mobile and Fairhope, Alabama growing up, and began playing guitar at Auburn.  He recorded a country album and went to work at Billboard Magazine in Nashville briefly after college, then moved to Key West to serve as the first mate on the Petticoat III yacht.  He would also develop what would become his genre of music while in Key West amongst the sea going vessels.

Buffett discovered the profit in touring early, and his focus would turn to live shows as well as other business ventures.  Jimmy Buffett is supposedly worth around $550 million today, making him one of the richest musicians in the world.

If you're wondering where the term “Parrot Head” comes from, Buffett made a comment in a 1985 concert in Cincinnati about the fans wearing Hawaiian shirts and parrot hats who returned to his concerts again and again.  A member of the Coral Reefer Band coined the term "Parrot Head" as a nod to the Dead Heads who followed the Grateful Dead on tour and the name stuck.

Bruce brings this Caribbean-infused music this week.

Son of a Son of a Sailor
This title track opens the album, and was inspired by Buffett's grandfather, James Delaney Buffett.  Jimmy Buffett saw a picture of his grandfather standing on the docks in Nova Scotia where his grandfather grew up.  He settled as an adult in Mobile, Alabama, and hadn't returned to Nova Scotia until he was 84.  The picture showed him looking at an old ailing schooner, and the lyrics reflect looking back on a sailing life and family.

Mañana
Supposedly this song is about things Buffett did in a week he spent living on his boat in the British Virgin Islands.  Mañana means “tomorrow” in Spanish, and can be a term for putting things off indefinitely.

Livingston Saturday Night
This is a song about going for a night on the town.  It was used in a movie called “Rancho Deluxe,” released in 1975 starring Jeff Bridges and Sam Waterston playing cattle rustlers in Livingston Montana.  It also appeared in the 1978 movie "FM."

Cheeseburger in Paradise
Here's the big hit from the album.  It reached number 32 on the Billboard Hot 100, and is the lead song from Buffett's greatest hits album.  The lyrics describe a guy trying to eat healthy, but who can't resist the temptation of the cheeseburger.  The song itself was inspired by an event where Buffett was caught out in the Caribbean on a boat with a broken icebox, where he had to live for several days off canned food and peanut butter.

ENTERTAINMENT TRACK:

Theme to the motion picture “Which Way Is Up?” by Stargard
This comedy starring Richard Pryor was a remake of an Italian comedy from 1972 called “The Seduction of Mimi.”

STAFF PICKS:

Psycho Killer by The Talking Heads 
Wayne's staff pick is straight from the CBGB club in Now York City, and is the first "hit" from the Punk/Alternative/New Wave band.  While it didn't make it into the top 40, it did crack the top 100.  The lyrics represent the thoughts of a serial killer who has already killed and probably will not stop.

What's Your Name by Lynyrd Skynyrd
Rob features a song written by Skynyrd guitarist Gary Rossington inspired by a time when the band was drinking at a hotel bar, got kicked out, and went to a hotel room instead while trying to pick up a groupie.  The incident did not happen in Boise, however.  Lynyrd Skynyrd had been tragically affected by a plane crash by the time this song was released.

Serpentine Fire by Earth, Wind & Fire
Lynch brings us some 70's funk and horns.  The name "serpentine fire" comes from a yoga pose.  The song hit number 1 on the R&B charts and number 13 on the Billboard Hot 100.  Earth, Wind & Fire is known for hits upbeat, positive funk.

Lovely Day by Bill Withers
Bruce redeems another great song from Big Pharma.  Before Astra Zeneca used this to advertise their drug Farxiga, it was a hit from Bill Withers' 1977 album "Menagerie."  Withers wrote this song with Skip Scarborough, and it went to number 30 on the Billboard Hot 100, and number 6 on the Billboard R&B Chart.  Withers holds a note for 18 seconds, the longest held note for any top 40 singe.

NSTRUMENTAL TRACK:

Main Theme from the motion picture “Don” by Kalyanji-Anandji
We finish up this week's podcast with an Indian composer duo writing for a Bollywood film..

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EPISODE 68: Howard Bloom (born June 25, 1943) is an American author. He was a music publicist in the 1970s and 1980s for singers and bands such as Prince, Billy Joel, Michael Jackson and Styx. He has published a book on Islam, The Muhammad Code, an autobiography, How I Accidentally Started The Sixties, and three books on human evolution and group behavior: The Genius of the Beast, Global Brain, and The Lucifer Principle. Bloom was born to a Jewish family in Buffalo, New York. He became interested in science, especially cosmology and microbiology, as early as the age of ten. By age sixteen Bloom was working as an assistant researching the immune system at the Roswell Park Memorial Research Cancer Institute. Bloom graduated from New York University and, at the age of twenty-five, veered from his scientific studies to work as an editor for a rock magazine. Bloom would go on to found one of the largest public relations firms in the music industry. howardbloom.net

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EPISODE 67: Howard Bloom (born June 25, 1943) is an American author. He was a music publicist in the 1970s and 1980s for singers and bands such as Prince, Billy Joel, Michael Jackson and Styx. He has published a book on Islam, The Muhammad Code, an autobiography, How I Accidentally Started The Sixties, and three books on human evolution and group behavior: The Genius of the Beast, Global Brain, and The Lucifer Principle. Bloom was born to a Jewish family in Buffalo, New York. He became interested in science, especially cosmology and microbiology, as early as the age of ten. By age sixteen Bloom was working as an assistant researching the immune system at the Roswell Park Memorial Research Cancer Institute. Bloom graduated from New York University and, at the age of twenty-five, veered from his scientific studies to work as an editor for a rock magazine. Bloom would go on to found one of the largest public relations firms in the music industry. howardbloom.net

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 | Artist | Song | Time | Track # | Hr
 | Tank | Already in Love F. Shawn Stockman | 4:09 | 1 | 1
 | Tweet  | Always Will | 4:46 | 2 | 1
 | Earth, Wind and Fire | Guiding Lights | 4:46 | 3 | 1
 | Tittsworth | After The Dance Feat. Q Tip, Theophilus London & Alison Carr | 4:10 | 4 | 1
 | The Foreign Exchange Music Group | Happiness | 4:41 | 5 | 1
 | The Pentatonix | If I Ever Fall In Love Feat. Jason Derulo | 3:12 | 6 | 1
 | Baiyu | Invisible Feat. Rotimi | 3:52 | 7 | 1
 | The Internet | La Di Da | 3:25 | 8 | 1
 | Masego | Lady Lady | 2:37 | 9 | 1
 | Robert Glasper | Let It Ride Feat. Norah Jones | 7:07 | 10 | 1
 | Marcus Alan Ward | Friends In Love | 4:33 | 11 | 1
 | Nas & Damian Marley | Patience | 4:24 | 12 | 1
 | Sinead Harnett | Rather Be With You (Mechantok Remix) | 4:13 | 13 | 1
 | Reel People Music | Without A Doubt Feat. Gwen Bunn | 1:59 | 14 | 1
 | Teyana Taylor | Rose In Harlem | 3:42 | 15 | 1
 | Adriana Evans | Seein’ Is Believing | 5:10 | 16 | 2
 | Jordan Rakei | Nerve | 3:54 | 17 | 2
 | Oddisee | Things | 3:39 | 18 | 2
 | Delegation | Oh Honey | 3:29 | 19 | 2
 | Cherri V | All Life Long | 4:11 | 20 | 2
 | Tony Ozier | Amel and Sky | 3:10 | 21 | 2
 | TLC | American Gold | 3:38 | 22 | 2
 | Anthony Hamilton | Where Did It Go Wrong | 3:29 | 23 | 2
 | Jamie Foxx | Babys In Love Feat. Kid Ink | 3:29 | 24 | 2
 | Yuna | Live Your Life | 3:12 | 25 | 2
 | Kevin Ross | Long Song Away | 4:17 | 26 | 2
 | Statik Selektah | Alarm Clock Feat. Ab Soul, Jon Connor & Logic | 3:25 | 27 | 2
 | King Los | War Feat Marsha Ambrosius | 5:02 | 28 | 2
 | Marian Hill | Deep | 3:27 | 29 | 2
 | DK aka Wayne Watts | Love Is Amazing | 4:46 | 30 | 2
 | Evan Low | Sober | 3:41 | 31 | 2
 | Antonique Smith | Higher | 3:38 | 32 | 3
 | King | Supernatural | 4:32 | 33 | 3
 | Raheem DeVaughn | You | 5:01 | 34 | 3
 | Will Downing | The Love Feat. Avery Sunshine | 4:35 | 34 | 3
 | Robin Thicke | Testify | 3:20 | 34 | 3
 | Andra Day | Stand Up for Something Feat. Common | 3:43 | 34 | 3
 | John Legend | Save Room (Chonz Remix) | 2:09 | 34 | 3
 | PJ Morton | Only One Feat. Stevie Wonder | 3:54 | 34 | 3
 | Jacob Banks | In The Name Of Love | 3:24 | 34 | 3
 | Jill Scott | Imagination | 5:50 | 34 | 3
 | Carl Henry | Go 2 Guy | 3:16 | 34 | 3
 | R.LUM.R | Frustrated | 3:21 | 34 | 3
 | Zacari | Foggy Windows | 4:12 | 34 | 3
 | Salaam Remi | Cheating On Us Feat. BJ The Chicago Kid | 3:03 | 34 | 3
 | Miguel | Bennie And The Jets Feat. Wale | 5:08 | 34 | 3
 | The Charmels | As Long As I’ve Got You | 2:35 | 34 | 3

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INTRO

• 2mins - 'going to concerts all the time' in my teenage years
• 6mins - growing up in a family listening to a diverse and eclectic mix of music
• 9mins - going to the Coliseum to see USC football games
• 10mins30s - memories of the show and lasting impression of Prince that day. 'He blew me away...and definitely captured my imagination'.
• 11mins - a concert that started to 'get a little scary'
• 12mins30s - negative energy as things start being thrown onto the stage
• 14mins - '...the way he was dressed was just too much for The Rolling Stones fans...they weren't ready for it.'
• 16mins - lasting impressions on Prince that evening. 'So dynamic...there was a confidence and stage presence there.'
• 18mins - Prince feeling vital again with 3rd Eye Girl and the Piano & Microphone tour.
• 20mins - Book of Prince fan memories: The Day I Was There. Ricci recalls the Purple Rain tour in 1985 - 'wear something Purple!'
• 25mins - Andre Cymone and the influence of Adam Ant and the New Romantics.
• 26mins - The euphoria of the LA Forum in '85 - 'it was so inspiring, the whole visual of it.'
• 29mins30s - The 1980s - an era of separations, divorces and broken homes...the role Purple Rain the movie played in the teenage psyche.
• 31mins30s - 'A.U.T.O-matic' - Ricci's rock memorabilia story
• 35mins - Furthest lengths / greatest expense to see a show...
• 37mins30s - Feelings on posthumous releases from Prince's vault.
• 38mins30s - any things you'd like to hear in future?
• 40mins - Reflections on the Prince community, and what it all means ultimately. Love 4 One Another...

How Can U Just Leave Me Standing? In Search of Prince... is produced and arranged by Sam J. Bleazard - but couldn't exist without the fabulous contribution from all of our guests!

The show also features significant original music compositions from Gavin Calder.

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The Beatles are the most covered Artists in Pop history and their influence has spanned across many musical styles and even creating a few new ones. These are a collection of cover versions done by contemporaries of The Beatles and from successive generations of bands that have been influenced by the band. These are some unique interpretations of their songs. A splendid time is guaranteed for all. 


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We kick off this episode wondering if DaniLeigh is pregnant. Da Baby's artists. Is Soulja Boy mad at Drake? Bow Wow and Soulja Boy. Remember your first cellphone? Be on the lookout for our Patreon! Quavo and Saweetie. Ty Dolla Sign brother is trending. Ghetto Government Update.  The Isley Brothers & Earth Wind and Fire verzuz. Health targets. 
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GROW.  Greatness Reached over Oppression through Wisdom

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What God created as a message of Love; Earth, Wind and Fire.

"I found that Love provides the key
Unlocks the heart and souls of you and me
Love will learn to sing your song
Love is written in the stone
Every man, I meet is walking time
Free to wander, past his conscious mind
Love will come and take you home
Love is written in the stone,"  the Legends, the Kings who taught us Love in their Music, Earth Wind and Fire.

Love Is written in the Stone, the Stone of your Heart...God put it there.  We pile anger, bitterness, grudges, hatefulness and The Big Payback on top of the Love.  Then we fall for the tricks of the (D)evil and fall victim under more Oppression.

The Civil Rights Movement, from the Freedom Fighters before me, was always a  campaign of non-violence through Love. I am here to carry on that message of Love and the next phase of the Civil Rights Movement; Genuine Equality.

We Love You  Earth, Wind and Fire!  Thank you for Loving Us!

www.GROWLoveLiftChange.org

God is Love
Love is the backbone of all religion

Sow Love, GROW Love all over the World
To drive out hate and make the World Great

Material things dont mean anything, one day we shall Leave with nothing

We are Spirits having a Physical experience
Life is what you make it, make it Beautiful ✨💝

Sow Love here We GROW 💫💞

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Even though he was at the top of his game Stevie Wonder almost retired to work with handicapped children in Ghana before this album was made. Instead, he signed what was then the largest recording deal in history, and released what many consider the best of his classic era — the double album Songs in the Key of Life. This album was released in late September, debuted at number 1 (the first artist other than Elton John to do so), and remained there for 13 weeks.

“Songs in the Key of Life” was nominated for seven Grammy Awards in 1977, and won Album of the Year, returning Wonder to the stage for the third time after his wins in 1974 and 1975. The album is full of passion and politics, jazz and funk, and can be nostalgic or melancholy without losing an upbeat feel all the way through. This album really gives you a sense of the multi-talented artist, singer, songwriter, keyboardist, harmonica player, and producer that is Stevie Wonder. He surely has been an influence in Rock and Roll and we are pleased to present this amazing work.

I Wish
This is the lead-off single from the album. It was released a month after the album hit the stores, and takes a nostalgic look back on Wonder's childhood in the 1950's and early 60's.

As
It was a full year after the album was released that this song made its appearance as a single. The song describes how long the singer's love will last in terms like “until the dolphin flies and parrots live at sea...until the day that eight times eight times eight is four.” It flips between major and minor keys, but maintains its positive attitude throughout.

Summer Soft
A deeper cut, this track uses the metaphor of summer and winter to describe loss and transience in relationships. There are a lot of key changes and chord progressions that are classically Stevie Wonder, and he uses them well to give the song a feeling of things constantly moving and changing, which reinforces the theme.

Sir Duke
Stevie Wonder pays tribute to his musical heroes in this well known song. “There's Basie, Miller, Satchmo, and the king of all, Sir Duke. And with a voice like Ella's ringing out, there's no way the band can lose.”

ENTERTAINMENT TRACK:

The theme from the television series “Quincy, M.E.” 
Jack Klugman would leave behind his role in “The Odd Couple” to play a starring role as a medical examiner in this show which hit the airwaves much earlier than the popular forensic shows of today.

STAFF PICKS:

“Crystal Ball” by Styx
Wayne features Alabama native Tommy Shaw as writer and lead singer on this Styx classic. Shaw had recently joined the band, and this song would be the title track from their album. It discusses getting a glimpse of your future when life is confusing.

“Let 'em In” by Paul McCartney and Wings
Rob's staff pick is from one of the biggest musicians at the time in his ex-Beatles days. McCartney references members of his real family in this song, then includes Martin Luther, Phil and Don (The Everly Brothers), Uncle Ernie (from the rock opera "Tommy").

“Getaway” by Earth, Wind, & Fire
Brian's staff pick returns to some funky R&B from Earth, Wind & Fire's album “Spirit.” The song was written for a flute player named Bobbi Humphrey, but the demo never made it to her.

“Lowdown” by Boz Scaggs
Bruce features the first major hit from Boz Scaggs. It was co-written by Scaggs and his keyboardist David Paich. Scaggs' session musicians would later on form the band Toto. The genre is a little disco, a little funk, and has been described as blue-eyed soul.

INSTRUMENTAL TRACK:

“A Fifth of Beethoven” by Walter Murphy
This disco take on Beethoven's 5th Symphony was very popular on the dance floors and skating rinks of 1976.

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In this episode, I talk with Jason Felts who co-founded and currently serves as Chairman & CEO of "Virgin Produced" from Richard Branson's Virgin Group. We discuss their one of a kind music experience called "KAABOO". This event will blow you away. It's not your normal 3-day concert!