The Sweet Spot Radio Show

The Sweet Spot is your sweetest, funkiest musical biography show that airs the third and fourth Thursday of the month on WBAI 99.5 FM and wbai.org. Check out our blog at http://www.thesweetspotnyc.com

Diggin for Weldon Irvine on the Sweet Spot 03/09/2020

Mr Reed's Recession Free Music! 04/29/2019

The Elegance of Dionne Warwick on the Sweet Spot 03/26/2019

Besides Bossa on The Sweet Spot Jan 17th 1019 01/30/2019

A KOOL & THE GANG FAMILY INTERVIEW 01/16/2019

Roy Hargrove - a life in service to music w Frank Lacy, Justin Robinson, Evan Sherman and Funmi Ononaiye 12/15/2018

Cassio Ware on the Sweet Spot June 28th, 2018 10/09/2018

Fonda Rae gets over with The Sweet Spot 10/01/2018

Aretha's Homegoing 09/15/2018

ARETHA - RESPECT FOR THE QUEEN PT 1 08/23/2018

DJ Soul Sister on The Sweet Spot April 2018 07/13/2018

P-Funk Mob Members - Detroit Rising - nothing but the Funk! 04/10/2018

Pointer Sisters' Ruth Pointer is STILL so Excited!!! 12/30/2017

Christine Wiltshire - Its Party Time Tonite with Disco's Prolific Singer 11/26/2017

Christine Wiltshire - Its Party Time Tonite with Disco's Prolific Singer For our November show, we got a chance to link with prolific much loved disco singer Christine Wiltshire - all the way from Amsterdam! Check out Hans R. de Vries bio below for all the facts on the much accomplished songbird and take a listen to our two hour interview as Christine shares some of the memories from Disco's Golden Age! Singer Christine Wiltshire , originally a native of Brooklyn, New York started her professional career as in the Luther Vandross quintet LUTHER in 1976 and broke through internationally with the Patrick Adams's group MUSIQUE by 1978 with international hits as "In The Bush" and "Keep On Jumpin' ", which resulted in a Gold Record for album Musique and her group was nominated Billboard’s “Best Girl Group” as part of the group “Musique” in 1978. She also composed for the group. Allthough not on the record cover of Alphonse Mouzon's produced group POUSSEZ! Christine did all (lead-) vocals for that project. Hits: "Come On And Do It" and "Never Gonna Say Goodbye". She got her biggest hit song with "Weekend", originally recorded by Patrick Adams' studio group Phreek of which Wiltshire was a member. The song was heavily played by Larry Levan yet it was commercially unavailable so it did not enter any charts 1n 1976. In the early 1980s, William Socolov, the co-owner of Sleeping Bag Records, invited Levan to make a new version of "Weekend". It became more successful than the original version, peaking at No. 54 on the British pop chart and No. 9 on the Billboard Dance chart in 1983. And in 2016 "Weekend" is again re-released with Blaqhol Remixes and has entered some European charts. Christine Wiltshire toured around the world with a.o. Luther Vandross, Zulema, Disco Tex and the Sex-O-Lettes, Samantha Sang, The Marvelettes & Marianne Faithful. As a session singer she can be heard on recordings by a.o.Lou Reed (female vocals on "Walk On The Wild Side"), Melba Moore, Keith Richards (of Rolling Stones), John Phillips (of Mamas and Papas), John Lennon (of Beatles) & Yoko Ono, Jocelyn Brown, Zulema, Candi Staton, Lolitta Holloway, Eddie Kendricks (of The Temptations), Kid Creole and the Coconuts, Herbie Mann, Latoya Jackson, Cuba Gooding Sr.and Robert Palmer. Through the years Christine now also developed herself as a Jazz and Standards singer and she performs songs from The Great American Songbook at Supper Clubs and intimate venues, next to her work as a Pop and former Disco singer. /episode/index/show/thesweetspotnyc/id/5980543

Joshie Jo Armstead Soul Music Renaissance Woman! 10/25/2017

Carmen Lundy - multi-talented Jazz Artist on life and love of music 08/30/2017

EWF Tribute with Verdine White and DJ Spinna!!! 07/07/2017

Alfa Anderson - The sophisticated sounds of former Chic lead vocalist 07/02/2017

Inside the Evolutionary Jazz Mind of Brian Jackson 05/01/2017

Good Night Sweet Prince! with Shelley Nicole and Ben Tyree 04/22/2017

The Foreign Exchange - Future Legends Spotlight 04/03/2017

Jamel Shabazz - the Eyes of a Generation 03/26/2017

DJ Spinna Takes us on a Musical Stroll down Memory Lane! 02/14/2017

Afrobeat special with Femi Kuti and Wunmi on the Sweet Spot! 09/25/2016

BreakBeat Lou celebrates 30 years of Ultimate Breaks & Beats on the Sweet Spot! 08/18/2016

Mr. Roy Ayers - the King of Good Vibes! 06/24/2016

Celebrating Patrick Adams on St. Patrick's Day! 03/22/2016

Celebrating Patrick Adams on St. Patrick's Day! March 17th marked the date of our second broadcast and since we are not the green beer drinking type, the crew and I decided to celebrate by inviting one of the most prolific record producer, songwriter, musical arranger and musicians to the show, MR. PATRICK ADAMS! Much to our delight he accepted! AND MARCH 17TH IS HIS BIRTHDAY!!!! If you don't know who Patrick is, you will be amazed at the amount of beautiful music this man has given to the world! He has 32 gold and platinum records and has over 1300 songs under his belt he has either written or been involved with producing. I have embedded a few songs Patrick was involved with here that we didn't have time to include in the interview. Among the artists Patrick has worked with and projects he has been involved with are Sister Sledge, Loleatta Holloway, Main Ingredient, Shannon, Cares, Thomas &Taylor,Ace Spectrum, Inner Life, Leroy Burgess, The Spinners, Gladys Knight, Skipworth & Turner, Candi Staton, Eddie Kendricks, Herbie Mann, Debbie Taylor, Bumblebee Unlimited, Universal Robot Band, Narada Michael Walden, Rick James, Chatelaine, C# Sharp, Center Stage, Cloud One,Inner Life, Mark IV, Musique, Patrick Adams Initiative, Phreek, Rainbow Brown, Sandy's Gang, The P.A. System, The Universal Robot Band, Wish and Bruni Pagan. In addition, Adams has worked with rap, hip-hop/R&B and dance/club acts such as Coolio, Cathy Dennis, Keith Sweat, Teddy Riley, Black Ivory, R. Kelly, Eric B & Rakim, Salt-N-Pepa, Shades of Love and Jeanie Tracy (vocalist for Sylvester). He has also won numerous awards, among them ASCAP songwriter of the year. He is responsible for one of my favorite records of all time, the Paradise Garage version of "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" by Inner Life and engineered the epic album "Paid in Full" from Eric B. and Rakim. I was so nervous but the interview went off without a hitch, despite both OP! and I having bronchitis, we only managed to cough up a lung off mic. We all learned a lot although I wished we had double the time to chat - what a fountain of information he was! I really hope that the young cats coming up can access some of the wealth of knowledge this man has. Patricks more recent tribute to Thom Bell above. Beautiful tune! Patrick Adams was an amazing guest and is a fascinating person and true artist. We hope you enjoy the interview. He is truly a treasure and we wish him many more of the happiest birthdays to come! The Sweet Spot crew had an incredible evening with the great Patrick Adams! Sirena Soul, OP! Baby K, Patrick Adams and Kyle McNeill. /episode/index/show/thesweetspotnyc/id/5827369

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