Episodes

  • A Taste of Honey 3:21:24 7.16 PM

    A Taste of Honey 3:21:24 7.16 PM
    Mar 21 2024
    Music intro: Keyboardist Gail Nobles
    Photo: Pexels.com

    You might remember the bandTaste of Honey from the song Boogie Oogie Oogie. The song is from the 1978 self-titled debut album. Released as their debut single in the summer of 1978, the song became an extremely popular "crossover" disco song. It topped the American pop, soul and disco charts, and it became the first certified platinum single in the history of Capitol Records for selling over two million copies.

    The group was awarded two platinum records for the single and the album, and they won the Grammy Award for Best New Artist at the 20th Grammys on February 15, 1979.

    You can keep up-to-date with a Taste of Honey happenings by joining their mailing list featuring Janice Marie at atasteofhoneymusic.com. You can check out their bio, learn about their 50th Golden Anniversary, events and activities, and more. You can also contact the band.

    I'm Gail Nobles. Thank you for listening to Hitmakers Music Podcast Today's topic: A Taste of Honey.
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    2 mins
  • Michael McDonald Reuniting 3:20:24 10.32 PM

    Michael McDonald Reuniting 3:20:24 10.32 PM
    Mar 21 2024
    Music Intro: Keyboardist Gail Nobles
    Story by: Gail Nobles
    Photo: dbking - Flickr: Michael McDonald
    Usage: Wikipedia CC BY 2.0

    You remember Michael McDonald when he was a member of the Doobie Brothers singing:
    He came from somewhere back in her long ago
    What a fool believes he sees
    No wise man has the power to reason away.

    The song was written by Michael McDonald and Kenny Loggins: What A Fool Believes. Michael McDonald sang lead with the Doobie Brothers for the 1978 album Minute by Minute.
    So what's new? Michael has announced a new book titled What A Fool Believes: A Memoir. It will be out May 21, 2024 via Dey Street Books. The book is about Michael's career. The book is written with his friend Paul Reiser. You can pre-order the book on Amazon.

    Also the Doobie Brothers and Michael McDonald are reuniting for a new album. They'll be some new music. And the Doobie Brothers featuring Michael McDonald will come back on tour in 2024.

    I'm Gail Nobles. You're listening to the The Hitmakers Music Podcast.
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    2 mins
  • The Pointer Sisters 12:29:23 6.41 PM

    The Pointer Sisters 12:29:23 6.41 PM
    Dec 30 2023
    Keyboard Intro: Gail Nobles
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    Today's topic:The Pointer Sisters. Hello! I'm Gail Nobles. Welcome to the hit makers podcast. I want to talk about a girl group from Oakland California which achieved mainstream success during the 1970s and 1980s. They are the Pointer Sisters. There were four sisters: June Pointer, Bonnie Pointer, Anita Pointer, and Ruth Pointer. Bonnie left the group and went solo. You may remember her hit Heaven Must Have Sent You which became a US top 20 pop hit on September 1, 1979.

    The girl group genres are plentiful: R&B, pop jazz, electronic music, bebop, blues, soul, funk, dance, country, and rock. The Pointer Sisters have won three Grammy Awards and receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1994. The group had 13 US top 20 hits between 1973 and 1985.

    The first time I heard the Pointer Sisters is when I heard their hit song Fire in 1979. Then after that, He's So Shy in 1980. The song had an outstanding keyboard and synthesizer sound. It was very noticeable to me and different than most of the songs I heard during that time.

    Whenever I saw the Pointer Sisters, their song He's So Shy was the first song that would come to my mind. It was an awesome hit by the Pointer Sisters.

    Thank you for listening to Hitmakers Music Podcast. I am your host Gail Nobles.
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    3 mins
  • The Average White Band 10:23:23 10.56 PM

    The Average White Band 10:23:23 10.56 PM
    Oct 24 2023
    Keyboard Brass, Strings, & Bass by: Gail Nobles
    Features other music created using Groovepad. Available on the App Store, https://apps.apple.com/app/id1454398991

    Vocals by: Gail Nobles

    Photo credit: Johan Broberg - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pontemonti/11380739683/
    Usage: Wikipedia CC BY 2.0

    Today I'm going to talk about the Average White Band Let's Go Round Again on The Hitmakers Music. I'm Gail Nobles! Welcome to the show.

    Let’s Go Round Again is a 1980 disco hit. The single charted at UK number 12, US pop number 53, US R&B number 33, and US disco number 24 by the Scottish punk and R&B group Average White Band. The song Let’s Go Round Again was written by Alan Gorrie and produces Average White Band and David Foster.

    The Average White Band (also known as AWB) are a Scottish funk and R&B band that had a series of soul and disco hits between 1974 and 1980. They are best known for their million-selling instrumental track "Pick Up the Pieces", and their albums AWB and "Cut the Cake".


    The song Let’s Go Round Again is still being heard today on some oldie radio stations. AWB sounds good coming from the radio. I love the band’s harmony.

    I'm Gail Nobles. Today’s topic: The Average White Band also known as AWB.
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    2 mins
  • Sister Sledge 6:8:23 2.23 PM

    Sister Sledge 6:8:23 2.23 PM
    Jun 8 2023
    Music: This podcast features music created using Groovepad. Available on the App Store, https://apps.apple.com/app/id1454398991

    Vocals: Gail Nobles

    Photo credit: Shervin Sardari - www.stage1.at - Own work
    Commons.Wikimedia.org CC BY-SA 3.0

    Today’s topic is Sister Sledge. I’m Gail Nobles, and you’re listening to Hitmakers Music, a podcast about hit music makers.

    Sister Sledge is a musical vocal group from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They were formed in 1971. The group consisted of sisters Debbie, Joni, Kim, and Kathy Sledge. The siblings achieved international success at the height of the disco era. In 1979, they released their breakthrough album We Are Family, which peaked at number three on the Billboard 200 and included the 1979 US top-10 singles "He's the Greatest Dancer" and "We Are Family". A third single, "Lost in Music", reached the US top 40. "We Are Family" earned a Grammy Award nomination for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal.

    So what is Sister Sledge doing today? Well, one of the members of the group which is Joni passed away. But Debbie and Kim Announced that they will contó perform as Sister Sledge. Have you heard their latest single, “Free” featuring Sledgendary? You can see the official Music Video on YouTube.

    Free is about release from guilt, shame, past and future hurts, doubts and emotional wounds. To learn more about Sister Sledge go to sistersledge.com. They are sisters. They are family.
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    3 mins
  • GQ - Disco Nights 4:5:23 4.08 PM

    GQ - Disco Nights 4:5:23 4.08 PM
    Apr 5 2023
    Song: Disco Nights
    Song by: GQ
    Photo: Public Domain/ Wikipedia

    Podcast Vocals & Music: Gail Nobles

    GQ’s biggest hit was 1979's "Disco Nights (Rock-Freak)", a single from their debut album Disco Nights, which reached #1 (for two weeks) on the R&B singles chart, #3 on the Hot Dance Club Play and #12 on the Billboard Hot 100. It sold over one million copies in the US alone. The track also peaked at #42 in the UK Singles Chart.

    GQ was an American group, formed in The Bronx, New York, primarily noted for its success in funk, R&B, soul music and disco. The core membership of the group commenced playing professionally, under different group names, as of 1968.

    You’re listening to the Hitmakers Music Podcast. I’m you’re host, Gail Nobles.
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    2 mins
  • L.T.D -Back In Love Again 11:11:22 11.27 PM

    L.T.D -Back In Love Again 11:11:22 11.27 PM
    Nov 11 2022
    Podcast vocals: Gail Nobles
    Keyboardist: Gail Nobles

    Photo credit: Hugh Pickens - Own work
    Usage: Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0

    L.T.D. Is an R&B/funk band best known for their 1977 hit single:
    “Every time I move I lose
    When I look I’m in
    Every time I turn around
    Back in love again”

    (Every Time I Turn Around) Back in Love Again”, and "Holding On (When Love Is Gone)", as well as their many ballads, such as "Love Ballad", "We Both Deserve Each Other's Love", and "Where Did We Go Wrong?".

    L.T.D. (standing for Love, Togetherness, and Devotion), was formed in Greensboro, North Carolina as Love Men Limited, in 1968.

    Back in Love Again" is a hit song written by Len Ron Hanks and Zane Grey for R&B/funk band L.T.D. Released from their Something To Love album, it spent two weeks at number one on the R&B singles chart in the fall of 1977. It became a gold record. Jeffrey Osborne is the lead singer.

    "Back in Love Again" was their biggest pop hit, peaking at number 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart.The single also reached number 19 on the disco charts.The song was also a major hit on the Canadian pop charts, where it spent two weeks at number two.

    I’m Gail Nobles and your listening to the Hitmakers music podcast.
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    2 mins
  • Lonesome Loser - Little River Band 3:12:22 8.34 PM

    Lonesome Loser - Little River Band 3:12:22 8.34 PM
    Mar 13 2022
    Photo credit: Carl Lender
    Usage: CC BY-SA 3.0

    Song: Lonesome Loser
    Song by: The Little River Band

    Jingle by: Gail Nobles
    Podcast music by: spinningmerkaba
    Downloaded from: http://ccmixter.org/files/jlbrock44/32919
    Usage: 2011 - Licensed under
    Creative Commons
    Attribution (3.0)

    The Hitmakers Music Podcast.

    Lonesome Loser! A song written by David Briggs and performed by Australian rock music group Little River Band. Released in July 1979 as the lead single from their fifth studio album First Under the Wire, the song peaked at number 19 on the Australian Kent Music Report singles chart. The song also peaked at No. 6 on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming the band's third top 10 hit and sixth overall top 40 hit in the United States.

    Yes, The Little Riverband singing about that Lonesome Loser. Singing about the Queen of Hearts. He’s a loser but he still keeps on trying.

    You’re listening to the Hitmakers Music Podcast. I’m your host, Gail Nobles. To hear the Little River Band’s song, go to Spotify.com
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    2 mins