Episodes

  • Jackie DeShannon-Put a Little Love… 6:20:24 2.45 PM

    Jackie DeShannon-Put a Little Love… 6:20:24 2.45 PM
    Jun 20 2024
    Intro: Gail Nobles
    Photo: Wikipedia
    Usage: CC BY 2.0

    "Put a Little Love in Your Heart" is a song originally performed in 1969 by Jackie DeShannon, who composed it with her brother Randy Myers and Jimmy Holiday. In the U.S., it was DeShannon's highest-charting hit, reaching number 4 on the Hot 100 in August 1969 and number 2 on the Adult Contemporary chart. In late 1969, the song reached number 1 on South Africa's hit parade. The song rivalled the success of her signature song, "What the World Needs Now Is Love".

    In 1988, Annie Lennox and Al Green released a cover version of "Put a Little Love in Your Heart" which reached number 9 on the US Billboard Hot 100.

    So many others have covered the song like David Ruffin, KC and the Sunshine Band, Marg Mary, Third World, Gospel Singers: Mahalia Jackson and Albertina Walker, and Gladys Knight and the Pips.

    The song is like an all time favorite. We should remember to Put a little love in our hearts. Jackie DeShannon composed a great song, Put A Little Love In Your Heart.
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    2 mins
  • Gwen Guthrie 3:25:24 6.54 PM

    Gwen Guthrie 3:25:24 6.54 PM
    Mar 25 2024
    Music intro
    Keyboards and drums: Gail Nobles
    Vocal: Gail Nobles

    Gwen Guthrie was a singer was an singer-songwriter and pianist who also sang backing vocals for Aretha Franklin, Billy Joel, and Stevie Wonder to name a few. And who wrote songs made famous by Ben E. King, Angela Bofill and Roberta Flack.

    Guthrie is well known for her 1986 anthem "Ain't Nothin' Goin' On but the Rent.” It was released in 1986 as the lead single from her fourth album Good to Go Lover. It became the biggest hit of Guthrie's career, and the song's title became a semi-popular catchphrase among many women throughout the late 1980s and early 1990s. The single peaked at number five in the UK, but hit number one in New Zealand, Zimbabwe and on the US Billboard Hot Dance Club Play.

    Gwen Guthrie said in her lyrics: No romance without finance
    Nothing in life is free
    That's why I'm asking you what can you do for me
    I've got responsibility
    So I'm looking for a man who's got money in his hand …
    You got to have a J-O-B if you wanna be with me.

    You’re listening to Multi-Tunes
    I’m your host, Gail Nobles.
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    3 mins
  • The Jacksons-Enjoy Yourself 2:3:24 10.11 PM

    The Jacksons-Enjoy Yourself 2:3:24 10.11 PM
    Feb 4 2024
    Hello! I'm Gail Nobles! Welcome to Multi-Tunes. Enjoy Yourself is a song released as a single in 1976 by the Jacksons. The song featured Michael and Jackie Jackson on lead vocals. The song peaked at number six on the US Billboard Hot 100 songs chart in 1977. On other US charts, it peaked at number two on the Hot Soul Singles chart and number 33 on the National Disco Action top 40 chart. In 1989, it became the group’s first single to be Certified Platinum by the RIAA in the US.

    In the 70s listening to the song, if people had any worries, it wasn't that noticeable because in those days, I saw people that indeed enjoy themselves dancing when the song first came out. You didn't hear about many club shootings in the 70s. People were too busy dancing and having fun.

    During the year of 1976 when the single Enjoy Yourself was released, major events include Jimmy Carter defeating incumbent president Gerald Ford in the presidential election of that year, and the Apple Computer company was founded that year by college dropouts Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak.

    1976 was a good year for the song Enjoy Yourself. The single is credited to Philadelphia songwriters/producers Gamble and Huff.

    I'm Gail Nobles. Thank you for listening to Multi-Tunes.
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    3 mins
  • Ollie & the Nightingales 11:9:23 12.42 PM

    Ollie & the Nightingales 11:9:23 12.42 PM
    Nov 9 2023
    Intro: Gail Nobles

    Today on Multi-Tunes .. gonna talk about Ollie and the Nightingales - I Got A Sure Thing.

    Earlier in the show I talked about music in the 1960s. I mentioned the psychedelic songs, the peace songs, and love songs. Stax Records brought pSouthern soul and Memphis soul music with Ollie and the Nightingale. They released a number of singles according to Stack Records. But they're most successful was 1968’s "I Know I've Got a Sure Thing", a William Bell/Booker T. Jones composition which peaked at number 16 on the Billboard Black Singles chart.

    In 1969, In 1969, the group released a long-playing album, Ollie & the Nightingales; "I Got a Sure Thing" was not included because Atlantic Records retained ownership of that single and all other pre-1968 Stax material after Stax severed its distribution deal with Atlantic.

    Ali in the Nightingale were singing the song I've Got A Sure Thing with a lot of faith and confidence. The lead singer believe with happiness that he had a good woman. He said: I know I've got a sure thing.

    I’m Gail Nobles. Tune in again next time for more Multi-Tunes.
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    2 mins
  • Glen Campbell-Rhinestone Cowboy 9:26:23 10.07 PM

    Glen Campbell-Rhinestone Cowboy 9:26:23 10.07 PM
    Sep 27 2023
    Music Intro by: Gail Nobles
    Story by: Gail Nobles

    When I was a child, I thought country music was made by white people. But I began to notice that black people around me loved some of the country hits in the 70s. I grew up in a world where nobody called music black or white. As I got older, I learned that black people made country music too like Charley Pride and Ray Charles.


    Growing up, I remember hearing a country song by Glen Campbell titled Rhinestone Cowboy. As a child, I wasn't really into country music in the 70s that much. But I loved the country song Rhinestone Cowboy. Whenever they would advertise songs on television, I would always listen for Rhinestone Cowboy. They of course wouldn't play the song entirely, but when they played the country song on the radio, I knew it was Rhinestone Cowboy thanks to the advertising commercial. They played commercials for songs it seemed a million times a day. There was no way you could forget a song. Back then that was my MTV. Laugh if you want to. Things were different then.

    Rhinestone Cowboy was released in 1975, as the lead single and title track from his album Rhinestone Cowboy. It enjoyed huge popularity with both country and pop audiences. The single certainly got my attention.

    I'm Gail Nobles and you’re listening to Multi-Tunes. Tunes that talk.
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    2 mins
  • The Pet Shop Boys 9:7:23 5.16 PM

    The Pet Shop Boys 9:7:23 5.16 PM
    Sep 7 2023
    Bass and strings, and stick percussion by: Gail Nobles
    Other music created using Groovepad. Available on the App Store, https://apps.apple.com/app/id1454398991

    Photo: Wikipedia
    Usage: CC BY 3.0

    Hello! I'm Gail Nobles. You’re listening to Multi-Tunes. Tunes that talk. Today we're going to talk about the Pet Shop Boys. An English synth-pop duo formed in London in 1981. Consisting of primary vocalist Neil Tennant and keyboardist Chris Lowe, they have sold more than 50 million records worldwide, and were listed as the most successful duo in UK music history in the 1999 edition of The Guinness Book of Records.

    Three-time Brit Award winners and six-time Grammy nominees, since 1984 they have achieved 42 top 30 singles, 22 of these being top 10 hits on the UK Singles Chart, including four UK number ones: "West End Girls" (also number one on the US Billboard Hot 100), "It's a Sin", a synth-pop version of "Always on My Mind", and "Heart". They had other hit songs too.

    My favorite is West End Girls. The song was released twice as a single. The song's lyrics are concerned with class and the pressures of inner-city life which were inspired partly by T. S. Eliot's poem The Waste Land. It was generally well received by contemporary music critics and has been frequently cited as a highlight in the duo's career.
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    3 mins
  • Uncle Louie - Full Tilt Boogie 8:24:23 8.11 PM

    Uncle Louie - Full Tilt Boogie 8:24:23 8.11 PM
    Aug 25 2023
    Intro music by: Gail Nobles
    Cover Art by: Gail Nobles

    Today's topic is Uncle Louie Full Tilt Boogie.

    Full Tilt Boogie is a song by Uncle Louie. It is a high energy disco anthem that encourages listeners to let loose. It’s a very catchy song released in 1979.

    Uncle Louie is a disco funk band created by Walter Murphy. He is a composer keyboardist, songwriter, and record producer. He is a classically trained pianist and former advertising jungle writer, comes to fame with his disco single A Fifth of Beethoven that topped the US Hot 100 in 1976. It was featured on the best-selling soundtrack to Saturday Night Fever in 1977.

    Full Tilt Boogie is a great disco song to dance to. I really enjoy the band, Uncle Louie and listening to all the instruments played for the song. You can hear the song on Spotify. I'm going to leave you now with the intro to today's topic. I’m Gail Nobles, and you’re listening to Multi-Tunes. Tunes that talk.

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    2 mins
  • I Love You Music & Song 4:17:23 3.35 PM

    I Love You Music & Song 4:17:23 3.35 PM
    Apr 17 2023
    Song intro by: Gail Nobles
    Vocals by: Gail Nobles
    Photos: Public Domain Wikimedia

    Synth chord music: Samplefocus.com
    Keyboard strings: Gail Nobles

    Let’s think back on the days of R&B when we had singers like The Dells & Pattie LaBelle singing “I LOVE YOU”. Those are the days we need to get back to. We need to talk and sing to the tunes that lead us to love.

    Some say R&B is gone. Well, not many singers are singing “I Love You” anymore. Love is very important. It’s the thing that God made, and he put it into the world. Some have it in the heart and some don’t. But love is what helps make this world go round. Love, affection, and kindness is what makes life worth living. It puts meaning into a song. Without it, music and life is so dead. It brings people together. It helps to bring marriage.

    When love is brought into music, it helps people to fall in love. What are we doing without it? Are we not living the life of love anymore? Love is the key. Without it being the true message in our songs and in our hearts, it seems we don’t know what true love is for. It seems we don’t know how to stay together. Love is a good thing. It can be a good thing in our songs. It can be a good thing to say more often.

    I’m Gail Nobles. You’re listening to Multi-Tunes. Tunes that talk.
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    3 mins