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Commentary News about music, and more at the Cat Bear audio station. By Gail Nobles © 2019 https://sites.google.com/view/thecatbear/home There are different shows on the Cat Bear. 1. Postgirl's Recordings, The New Retro, One Note Jam, and The Whitney Soul Podcast.
Episodes
April 8, 2024 • 1 min
Intro by: Gail Nobles
Story by: Gail Nobles
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Tonight on American Idol, I saw an interesting musical artist named Iam Tongi. He has a beautiful voice and beautiful song titled Why Kiki. It was released in 2023 of September. He has a music video out for the song. You can see it on YouTube. You can also hear his music on Spotify.
Iam Tongi won season 21 of American Idol. He is the first...
Story by: Gail Nobles
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Tonight on American Idol, I saw an interesting musical artist named Iam Tongi. He has a beautiful voice and beautiful song titled Why Kiki. It was released in 2023 of September. He has a music video out for the song. You can see it on YouTube. You can also hear his music on Spotify.
Iam Tongi won season 21 of American Idol. He is the first...
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April 6, 2024 • 39 secs
Music and Vocals by: Gail Nobles
Cover art by: Gail Nobles
Interlude written by: Gail Nobles
Interlude: Aaliyah Stayed In Her Own Lane
Aaliyah stayed in her own lane.
She was hot like fire in full speed.
Aaliyah was in the lead.
She seems timeless without end.
Whisper: Ya'll hear that?
Cover art by: Gail Nobles
Interlude written by: Gail Nobles
Interlude: Aaliyah Stayed In Her Own Lane
Aaliyah stayed in her own lane.
She was hot like fire in full speed.
Aaliyah was in the lead.
She seems timeless without end.
Whisper: Ya'll hear that?
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April 6, 2024 • 2 mins
Story by: Gail Nobles
Podcast intro: Gail Nobles
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Today's topic: Aaliyah:Turn The Page. The song Turn The Page by Aaliyah is track three on Music of the Heart (The Album) produced by Guy Roche. It was released in 1999. The song brings old memories to my mind.
Aaliyah sung these words in the lyrics: What would I do if s...
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Today's topic: Aaliyah:Turn The Page. The song Turn The Page by Aaliyah is track three on Music of the Heart (The Album) produced by Guy Roche. It was released in 1999. The song brings old memories to my mind.
Aaliyah sung these words in the lyrics: What would I do if s...
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April 2, 2024 • 1 min
Song by: Sam Smith
Song written by: Sam Smith
Intro by: Gail Nobles
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“Diamonds" is a song by English singer Sam Smith, released through Capitol Records on the 18th of September 2020 as the second single from their third studio album, Love Goes. The song was written by Sam Smith with its producers Shellback and Oscar Görres. A remix of the song by English DJ Joel Corry and ...
Song written by: Sam Smith
Intro by: Gail Nobles
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“Diamonds" is a song by English singer Sam Smith, released through Capitol Records on the 18th of September 2020 as the second single from their third studio album, Love Goes. The song was written by Sam Smith with its producers Shellback and Oscar Görres. A remix of the song by English DJ Joel Corry and ...
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March 10, 2024 • 1 min
CB NEWS
Story by: Gail Nobles
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I was scrolling on social media, and I just happen to see a young woman in red with a Monique attitude telling the crowd that they were just standing but not grooving. She said Whoa Whoa ... wait! Y'all ain't grooving into this groove the way y'all need to be grooving into this groove.
I asked out loud: Is that Ja...
Story by: Gail Nobles
Voice actor: Gail Nobles
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I was scrolling on social media, and I just happen to see a young woman in red with a Monique attitude telling the crowd that they were just standing but not grooving. She said Whoa Whoa ... wait! Y'all ain't grooving into this groove the way y'all need to be grooving into this groove.
I asked out loud: Is that Ja...
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March 2, 2024 • 3 mins
Story by: Gail Nobles
Intro by: Gail Nobles
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Today's topic: Aretha Franklin - You're All I Need To Get By. There are several notable cover versions of the song.
Johnny Mathis and Denise Williams, Tony Orlando and Dawn, and some others have cover versions of the song You're All I Need To Get By. It was originally recorded by R&B soul duo Marvin Gaye and Tammy Terrell and released on M...
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Today's topic: Aretha Franklin - You're All I Need To Get By. There are several notable cover versions of the song.
Johnny Mathis and Denise Williams, Tony Orlando and Dawn, and some others have cover versions of the song You're All I Need To Get By. It was originally recorded by R&B soul duo Marvin Gaye and Tammy Terrell and released on M...
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February 24, 2024 • 2 mins
Intro by: Gail Nobles
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Today's topic: Shirley Jones: Baby Don't Go Yet from her 2024 album Reflections Shirley Jones or the Jones Girls has released her 45th anniversary tribute album and memory of her sisters titled Reflections in Loving Memory. It's a tribute album honoring her late sister Brenda and Valorie of the Jones Girls. The album has 10 songs, and the first track on t...
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Today's topic: Shirley Jones: Baby Don't Go Yet from her 2024 album Reflections Shirley Jones or the Jones Girls has released her 45th anniversary tribute album and memory of her sisters titled Reflections in Loving Memory. It's a tribute album honoring her late sister Brenda and Valorie of the Jones Girls. The album has 10 songs, and the first track on t...
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February 22, 2024 • 2 mins
Story by: Gail Nobles
Intro by: Gail Nobles
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Aaliyah called her sound street but sweet. It's a fact Aaliyah showed us a little more than that. We heard some R&B like One in a Million, The One I Gave My Heart To, At Your Best, and Rock the Boat. If you paid attention, you know that Aaliyah wasn't just hip-hop and beat. Aaliyah gave ...
Intro by: Gail Nobles
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Fast Drawing: Soundbible.com
Aaliyah called her sound street but sweet. It's a fact Aaliyah showed us a little more than that. We heard some R&B like One in a Million, The One I Gave My Heart To, At Your Best, and Rock the Boat. If you paid attention, you know that Aaliyah wasn't just hip-hop and beat. Aaliyah gave ...
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February 13, 2024 • 2 mins
Story by: Gail Nobles
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When I heard Michael Jackson the singer, I never really recognize the changes in his voice. When I listen to him growing up, I noticed that he had a very high voice range. I could not tell when he sounded a little raspy. All I was hearing was a child's voice. When he was a boy, to me his singing was perfect. And when I would try to sing with his reco...
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When I heard Michael Jackson the singer, I never really recognize the changes in his voice. When I listen to him growing up, I noticed that he had a very high voice range. I could not tell when he sounded a little raspy. All I was hearing was a child's voice. When he was a boy, to me his singing was perfect. And when I would try to sing with his reco...
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January 26, 2024 • 4 mins
Story By: Gail Nobles
First, let's talk about rap music and the music industry. Today rap music is a more complex thing to me than it was when it first started. Rap music became like a street thing with violence. It crushed my dreams from wanting to become a rapper. When rap first started, it was simply all about having fun and entertainment. It started in the early 70s. It was a good thing in the 80s. It kept some people off the st...
First, let's talk about rap music and the music industry. Today rap music is a more complex thing to me than it was when it first started. Rap music became like a street thing with violence. It crushed my dreams from wanting to become a rapper. When rap first started, it was simply all about having fun and entertainment. It started in the early 70s. It was a good thing in the 80s. It kept some people off the st...
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January 20, 2024 • 3 mins
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Hello! I'm Gail Nobles! Welcome to the Whitney Soul Podcast. We know that Whitney Houston was a singer and actress. We know that she was one of the greatest singers in the history of music. We know that she is one of the best selling music artist of all time with over 220 million record sold worldwide.
Whitney starred and films like...
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Hello! I'm Gail Nobles! Welcome to the Whitney Soul Podcast. We know that Whitney Houston was a singer and actress. We know that she was one of the greatest singers in the history of music. We know that she is one of the best selling music artist of all time with over 220 million record sold worldwide.
Whitney starred and films like...
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January 12, 2024 • 3 mins
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Lisa Stansfield has been around the world. “All Around the World" became a very successful single peeking at number one in many countries.
Hello! I'm Gail Nobles. Welcome to the show and welcome to a brand new year 2024. Today's topic is Lisa Stansfield an English singer songwriter and actress. Her song All Around the World came from her debut studio album Affecti...
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Lisa Stansfield has been around the world. “All Around the World" became a very successful single peeking at number one in many countries.
Hello! I'm Gail Nobles. Welcome to the show and welcome to a brand new year 2024. Today's topic is Lisa Stansfield an English singer songwriter and actress. Her song All Around the World came from her debut studio album Affecti...
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December 29, 2023 • 3 mins
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Hello! I'm Gail Nobles. Aaliyah recorded a song titled one in One In A Million for her second studio album of the same name. One In A Million was nominated for best R&B/Soul Single-Female at the 1998 Soul Train Music Awards.
Aaliyah sang One In A Million but was one in a million and still one i...
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Hello! I'm Gail Nobles. Aaliyah recorded a song titled one in One In A Million for her second studio album of the same name. One In A Million was nominated for best R&B/Soul Single-Female at the 1998 Soul Train Music Awards.
Aaliyah sang One In A Million but was one in a million and still one i...
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December 23, 2023 • 12 mins
Hip-Hop Legend Kool Herc
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Coming up next: DJ Herc a Jamaican American DJ who is credited with being one of the founders of hip-hop music in the Bronx, New York City in 1973. Nicknamed the father of hip-hop DJ Kool Herc began playing hard funk records of the sort typified by James Brown.
HipHop legend ...
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Coming up next: DJ Herc a Jamaican American DJ who is credited with being one of the founders of hip-hop music in the Bronx, New York City in 1973. Nicknamed the father of hip-hop DJ Kool Herc began playing hard funk records of the sort typified by James Brown.
HipHop legend ...
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December 21, 2023 • 2 mins
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Bobby Womack was an American singer, musician and songwriter. Starting in the early 1950s as the lead singer of his family musical group the Valentinos and as Sam Cooke's backing guitarist, Womack's career spanned more than 60 years and multiple styles, including R&B, jazz, soul, rock and roll, doo-wop, and gospel.
Do you know that B...
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Bobby Womack was an American singer, musician and songwriter. Starting in the early 1950s as the lead singer of his family musical group the Valentinos and as Sam Cooke's backing guitarist, Womack's career spanned more than 60 years and multiple styles, including R&B, jazz, soul, rock and roll, doo-wop, and gospel.
Do you know that B...
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December 14, 2023 • 1 min
Intro by: Gail Nobles
Welcome to the show everyone. Today's topic is Klique. Hello, I'm Gail Nobles. How many of you remember the R&B Trio group Klique? Howard Huntsberry, Isaac Suthers, and his sister Deborah Hunter. Maybe you remember their video Stop Doggin’ Me Around. The single was released in 1983. It made the US Billboard Hot 100 chart and was a cover version of Jackie Wilson's 1960 hit Stop Doggin’ Me Around which reache...
Welcome to the show everyone. Today's topic is Klique. Hello, I'm Gail Nobles. How many of you remember the R&B Trio group Klique? Howard Huntsberry, Isaac Suthers, and his sister Deborah Hunter. Maybe you remember their video Stop Doggin’ Me Around. The single was released in 1983. It made the US Billboard Hot 100 chart and was a cover version of Jackie Wilson's 1960 hit Stop Doggin’ Me Around which reache...
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December 5, 2023 • 2 mins
Story by: Gail Nobles
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Today's topic: Sunshine Anderson
You've heard her lead single "Heard It All Before" released May 21, 2001. Peaked at number 18 on the billboard hot 100 and at number three on the R&B charts. I was hearing Anderson single a lot. It seems like everywhere I went I heard that song. It came from her album titled Your Woman releas...
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Today's topic: Sunshine Anderson
You've heard her lead single "Heard It All Before" released May 21, 2001. Peaked at number 18 on the billboard hot 100 and at number three on the R&B charts. I was hearing Anderson single a lot. It seems like everywhere I went I heard that song. It came from her album titled Your Woman releas...
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November 22, 2023 • 2 mins
Story by: Gail Nobles
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According to headlines, Melissa Barrera and Susan Sarandon and others in Hollywood lose jobs because of Israel-Hamas war.
Susan was dropped by a talent agency after comments about the war. Well, if she has comments and opinions about it, she has a right to speak. Everyone has a right to their own opinion to say what they believe, and we all have a righ...
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According to headlines, Melissa Barrera and Susan Sarandon and others in Hollywood lose jobs because of Israel-Hamas war.
Susan was dropped by a talent agency after comments about the war. Well, if she has comments and opinions about it, she has a right to speak. Everyone has a right to their own opinion to say what they believe, and we all have a righ...
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November 18, 2023 • 3 mins
Story by: Gail Nobles
Intro by: Gail Nobles©️2023
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Hello! I'm Gail Nobles. Thank God for music. It may not be like the days of old, but we still have music, and we still have time. And we can always go back and listen to our 60s times when we had social, political. and cultural change. A...
Intro by: Gail Nobles©️2023
Vocals: Gail Nobles
Keyboardist: Gail Nobles
Features music created using Groovepad. Available on the App Store, https://apps.apple.com/app/id1454398991
Hello! I'm Gail Nobles. Thank God for music. It may not be like the days of old, but we still have music, and we still have time. And we can always go back and listen to our 60s times when we had social, political. and cultural change. A...
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November 1, 2023 • 1 min
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Hello! I'm Gail Nobles. Do you ever go back to stop and listen to how Aaliyah sang The National Anthem at age 16? I listened to her sing it and heard a much bigger voice. She sang The National Anthem with no music. She sang the song so well without music that I could sense it with her voice. She was really singing out strong to the crowd.
When Aaliyah was singing the songs she s...
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Hello! I'm Gail Nobles. Do you ever go back to stop and listen to how Aaliyah sang The National Anthem at age 16? I listened to her sing it and heard a much bigger voice. She sang The National Anthem with no music. She sang the song so well without music that I could sense it with her voice. She was really singing out strong to the crowd.
When Aaliyah was singing the songs she s...
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