Tuesday 11pm: Rock Talk with Dominic Forbes

Join Dominic Forbes with a discussion with Sheb Gordon.  

Shep E. Gordon (born 1946) is an American talent manager, Hollywood film agent, and producer. Gordon is featured in a 2013 documentary, Supermensch: The Legend of Shep Gordon, which was directed by Mike Myers. He is known for his pleasant personality and friendliness. He has developed a close friendship with the 14th Dalai Lama and accompanied him to a visit at UB in 2006.

Of Jewish descent, Gordon practices Buddhism. Even though he is now a devout Buddhist, Shep continues the tradition of celebrating the Jewish holiday Passover with his cousin, Jesse Shapiro. He obtained his B.A. in 1968 from the State University of New York at Buffalo (UB) in sociology. He then moved to Los Angeles, California.

He first gained connections in Hollywood by meeting Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, and Alice Cooper in 1968. He quickly became Cooper’s agent, and subsequently was able to do work for other celebrities such as Anne Murray, Blondie, Teddy Pendergrass, and the late Luther Vandross. – Wikipedia

Artist Countdown: Sam & Dave Top 25 Hits 6pm ET @RadioMax

Sam & Dave were an American soul and rhythm and blues (R&B) duo who performed together from 1961 through to 1981. The tenor (higher) voice was Samuel David Moore (born Samuel David Hicks on October 12, 1935), and the baritone/tenor (lower) voice was Dave Prater (May 9, 1937 – April 9, 1988).

Sam & Dave are members of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, the Grammy Hall of Fame, the Vocal Group Hall of Fame, and are Grammy Award and multiple gold record award winning artists. According to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, Sam & Dave were the most successful soul duo, and brought the sounds of the black gospel church to pop music with their call-and-response records. Recorded primarily at Stax Records in Memphis, Tennessee, from 1965 through 1968, these included “Soul Man”, “Hold On, I’m Comin”, “I Thank You”, “When Something is Wrong with My Baby”, “Wrap It Up”, and many other Southern Soul classics. Other than Aretha Franklin, no soul act during Sam & Dave’s Stax years (1965–1968) had more consistent R&B chart success, including 10 consecutive top 20 singles and 3 consecutive top 10 LPs.

Their crossover charts appeal (13 straight appearances and 2 top 10 singles) helped to pave the way for the acceptance of soul music by white pop audiences, and their song “Soul Man” was one of the first songs by a black group to top the pop charts using the word “soul”, helping define the genre. “Soul Man” was a number one Pop Hit (Cashbox: November 11, 1967) and has been recognized as one of the most influential songs of the past 50 years by the Grammy Hall of Fame, the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, Rolling Stone magazine, and RIAA Songs of the Century. “Soul Man” was featured as the soundtrack and title for a 1986 film and also a 1997–1998 television series, and Soul Men was a 2008 feature film.

Nicknamed “Double Dynamite”, “The Sultans of Sweat”, and “The Dynamic Duo” for their gritty, gospel-infused performances, Sam & Dave were one of the greatest live acts of the 1960s. They were an influence on many future musicians, including Bruce Springsteen, Al Green, Tom Petty, Phil Collins, Michael Jackson, Elvis Costello, The Jam, Teddy Pendergrass, Billy Joel and Steve Winwood. The Blues Brothers, who helped create a resurgence of popularity for soul, R&B, and blues in the 1980s, were influenced by Sam & Dave – their biggest hit was a cover of “Soul Man”, and their act and stage show had many similarities to the duo.  (Source: Wikipedia)

1	Soul Man
2	I Thank You
3	Soul Sister Brown Sugar
4	Soothe Me
5	Hold On, I’m Comin’
6	When Something is Wrong with My Baby
7	You Don’t Know What You Mean to Me
8	Can’t You Find Another Way
9	Everybody Got to Believe in Somebody
10	You Got Me Hummin’
11	You Don’t Know Like I Know
12	Born Again
13	Said I Wasn’t Gonna Tell Nobody
14	Don’t Pull Your Love
15	A Little Bit of Good (Cures a Whole Lot of Bad)
16	Baby Baby Don’t Stop Now
17	One Part Love, Two Parts Pain
18	No More Pain
19	A Place Nobody Can Find
20	I Take What I Want
21	Knock It Out the Park
22	Sweet Soul Music
23	How Sweet It Is
24	Wrap It Up
25	I Got Everthing I Need

Feature Year: 2010 6pm ET

Feature Year: 2010

January 13 – Teddy Pendergrass, American R&B and soul singer (b. 1950) Died
February 6 – John Dankworth, British jazz musician and composer (b. 1927) Died
February 17 – Kathryn Grayson, American singer (b. 1922) Died
March 28 – Herb Ellis, American jazz guitarist (b. 1921) Died
April 8 – Malcolm McLaren, British musician and manager (b. 1946) Died
April 14 – Peter Steele, American musician (b. 1962) Died
April 19 – Guru, American rapper (b. 1966) Died
May 9 – Lena Horne, American singer and actress (b. 1917) Died
May 16 – Ronnie James Dio, American musician (b. 1942) Died
May 24 – Paul Gray, American musician (b. 1972) Died
September 22 – Eddie Fisher, American entertainer and singer (b. 1928) Died
October 10 – Solomon Burke, American soul musician (b. 1940) Died
October 22 – The International Space Station surpasses the record for the longest continuous human occupation of space, having been continuously inhabited since November 2, 2000 (3641 days).
October 25 – An earthquake and consequent tsunami off the coast of Sumatra, Indonesia, kills over 400 people and leaves hundreds missing.
October 25 – Gregory Issacs, Jamaican musician (b. 1951) Died
November 28 – WikiLeaks releases a collection of more than 250,000 American diplomatic cables, including 100,000 marked “secret” or “confidential”
December 17 – Captain Beefheart, American musician (b. 1941) Died
December 26 – Teena Marie, American singer-songwriter (b. 1956) Died