Shady Train - Ep. 15: Body in the Middle of the Night!

BOOTH ANNOUNCER:

Shady Train...

the hippest trip in America!

60 nonstop minutes across the

tracks of your mind into the

exciting world of Soul!

And now, here's your host...

Don Cornelius!

Hey now,

welcome aboard.
You're right on time for
another super hip trip
on the Shady Train.
I guarantee you'll
enjoy the ride...
so let's roll.

And we are delighted to welcome for the first time three extraordinary canaries -
a soulful trio from Detroit consisting of the lovely and talented Body sisters:

Francina, Peggy and Letitita, the youngest children in a family of twelve.
They specialize in a form of music called swingbeat, also known as
New jack swing, a fusion of hip hop and R&B. As they join us
to do their debut single for MCA Records entitled "Middle
Of The Night," I'm sure you will agree that the ideal

name for this exciting new girl group is-- Body!

"Middle Of The Night" - Body

(May/June 1987, from 1987 album Body)

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And look out now, don't hurt yourself.

It's the Shady Train gang, the Shady

Train line. They're bustin' loose to

their love jones with the latest by

Jesse Johnson. We think it's one

of the baddest sounds in town

or anywhere else around,

a little thing called--

"Love Struck!"

"Love Struck" - Jesse Johnson

(May 1988, highest chart pos. #4 R&B/#78 Hot 100)

And we are excited to have with us on

today's ride a veteran Detroit soul man

who is currently part of the changing

sound of Motown. He is riding high

at the top of the chart with his latest

single for the label, a song originally

recorded by The Temptations. As he

joins us to do what is fast becoming

one of the most popular protest songs

ever recorded entitled "War," make

some big noise, gang, for Agent

Double-O-Soul-- Edwin Starr!

"War" - Edwin Starr

(Aug./Sept. 1970, highest chart pos.

#1 Hot 100 & Cash Box/#3 R&B)

And now it's time to bring in one of

the true musical geniuses of our time.

As he joins us courtesy of our friends

over on The Midnight Special to do his

latest single on the A&M label entitled

"Will It Go Round In Circles"... how

'bout it, gang, for-- Mr. Billy Preston!

"Will It Go Round In Circles"

Billy Preston (June/July 1973,

highest chart pos. #1 Hot 100

& Cash Box/#10 R&B, perf.

 on The Midnight Special)

And the Shady Train dancers are gonna

style awhile to a groove that makes you

wanna move real smooth. It's the latest

from the Change gang-- "Hold Tight!" 

"Hold Tight" - Change (July/Aug. 1981, highest chart pos. #40 R&B/#89 Hot 100

And let's welcome aboard four of Philly's

Phinest entertainers, a group that has been among the leading names in soul

since, believe it or not, the mid 1950s.

As they join us to do their latest single

on the Philadelphia International label,

the chart-topping ballad "If You Don't

Know Me By Now," lets put some

hands together, gang, for the mighty -

Harold Melvin And The Blue Notes!

"If You Don't Know Me By Now"

 - Harold Melvin And The Blue Notes (Nov./Dec. 1972,

highest chart pos. #1 R&B/#2 Cash Box/#3 Hot 100)

And across the river from Philly we go

to Camden, NJ, for the club sound. It's

a pleasure to have with us a talented

duo that is responsible for one of the

hottest freestyle dance-pop songs of

the year, a biggin everybody's diggin'

entitled "Catch Me, I'm Falling" from

the soundtrack of the John Cryer -

Annabeth Gish dramedy Hiding Out.

Featuring the vivacious Jade Starling

singing lead, here is-- Pretty Poison!

"Catch Me (I'm Falling)" - Pretty Poison

(Oct. thru Dec. 1987, highest chart pos. #8 Hot 100 & Cash Box,

#13 R&B, from Nov. 1987 film Hiding Out)

And if that don't do it for you nothin'

ever will. We hope you'll come back

and get into it with us next time when

once again we pop open a six pack

and toss in an extra cool one for

good measure, and you can bet

your last money, it's all gonna

be a stone gas, honey. I'm Don

Cornelius, and as always in

parting, we wish you love...

peace... and soul!

Shady Train - Episode 9: The Sound of Music is the 8th Wonder!

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And now the host of

Shady Train...

Don Cornelius!

Hi there, you're right on time.

Welcome aboard for another

raucous ride on the Shady Train.

You know the drill. Only the

cool kids get in and every

tune's a bad mamma jamma.

And joining us for the first time

is a funky band from California,

a group of young men who are

responsible for the smash

recording on the Mercury

label entitled "Ffun."

Formerly known as Project Soul,

they now call themselves--

Con Funk Shun!

"Ffun" - Con Funk Shun

(Dec. '77/Jan. '78, highest cht. pos. #23 Hot 100/#1 R&B)

Now meet the dynamic trio responsible for one of the

biggest breakthroughs ever in black music. They

ushered in the 80s by introducing the nation and

the world to the art of rapping. With a song called

"Rapper's Delight" they launched their own careers

and probably helped the careers of many others who

have since emulated their style. As they join us to do

their latest single on the Sugar Hill label entitled

"8th Wonder," get some hands together for--

The Sugarhill Gang!

"8th Wonder" - The Sugarhill Gang

(Jan./Feb. '81, highest chart pos. #15 R&B/#82 Hot 100)

And we are excited to welcome back aboard the big train

one of the greatest and most successful soul groups of all

time, and they're runnin' down a ditty we think is doggone

pretty. It's their latest single on the Philadelphia Inter-

national label entitled "Use Ta Be My Girl." A big

Shady Train welcome, gang, for our good friends--

the mighty O'Jays!

"Use Ta Be My Girl" - The O'Jays

(June/July 1978, highest chart pos. #4 Hot 100/#1 R&B)

And let's welcome a delightful and talented young man

who visits us, believe it or not, from London, England,

and, believe it or not, is responsible for one of the

funkiest records we've heard in some time. It's

his latest single on the Mercury label entitled

"Mama Used To Say" and his name is-- Junior!

"Mama Used To Say" - Junior

(Mar./Apr. 1982, highest chart pos. #30 Hot 100,
#2 R&B/#7 UK, from Feb. 1982 album Ji)

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And that's only half the trip. You hang onto

the spot you got for much more fun and

much more soul right after this

message from Ultra Sheen!

A guitarist in the original lineup of The Time, this

gentleman's name was called out by Morris Day

in the song "Jungle Love": "Hey Jesse! N-N-Now

Jerome!" Now a solo artist, he has a hit on his

hands with a little thing called "She (I Can't

Resist)." The Shady Train gang's lookin' fine

and layin' it on the line for-- Jesse Johnson!

"She (I Can't Resist)" - Jesse Johnson

(Feb. '87, highest chart pos. #28 R&B/#18 U.S. Club Play)

Shannon is this lady's middle name but, after watching her perform, you might think her middle name is "Excitement." She exploded onto the music scene last year with the chart-topping hit "Let The Music Play," a song that redefined dance music and some say marked the beginning of the dance-pop era. As she joins us courtesy of our friends on the hip hop program Graffiti Rock to do her latest single on the Mirage label, another biggin everybody's diggin' entitled "Give Me Tonight," a big welcome, gang, for-- Shannon!

"Give Me Tonight" - Shannon

(Mar./Apr./May 1984, highest chart pos. #1 Dance, #6 R&B,

#46 Hot 100, live perf. on June 29, 1984 ep. of Graffiti Rock)

And making their debut aboard the big train is another

great funk band, this one from Dayton, Ohio, a city

that in recent years has become a funk mecca.

As they join us to do "The Sound Of Music,"

the lead song from their new Capitol album

eel The Music, give it up please,

gang, for-- Dayton!

"The Sound of Music" - Dayton

(Apr. 1984, highest chart pos. #69 R&B)

That oughta hold you for a while. We hope you'll

come back and get into it with us again next time,

and you can bet your last money, it's all gonna

be a stone gas, honey. I'm Don Cornelius,

and as always in parting, we wish you

love... peace... and soul!