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Eagle Harp

By: Gail Nobles
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  • Eagle Harp is a music commentary show with retro and more.
    Copyright Gail Nobles
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  • Phyllis Hyman 4:28:24 4.52 PM

    Phyllis Hyman 4:28:24 4.52 PM
    Apr 28 2024
    Intro music and vocals: Gail Nobles
    Story by: Gail Nobles
    Photo: (C) John Mathew Smith
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    Some people say Phyllis Hyman died not knowing how much she was loved. It is said she fought hard to overcome her demons. I don't think Phyllis Hyman was just fighting her demons if she had any demons at all. I think she was fighting demons coming from elsewhere. When the music business is hard, sometimes you can't be yourself. You can't show the world the self you want the world to see.

    I think it's time that we start recognizing Phyllis Hyman more. She was trying to tell us things that were very important. If you have heard and seen Phyllis Hyman speak, you know that she had very good knowledge about things.

    Hyman is best known for her music during the late 1970s through the early 1990s. Some of her most notable songs were "You Know How to Love Me" (1979), "Living All Alone" (1986) and "Don't Wanna Change the World" (1991).

    Phyllis Harmon was a very talented singer. She suffered from bipolar disorder and depression for years. She died by suicide. So many talented people in the music business died like that. It's always something with the mental health or they get killed.

    Phyllis Hyman is a singer we want to remember; we need to remember. She had great music like her fourth album “You Know How to Love Me” and her single with the same name. Phyllis was a great soul singer and her fourth album was released in 1979. It was her most successful album, but she made other albums too.

    You're listening to Eagle Harp. I am your host Gail Nobles.
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    3 mins
  • JB-Hardest Working Man 1:18:24 1.04 AM

    JB-Hardest Working Man 1:18:24 1.04 AM
    Jan 18 2024
    Story by: Gail Nobles
    Intro by: Gail Nobles

    The hardest working man James Brown. His songs made hits and now they are beyond hits. His songs are still being played. There is music in his name as I speak it. I can still sense the sound of him. It’s hard to say that his songs are oldies because everybody keeps on listening. They keep on listening to that sound of James Brown. I can still hear the cheering crowd. There are still people that imitate the man behind the microphone stand. There is still great love coming from his fans wanting more of his voice and loving his band. The band and the backup singers. James Brown, Godfather of Soul. Some call him Mr. dynamite. I call him gold. He could dance, slide, glide, and move. His music was funk. It had bass and horn in the groove. He's a legacy, and there is nothing left to prove. James Brown, his music still survives. DJ’s still spin his records like he's alive.

    You're listening to the sound of Eagle Harp. In the window of his wings, the instrumental sound remembering James Brown. I'm Gail Nobles.
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    2 mins
  • Yah Mo Be There - James Ingram 11:29:23 4.41 PM

    Yah Mo Be There - James Ingram 11:29:23 4.41 PM
    Nov 29 2023
    Photo: www.flickr.com/people/pinguino/ - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pinguino/8085337551/
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    Story by: Gail Nobles

    James Ingram - I heard James Ingram say that he came up in the word of God and in gospel music. He said he was a musician and started playing around 12 years old. James and Michael McDonald wrote the song Yah Mo B There. I heard James say that a lot of people to this day didn't know that they were talking about God. Rod Temperton and producer Quincy Jones also were involved in writing the song. The song originally appeared on Ingram’s 1983 album It's Your Night. The song peaked in 1984 at number 19 on the U.S. Hot 100 chart. The performance earned the duo in 1985 Grammy or Grammy award for Best R&B Performance by Duo or Group with Vocals.

    When I heard the song Yah Mo B There, I figured it was about God from the way the song was written. It is a contemporary R&B song, but I heard the message as a gospel. It's good that the song was written.

    I'm Gail Nobles and you're listening to Eagle Harp.
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    2 mins
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