"Nightflight" Tue Oct 16, 9P-12M ET: ...a tribute to Frank Wilson...Part TWO!

[midnight johnny]

Hey there, Folks. Please join me on my radio show "Nightflight" tonight [[10/16/12 9P-12M ET/USA) for PART TWO of my tribute to Motown artist/composer/producer Frank Wilson, who sadly passed away on Sept 27,2012.There was so much wonderful material by Frank that I needed another show to come close to airing it all.
That's tonight....9P-12M ET/USA on WOMR 92.1 FM Provincetown and streaming live worldwide in digital stereo at www.womr.org [[http://www.womr.org/)
Thanks! John

PS....remember...no "Nightflight" next week [[10/23).. WOMR will air alternate programming during the 9P-12M ET slot. And I'll be back on 10/30 for an all new "Nightflight".
Thank you!

5499
The Late Rev. Frank Wilson....R.I.P...........

[sophisticated_soul]

Looking forward to part 2 and wishing you a wonderful time on your up coming trip!:cool:

[midnight johnny]

Looking forward to part 2 and wishing you a wonderful time on your up coming trip!:cool:

Looking forward to seeing you, Joseph!!! Trip? What trip???;)

[MotownSteve]

Hi John,
I hope to be there.

[Methuselah2]

Just what I'm in the mood for: A double-dose of Frank Wilson. And I'm always in the mood for Frank Wilson. And NIGHTFLIGHT.

[midnight johnny]

Hi John,
I hope to be there.

hey Steve....hope you can join us!

[midnight johnny]

Just what I'm in the mood for: A double-dose of Frank Wilson. And I'm always in the mood for Frank Wilson. And NIGHTFLIGHT.


Hey There Bruce!! Be careful...those double doses can be HARSH!

[JimBagley]

Hi John,

Have a great show tonight. I'll be listening.

Jim

[lovechild]

Hi JP
Have a great shoe :)

[Methuselah2]

Hi John,

Have a great show tonight. I'll be listening

Jim

Jim - Hope all your tests you mentioned a couple of weeks ago all went well and that you're doing very well, too.
Bruce

[MotownSteve]

Hi John,
As usual, great first song!

[midnight johnny]

Hi John,

Have a great show tonight. I'll be listening.

Jim

Hey there Jim!!!! Great you're here!

[midnight johnny]

....in zeee ztudio............

[carole cucumber]

After your vault visit, we sure do hope that you'll have an even more gorgeous extended re-mix of Up the Ladder To the Roof to offer, not that the one you're going to play next is anything to sneeeze at.

[midnight johnny]

Hi JP
Have a great shoe :)


Mr. TONY....lovely to see you!

[midnight johnny]

After your vault visit, we sure do hope that you'll have an even more gorgeous extended re-mix of Up the Ladder To the Roof to offer, not that the one you're going to play next is anything to sneeeze at.


Oh Carole....thank you....from Your lips to Harry's ears. Glad you're here!

[midnight johnny]

Ohhhhhhh....it gives me the loveliest chills......................................

[carole cucumber]

I wonder if Smokey ever recorded lead vocals to 'Til You Were Gone'. Andy or George, are you peeking in here tonight? If so, has anything additional been found for this track since 1995?

[JimBagley]

I could go up the ladder to the roof over and over and over again.

[lovechild]

Wow cool - it is good to hear Happy after all of these years. Thanks JP

[midnight johnny]

Wow cool - it is good to hear Happy after all of these years. Thanks JP


My pleasure Tone....I love that piana!!!!!

[carole cucumber]

Perhaps, because various producers were experimenting to see how Jean Terrell would sound with the Andantes and then with Mary & Cindy. If these new Supremes were to make it right out of the box, the powers that be at Motown would likely expect the right combination & sound to do it. As Mary & Cindy had not been featured on the later hits, the public had become accustomed to the Andante's voices. Some probably deemed it best to keep the recent background sound intact. Others may have felt that Mary & Cindy's talents had been neglected & wanted to show that they still had what it takes to be dynamic [[background) vocalists.
Recall that from mid- June 1969- January 14, 1970, these 'new' Supremes had Berry's blessing, as he had agreed with Shelly Berger that Jean would be a great replacement for Diana Ross in the Supremes.

[lovechild]

wow I didnt realize the Rev did I Must Be Love...one of my favorite memory songs...

[Methuselah2]

Got to disagree with Carole. Any acceptance of The Andantes' sound by the public with Jean on lead was, in my opinion, due to the public's being misled into thinking it was actually Mary and Cindy singing on back-up.

[carole cucumber]

I forgot all about that squeaking noise [[a chair?) in the background of 'Everybody's Got the Right To Love' .... microphones often pick up more than one wants them to, don't they?

[JimBagley]

Love "In These Changing Times". Are these "changing times"? Only time will tell.

[carole cucumber]

Methusela2,

I hear where you are coming from... but the background replacement issue wasn't about deception at that time. I just can't picture Motown reasoning that the main reason for using the Andantes would be to fool fans/the public'. By Mary Wilson's own admission, she was invited to participate in the recording of 'Love Child' but chose a vacation to be with Duke Fakir over a record that Berry assured her would be the big hit that the Supremes needed.
And to play devil's advocate, another side of this issue is that people just weren't paying attention as closely as they could have been.
Those who attended Supremes' live shows/ concerts should have noticed that Mary & Cindy singing live didn't sound exactly as they did on the songs that substituted the Andantes. They could have questioned why. But I don't recall much being asked about this at that time.
The Supremes performed 'Love Child' on two different occasions on the Ed Sullivan Show- lip-synching to the record as they premiered the new single and then, a second time, providing their own vocals. It seems that nobody made any noise about the obvious difference in the background vocals.

[carole cucumber]

The co-composer of 'Look Up With Your Mind' ABC Records AB12345 is Judy Wieder, the composer of 'It Must Be Love'

[midnight johnny]

The co-composer of 'Look Up With Your Mind' ABC Records AB12345 is Judy Wieder, the composer of 'It Must Be Love'

Thanks, Carole!

[Methuselah2]

I think it's always going to be difficult to pinpoint why exactly back-up substitutes were used. For me, not using the group members is a real sore point. And a real slight to the group members. I understand steps will always be taken for expediency and cost-control. But I thought it would stop with the artists appearing on the label. Not mentioning that there were substitutes used at the time of the releases gives the public something other than what they paid for while keeping name-recognition front and center because it means so much to sales.

[lovechild]

Loved your fantasy duet JP: will it be making its debut on YT soon? :)

[lovechild]

thanks for playing me tonight John hehe .... love child.....

[carole cucumber]

So that no one feels that they got shortchanged when they bought the 'Love Child' album, 'I'm Living In Shame' isn't on it. It's on 'Let the Sunshine In'. Hope you don't mind the slight clarification, Johnny.

[midnight johnny]

Loved your fantasy duet JP: will it be making its debut on YT soon? :)
Well, Tony....it's been up for 9 months....you should check my channel for my 279 others [[*smile)!!!

[midnight johnny]

thanks for playing me tonight John hehe .... love child.....

Hahahahahah.....yes, Tone!!!!

[JimBagley]

Come back Susan Kohner! Life is but an imitation without you on the silver screen.

[lovechild]

Well, Tony....it's been up for 9 months....you should check my channel for my 279 others [[*smile)!!!

wow i guess i have been sleeping for 9 months - i will check it out thanks

[lovechild]

wow there was an earthquake in Maine tonight'

[carole cucumber]

Frank did indeed produce 'How Long Has That Evening Train Been Gone'.

[JimBagley]

LA My Town: My favorite Four Tops album cut. Incredible harmonies. Thanks John.

[carole cucumber]

Johnny,

Last week you said that you would play the Vow's version of 'My Baby Changes Like the Weather' this week. And....... you also accidentally cued up Barbara Randolph's 'Another Day, Another Way', so obviously you have it..hint...hint....

[carole cucumber]

L.A, My Town .... it's amazing that Jimmy Webb or the Fifth Dimension didn't squawk about the 'Up, Up and Away'-like ending

[Methuselah2]

OK, Carole. Get ready. Here comes ROUND 2.
[[Just kidding. I enjoyed our back-and-forth.)
Bruce

[midnight johnny]

wow there was an earthquake in Maine tonight'


I was on the couch at about 4-5P....and stuff started to tremble...INCLUDING me....I said...."no".....I guess it was.......OY!!!

[lovechild]

4.0-magnitude earthquake centered in Maine shakes New EnglandBy NBC News staff
Updated at 9:28 p.m. ET: A 4.0-magnitude earthquake struck west of Portland, Maine, on Tuesday evening, the U.S. Geological Survey said, and the tremor reportedly was felt around New England.

[carole cucumber]

Johnny,
Are we allowed to call you Rumblestiltskin??

[midnight johnny]

Johnny,

Last week you said that you would play the Vow's version of 'My Baby Changes Like the Weather' this week. And....... you also accidentally cued up Barbara Randolph's 'Another Day, Another Way', so obviously you have it..hint...hint....

You got it, Carole!

[carole cucumber]

Thank you, Johnny.

[sophisticated_soul]

4.0-magnitude earthquake centered in Maine shakes New England

In California a 4.0 is hardly even reported in the news! LOL!!:)

[carole cucumber]

Brenda Holloway also filled in for Tammi. One can only imagine what magic could have happened if Brenda had recorded the 'Easy' album with Marvin.

[lovechild]

In California a 4.0 is hardly even reported in the news! LOL!!:)
LOL so true ... a 4.0 here is normally ignored if felt at all

[midnight johnny]

In California a 4.0 is hardly even reported in the news! LOL!!:)

Somehow I'm not comforted by that [[*smile)......

[lovechild]

lol the Shango song "Day After Day"

[midnight johnny]

Folks....thanks so much for the fun, frolic and facts!!!! I'll miss you all next week.....but I'll steal some nice stuff for ya....

[carole cucumber]

Every time I hear Frank's spoken intro, I can't help thinking how similar his voice sounds to Bob Kayli aka Robert Gordy.

[Methuselah2]

Really enjoyed tonight's show, John.
You'll be missed next Tuesday.
Just don't get too ensconced in those vaults!

[carole cucumber]

While you're in N.Y. "take a closer look" at everything 'vault-ish' that you can see.

[lovechild]

Thanks for the awesome tribute to Frank and have a super time next week in the big city JP :)

[midnight johnny]

SMILE to you all....and thankss!!!!!!!! You all take care!!!!

[sophisticated_soul]

Great show John. We'll miss you, too. Have a wonderful trip and a great time!:cool:

[Hulswood]

Hi John, as a huge fan of Motown [[and your extended versions on YouTube :-), I'm going to listen to your show on WOMR, through the internet that is, cause I'm from the Netherlands....The other day I couldn't find an archive on the site to download your broadcasts. Are there any links? Man....I saw you had the Payne-sisters in your show recently....awesome......

[midnight johnny]

Hi John, as a huge fan of Motown [[and your extended versions on YouTube :-), I'm going to listen to your show on WOMR, through the internet that is, cause I'm from the Netherlands....The other day I couldn't find an archive on the site to download your broadcasts. Are there any links? Man....I saw you had the Payne-sisters in your show recently....awesome......

Hulswood....thanks so much for your post!!! I appreciate your kind words. As you may know by now...I didn't have a show last night...but I'll be back on the air next Tuesday night [[not sure what the time will be for you in the Netherlands).
The podcasts can be found on the WOMR page on the left menu....called "spoken word" podcasts....search by date and find 1/12/12. You sadly will find only one part of my interview with Blinky Williams and her late husband William. Sorry there are not more....the powers that be take them down after a while due to limited bandwidth.
John