Diana Ross Is This Month's Guest Curator on Stingray Music

[sansradio]

This requires a sign-up [free!], but what great taste the lady has! The list is heavy on classic Motown [not surprising], her friends [MJ/Lionel/Stevie] and original versions of songs that she's covered over the years, with a nice splash of jazz vocals, Afrobeat and pop/rock classics. Worth a look!

https://music.stingray.com/en/US/cha...PUS/diana-ross

[Spreadinglove21]

This is a way of marketing and putting yourself out there. Nothing major to be sure, but still efforts like this can't hurt. If she does interviews it would be interesting if she were to speak to music oriented outlets and primarily take questions about her music, new and old and avoid questions on fame, Supremes, her children, etc. Probably wishing for too much there as I suspect if she does interviews to promote Thank You she will primarily talk about her children.

[RanRan79]

Thanks Sans. I'm gonna sign up just to see what's on her list.

[sansradio]

Thanks Sans. I'm gonna sign up just to see what's on her list.

You got it, Ran! Quite a few pleasant surprises.

[khansperac]

What non Motown artist/songs does she feature?

[sansradio]

What non Motown artist/songs does she feature?

Off the top of my head: Peter Gabriel - Sledgehammer
Bee Gees - Love You Inside Out
2 Shirley Horn selections [can't recall which]
2 Billie Holiday " at least [" " "]
Ethel Waters - Stormy Weather
Dionne Warwick - Do You Know the Way to San Jose
Bessie Smith - I Need a Little Sugar in My Bowl
Michael Jackson - Dirty Diana
The Platters - Only You [ + maybe another—I want to say “The Great Pretender”?]
Jackie deShannon - What the World Needs Now
Barbra Streisand - Stoney End
Aretha Franklin - Call Me
Dinah Washington - What a Difference a Day Makes
Fontella Bass - Rescue Me
Nina Simone - He’s Got the Whole World in His Hands [mislabeled as “I Loves You, Porgy”]
Burt Bacharach - The Look of Love
Spiral Starecase - More Today than Yesterday
[Frankie Lymon &] The Teenagers - Why Do Fools Fall in Love
Gloria Gaynor - I Will Survive
Roberta Flack - The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face
Wizkid - [can't recall which]
and another Afrobeat artist/track I'm unfamiliar with.

[khansperac]

Thank you Sansradio. Interesting- she has covered many of those songs. WOW at Wizkid. At the moment, one of my favorites/if not favorite song is by Wizkid.

[sansradio]

Thank you Sansradio. Interesting- she has covered many of those songs. WOW at Wizkid. At the moment, one of my favorites/if not favorite song is by Wizkid.

You’re welcome! Yeah, that was a cool surprise. I wonder if that speaks to her kids’/grandkids’ influence.😎

[Boogiedown]

Does being a curator involve anything more of Diana like interviews or commentary ...or is it just a matter of submitting a list that Tracee made up for you??

[Ollie9]

Does being a curator involve anything more of Diana like interviews or commentary ...or is it just a matter of submitting a list that Tracee made up for you??

I would be very surprised if not Tracee then someone else lol.