"Nightflight" Tue Mar 5, 9P-12M ET:The Chic Organization tribute!!

[midnight johnny]

Well, howdy there, Folks! Winter is ever-so-slowly passing...but passing none the less, thank Goodness!On this wintery evening, I will be paying tribute to the genuis of Nile Rodgers and the late Bernard Edwards
and their very important supporting cast including singers Norma Jean Wright, Alfa Anderson, Luci Martin, Fonzi Thornton, the late Luther Vandross, Jocelyn Brown and Ullanda McCullough as well as drummer Tony Thompson,
not to mention the very important Chic Strings! Sister Sledge, as we all know, was Chic's sister group, and they road equally high on the record charts. So intensely popular was Chic sound between 1977 to 1980,
many artists clamoured for that sound to become theirs...Diana Ross, Carly Simon, Germany's Sheila and B Devotion, Deborah Harry and more. Even the middle -of-the-road balladeer Johnny Mathis recorded a Chic
produced album in the early eighties....though it was vaulted...but you'll hear some of it tonight.
And, as 2 more Motown treasures have shocking departed from us in the past few days...a small tribute to them.
So, do join me tonight for all of this and more...on "Nightflight"...on WOMR 92.1 FM Provincetown and WFMR 91.3 FM Orleans and we are streaming live worldwide at www.womr.org
Thanks so much...and see you on the Radiola!
John

[R. Mark Desjardins]

John;
I was a regular dance club patron back in the day when CHIC first hit their stride and was a big fan. I became intrigued by the vast amount of production work by Nile Rodgers and Bernard Edwards and began tracking down recordings by all the recording artists they had produced over the years. Luckily for me, a lot of their production work was done before the CD revolution, so the vinyl record versions were going very cheaply at the time.


While the Holland-Dozier-Holland team had the massive hits, Edward and Rogers worked with an amazing array of singers / musicians that reads like a who's who of rock and soul and beyond! John, I am looking forward to this editon of Nightflight and am hoping against hope that you have some previously unheard treasures up your sleeve to thrill and delight this evening!

[JimBagley]

RIP Richard Street and Bobby Rogers. Have a great show tonight, John!

[midnight johnny]

John;
I was a regular dance club patron back in the day when CHIC first hit their stride and was a big fan. I became intrigued by the vast amount of production work by Nile Rodgers and Bernard Edwards and began tracking down recordings by all the recording artists they had produced over the years. Luckily for me, a lot of their production work was done before the CD revolution, so the vinyl record versions were going very cheaply at the time.


While the Holland-Dozier-Holland team had the massive hits, Edward and Rogers worked with an amazing array of singers / musicians that reads like a who's who of rock and soul and beyond! John, I am looking forward to this editon of Nightflight and am hoping against hope that you have some previously unheard treasures up your sleeve to thrill and delight this evening!

Glad you'll be listening, Mark!!

[midnight johnny]

RIP Richard Street and Bobby Rogers. Have a great show tonight, John!

Thanks, Jim!!

[sophisticated_soul]

John, looking forward to an all new state of mind, 'cause these are the good times! Niles was a great addition to the recent Disco episode of Unsung. I'm really looking forward to hearing tracks from Johnny Mathis' Chic album. I'm a big Mathis fan and I love Chic, but I'm just not sure how the two would mix. Sophistifunk tonight! See you and the gang on the Radiola. Chic was definitely chic!

[midnight johnny]

John, looking forward to an all new state of mind, 'cause these are the good times! Niles was a great addition to the recent Disco episode of Unsung. I'm really looking forward to hearing tracks from Johnny Mathis' Chic album. I'm a big Mathis fan and I love Chic, but I'm just not sure how the two would mix. Sophistifunk tonight! See you and the gang on the Radiola. Chic was definitely chic!

Sophicsticated Soul is Chic too...see you on the Radiola, my friend!!

[smark21]

If you want to spotlight Tony Thompson’s talent on the drums, then you must play “Bang a Gong [[Get it On)” or “Some Like it Hot” by The Power Station.

[JimBagley]

Everybody dance. Clap your hands. Clap your hands.

[sophisticated_soul]

Yowsah! Yowsah! Yowsah!

[Glenpwood]

Got my Disco ball ready for tonight's Good Times... See everyone shortly!

[lovechild]

Oh no! I can't find my white platforms! see you on the dance floor all

[JimBagley]

Oh no! I can't find my white platforms! see you on the dance floor all

I gave your platform shoes to Fred to chew on. I figured you would never need them again. Oops.

[sophisticated_soul]

Oh no! I can't find my white platforms! see you on the dance floor all

I got my navy and silver Nunn Bush platforms, my Angel Flights and my favorite silk shirt! Do the Hustle!

[lovechild]

I gave your platform shoes to Fred to chew on. I figured you would never need them again. Oops.

I thought I saw one of the shoe laces in the kitchen Jim lol

[lovechild]

I got my navy and silver Nunn Bush platforms, my Angel Flights and my favorite silk shirt! Do the Hustle!

Is the the powder blue suit?

ok now Everybody Dance...

[JimBagley]

Thank you for the tributes to Richard Street and Bobby Rogers, John. Richard Street also co-wrote The Contours' "Can You Do It?" I never did figure out if I could do it.

[midnight johnny]

....in the studio....and sad with all these losses.....

[sophisticated_soul]

Bobby Roger's really tore up on the Mickey's Monkey dance routine on Ready Steady Go! [["Sounds of Motown" VHS).

[Glenpwood]

Beautiful tribute John....

p.S. Did you let Clive Davis know your playing his song.....

[JimBagley]

Love the story behind the song. Everybody Dance is my favorite Chic song.

[midnight johnny]

Beautiful tribute John....

p.S. Did you let Clive Davis know your playing his song.....

Thanks Glen....and Huh?

[sophisticated_soul]

Beautiful tribute John....

p.S. Did you let Clive Davis know your playing his song.....

This Door Swings Both Ways by Herman's Hermits?

[JimBagley]

Beautiful tribute John....

p.S. Did you let Clive Davis know your playing his song.....

Super Chicken?

[Glenpwood]

Thanks Glen....and Huh?

Bad joke about the revelation at the end of Clives new memoir since you were playing I'm Coming Out...... Interesting book but you come away thinking all our fave divas only made it because they listened to him and only failed when they didn't.....

[midnight johnny]

Bad joke about the revelation at the end of Clives new memoir since you were playing I'm Coming Out...... Interesting book but you come away thinking all our fave divas only made it because they listened to him and only failed when they didn't.....

Oooooooooooohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh...I get it!!!!

[texassoul]

Howdy John! Howz ya tonight? Just locked on. Have a fantastic show.

[midnight johnny]

Howdy John! Howz ya tonight? Just locked on. Have a fantastic show.

Mike....hello....glad you could join the party!!!!! Thanks!!

[Glenpwood]

Well Backfired is no Rapture but interesting nonetheless.....

[texassoul]

Who's doing this show?

[midnight johnny]

Who's doing this show?

..........Huh?

[midnight johnny]

Who's doing this show?

................me.....

[texassoul]

My Tune In connection shows WOMR, but I'm hearing a Brit DJ and music that obviously isn't yours! WTF?

[midnight johnny]

My Tune In connection shows WOMR, but I'm hearing a Brit DJ and music that obviously isn't yours! WTF?

Is he interviewing Nile Rodgers? If he is...I played that earlier.....

[texassoul]

Is he interviewing Nile Rodgers? If he is...I played that earlier.....

Nope! Probably a connection issue.

[JimBagley]

Love "One More Time." Thanks John. Love everything on We Are Family.

[midnight johnny]

Nope! Probably a connection issue.

...........Truly!!!!

[midnight johnny]

Love "One More Time." Thanks John. Love everything on We Are Family.

You're most welcome, Jim...you are right...great album!!!

[sophisticated_soul]

Re: Johnny and Chic - The track is cooking but Johnny's voice is mixed down too far. You can't hear the personality of his voice. Too much Chic and not enough Johnny. Which I believe was Motown's concern when they rejected Chic's original mix of "diana" around the same time. And I do prefer overall the Chic mixes of "diana".

[midnight johnny]

Re: Johnny and Chic - The track is cooking but Johnny's voice is mixed down too far. You can't hear the personality of his voice. Too much Chic and not enough Johnny. Which I believe was Motown's concern when they rejected Chic's original mix of "Diana" around the same time. And I do prefer overall the Chic mixes of "Diana".

You are correct, Sir!

[texassoul]

Love Johnny Mathis' "Simple". No idea who produced or arranged it.

[midnight johnny]

Folks....thanks for a tres Chic evening!!! Join me for Jerry Plunk of Invictus/Hot Wax's Flaming Ember...and an Invictus/Hot Wax tribute!!! Have a great week.....thanks so much!!!

[sophisticated_soul]

The track on this Carly Simon song is smokin'!

[Glenpwood]

Love Johnny Mathis' "Simple". No idea who produced or arranged it.

Denny Diante, more interestingly Simple was written by Keith Stegall who would go on to become one of the biggest producers of the nineties country boom, mostly via his work with Alan Jackson. Keith's biggest pop hit as a writer was Sexy Eyes for Dr. Hook.....

[texassoul]

Thank you John for a very interesting show! Take care.

[texassoul]

Denny Diante, more interestingly Simple was written by Keith Stegall who would go on to become one of the biggest producers of the nineties country boom, mostly via his work with Alan Jackson. Keith's biggest pop hit as a writer was Sexy Eyes for Dr. Hook.....

Many thanks for that info, Glen.

[JimBagley]

Thanks John. Have a great week everybody. Snow is coming my way.

[sophisticated_soul]

Very Chic. Thanks John, thanks all. See you all next time.

Bundle up Jim!

[sophisticated_soul]

Denny Diante, more interestingly Simple was written by Keith Stegall who would go on to become one of the biggest producers of the nineties country boom, mostly via his work with Alan Jackson. Keith's biggest pop hit as a writer was Sexy Eyes for Dr. Hook.....

Mathis' latest album, 2010's "Let It Be Me: Mathis in Nashville" is a treat. Even I, as a long time fan, was surprised at how well the combination worked. Mathis was 75 when he recorded the album and he still sounds really good. The album received a Grammy nomination for Best Traditional Pop Vocal.

[texassoul]

Good to know! Will check it out.