This page contains links to audio of radio interviews with soul groups done on my radio show ("Sitting on the Park" -- see the main page for more details). You are free to copy or distribute these interviews as long as they remain unedited and you are not profiting from them. It is important to get the stories of these groups out, in their own words -- otherwise this history will remain undocumented and lost. You can contact me with any questions or comments at the email address listed at the main page. Check back frequently as I'm doing many more interviews soon.
| 2/29/2004 |
Melvin Mason (Mighty Marvelows) |
60 min |
| 8/15/2004 |
Richard Pegue (Norvells, Nickel and Penny Labels) |
90 min |
| 10/24/2004 |
James Westbrook, Jr. (5 Wagers) |
90 min |
| 1/16/2005 |
The Steelers |
60 min |
| 3/6/2005 |
Berl Bynum, Lawrence Bibbs, Kirk Davis (Vows, Major IV) |
120 min |
| 4/2/2005 |
Clifford Curry, Bobby Thomas, Marcus Gentry (The Notations) |
90 min |
| 5/15/2005 |
Bobby Thomas, Jerrone Johnson (Channel 3) |
30 min |
| 6/12/2005 |
Gerald Dickerson (Creations, Contributors of Soul) |
90 min |
| 9/18/2005 |
Jerrone Johnson, Emmet Garner Jr. (Trends) |
90 min |
| 10/16/2005 |
Chris James (Natural 4) |
90 min |
| 11/13/2005 |
Kenny Rightout, Kirk Davis, Ronald Christian (Traits, Center Stage) |
90 min |
| 11/27/2005 |
Ron Renfro (Deltas) |
20 min |
| 12/11/2005 |
Frank Clark (New Concepts) |
28 min |
| 1/8/2006 |
Wayne Readus (Original Breed, People's Choice) |
30 min |
| 1/22/2006 |
Marcus Alexander, Marzette Griffith, Fred Smith (Turbulations, Age of Bronze, Essence) |
50 min |
| 1/29/2006 |
James Rushing (Devotions) |
40 min |
| 2/19/2006 |
Rosie Addison, Rose E. Kelly (Opals) |
60 min |
| 2/26/2006 |
Eugene Phillips (Moments of Truth, Wind, wrote and produced the Answers and Newsound) |
70 min |
| 3/5/2006 |
Irving Coleman, John Wynn, Roger Phillips, Ronald McLaughlin, Tyrone McCullough (Conquistadors) |
60 min |
| 3/26/2006 |
John Coleman, Kandice Patterson (Soul Majestics) |
30 min |
| 4/2/2006 |
Keith Steward (Heaven and Earth) |
80 min |
| 4/30/2006 |
Charles Perry (Naturals) |
47 min |
| 6/4/2006 |
Nathan Carter, James Noah Jordan, Ralph Peterman (Dynamic Heartbeats, Wasters) |
27 min |
| 7/9/2006 |
Bernice Willis, Tracy Williams, Laurel Ross (Muhammad) (Kittens) |
67 min |
| 8/13/2006 |
Omar Arnold, Albert Hunter (Sounds of Black, Sounds of Blackness) |
36 min |
| 8/20/2006 |
Marvin Glasper (Soul Suspects, Suspects) |
37 min |
| 8/27/2006 |
Fred Escobar, Walter Jones, Billy Sims, Robert Smith (Soul Procedures, Procedures) |
40 min |
| 9/17/2006 |
Mike Avery (New Image, Wreckin Crew) |
32 min |
| 10/8/2006 |
James Brown (Calvaes, Blenders on Aladdin, Accents) |
36 min |
| 11/5/2006 |
Lorenzo Clemons, Vernon Hammons (Mandells) |
77 min |
| 11/19/2006 |
Carol Sanford (formerly Carol Samuel), Linda Smith (formerly Linda Harris), Nepata Mero (formerly Marilyn McThune) (Ivorys) |
37 min |
| 12/3/2006 |
Walter Jones (Five Crowns) |
29 min |
| 1/28/2007 |
Ray Foreman (Visitors, Mist) |
64 min |
| 3/18/2007 |
John "Stormy" Colley (Lost Family, Saborian and the Los) |
64 min |
| 5/20/2007 |
Jimmi Mayes (Mill Street Depot) |
74 min |
| 6/3/2007 |
David Gogins, Ricky Gogins (Soul Impacts, Eight Minutes) |
55 min |
| 6/10/2007 |
Roosevelt Christmas, Doyle Cole, John Coleman (Passions, Newday) |
65 min |
| 6/17/2007 |
Elvin Spencer |
24 min |
| 7/8/2007 |
Leon Triplett, Levi Triplett (Triplett Twins) |
73 min |
| 7/22/2007 |
Robert Brown, Lamont Sanders (Dynamic Tints, Village) |
37 min |
| 8/19/2007 |
Lee Holloway (Krash Band, I.N.D.) |
40 min |
| 9/16/2007 |
Carl Boyd, John Jones, Farnell Jenkins, Paul Kelly (Conservatives, Teacher's Edition) |
75 min |
| 9/23/2007 |
Alex Alvarez, Robert Celestin, Dennis Harvey, Arlis Johnson, Art Lopez, Wareagle (Enchanting Enchanters, Enchanters on Atco) |
56 min |
| 9/30/2007 |
Henry Ford Yarbrough (Henry Ford and the Gifts) |
61 min |
| 10/21/2007 |
James "JJ" Janigan, Larry Ross (Puzzle People) |
27 min |
| 11/11/2007 |
Rudy Negron, Ted Thomas (Mystics) |
54 min |
| 12/9/2007 |
Jimmy Jordan, Sam Tate (Intensions, Measures, Jimmie and Eddie) |
46 min |
| 12/30/2007 |
Darrow Kennedy, Ron Kennedy, Bruce Rogers (Kaldirons, Marathon Band) |
53 min |
| 1/13/2008 |
Harold "Skipp" Lee, Bernard Reed (Constellations, Jalynne Sound, Pieces of Peace) |
82 min |
| 1/27/2008 |
Viola Floyd, Theresa (Legg) Franks, Kathy (Spates) Robinson, Vera (Regulus) Wallace (Versalettes, Trinkets, Little Foxes) |
58 min |
| 3/2/2008 |
Holly Maxwell |
60 min |
| 3/16/2008 |
Gus Redmond, Diana Simon, Fred Simon (Lost Generation, Mystique, New Lost Generation) |
79 min |
| 3/30/2008 |
Art Mitcham, Nate Pendleton (Dontells) |
62 min |
| 4/27/2008 |
Reginald Torian (Enchanters on Golden Ear, Impressions) |
86 min |
| 5/4/2008 |
Mose Freeman, Brema Lawhon, Richard McClendon, Frederick Robertson (Roe-o-tation) |
59 min |
| 5/25/2008 |
Randolph Murph (Brighter Side of Darkness) |
40 min |
| 6/8/2008 |
Kevin Rowan (Mystiques on Twinight, Raw Umber, Sons of Slum) |
64 min |
| 6/22/2008 |
Andrew Griffin, Johnny McKinney (Magnetics) |
58 min |
| 6/29/2008 |
Mark Greene (Moments, Leaders) |
72 min |
| 7/20/2008 |
Eddie Sullivan (Four Gents, Desideros, Classic Sullivans) |
67 min |
| 7/27/2008 |
Harvey Scales (Seven Sounds) |
78 min |
| 8/10/2008 |
Ray Buckner (Buckner Brothers, Buck) |
49 min |
| 8/17/2008 |
Patti Drew (Drewvels) |
45 min |
| 8/24/2008 |
Sam Pace (Esquires) |
90 min |
8/31/2008 |
Bill Brown (Shades of Brown) |
53 min |