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Recherché - "All Aboard the PHILLY SOUL Train!"

Apr 12, 2024 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM

Music

With Readie Righteous

Shake off the week, oh Righteous Ones! It's everything from Acid-Folk to Ziglibithy. Light the candles, drape your scarves; this is your time! I bring thee ambient, Afrobeat, international, Tuareg, Tuvan throat singing, queercore, gnawa, pop, disco, post-punk, jazz, soul, R 'n' B, obit-core and more. Opportunistic singing-along with your DJ is de rigeur. Your lagniappe: historical perspective, social consciousness, irreverence.

The SOUND of Philadelphia! The City of Brotherly Love & Sisterly Affection! With Lizbot, my Radio Sister!

The Sound Of Philadelphia | SoulOfAmerica

Recherché - "All Aboard the PHILLY SOUL Train!"

5:01 PM		Small Faces Ogdens' Nut Gone Flake Marriott, Lane, McLagan, Jones Ogdens' Nut Gone Flake Immediate Records 1968 Springtime is PLEDGE time! pledge.wprb.com
5:05 PM		MFSB & The Three Degrees T.S.O.P. (The Sound of Philadelphia) Gamble/Huff Love is the Message 1973 MFSB, the houseband at Sigma Sound, Philly, USA
5:09 PM		The Ebonys You're the Reason Why Gamble/Huff single 1971 Theirs was the 1st Philadelphia International single to chart - they hail from Camden!
5:12 PM		Billy Paul East Tyrone Brown Going East 1971 Jazz vocalist Billy Paul (raised in N. Philly) joined PIR in 1971
5:18 PM		The Intruders I Wanna Know Your Name Gamble/Huff Save the Children Legacy Recordings 1973 The Intruders were Gamble/Huff's foundation for "The Sound of Philadelphia"
5:24 PM		Bunny Sigler & Dee Dee Sharp Conquer the World Together Gamble/Huff/Scott/Sigler single 1971 Dee Dee came to PIR and later married Kenny Gamble
5:26 PM		Set Break: PHILLY SOUL! pledge.wprb.com
5:36 PM		Jean Carn Don't Let It Go to Your Head Gamble/Huff Happy to Be With You Legacy Recordings 1978
5:40 PM		Dee Dee Sharp Gamble Make It Till Tomorrow Sharp/Gamble/Mendell Happy 'Bout The Whole Thing 1975
5:44 PM		The Jones Girls You Gonna Make Me Love Somebody Else Gamble/Huff 12" single 1979 3 sisters from Detroit who sanf b/u for Lou Rawls, Aretha, Diana, before finding success in Philly with PIR and their 1st self-titled release
5:49 PM		People's Choice The Big Hurt Leon Huff single 1975
5:52 PM		Set Break: Shake it, but BREAK it! pledge.wprb.com
5:58 PM		Jerry Butler (I'm Just Thinking About) Cooling Out Jerry Butler/Gamble/Huff 12" Single 1978
6:05 PM		Archie Bell & The Drells The Soul City Walk McFadden/Whitehead/Carstarphen Dance Your Troubles Away 1975
6:09 PM		Yellow Sunshine Yellow Sunshine Chambers single 1974
6:13 PM		The Three Degrees When Will I See You Again Gamble/Huff The Three Degrees Phila. Intl. 1973
6:20 PM		Set Break: PARTY like it's 1973!!! pledge.wprb.com
6:20 PM		Ruby & the Party Gang Ruby's Surprise Party Bobby Martin single 1972 The Gamble label, precursor imprint of Philly International
6:23 PM		Ruth McFadden Ghetto Woman, Pts. 1 & 2 Gilbert/Huff/Gamble single 1972
6:29 PM		The O'Jays Back Stabbers Huff/McFadden/Whitehead single Phila. Intl. 1972 The amazing O'Jays- orig. from Ohio; this was Philly International's 1st #1
6:32 PM		Carolyn Crawford Good and Plenty Huff/Gilbert/Andrews single Phila. Intl. 1975
6:35 PM		Dee Dee Sharp Gamble Breaking and Entering Hanks/Massey The Women of Phila. International - The Remixes Phila. Intl 2021 Orig. release was in 1980, married to Kenny Gamble from 1967 to 1980
6:42 PM		Set Break: For the LOVE of WPRB! pledge.wprb.com
6:48 PM		The O'Jays For the Love of Money Gamble/Huff Ship Ahoy 1973 In honor of the BARGE!
6:55 PM		People's Choice Do It Any Way You Wanna Huff Boogie Down U.S.A. TSOP 1975
6:58 PM		The Three Degrees Dirty Ol' Man (Moulton Mix) Gamblr/Huff The Three Degrees Phila. Intl 1973
7:07 PM		Set Break: break it and shake it!!
7:17 PM		Edwin Birdsong Goldmine (12" Version) 12" single Phila. Intl. 1979
7:33 PM		The O'Jays This Air I Breathe Gamble/Sigler Ship Ahoy 1973
7:36 PM		Harold Melvin and the Blue Notes, Teddy Pendergrass If You Don't Know Me By Now Gamble/Huff single Phila. Intl. 1972
7:40 PM		The O'Jays Love Train Gamble/Huff Back Stabbers Phila. Intl. 1972 Their only #1 record in the US; backed by MFSB
7:43 PM		Lou Rawls You'll Never Find Another Love Like Mine Gamble/Huff All Things In Time Legacy Recordings 1976
7:47 PM		Soul Devalents Grasshopper Sigler/Hurtt single Phila. Intl. 1972 Soul Devalents, aka Force of Nature

Chat is archived.

Welcome to the 2024 WPRB Spring Membership Drive Recherché Edition! WOOOO! pledge.wprb.com

Readie AND Lizbot!!! HELLLLOOOO! and...here....we ...GOOOOOO!!!!

WOOOOOO!

Boy do you two have a LOT of ENERGY Today...Woooooo Indeed!!!

This is a WPRB DJ mashup I cannot miss.

Hi Alan! I am invigorated by the soul sounds of my home city!

hi iamthe(donating)labhras!

Hi! iamthe(donating)labhras

Alan HI!!

Now THAT is how you kick off a show!

Woooo Jon!

Hi Jon!

Hello hello. Sounding great. Psyched to crank the show when we go out for ice cream later.

Jon- Glad to have you on board the PHILLY SOUL TRAIN!

@Jon/et.al. - Did you catch my Dinky reference? Readie's Soul Train led to driving the train straight into pledge town, no dinky number of pledges

We sure did. MC even gave a knowing nod from the passenger's seat.

Thank you, Alan, for your pledge!

@Jon "pledge.wprb.com" Solomon - MC is wise!

Thx, Alan! Long time WPRB fan and loyal listener!

I drive a red Volkswagen. I like to go horseback riding. I like to pledge to wprb in the moonlight...

Hey Jimbooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!! come on in!

HellooooOOoooooO jimbooomonthlydonorooooOoO!

I just wanna know your venmo account for a long term recurring pledge 🎶

@ Readie& Lizbot: You're most Welcome !

WOW... Anonymous JUST donated during Jerry Gordon's show! They donate to so many worthy causes worldwide... glad they keep wprb in mind!

OH HELLLL YEAH MEGA BAM FOR THIS SHOW

Yo CHEF!!!

Hello Chef Emeril Lagasse!

Hats off to al those ANONYMOUSSESS!!

Chef in Da house!!

BAM!!!!!!

Always love the Lizdie Rightbot shows

Nice one, Chef! BAMMALAMMA! Thx!

@Chef Emeril Lagasse - Mega thanks!

Hey folks! Readie, I remember that Soul Train active gif from last year that reminded me as a kid that Saturday morning cartoons were officially over when I heard the intro to that show. :)

@Chef Emeril Lagasse - Lizdie sounds like RISD Rhode Island School of Design

I'm just going to throw it out there that by my count WPRB is 15 pledges from 350 total pledges this drive....

With that, off for Friday Family Ice Cream! Keep kicking the party jams.

Hi Roffle! Welcome to the Jammmmm..

Hi Roffle - COOL!

Hey Alan! Philly sounds are definitely in the Jammmm's category.

@Jon - Good to know! Does that count the four we already have?

Hi Valence Roffle! Same! I 100% associate Soul Train with the end of Saturday morning cartoons and I always watched both

Roffle: I'm originally from Philly, You've been nearly everywhere..R U from Philly in younger years??

LizBot, it does. Up to the second totals!

Alan, South Jersey a lot, with plenty of Philly time for sure. It's where I learned to say "Gaz" from for sure.

Jon indeed keeps score at home.

Hey y’all! Happy pledge drive!

@ Roffle: My favorite Philly word...YO !

Hi Addie S&Sssssss!!!

ADDIE!

Hi Addie!

What’s up, yo?

@Alan PaidUpNyk - Yo is Philly's greatest contribution to language, followed by jawn!

Missed ya last night Lizbot, but had a nice date with Hawkeye.

@addie: Crazy Eclipse weather on Monday and U ???

@addie métivier - Missed you, but glad you had a special night!

@alan the eclipse was BANANAS. it was the coolest thing I’ve ever seen!!!

We were by the lake/dam in town and the water fowl all went bonkers and the spring peepers started peeping and all the mosquitoes came out!

Think of DOUGH-NATING

RAINBOW just popped up in Bucks Co

YEAHHH MARKKK

@addie: Lucky You! We has clouds/sun/clouds/sun in Philly but ok..

Brian D!

YO BRIAND

2 Bri: Rain here = Rainbow 4 U !!!

Hey Chef! When's the Mud Froot and veg market tour start?

Hi Brian 'D' for Donor! mmmm, mud froot by the foot

Give it to the bass....

Rainbow just got a bit better in Bedminster

Only one date this year, 7/13, mark yer calendar! Looking to book more things in/around Philly as well

What's everyone's dinner situation? BAM

I'm def not the Gourmet cook in this Bachelor's pad LOL

Notched the date Chef E. And we're looking at fish tacos that I am about to prep up right about...

@Chef seitan burritos!

@Alan the totality was just more insane than I ever could have imagined.

@Chef Emeril Lagasse - MONTHLY DOUGH-NOR - Dinner situation is that I yearn for a chicken burrito but said chicken burrito is sadly not here

@ addie: I never saw Totality, only partials, but sooo glad you did, once in a lifetime unless you travel great distances...

@Addie - seitan burritos sound so good right now!

What they do!

...and we were nicely "mobbed" in downtown Philly at the Franklin Institute, had 5 telescopes in operation..

@alan absolutely worth traveling for. I know why people become eclipse chasers now!

@Alan PaidUpNyk - What was your eclipse experience?

One chicken burrito coming up BAM

Hi Readie and Liz…witnessed eclipse in Adirondacks.

@Lizbot: I was operating one of 5 solar telescopes at The Franklin Institute..

Was absolutely mind blowing

Hi Readie Rainbow and Space Lady Bot!

Hi Rick- so cool!

Hi Ossy!

Hi Rick Guariglia! Nice! Philly was way too cloudy to see anything

This is Wide Wonderful World of Butter, wprb style!!

Hi Ossy!

Used a small telescope..the flares were active and captivating..needed 3or4 more minutes of otherworldliness

@Rick Guariglia - I just had my dinky eclipse glasses and my dog

@ Rick: Once you see the color of those Solar Prominences ( Neon Red ) you'll never forget it

@Ossy - WWW.butter.com!

honestly, i have no idea what that link leads to! might be something bad!

haha, nevermind, it's just buttered toast! Better things lurk at pledge.wprb.com!

Yeah..up to 99% it’s ok. But 100%is wow wow..tears of awe

Yes Alan…still high from it..when I show photos or picture it in my mind

@Rick Guariglia - I caught the 2017 eclipse in Oregon and that was magical!

i pledged earlier on serenade to a cuckoo. you gals are KILLING IT!!!

Rick: I was just hoping for no rain as packing up those portable scopes would've been miserable, but we did have several breaks in the clouds, enough to see the dark limb of the moon and several sunspots...

Hi Brian Coyle! Thanks!!

@liz..yes pure magic

@Alan..nice Alan. I prayed humbly to the local Earth and Sky

Spirits

@rick yes! Tears of awe.

Like story music on social media, wprb free from scary and smelly corporate overlords to play whatever pleases

I made my grandmother's halushki recipe and am full of CABBAGE AND BUTTER

Just like you should make WPRB full of your MONEY

And Dee Dee Sharp's last song got Young Love Janet Jackson energy

@Ossy - The corporate overlords trul y smell!

The smell of the rain-washed florin, the lure of the lira, the glitter and the glory of the guinea, the romance of the rubl, the feel of the franc, the heel of a deutschmark, the cold antiseptic sting of the Swiss franc, and the suburnt splendour of the Australian dollar.

I've got 90,000 pounds in my pyjamas I've got 40,000 French francs in my fridge I've got lots and lots of lira Now the Deutsche Mark's getting dearer And my dollar bills would buy the Brooklyn Bridge

@Chef Emeril Lagasse - MONTHLY DOUGH-NOR - Cabbage & butter sounds good! I am 100% pro cabbage!

Mmmm, cabbage.

$$$ HAND IT OVER TO WPRB, REALIZE ENDLESS DIVIDENDS

MY CABBAGES - Cabbage Man from Avatar

Dinner is golden curry, trying out the mycoprotein Quorn in it. I've liked Quorn in every other way. The cats are eating ProPlan Hairball Formula with gusto.

@Brian Coyle - Thank you! And the endless possibilities on the dial!

Hi Krista KristaKrista!

Peel them Benjies off for prb 💸💸💸💃🏻🕺🏻💃🏽🕺🏽

Hiya Krista!!!

Curry rice with noodles and egg for me

I must have just missed you last night, Liz. I saw frog migration on my drive home, oodles of them hopping across the road in the Sourlands.

@Krista KristaKrista - pros plan quorn goodness! I'm no longer vegan but I still like quorn and other protein alternatives

@lizbot you the best!!!

Hi Brian!! Nice to see ya!

Hey Readie! Love soul and amazing to get a Philly soul primer!

@ Krista: If only Frogs had Wings migration easier...

@Krista- it's my great pleasure, and I am so glad you like it!

@Krista KristaKrista - Oh wow! We get a ton of toads that cross the road near Schuylkill Nature Center from the reservoir where they breed to the woods on the other side. Most years G, H and I volunteer to help them cross by closing the road and scooping them into buckets to bring them across. Otherwise, theyre smushed all over the road!

Yeah, same, Liz. I was vegan in my early 20s when it was just the safest way to eat out of dumpsters. Once I could afford the grocery store again I was back on that cheese train.

@Krista KristaKrista - No worries! I'm bringing the bird theme back for PART TWO MAXIMUM PLOVER-DRIVE next Thursday 4/18 from 5-8

We have salamanders in the vernal pools in my woods, lovely little things. I heard your show! I missed you in person, two birds passing in the night.

Alan, I would love to see a winged frog. Would it have leathery or feathery wings

@Krista KristaKrista - I was vegetarian from ages 15-35, and vegan for 10 of those years. and then I developed a soy allergy! So I do eat chicken now, but not much else meat.

shout out to host Readie Righteous! tjhis is a blast!!!

@Krista KristaKrista - I saw a car parked near mine with its headlights on when I left last night and I was wondering if it was you!

Thanks, Brian!!!

@Brian Coyle - Readie is killing it!

@ Krista: I guess the frog wings would be kinda like a bat, photo of one maybe use on a Dark Metal Album cover...

Might have been my car, it automatically shuts off the headlights after a bit.

I like to see a flying fox like Tails or an electric mouse like Pikachu

@Alan PaidUpNyk - Maybe a future WPRB t-shirt design...

Bumper Sticker: I Brake 4 Frogs...

I heard Dirty Old Man Three Degrees on Butter, interesting classy!

T-Shirt "I Brake 4 Frogs and listen to WPRB"

@Ossy - triple the fox tails, triple the floof!

@Alan PaidUpNyk - Frogs love WPRB

@ Liz Bot: There's a frog image on my WPRB beer opener! He's got headset on too...

@Alan PaidUpNyk - he is a clean young upstanding frog who loves WPRBeer

Logo= "Music that makes you go WOW"

Buckets full of cash and frogs

(Astonished frog Look)

Liz- and Big the Cat's 💜 pet Froggy 🐸

@Liz Bot: Bucket of Cicadas...

Hey, Readie! Green Bay checking in. Beautiful day out here.

@lizbot what the hell is the beer? got my attention!

https://www.google.com/search?client=ms-android-tmus-us-revc&sca_esv=18cb6ca37494dc8f&sca_upv=1&q=tsuyu+asui&uds=AMwkrPvxSHE1JOQc6Rm4P_TBX_Bl7bVBIm_n9xlM-dxYTaAVNHokLC1gYjBSt7_LK1FgU1g_1DE8PR1944zwMa9xp08-tIHZ83pWVCzWq6qmAdt_qCBOVsZRbE1YYj0Zm_hBak1TDKghgDX5u_NBjajxbHRb0BneuQcc5DQbRX6kChJaItEPM8m7daEQszDVKJ_G8YEoE_4ZbfiSiS1pCKy5ly2BHWqeij8B9D5VXKacDYx6sK7ocZlW-YrE4IjcCBoMVOYog5dtabC8EMp4ZELAawtzhqtwSqdhE7jSPPtU0iDGEGcKf6w&udm=2&prmd=ivsnmbtz&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiIuNnM5b2FAxWvM1kFHSTrCs8QtKgLegQIDRAB

Hi Jeffry!

Hi Jeffry Langan!

Peaches and Herb always on Philly radio repeat!

Readie & Liz Bot ! 🎶🎶🎶 ❤ !!

( me sing along one Octave lower tho :)

Hey heyyyyyyyyyy!

Full rainbow outside as you two sang.

@Jon "pledge.wprb.com" Solomon - Amazing!

@Jon- you can't imagine how happy that makes me!!!!

@Alan PaidUpNyk - Sing along at home!

Would love to chat but Kathy is telling me to get hot pouring wine!

Get pouring, Jeffry!

that was lovely, and there is a good reason you play records and don't typically sing on air hahaha!

Hey Brian, don't be Hatin' - be donatin'! !!!!!!! HAHAHAH

LOVE YOU BRIAN C!

i ain't hatin' i'm lovin' every second of this and i donated on serenade to a cuckoo. still hanging in there. just killed my 2nd 8.7% abv IPA after working all day, and rocking out with you!

WHAT ARE WE ADDING TO THIS YEARS GUMBO??

MORE SINGING PLEASE

@Brian Coyle - Happy WPRB is providing the soundtrack for your evening! I have fun singing with Readie, but I'm happy to leave the singing to the professionals the rest of the year!

BAM CHEF!!!

haha you guys were great. i loved it!

Earlier on playlist LOVE JEAN CARNE and Dont Let It Go To Your Head!!!

MORE ANONYMOUSSESS YAAAAAAY!

Five! More! Pledges! Do it for Readie and LizBot! pledge.wprb.com

Ayeee, Patty Jackson's setbrake on Sunday nights!!! Love Is The Message!

Aw man, sleep problems made me wake late but WOW what a tracklist for this show!! I'll have to absolutely check the rest out later

TAndy!!!good mornin"!

Hi TAndy: Monthly Doner 🥙!

Heya! 🤠

pledge.wprb.com 4 more to meet our stretch goal of 15!

Oh, Lou 💙💙💙💙

FOUR MORE! Let's go!

@TAndy: Monthly Doner 🥙 - mmm, kebab...dough...

A regular on repeat, Lou Lovin

|:^)

grasshop on over to pledge.wprb.com !

4 more 'til our stretch goal!

ONE MORE to stretch goal!!

WOOOO

wooooo!!!!!!

What a great show. Well done, all.

Thx!!!

STRETCH GOAL ACHIEVED! 4 MORE TO 20 AND TO OVERALL 350

Stay wide wonderful world of butter, rainbow readie and space susan bot!!!!

Thanks Ossy!

Thanks Jon!

Readie&Lizbot: WHAT A SHOW! I wish I could package your energy for later use LOLOL Take care U both & bcnu!

Since you are my kinda folks! You betcha!

Thanks all WE LOVE YOU!!!!

348 total pledges. Onward to Dana K!

Great singing with rainbow outside…at work now will donate tomorrow..nice show and work

BAM