The Show About Stuff: The Stephen Davis Show

My guest is Elizabeth Van Dyke...the Producing Director of Woodie King's New Federal Theater in New York...is an award-winning producer, actress, and director who has directed plays all over the country and received honors for her work. It's a wonderful,  thought- provoking study of the American Theater and it's inner workings of creating and staging of a play production... a must- hear!👏

Produced, directed and host by Stephen E Da...

My guest today on this new episode is Chris Owen aka Chris Oldie. Chris was a New York politician, Democratic District Leader, President of a Brooklyn District School Board and ran for Congress to replace his father, the late former Congressman Major Owens.But these days have changed careers, returns life long passion of music. Three years ago, he released a song/video entitled "George Floyd: Say Their Names. It earn rave accolades...

My Guest today is the fabulous, Annette St John, Jazz Singer Extraordinaire! While she favors the Jazz idiom, she also sings r&b and gospel.

She has performed with such legends from Della Griffen, Lonnie YoungbloodIrene Reed, Frank Staton, Etta Jones to George Benson, Al B Sure and Lou Donaldson.Her first live CD was recorded at Smoke nightclub in NYC entitled, "Inside" in 2003. She has performed at Smoke, Birdland, Lincoln Center, ...

An all new episode with my guest, Gail Boyd, Esq. Ms Boyd, an entertainment attorney in New York City. She is the President of Gail Boyd, PC and Gail Boyd Artist Management, LLC. A graduate pf DePaul Law School, she was a founding partner of Boyd, Staton & Cave, the first record African American female law firm in the United States. She has been an entertainment attorney since 1976 and specifically involved in jazz since 1979.She s...

My guest is journalist, author, gossip columnist Flo Anthony. "Florence "Flo" Anthony is a gossip columnist, syndicated radio host, TV contributor and author. She is an African-American reporter who writes for the gossip page of the Philadelphia Sun. [1] Anthony, a graduate of Howard University, resides in the East Harlem section of New York City.[2]

'After working as a publicist for sports legends like Muhammad Ali, Butch Lewis, Mi...

It's another  wonderful episode of The Show About Stuff! The Stephen Davis Show  with Logan Westbrooks (with friends Shelia Frazier-Atcheson and Ulysses Kilgore)... a Black Pioneer Music executive who worked with CBS Records, interacting with such stars as the Jackson 5 to Earth, Wind and Fire! He created Source Records, which released "Bustin Loose" by Chuck Brown! It is an episode to just sit back and enjoy listening to his exper...

This wonderful episode feature LaBrenda Garrett-Nelson Esq, President of Board for Certification of Geneologists, Dr Jennifer D. Williams, Educator/ School Administrator and Bro Fatiyn (Ernest Stroman),  Producer/Host Openline Radio Show, WBLS Radio, New York and of Rev Al Sharpton Radio Shows. This episode highlights my own family discovery and the importance physically, mentally and morally of knowing who you are and where you ca...

A personal favorite episode of a person who was a child star on Broadway in 1955,. She was an Ikette with Tina Turner, sang with Little Richard and David Ruffin on his first solo album after the Temptations and a founding member of great iconic groups of the 70's. The Honey Cone had a triumph recent concert in Los Angeles. And by the way...she found time to also be Funeral director for a short time!!!😲👏😄 Here is my great friend

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The Marvelous McBroom Sisters: Marsha, Dana, Lorelei, Durga...Forces of Nature! Marsha was a model extradinare and is a great educator and humanitarian; Dana an educator at Fashion Institute of Technology in NY, Author of Grace Jones's " Pull Up to the Bumper" and an actress in "Leadbelly"; Lorelei Background Singer with Pink Floyd, Rolling Stones, Rod Stewart and creator of a new YouTube Video Show "Who Influenced You"?; Durga, Ba...

The Marvelous McBroom Sisters: Marsha, Dana, Lorelei, Durga...Forces of Nature! Marsha was a model extradinare and is a great educator and humanitarian; Dana an educator at Fashion Institute of Technology in NY, Author of Grace Jones's " Pull Up to the Bumper" and an actress in "Leadbelly"; Lorelei Background Singer with Pink Floyd, Rolling Stones, Rod Stewart and creator of a new YouTube Video Show "Who Influenced You"?; Durga, Ba...

A marvelous episode with my friends actress Sheila Frazier-Atchison, Tony nominated actress Starletta DuPois and Margaret Bush Ware, former personal assistant to the legendary Sammy Davis, Jr. Three "fine" ladies with such Hollywood wonderful stories! Sheila was the gorgeous actress featured in movie "Superfly" and the talent coordinator for Black Entertainment Televison. Starletta was nominated for a Tony for here Broadway role in...

My guest is former Essence Executive Editor and author Audrey Edwards, who has written a delightful book entitled "American Runaway ".  The book is about her leaving her home in Brooklyn NY to move to Paris on 1/19/21 because Donald Trump was being inaugurated POTUS. Fascinating book and a marvelous read. Little did she know he would be back again!!!

 Produced, written, directed and host by Stephen E Davis.

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My guests are: Joseph N Jackson, inventor of the cable remote control and other inventions: Carlton Brown, architect and Real Estate Developer; and John Atcheson, Hair Salon Owner/ Operator. A marvelously funny yet informative episode. Each of these gentlemen were pioneers in their field. Produced, directed, edited and hosted by Stephen E Davis.

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This is a heart warming, enlightening and a very personal conversation with the King of Black Theater on Broadway, WOODIE KING JR! He founded and operated the New Federal Theater in New York City for 51 years until his retirement. The Theater is still going strong. I do thank this giant of a man to allow me to record him for my show. Guests include  Broadway Tony nominated STARLETTE DUPOIS and "TV'S" Love Boat "Issac" TED LANGE.  S...

A must hear, simply marvelous episode of two sisters, Catherine Thomas, Esq and Dr. Claudia Thomas, MD. Catherine Thomas was a Civil Rights and International Business attorney, who was involved in some of the important civil rights cases in America. She is now a realtor in the Maryland area. Her sister, the 1st Black women orthopedic surgeon in the United States, was one of the student leaders of the successful takeover of the Vass...

My guest is Aminata Njeri, an author, having just recently released a book entitled "Whispers of Wisdom",  a  Pastor,  a leaderologist,  she is the Executive Vice President of Bryan Educational Leadership Group. She has imparted her pearls of leadership wisdom to over 100,000 people. This is a magnificent episode the magnifies the theme of this Podcast, "Progress Despite Obstacles." It is a story of a teenaged mother on welfare, wh...

My guest... Award winner International seasoned performer/vocalist Berklee Conservatory School of Music,  own Alumni with honors, Grammy Voting member, flourishing multi talented pianist,and guitarist ,Whitney Marchelle Jackson has performed at prominent concert events for the World Cup , Dubai Hotel, United Nations, Apollo, New York Blue Note, Parkers Thompson Hotel, Berklee School of Music,  on Campus (standing ovation), Pier 84,...

My guest, Bobby Sanabria, is a 7 time Grammy nominee. He is noted drummer, percussionist, composer, arranger, conductor, producer, documentary filmmaker, bandleader...and most important to me, educator. He has played with some of the all time greats, including Dizzy Gillespie, Mongo Santamaria, Tito Puente, Celia Cruz, Ruben Blades, Randy Brecker, to named a few. He was named Percussionist of the Year in 2011 and 2013 by Jazz Journ...