It’s part 1 of our epic two-part celebration of Soul, R&B, disco and hip-hop! We’ve gathered an incredible collection of interview moments with some of the greatest artists of the genre.
We’ll hear from:
- Gladys Knight & The Pips – Gladys breaks down every element that goes into making a great record. She also rightly insists there should be a Grammy Award for backing vocals.
- Earth Wind & Fire – talk about the rise of disco and their place in music
- Destiny’s Child – Michelle and Kelly talk about Beyonce’s leadership and vision.
- the late great Sam Cooke talks about his jump from spiritual music to the ballads that made him famous
- Smokey Robinson talks about the battles the Motown Records faced back in the days of Civil Rights struggles
- Wyclef Jean explains why The Fugees never followed up their biggest album.
- The guys from Chic talk about creating the greatest hits from the disco era.
- Rihanna fondly remembers the big break that took her from Barbados to Jay-Z’s office
- Chaka Khan explains how one of her favourite artists wrote her first major hit
All told, it’s a powerful, danceable, funky episode!
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