Scarface : Soundtrack Released December 9, 1983
31 years we walked into a movie theater and saw a side of our city many of us did not […]
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Happy Birthday Sheila E.
Born in California on December 12, 1957 Sheila Escovedo better known by her stage name Sheila E. was best known […]
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Disco Culture : You are The People Who Keep The Music Alive
Disco Music has survived the test of time. The parodys, the satires,Disco Demolition Night at Comiskey Park in 1979. Contemporary […]
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Who is August Darnell?
When I first heard Dr.Buzzard\’s Original Savannah Band in 1976 I felt that I was being tricked into liking my […]
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John Davis & The Monster Orchestra " Night and Day"
While listening to some old unlabeled Cds I had in my car, I came across a track I had not […]
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Grace Jones is Back
I love Grace Jones. Saw her several times in the 70s at the South Florida Nightclub Limelight in Hollywood. Great […]
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Bringing Back the Funk !
Roger Troutman ( Zapp) is smiling up in Heaven . So is Rick James and a couple other \”Funkmeisters\” that […]
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Leroy Gomez still makes you " Get Up and Boogie"
A few years ago on our Disco program Open House Radio we had the pleasure of interviewing one of the […]
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From Party All the Time to " Gettin' Irie"
Written and produced by Rick James and Kevin Johnston and ranked as #36 on the list of the 100 Worst […]
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Jimmy Ruffin Mended our Broken Hearts
Born May 7, 1939, Collinsville, Mississippi, he first signed with a Motown subsidiary, the short-lived Miracle, in 1961. He had […]
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Giorgio Moroder Returns with " 74 is the New 24"
Take a 1/2 cup of his Academy Award-winning theme from the 1978 movie Midnight Express and add 1/4 cup of […]
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Disco's Only Grammy Award
Without question some of the best Disco material was released between 1978 and 1979. Many consider the most popular year […]
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She grew Up Riding the Subway…..
You grew up riding the subways running with people Up in Harlem, down on Broadway You\’re no tramp but you\’re […]
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Happy Birthday Jimmy Ellis of" The Trammps"
Tenor Jimmy Ellis was the lead singer of the Trammps.Born in 1937 in Rock Hill, South Carolina, Ellis was the […]
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Santana Abraxas celebrates it's 44th Anniversary
44 Years ago today in 1970 – Santana\’s \”Black Magic Woman\” was released.In 2003 this album was ranked number 205 […]
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Lionel Richie's " All Night Long"
On a day like today November 12, 1983 Lionel Richie\’s song ALL NIGHT LONG (released on October 11, 1983, on […]
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Big Bad Hank Raps in Heaven (August 5, 1957-November 11, 2014)
\”Big Bank Hank,\” whose real name was Henry Jackson, died Tuesday in Englewood, New Jersey, One of the members of […]
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The Electric Slide Syndrome
Anyone who has been in the DJ business for a long period of time can probably describe at least a […]
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Interview with Mingui Perez
The following is a brief interview I conducted through Facebook Messenger with Miami Guitar legend Mingui Perez regarding Miami\’s Open […]
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Mike " In The Night" Triay …….Lives on
Mike in the Night was an MC, a radio Engineer,a producer, a Remixer a Radio personality he earned each and […]
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Mantrap Then and Now
I could blame Mantrap for introducing me to \” Skipping \” school, but I won\’t. You see the first time […]
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Miami Bands of The 70s
Those of us who were privileged to be present during that time can appreciate the frustration of not being able […]
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Open House Culture
The many bands that played these venues did more than provide us with musical entertainment, they were also the trend […]
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DJ ALEX GUTIERREZ
In 1976 I bought two BSR Belt driven Turntables with no pitch control and a Radio Shack microphone mixer mixer […]
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Happy Birthday Melba Moore ( October 29, 1945)
Her real name is Beatrice Melba Smith.Her first break came in 1967 as a member of the original cast of […]
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My First Record
They say you never forget your first kiss, your first girlfriend ,well, your first anything right? As a DJ who […]
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Miami Disco Fever's Charlie Rodriguez
There are a very few people in this town you can always count on to carry the Disco torch .Individuals […]
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DJ Jimmy Martinez ……One of Miami's Original DJs
Owned by Doug and Nancy Stevens The Top Draw was located on the 79 Street Cauesway in Noth Bay Village. […]
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Alcazaba Pre Thanksgiving Party " A Miami Tradition"
\”I think about 14 years ago a whole lot of people decided take advantage that they didn\’t work the next […]