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Art by: Gail Nobles
Story by: Gail Nobles

Today’s topic: Indie Night - Dave Brown

People will tell you that it’s not about your talent. Then what is it about? Dave Brown is inviting people all over the world to join Indie Night. He wants to see your talent.

According to Dave’s bio, he made his way to Hollywood after receiving a Bachelor of Arts from Morehouse College. I call him Indie Night - Dave Brown because of the Indie Night Film Festival: Indie Night. It is a weekly film festival that gives artists an opportunity to showcase their films and other new and established filmmakers from all over the globe. It is founded by Dave Brown.

I remember when I first saw a video clip of Dave Brown at Duane Martin’s Xen Lounge. The Lounge was packed with people that night. When I saw Dave & all of the people around him, I thought: Uh Oh! This man has started something.” Then he moved the film festival to the TCL Chinese Theater in Hollywood, CA.

Entrepreneur Indie Night - Dave Brown is still going strong. You can submit your films to Indie Night Film Festival. Indie Night Film Festival accepts submissions year around to screen in Hollywood at the TCL Chinese Theater. To learn more about the Film Festival submissions, go to indienightfilmfestival.com. I’m Gail Nobles. Thank you for listening.



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Song: Float On With Us (F.F. Ladies Mix)
Song By: Full Force

Drums by: Gail Nobles
Podcast vocals: Gail Nobles

I’m Gail Nobles & you’re listening to Lounge Hype. Today’s topic is Float On With Us ( F.F. Ladies Mix).

At the beginning of the song, Bowlegged Lou from Full Force introduces himself & tries to tell his Zodiac sign but Vivica Fox buts in. She tells him that he talks too much & ask could the women talk to tell their Zodiac sign. Bowlegged Lou wants to know who Vivica is. She tells him her sign and lets him know that she’s Vivica A Fox, & Bowlegged Lou said he didn’t care if she was Red Fox. Vivica and all the ladies, Melisa Morgan & Regina Belle & Vesta let’s Bowlegged Lou know that it’s a woman’s world. Then there’s love singing between Melisa Morgan & Isaac Hayes near the end. You can hear them all singing Float On.

Isaac Hayes & Vesta, Rest In Peace.

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Jingle by: Gail Nobles
Info from: https://www.lotis-jackson.com/

Lotis Jackson is an R&B singer/songwriter/producer with a history in hip-hop according to his bio. He is also a host for Cavi Vision entertainment. Cavi Vision highlights music artists, red carpets events, and entertainment news. Cavi Vision parent company is Caviar Gold Records.

Lotis is in collaboration with producer Bobby Hope (Boys II Men). His music often draws on his childhood, coming from a broken home.

Lotis lives in Los Angeles but he is from the Seattle area. He is the focus of a documentary, “ Lotis Jackson: A Young Man Living His Dream.”

On his website Lotis-Jackson.com, he has a long list of songs in music. My favorite song by Lotis is “Candy Land”. You can hear all of his music on his website from SoundCloud.

To learn more about Lotis Jackson, go to Lotis-Jackson.com. That’s Lotis-Jackson.com. I’m Gail Nobles, and you’re listening to Lounge Hype. Tune in next time for more. Thank you for listening.

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Intro Song by: Gail Nobles © 2022
Song: The Womack Sisters Are Here
Music by: Gail Nobles
Podcast cover by: Gail Nobles

Today’s topic: The Womack Sisters

Sisters of Soul! The Womack Sisters!
The Womack Sisters were first known as Ejyptian Queen spelled Ejy instead of Egy. They gave Xen Lounge an outstanding performance once if I’m not mistaken. The Womack Sisters are also the granddaughters of Sam Cooke. The sisters are real true singers.They have great singing talent. They are singing the kind of songs that many of us are missing today. These girls are like their grandfather. They can sing , and it’s three of them. I’ve heard them sing Amazing Grace Acapella. They have that soul sound just like their grandfather.

The Womack Sisters have a song titled “Darling”. (Singing) And now they have a new single titled, “Lost For Words”. (Singing).

Y’all got to hear these girls sing if you haven’t heard them. You can find them on Spotify.com. I love their songs, and I think you will too. I think you’ll love their singing. Especially, if you’re old school, and they have a mixture of new school too. The Womack Sisters are also the nieces of Bobby Womack.

You’re listening to Lounge Hype. I’m your host, Gail Nobles. Today’s topic: The Womack Sisters, and if you’re longing for a great new sound. .. (Singing)

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Gangsta’s Paradise: by Coolio

Keyboardist: Gail Nobles

Today’s topic, Karen Briggs.

In the beginning, I saw a video clip of a woman playing the violin at Xen Lounge and asked, “Who is this woman playing the violin? She’s playing Gangsta’s Paradise any way she wants to. I mean, she could make the violin sound almost like a guitar. I was stunned. Everything you heard of the original rap song and then some as far as music. I said, “Wow!” With the violin, she was adding more to the music as if it were her own. Her name is Karen Briggs.

In the beginning, after watching her perform at Xen Lounge, her name was not known to me. I thought, “I got to find out who that woman is.” I saw the video about seven years ago, and today I just found out what her name is. How did I find out? I just typed in Google Search engine “ female violin player plays Gansta’s Paradise”. I went to Google Images to see if I could recognize her face, and I did.

Xen Lounge is said to be closed now, but there was so much talent in that place. So much that I’m just beginning to find out more about the people I’ve seen perform there. Karen Briggs is one of those people. I was blown away about how she played Gangsta’s Paradise by the rapper Coolio. So blown away, I had to find out more about Karen.

She was born in Manhattan to a family of musicians, Karen Briggs took up the violin at age 12 and committed to playing professionally at age 15. Briggs joined the Virginia Symphony Orchestra while still in college, but grew discontented with performing classical music and left the orchestra after four years. Since then, she has performed predominantly in the jazz and contemporary instrumental genres.

When I first heard Karen Briggs play the violin, I thought, “She plays like a professional”, not knowing she had experience.

When I decided to do a podcast about Karen, I wanted to play a little intro and give an example of how Karen plays the violin. I have the violin in keyboard, but I don’t have the bow to give the sound effect that a violinist has when drawing a bow across the strings. Like I said before, Karen played Gangsta’s Paradise as if the music was her own. I tried to give an example of that by adding something more to the music. I had to create a number of tracks to make up my sound. It was very challenging. I had to listen to the instruments that were played in order to play the music, Gangsta’s Paradise. Then I was able to add a little more of my own tune to the music.

Karen Briggs is an extraordinary violinist. If you haven’t heard Karen, you’ve got to hear her for yourself on YouTube.com. I’m Gail Nobles & you’re listening to Lounge Hype.Thank you for listening.

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Intro by: Gail Nobles
Music by: Gail Nobles

Photo credit: John Mathew Smith & www.celebrity-photos.com - Marla Gibbs
Usage: CC BY-SA 2.0/Wikipedia.org

Today’s topic is Marla Gibbs. Remembering her at Xen Lounge Social Club Sundays.

I was looking back at photographer Gina Walker’s photos who has pictures of Marla Gibbs standing with Ian Foxx at Xen Lounge. It’s good to have those memories.

We remember Marla Gibbs as the feisty maid, Florence from the comedy The Jeffersons. The comedy is a sitcom television series that was broadcast on CBS from January 18, 1975 to July 2, 1985, lasting 11 seasons and a total of 253 episodes. The Jeffersons is one of the longest running sitcoms in history.

According to Wikipedia, Marla received five Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series. She was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2021. Speaker Tisha Campbell was there and paid homage to Marla during the ceremony. She unveil the star.

Marla Gibbs also starred in the comedy 227 from 1985 - 1990 as Mary Jenkins. She is not only a great actress but a great singer that co- produced and sang on the theme song. I enjoyed watching Marla on both comedies. She also appeared once on the comedy Martin. It does not matter what character Marla is or what show she is acting on. She is always great and fun to watch. It’s always good to see Marla, and there is a memory of her at Xen Lounge Social Club Sundays.

I’m Gail Nobles, and you’re listening to Lounge Hype.

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Song: Love Can Do
Song By: Joshua Ledet

Podcast music by: Gail Nobles
Vocals by: Gail Nobles

Today’s topic is Joshua Ledet on Lounge Hype. I’m your host, Gail Nobles. Joshua is a singer from Westlake. Louisiana. In 2012, he placed 3rd in the eleventh season of American Idol. In 2017, he released a self-titled EP.

I want to talk to you about his single titled “Love Can Do”. It’s a very beautiful song. In 2015, Ledet recorded the single which was written and produced by Bernie Herms. On March 6, 2015, Ledet performed the single on a local TV show in Indonesia. Love Can Do was released by Warner Music Indonesia on Aug. 4.

You can see Joshua Ledet’s video “Love Can Do” on YouTube. You can hear all of his popular releases on Spotify.

I’m Gail Nobles, and you’re listening to Lounge Hype. Today’s topic: Joshua Ledet.

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Intro music by: Gail Nobles
Photo credit: John Mathew Smith & www.celebrity-photos.com from Laurel Maryland, USA -
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During the time I first heard Will Smith, everybody was rapping back in the 80’s. The radio played a remix of rappers. And when I heard Will Smith’s “Girl’s In the World Ain’t Nothing But Trouble”, I was lost in the story. It was the original 1986 version. Any time a rap song makes you listen, it’s saying something, and Will Smith is a great story telling rapper. That’s the first thing I noticed when I first heard him rap.

Not only that, but I was amazed at Will’s DJ. DJ Jazzy Jeff. I said to myself, “How in the world did he mix jazz with rap? How did he think of that? That’s a unique sound with the beat of a hip hop drum. It sounds just right.” I thought, “Ain’t nobody got that style. Not in rap music.”

Back in the days of the 80’s when rap music was really strong, I said , “I’m going to write Will Smith and his DJ. I’ve got to tell them what I think of their music.” I guess I was about 15.

My mom saw me writing and asked, “Who you writing?”
She didn’t care much about rap music like she did when it first came out. And even if a person was famous, she thought I needed to be careful. That’s just the way my mother was. She saw famous people as people, and she was right. So when my mom asked who I was writing, she knew what I was about to do. And I said, “ Nobody, ma.” I just balled the paper up.

My mom really didn’t care about me writing, but she always made me second guess. She wanted me to think before doing something, and I didn’t think. Not the way she did. Especially, after seeing Will Smith in a picture walking along with one of my classmates at a mall. I was sick. To me, Will was just a friendly guy, and I didn’t know him.

As the years passed, me and my mom had heard on television that Will was going to try out for the Muhammad Ali movie. My mom said, “I know he’s not going to play as Muhammad Ali. He better do a real good job if he’s going to play him.” My mom was on her sick bed at the time.

I thought to myself, “Muhammad Ali was always rhyming and bragging. That’s not hard for Will Smith to do. Some things are already in Will to act out.” You see, I believed in him though he appeared as just comedy.

The Ali movie came out in 2001. That’s the year my mom had passed away. Will Smith had done an awesome job acting as Muhammad Ali. I went to the theater to see the movie., and I was a little sad because my mom didn’t get to see the movie with me. I said to myself, “Mom, Will Smith has done it. He has done a great job.”

In a spiritual sense, I could hear my mom say, “I saw him.”

I left the theater thinking not only is Will Smith a great story telling rapper, but a great actor too.

I’m Gail Nobles. You’re listening to Lounge Hype. Tune in again next time for another story.

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Intro: Remembering Royalty by Gail Nobles ©️ 2021

The topic is about the group Royalty. You’re listening to Lounge Hype. I’m your host, Gail Nobles.

Royalty was an R&B group from the 80’s. There were 3 girls in the group & one guy. In 1985, they released their first single “Super Love\ Are You Happy” on Skin 2 Skin Records. It’s unknown whether or not the single made the charts. I remember the group in the year of 1987, when they released the single “Anyone in Love”. It came from their only album “Rich and Famous” on Warner Bros Records. It was a beautiful song. I never forgot about it.

Royalty appeared on television shows such as “Video Soul” which aired on BET. I remember when they appeared at LA Xen Lounge. I often wondered what happened to the group, and I saw them on Twitter thanking and tagging Tisha & Duane Martin for having them at the Lounge.

Unfortunately, I didn’t get to see Royalty Perform if they performed. I didn’t live in LA, and I had to follow Xen Lounge on the Internet, and the videos that people posted on YouTube from the lounge. Thanks to the lounge, I found out that the singing group Royalty was still around. It was the year of 2013 when I saw the thanks to Tisha & Duane Martin on Twitter from the group Royalty.

Royalty is very talented group. It is said one of the girls in the group, Keisha wrote the song “Greatest Love of All” (not the one by Whitney Houston) for the singer Gladys Knight, and the theme song for the UPN television series “All of Us”.

There were two other girls. One of them hosted a show, and it is unknown what the other one might be doing. And the guy in the group became an inspirational rapper.

I’m Gail Nobles. You’re listening to Lounge Hype. Today’s topic: Royalty.

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Podcast music by: Gail Nobles

Andrew Gouche is a Grammy award winning producer & gospel bass player. He has performed and recorded with Rev. James Cleveland, Walter & Edwin Hawkins, The Winans & Yolanda Adams just to name a few. Gouche has also worked with non-gospel musicians like MJ, Gladys Knight, & Billy Preston just to name a few. Gouche has worked as Music Director for Chaka Khan and earned a Grammy for his work on Mart Mary’s album “Thankful”. He also impressed Prince who selected him to work on his recordings and tours. It looks like Gouche has really been around. That means he must be really great & talented.

Have you heard Andrew Gouche’s album, We Don’t Need No Bass? The album reaches out to music lovers of all ages and genres. That’s what happens when a musician has a lot of talent in music.

You’re listening to Lounge Hype, and I’m your host Gail Nobles. Thank you for listening.

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