Listen this week as we continue our conversation wiht the iconic Paul Gambaccini!   Hear Paul tell stories of working closely as a trusted industry insider with George Michael and his feelings about George's place among the pantheon of artists.

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This week we are honored to be joined by the iconic voice of Radio One and the BBC - Mr. Paul Gambaccini!    Listen as Paul takes us through his beginnings at Dartmouth in college radio and his journey across the pond to the UK where he found his future and eventually became a close and trusted industry voice to George Michael!   

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Listen this week as we spin the cover of "Love Machine" from the 1983 album Fantastic!   Hear Shirley tell stories of performing on TV to this song, her feeligs and thoughts about the cover songs that George chose and memories of singing them live over the years!

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Listen this week as we spin "Secret Love" from the 1999 album Songs From The Last Century!    Hear Shirley talk of listening to the original Doris Day version of this song and her love for Calamity Jane.  We discuss the details of singing onstage during the Symphonica tour, the new George Michael Coin from the Royal mint and Shirley is ever closer to the details for the upcoming Cowboys & Angels show later this year!

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Listhe this week as we celebrate our one year anniversary and take a stroll down the memory lane of the career of the magical Shirley Lewis!!  Hear Shirley tell stories of recording Jive Talkin with George in 1987, her solo career and coming back to tour with George in the next 20 years as well as her new solo single for the first time in 3 decades!   

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Listen this week as we spin the song "Monkey", the 4th consecutive #1 track from the massive Faith album!    Hear us dissect and play all the versions of this song and why the Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis version might not be Shirley's favorite.   We will tallk about the song and video and maybe even some Paula Abdul for good measure!

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Listen this week as we are taken all the way back to 1984!   Shirley giggles her way through our spin of "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" from the Make It Big album.   Hear Shirley tell stories of stage costumes, questionable hair choices through the years and George teaching her to sing like him!    

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Join us this week as we welcome the iconic photographer Chris Cuffaro to the show!   Chris helped to create some of the most recognizable imagery in history with the work that he and George Michael put together in the Faith era.   Listen as he tells us anout the process of working with George and being an integral part of the look that changed the face and future of pop music!

Check out the amazing work that Chris has done on Instagram and Facebook @TheCuffaroPhoto.   His website is CuffaroPhoto.com!

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Join us this week for a special Valentine's Day episode where we dim the lights and talk all about Father Figure from the 1987 album "Faith"!   This is in our estimation the quentissential George Michael song and we wanted to make sure we dedicated all the time we needed to cover all the facets of recording, performing and the impact that it has had on the landscape of pop music in the last 37 years.   We take our time and go long on this one so grab a glass of wine and sit back and be transported back to a time that we all remember so fondly!

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Listen this week as Matt absolutely calls his shot and manifests the classic "If You Were There" from the 1984 album Make It Big!    Shirley is back in the house and tells us stories of performing at the Wham Final, music influences of her youth and does she still own a certian bra???

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