The First Time I Heard...

By Toya Haynes

The First Time I Heard is host and self proclaimed music nerd Toya Haynes’ love letter to music. On each episode she and her guest will talk about the first time they heard one of their favorite artis... more

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December 20, 2021 Episode 17: The First Time I Heard… Kashif
In the final episode of Season 2, host Toya Haynes is joined by guest Shameika Rhymes of the show Check the Rhymes joins to talk about the first time they heard the musical virtuoso Kashif.
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33min
June 21, 2021 Episode 16: The First Time I Heard... New Edition
Host Toya Haynes is joined by Len Webb and Vincent Williams of the movie review podcast The Micheaux Mission to talk about the first time they heard her favorite group New Edition.
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1h 41min
March 22, 2021 Episode 15: The First Time I Heard... Gladys Knight
Host Toya Haynes is joined by singer and American Idol finalist Melinda Doolittle to discuss the first time they heard the incomparable Gladys Knight.
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1h 26min
February 13, 2021 The First Time I Heard... The Quiet Storm *Bonus Episode*
Do you love slow jams? Did you grow up listening to the Quiet Storm? Then you definitely don't want to miss this bonus episode of The First Time I Heard. Host Toya Haynes is talking about the first time she heard the long running Quiet Storm radio format with her guest, R Dub!, the creator of the globally syndicated Slow Jams with R Dub! radio show and founder of SlowJams.com.
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1h 15min
November 23, 2020 Episode 13: The First Time I Heard... Raphael Saadiq
Host Toya Haynes is joined by Black Girl Lost Keys founder Rene' Brooks to discuss the first time they heard the multi-talented Raphael Saadiq and how he's a part of their life soundtrack.
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54min
September 18, 2020 Episode 12: The First Time I Heard... LL Cool J
For this special 2 hour episode, host Toya Haynes is joined by producer, singer/songwriter (fun fact: he's the creator of the podcast's theme song), and historian TL Cross to discuss the first time they heard LL Cool J and his remarkable 30 plus year musical legacy.
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2h 11min
June 30, 2020 Episode 11: The First Time I Heard... Jodeci
Creator of Zumble Jason Gray joins host Toya Haynes to discuss the greatness of Devante' Swing's production, recite some of their favorite lines from Martin, and talk about the first time they heard Jodeci.
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1h 9min
May 21, 2020 Episode 10: The First Time I Heard... Green Day
In this episode of The First Time I Heard, my guest, radio show host Ryan Chitty, and I talk about the first time we heard the band Green Day. We also talk about his radio show Bullying the Jukebox and his plans to open The Punk Rock Museum.
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1h 9min
April 08, 2020 Episode 9: The First Time I Heard... Mary J. Blige
On this season 2 premiere we are talking about the Queen of Hip Hop Soul Mary J. Blige. My guest is Nikki Wright, my co-host on a new podcast we’re hosting together called Unsung Unwrapped. Unsung Unwrapped reviews episodes of TV One’s award winning show Unsung. Unsung Unwrapped is available on streaming platforms now.
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1h 31min
December 16, 2019 Episode 8: The First Time I Heard... The Temptations
I’m joined by R&B singer and podcast host Kyle Maack to talk about the first time we heard the legendary, and arguably best to ever do it as vocal groups go, The Temptations. Kyle has a pretty unique story to share: he went from becoming completely captivated when he heard The Temptations for the first time at 11 years old to later being signed to original Temptations member Otis Williams’ label.
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1h 3min

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The podcast currently has 17 episodes available.