Ike is also a music producer, promoter and manger for several old school groups including The Legendary Blue Notes and is the booking agent and promoter fot the Inruders, The Ebonys, and Blue Magic.

The Ebonys

It was fun to reminiscence down memory lane with the music some of us grew up on and others are just discovering. Ike shared how there our several groups out there performing as the Ebonys and the Intruders with no rights to the names. If you’d like to have the original  group(s) at your next event, contact Ike Love at 257-256-9338 or email him – loveonerecords@aol.com Connect with Ike on Facebook and enjoy the videos on YouTube.

Listen to the interview below and support Our Old School Artists – Lead Vocalist for the Ebonys, William “Smoke” Howard has a Solo CD available and look for a new release from the Ebonys this summer.

Ferguson’s music has played on WDGP radio almost from the beginning. Even so, Saturday was the first time he has guested on Conversations. It was such a pleasure to speak with him about his music. his record label, SJF Music and more.

A Native of the DMV, Stephen currently makes his home in Kansas. He is planning a huge event in 2013 that will benefit Music Students and be a wonderful community event. Take a listen to the interview below and get the scoop, when your done, visit the links below and then go get your copies of his current music.

SJF Music

SJF Music on Facebook

Stephen’s Blog

ReverbNation

Tate Simms is a world class musician,singer,songwriter, guitarist, bassist, and producer and it was an honor have him on the show.  Orginally from the States, Simms makes his base in Germany but performs all over.

Diana surprised Tate by playing an earlier song of his titled Groove Patrol. We loved it but we’re not so sure Tate did, but he was a good sport about it.

Tate began playing the guitar at age 8. His Aunt took him to lessons at the Hampton Conservatory in Englewood New Jersey  where he had the good fortune to get some pointers from Dizzy Gillespe. He has been in several bands and has performed with Christina Aguillera, Mary Wilson OF THE LEGENDARY SUPREMES, Globus, the New Ray Charles Orchestra, George Benson, Sheryl Crow, Curtis Blow, AND Orin Juice Jones. Tate has also opened for great acts like Tavares, Donna Summer, and the Spinners, to name a few. He was also the musical director for Latoya Jackson.

Tate shared that he writes a new song everyday. He says he likes to keep fans on a roller coaster ride, never knowing what to expect. Tate doesn’t want to be put into a box , (which is another reason he should be a part of the WDGP family of Independent Artists) we definitely agree. Simms is so talented and, of course, he loves what he does and it shows. This is his quote about himself from his Facebook page, “I live how I want, and I do what I love !” Now that’s the way to live.

Tate Simms First CD “Romantic Holiday” was released in December 2010 and is currently available from your favorite music download site. If you prefer a hard copy you can contact Tate via Facebook and he will see that you get a copy through Paypal.

The CD Feel It will be available soon and some of the tracks can be heard on WDGP right now. Tate has promised to come back when Feel It is completed to share it with our Listeners first!

Tate’s advise to youth contemplating the Music business?  Educate yourself on the music and more so on the business, hone your kraft. Learn an instrument of your choice, be passionate about your music. Sounds like good advice to us and we second that.

Keep up with Tate Simms via his Facebook page and his Website.

Music can be found ReverbNation, Pure Volume, Last FM, Itunes and your favorite music download site.

Here a clip we enjoyed of Tate paying Homage to George Clinton and Parliament Funkadelic.

The conversation touched on her big sister Letitia Clark George’s bid and win of a seat on the Orleans Parish Democratic Executive Committee, better known as OPDEC (Find out more here.)

Cheri’s Young Photopreneur  Mastermind blog and E-book, which continues to do well was also discussed. The biggest news, however, was about her newest venture, The Apple Box Agency.

This is a company that aids businesses and individuals brand themselves and get the word out about their business, product(s) and service(s).

The do the work for you so you can concentrate on actually running your business. Listen to the interview, watch the video for Too Good by D.O featuring Cheri Amour (the lady with many talents), then go explore the links above and if you are an entrepreneur, definitely visit the Apple Box Agency.

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Aziza (formerly known as Linda Williams) is a breath of fresh air. She is a song writer, composer, arranger, singer and all around wonderful person who is definitely a true Diva with no apology needed. She worked with Natalie Cole traveling the world and making beautiful music until she decided to do her own thing. She talks candidly about the business, record labels, being independent and pros and cons of both. She also offers advice to those who might be considering getting into the music business.

Aziza currently makes her home in New York, but continues to perform all over the globe.  She has promised to keep us abreast of her shows so those in that area can support her.Please listen to the interview and then visit her website, like her Facebook page and buy the music from your favorite download site including but not limited to CDBaby and  Rhapsody, and Itunes.

After just a few minutes of conversation and you know he is the real deal. A man that has a love for God and Family. He speaks candidly about his time behind bars and how he used that time to get right with God and delicate his life to the Saviour. He talks about how things came in to place and how he has developed his talents in music, film production and oil painting.  He shared some of his heavily jazz influenced Gospel/Inspirational music as well a few R&B tunes. We enjoyed having UL visit with us here at Conversations and look forward to his next visit. After you enjoy listening to the inteviw, go check out his website for a wealth of information about all UL does. Find his work on Amazon, Subcribe to his YouTube Channel and join his Fan Club.

Kroshet joined Diana Broomfield on Conversations to discuss his new music from the first of seven projects he is commissioned to do.  Being the hard working man he is, he is planning to start the second project in June. All we can say is keep the music coming Brother. It is always fun when Kroshet visits Conversations and tonight was no exception. The new project is titled Signature so it’s all Kroshet through 15 beautiful tracks. Take a listen and we’re sure you will agree and Kroshet had a pleasant surprise for Diana you won’t want to miss. Check it out and keep up with Kroshet via his website and Facebook.

Hostess Diana Broomfield felt it was time to officially introduce him to the WDGP Listeners.  Quite a few of you have been tuning in Sunday mornings at 8am EST to be refreshed with the Word and we are thankful for you. However, it’s time to get to know the Man himself.

Take a listen to Pastor tell you about his journey to Christ and get as excited as he is about the goodness, faithfulness and mercy of God, Listen as he sings one of the soon to be released songs God gave him and hear the featured song  What Is This World Coming To from that same CD, W.T.W.C.T., then tune in on Sunday mornings for his teachings. Keep up with Pastor and find out when the CD will be available by stopping by the Choices of God Ministries Inc Website Choices Of God Ministries Inc also has a Facebook Page and you can follow them on Twitter

John Dubiel resides in Chicago and  is the Producer of the Band. Not only is he the producer, but he is the song writer and arranger for the Band. The CD, Gotta Say GoodBye, has been a labor of Love. It is a compilation of seven beautiful smooth jazz with wonderful vocalists.

Throughout John’s life, he has been a producer, songwriter, and keyboardist with a passion for music. Being a Veteran who received the Purple Heart after being wounded during the Vietnam war, his other passion is the Veterans and with his new Band,  he wants to help all our Vets suffering with PTSD. Part of the profits from this CD is going to help these brave men and women as they return home from combat.

John has come alive with the Combat Fusion Jazz Band’s first album “Gotta Say Goodbye” a smooth jazz, fusion, R&B arrangement. A soulful mix of musical genres.

John has been in the music industry for over thirty years, first producing for Mercury & Ovation records in the 70′s and in the 90′s opening a Jazz Club, The Jazz buffet of Chicago presenting top entertainment  like  Sheila E., Warren Hill , and Jimmy Smith just to name a few.

John also Wrote and  Produced a musical Play titled, The Pack is Back, a fictional portrait of Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis, Jr. and Dean Martin which ran successfully for two years at Piper’s Alley Theater in Chicago. However, when all is said and done, John returned to what he loves most, playing the keyboard and producing music.

John is dedicated to making great music with the Combat fusion Jazz Band and helping our brave men and women serving our Great Nation.

Take a Listen to the Interview, enjoy the music and then go buy the CD for your collection from Amazon.com or CDBaby.com

There are some guest who make the process of interviewing effortless. Smoke Howard is one of those. It was extreme pleasure chatting with him this past Saturday, January 28, 2012 (which just happens to coincide with WDGP’s second anniversary, and we couldn’t think of a better way to commemorate it) The name of the show is Conversations and that is exactly what we did. Smoke is a man of strong conviction and that comes across in conversation. Take a listen to the interview and get a glimpse of this talented gentleman and enjoy the music, then go add it yo your collection.

“Smoke” has his second  Solo Project completed entitled Give Me Your Heart. Smoke continues to reside in the Philadelphia area and works to keep  the Philly sound alive. Join us as we chat with Mr Howard and explore the project.

You can follow Smoke on ReverbNation as well as Facebook

Music is available on CDBaby

La Veda is a soft spoken dynamo. She was introduced to various forms of music from her Father. At the age of seven she started her musical journey from her birth place of Miami Florida. She has been featured in TRACE magazine’s 1998’s Women in Music issue along with LAURYN HILL, MISSY ELLIOT, ERYKAH BADU, and JANET JACKSON, claiming the number nine (#9) spot. Not being confined to only singing, La Veda uses spoken word to help develop her songwriting skills and craft. In 1999, she took part in the DOUBLE TALK 3, HIP-HOP & RAP/POETRY festival in Amsterdam, featuring BAHAMADIA.

Listen to the interview and the music then find LaVeda on ReverbNation, Last FM, Bandcamp and Facebook.

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As you know, SteamyTrails ran a promotion to give away a couple of gift baskets including some great reads and the trimmings to help you enjoy them. Ms Katrina Gurl was on hand to do the honors and in addition to that wonderful news, she shared that there will be more contests to come. She also shared a poem from her book, The Balcony View: Introduction to the Lovers and we also had the pleasure of Nike Binger Marshall’s renditions of two of her spoken word pieces.

It’s always fun to talk to Katrina

and we wish her much continued success on her poetry, her novels, the publishing company  and her show, SteamyTrails Speaks. Tune in on January 21, 2012 on Blogtalk Radio.

Congratulations to the contest winner Ollie Moss.

To enter, just go to Steamy Trails and fill out the registration form, the post the following on your Facebook and Twitter pages as many times as you can, each time is another chance to win.

“I’m starting the New Year right with great reads from @NikeWrites and @TheBalconyViewBooks ”

Winfield Davis is awesome all on his own, but for this show, Diana had five awesome guests. Winfield shared the time with two of his band mates Mikey and Reuben who were both charming. Both Mikey and Reuben share some personal feelings about music and their journey to get to where they are.Winfield shared how the Band is coming together and getting ready to start touring. They have been playing regularly at A Touch of Class, a Nightclub in the Tampa area.

Komposer MD joined us on the show as well to catch us up on what’s been happening in world over the past year, like composing a couple of movie scores and completing a couple of projects composing music for a backdrop to poetry. We are so pleased that she is doing big things.

We also met Gus Sequoia, a musician in his own right and owner of the Maryland Studio in Florida, where The Winfield Davis Band rehearses regularly.  We also heard a couple of tracks from Gus’ album World of Fire.

all in All it was a very entertaining and educational show thanks to all the guest who all brought their talents, history and knowledge. Listen to the show and be inspired not only to live your dreams now and in the future but to look back at your family history and see where you’ve been. Thank you all for helping create this show filled with great music and Conversations.

Find Komposer MD on Reverbnation, Facebook and MySpace. You can find her music for purchase here.

Gus Sequoia can be found on MySpace and Facebook .

Find Winfield and the Band at his website, Myspace, and Facebook.

You see, Twon has a lot to say. He loves People and he wants you to know about the Goodness of God. Twon writes songs that give messages of Hope, Strength and Love.  Add to that soulful beats and wonderful harmonies and you have the songs of Twon.

It’s hard not to love people when you grow up with  12 brothers and sisters. Twon and his family are known as the Gantt Singers. They grew up in the Detroit area and even auditioned at Motown, who wanted to sign them but Dad said no.  None the less, Twon did get to perform with David Ruffin and has opened for Ms Vickie Winans.

Twon has been writing and recording music for years, and as such as a vast library of music ready to go. Take a listen to the interview and enjoy the music shared there. Then go to Twon’s website to sample more and most importantly, buy his CD’s

You can also find Twon on Facebook, befriend him there and look for his videos on YouTube as well.

As always she was a gracious guest despite a few technical difficulties (we still don’t know how that Alien got in the studio)  we were able to present the EP in it’s entirety and were even able to share a few other tidbits not included in the EP. Just Glow is a got to have it addition to your your music collection and you can download your copy straight from her website, Of course Gloria says if you see her anywhere she’ll be happy to sell you a hard copy on the spot. Either way, get it for your collection. Follow Gloria on Twitter and Facebook, she loves to interact with her Fans.

Robert Mark, drummer for the Band Journey.  It was delightful speaking with him straight from his home in Switzerland. Of course it was around 2am there but Robert says he’s a musician and as such usually gets in about that time if he’s gigging.  Robert told us how the Band got started and about some of the changes and influence that help to create the current sound. He told us his favorites from the current project,  New Destinations, and promised to send a copy of the Band’s first release so it can be share with our listeners. You can sample a few of the tracks in the interview posted here but all the tracks are in the WDGP Playlist.

Robert did ask that our listeners get in touch and let the Band know how you all feel about their music. You can do this but going to their website or emailing Robert directly Send eMail

The Band has toured but not yet in the US and your enjoyment of their music might bring them to a venue near you. All in all it was a great visit and maybe next time the other 5 members will join us.  The music is available on itunes or right from their website. Please Like Journeys Fan Page on Facebook. You can find Robert Mark on Facebook as well.

I would like to introduce you to two of those companies. The first is called Organo Gold and is a coffee infused with GanoDerma or as some have come to know it,Richhi. In any case, it is a mushroom that the Chinese have been using for over 4k years. And there are very few of them that are fat or have the internal problems that we have. And for those of you who are squeamish about joining because it’s coffee: 2 of the top men in the organization don’t drink the product either. To be honest, it ain’t about Coffee. Honestly, it is not. It is about can you hand out samples to people no matter their ethnicity or religion? If you can, OG will work for you.

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I truly hope that this makes sense to somebody and that you will come and join me. Thanks and God Bless!