The Legacy of George Michael in Black Culture

The end of the road has come and it is time to hang em up.   This is the final episide of the podcast and there are more than 3 years and 100 episodes of memories and emotions in this one.   Special thanks to my guests; Peter, Tonia and Julie as we take one last trip down memory lane and celebrate the music and the man that has brought us all together.     Thank You, George.  

This week is proof positive that ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE!!    This is a manifestation and a dream come true and it is now not just ONLY IN MY DREAMS!!   This week for the penultimate episode of the show I am joined by the one and only Debbie Gibson for a chat that absolutely proves that if you can dream it- there is a way to make it happen! 

Listen this week as I am joined for the final time by the creator of Kidz Bop and great friend of the show, Michael Anderson!!   This week we talk about the merits of the biggest songs from Wham vs those of Tears for Fears and some of the results may surprise you!     Kidz Bop 53 available now..... and coming soon....KIDZ BOP 54!!   Spinning The Wheel Social Channels Facebook Instagram TikTok Twitter (X) 

Listen this week as months and years of pestering and begging pay off and I am, at long last, joned by Rob Harvilla from the podcast "60 Songs That Explain The 90's"!        Hear Rob talk about finding the music of Wham as a child and what this music has meant to him over the years as well as a story special to our hearts when we talk about the 1990 Open Letter to George Michael from none other than the chairman of the board himself, Frank Sinatra!   Spinning The Wheel Social Channels Facebook Instagram TikTok Twitter (X)

Listen this week as I am joined by journalist Kahron Spearman and we take on the topic of the legacy of GM in Black culture.   This is a tricky topic that gained traction after the 1989 American Music Awards, but George's place in all circles is much more than just a single occasion.      Spinning The Wheel Social Channels Facebook Instagram TikTok Twitter (X)

Listen this week as Kevin Paige drops by the show for the final time and we talk about the iconic song "Everything She Wants"!  Hear Kevin take us through the musicians journey and how a song like this is constructed and delivered.     Spinning The Wheel Social Channels Facebook Instagram TikTok Twitter (X)

Listen this week as Niall Flynn takes us through the process pf recording "Older" in part 2 of our conversation!   Hear stories of what it was like to work on a vocal with George over and over again and a story about "Move On" that you have never heard before!!     Spinning The Wheel Social Channels Facebook Instagram TikTok Twitter(X)  

Listen this week as Niall Flynn joins me again and we talk all about the Older Album!   Hear as we take this iconic album through its 30th anniversary and go through it track by track with someone who was there in the moment.  Part 1 this week focuses on side 1 and some of the most iconic songs in the history of the GM catalog!   Spinning The Wheel Social Channels Facebook Instagram TIkTok Twitter (X) 

Listen this week as we track down the one and only "Hollywood" Humphries from the z100 Portland Faith Tour trip!!    Rusty Humphries joins me this week and his story and his times with George Michael go far beyond just a simple radio contest!  Listen as he tells times of interviewing GM, recording parody songs in the style of GM and a certain backstage story from that Hawaii concert that you need to hear!!  

Listen this week as Lisa from Arizona joins the show and shares an amazing story from 1988 when she was a contest winner on her local radio show and was flown to Hawaii for the Faith Tour!!    Hear Lisa talk about backstage passes,  Hawaiian nights and a lifetime of memories that have followed.   Spinning The Wheel Social Channels Facebook Instagram TikTok Twitter (X)