Phyllis Hyman

L.A. has also worked with the recently departed Freddie Jackson, rest in peace, and members of the jazz group Pieces of a Dream, who also have been on this show.

Backed by an ace band, Young imbues the Phyllis Hyman experience with the distinctive vocal range and tone, emotional interpretation, stage presence, and style that have cemented Hyman's legacy as an all-time great.

In Young's words, quote, My Phyllis Hyman tribute isn't just a performance, it's a spiritual connection, a love letter to a woman who changed my life.

Ellie, thank you for joining me.

How's everything?

But some of the other shows that I did with them that I remember, I was at the Ford Auditorium.

We actually had a show where Phyllis Hyman, before she passed, was the actual artist for that.

Felicia Rashad was the host for that show.

And I was the front of house engineer for that show.

Let's jump into our guests for this evening.

We've talked about Phyllis Hyman before.

with her beef with Whitney Houston.

And we discussed how it made sense because of one Clive Davis kind of pitting them against each other, kind of setting the template of basically Phyllis Hyman was the blooper for Whitney.

Then it keeps going on and on.

It's just like, you know, the Trinity, I call it of male R&B, you know, Charlie Wilson, Aaron Hall, R. Kelly, same similar thing.

But on the other side of more of the, we'll talk about in a second with our guests before We jump into it.

But let me talk about Phyllis Hyman and the legacy of Phyllis Hyman.

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funky new disco solar radio your classic and 21st century soul station is tony lee right here in the am playing all the best new disco funky re-edit some future disco so we're going to kick off this second mix with phyllis hyman martin gray on the remix and under your spell

Listen in the dark, you got me under your spell It's after the rain, it's just like Sunday.

Candy dreams, it's on my mind.

I'll be on my own.

But you will know that I'm strong.

wonderful way to kick off the second mix of the show phyllis hyman martin granner remix and under your spell and in the background another life by bell mezzit coming up next risk assessment and be the girl and loads of great tracks to come in this second mix of the show music from delphonic stefan de chazou and dj queen b just to name a few so whatever you do this morning keep it locked it's funky new disco

Only you appeared inside You're gonna feel me You're gonna hold me You're gonna love me You're gonna leave me You're gonna feel me You're gonna hold me You're gonna love me Love me, don't say you trust me

We'll do it all over again on the Northern Soul Hour.

I want to squeeze this in from Phyllis Hyman.

1979, you know how to love me.

And I'm so happy

It peaked at number four on the Billboard Albums chart.

In 1979, the late great Miss Phyllis Hyman released You Know How to Love Me.

This actually combined the team of James Matumi and Reggie Lucas as her songwriting duo.

The album solidified her status as a club and R&B vocalist.

Mm-hmm

... what a huge Phyllis Hyman fan I, I am.

But I, I'm gonna assume there are some folks watching us and listening that say, "I'm not sure who Phyllis Hyman was," 'cause she is gone now.

Uh, we're gonna talk about that, too, 'cause it's kinda sad.

But, but that being said, for folks who don't know, who was Phyllis Hyman? Talk about her style of music.

I have watched videos of you.

People can find a link on this recording to go watch some of you.

But it, it's...

And And so she did, you know, some songs and, and then she did the M2 May songs.

And then, um, he had written for like Stephanie Mills and, uh, Phyllis Hyman.

And like I said, Roberta Flack and James M2 May.

Yeah.

Shortly after this, Chaka Khan went on CNN to express her anger and her deep concern about this whole chain of events.

How do you have one of the biggest superstars in the entire world and someone who's supposed to be your friend, your family, your protege, die in a hotel where you're having your party and that party continues? Phyllis Hyman

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