Sam’s Jams: Mary Clark – Take Me I’m Yours
Singer Mary Clark released the song “Take Me I’m Yours” in 1980 as a single on the New York record label...
Sam’s Jams: The Jackson Sisters – I Believe In Miracles
The Jackson Sisters (not to be confused with the Cincinnati Jackson Sister, nor the siblings to American Soul Group, The Jackson Five)...
Paramita Sound Moves From West Village to 1515 Broadway
Paramita Sound is known not only as a record store, but also as a space to showcase some of Detroit’s...
Sam’s Jams: Je Ne Bois Pas Beaucoup – Les Ya Toupas du Zaire
ARTIST: Les Ya Toupas du Zaire (The Ya Toupas of Zaire) SONG: Je ne bois pas beaucoup (I Don’t Drink...
Sam’s Jams: Joe Bataan – Latin Lover
Mestizo was released in 1980 by Joe Battan, an African American-Filipino Latino Soul musician from New York. Bataan was influenced...
Sam’s Jams: Phyllis Hyman – Living Inside Your Love
Albums recorded in 1978 seems to be a theme in Sam's Jams, and that's for a good reason. 1978 had...
Sam’s Jams: Eddie Kendricks – Body Talk
The Hit Man is the sixth album by former Temptations vocalist Eddie Kendricks. Motown released the album in 1975 under...
Sam’s Jams: Brainstorm – Journey To The Light
Journey to the Light is the second album by the Detroit R&B group Brainstrom. It was released in 1978 on Tabu...
Ian Finkelstein’s Duality/Detroit Celebrates Black History Month at MotorCity Wine
WDET's Sam Beaubien sat down with keyboardist Ian Finkelstein to discuss Duality/Detroit and the month long Black History Month celebration at MotorCity...
Keeping the Funk Alive: Iconic Motown Guitarist Eddie Willis Dead at 82
WDET The Funk Brothers were a legendary group of studio sessions who helped craft the coveted 'Motown sound.' On...
Sam’s Jams: Words and music with Detroit artist Xavier Jack
Sam Beaubien is WDET’s Creative Director and longtime bandleader for the Detroit funk + soul group Will Sessions. He’s been playing music for...