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Halloween was good fun for the kids now it is a day for evil and some parents don't let there kids dress up no more! Is todays society too serious about everything? Has Santa, the Easter bunny, Halloween, and holidays that were mostly fun things fallen prey to the nature of todays society to be so serious? Are these things teaching our children the wrong messages?

Do you let your kids go trick or treating? Believe in Santa? or do you believe that Halloween is the Devil's day and refuse to let your kids believe in a man coming down the chimney to deliver presents to the people? Is it ok to let a kid believe in something and be a kid or Is it best for the kid to know the truth at an early age?  Are we robbing our youth of the innocence of childhood? You tell us tonight on the Live In The Vocal Booth Show.

It seems as if everyone today is searching for the Fountain of Youth. There is an undeniable desire amongst most people, especially women, to stay young and healthy and beautiful as long as possible. The pressure to have eternal youth drives many to try quick fixes and diet fads that are detrimental to their health and self-esteem. This Friday from 11pm-1am talk with the ladies of OWWHH about ways to achieve the ultimate path to Eternal Youth only on www.bks1radio.com

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Tonight at 10 pm est the LIVB team brings you the legendary Lenny Williams latest release Still In The Game. Join our interactive review process where your opinion counts. Followed at 11 pm est by the nights discussion of parenting in these trying times.

Artist Review: Lenny Williams

Born in Little Rock, Arkansas, Lenny moved to Oakland at a very young age.  Learning to play the trumpet in elementary school fueled his interest in music.  Lenny's skills as a vocalist were first nurtured by singing in gospel choirs and groups around the Bay Area. He was in good company working alongside up-and-coming artist Sly Stone, Andre Crouch, Billy Preston and members of the Hawkins family, Edwin, Walter and Tremaine.

After winning several local talent contests, Williams signed his first record deal with Fantasy records.  He cut two singles for the label including "Lisa's Gone", now regarded as an R & B classic among British soul music lovers, and "Feelin Blue", written by John Fogerty of Credence Clearwater Revival.  Lenny then spent a brief spell with Atlantic Records before deciding to put his solo career on hold in 1972, when he joined the emerging funk band Tower of Power.  A string of hits ensued, including " So Very Hard To Go', and "Don't Change Horses (In The Middle Of The Stream)", written by Lenny and Johnny "Guitar" Watson.  During his two years with the group, Lenny participated in three milestone albums, the gold LP Tower Of Power, Back To Oakland, and Urban Renewal, while touring non-stop throughout the United States, Europe and Asia.

At the end of 1975 Lenny returned to his solo projects.  Initially signing with Motown in 1972, he later moved to ABC Records in 1977 (which was then purchased by MCA Records in 1979).  Over the next four years. Lenny scored ten charted hits, including "Shoo Doo FuFu Ooh", 'Choosing You", "You Got ME Running", "Love Hurt Me Love Healed Me", and "Midnight Girl".  Lenny recorded four more albums from 1977 to 1980, Choosing You, his first gold LP, Spark Of Love, Love Current, and Let's Do It Today.  These albums established a solid and loyal following for Lenny, and the impact of his music can still be felt, particularly the mega-hit "Cause I Love You", from Spark Of Love.  This song crosses generational boundaries, and has frequently been used on "old school" and "slow jam" compilations throughout the years.

After leaving MCA, Lenny recorded for independent labels, Rockshire and Knobhill.  In 1986 Lenny was invited to sing vocals on "Don't Make ME Wait For Love" a track from superstar sax man Kenny G's multimillion selling album Duo Tones.  When released as a single in 1987, the song became a top 20 pop and R & B hit.

Over the past few years, Lenny has continued his solo career, touring the US, Europe and South Africa   In 2004 and 2005 Lenny Williams and Kanye West were honored recipients of the BMI song writer’s award for the song "Over Night Celebrity" recorded by rapper Twista. He has recently shared stages with Aretha Franklin, The Whispers, Rick James, Boney James, Bobby Womack, Ohio Players, Al Green, Usher, K-Ci and JoJo, Alicia Keyes, Anthony Hamilton and Frankie Beverly and Maze.   Lenny has also expanded his multi-dimensional career to include acting, starring in several stages plays "Love On Lay Away" starring Deborah Cox, actor Mel Jackson and Martha Wash.  He also appeared in "What Men Don't Tell" starring Kenny Latimore, Shante Moore and Dottie Peoples the hit stage play  "When A Woman's Fed Up".  As an icon of the past and the present, Lenny Williams continues to expand his musical prowess and flex his newly found acting skills.  He is sure to continue wowing his fans in the United States and beyond for decades to come.

Read More Lenny Williams Bio: www.lennywilliams.com

Tonight’s Topic: The Plight Of The Parent

Tonight we put the parent on the grill, we invite all parents and children to share their stories and opinions about this topic. Who is easier to raise, a son or a daughter?? What are the perils of raising children in 2012?? As a parent what are your fears? What are your joys? When is it the right time to admit your child isn't your lil baby no more? You tell us tonight  in the chat room or call us at 646 233 1302. Live In The Vocal Booth!

Today we face many challenges within the Urban Community, and honestly it's becoming worse with each generation. It’s hard to imagine that many in the Urban community have no self-preservation nor respect for their communities or themselves. There are so many students in the public school systems that face challenges everyday. Although, it's unfair to put the blame on them entirely many of them simply lack the ambition to educate themselves, and do better than the generation before. The city of Newark is a prime example of the kind of community that simply never recovered from its past, and instead has become worse. Is the community to blame? Partially for its lack of enthusiasm to actively participate in the rehabilitation of the city, and the growth of the young people.

Many feel that city officials and educators have become complacent in their duty to take responsibility for the needs of its people to make a noticeable difference. Now don't get me wrong, the mayor of Newark, Corey Booker has made some changes in efforts to make Newark look better and feel better, but if the people are unchanged due to lack of support in their lifestyle then the cycle simply repeats itself; and all that was made beautiful becomes run down. Efforts like the Boys and Girls Club have faded away along with the celebrities from the cities who seemed to have successfully escaped the harsh realities and never looked back. Besides Newark native Shaq who made attempts in the past to revisit and help the city there are many others who simply haven't tried.

Mothers and Fathers are getting younger each year, and with that generation after generation become accepting of their children and their children's repetitive lifestyle. It's hard to think that many young girls grow up to become mothers before graduating high school or before completing their first year of college. The lack of discipline, structure, and attention within the household lead young men and women to find themselves through their music, and other media outlets that influence their mental state and makes it easier for their friends with whom they relate, and the struggles outside their household to ultimately becomes the lifestyle they know and live. These young adults are lost and many of them being raised by family members due to their (young) parents that may have left, lost their way to drugs, or the streets. Many of these kids lack respect for the individuals raising them using the excuse that they aren't their parents in order to manipulate their situation and look to who they feel is family or in their best interest, which is usually their friends.

Gang Violence has been around for decades and at one point was extremely destructive to the youth in the community, and is still very real today. Many young people within the minority communities use their struggles as an excuse for why they became apart of a gang or resort to gang violence. Other gang members say its because it runs in their family, and they had no other choice but to affiliate themselves or join. Gangs have changed many people’s lives with the loss of innocent people, family members, and other gang members that have left children behind without a mother or father to teach them things necessary to become better. Gangs have influenced many young people that may have had the right family foundation, but didn't want to be an outcast and looked for acceptance, or that were pressured into the lifestyle based on where they lived, but mostly teens who had no idea about the lifestyle and gang culture were fascinated with the language, gang signs, being feared, and the idea of belonging. Many teens and young adults have lost their lives and people they love to Gang Violence. Gangs within these urban and minority communities have resulted in many of our black and Latino men and women ending up behind bars, and even worse killing off many of the promising youth we could have today.

Many cities struggles to tend the needs of its fast growing population do to the lack of support within the community, and the lack of response from organizations to support these issues. These people face growing concerns for their children, teens, and young adults within the community who face harsh realities everyday. It's hard for the elders living in cities like Newark to think of their community as it is today being that it flourished years before the 1967 Riots, which brought the poverty and violence our youth are accustomed to today. Yet, how could we ever let it get to the point it is today? If everyone in the community did their part to actively participate in the rehabilitation of their communities and its people there is there any doubt that slowly, but surely in the years to come their would be a change. Instead city officials make decisions to make a difference without a solution to their madness. Tearing down "projects" and section 8 housing without a place to house those individuals who have no family to turn to or lack the funding to move within the designated time period, thus leaving them to roam the streets or become destructive to neighboring communities.

Many city officials, educators, and parents within these cities have given up on the youth, and the advancement of the community due to the difficulties, challenges, and lack of funds provided to make a noticeable change. Many of these individuals see the young people in these communities as a threat to their society, and therefore give minimal attention, or turn away. Yet, rather than take individual responsibility for their needs, advancement, and growth these “role models”, forget that by not making the youth a priority they're only contributing to more problems. To make a conscious change is to help change the lifestyle of these young people in hopes of bringing up future generations that won't pose a threat, is to support those individuals in need suffering from poverty and drugs, and to clean the streets of gangs, guns, and dealers distributing poison within the communities. The ladies of "Only Women Wear High Heels" have a very passionate topic at hand and we plan on attacking it head!

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Artist Review: Daley

Gareth Daley, or known as Daley is a unique, UK singer songwriter and artist. Daley hails from Manchester. His diverse sound rooted within Neo-soul, Pop and R&B, infused with Ambient / Experimental vibes.

He first began in 2010 he featured in the Gorillaz’s smash hit “Doncamatic” taken from their re-release of Plastic Beach. The song charted at 37 in the UK and became Daley’s first song to enter the charts. Daley performed the track in BBC Radio 1’s Live Lounge on the 20th of November.

In 2011 Daley began to showcase his talent and was entered into the BBC Sound Of 2011 poll, to which Jessie J, also a UK recording artist took first place. In the same year Daley teamed up with the British recording artist Wretch 32 with the song “Long Way Home” which was on the album “Black and White”.

Daley then started to work on his own material and produced the mixtape “Those Who Wait”. On the mixtape featured the Grammy Nominated artist Marsha Ambrosius on the track “Alone Together”, a music video was made and released in 2012. A music video was also made for the song “Smoking Gun”. A video for the song “Spent” also taken from “Those Who Wait” is expected this year (2012).

In 2012, Daley started to tour around the UK showcasing “Those Who Wait”. He supported the new up and coming UK artist Emeli Sande on her tour titled “Our Version of Events”. His debut album is expected to be released this year.

Bio for Daley from: www.last.fm/music/Daley

Topic: Social Media & Youth

Social Media and the Internet are no longer sleeping giants they have arrived.  What are the effects of technology on our youth?  The positives are the technical knowledge our kids are gaining along with the ability to truly take their education beyond the confines of a books, radio and television.   Our youth have the ability to be global learners.

The negatives range from cyber bullying to sexual experimentation.  With unlimited access to pornography on their smartphones, IPads, and Tablets what will all this access to information do to our youth in the future and what can we do to better reign in this technology so the effects on our youth won’t be damaging?  Tune in tonight to The Live in the Vocal Booth Team as they jump in on Social Media and the effects of technology on our youth.

Special Guest: J. Nicole

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Twitter:  @myjnichole/  Facebook/jnichole/Juliet Jones

Juliet Nichole Jones (known as artist J. Nichole) is a native of Pennsylvania, and an Inspiring Contemporary Gospel Artist who has a love of ministry and music.   With her unique and anointed voice she is reaching beyond the traditional gospel sound and gospel audience.  Honored by colleagues, and adored by the public this singing sensation is truly an inspiration.  She is the daughter of a musician father and an evangelist/songwriting mother, and has had much support from her influential yet talented parents.

Her career began at age 7 where she began to sing in local talent shows.  By age 8 she became little Miss Southern PA where she won her first trophy.  By the time she was 12, she knew in her heart that singing was what she wanted to do. She accepted the Lord into her life, and one day while watching a show on TV she saw a blind girl give her testimony and sing beautifully for the Lord. J. Nichole was immediately inspired and wanted to sing with the same enthusiasm as the blind girl did.  During Church service one day JNichole prayed and asked God earnestly from her heart to bless her with the same enthusiasm to sing.

Little did she know, God heard her prayer request, and years later it would manifest into a reality.  While in her college years, J. Nichole enjoyed singing and touring as lead vocalist with a top 40 band in PA.  She then placed law school on hold, and headed out to LA to pursue her music career.  While in L.A. she had the pleasure of working with many influential artist in the music industry in the pop/ r&b markets, performing at local venues with her girl group at the time, as well as a pending deal with Sony that unfortunately fell through.

After many obstacles faced in L. A. as a single mother during that time, J. Nichole started to faithfully attend church and study the word and it was then when she quickly re - dedicated her life back to the Lord.  She immediately realized God had other plans for her and her music career as a singer, writer and entrepreneur.  Currently she is working on her brand new Gospel CD titled “No More Runnin”.

She released the first single from that CD titled “Do you know him” in 2012, then in 2013 she released the second single titled  “Get your Spirit UP” currently in rotation on  Wamo 100.1 AM/FM Gospel’s Best Sunday’s with Brother Marlon,  and many more. She is also taking the internet radio by storm (KROV 97.1 FM, Magic 102.3 FM on Radio Synergy 1, Racman Radio, CJB Radio to name a few).   She is lined up to appear on WLCF TV the Spotlight, Bobby Jones Presents for New Vision Productions for the Impact TV Network, and the Iowa Gospel festival in the summer of 2013.

J. Nichole has been extremely honored to be selected as a performer for the 36^th Annual Festival of Black Gospel in NY on March 1, 2013 along with other amazing and anointed artist such as Jonathan McReynolds and Anita Wilson to name a few.  While inspired by many artist in Gospel such as Mary Mary, Fred Hammond, Nicole C. Mullen, James Fortune and Fiya as the list can go on - J. Nichole carries a unique style all her own.  When she isn’t singing or pursuing her doctorate degree JNichole enjoys spending time with her family or doing volunteer work with her local church in New Jersey.

She also enjoys working with her mother Yvonne in expanding their non-profit organization “My Spirit in Motion”, which involves many outreach programs /missionary work.  The mission is to defeat the kingdom of darkness with a vision of helping others.  Ultimately,  J. Nichole’s prayer is that her spirit-filled singing will touch the lives of countless of millions of listeners through numerous appearances on radio, television, and concerts throughout the United States and foreign lands.

Special Guests: Valentine

"Merging the genres of dance/pop and industrial rock, Valentin sings from a typically dark and occasionally cynical perspective of that infamous, and often unpredictable, four-letter word:  love.  He draws influence from a wide variety of artists (Nine Inch Nails, Lady Gaga, Marilyn Manson, Savage Garden, and Robyn to name a few), but he pushes himself to stick to his true colours.  His favourite colour is black."

Special Guest: Angela Spivey

Some people find their calling early in life.  The Princess of Gospel, Angela Spivey, is one of them. The Chicago native joined the children’s choir at her father’s First Corinthians Missionary Baptist Church and made her singing debut at the age of four.   A year later, at the ripe old age of five, she became the choir’s director.

Angela would go on to form the nine-member Voices of Victory, a young adult choir that quickly grew in membership and prominence around Chicago. Now, some 37 years later, the choir comprises 65 members and Angela remains true to her calling:  To spread the word of God through music and to use her anointing to heal others.

Launching a career as a gospel recording artist wasn’t Angela’s goal.  In fact, she was content to sing in the church and vehemently opposed the idea of recording.  But others saw the need for her ministry on a larger scale and, eventually, so did she.  “People started pushing me to record, but I never wanted to do it.  We recorded ‘Victorious Praise,’ our first CD, in 1993,” she recalls.  In 1997, she was the lead vocalist for the GMWA Gospel Announcers CD’s outstanding track, “So You Would Know How Much I Love You.”  She followed up with 1999’s “Glory, Honor and Praise.”

For someone who was reluctant to record, Angela was on a roll.  In 2002, she was joined by ten members of her choir for the recording of “I’m Determined,” the CD that put her front and center in the gospel industry, netting several 2003 GMWAs, including awards for Female Vocalist of the Year, Traditional Album, Traditional Song, Traditional Best Video and the coveted Artist of the Year.  She was also nominated for a 2003 Soul Train Lady of Soul Award in the gospel CD category.

But with all that she has achieved, at least one person was convinced that Angela had not gotten her just due.  That person would be Pastor DeWayne Harvey, CEO of her new record label home, Innovative Records.  “Angie’s been a hidden talent,” he says.  “People know about her, but her success in terms of sales, outings, venues, and all the things that come along with a good gospel artist just aren’t there.  That’s my goal.  I know her voice is anointed and designed to reach not only people here in the United States, but all over the world.”

Angela’s forthcoming CD, her sixth, “He Keeps His Promise,” produced by Harvey, Antonio Wimberly and Etienne Porter, serves up an array of spiritually uplifting songs; notable among them is the title track, which is the CD’s debut single.  Spivey’s new release is destined to be one of her greatest.  Harvey and his crew of producers have not only captured the essence of what Spivey does, but have given her a new look and sound.  This new sound is evident in that lead track as well as on the standout second single, “God Cares.”  Spivey said that the songs stretched her out of her comfort zone; however, the results of moving out are amazing.  Spivey says, “It’s new, it’s fresh, almost as if I have been reinvented.”

Additional gems on the album are the poignant “My Outcome is Victory,” penned by Spivey; “Let God Do It,” a song penned by Harvey; and “I Wanna Be Ready,” which is traditional yet new.

Angela says that every song she records has to resonate with her spiritually and emotionally.  It’s not just about a funky beat or a catchy hook.  It’s about telling a story, dispensing wisdom and drawing on the word for healing, comfort and discernment.  “I try to seek God and hear God, so that the song that He gives me will be a blessing to someone else,” she says.  “I want to let people know that their outcome is victory if they trust God.  I want to tell them that their joy is coming in the morning.  A lot of people need to know that if they can just hold on until morning they can find joy.  I want songs that will touch the hearts of men and women and help them to realize that bad situations are not that bad after all.”

As Angela prepares to follow in the footsteps of her father, she looks forward to continuing her musical ministry as well.  She says that even though she has always known her calling, it’s clearer now than it has ever been, much clearer than when she was that four-year-old girl singing in her father’s church.  “I’ve grown spiritually,” she lends.  “When you look at my overall picture, I’ve changed.  I’m not that little girl Angie anymore.  I’m a woman who knows God and loves God.  That’s my calling.”