On her sultry and soulful debut EP What We Had, Rebecca draws from a fresh whirlwind of classic and contemporary influences.

With every swaying breeze of her distinctive voice, the multi-talented artist makes each track an opportunity to dream, love and reminisce wistfully about beautiful times gone by. She weaves this laid back magic over old school soul.Renowned producer Jason Miles adds his retro sounds on the Fender Rhodes, Vox Continental and Wurlitzer.

“I really appreciate the opportunity to work with Jason and so many incredible musicians in making the dream of recording my first full-fledged project. Their incredible musicianship and craftsmanship inspired me every time I was in the studio.”

After opening the EP with a dreamy and sensual twist on Hoagy Carmichael’s rarely covered gem “Winter Moon,” Rebecca keeps the sense of traveling nostalgia going with “What We Had.” This lush and graceful look back at a joyful romance was penned by Rebecca, her father Dennis and guitarist Jonah Prendergast. Rebecca and Dennis also co-wrote the set’s other original “Feel Alive,” a charming declaration of love and how it changes the heart.

Also included on the EP is Rebecca’s 2016 single of "Jet Samba,” marking the first time legendary Brazilian composer Marcos Valle’s 2005 instrumental hit was recorded as a vocal. The track received a 4 star review in the January issue of the United Kingdom's premier jazz publication, Jazz Journal. "Angel's vocal and her band's combined musicality masters the jazz samba and pop fusions perfectly…An expressive EP taster.”-Jason Balzarano

“Whether I’m performing live or recording, I’ve always been driven by my desire to evoke a meaningful emotional response.It’s all about connecting with people and bringing them together to make them feel they’re not alone. Music has always been part of how I think and do things in my life, and moving forward, I simply want to touch these audiences with the stories I tell.”

Paving the way for Rebecca’s emergence as an artist in her own right, the 22-year old singer performed gigswith her father’s band at NYC hotspots including The Iridium,The Metropolitan Room and Café Noctambulo.

“My dad has had a huge impact on my taste musically. Growing up he would play Peggy Lee, Louis Armstrong, Ella Fitzgerald, Elvis and the Beatles on my car rides to school. I loved it all.”

Rebecca recently graduated with a degree in Vocal Jazz Studies from Ithaca College. She credits her immersive studies withgiving her the practical skills to develop her individually inspired style.

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With a recording career that has continued to grow since the 1970s, Jim's songs have been recorded by artists as diverse as Mary Travers and Elmo (from Sesame Street)

Jim joined the Navy in 1963. In 1968, he moved to New York City and started playing the coffeehouse circuit. He joined a band called The Good Earth.

When Kama Sutra/Buddha records released "Songman" in 1971, The songs from "Songman" received steady airplay on WNEW-FM. "Simple Song" became an anthem for many listeners looking for some healing and gentleness.

Jim’s second album "You'll Never Be Lonely with Me" followed the same year and produced some of Jim's most memorable songs. Soon after, Terry Cashman and Tommy West were brought in to produce Jim’s third album. Cashman and West had recently been very successful producing Jim Croce’s hit records. Jim got a new record deal with RCA and they were off and running.

The resulting album, simply titled "Jim Dawson", is one of the classic albums in pop music history. Great songs, great singing, great production. The songs from this album still bring cheers at Jim's shows and you can always see lot's of fans singing along.

During this time, Jim's popularity continued to grow and he sold out shows at the Bitter End, My Father’s Place and the Schaefer Music Festival in the NYC area.

"Elephants in the Rain" was Jim’s fourth album (second on RCA) and was again produced by Cashman and West. A worthy follow up to the "Jim Dawson" album, "Elephants" introduced great new JD songs like "Rainy Sunday" that fans still request today.

Today, Jim is performing regularly in the NYC area.

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Justice Michael F. Mullen served as Supervising Judge of the Superior Criminal Courts in Suffolk County from 1993 until 1999 and presided over countless high-profile criminal trials. In this insightful interview, Richard Solomon asks the very questions you would ask: questions about defendant credibility, juries and verdicts, meeting prisoners post conviction, parole, and trial dynamics.

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Rich Solomon is joined by award winning stand-up comedian, actor, and playwright Stevie GB. Stevie is a regular on the Long Island comedy scene and has opened for Rob Schneider, Louie Anderson, Lisa Lampanelli, Bobby Collins, Bob Nelson, Uncle Floyd and more!

Recently, Stevie received rave reviews for his portrayal of Groucho Marx in a local theater production. He also authored two One Man Shows and 12 plays. His full-length musical play "Vampires Suck, The Musical" was featured in an Off-Broadway theater. Many of his One-Act plays have been produced in NYC theaters.

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Ray Lambiase and Lanny Sichel arrived with acoustic guitars, stories and songs and played live in our radio studios! This is the way radio used to be - live and unfiltered and unedited.

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This week on the show, we welcome keyboardist Bill Heller of the Rippingtons!

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In this delicious episode, we will sample everything from smoked meat from Quebec, learn about coffee, and drink super clean water at the 2019 NYC International Restaurant Show and Coffee Expo!

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Remember 33s 45s and 8 tracks? Scott has been in the business for years and shares his memories.

Before Streaming, Podcasts, and Downloads, were 33 long play vinyl records (with pops and scratches), 8 track tapes (with the hiss and the clicks in the middle of songs), cassettes and they were all found in record stores located everywhere as sole retail stores, chains and in Department stores. Scott Sheryl started in the record business in the 1970s and is still going strong today.

Richard Solomon and Scott went into the studio and dusted off old editions of Billboard magazine and some great oldies to look at at an era that is now mostly historic.

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Wow, when you have great content, keep the tape running. . . If you appreciate part one of this in depth discussion, you will really enjoy this bonus feature. Happy listening!

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Rooted Spaces provides real estate investment consulting, architecture and design services to develop a sustainable building model connecting occupants to the natural world. Rooted Spaces looks to support human health and well-being.

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