1 00:00:16,648 --> 00:00:20,008 DJ Sir Daniel: Greetings and welcome to another episode of Queue Points podcast. 2 00:00:20,038 --> 00:00:21,878 I am DJ Sir Daniel. 3 00:00:22,451 --> 00:00:26,271 Jay Ray: And my name is Jay Ray, sometimes known by my government as Johnnie Ray 4 00:00:26,271 --> 00:00:28,371 Kornegay, the third and Sir Daniel. 5 00:00:28,411 --> 00:00:30,391 I think we're about to blow some minds 6 00:00:30,711 --> 00:00:30,981 DJ Sir Daniel: today. 7 00:00:30,981 --> 00:00:35,748 Listen, we wouldn't be Queue Points unless we dropped a little gem in your 8 00:00:35,748 --> 00:00:38,118 Christmas stockings like we always do. 9 00:00:38,398 --> 00:00:39,348 So check this out. 10 00:00:39,368 --> 00:00:40,978 The holidays are in full effect. 11 00:00:41,588 --> 00:00:48,408 And Jay Ray, we've actually uncovered this gem a while ago, a couple, and it's in one 12 00:00:48,408 --> 00:00:51,933 of our, um, Tick tocks or what is that? 13 00:00:51,933 --> 00:00:56,853 But yeah, in one of our tick tocks and one of our sizzle reels, but we thought 14 00:00:56,873 --> 00:01:01,013 it would be very interesting to bring this back as a matter of fact, when you 15 00:01:01,013 --> 00:01:05,053 get finished watching this episode, we want you to go and check out our "Carols 16 00:01:05,053 --> 00:01:07,873 and Culture" episode in the archives. 17 00:01:08,063 --> 00:01:10,503 If you're subscribed, you know how to find it. 18 00:01:10,913 --> 00:01:13,073 If you're not subscribed, do that now. 19 00:01:13,486 --> 00:01:14,016 Jay Ray: Yes. 20 00:01:14,208 --> 00:01:19,788 DJ Sir Daniel: Ray, I want you to have the honor of informing our audience of 21 00:01:19,788 --> 00:01:26,468 this little known fact about a soulful Christmas classic by The Temptations. 22 00:01:27,866 --> 00:01:29,596 Jay Ray: Oh, Sir Daniel. 23 00:01:30,846 --> 00:01:34,536 In Black households, 24 00:01:34,708 --> 00:01:34,998 DJ Sir Daniel: hmm. 25 00:01:34,998 --> 00:01:36,537 Yes. 26 00:01:36,746 --> 00:01:45,101 Jay Ray: are certain songs that represent the holiday season, and And as Black 27 00:01:45,101 --> 00:01:52,021 folks, we will name a song, something that is not named and we refer, and many people 28 00:01:52,021 --> 00:01:54,331 will refer to this song as in my mind, 29 00:01:54,698 --> 00:01:56,128 DJ Sir Daniel: The In My Mind song. 30 00:01:56,138 --> 00:01:56,538 Yep. 31 00:01:56,571 --> 00:02:00,241 Jay Ray: my mind song, that is not the title of the song. 32 00:02:00,321 --> 00:02:03,121 The song is actually "Silent Night". 33 00:02:03,251 --> 00:02:06,501 It is the temptations version of "Silent Night" and in Black 34 00:02:06,511 --> 00:02:08,491 households during the holidays. 35 00:02:08,886 --> 00:02:15,476 And on radio, you will hear this song ad nauseum, it is beautiful. 36 00:02:15,596 --> 00:02:16,816 It's the temptations. 37 00:02:16,886 --> 00:02:19,506 It represents the holiday and it represents Black culture. 38 00:02:20,546 --> 00:02:27,086 Sir Daniel, there are two versions of "Silent Night" by the temptations 39 00:02:27,116 --> 00:02:31,646 that were recorded in two completely different eras of the temptations career. 40 00:02:31,956 --> 00:02:33,616 And the one that we know the most. 41 00:02:33,891 --> 00:02:35,081 Is the second version. 42 00:02:35,848 --> 00:02:36,768 DJ Sir Daniel: Ain't that something? 43 00:02:37,228 --> 00:02:39,688 Now tell us, when was the first one recorded? 44 00:02:41,571 --> 00:02:44,571 Jay Ray: I am so glad you asked this Sir Daniel. 45 00:02:44,581 --> 00:02:48,251 So here's how we stumbled onto this fact y'all. 46 00:02:48,271 --> 00:02:52,751 So Sir Daniel just mentioned, go listen to the carols and culture episode. 47 00:02:53,631 --> 00:02:59,041 did this episode called carols and culture because we wanted to talk about the 48 00:02:59,121 --> 00:03:02,421 impact of Black Christmas music, right? 49 00:03:02,901 --> 00:03:06,691 And so we use this article, the best Black Christmas albums of 50 00:03:06,751 --> 00:03:09,781 all time ranked, it included. 51 00:03:09,801 --> 00:03:16,841 "The Temptations Christmas Card", which for us was just like, Oh, 52 00:03:16,911 --> 00:03:18,131 "The Temptations Christmas Card". 53 00:03:18,131 --> 00:03:19,171 It has "Silent Night" on it. 54 00:03:19,271 --> 00:03:22,451 That album ranked number two. 55 00:03:23,391 --> 00:03:24,251 on that chart. 56 00:03:25,371 --> 00:03:26,441 We thought nothing of it. 57 00:03:27,231 --> 00:03:33,931 One day we decided to play "The Temptations Christmas Card" and that 58 00:03:33,961 --> 00:03:36,021 is the moment that we figured out, 59 00:03:36,968 --> 00:03:37,428 DJ Sir Daniel: Wait a minute. 60 00:03:37,468 --> 00:03:38,178 This ain't it. 61 00:03:38,811 --> 00:03:39,501 Jay Ray: This ain't it. 62 00:03:40,628 --> 00:03:41,538 DJ Sir Daniel: What is this? 63 00:03:41,718 --> 00:03:58,507 Okay. 64 00:03:58,626 --> 00:04:01,186 Jay Ray: Temptations had many lineups, so this is the third version. 65 00:04:01,566 --> 00:04:05,336 Um, Dennis Edwards, Melvin Franklin, Eddie Kendricks, Paul Williams, and 66 00:04:05,376 --> 00:04:08,656 Otis Williams was in this version of The Temptations at the time. 67 00:04:09,536 --> 00:04:10,846 This song, 68 00:04:13,056 --> 00:04:18,686 uh, was actually done or sang live by Eddie Kendricks. 69 00:04:19,516 --> 00:04:26,326 So Eddie Kendricks sings the 1970 version of "Silent Night" from 70 00:04:26,326 --> 00:04:28,006 "The Temptations Christmas Card". 71 00:04:28,016 --> 00:04:36,481 This song was, um, produced by Barrett Strong And Clay McMurray and what 72 00:04:36,491 --> 00:04:40,031 the, what the, uh, Temptations were doing at the time is they were kind 73 00:04:40,031 --> 00:04:44,371 of infusing like a little seventies funk into some Christmas stuff 74 00:04:44,821 --> 00:04:49,531 and really became like their first kind of foray into holiday music. 75 00:04:49,781 --> 00:04:52,801 This is not the version of the song that most people know. 76 00:04:53,771 --> 00:04:56,221 of the song that most people know was recorded in 1980. 77 00:04:56,791 --> 00:05:00,441 So this is the version of the Temptations. 78 00:05:00,851 --> 00:05:02,821 This version of the Temptations. 79 00:05:03,831 --> 00:05:07,241 still Dennis Edwards, but it was Dennis Edwards, Melvin Franklin, Richard 80 00:05:07,241 --> 00:05:09,431 Street, Glenn Leonard, and Otis Williams. 81 00:05:09,681 --> 00:05:11,791 Otis is in every version of The Temptations. 82 00:05:12,271 --> 00:05:19,301 Um, so, but 1980 was, this was "Give Love At Christmas", and, uh, this album was 83 00:05:19,301 --> 00:05:28,966 produced by Gil Askey, uh, Gil Askey, and it was like a smooth jazz R& B, version 84 00:05:29,056 --> 00:05:32,036 of, uh, the Christmas album by the temps. 85 00:05:33,636 --> 00:05:36,666 they had this version of the little drummer boy on there, which is actually 86 00:05:36,666 --> 00:05:39,506 the version of the little drummer boy that most people know as well. 87 00:05:39,516 --> 00:05:45,346 It's kind of like a funky groove and also includes the timeless 88 00:05:45,736 --> 00:05:50,286 temptations version, which we lovingly refer to as "Silent Night". 89 00:05:50,561 --> 00:05:51,301 In my mind. 90 00:05:51,928 --> 00:05:52,498 DJ Sir Daniel: In my mind. 91 00:05:52,928 --> 00:06:00,197 No. 92 00:06:00,658 --> 00:06:05,448 You know, I've been to several Christmas parties in the past where, 93 00:06:05,988 --> 00:06:12,518 you know, after a site of, I think it was, it was, it was a cowboy. 94 00:06:13,028 --> 00:06:17,858 If I believe it was DJ cowboy with love after we've, you know, getting 95 00:06:17,858 --> 00:06:25,048 people up into a sweat would drop, um, "Silent Night" just to break it up in 96 00:06:25,048 --> 00:06:31,218 the middle of the set and it turned into this huge, huge sing along and 97 00:06:31,378 --> 00:06:33,878 you know, that moment of in my mind. 98 00:06:34,568 --> 00:06:38,728 It was like, I don't care where you go, where you put Black people. 99 00:06:39,668 --> 00:06:42,408 There's going to be a moment when we get to, we could become 100 00:06:42,438 --> 00:06:49,228 a unified choir and we are all going to sing in unison in my mind. 101 00:06:49,278 --> 00:06:52,548 And it's one of the most glorious things that you can ever witness. 102 00:06:52,998 --> 00:06:57,008 And if you're a DJ out there listening to this, try it, drop it, drop it 103 00:06:57,008 --> 00:06:58,558 in the set and see what happens. 104 00:06:58,918 --> 00:07:00,348 If you clear out the floor. 105 00:07:00,908 --> 00:07:04,708 Don't blame me, but go ahead and let us know what happens. 106 00:07:05,168 --> 00:07:10,948 Um, and also what I find very interesting about this, um, this version and what 107 00:07:10,948 --> 00:07:17,178 the temptations were very skillful at doing was marrying a falsetto 108 00:07:17,751 --> 00:07:18,201 Jay Ray: hmm. 109 00:07:18,201 --> 00:07:24,511 Oh yeah, 110 00:07:24,758 --> 00:07:25,268 DJ Sir Daniel: And, 111 00:07:25,301 --> 00:07:53,755 Jay Ray: Silence. 112 00:07:54,148 --> 00:07:57,598 DJ Sir Daniel: male groups to come along and give us an offering. 113 00:07:58,543 --> 00:08:01,073 Of a Christmas classic. 114 00:08:01,983 --> 00:08:04,253 And yeah, yeah. 115 00:08:04,253 --> 00:08:09,453 Cause I don't think has Jodeci ever done any Christmas classics? 116 00:08:09,503 --> 00:08:10,923 Not that I can think of. 117 00:08:11,526 --> 00:08:12,636 Jay Ray: Not that I can think of. 118 00:08:12,636 --> 00:08:14,446 Definitely let us know, folks. 119 00:08:14,496 --> 00:08:17,156 And Sir Daniel, I'm wondering your thoughts, because you mentioned 120 00:08:18,396 --> 00:08:21,896 something that I think is really important that is missing today. 121 00:08:21,896 --> 00:08:23,076 And we also included this. 122 00:08:23,086 --> 00:08:27,046 So if you follow, um, Queue PointsMag, talk about this. 123 00:08:28,836 --> 00:08:35,776 I think theory, DJ Sir Daniel normally has the theories, but I have a Jay Ray 124 00:08:36,123 --> 00:08:37,053 DJ Sir Daniel: It's Jay Ray's time. 125 00:08:37,063 --> 00:08:37,663 Yes. 126 00:08:39,476 --> 00:08:45,696 Jay Ray: I think that one of the reasons this song endures is because 127 00:08:45,756 --> 00:08:56,236 of the distinction of the Black male voice is very clear on this song, 128 00:08:56,453 --> 00:08:56,953 DJ Sir Daniel: Yes. 129 00:08:57,306 --> 00:08:57,886 Jay Ray: So, 130 00:08:58,013 --> 00:08:58,733 DJ Sir Daniel: The range. 131 00:08:58,743 --> 00:08:59,123 Yes. 132 00:08:59,183 --> 00:09:00,850 Mm hmm. 133 00:09:00,850 --> 00:09:02,157 Hmm. 134 00:09:02,341 --> 00:09:05,061 Jay Ray: which is a gravelly, you've got an Otis Williams in the, in the, 135 00:09:05,061 --> 00:09:06,681 in the bottom, you know what I mean? 136 00:09:07,741 --> 00:09:14,571 so there's this very clear range of voices, but it's all anchored 137 00:09:14,611 --> 00:09:26,616 by this distinctly deep male voice that we do not hear music and 138 00:09:26,616 --> 00:09:29,106 pop culture pretty much anymore. 139 00:09:29,186 --> 00:09:29,666 Right? 140 00:09:30,446 --> 00:09:36,466 so I'm also thinking that the reason why this song indoors, um, 141 00:09:36,486 --> 00:09:42,606 so much is it also represents, um, that connection to that sound. 142 00:09:43,171 --> 00:09:46,441 Of voices which we just don't get because one we don't even have a 143 00:09:46,441 --> 00:10:05,910 lot of vocal groups anymore The temptations were a proper vocal group 144 00:10:06,168 --> 00:10:06,688 DJ Sir Daniel: days. 145 00:10:06,988 --> 00:10:08,078 Not in groups. 146 00:10:08,963 --> 00:10:12,363 And just to, so Jodeci does not have a Christmas album. 147 00:10:12,363 --> 00:10:17,263 However, like Casey and Jojo have a few like Christmas or holiday 148 00:10:17,303 --> 00:10:19,603 offerings on their solo projects. 149 00:10:19,603 --> 00:10:24,433 And I'm pretty certain maybe a gospel project here or there, but as 150 00:10:24,433 --> 00:10:26,233 far as the male groups of concern. 151 00:10:26,973 --> 00:10:28,913 Yeah, we don't have that anymore. 152 00:10:28,953 --> 00:10:30,993 I think, and we've discussed this. 153 00:10:31,013 --> 00:10:34,773 We have a couple of episodes where we celebrate Black male voices. 154 00:10:35,053 --> 00:10:36,353 Um, I think it was a series. 155 00:10:36,353 --> 00:10:41,503 We talked about, uh, Teddy Pentagrass, um, Barry White, Isaac Hayes. 156 00:10:41,653 --> 00:10:45,743 Make sure you go back and check out those episodes because we celebrate those 157 00:10:45,743 --> 00:10:48,543 Black voices that we don't get anymore. 158 00:10:48,773 --> 00:10:53,923 Uh, we talked about Maxwell who, uh, And himself can, has been able to do both. 159 00:10:54,341 --> 00:10:54,741 Jay Ray: Yeah. 160 00:10:54,843 --> 00:10:57,653 DJ Sir Daniel: will give you a falsetto and then he'll go down in the 161 00:10:57,653 --> 00:10:59,453 basement and give you something else. 162 00:10:59,913 --> 00:11:06,003 So there's a range and maybe it's a reflection of, Oh God, I don't want 163 00:11:06,003 --> 00:11:09,003 to sound, start sounding like one of those podcasts about, well, you know, 164 00:11:09,003 --> 00:11:14,103 Black men nowadays, or, you know, I think it might be a reflection of what 165 00:11:14,123 --> 00:11:25,413 people are attempting to be, what people feel like, um, Their performances of 166 00:11:25,413 --> 00:11:28,003 masculinity need to be these days. 167 00:11:28,503 --> 00:11:34,603 Um, and it also reflects the lack of groups, maybe reflect the fact that 168 00:11:34,603 --> 00:11:39,673 people don't, there's not a lot of unison anymore, or the idea of doing 169 00:11:39,723 --> 00:11:45,462 things together as a team might be part, you know, just, just theories. 170 00:11:45,463 --> 00:11:49,453 You know, we good for a good conspiracy theory here on Queue Points, but it 171 00:11:49,453 --> 00:11:51,093 might just be a reflection of the time. 172 00:11:51,093 --> 00:11:54,563 And that's why we're not seeing a whole lot. 173 00:11:55,153 --> 00:11:59,443 Of male groups like that anymore, you know, one year, of course, a voice to 174 00:11:59,443 --> 00:12:01,823 men, his sons have formed a super group. 175 00:12:01,823 --> 00:12:03,673 So we'll see what happens with them. 176 00:12:03,673 --> 00:12:08,903 They've been working on music for a while now, and they sound amazing. 177 00:12:08,903 --> 00:12:11,013 They definitely earned it from their dad. 178 00:12:11,613 --> 00:12:14,253 And so, um, I don't know, we'll see. 179 00:12:14,283 --> 00:12:16,693 Maybe it will change within the next couple of years. 180 00:12:17,621 --> 00:12:24,421 Jay Ray: So Daniel, I think you said that's really important and the holidays, 181 00:12:25,011 --> 00:12:31,171 I think the reasons why songs like this endure is they also remind us of 182 00:12:31,211 --> 00:12:33,141 the importance of coming together in 183 00:12:33,163 --> 00:12:34,493 DJ Sir Daniel: Mm hmm. 184 00:12:34,701 --> 00:12:38,561 Jay Ray: and groups like The Temptations, to your point, 185 00:12:41,056 --> 00:12:43,316 people working together, right? 186 00:12:44,386 --> 00:12:49,576 are people who do lead things in groups, right? 187 00:12:49,906 --> 00:12:54,446 But the groups themselves on each other. 188 00:12:55,376 --> 00:13:02,346 Um, SWV is an amazing group because those three women rely on each other. 189 00:13:02,576 --> 00:13:03,396 Say what you want to say. 190 00:13:03,466 --> 00:13:04,926 Miss Coco is the bomb. 191 00:13:04,936 --> 00:13:09,766 Like Sir Daniel had a theory that, yo, Coco, we talk about who are the voices of 192 00:13:09,766 --> 00:13:13,406 the nineties and you know, we name all of these people, but it might be Coco, right? 193 00:13:15,378 --> 00:13:19,328 DJ Sir Daniel: Listen, you know, I said it that y'all can come after me. 194 00:13:19,358 --> 00:13:23,328 I know we, we've deemed people, the, you know, the, the voice of the, 195 00:13:23,368 --> 00:13:26,808 of the nineties and whatnot, but I really do believe that Coco is the 196 00:13:26,808 --> 00:13:29,728 voice of the nineties, but let's, we'll save that for another episode. 197 00:13:29,846 --> 00:13:30,686 Jay Ray: Absolutely. 198 00:13:30,716 --> 00:13:34,146 And, uh, but I think what that, what the, what we have to remember 199 00:13:34,196 --> 00:13:39,196 is, and the reason why I bring that group up is because they still, 200 00:13:39,226 --> 00:13:41,436 Coco still needs Lili and Taj. 201 00:13:41,888 --> 00:13:42,648 DJ Sir Daniel: Totally. 202 00:13:42,656 --> 00:13:43,846 Jay Ray: a role in that group, 203 00:13:44,108 --> 00:13:45,338 DJ Sir Daniel: They absolutely do. 204 00:13:45,916 --> 00:13:49,336 Jay Ray: There's this, this is an aside, but I think it's really important. 205 00:13:49,356 --> 00:13:53,446 There was this, uh, there's this TikTok when they were doing week 206 00:13:53,466 --> 00:13:55,716 on the Arsenio Hall show, acapella. 207 00:13:56,886 --> 00:13:59,756 Taj, Coco was singing, Coco was singing down. 208 00:13:59,756 --> 00:14:05,691 Um, Taj and Lili come in with that weak Arsenio falls out because all 209 00:14:05,691 --> 00:14:13,121 of a sudden voices now come together you are like, Oh, I completely get 210 00:14:13,398 --> 00:14:17,238 DJ Sir Daniel: Now we get why they're sisters with voices. 211 00:14:18,291 --> 00:14:20,001 Jay Ray: The temptations. 212 00:14:21,961 --> 00:14:22,541 that. 213 00:14:23,028 --> 00:14:23,548 DJ Sir Daniel: Yes. 214 00:14:23,561 --> 00:14:30,021 Jay Ray: And I think when we hear "Silent Night", particularly 215 00:14:30,131 --> 00:14:31,321 in my mind version, the 216 00:14:31,608 --> 00:14:31,688 DJ Sir Daniel: Yeah. 217 00:14:31,688 --> 00:14:32,162 Agreed. 218 00:14:32,163 --> 00:14:46,292 Okay. 219 00:14:47,316 --> 00:14:48,746 Jay Ray: and that's a, that's a beautiful thing. 220 00:14:48,766 --> 00:14:50,796 It's in our D it's in our DNA. 221 00:14:51,926 --> 00:14:56,266 that's why I think, um, that song indoors one, it's just a beautiful 222 00:14:56,266 --> 00:14:58,336 rendition of "Silent Night", period. 223 00:14:58,586 --> 00:15:00,766 Both versions, by the way, are really, really good. 224 00:15:00,846 --> 00:15:04,026 So you should definitely go back and listen to the Christmas card version, 225 00:15:04,436 --> 00:15:06,086 uh, with leads by Eddie Kendricks. 226 00:15:06,166 --> 00:15:10,476 Um, check it out just so you know, but both versions of 227 00:15:10,476 --> 00:15:12,866 these are unique and distinct. 228 00:15:12,996 --> 00:15:17,166 And I thought that was interesting too, where you have one group, but 229 00:15:17,266 --> 00:15:22,046 two versions of the same song that are miles apart from each other. 230 00:15:22,306 --> 00:15:26,186 The only thing connecting them is the group themselves. 231 00:15:26,186 --> 00:15:35,900 Yes. 232 00:15:36,013 --> 00:15:38,153 DJ Sir Daniel: don't understand the vocal arrangements. 233 00:15:38,703 --> 00:15:39,323 And we're done. 234 00:15:39,373 --> 00:15:44,043 We've been diving into that a lot lately here on Queue Points, um, on that aspect, 235 00:15:44,043 --> 00:15:48,953 because that's a very important aspect of creating music, creating songs so that 236 00:15:48,953 --> 00:15:55,618 you can have different versions of Of the same song that will live forever and grow 237 00:15:55,618 --> 00:16:00,518 the legs of a caterpillar and continue to, to crawl through our generations. 238 00:16:01,028 --> 00:16:05,558 But yes, the idea though, of coming together and working is what 239 00:16:05,558 --> 00:16:07,168 we're about here on Queue Points. 240 00:16:07,498 --> 00:16:10,148 Um, I couldn't do the show without Jay Ray. 241 00:16:11,373 --> 00:16:16,922 I think I like to think that he can do it without me, you know, right? 242 00:16:16,991 --> 00:16:20,101 Jay Ray: I could not, there is no Queue Points without, 243 00:16:20,751 --> 00:16:22,041 I couldn't do it without you. 244 00:16:22,291 --> 00:16:24,581 And thank you for you not being able to do it without me. 245 00:16:24,611 --> 00:16:25,561 I think that's important. 246 00:16:26,391 --> 00:16:32,801 That's what this also I think represents is the coming together 247 00:16:33,071 --> 00:16:34,401 during this holiday season. 248 00:16:34,983 --> 00:16:35,693 DJ Sir Daniel: Absolutely. 249 00:16:35,693 --> 00:16:39,713 Well, we come together to create Queue Points, uh, content for 250 00:16:39,713 --> 00:16:44,363 you and we enjoy doing it and we want you to find out about it. 251 00:16:44,373 --> 00:16:48,203 So there's things that you need to do in order to be kept in the know. 252 00:16:48,623 --> 00:16:52,553 Jay Ray, tell him right now, take your part and tell him slowly. 253 00:16:52,553 --> 00:16:54,593 And while you do that, I'll. 254 00:16:55,138 --> 00:16:56,328 I'm narrate behind. 255 00:16:56,658 --> 00:16:59,318 No, I'm going to do the, you're going to, you're going to say your 256 00:16:59,318 --> 00:17:04,318 spiel and I'm going to narrate it in, um, in the base voice after, yeah, 257 00:17:04,501 --> 00:17:05,341 Jay Ray: Well, well, thank you. 258 00:17:05,401 --> 00:17:05,891 Um, 259 00:17:08,408 --> 00:17:08,798 DJ Sir Daniel: go ahead. 260 00:17:08,861 --> 00:17:09,351 Jay Ray: tickled me. 261 00:17:09,711 --> 00:17:14,031 So I don't know what he's going to do y'all, but, uh, thank 262 00:17:14,031 --> 00:17:15,531 you all so much for joining us. 263 00:17:15,638 --> 00:17:16,818 DJ Sir Daniel: We want to thank you. 264 00:17:18,751 --> 00:17:21,201 Jay Ray: if you can hear our voices, if you can see our place, our 265 00:17:21,201 --> 00:17:22,901 faces, please subscribe wherever 266 00:17:23,078 --> 00:17:23,968 DJ Sir Daniel: on and subscribe. 267 00:17:24,591 --> 00:17:27,171 Jay Ray: share the show with your friends, family, colleagues. 268 00:17:27,171 --> 00:17:29,701 If you love Queue Points, chances are they will love Queue Points 269 00:17:29,798 --> 00:17:30,998 DJ Sir Daniel: You know, you do 270 00:17:33,466 --> 00:17:35,966 Jay Ray: Please visit our website at Queue Points. 271 00:17:36,266 --> 00:17:39,146 com where you can check out our newsletter. 272 00:17:39,156 --> 00:17:42,386 You can check out other episodes of the show. 273 00:17:43,276 --> 00:17:45,726 Um, also last but not least, you 274 00:17:45,768 --> 00:17:47,058 DJ Sir Daniel: not least y'all 275 00:17:47,816 --> 00:17:50,566 Jay Ray: you can shop our store at store. 276 00:17:50,566 --> 00:17:51,226 Queue Points. 277 00:17:51,558 --> 00:17:52,558 DJ Sir Daniel: get you some merch, 278 00:17:56,648 --> 00:17:56,808 though. 279 00:17:56,808 --> 00:17:57,418 You're right. 280 00:17:58,176 --> 00:17:59,826 Jay Ray: We thank you so much. 281 00:18:03,363 --> 00:18:05,363 DJ Sir Daniel: You know, I don't have no sense and y'all already 282 00:18:05,363 --> 00:18:10,223 know it, but what I do know is that in this life, you have a choice. 283 00:18:10,543 --> 00:18:13,723 You can either pick up the needle or you can let the record play. 284 00:18:14,133 --> 00:18:15,493 I'm DJ Sir Daniel, 285 00:18:15,846 --> 00:18:18,346 Jay Ray: My name is Jay Ray, y'all. 286 00:18:18,853 --> 00:18:21,543 DJ Sir Daniel: and this is Queue Points podcast, dropping the 287 00:18:21,543 --> 00:18:23,893 needle on Black music history. 288 00:18:24,183 --> 00:18:25,763 We will see you on the next go round. 289 00:18:25,883 --> 00:18:26,503 Peace. 290 00:18:26,503 --> 00:18:28,843 Peace.