Name: Quiet Storm: How 1970s R&B changed late-night radio
Uploaded: 2022-03-03T23:58:24.000Z
Duration: 24 min 22 s
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I’m going to start this story with Drake. 

But this section right after the song ends,

A radio host's voice fades in,  it's low and soothing. 

"Moving you through the storm at what is now nineteen minutes after ten o'clock."

He lists a handful of upcoming artists. 

"It's Al Wood and you are safe, soft, and warm..."

...in the loving embrace of the quiet storm exclusively on 93.7 WBLK. 

For seven years in the early 2000s, Al’s voice broadcast late at night  through Buffalo, New York,

We were the urban station for the Toronto market. Which is how I had a connection with

At the time of the recording, Drake was known for his role on this show. 

But fast forward to 2018,  when After Dark was released?

hey,  you know, he’s always loved you,  we’ve always loved you,

we’d love to have BLK represented on this next album.

They found an aircheck that I had just put on SoundCloud years ago….

...and they said, wow, you know, that's the guy. That's the voice.

The reason Al and I are chatting about this, is that this wasn’t just any radio show...

Specifically their radio station, WHUR. 

“11:43 in Washington, wow 17 minutes before midnight here at WHUR radio.” 

A lot was happening outside the walls of this radio station in 1976. 

For one, the United States was celebrating its 200th anniversary. 

On top of that, it was an election year. 

Everything from optimistic political ads...

But, if you want to really understand Washington, DC, in 1976, you have to listen to this: 

"They still call it the White House, but that's  a temporary condition too."

This is Chocolate City, by the legendary funk band Parliament. 

The album cover shows national landmarks stamped in chocolate

In 1976 Parliament was wildly popular in DC

and this album explains the reason why: 

George Clinton is really describing the vibe of post-industrial Black urban experiences. 

That’s Fredara Hadley, she’s an ethnomusicologist who teaches at the Juilliard School.  

Black people have been flocking to major metropolitan areas in the United States

since the early 20th century  through the great  migrations. 

But what feels different as we move deeper into the 20th century is a more pervasive

influence of Black culture in those cities and the identity of those cities begins

For 150 years the white population in DC held a strong majority.

The first time they dipped below 50% was the 1960s. 

By the 1970s, the district’s demographics had completely shifted.  

In 1976, Black people totaled 77%  of the District’s population. 

The seat of this American government sits in the middle of this very Black district.

And there was no question about this fact:

The hub of entertainment, culture, and news in cities like Washington, DC, was Black radio.

Black radio, until we get into the late ‘90s, 21st century, is sort of a town square.

"Whether you realize it or not, Black radio is the most powerful form of communication

In local news segments like this one, black radio’s growing influence in DC

"It plays an informative role for me, and not only does it offer music

but it offers news, it offers things that are happening in the city."

It’s where you can interact and hear all of these things

A lot of these Black radio stations were owned by white people,

the most revered Historically Black University in the United States.  

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