It’s part 1 of our epic two-part celebration of Soul, R&B, disco and hip-hop!  We’ve gathered an incredible collection of interview moments with some of the greatest artists of the genre.

We’ll hear from:

• Gladys Knight & The Pips – Gladys breaks down every element that goes into making a great record. She also rightly insists there should be a Grammy Award for backing vocals.
• Earth Wind & Fire – talk about the rise of disco and their place in music
• Destiny’s Child – Michelle and Kelly talk about Beyonce’s leadership and vision.
• the late great Sam Cooke talks about his jump from spiritual music to the ballads that made him famous
• Smokey Robinson talks about the battles the Motown Records faced back in the days of Civil Rights struggles
• Wyclef Jean explains why The Fugees never followed up their biggest album.
• The guys from Chic talk about creating the greatest hits from the disco era.
• Rihanna fondly remembers the big break that took her from Barbados to Jay-Z’s office
• Chaka Khan explains how one of her favourite artists wrote her first major hit

All told, it’s a powerful, danceable, funky episode!