There are only a few times when Booker T. doesn’t start the show. For this weekend’s ADW, Shirley Scott’s Hammond takes over, and then it’s women’s voices and instruments for the rest of the episode. Brook Benton and Prince sneak in for a couple of collaborations, but that’s about it.
Every year is a little different, but it’s always a wide range of artists representing decades of excellence: Dinah Washington, Sampa The Great, Dionne Warwick, Betty Davis, Lakecia Benjamin, Oleta Adams, Teena Marie, … Join me and enjoy. Order a new pink TSS vee to celebrate the month and the beginning of spring.