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London
12:00 - 14:00

London-based DJ and producer Nabihah Iqbal (formerly known as Throwing Shade) brings you an ethnomusicological perspective on weird and wonderful music from around the world. Expect regular themed special episode; a good dose of history, and above all, good music to broaden your horizons. Every other Tuesday, midday-1pm. You can listen back to previous Throwing Shade episodes here

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Glasgow
12:00 - 13:00

Regular transmissions from two of Glasgow's most idiosyncratic & knowledgable DJs.

Dee Dee Sharp Gamble

Dee Dee Sharp Gamble

Dee Dee Sharp Gamble has been played over 20 times on NTS, first on 13 April 2014. Dee Dee Sharp Gamble's music has been featured on 22 episodes.

In 1962 she began a string of successful Billboard Hot 100 Top 10 hits: "Slow Twistin'" (with Chubby Checker) (#3), "Mashed Potato Time" (#2), "Gravy (For My Mashed Potatoes)" (#9), "Ride" (#5) and "Do the Bird" (#10).[1] Both "Mashed Potato Time" and "Ride" each sold over one million copies, and were awarded gold discs.[2] "Do the Bird" provided her only entry in the UK Singles Chart, where it peaked at #46 in April 1963.[3] In 1967, she married record producer Kenny Gamble and has since recorded under the name Dee Dee Sharp-Gamble.[1]

She had a brief career resurgence during the disco era: as a member of the Philadelphia International All Stars (which also included Lou Rawls, Billy Paul, Teddy Pendergrass, The O'Jays and Archie Bell) she had a minor hit with "Let's Clean Up the Ghetto."

In 1980 she spent four weeks at number one on the Hot Dance Club Play chart with "Breaking and Entering" / "Easy Money," from her album Dee Dee.

More recent appearances included a performance at Pontins in the UK for the Northern Soul Show, and at the 2008 Detroit Jazz Festival. In May 2009, she appeared in Belgium at the Salle De L'Hotel de Ville

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Dee Dee Sharp Gamble

Dee Dee Sharp Gamble has been played over 20 times on NTS, first on 13 April 2014. Dee Dee Sharp Gamble's music has been featured on 22 episodes.

In 1962 she began a string of successful Billboard Hot 100 Top 10 hits: "Slow Twistin'" (with Chubby Checker) (#3), "Mashed Potato Time" (#2), "Gravy (For My Mashed Potatoes)" (#9), "Ride" (#5) and "Do the Bird" (#10).[1] Both "Mashed Potato Time" and "Ride" each sold over one million copies, and were awarded gold discs.[2] "Do the Bird" provided her only entry in the UK Singles Chart, where it peaked at #46 in April 1963.[3] In 1967, she married record producer Kenny Gamble and has since recorded under the name Dee Dee Sharp-Gamble.[1]

She had a brief career resurgence during the disco era: as a member of the Philadelphia International All Stars (which also included Lou Rawls, Billy Paul, Teddy Pendergrass, The O'Jays and Archie Bell) she had a minor hit with "Let's Clean Up the Ghetto."

In 1980 she spent four weeks at number one on the Hot Dance Club Play chart with "Breaking and Entering" / "Easy Money," from her album Dee Dee.

More recent appearances included a performance at Pontins in the UK for the Northern Soul Show, and at the 2008 Detroit Jazz Festival. In May 2009, she appeared in Belgium at the Salle De L'Hotel de Ville

Original source: Last.fm

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I Really Love You
Dee Dee Sharp
Cameo1965
Breaking And Entering
Dee Dee Sharp Gamble
Philadelphia International Records1980
Ooh Child
Dee Dee Sharp
TSOP1975
Comin' Home Baby
Dee Dee Sharp
Cameo, Outta Sight2012
Nobody Could Ever Take Your Place
Dee Dee Sharp
Harmless2010
Easy Money
Dee Dee Sharp Gamble
Philadelphia International Records1980
What Colour Is Love
Dee Dee Sharp Gamble
LaserLight Digital1995