The weekly song selection of WDET’s creative producer Sam Beaubien, a longtime Detroit musician who also helms the soul-funk band Will Sessions.
From 70 years ago to contemporary releases today, Sam’s Jams is the musical equivalent of digging for hours in dusty record store bins to find forgotten-but-should-be-remembered deep cuts pulled from the genres of funk, jazz, hiphop, dance, and soul genres. Every Monday and Thursday, Sam Beaubien goes on CultureShift to discuss his jam of the week featured in a post below. The Sam’s Jams Spotify playlist will update with a new batch of songs on Mondays after airing on CultureShift, so bookmark this page to find your new favorite song each week, and make sure you hit “FOLLOW” on the Spotify playlist!Recent
New Generations Find Their Voice In Jazz
January 27, 2020
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Sam’s Jams: Funk, Prog-Rock, and Underground Disco
December 9, 2019
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Sam’s Jams: The First Black British Band to Top the Billboard R&B Chart
November 25, 2019
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Listen to WDET’S Sam Beaubien Two-Hour All Detroit Airwave Takeover
November 22, 2019
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Sam’s Jams: The Beat Behind Afrobeat
October 29, 2019
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Sam’s Jams: This Boogie Track Became the Theme Music for BET
October 21, 2019
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Sam’s Jams: 30 Songs Showcasing Detroit’s Current Genre-Bending Music Scene
October 18, 2019
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Sam’s Jams: How J Dilla, Detroit Hip-Hop Pioneer, Changed Modern Music
October 17, 2019
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Sam’s Jams: This Track from Detroit Techno Pioneers Changed Music History
October 16, 2019
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Sam’s Jams: This Funk Songwriter Also Hand-Painted Signs in Detroit
October 15, 2019
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Sam’s Jams: Eddie Russ and Deep Jazz Cuts from Michigan
October 14, 2019
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Sam’s Jams: Break Out Your Dancing Shoes For This Chart-Topping 1970’s Single
October 7, 2019
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Sam’s Jams: Jan Hammer “Don’t You Know”
October 3, 2019
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Sam’s Jams: Evelyn “Champagne” King “I’m In Love”
October 3, 2019
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Sam’s Jams: Promise “I’m Not Ready For Love”
October 3, 2019
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Sam’s Jams: New Birth “Comin’ From All Ends”
September 3, 2019
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Sam’s Jams: Jackie Dee “Who”
August 6, 2019
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Sam’s Jams: Alicia Myers “I Want To Thank You”
July 30, 2019
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Sam’s Jams: Tommy McGee’s “Now That I Found You”
July 22, 2019
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This 70’s One Album Wonder Has Been Sampled by Erykah Badu, A Tribe Called Quest
July 16, 2019
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Renowned Detroit Jazz Musician Phil Ranelin Returns for 80th Birthday Performances
July 12, 2019
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Sam’s Jams: Fruko, “A la Memoria del Muerto”
June 17, 2019
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Sam’s Jams: Junie Morrison, “Suziethundertussy”
June 10, 2019
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Sam’s Jams: Charles Trees, “Acja” featuring Marcus Elliot
June 6, 2019
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Sam’s Jams: Flying Lotus’ Spontaneous and Takashi
May 28, 2019
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Sam’s Jams: Connie Laverne, “Can’t Live Without You”
May 20, 2019
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Sam’s Jams: Hudson People, “Trip To Your Mind”
May 13, 2019
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Sam’s Jams: Karin Krog, “The Meaning Of Love”
May 6, 2019
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Sam’s Jams: Alice Clark, “Don’t You Care”
April 29, 2019
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Sam’s Jams: Little Beaver – Concrete Jungle
April 22, 2019
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