Paramita Sound Moves From West Village to 1515 Broadway

Paramita Sound is known not only as a record store, but also as a space to showcase some of Detroit’s...

Sam’s Jams: Je Ne Bois Pas Beaucoup – Les Ya Toupas du Zaire

ARTIST: Les Ya Toupas du Zaire (The Ya Toupas of Zaire) SONG: Je ne bois pas beaucoup (I Don’t Drink...

Sam’s Jams: Joe Bataan – Latin Lover

Mestizo was released in 1980 by Joe Battan, an African American-Filipino Latino Soul musician from New York. Bataan was influenced...

Sam’s Jams: Phyllis Hyman – Living Inside Your Love

Albums recorded in 1978 seems to be a theme in Sam's Jams, and that's for a good reason. 1978 had...

Sam’s Jams: Eddie Kendricks – Body Talk

The Hit Man is the sixth album by former Temptations vocalist Eddie Kendricks. Motown released the album in 1975 under...

Sam’s Jams: Brainstorm – Journey To The Light

Journey to the Light is the second album by the Detroit R&B group Brainstrom. It was released in 1978 on Tabu...

Ian Finkelstein’s Duality/Detroit Celebrates Black History Month at MotorCity Wine

WDET's Sam Beaubien sat down with keyboardist Ian Finkelstein to discuss Duality/Detroit and the month long Black History Month celebration at MotorCity...

Ian Finkelstein’s Duality/Detroit Celebrates Black History Month at MotorCity Wine

WDET's Sam Beaubien sat down with keyboardist Ian Finkelstein to discuss Duality/Detroit and the month long Black History Month celebration at MotorCity...

Keeping the Funk Alive: Iconic Motown Guitarist Eddie Willis Dead at 82

WDET   The Funk Brothers were a legendary group of studio sessions who helped craft the coveted 'Motown sound.' On...

Live From Studio A: Detroit psych-rock band 3FT perform “Hey Love”

Local Detroit psych-rock band 3FT came into WDET's Studio A to perform their song "Hey Love." Check out the performance...

Jazz Keyboardist Ian Fink Talks About His Weekly Gig Duality Detroit at Motor City Wine

WDET’s Sam Beaubien sat down with Detroit jazz keyboardist Ian Fink to talk about Duality Detroit, a weekly event every...

Sam’s Jams: Words and music with Detroit artist Xavier Jack

Sam Beaubien is WDET’s Creative Director and longtime bandleader for the Detroit funk + soul group Will Sessions. He’s been playing music for...