It's The Groove Podcast
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Where music legends, untold stories, & epic concert reviews come alive! ✨ Hosted by groove ambassadors Dave & Kelly, we dive into funk, soul, and the Grooves you can't resist.
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We're celebrating Jeff Porcaro in our next episode & in this sneak peek we're breaking down Jeff's iconic Rosanna groove—the halftime shuffle inspired by some legendary musicians.
🎧Episode premieres December 5th!
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🎧Episode premieres December 5th!
🎧 YouTube: buff.ly/4iYZUFI
🎧 Spotify: buff.ly/NKq2JvH
🎧 Apple: buff.ly/471b4E7
It’s The Groove Podcast is officially in the Top 25% on #Spotify!
Thank you to every listener who’s been with us on this journey! Your support keeps the groove alive. 💛
Get ready… 2026 is going to bring even MORE incredible music stories & deep-dive grooves!
#musicsky
#Podcastsky #SpotifyWrapped
Thank you to every listener who’s been with us on this journey! Your support keeps the groove alive. 💛
Get ready… 2026 is going to bring even MORE incredible music stories & deep-dive grooves!
#musicsky
#Podcastsky #SpotifyWrapped
December 4, 2025 at 3:45 PM
It’s The Groove Podcast is officially in the Top 25% on #Spotify!
Thank you to every listener who’s been with us on this journey! Your support keeps the groove alive. 💛
Get ready… 2026 is going to bring even MORE incredible music stories & deep-dive grooves!
#musicsky
#Podcastsky #SpotifyWrapped
Thank you to every listener who’s been with us on this journey! Your support keeps the groove alive. 💛
Get ready… 2026 is going to bring even MORE incredible music stories & deep-dive grooves!
#musicsky
#Podcastsky #SpotifyWrapped
We're celebrating Jeff Porcaro in our next episode & in this sneak peek we're breaking down Jeff's iconic Rosanna groove—the halftime shuffle inspired by some legendary musicians.
🎧Episode premieres December 5th!
🎧 YouTube: buff.ly/4iYZUFI
🎧 Spotify: buff.ly/NKq2JvH
🎧 Apple: buff.ly/471b4E7
🎧Episode premieres December 5th!
🎧 YouTube: buff.ly/4iYZUFI
🎧 Spotify: buff.ly/NKq2JvH
🎧 Apple: buff.ly/471b4E7
December 2, 2025 at 1:36 PM
We're celebrating Jeff Porcaro in our next episode & in this sneak peek we're breaking down Jeff's iconic Rosanna groove—the halftime shuffle inspired by some legendary musicians.
🎧Episode premieres December 5th!
🎧 YouTube: buff.ly/4iYZUFI
🎧 Spotify: buff.ly/NKq2JvH
🎧 Apple: buff.ly/471b4E7
🎧Episode premieres December 5th!
🎧 YouTube: buff.ly/4iYZUFI
🎧 Spotify: buff.ly/NKq2JvH
🎧 Apple: buff.ly/471b4E7
Happy Heavenly Birthday to June Pointer, the youngest of the Pointer Sisters, and tragically taken way too early. The Pointer Sisters sold over 40 million records, and won multiple Grammy Awards, including one for "Jump (For My Love)," on which June sings lead vocals.
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November 30, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Happy Heavenly Birthday to June Pointer, the youngest of the Pointer Sisters, and tragically taken way too early. The Pointer Sisters sold over 40 million records, and won multiple Grammy Awards, including one for "Jump (For My Love)," on which June sings lead vocals.
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Happy Heavenly Birthday to Chuck Mangione, Godfather of the Flugelhorn, who sadly left us earlier this year. Chuck's composition "Give It All You Got" was the was theme song for the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, NY. We miss you Chuck!
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November 29, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Happy Heavenly Birthday to Chuck Mangione, Godfather of the Flugelhorn, who sadly left us earlier this year. Chuck's composition "Give It All You Got" was the was theme song for the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, NY. We miss you Chuck!
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Happy Birthday to drummer @KeithCarlock, who has been the drummer for Steely Dan the last 90s and has toured with them since 2003. He's also played with Toto, Sting, and Christopher Cross. Check out his awesome groove on "Gaslighting Abbie," from the Two Against Nature album. buff.ly/u8icWTU
November 29, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Happy Birthday to drummer @KeithCarlock, who has been the drummer for Steely Dan the last 90s and has toured with them since 2003. He's also played with Toto, Sting, and Christopher Cross. Check out his awesome groove on "Gaslighting Abbie," from the Two Against Nature album. buff.ly/u8icWTU
Happy Heavenly Birthday to the Godfather of the Flugelhorn, Chuck Mangione, who sadly left us year. He proved that instrumentals could reach the top of the charts with the amazing "Feels So Good." He did make us feel good, and we miss him!
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November 29, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Happy Heavenly Birthday to the Godfather of the Flugelhorn, Chuck Mangione, who sadly left us year. He proved that instrumentals could reach the top of the charts with the amazing "Feels So Good." He did make us feel good, and we miss him!
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Happy Birthday to Master of the Kit @KeithCarlock. He's been the drummer for Steely Dan since the late 90's and has been on their last two albums, and tours since 2003. He also played with Toto on the Toto XIV album and tour. Here's a Steely Dan favorite : "Lunch With Gina."
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November 29, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Happy Birthday to Master of the Kit @KeithCarlock. He's been the drummer for Steely Dan since the late 90's and has been on their last two albums, and tours since 2003. He also played with Toto on the Toto XIV album and tour. Here's a Steely Dan favorite : "Lunch With Gina."
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Happy Heavenly Birthday to the Godfather of the Flugelhorn, Chuck Mangione, who sadly left us this year. His first Grammy came from "Bellavia" We miss you Chuck! No one was quite as cool as he was! buff.ly/y72agnr
November 29, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Happy Heavenly Birthday to the Godfather of the Flugelhorn, Chuck Mangione, who sadly left us this year. His first Grammy came from "Bellavia" We miss you Chuck! No one was quite as cool as he was! buff.ly/y72agnr
Happy Black Friday!
Our new teaser digs into what made Jeff Porcaro’s groove so iconic — with some amazing insight from our friend, musician and engineer Phil Wood. 🎧
If you love stories about legendary musicians, this one’s for you.
Episode premieres Dec 5!
#JeffPorcaro #MusicPodcast #musicsky
Our new teaser digs into what made Jeff Porcaro’s groove so iconic — with some amazing insight from our friend, musician and engineer Phil Wood. 🎧
If you love stories about legendary musicians, this one’s for you.
Episode premieres Dec 5!
#JeffPorcaro #MusicPodcast #musicsky
November 28, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Happy Black Friday!
Our new teaser digs into what made Jeff Porcaro’s groove so iconic — with some amazing insight from our friend, musician and engineer Phil Wood. 🎧
If you love stories about legendary musicians, this one’s for you.
Episode premieres Dec 5!
#JeffPorcaro #MusicPodcast #musicsky
Our new teaser digs into what made Jeff Porcaro’s groove so iconic — with some amazing insight from our friend, musician and engineer Phil Wood. 🎧
If you love stories about legendary musicians, this one’s for you.
Episode premieres Dec 5!
#JeffPorcaro #MusicPodcast #musicsky
(shh, this is Dave; Kelly is still asleep; she would be upset if she saw this, so let's just keep this between us, k?) Happy Heavenly Birthday to Senor Saxophone, Gato "The Cat" Barbieri. His best known track was his cover of Santana's "Europa." buff.ly/XNjXq75
November 28, 2025 at 12:00 PM
(shh, this is Dave; Kelly is still asleep; she would be upset if she saw this, so let's just keep this between us, k?) Happy Heavenly Birthday to Senor Saxophone, Gato "The Cat" Barbieri. His best known track was his cover of Santana's "Europa." buff.ly/XNjXq75
#HappyThanksgiving from It’s The Groove Podcast!
Take us with you wherever you go this weekend — road trips, cooking, or just hanging out.
Share the podcast with friends & family and help our groove community grow!
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🎧 Spotify: buff.ly/NKq2JvH
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Take us with you wherever you go this weekend — road trips, cooking, or just hanging out.
Share the podcast with friends & family and help our groove community grow!
🎧 YouTube: buff.ly/4iYZUFI
🎧 Spotify: buff.ly/NKq2JvH
🎧 Apple: buff.ly/471b4E7
November 27, 2025 at 1:36 PM
#HappyThanksgiving from It’s The Groove Podcast!
Take us with you wherever you go this weekend — road trips, cooking, or just hanging out.
Share the podcast with friends & family and help our groove community grow!
🎧 YouTube: buff.ly/4iYZUFI
🎧 Spotify: buff.ly/NKq2JvH
🎧 Apple: buff.ly/471b4E7
Take us with you wherever you go this weekend — road trips, cooking, or just hanging out.
Share the podcast with friends & family and help our groove community grow!
🎧 YouTube: buff.ly/4iYZUFI
🎧 Spotify: buff.ly/NKq2JvH
🎧 Apple: buff.ly/471b4E7
Happy Birthday to Randy Brecker, trumpet player extraordinaire, whose "voice" is heard on so many great songs. Here he backs Donald Fagen on "Ruby Baby" from The Nightfly, on which he pairs with brother Michael (on Tenor) as the horn section.
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November 27, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Happy Birthday to Randy Brecker, trumpet player extraordinaire, whose "voice" is heard on so many great songs. Here he backs Donald Fagen on "Ruby Baby" from The Nightfly, on which he pairs with brother Michael (on Tenor) as the horn section.
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Happy Birthday Randy Brecker, one of the most recorded trumpet players in popular music. Randy has recorded with many name acts in jazz, R & B, and Rock. Here is a live performance of "What Cha Gonna Do For Me" with Chaka Khan and brother Michael.
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November 27, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Happy Birthday Randy Brecker, one of the most recorded trumpet players in popular music. Randy has recorded with many name acts in jazz, R & B, and Rock. Here is a live performance of "What Cha Gonna Do For Me" with Chaka Khan and brother Michael.
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Happy Birthday Singer/Songwriter, keyboardist and producer Michael Omartian. He has worked with an All-Star cast of artists, including ITG-fave Al Jarreau. He co-wrote, played keyboards and arranged Al's hit "Boogie Down." buff.ly/BC6Or23
November 26, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Happy Birthday Singer/Songwriter, keyboardist and producer Michael Omartian. He has worked with an All-Star cast of artists, including ITG-fave Al Jarreau. He co-wrote, played keyboards and arranged Al's hit "Boogie Down." buff.ly/BC6Or23
Happy Birthday to singer/songwriter, keyboardist and producer Michael Omartian. Among his many credits, he played the acoustic piano on one of Kelly's favorite Steely Dan tracks, "Aja." It's truly telling of his excellence that he would be chosen to play on the title track. buff.ly/uBZKZev
November 26, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Happy Birthday to singer/songwriter, keyboardist and producer Michael Omartian. Among his many credits, he played the acoustic piano on one of Kelly's favorite Steely Dan tracks, "Aja." It's truly telling of his excellence that he would be chosen to play on the title track. buff.ly/uBZKZev
Happy Birthday Michael Omartian! A classic "hidden connection in the music we love," Michael is a singer/songwriter, arranger, keyboardist and producer, who produced #1 records in 3 consecutive decades. He produced Christopher Cross' debut album. Here's "Ride Like the Wind."
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November 26, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Happy Birthday Michael Omartian! A classic "hidden connection in the music we love," Michael is a singer/songwriter, arranger, keyboardist and producer, who produced #1 records in 3 consecutive decades. He produced Christopher Cross' debut album. Here's "Ride Like the Wind."
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You know this Bobby Caldwell classic… 🎵
But here’s what you might not know — he wrote hits for other artists you’ve been listening to for years. 👀
We’re uncovering the stories behind those songs!
🎧Now Streaming!
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But here’s what you might not know — he wrote hits for other artists you’ve been listening to for years. 👀
We’re uncovering the stories behind those songs!
🎧Now Streaming!
🎧 YouTube: buff.ly/4iYZUFI
🎧 Spotify: buff.ly/NKq2JvH
🎧 Apple: buff.ly/471b4E7
November 21, 2025 at 1:36 PM
You know this Bobby Caldwell classic… 🎵
But here’s what you might not know — he wrote hits for other artists you’ve been listening to for years. 👀
We’re uncovering the stories behind those songs!
🎧Now Streaming!
🎧 YouTube: buff.ly/4iYZUFI
🎧 Spotify: buff.ly/NKq2JvH
🎧 Apple: buff.ly/471b4E7
But here’s what you might not know — he wrote hits for other artists you’ve been listening to for years. 👀
We’re uncovering the stories behind those songs!
🎧Now Streaming!
🎧 YouTube: buff.ly/4iYZUFI
🎧 Spotify: buff.ly/NKq2JvH
🎧 Apple: buff.ly/471b4E7
In this podcast teaser, Mary Caldwell and daughter Katie Moriarty talk about meeting Steve Lukather for the first time through keyboardist Greg Phillinganes,
Hear this touching story and celebrate Bobby Caldwell's lasting legacy in our new episode of It’s The Groove, premiering November 21.
Hear this touching story and celebrate Bobby Caldwell's lasting legacy in our new episode of It’s The Groove, premiering November 21.
November 18, 2025 at 1:36 PM
In this podcast teaser, Mary Caldwell and daughter Katie Moriarty talk about meeting Steve Lukather for the first time through keyboardist Greg Phillinganes,
Hear this touching story and celebrate Bobby Caldwell's lasting legacy in our new episode of It’s The Groove, premiering November 21.
Hear this touching story and celebrate Bobby Caldwell's lasting legacy in our new episode of It’s The Groove, premiering November 21.
Happy Heavenly Birthday Tony Thompson, drummer extraordinaire. Tony famously sat in with Led Zeppelin on their performance of "Stairway to Heaven" at Live Aid in 1985. Interestingly, the band was joined by Phil Collins, in an amazing duet of drums on the finale of the song.
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November 15, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Happy Heavenly Birthday Tony Thompson, drummer extraordinaire. Tony famously sat in with Led Zeppelin on their performance of "Stairway to Heaven" at Live Aid in 1985. Interestingly, the band was joined by Phil Collins, in an amazing duet of drums on the finale of the song.
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Happy Heavenly Birthday to Tony Thompson, who has played drums on so many tracks we love.
Here he supports Diana Ross on her hit "Upside Down."
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Here he supports Diana Ross on her hit "Upside Down."
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November 15, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Happy Heavenly Birthday to Tony Thompson, who has played drums on so many tracks we love.
Here he supports Diana Ross on her hit "Upside Down."
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Here he supports Diana Ross on her hit "Upside Down."
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Happy Heavenly Birthday to Tony Thompson, who has played on so many great tracks. Tony was also the drummer for Power Station, so of course we have to feature "Some Like It Hot." Again, this song features Tony's drums! buff.ly/xZE8AVU
November 15, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Happy Heavenly Birthday to Tony Thompson, who has played on so many great tracks. Tony was also the drummer for Power Station, so of course we have to feature "Some Like It Hot." Again, this song features Tony's drums! buff.ly/xZE8AVU
Happy Heavenly Birthday to Tony Thompson, who has played drums on so many of the songs we love. He was a core member of Chic, so we'll start with Dance, Dance, Dance (Yowsah, Yowsah, Yowsah). That's Tony on the hi-hat in the open!
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November 15, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Happy Heavenly Birthday to Tony Thompson, who has played drums on so many of the songs we love. He was a core member of Chic, so we'll start with Dance, Dance, Dance (Yowsah, Yowsah, Yowsah). That's Tony on the hi-hat in the open!
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They’re HERE! 🎉
Our new pics just dropped on the website — and that’s not all. You’ll also find fresh blog posts, concert reviews from our Groove Ambassadors, and plenty more to dive into.
Ready to explore? Tap the link and tell us what you think! itsthegroove.com
#podcastsky #musicsky
Our new pics just dropped on the website — and that’s not all. You’ll also find fresh blog posts, concert reviews from our Groove Ambassadors, and plenty more to dive into.
Ready to explore? Tap the link and tell us what you think! itsthegroove.com
#podcastsky #musicsky
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November 14, 2025 at 10:41 PM
They’re HERE! 🎉
Our new pics just dropped on the website — and that’s not all. You’ll also find fresh blog posts, concert reviews from our Groove Ambassadors, and plenty more to dive into.
Ready to explore? Tap the link and tell us what you think! itsthegroove.com
#podcastsky #musicsky
Our new pics just dropped on the website — and that’s not all. You’ll also find fresh blog posts, concert reviews from our Groove Ambassadors, and plenty more to dive into.
Ready to explore? Tap the link and tell us what you think! itsthegroove.com
#podcastsky #musicsky
Coming soon to It's The Groove!
New Blog Post
Coming Attractions!
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New Blog Post
Coming Attractions!
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#musicsky #podcastsky #storiesbehindthemusic
Coming soon to It's The Groove
At It's the Groove, Kelly and Dave are committed to publishing new content every two weeks. You can find our episodes on YouTube (@ItsTheGroovePodcast), on Spotify and Apple (It's Not The Beat, It's ...
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November 14, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Coming soon to It's The Groove!
New Blog Post
Coming Attractions!
itsthegroove.com/blog/f/comin...
#musicsky #podcastsky #storiesbehindthemusic
New Blog Post
Coming Attractions!
itsthegroove.com/blog/f/comin...
#musicsky #podcastsky #storiesbehindthemusic
November 14, 2025 at 1:18 AM