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Groove Don't Lie

Groove Don't Lie

Written by: Gerry Brown
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Groove Don’t Lie the Series is about intimate discussions with musicians, authors, visual artists, athletes, and other luminaries about what groove means to them, how they experience groove in their work and personal lives, and what can be done to find the groove when it is missing. The secret ingredient is the host, Gerry Brown, the OG groove master whose history and legacy as a musician, longevity, personality and demeanor seamlessly connect the guests and the audience. The backstage tales, insider information, and the true stories behind some of the most remarkable concerts, albums, artworks, books, and athletic accomplishments of the last century will appeal to fans, historians, and up-and-comers alike, while inspiring everyone with strategies for tapping into the universal, eternal, and authentic groove.

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Episodes
  • Gerry Brown and Craig Holiday Haynes discuss groove
    Jan 23 2026

    Gerry’s guest this episode is the multifaceted drummer Craig Holiday Haynes. Craig has performed and recorded with some of the biggest names in disco, R&B, blues, jazz, rock, and gospel, including Sun Ra, Danny Glover, Lionel Hampton, Tony Bennet, The Allman Brothers Band, Gladys Knight, and Gary Toms Empire. Craig’s had an amazing career, but, when you are named after Billie Holiday and raised by the great Roy Haynes, amazing is expected!

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    36 mins
  • Gerry Brown and John Scarpulla discuss groove (part 2 of 2)
    Jan 16 2026

    This is part 2 of Gerry Brown's conversation with the saxophone virtuoso, John Scarpulla (Tower of Power, Funk Filharmonik, Huey Lewis and The News, Hall & Oates, Jeff Beck, Paul Simon, Celine Dion, Mariah Carey, J Lo, and, of course, Diana Ross). You know why? Because groove don’t lie!

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    29 mins
  • Gerry Brown and John Scarpulla discuss groove (part 1 of 2)
    Jan 9 2026

    These next two episodes of the Groove Don’t Lie podcast features the amazing saxophonist, John Scarpulla. John has cemented his reputation both live and in the studio, playing with the greats, such as Tower of Power, Funk Filharmonik, Huey Lewis and The News, Hall & Oates, Jeff Beck, Paul Simon, Celine Dion, Mariah Carey, J Lo, and, of course, Diana Ross. Sit back and enjoy part 1 of Gerry’s conversation with a man so deep in the pocket, he’s covered in lint.

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    49 mins
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