It's a Woman's Woman's World: Australian Soul (Part 1)

My Kind of Scene

My Kind of Scene uncovers the past and present of Australian music. In part 1 of this two part episode we deep dive (and I mean it!) into three titans of Australian soul: Renée Geyer, Marica Hines and Venetta Fields.
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My Kind Of Scene acknowledges and pays respect to the past, present and future Traditional Custodians and Elders of the land many of us call Australia.
Sources

• Wikipedia
• Burke, K. "Renée Geyer, Australian jazz and soul singer, dies aged 69," The Guardian, Jan 17 2023
• Baker, G. A. "Renée Geyer: Fiery vocalist was at the top of her class" Sydney Morning Herald, Jan 18 2023
• Dwyer, M. "Stares, whispers and heavy metal swing" Sydney Morning Herald, Oct 14 2011
• Stafford, A. "Renée Geyer: Australia’s finest white soul singer was ambitious, unapologetic and too often overlooked" The Guardian, Jan 18 2023
• Condon, D. "Renée Geyer had a peerless voice and dogged tenacity..." Double J, Jan 17 2023
• Winsor, C. "Vale Renée Geyer" National Film and Sound Archive of Australia, 2023
• "Marcia Hines on coming to Australia as a teenager to perform in Hair" Anh's Brush With Fame, ABC via YouTube.com, 2018
• ThatSingerReactions. "Renée Geyer - Heading In The Right Direction 1981 | Reaction" YouTube.com, Apr 22, 2022
• ThatSingerReactions. "Renée Geyer -It's A Man's World@The Basement | Reaction" YouTube.com, Jan 2023
• Cold Chisel - The Last stand (55:00) YouTube.com, 1983
• Vanetta (sic) Fields – BMHOF Class of 2005, The Buffalo Music Hall Of Fame, 2005
• "The Christmas Song by Venetta Fields," National Film and Sound Archive of Australia, 1995
• Murphy, B. "Musicians Talk About Their Careers" National Film and Sound Archive of Australia, 2013
• Mottram, L. "Venetta Fields reflects on her inspiration, Aretha Franklin" ABC Radio, Aug 17 2018
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• Cowan, J. & Petch, B. "Venetta's Studio Sessions" abc.net.au via web.archive.org, Aug 12, 2004

Chapters

1. Intro (00:00:00)

2. Renée Geyer intro (00:01:49)

3. Renée's beginnings (00:04:40)

4. It's a Man's Man's World (00:08:55)

5. Mid-seventies to mid-eighties success (00:11:32)

6. Signature songs (00:13:26)

7. Eighties and nineties session star (00:19:29)

8. Later career (00:26:46)

9. Marcia Hines beginnings (00:33:53)

10. Seventies success (00:36:47)

11. But is it soul? (00:40:18)

12. Queen of Pop (00:43:01)

13. Fun Facts (00:45:36)

14. Venetta Fields Intro (00:48:07)

15. Early life (00:51:33)

16. Another session superstar (00:56:19)

17. Meeting her hero (01:05:27)

18. Fields in Oz (01:07:59)

19. But is it soul? (01:13:15)

20. Mid and late career (01:15:14)

21. Buffalo's Music Hall of Fame (01:21:32)

22. Outro (01:23:58)