Speaker 1: Hello, I'm Gael Nobles. Welcome to Eagle Harp. I got
Speaker 1: to tell you something. Have you ever looked for a
Speaker 1: song and couldn't find it? For several years, I have
Speaker 1: been searching for a song titled Superwoman, which I remember
Speaker 1: hearing on the radio between nineteen seventy nine and nineteen eighty.
Speaker 1: I asked the DJ if he recognized it, but nobody
Speaker 1: I spoke to seemed familiar with it. I even tried
Speaker 1: singing a few lines, but still no one could place
Speaker 1: the tune. I was convinced that the song existed, so
Speaker 1: I looked up Casey Casem of American Top forty, thinking
Speaker 1: I might find some mention of it, but came up empty.
Speaker 1: Off and on, for a few years, I conducted searches online,
Speaker 1: but the results only led me to songs by Karen
Speaker 1: White or Stevie Wonder. Several artists have tracks with Superwoman
Speaker 1: in the title, yet none matched what I was looking for.
Speaker 1: I even asked AI and searched on YouTube, but I
Speaker 1: couldn't find anything. I had no luck. Then one day
Speaker 1: I searched again on YouTube and typed in Superwoman Can
Speaker 1: Do It Disco nineteen eighty two. While I found Superwoman
Speaker 1: nineteen seventy six. By the beginning of the end, that
Speaker 1: wasn't the song I remembered. However, in the left hand column,
Speaker 1: I noticed a track titled on the sugar Hill label.
Speaker 1: I thought, that's probably not it, but some rappers back
Speaker 1: then did incorporate singing. Curiosity got the better of me,
Speaker 1: so I decided to check it out. When I finally
Speaker 1: heard the tune to Superwolf, I couldn't contain my excitement.
Speaker 1: I shouted, Yes, that's the song, Yes, that's the song.
Speaker 1: In the world of hip hop, James E. Wolf, better
Speaker 1: known as Superwolf, made a significant impact as a rap
Speaker 1: artist and radio DJ. He stood out for his unique style,
Speaker 1: which combined rhythmic speech over bass beats, lovely horn sections,
Speaker 1: and catchy tunesk One of the most famous songs, super
Speaker 1: Wolf can Do It. It, became a hit in his
Speaker 1: home state of Tennessee. The popularity of this track caught
Speaker 1: the attention of sugar Hill Records, which eventually released it.
Speaker 1: What's interesting is that all of Superwolf's music was produced
Speaker 1: under his own label, Big Bad Wolf Records, showcasing his
Speaker 1: dedication to maintaining creative control over his work. Superwolf was
Speaker 1: truly one of the pioneers in the rap scene, paving
Speaker 1: the way for a future artist with his innovative sound
Speaker 1: and catchy melody. Yes,