Joy Oladokun, a singer and songwriter who dabbles in R&B, folk and rock music, made her way over to “Live From My Den” to discuss what it was like writing, producing and performing…
Perfection is rarely achieved in movies, but this heaven-sent concert doc hits the sweet spot. Over two days in January 1972, the Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin — she was 29 at the time — sweeps into the New Temple Missionary Baptist Church in Watts in front of a congregation and testifies to God in song. The blessed thing took nearly half a century to come out because director Sydney Pollack failed to sync the image with the sound. Then digital angels stepped in, and glory, glory, hallelujah!
Perfection is rarely achieved in movies, but this heaven-sent concert doc hits the sweet spot. Over two days in January 1972, the Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin — she was 29 at the time — sweeps into the New Temple Missionary Baptist Church in Watts in front of a congregation and testifies to God in song. The blessed thing took nearly half a century to come out because director Sydney Pollack failed to sync the image with the sound. Then digital angels stepped in, and glory, glory, hallelujah!
Perfection is rarely achieved in movies, but this heaven-sent concert doc hits the sweet spot. Over two days in January 1972, the Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin — she was 29 at the time — sweeps into the New Temple Missionary Baptist Church in Watts in front of a congregation and testifies to God in song. The blessed thing took nearly half a century to come out because director Sydney Pollack failed to sync the image with the sound. Then digital angels stepped in, and glory, glory, hallelujah!
Perfection is rarely achieved in movies, but this heaven-sent concert doc hits the sweet spot. Over two days in January 1972, the Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin — she was 29 at the time — sweeps into the New Temple Missionary Baptist Church in Watts in front of a congregation and testifies to God in song. The blessed thing took nearly half a century to come out because director Sydney Pollack failed to sync the image with the sound. Then digital angels stepped in, and glory, glory, hallelujah!
Perfection is rarely achieved in movies, but this heaven-sent concert doc hits the sweet spot. Over two days in January 1972, the Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin — she was 29 at the time — sweeps into the New Temple Missionary Baptist Church in Watts in front of a congregation and testifies to God in song. The blessed thing took nearly half a century to come out because director Sydney Pollack failed to sync the image with the sound. Then digital angels stepped in, and glory, glory, hallelujah!
Perfection is rarely achieved in movies, but this heaven-sent concert doc hits the sweet spot. Over two days in January 1972, the Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin — she was 29 at the time — sweeps into the New Temple Missionary Baptist Church in Watts in front of a congregation and testifies to God in song. The blessed thing took nearly half a century to come out because director Sydney Pollack failed to sync the image with the sound. Then digital angels stepped in, and glory, glory, hallelujah!
Perfection is rarely achieved in movies, but this heaven-sent concert doc hits the sweet spot. Over two days in January 1972, the Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin — she was 29 at the time — sweeps into the New Temple Missionary Baptist Church in Watts in front of a congregation and testifies to God in song. The blessed thing took nearly half a century to come out because director Sydney Pollack failed to sync the image with the sound. Then digital angels stepped in, and glory, glory, hallelujah!
Perfection is rarely achieved in movies, but this heaven-sent concert doc hits the sweet spot. Over two days in January 1972, the Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin — she was 29 at the time — sweeps into the New Temple Missionary Baptist Church in Watts in front of a congregation and testifies to God in song. The blessed thing took nearly half a century to come out because director Sydney Pollack failed to sync the image with the sound. Then digital angels stepped in, and glory, glory, hallelujah!
Joy Oladokun, a singer and songwriter who dabbles in R&B, folk and rock music, made her way over to “Live From My Den” to discuss what it was like writing, producing and performing her newest album, “Observations From a Crowded Room.”
After touring albums like “Proof of Life” and “In Defense of My Own Happiness” for almost three years, Oladokun found that working on her new album became a source of quiet freedom and expression after not fully coming to terms with everything happening in her life.
Oladokun said, “I think as a writer and as an artist, there is maybe a desperation I had for there to be no filter on what was being created. And not in a positive way or a negative way, but sometimes when you’re writing with other people, you’re sort of like creating a mosaic of everybody’s feelings and thoughts. And, I think that sometimes what I have to say can get lost.”
She talked about growing up in a small town in Arizona before moving to Nashville to pursue her singing and songwriting career. For her, Nashville’s roots in gospel music, in addition to country music, became a source of inspiration for her to represent the forgotten parts of Nashville.
Oladokun is an artist who talks openly about mental health and taking care of herself. When writing “Observations From a Crowded Room,” even the smallest things like taking a break to do hand and headstands helps her.
“I think sometimes connecting my brain and my body through movement is a way that I can quell some of the stress,” Oladokun said. “And so that’s been the biggest thing that I’ve learned is just like… go on a walk, do a weird flip. It’s okay to get out of your brain sometimes.”
This season of Live From My Den is made possible by Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino – Tampa.
