Danyel Smith
@danyelsmith.bsky.social
i tell stories 🔆 NYTM. 3X author. creator/host, Black Girl Songbook pod. vintage VIBE + Billboard. film consultant. ESPN. Rock Hall. MacDowell + Yaddo
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Danyel Smith
@danyelsmith.bsky.social
· Apr 7
it’s the 110th anniversary of Billie Holiday’s birth: April 7 1915. in Episode 28 of my Black Girl Songbook #podcast, i celebrate the influence of Holiday’s music as it shows up in artists like Jill Scott, Erykah Badu, Diana Ross, and more. listen in www.theringer.com/podcasts/bla...
i like to go there open.substack.com/pub/shinebri...
December 31, 2025 at 6:07 PM
i like to go there open.substack.com/pub/shinebri...
just thinking of doing this is making me anxious
Do y’all sleep with socks on?
December 29, 2025 at 6:02 AM
just thinking of doing this is making me anxious
SHORT! you saw it! "great effort but better defense. Go Birds
December 28, 2025 at 11:42 PM
SHORT! you saw it! "great effort but better defense. Go Birds
exactly! and i believe Back On the Block is thee final studio recording for both Fitzgerald and Sarah Vaughan
one of my favorites! whenever i listen to it, i feel like i’m the only one who knows it? obviously that isn’t true but i think most people mainly know The Secret Garden. definitely underrated! (i mean it’s one of our last recordings with Ella Fitzgerald!)
December 28, 2025 at 11:09 PM
exactly! and i believe Back On the Block is thee final studio recording for both Fitzgerald and Sarah Vaughan
nailed it x1000
Chaka Khan & Ray Charles smoked that Brothers Johnson classic,"I'll Be Good to You" on this album.
December 28, 2025 at 10:45 PM
nailed it x1000
yttv
i feel like i subscribe to everything, some things, twice. and yet on what streamer am i watching Eagles vs Bills in the state of California
December 28, 2025 at 10:13 PM
yttv
🤗
Just got The Dude on vinyl. Today's soundtrack
December 28, 2025 at 10:11 PM
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December 28, 2025 at 10:09 PM
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it's worth it
I think so. I only remember The Secret Garden. I need to revisit as an adult.
December 28, 2025 at 10:09 PM
it's worth it
!!!
that was the first secular album I was allowed to buy by my religious guardians. Secret Garden was my jam.
December 28, 2025 at 9:47 PM
!!!
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I'm an ambassador for how dope Back On The Block truly is.
December 28, 2025 at 9:42 PM
I'm an ambassador for how dope Back On The Block truly is.
work today has me listening to Quincy Jones’ 1989 Back on the Block. Seven Grammys including Album of the Year. yet somehow feels underrated?
December 28, 2025 at 9:31 PM
work today has me listening to Quincy Jones’ 1989 Back on the Block. Seven Grammys including Album of the Year. yet somehow feels underrated?
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if you want me to cry, at least surprise me
seriously
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December 28, 2025 at 8:45 PM
a newsletter for your Sunday pleasure: shinebrighthq.substack.com/p/if-you-wan...
i feel like i subscribe to everything, some things, twice. and yet on what streamer am i watching Eagles vs Bills in the state of California
December 28, 2025 at 7:24 PM
i feel like i subscribe to everything, some things, twice. and yet on what streamer am i watching Eagles vs Bills in the state of California
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from 112 to Ambrosia to Brandy to Bruno to Cher to Cherrelle to The Deele to Destiny’s Child to Ella Mai to GloRilla to Goapale to Jill Scott to Mos Def to R.E.M. to SZA to Tom Petty to Wale to Whitney: here are near 24 hours of songs that stay with me open.spotify.com/playlist/63p...
pure uncut dopamine
open.spotify.com
December 28, 2025 at 4:48 AM
from 112 to Ambrosia to Brandy to Bruno to Cher to Cherrelle to The Deele to Destiny’s Child to Ella Mai to GloRilla to Goapale to Jill Scott to Mos Def to R.E.M. to SZA to Tom Petty to Wale to Whitney: here are near 24 hours of songs that stay with me open.spotify.com/playlist/63p...
from 112 to Ambrosia to Brandy to Bruno to Cher to Cherrelle to The Deele to Destiny’s Child to Ella Mai to GloRilla to Goapale to Jill Scott to Mos Def to R.E.M. to SZA to Tom Petty to Wale to Whitney: here are near 24 hours of songs that stay with me open.spotify.com/playlist/63p...
pure uncut dopamine
open.spotify.com
December 28, 2025 at 4:48 AM
from 112 to Ambrosia to Brandy to Bruno to Cher to Cherrelle to The Deele to Destiny’s Child to Ella Mai to GloRilla to Goapale to Jill Scott to Mos Def to R.E.M. to SZA to Tom Petty to Wale to Whitney: here are near 24 hours of songs that stay with me open.spotify.com/playlist/63p...
‘you feel like running up to Costco w me right quick?’
a small car is driving down a road with trees in the background
ALT: a small car is driving down a road with trees in the background
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December 27, 2025 at 9:02 PM
‘you feel like running up to Costco w me right quick?’
same
🔥🔥🔥 I will watch any and every time it is on.
December 27, 2025 at 11:21 AM
same
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Top 10 sexiest scene of all time? 🥵
#OutofSight
#OutofSight
it was a time youtu.be/3qxH0R_k3zI?...
December 27, 2025 at 8:59 AM
Top 10 sexiest scene of all time? 🥵
#OutofSight
#OutofSight
other Decembers shinebrighthq.substack.com/p/if-you-wan...
December 27, 2025 at 11:20 AM
other Decembers shinebrighthq.substack.com/p/if-you-wan...