“The Quiet Storm is something that is both massive to a certain demo in this country, but also kind of hidden in some ways”
Christopher Johnson from 99% Invisible tells Anna why the smooth and sexy music genre known as The Quiet Storm resonated with an ascendent Black middle class.
Listen on your computer:In the mid-1970’s, a small college radio station created an evening program catering to a new socioeconomic group referred to as the “new Black middle class. ” The show was called “The Quiet Storm” and it grew so popular that an entire genre of music would spring up alongside it.
Artists like Anita Baker, Luther Vandross, and many more would find massive success in the genre, performing smooth and sexy songs you could turn on after a long day. This episode was produced for DSM by Andrew Dunn. Death, Sex & Money is now produced by Slate! To support us and our colleagues, please sign up for our membership program,!
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