to hear his four-hour playlist of the latest and most nostalgic slow jams. With his silky, deep voice, Lindsey quelled over 220,000 daily listeners, as they tuned in at 7:30 p.m. Hughes suggested that the popular segment be titled 'Quiet Storm,' as well as using Smokey Robinson's as the official theme song. Eventually, this one-off experience would start a weekly Sunday fanfare for all of D.C., as listeners called in requesting the name of songs while expressing immense gratitude. Magically, Hughes stumbled upon her wish of establishing a niche radio format suited primarily for the upper echelons of black women with sophisticated taste. Pulling from his personal collection, he played melodic, mid-tempo R&B records from artists like the Spinners and the Isley Brothers. In May 1976, Cathy Hughes-WHUR's station manager and the eventual founder of media conglomerate Urban One (formerly known as Radio One)-called on an inexperienced Melvin Lindsey, as a last-minute substitute for an absent DJ. Why the best components of Drake's 'Scorpion' are his Quiet Storm moments Revisiting that sound, the songwriter managed to add a soft pop-rock sensibility to the lyricism. The ballad eventually evolves into a jazz fusion groove guided by a slow beating hand drum and a flute, while Robinson showcases his signature tenor finesse inherited from the Miracles era with Motown. 'Quiet Storm' opens with whooshing winds overtaken by a shrill, sci-fi whistle of a siren and an electric guitar riff. Departing from the genre of funk on his third studio LP, the green-eyed soul legend coined his brand of romantic soul with the opening track 'Quiet Storm.' In the almost-eight-minute ballad, Robinson metaphorically compares love 'blowin' through my life' to a quiet storm in the chorus, vividly juxtaposing the pleasant and distressing elements of inclement weather in his verses. Technically speaking, this lesson starts with Smokey Robinson and his 1975 album A Quiet Storm. Welcome to REVOLT's master class on quiet storm. And even hip-hop has played a role in reinvigorating the quiet storm for the 2000s up until now: Drake's inclusion of a quiet storm radio snippet at the end of Scorpion's 'After Dark' being the latest example. 1 Billboard Hot 100 singles, Grammys, and universal acclaim during its commercial peak in the 90s. The likes of Toni Braxton, Boyz II Men, and Whitney Houston earned No. Some became household names due to heavy airplay, including Anita Baker, Sade, and Luther Vandross. Throughout the quiet storm's 42-year lifespan, various artists have inserted their respective styles into the genre. For R&B singers such as Smokey Robinson, The Isley Brothers, and Marvin Gaye, it became a necessity to mix up their flow of day-friendly uptempos and ballads with songs meant to be in rotation after dark. Due to the quiet storm format, a genre-going by the same name-began formulating. What was meant as a late-night program dedicated to the lovers seeking slow jammed R&B (as a source of cathartic refuge for their relationships) quickly became popular with other stations nationwide. listeners to the quiet storm format of radio. One Sunday night in 1976, during a rainy tempest, the interning Howard University DJ introduced his D.C. Sunday (July 8) would have marked the 63rd birthday of radio personality, Melvin Lindsey.

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