Talk Louder · Aug 24, 2026 · 1:17:54
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Robert “Boogie” Bowles
He’s spent the past 40 years as guitarist for Motown legend Smokey Robinson and also played on massive hits by Jerry “The Iceman” Butler (“Never Give You Up”), Gloria Gaynor (“I Will Survive”) and Peaches and Herb (“Reunited,” “Shake Your Groove Thing”). Robert “Boogie” Bowles joins us to discuss his longevity as a sideman, the power of connections, the advice he shares through his books and how the music business can go from “sh*t to sugar” (and back) in the space of a song.
Created and Produced by Jared Tuten