quiet storm
what it is
Quiet storm is a late-night radio format, featuring soulful slow jams, pioneered in the mid-1970s by then-station-intern Melvin Lindsey at WHUR-FM, in Washington, D. C. Smokey Robinson's like-titled hit single, A Quiet Storm, released in 1975 as the title track to his third solo album, lent its name to the format and to the radio program that introduced it to the public.
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What is quiet storm?
Quiet storm is a late-night radio format, featuring soulful slow jams, pioneered in the mid-1970s by then-station-intern Melvin Lindsey at WHUR-FM, in Washington, D. C. Smokey Robinson's like-titled hit single, A Quiet Storm, released in 1975 as the title track to his third solo album, lent its name to the format and to the radio program that introduced it to the public.
What are good quiet storm albums to start with?
Try Give Me the Night by George Benson, For You by Prince, Quiet Storm by Aly & Fila, and Right On Time by The Brothers Johnson.
Who are some women making quiet storm?
musicisforgirls.com/genres/quiet-storm/girls lists women, non-binary artists, and bands with women making quiet storm, from mainstream to underground.
genre notes from last.fm listeners · artists and albums from last.fm, updated 2026-10-21