Chapter 17: Carter Meets Birdie

My Name Is Sheba

Carter Baird goes snooping for the deeper story, landing at Branford, and meeting Birdie and Rusty. Sheba’s life and path start to emerge as she takes stock of her friends at school, J-Wax Records, reconnecting with Rusty and Birdie, and her growing fanbase. Sylvia Rheem reaches out.

“My Name Is Sheba,” is the twice monthly fictional saga of iconic jazz/R&B artist, Sheba Hawkins, who rose from obscurity as an orphan, to superstardom, and the music she created along the way. It’s also about the creative life, and the beautiful struggle… a different kind of story.

“My Name Is Sheba” is written around the original music from the album of the same name, by singer/songwriter Kandace Springs. You can find “My Name Is Sheba” the album, and the podcast, wherever you listen. We suggest starting with episode one, and following along.

This chapter of My Name Is Sheba was written, recorded, and produced by me, Monroe Jones. The series is based on music from the album, My Name Is Sheba, by Kandace Springs, and can be found at Spotify, Apple, or wherever you stream music. Other original music in this episode is by Jason Donnelly, Humans Win, Michael Vignola, and Tencher Music, all of whom have royalty free music available at Storyblocks. That’s storyblocks.com.

For more behind the scenes info on the creators of the story and the music, visit mynameissheba.com. Finally, if you like what you’re hearing, please follow, leave a rating, and tell a friend.

“My Name Is Sheba” is a product of Subplay Creative.