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09/24/2025

Arietta Ward and Terry Robb: The making of "Sista" with Janice Scroggins and Linda Hornbuckle / Coffeeshop Conversations #445

By TOM D'ANTONI // The story behind the Janice Scroggins/Linda Hornbuckle album Sista from 2008, a classic in danger of being forgotten. Even Amazon doesn't have it. Listen to the backstory of how it was made, told by Janice's daughter Arietta Ward and producer Terry Robb and then hear the title tune at the end of our conversation.

What we’re going to do this week is talk to Arietta Ward and Terry Robb. The backstory? You remember Sly Stone passed away on June 9^th I did a memorial set on KMHD’s I Like It Like That.

But there was one song I wanted to play and I couldn't find the album no matter how hard I looked and I have a lot of CD’s. It was a lengthy search and very frustrating.

I was on the last shelf, the last place it could be and there it was. The song was If You Want Me To Stay and the version I wanted to play was from an album called Sista by Portland’s angels; Janice Scroggins and Linda Hornbuckle.

You know how you get when you hunger for knowledge about something you love? That is precisely why Janice’s daughter Arietta Ward is here.

She was there at the recording sessions. Also with us is Terry Robb who produced those sessions.

And by the way, the day I found it would have been Janice’s birthday. 

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