When I first discovered the station around that time, I was still in high school. The two-hour live radio show featured local, regional, and national acts, with a focus on promoting and celebrating psychedelic rock music. Spirit "Nature's Way> Animal Zoo" 5. Our focus this time is GROWTH. As a matter of fact, it goes by the same name as this blog, Life Out of Tunes. The music selection is tremendous, including Eric Clapton, the Grateful Dead, The Flock, Robert Johnson, Leon Russell and Judy Collins. It was a deliciously juicy treat, playing what can only be described as a truly eclectic cacophony of ear candy, some sweet, some sour, but all highly digestible with little or no antacid required. Official video of Gerry Rafferty performing 'Baker Street' from the album 'City to City'. http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=MuppetsStudios Watch more Muppet Music Videos https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLiyHgXXaitUHx0Jpt9tW1k0ZZuydnNORlGet ready for The Muppets like youve never seen them before! (LogOut/ Rock City Outfitters (Beaker Street Merch). Now all they have to do is prove it. The Allman Brothers Band In Memory of Elizabeth Reed (Live At The Fillmore East), 6. Jaime Brockett The Legend of the U.S.S. A 2020 New Years Eve(12:01 New Years Day) surprise episode was aired &. Later that year I was asked to co-host local televised segments of the annual Jerry Lewis Muscular Dystrophy Telethon alongside Janesville school districts PR manager and the manager of Total TV. After a steady diet of top forty hits and fast-talking DJs, I was mesmerized by the mellow voice of Clifford and the loosely structured format of acid rock, folk rock, blues, jazz, and what later came to be known as progressive rock. It was a song from the Heavy Chevy playlist, so I accommodated her request and she made her donation. It was on Beaker Street where I discovered artists like Jethro Tull, Pink Floyd, Albert King, Phil Ochs, East of Eden, Tom Rush, Grateful Dead, and Herbie Mann among many others, including Jaime Brockett singing about The Legend of the U.S.S. Early on, it had been promoted as a Surprise Rock Spectacular. The acts were revealed just two weeks before the show. I can assure you that is not the case. Music. Recently, again thanks to the Internet Archive, I located a number of Beaker Street playlists from the years 1996 to 2000, which were published on the programs web site at the time. Proto-Kaw Greenburg, Glickstein, Charles, David, Smith and Jones, 1. I also have an MA. Beaker Street Set Lists - Documenting the set lists of legendary radio program "Beaker Street" Beaker Street Set Lists Listen to Beaker Street with Clyde Clifford every Friday night from 8 p.m. to Midnight Central Time on the Arkansas Rocks Radio Network or online at http://arkansasrocks.com/ Latest from the Blog Beaker Street 8-19-22 Streaming globally at: https://www.ashevillefm.org/show/life-out-of-tunes/. KAAY(AM)-1090 radio, Little Rock AR. After your morning coffee and a quick walk around the neighborhood with Fido, you might be heading off to work. Recently, again thanks to the Internet Archive, I located a number of Beaker Street playlists from the years 1996 to 2000, which were published on the programs web site at the time. Today, Beaker Street is home to many businesses, including the Arkansas State Capitol, the Arkansas Supreme Court, and the University of Arkansas at Little Rock William H. Bowen School of Law. A donor called to offer the requested amount, but asked me to shave only half the mustache. Twisting the radio knob as I pulled out of the parking lot, searching for my new favorite station, I heard the unmistakable strains of Sugar Loafs Green-Eyed Lady. Thats the one! They told me about the organization, an entirely volunteer driven Friends of Community Radio station, save for one paid manager position. 1. Beginning Saturday, October 27, 2018, Asheville FM will enter its week-long Fall Fund Drive. Yes Starship Trooper (a-Life Seeker; b- Dissolusion; c- Wurm), 5. Host: Clyde Clifford Incidental Music: Head "Cannabis Sativa" Check out: Arkansas Record and CD Exchange Rock City Outfitters (Beaker Street Merch) Soft Shirts.com Hippy Hounds Hemp Dog Treats and Stated Apparel 8 p.m. to 9 p.m. On my July 2, 2018 radio show, Life Out of Tunes on Asheville FM, Ill be spinning songs from that first Summerfest experience and fromother artists Ive heard at the festival over the years. The festival runs for eleven days, on eleven stages, with performances from more than 800 acts with over a 1,000 performances. Another, I think it is the 9/18 recording that comes up as Gerry Rafferty City to City and Baker Street (original demo) with Comments Recorded and Tagged by Replay Radio 11 (www.applian.com). (LogOut/ One Monday evening found me shadowing on a program aptly named Uncorrected Personality Traits with hosts Jaybird and Juliet. Flowers was a musician and record store owner, while Coulter was a music journalist. For three hours, from 2:00 to 5:00 pm (Eastern) on Thanksgiving Day Ill be serving up some of the best in classic Prog music for the main course, garnished with a healthful helping of contemporary selections. Finally, as rain continued to fall, Mountain took the stage. If youd like to listen to Clyde Cliffords (nearly) complete playlist from the January 9, 2000 Beaker Street, along with several playlists from his other 1996-2000 broadcasts, you must logon to Spotify. Recently, again thanks to the Internet Archive, I located a number of Beaker Street playlists from the years 1996 to 2000, which were published on the programs web site at the time. Clyde was always on top of the latest music, but never hesitated to juxtapose an older, more popular song with one never before heard. 3. The Inside Story of the Making and Unmaking of the Franken Presidency. Though often difficult to understand, due to his this Meee accent, Beaker is known among the Muppets as the one who always gets hurt. The show continued to air until 1979, when Milkovsky left Little Rock to pursue a career in radio broadcasting in New York City. Beaker Street debuted in late 1966 on Little Rock station KAAY. Change), You are commenting using your Twitter account. A legendary Little Rock radio show returns to the airwaves Friday. Great news! The show featured both well-known acts and up-and-coming talent. They called it Beaker Street, after the street where one of the members lived. In the late 60s and early 70s, a small but thriving underground music scene began to emerge in Little Rock, Arkansas. 36. Of course, it was also their spring fund drive and they asked if I might be interested in contributing, either fiscally or physically, to their efforts. FEATURED PODCASTS 100K CLUB Best Podcasts By City No, I havent framed any music reviews. The goal is to raise $30,000 during that time. Tune into the all new the Muppet show, The Muppets on Tuesday nights at 8|7c on ABC! KAAY, an AM station broadcasting all the way into southern Wisconsin from Little Rock, Arkansas, came in loud and clear. Miller High Life and Pabst Blue Ribbon are perhaps the only originals still around. If it takes a few days to complete tonights set list we will be patient and happy to see it when you post it. It was on Beaker Street where I discovered artists like Jethro Tull, Pink Floyd, Albert King, Phil Ochs, East of Eden, Tom Rush, Grateful Dead, and Herbie Mann among many others, including Jaime Brockett singing about The Legend of the U.S.S. The people of Beaker Street were an eclectic mix of hippies, musicians, dropouts, and misfits. The future looked bright for the area, with new businesses and developments popping up all over the place. So when you get a chance, turn on, tune in and turn up your radio to Asheville FM (WSFM-LP 103.3) or click on AshevilleFM.org and give some real community-powered radio a listen. Businesses started to close down, properties became abandoned, and crime rates rose. At the center of this scene was Beaker Street, a weekly radio program that featured blues, rock, and folk music. The Moody Blues The Voice/ Gemini Dream, 9. Peace! There were no additional postage or handling charges. When I first discovered the station around that time, I was still in high school. Procol Harum A Salty Dog (Live In Concert with the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra), 8. A number of organizations are working to revitalize the area and bring it back to its former glory. 7. NEXT PAGE. Change), You are commenting using your Twitter account. Trout Fishing In America Not Fade Away, 10. Subscribe for some of your favorite and best film and television clips from The Muppets, as well as music covers and brand new comedy sketches.Check out exclusive Muppet parodies, Muppet music videos, Muppet song covers, comedy sketches, and more! I havent been writing much lately. Asheville FM streams worldwide at ashevillefm.org, where you can check out the entire on-air schedule and Listen Live. So tune in and turn it up! In fact, the tracks from Abraxas Pool and Gypsy in the example above werent available on Spotify. Isnt it strange? Most of my time now is spent listening to music, new and old and I use old in the very broadest sense, applying to recorded music from the 1920s onward to determine what the next playlist for my radio show, Life Out of Tunes, should sound like. Sometimes all it takes to tame an otherwise unruly concert crowd is politely asking not to be a beer-bottle target. Documenting the set lists of legendary radio program "Beaker Street". A new minimum drinking age of eighteen had been enacted recently, so there was plenty of bottled beer consumption, resulting in plenty of empty bottles. It helped me forget about how wet and cold we were. KAAY, an AM station broadcasting all the way into southern Wisconsin from Little Rock, Arkansas, came in loud and clear. The program was broadcast on KAAY, a local AM radio station. Ill share a few memories and personal observations on the music that helped shape my life, so you can expect a wide variety of songs and an occasional story or two. I was home from college for the summer, making my getaway in dads carafter working second shift as an amateur sand-blaster at Fairbanks-Morse Corporation. During the 60's and early 70's, KAAY was a powerhouse station covering a wide area of the country at night. I yanked out the rightmost pushbutton, then shoved it back in, engaging the preset. Unfortunately, though, there is an audio-visual archive of Heavy Chevy & the Circuit Riders on YouTube. The film features interviews with many of the original musicians and fans who were there during its brief but vibrant history. He would often interview local and regional musicians on the show. Documenting the set lists of legendary radio program "Beaker Street", Listen to Beaker Street with Clyde Clifford every Friday night from 8 p.m. to Midnight Central Time on the Arkansas Rocks Radio Network or online at http://arkansasrocks.com/, CLYDE ON-DEMAND: Listen to Kenneth Hawkins recording of this show by clicking on the link below: Google Drive 119th Beaker Street of the Arkansas Rocks Era. Sometimes it was hard to tell the difference. Heres a playlist for the first two hours of the programwhich was broadcast and streamed on January 9, 2000: I was unable to locate recorded shows from the later years of Beaker Street. Ray Unruh was a kid in rural western Kansas when he first heard the strange and exciting sounds coming through his AM radio in the dark of night. Our goal is $23,000. Arkansas Rocks #141. So tune in Thanksgiving Day, November 23, at 2:00 pm EST to hear me, Joey Books, take over as guest chef on Closer to the Edge. And we are very fortunate for it. Name Tracks (Don't Fear) The Reaper: 1 (I Know) I'm Losing You: 3 (I'm A) Road Runner: 1 (Love Me Like Music) I'll Be Your Song: 1 (Nothing But) Flowers Here is: Please give generously to support community radio on Asheville FM ! The week of October 28 November 3 is the Asheville FM Fall Fund Drive. Youll find me volunteering again at that table under a canopy set up in front of the station. Here you can listen to the first hour of a program originally broadcast on June 26, 1970: Most albums from which the tracks were selected are 1970 releases. When I first discovered the station around that time, I was still in high school. Here you can listen to the first hour of a program originally broadcast on June 26, 1970: Most albums from which the tracks were selected are 1970 releases. The biggest stars continue to perform at Summerfest in whats now a 25,000-seat amphitheater at one end of the festival grounds for which tickets are sold at much higher prices than Summerfests nominal gate cost. , hosted by Clyde Clifford, will air from 9 p.m. to midnight. This was a time of great change and growth for the city, and Beaker Street was at the forefront of this transformation. Im fortunate to live near a listener-supported, community radio station known as Asheville FM. Like today, Summerfest was sponsored primarily by Milwaukees famous breweries. When the rain eventually eased up, a soggy audience cheered as John Sebastian, acoustic guitar in hand, strolled out to a microphone and announced, Ill play for ya. Community radio is a powerful medium, but we need your support to continue presenting more than sixty shows spanning virtually every genre of music, as well as providing news and community interest programming. CLYDE ON-DEMAND: Listen to Kenneth Hawkins'recording of this show by clicking on the link below: Google Drive 100th Beaker Street of the Arkansas Rocks Era. A blog about Little Rock, Arkansas in the 1970s with a focus on the music scene. The water works were built to provide water to the growing city of Little Rock. Beaker Street became known for its eclectic mix of genres, ranging from rock and blues to country and jazz. You can stream it live on AshevilleFM.org by clicking on the Listen Live button. (LogOut/ They wont be the hits. This aint no oldies program. Still, I missed the uniqueBeaker Street format. Once there, simply enter Beaker Street in the Spotify search bar and scroll down to Playlists. Click on See All and youll see a couple dozen Beaker Street playlists by joeybooks.. A book about Beaker Street titled Electric Arkansas was published in 2012. By necessity, I had to either substitute one song for another from the same artist, or skip some songs entirely because, in case you didnt know it, Spotify doesnt have everything. And though its no longer just a buck fifty for general admission, Summerfest remains one of the best bargains for live music around, still hosting hundreds of musical acts on eleven different stages, over eleven consecutive days. Every tune will deal in some way with resistance, struggle and hope. Check out the schedule. They showed me a program schedule and pointed out the eclectic shows that are hosted entirely by volunteers. So last night recording displays as 000101_0384.mp3 TASCAM DR_22WL when displayed by my media player. It could brighten your day. I saw comedian Billy Crystal perform there early in his career, and heard Linda Ronstadt announce to the Milwaukee crowd, Its so great to be here in Indiana! We were quick to correct her geography. Titanic' and Deep Water Reunion covering the Tom Paxton ballad, 'Cindy's Crying.' 8. The program, Beaker Street hosted by Clyde Clifford, was on the air. Besides his love of science, Beaker has also been known to share his passion for music and singing. Their late night program, called " Beaker Street " (and I still don't know where that name came from) and its host Clyde Clifford helped to pioneer the 'underground radio' sound of the day. (LogOut/ Its a joy for me to play music for a listening audience and its fun to know those listeners are not only from here in Asheville, but from anywhere in the country and perhaps the world. One was humor. The show was created and hosted by John Milkovsky, who was also a music journalist for the Arkansas Times. Blue Oyster Cult Vengeance (The Pact), 9. If youd like to listen to Clyde Cliffords (nearly) complete playlist from the January 9, 2000 Beaker Street, along with several playlists from his other 1996-2000 broadcasts, you must logon to Spotify. The show was heard six nights a week, from 11 p.m. until 2 a.m. I was home from college for the summer, making my getaway in dads carafter working second shift as an amateur sand-blaster at Fairbanks-Morse Corporation. Summerfest is an annual music festival held in a permanent, seventy-five acre Festival Park along the beautiful shoreline of Lake Michigan in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. In a year since starting there as a DJ, Ive written and posted about thirty or so reviews. (LogOut/ document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Your email address will not be published. We were a fifties and sixties rock n roll revival band that specialized in working fund raisers for schools and other non-profit organizations. Fri Jan 13, 2023. The show was heard six nights a week, from 11 p.m. until 2 a.m. Its ambitious, but attainable. The original Mancini Charade Soundtrack album from 1963 was a re-recording of selected music from the movie. What a gas! Manfred Manns Earth Band Nightingales And Bombers, 2. My Introduction to Underground Radio: KAAY Little Rock,Arkansas, https://www.ashevillefm.org/show/life-out-of-tunes/. His hope, he said, was that someone else would call with the same donation amount to shave off the rest. Instead, Ive tried to re-create some of those playlists on Spotify, to provide an aural sense of what music Clyde put together for his five-hour programs. It was on Beaker Street where I discovered artists like Jethro Tull, Pink Floyd, Albert King, Phil Ochs, East of Eden, Tom Rush, Grateful Dead, and Herbie Mann among many others, including Jaime Brockett singing about 'The Legend of the U.S.S. This time, Clyde was on every Sunday night from 7 p.m. until midnight, bouncing around first on KZLR (KZ-95), later on Magic 105.1 FM (KMJX), and finally ending up on The Point, 94.1 FM where Beaker Street lasted until 2011. With time and effort, Beaker Street could once again become a thriving community in Little Rock. It was fifty years ago, but seems like a blink of an eye. Sonia Dada Lesters Methadone Clinic, 10. In 1973, Beaker Street was featured on an episode of CBSs In Concert. The show included performances by Bonnie Raitt, Rory Gallagher, and Free Powerzone. Many young people were looking for a place to belong and Beaker Street became a haven for them. (LogOut/ Beaker Street began sometime in 1967, the brainchild of disc jockey Clyde Clifford, whose real name, Dale Seidenschwarz, was kept secret per KAAY station policy. Act. Among other things, Im a reviewer of new music. Titanic and Deep Water Reunion covering the Tom Paxton ballad, Cindys Crying. And what a pleasure it was to hear full versions of songs by familiar artists versions not constrained by the three- or four-minute time limit so common on commercial radio then. On this commemoration of his birth, January 15, Ill broadcast my weekly radio show. Twice as a guest (and shadow) on the Thursday morning show, Riffin, hosted by Vance and assisted by Rick, both with their vast record collections of 60s and 70s music, I shared some similar music from the Midwest, discussing the bands and songs we heard growing up. Leslie West, Felix Pappalardi, Corky Laing, and Steve Knight simply blew us away. Asheville FM, WSFM-LP, 103.3 (Asheville, NC) Either way, heres an annotated edition of the playlist from my January 29, 2018 Life Out of Tunes radio show. A team of the Kingdom's finest detectives has been assembled and put on the case. Most of you know I have a weekly music show on a local community radio station in Asheville. None of the music on that release resembles the Beaker Street background even remotely. Beaker Street with its original host, Clyde Clifford, may be returning in February 2020! Led Zeppelin "Nobody's Fault But Mine" 7. It was on Beaker Street where I discovered artists like Jethro Tull, Pink Floyd, Albert King, Phil Ochs, East of Eden, Tom Rush, Grateful Dead, and Herbie Mann among many others, including Jaime Brockett singing about The Legend of the U.S.S. In order to make that happen, many resources are needed human, technical and financial. When I first discovered the station around that time, I was still in high school. 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Procol Harum "A Salty Dog" (Live In Concert with the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra) 8. Fleetwood Mac The Green Manalishi (With The Two Prong Crown) (Live), 4. Local newspapers even began writing articles about the Beaker Street phenomenon.. A way to catalog and shelve that playlist in my head. My first show will feature a sampling of great music from Chicago which has had an influence on me. This channel is home to your beloved group of Muppet friends: Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, Gonzo, Animal, Beaker, the Swedish Chef and more! In many ways, Beaker Street was the citys first alternative music scene, and it paved the way for future generations of musicians and fans. The program, Beaker Street hosted by Clyde Clifford, was on the air. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. Clyde was always on top of the latest music, but never hesitated to juxtapose an older, more popular song with one never before heard. For others, like me, it becomes a task. A savings of just thirty-four cents, once you subtract the cost for two stamps, wasnt even enough incentive for a college kid to plan ahead. Stream the album here: https://lnk.to/GerryRafferty-CitytoCity Subscribe now: https://lnk.to/GerryRafferty-YTSubscribeYCSocials:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/officialgerryrafferty/?hl=en Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OfficialGerryRaffertyPage Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheRealRafferty Website: http://www.gerryrafferty.com Lyrics: Windin' your way down on Baker StreetLight in your head and dead on your feetWell another crazy day, you'll drink the night awayAnd forget about everythingThis city desert makes you feel so coldIt's got so many people but it's got no soulAnd it's taking you so long to find out you were wrongWhen you thought it held everythingYou used to think that it was so easyYou used to say that it was so easyBut you're tryin', you're tryin' nowAnother year and then you'll be happyJust one more year and then you'll be happyBut you're cryin', you're cryin' nowWay down the street there's a light in his placeHe opens the door he's got that look on his faceAnd he asks you where you've beenYou tell him who you've seen and you talk about anythingHe's got this dream about buyin' some landHe's gonna give up the booze and the one night standsAnd then he'll settle down, in some quiet little townAnd forget about everything[Chorus]But you know he'll always keep movin'You know he's never gonna stop movin''Cause he's rollin', he's the rollin' stoneAnd when you wake up, it's a new mornin'The sun is shinin', it's a new mornin'You're goin', you're goin' home#GerryRafferty #BakerStreet
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