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Beaker Street with Clyde Clifford 1966-1972 - Winds of Change KC 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.
Clyde Clifford & Beaker Street's Original Background Music Get new content delivered directly to your inbox. 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. 1. Neither were The Corporation and Flow from the 1970 playlist. The Muppets on YouTubeWelcome to the Official YouTube channel for The Muppets! A blog about Little Rock, Arkansas in the 1970s with a focus on the music scene. The community radio station for which I volunteer, Asheville FM, is no different with regard to those needs. Early on, it had been promoted as a Surprise Rock Spectacular. The acts were revealed just two weeks before the show. Together we can explore and enjoy a few deep tracks from these great artists. Clifford left Beaker Street andKAAY in 1974. Log in to view your feed. Incidental Music: Head "Cannabis Sativa" Check out: Arkansas Record and CD Exchange and Rock City Outfitters Click here to listen to the MP3 recording of this show (Thanks Kenneth Hawkins for sharing). Heart White Lightning And Wine/ Ill Be Your Song (Love Me Like Music)/ Dreamboat Annie (Reprise), 7. Isnt it strange? A band named Tayles, from Madison, Wisconsin, and Mylon, a southern gospel-rock group were the opening acts. When I first discovered the station around that time, I was still in high school. Jaime Brockett The Legend of the U.S.S.
Radio - Life Out of Tunes document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Rock City Outfitters (Beaker Street Merch). Blood, Sweat & Tears Blues- Part II> Variations On A Theme By Erik Satie, 3. A donor called to offer the requested amount, but asked me to shave only half the mustache. 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. Great news! Chuck Mangione Hill Where The Lord Hides (Live At The Holywood Bowl), 1. 3. In fact, the tracks from Abraxas Pool and Gypsy in the example above werent available on Spotify. 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 I can assure you that is not the case. Thats why twice each year we hold fund drives. Neil Young and Crazy Horse Cortez The Killer (Live Rust), 5. I wish he were still in office now and actually considering that run for a Franken Presidency. Using powers of deduction and communication, the players work as a team to eliminate dead leads and find clues to prove . He would often interview local and regional musicians on the show. The show featured a mix of music and long-form interviews, and it quickly became a local institution. Now, most of the writing Im able to accomplish is in the form of brief reviews for new CD releases. 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. Postage was eight cents back then. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Click here to listen to an MP3 recording of tonights show. (Thats me in the green shirt.). It helped me forget about how wet and cold we were. 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. The water works were built to provide water to the growing city of Little Rock. A 2020 New Years Eve(12:01. Ill be spinning some delicious classic dishes from the likes of Touch, Wishbone Ash and the Moody Blues, followed by fresh desserts from Anathema and others. The phantoms of internet connection were messing with Kenneth Hawkins last night. The show was created by and named after its original host, John Gage, who took the name "Beaker" from the Muppets character. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Your email address will not be published. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment.
The Ballad of Beaker | Muppet Music Video | The Muppets Beaker Street debuted in late 1966 on Little Rock station KAAY. One newspaper account had listed John Sebastian as the concert headliner, clearly an error as wed suspected and confirmed by handbills posted on the festival grounds. Upon attending a DJ orientation session, I began the path toward earning a chance to host my own radio program, shadowing other program hosts and even appearing as a guest on a couple of shows, bringing music from my own collection to play and discuss on the air. 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. Change), You are commenting using your Facebook account. My first show will feature a sampling of great music from Chicago which has had an influence on me. PREVIOUS PAGE. In the 1970s, Beaker Street found a particularly receptive audience in Little Rock, Arkansas. 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. I feel honored to have been asked to substitute for host JD, the Professor of Prog while he takes a well-earned holiday break. Arkansas Rocks #141. Finally, as rain continued to fall, Mountain took the stage. They told me about the organization, an entirely volunteer driven Friends of Community Radio station, save for one paid manager position. It was fifty years ago, but seems like a blink of an eye. Thanks to Brian Rock for sharing. In the 1970s, Beaker Street was a weekly radio show in Little Rock, Arkansas, that featured local and regional music. Clyde was always on top of the latest music, but never hesitated to juxtapose an older, more popular song with one never before heard. You can listen to my radio show,Life Out of Tunes with Joey Books every Monday afternoon from 2 p.m until 4 p.m. Eastern (1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Central) on 103.3 Asheville FM, and stream it live at: http://www.ashevillefm.org. I know what youre thinking. I continued the telethon with only half-a-stache until a second caller made the rest come off. Instead, Ill be hosting a Thanksgiving Day edition of Closer to the Edge, an outstanding Progressive music radio show on Asheville FM (WSFM-LP, 103.3). 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. Perhaps well even share some stories along the way as we try to raise money for the station. By that time, FM had taken hold, and I was now listening to underground radio on Radio Free Madison, WIBA-FM from Madison, Wisconsin. Listen to Life Out of Tunes at 2:00 pm (EST) on MLK day for an earful. With time and effort, Beaker Street could once again become a thriving community in Little Rock. Clifford left Beaker Street andKAAY in 1974. I also have an MA. 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! Godley & Creme "Art School Canteen" 2. Among other things, Im a reviewer of new music. If youre wondering into what category his book fell, it was humor. Beaker Street also helped to shape the citys musical identity, exposing listeners to a wide range of new sounds and styles. (LogOut/ He was a merely a comedian at that time and didnt run for a senate seat until ten years later. The show became known for its eclectic mix of music, including blues, rock, jazz, and country, as well as its offbeat humor and occasional live performances. It helped to launch the careers of several Arkansas-based musicians, including Rodney Crowell, Albert King, and Fayetteville native Ronnie Hawkins. KAAY, an AM station broadcasting all the way into southern Wisconsin from Little Rock, Arkansas, came in loud and clear. It helped to define what it meant to be cool in Little Rock, and it gave voice to a community that often felt left out of the mainstream. Top Trending Podcasts. It was unlike anything else on the radio at the time. It was fifty years ago, but seems like a blink of an eye.
Little Rock, Arkansas - Life Out of Tunes Quicksilver Messenger Service Pride Of Man, 6. Arkansas Rocks #140. So it was sweet when, in the mid-90s, I learned that Beaker Street with Clyde Clifford had returned to the airwaves. 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. Like today, Summerfest was sponsored primarily by Milwaukees famous breweries. During that time the show was also streamed live, from itsBeaker Streetweb site. Beaker Street began on Little Rock, Arkansas 50,000 watt AM radio station KAAY late in 1966 and ran through 1972.
I didnt know much about them until one day while walking by there I noticed a canopy over a table set up in front of the small, nondescript corner building where some friendly folks invited me over to chat. 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. I havent been writing much lately. Anyway, its difficult to tell which file is which on my media player. 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.