What really made KAAY unique was Beaker Street, which sounded like nothing else on AM in Chicago or anywhere else. 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. 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. 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 this series, well talk to some of the people who were involved with the show, and well explore what made it so special. In four decades of semi-regular Summerfest attendance since then, Ive heard such notable artists as Roy Orbison, the Moody Blues, Robin Trower, Linda Ronstadt, Kansas, Michael Franti, the Freddy Jones Band, Green Children and many others, including jazz, folk and blues musicians from all over the world. Among other things I recall, it was a very wet experience. 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. Change). 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 havent been writing much lately. Or pollution. Muppet Music VideosOnly on the official YouTube channel for The Muppets can you see the classic Muppets music videos, exclusive cuts of Muppets music, and all new original Muppets song covers! I can assure you that is not the case. 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. Neither were The Corporation and Flow from the 1970 playlist. I also fronted a band named Heavy Chevy & the Circuit Riders. My Introduction to Underground Radio: KAAY Little Rock, Arkansas. Despite its success,Beaker Street came to an end in 1974 due to increasing financial difficulties and declining interest from the public. Horslips The Power and The Glory> The Rock Remains, 8. By that time, FM had taken hold, and I was now listening to underground radio on Radio Free Madison, WIBA-FM from Madison, Wisconsin. KAAY(AM)-1090 radio, Little Rock AR. NEXT PAGE. 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. 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. The people of Beaker Street were an eclectic mix of hippies, musicians, dropouts, and misfits. ), That brings to mind some memories. They were John Sebastian, recently gone solo from the Luvin Spoonful; Poco, founded by some former Buffalo Springfield members; and Mountain, four loud, hard rockers led by behemoth guitar shredder, Leslie West. 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. Happy listening! Fleetwood Mac The Green Manalishi (With The Two Prong Crown) (Live), 4. Id really been looking forward tohearing Poco and hoped the concert wouldnt be affected by the rain which had started up again. KAAY, an AM station broadcasting all the way into southern Wisconsin from Little Rock, Arkansas, came in loud and clear. Als book was titled Why Not Me? Click here to listen to the MP3 recording of this show. What a gas! The program was broadcast on KAAY, a local AM radio station. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. The two-hour live radio show featured local, regional, and national acts, with a focus on promoting and celebrating psychedelic rock music. 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 Alan Parsons Project (The System Of) Doctor Tarr And Professor Fether/ Sirius/ Eye In The Sky, 6. Procol Harum A Salty Dog (Live In Concert with the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra), 8. Spirit "Nature's Way> Animal Zoo" 5. My first experience at Summerfest was in 1971. Beaker Street began on Little Rock, Arkansas 50,000 watt AM radio station KAAY late in 1966 and ran through 1972. It was unlike anything else on the radio at the time. That would work if I wasnt so easily distracted by a tune playing in my head, or on the radio, or on the stereo. Unlike today, festival beer was served up in glass bottles. The program, Beaker Street hosted by Clyde Clifford, was on the air. Here are 10 things you may not know about Beaker Street: 1. (LogOut/ Either way, heres an annotated edition of the playlist from my January 29, 2018 Life Out of Tunes radio show. 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. Its happened before, missing the big family gathering along with all those special foods prepared for the occasion. Both have mostly good skip reception with some fading. The goal is to raise $30,000 during that time. The Allman Brothers Band In Memory of Elizabeth Reed (Live At The Fillmore East), 6. The show was heard six nights a week, from 11 p.m. until 2 a.m. Host: Clyde Clifford Incidental Music: Head Cannabis Sativa Check out:Arkansas Record and CD ExchangeRock City Outfitters (Beaker Street Merch)Soft Shirts.comHippy Hounds Hemp Dog TreatsandStated Apparel 8 p.m. to 9, CLYDE ON-DEMAND: Listen to Kenneth Hawkins recording of this show by clicking on the link below: Google Drive 118th Beaker Street of the Arkansas Rocks Era. His hope, he said, was that someone else would call with the same donation amount to shave off the rest. Perhaps well even share some stories along the way as we try to raise money for the station. We arrived instead near the end of Tayles set. (LogOut/ I wish he were still in office now and actually considering that run for a Franken Presidency. Although it was short-lived, this scene produced some of the most influential and innovative music of its time. 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. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Click here to listen to an MP3 recording of tonights show. Sometimes all it takes to tame an otherwise unruly concert crowd is politely asking not to be a beer-bottle target. Days later I found myself standing under the canopy, behind the Asheville FM table at another community event, talking with folks about the station, its programs and its opportunities to serve the Asheville listening audience. 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. 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. Manfred Manns Earth Band In The Beginning, Darkness, 10. 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! 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. He would often interview local and regional musicians on the show. FEATURED PODCASTS. The other could be described generally as the social impact of technology. Log in to view your feed. 5. 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. The program, Beaker Street hosted by Clyde Clifford, was on the air. Thanks to Brian Rock for sharing. When I was a working library professional, I wrote more than a hundred brief (150 words or less) book reviews for Library Journal, mainly covering two subject areas. 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. 6. Still, I missed the uniqueBeaker Street format. Gordon Lightfoot Don Quixote (studio)/ Im Not Sayin/ Ribbon Of Darkness (Live- Sunday Concert), 4. Streaming globally at: https://www.ashevillefm.org/show/life-out-of-tunes/. I continued the telethon with only half-a-stache until a second caller made the rest come off. 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. The Asheville FM spring fund raiser begins Saturday, April 28 and runs through Friday, May 4. The show was created by and named after its original host, John Gage, who took the name Beaker from the Muppets character. Even when Beaker Street was on the air, radio was still never as rogue and deep-diving as your playlists were. The Corporation I Want To Get Out Of My Grave, 6. Spirit Fresh Garbage/ Uncle Jack/ Mechanical World, 5. 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. Thank you ! We are so happy to have Beaker Street back. Jeff Beck passes on Tue Jan 10, 2023. Arkansas Rocks #141. They told me about the organization, an entirely volunteer driven Friends of Community Radio station, save for one paid manager position. I was also invited to be a pitch partner for an hour with Professor JD during his prog rock show, Closer to the Edge, on Thursday afternoon of the fund drive. Blue Oyster Cult Vengeance (The Pact), 9. 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. Anyway, its difficult to tell which file is which on my media player. Summerfest attracts between eight and nine hundred thousand people each year, making it The Worlds Largest Music Festival, a title thats been certified by Guinness World Records since 1999. A number of organizations are working to revitalize the area and bring it back to its former glory. Fairport Convention The Naked Highwayman. Jimi Hendrix Star Spangled Banner> Purple Haze (Live At Woodstock), 4. Barry McGuire and the Doctor South Of The Border, 7. KAAY, an AM station broadcasting all the way into southern Wisconsin from Little Rock, Arkansas, came in loud and clear. A 2020 New Years Eve(12:01 New Years Day) surprise episode was aired &. Among other things, Im a reviewer of new music. It included a whopping 15 more tracks . They showed me a program schedule and pointed out the eclectic shows that are hosted entirely by volunteers. After a steady diet of top forty "hits" and fast-talking DJs, I was mesmerized by the mellow voice . A legendary Little Rock radio show returns to the airwaves Friday. Beaker Street was on the air for six years, and it left a lasting impression on everyone who heard it. 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. Thanks to the Internet Archive digital library, portions of some original Beaker Street programs have been preserved. Titanic' and Deep Water Reunion covering the Tom Paxton ballad, 'Cindy's Crying.' Godley & Creme "Art School Canteen" 2. Tune into the all new the Muppet show, The Muppets on Tuesday nights at 8|7c on ABC! Host: Clyde Clifford Incidental Music: Head Cannabis Sativa Check out:Arkansas Record and CD ExchangeRock City Outfitters (Beaker Street Merch)Soft Shirts.comHippy Hounds Hemp Dog TreatsandStated Apparel 8 p.m. to 9, CLYDE ON-DEMAND: Listen to Kenneth Hawkins recording of this show by clicking on the link below: Google Drive 117th Beaker Street of the Arkansas Rocks Era. Check out the schedule. There was no other radio show like it in the city at the time, and its popularity only grew as word spread about this wild and crazy program. Heres one of my book reviews from 1999I had framed along with a personally autographed publicity still of its author, Al Franken. Documenting the set lists of legendary radio program "Beaker Street", 7th show of theArkansas Rocks Radio NetworkEra, 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), Click here to listen to Kenneth Hawkins Google Drive recording of this show, 2. The top trending podcasts and episodes on Podomatic. Notes To create a login account, click on the 'Sign in' link in the upper right corner and then select 'Sign up now'. Perhaps its a lingering librarian obsession within me. So it was sweet when, in the mid-90s, I learned that Beaker Street with Clyde Clifford had returned to the airwaves. Broadcasting as DJ Joey Books, my show will begin Monday, December 4, 2017, airing weekly from 2:00 to 3:00 (Eastern) every Monday afternoon. Grand Funk Railroad Inside Looking Out, 4. Change), You are commenting using your Facebook account. The show was created by and named after its original host, John Gage, who took the name "Beaker" from the Muppets character. Most of you know I have a weekly music show on a local community radio station in Asheville. After just two songs, Hurry Up and Hear That Music, frontman Richie Furay tersely announced that Rusty Young, their pedal steel guitarist, had been hit by a beer bottle. For many listeners, it was their first exposure to music that was outside of the mainstream. (LogOut/ Memorable songs includedYounger Girl,Darlin Be Home Soon and Red-Eye Express. Keith Emerson & The Nice Little Arabella (Live Vivacious Live At Glasgow 2002), 3. And we are very fortunate for it. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLiyHgXXaitUEgAKvEzfsV1GTgJnrcy0j3Get more from The Muppets!http://disney.com/muppetsFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/MuppetsTwitter: http://www.twitter.com/MuppetsStudioTumblr: http://themuppets.tumblr.comInstagram: http://www.instagram.com/themuppetsMuppets CharactersNot one to leave the Muppet Lab too often, Beaker is the accident-prone assistant to Dr. Bunsen Honeydew. The show was heard six nights a week, from 11 p.m. until 2 a.m. 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! The community radio station for which I volunteer, Asheville FM, is no different with regard to those needs. Its frustrating to think wonderful prose and not be able to transfer it to actual words on paper or a screen. Our goal is $23,000. 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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