, hosted by Clyde Clifford, will air from 9 p.m. to midnight. Music. 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. Beaker Street was a countercultural radio show that aired on KAAY-AM from 1966 to 1984. 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. Beaker Street began on Little Rock, Arkansas 50,000 watt AM radio station KAAY late in 1966 and ran through 1972. During the telethon I offered to shave off my mustache while on camera for a specific donation. 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. Here we are rehearsing just before a library fundraiser. Jus dont throw no bottles at me. Heplayed an entire set and two encores without incident. 2. Change), You are commenting using your Facebook account. Streaming Now on Disney+ Sign Up at https://disneyplus.com/Enjoy Beaker's sentimental side with this special cover of Kansas's \"Dust In the Wind.\" Subscribe for all new videos from The Muppets! A day on not a day off., Life Out of Tunes radio, hosted by Joey Books The show was created by and named after its original host, John Gage, who took the name Beaker from the Muppets character. 6. Since the 1970s, its run from late June through early July. Here are 10 things you may not know about Beaker Street: 1. Well, perhaps not. I also have an MA. Clyde was always on top of the latest music, but never hesitated to juxtapose an older, more popular song with one never before heard. During that time the show was also streamed live, from itsBeaker Streetweb site. TRENDING PODCASTS. A blog about Little Rock, Arkansas in the 1970s with a focus on the music scene. (LogOut/ Still, I missed the uniqueBeaker Street format. I could still hear Nantucket Sleighride, Mississippi Queen, andFor Yasgurs Farm ringing in my ears on the long drive home after the show. So last night recording displays as 000101_0384.mp3 TASCAM DR_22WL when displayed by my media player. 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. 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. Yet. That would work if I wasnt so easily distracted by a tune playing in my head, or on the radio, or on the stereo. 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. 7th show of the Arkansas Rocks Radio Network Era. Trout Fishing In America No Matter What Goes Right, Your email address will not be published. Fifty thousand music fans were gathering at the Lakefront Amphitheater stage when my date and I arrived late Sunday afternoon. Stream the album here: https://lnk.to/GerryRafferty-CitytoCity Su. Clifford left Beaker Street andKAAY in 1974. (LogOut/ Its frustrating to think wonderful prose and not be able to transfer it to actual words on paper or a screen. We were a fifties and sixties rock n roll revival band that specialized in working fund raisers for schools and other non-profit organizations. Jaime Brockett The Legend of the U.S.S. Though memories of these things sometimes fade, I located newspaper clippings published at that time to corroborate my recollection. Host: Clyde Clifford. 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. Als book was titled Why Not Me? You can stream it live on AshevilleFM.org by clicking on the Listen Live button. 5. Love what youre doing, but you are doing funny things with the file names. One of the most popular attractions at Beaker Street was the Psychedelic Graveyard, where attendees could take photos with life-sized cardboard cutouts of famous dead musicians. 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. Flowers was a musician and record store owner, while Coulter was a music journalist. Procol Harum "A Salty Dog" (Live In Concert with the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra) 8. Most of you know I have a weekly music show on a local community radio station in Asheville. I know what youre thinking. It was a song from the Heavy Chevy playlist, so I accommodated her request and she made her donation. The memory of his senseless death impacts me all over again. Barry McGuire and the Doctor South Of The Border, 7. Arkansas Rocks #141. I havent been writing much lately. 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. Click here to listen to Kenneth Hawkins' Google Drive recording of this show We missed Mylon who, I learned recently, was managed by Felix Pappalardi of Mountain, the concert headliners. Chris Rea The Road To Hell (Parts 1 & 2), 4. Tunes, old and new, from the Mauds, the Siegel-Schwall Band, Steve Goodman, Patricia Barber, Koko Taylor, Rotary Connection, Bill MacKay & Ryley Walker and the Safes, just to name a few. The program, Beaker Street hosted by Clyde Clifford, was on the air. Now, most of the writing Im able to accomplish is in the form of brief reviews for new CD releases. 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. Click here to listen to the MP3 recording of this show. Change). Finally, as rain continued to fall, Mountain took the stage. The Corporation I Want To Get Out Of My Grave, 6. In 1982 I was associate director of the Janesville (WI) Public Library. Beaker Street is in the middle of a Friday night lineup that includes Wood's Beatles-theme show Magical Mystery Tour at 8 p.m. and Mark "Uncle Marcus" Wallace, who spins an entire classic rock. It was fifty years ago, but seems like a blink of an eye. David Crosby passes on Wed Jan 18, 2023. 36. 3. As a matter of fact, it goes by the same name as this blog, Life Out of Tunes. The show was heard six nights a week, from 11 p.m. until 2 a.m. One Monday evening found me shadowing on a program aptly named Uncorrected Personality Traits with hosts Jaybird and Juliet. Beaker Street with its original host, Clyde Clifford, may be returning in February 2020! (LogOut/ Quicksilver Messenger Service "Pride Of Man" 6. The show featured a mix of music and long-form interviews, and it quickly became a local institution. My wife saw comedian George Carlin arrested by Milwaukee police for performing his Seven Words You Can Never Say on Televisionroutine. Rank. Leslie West, Felix Pappalardi, Corky Laing, and Steve Knight simply blew us away. I also fronted a band named Heavy Chevy & the Circuit Riders. By that time, FM had taken hold, and I was now listening to underground radio on Radio Free Madison, WIBA-FM from Madison, Wisconsin. Fri Jan 06, 2023. A way to catalog and shelve that playlist in my head. Streaming globally at: https://www.ashevillefm.org/show/life-out-of-tunes/. FEATURED PODCASTS 100K CLUB Best Podcasts By City Thank you ! Though often difficult to understand, due to his this Meee accent, Beaker is known among the Muppets as the one who always gets hurt. 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. 8. In the 1970s, Beaker Street was a weekly radio show in Little Rock, Arkansas, that featured local and regional music. The show's original announcer, Clyde Clifford, moved to FM in 1974 [1] as the rise in popularity of FM radio began to impact the operations of many AM stations. 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. In this series, well talk to some of the people who were involved with the show, and well explore what made it so special. http://bit.ly/1h7TqDNNothing ever seems to go right for Beaker - watch as he opens his heart through song as he shares his cover of the Kansas classic, \"Dust in the Wind\" Watch more of the best moments, music videos, and laughs from The Muppets! 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. Act. The first is Clyde Clifford from June 1, 1972. The phantoms of internet connection were messing with Kenneth Hawkins last By that time, FM had taken hold, and I was now listening to underground radio on Radio Free Madison, WIBA-FM from Madison, Wisconsin. Every Sunday night, listeners would tune in to hear host Jim Sims spin records and chat with guests ranging from politicians to activists to musicians. They told me about the organization, an entirely volunteer driven Friends of Community Radio station, save for one paid manager position. In the early 70s, album rock and progressive FM was on the air locally but it lacked the mood of Beaker Street with the Head music bed, Clyde Cliffords laidback style, and the blues and country-flavored music that . Thanks to the Internet Archive digital library, portions of some original Beaker Street programs have been preserved. Brian Auger & Oblivion Express Marais Wedding, 5. Trout Fishing In America No Matter What Goes Right. PREVIOUS PAGE. The Alan Parsons Project (The System Of) Doctor Tarr And Professor Fether/ Sirius/ Eye In The Sky, 6. Arkansas Rocks #140. 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. Maintaining this blog isnt cheap! There were no additional postage or handling charges. Titanic' and Deep Water Reunion covering the Tom Paxton ballad, 'Cindy's Crying.' 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. 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. He was a merely a comedian at that time and didnt run for a senate seat until ten years later. Proto-Kaw Greenburg, Glickstein, Charles, David, Smith and Jones, 1. 9. When I first discovered the station around that time, I was still in high school. It helped me forget about how wet and cold we were. Chuck Mangione Hill Where The Lord Hides (Live At The Holywood Bowl), 1. Neil Young and Crazy Horse Powderfinger (Live Rust), 10. Here is: Please give generously to support community radio on Asheville FM ! Documenting the set lists of legendary radio program "Beaker Street". Horslips The Power and The Glory> The Rock Remains, 8. The Muppets on YouTubeWelcome to the Official YouTube channel for The Muppets! Memorable songs includedYounger Girl,Darlin Be Home Soon and Red-Eye Express. Clyde was always on top of the latest music, but never hesitated to juxtapose an older, more popular song with one never before heard. Godley & Creme "Art School Canteen" 2. What really made KAAY unique was Beaker Street, which sounded like nothing else on AM in Chicago or anywhere else. If you didnt, well you can always listen to the archives. Spirit Fresh Garbage/ Uncle Jack/ Mechanical World, 5. Change. I yanked out the rightmost pushbutton, then shoved it back in, engaging the preset. This event was on a Sunday, the final day of the festival. 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. 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. 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. While Beaker Street only lasted for a few years in Little Rock, it left a lasting impression on those who heard it. Remember. The program was broadcast on KAAY, a local AM radio station. Theyre not actually published anywhere other than in a DJ discussion group for the community radio station, Asheville FM, where I volunteer as host forLife Out of Tunes, the radio show. Ten Years After Baby Wont You Let Me Rock N Roll You, 1. 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. Trout Fishing In America Not Fade Away, 10. Or discrimination. It was fifty years ago, but seems like a blink of an eye. 0. If it takes a few days to complete tonights set list we will be patient and happy to see it when you post it. Perhaps well even share some stories along the way as we try to raise money for the station. 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 Im not much of a writer anyway, so it really doesnt matter. Neither were The Corporation and Flow from the 1970 playlist. Ten Years After Id Love To Change The World, 8. Great news! document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Click here to listen to an MP3 recording of tonights show. Grand Funk Railroad Inside Looking Out, 4. 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. Unfortunately, though, there is an audio-visual archive of Heavy Chevy & the Circuit Riders on YouTube. 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. My first show will feature a sampling of great music from Chicago which has had an influence on me. Documenting the set lists of legendary radio program "Beaker Street", CLYDE ON-DEMAND: Listen to Kenneth Hawkins recording of this show by clicking the link below, Check out:Arkansas Record and CD ExchangeRock City Outfitters (Beaker Street Merch)Soft Shirts.comHippy Hounds Hemp Dog TreatsandStated Apparel, 5. In a year since starting there as a DJ, Ive written and posted about thirty or so reviews. The two men shared a passion for music and wanted to create a show that would showcase the talents of local musicians. 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 top trending podcasts and episodes on Podomatic. Isnt it strange? The Asheville FM spring fund raiser begins Saturday, April 28 and runs through Friday, May 4. They have a prime suspect, they have a motive, and they know what the opportunity to commit the crime was. Theres sure to be something to tickle your eardrums. (If you call the station at (828) 259-3936 and pledge or donate during my show, Life Out of Tunes, on Monday, April 30 between 2:00 and 3:00 pm Eastern time, Ill be especially grateful! 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). A 2020 New Years Eve(12:01 New Years Day) surprise episode was aired &. 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 Unlike today, festival beer was served up in glass bottles. Among other things I recall, it was a very wet experience. 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! KAAY(AM)-1090 radio, Little Rock AR. 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. Beaker Street was named after the street in London where the Beatles lived. 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 fact, the tracks from Abraxas Pool and Gypsy in the example above werent available on Spotify. 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. Heres one of my book reviews from 1999I had framed along with a personally autographed publicity still of its author, Al Franken. In 2010, a documentary about Beaker Street titled We Aint Dead Yet was released. Grand Funk Railroad Mean Mistreater/ Paranoid, 2. Asheville FM, WSFM-LP, 103.3 (Asheville, NC) (Extra Terrestrial Intelligence), 3. Postage was eight cents back then. 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. Isnt it a shame no visual archive of that telethon show exists? 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. Even for a volunteer-driven, community radio station that broadcasts locally and streams its signal worldwide via the Internet, listener support is crucial for our ongoing operations. The first Beaker Street music festival was held in 1970 and featured local bands such as The Crawling King Snakes and The Kamps. Led Zeppelin "Nobody's Fault But Mine" 7. Happy listening! Like today, Summerfest was sponsored primarily by Milwaukees famous breweries. CLYDE ON-DEMAND: Listen to Kenneth Hawkinsrecording of this show by clicking on the link below: 100th Beaker Street of the Arkansas Rocks Era. Written by author Michael Cox, the book chronicles the rise and fall of this unique period in Arkansas musical history. Our focus this time is GROWTH. Frankens actual political career in the Senate was serious. Example, DNLA media players display files by Album and Title names and only by file names if the album name field is blank. The program then landed at The Point, which has a tight playlist of classic rock hits. 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. They wont be the hits. This aint no oldies program. 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! Fri Jan 13, 2023. 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. In the late 60s and early 70s, a small but thriving underground music scene began to emerge in Little Rock, Arkansas. 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. During that time the show was also streamed live, from itsBeaker Streetweb site. Still, I missed the uniqueBeaker Street format. It could brighten your day. 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! Whatever the case may be, figure out a way you can listen to my new radio show, Life Out of Tunes, on Monday afternoons at two oclock on Asheville FM. Every tune will deal in some way with resistance, struggle and hope. Im pleased to announce my new weekly radio show, Life Out of Tunes on Asheville FM (WSFM-LP 103.3). One was humor. My thoughts are fleeting. The festival runs for eleven days, on eleven stages, with performances from more than 800 acts with over a 1,000 performances. My Introduction to Underground Radio: KAAY Little Rock, Arkansas. 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 community radio station for which I volunteer, Asheville FM, is no different with regard to those needs. 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. Aircheck of Beaker Street and Beaker Theater - 4/13/71. Chris Rea Somewhere Between The Stars (Santo Spirito), 2. The format of Beaker Street was simple: each week, Milkovsky would play two hours of music, mostly rock but also including some jazz, blues, and folk. Perhaps I should take a cue from James Joyce and simply let my stream of consciousness flow out on to the keyboard or the notebook. KAAY, an AM station broadcasting all the way into southern Wisconsin from Little Rock, Arkansas, came in loud and clear. Beaker Street became very popular in Little Rock and soon began to attract national attention. Id really been looking forward tohearing Poco and hoped the concert wouldnt be affected by the rain which had started up again. The street was named after the fictional character Dr. John Beaker from the television show The Andy Griffith Show. Beaker Street was founded by John Flowers and Bill Coulter. 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 phantoms of internet connection were messing with Kenneth Hawkins last night. Nearly fifty years have passed and were still singing about the same things. Two other program hosts, Sarah and Erik, graciously opened their programs to me for shadowing, and I was able to watch, learn and earn more air time with them. No, I havent framed any music reviews. The two-hour live radio show featured local, regional, and national acts, with a focus on promoting and celebrating psychedelic rock music. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. NEXT PAGE. Check out:Arkansas Record and CD ExchangeRock City Outfitters (Beaker Street Merch)Soft Shirts.comHippy Hounds Hemp Dog TreatsandStated Apparel, 1.