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. Blue Oyster Cult E.T.I. Here are 10 things you may not know about Beaker Street: 1. 1. Even when Beaker Street was on the air, radio was still never as rogue and deep-diving as your playlists were. Our focus this time is GROWTH. The Asheville FM spring fund raiser begins Saturday, April 28 and runs through Friday, May 4. My Introduction to Underground Radio: KAAY Little Rock,Arkansas, https://www.ashevillefm.org/show/life-out-of-tunes/. In order to make that happen, many resources are needed human, technical and financial. 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. But Im warning you. 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! Hope they see fit to stream it! 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. Many young people were looking for a place to belong and Beaker Street became a haven for them. A way to catalog and shelve that playlist in my head. He would often interview local and regional musicians on the show. Rock City Outfitters (Beaker Street Merch). Change), You are commenting using your Facebook account. (LogOut/ With spring now in full swing, we are celebrating the season with new ideas and new goals to make our commercial-free radio station even better and stronger than it is now! While Beaker Street only lasted for a few years in Little Rock, it left a lasting impression on those who heard it. They called it Beaker Street, after the street where one of the members lived. 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. The two-hour live radio show featured local, regional, and national acts, with a focus on promoting and celebrating psychedelic rock music. Trout Fishing In America No Matter What Goes Right. In 1982 I was associate director of the Janesville (WI) Public Library. Not complaining, just thought you need to know this. When I first discovered the station around that time, I was still in high school. Top Trending Podcasts. 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. The Inside Story of the Making and Unmaking of the Franken Presidency. (LogOut/ 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! 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. Placebo "Running Up That Hill" 4. Barry McGuire and the Doctor South Of The Border, 7. 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 Trout Fishing In America No Matter What Goes Right, Your email address will not be published. Vanilla Fudge Stra (Illusions of My Childhood Part 1> You Keep Me Hangin On>Illusions of My Childhood Part 2), 7. Led Zeppelin "Nobody's Fault But Mine" 7. The street was named after the fictional character Dr. John Beaker from the television show The Andy Griffith Show. Unlike today, festival beer was served up in glass bottles. KAAY, an AM station broadcasting all the way into southern Wisconsin from Little Rock, Arkansas, came in loud and clear. Neil Young and Crazy Horse Cortez The Killer (Live Rust), 5. The program was broadcast on KAAY, a local AM radio station. Check out the schedule. A book about Beaker Street titled Electric Arkansas was published in 2012. Early on, it had been promoted as a Surprise Rock Spectacular. The acts were revealed just two weeks before the 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. 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. Neither were The Corporation and Flow from the 1970 playlist. Just mail a buck with a SASE. 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. Nearly fifty years have passed and were still singing about the same things. Change). Maintaining this blog isnt cheap! Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. 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. I also fronted a band named Heavy Chevy & the Circuit Riders. Isnt it strange? To my great disappointment, Poco abruptly left the stage as loud booing and buckets of rain began to pour forth. Als book was titled Why Not Me? We didnt like war. My thoughts are fleeting. Watch the brand new series on Tuesday nights at 8/9p Central, only on ABC!Watch the best moments from the Muppets on ABC! Grand Funk Railroad Mean Mistreater/ Paranoid, 2. 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. Procol Harum "A Salty Dog" (Live In Concert with the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra) 8. Celebrate. 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! But there is hope for the future. Ten Years After Baby Wont You Let Me Rock N Roll You, 1. Now, Im working on a DJ. 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. 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! 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Chuck Mangione Hill Where The Lord Hides (Live At The Holywood Bowl), 1. Happy listening! It helped me forget about how wet and cold we were. 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 wish he were still in office now and actually considering that run for a Franken Presidency. This event was on a Sunday, the final day of the festival. Beaker Street 9-18-20 20th show of the Arkansas Rocks Radio Network Era Host: Clyde Clifford Incidental Music: Head "Cannabis Sativa" Check out: Arkansas Record and CD Exchange and Rock City Outfitters Click here to listen to an MP3 recording of tonight's show. The show was created by and named after its original host, John Gage, who took the name Beaker from the Muppets character. Arkansas Rocks #141. Either way, heres an annotated edition of the playlist from my January 29, 2018 Life Out of Tunes radio show. Clifford left Beaker Street andKAAY in 1974. I havent been writing much lately. Beaker Street debuted in late 1966 on Little Rock station KAAY. Today, Beaker Street is a shadow of its former self. 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. Fleetwood Mac The Green Manalishi (With The Two Prong Crown) (Live), 4. The Allman Brothers Band In Memory Of Elizabeth Reed (Live At Fillmore East), 1. The original Mancini Charade Soundtrack album from 1963 was a re-recording of selected music from the movie. Change), You are commenting using your Twitter account. Or maybe its because I cant think of anything else to write about. 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. I yanked out the rightmost pushbutton, then shoved it back in, engaging the preset. The phantoms of internet connection were messing with Kenneth Hawkins last night. Titanic, 3. After your morning coffee and a quick walk around the neighborhood with Fido, you might be heading off to work. Since the 1970s, its run from late June through early July. Its happened before, missing the big family gathering along with all those special foods prepared for the occasion. It will feature a freeform selection of music with connections to this blog, Life Out of Tunes. Or perhaps youre not working, whether by choice or by circumstance. 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. It was a place where people could be themselves without judgement or fear of retribution. Example, DNLA media players display files by Album and Title names and only by file names if the album name field is blank. The community radio station for which I volunteer, Asheville FM, is no different with regard to those needs. What a gas! 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. Playlists. 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. The Beaker Street/Clyde Clifford Fans page on Facebook has become the go-to community for fans to groove to the music and swaps stories while listening in real time. Yes Starship Trooper (a-Life Seeker; b- Dissolusion; c- Wurm), 5. Among other things, Im a reviewer of new music. Life Out of Tunes on the radio, hosted by Joey Books, can be heard Mondays, 2:00 to 3:00 PM (Eastern) on Asheville FM (WSFM-LP, 103.3) and streaming worldwide at http://ashevillefm.org. The people of Beaker Street were an eclectic mix of hippies, musicians, dropouts, and misfits. 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. 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. The other could be described generally as the social impact of technology. 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. (Thats me in the green shirt.). There were no additional postage or handling charges. Stream the album here: https://lnk.to/GerryRafferty-CitytoCity Su. 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. 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. 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. Both have mostly good skip reception with some fading. 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. Led Zeppelin Nobodys Fault But Mine, 7. (LogOut/ The Beaker Street phenomenon in Little Rock, Arkansas Beaker Street was a countercultural radio show that aired on KAAY-AM from 1966 to 1984. I wish I could send you some photos of what displays. The Vietnam War was raging and there was a lot of unrest among the youth. Beaker Street is a street in downtown Little Rock, Arkansas. (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! One was humor. Thats why twice each year we hold fund drives. Thanks to Brian Rock for sharing. Heart White Lightning And Wine/ Ill Be Your Song (Love Me Like Music)/ Dreamboat Annie (Reprise), 7. Fairport Convention The Naked Highwayman. 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. Sonia Dada Lesters Methadone Clinic, 10. And since then, radio has gotten maybe even more streamlined, even less willing to . 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. Id really been looking forward tohearing Poco and hoped the concert wouldnt be affected by the rain which had started up again. Beaker Street began on Little Rock, Arkansas 50,000 watt AM radio station KAAY late in 1966 and ran through 1972. 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.. 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. 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. See: https://arktimes.com/entertainment/2020/01/07/beaker-street-is-back?fbclid=IwAR21qsZZbUYizlzu41A-4DJv5DEdQRek-MyBhfkNPJP2eifSmhGNEOu8KAw. So it was sweet when, in the mid-90s, I learned that Beaker Street with Clyde Clifford had returned to the airwaves. Among other things I recall, it was a very wet experience. Outstanding, classic Beaker playlist here as played by Clyde hes still got it! Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. Please consider giving any amount you can to support community radio. For others, like me, it becomes a task. 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. And thanks for listening to Life Out of Tunes on Asheville FM! In fact, the tracks from Abraxas Pool and Gypsy in the example above werent available on Spotify. The Allman Brothers Band In Memory of Elizabeth Reed (Live At The Fillmore East), 6. There were rising stars and those at the end of long careers. 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! Rank. A number of organizations are working to revitalize the area and bring it back to its former glory. 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. In the late 60s and early 70s, a small but thriving underground music scene began to emerge in Little Rock, Arkansas. The Magical Mystery Tour, an hour of all Beatles music, starts the night off at 8 p.m., and the Midnight Snack, a full complete vintage album, follows Beaker Street. Memorable songs includedYounger Girl,Darlin Be Home Soon and Red-Eye Express. 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 first is Clyde Clifford from June 1, 1972. | Muppet Music Video | The Muppets The. (LogOut/ Happy listening! The show originally aired on Sunday nights from 10pm to midnight, but later moved to Saturday nights. The show featured both well-known acts and up-and-coming talent. Change), You are commenting using your Facebook account. 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! Quicksilver Messenger Service Pride Of Man, 6. Thanks to the Internet Archive digital library, portions of some original Beaker Street programs have been preserved. The books premise about a Franken presidency was funny. It was unlike anything else on the radio at the time. Arkansas Rocks #140. 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. If it takes a few days to complete tonights set list we will be patient and happy to see it when you post it.