Or discrimination. Beaker Street debuted in late 1966 on Little Rock station KAAY. Quicksilver Messenger Service Fresh Air, 9. The show was heard six nights a week, from 11 p.m. until 2 a.m. 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. Official video of Gerry Rafferty performing 'Baker Street' from the album 'City to City'. 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. (LogOut/ Required fields are marked *. Like today, Summerfest was sponsored primarily by Milwaukees famous breweries. 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. Clifford left Beaker Street andKAAY in 1974. NEXT PAGE. After your morning coffee and a quick walk around the neighborhood with Fido, you might be heading off to work. Radio Recordings: Remembering Beaker Street show See: https://arktimes.com/entertainment/2020/01/07/beaker-street-is-back?fbclid=IwAR21qsZZbUYizlzu41A-4DJv5DEdQRek-MyBhfkNPJP2eifSmhGNEOu8KAw. (LogOut/ That would work if I wasnt so easily distracted by a tune playing in my head, or on the radio, or on the stereo. A number of organizations are working to revitalize the area and bring it back to its former glory. 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. 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 Act. Early on, it had been promoted as a Surprise Rock Spectacular. The acts were revealed just two weeks before the show. But for his show, Clyde Clifford delves deep into album cuts, many played directly from the original vinyl albums. 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 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. 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. 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! CLYDE ON-DEMAND: Listen to Kenneth Hawkinsrecording of this show by clicking on the link below: 100th Beaker Street of the Arkansas Rocks Era. Beaker Street was founded by John Flowers and Bill Coulter. Sonia Dada Lesters Methadone Clinic, 10. Though memories of these things sometimes fade, I located newspaper clippings published at that time to corroborate my recollection. Our focus this time is GROWTH. 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. The show featured a mix of music and long-form interviews, and it quickly became a local institution. Love what youre doing, but you are doing funny things with the file names. Procol Harum "A Salty Dog" (Live In Concert with the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra) 8. Though often difficult to understand, due to his this Meee accent, Beaker is known among the Muppets as the one who always gets hurt. In the 1970s, Little Rock, Arkansas was home to a vibrant and eclectic music scene. 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. Great news! We were a fifties and sixties rock n roll revival band that specialized in working fund raisers for schools and other non-profit organizations. Neither were The Corporation and Flow from the 1970 playlist. Finally, as rain continued to fall, Mountain took the stage. Not complaining, just thought you need to know this. The show originally aired on Sunday nights from 10pm to midnight, but later moved to Saturday nights. The program was broadcast on KAAY, a local AM radio station. During the 60's and early 70's, KAAY was a powerhouse station covering a wide area of the country at night. 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. KAAY Beaker Street & Beaker Theater Clyde Clifford 4 13 71 Within Temptation Mother Earth (Live at Leidse Kade), 5. A donor called to offer the requested amount, but asked me to shave only half the mustache. 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. It opened up their eyes and ears to new sounds and perspectives, and ultimately helped shape their musical taste. On this commemoration of his birth, January 15, Ill broadcast my weekly radio show. Milkovsky was named one of the countrys top 100 rock DJs by Rolling Stone magazine in 1976. 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. Procol Harum A Salty Dog (Live In Concert with the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra), 8. Just mail a buck with a SASE. Asheville FM, WSFM-LP, 103.3 (Asheville, NC) 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. Memorable songs includedYounger Girl,Darlin Be Home Soon and Red-Eye Express. 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. Celebrate. Within Temptation In Perfect Harmony, 8. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Your email address will not be published. Happy listening! Beaker Street became very popular in Little Rock and soon began to attract national attention. Fairport Convention The Naked Highwayman. Or maybe its because I cant think of anything else to write about. 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. Perhaps well even share some stories along the way as we try to raise money for the station. The water works were built to provide water to the growing city of Little Rock. The festival runs for eleven days, on eleven stages, with performances from more than 800 acts with over a 1,000 performances. Arkansas Rocks #140. Im not much of a writer anyway, so it really doesnt matter. 9. 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. 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. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Your email address will not be published. The shows impact was far-reaching, helping to launch the careers of many local and regional musicians. In 1982 I was associate director of the Janesville (WI) Public Library. Example, DNLA media players display files by Album and Title names and only by file names if the album name field is blank. , hosted by Clyde Clifford, will air from 9 p.m. to midnight. A team of the Kingdom's finest detectives has been assembled and put on the case. When Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated, I was finishing my senior year in high school. What a gas! 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. Still, I missed the uniqueBeaker Street format. Or perhaps youre not working, whether by choice or by circumstance. When I first discovered the station around that time, I was still in high school. Monday, January 15, 2018, 2:00-3:00 pm (EST) This event was on a Sunday, the final day of the festival. Click here to listen to the MP3 recording of this show. Als book was titled Why Not Me? My thoughts are fleeting. Clyde was always on top of the latest music, but never hesitated to juxtapose an older, more popular song with one never before heard. The Vietnam War was raging and there was a lot of unrest among the youth. Now all they have to do is prove it. 6. 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. None of the music on that release resembles the Beaker Street background even remotely. Your email address will not be published. In many ways, Beaker Street was the citys first alternative music scene, and it paved the way for future generations of musicians and fans. However, in the 1980s and 1990s, Beaker Street began to decline. 8. Anyway, its difficult to tell which file is which on my media player. The street was named after the fictional character Dr. John Beaker from the television show The Andy Griffith Show. And we are very fortunate for it. The phantoms of internet connection were messing with Kenneth Hawkins last night. A legendary Little Rock radio show returns to the airwaves Friday. 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! 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. For many listeners, it was their first exposure to music that was outside of the mainstream. Neither were The Corporation and Flow from the 1970 playlist. We arrived instead near the end of Tayles set. The Allman Brothers Band In Memory of Elizabeth Reed (Live At The Fillmore East), 6. It could brighten your day. The two men shared a passion for music and wanted to create a show that would showcase the talents of local musicians. 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. (LogOut/ In the 1970s, Beaker Street was a major player in the Little Rock, Arkansas music scene. But Im warning you. 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. 'Beaker Street' returns to the radio in Arkansas Miller High Life and Pabst Blue Ribbon are perhaps the only originals still around. The Muppets on YouTubeWelcome to the Official YouTube channel for The Muppets! Our goal is $23,000. KAAY, an AM station broadcasting all the way into southern Wisconsin from Little Rock, Arkansas, came in loud and clear. Thank you ! 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 A day on not a day off., Life Out of Tunes radio, hosted by Joey Books They showed me a program schedule and pointed out the eclectic shows that are hosted entirely by volunteers. The goal is to make the playlists easily accessible and searchable. I wish I could send you some photos of what displays. The street is also home to a number of restaurants and bars. Vanilla Fudge Stra (Illusions of My Childhood Part 1> You Keep Me Hangin On>Illusions of My Childhood Part 2), 7. I wish he were still in office now and actually considering that run for a Franken Presidency. 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. Id been accepted at the University of Notre Dame as a freshman for the fall semester where it didnt take long before Id become one of the effete corps of impudent snobs so colorfully described by vice-president Spiro Agnew. 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. Playlists. The show was created by and named after its original host, John Gage, who took the name "Beaker" from the Muppets character. (LogOut/ Here are 10 things you may not know about Beaker Street: 1. If you were lucky enough to catch Beaker Street in its heyday, youll never forget it. Documenting the set lists of legendary radio program "Beaker Street", 20th show of theArkansas Rocks Radio NetworkEra, Check out:Arkansas Record and CD Exchange andRock City Outfitters. 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. Beaker Street 9-18-20 - Beaker Street Set Lists Today, there is an annual Beaker Street Music Festival in Little Rock that celebrates the spirit of the original program. You can stream it live on AshevilleFM.org by clicking on the Listen Live button. 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. 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). Even when Beaker Street was on the air, radio was still never as rogue and deep-diving as your playlists were. KAAY, an AM station broadcasting all the way into southern Wisconsin from Little Rock, Arkansas, came in loud and clear. The Beaker Street phenomenon in Little Rock, Arkansas Beaker Street was a countercultural radio show that aired on KAAY-AM from 1966 to 1984. Rock City Outfitters (Beaker Street Merch). 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! Barry McGuire and the Doctor South Of The Border, 7. By that time, FM had taken hold, and I was now listening to underground radio on Radio Free Madison, WIBA-FM from Madison, Wisconsin. Beaker Street Theatre (Little Rock, Arkansas) Milda Broussard 13 videos 2,254 views Last updated on Jun 3, 2021 Play all Shuffle 1 4:07 Legendary Beaker Street Radio Show, January 16, 2011. 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. 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. Thanks to Brian Rock for sharing. The top trending podcasts and episodes on Podomatic. Isnt it a shame no visual archive of that telethon show exists? Many of the original Beaker Street musicians went on to have successful careers in the music industry, including Steve Cropper (Booker T. & The MGs) and Levon Helm (The Band). Join in the fun with original Muppet comedy shows, TV promos, and charity PSAs. The music selection is tremendous, including Eric Clapton, the Grateful Dead, The Flock, Robert Johnson, Leon Russell and Judy Collins. The Moody Blues, Mason Profit, Yes, Tyrannosaurus Rex, John Prine, Emerson-Lake & Palmer, Cream, Frank Zappa & Mothers of Invention, Janice Joplin, Led Zeppelin, Fairport Convention, Jethro Tull, James Gang, Fleetwood Mac, Joni Mitchell are just a small handful of the acts first introduced to me by Clyde Clifford. Pink Floyd Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Live), 2. They called it Beaker Street, after the street where one of the members lived. Businesses started to close down, properties became abandoned, and crime rates rose. Please consider giving any amount you can to support community radio. Okay, Show Me Beaker Street: Little Rock, Arkansas in the 1970s Radio - Life Out of Tunes Change), You are commenting using your Facebook account. I wont be home for Thanksgiving this year. We missed Mylon who, I learned recently, was managed by Felix Pappalardi of Mountain, the concert headliners. In the early 1970s, a group of friends who loved music came together to create a radio show in Little Rock, Arkansas. TRENDING PODCASTS. He would often interview local and regional musicians on the show. Chris Rea The Road To Hell (Parts 1 & 2), 4. Grand Funk Railroad Inside Looking Out, 4. 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. Fifty thousand music fans were gathering at the Lakefront Amphitheater stage when my date and I arrived late Sunday afternoon. Keith Emerson & The Nice Little Arabella (Live Vivacious Live At Glasgow 2002), 3. Written by author Michael Cox, the book chronicles the rise and fall of this unique period in Arkansas musical history. Its ambitious, but attainable. Manfred Manns Earth Band In The Beginning, Darkness, 10. Beaker Street 4-1-22 - Beaker Street Set Lists 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. 27. It helped me forget about how wet and cold we were. Or pollution. Beaker Street quickly became popular with both listeners and musicians. 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. Gordon Lightfoot Don Quixote (studio)/ Im Not Sayin/ Ribbon Of Darkness (Live- Sunday Concert), 4. The Ballad of Beaker | Muppet Music Video | The Muppets Although it was short-lived, this scene produced some of the most influential and innovative music of its time. 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! The street is named for the Little Rock Water Works, which was located on the street from 1879 to 1957. There were rising stars and those at the end of long careers. I can assure you that is not the case. The memory of his senseless death impacts me all over again. It helped to launch the careers of several Arkansas-based musicians, including Rodney Crowell, Albert King, and Fayetteville native Ronnie Hawkins. Hope they see fit to stream it! 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. Ten Years After Baby Wont You Let Me Rock N Roll You, 1. KAAY: Beaker St/Beaker Theatre: Ken Knight, Dec 1974 'Undercurrents of the night': A Q&A with Clyde Clifford of Beaker Street Now, Im working on a DJ. Perhaps its a lingering librarian obsession within me. Every tune will deal in some way with resistance, struggle and hope. Beaker Street came to an end in 1977, but its legacy lives on. Songs - Beaker Street Database 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 1970s were a time of great social change in the United States. 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. Led Zeppelin Nobodys Fault But Mine, 7. I also have an MA. Titanic' and Deep Water Reunion covering the Tom Paxton ballad, 'Cindy's Crying.' And one of these days, I hope to be doing the tickling. 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. FEATURED PODCASTS. A 2020 New Years Eve(12:01 New Years Day) surprise episode was aired &. 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. Blood, Sweat & Tears Blues- Part II> Variations On A Theme By Erik Satie, 3. The community radio station for which I volunteer, Asheville FM, is no different with regard to those needs. We are so happy to have Beaker Street back. What really made KAAY unique was Beaker Street, which sounded like nothing else on AM in Chicago or anywhere else. They wont be the hits. This aint no oldies program. It included a whopping 15 more tracks . Well begin with an Hors Doeuvre (served with mathematical precision) and progress through each subsequent course until Suppers Ready. Documenting the set lists of legendary radio program "Beaker Street". 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. The Moody Blues The Voice/ Gemini Dream, 9. Placebo "Running Up That Hill" 4. So last night recording displays as 000101_0384.mp3 TASCAM DR_22WL when displayed by my media player. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. In fact, the tracks from Abraxas Pool and Gypsy in the example above werent available on Spotify. 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. (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! Led Zeppelin "Nobody's Fault But Mine" 7. Beyond Baker Street | Board Game | BoardGameGeek
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