Though memories of these things sometimes fade, I located newspaper clippings published at that time to corroborate my recollection. During the 60's and early 70's, KAAY was a powerhouse station covering a wide area of the country at night. The show was heard six nights a week, from 11 p.m. until 2 a.m. Talk. A number of organizations are working to revitalize the area and bring it back to its former glory. If any bottles were thrown toward the stage during Mountains set, the high decibel sound waves mightve stopped them in flight. They wont be the hits. This aint no oldies program. Here are two airchecks of Beaker Street. I also have an MA. We played music by the Robbs, the Cryan Shames, the Buckinghams, the New Colony Six, the Mob, the Flock, the Ides of March and other Midwest groups. 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. 0. Many young people were looking for a place to belong and Beaker Street became a haven for them. 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. 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. Keith Emerson & The Nice Little Arabella (Live Vivacious Live At Glasgow 2002), 3. The show featured a mix of music and long-form interviews, and it quickly became a local institution. Businesses started to close down, properties became abandoned, and crime rates rose. Beaker Street is a street in downtown Little Rock, Arkansas. Like today, Summerfest was sponsored primarily by Milwaukees famous breweries. Beaker Street became known for its eclectic mix of genres, ranging from rock and blues to country and jazz. Flowers On The Wall | with Bunsen and Beaker | Muppets Music Video | The Muppets Blakwulf Fredrik Nvisdal The Muppets godandline Stars & Stripes FOREVER! The show was heard six nights a week, from 11 p.m. until 2 a.m. I yanked out the rightmost pushbutton, then shoved it back in, engaging the preset. 36. By that time, FM had taken hold, and I was now listening to underground radio on Radio Free Madison, WIBA-FM from Madison, Wisconsin. In fact, the tracks from Abraxas Pool and Gypsy in the example above werent available on Spotify. In many ways, Beaker Street was the citys first alternative music scene, and it paved the way for future generations of musicians and fans. The Vietnam War was raging and there was a lot of unrest among the youth. 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. Playlists. 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. Documenting the set lists of legendary radio program "Beaker Street". 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 phantoms of internet connection were messing with Kenneth Hawkins last night. Now, most of the writing Im able to accomplish is in the form of brief reviews for new CD releases. The show originally aired on Sunday nights from 10pm to midnight, but later moved to Saturday nights. Barry McGuire and the Doctor South Of The Border, 7. A way to catalog and shelve that playlist in my head. Within Temptation Mother Earth (Live at Leidse Kade), 5. He then moved Beaker Street over to the more established KMJX-FM, Magic 105, where it continued until that station changed format in 2008. Ray Unruh was a kid in rural western Kansas when he first heard the strange and exciting sounds coming through his AM radio in the dark of night. I yanked out the rightmost pushbutton, then shoved it back in, engaging the preset. Manfred Manns Earth Band In The Beginning, Darkness, 10. Thank you ! 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! Well, perhaps not. In the 1970s, Beaker Street was a weekly radio show in Little Rock, Arkansas, that featured local and regional music. 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). Grand Funk Railroad Mean Mistreater/ Paranoid, 2. Beginning Saturday, October 27, 2018, Asheville FM will enter its week-long Fall Fund Drive. 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. 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 music selection is tremendous, including Eric Clapton, the Grateful Dead, The Flock, Robert Johnson, Leon Russell and Judy Collins. The first is Clyde Clifford from June 1, 1972. In fact, the tracks from Abraxas Pool and Gypsy in the example above werent available on Spotify. After your morning coffee and a quick walk around the neighborhood with Fido, you might be heading off to work. Clyde was always on top of the latest music, but never hesitated to juxtapose an older, more popular song with one never before heard. But Im warning you. 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. Its ambitious, but attainable. 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. Asheville FM, WSFM-LP, 103.3 (Asheville, NC) Click here to listen to Kenneth Hawkins' Google Drive recording of this show 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. I also fronted a band named Heavy Chevy & the Circuit Riders. 2. Sonia Dada Lesters Methadone Clinic, 10. Today, there is an annual Beaker Street Music Festival in Little Rock that celebrates the spirit of the original program. By that time, FM had taken hold, and I was now listening to underground radio on Radio Free Madison, WIBA-FM from Madison, Wisconsin. 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. Proto-Kaw Greenburg, Glickstein, Charles, David, Smith and Jones, 1. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Your email address will not be published. And since then, radio has gotten maybe even more streamlined, even less willing to . Ten Years After Baby Wont You Let Me Rock N Roll You, 1. For many listeners, it was their first exposure to music that was outside of the mainstream. (LogOut/ When I first discovered the station around that time, I was still in high school. See: https://arktimes.com/entertainment/2020/01/07/beaker-street-is-back?fbclid=IwAR21qsZZbUYizlzu41A-4DJv5DEdQRek-MyBhfkNPJP2eifSmhGNEOu8KAw. I guess that qualified me as an effete snob or, in the words of one conservative music blogger who no longer reads my work, a smug hippie., Monday is Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Led Zeppelin "Nobody's Fault But Mine" 7. For others, like me, it becomes a task. Another caller who recognized me from a Heavy Chevy gig requested that I recite the spoken interlude of a song, Little Darlin by the Diamonds. 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. 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. Asheville FM is a volunteer-based, listener-supported community radio station and Im proud to be aboard! Although it was short-lived, this scene produced some of the most influential and innovative music of its time. KAAY, an AM station broadcasting all the way into southern Wisconsin from Little Rock, Arkansas, came in loud and clear. (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! In 1982 I was associate director of the Janesville (WI) Public Library. Your email address will not be published. The program then landed at The Point, which has a tight playlist of classic rock hits. It had been raining intermittently all day, leaving a sparkling sheen on every exposed surface. The show was heard six nights a week, from 11 p.m. until 2 a.m. So it was sweet when, in the mid-90s, I learned that Beaker Street with Clyde Clifford had returned to the airwaves. 10 .Beaker Street is still fondly remembered by those who were there during its heyday, and its influence can still be felt in Little Rocks music scene today. Of course, it was also their spring fund drive and they asked if I might be interested in contributing, either fiscally or physically, to their efforts. Yet. 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. Chris Rea Somewhere Between The Stars (Santo Spirito), 2. In the 1970s, Beaker Street in Little Rock, Arkansas was a vibrant and thriving community. When I first discovered the station around that time, I was still in high school. The show was created by and named after its original host, John Gage, who took the name Beaker from the Muppets character. A blog about Little Rock, Arkansas in the 1970s with a focus on the music scene. 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. Im fortunate to live near a listener-supported, community radio station known as Asheville FM. A team of the Kingdom's finest detectives has been assembled and put on the case. 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. (LogOut/ Click here to listen to an MP3 recording of tonights show. Besides, my summer job at the local cheese factory kept me in enough pocket money to enjoy an occasional concert spontaneously. Though often difficult to understand, due to his this Meee accent, Beaker is known among the Muppets as the one who always gets hurt. Jaime Brockett The Legend of the U.S.S. None of the music on that release resembles the Beaker Street background even remotely. (LogOut/ Not complaining, just thought you need to know this. The other could be described generally as the social impact of technology. Miller High Life and Pabst Blue Ribbon are perhaps the only originals still around. It was fifty years ago, but seems like a blink of an eye. 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. 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. Its frustrating to think wonderful prose and not be able to transfer it to actual words on paper or a screen. Our focus this time is GROWTH. Led Zeppelin Nobodys Fault But Mine, 7. 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. Theres sure to be something to tickle your eardrums. Neither were The Corporation and Flow from the 1970 playlist. The show quickly became popular, thanks to its mix of music, humor, and intelligent conversation. 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. Still, I missed the uniqueBeaker Street format. Hope they see fit to stream it! In the early 1970s, a group of friends who loved music came together to create a radio show in 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. 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. Milkovsky was named one of the countrys top 100 rock DJs by Rolling Stone magazine in 1976. Jimi Hendrix Star Spangled Banner> Purple Haze (Live At Woodstock), 4. Beaker Street quickly became popular with both listeners and musicians. This was a time of great change and growth for the city, and Beaker Street was at the forefront of this transformation. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Your email address will not be published. No, I havent framed any music reviews. 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. There were rising stars and those at the end of long careers. Peace! 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. This event was on a Sunday, the final day of the festival. 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. Perhaps well even share some stories along the way as we try to raise money for the station. 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. Brian Auger & Oblivion Express Marais Wedding, 5. Among other things, Im a reviewer of new music. Heres one of my book reviews from 1999I had framed along with a personally autographed publicity still of its author, Al Franken. A day on not a day off., Life Out of Tunes radio, hosted by Joey Books And thanks for listening to Life Out of Tunes on Asheville FM! Update: If you were not aware, Arkansasrocks.com has answered the call to bring Beaker Street & Clyde Clifford into the fold. 7. Clyde was always on top of the latest music, but never hesitated to juxtapose an older, more popular song with one never before heard. But for his show, Clyde Clifford delves deep into album cuts, many played directly from the original vinyl albums. Happy listening! In the 1970s, Beaker Street found a particularly receptive audience in Little Rock, Arkansas. Sometimes it was hard to tell the difference. , hosted by Clyde Clifford, will air from 9 p.m. to midnight. Join in the fun with original Muppet comedy shows, TV promos, and charity PSAs. We missed Mylon who, I learned recently, was managed by Felix Pappalardi of Mountain, the concert headliners. Im pleased to announce my new weekly radio show, Life Out of Tunes on Asheville FM (WSFM-LP 103.3). 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. 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. Nearly fifty years have passed and were still singing about the same things. 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. Beaker Street came to an end in 1977, but its legacy lives on. The shows impact was far-reaching, helping to launch the careers of many local and regional musicians. I dont recall the dollar amount. 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! 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. Wishbone Ash "Handy" 3. Celebrate. Manfred Manns Earth Band Nightingales And Bombers, 2. In a year since starting there as a DJ, Ive written and posted about thirty or so reviews. He was a merely a comedian at that time and didnt run for a senate seat until ten years later. So last night recording displays as 000101_0384.mp3 TASCAM DR_22WL when displayed by my media player. Or perhaps youre not working, whether by choice or by circumstance. 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. Subscribe for some of your favorite and best film and television clips from The Muppets, as well as music covers and brand new comedy sketches.Check out exclusive Muppet parodies, Muppet music videos, Muppet song covers, comedy sketches, and more! After a steady diet of top forty "hits" and fast-talking DJs, I was mesmerized by the mellow voice . I yanked out the rightmost pushbutton, then shoved it back in, engaging the preset. The program, Beaker Street hosted by Clyde Clifford, was on the air. Im bringing some classic prog music from the late 60s to mid 70s, including King Crimson, Moody Blues, Touch, Renaissance and Pink Floyd among others. I can assure you that is not the case. It could brighten your day. Blue Oyster Cult E.T.I. Host: Clyde Clifford Incidental Music: Head "Cannabis Sativa" Check out: Arkansas Record and CD Exchange Rock City Outfitters (Beaker Street Merch) Soft Shirts.com Hippy Hounds Hemp Dog Treats and Stated Apparel 8 p.m. to 9 p.m. Spirit Fresh Garbage/ Uncle Jack/ Mechanical World, 5. The festival runs for eleven days, on eleven stages, with performances from more than 800 acts with over a 1,000 performances. Neither were The Corporation and Flow from the 1970 playlist. 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. Change. David Crosby passes on Wed Jan 18, 2023. Among other things I recall, it was a very wet experience. The show was created and hosted by John Milkovsky, who was also a music journalist for the Arkansas Times. Leslie West, Felix Pappalardi, Corky Laing, and Steve Knight simply blew us away. 9. Beaker Street began on Little Rock, Arkansas 50,000 watt AM radio station KAAY late in 1966 and ran through 1972. Blood, Sweat & Tears Blues- Part II> Variations On A Theme By Erik Satie, 3. It helped me forget about how wet and cold we were. Fairport Convention The Naked Highwayman. 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. The Doors Peace Frog/ Spanish Caravan, 3. Outstanding, classic Beaker playlist here as played by Clyde hes still got it! Yes Starship Trooper (a-Life Seeker; b- Dissolusion; c- Wurm), 5. 27. Love what youre doing, but you are doing funny things with the file names. 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. (LogOut/ Trout Fishing In America No Matter What Goes Right, Your email address will not be published. Thanks to Brian Rock for sharing. Jus dont throw no bottles at me. Heplayed an entire set and two encores without incident. My first experience at Summerfest was in 1971. Neil Young and Crazy Horse Cortez The Killer (Live Rust), 5. My thoughts are fleeting. 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. Now, Im working on a DJ. Sometimes all it takes to tame an otherwise unruly concert crowd is politely asking not to be a beer-bottle target. However, in the 1980s and 1990s, Beaker Street began to decline. Fri Jan 13, 2023. Community radio is a powerful medium, but we need your support to continue presenting more than sixty shows spanning virtually every genre of music, as well as providing news and community interest programming. (LogOut/ 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. Beaker Street was named after the street in London where the Beatles lived. I wont be home for Thanksgiving this year. Finally, as rain continued to fall, Mountain took the stage. 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. Flowers was a musician and record store owner, while Coulter was a music journalist. The memory of his senseless death impacts me all over again. Rank. 1. Hope you enjoyed reading the stories behind each song on this weeks playlist! It was unlike anything else on the radio at the time. I have a BA. 7th show of the Arkansas Rocks Radio Network Era. The people of Beaker Street were an eclectic mix of hippies, musicians, dropouts, and misfits. 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. 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. Vanilla Fudge STRA (Illusions Of My Childhood Part 1)> You Keep Me Hanging On, 7. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. His hope, he said, was that someone else would call with the same donation amount to shave off the rest. During the telethon I offered to shave off my mustache while on camera for a specific donation. 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. Using powers of deduction and communication, the players work as a team to eliminate dead leads and find clues to prove . 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 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. In the 1970s, Beaker Street was a major player in the Little Rock, Arkansas music scene. 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. Great news! Thank you for taking on this ongoing task. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment.

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