Click on the link here for Audio Player: I will admit, it took a very long time before I could listen to Carole King without feeling as though I had been subjected to overkill. When her milestone album Tapestry was released, it was one of the most played,
Click on the link here for Audio Player: Another loss – today it’s Richie Havens, the iconic singer whose appearance at Woodstock in 1969 cemented his place in the annals of Rock. A prolific songwriter whose material constitutes a who’s-who of artists who have recorded his work. He
Click on the link here for Audio Player: (Still haven’t gotten the player situation resolved – waiting for “the team” to assess what’s going on – bear with us – UPDATE: It’s been fixed) A dose of Americana tonight by way of the legendary Leo Kottke and a
News for April 5, 1976 News for this day in 1976 had, among other things, much to do with Secretary Of State Henry Kissinger and the ruffling of feathers in the Middle East, most notably the Israelis. Secretary Kissinger was confronted by a Jewish-American resolution in Congress, accusing him and
Click on the link here for Audio Player: Washington Straight Talk With Barbara Jordan – March 24, 1975 Texas Congresswoman Barbara Jordan shot to fame in the 1970s as part of the House Judiciary Committee during the Watergate Hearings. She was also the first Black Woman elected to Congress from
Click on the link here for Audio Player: the beat – peel sessions – 5 nov. 1979 Since we’re heading into the home stretch for the weekend, and Friday is only minutes away, I thought I would increase the voltage a bit. Tonight it’s The Beat, or The English Beat
Click on the link here for Audio Player: 1972-01-15 BBC In Concert (Kevin Ayers) Become a Patron! It was with a great deal of shock and sadness that I learned today of the death of Soft Machine Bassist and founder and legend in his own right, Kevin Ayers, who passed
Click on the link here for Audio Player: LeonRussell1971-02-05CastleGroeneveldBaarnHolland Some enduring Americana tonight by way of Leon Russell (and The Shelter People), recorded on February 5, 1971 by VPRO in Holland. This was around the time (1970) Leon Russell exploded on the scene as part of the Mad Dogs &
Click on the link here for Audio Player: News for February 15, 1971 – Laos Invasion Not bad enough public opinion railed against U.S. involvement in Cambodia in 1970, in 1971 the war now extended to Laos with U.S. and South Vietnamese troops crossing the border into Laotian territory amid
Click on the link here for Audio Player: Long John Baldry 1972-03-10 One of the great, unsung British blues singers of the 1960’s – the late, and much lamented Long John Baldry tonight. In a mini-concert from The Paramount Theater in Seattle, recorded by KISW-FM on March 10, 1972. Baldry
