Beaker Street was more than just a radio show; it was a cultural touchstone for a generation of Arkansans. The Muppets on YouTubeWelcome to the Official YouTube channel for The Muppets! By that time, FM had taken hold, and I was now listening to underground radio on Radio Free Madison, WIBA-FM from Madison, Wisconsin. If any bottles were thrown toward the stage during Mountains set, the high decibel sound waves mightve stopped them in flight. 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. Fri Jan 06, 2023. 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. Neither were The Corporation and Flow from the 1970 playlist. The show was created by and named after its original host, John Gage, who took the name "Beaker" from the Muppets character. 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. Trout Fishing In America Not Fade Away, 10. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Join me for a truly Progressive Thanksgiving dinner! The show was heard six nights a week, from 11 p.m. until 2 a.m. I continued the telethon with only half-a-stache until a second caller made the rest come off. 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. Or republicans. Discover Popular Podcasts. Some folks experience personal catharsis from writing. If you missed it, you can still listen to thisLife Out of Tunes show through Monday, February 5, 2018 by following the link: https://www.ashevillefm.org/show/life-out-of-tunes/ and clicking on the Play Archive button. So it was sweet when, in the mid-90s, I learned that Beaker Street with Clyde Clifford had returned to the airwaves. Clyde was always on top of the latest music, but never hesitated to juxtapose an older, more popular song with one never before heard. 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. On this commemoration of his birth, January 15, Ill broadcast my weekly radio show. 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. 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. Manfred Manns Earth Band In The Beginning, Darkness, 10. The 1970s were a time of great social change in the United States. Incidental Music: Head "Cannabis Sativa" 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). Official video of Gerry Rafferty performing 'Baker Street' from the album 'City to City'. When Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated, I was finishing my senior year in high school. (LogOut/ Underground returns 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. 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. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Your email address will not be published. In 1982 I was associate director of the Janesville (WI) Public Library. Just mail a buck with a SASE. Thanks to the Internet Archive digital library, portions of some original Beaker Street programs have been preserved. Trout Fishing In America No Matter What Goes Right, Your email address will not be published. I could still hear Nantucket Sleighride, Mississippi Queen, andFor Yasgurs Farm ringing in my ears on the long drive home after the show. Clifford left Beaker Street andKAAY in 1974. A team of the Kingdom's finest detectives has been assembled and put on the case. 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 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. 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! Its frustrating to think wonderful prose and not be able to transfer it to actual words on paper or a screen. A donor called to offer the requested amount, but asked me to shave only half the mustache. 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. Beaker Street was on the air for six years, and it left a lasting impression on everyone who heard it. Flowers was a musician and record store owner, while Coulter was a music journalist. Tune into the all new the Muppet show, The Muppets on Tuesday nights at 8|7c on ABC! If it takes a few days to complete tonights set list we will be patient and happy to see it when you post it. It was fifty years ago, but seems like a blink of an eye. Isnt it a shame no visual archive of that telethon show exists? Perhaps its a lingering librarian obsession within me. Together we can explore and enjoy a few deep tracks from these great artists. 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. I yanked out the rightmost pushbutton, then shoved it back in, engaging the preset. 4. It had been raining intermittently all day, leaving a sparkling sheen on every exposed surface. 3. The biggest stars continue to perform at Summerfest in whats now a 25,000-seat amphitheater at one end of the festival grounds for which tickets are sold at much higher prices than Summerfests nominal gate cost. 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. Our focus this time is GROWTH. 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. 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. 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. Miller High Life and Pabst Blue Ribbon are perhaps the only originals still around. (LogOut/ The Corporation I Want To Get Out Of My Grave, 6. No, I havent framed any music reviews. Thank you for taking on this ongoing task. Besides, my summer job at the local cheese factory kept me in enough pocket money to enjoy an occasional concert spontaneously. Change). 7. The show was heard six nights a week, from 11 p.m. until 2 a.m. 1. My Introduction to Underground Radio: KAAY Little Rock, Arkansas. I havent been writing much lately. Happy listening! Host: Clyde Clifford. 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. Though memories of these things sometimes fade, I located newspaper clippings published at that time to corroborate my recollection. The program, Beaker Street hosted by Clyde Clifford, was on the air. 3. After a steady diet of top forty "hits" and fast-talking DJs, I was mesmerized by the mellow voice . TRENDING PODCASTS. Heres one of my book reviews from 1999I had framed along with a personally autographed publicity still of its author, Al Franken. It will feature a freeform selection of music with connections to this blog, Life Out of Tunes. 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 show continued to air until 1979, when Milkovsky left Little Rock to pursue a career in radio broadcasting in New York City. The Beaker Street Database project is a fan based attempt to archive past and present playlists from the Beaker Street Program. 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. Celebrate. Classic rock fans rejoice at return of Beaker Street My first show will feature a sampling of great music from Chicago which has had an influence on me. Among other things I recall, it was a very wet experience. The people of Beaker Street were an eclectic mix of hippies, musicians, dropouts, and misfits. A number of organizations are working to revitalize the area and bring it back to its former glory. 'Beaker Street' returns to the radio in Arkansas KAAY: Beaker St/Beaker Theatre: Ken Knight, Dec 1974 For others, like me, it becomes a task. 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. Wishbone Ash "Handy" 3. Beaker Street was named after the street that ran through the University of Arkansas campus, where the show was broadcast. 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. 36. Change). 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. Beaker Street became known for its eclectic mix of genres, ranging from rock and blues to country and jazz. 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. Beaker Street was a countercultural radio show that aired on KAAY-AM from 1966 to 1984. I wish he were still in office now and actually considering that run for a Franken Presidency. 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! Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. Happy listening! Neither were The Corporation and Flow from the 1970 playlist. The show was created by and named after its original host, John Gage, who took the name Beaker from the Muppets character. 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. 1. 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 have a BA. One Monday evening found me shadowing on a program aptly named Uncorrected Personality Traits with hosts Jaybird and Juliet. Still, I missed the uniqueBeaker Street format. 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Yet. Its happened before, missing the big family gathering along with all those special foods prepared for the occasion. Streaming globally at: https://www.ashevillefm.org/show/life-out-of-tunes/. Businesses started to close down, properties became abandoned, and crime rates rose. Titanic, 3. As a matter of fact, it goes by the same name as this blog, Life Out of Tunes. 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! My Introduction to Underground Radio: KAAY Little Rock,Arkansas, https://www.ashevillefm.org/show/life-out-of-tunes/. 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! 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. Beaker Street was founded by John Flowers and Bill Coulter. Sonia Dada Lesters Methadone Clinic, 10. Neil Young and Crazy Horse Cortez The Killer (Live Rust), 5. The street is also home to a number of restaurants and bars. Asheville FM, WSFM-LP, 103.3 (Asheville, NC) The phantoms of internet connection were messing with Kenneth Hawkins last night. (LogOut/ In the 1970s, Beaker Street was a major player in the Little Rock, Arkansas music scene. They have a prime suspect, they have a motive, and they know what the opportunity to commit the crime was. Clyde Clifford & Beaker Street's Original Background Music Manfred Manns Earth Band Nightingales And Bombers, 2. 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. Instead, Ill be hosting a Thanksgiving Day edition of Closer to the Edge, an outstanding Progressive music radio show on Asheville FM (WSFM-LP, 103.3).