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Saturday January 20th, 2018 with Heavy Ben
In Memoriam - 2017 (Part 1 of 2)

Pictured: William Onyeabor
Everyday
William Onyeabor [sadly passed] - Anything You Sow - Wilfilms/Luaka Bop - 1985/2015
Hazrat, The Sufi
Human Arts Ensemble [Charles "Bobo" Shaw sadly passed] - Under The Sun - Arista/Freedom - 1975
We
The Roches [Maggie Roche sadly passed] - The Roches - Warner Bros. - 1979
When We Do
Junie [Walter "Junie" Morrison sadly passed] - When We Do - Westbound - 1975
One More Night
Can [Jaki Liebezeit and Holger Czukay sadly passed] - Ege Bamyasi - United Artists - 1972
Watch 'N Chain
The Aynsley Dunbar Retaliation [Jean "Karakos" Georgakarakos sadly passed] - The Aynsley Dunbar Retaliation - BYG/Blue Thumb - 1969
Lament
King Crimson [John Wetton sadly passed] - Starless And Bible Black - Island - 1974
Searching
Simms & Robinson [Noel "Scully" Simms sadly passed] - Coxsone's Music - Muzik City/Soul Jazz - 1961/2015
The Warnings Part I
David Axelrod [sadly passed] - Earth Rot - Capitol - 1970
[excerpt]
Sandy Keir [sadly passed] w/ the Mel Howard Trio - Keep Fit At Home, A Program For All The Family - Y.M.C.A. - 1962 Canadian
My Favorite Things
Al Jarreau [sadly passed] - 1965 - Bainbridge - 1982 (rec. 1965)
I Got The Feelin'
James Brown [Clyde Stubblefield sadly passed] - I Got The Feelin' - King - 1968
Sex
Larry Coryell [sadly passed] - Coryell - Vanguard - 1969
Congalegre
Horace Parlan [sadly passed] - Headin' South - Blue Note - 1961
Top Secret Man
Plastics [Toshio Nakanishi sadly passed] - Welcome Plastics - Invitation - 1980
I'm A Hog For You
Surfaris [Jim Fuller sadly passed] - 7" - MCA - 1966
Brand New Generation
Sister Sledge [Joni Sledge sadly passed] - 7" - Money Back - 1971
Tema Di Londra M.1
Francesco De Masi + Alessandro Alessandroni [sadly passed] - Colpo maestro al servizio di Sua Maestà britannica (Master Stroke) OST / Beat At Cinecittà Volume 1 - Crippled Dick Hot Wax! - 1996 (rec. 1967)
Kai
Steve Reid [Arthur Blythe sadly passed] - Rhythmatism - Mustevic/Universal Sound - 1976/2004
Happiness Is Just Around The Bend
The Main Ingredient [Cuba Gooding Sr. sadly passed] - Euphrates River - RCA Victor - 1974
Saharan Uni I
Erkki Kurenniemi [sadly passed] - Rules - Full Contact - 2012 (rec. 1967)
Hands Off...She's Mine
The (English) Beat [Lionel"Saxa" Martin sadly passed] - I Just Can't Stop It - Sire - 1980
The Creative
Joanna Brouk [sadly passed] - Hearing Music - Numero Group - 2016 (rec. 198?)
Slim's Return (remix of Book of Slim)
Madlib/Three Sounds [Bill Dowdy sadly passed] - Shades Of Blue - Blue Note - 1968 (orig)/2003 (remix)
Computer Games
Mi-Sex [Kevin Stanton sadly passed] - Graffiti Crimes - CBS - 1979
Seasons
Chris Cornell [sadly passed] - Singles OST - Epic - 1992
I'm Saucy Sylvia
"Saucy" Sylvia Stoun [sadly passed] - Agent 0069 - Jubilee - 1966 Canadian
Gotta Get Away
Allman Joys [Gregg Allman sadly passed] - Early Allman - Dial - 1973 (rec. circa 1966)
Unity
Philip Cohran [sadly passed] & The Artistic Heritage Ensemble - On The Beach - Zulu/Aestuarium - 1967/2006
Interactive CKCU
Ben Armstrong (host)
Welcome heavy listeners!

8:08 PM, January 20th, 2018
Chriz
Hey Ben, thanks for commemorating Maggie Roche (and everyone else of course).

8:20 PM, January 20th, 2018
Ben Armstrong (host)
For sure, Chriz. As you know it's a bittersweet show to program...

8:23 PM, January 20th, 2018
Andrew S.
wow last time i heard this was on a SCTV episode

8:58 PM, January 20th, 2018
Ben Armstrong (host)
Andrew - a fan of fine television as well as radio!

9:04 PM, January 20th, 2018
Andrew S
seriously i hadn't heard that plastics song since watching that episode as a kid. it obviously stuck because i remembered it right away. Enjoying the set very much, cheers

9:10 PM, January 20th, 2018
Ben Armstrong (host)
Some "Computer Games" for you Chris.

9:47 PM, January 20th, 2018
Chris.
Heard that and took note.

9:49 PM, January 20th, 2018