Part three in the annual Heavy Friends series that pays respects to the departed.
Part one aired December 18
https://cod.ckcufm.com/programs/410/54570.html
Part two aired January 1
https://cod.ckcufm.com/programs/410/54732.html
Pictured: singer Alèmayèhu Eshèté and label owner Amha Eshèté, pioneers of “The Golden Years of Ethiopian Music”. They risked imprisonment for defying the state monopoly of cutting records.
Hour One |
Birth Of The Boogie Bill Haley And His Comets [Joey D'Ambrosia sadly passed] - Rock Around The Clock - Decca - 1955 |
Jungle Jazz Kool & The Gang [Dennis "D.T." Thomas sadly passed] - Spirit Of The Boogie - De-Lite - 1975 |
Rhythm So Sweet Sister Breeze [Jean Lumsden sadly passed] - Riddym Ravings - ROIR - 1987 |
White Teeth The Screaming Gypsy Bandits [Caroline Peyton sadly passed] - In The Eye - Bar-B-Q Records - 1973 |
Listen R. Murray Schafer [sadly passed] - Listen (film directed by David New) - National Film Board of Canada - 2009 |
For more on R. Murray Schafer, check the July 18, 2020 Heavy Friends episode on World Listening Day (also... and this is no coincidence... Shafer's birthday!)
https://cod.ckcufm.com/programs/410/48407.html |
Dance The Rolling Stones [Charlie Watts sadly passed] - 12" - Rolling Stone Records - 1981 |
I Like Beer Tom T. Hall [sadly passed] - 7" - Mercury - 1975 |
Agho Sir Victor "Guitar Boy" Uwaifo [sadly passed] & His Melody Maestroes - Safari Disco Soundz / Guitar-Boy Superstar 1970-76 - Coconut / Soundway - 1976 / 2008 |
Victor Uwaifo was featured by Trevor on Friday Drive in September
https://cod.ckcufm.com/programs/120/53438.html |
Holy Dub New Age Doom & Lee Scratch Perry [sadly passed] - Lee "Scratch" Perry's Guide To The Universe - We Are Busy Bodies - 2021 |
Check out Junior Smith's tributes to Lee Perry on Reggae In The Fields, spread over 3 shows
1: https://cod.ckcufm.com/programs/132/53458.html 2: https://cod.ckcufm.com/programs/132/53534.html 3: https://cod.ckcufm.com/programs/132/53609.html |
I'm Gonna Try Carol Fran [sadly passed] - 7" - Port - 1965 |
Iron Butterfly Theme Iron Butterfly [Ron Bushy sadly passed] - Heavy - ATCO - 1968 |
Qondjit (Konjit) Alèmayèhu Eshèté (Alemayehu Eshete) [sadly passed, as did Amha label owner operator Amha Eshèté] - 7" / Éthiopiques 9 / Ethiopian Urban Modern Music Vol. 2 - Amha / Buda Musique / L'Arôme Productions - 1974 / /2001 / 2007 |
Rainmaker Michael Chapman [sadly passed] - Rainmaker - Harvest - 1969 |
Colour Delta 5 [Julz Sale sadly passed] - 7" - Rough Trade - 1980 |
Silent Command Cabaret Voltaire [Richard H. Kirk sadly passed] - 7" - Rough Trade - 1980 |
Sweetback Losing His Cherry Melvin Van Peebles [sadly passed] - Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song - Stax - 1971 |
Say It Loud I'm Black And I'm Proud James Brown [Pee Wee Ellis sadly passed] - 7" - King / Polydor - 1968 |
Blues For Martha Oscar Peterson Trio [Jiri / George Mraz sadly passed] - Another Day - MPS - 1971 |
Hour Two |
Pictures Of Matchstick Men The Status Quo [Alan Lancaster sadly passed] - Picturesque Matchstickable Messages From The Status Quo - Pye - 1968 |
4 Hours Zircon Lounge & Chris Ho [sadly passed] - Regal Victor - WEA - 1983 |
Wompe Masem Nana Ampadu [sadly passed] & African Brothers Band International - Emaa Bekum Mmarima / Ghana Special: Modern Highlife, Afro-Sounds & Ghanaian Blues 1968-81 - Aduana / Soundaway - 1976 / 2009 |
Move Your Hand Lonnie Smith [sadly passed] - Move Your Hand - Blue Note - 1970 |
For more on Lonnie Smith check out Trevor's Friday Drive
https://cod.ckcufm.com/programs/120/53687.html ... and Rob's Split/Shift https://cod.ckcufm.com/programs/583/53692.html |
Blue Monday Nouvelle Vague [Olivier Libaux sadly passed] [orig. New Order] - Bande À Part - The Perfect Kiss / Peacefrog Records - 2006 |
Sunshine Man The Mutual Understanding [Mike Renzi sadly passed] - 7" - CBC Radio Canada - 1974 |
Tornei A Caminhar (Sebastiao Tapajos) Sebastião Tapajós [sadly passed] & Pedro dos Santos - Sebastiao Tapajos / Pedro Dos Santos Vol. 2 - Trova - 1972 |
Southern Mark Smith The Jazz Butcher [Pat Fish sadly passed] - 7" / Bloody Nonsense - Glass / Mercury - 1983 / 1986 |
Cowboys In Africa Bush Tetras [Dee Pop sadly passed] - Rituals EP - Stuff - 1981 |
Oddball Alan Hawkshaw [sadly passed] & Brian Bennett - Synthesizer And Percussion - Themes International Music - 1974 |
Disco Goldorak (Instrumental) Michel Robidoux [sadly passed] - 7" - Poly-Sons - 1980 |
Passe-Partout Chanson Thème Michel Robidoux [sadly passed], Pierre F. Brault - Passe-Partout - Poly-Sons - 1980 |
Impressions Pat Martino [sadly passed] [orig. John Coltrane] - Consciousness - Muse - 1974 |
One In Ten UB40 [Brian Travers and Astro aka. Terence Wilson and sadly passed] - Present Arms - DEP International - 1981 |
Pacific 202 808 State [Andy Barker sadly passed] - 90 (Ninety) - ZTT - 1989 |
Review Your Choices Pentagram [Greg Mayne sadly passed] - First Daze Here: The Vintage Collection - Relapse - 2002 (rec. 1973) |
As A Matter Of Fact Lloyd McNeill [sadly passed] Quartet - Asha - ASHA / Universal Sound - 1969 / 2010 |
$7.50 Once A Week Dave Frishberg [sadly passed] - Schoolhouse Rock! - Schoolhouse Rock - 1995 |
Terra Incognita Niagara [Ack van Rooyen sadly passed] - S.U.B. - United Artists - 1972 |
This is the end of the FM broadcast and live-stream.
Hour Three - bonus content available "on demand" (click LISTEN NOW at the top-left of the page for the full show). |
Banzai Pipeline The Astronauts [Jim Gallagher sadly passed] - Surfin' With The Astronauts - RCA Victor - 1963 |
No One Is Alone James Corden, Anna Kendrick, Lilla Crawford, Daniel Huttlestone [Stephen Sondheim sadly passed] - Into The Woods - Walt Disney Records - 2014 |
La Confianza (Menique) Meñique El Panameño Con Bush Y Los Magnificos [Meñique sadly passed] - Panama! 2: Latin Sounds, Cumbia Tropical & Calypso Funk On The Isthmus - Soundway - 2009 (rec. 1967-77) |
Music On A Long Thin Wire [excerpt] Alvin Lucier [sadly passed] - Music On A Long Thin Wire - Lovely Music, Ltd. - 1980 |
Got To Getcha Maceo And All The King's Men [Melvin Parker sadly passed] - Doing Their Own Thing - House Of The Fox - 1970 |
Cirotil Sandro Brugnolini [Vincenzo "Enzo" Restuccia sadly passed] - Overground - Sincro Edizioni Musicali / Cinedelic - 1970 / 2008 |
Maradj Velem Omega [János Kóbor (Janos Kobor) aka. Mecky sadly passed] - Éjszakai Országút (Ejszakai Orszagut) - Qualiton - 1970 |
Keep On Dubbing Augustus Pablo [Robbie Shakespeare sadly passed] - King Tubbys Meets Rockers Uptown - Yard / Clocktower - 1976 |
For more dubby goodness from Robbie check out Chris on Turn Up The Radio
https://cod.ckcufm.com/programs/48/54551.html Neil on This Island Earth https://cod.ckcufm.com/programs/32/54704.html ... and Trevor on Friday Drive https://cod.ckcufm.com/programs/120/54520.html |
Mary, Mary The Monkees [Michael Nesmith sadly passed] - More Of The Monkees - RCA Victor - 1967 |
I'm A Stranger Here Five Man Electrical Band [Les Emmerson sadly passed] - 7" - Lion - 1973 |
Stretchin' Out Doris Troy [Phil Chen sadly passed] - Stretchin' Out - People - 1974 |
Buried With Friends Uncut [Ian Worang sadly passed] - Those Who Were Hung Hang Here - Paper Bag - 2004 |
Theme From Cleopatra Jones Joe Simon [sadly passed] & J.J. Johnson - Cleopatra Jones (OST) - Warner - 1973 |
Star The Roots [Leonard Hubbard aka Hub sadly passed] - The Tipping Point - Geffen - 2004 |
The Hunter Gets Captured By The Game The Marvelettes [Wanda Young sadly passed] - The Marvelettes - Tamla - 1967 |
Roxanne, Roxanne (single edit) UTFO [The Kangol Kid (Shiller Shaun Fequiere) sadly passed] - UTFO - Select - 1984 |
Kangol hats were a thing, but the Roxanne Wars really is something
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roxanne_Wars |
Honey White Morphine [Billy Conway sadly passed] - Yes - Rykodisc - 1995 |
Is You Is Or Is You Ain't My Baby Barry Harris [sadly passed] - At The Jazz Workshop - Riverside - 1960 |
Ron Steeds paid respects to Barry Harris on In A Mellow Tone in December
https://cod.ckcufm.com/programs/94/54656.html |
Smalltown Boy (12" extended version) Bronski Beat [Steve Bronski sadly passed] - 12" (orig. from the album The Age of Consent) - Forbidden Fruit - 1984 |
Couldn’t wait to hear the show Ben, who else but LSP could provide vocals for New Age Doom, waiting for the new childrens music LP with Scratch and the Pop Group with Mark Stewart & Adrian Sherwood
2:22 PM, January 8th, 2022