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Saturday December 21st, 2024 with Heavy Ben
In Memoriam - 2024 (Part 1)

Part one in the annual Heavy Friends series that pays respects to the departed. Part two January 4 https://cod.ckcufm.com/programs/410/68327.html Pictured: Can in the early 1970s (Damo Suzuki, left, died in February). Irmin Schmidt (center) is 87 and the only surviving member of the German collective. (to embiggen the show icon, right-click and choose "Open image in new tab")
Hour one

The first three tracks are by musicians whose deaths in 2023 were not known when last year's shows were produced
What You Won't Do for Love
Bobby Caldwell (sadly passed) - Bobby Caldwell - T.K. Records, Clouds - 1978
Hotel Mein Bottle
Sharda (Sharda Rajan Iyengar sadly passed) - Papi Pet Ka Sawal Hai OST - His Master's Voice - 1984
De Bon Matin
Claude Lafrance (sadly passed) - Une Belle Soirée - Disques Bleu - 1977 Canadian
We begin in January 2024 and present chronologically
She Came Through The Chimney
Amon Düül II (Chris Karrer sadly passed) - Yeti - Liberty - 1970
En Swaram Poovidum
K. J. Yesudas (composer K. J. Joy (sadly passed) - Anupallavi OST - Dheera - 1979
Chase That Car
Laurie Johnson (sadly passed) - Metropolis - KPM - 1975
Oh! Calcutta!
The Open Window & The Entire Company (Peter Schickele aka. P. D. Q. Bach sadly passed) - (single) - Avalanche, United Artists - 1972
Dis Marie
Serge Laprade (sadly passed) - Sois Heureuse... - Trans-Canada - 1964 Canadian
It Ends
The Soft Moon (Jose Luis Vasquez sadly passed) - Zeros - Captured Tracks - 2012
Remember (Walking in the Sand)
The Shangri-Las (Mary Weiss sadly passed) - (single) - Red Bird - 1964
Ram Goat Liver
Pluto Shervington (sadly passed) - (single) - Wild Flower, Trojan - 1974
California Soul
Marlena Shaw (sadly passed) - The Spice Of Life - Cadet - 1969
Krasivo Sleva
Маркше́йдер Кунст (Markscheider Kunst) (Сергей Ефременко Sergei Yefremenko sadly passed) - Krasivosleva - Gala Records - 2001
Bo Bo's Party (Bobo's Party)
Melanie (Melanie Safka sadly passed) - (single) - Buddah - 1969
Gotta Go Home
Boney M (Frank Farian sadly passed) - Oceans Of Fantasy - Hansa, Atlantic - 1979
So Into You
Michael Watford (sadly passed) - (single) - EastWest Records America - 1994
Ce Mortel Ennui
Serge Gainsbourg (Michel Hausser sadly passed) - Du Chant À La Une !… - Philips - 1958
Monterey
Eric Burdon & The Animals (Barry Jenkins sadly passed) - (single) - MGM - 1967
You want to find the truth in life?
Don't pass music by

Superb video of the late 1960s music scene captured at the Monterey Music Festival (June 1967)
https://youtu.be/xnIFB6wQy0w
Ngena-Ngena (Instrumental)
Hugh Masekela (Tony Cedras sadly passed) - Beatin' Aroun De Bush - Novus - 1992
Hour two
Dream Starts
Elmer Gantry's Velvet Opera (Paul Brett sadly passed) - Elmer Gantry's Velvet Opera - Epic - 1968
Kick Out The Jams
MC5 (Wayne Kramer and Dennis Thompson sadly passed) - Kick Out The Jams - Elektra - 1969
Get Up, Stand Up
Bob Marley and the Wailers (Aston "Family Man" Barrett sadly passed) - Burnin' - Island - 1973
Shades of Orange
The End (Nicky Graham sadly passed) - Introspection - Decca - 1969
Don't Let the Old Man In
Toby Keith (sadly passed) - The Mule OST - Show Dog - 2018
Ghetto Child
The Spinners (Henry Fambrough sadly passed) - Spinners - Atlantic - 1973
Debbie Gibson Is Pregnant with My Two-Headed Love Child
Mojo Nixon (sadly passed) - Root Hog or Die - Enigma - 1989
Greenback Dollar (Watch and Chain)
Ray Harris (Jimmy Van Eaton sadly passed) - (single) - Sun - 1957
Vitamin C
Can (ダモ鈴木 Kenji "Damo" Suzuki sadly passed) - Ege Bamyasi - Unites Artists - 1972
Wild Trip
Flat Duo Jets (Dexter Romweber sadly passed) - Go Go Harlem Baby - Sky Records - 1991
Cimerron
The Stonemans (Roni Stoneman sadly passed) - All In The Family - MGM - 1968
Essence
Jamey Aebersold (Dan Haerle sadly passed) - Time To Play Music! (Jazz And Rock) - JA Records - 1975
I'll Never Smile Again
Eleanor Collins (sadly passed) [orig. Ruth Lowe] - Mother of Pearl - She Bop! A Century of Jazz Compositions by Canadian Women - Mopster Records - 2003 Canadian
Joy In The Morning
The Gaylads (B. B. Seaton sadly passed) - (single) - Doctor Bird, Coxsone - 1968
Nepotřebujeme Krále (What Need Have We Of A King)
The Plastic People (Of The Universe) (Pavel Zajíček sadly passed) - Passion Play - Boží Mlýn Productions - 1980
I Like It (I Like It Like That)
Pete Rodríguez y Su Conjunto (Pete Rodríguez sadly passed) - I Like It Like That (A Mi Me Gusta Asi) - Alegre Records - 1967
Nador
Les Variations (Marc Tobaly sadly passed) - Nador - Pathé - 1970
Deeper
Bo$$ (Lichelle Marie Laws sadly passed) - (single) - DJ West - 1993
Conrad Veidt
Marquis de Sade (Frank Darcel sadly passed) - Dantzig Twist - Pathé - 1979
Interactive CKCU
Jas Nasty
Happy Saturday Heavy Ben & all the listeners

8:06 PM, December 21st, 2024
Ben Armstrong (host)
Hey Jas! Welcome everybody to the show

8:22 PM, December 21st, 2024
Chris I.
i think i missed the news of Marlena Shaw's passing. Hello Ben.

8:36 PM, December 21st, 2024
Jas Nasty
Yes Monterey! I have this 7", fun lyrics 😎

8:53 PM, December 21st, 2024
Jas
Hugh Masekela mention!

8:53 PM, December 21st, 2024
Ben Armstrong (host)
Hi Chris, yeah so much to keep up with. Shaw's voice cuts through for me.

8:59 PM, December 21st, 2024
Ben Armstrong (host)
Jas, yeah it's a fun track with Eric Burden naming the performers and the band mimicking the sound. Quite the coincident to play Hugh Masekela right after!

9:00 PM, December 21st, 2024
Jas Nasty
Great show! :) Peace to all

9:58 PM, December 21st, 2024
Chris I.
Thanks Ben.

9:58 PM, December 21st, 2024