John Coltrane on Atlantic
Celebrating the brief by highly pivotal brief career of one of the most celebrated Jazz masters during his time on a label founded to bring Black musicians a wider audience. #atlanticrecords #johncoltrane #jazz
The Women of Stax/Volt
Spotlighting female solo acts and groups of history’s greatest Soul label. #BHM2020 #staxrecords #rhythmandblues #soul #deepsoul #northernsoul
The Other Side Of Love
Spotlighting songs for Singles Awareness Day with classic tracks and rarely heard gems from the Motown vaults. #blackhistorymonth #classicsoul #motown #valentinesday #singlesawarenessday
When Public Enemy Were The Most Dangerous Band In The World
The group that changed Hip Hop forever when many in the industry were about to declare it dead by the end of the 1980’s. #publicenemy #hiphop #BHM2020
James Baldwin Speaks
One of the most lauded authors and civil rights activists of the 20th Century was Black and openly gay. #BHM2020
Steve Marriott, The Greatest Mod Rocker You Never Knew
A birthday tribute to one of the most underrated and largely forgotten great classic rock British musicians. #smallfaces #humblepie #stevemarriott
Burning The Black Flag
The Clash were billed by their major label marketing department as “the only band that matters”, not even realizing they were already being surpassed the most indie and hardcore of them all. #blackflag #punk #hardcore #SST
The Staple Singers on Stax for Sandra Parks
Featuring the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees in tribute for the late Sandra Parks on Dr. King’s birthday. #sandraparks #endgunviolencetogether #MLKDay #staplesingers #stax #cnn #brookebaldwin #blacklivesmatter
Cher in the Early 1970’s
Looking back at the period when she went from being Mrs. Sonny Bono to a huge solo star. Dedicating this program to Amy Borsetti of LinkedIn, who openly stated she was really excited to Cher.
World Psychedelic Music
With 2020 promising to be the most surreal year ever in U.S. history, consider this your introduction to the New Year. #psychedelic #worldmusic
Purple Rain, 1984 and Pop’s Perfect Year
There may be more than a bit of truth to older folk bemoaning the fact that radio sucks at the moment, so consider this your alternative NYE2020 party playlist. #Prince #NYE2020 #Apollonia #PurpleRain #TheTime #1984
Aretha’s Amazing Grace
Just in time for Christmas and a review of what was the most talked about documentary of 2019. #arethafranklin #queenofsoul #gospel
Switched-On Wendy Carlos (Audio and Video)
To the children of the revolution, this one is especially for you. This program is presented by a long-term HIV/AIDS survivor and Leatherman which spotlights a trans woman who changed the music forever. #wendycarlos #transvisibility
George Lucas, Mrs. Anna Brown asked me to tell you thank you.
Keeping a promise I made in 1982 to my mother, who left us on the 20th of November at the age of 70. #georgelucas #mom #oldiesbutgoodies
World AIDS Day, Sylvester and HIV Stigma
A tribute to a true original and queer icon. Fight HIV/AIDS, not people with HIV/AIDS. #WAD2019 #EndHIVStigma #AIDS
Happy 80th Birthday Tina Turner!
Even though she once sang that we didn’t need another hero, she became one to us with her class, grace, positive attitude and self-confidence, showing us all that there are second acts in American lives. #tinaturner
Dance Away Alzheimer’s
This year’s annual Alzheimer’s Prevention show is seeking a specific audience: those who were alive when these songs were new. That doesn’t mean the rest of you can’t have some fun, children. #Alzheimers
Jessye Norman on Pigeons
The woman who once told a reporter that “pigeonholes were for pigeons” chose her own destiny in a world where Black women have often been dismissed and ignored. She left this mortal coil recently, and this program is in tribute to her gifts.
Veteran’s Day with Johnny Cash live (with Veteran’s Crisis Line info)
Celebrating the U.S. version of Armistice Day with Air Force veteran and Country music cornerstone Johnny Cash with live performances from 1955 to 1968. Additionally, about 20 veterans daily commit suicide, far higher than the national average. There is 24/7 free help available to you.
Lizzo, Overnight Sensation Ten Years in the Making
The artist of the year seemingly took everyone by surprise, with most not even realizing she has been one of the hardest working artists around for almost a decade.
Siouxsie and the Banshees, ‘Cause When You’re Goth, Everyday is Halloween
Celebrating a holiday some will call Samhain, some will call Halloween with a band that proved there is nothing to fear from the darkness.
Beyond the Grunge: Soundgarden
A band that came to represent the Grunge movement of the early 1990’s transcended it to create a new type of classic rock.
The Runaways: You Were Not Ready For This
The Runaways: You Were Not Ready For This #rocktober #joanjett #litaford #runaways
Glitter and Glam: When Rock Became Fabulous
Resurrecting a scene that had become dull and reminding us all that style and substance often go hand in hand. #glamrock
King Crimson 1969-1974
On the eve of the 50th anniversary of their debut, the album and band that launched Progressive Rock. #progrock #kingcrimson
Linda Creed: The Jewish Heart of the Quiet Storm
In honor of the Jewish New Year, a program none of you were expecting. #RoshHashana #LindaCreed #QuietStorm #SoulMusic
Fania Records, Part 2
Happy Hispanic Heritage Month! The second of two parts celebrating one of the greatest indie labels of all time. #fania
Fania Records, Part 1
Happy Hispanic Heritage Month! One of two parts celebrating one of the greatest indie labels of all time. #fania #hispanicheritagemonth #latinx
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan on Ashura
Not every cisgender, pissed off, middle-aged white man in the U.S. with an internet connection hates Muslims. You needed to know that today. #ashura
American Folk Revival 58-68
Proving there was a time when songcraft and honesty were still a viable means of communication. #folkmusic
1950’s Urban Blues: The Genesis Of It All
Blues music underwent a radical transformation after the Second World War, with its musicians creating the basis of all popular modern music. #blues
Ibibio Sound Machine: You Need This In Your Life
A new band that is more than a nostalgia act: they are one of the few groups keeping and updating an African musical heritage. #ibibiosound
Amyl and The Sniffers: The Hot Rock
Rock is dead. Long live rock from a band that play it like they invented it. #amylandthesniffers
Jimi Hendrix at Woodstock
The last artist to play the storied festival did so to the smallest crowd of Woodstock. #woodstock #woodstock50
Jefferson Airplane at Woodstock
Coming on with no sleep and high on LSD, the top female fronted band of the 1960’s blew everyone away. #woodstock50
Judas Priest, Leather and Queer Media
An Oregon Leather Pride 2019 program that shows how queer media often draws lines in the sand. #leather #judaspriest
Bette Midler and the Divine Miss M’s 1970’s Cabaret
Seemingly without fear or irony, The Divine Miss M re-established the cabaret as a viable commercial force. #divinemissm #bettemidler
Sturgill Simpson and Why Country Radio Hates Him
The hottest and most critically acclaimed country act this decade is one you probably won’t hear on country radio. #sturgillsimpson #country