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. Change), You are commenting using your Facebook account. My Introduction to Underground Radio: KAAY Little Rock, Arkansas. The show was created and hosted by John Milkovsky, who was also a music journalist for the Arkansas Times. Or discrimination. The Doors Peace Frog/ Spanish Caravan, 3. The show was created by and named after its original host, John Gage, who took the name "Beaker" from the Muppets character. Either way, heres an annotated edition of the playlist from my January 29, 2018 Life Out of Tunes radio show. Legendary Arkansas radio program Beaker Street may be - Hibblen Radio Grand Funk Railroad Mean Mistreater/ Paranoid, 2. The festival runs for eleven days, on eleven stages, with performances from more than 800 acts with over a 1,000 performances. Clyde Clifford & Beaker Street's Original Background Music Godley & Creme "Art School Canteen" 2. The shows impact was far-reaching, helping to launch the careers of many local and regional musicians. One Monday evening found me shadowing on a program aptly named Uncorrected Personality Traits with hosts Jaybird and Juliet. 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. Titanic' and Deep Water Reunion covering the Tom Paxton ballad, 'Cindy's Crying.' Placebo "Running Up That Hill" 4. Or perhaps youre not working, whether by choice or by circumstance. Okay, Show Me Beaker Street: Little Rock, Arkansas in the 1970s Jus dont throw no bottles at me. Heplayed an entire set and two encores without incident. I can assure you that is not the case. Beaker Street debuted in late 1966 on Little Rock station KAAY. Ten Years After Baby Wont You Let Me Rock N Roll You, 1. I was also invited to be a pitch partner for an hour with Professor JD during his prog rock show, Closer to the Edge, on Thursday afternoon of the fund drive. Theres sure to be something to tickle your eardrums. Beaker Street began sometime in 1967, the brainchild of disc jockey Clyde Clifford, whose real name, Dale Seidenschwarz, was kept secret per KAAY station policy. After a lengthy delay, Poco came out on stage, tuned up a bit, and began playing. Its a joy for me to play music for a listening audience and its fun to know those listeners are not only from here in Asheville, but from anywhere in the country and perhaps the world. KAAY, an AM station broadcasting all the way into southern Wisconsin from Little Rock, Arkansas, came in loud and clear. After just two songs, Hurry Up and Hear That Music, frontman Richie Furay tersely announced that Rusty Young, their pedal steel guitarist, had been hit by a beer bottle.