Turned Tables MD #87 September 6th-7th, 1981 KTIM foundational roots aplenty
Don’t mess with dread 45 debuts like Dennis Brown’s To The Foundation. Murderation of the Capital Offence at 12am. KPOO’s Ras Gil drops by with new Bob Marley single. Jimmy Cliff sings Let’s Turn The...
View ArticleStorm Music MD #90 September 27-28th, 1981 KTIM sunblast coming
This smokin’ show has 1st announcement of Sunblast, 1st Major US Reggae Fest & The Wailers 1st concert abroad since Bob died. Jaharmi singer Tony Moses debuts this Harold Butler gem & toasts 2...
View ArticleRadio With A Difference MD #91 October 4-5th, 1981 KTIM
Rappa Robert gives shout out to reggae radio from JBC’s Barry G to RJR’s Winston Barnes + Carlton Jackson’s new Bunny Wailer production, Azeem’s Tribute To Marley, Wailing Souls, Johnny Osbourne, Joe...
View ArticleDo Good MD #92 October 11-12th, 1981 KTIM Freddie McGregor interview+
Bandulo mind tricks time. AnWar assassinated. Music like Armagideon coming thru. Freddie McGregor interview + at ’81 Sunsplash JA. Joe Higgs in L.A. Do something! Do good due & overdue. World’s...
View ArticleBerkeley Reggae Sunblast Preview MD #93 Pt 1 Oct 18-19 1981 KTIM I-Threes Salute
Fall 1981. 5 months Bob Marley gone. John Lennon murdered 10 months before. Retro Reagan, Thatcher, Seaga… run things. In Bob’s enormous wake reggae is shining, a fire in the sky. Big future so w’gwan?...
View ArticleBerkeley Sunblast Wrap MD #94 Pt 1 Oct 25-26 1981 KTIM 1st Major US Reggae...
The day after North America’s 1st reggae festival Midnight Dread celebrates its success by highlighting the show’s amazing line-up: The Wailers with Judy Mowatt & Marcia Griffiths + The Light Of...
View ArticleWailing Souls on MD #102 December 6-7th, 1981 KTIM Kingdom Rise
Wailing Souls’ Pipe, Bread, Buddy, & Garth live Midnight Dread interview introduced & interspersed with top ranking heartfelt music 6 weeks after their world debut outside Jamaica at Berkeley...
View ArticleAll Request Top 5s MD #103 Dec 13-14 ’81 Pt 1 KTIM Listener Postcards
Listen up to The Listeners’ Best! Here’s their individual picks for the Top Five Reggae Songs Of All Time plus the first inkling of the ranking of their collective All Time Top Fives as the Midnight...
View Article1981 Reggae Wrap Up MD #105 with Roger Steffens December 27th-28th ’81 KTIM...
Intensified! 2015 Ralph Gleason Award honoree Wendt winds up a year of mastering thanks to the Rex Foundation with this great program featuring guest Roger Steffens for Part II of their 3rd annual...
View ArticleThe Nesta I Knew: Garth Dennis on Bob, Joe Higgs, and his new solo album
There are very few bredren I’ve met through this reggae thing who I would consider personal friends, however, Rudolph “Garth” Dennis would definitely make that short list. Having been a fan since...
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