Album of the Week - October 27, 2021

Wed, 10/27/2021 - 4:00pm | Ned

Music programs are only online for two weeks after they are broadcast.

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Released in 2016, STUDIO ONE RADIO SHOW showcases two radio shows from the late 1970s hosted by Winston Williams on JBC Radio in Kingston, Jamaica. These two broadcasts featured top Studio One releases, including some of the new discomixes that were all the rage during the 70s. Winston "The Whip" Williams was one of the leading radio personalities and his trademark delivery is one of the highlights of the era. These shows were aired only once, and the tapes remained in the Studio One vaults for nearly forty years. A wonderful slice of Jamaican life , these shows are a lost link in the great Reggae heritage unheard outside of Jamaica until now.

SIDE 1: Sounds of Young Jamaica (Saturday, July 16, 1977) - Featuring Winston Francis, The Boss, Jerry Jones, The Heptones, Winston & Jerry, Ernest Ranglin, Horace Andy, Lloyd Williams, Buring Spear

SIDE 2: Soul Power & Sound (Saturday, May 13, 1978) - Featuring Sugar Minott, Ken Boothe, Alton Ellis, The Heptones, Carlton & The Shoes

Download available on Bandcamp: https://studioone.bandcamp.com/album/studio-one-radio-show

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About Frank aka Dr Doowop Fox

Born on a mountain top , no no Brooklyn Brownsville East NY, raised on Jewish , African American and Latin music from the moment my ears were aware. Founder and vocal arranger for Frankie and The Fabletones, , acappella ensembles AKA, Spirit Feel, Full House, Doo Wop after Dark. Back in the 20th, hit recordings of Unchained Melody and Gloria and novelty versions of Hello Dolly and High Noon, with Vito and The Salutations. Been singing ever since i can recall, love to sing everything but especially the blues. Singing harmony instructor since 1956- in Davis since 1983, classes at Learning Exchange Experimental College Davis Art Center, currently pursuing a new career as a KDRT DJ.

About Nancy Flagg

Nancy (Western Nan) hosted the "Cowboy Spirit" program, with Jen, in the early days of KDRT. Nancy is now back with the "Cowboy Tracks" program. She's on a mission to preserve and promote the cowboy/western music heritage and to offer western music, western swing and cowboy poetry as a healing balm for today's hectic world.

About Wayne Hagen

Wayne is a founding member of the California Jug Band Association (CJBA) and a member of its Board of Directors. In 2002 Wayne and his banjo-playing buddy Andy began the International Jug Band Festival in Sutter Creek, California. The festival has given birth to new jug band festivals as far away as Louisville, Kentucky, as well as the CJBA.

Wayne has been playing jug since 1979 and he'll pull out his jug and play with anyone. He also tries to play the mandolin and is a big fan of Vol Stevens and Yank Rachell. His passion for jug band music has turned him into a walking encyclopedia of the genre. Go ahead, ask him a question -- we dare ya. He says that getting a chance to share his love for jug band music on KDRT is a great joy.