Glenn Miller * Louis Armstrong & His Hot Five * Sidney Bechet's Blue Note Jazzmen * Fats Waller * Lena Horne * Tommy Dorsey * Billie Holiday * Benny Goodman * Ella Fitzgerald * Count Basie * Sarah Vaughan * Duke Ellington * Frank Sinatra And Lena Horne * Coleman Hawkins * Boots Randolph * Sidney Bechet * Lena Horne * Don Ellis
Hey There K-Dirt Listeners...
This mortal world has lost a helluva man today, but at the same time there is a new angel out there looking after all of us. Now, he may not look like your typical angel...but believe me, his spirit touched many.
In this edition of the Dinner Bell Roundup we went off the tracks and pulled a bunch of tunes off of the shelf of life and just let 'em roll.
"Has anybody here, seen my old friend George? Can you tell me where he's gone? Thought I saw him walking up over the hill... with Abraham, Martin & John."
Keep your dial tuned to K-Dirt this week...we've got a few more special moments to share with you about George Moore.
I could tell you about George, who played show tunes, or jazz, or segments of historical Jewish radio. Or George, who helmed the KDRT Steering Committee and served on the Davis Media Access board of directors for several years. George, who opened his home for countless meetings, plodded through a rewrite of the DMA Bylaws with me, who helped me navigate ADA compliance for our new ramp at this building, who wrote policy, raised money, and vetted programming proposals. He did all of this, for years on end. He was a tireless advocate for KDRT, a fierce fighter when the chips were down, and a fun companion when it was time to celebrate.
http://kdrt.org/station/archives/123
1) He Was A Friend of Mine, John Oates 2:43
2) Kind and Generous, Natalie Merchant 4:06
3) You Got Gold, John Prine 4:38
George Moore, our friend and fellow radio programmer (he despised the term DJ, felt we were so much more than that) died on Wednesday, Jan 19, and it's like someone took the air out of the studio.
4) Bang The Drum Slowly, Emmylou Harris 4:51
5) Timshel, Mumford & Sons 2:53
What an amazing guy ... honest, cynical, with a million dollar voice, I can picture him, headphones on, face up to the mic, mr. smooth clicking his tongue and smacking his lips getting ready to blow us all away with his knowledge of the music
6) Lucky So and So, Louis Armstrong 3:07
7) A Sunday Kind of Love, Etta James 3:19
The City of Davis presents an all-ages concert this Friday, January 21st, 7:30 pm at the Veteran's Memorial Theatre. Headlining the event will be Hardwater, a popular local band that plays an eclectic mix of folk and roots, rock and blues. Hardwater has been a longtime supporter of KDRT and headlined the DMA 20th anniversary celebration, On the Backlot in 2008. The show will close with the Davis youth band Smack Jupiter, a lively group comprised of 7th and 9th graders.
Tickets are $7 in advance and $9 at the door. Tickets are available at Davis City Hall Community Services Department and at Armadillo Music, Avid Reader and Dimple Records. For additional information about the bands visit the City of Davis website at http://cityofdavis.org/cs/shows/hardwater.cfm
Crusaders * Jimmie Noone & Earl Hines * Sidney Bechet with Noble Sissle * Harry James * Ella Fitzgerald with Chick Webb * Chet Baker * Nat King Cole * Woody Herman * Dianne Reeves * Cannonball Adderley Feat. Miles Davis * Stan Getz * John Klemmer * Claude Bolling * Hubert Laws * Weather Report
Kimball Sargeant, president of the Davis Community Network and one of the first people in town to have a web address nearly 20 years ago, talks about the network and technology on the latest “Davisville.”
The volunteer-run nonprofit started in 1993 with a Caltrans grant to look into telecommuting, a new idea at the time. Davis Community Network has evolved, and among other things now provides free website tools and training to more than 200 Davis nonprofits.
“Davisville,” hosted by Bill Buchanan, airs on Mondays at 5:30 p.m., Tuesdays at 4:30 p.m., and Wednesdays at 10:30 a.m. and 10:30 p.m. The interview with Sargeant — an attorney who is interested in technology, but does not see himself as a technologist — will air through Jan. 26. It can also be heard anytime (look for the Jan. 17th program) in the “Davisville” archives at http://www.kdrt.org/station/archives/867 .
Sidney Bechet * Benny Goodman * The Mills Brothers * Erroll Garner * Tommy Gamina * Nat King Cole * Count Basie * Chet Baker * Frank Sinatra * Stan Getz & Charlie Byrd * Al Hirt * Ella Fitzgerald * Bob James * Backwoods Jazz Quartet
Tomorrow we’re getting up close and local about a big development in national media policy. I recently blogged about the passage of the Local Radio Act in December; the bill was just signed into law by President Obama. I'll host DMA’s Jeff Shaw, who will also speak to his role with an organization called Common Frequency. We will talk about what the bill means, the back story to getting it passed, and what happens next. 10 a.m. Wed., Jan. 12 on KDRT or here on the website.
Question: what limitations, if any, should be placed upon the right to bear arms? should automatic weapons be widely available for public consumption? what, if any, due diligence protocols could be in place absent a shrill response from gun advocates? finally, is it just plain silly, given the power of the NRA and its supporters, to have this discussion And should we all just go arm ourselves?