Time Tough, Music Tougher Midnight Dread KTIM FM CA USA January 11th-12th, 1981
Toots & The Maytals start this scorcher radio program live in London from the previous September in this vital vintage Midnight Dread encored here for the first time since its original broadcast...
View ArticleRasta, Lollipops, & Psychedelic Rockers Midnight Dread KTIM California Part...
The night “Rockers Arena” bats lead, Bunny Sings The Wailers debuts, Derrick’s lengthy “Lollipop Girl” unreels, Robbie & Mao “Hold Me Tight” like nobody’s business, Rockers get traces, and...
View ArticleNew RASTAFARI book essential reading for all…
I’m currently reading RASTAFARI, which is the companion book to the exhibit Rastafari at the Institute of Jamaica. I was introduced to the exhibit while it was in residence here in Washington, DC at...
View ArticleThe Mighty Roots of Englishman
“After spending a few months on the road with Ras Michael in Europe, Maccabee and myself came forward to the U.S. We went to Carter Baron Park in D.C. and was cooling out at a football game. I was...
View ArticleCan Jamaica still claim reggae music as its own?
Writer Shereita Grizzle penned an interesting article titled ‘Can Jamaica still claim reggae music as its own?’ which appeared in the Jamaica Gleaner a few days ago. Ms. Grizzle deserves much credit...
View ArticleReggae on the Precipice Midnight Dread #64 March 29-30, 1981 KTIM weapons...
One can’t overemphasize the incredible place reggae stood in the US in the weeks just before Bob Marley died. Commercial radio station managers who spent the 70s listening to Bob at home while not...
View ArticleJohnny Too Bad Midnight Dread #68 April 26-27, 1981 Problems In Being A Dread
One of the greatest programs yet. Features “the best reggae lp so far produced in the United States” & more well-charged “down inna ’81 stylee” sounds from Mikey Dread & many other vinyl...
View ArticlePack Up & Go Home Bwoy Midnight Dread #70 May 10-11th, 1981 KTIM Straight To...
Word Sound & Power filmmaker Jerry Stein joins MD & pops plenty music fresh from Randy’s in NYC. At midnight the top rankers skank. Later that day it’s announced Bob Marley has died in Miami....
View ArticleEarth Needs Love Midnight Dread #73 May 31-June 1, 1981 Musical Mafia...
Put on your rub-a-dub shoes. Twist away. The Chairman of The Board gets happy ’bout Armagideon when mafia strike. Unparallelled crucial radio as aired live from 11pm-1am May 31st-June 1st 1981, first...
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...
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