WPKN Archives: "2016 - In Memoriam"

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Show:
'PURE' w/howard thompson

Original Aired:
Friday, January 6th, 2017
1:01PM to 6:01PM

Duration:
5 hours

Posted:
Friday, January 6th, 2017 1:00PM

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Episode: "2016 - In Memoriam"

“2016 - In Memoriam”

1. Paul Bley (1/3): Shock Treatment
2. Brett Smiley (1/8): Space Ace
3. Red Simpson (1/8): Truck Drivin' Man
4. Otis Clay (1/8, & Chips Moman, songwriter 6/13): Do Right Woman, Do Right Man
5. David Bowie (1/10): After All
6. The Yardbirds (Giorgio Gomelsky, manager/producer, 1/13): For Your Love
7. Mott The Hoople (Dale Griffin, drummer, 1/17): Rest in Peace (live)
8. Tower Of Power (Mic Gillette, trumpet, 1/17): Down To The Nightclub
9. The Eagles (Glen Frey, 1/18): Lyin' Eyes
10. Jefferson Airplane (Paul Kantner, guitar/writer, 1/28 & Signe Anderson, singer, 1/28): Come Up The Years
11. Earth, Wind & Fire (Maurice White, 2/3): Shining Star
12. Bobbie Gentry (Jimmie Haskell, arranger 2/4): Ode To Billie Joe
13. Bill Kirchen: Word To The Wise (w/Dan Hicks, singer, 2/6)
14. Vanity 6 (Denise 'Vanity' Matthews, 2/15): Nasty Girl
15. Poison Girls (Vi Subversa, singer, 2/19): The Offending Article
16. The George Martin Orchestra: Eleanor Rigby (arranger/producer, 3/8)
17. Emerson, Lake + Palmer (Keith Emerson, keys, 3/11/ & Greg Lake, bass, 12/7): Nutrocker 
18. Steve Young (3/17): Renegade Picker
19. Thunderclap Newman (Andy Newman, piano, 3/30): Something In the Air
20. Gato Barbieri (saxophone, 4/2): To Be Continued
21. Dion with The Belmonts (Carlo Mastrangelo, bass voice, 4/4): We Went Away
22. Leon Haywood (4/5): I Want'a Do Something Freaky To You
23. Merle Haggard (4/6): What I Hate
24. Stevie Wonder (Dennis Davis, drums, 4/6): Master Blaster (Jammin')
25. The Primitives (Tony Conrad, guitar, 4/9): Do The Ostrich
26. Jeremy Steig (flute, 4/13): Howling For Judy 
27. Lord Tanamo (4/19): Come Down (Pomps And Pride)
28. Lonnie Mack (4/21): Why
29. The Pretty Things (Pete Tolson, guitar 4/21): Havana Bound
30. Prince (4/21): Purple House
31. Billy Paul (4/24): Me And Mrs Jones
32. Man (Phil Ryan, organ, 4/30): Don’t Go Away
33. Isao Tomita (5/5): Clair De Lune
34. Guy Clark (5/17): Baton Rouge
35. James King (5/19): Sunday Morning Christian
36. Fairport Convention (Dave Swarbrick, violin, 6/3): Si Tu Dois Partir
37. Cassius Clay (6/3): Stand By Me
38. Henry McCullough (6/14): Failed Christian
39. P.M. Dawn (Attrell Cordes, singer/producer, 6/17): Downtown Venus
40. The Mar-Keys (Wayne Jackson, trumpet, 6/21): Last Night
41. Ralph Stanley (6/23) & The Clinch Mountain Boys: O Death
42. Parliament (Bernie Worrell, keyboards, 6/24): Chocolate City
43. Sir Mack Rice (6/27): Mustang Sally 3:05
44. Elvis Presley (Scotty Moore, guitar, 6/28): Baby Let's Play House
45. Lou Reed (Rob Wasserman, bass, 6/29): Xmas in February
46. The Box Tops (Danny Smythe, drums, 7/6): The Letter
47. The Browns (Bonnie Brown, singer, 7/16): Scarlet Ribbons
48. Alan Vega: Alan Vega/'Johnny Cash' ID 
49. Alan Vega (7/16): Jajeemba
50. Audience (Keith Gemmell, flute/sax, 7/24): I Put A Spell On You
51. Nektar (Roye Albrighton, guitar, 7/26): Summer Breeze
52. Blue Öyster Cult (Sandy Pearlman, producer/manager, 7/26): Burnin’ For You
53. Bobby Hutcherson (8/15): Somewhere 
54. The Fabulous Thunderbirds (Preston Hubbard, bass, 8/17): Tuff Enuff
55. George Shearing Quintet ('Toots' Thielmans, harmonica, 8/22): Undecided
56. John Coltrane (Rudy Van Gelder, recording engineer, 8/25): Blue Train Part 1
57. Mother Gong (Gilli Smythe, 8/25): Magenta Part 1
58. Juan Gabriel (8/28): Have You Ever Seen the Rain (Gracias al Sol)
59. The Weavers (Fred Hellerman, guitar/singer, 9/1): Goodnight Irene
60. Kacey Jones (9/1): Lie To Me Darlin'
61. N.W.A (Jerry Heller, manager, 9/6): If It Ain't Ruff
62. Van Morrison (Lewis Merenstein, producer, 9/6): The Way Young Lovers Do
63. Penny Short (9/7): The Early Morning
64. Prince Buster & his Torch Lighters (9/8): My Sound That Goes Around
65. Sugarloaf (Jerry Corbetta, singer/keyboards, 9/16): Don't Call Us, We'll Call You
66. John D. Loudermilk (9/21): Tobacco Road
67. Buckwheat Zydeco (9/24): What You Gonna Do?
68. Evelyn "Champagne" King (Kashif, producer, 9/25): Love Come Down
69. Joe Clay (9/26): Sixteen Chicks 1:57
70. Heatwave (Rod Temperton, keys/songwriter, last week of September): Boogie Nights
71. Nora Dean (9/29): Barbwire
72. The Dixie Cups (Joan Johnson, 10/5): Iko Iko
73. The Critters (Don Ciccone, singer/guitarist,10/8): Mr Dieingly Sad
74. Archie Bell & the Drells (Skipper Lee Frazier, producer, 10/14): Tighten Up pt. 1
75. Jackie Brenston & his Delta Cats (Phil Chess, co-founder Chess Records,10/18): Rocket 88
76. Dead Or Alive (Pete Burns, singer/writer, 10/23): You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)
77. Bobby Vee (10/24): Suzie Baby
78. Starry Eyed & Laughing (Michael Wackerman, drums, 10/25): One Foot in the Boat
79. Tom Jones (Curly Putman, writer, 10/30): Green Green Grass of Home
80. Leonard Cohen (11/7): Tower Of Song
81. Chilli Willi & the Red Hot Peppers (Martin Stone, guitar, 11/9): Astrella From The Astral Plane
82. Leon Russell (11/12): Hummingbird
83. The A-Bones (Billy Miller, singer/Norton Records co-founder,11/14): Hully Gully
84. Mose Allison (11/15): Your Molecular Structure
85. Greyboy (w/Quantic & Sharon Jones, singer, 11/18): Got to Be a Love
86. The Dave Brubeck Quartet (12/5): Audrey
87. Anita Baker (Bob Krasnow, CEO Elektra Records, 12/10): You Bring Me Joy
88. George Michael (12/25): Father Figure

honorable mentions:

Al Caiola, 11/9 (guitarist)
Allan Williams, 12/30 (manager/promoter, The Beatles)
Alphonse Mouzon, 12/25 (drummer)
Bankroll Fresh, 3/4 (rapper)
Bill Ham, 6/18 (manager/publisher, ZZ Top)
Billy Faier, 1/29, (banjo player)
Billy Poore, 7/23 (rockabilly singer)
Bruce Lacey, 2/18 (performance artist)
Clarence ‘Blowfly’ Reid, 1/17 (r&b singer/comedian)
Clifford Curry, 9/6 (r&b singer)
Colin 'Black' Vearncombe, 1/26 (singer)
Craig Gill, 11/20 (drummer, Inspiral Carpets)
David Egan, 3/18 (keyboards, Filé)
David Enthoven, 8/11 (manager, King Crimson/Roxy Music)
Debbie Reynolds, 12/28 (singer/actress)
Gene Wilder, 8/29 (actor/singer)
Gib Guilbeau, 4/12 (singer/fiddle/mandolin, Flying Burrito Bros)
Harrison Calloway, 4/30 (Muscle Shoals Horns)
Herb Hardesty, 12/3 (sax player)
Jimmy Riley, 3/23 (reggae singer)
Jerome Teasley, 6/21 (drummer, Junior Walker & the All Stars)
John Berry, 5/19 (Beastie Boys)
John Stabb, 5/7 (singer, Government Issue)
Lee Andrews, 3/16 (singer, Lee Andrews & The Hearts)
Marlene Marder
, 5/15 (guitar, Lilliput/Kleenex)
Mentor Williams, 11/16 (songwriter)
Pauline Oliveros, 11/24 (accordion player/sonic adventurer)
Sir Peter Maxwell Davies, 3/14 (composer/conductor)
Pierre Boulez, 1/5 (composer)
Rick Parfitt, 12/24 (guitar, Status Quo)
Viola Beach - Kris Leonard, River Reeves, Tomas Lowe, Jack Dakin & manager, Craig Tarry, 2/13

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