The program delivered the music of the late 1960s counterculture to the hinterland of America, to remote places where such music could not otherwise be heard over the air waves. Promotional flyer advertising KAAY’s Beaker Street; circa 1971. This seems to be happening with our Radio Recordings Series when people find out that we have added a few airchecks of " Beaker Street " from KAAY Little Rock from nearly 40 years ago. It was a very sad day when we turned on KAAY late one Friday night in 1972, and Clyde Clifford was gone, although the show continued for several years after with different hosts. Thanks! I'm gonna find my bong and black light and check it out. Dale Seidenschwarz, aka Clyde Clifford, is the host of Beaker Street, a weekly freeform rock radio program.. Beaker Street, which first aired on clear channel KAAY AM 1090 in Little Rock, AR, from 1966 through 1972, was the first underground music program broadcast regularly on a commercial AM radio station. The precursor to trippy FM album oriented radio. Our Sponsors. Clyde Clifford often engaged in a minute or two of on air banter with the DJ ending his program at 11:00pm. KAAY was an inspiration to Cuban rock musicians and rock fans who tuned into Beaker Street late at night, keeping themselves informed about American music and underground music in the 1970s. KAAY's late-night "footprint" gained fans as far west as Wyoming and Montana, north to the Dakotas and Manitoba and south as far as New Orleans and into Florida. Beaker Street began on Little Rock, Arkansas 50,000 watt AM radio station KAAY … I had started riding around in cars with some of my older friends, and we spent a lot of time listening to the radio. I didn't realize they extended the show to 4:30 am. I am happy to announce that "Beaker Street" with the one & only Clyde Clifford returned to radio (and internet streaming) on May 15, 2020, on the Arkansas Rocks radio network, heard on about ten radio stations in Arkansas. One highly successful program was Ear on Arkansas, a radio parody of Eye on Arkansas on television’s Channel 11. I occasionally airchecked KAAY and years later I was glad I did. Celebration of the Mighty 1090 KAAY CALS Ron Robinson Thater 100 River Market Avenue, Little Rock Friday, June 29, 7 p.m. The purpose of this study is to examine the Beaker Street program on Little Rock's KAAY AM-1090. Both have mostly good skip reception with some fading. I'd been hearing about this radio station in Little Rock that played this new and weird music late at night. This brief aircheck was recorded during the last days of KAAY … Beaker Street, Clyde Clifford’s pioneering late-night radio show, is back on the air this Friday night. Like many of you, in the years to follow I often wondered what happened to Clyde and fondly remembered the show. My brother and I used to listen to this in Kansas City Missouri. Thus was my introduction to Clyde Clifford, Beaker Street, and Pink Floyd. Apologies for any downtime or slow forum loading now or within the next week or so. Beaker Street Promo. Media. In the summer of 1968 I was 15 years old and preparing for my sophomore year in High School. It was the memories of Beaker Street, my longing for the days of "Underground Radio" and my fear that those magical days of FM radio along with its music was being forgotten,  that pushed me to creating "Winds of Change" on KKFI in 1989. They called it "Underground Radio". The strong nighttime signal of 50,000 watt, clear channel KAAY meant that it was possible to regularly listen to the station's nighttime programming in a wide area of the midwest and south. The same background "music" is still in use on the show today. Beaker Street began on Little Rock, Arkansas 50,000 watt AM radio station KAAY late in … His on-air comments and music introductions were delivered softly and deliberately over a background of space music and eerie sound effects. “Beaker Street,” Clyde Clifford’s pioneering late-night radio show, is back on the air. During that show's run from 89-94, I was constantly referencing Clyde and Beaker Street, and tried my best to imitate the things that touched me back then as a listener. Here is more than an hour of untelescoped Beaker Street with Clyde Clifford on Friday night, June 26 1970, from 11:00pm to 12:14am. Disc jockeys supported alternative points of view, while playing underground music. Later the background music was changed when an album by a group called Head was released in 1970. Shop the Beaker Street Collection Kids today don’t know what it was like to sit by the radio and wait for their favorite song to come on so they could push record on the cassette tape player. Beaker Street can still be heard today. KAAY is among the most powerful AM Christian stations in the United States, with 50,000 watts of day and night power. The Moody Blues, Mason Profit, Yes, Tyrannosaurus Rex, John Prine, Emerson-Lake & Palmer, Cream, Frank Zappa & Mothers of Invention, Janice Joplin, Led Zeppelin, Fairport Convention, Jethro Tull, James Gang, Fleetwood Mac, Joni Mitchell are just a small handful of the acts first introduced to me by Clyde Clifford. The station's signal carried far and wide. Arts / Music. If you are new to this blog just enter Beaker Street in the search box in … And there were the Beaker Street staples:  Jaime Brockett's "Legend of the USS Titanic", Michael Perlitch's "Pete the Bondage Freak", King Crimson's "In the Court of the Crimson King", Touch's "Seventy-Five", The Animals' "Sky Pilot", and so many more than I'm able to mention here. This strong broadcast signal enabled, KAAY Feature on Little Rock TV, Part 1 of 2, The Mighty 1090 KAAY: KAAY Beaker Street with Clyde Clifford - June 26, 1970, (You must log in or sign up to reply here. At night they switched to bi-directional and could be heard from Canada to Central America. I listened to Clyde Clifford's "Beaker Street" program on KAAY a LOT starting in 1968. KAAY was a clear channel AM station out of Little Rock that had an overnight rock show called Beaker Street, with a very laid back DJ who went by the name of Clyde Clifford from 1966-1972. I tuned until I got to 1090 AM and there I heard the strangest music with a disembodied voice, sounding half bored but with authority. On winter mornings, I could wake up with Sonny Martin and George G. Jennings until the sun came up at around 7:30. Both were mic'd from a transistor radio onto a mono cassette recorder. All audio is of low quality and not usefull for commercial purposes. I usually went to sleep within the first hour - had to get up early … This show presented non-mainstream programming. 50,000W clear channel. Beaker Street attracted a legion of fans across the Midwest with its pioneering format which featured long album cuts from rock artists who otherwise would not get commercial radio airplay. Type. Finally one night that summer, I was listening to my transistor radio with a "pillow speaker" so my siblings and parents wouldn't wake up. The station tried to be as mysterious as possible, at one time even running a contest for listeners to try to guess how to spell Beaker, suggesting that it was spelled in some unconventional fashion. #1062611. Beaker Street attracted a legion of fans across the Midwest with its pioneering format which featured long album cuts from rock artists who otherwise would not get commercial radio … This statement in varying degrees can be found all over the internet in blogs and websites referring to Clyde Clifford, KAAY, and Beaker Street. Currently however the program is off the air. During the 1960s in the United States, AM radio stations began broadcasting an underground format. “Beaker Street’s original background music came from the Dream Sequence in the movie Charade and was by Henry Mancini”. "Beaker Street with Clyde Clifford was the first underground music program broadcast regularly on a commercial AM radio station in the central US. The show pre-dated the FM radio boom of the mid 1970's and foretold the rise of Album Oriented Rock and Classic Rock formats. If you wish to have any audio removed please contact me. Mostly the older stuff as heard when Clyde was on KAAY. Beaker Street began on KAAY late in 1966 and ran through the mid-1970's. Surely that unprecedented longevity proves the uniquely eclectic rock-radio program was a brilliantly conceived concept when deejay Clyde Clifford first introduced it – a concept so buttoned up and locked down … Beaker Street, hosted by Clyde Clifford, will air from 9 p.m. to midnight Friday on the Arkansas Rocks network of stations.. Recent tracks include King Crimson, It's a Beautiful Day, Steppenwolf, Deep Purple, Jimi Hendrix Experience, Spirit, etc. For all you guys that were interested in this from other threads.... KAAY Beaker Street with Clyde Clifford - June 26, 1970. KAAY also was successful in using original comedy in its programming. A legendary Little Rock radio show returns to the airwaves Friday. It said, "I'm Clyde Clifford and this is Beaker Street - here's Pink Floyd". We are making some updates and reconfigurations to our server. Here's the Wikipedia description of this epic radio program. Kocour Misa…as somebody that lived in Little Rock during the mid 1970s, I am well familiar with Clyde Clifford and his wonderful Beaker Street program that originally aired for many years on KAAY. Remember this legendary show. [citation needed] Beaker Street began on Little Rock, Arkansas 50,000 watt AM radio station KAAY late in 1966 and ran through 1972. For a young man who was fascinated with radio and eager to work in it, Beaker Street and KAAY was radio magic for me. The first 3 aircheck CD's take you back to June 26, June 28, and July 3, 1970, while the … A good example of why we loved AM radio as a lifeline to all kinds of music, and how it illustrates the sad state of radio today. Clyde Clifford of Beaker Street, 1090 AM KAAY Little Rock 2016 Grassroots Radio Conference Keynote Address Low Key Arts Center Hot Springs, AR Saturday, October 8, 2016 7 PM Dinner 8 PM Keynote Address $10 ARCHIVED BEAKER STREET BROADCASTS KAAY: Clyde Clifford, Beaker Street, June 26, 1970 KAAY: Clyde Clifford, Beaker Street, June 1, 1972 KAAY Beaker Street Radio Intros BEAKER STREET … I spent many hours listening to Clyde Clifford’s Beaker Street when I was supposed to be sleeping. A legendary Little Rock radio show returns to the airwaves tonight. Fifty-four years after it debuted on KAAY-AM, “Beaker Street” is back with the Arkansas Rocks network of stations its new home. Thing. Beaker Street with Clyde Clifford was the first underground music program broadcast regularly on a commercial AM radio station in the central US. And nobody played better jams than Clyde Clifford on KAAY’s Beaker Street. I read the blog discussion about BS's later years at KAAY, and was glad to read it. Thanks ! RELATED STORIES: Legendary Arkansas Radio Program Beaker Street May be Coming to an End Top 40 music was the main format, but, in 1966, a new segment called Beaker Street was added. Related Entries. It airs every Sunday night from 7 p.m. until midnight Central Time, on Magic 105.1 FM KMJX. In the years to come, I would continue to listen to Beaker Street, usually for an hour or two before drifting off to sleep with the radio still on. This is submitted by Thomas Connelley of Carbondale, IL. Here are two airchecks of Beaker Street. Clyde Clifford, whose real name is Dale Seidenschwarz, in the control room of 94.1 The Point during his program Sunday, Jan. 16, 2011. Beaker Street with Clyde Clifford was the first underground music program broadcast regularly on a commercial AM radio station in the central US. by Kelley Bass May 22, 2020 0 comment. Clyde Clifford was the prototype of the laid-back late-night FM DJ. They had a very powerful transmitter! And it is also streamed live via the internet, from the Beaker street homepage (see External Links below). Modern Era (1968 - the Present) Category. The first is Clyde Clifford from June 1, 1972. They listened undercover with Soviet-made transistor radios. In the late 1960s the station's jingle started out with roaring thunder followed by a deep voice: "Fifty thousand watts of music power, K-double-A-Y, … In early 1967 Beaker Street was a staple for adherents to the burgeoning underground communities in the upper Mid-West especially in Des Moines, Iowa, where it was the only access to Dr. Demento and Firesign Theatre. You can hear "Beaker Street" on Fridays from 9:00 pm - midnight Central time. KAAY. (January 18, 2011) The radio program Beaker Street, which debuted 45 years ago playing progressive rock on Little Rock powerhouse KAAY-AM 1090 and had regular listeners around the country, could be coming to an end. Beaker Street began on KAAY late in 1966 and ran through the mid-1970's. Courtesy of Greg Barman. KAAY is a Christian Talk and Teaching Radio station. Beaker Street Clyde Clifford KAAY Much has been written and commented on this blog about Beaker Street. Photo: Michael Hibblen/ KUAR News. Here are some more recordings of Beaker Street: DISCLAIMER:Audio posted on this site is for promotional and educational purposes only. So, the two DJs talking could not see each other. Discussion in 'Music Corner' started by lemonade kid, Mar 19, 2018. Click on the link on the right to go to the Beaker Street Facebook page. Courtesy of Harold Ott/Psych of the South. KAAY (AM)-1090 Radio, Little Rock AR. The original background music came from the dream sequence in the movie. With that he launched into "Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun" from Saucer Full of Secrets. Until recently Beaker Street with Clyde Clifford was airing in Little Rock Arkansas, Sundays from 7pm-12midnight on station KKPT, 94.1 The Point and could be picked up on web stream. During the 60's and early 70's, KAAY was a powerhouse … KAAY Beaker Street with Clyde Clifford - June 26, 1970 Here is more than an hour of untelescoped Beaker Street with Clyde Clifford on Friday night, June 26 1970, from 11:00pm to 12:14am. **1960's & 1970's Concerts in Kansas City**, **Beaker Street with Clyde Clifford 1966-1972**, **The Search for Beaker Street's Original Background Music part 1**, **The Search for Beaker Street's Original Background Music - Part 2**. Part 2 of 4 of the recording of the unscoped broadcast. Side 1 of the album contained one track titled "Cannibis Sativa" which became the new background "music". ), Forum Policies, Rules, and Terms of Service. Time Period. Short intro to Beaker Street with Tom Roberts, 1974. Admission: Free For more information: arkansassounds.org. In early 1967 Beaker Street was a staple for adherents to the burgeoning underground communities in the upper Mid-West especially in Des Moines, Iowa, where it was the only access to Dr. Demento and Firesign Theatre. I took a quick look around, and it appears that all the known 1970s airchecks are in the archive, as is the final hour of Beaker Street when KAAY went gospel. That DJ would be at the studio of KAAY in downtown Little Rock, Arkansas while Clyde Clifford and his studio were reportedly located at the KAAY transmitter site outside of the city. The program debuted on 50,000-watt AM radio station KAAY in … "Beaker Street" compared very favorably with the four (not all at the same time) stereo FM progressive rock radio stations we had in Kansas City and Lawrence, Kansas, between 1967 and 1976. The program delivered the music of the late 1960s counterculture to the hinterland of America, to remote places where such music could not otherwise be heard over the air waves. "Beaker Street," hosted by Clyde Clifford, will air from 9 p.m.-midnight today on the Arkansas Rocks network of stations. RadioRecordings.com presents the legendary Clyde Clifford hosting the "Beaker Street" show broadcast from KAAY Little Rock on a 7 CD series! After dark, its nighttime signal reaches over 12 states.
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