My Generation of Sunday 30 Dec. and Tuesday 01 Jan.: The Beach Boys, Johnny Copeland, Kentucky Headhunters, Jeff Beck [Ed’s Show, 2018-52]

NEW SHOW: The Beach Boys (rare sessions), Johnny Copeland (60s Houston sessions), Kentucky Headhunters, Jeff Beck *** Repeated: A Teenage Opera, Keith West, Norman Beaker Band, Steve Ellis  *** Sunday 30 Dec., 12 noon till 12 midnight, repeated Tuesday 01 January, 12 noon till 20:00 hrs *** Time Zone: CET Brussels *** Ed’s Show, 2018-51, *** RADIO 68: all the sounds and all the voices that shaped the sixties ***

THE PLAYLISTS

1 MY GENERATION (NEW) : SPECIAL: THE BEACH BOYS sessions
LOVE & PEACE  The Youngbloods
FORGOTTEN & OVERLOOKED: Jacques Dutronc, The Sorrows, The Yardbirds (Dazed and Confused, live 1968).
SPECIAL  rare BEACH BOYS:  In My Room (demo), Little Saint Nick, Punchline (instrumental, unreleased), Good Vibrations (15  minutes-session!), Wouldn’t It Be Nice (session) [from: Thirty Years, Columbia  box set].
LONGPLAYTIME; Donovan: What’s Been Did and What’s Been Hid, 1965.
AND ALSO   Wynder K Frog + Chris Andrews .
FREE SPEECH  DE GEDACHTEN ZIJN VRIJ:  Country Joe McDonald: This Land Is Your land + Daniel Cohn-Bendit + audio Mai ’68 à Paris

2 BLUESIDE (NEW): JOHNNY COPELAND

LOVE & PEACE Willie Dixon
THE ORIGINATORS  & INSPIRATORS  Shirley and Lee, Flod Jones and Eddie Taylor, Memphis Slim & Willie Dixon.
SPECIAL  JOHNNY COPELAND: ‘Ghetto Child’, The Houston sessions, 1960-1964.
KEEPERS OF THE BLUES FLAME:  Jeff Beck with Jan Hammer and Beth Hart  + Jeff Beck and Buddy Guy + The Kentucky Headhunters with  Johnnie Johnson and Anthony Kenney +  The Kentucky Headhunters Live [new cd on Alligator:  Live At The Ramblin’ Man Fair, 2019].  <
THANKS TO  Alligator Records and V2 Records Belgium for The Kentucky Headhunters: Live At The Ramblin’ Man Fair, released 1 Jan. 2019)

3 MY GENERATION (repeated): SPECIAL: A TEENAGE OPERA

LOVE & PEACEThe Liverpool Scene: Love Is.
FORGOTTEN & OVERLOOKED: Fifth Dimension, Jackie Edwards, Classics IV.
SPECIAL A TEENAGE OPERA with Keith West (Excerpt From A Teenage Opera aka Grocer Jack, Sam, The Kid Who Was A Killer) + Mark Wirtz Orchestra (Grocer Jack Reprise) + Mark Wirtz aka Alan Astronaut (Cellophane Mary-Jane) + Mark Wirtz aka Zion De Galliier (Dream, Dream, Dream) + The Kippington Lodge (Shy Boy) + Mark Wirtz aka Steve Flynn (Mr. Rainbow) + Tomorrow (Revolution).
LONGLAYTIMEThe Rolling Stones: Got LIVE If You Want It + Cliff Bennett & The Rebel Rousers: Drivin’ Me Wild + The Newbeats: Run Baby Run.
POEZIE POETRY:Delphine Lecompte: Ik vergeet soms dat ik vrij ben + Allen Ginsberg: America

4 BLUESIDE (REPEATED): SPECIAL: THE NORMAN BEAKER BAND with Steve Ellis and Larry Garner.

LOVE & PEACE: Roger Chapman: One More Time for Peace (cd Peaceology).
THE ORIGINATORS & INSPIRATORS: Guitar  Slim Green with Johnny & Shuggie Otis + Magic Sam + Lazy Lester.
SPECIAL THE NORMAN BEAKER BAND with Steve Ellis and Larry Garner (cd ‘We See Us Later’, 2017) + The Nick Steed Five (cd Feeling For The Blues, 2018) + Steve Ellis & Cow 2015 single + Steve Ellis (Best Of Days).
KEEPERS OF THE BLUES FLAME: Joe Shelton: cd Ridin’ A Chicken, 2017.
FREE SPEECH Pete Seeger.
THANKS TO Joe Shelton for’ Ridin’ A Chicken’. www.facebook.com/bigjoeshelton/app_2405167945

ACHTERGRONDINFORMATIE ** BACKGROUND

THE BEACH BOYS Box Set ‘Thirty Years – Good Vibrations’.

(…)This box contains the heart and soul of the Beach Boys music. The hits are here along with some cool songs that didn’t come out as singles…some not even as records at all. We’ve even included some of the Smile sessions so that you see that as well as straight ahead stuff, we also have a crazy side to us. You’ll also hear us live and in concert with all the flaws. No matter which side you prefer, just remember when you listen to this music, you’re hearing us at our best. To me, the best part of the whole Beach Boys experience, was the excitement that the boys and I whipped up together. It’s always been infectious, and I’m sure you’ll catch it too as you listen.
So, from me and the guys…my brothers Dennis and Carl, Mike Love, Al Jardine, Bruce Johnston and David Marks…and all the musicians who helped make this magic music…enjoy!
Sincerely, Brian Wilson, March, 1993”
Quoted From / All Rights Reserved: http://albumlinernotes.com/Good_Vibrations_Box_Set.html

JOHNNY COPELAND

‘Ghetto Child’ is a good example of how not to compile an artist. BUT: the music’s good! “ (…)Now, having aired all those complaints, the music is very good. These are fiery, committed performances in which the songs and arrangements often veer as much toward soul as toward blues. That’s something that works to Copeland’s advantage, both because he was versatile enough to combine styles well, and because it made him stand out from legions of other journeymen bluesmen. The 1960-71 material is particularly fine for its raw and unusual qualities. 1971’s “Ghetto Child,” for instance, has a searing wobbly organ that sounds like it was lifted from a warped Animals record, and its flip side, “Soul Power,” has respectable funk rock influences. The 1963-64 cuts benefit from some Bobby  Blue Bland-quality horn parts, and “May the Best Man Win” has some great unexpected descending chord changes, set to a Latinesque beat” (…) Quoted From / All Rights Reserved: Richard Unterberger at allmusic.com

A TEENAGE OPERA

“The Teenage Opera – one of the legendary long lost projects of the sixties – comes to life for the first time. RPM is presenting the soundtrack for The Teenage Opera – in as near a form to the original concept as possible – as it would have been had EMI not pulled the plug back in 1968. Producer Mark Wirtz began work on The Teenage Opera story idea in 1966 when contracted to EMI, and teamed up with a group of musicians including Steve Howe and Keith West plus engineer Geoff Emerick. The story of The Teenage Opera was to include sketches of different characters who inhabited a fantasy village, which in turn was part of a story being told by a young man to a young woman. Two singles were released as Excerpts from the Teenage Opera – ‘Grocer Jack’ and ‘Sam’, both here in stereo and featuring Keith West’s vocals (the former also including ‘Theme From A Teenage Opera’ on the B-side). Whilst ‘Grocer Jack’ became a huge UK & European hit, ‘Sam’ failed to emulate it and after EMI saw how much money the two singles had swallowed up they lost interest, patience or whatever, and refused to finance The Teenage Opera project. Undeterred, Mark Wirtz continued to use his musical ideas and a number of Teenage Opera characters and themes appeared over the years on a variety of singles by different bands or as solo releases” (…). Quoted From / All Rights Reserved: https://www.cherryred.co.uk/product/a-teenage-opera-soundtrack/

NORMAN BEAKER BAND – We See Us Later

 “Fresh off his induction into the Blues Hall of Fame, veteran guitarist rolls further on down the road. A stalwart of British blues scene for five decades, it’s only recently that Norman Beaker started to collect his accolades, although the growing recognition didn’t impinge on the axeman’s sense of self-importance, and this album is all about having fun rather than celebrating it. Which is why, perhaps, the artist’s latter-day trio had been expanded to a fuller band: because ensemble shenanigans are the best” (…) . Quoted From / All Rights Reserved: http://dmme.net/norman-beaker-band-see-us-later/

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