Copyright © 2021, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Inc. You have no idea how valuable this is to the listeners. In 1998, KAAY was sold to Citadel, the station’s current owner. $37.50. [citation needed] Beaker Street began on Little Rock, Arkansas 50,000 watt AM radio station KAAY late in 1966 and ran through 1972. There'll always be only one Beaker Street...and only one Clyde Clifford. The last day KAAY broadcast Top 40 music was April 3, 1985. 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. Clyde Clifford doing Beaker Street with the music from the dream sequence in "Charade". The purpose of this study is to examine the Beaker Street program on Little Rock's KAAY AM-1090. All rights reserved. In 1998, KAAY was sold to Citadel, the station’s current owner. I am interested in anyone who would be willing to write about their memories of "Beaker Street." 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. #1062611. KAAY Beaker Street Clyde Clifford 6/26/70 1 CD. Kentuckian tapped as next UAMS medical college dean, Prairie Grove council doubles mayor's salary, Roundup of Northwest Arkansas divorce decrees. This is submitted by Thomas Connelley of Carbondale, IL. and bong. For the Boomers however, this tee may cause you to fetch out your old moccasins, low rise bell bottoms. June 10, 2008. From 11:00pm to 2:00am KAAY departed from its usual Top 40 format for a one-of-kind progressive rock program hosted by Clyde Clifford. I had started riding around in cars with some of my older friends, and we spent a lot of time listening to the radio. 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. Stations in the Arkansas Rocks Network include: KLRG-FM, 94.5, Little Rock; KAFN-FM, 99.3, Benton; KWPS-FM, 99.7, Hot Springs; KDEL-FM, 100.9, Arkadelphia; KZYP-FM, 104.1, Malvern, KXYK-FM, 106.9, Gurdon; and KCMC-FM, 94.3, Mountain Home. BEAKER STREET KAAY June 1970 . I was here in the 1960s. If you belong to any generation after the Baby Boomer/Hippie generation this shirt probably won't resonate with you. Beaker Street, Clyde Clifford’s pioneering late-night radio show, is back on the air this Friday night. Beaker Street debuted in late 1966 on Little Rock station KAAY and featured a pioneering format of underground rock ‘n’ roll and deep album cuts not normally played during the daytime. The station's signal carried far and wide. I feel 18 again. Hard not to give this 5 stars, even when it takes me back to those nights when I'd be listening to my AM unit at home (on the sly--I was supposed to be in bed and asleep, being a senior in high school) or in one of my friend's cars somewhere....we lived in western Nebraska, and as always--as Beaker/Clyde fanatics--we'd always curse the nights when the AM signal would drift too much and praise the nights when it would come in like a charm. Courtesy of Greg Barman. I have him to thank for turning me into a Yes fanatic...heard the 8-minute version of Roundabout there for the first time, as well as Yours Is No Disgrace, which pretty much cemented the whole deal right there. 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. Originating in Little Rock in 1966, Beaker Street … It was taken off the air in 1985 when KAAY was sold, though it resurfaced 10 years later with Seidenschwarz as host, first on KZLR-FM, “KZ-95,” then on KMJX-FM, 105.1, “Magic 105,” and KKPT-FM, 94.1, “The Point.” The final show aired on "The Point" on Feb. 6, 2011, according to the show’s Facebook page. During the 1960s in the United States, AM radio stations began broadcasting an underground format. Part 2 of 4 of the recording of the unscoped broadcast. Beaker Street, hosted by Clyde Clifford, will air from 9 p.m. to midnight Friday on the Arkansas Rocks network of stations. retro friday: “beaker street” kaay 1972 If you were coming age in flyover country during the early 1970s you probably heard BEAKER STREET on KAAY AM 1090. Neither these AP materials nor any portion thereof may be stored in a computer except for personal and noncommercial use. “Beaker Street’s original background music came from the Dream Sequence in the movie Charade and was by Henry Mancini”. RadioRecordings.com presents the legendary Clyde Clifford hosting the "Beaker Street" show broadcast from KAAY Little Rock on a 7 CD series! Beaker Street KAAY Clyde Clifford Excerpt from the Ottumwa Courier (That's Iowa for you Arkies) Published October 01, 2007 12:07 am - Onward to Oktoberfest Browsing Around BY CINDY TOOPES Courier staff writerThat takes me back to high school summers in the late ‘60s. It was a labor of love for the next 4 years, and a dedication to the man who, for me, made it all possible. I have exactly no memory of the sets back then, but still remember the vibe well enough to know when a song was first heard on KAAY 1090 Beaker Street, played by Clyde. It continued with other hosts after Clifford, whose real name is Dale Seidenschwarz, left the station in 1974. KAAY Jennings Sub For Martin 2/12/72 1 CD. The first 3 aircheck CD's take you back to June 26, June 28, and July 3, 1970, … Currently, I am writing a dissertation about this radio program, and need any information to be found about both KAAY and Beaker Street. Disc jockeys supported alternative points of view, while playing underground music. 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. Wow - this is great. After retiring from his job at UAMS, Seidenschwarz hosted Beaker Street on Arkansas Rocks at midnight on New Year’s Eve, playing deep album cuts of classic rock into the wee hours of Jan. 1, 2020. Part 3 of 4 part unscoped recording. KAAY(AM)-1090 radio, Little Rock AR. Any discussion of KAAY usually comes around to "Beaker Street". Programming can also be streamed at arkansasrocks.com. “Beaker Street,” Clyde Clifford’s pioneering late-night radio show, is back on the air. The album rock program is described by Clifford as a “true musical stream of consciousness where not even the first song each week is pre-planned,” according to a news release. There is also a sizable collection of the FM versions of Beaker Street, including many of the shows Clyde Clifford once had posted on his www.beakerstreet.com website, which have since disappeared. Here from a newspaper article are Clyde Clifford's (a/k/a Dale Sidenswartz) own words: But the audience was enormous back in 1966, when Clyde Clifford got the job of hosting KAAY’s “Beaker Street” because the Federal Communications Commission required an engineer to be on duty at the transmitter. Years later, KAAY was sold to Citadel Communications Corp.which changed the format to Christian programming. Also Hawkwind...Van der Graaf Generator...Gypsy...Deepwater Reunion...New Riders...Nick Drake...Curved Air...Love Sculpture...Dust...and of course, JAIME BROCKETT. Other Products from musicradio2005: View all products: KAAY Bob Robbins 1St Day 5/8/72 2 CDs. Blackberry Winter???!! $17.50. Beaker Street pre-dated the FM radio boom of the mid-1970s and foretold the rise of Album-oriented Rock and Classic rock formats. Courtesy of Greg Barman. The last day KAAY broadcast Top 40 music was April 3, 1985. $17.50. He hosted a one hour version of his program Beaker Street, which aired progressive rock. KAAY: Beaker Street, Clyde Clifford, June 1, 1972, Advanced embedding details, examples, and help, Terms of Service (last updated 12/31/2014). This show presented non-mainstream programming. 3 months after starting classes there, I landed my first free-form rock show on the campus radio station, and I SHAMELESSLY modelled every show I ever did from then on after Beaker Street. Associated Press text, photo, graphic, audio and/or video material shall not be published, broadcast, rewritten for broadcast or publication or redistributed directly or indirectly in any medium. KAAY Bob Robbins 7/9/72 1 CD. Surprisingly, Beaker Street has been ressurrected on the internet, with Clifford still at the helm. Clifford was given the honor of doing a one-hour Beaker Street on the last hour of the last day. I wonder if Clyde fully grasps the life-changing influences he's had on so many people...he was the main person to inspire me to become a Broadcasting major at Kearney State College. on December 29, 2012. Beaker Street with Clyde Clifford was the first underground music program broadcast regularly on a commercial AM radio station in the central US. Beaker Street … Beaker Street with Clyde Clifford is one of the three radio programs usually cited as the "first" free-form underground type radio program. Aircheck of Beaker Street and Beaker Theater - 4/13/71. KAAY Beaker Street 6-2870. So, now, when I think back to this era, I will have my copy of these setlists to help me remember. A legendary Little Rock radio show returns to the airwaves Friday. “The songs that fill the 3-hour show are chosen following the whims of the audience, the circumstances of the night, and the wandering imagination of the host.”. "Beaker Street" debuted in late 1966 on Little Rock station KAAY and featured a pioneering format of underground rock 'n' roll and deep album cuts not normally played during the daytime. During the 60's and early 70's, KAAY was a powerhouse station covering a wide area of the country at night. 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 guy was almost comatose, with long pauses between sentences, … Beaker Street debuted in late 1966 on Little Rock station KAAY. Beaker Street began airing on KAAY-AM in the Fall of 1966 from Midnight to 3:00 AM. June 12, 2008. Clydes real name was Dale R. Seidenschwarz. Beaker Street Final Hour Pt 2. Longtime KAAY chief engineer Felix McDonald (left) listens, while former Beaker Street host Clyde Clifford speaks at Friday night's anniversary event, behind a collection of station photos. Beaker Street began on Little Rock, Arkansas 50,000 watt AM radio station KAAY late in 1966 and ran through 1972. Beaker Street debuted in late 1966 on Little Rock station KAAY and featured a pioneering format of underground rock ‘n’ roll and deep album cuts not normally played during the daytime. $37.50. Fifty-four years after it debuted on KAAY-AM, “Beaker Street” is back with the Arkansas Rocks network of stations its new home. Beaker Street began on Little Rock, Arkansas 50,000 watt AM radio station KAAYlate in 1966 and ran thr… mighty1090kaay Their late night program, called " Beaker Street " (and I still don't know where that name came from) and its host Clyde Clifford helped to pioneer the 'underground radio' sound of the day. KAAY Bob Robbins 7/9/72 1 CD. New programs are streamed live from the Beaker Street homepage every Sunday at 8 p. m. Maybe history is repeating itself. Clifford was given the honor of doing a one-hour Beaker Street on the last hour of the last day. The AP will not be held liable for any delays, inaccuracies, errors or omissions therefrom or in the transmission or delivery of all or any part thereof or for any damages arising from any of the foregoing. Re: Who remembers KAAY 1090 AM Beaker Street with Clyde Clifford? What really made KAAY unique was Beaker Street, which sounded like nothing else on AM in Chicago or anywhere else. KAAY went through several owners, the original being LIN Broadcasting, followed by Multimedia and Sudbrink Broadcasting. See what's new with book lending at the Internet Archive, Uploaded by Remember this legendary show. KAAY Bob Robbins 1St Day 5/8/72 2 CDs. This document may not be reprinted without the express written permission of Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Inc. Material from the Associated Press is Copyright © 2021, Associated Press and may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. In the summer of 1968 I was 15 years old and preparing for my sophomore year in High School. In a 2011 interview with KUAR , Clifford said, “I started doing Beaker Street in late 1966 at KAAY and it was just kind of a nod toward all of the long-haired, weird music that was coming in from the west coast, and it just took off like a house of fire. In the early 70âs, album rock and âprogressive FMâ was on the air locally but it lacked the mood of Beaker Street with the âHeadâ music bed, Clyde Cliffordâs laidback style, and the blues and country-flavored music that rarely made it on the air in Chicago.
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