saw " Let the Good Times Roll"
at the age of 11-12 at Lowes' Alpine en Bklyn ... we pooled our pennies and dimes for 2 .. and opened the side doors on 2 sides to increase our chances .... Chuck Berry Music !!!in that make up and body movements completely blew me away
My good friend's new book on Perez Prado came out and he's doing signing and readings. June 23 in NOLA with the Tropicales and the Broadside...Book here: a.co...
He'll also do NYC and Miami too...see you there Clarke
1:43pm
greg g:
Thanks DaveM! That last track was the first time , that I know, that I heard Perez Pardo and I was thinking I gotta do some more research. Book looks like a fun read !!
1:43pm
clarke:
↳
DaveMiß @1:43
u comin' here in june?? i'll get the towels ready.
Darlene was Alfalfa's drag name when he got busted by the Women Haters Club..
♥
1:51pm
Bruce S.:
I remember the Blue Beat craze of the 1980s wasn't it called two tone with great groups like the specials madness and the selector, I really loved those hats
1:53pm
clarke:
↳
Song:
"Vipers" by "Dandy"
i defy any guitar player to play short up-strokes for three minutes straight!!
↳
Song:
"Everything Will Be Alright" by "Keith And Enid"
Scene from
"The Harder They Come"
Ivan just arrived and find's Elsa cute ... fixing the bicycle to take Elsa for a ride to the sea and playing the radio in the yard and the jealous preacher yells at him..
Preacher: WHAT ARE YOU DOIN' PLAYIN' THIS BOOGIE WOOGIE EN MI YARD??
Ivan: we don't listen to boogie no more..
Preacher: I don't care what you call it ... what are you doing??
Ivan: Fixin' mi bicycle..
Preacher: FIXIN' YER BICYCLE!!!! FIXIN' YER BICYCLE!!!! FIXIN' YER BICYCLE!!!! !!!! YA SHOULD BE READIN' YER BIBLE ...READIN' YER BIBLE ... TREE TIMES A DAY >>>>
↳
Song:
"To Know Him, Is To Love Him" by "The Teddy Bears"
"written by Phil Spector, inspired by the words on his father's gravestone, 'To Know Him Was to Love Him'. It was first recorded by the only vocal group of which he was a member, the Teddy Bears"-wiki. Huh, I did not know that.
↳
Song:
"To Know Him, Is To Love Him" by "The Teddy Bears"
I did see Carol Connors once at a PBS oldies taping, she sounded great!
2:41pm
Mr C:
↳
Joe B @2:39
Oh yeah!
2:41pm
Moammar:
I have listened to this whole show on a transistor radio with a single 2-inch speaker, and let me tell you: This is the way to do it. Perfect. The sound of America, baby.
♥
2:52pm
PC77:
Matt, I was going to do some chores outdoors with the radio on in the background but you've had me stuck here listening to this awesome show. Great job- see ya next time!
Listener comments!
: hello fellows!
PC77:
↳ Song: "I Wanna Be Your Radio" by "Mamie Galore"
Matt & Mike! You can be our radio for sure!clarke: okay, okay --- you're my radio! for today!
Moammar:
↳ Song: "I Wanna Be Your Radio" by "Mamie Galore"
Great sideclarke: horn section - dey on drugs.
Bruce S.: WFMU the house of the bigest hits!
Matt Clarke: Good afternoon everyone! Welcome!
clarke:
↳ Matt Clarke @1:02
gear mate!JohnW!: Hey Matt! Good to hear you on this rainy Saturday.
Listener Jumpy in Brooklyn: Have you got any '60 soul 45s appropriate for dancing?
Dano59:
↳ Song: "Party Time" by "Little Mr. Lee & The Cherokees"
boppin'!Listener Baby: Baby Matt!! Hey brother.
PC77:
↳ Matt Clarke @1:02
Wait, so won't be doing your regular show after Scott?clarke: got that vox continental rockin'
Matt Clarke: Hey Baby, Dano59, Jumpy, JohnW, clarke, Bruce S, Moammar, PC77!
Don F.: Good Matturday to all Fools. Killer kickoff Matt!
Matt Clarke:
↳ PC77 @1:03
Bri The Beatnik on Drop In tonight!Matt Clarke: Hey Don F! What up?
clarke:
↳ Don F. @1:04
and tomorrow is Sinday?PC77:
↳ Matt Clarke @1:04
👍clarke: like a knife in the back.
Matt Clarke: How's everyone this grey Saturday afternoon?
Bruce S.: I don't like beggin'
but now i'm on bended knee
clarke: rain rain rain in nola
Listener Jumpy in Brooklyn: Matt, "How's everyone this grey Saturday afternoon?" I feel like jumping...
PC77:
↳ Song: "Sea Cruise" by "Frankie Ford"
This is a bunch of hooeyMoammar:
↳ Song: "What'd I Say Part 1 + 2" by "Ray Charles"
This is the new national anthem.Handy Haversack: Hey, fellas!
Matt Clarke:
↳ Handy Haversack @1:09
Afternoon Handy!Sissophonic Cheryl: Hi Matt!!
Matt Clarke: Hey Sissophonic! What up?
Moammar:
↳ Song: "What'd I Say Part 1 + 2" by "Ray Charles"
I appreciate the reasoned debate over whether to keep being unimaginably funky.Moammar:
↳ Moammar @1:11
That interlude is like the Lincoln-Douglas debates of funkiiness.Moammar:
↳ Moammar @1:12
Resolved: Ray should keep being funky.Matt Clarke:
↳ Moammar @1:12
Agreed!Bruce S.:
↳ Song: "Shop Around" by "The Miracles"
when Smokey sings and then she said, I still get chillsJoe B: go Matt!
Matt Clarke:
↳ Joe B @1:14
Hey Joey B! Happy Saturday to you!Ken From Hyde Park: Hi, Matt and wannabees.
Bruce S.: If you're into Rock
You're into Joe Belock!
The Philly Dog: Hey Matt, welcome to the fur-lined fallout shelter!!
Greg from ZONE 5: Matt! What a pleasant surprise.
Matt Clarke: Hey there Ken!
Hey Philly Dog!
Hey Greg!
Welcome! Welcome!
clarke: hits hits hits!
Bruce S.:
↳ Song: "Johnny B. Goode" by "Chuck Berry"
alright! go johnny go!clarke:
↳ Song: "Johnny B. Goode" by "Chuck Berry"
the brit versionDon F.: NOLA mayor declared yesterday 'Meters Day'.
clarke:
↳ Don F. @1:21
and it started POURING!Matt Clarke:
↳ clarke @1:21
Grab Your Coat! Grab Your Hat!clarke:
↳ Matt Clarke @1:23
still rainin'!!PC77:
↳ Don F. @1:21
Yesterday? liveforlivemusic.com...clarke: btw, the new mayor seems interested in doing SOMEthing. which is a huge change.
morphe':
↳ Song: "Johnny B. Goode" by "Chuck Berry"
saw " Let the Good Times Roll"at the age of 11-12 at Lowes' Alpine en Bklyn ... we pooled our pennies and dimes for 2 .. and opened the side doors on 2 sides to increase our chances .... Chuck Berry Music !!!in that make up and body movements completely blew me away
clarke: Fields in the afternoon!!
morphe':
↳ morphe' @1:24
Meant Little Richard ... fluid times and thoughts and old ageyet good memories..
PC77:
↳ morphe' @1:24
That's awesome.coelacanth∅: Hey Matt Clarke!
Bruce S.:
↳ morphe' @1:26
Little Richard had some great sax solos on his recordsMatt Clarke: Hey there morphe'! Great flick!
Matt Clarke: Hey there coelacanth∅! Welcome!
clarke:
↳ Bruce S. @1:27
possibly Herb Hardesty.Joe B:
↳ Song: "Oh Yeah, Maybe Baby" by "The Crystals"
the very first release on PhillesBruce S.:
↳ Song: "Oh Yeah, Maybe Baby" by "The Crystals"
the miracle of monoJoe B:
↳ Song: "Heartbreak Hotel" by "The Orlons"
Philly special!Bruce S.: I wonder what was the last big hit in mono? anybody?
clarke: where's jack???
Matt Clarke:
↳ Joe B @1:29
Yeah!!Bruce S.:
↳ Song: "Heartbreak Hotel" by "The Orlons"
oh man I am crazy about this version! thanks Matt!greg g: Diggin it ! Cheers Matt & Happy Saturday All!!
Listener Jumpy in Brooklyn: Little Richard signed my copy of his biography. I just can't determine if he added, "Good cars" or "God cares"...
Matt Clarke:
↳ Bruce S. @1:30
You got it! How many great singles do they have??Listener Baby:
↳ Song: "Heartbreak Hotel" by "The Orlons"
So great!Joe B:
↳ Don F. @1:04
Matturday! love it!Matt Clarke: Welcome greg g!
Hubig Pie:
↳ Song: "Heartbreak Hotel" by "The Orlons"
Definitely not barbershop raga.clarke: definitely good cars
Bruce S.:
↳ Matt Clarke @1:30
Cameo parkway is one of my all time favorite record labelsMatt Clarke:
↳ Hubig Pie @1:31
Haha true! Welcome Hubig!Don F.:
↳ Joe B @1:31
Joe 'the Boss' B. Greetings my good ears fellow..PC77:
↳ Song: "Heartbreak Hotel" by "The Orlons"
Orlon is an acrylic fiber that was introduced by DuPont in 1948. I guess they didn't mind this group giving it free advertising.Joe B:
↳ Don F. @1:32
hey Don!Listener Baby:
↳ Don F. @1:32
Don, off topic. Part 2 land okay?clarke:
↳ Song: "How About" by "Della Reese"
this is the big one, elizabeth!clarke:
↳ Song: "Why Wait" by "Perez Prado"
scotty moore took notes.Handy Haversack:
↳ Don F. @1:32
Afternoon, Don!DaveMiß:
↳ Matt Clarke @1:32
My good friend's new book on Perez Prado came out and he's doing signing and readings. June 23 in NOLA with the Tropicales and the Broadside...Book here: a.co...clarke: Broadside is a nice venue!
Matt Clarke:
↳ DaveMiß @1:40
Wow nice! Thanks DaveMiß!Joe B:
↳ Song: "Everybody Likes To Cha Cha Cha" by "Sam Cooke"
darlene love among the backup singersJoe B:
↳ DaveMiß @1:40
wow cool!DaveMiß:
↳ Matt Clarke @1:41
He'll also do NYC and Miami too...see you there Clarkegreg g: Thanks DaveM! That last track was the first time , that I know, that I heard Perez Pardo and I was thinking I gotta do some more research. Book looks like a fun read !!
clarke:
↳ DaveMiß @1:43
u comin' here in june?? i'll get the towels ready.Matt Clarke:
↳ DaveMiß @1:43
Sweet!Don F.:
↳ Listener Baby @1:35
Part 2 - Cool for Matt's.PC77:
↳ Song: "Why Wait" by "Perez Prado"
Perfect song for a conga lineBruce S.:
↳ Bruce S. @1:29
It may have been Uncle Albert by Paul MacCclarke:
↳ Bruce S. @1:44
not sure i would call it a 'huge hit' but it was with me!Listener Jumpy in Brooklyn: Mamie Galore! I knew her sister...
Handy Haversack:
↳ DaveMiß @1:40
Have fun at the Barnett show!Bruce S.:
↳ clarke @1:46
off the top of my head I can't think of any mono hits after that one. I thought it was a great recordclarke:
↳ Bruce S. @1:49
The Move had some mono releases that were high in england, but that's why i didn't mention them in this context.morphe':
↳ Joe B @1:41
Darlene was Alfalfa's drag name when he got busted by the Women Haters Club..Bruce S.: I remember the Blue Beat craze of the 1980s wasn't it called two tone with great groups like the specials madness and the selector, I really loved those hats
clarke:
↳ Song: "Vipers" by "Dandy"
i defy any guitar player to play short up-strokes for three minutes straight!!Matt Clarke:
↳ Bruce S. @1:51
Yes! The label Jerry of the Specials started was called Two-ToneBruce S.:
↳ Matt Clarke @1:53
Yes, of course, thanks MattDavid Watts: Hey I know these guys!
Matt Clarke:
↳ David Watts @1:55
Hey David Watts!Listener Baby: Killing it, Matt!
Matt Clarke: Thanks Baby!
patrick321: Hey Matt! + all
What a nice surprise
Matt Clarke: Hey patrick321!
PC77:
↳ Song: "Everything Will Be Alright" by "Keith And Enid"
Awesome ska excursion, Matt!Matt Clarke:
↳ PC77 @1:59
Cheers PC77!Listener Bop Monroe: great strong 1st hour sir. thank you DJMC!
Matt Clarke: Thank you Listener Bop Monroe!
Greg from ZONE 5: 🖤💛💚
Listener Bop Monroe: ...and so many Dukes to school!
Bruce S.:
↳ Song: "Twelve Minutes to Go" by "Duke Reid Group"
digging this alot!nico press: Incredible show!!!
Matt Clarke: Hey there nico press! Thanks for tuning in!
morphe':
↳ Song: "Everything Will Be Alright" by "Keith And Enid"
Scene from"The Harder They Come"
Ivan just arrived and find's Elsa cute ... fixing the bicycle to take Elsa for a ride to the sea and playing the radio in the yard and the jealous preacher yells at him..
Preacher: WHAT ARE YOU DOIN' PLAYIN' THIS BOOGIE WOOGIE EN MI YARD??
Ivan: we don't listen to boogie no more..
Preacher: I don't care what you call it ... what are you doing??
Ivan: Fixin' mi bicycle..
Preacher: FIXIN' YER BICYCLE!!!! FIXIN' YER BICYCLE!!!! FIXIN' YER BICYCLE!!!! !!!! YA SHOULD BE READIN' YER BIBLE ...READIN' YER BIBLE ... TREE TIMES A DAY >>>>
Bruce S.:
↳ morphe' @2:03
Jesus savesbut Moses invests
Listener Bop Monroe: alt ending: the harder they swim
morphe':
↳ Bruce S. @2:05
Karl Marx's Mother:If Karl and spent more time making money ...
and less time talking about it ...
he could have been a very rich boy ...
PC77:
↳ Song: "Life" by "Laurel Aitken"
''The Godfather of Ska''morphe':
↳ Listener Bop Monroe @2:06
"...Hero don't die until the last reel ....."
Bruce S.:
↳ morphe' @2:07
haha typycal Jewish motherBruce S.:
↳ Song: "Train To Skaville" by "The Ethiopians"
excellent selectons thanks MattMike Sin: Well this fill in is a nice surprise! Diggin’ these riddims!
herb.nyc: Oh. Matt is here. I think it *is* a radio thing. Full of Sin, however!
Matt Clarke: Hey there herb.nyc! Hey there Mikey SiN!
Listener Bop Monroe:
↳ Song: "Train To Skaville" by "The Ethiopians"
this don't make me sick.you don't make me sick.
morphe':
↳ Song: "Train To Skaville" by "The Ethiopians"
Great set Matt ... must go, but staying for the Ska and popcorn ... true sounds....Matt Clarke:
↳ Bruce S. @2:09
Thanks for tuning in and hanging with me!Matt Clarke:
↳ morphe' @2:10
Cheers morphe'!clarke: last train to clarkesville
Bruce S.:
↳ Matt Clarke @2:10
It's not a difficult thing to do,awesome show!Joe B: Rachel is awesome. She was at Monty Hall a few years back to screen her Boyce & Hart documentary!
Matt Clarke:
↳ clarke @2:11
Ha!Matt Clarke:
↳ Bruce S. @2:12
Thanks dude!Matt Clarke:
↳ Joe B @2:13
Gonna be awesome! Wish that doc had a wider release!clarke:
↳ Matt Clarke @2:14
toot toot!clarke:
↳ Joe B @2:13
oh wow, that B&H doc was really well-done!Listener Bop Monroe:
↳ Song: "Loan A Helping Hand" by "Bobby "Blue" Bland"
so many Dukes to school.Matt Clarke:
↳ clarke @2:15
So greatHandy Haversack: Gotta go do dog stuff with the dog. Thanks, Matt!
Matt Clarke:
↳ Handy Haversack @2:19
Say hi to the pooch!clarke:
↳ Matt Clarke @2:17
learned a lot from it.clarke:
↳ Song: "I Can Tell" by "Bo Diddley"
they playin' checkers. bo playin chess.Derek B: Brilliant set, Matt! Cheers from Toronto!
Matt Clarke:
↳ Derek B @2:23
Hey Derek B! Thanks for checking in!Bruce S.:
↳ Song: "I Can Tell" by "Bo Diddley"
man Bo Diddley stood right at the borde between rock and roll and electric bluesHubig Pie:
↳ clarke @2:22
That's cuz they don't know diddley.Bruce S.: I guess electric blues was kind of the heavy metel of the 50s
Joe B:
↳ Song: "Oh No, Not My Baby" by "Maxine Brown"
the greatest!Bruce S.:
↳ Bruce S. @2:26
*metalDon in Tampere: I am really digging this show, chilling out in the forest cabin after a sauna and a magic cookie. Great stuff, Mattt!
Brooklyn Clay: Great fill-in! Hit after hot hit
MFlynn:
↳ Song: "Oh No, Not My Baby" by "Maxine Brown"
Beautiful!!!Matt Clarke:
↳ Joe B @2:27
Love her records so muchMatt Clarke: Hey Don in Tampere! Enjoy the vibes!
Thanks for tuning in Brooklyn Clay!
Joe B:
↳ Matt Clarke @2:28
I still haven't recovered from her being at our Lincoln Center broadcast back in 2011PC77:
↳ Song: "Oh No, Not My Baby" by "Maxine Brown"
Fun fact- this was written by Gerry Goffin and Carole KingJoe B:
↳ Song: "Bye Bye Baby" by "Mary Wells"
the one that started it all - for Mary and Motownralph: This set is basically the Detroit Cobras songbook. Good stuff!
Ken From Hyde Park:
↳ Don in Tampere @2:28
Hi. Did you know you got played the other day? www.wfmu.org...Matt Clarke: Hey there MFlynn!
Hey ralph! Cheers!
Christina Ginger: Greetings from the isle of long…
olivia: Killing it matt!
Hubig Pie:
↳ Christina Ginger @2:35
It's not how long you make it.......It's how you make it long.
Matt Clarke: Hey Christina!
Thanks for tuning in this afternoon, olivia!
Greg from ZONE 5: Mom just said this was one of her favorite songs when she was a teen😊
Joe B:
↳ Song: "I'm So Young" by "The Students"
oh yeah!Matt Clarke:
↳ Greg from ZONE 5 @2:38
Nice! Dedicated to your mom!PC77:
↳ Song: "To Know Him, Is To Love Him" by "The Teddy Bears"
"written by Phil Spector, inspired by the words on his father's gravestone, 'To Know Him Was to Love Him'. It was first recorded by the only vocal group of which he was a member, the Teddy Bears"-wiki. Huh, I did not know that.Bruce S.: I'm in mono heaven
Joe B:
↳ Song: "To Know Him, Is To Love Him" by "The Teddy Bears"
I did see Carol Connors once at a PBS oldies taping, she sounded great!Mr C:
↳ Joe B @2:39
Oh yeah!Moammar: I have listened to this whole show on a transistor radio with a single 2-inch speaker, and let me tell you: This is the way to do it. Perfect. The sound of America, baby.
Lynne: Love the show today.
Joe B:
↳ Song: "He's My Guy" by "Irma Thomas"
Van-tastic!Matt Clarke:
↳ Moammar @2:41
Wow nice!Squints:
↳ Moammar @2:41
We need to have clicky-star favoriting for comments like this.Matt Clarke: Hey Mr. C and Lynne!
Ken From Hyde Park:
↳ Moammar @2:41
Radios like that could possibly be marathon premiums, pledging at a certain level.PC77:
↳ Joe B @2:40
What a treat that must've been!Panther: Was Irma one of Danny’s kids?
PC77:
↳ Squints @2:42
I second that emotion.Ken From Hyde Park:
↳ Ken From Hyde Park @2:43
Although the fatal flaw might be they wouldn't work too well for web stream listeners.Matt Clarke: Hey there Panther! No relation.
Matt Clarke: Hey there Squints!
Joe B: Imperial double shots every week!
Matt Clarke:
↳ Joe B @2:45
Yeah!Squints:
↳ Matt Clarke @2:45
hey HEY heyPC77:
↳ Song: "A Lifetime Of Loneliness" by "Jackie deShannon"
She was so underrated.morphe': Thanks MC #1 !!!!!
great show ....
Matt Clarke:
↳ morphe' @2:49
Thank YOU!Matt Clarke: Thanks everyone for hanging out with me this afternoon!
Bruce S.:
↳ Song: "Kansas City" by "James Brown and the Famous Flames"
yeah I wish Rex played James Brown once in a whileDon F.: Thanks for the great show, Matt.
Mattynotimes: Great show!
Bruce S.:
↳ Bruce S. @2:49
James Browns early stuff is just as great as his later stuffJohn: Great music Matty
Squints:
↳ PC77 @2:48
Not by us.PC77: Matt, I was going to do some chores outdoors with the radio on in the background but you've had me stuck here listening to this awesome show. Great job- see ya next time!
Amsterdam Eric: Lekker muziek. Nice tunes today. Thank you! Bedankt!
Steve Harsh: Thank you Matt!
MFlynn: Thank you Matt! Great show!!!
Matt Clarke: Hey Eric + Steve! Thanks for checking in!
Joe B: great show, thanks Matt!
Bruce S.: Really enjoyed the show today, thanks so much Matt really good times
Bruce S.:
↳ Song: "Married Woman" by "Frankie Lee Sims"
this sounds kind of like Canned HeatKen From Hyde Park: Thanks for filling in, Matt.
The Philly Dog: Fantastic show from start to finish, thanks Matt!
Matt Clarke: Thanks everyone! Stay tooned for Todd!
ralph: Thank you Matt!