Related Entries. 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. (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. #1062611. ), Forum Policies, Rules, and Terms of Service. Time Period. We are making some updates and reconfigurations to our server. Top 40 music was the main format, but, in 1966, a new segment called Beaker Street was added. This show presented non-mainstream programming. Beaker Street with Clyde Clifford was the first underground music program broadcast regularly on a commercial AM radio station in the central US. 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. This is submitted by Thomas Connelley of Carbondale, IL. Clyde Clifford, whose real name is Dale Seidenschwarz, in the control room of 94.1 The Point during his program Sunday, Jan. 16, 2011. And it is also streamed live via the internet, from the Beaker street homepage (see External Links below). Discussion in 'Music Corner' started by lemonade kid, Mar 19, 2018. 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. 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. If you wish to have any audio removed please contact me. Remember this legendary show. A legendary Little Rock radio show returns to the airwaves Friday. You can hear "Beaker Street" on Fridays from 9:00 pm - midnight Central time. 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. Type. 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. This statement in varying degrees can be found all over the internet in blogs and websites referring to Clyde Clifford, KAAY, and Beaker Street. They had a very powerful transmitter! Here are two airchecks of Beaker Street. So, the two DJs talking could not see each other. Clyde Clifford often engaged in a minute or two of on air banter with the DJ ending his program at 11:00pm. Clyde Clifford was the prototype of the laid-back late-night FM DJ. Modern Era (1968 - the Present) Category. 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 began on Little Rock, Arkansas 50,000 watt AM radio station KAAY … 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. Arts / Music. I listened to Clyde Clifford's "Beaker Street" program on KAAY a LOT starting in 1968. I occasionally airchecked KAAY and years later I was glad I did. **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**. Thus was my introduction to Clyde Clifford, Beaker Street, and Pink Floyd. All audio is of low quality and not usefull for commercial purposes. I spent many hours listening to Clyde Clifford’s Beaker Street when I was supposed to be sleeping. I read the blog discussion about BS's later years at KAAY, and was glad to read it. Courtesy of Harold Ott/Psych of the South. If you are new to this blog just enter Beaker Street in the search box in … 50,000W clear channel. It said, "I'm Clyde Clifford and this is Beaker Street - here's Pink Floyd". Beaker Street can still be heard today. After dark, its nighttime signal reaches over 12 states. 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. They listened undercover with Soviet-made transistor radios. The same background "music" is still in use on the show today. RELATED STORIES: Legendary Arkansas Radio Program Beaker Street May be Coming to an End Beaker Street began on KAAY late in 1966 and ran through the mid-1970's. Beaker Street Promo. KAAY. 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. During the 1960s in the United States, AM radio stations began broadcasting an underground format. KAAY is among the most powerful AM Christian stations in the United States, with 50,000 watts of day and night power. 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. “Beaker Street’s original background music came from the Dream Sequence in the movie Charade and was by Henry Mancini”. They called it "Underground Radio". 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. [citation needed] Beaker Street began on Little Rock, Arkansas 50,000 watt AM radio station KAAY late in 1966 and ran through 1972. Promotional flyer advertising KAAY’s Beaker Street; circa 1971. At night they switched to bi-directional and could be heard from Canada to Central America. Thanks! I usually went to sleep within the first hour - had to get up early … 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. A legendary Little Rock radio show returns to the airwaves tonight. For all you guys that were interested in this from other threads.... KAAY Beaker Street with Clyde Clifford - June 26, 1970. 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. Mostly the older stuff as heard when Clyde was on KAAY. "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. 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. For a young man who was fascinated with radio and eager to work in it, Beaker Street and KAAY was radio magic for me. Fifty-four years after it debuted on KAAY-AM, “Beaker Street” is back with the Arkansas Rocks network of stations its new home. Side 1 of the album contained one track titled "Cannibis Sativa" which became the new background "music". Beaker Street, Clyde Clifford’s pioneering late-night radio show, is back on the air this Friday night. During the 60's and early 70's, KAAY was a powerhouse … With that he launched into "Set the Controls for the Heart of the Sun" from Saucer Full of Secrets. The first 3 aircheck CD's take you back to June 26, June 28, and July 3, 1970, while the … 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. Beaker Street began on Little Rock, Arkansas 50,000 watt AM radio station KAAY late in … Beaker Street with Clyde Clifford was the first underground music program broadcast regularly on a commercial AM radio station in the central US. Part 2 of 4 of the recording of the unscoped broadcast. On winter mornings, I could wake up with Sonny Martin and George G. Jennings until the sun came up at around 7:30. Courtesy of Greg Barman. It airs every Sunday night from 7 p.m. until midnight Central Time, on Magic 105.1 FM KMJX. The station's signal carried far and wide. Apologies for any downtime or slow forum loading now or within the next week or so. Both were mic'd from a transistor radio onto a mono cassette recorder. Beaker Street Clyde Clifford KAAY Much has been written and commented on this blog about Beaker Street. Admission: Free For more information: arkansassounds.org. Here are some more recordings of Beaker Street: DISCLAIMER:Audio posted on this site is for promotional and educational purposes only. 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. 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 … 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. Short intro to Beaker Street with Tom Roberts, 1974. by Kelley Bass May 22, 2020 0 comment. Like many of you, in the years to follow I often wondered what happened to Clyde and fondly remembered the show. Later the background music was changed when an album by a group called Head was released in 1970. KAAY is a Christian Talk and Teaching Radio station. Thing. “Beaker Street,” Clyde Clifford’s pioneering late-night radio show, is back on the air. KAAY (AM)-1090 Radio, Little Rock AR. 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. 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. "Beaker Street with Clyde Clifford was the first underground music program broadcast regularly on a commercial AM radio station in the central US. Thanks ! The program debuted on 50,000-watt AM radio station KAAY in … Photo: Michael Hibblen/ KUAR News. The precursor to trippy FM album oriented radio. Celebration of the Mighty 1090 KAAY CALS Ron Robinson Thater 100 River Market Avenue, Little Rock Friday, June 29, 7 p.m. Beaker Street, hosted by Clyde Clifford, will air from 9 p.m. to midnight Friday on the Arkansas Rocks network of stations..
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