Radio Freem Amsterdam December Playlist

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KEEPING THE MUSIC ALIVE

DECEMBER 2012 PROGRAM GUIDE

Mondays
John Sinclair Radio Show
Tuesdays
The Blues Show with Bruce Pingree
Wednesdays
Fly By Night with Steve The Fly or
Vintage Radio Vaults with David Kunian
Thursdays
Blues Edition OR Crossroads: Where Jazz Meets Blues with Leslie Keros
Fridays
Ancestor Worship with John Sinclair
Saturdays
Toke Time with John Sinclair
Sundays
Caleb Selah Presents The Fuck You Sound

Plus: CHRISTMAS DAY MARATHON
with Xmas programs from our archives all day
from the Red Rooster Lounge, Bruce Pingree,
New Orleans Music Show with Tom Morgan,
Highway 61 with Scott Barretta, Bartender’s Bop,
Sinclair On The Air, David Kunian’s Jazz Lunatique Xmas
plus Steve The Fly’s Saturnalia

DECEMBER 2012 PROGRAM GUIDE

Saturday, December 1
TOKE TIME WITH JOHN SINCLAIR 13

Beaming out from above the Sensi Seed Bank in the Red Light District
of historic Amsterdam with musical tokes from the Motor City by
Gladys Knight & The Pips, Marvin Gaye, Temptations,
Martha & The Vandellas, Four Tops, Diana Ross & The Supremes,
the Contours, Smokey Robinson & The Miracles,
the Marvellettes, Jr Walker & The Allstars, Barbara Randolph,
Tammi Terrell, Syreeta, The Supremes, Martha Reeves & The Vandellas,
Brenda Holloway, Barbara McNair, and Fontella Bass.

Sunday, December 2
CALEB SELAH PRESENTS THE FUCK YOU SOUND 21

A 60-minute sonic barrage of musical weirdness from Caleb Selah
in his underground bunker at housedem.com in London.
Yes yes yes, it's all about The Fuck You Sound this week.
The three bad raggedmuffins Selah, Beefy and Tabone
get hold of the cupboard marked MEDS!
First broadcast on the MIghty Systems of HOUSEDEM.COM
with cuts by Kid Koala, Joe 90, DJ Grotesque, J Pluse feat MC COPPA,
Renegades of Jazz, Joana Newsome, One Little Plane, Dr Stereo,
Dexy's Midnight Runners, Freddy Fresh, Jazz K Lippa, Hanna Solo,
Womack & Womack, Mr Mezdup, Sw Calsh, Skeewiff,
Sly & The Family Stone, Ravi Shankar, TM Juke, Ram Skank,
Porc Scratchings, Dance Floor Outlaws, RD Burman,
Neki Stranic & Caballo, Minimatic, Martine Girault, Nine,
Tickler Tea & Magic Fuzz, and Diego & The Dissidents.

Monday, December 3
JOHN SINCLAIR RADIO SHOW 472

Another new episode of the John Sinclair Radio Show, beginning our 9th
year as the flagship program of Radio Free Amsterdam, emanating from
coffeeshops, bars, art galleries, concert halls and public locations all over
the world—no two programs are alike.
This one will be coming from Amsterdam.

Tuesday, December 4
THE BLUES SHOW WITH BRUCE PINGREE 52

Bruce Pingree is beaming out of New Hampshire with a program of blues
& gospel music this week by. Ronnie Earl, Larry Garner, Etta James,
The Lee Brothers, McCloud Sons of Thunder, Blind Boys of Alabama,
Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Butch Thompson & Pat Donahue,
Poor Howard Stith & Mike “Bullfrog” Rogers,
and Rev. Payton’s Big Damn Band.

Wednesday, December 5
VINTAGE RADIO VAULTS 83 WITH DAVID KUNIAN

David Kunian celebrates his19th anniversary as a deejay at WWOZ-FM in
New Orleans with the first half of a two-hour show featuring many of his
favorite artists in rapid succession, including Sun Ra & His Arkestra,
Muddy Waters, Archie Shepp, Chaka Khan, Jimi Hendrix,
Tom McDermott & Connie Jones,
Tom McDermott & Mischia Lake, the 9th Ward Marching Band,
Louis Jordan, Danny Barker, Earl King, Fats Waller, and Tom Waits.

Thursday, December 6
BLUES EDITION WITH LESLIE KEROS 19

Leslie Keros coming out of Chicago with blues music by Big Daddy
Kinsey, Billy Branch, Mississippi Heat, Smokin' Joe Kubek & Bnois King,
Shemekia Copeland, James Hunter, Billy Flynn, The Blues Broads,
Chainsaw Dupont, Andrew "Smokey" Hogg,
Stevie Ray Vaughan, Deanna Bogart, and Jimmy Smith.

Friday, December 7
ANCESTOR WORSHIP WITH JOHN SINCLAIR 13

John Sinclair features a newly-released live concert by the classic
Miles Davis Quintet recorded at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium in 1956
with John Coltrane, Red Garland, Paul Chambers & Philly Joe Jones
and recently released by Sony as the second disc
in a new reissue of Round About Midnight,
plus the two cuts recorded by Miles & Trane in May 1961
for the Columbia album Someday My Prince Will Come.

Saturday, December 8
TOKE TIME WITH JOHN SINCLAIR 14

Super tokes this week from a two-disc set called Black & Proud:
The Soul of the Black Panther Era, with tunes by Gil Scott-Heron,
the Staple Singers, Galactic, Marlena Shaw, Syl Johnson, Sounds of Black,
Hank Ballard, Main Ingredient, the Last Poets, Grady Tate, Sam Dees,
Larry Williams, Walter Heath, Gil Scott-Heron, and Getto Kitty.

Sunday, December 9
CALEB SELAH PRESENTS THE FUCK YOU SOUND 22

Another sonic barrage of musical weirdness from Caleb Selah
in his underground bunker at housedem.com in London.
Selah steps into the ring for the first part of Friday Night In The Ghetto...
The Rev D Wayne Love eagerly anticipates any slip but all the errors
are correct. Tabone and President Beefy also present.
And Vodka is this evening's Higher Power.

Monday, December 10
JOHN SINCLAIR RADIO SHOW 473

Another new episode of the John Sinclair Radio Show, now in its 9th year
as the flagship program of Radio Free Amsterdam, doubtless emanating
from our home base at the 420 Café in Amsterdam in celebration
of the 41st anniversary of the John Sinclair Freedom Rally
at Crisler Arena in Ann Arbor, Michigan
and my release from prison three days later on December 13, 1971

Tuesday, December 11
THE BLUES SHOW WITH BRUCE PINGREE 53

Bruce Pingree beaming out of New Hampshire with a program of
blues & gospel music this week by Rick Estrin & The Nightcats,
Lindsey Alexander, Shemekia Copeland, Deanna Bogart,
Tedeschi-Trucks Band, Janeva Magness, Robert Cray Band,
Michael “Iron Man” Burks, Quintus McCormack,
Magic Slim & The Teardrops, Mississippi Heat, and Arizona Dranes.

Wednesday, December 12
VINTAGE RADIO VAULTS 84 WITH DAVID KUNIAN

This episode of Vintage Radio Vaults celebrates David Kunian’s 19th
anniversary as a deejay at WWOZ-FM in New Orleans
with the second half of a two-hour show featuring many of his
favorite artists in rapid succession, including the Drive By Truckers,
Bad Brains, The Stooges, Andre Williams,
Dr. Teeth & The Electric Mayhem, James Booker, Howlin’ Wolf,
Sly & the Family Stone, Theryl “Houseman” DeClouet,
Galactic & Rebirth Brass Band, 29th St. Saxophone Quartet,
Bo Diddley, Valpairiso Men’s Chorus, North Mississippi All Stars,
Lost Bayou Ramblers with Gordon Gano, Robert Johnson,
Robert Wilkins, and the Rolling Stones.

Thursday, December 13
BLUES EDITION WITH LESLIE KEROS 20

Leslie Keros coming from Chicago with blues music from Big Daddy
Kinsey, W.C. Clark, Charlie Christian, Jimi Hendrix, Howard Tate,
Anson Funderburgh & the Rockets, Little Walter, George “Mojo” Buford,
Dr. John, Nina Simone, Memphis Slim, Roomful of Blues,
and Little Willie Anderson.

Friday, December 14
ANCESTOR WORSHIP WITH JOHN SINCLAIR 14

John Sinclair continues his investigation of the recordings of Sonny
Rollins on Prestige Records in 1956 including his session
with the Miles Davis rhythm section and, on “Tenor Madness,”
a tenor saxophone battle with John Coltrane.

Saturday, December 15
. TOKE TIME WITH JOHN SINCLAIR 15

Toke Time takes a long second look into the two-disc set called
Black & Proud: The Soul of the Black Panther Era
with selections by George Soule,
Gil Scott-Heron, Miriam + Mbongi Makeba, Curtis Mayfield,
Marvin Gaye, Darongo, Staple Singers, Melvin Van Peebles,
Camille Yarbrough, Assata Shakur & Asian Dub Foundation,
S.O.U.L, the Last Poets, Derrick Harriott, and the Sons Of Slum.

Sunday, December 16
CALEB SELAH PRESENTS THE FUCK YOU SOUND 23

Another sonic barrage of musical weirdness from Caleb Selah
in his underground bunker at housedem.com in London.
In this show The Fuck You Sound are intimidated by Angry Badgers
into agreeing a Cull policy for Bankers, Fund Managers
and all Brokers who are not yet broke. The badgers confronted
Lord Beefy Of The Manor and the Game keeper the Rev D Wayne Love
with an angry Poacher Selah at the fore.
The result is a messy but beautiful set with cuts by
Klangkarussell, Hotel Full Of Cops, Sirarcusa, Wild Magnolias,
Bear Brothers, J.Cole Major Lazer, Ekos Quartet,
Wrongtom Meets Demus J, Calyx & TeeBee, Berou and Can Blaster,
South Rakkas Crew w. RDX, Lego, S. Ryder, Lesbian Horse, Special K,
Plump Djs, Jinx In Dub, Feral Is Kinky, and ZZ Top.

Monday, December 17
JOHN SINCLAIR RADIO SHOW 474

Another new episode of the John Sinclair Radio Show,
now in its 9th year as the flagship program of Radio Free Amsterdam,
doubtless emanating from a special location in Amsterdam
in celebration of the holiday season.

Tuesday, December 18
THE BLUES SHOW WITH BRUCE PINGREE 54

Bruce Pingree with a program of blues & gospel music this week by
John Sinclair & His Blues Scholars, Li’l Ed & The Blues Imperials,
the Holmes Brothers, Rev. Lonnie Ferris, Aubrey Ghent, Aretha Franklin,
Fontella Bass, Golden Gate Jubilee Quartet,
Ben Harper & the Blind Boys of Alabama, the Clara Ward Singers,
and Arizona Dranes.

Wednesday, December 19
FLY BY NIGHT WITH STEVE THE FLY 14

Steve The Fly on the Wheels of Steel with a program of carefully selected
musical weirdness and probably some twisted poetry & spoken word
into the bargain as well.

Thursday, December 20
CROSSROADS: WHERE JAZZ MEETS BLUES WITH LESLIE KEROS 23

Leslie Keros features an hour of music by the R.J. Spangler Trio, Joey
DeFrancesco, Jimmy McGriff, Karrin Allyson, Dick Hyman, Sonny Clark,
John Daversa, Ernie Andrews, Bill Evans, and Cannonball Adderley.

Friday, December 21
ANCESTOR WORSHIP WITH JOHN SINCLAIR 15

Another thrilling installment of classic jazz from 1956 mined from the
seven-disc set called The Complete Prestige Recordings of Sonny Rollins,
featuring the Clifford Brown-Max Roach Quintet and
selections from the great album accurately titled Saxophone Colossus.

Saturday, December 22
TOKE TIME WITH JOHN SINCLAIR 16

A killer round of super tokes from another two-disc set of music
from back in the day called Can You Dig It?
The Music And Politics Of Black Action Films 1968-75,
with numbers from Edwin Starr, Don Julian, Willie Hutch,
The Impressions, James Brown, Isaac Hayes, Grant Green,
Solomon Burke & Gene Pane, Nat Dove & The Devils, Isaac Hayes,
Johnny Pate, Curtis Mayfield, Brer Soul & Earth, Wind & Fire,
Martha Reeves, and Booker T & The MG's.

Sunday December 23
JOHN SINCLAIR RADIO SHOW ARCHIVE XMAS EXTRA 361

Larry Hayden & I are at the 420 Café in the center of Amsterdam
in 2010playing my annual Christmas program from with a full slate
of seasonal music that we can only play once a year—by
Charmaine Neville, Ike & Tina Turner, Big Joe Turner & Pete Johnson,
Stevie Wonder, Alberta Adams, the New Orleans Spiritualettes,
Duke Pearson, Freddy King, and Thornetta Davis.
At the top and bottom of the show are our salutes to the
recently deceased Captain Beefheart and the beloved Detroit poet
James Semark. Merry Christmas, everybody!

Monday, December 24
JOHN SINCLAIR RADIO SHOW 475

Beaming out from Amsterdam on Christmas Eve
with John Sinclair’s annual Xmas program for 2012.

Tuesday, December 25
THE XMAS BLUES SHOW WITH BRUCE PINGREE 30

Bruce Pingree is celebrating the 2010 holiday season with a program of
great blues Christmas music by Rev. J.M. Gates, Kansas City Kitty,
Sonny Boy Williamson, Elzadie Robinson, the Swan Silvertones,
Edward W. Claiborne, B.B. King, Drink Small,
B.B. Coleman & Blues Boy Willie, the Campbell Brothers,
Aubrey Ghent, The Lee Boys, Sonny Treadway, Ed Gearhardt,
Wynton Marsalis, and Charmaine Neville.

BARTENDER’S BOP WITH JOHN SINCLAIR & TOM MORGAN 28

A 2011 Christmas Special on the Bartender’s Bop show with
classics & obscurities by Lou Rawls, Pearl Bailey, Julia Lee,
Freddie King, the Alphabetical Four,
Sonny Boy Williamson, Billy Boy Arnold, Albert King, Lowell Fulson,
Nat “King” Cole, Thomas Refus, Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong,
and three artists we haven’t been able to identify yet.

XMAS BLUES FROM THE RED ROOSTER LOUNGE 12

The Red Rooster celebrates the 2007 Christmas season
at the corner of Jim & Washington Streets with a program
of classic recordingsby Matthew Robinson, Little Ed & the Blues Imperials,
Clarence Carter, Koko Taylor, the New Birth Brass Band, Ingrid Lucia,
Huey “Piano” Smith & the Clowns,Fats Domino, James Brown,
Otis Redding, Irma Thomas,the Blind Boys of Alabama,
the Zion Harmonizers, and Charles Brown.

NEW ORLEANS XMAS MUSIC SHOW WITH TOM MORGAN 53

A 2007 New Orleans Christmas special with Tom Morgan on WWOZ
featuring contributions from Louis Prima, Cousin Joe, Babs Gonzales,
Lord Buckley, Louis Armstrong, Big Al Carson, Jim Backus, Ingrid Lucia,
Tom Lehrer, A.J. Loria, Aaron Neville, Lynn August, Clifton Chenier,
and Fats Domino.

HIGHWAY 61 XMAS WITH SCOTT BARRETTA 30

Scott Barretta features a power-packed program of
blues Christmas music on Highway 61 with classic selections by
Charles Brown, Mabel Scott, Big Joe Turner, Jimmy Llggins,
Li’l Esther & Mel Walker, Lightning Hopkins,
John Lee Hooker, Sonny Boy Williamson, Jimmy Reed,
Big Joe Williams, Lowell Fulson, Jimmy McCracklin,
Papa Hop (Wilson), Detroit Junior, Jerry McCain, Sam Myers,
and Big Jack Johnson.

SINCLAIR ON THE AIR 112

A snowy Christmas night in Amsterdam in 2010 with seasonal tunes
from Roland Kirk, Trudy Lynn, Van Morrison, the Phil Moore Four,
Jessie Mae Hemphill, Wilson Pickett, Milton Batiste & the Magnificent 7ths,
Billy Davis, Long John Baldry, Tommy Ridgley, Rotary Connection,
Benjamin Herman, Thornetta Davis, and Kenny Burrell.

DAVID KUNIAN’S JAZZ LUNATIQUE XMAS SHOW
Vintage Radio Vaults 85

This episode of Vintage Radio Vaults celebrates Xmas with David Kunian
on his Jazz Lunatique program at WWOZ-FM in New Orleans
on Christmas Day 2003, with music from
Michael Ray & The Cosmic Krewe, Frank Zappa,
the Ken Vandemark Five, Nina Simone, Sam Rivers, Santa Claus,
Spike Jones, Sugar Boy Crawford, Jack Teagarden, Babs Gonzales,
Johnny Guaraneri, Kermit Ruffins, The Drifters, and Charlie Parker.

Wednesday, December 26
STEVE THE FLY’S SATURNALIA
Vintage Radio Vaults 61

DJ Fly Agaric at Christmas 2009 with a festive selection of tunes
from his LP collection by Darlene Love, Channel One Studio, Miles Davis,
Bobby Lester & the Moonglows, Kenny Clarke-Francy Boland Big Band,
Fela Kuti, The Larks, The Ronettes, Jimmy Reed, Marcus Belgrave,
James Brown, Bob Marley, and Rage Against the Machine.

Thursday, December 27
CROSSROADS: WHERE JAZZ MEETS BLUES WITH LESLIE KERON 24
Friday, December 28

Leslie Keros features an hour of music by Duke Ellington, Lou Rawls,
Christian McBride, Ray Zepeda, Richard Groove Holmes & Gene Ammons,
Herb Ellis & Joe Pass, Gary Foster & Alan Broadbent,
Eric Vaughn, and Art Pepper.

Friday, December 28
ANCESTOR WORSHIP WITH JOHN SINCLAIR 16

Another big helping of classic Sonny Rollins Prestige recordings
by his quartets & quintets from 1956 taken from the seven-disc set
called The Complete Prestige Recordings of Sonny Rollins.

Saturday, December 29
TOKE TIME WITH JOHN SINCLAIR 17

A second round of super tokes from the collection called
Can You Dig It? The Music And Politics Of Black Action Films 1968-75
with movie anthems from Johnny Pate, Bobby Womack, Roy Ayers,
J.J. Johnson, Gordon Staples, Marvin Gaye, Curtis Mayfield,
Isaac Hayes, James Brown, Joe Simon, Gene Page,
Quincy Jones, Roy Ayers, Dennis Coffey, and The Blackbyrds.

Sunday, December 30
CALEB SELAH PRESENTS THE FUCK YOU SOUND 24

Another sonic barrage of musical weirdness from Caleb Selah
in his underground bunker at housedem.com in London.
After the departure of the Angry Badgers, The Fuck You Sound
get back to what they do best, drinking Vodka, taking drugs,
messing up the cues and ignoring previously agreed playlists.
Various realities were doubted during the making of this show
but it seems none were harmed, with selections from
Baby Huey, Rodney P, Flying Burrito Brothers, Soil & Pimp Sessions,
The Souljazz Orchestra, Ramassadiran Somussundaram,
Lesbian Horse, Andhim, Curtis Mayfield, xilixilix, Slugabed,
Ray Charles, Jinx In Dub, Shourai, TNGHT, Neighbour,
Parker/Black Sabbath, Skeewiff, Phonat, Funkhunters,
Dexy's Midnight Runners, Dunproofin’, and Kuplay

Monday, December 31
JOHN SINCLAIR RADIO SHOW 476

New Year’s Eve in Amsterdam from the 420 Café as we celebrate the end
of our first full-scale year of total production at Radio Free Amsterdam
and get ready for 2013.

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FATTENING FROGS FOR SNAKES 2012