DC jazz legend, multi-instrumentalist, Howard graduate, and musical genius Andrew White (1942-2020) is the focus of this week's Lost Treasure, highlighting a special donation by archivist Ray Barker: the complete Andrew White catalogue on vinyl for the Peoples' Archives at MLK DC Public Library. Guests include Richard Harrington, Jeff Krulik and Andrew's cousin Nikki Covington. Sat March 9 at 9:00am.
Beyond thrilled to have special guest The Space Lady on Lost Treasures on 3/16 at 9am. Susan talks about her career starting back in 1980 as a busker on the streets of Boston and San Fran, providing insight into her ideas on music and the world. Thanks to Mississippi Records for releasing the ethereal sounds of Susan a.k.a. Suzy Sounds a.k.a. The Space Lady!
Bubbha Thomas was one of the great forces in jazz & soul music in his hometown of Houston, where he was a renowned drummer, bandleader, journalist, DJ and music educator from the early 1960s till his death in 2020. On this week's Lost Treasures, DJ Mackie is joined by Bubbha’s son Will, musicologists Lance Scott Walker and Flash Gordon Parks, and Now/Again records founder Egon to hear about the life and legacy of the powerful Bubbha Thomas. Sat 2/24 at 9am.
On Sat 2/10 at 9am, Lost Treasures was thrilled have in-studio DC legend Topper Carew talking about his revolutionary grassroots community center THE NEW THING, with music by his comrades Andrew White and Lloyd McNeil, both of whom performed regularly at the New Thing’s Jazz Workshop at St. Margaret’s Church in DC.
ARCHIVED MP3 HERE On Saturday Jan 27, DJ Mackie is thrilled to host Alan Bishop, mastermind behind the Sun City Girls and musician extraordinaire. Lost Treasures will celebrate four decades of madness with the music and story of Sun City Girls. 9am-10am. Locally at 94.3 FM + streaming at www.takomaradio.org
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March 2024
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