Anyone who lived in DC in the 1960s and was familiar with soul music/the r&b scene probably would have known JOE TATE, saxophonist, composer, arranger, and music producer for bands like The Blendels, The King Cobras, and the original Soul Searchers. On Sat 3/30 at 9am, DJ Mackie is joined in studio by Kevin Coombe and Joe Tate's old friend photographer Joel Jacobson to talk about Tate's music and legacy.
Beyond thrilled to have had special guest THE SPACE LADY on Lost Treasureson Sat 3/16 at 9am. Susan talked 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!
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. This originally aired on Sat March 9 at 9:00am.
I am sad to report that Ray Barker passed from cancer on March 26, 2024. I was glad that he got to hear this episode before he died. And thankful to Michele Casto and the MLK Public Library for hosting Ray's memorial service on Sunday April 14th. Ray's complete collection of Andrew White records is now housed in the People's Archives at MLK. 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.
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