Greetings,
July 2, 1988 was when I ‘n’ I debuted at 3AM on a hot summer night late Sunday/early Monday on radio station KRCL. The name of the show was 3 o’clock Roadblock named after the Bob Marley song.
That started a 3 decade journey of 29 years of Reggae Radio. After a year or so I moved from early morning graveyard shift to the big show: Smile Jamaica.
Saturdays 1-4 PM in 1989-1990 and then moved back to 4pm. Planted my flag and never left.
If I figure I average about 45 shows a year (with time away for cratedigging on the weekends). That amounts to 1305 + shows. Almost 4000 hours of Reggae.
I celebrated with all vinyl a couple weeks back. Took last Saturday off and cooked up a CD best of 29 years in my Secret Dubratory.
Thanks for the musical memories!
bless, robt
0-30 min.
- Naturalites – Picture on the Wall; Rub a Dubble vol. 2 (CSA) ’88 UK
- Rita Marley – Beauty of God’s Plan; Who Feels It Knows It (Shanachie) ‘80
- Bob Marley & the Wailers – Brainwashing; African Herbsman (Trojan) ’71 nursery rhyme
- Peter Tosh – Recruiting Soldiers; Mystic Man (EMI America) ‘79
- Bunny Wailer – Cool & Deadly; Marketplace (Shanachie) ‘85
- Marcia Griffiths – Where Were You; Steppin’ (Shanachie) ‘79
- Aswad – Bubblin; To the Top (Simba) ’86 UK
- Benjamin Zephaniah – Dis Policeman Keeps on Kickin’ Me to Death; Rasta (Workers Playtime) ’83 UK dub poet
30-60 min.
- Bim Sherman – Lamb of Judah + Judah Dub; Bim Sherman Meets Horace Andy & U Black in a Rub a Dub Style (Original) ‘79
- Cedella Marley Booker – He’s a Rastaman; Awake Zion (Rykodisc) ’84 Bob’s Mom tribute to Bob
- Bingy Bunny & the Morwells – Bit by Bit; Kingston 12 Toughie (RAS) ‘74
- Black Roots – Pin in the Ocean; All Day All Night (Nubian) ’87 UK
- Black Slate – Reggae Music; Amigo (Ensign) ’80 UK
- Jean Binta Breeze – Time Gawn + Arising; Tracks (LKJ) ’90 UK female dub poet
- Black Uhuru – Eye Market; Chill Out (Mango) ’82
60 min – 90 min
- Burning Spear – Fittest of the Fittest (Heartbeat) ’83
- Capital Letters – Fire; Headline News (Greensleeves) ’79 UK youth group
- Judy Mowatt – Rock Me; Love Is Overdue (Shanachie) ’86
- Creation Rebel – Chatti Chatti Mouth; Psychotic Jonkanoo (Statik/ON U Sound) ’81 Mutant Dub
- Cymande – Brothers on the Side; Cymane (Sequel) ’74 Cymande = dove of peace. UK crossover group
- Jay Boys – African People; Babylon a Fall Down (Trojan) ’72 Paul Revere and the Raiders cover – Indian Reservation cover
- Love Joys – One Draw; Lovers Rock (Wackies) ’83 female duo on Rita Marley herbtune
90 min. – 2 hr.
- David Lindley – Quarter of a Man; El Rayo-X (Elektra)
- Dennis Brown – So Jah Say; Words of Wisdom (Shanachie) ‘79
- Max Romeo – Uptown Babies Don’t Cry; War ina Babylon (Mango) ‘76
- Martha Velez & the Wailers – Bend Down Low (Sire) ’76 Bob Marley cover/production
- Dillinger – Mickey Mouse Crab Louse; Cocaine (Charly) ’83 rude
- Don Carlos – Jah Jah Hear My Plea; Prophecy (Blue Moon) ’84
2 – 2 and 1/2 hr.
- Garland Jeffreys feat. Linton Kwesi Johnson & Dennis Bovell – Miami Beach; Escape Artist (Epic) ’81 single
- Patti Smith – Redondo Beach; Horses (Arista) ‘75
- Gideon Jah Rubbaal – Natty Dreadlocks a Superstar; Free Us Now (Jah Rubbaal) ‘77
- Gregory Isaacs – Sad to Know (You’re Leaving); Night Nurse (Mango) ‘82
- Hot Chocolate – Confetti Day; Every 1’s a Winner (Infinity) ’78 UK soul does reggae
- Phyllis Dillon – Midnight Confession; Midnight Confession (Treasure Isle) ’68 Grass Roots cover
- Ijahman Levi – Jah Heavy Load; Haile I Hymn (Mango) ’78
2 and 1/2 – 3 hr.
- Ini Kamoze – Trouble You, Trouble Me; Mini LP (Island) ‘84
- Jacob Miller – A Chapter a Day; Mixed Up Moods (Top Ranking) ‘80
- Sister Carol – Wild Thing; Something Wild Soundtrack (MCA) ’86 Troggs re-work
- Jah Wobble – Dreadlock Don’t Deal in Wedlock; The Legend Lives On (Virgin) ‘80
- Johnny Clarke – Crazy Baldheads + Academy Award Version; Authorized Version (Virgin Front Line) ’76 Bob Marley cover
- Keith Hudson – Musicology; Rasta Communication (Greensleeves) ‘79
- UB40 feat. Sister V – V’s Version; Baggariddim (DEP) ’85 update of group’s Version Girl
2 and 1/2 – 3 hr
