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Tag: Let’s take a trip around the world
This Week's Theme: Television Show Theme Songs I am not ashamed to say that I watch a lot of television. There have been periods of my life when I didn't watch much at all, and other times when I probably watched too much, but there has always be a tv in my home. For this … Continue reading Radio Faux Show Volume 1, Number 26 (August 29, 2021): Television Show Theme Songs
This Week's Theme: Around the World in 30 Songs Almost every Faux Show includes one of my favorite mini-themes, Let's Take a Trip Around the World. My fondest memories of my time as a deejay 30+ years ago include discovering music from other countries. From a purely musical perspective, the different instrumentation, rhythms, melodies, and … Continue reading Radio Faux Show Volume 1, Number 25 (August 22, 2021): Around the World in 30 Songs
This Week's Theme: Drummer Roger Hawkins From a completely musical point of view, if I could have lived the life of anyone in history then Roger Hawkins would be on my list. Hawkins was one of the original members of the Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section, aka The Swampers, and served as the main drummer for … Continue reading Radio Faux Show Volume 1, Number 14 (June 6, 2021): Drummer Roger Hawkins
This Week's Theme: Sparks Ms. Faux, Faux Jr., and I recently watched the new Edgar Wright documentary The Sparks Brothers, so the theme for this week's show has to be Sparks. I will admit that, although I have been an above average Sparks fan for a while now, I mainly listen to three albums - … Continue reading Radio Faux Show Volume 1, Number 24 (August 15, 2021): Sparks
This Week's Theme: Songs that Peaked at # 40 on the Billboard Charts (Artists A - C) For this week's show we get to use the greatest reference book ever published, Joel Whitburn's Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits. I know that the world has gone online for everything now, and I am not one … Continue reading Radio Faux Show Volume 1, Number 22 (August 1, 2021): Peaked at # 40 (A-C)
This Week's Theme: The 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=slFiJpAxZyQ Ms. Faux, Faux Junior, and I just watched the new documentary Summer of Soul on Hulu and after we watched it there was no doubt that I would make it this week's theme. If you haven't seen it yet, watch it. I won't go into much … Continue reading Radio Faux Show Volume 1, Number 20 (July 18, 2021): 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival
This week's theme: Golden Anniversary, Music from 1971 Google "1971 best year in music" and you will find a slew of arguments to support the opinion. I am partial to 1972, but it's hard to argue against 1971. There was so much innovation at the start of the '70s that one Faux Show barely scratches … Continue reading Radio Faux Show Volume 1, Number 21 (July 25, 2021): Music from 1971
This week's theme: Music produced by Tony Visconti Tony Visconti was a prolific producer who worked with some of the most influential artists in rock and roll history. He helped shape the sound of rock in the '70s and his influence is still heard today. Welcome to the first edition of the Radio Faux Show. … Continue reading Radio Faux Show Volume 1, Number 1 (March 7, 2021): Tony Visconti
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